Hello everybody and welcome to the latest installment of my trilling Star vs. series. Not gonna lie, didn't love writing this one as much as I thought I would, but overall, I'd say it's still pretty great. Anyway, Star vs the Forces of Evil is owned by Disney and Stands are the creation of the brilliant and talented Hirohiko Araki. Now that that's out of the way. Enjoy.
Flowers and Brimstone: Chapter 8.
(Less than half a second later)
TWANG!
The pic struck the fist chord, and instantly Danni's entire body was enveloped by an intense and malevolent looking aura.
It was a lot like the one Ringo had given off during their battle, only there was something else mixed in. Some kind of pressure that was pushing up against her chest; making it very difficult to breathe.
Jackie wasn't sure how, but she instantly knew what it was.
Blood Lust.
Somehow, this woman's craving for carnage was so strong that it was literally knocking the wind out of her.
Not good.
"You feel that, girly?" the punk chick asked mockingly. "That pressure? That suffocating force pressing up against your ribcage? That's raw emotion. That's my love of violence made physical. Kinda takes your breath away, don't it?"
Yep, there was no doubt about it.
This woman was seriously twisted.
But before Jackie could try to tell her as much, the aura surrounding the Enemy User started pouring into her guitar; causing the instrument to shake and rattle.
"But listen, if you think that's something, just wait 'til you see this!"
Suddenly, the Gibson's cherry finish turned jet black and its body started to… well… mutate. The neck became all twisted and bent, and silver spikes started jutting out of the sides. A large, demonic looking eye formed near the center, followed swiftly by a wide, gaping maw with sharp teeth and a long, slimy tongue dangling out uselessly. It was a truly disgusting sight.
Although it was not entirely unexpected.
After all, Jefferson had taught her and the others about such things not one week ago.
Why, she could almost hear the old bounder's lecture ringing in her ears.
Not all Stands are created equal, kiddies. They come in all shapes, sizes, and levels of pain in the ass. And not all of them manifest themselves the way yours do either. Some Stands can only manifest when their User merges his or her aura with a specific physical object. Usually something of great personal or emotional significance to them. Now, these types of Stands are unusual, in that they can be seen by ordinary people. Which can cause us normal Stand Users no end of trouble, I don't mind telling you. Why, I remember this one time…
Jefferson had rambled on for twenty minutes after that, about how he and some guy named Ralph Poindexter once ran afoul of a serial killer while bumming around the UK, but somewhere along the line Jackie had stopped listening.
Besides, that was hardly the most important thing to be worrying about at the moment.
"Heh-Heh. You see this, girly?" the punk girl said mockingly, snapping the young skateboarder back to the present. "This here is the real deal. My thoughts and feelings made flesh. The living embodiment of my blackened, bloodstained soul. The…."
"Ah, shut up!" Kelly cut in suddenly. "All you ever do is talk, talk, talk. Is that your special power? Boring people to death?"
"What'd you say to me, freak?" Danni replied sharply, her left eye twitching like crazy.
"You heard me. You're boring! And that guitar looks stupid as hell!"
"Kelly! Are you crazy? Don't egg her on!"
"Why not? That ugly cow's gonna kill us anyway. Why not just say whatever we want?"
"Because she's clearly unstable and she might…"
TWAAAAANG!
Danni struck another chord on her demonic guitar and a blast of crackling, static charged sound shot out of its mouth.
Having less than a second to react, Jackie let her instincts take over. She dove to the right to avoid the attack, while simultaneously launching Pinball Wizard at her new friend to push her out of the way. And not a moment too soon. For no sooner were they out of harm's way then did Danni's devastating sonic blast obliterate the ancient oak tree behind them; sending leaves, branches, and chunks of wood flying everywhere.
And, because fate is unbelievably cruel, one such chunk found its way into the skateboarder's right thigh; causing her to howl in agony.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!"
"Jackie!"
"AH-Heh-Heh-Heh-Heh!" the punk guitarist laughed mockingly. "Not bad, girly. You've got some good moves. But apparently, not good enough."
"URRRGH!" Jackie groaned as she struggled to get back on her feet, but the pain in her side was so unbearable that she nearly passed out. "YEEERAAAAAGH!"
Once again, acting purely on instinct, the young skateboarder violently yanked the wooden shard out of her thigh and tossed it to the ground.
'Don't think about the blood. Don't think about the blood.' She thought anxiously as she clutched her side and fought back the urge to vomit. 'Don't freak out. Don't throw up. It's just blood. Just like mom always says. It's just blood. No reason to freak out. You can do this. You can do this.'
Slowly, but surely, Jackie managed to fight through the pain and forced herself back onto her feet.
'Damn it. What's the matter with you? You're not a little girl anymore. You're fourteen. You're a big girl. Big girls aren't afraid of blood.' She thought as she tried to force her legs to stop shaking. 'Come on! Get it together! Kelly's in danger. You're in danger! This crazy lady's gonna kill you. You're gonna die here unless you do something. Unless… Unless you take her down first!'
Having already gotten Kelly to safety, Jackie launched her trusty Stand at the Enemy User with the force of a cannon. Unfortunately, the older woman was able to avoid this attack with a simple sidestep. Luckily, there were plenty of trees around for Pinball Wizard to ricochet off of. So, after a few quick PINGs around the forest, the strange robot Stand came back around for another go; this time, managing to graze the punk girl on the cheek as she dodged.
"Heh. Not bad, girly." She said cockily as she casually wiped the blood off her cheek. "But let's see how you handle this!"
Then, without any further warning, the mad guitarist started to play her demonic instrument and the air was filled with loud, punk rock music. And as she played, her vile guitar Stand, Georgia Devil, unleashed wave after wave of devastating sonic blasts; aiming at everything in sight with no apparent rhyme or reason. All around them, rocks, trees, and bushes were being atomized; kicking up clouds of dust and debris so thick you could cut them with a knife.
Despite the danger, not to mention the painful gaping wound in her side, Jackie was able to remain calm as she used her impressive athleticism to dodge the flying rocks and branches. A task which proved to be quite easy, since her attacker seemed far more interested in obliterating the scenery.
Very strange.
But luckily, the pink haired psycho soon tired of her assault and took a moment to catch her breath.
"There… Pant. Pant. That oughta… Pant. Do it…" she muttered, sweating like a sinner at Sunday mass. "Now it's… Pant. Your turn… Pant. Girly…"
"Fine by me." Replied Jackie, trying to sound tough despite the intense pain in her side.
So, with all the grit and determination she could muster, the young skateboarder fired her spiffy speedster Stand straight at the pink haired menace; hoping to hit her while she was down. But, just like before, she just took one small step to the left and it whizzed right past her. However, instead of ricocheting off a tree or a rock, Pinball Wizard suddenly jerked backwards and collided with its User; knocking her flat on her ass.
Naturally, Danni found this scene quite amusing.
"Heh. Too easy." She said with a smug grin. "You disappoint me, girly."
"Wh-What did you do to me?" Jackie asked nervously as she futilely tried to get back on her feet.
"What did I do? HA! That's a good one. You mean you still haven't figured it out? My, aren't we slow." The punk guitarist replied mockingly. "Normally, I can't stand stupid people. But since you look so pathetic there on the ground I'll cut you some slack. Here, watch this."
Suddenly, Danni's intense blood lust started flaring up again, this time stirring up a blast of air that cleared away the dust clouds shrouding the area.
With her view now clear, the young skateboarder was finally able to take in the full scope of her surroundings. And what she saw made her eyes bulge.
What had once been a dense, ancient forest had been transformed into an open clearing; devoid of any solid surfaces save for the ground.
Not good.
"Get it now, girly? Your Stand might pack a wallop, but it's worthless if you can't aim it." Danni said smugly as she started to walk towards her intended victim. "With nothing to bounce off, you can only shoot that thing in one direction. And when it reaches the edge of your radius, it can only go back the way it came. Which makes this pretty much the easiest fight I've ever had."
In an act of fearful defiance, Jackie launched Pinball Wizard directly at her assailant; hoping to strike her at close range. But alas, the result was the same as before. The mad guitarist took one small step to the left and it whooshed right by her. Moments later, the robot Stand jerked backwards and… you get the idea.
"Jeez, girly. Don't you get it? Your Stand can only go in one direction. I destroyed everything in a fifty-foot radius, and by the looks of it, yours is only about thirty. I've reduced your options to only one painfully predictable move. You can't win."
Acting solely on instinct, Jackie fired her Stand yet again and, of course, got the exact same result. But that didn't stop her from repeating the same failed strategy again and again until she was completely exhausted. Unfortunately, by then the mad guitarist was directly in front of her; a murderous yet bored look in her eye.
"How disappointing. It took me less than a second to figure out your weakness and you're not even trying to figure out mine. God, I hate fighting amateurs." She said as she prepared to strike the chord that would seal Jackie's doom. "Oh well, let's just get this over…"
WHAM!
From out of nowhere, Kelly suddenly dove in and struck the pink haired lunatic in the back of the head with a large tree branch; causing her to both release her Stand and double over in pain.
Wasting no time, the bush-girl picked her friend up off the ground and carried her into the woods like a knight rescuing a helpless damsel.
Within minutes, they were well out of sight of their attacker, but Kelly just kept on running.
"Are you okay?" she asked the injured young blonde in her arms.
"Yeah… thanks to you." Jackie replied, weakened but grateful. "So, what now?"
"Well… first we find somewhere safe to hide so I can treat your wound."
"Okay, then what?"
"Then… we wait for one of us to come up with a better plan."
"Oh…" the young skateboard said worriedly.
And with that, they disappeared into the dark and unfamiliar woods.
End Notes:
Well, that's the end of another one. Hope you liked it.
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Until then,
Peace.