Dark Blue Moon
The loathsome cures of Dio ......Even the Speedwagon Foundation's leading physicians with their cutting-edge treatments, stand powerless before Dio's curse. To save Holy, Jotaro and crew continued on their journey to Egypt. With air travel now too treacherous they board a boat, heading to Singapore.
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"It will take three full days a sea to get from Hong Kong to Singapore. Some peace and quiet will do us all good." You sighed but could not help but feel uneasy, you already inspected every crew member except the captain; still you need to be cautious, looking out to the ocean sitting down on a chair your small bag by your side. Joseph even had a change of clothing.
"Hey you two!" The old Joestar shouted at the two teenagers relaxing on the beach chairs... "Why don't you switch out those uniforms for something else? You think you can keep up in those things? Aren't you burning up?" He asked them.
"Well we are students." Kakyoin stated reading leisurely in a book you lend him. "And good student always dressed the part.....Too much of a stretch?"
"Japanese students are such stiffs. Aren't they?" Joseph pondered as you smirked at him evilly.
"Better than skipping school nearly every day Joseph!" You taunted him as Joseph laughed nervously.
"I see....so this is what they call Bushido. Like they say, clear your mind and even flames feel cool." Avdol concluded.
"That is all well and good but that won't get you any girls." Polnareff added pushing himself off the railing.
"Or boys~" You hummed making Kakyoin look at you in surprise.
"Let go! Let go of me you big jerk!" A high pitched voice screamed on top of their lungs a child fought against the strong hold of one of the crew members. "Damn it! I said get off me! Let me go!"
"Shut your trap you brat!!" He replied holding them up as they kicked in the air.
"Hey what is going on?" You watched them. "I thought we agreed there would e no passengers on board but us. Did you dare to defy my orders?" You stood up calmly sending chills down his spine.
"Sorry, boss.....It- it is a stowaway." The crew member sweated nervously. "Little brat was hiding in one of the storage holds below."
"Stowaway?" Joseph questioned confused.
"Come at me then! I will break your balls!!!" The child threatened trying to break free.
"Tell that to the coast guard, you little shit!" The sailor said holding them up by the collar of their pink colored shirt.
"Huh? The cops?" They stopped eyes widening in shock backing away. "Please! Just let me go! I just wanted to go to Singapore to see my dad. I will do anything! You can even put me to work for my ticket!" They tried but the sailor only pinched their cheek pondering as they grimaced in pain.
"Let's see.....What should I do? Should I let you go? Or turn you in?"
"Please!!" They begged as you sighed.
"Let's see....." He let go to flick their nose. "No way am I letting you go!" He decided. "That would be too easy. But first I am going to let the Captain know." Your heart ached seeing tears spill out off their big brown colored eyes.
"Hey sailor! Perhaps you could-"You could not even finish your sentence as you watched in surprise the stowaway biting the man in this arm without holding back before jumping into the ocean without hesitation.
"Whoa! In he goes! That kid has got guts!" Joseph commented awestruck as you silently agreed.
"He is trying to swim to shore?" Kakyoin questioned looking a bit worried standing up to go over to the rest watching the stowaway swim away. "What should we do?" He asked you.
"Forget them." Jotaro muttered. "He would not have jumped in if he was not a decent swimmer."
"Damn! He is in trouble now!!" The sailor exclaimed sweat tickling down his face. "These waters are infested with sharks!"
"This is not good." You said stripping off your long coat with your pocket watch and photo album not wanting them to get wet. "I am going after them!" You declared shoving your coat into Polnareff's arm.
"No Y/N it is too dangerous! Hey kid! Come back!!" Joseph tried to convince you but you already jumped down swiftly running on the water effortlessly as the sailor rubbed his eyes in disbelief same went for everyone else except Joseph. Hamon was really a practical ability in times like these.
"Look there is a shark!" Polnareff caught himself pointing out as the shark raced toward the screaming child.
"Take this! Ha!!!" You punched it full force knocking it unconscious without using your Stand for help, sending it flying to the sky as the kid watched in sheer amazement mouth agape as it landed back crashing down on the surface of the water.
"Hey there." You smiled. "Would you mud coming back on board with me, I promise I won't let harm come to you, kid."
They looked at you hesitantly as you picked them up bridal style making your way back.
"So you are a girl?" You said running as she watched you blushing. "What is your name?"
"Yes, ...... my name is Anne...." She mumbled burying her head in your shoulder. "How did you know sir?" She took down her ha letting her long wavy dark hair fall freely.
"Hmmm let me tell you that I am a woman myself who dresses like a mal most of the time~" You winked at her as she became red like a tomato. "By the way you can call me Y/N~"
"They are a girl?" Avdol watched confused as Polnareff watched dump founded.
"Is nobody going to comment that Y/N literally is able to stand walk and run on water?" Jotaro huffed as Kakyoin slowly nodded in agreement; Y/N is full of surprises.
"Uhm, yeah sorry." Joseph snapped out of it. "Y/N and I are also trained in Hamon, a special breathing technique that allows us to fight vampires and the Pillar Men with a few side gimmicks. We are able to run on water, climbing smooth surfaces with the help of a little oil and are able o enhance our overall physical abilities, so we can run long distances without difficulty and holding our breath for a long period of time." He explained scratching the back of his neck sheepishly. "But I am still an amateur of sorts and did not train Hamon for fifty years while Y/N could be regarded as one of the strongest Hamon users walking this world..." He trailed off while Kakyoin and the rest listened attentively.
Suddenly something caught you off guard as you whipped your head around the shark was torn to shreds, blood tinting the blue ocean.
"Shit. Anne, hold on right!" You shouted running faster as it followed you in incredible speed.
"Y/N! Below you!" Joseph warned. "Something is coming after you from underwater! It is not a shark and it is racing towards you!" Joseph warned.
"Oh! I did not notice!!!" You gritted out voice dripping with sarcasm. "A bit of help would be nice!!"
"This distance should not be a problem for me, HIEROPHANT GREEN!!!" Shouted the red head snatching your arm with his stand and lifted you and Anne up successfully just in the nick of time as you saw a sharp claw barely missing your leg before it vanished from one moment to the other.
"It just disappeared! It is a Stand! That thing is a Stand!" You screamed.
"An aquatic Stand....." Avdol observed. "In all my dealing with the occult I have never heard of such a thing!"
You set Anne down on deck as she breathed heavily completely drenched in salt water as you took back your long coat fixing your attire combing your hair with your gloved hand.
This.....girl....there is no way she is the....could she be a Stand user?
Did she try to lure Y/N into shark-infested water? The group except you stared at the girl in suspicious.
"Geez, what is with you jerks? Quit staring at me like that. I have no idea what is going on here but I will fight you." She declared revealing a sharp pocket knife she hid in her jeans dungarees pocket. "Do not underestimate me, okay! You are going to regret this! Ne-on-one! Come at me I dare you! You stupid punks!" Anne threatened as you put a reassuring hand on her shoulder trying to calm down the agitated girl.
"Hey Anne.....your English is really good, did you learn it at school or from your parents?" You asked in a friendly way as she blushed staying quiet.
Y/N, she cannot be serious....that girl could be the Stand user maybe we should just toss her back into the ocean. Polnareff thought.
Calm down. Kakyoin locked eyes with him. If she is just a stowaway the sharks will get her and I do not think Y/N would allow us to do that.
We have checked out all the members of the crew. She is the only one it could be .....Joseph furrowed is eyebrows. Is there some way we could be sure?
"Hey how is that devil Dio doing these days?" Avdol spoke up.
"Dio? What the hell is that?" Anne replied sassily.
"Do not pretend like you do not know you little brat!" Polnareff barked.
"I warned you punks! You are going to be a man and talk to me or do you just want to get shacked? Which is it huh? My demon blade wants to slurp the blood of its 304th victim!"
She threatened playing with her knife while you tried to stifle your laughter even Kayoin snickered amused.
"What is so funny jerk hole?" She addressed Kakyoin.
"Language young Lady!" You scolded her but honestly you did not care since you cursed like there is no tomorrow too.
"Jerk hole?" Kakyoin repeated amusement evident on his face. "That is a new one.....I am starting to get the feeling she is not our Stand user."
"Yes but who is it then-....?" Joseph asked puzzled as your eyes dilated.
"We have various possibilities to be exact. One it is one of the crew members on this ship, and it somehow slipped my mind and my inspection had a flaw which I would avid if possible, then we could have another undetected passenger or the Stand user is somewhere underwater tailing us." You listed off indifferent.
"That girl is our stowaway?" A loud voice boomed next to you, snatching the girl away from you holding her in place glaring down at Anne.
"Captain....." Joseph addressed him as you saw Jotaro lighting up a cigarette.
"I am pretty strict when it comes to stowaways."The captain stated gripping Anne's right arm harshly as he whimpered at his brutal grip. "You may be a girl but if I go easy on you we will just get more and more stowaways." Her weapon dropped t the floor. "I think we will lock you up in the brig below deck until we make it to port." He decided.
"I am sorry Captain but please let her go." You requested, your icy voice not leaving room for denial but he still refused to let go of Anne. "Let her go now! His is an order as the head of the Speedwagon Foundation!!!" You ordered as he reluctantly loosened his grip as you yanked Anne from his grip as she hid behind you, clinging onto your black coat frightened.
"Captain, I would like to ask you something." Joseph piped up, throwing a worried glance in your direction. "You have verified the identities of all the men on onboard, right?"
"Of course. They are all men who have worked with me for over ten years. Cannot say I understand why that is of prime importance." The captain replied as you squinted your eyes. He is not a member you noted or at least not the Captain I requested. I have to call Caesar if the original go replaced by another one. You walked to your bag to get your walkie-talkie however you realized that water had gotten on it, your eyes widened in shock. How? I had no water inside my bag, when did it get wet? No way!!!
"By the way...." He captain shouted taking the cigarette from Jotaro's lips holding it up dramatically as Jotaro glared at the man in distaste. "I must implore you not to smoke on deck. What did you plan to do with the ashes and the butt? Just toss them over the side into the pristine waters? You may be a guest on my ship but you will abide by my rues tough guy." He pushed the butt at the metal of Jotaro's head putting it out as Jotaro's eyes gleamed in anger so did yours.
"Hey Captain!" You called "What do you think you are doing, we are well aware of our environment and ocean pollution however we have an ash tray right here as well, we could just throw it into the trash bin too." A shadow cast over your face.....
"Apologies.....boss....." the captain mumbled walking away from Jotaro.
"Hold it pops." Jotaro ordered. "Y/N is right but if it bothered you so much why did you not just say so? Do not be a condescending prick about the whole thing you jackass."
"Hey Jotaro! Do not be disrespectful to the captain!" Joseph panicked.
"I will be as rude as I want. I figured it out. He is not the captain." Jotaro declared grimly. "He is the Stand user!"
"WHAT?!" Everyone except you exclaimed in unison completely surprised.
"Sta....nd?" The captain turned around to face the teenager in confusion. "I am not sure I follow....."
"This is inconceivable, Jotaro. We chose, no Y/N chose Captain Dragon because he came recommended with verification by the Speedwagon Foundation. He is someone we can trust. He absolutely cannot be a Stand user!" Avdol pointed out.
"I disagree." You spoke up shocking them. "Tell me Captain Dragon what is your name?" You asked calmly hands in your pockets.
"What question is that? My name is Captain Dragon you said it yourself...." The Captain answered panicking.
"Oh, really? So you do not deny it interesting.....I am sorry to disappoint you, but I know the real Captain Dragon personally that is why I requested him specifically to aid us on this mission and of course I can clearly see you are not him....I had my doubts....but I thought you would be the one replacing Captain Dragon if he was not able to come but it seems you did not do your homework! You underestimated me! Every single member of the Speedwagon Foundation not only passed an exam or received a recommendation personally by me but I met them at least once personally and I remember every single one of my underlings. I pride myself with knowing their faces, every one of them." Your eyes flashed dangerously.
Slowly he took off his hat his whole expression dark:"My hat off to you my Lady, I finally understand why HE is so obsessed with you. You are right, the real Captain sleeps now in the ocean with the fishes at the bottom of the Chinese Sea." He admitted shrugging his shoulders.
"Then I guess that means Y/N will put you snoozing in hell!" Jotaro announced as you cracked your knuckles as suddenly the fake Captain's Stand grabbed Anne's right leg holding her captive.
"Damn!" Polnareff, Kakyoin, Avdol and Joseph shouted.
"I cannot move!!" Anne screamed in horror.
"Trouble on the water! Lies and betrayal! The Moon card represents the fear of the unknown my Stand name: Dark Blue Moon!!!" He smirked before frowning. "Six-on-one is a little tough even for me, which is why I kept my identity secret to pick you off one by one. But since Y/N has figured me out, I guess I have no choice. Six-o-one it is! Getting my hands on her shows that Lady Luck is on my side. Now I think I will take a dip in these shark-infested waters with the runt. If you want to save her you are going to have to dive in after us. One my home turf, I can take on all six of you."
"Go on act tough while you hide behind a hostage! It will take a lot more than that to shake me up." Jotaro replied. "Same goes for the rest of us."
"It is no act. It is a prediction!" the enemy chuckled "I heard your Stand Star Platinum is pretty fast. Not trying to brag but my Dark Blue Moon is king underwater. It is far swifter than any fish in the sea. Why don't e pit them against each other right now? Come on in....if you are not afraid of a little salt water, that is!" He and Dark blue Moon jumped down with Anne in its arms.
"ORA!" Star Platinum manifested itself punching Dark Blue Moon in its face repeatedly. "ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA !!!!" Holding onto Anne's hand before she could fall into the ocean.
"He hit me before I could fall.....That is impossible....." The enemy Stand user groaned drifting on the water.
"You are the only one swallowing salt water today pops. Tell them Avdol." Jotaro stated.
"Your folly was trying to out-predict a fortune teller...." Avdol said "...tough break."
"There he goes." Polnareff commented. "For talking up his Stand so much that was a pretty pathetic ext."
In that moment Jotaro leaned over the railing, gripping tightly at the railing.
"What is wrong Jotaro? Pull the girl up would you?" Joseph sad crossing his arms, however you coul tell he was struggling.
"What is wrong Jotaro?" You questioned.
"Damn it! Something is pulling me in-!" He shouted as blood gushed out of his right arm.
"These are..." Polnareff eyes widened. "Barnacles!"
"Crustaceans that live between high and low tides! They stretch from Star Platinum's arm all the way to this side of the boat!" Kakyoin realized as Avdol Joseph and he tried to hold on Jotaro as the pull increased by the second.
"He must have attacked them when I hit him before." Jotaro concluded. "He is trying to drain my Stand's power. Now he is gone! That bastard completely disappeared."
"Jotaro pull in your Stand!" Joseph ordered having trouble to hold onto the teenager.
"What do you think am trying to do? That is why I am sweating like a freaking pig old man!"
"Everybody hold on to Jotaro! We cannot let him fall into the ocean!" You screamed as the men held onto him. "I am going down. He cannot possibly kill me so I am going!" You threw your coat off jumping down without a second thought diving into the cold water. "Kakyoin grab Anne and pull her into safety!"
"Crap!" Jotaro gritted out "Y/N! We have to get her out of there!" He said trying to break free...
"Stop moving Jojo!" Avdol advised. "Or else you fall in too!!"
"This is no good!" Polnareff shouted looking for out in panic. "How long can she hold her breath! Monsieur Joseph?"
Underwater you saw Dark Blue Moon as you manifested Heal. "Fighting Gold!" It screamed in your voice but it evaded your attack swimming out of reach as you were pressed down to the ground of the ocean harshly.
"Welcome, welcome! So glad you could join me in the watery depths, Y/N. However I am slightly disappointed that Jotaro won't come down himself, he should not have underestimated me, Y/N. We may e underwater nut our Stands can still talk. How about it?" He aid through Dark Blue Moon.
"I do not thin Jotaro underestimated you, we both agree that you are pathetic and weak. Seriously you are no big deal, your next line will be; You act tough Y/N, but I know what you are thinking: How long can this guy stay underwater?" you declared.
"You might act tough Y/N, but I know what you are thinking: How long can this guy stay underwater?" His eyes widened in horror "What?!"
"I can read you like an open book, how long can you possibly stay underwater, you seemed pretty confident so I guess something like five to six minutes? Well too bad! My record lies at thirty minutes!" You smirked. "I know you did not know since Dio never knew anything about the actual Hamon training. You might have trained long and hard but it will never reach the intensity of my excessive training, furthermore you definitely have not trained nearly as long as I have. You must be dizzily hearing that number, your Stand might be lethal in here but you aren't."
"....Well that won't matter if I kill you first." He screamed fear written in his eyes, it was painfully obvious.
"A piece of advice....You cannot kill me, since I am physically not able to die thanks to my Stand." Your eyes flashed dangerously as Dark Blue Moon slashed your face but only a second later you were perfectly fine as he backed away in horror. "You would have been a deadly opponent for the rest of my team, invincible even but I will make sure you won't harm them!" You pointed your finger at him posing with your Stand Heal as he tried to make an escape.
How is this possible? He panicked. She is a monster! Her Stand she is unstoppable eternal...I am no match for her I am going to die!! I have to get away!!
"NO YOU WOT!!" You screamed. "Hamon travels perfectly underwater.....I won't even need my Stand to destroy you." You stated grimly. "Hamon is able to disintegrate vampires and has not a strong affect on humans; however it still is really painful you can even land in a coma." You stated grimly. "Thank you Jonathan for this marvelous idea. HAMON OVERDRIVE!!!"
Over the ocean surface barnacles disappeared from Star Platinum's arm as all of them fell backwards when they saw the imposter being send up to the sky, skin burned and a bloody mess, his eyes rolled back into his head as you resurfaced taking a deep breath, lifting yourselg up to walk on the water watching the beautiful sunset.
"Y/N! You did it!!" Polnareff cheered. "One moment ago I thought we all get pulled in!"
"Well done Y/N! Now get up here already." Josph smiled as in that exact same moment the ship rumbled, exploding.
"The captain planted bombs on the ship?! Damn it! Hurry up and get the lifeboats, do not forget my bag and coat!" You screamed. "Those are important, like really important! In my bag I have a device able to send out a distress call since the control room is definitely destroyed by now!!"
It was the middle of the night as all of the crew were safely evacuated as well as your belongings. You were not sure how long you were drifting around aimlessly but you managed to fix your walkie talkie informing Caesar of Captain Dragon's dearh as well as your current position, after making a distress call first thing. It was now terribly foggy as you and the rest of the Crusaders sar together on one boat with anne on your lap and the rest of the rew on the second one.
You and Kakyoin got to talk more since he was really fascinated with the art of Hamon, and after a lot of begging you agreed to teach him.
"Breathing, Oxygen is essentially from Hamon, everybody can learn it but I would have to ram my pinky in your rips." You warned him before knocking the air out of his lungs, as he coughed madly while Joseph and Polnareff laughed. "I will not really teach you how to fight with Hamon for now since we have no time for that; however you should be able to use it for protection as well. When we go against Dio, a vampire, ad he attacks you directly and not your Stand you can protect yourself with Hamon, if he decides to do so. This way, he won't be able to touch you." You explained carefully as he nodded weakly still recovering. "Anyone else?" You offered holding up your pinky but all of them shook their head while you shrugged in response. In this battle Hamon was not necessary, but the Stands were the key and you knew that so you let it go.
Silently you set Anne down next to you and Joseph.
"Have some water." Joseph offered giving the girl a bottle. "We have sent out distress calls so someone should be here soon."
Carefully she took it from his hands. "What the hell is going on here? Who are you guys?" She asked warily, she did not trust them except you but she was not sure if she should trust you that is.
"Just think of us as fellow travelers. You are on a journey to see your father while I am on one for my daughter." He smiled comfortingly as she took a sip of the freshwater which she spit out directly in your face making Polnareff burst out laughing while Avdol graciously offered you a handkerchief.
"Hey! That is the only freshwater we have!" the old Joestar scolded. "Do not spit it out in Y/N'S face!!"
"E...e....e....everyone!" She stuttered pointing at something in the fog casting an enormous shadow over everyone. "Look!"
A freighter?!
-> To be continued->