It was silent as they shared a moment before both remembered they still had a mission at hand. Neither spoke as Alice tended to his injuries carefully, though she didn't look him in the eyes as she did. He did the same with her, being mindful not to let his finger's linger too long on her less she would get any ill intentions from him. Once her midsection was wrapped up, she lowered her sweatshirt/shirt quickly, looking to the side with a faint blush as she said, "W-We need to get going. . . .". When she didn't hear a reply from him, she looked to him to see him already on his feet and staring at her with that same look in his eyes. Upon their eyes meeting, he seemed to snap out of his thoughts and he stammered out, "Y-Yes, um, we should. We still have to defeat Dio, of course!". And so, they headed to face Dio! Upon reaching him, Alice felt a sudden, primal fear that made her freeze in her steps. He stood at the top of the steps, looking down upon them with an eerily, calm, collected manner. "Polnareff, we meet again. . .. and you bring with you The Beast stand User, Alice Arielle Nightengale, her middle name a notion to her great-grandmother's name? How quaint". A chill ran up her spine, only her brother knew her middle name. She spoke up, sounding more confident then she was as she looked up at him with a defiant glare, "Dio. . . . .only my brother knows of my middle name. . . . .how did you come to know it?". An amused grin that showed his fangs appeared on his lips, making her shudder, as he simply said, "I have done my research when I chose whom I wanted to serve under me. Now, in regards to that matter, I can ask you both to join me once by taking two steps back down those stairs. However, if you still wish to defy me, proceed up the stairs as you were.". Both tried going up the stairs countless times, however, by some mysterious workings, they'd always end up two steps back from their original spots on the stairs! Alice felt vulnerable, and not in a good way as she looked up at Dio with wide eyes, trying to understand what is happening. Dio spoke to them both about every human's goal is to obtain peace of mind, finishing it up with, "You both are capable stand users, thus it'd be a waste to kill you. Why not cut ties with the Joestars and the others, and serve me for eternity? I can promise you both peace of mind for all eternity". The look in his eyes and the way he said it made a part of Alice, in that moment, feel compelled to do as he had asked. That alone, shook her to the core and only when Polnareff showed defiance by attacking him, did she snap back to her senses! Just as Silver Chariot was going to face off against Dio's stand, the rest of the group burst in and Dio drew back! Alice felt a sigh of relief that she didn't know she was holding in escape her upon seeing them. Dio fled and the group was going to go after him when Polnareff stopped them to explain what happened. When Mr. Joestar asked were Avdol was, Polnareff got choked up. Alice spoke up, looking down at the stairs as she was too ashamed to look the group in the eyes, "He didn't make it. . . . . . . .He died protecting Polnareff and I". She tried to stay strong, but a few stray tears left her eyes on behalf of the death of her friend. There was a somber, quiet moment amongst the group before everyone collected themselves. They went to find Dio, encountering a vampire underling of his. The underling led them to his casket, only to experience the terror of finding the underling trapped in the casket.
The window was quickly broken out and everyone escaped out before they could be corned down by Dio. The sun was slowly ducking down under the horizon as the group fell to the ground below. They split up as Dio was taking his time to track them down. They had gotten some distance when it was witnessed that Dio had drained Mr. Joestar of his blood. Upon seeing this from a distance, Alice felt her rage increased her speed. She had gotten separated from the group as they were falling, as thus was out of the loop on everything. She was still a long distance away and she tried not to let her fear dominate her rage. She didn't know if anyone else had been killed by Dio and the terrifying thought crossed her mind, "What if Polnareff had?". It was then she came to terms with the feelings she had. She didn't want to get close to any one of them, she wanted this to be a simple mission: find out about her brother's murder, defeat Dio, and be done with them all. She didn't want to look up to Mr. Joestar. She didn't want to think of Jotaro, Kakyoin, or Avdol as big brothers/good friends. Most of all, she had never, in her life, intended to get close to Jean Pierre Ponareff, let alone fall in love with him. However. . . . she had. She had done all that and now, as she raced from rooftop to rooftop, her heart pounding so loud in her ears, she felt her rage and her fear become one. She got to them just in time to see Dio about to impale Polnareff with a street sign as Jotaro laid seemingly dead on the ground and stabbed with many knives. By means of force of will, burning love, endless rage, valiant courage, but Alice moved that much faster as she appeared between Dio and Polnareff and manifested her stand behind her as the pole of the sign impaled her. Her hands, along with the hands of her stand, gripped it, stopping it so it would not strike Polnareff. She coughed up a bit of blood as her bangs hid her eyes and she went down on one knee. Polnareff said out of shock, "A-Alice?! Why did you save me again?! Dammit, I told you I would be the one to protect you!". Alice's body was trembling lightly as she fought her body's urge to loose consciousness. She gave a shaky smile as she looked back at Polnareff with tear-filled eyes, "S-Since your s-so dumb. . . .. it seems. . . .I have to tell you myself. . . . .Jean. . . .Pierre. . . . . Polnareff. . . .I. . . . .love you. . . . . you idiotic. . . . .. Frenchman. . . . . . . .". Dio, without remorse, simply flung her back/off the pole of the sign. Alice's vision began to fade to black and the last thing she heard was the mixed sound of Polnareff crying out her name in anguish and the sound of her weakening heartbeat. She was unconscious even before her body crashed into the wall.
Once more, she found herself standing in the home she and her brother staid in for so many years. The old couch, salvaged from the trash, the rocking chair that squeaked softly when you sat in it, the wooden floors with miss-matched carpets they could find and clean spread out in random places, an old coffee table with chips in it, but those were warned down by her brother to protect her. The light came from both the candles-they were cheaper then electricity and were better, in her brother's opinion-the windows, and the hearth of the fire in the fireplace in the living room. The spare books on the shelves, the soft-yet-warm light pouring in through the windows, the smell of dirt and flowers drying mixing with the smell of the most delicious cooking. She stopped by the old standing mirror, seeing she was still the same age, but clad in a white nightgown she had wanted to fit into when she was older and had long, beautiful, wavy hair like she thought she would of if she hadn't cut it all off. She heard a familiar humming coming from the kitchen and she rushed into to see her brother cooking. Her heart lept into her throat and tears filled her eyes as she saw him. He was still wearing his work clothes, but had the frilly apron with a bunny painted on it over his work clothes. He didn't look a day over the age she had saw him last, but his brown hair was still a mess and he still had that goofy smile on his face as he looked back to her. His eyes, soft-yet-knowing honey-brown, held the same light she had always seen him have before he had died. He spoke up, his voice soft and reassuring as he asked, "So that's it?". The question struck her in an odd way as she looked at him confused. He said, gesturing to the table to the right where Avdol and Kakyoin were sitting, drinking tea as they looked at ease in the white-versions of their outfits, "I'm proud you. I really am. You've been through so much, staid so strong, made friends, grew up, and fell in love. Everything I had hoped for you, but. . . . . .are you sure that's it?". Alice was hit hard by his words as the other room changed to the image of her laying in a hospital bed, hooked up to an IV and the sound of her heart monitor flatlining. Nurses had rushed in and it took about three of them to keep a crying Polnareff back as they tried to work on bringing her back. Her heart broke as she realized what was happening and the warm light in the room began to get brighter. She finally spoke up, "I-I'm. . . . .I'm not ready to go. . . . .", with tears in her eyes. Her brother smiled at her as he said, "Then have a good day, baby sister." . She felt her heart being palpitated and each time, she was suddenly knocked back towards the door. She was at the door when she looked at her brother and said with a heartbroken smile, "H-Have a good day, big brother. . . . .".
Coming to was the hardest thing, as she was suddenly hit by the sound of everything at once. The pain in her chest eased as her heart went back to its normal rhythm, but the pain in her ribs/abdomen persisted in a dull ache as she tried to collect herself. When everything had calmed down, Polnareff was right back to her side. He said, still a bit of worry in his voice, "Alice, we were able to defeat Dio. However, I almost killed over when I felt how weak your pulse was. Thankfully, we got you to the hospital in time. . . . . the doctors did all they could and you staid on-off death's door for a few weeks, that is, until today. When you flat-lined, I thought. . . . I thought you had given up. . . . .and I-", But Alice weakly lifted up her bawled up fist and pressed it against his jaw in a weak punch as she interrupted him, "-I didn't give up. . . . .my big brother told me not to. He had Kakyoin and Avdol over in the old house we use to live in . . . . . . ", she got choked up and tears came to her eyes as she continued, "and he showed me you crying and that pissed me off enough to come back. . . . .". He saw her tears and wiped them away gently as he said, "For once, I'm glad to have pissed you off, mon adorable chaton", before attempting to give her a kiss. She stopped him by grabbing his cheeks and squinting at him as she snapped, "I'm NOT adorable, Frenchie! I'm beautiful.", before she pulled him in for a quick, sudden kiss. He would not come to argue that statement with her. When she was discharged from the hospital, he made a promise to her that when she was out of high school, to meet once again and he would properly propose to her then. She stood there a moment, starring at him with a hopeful look in her eyes, clutching the blank silver ring close to her heart, looking at the piece of amber that contained her tear, now on a silver necklace around his neck before looking this wonderful, idiotic, goofy, sweet, French man in the eyes. "I'll kill you if you forget me", she remarked half-heartedly. He chuckled before saying, "I'll allow it if I do", before giving her one last kiss goodbye. As he turned and walked away, the wind picked up and Alice's hair, now medium length, blew in the wind as the man she loved seemingly walked off into the sunset.
And so ends Alice's Bizarre Adventure! I'm thinking about maybe doing a sequel/continuation to this story, but I want to hear your opinion on it so far! So comment down below what you think, if I should continue it, and just your general opinion about it! Leave a kudos if you like and as always, stay lovely, dear readers!~ ;)