My Little Pony: Friendship is a Bizarre Adventure

Part 4: ~ Diamond is Charitable ~

Episode XI: Battle Of The Rockstars And The Diamonds

Everyone met at the harbor. Rainbow Dash held Jolyne in her arms as she shook her head.

"No, that isn't right. Okuyasu and Koichi should come with us. Josuke and Rarity should stay behind, with Senset as support."

Jotaro looked at the group and nodded.

"I get it."

Koichi and Okuyasu glanced at each other before they raised their hands.

"Excuse me, Mr. Jotaro? Mrs. Dash, but uh..."

"We don't get it! Shouldn't we check that hideaway?"

Rainbow Dash looked to Jolyne.

"JoJo has worked at Tonio's and run around that whole gravesite. There is no such place. Knowing the personality of these punks, Octavia said that to split us up and to take us out piece by piece, why else would she yell something so specific if they wanted to keep hidden."

Jotaro looked out to the sea, Star Platinum's head phased over his.

"They're on time. Yare Yare, and what big boat. It's more like a navy battleship than a cruise. They'll be here in twenty minuets at their current speed. So, what's the plan, Dash."

Rainbow Dash pointed at the young Stand Users.

"We'll go, Okuyasu and Koichi are coming with. [Star Seraphim] still has her range, so I checked the boat. There are several places for the murderers Stands to travel and hide if they get on. They'll use something like a remote controlled plane. A model plane can reach up to one hundred kilometers at top speed. With [Red Hot Chili Peppers] in control, the User would only need the batteries to work. They'd get there faster than the boat. That's why, I'm putting our trump cards here, and bringing the rest of us there. We don't have anymore time to talk. Get in the boat, guys."

Rarity stopped Okuyasu and pulled him into a hug.

"Please, do your best, and be careful."

"... Thanks."

As they entered the boat, Koichi looked to Senset.

"You guys can rely on us. We'll get them together."

Senset threw her hands in the air.

"We get it, we're a team, ugh!"

Still, the Nijimura's smiled as the boat sailed away. Rarity and Josuke watched them leave. Senset looked out to the sea and rubbed her arm.

"I can see the silhouette from the distance...! Josuke, something doesn't feel right."

He nodded and looked around.

"Yeah... I feel it too, someone's here, and watching badly. Who's there!?"

They waited. Then, laughter. Red Hot Chili Peppers flew out of a grate on the ground, a model plane stolen from a hobby store in hand. It flew around and landed behind a pair of legs.

"I said it once, and I'll say it again, Here we all are..."

A young man of above average height with a lean build. A lightning-bolt-shaped scar crossed the left of his face vertically, from his forehead over his left eye to his jaw. He wore a dark jacket; the right sleeve had the words "AC" and left sleeve "DC" on them, along with a vest, tight pants, and boots. Hair flowing and a face that simply didn't care, and a guitar in his hands.. Octavia's voice was heard from behind here.

"Those two... Such troublesome people, just as bad as their daughter, she knew about our plans."

They finally saw her. Average in height and build. Long hair that fell to her back, formally styled with a noodle curled at the end, an octave clef marked over her right eye. A fair face with glossy lips that curved up into a half smile. A formal overcoat with the sleeves torn off, the undershirt unbuttoned, and a long tie with the letters "R" "P" and "O" pinned onto it. She had a modified schoolgirl skirt, littered with bedazzling gems that sparkled in the sunlight, and high heeled boots. She held a cello close to her and began to play a somber melody. Senset growled.

"As much as I'm glad to see your faces... That doesn't mean it's a good thing! You're confident that you can kill us!"

The young man played a sudden guitar riff as Octavia's melody became bombastic, the two instruments complimented each other wonderfully, much to the trio's surprise. The man smirked at their faces.

"That's exactly it! And just so you know... Name's Akira Otoishi, nineteen years old, and all you need to know is..."

Octavia sneered at them as her Stand emerged from the cello.

"Our dream is to take our music, and blow the world away!~ I'm honestly not that much of a fan of rock."

"And I think orchestral music is boring! However..."

They began to play a tune in sync and laughed. Red Hot Chili Peppers turned into electricity as R. P. O. phased into sound, they fused together, and formed a new body. It stood roughly up to Akira's height and was of a similar build. It resembled Red Hot Chili Peppers greatly, but the octave clef appeared over the forehead. The horns curved sharply to the sky, adorned with the wires and accessories of R. P. O. The beak had razor edges and a string pattern that resembled a viola. The torso comprised of R. P. O.'s hearts and music notes. The fists grew spiked studs, the tip of the tail was an octave clef, even the aura of the Stand became a violet pink hue instead of gold. Akira and Octavia both proclaimed.

"Nothing else works so well together!" "Nothing else works so well together!"

"Not even bacon and eggs!"

"Not even peanut butter and jelly!"

"Orchestral Rock is the greatest in the world!" "Orchestral Rock is the greatest in the world!"

Josuke, Rarity, and Senset all paled at the sight. Akira pointed at Senset.

"Sunshine!~ I'll let you talk all about what we just did! I wanna see the faces of those two become hopeless!"

"Rgh...! They... They have their Stands overlapping each other. However, it's still something I didn't think possible, it's a Fused Stand! His speed and power, and her ability to manipulate the sound to cause greater damage, but there's something else...? Ah! What!? That's not right!"

Josuke began to sweat as he summoned Crazy Diamond.

"Spit it out, Senset! And get behind us!"

Rarity summoned Shine On and drew close to Josuke. The Stand's armor was already thin as Josuke and Crazy Diamond were protected by the coat.

"Whatever it is, darling, we'll be able to beat it!"

Senset shook her head.

"You don't understand! It can create ripples within the sound waves it manipulates! If it reaches your skin, your flesh will be torn apart!"

Octavia snickered.

"Our music resonates with our soul! When I play my piece, and he his riff, we play with our souls! Nothing can beat us like this!"

Akira shrugged with a roll of the eyes.

"But, we feel bad for you two, Rarity and Josuke! This was between us and the Nijimura's, but you ended up in our business! So!~"

The Fused Stand raised a pinky finger. It spoke with both voices.

[ ~"We'll only fight you using this finger! Just as we severed their limbs, we'll cut your head clean off, Rarity! Then, without Josuke's shield, he'll be as easy to take out! Senset, we'll save you for last!"~]

Akira cackled as he saw the shining coat vanish around Josuke, and instead onto Senset.

"What's this? You can protect more than one person at a time, Rarity!"

Rarity and Josuke walked up to the musicians with a casual stride.

"Akira, was it? Josuke and I only find it right to fight with our own handicap."

"She won't use her ability to fight while I-"

Octavia pointed at them with her own pinky.

"Shut up! You don't have to make stupid rules for yoursel-"

Josuke punched down on her pinky as Shine On threw a crystal ball at Akira's face. The ball broke his nose. Rarity and Josuke both growled at them.

"We don't have to follow rules? GREAT! LET'S GO THEN!" "No need to handicap ourselves? GREAT! PREPARE YOURSELVES!"

The Fused Stand cried out as it's pinky finger was snapped out of place and the beak bent awkwardly. Senset jumped and threw a few punches in the air.

"That's it! That's the way to go about it! Go get 'em!"

Both musicians snarled as their faces became full of unyielding rage. Octavia looked at her hand.

"Sssss! Th-This unholy resentment... This unquenchable flame that burns within the pit of my soul, which cries out in agony, known only by the most vengeful of spirits! Akira, you feel it too, don't you?"

He nodded as he glared at Josuke and Rarity, a hand up to his nose.

"Yeah... I have to let this out... We've got to express ourselves, the only way we know how!"

With painful groans and aching yelps, Akira snapped his nose back in place, Octavia moved her pinky finger alone back into place with a snap. Both shouted and began to play their hearts out. Senset had seen many things in her short life, but never had she seen nor heard anyone person play so passionately, let alone two. Angelic wasn't the word for it, it was utterly chaotic, a destructive force of harmonic nature. The instruments and the music simply were fantastic. The three weren't just caught off guard, they had been stunned by the stellar performance, left with dropped jaws. As they raged on in their song, the two began to scream.

"I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU!"

I'LL FUCKING KILL YOUR MAMA'S TOO!"

"WE'RE GONNA KILL EVERYBODY AROUND HERE, STARTING WITH YOU!" "WE'RE GONNA KILL EVERYBODY AROUND HERE, STARTING WITH YOU!"

As they hit the final note, their faces had changed. Sweat dropped and slight drool dripped from the corners of their mouths, even the eyes crossed as they looked up in sheer ecstasy. A pleasure filled moan escaped their throats as they sighed.

"We did it... We expressed ourselves to the fullest."

"Nothing ever feels as good as this... Nothing on this Earth."

"Give us your love, you idiots of the world...!" "Shower us in praise you bastards of the world...!"

Josuke took this moment to look back at Rarity.

"Oi! Rarity! Make yourself some shield out of my armor!"

"I-I can't protect myself, remember! We'll just have to work around it!"

The Fused Stand appeared by their side and threw a quick jab at Rarity's throat. Crazy Diamond, covered in the shining coat, blocked the attack with it's own. Senset then shrieked.

"Agh! Rarity! Yo-Your face!"

Rarity's flesh began to ripple around the face, the creases began to tear and bleed profusely, even the eyes were affected. Her face had been shredded apart and fell right off.

"A-AAAAIIIEEE!"

She fell back in pain into Josuke's arms. He began to hyperventilate at the gruesome sight. Both the guilt of not preventing it, as well as simply the ugly scene, if he healed her now her face would be warped. However, he had no choice. Josuke hadn't even taken into consideration, nor even noticed, the shining coat had cracked and began to fall away. All that mattered now was healing Rarity.

"Hey, JoJo! That's what those idiots at school called you once, right?"

"We thought of the perfect theme song!"

"Look At That Shitty Hair!~" "Look At That Shitty Hair!~"

Akira and Octavia began to play an upbeat tune. Peppy and cheerfully singing as Josuke's head snapped to them.

"~Who's that poser with the stupid hair!~"

"~Looks like a clown who ran from the fair!~"

"~So garish and unsightly!~"

"~It make garbage double delicious, not even pigs would even dare!~"

"~And I know I speak for the rest, when I say we'd rather be put to rest!~"

"~Than look at your shitty hair!~" "~Than look at your shitty hair!~"

"~We don't know if that's an overgrown tumor!~"

"~We're not sure if it's his bad sense of humor!~"

"~All we do know, is that he's oddly proud of this disaster!~"

"~We don't know why, we don't know how!~"

"~But just looking at his hair makes us go, Ow Ow Ow!~" "~But just looking at his hair makes us go, Ow Ow Ow!~"

They snickered as Josuke roared and charged at them, Rarity still in his arms, and the coat now had openings around his upper body. His pompadour became one full of spikes.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY!? I'M GOING TO SHOVE MY FOOT UP YOUR ASS! ! !"

This was their plan from the beginning. Their sound wave attack coursed through the body, they only needed to hit a spot to destroy an entire limb. Josuke himself threw a punch with Crazy Diamond. In Josuke's eyes, they had moved several feet away from him.

"What?!"

Senset pointed at him and stammered.

"Th-T-They moved you! Careful! If you don't heal Rarity soon, you'll both die in one hit!"

"I Don't Know How You Dodged, BUT I'M STILL GONNA KILL YOU GUYS!"

"S-Shit! That's right! Josuke blacks out in his tantrums! He can't hear me!"

Josuke snarled, but was struck across the face through Crazy Diamond. The rippling affect was weakened, but still appeared over Josuke's cheek. The Fused Stand cackled before it vanished. Senset saw it, through the cracks of the asphalt below. Wires ran through the ground beneath them all. The Fused Stand moved fast enough to create afterimages, striking Josuke, and moving before Crazy Diamond could counter. All it did was break the ground. Senset could see where it would pop up, even shouted where and how to strike next, but it was all in vain. Josuke's body began to bleed from within the coat. Octavia laughed gleefully.

"Look at these two! So pathetic, I might start crying from laughter!"

Akira nodded as they both began to play a funeral march.

"Without his girl to hide behind, he's just a brainless asshole! However, we both pull our weight!"

"Exactly! And we use every action to our advantage! He's only making the spaces for us to attack from so much wider!"

"Gyahahaha!" "Hyehehehe!"

Josuke saw the two laugh and took a step. Another one, and the musical killers would have killed him, just as they planned. Josuke's throat was exposed, one strike, and it'd be damaged to the point of asphyxiation. He'd drown on his blood and choke to death. The Fused Stand began to move in, but everyone stopped as they stared at Rarity, still alive and conscious. She brought a weak hand to Josuke's face and turned him to look at her. Barely, she spoke the best she could with no lips.

"... Cal... Down...'

Josuke stared down at her, then lifted his head away with a cool sigh, Rarity's face flew back to her head and healed itself in an instant. Even Crazy Diamond wiped it's head in relief. Josuke leapt back and smiled as the shining coat returned to it's shimmering glory.

"Thanks, Rarity. I needed that."

"I told you that without me, you'd be somewhere rather undesirable, now where were we?"

Akira and Octavia let out a displeased grunt, then a gasp as they missed a note. Their melody ruined at that moment. Octavia pointed at Rarity.

"W-What'd you do to him?! Josuke never backs down when some badmouths his raggedy..."

Akira spoke alternatively with her.

"Spoiled..."

"Deplorable..."

"Soulless..."

"Distasteful..."

"Ugly..."

"Hideous..."

"Disgraceful..."

"Hair!" "Hair!"

They waited for a reaction, but Rarity and Josuke only stared at them, which struck them in awe. Rarity then placed herself behind Josuke, her back to his, and waved at Senset.

"I'll be using that armor for a bit! We're planning something rather fabulous, so do your best to help out!"

"... Huh? Wait! Don't yell stuff like that out!"

"Just keep your eyes open! Tell us where they're coming from!"

"Don't coach me, save yourselves the trouble, and take those numbnuts out already!"

"Okay!~"

Rarity sat down and curled up. At first, Senset tilted her head at the action, but saw the crystal coat leave her body and fly around Rarity. In truth, it was added to Josuke's own coat, but was morphed into a ball around Rarity. It soon took shape of a elegant teapot on wheels, with Josuke being linked to it. The Fused Stand had just attacked Rarity and struck the teapot. The force spun the Diamonds, yet it had already vanished. Senset noticed a new hint in her vision. The ground was layered coal tar. Crazy Diamond had reduced the ground to it's original component. She saw a bubble begin to grow and pointed at it.

"Josuke, left backhand, behind you at your left leg!"

The Fused Stand emerged, and was backhanded with a furious crack.

[ "DORA!" ]

Octavia and Akira nearly fell to the ground as their faces were crushed from the force. The Fused Stand vanished, but Senset knew where it would appear next, she memorized their pattern.

"Turn right by one hundred and twenty degrees, fast as you can!"

Josuke did as instructed, and slammed the Fused Stand with Rarity's teapot. Akira and Octavia fell to the ground with busted heads. He grew a big bump over his right eye as she lost a number of teeth. Senset pounded the air.

"YES! THIS IS THE COMEBACK I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR, JACKPOT!"

Josuke and Rarity grinned.

"Jackpot, dear?"

"That's GREAT! What'd we win?"

Octavia stood up and shook with her head lowered.

"We have... Only a minuet left...?"

Akira rolled up a sleeve and stared at his watch as he stood to his feet.

"Yeah... These three, they've pulled on my last string!"

"I'm sick of playing games with them!"

The Fused Stand appeared before them, then began to explode in light. Senset closed her eyes, but knew what qas happening over the loud sounds of volts and sparks flying.

"Bastards! T-They're using the whole town's supply of energy!"

Akira laughed.

"That's right! And the bill's gonna be sent straight to you, Josuke!"

Octavia held her jaw with tears in her eyes. Tears of anger.

"This was supposed to go all quiet and covert! But no!~"

Akira growled as he pointed at the Diamonds.

"You two, of all idiots, had to fuck it up! After this minuet passes, we'll be out of power to even move!"

The Fused Stand roared, expressing their User's emotions.

[ "~BUT WE DON'T FUCKING CARE ANYMORE! IF WE CAN KILL YOU ALL HERE, NO ONE WILL KNOW IT WAS US, WE'LL GET WHAT WE WANT!"~ ]

The Fused Stand appeared behind Josuke and Rarity, and seized the teapot. It held it up and shook both of them violently. There was enough room for Rarity to move and even look over Josuke's shoulder. This room however, led to her being thrown around like a ragdoll, battered by her own shield. Josuke reached back to heal her, but his eyes widened. She was seperated from him through the crystal. All Stand abilities were null and void to it's shell. Even his healing. The coat and teapot began to crack and break away in mere moments before the link broke. Rarity, still in her bloodied teapot, was thrown into the sea. Josuke was then assaulted by a hail of punches, met by Crazy Diamond.

[ "DORARARARARARARARARA- UGH!" ]

Senset couldn't believe it. She knew that the two were matched in strength, but the Fused Stand had become so much faster, which lead to the crushing result. Crazy Diamond was overpowered and launched into a nearby lift truck. Shine On's armor near vanished, and Josuke finally vulnerable, the Fused Stand slammed their fists into his gut. A spurt of blood erupted his already bloody mouth. The shining coat, vanished. The Fused Stand hovered over him and grinned.

[ "~No girlfriend to hide behind now! I can't wait to see you splatter all over this truck, just like I'll do your old lady!~"]

"... Heh..."

Josuke smiled, and put his hands behind his head as he looked away.

"You guys, really, underestimate Rarity."

The Fused Stand raised a brow, but felt heavier, they couldn't move at all. It was even hard to breathe. They fell to the ground and began to slide to the edge of the harbor. Rarity, pulled herself up, and used them as a weight to pull herself out of the sea. As they met at the edge, she looked over to the Users.

"Quick question, who's the host with the most, and mistress of finesse?"

Senset shouted out.

"Rarity!"

Rarity jumped to her feet with an applaud before she gestured to herself.

"Exactly! That's exactly correct, Ms. Nijimura, GREAT job!"

Akira and Octavia began to turn blue from the lack of oxygen. Rarity held a hand up and smiled as she kicked their Stand over into the sea.

"It seems that my trick has left them, speechless! If you're wondering how I did it, it's simple, really. When you were busy harassing my beautiful artwork, I had my crystalline cost wrap thinly around your Stand's ankles and wrist. Like Yukako's hair, even when detached, I still have full control! Don't worry you two, you can breathe now."

They let out a screech as their Stand popped up to the surface. Senset snapped her fingers.

"Ah! Saltwater! [Red Hot Chili Peppers] can't survive in the ocean, he'll dissolve and be spread throughout the whole sea, and water is mass! Sound travels all around, but with it being so vast,! [Royal Philharmonic Orchestra] is going to spread itself out thin! It'll split apart into nothing, just like that electric bastard! ... Rarity, you actually paid attention to me when I was lecturing you!?"

Rarity shook her head.

"Of course I was! I respect my friends!"

She'd never tell anyone that she simply got lucky with her solution. The three looked at Akira and Octavia. They stood there, unconscious. Senset waved her habd in front of their face, before she kicked behind theur legs, and forced them to fall.

"Wicked. You put them in a comatose state! I didn't think you'd use the sea like that, Rarity."

Rarity flipped her hair with a scoff.

"Oh-puh, kff! When will you understand that I am simply, the GREATest? Now then, all we have to do now is wait."

On the cruise, Okuyasu stood next to Pinkie Pie, who was back to her straight haired look. Her voice lowered and the shades returned. He glanced around bored.

"... Uh... Is this how quiet things usually are? I kinda expected it to be-"

"Loud. Rambunctious. Flashy. Fun?"

"Yeah! All those things!"

"We do all that at nightfall. When the stars are up and about. Otherwise, we prepare ourselves for the next show. Business is business."

"R-Right...!"

They stood there in awkward silence. Then, she broke it.

"How did you meet my baby?"

"Huh? J-Josuke, right?"

"The one and only."

"Oh! See, he came over to my house and me and my sister beat him up, but then he beat us up, and then we became friends!"

She stopped writing on the clipboard to look up and straight ahead. Memories passed by her mind as she shook her head.

"Traditional."

"... Uh... Totally!"

Okuyasu smiled and looked around. As he looked away, his face became uneasy. Pinkie Pie was nothing like she was with Josuke. If she didn't answer in one word, it was an answer he didn't understand all too well. She was stern and strict with giving orders to the crew, and the missing bit of her ear reminded him of pirates. Still, she didn't seem to mind him, but at the same time he wasn't sure if she was only tolerating him. He cursed himself and bet Koichi was living it up with Jotaro. Koichi, was screaming internally. He had one job, keep an eye on Jolyne, and she had vanished in a blink of an eye. He began to simply wander aimlessly, he was sure that since no one had reported or seen the plane yet, no Stand Users but himself and his friends were on board. Although, he wouldn't call Jotaro his friend. Ever since he gained his Stand, Rainbow Dash has helped him through it. Jotaro would barely ever glance at him. So, to lose their daughter, made him panic. He worry and start searching again. He found her banging her fists against a steel door.

"There you are! All the way below deck, what are you doing down here!?"

Jolyne looked back at Koichi with a tearful pout.

"I wanna see the Dazzlings!"

The cruise had arrived in only moments. Crew and staff for the Dazzlings began to dock and get to work. Josuke began to hop up and down, which Senset responded with an odd look.

"What's up with you? Gotta go potty, big guy?"

"No! I haven't seen Granny Pinkie in months! I didn't know she worked with music stars!"

"Really...? You didn't know about her involvement with the Dazzlings?"

Rarity sighed.

"That's not what has him excited. Pinkie Pie is just, the kind of person to bring the best out of you... Or the worst, if you're not careful."

Senset saw Rarity's face.

"Hey, now what's up with you?"

She opened her mouth, but closed it. Senset wouldn't believe the truth, but she knew Pinkie Pie rather well, and seeing the effect she has on Josuke... It worried her. Not that there'd be any actual danger, but Pinkie Pie had a knack for being insane. Rarity looked away, and gasped.

"Darlings! Akira! Octavia! Th-They're gone!"

Josuk and Senset turned and swore under their breaths. Only their clothes and instruments laid there. The corpses weren't corpses, simply passed out murderous teenagers, who were now on the boat in disguise. As the trio ran in after them, they wondered if it was already too late. Akira and Octavia snuck on board with their disguises stolen from unassuming staff. They had gotten lucky, and picked the ones who were to handle the Dazzlings personal items. However, they had no clue where to go. The ship was like a maze. Akira bumped into someone without looking.

"Oi! Watch it you... You..."

Octavia blinked as both of them stated at the girl, who lifted her magenta goggles.

"Vinly...?" "Vinyl...?"

She stared back, looked around, then pulled them both into a hug. Then, shoved them away. She grew worried, and turned to run. Octavia grabbed her by the hand.

"W-Wait! Wait! We're sorry! We really are!"

Akira nodded several times.

"We grew up! We really did! We don't argue, or fight, me and Octavia get along great!"

"C'mon Vinyl! Help us out this one last time...! We won't hurt anyone! It's... It's all for a prank!"

"Good one! We used to pull the meanest in S City! Just like old times!"

Vinyl turned around slowly with a sigh, then, nodded. Akira smiled brightly at her.

"Thanks! Okay, all we need is, an old person."

Vinyl led them below the deck and right to the Dazzlings door, where a little girl ran up to it and began to beat on it. A small boy followed after her. She turned to him and whined.

"I wanna see the Dazzlings!"

Vinyl sighed and tapped the girl lightly. She gestured with her hand to move. As Jolyne moved away, Vinyl knocked on the door in an odd rhythm. A voice from the other side sounded off.

"Vinyl, dear? Is that you? Who was that earlier?"

The door creaked open, and a blood red eye gleamed through the darkness, yet a strange warmth radiated from within.

"... Oh~ And you brought friends? And the pack mules as well. I'll get our things read-"

Okuyasu and Pinkie Pie ran into the scene.

"W-Wait! Don't move! The enemy's on board!"

"Adagio, keep a look out, we don't know who they could be... Wait a minute."

Pinkie Pie looked at Akira and Octavia, but her attention snapped to an explosion above deck.

"What the...? Everyone stay here!"

She ran off as R. P. O. smiled behind Octavia's ear. It was a small sound thrown in Pinkie Pie's ear. Now they were left alone with all their most hated targets. Jolyne, for being a bratty wrench in their plans. Okuyasu, for being an idiot, and being related to Keicho. And the Dazzlings, who had taken Vinyl away with the promise of a set career. This was perfect, until Okuyasu turned his head to the door.

"Hah! [R-Red Hot Chili Peppers]! That means... One of you is the enemy!"

They gulped. All of them had Stands, even Vinyl, and they all looked st each other. Vinyl, looked away. They'd get no more help from her. R. P. O. was tok small to attack, unless Octavia was extremely close. She planned to have it stop everyone's heart. Red Hot Chili Peppers was in pieces. Akira could attack one last person, but he hadn't decided yet. He did what came natural.

"Now that you mention it... I don't recognize y-"

"IT'S HIM! HE FOLLOWED ME DOWN HERE! THE DAZZLINGS ONLY REQUIRE ONE PERSON FOR THEIR PERSONAL BELONGINGS!"

"Wh-What!?"

Okuyasu snatched Akira by the collar as Octavia pointed at him.

"Bastard!"

"Wait! I've been on this boat for awhile, ha-haven't you seen my face before!?"

"Huh... Wait, there was a guy with a tattoo like that..."

"It's her! I saw her run on board past these three schoolkids!"

"Ah! Is that you, Octavia!?"

Okuyasu lifted her up and slammed her into the wall. She glared, at Akira.

"Who!? You really believe him! And who's October or whatever! You've seen me before!"

"I... I have...?"

Okuyasu released them and looked back at Koichi and Jolyne.

"Do-Don't either of you two know!?"

Akira and Octavia froze for a moment, but were relieved at the answers. Koichi shook his head.

"N-No way! I remember the voice, but that girl looks so different, and sounds rougher!"

Jolyne shrugged.

"I'unno what's even happening."

Okuyasu began to sweat.

"Who's the real bad guy!?"

Octavia and Akira pointed at each other.

"She is!" "He is!"

Okuyasu grunted and looked to the creaked door.

"D-Don't you know your own crew!?"

"Actually, this isn't even our ship, most of the people here work for that lady who just ran. We don't care enough to remember them. Just Vinyl."

"Ugh...!"

Akira and Octavia both were close. It was a race now, to see who woukd kill Okuyasu first. Both Stands closed in on him slowly. Then, he looked at them.

"I know who the enemy is... IT'S YOU!"

He punched Octavia's face in. Akira cackled, before his own face was punched, and thrown into the wall by the force. Both Stands let out a weak shriek before they vanished. Octavia looked up at Okuyasu in shock.

"H... How... How'd you know it was us...?"

"... Heh! Us? I only punched you both so I could at least get one, but I caught you both! You can't fool Okuyasu Nijimura twice, asshole! This that karma thing coming right back atcha!"

Adagio sighed and rolled her eye. Vinyl looked down at her friends and shook her head. They hadn't changed at all.