Saying that Team Bucciarati's work had been rough would be an understatement. Passione's famed hitman squad was not to be trifled with, and seeing Trish's safe delivery to the boss had nearly cost the life of each of the members, many times over. Even obtaining and maintaining the disc with the final mission had been difficult. But here they were, at the location for the final mission, despite all the challenges presented, and with all of the gang alive. Said final mission had some admittedly restrictive conditions, but given they were the orders of a mafia boss it was all but expected. As the team arrived at the island, the church loomed over the group, with the bell tower that acted as the rendezvous in clear sight. "So, the boss is at the top of that tower right now…" commented Narancia, as Fugo reflected on the boss's orders, "Those are pretty detailed instructions. He seems extremely cautious. But I guess you couldn't be a mafia boss otherwise." Between failing the mission for any small deviation, only one unarmed bodyguard detached from all communication being allowed to escort Trish, no other members so much as leaving the boat and a 15 minute time limit after receiving the instructions, it all did give the air of one who wanted no room for error.

"Anyways, this means our mission ends here," Abbacchio chimed in, "We all made it out alive, so I guess all's well that ends well." "Yeah, just barely though," came the surprisingly nonchalant voice of Mista, as he began thinking of after the mission, "Let's live it up in Venice for a few days before we go home. I hear the food's great there." As Narancia and Mista got to talking about food and festivity, the sharp voice of Bucciarati cut the air of relaxation, "Hey, you bastards! Don't let your guard down! The mission's not over yet!" It was a voice that commanded respect, and respect it got, as Bucciarati proceeded to delegate duties for the final mission, "Narancia, keep an eye on the radar." "S-sure," Narancia agreed, refocusing his attention, as Giorno stepped forward, "Bucciarati, I volunteer to be her bodyguard in the tower. I'll take her to the top of the bell tower."

Naturally, Abbacchio was having none of this, "Who the hell do you think you are?! Bucciarati's the capo, so of course he's going to take her, you dumbass! The boss didn't specify anyone because he didn't know who was still alive!" Giorno would exchange serious looks with Bucciarati, who would relent to Abbacchio's reasoning, "Of course. I'll go. All right, Trish, the two of us will go onto the island, as we were ordered." As Bucciarati and Giorno maintained eye contact even after leaving the boat, he thought to himself, "I know. It's our chance to find out who the boss really is. I'll find him, no matter what." Before he left, Bucciarati made a quick request, "Oh, I know. Giorno, could you give me that charm to wish me luck on the final mission? Ladybugs are considered sun bugs. They're symbols of life, right? They're good luck charms, right?" Giorno, catching on, replied, "Oh, that's right. Yes, ladybugs bring good luck." Handing him one of the ladybug charms on his shirt, Bucciarati would notice exactly what was done, thinking to himself, "This brooch that's been given life with Golden Experience's ability will act as a tracking device."

As he prepared to leave, Fugo spoke up, "Bucciarati." "What is it Fugo," he asked, with Fugo replying, "I thought this was a good opportunity to say this." "Why so formal? What is it," Bucciarati asked, concerned, as Fugo explained, "I knew that you'd become capo someday, and I know you'll be able to complete this mission…" "Of course he can," came the interruption of Abbacchio, as Fugo continued, "Let's aim for an even higher position in the organization!" "Yeah… you're right," Bucciarati accepted, as he turned back to the mission, "Let's go, Trish." "If I can somehow get this brooch onto the boss' body, Giorno will be able to track him down. Right now, we just need to find out who he is… no matter what." Bucciarati thought, as he entered the church.

And so, everyone else waited on the boat. A couple minutes passed, before 3 lights flashed in the church in quick succession, causing everyone to take notice. "Bucciarati!" Mista would stand up, but before he could so much as move from the boat, Abbacchio's hand gripped him tightly, "Stop! Are you trying to endanger the mission? Narancia, what does the radar show?" His question was not initially met with response, as the face of the young boy was pale as a sheet, "T-they're gone… no trace of anyone inside that church… but how?" "Gone?! How can they just be gone?! I-Is this the boss's ability?" Fugo wondered, starting to panic, as Abbacchio retorted, "No, it wouldn't make sense to take Bucciarati… unless Bucciarati and Trish are…" As everyone understood the implication immediately, they all looked ready to panic until Giorno's voice rang out, "No. Bucciarati at least is most certainly alive." Abbacchio, still as annoyed by Giorno as ever, snidely asked, "And why do you believe that, Giorno?" "Because," Giorno replied, unfazed, "The tracker I gave him is still active, and it's moving. He has to be alive and carrying it. It's strange, though, something's preventing me from figuring out where they are, and I can't tell why." "It's good that Bucciarati's safe," came Mista's voice, still tinged with concern, "But what's our next move?" And with that question, silence fell over the boat for another minute.

Abbacchio was the first to speak, "Obviously we wait here. This could still be part of the mission, and we can't jeopardize Bucciarati's promotion." "Bullshit!" Narancia snapped, "Bucciarati could be in danger, I'm pretty sure he cares more about life than a promotion!" "Shut up!" Abbacchio retorted, not in the mood for debate, "That promotion is why we're here, and if the boss is testing our loyalty…" "But didn't you shut down the potential for this being the boss's ability?" Asked Fugo, to which he only got the response of "Shut up!" "I say we get off this boat and raid that church, who's with me?" asked Mista, getting an immediate "Hell yeah" from Narancia, while Fugo stood back, "No, now you're suggesting betrayal... I can't do that." And so, the 4 argued back and forth, before Giorno's words once again cut through the noise, "We do both. We wait until the 15 minutes is up, and then enter the church to go look for Bucciarati, and nothing else. That way, we're off the clock as far as the mission goes, so the boss's rules don't apply, and we can figure out what happened to Bucciarati." Upon hearing this, Narancia, Fugo and Mista all quieted down before solemnly nodding, as Abbacchio grimaced before relenting, "Fine. I suppose I'll accept your compromise."

And so, 10 more minutes passed in unease until the mission was supposed to be completed. Freed of the byzantine instructions, the 5 members of Team Bucciarati cautiously entered the church, looking for any sign of their beloved leader. "Alright, now remember, we're not here to start a fight, all we want is to get Bucciarati back. You all got that?" Abbacchio called out, as everyone nodded in understanding. And so, everyone set to investigating the ground floor of the church, of which the only oddity was the footprints of Bucciarati and Trish, which stopped abruptly for no reason. Even more bizarre, there was no trace of any zipper made by Sticky Fingers, so Bucciarati hadn't dropped them both through the floor or something of the like. Beyond that, no skirmish or any unusual event seemed to have occurred, leaving everyone confused. "There's no way… they couldn't have just vanished…" Narancia said, almost crying at the thought of Bucciarati being dead. Abbacchio sighed, "I suppose I have no choice… Moody Blues!" As Abbacchio's stand manifested, it turned into the spitting image of Bucciarati with a timer of 15 minutes on his head. The stand then flew out the door, before walking through it as the timer counted down. 2 minutes later, a rift of light opened up on the floor beneath the stand, and in a flash of light both it and Abbacchio vanished. The crack then began to seal back up, but not before Giorno jumped into it, yelling, "Hurry! This is our only chance to save them!" He then saw Fugo, Mista, and Narancia jumping after him, as light enveloped his vision before passing out.

When Giorno came too, he found Fugo, Mista, and Narancia all passed out in an area resembling an ancient temple. Pure white, with red banners all around and large lamps blazing and providing light. Taking a minute to survey his new surroundings, he noticed 4 other figures passed out on the ground: A black haired young man in a trench coat, a blonde young man in some sort of suit, a young blonde woman in a red jumpsuit, and… some sort of cat person? The black-haired boy seemed to be reaching out towards Giorno, a barely audible cry for help emerging as Giorno, without hesitation, ran to their aid, noticing as he approached a very telling commonality: each one bore their own unique mask…