Back in St. Dolphin, Jace was controlling his starry power of Johnny B. Badd. He said, as yellow stars emerged, "Hmm… Light attack. So, whenever I hold back, it fires off bright yellow stars. Still, Buttercup's power did put a hold on me… recovery wasn't as long as it was, but… I accept this power as a revelation of Heaven."

Jace peeked by the corner and saw Sports Maximus (from here on, we're calling him Max), kneeling to a vase of flowers. He thought, "So… You show up, here in prison. That's why I'm here, to make you see stars in hell…" He went to him.

Max said, as he was praying, "Good morning, Father." Jace stepped back, seeing Ritsu. Jace thought, "Shit… The priest from the other day." Max held a rose and asked, "If it's alright, may I take this flower with me? For some reason, I recently came to like them."

Ritsu replied, "You certainly may. It's yours, Sports Maximus."

Jace growled, "Sports… Maximus… Kim's right. He's here!"

He left, as Max held the rose, which sprouted maggots from within.

Episode 12 – Chapter 2: Sports Maximus!
Jace Be Vengeful!

At the cafeteria, E.E. was grabbing a carton of milk, as Kystle asked, "Hey, E.E., they're cutting you!" E.E. ignored a woman in orange, as Krystle cried, "E.E.!"

E.E. said, "Oh, let her go. Nobody accepts me yet. From my view, it's best to let it go."

Krystle barked, "Oh, for Christ's sakes…" She yelled, "WAIT YOUR TURN, YOU ASSHOLE!" The woman walked off, as E.E. said, "That's rude."

"Well, that's how I get what I want… just here, only."

"If I want to be accepted, I have to change. So, I thought I should just do the opposite of what you've been doing."

E.E. has started to adjust to her new body. She grabbed a cup of tea, and scooped up some rice on her plate. She turned to Krystle and said, "By the way, thanks for stuffing my bullet wounds with your goo."

E.E. smiled, "No problem. Just enough plankton to fill up the bullet wounds. Recovery time is up to you. Your friends here have no healing magic."

Krystle said, "Yeah. I wished Steven Cooke had a healing ability to fix my wounds. They hurt like hell."

E.E. asked, "What's the opposite of pork?"

The lady at the counter said, "Salmon! Pigs are lazy and slop around, but these salmon go fast upstream!"

E.E. smiled, "Well, I'm hooked! Thank you!"

Two more girls cut the line, as Krystle said, "Aw, come on! They're cutting the line! E.E., tell them off!"

E.E. said, "Sorry, I told you, I'm doing the opposite. So, I'm letting these girls do what they want."

Miz-K NOTE: Disaster ahoy.

One girl in brown hair cried, "HEY! Stop cutting! Everyone wants to eat, too!"

A woman in a buzzcut yelled, "Shut it, bitch! Get your own food!"

It didn't end there.

"Move it, trash bitch!"
"You'd better take that back, swamp monster!"

The girls were fighting each other, as E.E. and Krystle got their food. She smirked, "Smart thinking, E.E., clever."

They sat together, as Krystle asked, "By the way, where are Jace and Kim? I figured Kim finally shows up, after she heard the news about her pardon coming up. Of course, haven't seen Jace, since the other day."

E.E. said, "Kim still refuses to come out in public. Jason, on the other hand…"

She told her everything about Jace's business. Krystle gasped, "WHAT? For a guy?"

E.E. said, "Yeah. However, when I found him, after the frog rain…"

Jace was walking down the hallways, bandaged up, E.E. shows up and asked, "Hey, have you seen Krystle? I haven't seen her."

Jace walked off, as E.E. cried, "H-Hey! Jason?"

"But it's best to leave him alone…" Krystle was curious, but she was a bit shaken.

XXXXX

"Finder's fee." She visited her old cell, as Chisame got a 20. "I want to know about Jason Brighton. He went to find a guy, and somehow he was serious."

Chisame said, "That loser? Well, I have heard of the name Brighton."

She told her to look through the archives in prison to find an article about Brighton.

At the library, she found the newspaper article.

"Today, in the early dawn of hour, a body of a man was absorbed by collateral damage, in a gang dispute, was found dead in the city river." It was a newspaper article from six years ago. Krystle read the name of the man that died, "David Brighton… Chisame said that he was Jace's brother."

The next day…

Jace was all alone, hiding in the corner, as he was tailing Max.

"I've been watching his every move, since I came here… And I refuse to lose him. I saw you at the cemetery, with flowers in hand, and give it to the graves of former gang members, who died via the electric chair. Not to mention, you did taxidermy with birds and alligators." Jason walked to him and said, "That said… The only thing Jace Be caring about is–."

Kim appeared and gave him a paper bag, "Jason… Good morning. Breakfast?"

Krystle was with her and said, "Don't worry. Kim sprang me out of confinement for a moment. Anyways, I want a word with you, about the guy you're following." She was referring to Max, who was walking off.

Jace said, "Yeah, so?"

Kim said, "Sports Maximus… The name rings a bell… He's currently serving hard time in the Men's Prison, and his rep is that he's a Big-D Gangster."

Krystle asked, "Jason, why did you rob a bank, back then? Was going to prison seeing him?" Jace was upset, as Krystle said, "Did you purposely arrest yourself, causing an incident, just to go back to him? It's because of your brother, isn't it? You wanted payback. I know it."

Jace barked, "BACK OFF! This has nothing to do with you!"

Krystle smiled, "I'm not… I'm worried about you."

He walked away and said, "It's not your concern…"

Kim said, "It's just as he says, Krystle. You got your own objective here."

Jace thought, as he was focused, "Wait for me, David… I'll find a way to get back at him for what he's done…"

He narrated, as he was glaring at Max, "Since I lost a lot of blood, I passed out. When I did, I remembered everything…"

In West Virginia, Jace and David, a man with blonde hair, were leaving their home, as Jace was set for a career. David had other plans. But as he was heading back, he heard a noise. He peeked behind a wall, and he saw a man in a purple suit, punting down a man in a business suit, nearly killing him.

"David saw a crime, and he arrested Maximum for his crime. He was a bold leader, and he chose to maintain his cool. And he reacted to the crimes he had done."

But…

At a courtroom, the judge announced, "You have been found guilty as charged…"

"Justice was served… for HIM! He was sentenced to five years! For grievous body injuries and tax evasion?! THAT'S BULLSHIT! Only five years?"

At the morgue, he was angry, as David's body was in a bodybag. Jace was furious that Max killed his brother.

"We're sorry! If the witness is like that, we cannot force a felony charge! He told his goons to kill him!"

Max was escorted away in handcuffs, as Jace was furious, "You son of a bitch!" He was restrained, as he yelled, "WHAT YOU DID TO MY BROTHER! I'LL FIND YOU, WHEN YOU GET OUT! I'M NOT FINISHED WITH YOU, MOTHERFUCKER! SHITBAG MURDERER!"

Max walked down and saw a photo of David on the pillar. "Hm? David…"

WHAM!
He was struck by a wayward crate, and Jace was waiting behind him. He snarled, "You son of a bitch…" Jace walked forward and said, "Found you! You don't know what, why, and how I got here, but Jace Be Damned, if you think I forgot about you! That's the one thing I couldn't stop thinking about, this whole time! Sports Maximus… This is all for David. The memories of your glory days will be burned away forever… along with the new memories that I'm imprinting onto you!"

Stars flew down onto Max, as he cried, "You can't leave me here! What are you doing?"

"If I recall, your sentence ends soon. You have one year to go." Jace said, "When you're free, you get a muscle to guard you. BUT HERE, YOU'RE MY BITCH!" Max gets plastered with stars and fists, as Jace was furious.

"HEY! THAT HURTS! Just who the hell are you, anyways?"

"Does tax evasion ring a bell? Or what about Grievous Injury? You still don't know who I am? TRY HARDER! You threw my brother, David, into the sewage and drowned him! When my parents told me about it, it made me sick! I moved out, wanted a new life, but I had to remember the memories of my brother… a man that YOU KILLED, SPORTS MAXIMUS! WHEN YOU GO TO HELL, OFFER YOUR FORGIVENESS TO THEM! ALL OF THEM!"

He smashed Max into the pipe, and sealed it away inside. "YOU BASTARD! LEMME OUT, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"

Jace smirked, "I got my revenge… Oh, one more thing…" He turned a small crank and said, "Suffer the same fate as David did!" It was a sewage pipe, "NOW DROWN IN SHIT, SHITHEAD!"

Max screamed, as he was inside the sewage pipe, crammed inside. Jace walked off and said, "Finished. Jace B ending this short chapter."

But then…

Those that passed on, rise and come to me, Max Madder. With the darkness, share the joy! The darkness is thine to behold!

Max Madder (aka "Mad Max")

Jace stopped, "Mad Max?!" he viewed his cell, and saw Max's taxidermy tools fly around. The lights started to flicker, and one of the bulbs exploded. "The hell? What kind of trick is this?"

His finger suddenly was sliced off, and three holes landed on his cheek. Jace cried, "What the hell is this?" He pondered and reflected, "Johnny B Badd!" He and his Stand landed a barrage of kicks onto a specter, coming right at him. He stopped and held his hand, "Dammit, my hand hurts. I didn't see it before, until now… but I don't get why." Something emerged from his left shoulder, but his Stand shot red stars onto it. It spilled out, and Jace held his shoulder.

"That guy… He's obviously a Stand user, but the prick's dead. Well, not yet…" He called, "HEY! RAT BREATH! What's going on here? And what are you talking about this Darkness and Mad Max?"

He kicked the pipe and roared, "ANSWER ME! DID YOU CONVULSE AND DIE, OR ARE YOU UP TO YOUR EYEBALLS IN FECES THAT YOU FUCKING DROWNED IN IT?

He heard a growl, as it was inside his cell. Jace slowly looked and gasped. It was the alligator that Max created, coming to life. It went invisible and slowly went to Jace.

"Crap!" He ran off, "What's going on here? The guy's dead! So, why isn't he dead?! Stand Users die, so does their Stand, and the other way around!" He leapt up and grabbed the pipes, "Shit… Just who is he? I bet it's his freaky stuffed animals! First the birds, now the alligator!"

The pipe valve broke off, as he cried, "THAT'S IT! That alligator is going to break him out of there!"

Kim smirked, "Precisely, Jason…" She was with E.E., as she said, "Krystle's still in confinement, so I'm offering to fill in for her."

"Kim? E.E.?" He gasped.

E.E. cried, "Hang on! I'll get you down!"

"NO! DON'T COME ANY CLOSER!" He yelled.

SLASH!
E.E.'s left leg was cleaved off, as Kim gasped, "NO!" The severed leg floated off and was ripped apart.

Kim said, "What the heck is that?" Jace yelled, "I keep telling you! The enemy is here!"

"Ouch… My leg is ripped off…" E.E. moaned.

Kim asked, "Jason, is it another Stand?"

"YES! Exactly! While I was rotting in lockup, he became a Stand User, too!"

Jace sensed it and cried, "KIM! Look out!"

Kim reached down and cried, "Dream High!" She threw some cherry punch onto the gator. The gator was covered in it, as it showed its exterior. They gasped, as Kim nodded, "No doubt, it's just a haunted stuffed animal! Which means…"

POW!
She and E.E. were pushed back. Kim moaned, "Ow…"

The gator went invisible again, as she groaned, "That walking suitcase…"

Jace called, "Kim, get E.E. out of here, and go! This is my problem! And mine alone!"

Kim cried, "I'm getting Krystle!"

"NO! Leave her! That asshole killed my brother! It's not your concern!"

"As of now, it is!" Kim stated, "It's obvious that it's Night Samba's doing! Get the hint?"

Jace gasped, as he remembered the other day. He whispered, "I know Krystle's not here… but she may know about the priest."

"What about the priest?"

"When I passed out… during Krystle's delivery, the priest…"

"Look, we'll discuss this later! Right now, jump!" She pulled out a huge net and said, "And if we beat Sports Maximus, we can use his disc, and forward what he knows from Night Samba to Krystle and those two."

"Excellent idea! But for now, can you get me out of this hallway?"

"Sure! Only… my net should detect the beast. Where is it?" She felt a small breath and then…

GNASH!
It bit onto her shoulder. He cried, "KIM!" he jumped down, "IT'S ME YOU WANT, ASSHOLE!"

E.E. called, "NO! You're not the only one in this fight, Jason… That bastard bit my leg off… like I was an afternoon snack. But…" She extended her arm out, as Kim moaned, "What are you doing, E.E.?"

CHOMP!
The bite chomped her right hand off, but… "HERE! I managed to grab its tongue! Kim, can you move?"

"Barely…"

"Destroy that doll!"

Kim held up a mallet and charged at the stuffed gator, "KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

She swung down and yelled, "AGH! AGH! AGH! BASTARD! HOW DARE YOU HURT MY JASON! HOW DARE YOU?"

The gator ghost was vaporized, as E.E. nodded, "Good, I was able to put an end to your problem." She gave a thumbs up to Jace and Kim, and they gave a thumbs up back.

E.E. grabbed a piece of Kim's shoulder and said, "Well, this is the shoulder part…" She reattached it and healed her. Kim asked, "Oh? E.E., I didn't know you could do that."

"I tended to Krystle's gun wounds, a while back." E.E. said. Jace got a bucket of water and said, "Here, you earned this, E.E. Jace be thanking you for saving my ass."

E.E. grabbed his finger and reattached it, and then healed his wounds on his face. She asked, "Jason, was that thing that tried to kill us an alligator ghost?"

He replied, "I'm not sure… It's like it's an invisible corpse."

The girls gasped, as Kim asked, "An invisible corpse? Then… Sports Maximus is creating corpses."

E.E. gasped, "LOOK!"

The pipe was broken, as it showed a dark handprint. Kim cried, "No good! What was that, just now?"

Jace saw it and said, "Maximus… He escaped… or rather he slid down the pipe for an exit. I bet he created zombies, too."

Kim gasped, "Zombie?" He said, "If he has the ability to create invisible corpses, he may as well have enough power to create invisible zombies."

As they were looking, down below, Max was limping away, damp and sick, "Ugh… Back of my throat is… AGH! Shithead Brighton! I'll get him, for good… But first… I must remember… my objective."

He was going to retrieve the bone from Ritsu, MIO's bone, at the chapel. He said, as he was staggering, "Night Samba, he says that I will lose everything, if I don't hurry."

Pale Snake said to him, "Remember, be there at the chapel for the bone. But if you fail, then I will take your powers of Max Madder away, and it wouldn't be gentle for you!"

"Right… I may have lost that jerk, but I'm home free… When I get that bone, I'm gargling out this excrement!" he reached the gate, but he was blurry, "Dammit… Not good. I need to clean out my body, and get rid of this aftertaste! But where? Cleansing myself is perfect enough!"

He saw a woman in magenta hair and clothes. He said, "Who's this? I forgot… But she'll do." He bribed the guard, who was reading a newspaper, but she wouldn't take it. Max muttered, "Ugh… Bribing a guard, and they won't acknowledge me?! BAH!" He threw the money down, and went to the woman. The guard who was reading the newspaper… was Farra. She huffed, "I couldn't care less, you know."

She took the money and stuffed it into her bra, "Hmph… Steven won't take dirty money, but I will. Cassie's not here, anyways." She thought, "Hm? Who left this here?"

Max said to her, "Hiya, dollface. How about we have a drink together? Oh, I know we're not supposed to meet, but we should go have a ride in Sports Maximus's sportscar, what do you say?" He leaned to her, but…

KICK!
She hit a man in orange and shouted, "HEY, YOU PERVERT! You don't touch me, until you pay me! Did I ask you to touch me? Fork over the green, if you want these babies!"

He cried, "But I didn't do anything!"

Max asked, "Is that creep trying to paw you for no good reason? Allow me to beat this guy to reality!"

He punted the guy, and he flew to the floor. The woman was shocked, as Farra cried, "HEY YOU!"

She cried, "I-It wasn't me! Honest! Something's going on here!"

Farra gasped, "Bizarre… But is it…"

Meanwhile, Kim & Jace ran off to find Max. Jace barked, "SHIT! I knew he'd escape! But how did he break out?!"

Kim said, "Our conclusion is this… Maybe he turned into an invisible corpse himself, after he suffocated. Or maybe…"

RIP!
Max ripped the man in half, as raw sewage spurted out of its pores. The woman ran off, and a ghost appeared.

CHOMP!

I died… inside that pipe… Everything makes sense now… I died inside that pipe, and emerged to get my revenge! That bastard! HE DID THIS! David Brighton's despicable brother!

Max was devouring the woman, in private, as he snarled, "I only wanted a drink, and I thought we'd have it alone… But… I am taking this out on these cunts, and then him! Fucking prick! HOW DARE HE! HE MADE ME THIS WAAAAAAAAAAY!"

His ghostly form was soaked in blood and roared, "BUT I AM THIRSTY FOR MOOOOOOOOOOOORE!"

XXXXX

Kim & Jace saw a streak of blood, and Kim asked, "Oh? Blood?"

They looked inside, and they gasped. The woman was down, dead and bloodied.

"Jace be hurling… That bastard…"

"Stay in position. He may try to attack us…"

"No human would ever resort to killing an innocent girl."

"True, but this isn't the work of a human. In mind or morals, he's clearly not human, anymore. But I'd bet that his disc is there."

The cell door slammed shut. Kim cried, "NO!" She pulled out a net, "Dream High! Assist me!" She said, "He is smarter than us, and he may know our plan of attack, but…" She threw around a ball of twine, and turned it into a stringed jungle gym. "It may not be Stone Wind, but it's the best we can do, for now!"

Max dove at Kim, as it was tangled up in her web. Jace cried, "KIM, LOOK OUT!" He used his Stand and pushed the ghost back. He cried, "WHERE THE HELL IS HE?" He restrained Kim and said, "Kim, find a place to hide, and leave!"

"I'm telling you, I'm not leaving you behind!"

"And I keep telling you, Sports Maximus is Jace's problem! This is MY battle, not yours!"

"I know I'm not much of a fighter… but please, Jace. Is this what you wanted, all for revenge? This isn't just for personal pride! We don't have a moment to think!"

Soot gushed out, as Jace cried, "It's not true!"

Kim shuddered, "It is… If it's what I think it is, we're screwed! He's already backed us into the corner, a long time ago!" Invisible zombies emerged, as Jace was shaken, "No… It can't be…"

"That's Maximus's abilities! He's surrounded us!" Kim swung her twine and said, "I'll send E.E. for help and we'll get your sweet revenge, later. I promise. But we have to leave!"

Jace walked forward, as he said, "Kim… You're wrong. Revenge is what I am fueled with. The only thing I came here wasn't just for you… It was for him! And I know what has to be done. What's important for Sports Maximus! He wants vengeance for drowning inside that shit tank, his mind is flooded from the thoughts of how to get back at me, he wants to chew my head off and drain the blood off of me. Jace be crazy… to risk this, but… He won't be stopped, until I'm dead."

"Jason…"

"And the one who'll die… is him. And Jace'll be busting his head open like a watermelon! Kim… Getting revenge won't bring David back. I know, because I witnessed Krystle's brother suffer the fate by Night Samba. I know how that felt, because of what HE did to him! And he thinks… he's going to make me wait, while the memories inside me burn up? HELL NO! MY ONLY BROTHER WAS THROWN INTO THAT SEWER, AND NO ONE IS GIVING THAT ASSHOLE HIS JUSTICE! Well, I waited! I WAITED for that moment! Revenge is waiting, so I can carve my own destiny! And I'll be satisfied, ONCE IT'S OVER!"

The twine was severed off, as Kim cried, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING? JASON, YOU'RE MAD! YOU'RE GONNA KILL YOURSELF!"

Jace yelled, "I DON'T CARE! GET BACK!"

The invisible zombies attacked him, as Kim cried, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Jace concentrated, "I have to think fast… Which is it? One of them has to be the head zombie, aka Sports Maximus…" A head was gnawing his head, and he looked up, "Bingo!"

KAPAPOW!
Jace slammed his head onto a red star, and knocked Max's head off him. He brushed his hair and smirked, "Easy on the hair, Sport."

Kim gasped, "He used one of his stars to knock them all off! But how did he figure out it's Maximus?"

Jace roared, "I GOT YOU! DIE!" He swung down at Max, but he was just a head. Jace's attack missed.

They both gasped, "WHAT THE WHAAAAAA?"

"How predictable, you little bastards are…" Max hissed, "You think I fell for your starry attack again, like how you trapped me? You fools… I can't be falling for that power, anymore. Because I too am a corpse! You can't kill me!"

"Goddamn it! That didn't work! Where the hell did he go?"

"If you're so smart, follow my voice! What the hell, I'll tell you! It's your brother's fault that you lost everything. And with it, his life had to go."

David was strangled by a thug, hired by Max.

"Jason! Don't hurt him!"

Jace was bitten by the shoulder, as Max said, "That's how it came to pass… But now, after being beaten by you, this is what I become. But unfortunately, my feelings were never dissolved."

He fought off the zombies, "TAKE THIS! AND THIS ONE!"

Max reattached his head and said, "Listen to me. Even if I drain your head dry, and fill it with the shit in your stomach, my feelings of hatred towards you will still exist! AND FOR ALL ETERNITY!"

Jace fell and roared, "THE ONE THAT FINISHES YOU OFF IS ME! ENJOY YOUR NIGHTMARES IN HELL, BASTARD!"

SPLAT!
An object emerged from inside his chest. A black star emerged from biting off a chunk.

Kim gasped, "He knew of the forthcoming… He bit off a chunk of his head, which is one of the stars he procured! And he summoned his star back to him!"

Jace emerged and called, "Jace be calling you out, and your jig is up! Now, allow me to sever your head, from chin to skull!" He kicked him in the face, as his teeth were shattered.

"He… HE DID IT!" Kim cheered.

Jace called, "One more thing… This next one is for David, which is the ugly part of your bone. And I figured that it's because David fought hard to fight against you! And this…"
POW!
He struck a left to the face, "IS ALSO FROM DAVID!"

"AUGH! RIP THAT PRICK TO SHREDS! DO IT NOW!" Max cried out, as the zombies went to him.

"Sorry, but that's not happening. These stars upon thars, well, see these? That blow to your pearly whites landed a couple homing stars into you!" He gasped, as Jace said, "If I recall this, you come at me, so this one is for David, as well!"

ZIP! POW!
Max flew to Jace, only to land a right hook. Jace smiled, "Oh, yeah, all of these punches you receive will be from David! But if you want to fight back, put 'em up! Every punch, damned and doomed, now and forever, ALL FOR MY BROTHER!"

Jace started to get memories of how David died, with each punch. He was strangled to death, and stuffed in a sewer.

"PUT EM UP!"
POW!
"PUT EM UP!"
POW!
"PUT EM UP!"
POW-POW-POW-POW-POW!
"PUT EM UP PUT EM UP PUT EM PUT EM UP PUT EM UP PUT EM UP PUT EM PUT EM UP! ALL FOR DAVID!"

He landed a rapid fire blow, and Max's body started to deteriorate. He exploded into stars, and two discs fell from his body. The zombies were reduced to ashes, and Jace was standing tall. David's ghost was there in the light, as he nodded to him. "Thank you… Brother."

He faded away, as Kim was crying, "He… He did it… Jason did it. The moment he avenged his brother."

She ran to him, as Jace was crying, "David… He… I'm crying now… This isn't like me… Though… I don't think… I'll celebrate… yet…" he collapsed onto Kim, as she cried, "Jason! JASON! He lost a lot of blood… He went through hell…"

She hollered, "E.E.! OPEN THE GATE! HEAL JASON! HURRY!" E.E. ran to the gate, as Kim held Jason by her arms, badly hurt in pain. Jason Brighton now sleeps peacefully, knowing his vengeance was complete. Sports Maximus was gone.

[Sports Maximus – Max Madder: ANNIHILATED]

After the fight was over, Max's discs were recovered. And, as promised, Jace & Kim learned of the unfortunate news of Pale Snake's next plan.

"Sports Maximus, I have a task for you. Listen carefully. On Earth, much akin to how the rationality of water to land is seven parts to the world, the souls of living things have a perfect set amount. It must be crucial to maintain the balance of things. As the population of this planet increases, it wouldn't be a mistake to assume it is in accordance with the rising number. That also applies for the decrease, it would appear that the number of souls that exist in full is a fixed constant. But let's put it into a theory:
What if one person was able to possess several more - no, thousands of souls, simultaneously? What do you think such a person has the power to see? What will that person's future hold? And how soon will it come to pass?"

Max said, "I have absolutely no idea. But it's definitely a fascinating concept to imagine coming true. But what does that have to do with me?"

"Sports Maximus…" Pale Snake said, "My request to you is the bone that I own, that bone I showed you. I want you to use your power to attempt to modify the state of this. Do you believe a bone like this will be resurrected?"

"I would, but is it a human bone?"

"That answer is none of your concern. Let's just say it belongs to an old friend." He showed MIO's bone. Max stated, "But it's just ONE single bone piece, from a more complex whole one! Sorry, but I cannot resurrect it, even if you make me. Or do you have a stockpile of all his other assorted bones, somewhere? I can't resurrect something from just one bone."

"Not him… Her… MIO…" He stated, "This is one of her remains. This is only ONE single bone. The rest, however, were turned to dust; like ashes in the wind, no longer of this world." He glared at him, "YOU MUST do this, Sports Maximus! If you fail me, then I will take your powers of Max Madder away, and it wouldn't be gentle for you!"

Max gasped, "URK! B-Believe me, I wouldn't fail you! But don't worry… I've already done it." The bone disappeared, as Pale Snake's hand sprout open a hole. It gasped, as Ritsu cried, "WHAT?"

Blood spurted out of Pale Snake's hand AND Ritsu's hand, as they cried, "THE BONE! WHERE DID THE BONE GO?!"

Pale Snake grabbed his neck and roared, "YOU FOOL! START TALKING NOW! WHERE IS IT? WHAT DID YOU DO TO THE BONE? THE BONE IS GONE, AND NOW I ASK YOU WHERE IT WENT! ANSWER ME!"

Max gagged, "I don't… know! I swear! I mean, are you sure it's Mio's?" Pale Snake threw him down, and Max said, "I cannot control it with my powers… I'm not strong enough. But it's bizarre to imagine that it would move on its own!" He gasped, "NO! I sensed it! It's here in this prison! I can actually feel it moving, hidden within these walls of the chapel."

Pale Snake yelled, "WELL, WHAT ARE YOU STANDING AROUND FOR? FIND IT!" He stopped and said, "No, not yet… WAIT, Sports Maximus!" He paused and said, "This is what I was alluding to… That the way to heaven be kept tantalizing me with does in fact exists, and this proves it. We'll suspend our search for it, for now. It's obvious that it's heading into its own course. I'll observe it first, then combined with Azusa Nakano's memories… for everyone to find out the real truth, once and for all. I can feel the bone's presence at the Ultra Security Disciplinary Ward, right as we speak! It seemed someone might have picked it up, though!"

The disc ended, as Kim asked, "So… that's it." It shot out of her head and she screamed. She moaned, as Buttercup asked, "You okay?" She nodded, "Yeah… I'm fine."

E.E. said, "This is Sports Maximus's memories… Krystle must see this… but she's in the same ward, since she was shot."

Kim said, "Then, she purposely went to the Punishment Ward, just to find the bone?"

E.E. nodded, "Yes… but it's way too reckless. Night Samba, no, Pale Snake is going to do everything to get the bone from Krystle, now that he knows that Sports Maximus is defeated. Krystle's down there, after Azusa's death. If she stays down there for long, she's done for. But I must warn her…"

"Pale Snake?"

"The name of Night Samba. The Gang that are guards know of its real name…"

Kim said, "Jason will do it, but he took so much from Sports Maximus, he's bedridden in the Medical Ward, for some time. And Buttercup, she said NO… But I can't do it by myself. The guards may catch me."

E.E. suggested, "What about the two guards that know her? Steven Cooke and Farra Stevens? If I recall, they threw her into the padded cell."

XXXXX

Kim offered Steven to find the bone, as she was hiding in a trashcan. He said, "No."

Kim said, "But we are this close to recovering who Pale Snake is. A Stand User that Jason defeated knows of a bone from MIO."

"Impossible." He said, "Steven Cooke doesn't believe you… I don't even know you."

"My name's Kim… Kim Cheonsa. Does it ring a bell?"

"Hmm. One in parole, right? We're doing our best to make the pardon happen, but how can I be sure it's you…"

"Because… We know that Krystle's purposely in the Ultra Security Ward, just to find that bone."

He paused and said, without looking, "That… will be hard. WHY one bone? MIO's body was reduced to dust?"

"Maybe so… but somehow one bone was spared. I wish I knew what…"

He said, "Well, Steven Cooke is a hired volunteer guard, and not a bone searcher. Find someone else." And he walked away. He approached Farra and said, "Krystle's down there… Go to her. She knows about a bone."

Farra nodded, "Right."

XXXXX

Downstairs, Farra arrived at the cells, as she was preparing to locate the bone. "Steven said that it's MIO's bone. And Sports Maximus was the one that held it. Naturally, Jason Brighton killed him, but the bone's been MIA. It was a gift given to, by Pale Snake. What does it mean?"

"FE40536! BATH TIME!" Two guards were at her cell, as they sprayed a hose onto Krystle. Farra called out, "HEY!"

The guard inadvertently hit the other guard, in black hair, as he growled, "HEY, WATCH WHERE YOU'RE POINTING!"

"Sorry, the valve was stuck, sometimes…"

Farra barked, "ENOUGH! The last thing I want you two clowns to do is play around!"

The guard in black said, "Sorry… We're following orders. Scum like these people get these privileges."

He socked the second guard lightly, as Farra sighed, "As if that matters. I need to speak to FE40356, alone!" she stated, "Carry on your squabbles, elsewhere!"

She walked off, as the second guard in curly hair said, "Hey, what the hell was that? I said I was sorry! I didn't mean for it to be on purpose!"

"You're crazy! I didn't even touch you!"

They slapped palm strikes at each other, as Farra ignored them. She discussed everything about the bone, as Krystle asked, "A bone? I see…"

"And it's right here in this ward. I'll handle the search, you stay here. We got this."

"No… It's my brother, after all. I'll help you find it. I did save your ass back in the swamp."

"Yeah, well… Asahi did scold that guard, before he died. Anyways… I'll handle things here–."

POW!
The guards started to brawl, as Farra sighed, "Excuse me…" Krystle's cell was shut, as Farra ran to them, "RECEDE! THAT'S ENOUGH!" She tried to break them apart.

"THAT GUY ACCUSED ME OF HITTING HIM SO HARD!"

"SHUT THE FUCK UP, WESTWOOD!"

"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Farra cried, "Do your jobs, and settle your issues, OUTSIDE! Or after work!"

"YOU SHUT UP, FREELANCER!"

Farra fell with a blow to the gut by Westwood, the guard in black. The guards clashed with each other, but the other guard cried, "THAT'S ENOUGH! OKAY, OKAY! I'M SORRY! Ease up! You just hit a woman, dude! Why should we fight?"

Krystle saw everything, as Westwood said, "YOU! FE40356, you want to watch?"

"Uh, no, sir!" Krystle said, "But what kind of power is that?"

The guard said, "Look, I'll give you a clean pair of pants, when we leave here, my treat. We're still friends, right? RIGHT?" His eye went red, and landed a severe punch to the face.

Westwood barked, "HEY, YOU GOT A GOOD PUNCH THERE, BUDDY!"

"COME GET SOME, YOU BASTARD!"

"WAIT! STOP! THERE'S NO REASON TO FIGHT!" Krystle cried out, "Uh-oh, too late… I have a feeling that this is…"

They stared down, in fighting stances. They exchanged rapid punches, as Krystle thought, "It can't be. What's with their powers?"

"PUT THEM UP! I'M GONNA REDUCE YOUR BODY INTO A STAIN ON THE FLOOR!" Westwood blocked his kick, and twisted his legs into a knot. The guard suffocated and fainted, after he was in pain.

"I WIN! THE GOLDEN GOD EMERGES! UWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

Krystle was in shock, "I knew it… It was from a Stand! But… He doesn't have one. Or his isn't shown yet. Farra's in trouble! I have to warn her! This guy's a freak, but this abnormality is a Stand attack!"

At the chapel, Oka & Ritsu were on the phone, as Oka said, "A bone, you say?"

"Yes… A bone that is here in the Ultra Security Punishment Ward, down below."

"And you didn't get it?"

"Do not give what is holy to dogs, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you into pieces – Matthew 7:6. Do not fret, regrettably Sports Maximus failed me, while Magic Mirror has Obnubi under control. I don't know what goes on with our deal, but there's no doubt that they knew, from his memories."

Oka responded, "I will handle Obnubi and The Gang in New York. That bone you procured… I gave you that bone, just to revive your friend! And now THEY may have the bone!" She stated, "I hate to bear the bad news, TWO of those Freelancers are Steven Cooke and Farra Stevens of The Gang. And they're hoping to spring Krystle out, before the pardon. I'm doing what I can to make sure they stay there."

"There's no need, Oka…" She shut the book and barked, "I will make sure that Krystle Giese AND The Gang's two heavy hitters DO NOT escape this prison, alive! HOWEVER!"

Westwood hit the button on the wall, as a siren goes off.

"If Krystle Giese has found her way in the Disciplinary Ward, in pursuit of the bone…" Ritsu said, as the cell doors open, while a huge siren is made. "I will have no alternate choice but to eliminate her! And that goes for the rest of her friends! And it will be done right!"

"I don't care!" Oka barked, "As long as Cooke and Stevens are eliminated, first! You do as you must to ensure the total extinction of Steven Cooke and Farra Stevens, AND Peter Giese's sister! And as long as you make sure it's underground, too!"

A few prisoners walked out of their cells, and were standing around the ring.

Krystle gasped, "Eh? He's letting everyone out?"

Westwood called, "I can see all your vital points of power! DO YOU SEE?" He boomed, "I can see where your strengths lie from here! You have glorious dominant muscles! BRING IT ON!"

Farra came to and barked, "ASSHOLE!" she kneeled up and moaned, "You have some nerve…"

Westwood growled, "You got up, didn't you?"

"This prison is like a jungle, survival of the fittest!" She wiped the blood of her mouth, "I'll have your fucking badge for this!"

Westwood grinned, "I'll try… If I lose, you can strip my baton from me! BUT YOU JUST TRY, BITCH!" He roared out, "WELCOME… TO FIGHT CLUUUUUUUUUB!" The inmates cheered on, as Farra brushed herself off.

She prepared to fight, as she and Westwood began to fight, "I'll be your first opponent, big man."

While Oka's plans are underway in New York and Obnubi, down in Florida, Farra Stevens, the homegrown hometown hero, challenges the deranged and deadly Westwood.
Who will win?

To be continued…