My Little Pony: Friendship is a Bizarre Adventure

Part 1: ~ Phantom Shimmer ~

Episode II: Dio The Immortal!? Farewell Joestar Manor!

Twilight was no stranger to fear. Many things have come and gone as giant threats to her and her friends. But there was something, different about this. Where when one is stuck down, they don't get back up, but here stands Dio. A being who had shrugged off an attack that surely even she knew would end the life of any normal being. Spike ran over to her, panting, and tears in his eyes.

"I-I tried to tell everyone... I tried!"

"Spike you knew this was going to happen? H-How?!"

"I saw him, I saw him use it on some guy and he was almost done for, until sunlight came and saved his life. He's a real vampire now!"

Dio eyes went from scanning the area to focusing on Spike alone.

"So, my suspicions were correct. JoJo, to think you had such a lowly cur, keeping tabs on I, Dio... Sunlight you say? What wonderful news, the Sun is still quite a few hours away."

He took a step forward, then glanced over at JoJo, a gun in his hand, shaking. He turned from Spike, who was hugging Twilight tightly, and began stalking over to JoJo. Speedwagon couldn't believe his eyes.

"I-I can't believe anything... Even Speedwagon is afraid! He was riddled with bullets and shrugs it off as if it were nothing more than pebbles tossed at him by children! Mr. Joestar, JoJo, shoot him already!"

"...!"

"W-What are you waiting for? Just shoot him!

"Rrrgh..."

A shot was fired, the bullet passing clean through the head, hitting vase behind Dio. However he stood there with an amused grin, as he used a finger to gather some blood, licking it sensually as he kept going. Speedwagon's gun still smoking from the shot he fired as JoJo dropped his own gun.

"JoJo... What took you all of your life, seven years of your wasted youth, took I, Dio, one night to figure out."

"Had I known the Stone Mask would produce monsters such as you, I would've smashed it into oblivion, many years ago!"

"Ah~! But JoJo, why not celebrate my rebirth, with a wonderful and bloody, banquet! And who better to celebrate than with the family?!"

He leapt into the air with speed and grace unreal, plunging his fingers into a policeman's skull, upon the short time it took for his feet to hit the ground the man was nearly skin and bones alone. Dio didn't dare hide his jovial mood from everyone and threw the body at the rest of the men. He threw with such force that upon impact, one of the men had been taken apart. His leg flew over at Speedwagon and slammed into his arm and side, effective breaking his arm and breaking a few ribs with a punctured lung. Twilight and Spike were mortified and went to Speedwagon's side, attempting to help him up.

"Gah! M-Ms. Sparkle! Mr. Joestar! We've got to get out of here!"

"The rest of you may leave. But I have been the cause of this monster, and for atonement, I shall stay and end him. Dio! I cannot let you out into the world!"

Dio laughed as JoJo grabbed a spear from one of the novelty knight armors, preparing himself for a battle he himself did not believe he could win. Dio lunged in the air, hiding in the darkness. A raspy moan echoed out in the air of the mansion. Twilight then felt a cold tight painful grip on her leg. She let out a yelp and looked down at the drained officer, mortified by his condition.

"Blood... Bloood, I need bLOOD!"

"Wha- Aiee!"

She kicked away at his head, gaining some progress as she had began to kick him away further and further, until his other hand seized her kicking leg, now she was defenseless and had almost pulled Speedwagon down with her as she fell. Spike was about to let Speedwagon fall, but JoJo swung his spear right into the skull of the zombie, tearing the entire head apart. However at that moment, he was vulnerable, and Dio fell, this moment was simply too easy for him. Spike shouted with Speedwagon at the same time to warn him.

"Above you Mr. Joestar!" "Mr. JoJo, look out!"

JoJo turned and thrust the spear forward, with Dio stopping it with his hand, the pointed end going right though but that was it.

"Weakling. You're utterly a weakling JoJo! For you see, now that I, Dio, am reborn, I, DIO, can now do this."

He put pressure onto the rod, causing it to be painfully pressed against JoJo's shoulder, and breaking at once. Dio flipped and stabbed the pointed end into JoJo's already wounded shoulder and landed with his back to the surviving few.

"What did I, Dio, mean JoJo? Now you know. You're weak, fragile, far below me. All of you are! And now you are..."

He turned but no one was there.

"Not, behind me anymore. As big as you are, ape, you were able to hide not just yourself... But two brats and a trash stain from some slum. Props for your guile. However, JoJo."

Dio eyed the floor by the curtains. Blood was running from behind.

"It seems you still don't understand the concept of your, limitation, your own true enemy being your precious humanity. Now then, let's see what's behind curtain number... One."

He pulled away only to screech out in pain as fire engulfed the curtain he had torn away, now being layered in flames himself.

"This isn't my plan Dio, this is mere bravery! The true power of human spirit!"

"Wait Mr. Joestar, he's burning but-"
"He's regenerating too fast!"

"Fire! Fire is behind curtain number one, eh?! Well then JoJo, how about this!?"

He lifted the closest object, the chair Twilight had sat in, and caused it to erupt in flames. JoJo threw his friends out of the way.

"Wha- JoJo!?"

"Flee all of you! None of you were meant to be involved. I refuse to let this do anymore harm than he already has."

He then and grabbed another weapon from the wall, a rather long broadsword, and held it blade facing the ground. As Dio threw the chair, JoJo stabbed his weapon into the floor and used the handle to leap from danger and onto the edge of the second floor. Speedwagon couldn't understand the intent of this man he admired.

"Mr. Joestar! What're you doing?! The fire's gone spread throughout the entire mansion!"

Just then it had hit Twilight. They had left the Element behind in George's room upon giving him the antidote.

"Spike, go with Speedwagon, I have to go get the Element of Harmony!"

"B-B-But Twi-"

"Now Spike!"

She ran up to the stairs, trying to ignore the flames licking her by using her arms as a means to shield herself, whilst JoJo flipped himself up, despite his shoulder still having the spear end stuck inside it, and turned to Dio. Gesturing him to come up.

"Face me Dio! We'll end it all, right here, together!"

"Hmph. Inviting me to save your friends? One of them seem intent on dying anyways. Foolish harlot."

"What?!"

He then noticed Twilight, running up the stairs that were collapsing. Spike attempted to go after her, but Speedwagon had grabbed him and began to run for the exit.

"Let me go! LET GO!"

"I want to help the both of them as much as you, believe me, but we're only going to die in here. Mr. Joestar and Ms. Sparkles must have a plan!"

"I can't leave her behind!"

"Then you'll hate me for this, but she'll thank me!"

"NO! TWILIGHT!"

Speedwagon sped through the flames and broke through the front door just in time for it to be blocked by flaming debris. Twilight had reached George's room, progressively burning up, but not yet engulfed by the flames. There it was, by the stand near his bed and window, she sprinted for it but her heart jumped upon the sound of crumbling. As she grabbed the Element she turned and almost screamed. The exit not only had been blocked by burning debris, but the flames had been spreading much faster than she'd liked. The only other way out was the window, but no wings had she to fly. Still, she opened the window and began to climb out. The floor below her was too high and engulfed by the inferno, the only way to temporary safety was up. She made it to the roof and saw JoJo right across from her. She kept her tight grip on the Element and ran to JoJo. However he lifted his hand at her.

"Stay Back! He could come from anywh-"

Just then Dio had emerged from below, right in between them. Twilight letting out a scream as Dio's own roar drowned her out.

"URRRRREY!"

He flashed a kick right at JoJo's head, but he had anticipated this, and used the spear end as makeshift shield to block, finally freeing his body of the object but opening the ugly wound. Even then he still stumbled under the force of the kick. But he refused to falter now, and tackled Dio, back into the hole and dived holding him, plunging both of them into the roaring house fire. Twilight ran and looked down into the hole. Dio was grinning wickedly as he began to crawl back up, no sign of JoJo, until his face changed from victory to worry. He was tugged and JoJo was the culprit, pulling him down with his belt. She had to do something. She looked around, and found a chunk of roc from the debris and thought of a horrible plan. An awful plan. Never has she moved so fast in her life, it seemed like in an instant ,she ripped her dress and tied the torn parts into a knot to keep the Element on her before heaving the rock up with strength she didn't know she had and ran back to the hole. However the weakness of the crumbling structure began to have effect, and the hole caved in causing her to fall. As she fell screaming, she noticed Dio had been pierced by the statue in the main lobby of the manor, holding onto JoJo's throat, sucking his blood.

"You intended to kill us both!? THEN I, DIO, SHALL GRANT YOUR WI-"

With luck or precision, she never knew, the rock in her hands landed on the top of his head with a loud snap. She couldn't tell if his head had been bashed, or his neck snapped, either way she fell with a heavy thud and lost consciousness. Unbeknownst to anyone, the body of George Joestar had cushioned her fall. JoJo had noticed Twilight had saved his life. Any man at this point would have been either too tired or wounded to help her, but Jonathan Joestar, was not any man. Even with his broken arms, he had barely managed to grab her, using his body as a shield for the fire, and his already damaged arms to shield the both of them from the glass of the window miraculously within their reach. As the manor came crumbling down, Spike and Speedwagon feared the worst, then right as it finally fell they found JoJo diving out of the window, with Twilight in his arms. His back, calves, and upper arms were covered in small flames that died out from the rain outside. Despite being at the heart of the fire, Twilight, had sustained minimal burns. Her head had been bleeding from the fall, but she had seem fine aside from that.

"TWILIGHT!"

"MR. JOESTAR! MS. SPARKLE!"

They had ran over, ignoring the smoke in their lungs and wounds the best they could, they ran with new life and hope in their bodies. JoJo held his friend tightly, as if unconsciously protecting her from the rain. He was able to lift an eye lid just barely and spoke.

"m...m..m-My friends, quickly, a... an... a Doctor... Sh-She needs medical attent..ion... At this, very, moment!"

They were shocked. Even a blind man could smell and listen to JoJo and tell he was on death's door, yet he still thought of others before himself.

"I-I remember one! On the way here! I'll go and get help!"

"Mr. Joestar... You fool, you're practically broken yourself."

Twilight groaned and slowly opened her eyes, just as JoJo had fallen to his wounds, unconscious yet smiling.

"Where... What happened?"

"Ms. Sparkle! You're alive! Against all odds, JoJo had used his own body to protect you. I'm starting to think he may have put on that accursed mask himself."

"He used is own body? But, why?"

"Perhaps, he's taken a liking to you, not every girl is brave enough to go and run into an inferno! What on God's Earth were you thinking when you did that?!"

"... Ah! T-The Element! Where, where is it?"

"Huh? That little crown in old Master Joestar's room? I'm afraid that thing may have been burnt up, along with Dio and that Mask."

"Ngh! No-"

She began to lose consciousness once more, the last sound she heard were that of horses neighing and Spike crying out to her. She began to wake up once more in a room feeling slightly better than before, voices to her side were hard to hear, but she was able to make them out. It had to have been a doctor talking to a very worried Spike.

"She's absolutely fine, boy. Only a small fracture in the left humerus, minor burns and bruises that should heal within about a week and a half, and slight bruising in the left tibia. She must have hit something hard or fell from a great height, whatever she landed on saved her life. Even the wound to her head is superficial. She may need a sling for her arm and to stay here until that leg heals up, but she's completely healthy."

"T-Thanks Doc."

She groaned and turned her head over to the two, she didn't feel healthy, her body was aching tremendously. However she managed to sit up and rubbed her head. Spike ran over and hugged her right then and there.

"Oh my gosh! I thought you'd, that you'd-"

"Spike... I'm fine, really. B-But where's... Where's JoJo?"

The doctor sighed with a clipboard in hand.

"Ma'am, I'll be honest. As a man of mostly science and medical procedures since my youth, I've seen my fair share of ugly wounds and crippled bodies. Sir Joestar is a major contender for one of the worst cases I have ever seen. He should be dead."

"But he's not, right?!"

"No. Shrapnel in the upper chest area on his back that pierced his skin and almost his diaphragm. Five to six broken ribs. Both of his arms broken, no, near shattered due to his use of shielding you. His legs are badly burned and right femur is fractured and a collective a wounds that almost made it to the deep tissue of his muscles. A lot of burns and superficial wounds in the upper chest area, near the heart and abdominal to be more precise. A horribly deep cut, or rather gash, in his shoulder. Really the only thing that sustained minimal damage were his neck and skull. Small burns and cuts, and a few bruises, except for some odd holes in his throat, but those aren't exactly a danger. I'm leaving out a lot of details here."

"..."

"Like the ribs nearly punctured his lungs, knees-"

"I get it! Thank you!"

"Sorry ma'am, a bad habit of mine to run my mouth. However, as you may have heard, both of you will be staying here for quite sometime. Most of the necessary work on Sir Joestar is done, he simply needs to be nursed back to health, likewise you need rest."

"Thank you, doctor..."

He left with a nod as Twilight stared down in a defeated manner and a tired sigh.

"I failed... The Element of Harmony is gone..."

"Well, not exactly~!"

"Huh?"

Spike grinned and pulled the Element of Harmony from his back.

"It's in prime condition, thanks to yours truly, you didn't have to go up there and almost get yourself killed, y'know?"

"But if I didn't, JoJo would've died."

"What happened in there? I saw you on the roof and then you fell back into the fire!"

"It's all blurry..."

"Well, I'll come visit you whenever I can! Speedwagon's not so bad once you get to know him after all. He even told me to give you this!"

He handed her a small stack of three books, the first one being labeled Pinocchio.

"I told him you liked to read a lot, so he went and got you these so you wouldn't get bored."

"Thank you Spike. Looks like, things are finally looking up."

"Oh right, I almost forgot this royal letter from Celestia, it was from awhile ago!"

He pulled the letter out from his pocket and handed it over. Twilight didn't hesitate to take it and began reading aloud.

"Dear Princess Twilight, I have come under a new discovery of a troubling manner. I do not have all the details yet, but please refrain from putting yourself within danger. The real culprit is not what he seems. Until the next time, Princess Celestia... What does she mean?"

"Heck if I know, but can you imagine her expression if she heard what you did? This was sent right before all this crazy stuff happened!"

"I know, I know, but... At least we completed our objective, right?"

"I guess... I've got to go now. Visiting hours are almost up."

"Don't get yourself in trouble, Spike."

"What can I say? You're a strong influence on me."

He left with a wave and a smile. Things were indeed looking up for her, but she couldn't help but worry about something. Her friends, her family, even the letter unnerved her to a degree. She glanced at the books and took one, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and got up from the bed. She stumbled but was able to keep walking. From the odd glances and whisperings of other patients and nurses she learned where JoJo's room was and made her way to him as quick as she could. She opened the door, bracing herself for the worst, and still she almost dropped the book. She had barely known him, she had to remind herself of that, yet even to her it was such a strange sight. To see this powerful man, this hero, look so weak and vulnerable. No nurse had been assigned to him yet. There was a small bookshelf there. She gazed at her friend a bit longer before looking into the books and couldn't believe her luck. A small guide to nursing the sick and injured. As she began to read it she had found herself with what she would be doing for her time in the hospital.

" H. O. W. I. N. T. E. R. E. S. T. I. N. G. Y. O. U. G. A.V. E. I. T. T. O. H. I. M. "

"..."

Princess Celestia was grateful her pupil had survived, and that she had been in the hands of someone as virtuous as this JoJo being. Giving her energy to him not only saved their lives, but indirectly saved the world. The Dio chess piece was cracked and burned, as was her JoJo piece, yet her Twilight hadn't changed at all.

"I win the game."

"Now you have to give her back her energy and friends!"

" S. I. L. E. N. C. E. Y. O. U. H. A. V. E. W. O. N. T. H. E. R. O. U. N. D. T. H. E. G. A. M. E. I. S. S. T. I. L. L. O. N."

They pointed at the board/screen where it had cut to the crumbling manor. The Chinese man digging through the rubble and found the Stone Mask at night. As he reached for it, a charred hand shot out and seized him. The "camera" of the screen moved to the hole were the arm had came from. Two hate filled eyes red as blood and cold as ice stared ahead.

"Urgh... Jo.. JOJO!"