The Crusaders are given food and medical supplies, and provided with information.

"Look," says one of the people, "Holly has maybe 3 weeks to live at a maximum. And there are 9 mysterious people who were seen leaving a building where Dio is suspected to be-"

"DAMNIT!" Hol Horse yells, "He's mobilized the Glory Gods! WE NEED TO MOVE!"

They take the conversation into the van as they move.

"Wait," Will says, "Hol Horse... you know where Dio lives."

"Yes, I do. Why is that... oh. OH! WE OUTNUMBER THE LOT OF THEM! THERE ARE 11 OF US, COUNTING THE DOG! AHAHAHAHA!"

"And you know all the 'Glory Gods,' correct?"

"I have heard of every one of them. I only know their names and appearances."

Midler pipes up by saying, "I have a rough idea of the abilities of their Stands."

She begins to explain them, but the van stops sharply. A fallen helicopter lies before them, the body torn apart, as two people lie impaled on its wings. A canteen of water lies in front of the scene. Avdol moves to pick it up, but Hol Horse shoots at his hand. Avdol jumps back, the bullet tearing through the canteen, as a hand made of water bursts out of it. Avdol launches flames at it, which the hand tears through.

"Water..." he says, "this must be Geb!"

Caesar moves to strike it with a series of bubbles, which repel the water, only for the Stand itself to reform. It leaps at him, only for Berryberry Skull to leap in the way, dispersing it with a slash. As it reforms, it leaps at Will, who shields himself with Hamon, only to be protected when his mother blocks the attack with a hardened, Hamon-infused Scarf.

"Wait!" Hol Horse yells, stepping forward, "YOU NEED TO STOP-"

The Stand leaps at him, Midler pushing him out of the way. Joseph looks back at him.

"Wait... it only attacked when he moved toward you... It's detecting the vibrations in the ground. Everyone... stand still."

As the group stands in place, the Stand slowly moves around, as a wind flies through the air. As the sands of the desert stir, it lunges toward Avdol, who blocks with a wall of flames, but is knocked back, throwing one of his bracelets to the side, then another, then another, until he has thrown down 5. As Geb appears, the winds blow again, pushing Avdol down, where Geb attacks once more, slicing his neck open without taking damage. As it lunges back toward Avdol, it suddenly turns. Berryberry Skull is moving toward something. Geb lunges, but is disrupted by a rock thrown by Star Platinum, which, after running through the body, lands beside it, where it is attacked by Geb. The wind whips around again, pushing Skull back, but the Stand holds its place, stabbing into the ground. It pulls up the object it stabbed into, an armored Stand about a meter tall. Suddenly, a shower of blood rains onto the ground, coming from one of the corpses on the helicopter.

"GAAAH!" the supposed corpse yells, falling to the ground. Geb attacks it, but the Stand blocks it, Geb tearing a hole into its arm. The user takes flight, the Stand firing shards of metal down at the foe, as Hierophant Green appears overhead, an Emerald Splash from behind knocking both to the ground.

"You think you've beaten me?" the user chuckles, now covered in a spinning tornado of sand, "My Stand, The Tyde, can control the current of any moving objects, even the wind itself! And with my sand moving the wind, the wind moving the sand, and my Stand moving the sand even faster, it is invincible! Though I may be slower than you, the longer you give me, the faster I'll get! I, Mansaku Nijimura, will destroy you all!"(Credit to the creators of 7th Stand User for The Tyde)

"Yare yare daze..." Jotaro speaks under his breath, "Now I know how to defeat you."

Picking up Iggy, he tosses him at the tornado. The tornado collapses in on itself as the sand crushes the man, who falls to the ground. It seems that he will never walk again. Jotaro grabs Iggy again and starts running, but Geb has already caught up, knocking him back, though Star Platinum knocks him to the ground. However, Lisa Zeppeli slowly steps forward toward the opponent, then breaks into a sprint, where Geb attacks her, only to be wrapped up in a large Hamon-laced bubble thrown by Caesar. Even as it tears its way out, it is unable to break the lead, until Lisa jumps forward, landing with her Hamon softening the landing, almost no impact appearing. N'Doul's senses have only grown more refined, as he throws up a cloud of sand with Geb. The Stand lunges at her again, and yet... she's gone? Where is she? In an instant, N'Doul cannot move.

A hand on his throat seemingly sharpens into a blade of sun energy as Lisa whispers "Bring that Stand anywhere near here and your throat is gonna be eating a Sunlight Yellow Overdrive. And that's my specialty."

"How..." N'Doul whispers, "How did you... get here?"

"I have a very specific set of-"

Geb attacks her, and she slams the user into the ground as she spins, the man hitting her with his cane, which barely affects her, but still pushes her back a miniscule distance, disrupting the Overdrive, which only tears at his cheek. Geb lunges again, but she disappears, appearing behind N'Doul, a studded belt in her hand.

"Oh!" she calls, "Lonesome Me! My Stand allows my body to travel through ropes in a manner akin to teleportation!"

However, Geb converts itself into rain, which falls downward, blood erupting into the air, the sand pelted with holes. Will, standing in the distance, turns away.

"Yep. No chance. Start the car."

Hol Horse, shocked, turns to him. "You're letting her die?!"

"He's right," Joseph says, "it's over."

"WHAAAAAT?" Polnareff yells, "We need her help!"

"No," Caesar says, "Stay back."

Midler cries, "We can't let N'Doul go!"

"Everyone has their limits," Kakyoin says, "here it is."

Jotaro and Iggy, both chewing some gum Jotaro got out of the glove box, simply stare on in silence, as Avdol starts the car. Polnareff rushes onward, as N'Doul chuckles.

"AHAHAHAHA! COWARDS! YOU WILL NEVER ESCAPE FROM- ack... *cough, cough*!" N'Doul falls to the ground, Lisa's hand through his chest. On the ground in front of N'Doul is the body of the third helicopter passenger.

"Damnit..." N'Doul whispers, "No one... could match me... but you've done it. I give my life in respect of you."

Geb pierces its user's head, as he whispers once more.

"I'm not afraid of dying. I've never feared death. I could beat anyone, commit any crime. That dog knows what I mean. I ruled over the world of my life. Until Dio arrived, only to be the first to beat me. The world of my life is gone. We are all in Dio's World. I was N'Doul, and my Stand was prosperity itself... GEB!"

As he takes his last breath, Lisa buries him beneath the sand, his cane marking the place of his demise.

As days pass, the group come upon a man speared through the throat on the side of a telephone pole.

On a nearby bus, Oingo and Boingo read from Toth.

| Oingo and Boingo missed the accident because they took the bus that left four hours | | later. | | They are now at Aswan! | | Their next adventure begins here. AH! There they are! The 11 terrible enemies! | | (Minus one)... | | They are talking... | | Polnareff: "Avdol's injury isn't that bad." | | Nonetheless, they are all still worried. |

Oingo looks out upon the group as they walk by.

| Boingo put poison in their tea. "Hurray!" | | They drank the poisoned tea. |

Oingo kneads his face into another shape. Knocking out a civillian, the group takes over a cafe. Lisa takes a drink of her tea... yet the poison doesn't affect her. Her body expels the poison, but the group is distracted by Iggy stealing from a guest, thwarting the plans of the villains, who try to formulate another plan.

| That damn dog! Damnit. They have failed! | | They were SOOOO close! Oingo and Boingo are very mad! | | But... they gathered up their thoughts... Oingo and Boingo... | | Along the way... They met someone who had nothing to do with them, but pissed | | them off by the way he looked. | | They hate people who look like this a lot! | | That man did nothing. But they beat him up anyway! "OOF!" | | After that... He dropped his wallet and ran away. HA! THEY ARE RICH! THEY ARE SO | | LUCKY! | | End of Chapter |

Oingo quickly beats a random guy half to death, forcing him to run away, before taking his wallet.

| They kept following the Joestars and company | | They have taken their car to visit Kakyoin in the hospital. | | Oingo placed a bomb that looked like an orange in the car. | | They got Jotaro! His face was split in half, incapacitating him! |

Oingo breaks the handle off of the car, placing a bomb inside. However, Lisa clicks her tongue.

"Now, now... you must be some sort of thug, here to attack us. Before... you tried to poison us. Look at me. Now look at the car. Give up. Go home."

Oingo sits down, looking back at her. "Are you sure?" he asks, "You know if Dio finds us... we're sort of screwed."

"We'll get him. Trust me."

Meanwhile, back at the hospital, 2 figures have appeared, slowly walking inside. Will and Berryberry Skull, alongside Kakyoin and Hierophant Green, step up against them. One of them, a blonde-haired man with a thinly armored suit, is tackled by Berryberry Skull, who throws him into an empty room and slams him to the ground. However, the man grabs onto the Stand's user, tossing him into the wall, where he is briefly stunned. An Iai slash is dodged, and the man calls out.

"RIDERS ON THE STORM!" he yells, the room slowly transforming into a pale, featureless substance. "Welcome to the Thunder Cross House."

Will punches a hole in the wall, but it trapped as it regenerates, and his arm, at it's pulled out, is scraped heavily at the edges.

"It's just plaster, but... it's regenerating. I'm trapped, and..."

A plaster hand reaches out of the wall. A humanoid comprised of the same material appears, emerging from the sides of the room.

The other man, with his dark hair and glasses, kicks Hierophant Green as it appears before Kakyoin, knocking both into another room.

"Ride the Lightning!" he calls, bright eyes flashing in the shadows. Hierophant Green extends its tendrils across the room, the other Stand, resembling a blue-skinned ninja in metal-studded armor, flips over them, and brings its leg down on Hierophant, electricity crackling as it slams the other stand into the ground.

Will rushes the foe, as Berryberry Skull cuts the humanoid to ribbons. However, it slowly reforms on the ground where it stood. As the combatant rushes toward it, Skull blocks his punch with the blunt end of two swords. The combatants trade blows back and forth, as Skull pushes the man back, he only maintaining his place due to the humanoid plaster construct that seeming reappears every few seconds. Skull is forced back on the defensive somehow, forced to physically manifest itself to attack, and thus opening itself up to attacks itself.

How a man could fight a Stand, it does not know, but the Stand this man uses... It's almost indestructible, reforming as it is split apart, though slowly. The moment the two have reached a standstill, it rises again, until Will enters the fray, smashing it apart. Again and again the two clash, as Will slowly grows tired. Through he held the advantage in speed over the construct, he tires faster than any of the others there, and is knocked down by an errant blow from the blonde-haired fellow. As he puns the foe to the ground with his foot, he prepares a final attack, but Will grabs onto his leg, throwing him to the side, an IAI! from Skull knocking him back. As he flips to his feet, his construct rising again, Will lets out a breath, shaking slowly. He's nearly defeated. The opponent rushes at him, and... is shot in the foot by Hol Horse.

Kakyoin tries to restrain his opponent, who slips free. He leaps forward for a final attack, but... Avdol steps in the way.

"Really?" he asks, "you're all fighting?"

The group meets back up in a few minutes, where Caesar introduces these men as Kotetsu, grandson of Straizo, and Doa, grandson of Dire.

Doa scratches the side of his neck, "Look, I'm real sorry for attacking you, but I mean, we all have our disagreements."

Kotetsu pats Kakyoin on the head, "You're strong, kid. If it weren't for my Hamon, I'd be dead. Oh, hey there, Lisa, how are you-"

Instantly, Will punches him in the skull, knocking him backwards. "Get your damn eyes off her," he hisses.

Lisa looks back at Will, irritated, then picks up Iggy and walks away. As the group step into their cars, they all headb toward the station where their next transport is. A train, old, yet... in excellent condition. The conductor calls out.

"All aboard... the Satanic Coupler!"

Roughly an hour in, Kakyoin looks out the window. The world outside is horrid, twisted and dark. The group try to leap out of the train, but the doors and windows won't open.

A voice comes over the intercom, "So... it seems you've fallen into my trap. My sister and I will kill you before you leave this train. You, the champions of modern civilization, will fall to ME!"

Immediately, the group attacks the Stand, whose walls are made of rubber, bouncing their strikes back. However, Doa, activating his powers, transforms the walls into plaster. As their minds clash, the walls and the plaster material both attempt to assert themselves over each other, allowing Jotaro to tear a hole in the wall. The group leap out, Midler using her Stand to hold the wall open. Around them is a city of illusions constructed by the Stand Dark Mirage. Iggy attacks the front of the train, and the mirage city disappears. The group attack the wheels of the train, which is stuck in place.

Dark Mirage attempts to create a burst of flames to damage Polnareff, but Avdol blocks it, blasting the Stand User, who falls unconscious. Reducing the size of his Stand, the conductor launches it at Avdol's face, planning for it to enter his body. However, a miniaturized Soft and Wet, waiting inside, crushes its damaged body with a rush of blows.

Later, in Kom Obo, Polnareff, Will, and Hol Horse head off to a temple. Suddenly, Will turns.

"Oi," he says, "You've got some genuine balls on you to try and attack us here," he says, turning to a man who was following them.

"Guys like you are rare," Polnareff says, "You're the only one so far to walk right up and face us head on."

"That's what a real man's gotta do," Hol Horse says, "Taking us on in a one-on-one battle. What's your name?"

"I am Chaka, wielder of Anubis. Prepare to die... Jean Pierre Polnareff."

"So you chose me?" Polnareff laughs, "You really are a man! Now bring it on."

Chaka slashes at him, and Polnareff dodges behind a pillar. He's met with a surprise when the sword phases through it, nearly taking off his head. Chariot counters the next flurry, but the blade cuts his shoulder, and he rolls away. Leaping atop a nearby pillar, Polnareff fires Chariot's blade into Chaka's neck, knocking him unconscious. He tries to pick up the blade and draw it, but... it's stuck in the sheath.

The group meet up with Jotaro and head to the barbershop. As Polnareff gets a nice shave, Jotaro nods off, as do Will and Hol Horse. Suddenly, all are awakened by the sound of clashing blades. The barber, now holding the blade, is clashing with Berryberry Skull.

"What are you?!" Skull calls, "Are you... no... FINALLY, ANOTHER SENTIENT STAND!"

"You dare compare me to you?" the Stand growls, "you are just a dog, a servant to a weaker being! I am the ultimate blade, and I will cleave out your hearts! I AM ANUBIS!"

Skull blocks its strikes repeatedly, but it begins to grow faster. Skull draws a second blade, slashing forward with a flurry.

"Hearts? So you found out about my secret second heart?"

Anubis jumps backward, entering a defensive stance. "What?!"

While it's distracted by that bluff, Berryberry Skull formulates a strategy.

"I have 3 swords... I have to use them all at once. If only I could formulate some kind of... oh. OH! 3 SWORDS, IAI!"

Three slashes appear on Khan's body, launching him into a window, which shatters. Berryberry Skull stands, holding one of the katanas in its mouth. Leaping out, Will and his Stand bear down on Khan. Leaping overhead, Khan swings down, but three swords parry his strike, cutting one blade in twain. Will lifts the sword. When the cops show up, Hol Horse makes up a story, and they leave. When they arrive back at Joseph and Caesar's location, the group meets with another Speedwagon Foundation helicopter, and sends the full blade of Anubis into containment.

In the next town, Joseph goes to the bathroom, but has to avoid that, since there's no soap. However, Caesar makes some with his Stand, and the entire thing is more convenient. Joseph notices a strange outlet in a nearby rock. Touching it, he is electrocuted. At a nearby area, Joseph's hand begins to act up, along with a nearby radio. Hol Horse, when trying to light his cigarette, watches the lighter fly toward Joseph, and slam into his hand. The whole party goes on alert. They know this... a magnet Stand. A hammer flies at Joseph, who blocks it with his Stand. The group begin to look around, as Joseph is nearly stabbed through the eye with a throwing knife, which Magician's Red blocks. The intensity of the attacks increases, until suddenly, High Priestess catches Maria. Joseph, now covered in about 25 pounds of metal, watches as it all falls away.

Later, the group splits up again, roughly half going each way. They spread out along the way. None notice the man following them. Polnareff notices some children playing along the way, acting as if they're adults. Kakyoin chuckles, acting as if he's buying the "food" they've made, as he gives them a single coin.

Polnareff notices a man following them after a few minutes pass. Alessi mimes as if he's lost his change, and picks up a coin off the ground, at which point he's knocked across the street by a manifested Star Platinum.

Alessi, several meters away, pulls out a pistol and fires at Jotaro, with Star Platinum catching the bullet and crushing it between two fingers.

"How did you know?" Alessi growls, "How could you tell I was a Stand user?"

"I didn't," Jotaro mumbles, "That's the coin Kakyoin gave to those kids."

Moving through through the hail of 5 more bullets, Jotaro throws a punch with his Stand, but... he's getting smaller. Weaker. He's a child now, only 8 years old. He throws a punch, but Alessi gets him with his Stand again. Now a baby, Jotaro is held hostage, and Alessi flees. The group splits up into teams of two, and Alessi encounters Kakyoin and Polnareff. Throwing baby Jotaro at them, he forces them into a situation where Kakyoin is off-guard, and de-aged 5 years. Polnareff yells for Kakyoin to fall back, and battles Alessi, but the situation ends up the same as before, until Alessi is thrown out the window. Will and Iggy are standing right in front of him. Will steps toward Alessi, and Berryberry Skull attacks. Sethan rushes toward Will, but the moment it does, Iggy attacks Alessi, and Berryberry Skull starts punching him with its hardened gloves, coated in the Fool's sand.

"BANBANBANBANBANBANBAN... BANZAI!" the Stand, attacking together with the Fool, uppercuts him into the sky, and he isn't seen by anyone for 3 days. Malèna, the woman who took care of Polnareff, later appears, asking him if he saw a little boy leave. Polnareff, holding back tears, tells her he has no idea.

Dio, in preparation, sits alone, chuckling.

"So they've made their way through that many of my Glory Gods. My Ennead. But their effort is in vain. For those that remain are the strongest of them all. This is my WORLD!"

Joseph sets down a phone. "Holly has a week to live," he whispers, "I'm sorry, Jotaro, but... we need to finish this as fast as we can. And yet... we are here. My friends! WELCOME! TO! CAIRO!"