A day passed, as the countdown to the New Moon reaches five days. The Gang was heading to Florida, while the rest stayed in New York.

[Time of the New Moon: Five days]

At South Florida, Joanna was serving tea to Farra, as the rest were waking up. She said, "Well, hello, sleepyheads…"

Kim yawned, as Jace sighed, "Best night of my life… You know, sorry if Kim and I had sex in your best sheets."

"No problem. My home is your home. Plus, your girl is cute." Joanna winked.

Farra snuffed, "Please stop flirting with ANY cute girl?"

Kim said, as she was rubbing her eyes, "No, it's fine… It's better than having sex in prison. Prison taught me a lot, including how dangerous it can be."

Joanna said, "Yep. St. Dolphin laid out about 300 guards and employees, just yesterday."

Farra corrected, "That's laid off."

"My bad."

"Where's Krystle?"

Jace said, "She's alone with Steven. Cool guy, but scary when he's mad."

Farra responded, lightly timid, "That's his eager face…"

XXXXX

Krystle was out of the shower, as she met with Steven. He offered, "Hey. You got a minute?"

"Can't you wait until I dry? Jesus, you ass!" Krystle said.

"Steven Cooke's no pervert… But I want to know everything, including what Ritsu wanted."

Krystle said, "Later… Besides, Ritsu Tainaka's mine… after what she did to Azusa, to E.E., AND my brother. I owe that asshole plenty."

"We all do… And that's why we'll fight to the very end. But Farra and I want to know… What sort of machinations does she want? What does she want with a baby, a bone, and Heaven?"

Krystle stated, "I'll explain later. I have to go get dressed. We'll discuss this later."

She walked off, as Steven huffed. "I'll find out…"

Episode 13 – Chapter 3: Gang! Assemble!
The Road to Kennedy Space Center!

Farra got a text from Percival:
"The rest of The Gang are heading here. We know the destination: Kennedy Space Center. I will stay here with the rest, to stop Oka & Euphoria."

This was actually from Joanna's phone, as Farra nodded, "So… He found out? What about Big Guy?"

Joanna stated, "Sis, just stop. I know you're mad at Percival, but please… He's trying to help. I know what Peter did was foolish, but we know what we're up against. Peter will live."

"That's the problem… If Ritsu does succeed, he won't even make it. We have five days… until the New Moon."

"I see… Same old story with Enrico Pucci…"

"You know the story?"

"I actually know the man, in the Cy-Bo-Div archives. The man's dead, it's all I know. It's too bad no one knew of his backstory."

"There was a time before he was a priest?"

"Exactly… You and I should know a few secrets. I know only three." Joanna stated, as she sat up, "Follow me…"

She and Farra went to a private room, as Joanna has documents from past cases. She stated, "I only come here, whenever missions are finished. This was given to Cy-Bo-Div, long before I joined… And it's simply his backstory."

She read out: "Enrico Pucci - Born July 5th, 1972, died at 39. He was of Italian-American heritage, and worked as a prison chaplain…
His mother was giving birth to Enrico, in the Southern part of the US, the Deep South. In a small clinic, the first cry of a newborn child rang through the night."

(Farra): "Pucci…"

(Joanna): "Correct." But before the boy would see his first light of day, the young mother cradled him in his arms. He died after he was born. To the young mother, who has never felt that she had led a leading life… her newborn son couldn't. But she could not accept death. Not even his.

(Farra): Did she switch children?

(Joanna): She did. She switched the dead baby with another, who was with a black baby with a disfigured left foot. No one knew why she did it… She took the child, similar to him, and left the dead baby with the other. But what she knew… was that the baby was a fraternal twin.

"Christ… So, it was then, Pucci met DIO Brando?"

"Yes, he did… And the rest was foretold. The baby that was replaced with a dead baby… was his brother, whom people knew as Weather Forecast."

"Weather Forecast? You mean…"

"He was that fraternal twin. Sadly, he perished before the Moji Mikisa was born."

Farra stated, "And now, we're at a repeated history… only with MIO and Ritsu. But I can never guess or question why these two met… Or how they came to pass."

"That, I don't know…"

2017… prior to MIO's emergence…

A young Ritsu Tainaka was working part-time at the church, cleaning up the place, until she stumbled down the landed on the floor. She picked up her things and stood back up.

"Nice landing…"

Ritsu gasped, "HUH?" She turned around and saw a pair of female legs. They zipped away, as Ritsu went under the seat. A woman was under the bleachers, as she grinned, "Caught you…"

Ritsu asked, "Do I know you?" she growled, "If you want to kill me, go ahead."

She vanished, as Ritsu cried, "HEY! COME BACK HERE!"

MIO appeared behind a pillar, coated in shadows, because she cannot come out at the day. "Is this yours? A famous biography about a clergyman who commits adultery and runs off to become an artist… Do all of you churchgoers read books like this?"

Ritsu said, "No… I'm part-time…" She gasped in horror, as MIO was reading it. "Who are you? This Charnel is open only on Sundays to the public! How did you get here?"

MIO said to her, "Sorry, but I'm allergic to sunlight. Sun sets at 6:19, and if I'm not mistaken, I can't go home, until then. Mind if I spent the day here? You said it's closed."

They stared at each other, as Ritsu said, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

"Not necessary…"

"I see… Then I won't tell the chaplain about this, until 6:19. Leave now, when the sun goes down."

She appeared behind her and said, "You're an interesting one…"

Ritsu gasped, as she asked, "Why is that?"

MIO stated, "You're not kicking me out? Or maybe even worse off… I might be able to steal anything that's valuable… or are you just saying that, because you plan on ratting me out."

"Look, lady, I don't even know you." Ritsu stated, "But still, someone who says she's allergic to sunlight… Even the devil wouldn't say something like that. It must be true, and that's why you're here… So I won't tell of our meeting."

"Wait a sec… What happened to your leg? You twisted your ankle."

"Yeah, so?"

"My apologies if I injured you…"

"No, it's not that. I… I was born this way. My leg is fine… but it's just that part of my toes were twisted… on my left foot. Only the two toes in the middle… This hinders my ability to walk, but I seem alright."

MIO pondered and asked, "Do you believe in gravity? That might be the reason why you tripped over me… of all people."

Ritsu was shaken, "I don't understand what you're talking about!"

She held up a gold arrow and said, "Thank you for believing in me… I give this to you, as a gift. If you don't want it, that's fine… But are not all meetings a form of gravity? I don't know what you garnered from meeting me… but… I have traveled around this multiverse, in search of new encounters. If you ever feel like seeing me again,, relay those feelings to this arrow. I don't care how long it takes…. Do keep that in mind." She vanished, as she said, "I'll take my leave, once the sun sets…"

MIO vanished, as Ritsu was shaken. She looked at her foot and saw that her toes were straightened. "My foot… It's… It's straight!" She cried, "WAIT! WHO ARE YOU? WHAT ARE YOU?"

This was how MIO and Ritsu first met, in 2017, years before MIO's untimely death.

XXXXX

Ritsu worked part-time as a chaplain, however, to hide her identity, she dressed herself as a boy. When she joined the Watchers, Azusa insisted on making her go incognito, in case of any abnormal issues. Until one day…

"Father!" A woman was crying in the box, "Father… Do forgive me for I have sinned!"

Ritsu went to the confession box and sat down, "I'm sorry, but… He's busy. I would like–."

"Please, help me… I'm struck down with a disease."

Ritsu gasped, and decided to take the chaplain's place. She said, "Very well… What is on your mind…"

"It's been so long… 16 years ago… June 5th, I swapped a dead newborn… with someone else's… Without looking, I exchanged them while the people in the hospital…" The woman sobbed, as Ritsu was shocked, "I… I was happy, but I felt sorry for the child's real parents… I didn't want to believe it, but… He grew up to be a fine young man… But I am dying now… How can I tell him that he's not my son? And right now, I'm in so much pain…"

"Do you know who the boy's parents were?"

"A huge mansion next to mine… a family named "Pucci"." Ritsu gasped, as she heard the name.

One day, she met with Azusa, as she told her about Enrico Pucci. Ritsu stated, "And that's all I know… The woman I met was the original mother of a Dominico Pucci, Enrico's brother…"

Azusa said, "He was given the name Dominico, by his parents, but… When taken by the desperate mother, he was known as Weather Forecast. His real name was Wes Bluemarine… But Pucci knew of the man known as Weather Forecast, the man who was his brother… He kept the name secret, even though he wasn't a priest yet… You know of it, but you forwarded it to me…"

"Yes… Only because the name Pucci was disturbing… The same man that created this rip in the multiverse, five years ago…" She asked, "How did they first meet?"

Azusa explained, "Well… Enrico learned from his sister, Pearla, that she has a boyfriend. She had no idea… It was Wes." She opened a book and said, "He found out who he was… and realized that the boy matched the mother's identity. To this day, no one knows why it happened. Did the woman switch the babies? And whose fault was it? The woman, Pucci's parents, Pucci himself, his sister, Pearla, Weather? No one knows. But he knew that… He had to break this relationship up. So, he hired a private detective to stop them. But…" She bowed her head and growled, "The detective knew that he was white, thinking he was part of a black family… and in an act of racism, Wes was beaten up and hung from a tree. Days passed, and Pearla saved Wes… and then off a cliff, near the tree that he was hung from… she took her own life. Enrico was outraged."

Miz-K NOTE: JoJo Stone Ocean Ch. 128 had some KKK members hurting Weather Forecast. Thank god the anime changed that. You won't see ME donning Ku Klux Klan members on MY fanfics, no thank you!

Ritsu was stunned, "And that's when he pledged his loyalty to DIO?"

"Correct… He fixed his foot, like that woman who fixed your toes… Whoever she was, the woman you met, could be the forthcoming of a new DIO. What was her name?"

"No clue… But I wish to know more… and maybe stop her, before it starts again."

Ritsu vowed to find MIO and kill her, as a way of stopping a repeat performance of Pucci's unholy backstory, of how he lost Pearla. Ritsu decided to leave, as she was lost in thought.

Just then, she got an item in her pocket. It was the same arrow. She vowed to give the arrow back, but then…

STAB!
The arrow jabbed to her neck, and she gagged blood from her mouth. She then remembered how Pucci got his Stand. After revealing a disc inside Pearla's head, Pucci was stabbed by the arrow, thus awakening Pale Snake. Wes, however, felt the same pain as his twin brother, who birthed Weather Forecast.

As for the man that brutally hung Weather Forecast, Wes got his revenge, by using his newfound powers to kill the dirty private investigator, and then his own life. But by the time he pulled the trigger, water filled the container, saving himself.

And the rest was foretold…

Joanna and Farra read through the entire Pucci report.

"What a scumbag…" Farra huffed, "I can't believe he tried to ruin Pearla's love life…"

"Well, it did happen. And it led to the death of them all, and this…" Joanna responded, "And now that we learn of Ritsu's plan for Heaven, we cannot repeat a performance… like before." She asked, "And about Azusa… I hope she recovers… She knows what and how it happened."

Farra said, "Granted, yes. But she's back at Casa de Munecas. Cassie and Chazz have her safely in the store."

"Okay. Speaking of…" Joanna said, "When you were at Casa de Muneca, did you see two mannequins?" She shook her head no, as Joanna explained, "Well… Look." She showed mannequins of two girls in pink and green hair. Farra gasped, "Whoa… Joanna… YOU have them?"

Joanna nodded, "Yes. While you were training, I did a little recon mission, myself… and I found your old workplace…"

Farra asked, "How did you obscure them?"

"Well, it started, years ago…"

Five years ago…

Inside a huge department store in New York, two men were fixing up displays in the windows. As they were preparing, two girls walked by, one with long green hair, done in pigtails, and one with long pink hair, wearing their casual wear, walked past the store. They looked up to the sign, and the girl in pink said, "Hmm… Casa de Muñecas? I never heard of this place…"

The girl in green gasped, "OH! Sis, look!"

She saw a sign that says "Help Wanted". The girl in pink said, "Well, we needed some money to help out. So, why not do it? We'll go part-time, and then be back in time for our next concert."

They stepped in, as a woman in long black hair and eyeglasses, and wearing a red and blue two-tone one-piece scuba dress, black leggings, and a white jacket was watching from within the shadows. She growled, "Oh, no… Do not tell me…"

They stepped in, and were greeted by a man in a thin body, wearing a velvet suit and a pink coif. He said, "Oh, look at you two girls! Qué calienté, so beautiful in pink and green hair…"

The girl in pink shivered, "Uh, sir… We, uh, like to work for you."

The man said, "Ooh, sorry, my friends. But I can take you to Mr. Andrews, my boss. My name is Coco. My real name's Luther Martinez, and I happen to be the partner to my boss. Perhaps he will judge you. And I would say, mmm, mmm, mmm, beautiful!"

A man in a white shirt, brown slacks, and a handsome face, with light brown hair and glasses, appeared to them, as he said, "Ah, who are these ladies?"

Anode smiled and said, "Hi, uh… Anna… Anode Electronica, and this is my sister, Cathode."

Cathode said, "My real name's Catherine."

Mr. Andrews said, "My name is Parker Andrews. I run this place, since my mother gave it to me, to continue the family business. Now, why don't we have you girls fitted into your uniforms?"

Anode asked, "I don't understand…"

Parker said, "Oh, it's simple, you're hired. Now, fit into these…"

He gave them pink and blue maid outfits, and said, "These will be your uniforms. Miss Anna will handle displays, and Miss Catherine will be in lingerie duty."

They bowed and went to the changing room. Coco left, as he said, "I'm gonna go make a phone call."

Parker said, "Good. Also…"

He glared at him, "See that the snooper girl… the one in the white jacket and glasses… She steps foot in this store, throw her out!"

Coco asked, "What's wrong with my si-, I mean, that woman?"

Parker said, "No reason. She just window shops, all the time."

Coco left, as Parker chuckled, reading through Anode and Cathode's résumé. He snickered, "Anode and Cathode Electronica… From what I gathered… they were once allies to the great Lan Hikari."

He went back to his office and said, "Ladies… Soon, you'll be joining them…"

Hours later, Anode and Cathode were fixing up a display, as Parker appeared, "Alright, girls. Quitting time."

They bowed and said, "Thank you, sir."

Cathode said, "So, where's Coco? I want to know if he has some fashion tips to share, since he's flamboyant."

Parker said, "He's sent home. He has an emergency with his familia, as he calls it."

Anode asked, "I didn't know he speaks Spanish. Do you?"

Parker said, "No. But Coco is fluent in it. This was my family's birthright, and a franchise that lasted for a long time, before it closed down. My mother died, after the store closed down, because we wanted to move on. And we did. Now, I was thinking of reviving my old store, for a more modern approach in the 21st century's second decade."

Anode smiled, "Amazing…"

Parker said, "I wanted to continue her legacy, after her passing. And I did. And we have been successful since we reopened. And now, you two girls, are a part of a history, which can be rewritten."

He presented them with two brooches, both the shape of an apple. He said, "They're yours, if you'd like, if you want to be a part of my employment, full-time. "

Cathode said, "Oh, we can't… but…"

Anode smiled, taking the brooch, and said, "Oh, really? I want one! We can take a break from music, and work here, for a while. But the minute we end our tour, we go back here, and be employed."

Cathode sighed, "I don't know…"

Anode asked, "Say, how do you put these on?"

Parker smiled, "Simple. Place them on your chests, above your bust, and it'll stick like a pasty."

Anode giggled, "Cool! We get pasty decorations~!"

She placed her apple on her chest, above her breasts, as Cathode said, "Uh, this is too embarrassing… But, uh, I'll try it on, and see for myself."

Parker said, "Remember, place it onto your skin, okay?"

Cathode left to try on the apple brooch, as Anode started to feel funny. She giggled, "Hey, Parker… My legs are feeling weak. And I'm feeling lightheaded. I think I'm woozy."

Parker approached a dizzy Anode, as her legs slowly stiffened, "Tell me, do you enjoy this place?"

Anode moaned, as she whispered, "Yes…" slowly freezing her body, "I have… no idea… but I feel… overjoyed…"

He smiled, "Do you like it? It's much like a paste-on gem on your skin… Almost like a… Power Core…"

Anode whispered, as she faded, "Power… Cor-?"

Her body was stiff and rigid. Her skin turned to wood and her face with a smile and blank eyes. Parker turned her into a mannequin. He then chuckled, "Yes… And the one that I heard of legends, told by my mentor. It's a shame that you, Anna Electronica, will never see the light of day again, to face her."

He carried Anna away, as Catherine was placing the brooch on. She said, as she felt it, "Hmm… Apples are not my specialty, but… Maybe I can ask Parker for a brooch with a pink peach on it. It's so-."

She gasped, as she felt her skin, "Huh? That's funny… My hands are going numb."

XXXXX

In the back room, Parker placed the Anode mannequin in the room, as he said, "Good… Now, we shall begin to recreate you, and test you out, to see if the plan works. And the best part was… … …Coco's not here to witness it."

He left to find Cathode, as two female co-workers began to surround Anode. They wore protective facemasks, and sprayed on a new coat of paint, matching her skin color, all over her naked body. One co-worker detached her head and let her long green hair down. She placed it on the table, as the second co-worker labeled a number onto the top of her left breasts "01" in red stencil. Her headless mannequin body was left in the room to dry, as the first co-worker brushed her long hair. Parker brought Cathode in, in mannequin form, and said, "Ladies, whenever you're done, you can start on her, next. After that, disassemble them."

The co-workers nodded, as he left to his office, leaving Cathode in the back room. Cathode was being repainted and beautified, with her left breast imprinted on in stencil, "03". They were standing straight, with their headless bodies on display, and applying new makeup onto their faces.

XXXXX

Parker was in his office, as he called on the phone, "Hello… The Electronica Sisters are no longer a threat to Lord MIO. Send over one of your best men to pick up their brooches, tomorrow night. Yes, I understand. Thank you. Goodnight."

He put the phone down and said, "Ah, what bliss… Once they are done being prepared, we can begin the delivery."

He picked up the phone and called, "Hello, Shibuya Mall? This is Parker Andrews of the Casa de Muñecas in New York City. I have two mannequins freshly made, and I'm giving them away to you, immediately. Money is NO object, but I am a busy man. Yes… And they're freshly built, from our warehouse. Don't worry, they're brand new."

XXXXX

That night, at midnight, Parker went into the back room and held up the two brooches to the naked mannequins of Anode and Cathode. He then said, "Okay… If this works, we are having a gold mine of sales… and not to mention to satisfy Lord MIO. I heard from Enyama Rumin, the lady that gave me this Spirit Caller. I know of MIO's past, in another universe… and these two ladies assisted the man called Lan Hikari. Hikari is a no-show, but I do know how to meet their allies. In fact… Ginti, one of your former allies, is already one of us."

He placed the apple brooch onto Anode, and then Anode was alive, still standing in place. Parker said, "Good evening, Anna…"

Anna suddenly spoke, "My name is not Anna. I am a mannequin. I am made of wood. I am not Anna."

Her face remained emotionless, and her body still standing. She then slowly faded, "I am a mannequin. I am a mannequin. I am… a… maaaannnnnn…"

She changed back into mannequin form, as the brooch fell off. He caught it and said, "EUREKA! It works! She is no longer Anode Electronica… She is just an empty shell, made of paint and wood. Lord MIO, Master Nevins, I have ended two of Lan Hikari's most helpful allies, The Electronica Sisters. Their life source is inside these brooches, and can never be returned!"

He held the brooches high and said, "Even if you put them back into their body, they cannot return it to their former shells. I hold the secret of my powers, and with Coco's custom-made gems, these brooches will contain all the souls for Lord MIO to consume. And I know how to reverse the spell… But they will never know."

He then said, as he dragged in some cardboard boxes, "Now… let's send you packing. Your souls will belong to an important cause, while you are immortalized… forever…"

He giggled, as he carefully removed parts from Anode and Cathode, and placed them into two cardboard boxes. He closed both boxes, after he finished, "And so, the end… of a career… and a new beginning."

He taped the boxes shut, and labeled them with the address to Shibuya, in a mall somewhere in Tokyo.

And that was the last time Anode and Cathode Electronica were last seen. They disappeared from the world, and left for Tokyo, as new mannequins in a mall. They were never revived.

One night later, a tall woman in big breasts, with long auburn hair and a mauve blouse, knocked on the door. She said to Parker, who answered the door, "Yes? Huh… I thought it'd be a guy."

The woman smirked, "No… It's me. The other guy was sick, and I had to fill-in. Do you have the merchandise?"

Parker gave him the apple brooches and said, "They're all there… Deliver them to Egypt, at once…"

The woman nodded, and bowed, "Yes, Mr. Andrews… I obey."

He shut the door, and the woman left for her car with the apple brooches. She smiled, as she arrived at her red car, parked in the alley, far from the shop. She then said, as she sat in the front seat, "Sucker. You are so dead, Parker Andrews… I'll dispatch more to this story, once we have him arrested. This is NOT Cy-Bo-Div's business to intervene. I'm going to let my sister and her friends save the mall… and free these girls."

She looked up to the sign on the outside entrance and said, "I wonder… Will she escape her past?"

She put the brooches in the glove department and said, "Their mannequin bodies, however, I could not locate them. Somewhere in the world, maybe? Meh… Whatever. Once we find their bodies, we'll fix it… Right?"

She turned to a guy she beat up, wearing a white suit, with grey hair and pink eyes. He was covered in bruises and welts, and was handcuffed and shackled in his wrists and ankles.

[Aru Akise: Apprehended, without putting up a fight]

This kid was Aru Akise. He was caught by Joanna Stevens, who was a Cy-Bo-Div cadet. He was the transporter to deliver the souls of Anode and Cathode to MIO, but was apprehended, before he could reach the store. She drove away, leaving the area, and returning to her base. However, Anode and Cathode's fate remained unsure… as they remained in their wooden forms, for the time being.

Joanna whispered, "You guys got this… Even you, Farra…"

As the car drove off, the girl in the white jacket and glasses, was by her Vespa. She then whispered, with her green eyes making whirring sounds, and started to flash a bit, "So… … … It begins…"

She turned to Casa de Muñecas, and then whispered, "For mi madre… I, Cassandra Juliet Martinez… will not let you win… Honor… will be restored."

She hopped onto her Vespa and drove off. Apparently, she saw the whole thing. Who was this Cassandra woman, and what is her role in this drama?

Farra was amazed, as she said, "Wow… You found Anode and Cathode? And you never told us?"

"Well, I wanted to make sure Parker Andrews' spell was lifted. Sadly, I lost the apple brooches. I was able to relocate their bodies, as they were in a mall in Kyoto. And kept them in my closet, until time was made… I was gonna ask Cassie to assist me…"

"Well, aren't you clumsy?! You had to lose their souls!"

"I know… I'm sorry… But this happened five years ago… I'd forgotten much."

Farra nodded, as she said, "Well, keep them safe, until we're done. We have BIGGER worries."

She walked out, as Joanna said, "Good. You're welcome to sleep with me, tonight. For one night. I know the next New Moon isn't for five more days."

"Right. I'm just gonna relax."

She walked away, as Joanna said, "See you later. And thanks for the help…"

Farra smirked, "No… Thank you, Sis…"

She sighed, as Farra was walking away.

XXXXX

At the east side of the USA, the BattleVan was driving off, heading to Florida. Mizuki and Mundy were onboard. Mizuki said, "We're supposed to meet with Joanna, since she has the rest under control. Can you believe it? We'll make it before Ritsu arrives."

Mundy said, "For all we know, the others will be fine, without us. Glad January didn't come with me, this time…"

The van was near West Virginia, as they were closer. The van was able to fly, but it wanted to avoid NO Fly Zones. But little do they know, January snuck in the BattleVan and whispered, "I'll never leave Oscar… Never…"

At New York, April was viewing the office, as she asked, "Hey, where's January?"

Miki asked, "I don't know. Probably recharging?"

"No… she's… Did she just–?" She growled, "IDIOT!"

XXXXX

Krystle, Jace, and Kim were relaxing outside, as Krystle said, "Ahh… It's good to see the stars again… especially during daytime…"

Jace smiled, "You said it… Your family, my family, her family…" He said, as he was in bliss, "Makes me very happy to be alive again…"

Kim stated, "Yeah… I never felt this alive before."

Krystle said, "Kim, Jace, listen… I know we only met, but for my friends, will you stay and join me to fight Ritsu and Pale Snake?"

Jace said, "I came to prison for one thing… and I got my revenge. So, hell yeah. For my brother, it's to stop her."

Kim replied, "I'm too scared, but I'll do my best… You did help free me of my past, and my father was exposed. But I cannot forgive him… for what he did…"

Krystle stated, "Same… I can never forgive Ritsu Tainaka for everything she did… My brother was a target, and I was mad at him… I realized that without him, I'm alone. So, he's a freelance detective now? Fine. He can't even hold a job… But he's nice to others." She added, "Though, he can be a walking bomb, angry at a lot of things. Still, he's my brother…"

Kim sighed, "I'm jealous of you… I wish I had a brother… Uh, no offense, Jason…" Jace said, "It's fine. Jace Be happy that David's avenged. I'm saving my stars upon thars for that bitch priest."

Krystle replied, "We all do, Jace. The Gang has a drug to stop, even a maniac… I wish I knew who they were also after. But it's best this way. Just that, when this is over, I'm going home. I wonder if you two will ever go back home…"

Jace said, "I have no one left to stay with…" Kim added, "And I refuse to go back to Seoul." Krystle smiled, "How about staying with The Gang? You are helpful to the cause. You helped me survive months in prison, you got Stand Powers, and you can handle your own battles. Not to mention, you have each other."

They looked at each other, as Jace whispered, "The Gang?" Kim sobbed, "The Gang?" They turned away and huffed, "No way." Krystle cried out, "COME ON! You said that you have nothing left! Give it a shot!"

Kim stated, "First of all, they're the reason why this is happening. Your brother is part of The Gang, and he was a victim. Secondly, Farra & Steven are part of it, and they caused more chaos than the priest!"

Krystle barked, "Wait a sec! The inmates turned into trees wasn't my fault! That's MIO's bone! Somehow they were able to reconstruct them! E.E. would've told you that, and now she's dead! Calamity falls over me, but it's not by them… It's Ritsu's doing."

Jace stated, "True… But still, deaths of many guards, and The Gang only did what's right. But what happened to your friend, Azusa… Horrible to explain."

Jace sat up and said, "Sorry, but Jace be joining The Gang, in a pig's eye…" He walked off, as Kim sat up and responded, "I may reconsider, if they defeat Ritsu and Pale Snake. But know this… I am sorry for what happened back there. But… I'm only joining The Gang to assist them. That's all. If Jace won't go, neither will I… Sorry, but…"

She walked off, joining Jace, as Krystle was worried. Steven watched on, as he said, seeing Jace and Kim leave to another part of the front yard, "Those two… They have strong potential. I overheard them wanting to join us. But it's not Krystle's decision to make them join… It's their own decision. All they need… is the right path."

XXXXX

That evening, they were having dinner, as Joanna was relaxed. She said, "So, Krystle, I overheard that your ex-boyfriend set you up, didn't he?"

Krystle said, "Yes… Percival Gaynes knew it, but he was powerless to stop it. Of course, later on, we learn that Hawley and Slater used him… and hired Romero to frame me. How lucky he was to find out that he was caught, when his plan was exposed."

Joanna smiled, "Yes, about that… During your sentence, and overhearing Percival's despair, I decided to visit him."

Krystle asked, "WHAT? You found out where he lived?"

"Yes… And don't you worry, Krystle. He won't be bothering you, ever again…"

Weeks after learning that Krystle was in jail, Cy-Bo-Div visited Romero, and Joanna was leading the charge. She knocked on the door, "Open up!"

Romero answered the door and asked, "Hm? Yes, can I help you?"

"No…" She put her foot on the doorway and then barked, "But you can… help with THIS!"
POW!
Romero was punched down, as Joanna barked, "Seize him!"

Romero cried, "Wait… You're cops, right? I got money! I'll pay for whatever crime I committed. I'm innocent!"

Joanna hissed, "Don't play stupid, asshole. I know exactly what you did… Krystle Giese was my friend, and I overheard that she is serving 15 years for a crime YOU committed!" She grabbed his neck and yelled, "I am Cadet Joanna Stevens! CY-BO-DIV! CYBER DIVISION!" She pushed back and snarled, "You used Krystle Giese, because you were behind the wheel, hid his dead body, saying that he was alive, before he was run over! You made your girlfriend suffer, so you can walk scot free! YOU MADE HER TAKE THE WRAP!"

Romero sobbed, "But… Wha-, what's done is done! You cannot change that…"

She pushed him back and said, "You're right. There's a pardon hearing planned for her… and while you cannot reverse her sentence because of a plea bargain, you still have to bear with that decision. Moreover, your benefactors, Hawley and Slater… They're dead."

He gasped, as she smirked, "Surprised? They were killed in a freak accident, and Percival Gaynes saw everything…"

"The man that represe–!"

SLAP!
She struck him and barked, "I'M TALKING HERE!"

"Yes, ma'am… Yes, ma'am…" He pleaded, as he was crying, still being restrained.

"Romero, do you know the meaning of holding onto your memories? Even the sourest of memories can linger to you for the rest of your life." Joanna smirked, putting on white gloves. She nodded to one of the cadets, as he responded, "The chief says you can. You have permission." Joanna held up a weapon and said, "Sometimes… you can be ruthless, but other times, you can be heartless. Do you know what happened to Krystle, during her time in prison? Her brother… She was struck down…"

Romero was shaken, as Joanna continued, "Krystle lost her brother, but deep down, he's still alive… Blessed that he can walk again… but time will only tell when he will wake up. The person to blame for all that wasn't Krystle… that falls onto you… You scum."

"But… It wasn't my fault! Hawley and Slater did it to aid me. I would never hurt Krystle, I swear… All I did, ma'am… was to save myself, and pin it on her. I would've done differently, but I was scared… Please, don't do anything to make me suffer. If you do, you're no worse than I am!" He pleaded, as Joanna was hesitating. She whispered, "So… Who was it that used you?"

"I told you… Hawley and Slater… They set me up for life… until I learned that they died. You… Please, don't hurt me. I will admit my errors, if you'd just let me go… Please…"

Joanna smiled, "Very well…" She signaled to let them go, "Besides, I hate seeing a full-grown rich boy piss his pants. Just a friendly warning…" She held up a crowbar and glared, "If you EVER pin your crimes on anyone else again, I won't be so forgiving… Besides…" she grinned demonically, "I wasn't gonna kill you, anyways. Scum like you deserve nothing, since what you did was despicable… even my own friends. You deserve more than that."

"Wait! WAIT! HAVE MERCY!" He pleaded in shrieks, as Joanna lunged at him, crowbar at hand, "HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

SMASH!
She smashed Romero's hands and arms, and left him lying on the floor, bloodied. Joanna glared at him, "I suggest you NOT call the police about this. Next time I see you, blaming others for your own misdeeds, you're going away, for a very long time…"

She stomped down on his head and hissed, "Get me, asshole?"

Romero sobbed, "Yes… Yes! Just leave me alone!"

She lifted her foot off and said, "Thank you. Have a good day, sir." She walked off and called, "Men, withdraw." She left the house, as the cadets followed her.

Krystle was shocked, as Jace & Kim were frightened. Krystle gulped, "You… You killed Romero?"

Joanna huffed, "I wouldn't say I killed him. I was ordered to punish him. I had permission to use a crowbar. I bashed his arms, knowing that he'll never drive again. Lucky, too. I revoked his driver's license, too."

Steven smirked, "Good initiative."

Joanna sighed, "At least I don't have a license to kill, Steven. Don't worry. I made sure he'd never harm you again."

Farra cried, "Jo, you've gone way too far!"

Joanna sipped her tea and said, "Trust me. You would've done the same thing, Sister." Farra was shocked, as Joanna said, "Now, you guys are in the clear, as you are going to save Peter and everyone else from total extinction. I believe you know their destination." She explained, "Once The Gang arrives to pick you up, we part ways. Farra, Steven… Please take care of Krystle for me. And for Peter, I wish him the best, once he recovers."

Farra nodded, "You can count on me."

They went off, but Joanna called, "ONE LAST THING!" They stopped, as Joanna replied, "If this is your final battle… make it count. You saved the world before… I pray for your victory. Humanity's future depends on you… All of you."

Farra stated, "We're not giving it a Swan Song." Steven smiled, "We're giving it a proper Celebration."

They went upstairs, as Joanna was forlorn. She thought, "But… If Ritsu wins, it'll be over. The question is… Will we survive, if she achieves what Pucci has done?"

XXXXX

At Casa de Munecas, Azusa was rebuilt, dressed in a black bra, and Chazz put the disc in. The mannequin disc fell out, and Cassandra caught it. She sighed, "Phew… Almost broke it."

Azusa was coming to, as Chazz healed the gunshot wounds she came with. Azusa moaned, "Where am I?"

Cassandra smiled, "Azusa Nakano?" Azusa gasped, "Eh?"

She said, "I'm Cassandra Martinez, from the prison. We met…"

"Oh, I see… I'm alive… What of Pale Snake?" Azusa asked.

Chazz explained everything, including Ritsu, who betrayed the Watchers, and absconded with everything. Azusa bowed her head and said, "I knew it… I knew I shouldn't have trusted her. Ritsu Tainaka… She's…"

"She's Pale Snake." Cassandra said, "She's the user that used you…"

"I should've guessed. I always knew Pale Snake found a true home, after Pucci died." Azusa said, "And she has obtained everything for Heaven, correct?"

"By the looks of it. She got a green baby, and then she's on her way to Kennedy Space Center." Chazz said.

Azusa growled, "No… If she does use the final piece for Heaven, it'll start another Armageddon. Cassandra, Princeton, I'm sorry… But whatever Ritsu has now, she can no longer use Pale Snake."

Chazz asked, "What do you mean?"

"When I was a mannequin… I learned of what happened in 2012… The same year that everything changed… Enrico Pucci had a Stand… but he wasn't Pale Snake anymore. He went by C-Moon."

Cassandra gasped, "C-Moon?"

Azusa explained everything to them, as she was upset, "It's… It's horrible to explain… Despite Weather Forecast had died, soon before… Father Pucci created a horrible Stand that would end life… quickly."

Cassandra asked, "Azusa… What really happened? And who is C-Moon?"

"C-Moon is the fused evolved form of Pale Snake. Once fused with the green baby, formed from DIO's bone, it would become a demonic Stand that can take lives… But more importantly… It has one more evolved form… and it was considered The End."

Chazz asked, "What was the Stand called?"

Azusa said, as she was sad, "It was called… Made in Heaven." She explained, "When Pucci created the Stand, after following all the steps, he had to find the right location to create a Stand that can fast-forward time itself, all the way to the end."

Pucci flew up to the air, hanging onto some steel bars, as his Stand shone. Azusa narrated, "And because of that, C-Moon was created as Made in Heaven, a Stand that can traverse into time, in the blink of an eye. This Stand can only progress through time, until the end of time… Unlike Star Platinum, it can skip time. Its ability however… is to create a whole new universe. It was able to recreate the universe, using the gravitational force of Earth! No one was safe… as time was immune to all human life, failing to catch up to time itself. Corpses decay in seconds… Snot hardens after you sneeze… ice melts in an instant… and food goes bad instantly, after buying fresh. Nothing was safe. But Enrico Pucci never cared. And what's more, when Pucci reaches a vanishing point, the universe resets… according to fate."

Azusa said, "But… The Stand had a flaw. Should the Stand be destroyed, during the acceleration of time… then the universe resets to an alternate universe, where the effects of Made in Heaven are undone… but those that perished would be replaced."

Pucci bellowed, as he introduced Made in Heaven, a Stand with a white horse on horseback, "You might think that knowing the ill fortunes of the future is despair but it's the opposite! Even if you knew you were going to die tomorrow, it is that 'resolution' that makes one happy! One's 'resolution' eradicates 'despair'! Humanity will change! This is what I strived for! This is Made in Heaven!"

Cassandra was shaken, as Chazz growled, "So… THAT'S how the Moji Mikisa was created. A boy named Emporio stopped him, and thus created the AU Mind Fuck as we know it…"

Azusa bowed and said, "That's correct… Now… You know the truth. If Ritsu summons Made in Heaven, it's all over. She'll create another new world… only this time… It may END everything…" She held a disc and said, "This is the last of Pale Snake's discs… I refuse to live in this world, much longer. Only The Gang, as of now, can stop the end of it all…"

Cassandra said, "NO! There has to be another way!"

Azusa said, "I'm sorry… Pucci achieved heaven, and already, we're destined to be here, by fate… But he has been stopped before, and now… Now, YOU must end this. Before it's too late." She stepped on a pedestal, and held the mannequin disc, "Strange… and here I thought… The worlds are saved… but it's too late to change everything. DIO… MIO… Pucci… Ritsu… They've won…"

She inserted the disc to her chest, as Cassandra sobbed, "No…"

Azusa whispered, "Goodbye…"

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

SHATTER!
Azusa's memory disc fell and shattered into pieces. Cassandra sobbed, as she wept, "N-no… Azusa…" Chazz would just watch on, as he saw the disc destroyed, and Azusa turned back into a mannequin. This time, for good.

Chazz said, "We were brought into this world to live… No Stand can ever bring back someone… Not even someone who can be brought back to life…" He looked at the disc, "Cassie, I'm sorry…"

"Why? Why didn't you… fix it? Azu… sa…" Cassandra blubbered, as she gripped her glasses and crushed them with her hand. She hollered at the top of her lungs, in rage:
"RITSU TAINAAAAAAAAAAKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

Her aura exploded in a ball of flames, as Chazz yelled, "JESUS CHRIST, CALM DOWN! CASSANDRA, IT CANNOT BE THIS WAY!"

Cassandra screamed very loud and roared completely, echoing the area.

April pleaded, as Asahi rushed to the entrance, "PLEASE! You can't say that January left to Oscar! She can't go!"

Asahi cried, "I know! But this is important! Something's happened!"

Cassandra busted down the door and was furious. April gasped, "C-C-Cassandraaaaaa?" She buzzed and beeped, "Warning… System overheating… System overheating…" Asahi gasped, "Shit! April's crashed!"

Chazz cried, "Asa, do something!"

"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?"

"Azusa… She's… She's gone. Cassandra saw Azusa change back into mannequin form, and she's snapped!"

Asahi cried, "CASSIE! CASSIE, SNAP OUT OF IT! APRIL'S BROKEN, BECAUSE OF YOU!"

She snapped out of it and saw April. April froze in place, and powered down. Cassandra sobbed, "No… April…"

Asahi said, "It's not your fault… You… You suddenly became enraged…"

Cassandra sobbed, as she calmed down, "Asahi… I'm sorry… But…" She hugged her, "Nooooooooo!"

Asahi said, "It's alright. Chazz, what happened?"

Chazz stated, "Apocalypse Ritsu, that's what. Azusa told us about a NEW Stand. Made in Heaven."

"Made in–?" She gasped, "No… She wouldn't!"

Chazz stated, "And I refused to repair Azusa's Memory Disc. Like you said back then… No Stand power or Spirit Caller can ever bring a soul back from the dead… Even if I did repair that disc, it'd still be too late. She chose her end… her fate… We were helpless to stop her."

Asahi bowed her head, as Cassandra sniffled, "I apologize for my temper, but… I want Ritsu Tainaka, badly… What she did to everyone… to Azusa… to Peter… to Krystle… to everyone she wronged… to everything she stood for… She has to be stopped."

Asahi said, "I know. And do it, we shall… We're going to Florida… and stop Ritsu, once and for all!"

Luther appeared and asked, "Yes? Hermana, I heard a yell and–. OH!" He saw April, "Ahh, what a beautiful girl in Goth-Loli attire–."

Chazz yelled, "CAN IT, PINK PERVERT! We've got worse issues!"

Asahi prepared to transform, as Cassandra said, "Luther, you and Chazz watch April. Call Percival to pick her up… and do not mention January… She's obviously at Kennedy Space Center."

Luther asked, "Okay, but where are you going?"

Cassandra smiled, "I'm saving the world…" Ojama Star rebuilt her glasses, and she put them on.

Minutes later, Mech-Asahi flew off, with Cassandra inside the control room. Chazz and Luther struggled to carry April in, as she weighs 400 pounds.

Asahi said, "I texted the others that we'll be running late."

Cassandra asked, "Que? What are you saying? The radar says we're not going to Florida!"

"I know!" Asahi said, "We have a pitstop to make, first. Besides… … …We're missing one more…"

XXXXX

Meanwhile, at Dallas, a man in white appeared, as he looked into a hospital room. He gasped, "Oh, no… Sir, what are you doing?"

A huge man in a black jacket was dressing himself up. The man in white cried, "Mister Giese, wait! You're not discharged yet!"

Peter said to him, "I know… But I have a feeling they need me… My sister needs me…"

He walked past him and headed to the door. The men in white stayed back, as they couldn't stop him. Peter arrived at the exit, only to be confronted by a man in a purple hat and coat.

"Hmph… Gimme a break… Never thought I'd run into you again…"

He was face-to-face with the ghost of Jotaro Kujo. Jotaro said, "I know where you're going… I won't let you pass, not without words of advice."

"I know I'm supposed to be crazy, but I'm honored to meet a legend."

"Peter Giese… Listen to me… This is not 2012, and the person who is reaching heaven is not Father Pucci. Whatever you are doing, know this… I want you to not die. Last time I did it, I foolishly died… only to fail and save my daughter. And she died, along with it. I am saying this to you… Whatever power you have, you're not alone. Pucci created this fucked up world, because we let it happen. Just don't let it happen again."

"Hey, I have heard about you. You lost your daughter, I almost lost my sister. Farra, Steven, Mizuki, Cassie, Asahi, Mundy, and everyone else… I won't make that same mistake that you made. I came here to protect my sister, and that's it. But I will say this… Let the crook achieve its goal – because I'm gonna finish what MIO started."

He chuckled, as Jotaro said, "Good grief… Stubborn like Old Man Joseph. I'm not stopping you… but I am giving you the words of advice. Do not give in to your own selfless gains. The Gang, as a whole, will not fall. You're for humanity's future… avenge it for everyone that died… Kakyoin, Avdol, Iggy, Shigechi, Aya Tsuji, Reimi, Bucciarati, Narancia, Abbacchio, Polnareff… even the Joestars before me… Jonathan Joestar, Joseph Joestar, Josuke Higashikata, Giorno Giovanna, and my daughter, Jolyne… even me. They all died, in the timeline that DIO Brando created. DON'T let yourself die in this one… Will you be the one to help stop this?"

Peter fell silent, as Jotaro took off his hat. He said, "Here. A little gift." He threw it to him, and he caught it. It was Jotaro's hat, a purple hat with a green star, the same hat he died in. "Wear it proud… Darkness Devil. Don't make the same mistakes I made. Later."

He disappeared, as Peter was teary-eyed. He shut his eyes and a tear fell from his left eye. "Jotaro Kujo… Saint among saints… For you…"

He put the hat on and called out in a stylish pose, "The Devil is back…"

He stepped out, as Asahi and Cassandra were waiting for him. He smirked, "Hey."

Asahi said, "Welcome back, Peter." Cassandra bowed, "Welcome back, senor…"

Peter chuckled, "Gimme a break…" He then asked, as they departed to Florida, "So… What'd I miss?"

Episode 13 – The End

Meanwhile, in Real Ninja HQ, Hotaru went to a dark cage, and activated the cage. Lily suddenly appeared in the darkness, as Hotaru grinned, "They're coming… The Gang is heading to Florida… Like, this is the end. We attack now… before Ritsu, like, gets it down. Any The Gang member… kill…"

Lily's eyes shone red and snarled, as she was fully changed into a werewolf. Her dark blue hair and fur flowed, as Lily gnashed her teeth. Hotaru giggled, as she grinned evilly.

And thus… the final battle approaches…

[New Moon: Four days from now…]

Time was running out. Now that The Gang is back in full gear, will they be able to stop everything?
Oka Kazamatsuri and Euphoria…
Hotaru Kokonohi and Lily Fuma…
Ritsu Tainaka and perhaps Made in Heaven…

Four days remain until the New Moon… Will The Gang and allies end their evil plans, before it's too late? Or will history repeat itself?
Don't miss the final chapters of "The Gang IN-ACTION"!

To be continued…