Rarity

Rarity let out a groan at the shards sudden inactivity. Then she noticed the man that was before her and chuckled nervously as he was wide eyed.

"So~ you're probably wondering what's going, right?"

"It'd be nice to know, yeah."

"Well-"
"Actually, hold up. I'm on my way to school for the first time so why don't you tell me on the way there?"

"Of course darling, wouldn't want you to be late."

She did her best to mimic him upon how to walk and soon found it easier than expected.

"So, what's that thing in your hand?"

"I honestly don't know. I think it's a fragment of way back home."

"Home, huh? Yeah I can tell you ain't around here. What was that uh, talking horse? That was weird."

"I- Well, hm... How do I put it? It's a magic stone that let's me talk to my friends from far places! Like a phone, and the image is uhm, like a caller id! It's just there to help you know who it is. It's state of the art so I'm still adjusting to it!"

He looked at her in shock and let out a gasp.

"That's amazing! How'd you even get something so fancy!?"

"Where I come from, things like these are more common than would think.. In fact my job back home includes using gems in my some if not many wardrobes and dresses."

"Sounds like hard work, what're ya, a seamstress is the word, right?"

She gave him a wink with a smile as she looked ahead at the street. Coming up onto a fountain and a group of four boys in a similar attire as the one she was walking with. She noticed that he slowed then for a moment and made his way over to the fountain. There was a turtle on the edge. He squatted down and slowly reached for it only for one of the boys to call out to him.

"What the heck are you doing!?"
"Who do you think you are!?"

He looked up at them with a hint of confusion.

"Well, I was... This turtle looks like it came out of hibernating. And you see, I don't really like turtles, I'm actually kinda scared of them. So, well I was thinking, if I come overcome my fear-"

"I'm not asking about that shit!"
"Stand up, moron!"

He did so, it was clear he was just taller than them, but not by much. Rarity didn't care, that kind of language was unacceptable. She thought of having a word with the boys, but the look her friend was giving them kept her away, at the moment. 'He won't let them treat him so badly. Will he?' she thought.

"Heh, you're pretty tall for a freshman."
"Hey idiot, is that how you look at your seniors? Probably thought you were the shit in middle school."

The leader picked up the turtle and shoved in the poor boy's face.

"Greet us first if you're coming to our school!"

The boy raised his arms and looked frightened.

"He..Hey... Stop. I really don't like reptiles... Well, I'm scared of them... A lot-"

"Goddamn! That ain't funny!"

The leader slapped him, hard. Rarity covered her mouth in shock. He had spat some blood from the impact and it began trickling down from his mouth. 'Oh my! That's just senselessly cruel! I've got to stop this right now.' The boy simply bowed respectively to his assailant. The odd behavior stopped her from taking a step. She was utterly confused.

"I'm really sorry! I didn't know that's how things worked in this school!"

"Some kids get sent straight to the hospital after saying. 'I didn't know!'. Just like... You and this turtle."

She started to stomp her way over but stopped at something she didn't think that anyone would do, to stoop so low. The leader of the bullies threw the turtle down right in between them. The shell broken and cracked as a few blood splatter spots got on the bowing boy's shoes.

"You wanna end up like this? Huh?!"

"..."

"Tch! You'd better behave yourself, we'll let you go this time. Take off your school uniform and get outta here! Also, you gotta pay us your respects in cash, not that bowing shit."

"Yes! I'm really sorry."

Rarity was shocked at this. She simply couldn't watch anymore of this heartless bullying. The leader kept on going with his terror.

"Hey pussy, what's your name?"

"Josuke Higashikata."

The other boys looked at each other.

"Josuke? How do you spell it? S'like 'help'?"
"Huh! We'll call you JoJo from now on, Josuke. You're such a clown."

"Well... Thank you, very much."

Rarity took her stand and placed herself in between them. She patted herself down and was thankful her outfit had a handkerchief on it already within the shirt pocket, and wiped the blood from his mouth. Josuke smiled at her as she turned around and folded her arms at the delinquents.

"I can't believe all of you. What has he ever done to deserve this kind of treatment? You all just met him! I demand you apologize to him this very instant."

"Hey look, his babysitter's here to help him out!"
"What're you gonna do? Give us a stern lecture on friendship or some shit like that?"

"W-Well, yes! Exactly that."

The group laughed but then the leader snapped.

"Who the hell do you think you are!? We seniors gotta have respect form the lower classmen! Get out of here already. And you, JoJo, get your clothes off! Or I'll slap that dumbass haircut off of your stupid head! Speaking of which."

He raised a hand at Rarity and brought it down. She had considered the possibility of this but then realized, that was a big hand. She raised her hands up in defense but the blow never came. She opened her eyes and saw Josuke had caught it. No, he was almost crushing the wrist in his grip. The leader cried out in pain and began to slowly lower himself.

"Hey... Senior? What was that about my hair?"

He threw him back, causing the bully to stumble a bit. Then it happened. It was all in a flash, but the bully was struck by some unseen force. His nose was broken, jaw had to have been fractured, even the nose ring was somehow torn off of him as the leader and into his posse. Rarity didn't expect Josue to turn on a dime so quickly. She stared ahead at the odd sight, then noticed Josuke was making his way over to the turtle. He picked it up, and it was suddenly just fine, he put back into the fountain. Facing her she noticed something different from before, aside form his tone of voice. His entire face was completely different before. Pure anger and unbridled fury was painted over it like madman scribbles on the walls of an asylum cell. He looked back at the group of bullies. The leader still on the ground and not up yet. Josuke stalked slowly to him

"First of all, no one ever trashes my hair. Second. You don't hit girls... And Third."

He stomped the bully head, causing his face to meet the pavement once more.

"No one, ever, trashes my hair..."

He took a few steps back and rubbed his hands on his pants. The boy picked himself back up after that, but his face was also different. It was healed... Somewhat. It was flatter now, and gave him a piglike face. The gang was overwhelmed with fear.

"And you made me touch the turtle... Bluh! I didn't want to do that in that first place. Now then, how do you want to die."

They scurried off, fleeing in terror whilst shrieking. Josuke let out a sigh and turned to see Rarity who was looking at him in a different light. She took a step back as he put his hands to his head.

"D'ohhh... Shoot! I lost my temper, again! I'm so sorry you went through that, you didn't have to stand up for me!"

"I... Do you, always get so mad, so quickly?"

"Only about my hair, he-hey look I'm really sorry I almost got you hurt."

He bowed to her and didn't let up. She sighed and put a hand on his shoulder.

"You're a strange person, but you're not bad. Perhaps you should try hitting people softer though... What was that?"

He looked up surprised and open his mouth but jumped upon hearing the water splash.

"Holy- It's that turtle again! Hey wait. If you're from far away, what're you even doing here?"

"Well, I'm looking for an item I heard was in town. It's a gold necklace with a violet jewel. It's very urgent I get that for them."

"Huh... Okay. I'll help as an apology. What's your name?"

"Rarity, darling."

"Rarity huh? Great! It's super sweet to meetcha."

"The feeling is, mutual."

Rainbow Dash

Rainbow Dash sat across from the stranger and looked down. She was stuck in a cell with some weird thing she's never seen before, her wings are gone, and the only ones who could help her are gone due to the inactivity of the shard. She raised it up to the man again and saw the same thing as before. She sighed and closed her eys.

"Oi. Have you finally calmed down?"

"What'sit to ya?"

"Well I'm not exactly happy having to deal with you as you are having to deal with me. I don't know what you can do."

"I'm the fastest flyer in all of Equestria!"

"She says with no wings-"

"Shut up! I've gotten over that already! What are you even in here for?"

"Oh. You just noticed you were in a jail, and the guy in this cell is prisoner?"

She took a few seconds to process that, but she glared at him with a low snarl.

"If you even think of trying anything, I cave your face in, got that!?"

"Yare Yare, you're hopeless, and to answer your question I put myself here."

"Huh? Why?"

"I'm possessed. You shouldn't be around me either."

"Hey you did mention something evil earlier... What's your name?"

"Why do you care?"

"Because, even though we don't want anything to do with the other, I need you."

"Need me? Psh, you're outta your mind."

"I'm serious! Apparently you're supposed to lead me to my Element of Harmony!"

"What're you on about?"

"I-"

"Wait... I don't care."

She growled and got up and pointed at him aggressively.

"Look, buddy, I've got a job to do and your attitude ain't helping one bit."

He sighed and took a swig of a canned beverage. She folded her arms at him but suddenly noticed the random can.

"Whoa- Hold up. How'd get that?"

"What this? You want one?"

"No! Well maybe, but not now, we're in a cell!"

"I told you. I'm possessed by an evil spirit."

"I don't think you know what that means. You seem fine to me."

Then another man's voice called out.

"Like hell he is! You're committing suicide by being in here girl!"
"How'd she even get in here?"
"I wasn't looking, is she new?"

"Huh, I didn't notice those guys."

Just then voices were heard outside of the cell. One was gruff and aged, yet strong at the same time.

"He's no longer any of your concern, I'll be taking my grandson home now. Jotaro, it's your grandfather, Joseph. I'm here to take you home, get out of that cell."

She turned and saw the elder man practically looming over them behind the bars tossing two guards out of his way as if they were paperweights. The man let out a hmph and stood up. The cell door cracking open on its own as he walked over to the old man.

"Your grandson? Sorry to have wasted your time, but you can't help me, old man."

"Quit being so damn stubborn boy, your mother's worried sick, come home we've got some things to discuss. Including this evil spirit of yours."

Jotaro held up something shiny. A prosthetic pinky finger. Joseph eyes widened as he looked at his left hand, sure enough half of the finger was missing. The od man was caught off guard but Rainbow Dash saw it all with wide eyes. The cell door closed tightly as he tosses the mechanical limb back.

"Did you even see it? Get out of here old man, while you still have your life. And take this girl with you, she flew out of the wall. She's annoying but I don't think she belongs in here."

"You're the one giving everyone the cold shoulder! It's not my fault you've got a blue ghost doing freaky stuff."

"See what I'm..."

Jotaro and Joseph looked at Rainbow Dash in shared surprise.

"You can see it?"
"Another Stand User, so soon?"

"A Stand User? What're you two kooks on about?"

"Hm... If she was with Dio, this place would be a wreck."

"Wh- Hey I'm looking for a guy named Dio! He stole something really important!"

She ran to the bars and reached for Joseph, puling him down from his chest to get him to eye level.

"Ya gotta get me outta here if you know anything about him! Please!"

"AH- Calm down missy! I don't think you even know what you're talking about! We could be talking about a different person."

"I do too know! Blonde right? Scumbag that'll take whatever he wants, regardless of others feelings? Very egotistical!"

"... Okay so maybe we are talking about the same man. But I can't explain until I get him out of here."

Jotaro sat back down onto the cell bed and grabbed a comic book to read.

"Good luck with that old man."

"He will not need it. You will."

A figure said behind Joseph as flames shot out and entangled Jotaro, throwing and pinning him to the wall. Rainbow Dash jumped and turned back confused at the sight. The fire burned, but not him. It merely held him down.

"Mister Joestar, I cannot promise his safety, but I can get him out of there."

"That's fine by me."

"I think you misunderstand. I could seriously injure the boy-"

"And I'm telling you I don't care if you cook him well done or make him burnt beef jerky, just get him out of there."

The stranger sighed as Rainbow Dash pulled, pushed, and kicked away at the cell door. Then she looked up and out at the stranger. A red humanoid bird floating above him was the source of the flames.

"Why me...?"

Pinkie Pie

She blinked at the shard as the voices faded before stuffing it in her hair.

"Well at least I know what to do!"

"Huh!? What's that?"

She turned to the big man and pointed with a bright cheery grin.

"Hang out with you silly!"

"Huh? Oi, Smokey! You know her?"
"Never saw her in my life. If anything if it weren't for the hair I'd ask if she was your sister."
"Eh!?"

The man eyed down Pinkie as she copied him, leaning side to side, rubbing their chins, and even turning away to hum in thought.

"I don't see a single resemblance!"

"Me either. But I still need to stick around you! I've got nowhere and no one to go. You'll help me out with that right?"

"Uh, yeah, sure why not? C'mon new girl, we were on our way back to Granma."

"My name's Pinkie Pie, thank you very much!"

"Joseph Joestar, at your service."
"Smokey Brown, I guess."

"Nice to meet the both of you!"

"Same but uh, we've gotta get outta here quick."

"Huh? Why?"

"Cause I just remembered I lost my temper and I don't wanna be around when those two jerks are awake."

He and Smokey ran out of the alley with Pinkie hot on their trail, eventually passing them and almost getting lost until she turned around and saw them stopping under the train bridge.

"These guys are weird, I like it!"

Fluttershy

She eeped upon the sudden loss of communication with Princess Celestia and shook the shard up and down in some vain attempt to get it back working. It didn't work. She sighed and looked for a place to put it on here. The boy, surprisingly still there, simply watched her struggle for a few moments.

"... Do you need some help with pockets too?"

She glanced at him and looked down at her attire. She was wearing a thin white open vest with a small pink hoodie underneath and her cutie mar was right on the left breast. She had on green jeans with a pink and yellow flower pattern falling down on the sides of her legs with white sneakers. The hoodie had inside pockets as her jeans also came with front and back pockets.

"Which one would be the best one to put it?"

"Here. Let me see it."

She reluctantly handed it over as he covered it with both of his hands. When the moment he opened them, a small rat is there in it's place. Fluttershy let out a gasp as it jumped down and ran around her. She knelt down and picked it up with a smile.

"Why, hello there, friend!"

She then came to a realization, the shard was gone, and looked up at the boy.

"Wait, what happened to-"
"I gave it life. It became that rat. The stone had life when you were talking into it, so it should still work like so. I hope so."

"You can turn things into animals!?"

"No. I can give life. It's hard to explain, really."

"I-I've never heard anything like that..."

"Well, apparently you're from another world. I was right here you know?"

She looked down again but he shook his head.

"I don't know what's going on with you, but I bet it has to do with that."

He pointed at the Element in her hand. She nodded and looked down at it herself.

"It's a very powerful object... But how did you get it?"

"... I found it a long time ago. I don't know why, but it felt natural for me. I didn't care for it, but I kept it on me a lot... Until now. Maybe I was destined to give it to you."

She was perplexed. She didn't want to be around strangers, but there was just something about this one that simply, soothed her. he remembered that the Princess did tell them to stay by these people.

"Thank you for giving it back. What's your name?"

"Girono Giovanna."

"N-Nice to meet you Giorno. Would you know where the second half is?"

He shook his head and frowned slightly.

"I never thought about it. But it seems highly important to you. We can try and go for a search on it if you'd like."

She nodded and followed him to a café. He had taken money and a transport from the suitcase and left it behind.

"That wasn't yours?"

"No. I stole it from an odd tourist."

"You stole it? That's not good at all."

"I was low on money, and I don't have a job. You're from another world, right?"

"Yes?"

"Here, gangsters are the power, from common thugs to powerful crime lords and mob bosses."

"That sounds awful!"

"You're not wrong but, I have a dream, to change this."

"Change it?"

"Where I'll make things better, not giving drugs to people in trouble, or to kids, or putting down the weak. No. I'm going to become a Gangster Star, and fix things from the top. I'll protect everyone from unfairness."

"So you're going to try and fix crime?"

"I guess so. Yes. By the way, are you hungry? Thirsty?"

"N-No I'm fine."

As they sat down a by a table right next to an alley a small group of girls approached them. Girono himself was sitting almost inside of the alley.

"Hey Giorno~! Who's your friend here?"

"Go away, we want to sit alone."

"But I wanna spend some time with you!"

"Too bad. I'm busy. I can buy you all some tea if you'll go away."

"Please~? It'd make my day for sure!"

Fluttershy was surprised how cold he was to them, but he still thought of them enough to ask for a drink. He paid with with most of the money in his wallet as they left contently. 'Is he always so calm?' she wondered. Then they heard a young voice nearly shout out at them, causing her to jump. They looked over to a very short boy, he seemed almost Spikes height. He pointed at a surprised Giorno with some anger and uneasiness in his eyes.

"You... It's You!"

"Ah! How'd you find me?"

"You actually spent all of my money... Give me back my passport then! And my luggage!"

"I can't. I'm sorry but I already threw it away. Please don't come looking for me again."

He turned and took a single step to run with Fluttershy's wrist in his hand into the alley. The boy pointed and shouted at him.

"I won't let you run this time!"

Girono noticed a heaviness on his hand and looked back as he was trapped. His hand embedded into the wood of the table. He let go of Fluttershy who was worried and confused. They turned and saw a small floating body hovering around the boy. It had turtle like features.

"Wh- This ability. You used it before!"

"What is that thing!?"

The boy gives a shocked expression.

"Wait the both of you can see it?"

The table almost broke itself in half due to the weight. Girono fell to behind the table as a golden fist flew from his body to right under his hand.

"Gold Experience!"

Applejack

She rolled her eyes and pocketed the shard away as the girl looked at her strange.

"You uh, gonna tell anyone what that was about?"

"Oh, sorry it's my uhm, mom and sisters. They're worried for me, yeah. It's alright though!"

"So... that thing is like a cellphone?"

"Exactly! Hey uh, what's the plan for today anyways?"

"Well it's almost evening, I guess dinner and maybe we can learn where you live so we can take you back home."

"Oh! Well, I'm actually a run away... My family-"

She gulped. This was the hardest thing to say for her, but she remembered what Princess Celestia said about staying close to these people.

"Was awful. They'd make me work day after day and do nothing but slave work for em. It was just..."

She was welling up tears. Sure they were great for putting up the act, but she felt awful talking bad about her family. The girl seemed down herself and went up to Applejack.

"No wonder you were out for so long. Well, you can stay here for awhile then. I could use another friend to help me out in school anyways."

"You'd really do that for me?"

"Of course! I'm not gonna just send you back to a life like that. Usually we'd be suspicious, but you seem honest enough!"

"I-Thanks. I'm Applejack."

"Oh man, they really must've not cared if they gave you that name. I'm Jolyne."

In any other situation she would've fought anyone who'd say that about her name. Still she had to keep up the façade of being from this world.

"S-So what's for dinner, or lunch, whatever."

"We're having some sandwiches with apple pie... Hey how come your name is Applejack?"

"I'm from an appl- broccoli farm. They said I was a sweet kid so they called me that. Yeah."

"You must really hate broccoli then."

"Like ya wouldn't believe."

"I'll keep mom from making anything with them."

"You do that!"

She gave her thumbs up as Jolyne went downstairs. As she left Applejack frowned and facepalmed.

"Aw nits... I actually like broccoli."

Twilight Sparkle

"It started back in our homeland, there was a theft that took place, this and five other prized items were stolen."
"And we've been tasked to get them back with out friends!"
"They could be anywhere, just finding this one so fast, we're really lucky."

"Hm... So I see. I can't say how much I truly believe you, honestly, but I will take your words into consideration. However, I can't help but noticed the odd look you both expressed upon seeing and hearing Dio's name."

"That's because we were told someone named Dio Brando stole all of the artifacts."

"It must be of some coincidence. My brother, Dio, he couldn't have done it."

"I understand. I don't know him, maybe he's a really nice guy-"

"He can be quite the prideful sociopath. However we have been together for nearly seven years. We just finished our college days yesterday."

A nasty yet faint cough was heard from second floor. JoJo went from interested to worried in a flash.

"Excuse me I must check on my father, if I may ask, would you come to visit him."

"Oh we don't want to burden you."

"I insist. This way I can help you get to the bottom of this mystery. Believe me, he would want to greet guests, even in his condition."

The two looked at each other and nodded, going with JoJo reluctantly. As they entered the room they were shocked. There was almost no color on his body, small bags around his tired eyes, yet a proud and prideful smile was on his face. It was as if he didn't know he was sick.

"Ah! JoJo, I see you've brought in guests, come in I don't bite."

He laughs, or rather tries to, and motioned everyone closer. JoJo goes to his side, worried.

"Father, I think we should take you to a hospital now-"

"No thank you! The food and service there is awful, you know this! Everywhere you look, gluten-free, who would want to live in a world like that? Not me if I can help it, back in my day we called them-"

"Father we have young guests today."

Oh, close one I must say, you've brought in some interesting friends. Who are you two?"

Twilight bowed respectively as did Spike. The atmosphere was weird to them, it wasn't too tense and the man was rather jovial despite looking like he was on his deathbed. They smiled and answered.

"I'm Twilight Sparkle, sir."
"And I'm Spike!"
"We're sorry to come in at such an inopportune time sir, really, but we were curious about the uhm artifact your son brought."

"Ah, the Royal Crown? I see no harm in it. JoJo has been studying away at both that and the Stone Mask. Who knows, perhaps the lot of you may uncover something."

He laughs and then coughs once more. He waves his hand away the group, still smiling.

"Don't mind me, I've been through worse, we Joestars are stronger than iron and harder than diamond."

"Th-That's right Father."

"Now then , I am George Joestar, and as you may have already guessed, the master of this manor. But pleasantries and formalities aside, make yourselves at home."

"Thank you sir."
"Thanks!"

"Come along now friends, we may find something in the family library."

The three had spent a few hours on end in the chamber of books. No closer than they were before. Even when Twilight had explain to JoJo the true powers and name of the Element of Harmony.

"So a powerful, yet non-lethal, set of devices made for vanquishing chaotic influences throughout the land wielded by the equine spirits of the Sun and the Moon. And as tradition you were and five other girls were the next ones in line to inherit such a power?"

"That's one way of looking at it."

"How fortunate for the both of us that you know so much already. I wish I knew such things before."

"Hey, maybe you can tell me more about that weird mask thing then. It's kind of ominous."
"And freaky. Why're there fangs?"

"I too wonder that, Spike. From the way it behaves, the cause and necessary requirements to activate it, and the obvious design, I can only hypothesize three things. It's the most elaborate form of keeping a mask strapped to ones face, or it's some for of quick execution artifact, or... Well perhaps it can unlock the secrets of the mind."

"Activate? What do you need to do?"

"Ah, here I have some notes I placed on one of the higher shelves."

He used a ladder to get to one of the highest shelves and reached for a book, however he brushed against a book that wasn't pushed in, causing it to fall. Twilight picked it up and found a letter inside.

"Uhm, Mr. JoJo? Do you know a Dario Brando?"

"Why, that's Dio's father. Why do you ask?"

"This letter has his name inside."

"Well it isn't our business to pry... But, I've been suspicious of Dio myself lately. Surely it would be harmless to look inside."

As he made his way down he came to realize she had already open the letter.

"What's it say Twilight?"

"Oh no... It's about Dio's father to steal the inheritance money from you Mr. JoJo. He's been poisoning him. There're even symptoms here."

JoJo was on pause for a moment. Then he looked ready to explode, still, he kept his emotion mostly in check.

"... We must find him. Sir Spike, look in my desk for the doctors list of symptoms! Twilight, are you sure that's what it says?"

"Here. It's right here."

He took it and read it silently. Almost crushing the paper before pocketing it. A servant came in with a bow as JoJo had his back turned on them.

"Master JoJo, Master Dio has arrived back from his trip to get the medicine, I had thought to tell you since you had just visited Master Joestar."

"Thank you for notifying me."

Without another word he turned and left. Spike coming back worried himself with a small piece of paper.

"Aren't we going after him?"

"W-We should but... I've got a really bad feeling about all of this. C'mon!"

The two didn't get far as JoJo and Dio confronted each other right outside of George's door.

"You've been poisoning Father to get closer and closer to the Joestar wealth. Why?"

"JoJo, I have no idea what you're talking about."

"Is that so?"

Spike ran to JoJo, handing him the symptoms, he noticed the glare Dio gave him as chills ran up his spine like a rollercoaster. JoJo held up the paper.

"These are the symptoms that our Father has this very moment. Upon reading a letter, this letter to be exact, holds the same symptoms your biological father had. Chest pains, swollen hands, coughing, low sex drive!"

"... Your point?"

"The Joestar Sex Drive Cannot Be Diminished By Mere Sickness! I've figured it out with the help of these two. You've been trying all these years to steal the Joestar Inherita-"

Dio had interrupted him with a solid crunchy punch right into JoJo's cheek. However he didn't fly back nor did he falter. In fact he moved forward and Dio, for the first time in his life, felt a tinge of fear. He was about to attempt an old trick, and press his thumb into JoJo's eye, but his fist had already been seized. Without a moments notice JoJo threw Dio into the stair railing, hard enough to break the railing and fall to the first floor, back first.

"I'm going to get this poison analyzed, then send you to jail, where you'll get analized!"