Author's Note: I made some changes:
Lincoln doesn't have [DINOSAUR] as I realized I made a mistake for the future. If you haven't read the two re-done chapters, Lincoln has [STONE PILOT] as his second stand. [DINOSAUR] has been cut from the story.
To Kamencolin: When I meant it had a harem anime vibe, I meant that it had the whole"male protagonist surrounded by female characters that show their own unique affection and love towards him" flavor to it. Get it now? Pretty much the basic formula to any harem anime, sans the girls wanting to screw/marry Lincoln.
Chapter 4: The Royal Gang
Lincoln and Joey walked out of the garage and into the living room. Gary had already let in the gang and were sitting on the couch watching him play a video game.
Joey smiled at his little army of stand users have arrived and he was at the head of the gang. The Royal Gang wasn't really a superhero team, or a defense force that protected Royal Woods from harm; it was more or less random people brought together because of the bond of being a stand user. The gang was just another book club, but one that involved guardian spirits and had nothing to do with reading. Besides, there has been no incident of a rogue stand user causing trouble in Royal Woods.
"Hey, everyone!" Joey welcomed them, giving each a high five. The newcomers were two teenagers that sat next to Gary, watching him play the game.
Sitting to Gary's left was Timmy Jetson, or his nickname Tim Jet. A five-ten tanned fifteen-year old with blue eyes, brown hair that was gelled back, and had braces on his teeth. Timmy wore a letterman jacket, representing Royal Woods Highschool, blue jeans, and red running shoes.
He was an all-star jock on the football team and Lincoln expected him to act like the stereotypical popular jock that bullies everyone that isn't a fellow jock, however, to his surprise, Timmy was cool and treated him with respect. Not looking down him, or bullying him; heck, he even likes AARGH! and Ace Savvy like Lincoln.
His stand was [TEEN SPIRIT] and it appears as a muscle-bound humanoid being. It kind of looked like [THE WORLD] but it was red, white, and wore football-like armor.
To Gary's left was a seventeen year old Mike Smith that stood at six-one, had short and curly black hair, dark brown skin, and brown eyes. He was another teen from Royal Woods High like Timmy, and like him, he too was a jock. However, he was an all-star basketball player instead of a football player. Mike wore the same letterman jacket as Timmy, but had on black jeans, red and white Nikes, and a gray beanie on his head.
Mike's stand was [REDBONE] and it appeared as multiple floating red glowing bones that orbited around his body. He can launch the bones at high speeds from a distance as a form of a long-ranged attack, use the bones as a defensive shield, or create bone hounds, which were skeleton-like dogs that would attack enemies.
"Hey, Linc!"
"What up, L-Train?"
The teens greeted Lincoln with a fist bump.
"Hey, guys? How's it going?" Lincoln returned their fist bumps with a smile. The white-haired boy has come to like the boys in the gang, seeing them as not only good friends, but brothers that he never had. He will always cherish his sisters and would never trade them for the world, but he sometimes wants to know what it would be like to have another boy in a house full of females.
There are just those days where Lincoln can become frustrated and annoyed at the antics of his sisters. It's natural for siblings to fight every now and then, but Lincoln sometimes think the Sister Fight Protocol is stupid and gets out of hand at times. Good thing he has a place to retreat to when the sisters get into another spat; unfortunately, the sisters worry about him if he stays out too long, so he has to keep this short.
"Alright, let's watch AARGH! and we start training after we're done." Joey grabbed the remote and turned on a special feature of the tv that records movies, cartoons, and other shows for later use. Lincoln smiled as he walked over to the couch and sat next to Gary to watch his favorite show…
Joey gathered the group of kids in his large backyard, preparing them to start their training exercise. Being a stand user, JoJo thought it was important for the kids to know how to use their stands in combat; Royal Woods was nice and peaceful, but if SHTF, or a rogue stand user is causing mayhem, he would need to make sure that the kids would know how to use their stands for battle.
"Alright, first battle we have is Lincoln versus Gary." Joey announced.
"Oh, come on man! With Linc's ability to stop time, I can never beat him!" He complained, remembering the times that Lincoln easily defeated him by stopping time than giving him the good ol' MUDA, MUDA attack. The only chance he came close to defeating him was because Lincoln was holding back by not using Za Warudo against him. It really shows the power difference between them when Gary who wasn't holding back against a handicapped Lincoln still loses.
"No, this time it will be his new stand against your [LATCH]."
Joey turned to Lincoln.
"Lincoln, I want you to only use [STONE PILOT]. You cannot use the power of Za Warudo, got it?"
Lincoln smiled and nodded.
Joey and the teens kept their distance while the two boys faced each other. A yellow aura surrounded Lincoln while a blue one surrounded Gary; both boys felt the excitement of battle surge through their veins and they could not deny that the sensation was exhilarating.
"[LATCH] ACT 4." Gary's body was surrounded in barbed wires that formed protective metal plate armor on his chest, shoulders, and back. Two balls made out of barbed wires floated on opposite sides of his shoulders.
"[STONE PILOT]." Lincoln summoned his new stand and it floated nearby his shoulder.
Reporting for duty, sir! *beep*
The jet spoke to him.
"You will begin the battle after I count to three." Joey held up his hand.
"This is gonna be good." Timmy said.
"Oh, yeah." Mike agreed. Both teens gave their undivided attention to the two boys while Joey got ready to start the match.
"One."
Gary got into a battle stance as the wires moved around his body as if they were snakes and the wires were surrounded in blue energy.
"Two."
[STONE PILOT] was surrounded in an orange aura; it readied its guns on the boy while Lincoln cracked his knuckles.
Ready to fire at will!
"Three! Now go!"
[STONE PILOT] unloaded bullets at Gary. However, the boy created a wall of wires in front of him to deflect the bullets and jumped high in the air.
"I forgot to tell ya, Linc! When I read your stand, I didn't tell you its powers. So, I know what it can do, but you don't!" Gary yelled with a smug smile.
"Tch, dang it." Lincoln bit his lower lip.
Don't be a fool, boy. I can tell him what I can do, but I'll do it later on! I'll take the reins, Linc! *beep*
"Dang it, I forgot that your new stand has a mind of its own." Gary formed a lot of wires around his body to create a large ball that was bigger than a car. The ball of wires with sharp and long barbs landed on the ground with a loud thud and rolled by its self towards Lincoln, intending to crush him and stab him at the same time.
The fighter jet shot at the ball, but the bullets bounced off it. Lincoln resisted the urge to summon [THE WORLD]; his new stand had great range, as it can freely fly around in the air to shoot enemies from a distance where [THE WORLD] had to be close by Lincoln. However, [STONE PILOT] didn't have arms to block attacks, or any defensive abilities, meaning that Lincoln was a sitting duck if an enemy managed to slip pass [STONE PILOT] to attack him.
It's clear that he'll have to keep his distance when fighting with [STONE PILOT] instead of getting up close and personal with [THE WORLD].
Lincoln was about to turn to run to get more distance away from the ball, but the fighter jet flew in front of him. The fighter jet beeped loudly before summoning over a fifty other [STONE PILOTS], but these other fighter jets were completely made out of orange energy while the original one stayed the same.
This is the power of SEX TYPE THING One, or as I like to call it, [STONE PILOT] ACT 1. *beep*
"Whoa, look at that!" Timmy pointed in amazement at the army of fighter jets.
"Are those energy clones?" Mike asked with confusion.
Joey remained silent as he smoked his cigar, but he had an amused smile on his face.
Lincoln's jaw dropped at the many fighter jets in the air, pointing their guns and missiles at the moving ball of wires that was growing closer by the second.
"No way…[STONE PILOT] has ACTs?"
Alright, Linc. At your command, we will fire at will, but as soon as Gary-boy is out of his little ball, tell me to use Sleeper on him. *beep*
The white-haired boy nodded.
"You may fire at will." Lincoln commanded.
Joey, the teens, and Lincoln had to cover their ears as the sounds of many guns firing and explosions from the missiles rocked the backyard. It was a good thing JoJo placed a silent barrier over his backyard, as the neighbors would think Royal Woods was under attack by terrorists. In fact, the gunshots from [STONE PILOT] at the beginning of the fight would have already had the cops knocking on Joey's door minutes later; Joey's neighborhood was quiet and nice and hearing gunshots and explosions would have spooked the whole neighborhood.
Dang, it! I can't hold it!
Gary thought with gritted teeth as the defense for the ball started to crumble and the onslaught of bullets and explosions began to tear through the wires that were normally bullet-proof. His wires were strong enough to block bullets and grenade explosions with no issues, but getting machine gunned by so many guns and getting hit by missiles started to wear and tear his wires at a superfast rate. On top of that, these were stand bullets and missiles, not your average bog-standard weapons.
He could see the bullets coming into his ball of wires, but none of them made contact with his body. Gary will need to act fast.
Lincoln stared in shock and astonishment as the bullets and missiles tore open the ball of wires as if it were nothing. However, upon cease firing after completely breaking open the ball, Gary wasn't inside.
"Huh? Where did he go?" Lincoln looked around the yard.
Careful, Linc. Gary-boy is using his wires to dig underground. You stand there and look cute while I'll do some ground hog huntin! *beep*
[STONE PILOT] shrunk to the size of a penny and flew into the hole that was created under the ball to confront a digging Gary. There was silence for a moment, but the ground erupted under Lincoln and he found himself entangled in barbed wires that squeezed him tightly. The clones that [STONE PILOT] left behind were helpless to save him as they didn't want to shoot Lincoln by accident.
Lincoln clenched his teeth and grunted as he felt the barbed wires stab into his skin; it was especially horrible around his neck as it choked him while puncturing his sensitive and unprotected throat. The white-haired boy started to cough and choke as he desperately tried to pry the wires off, but he couldn't. The wires raised him in the air and proceeded to slam him around the backyard like a rag doll. He grunted, but his eyes still held power and unyielding might. His need for oxygen and wondering if he didn't have a skull fracture flashed in his mind.
What's taking you so long, [STONE PILOT]?
Lincoln thought as his face was slammed and then dragged into the dirt.
Dang it! I can't summon [THE WORLD] to stop time and tear these wires off me!
The white-haired boy's struggling grew weaker as the wires tightened around his throat and his vision began to darken. On top of that, his migraine from using the time stop earlier got worse, it felt like someone was inside his head pounding away on his brain with a hammer. If he were to use Za Warudo now, he thinks that his brain might explode.
Meanwhile underground, Gary smirked as he strangled Lincoln with his wires.
I have you now, Linc!
"Ahh!" Gary shouted in pain from an object suddenly crashing into his back; it was heavy, metallic, and it would have shattered his spine if it weren't for the armor plate on his back.
Look over here. *beep*
He looked over to see [STONE PILOT] has rammed its self into his body, assuming its normal size before it made impact with the boy.
Hey, kid. What do you call a man buried six feet under? *beep*
The fighter jet started to emit a rapid ticking noise that sounded like a time bomb.
Gary gulped.
A dead man! *beep*
"[LATCH]!" The boy yelled out as his wires came to his defense.
*BOOM!*
Lincoln heard an explosion come from underground before his sight faded to black. The clones of [STONE PILOT] vanished as Lincoln's body fell to the ground and the wires that surrounded him faded from existence.
Joey puffed out smoke before walking over to Lincoln's body and summoning his [THUNDERSTRUCK].
"So, who won?" Timmy asked JoJo.
"Yeah, Gary got silent after the explosion from underground, right about the same time Lincoln fainted." Mike said.
"Mike, use your stand to drag Gary out of the ground, I'll take care of Linc." He ordered. Mike nodded and summoned a cluster of red glowing 'bones' that floated in the air and flew down the hole Gary created.
Joey's stand opened up its palm and placed it on the white-haired boy's forehead.
"Return to One-Hundred." The man said to his stand. A dark orange aura surrounded Lincoln with orange static electricity surging through his body, but he was unhurt by it. In fact, his damaged clothes and bumps, bruises, and cuts on his body were being repaired in seconds. Even the dirt and grass that was rubbed into his hoodie, pants, and white hair were gone, showing that the aura not only restored his body and clothes, but cleaned him as well.
The bones pulled Gary out of the hole; his clothes were torn to the point that he was half-naked and he was covered in a combination of dirt and soot. The boy was more damaged than Lincoln as blood dripped from his mouth, both arms were twisted and broken, and most of his body was covered in second degree burns.
"Holy crap!" Mike explained.
"This was supposed to be a training exercise, not a death match." Timmy said, shaking his head in disappointment.
"Calm down, kids. He's not dead, I can heal him." Joey patted their shoulders to reassure them.
Lincoln's eyes shot open and he bolted upright.
"W-What happened? Did I win?" He asked with confusion. JoJo chuckled.
"Hard to say, you both went out at the same time. Although, you did damage Gary more than he did to you, but you fainted at the same time [STONE PILOT] took out Gary. So, I have to say that it's a double knockout."
[THUNDERSTRUCK] went over to heal Gary while Lincoln stood up from the grass feeling energetic and refreshed. Even the annoying migraine that was pounding at his brain finally went away.
Lincoln looked over and gasped at the sight of Gary.
"Oh my gosh! I-I d-"
"It's okay, kid." JoJo smiled and patted his shoulder.
"It's nothing I can't fix." He said as the damage done to Gary was being reversed by his stand. The boy sat sat up from the grass and stretched his arms while yawning; his wounds were healed and his hoodie and pants that were nearly ripped to pieces were restored. He smiled at Lincoln.
"Geez, your new stand has got a lot of firepower to it…literally." Lincoln helped him up.
"Haha, sorry about hurting you." He gave him a nervous chuckle.
"It's cool, Linc. No need to apologize when I choked you with my wires and flung you around the backyard. No hard feelings, dude." The boy gave him a fist bump which Lincoln happily returned.
"Now, do you kids want some soda and donuts before we begin the next battle?" JoJo asked the kids while getting rid of his cigar to get a new one out of his pocket.
"Yeah!" The boys exclaimed with excitement.
[STAND NAME]: Stone Pilot Act 1
[STAND MASTER]: Lincoln Loud
[APPEARANCE]: Orange fighter jet (Grumman F-14 Tomcat) with white stars on the wings and black-tinted windows.
Lori finished picking up her fellow siblings with Vanzilla, but she wondered where Lincoln went. She did hear from her parents that he would sometimes hang out with that man named Joey Johnson; however, she still wondered why her little brother would hang with a rugged biker. In fact, ever since the incident of Lincoln being stabbed by that strange arrow, he's been hanging out with people he never usually talked with.
Being the eldest sibling, she was responsible in making sure everyone was okay and followed orders. Lori might have been okay with her parents not taking any issues with him, but she still felt that nagging voice in the back of her head that she should check up on her little brother. When she gets home, maybe she'll call him and see if he's okay. But first, some answers from her little sisters will help.
"Hey, has Lincoln been hanging out with other kids than the usual gang?" Lori asked her siblings.
The twins were caught in another argument, Lisa was in the process of doing all of her siblings homework, Luna was listening to some rock music with headphones on, Leni was reading a new fashion magazine with her undivided attention being focused on a new fashion line of dresses, Lynn was too busy boasting about her success in defeating a soccer team, and Lily was giggling while looking through the window at the passing cars.
However, one sister answered Lori.
"I saw him with the boy named Gary at lunch time." Lucy stated dryly.
"Great grandma Harriet told me that they revealed their guardian spirits to each other, and that Lincoln has a second one. I couldn't see or hear it, but I felt it moving around the lunch room while I was eating with Haiku." She added.
"Ooookay." Lori rolled her eyes. The eldest noticed that Lucy has started to act weird, well…she's always been strange, but ever since the incident with Lincoln and the arrow, she won't stop talking about this so-called 'guardian spirit' that Lincoln has. There wasn't much of a change to Lincoln, other than his new attire and more confident attitude, he was still the same sweet little boy.
It still didn't stop her overprotective big sister instincts from flaring up. She will need to talk to him later about this Joey person, as she and the other sisters didn't get a chance to talk with him. It was strange, but she had a feeling that Lincoln was in trouble because she felt this shiver in her spine, but ignored it as Lincoln returned safely home after spending time with JoJo and his new friends every time he hung out with them.
He's fine and those instincts were just getting to her.
Author's Note:
Next chapter is coming soon! I'm having so much fun writing this!
Also here are the song references so far; it's not JoJo's Bizarre Adventure if a character/stand isn't named after a song/artist.
Song references:
Disclosure – Latch [LATCH] (Gary Heinrich)
Stone Temple Pilots – Sex Type Thing [STONE PILOT] (Lincoln Loud)
Childish Gambino – Redbone [REDBONE] (Mike Smith)
Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit [TEEN SPIRIT] (Timmy Jetson)
ACDC – Thunderstruck [THUNDERSTRUCK] (Joey Johnson)
George Thorogood and the Destroyers - Bad to the Bone [BAD BONE] (Joey Johnson)