JoJo's Bizzare Adventure: Beloved Chaos - Chapter 2: Friends or Foes?
March 4th, 2032, Just Past Midnight
Most of the pizza had been eaten within an hour. JoJo had put three slices into her fridge
before they got picked up, though Dean didn’t understand why. Speedwagon, whose full
name had been revealed as Jacob “Crash” Speedwagon, had only knocked back two cans of
beer, and still had the mental capacity to resummon that person - the Stand, as he called it.
before they got picked up, though Dean didn’t understand why. Speedwagon, whose full
name had been revealed as Jacob “Crash” Speedwagon, had only knocked back two cans of
beer, and still had the mental capacity to resummon that person - the Stand, as he called it.
“This is my Stand,” Crash declared. “It’s name is Tough Guys!”
The Stand stood there, staring into Dean’s eyes with a vacant, yet determined stare. That
determination was not its own, Dean ascertained, but instead was a reflection of its user’s
own conviction. Its skin appeared to be solid rock, with crevices covered by a thin membrane
appearing all over its stone-like body. Within these crevices flowed a glowing yellow energy,
almost resembling images Dean had seen of the surface of the sun. It had a normal face
with markings resembling white face paint, and golden hair flowing as though it were
blowing in the wind. On its chest, the crevices took the form of a wagon wheel insignia.
POWERFUL!
determination was not its own, Dean ascertained, but instead was a reflection of its user’s
own conviction. Its skin appeared to be solid rock, with crevices covered by a thin membrane
appearing all over its stone-like body. Within these crevices flowed a glowing yellow energy,
almost resembling images Dean had seen of the surface of the sun. It had a normal face
with markings resembling white face paint, and golden hair flowing as though it were
blowing in the wind. On its chest, the crevices took the form of a wagon wheel insignia.
POWERFUL!
Crash laughed, “Calm down, Sherlock. It ain’t some mystery to solve.”
Dean shook his head and mentally returned to the room. Crash allowed his Stand to
disappear, with his body appearing to release some kind of tension. Seeing this, Dean stood
to his feet.
disappear, with his body appearing to release some kind of tension. Seeing this, Dean stood
to his feet.
“I’m gonna bring out my Stand now, if that’s alright.”
JoJo nodded with approval. Crash shrugged.
“I s’pose now’s as good a time as any. Just don’t blow the place to bits.”
Dean closed his eyes and focused on his body. He could feel it - what he assumed was the
Stand - just under the surface of his skin. It sat there, ready to reveal itself if need be. It
seemed to pulse, live with an electric feeling. Every inch of his body felt tense as he
focused his mental energy towards pushing it out through his spinal cord. Slowly, it
complied, sliding outward until finally, it burst out, and Dean’s eyes flew open.
Stand - just under the surface of his skin. It sat there, ready to reveal itself if need be. It
seemed to pulse, live with an electric feeling. Every inch of his body felt tense as he
focused his mental energy towards pushing it out through his spinal cord. Slowly, it
complied, sliding outward until finally, it burst out, and Dean’s eyes flew open.
JoJo smiled brightly, “You did it on your first try. Nice.”
Dean turned behind him to face his Stand. It stood tall, skin radiating a golden color with a
hardened texture. Running around its body were blue veins that looked rubbery wires,
occasionally intersecting each other at crystalline (perhaps quartz?) pads around the body.
These pads seemed to correlate with major joints. Its face was perhaps the strangest part.
It had a normal human mouth, black as though covered with lipstick, but it had no nose. In
place of eyes, it had what looked like lightning bolt-shaped sunglasses. Its ears were odd
holes, and its hair was a mohawk, held up as though it carried a static charge. SHOCKING!
hardened texture. Running around its body were blue veins that looked rubbery wires,
occasionally intersecting each other at crystalline (perhaps quartz?) pads around the body.
These pads seemed to correlate with major joints. Its face was perhaps the strangest part.
It had a normal human mouth, black as though covered with lipstick, but it had no nose. In
place of eyes, it had what looked like lightning bolt-shaped sunglasses. Its ears were odd
holes, and its hair was a mohawk, held up as though it carried a static charge. SHOCKING!
JoJo stood up and tapped Dean on the shoulder, “So, are you gonna give it a name?”
Dean thought for a moment. This Stand would be with him for the rest of his life, so he had
to give it a name that fit. As he reached his conclusion, Dean smiled and turned to face
Crash and JoJo, striking a pose. His Stand mirrored his actions.
to give it a name that fit. As he reached his conclusion, Dean smiled and turned to face
Crash and JoJo, striking a pose. His Stand mirrored his actions.
“I name my stand Electric Boogie!” INTENSE!
JoJo nodded, “I’d say that name fits. What do you think, Crash?”
Crash belched with approval. Dean slowly released tension he had built up and Electric
Boogie disappeared, returning to his body. He was about to sit back down, when he heard a
woman scream from the next room. Crash groaned with frustration and got to his feet,
cracking his knuckles as he did so.
Boogie disappeared, returning to his body. He was about to sit back down, when he heard a
woman scream from the next room. Crash groaned with frustration and got to his feet,
cracking his knuckles as he did so.
“Well, I guess our other guest is up too. Perfect timing.”
Dean looked confused. “What the hell do you mean ‘other guest?’”
Crash smirked, “I meant what I said. Time to say hi to the woman ya almost killed.”
March 4th, 2032, 00:45
Crash, JoJo and Dean stepped into the other room one after the other. It was a quaint
bedroom. On the beat-up queen-size that centered the room sat a woman, seething and
hyperventilating in pain. She was sitting as though she just woke up from a night terror.
She glared at the group who just walked in, but didn’t strike. She knew she couldn’t win
in a 3-on-1 fight.
bedroom. On the beat-up queen-size that centered the room sat a woman, seething and
hyperventilating in pain. She was sitting as though she just woke up from a night terror.
She glared at the group who just walked in, but didn’t strike. She knew she couldn’t win
in a 3-on-1 fight.
“Hey there,” JoJo pulled up a chair from a desk in the room, and sat by the bedside.
“How’re you feeling?”
“How’re you feeling?”
The woman spoke through gritted teeth, “Just fantastic. Thanks for asking. Now, tell me
where I am.”
where I am.”
“You’re in my apartment right now,” JoJo remarked, then pointed at Crash. “Do you
remember when he brought you here? He told me you were awake when he first picked
you up.”
remember when he brought you here? He told me you were awake when he first picked
you up.”
“Yeah, I guess,” the woman nodded, then gripped the bed in pain. When it passed, he
looked towards Dean. “I remember that one beat the shit outta me, which is why I’m
hurting like crap, then the old guy picked me up and said he was takin’ me somewhere
safe.”
looked towards Dean. “I remember that one beat the shit outta me, which is why I’m
hurting like crap, then the old guy picked me up and said he was takin’ me somewhere
safe.”
Crash nodded, “That’s ‘bout right.”
The woman rolled her eyes, “So, are you gonna let me leave? Or did you take me hostage
for some reason? Warnin’ you now, I’ve got no one who’ll pay ransom for me.”
for some reason? Warnin’ you now, I’ve got no one who’ll pay ransom for me.”
Now it was Crash’s turn to roll his eyes. He shook his head, “Not just yet, kid. We gotta
wait for that pain ye’re in to pass. Ya could pass out in public or somethin’, and then
ya’d get more hurt.”
wait for that pain ye’re in to pass. Ya could pass out in public or somethin’, and then
ya’d get more hurt.”
The woman growled, “I can work through - Ow! - a little pain. It’s nothin’.”
JoJo placed a hand on the woman’s shoulder, “Miss, with all due respect-”
The woman spit on JoJo, “My name’s Moira. Cut that ‘Miss’ shit out.”
JoJo removed her hand from Moira’s shoulder and wiped the spit off her shirt, “Alright…
Moira, with all due respect, it seems like a bit more than a little pain.”
Moira, with all due respect, it seems like a bit more than a little pain.”
Moira grimaced. This lady wasn’t exactly wrong. As soon as she had woken up from her
crazy nightmare, Moira’s body had exploded with horrible pain, unlike any she had ever felt
before. Even more odd than the spontaneous pain, however, was that her body didn’t
appear to have bruised at all. In fact, ignoring the pain, her body seemed completely fine,
as though she hadn’t been in a fight at all.
crazy nightmare, Moira’s body had exploded with horrible pain, unlike any she had ever felt
before. Even more odd than the spontaneous pain, however, was that her body didn’t
appear to have bruised at all. In fact, ignoring the pain, her body seemed completely fine,
as though she hadn’t been in a fight at all.
JoJo smiled, “C’mon, Moira. Just stick around ‘til you feel better.”
Moira looked into the woman’s eyes. She was being sincere, as far as Moira could tell.
Moira sighs. “Yeah, fine… Oh!”
Moira’s eyes widened for a moment, then she collapsed back onto the bed, passed out
again. JoJo stood up, placing the chair back at the desk and walked past the two men back
to the living room. Crash followed her. Dean looked over Moira on the bed. How was she
not bruised? Dean shook his head. Questions for later. Before he left the room, Dean pulled
the blanket on the bed over Moira.
As Dean exited the bedroom, Crash waved him over. Dean sat back down on the couch, and
Crash took a deep breath.
Crash took a deep breath.
“Ya may have noticed,” Crash stated, “that the girl in there don’t have any wounds.”
Dean nodded, “It was strange. Didn’t Electric Boogie beat her up?”
Crash shrugged, “Yes, it did. And she was definitely bruised the last time I checked on ‘er.
So, my question is: Where the hell did they go?”
So, my question is: Where the hell did they go?”
JoJo smirked in Crash’s direction, “You mean, you don’t get it?”
Crash rolled his eyes at JoJo, “No, JoJo, I don’t get it. What did I miss?”
“What you missed, Crash,” Jojo declared in a matter-of-fact manner, “is that Moira was
beat up by a Stand. According to Kujo’s journal, some Stands have the ability to grant
other people Stands. My theory is that Dean’s Electric Boogie is one of those Stands.”
beat up by a Stand. According to Kujo’s journal, some Stands have the ability to grant
other people Stands. My theory is that Dean’s Electric Boogie is one of those Stands.”
Dean cocked his head, confused, “Wait, so what does this have do with Moira being in
pain?”
pain?”
Crash nodded, then turned to Dean, “When ya get a Stand, it’s typically preceded by some
extreme pain or heavy illness. I’m sure ya had somethin’ like that happen to ya before this
whole thing happened.”
extreme pain or heavy illness. I’m sure ya had somethin’ like that happen to ya before this
whole thing happened.”
Crash was right, of course. About a week ago, Dean had to call in sick for two whole days
because of a rather bad case of the flu. GROSS!
because of a rather bad case of the flu. GROSS!
Dean nodded, “So, my Stand gives other people Stands after beating the crap out of them.
Good to know.”
Good to know.”
JoJo giggled, “Yeah, that’s one way to put it, sure.”
The three spent the rest of the night shooting the shit. Crash talked about how he got his
nickname (He played football in college, and he had a mean tackle.), and Dean talked about
his up and coming music career (His rapper alias was The Kira.). As the sun rose into the sky,
the trio were beat after hours of laughter and talking. Dean stood and looked out the window.
There was dew rising off the grass. It would be beautiful, except there was something strange.
The street was literally completely clear, except for a single man standing in the center of
the street. SPOOKY!
nickname (He played football in college, and he had a mean tackle.), and Dean talked about
his up and coming music career (His rapper alias was The Kira.). As the sun rose into the sky,
the trio were beat after hours of laughter and talking. Dean stood and looked out the window.
There was dew rising off the grass. It would be beautiful, except there was something strange.
The street was literally completely clear, except for a single man standing in the center of
the street. SPOOKY!
“Uh…,” Dean stuttered, “Crash, what’s up with the street?”
Crash, intrigued, got to his feet and looked outside himself. Almost immediately after doing
so, he turned and motioned to JoJo.
so, he turned and motioned to JoJo.
“C’mon,” he said, deadly serious, “We need to go outside.”
JoJo nodded and got to her feet. The two tread towards the door of the apartment with a
purpose.
purpose.
Dean, perplexed by the current situation, called to JoJo, “Wait, what do I do?”
“Wait with Moira,” JoJo stated, “Crash’ll get you two if we need you.”
March 4th, 2032, Early Morning
JoJo and Crash stepped out onto the empty street. It was like a ghost town. There were no
cars within sight. All that existed on the street was themselves and the man, who wore a
strange, hooded robe covered in what looked like Aztec markings. As they approached, the
man spoke with voice that boomed across the roadway.
cars within sight. All that existed on the street was themselves and the man, who wore a
strange, hooded robe covered in what looked like Aztec markings. As they approached, the
man spoke with voice that boomed across the roadway.
“Are you the one they call Joestar?”
Crash called out in response, “Where is everybody? Why is this street so damn empty?”
The man was silent. Crash, with a hot temper, began to step forward towards the man, but
JoJo held him back.
JoJo held him back.
JoJo stepped forward, calm and resolute, “My grandfather’s name was Joestar. What about
it?”
it?”
The man did not respond. Instead, he raised his hands and head towards the sky and began
to chant.
to chant.
“Lords above us, Pillars of virtue, grant me strength! Lords above us, Pillars of virtue, grant
me power!”
me power!”
Suddenly, his body erupted in purple energy, and a Stand emerged from his body. A woman,
tall, with the monstrous claws and talons in place of hands and feet. TERRIFYING!
tall, with the monstrous claws and talons in place of hands and feet. TERRIFYING!
The man boomed, “This is my Stand, Oxomoco. She has caused this space to be deserted as
it is, so that we might take the blood of Joestar in single combat without interference from
mortal police and the like. Bring forth your Stand, Joestar, so we might please the Pillars
before I end your miserable existence!”
it is, so that we might take the blood of Joestar in single combat without interference from
mortal police and the like. Bring forth your Stand, Joestar, so we might please the Pillars
before I end your miserable existence!”
JoJo sighed, then smirked, “You asked for it, pal.”
Dean looked out the window as a powerful aura erupted from JoJo, pulsing like the beat of
the human heart. Out of her form erupted a Stand unlike any Dean had seen so far. A
humanoid form bearing the head of a goat, with pitch black fur covering both the head and
chest down. Its arms, neck and upper chest were pink like the morning sky in summer.
It stood mirror to JoJo, who pointed at the man. STUNNING!
the human heart. Out of her form erupted a Stand unlike any Dean had seen so far. A
humanoid form bearing the head of a goat, with pitch black fur covering both the head and
chest down. Its arms, neck and upper chest were pink like the morning sky in summer.
It stood mirror to JoJo, who pointed at the man. STUNNING!
JoJo declared, “This is my Stand, 3005! Show me what you’ve got!”
Oxomoco shot forward towards 3005, preparing to take a massive swing at its face.
However, just before the blow landed, a wall of earth rose to block the strike.
3005 dashed around the wall and began to strike Oxomoco with a flurry of deafening
punches!
However, just before the blow landed, a wall of earth rose to block the strike.
3005 dashed around the wall and began to strike Oxomoco with a flurry of deafening
punches!
GOTA GOTA GOTA GOTA GOTA GOTA GOTA!
“You don’t seem to understand,” JoJo said, smiling wryly, “My Stand, 3005, is the form of
the Goat, which grants me control over the power of Mother Earth!”
the Goat, which grants me control over the power of Mother Earth!”
Oxomoco flew backwards, slamming into the outer wall of a building. The man coughed up
some blood, then wiped his mouth. PAIN!
some blood, then wiped his mouth. PAIN!
“Oxomoco, Clear!”
Oxomoco, back on its feet, raised its hands and held them out. A pulse of energy flew over
the street, clearing out the earthen wall, as well as the damage done to the side of the
building.
the street, clearing out the earthen wall, as well as the damage done to the side of the
building.
“You underestimate my Stand, Joestar. Oxomoco’s ability, Clear, removes and repairs
anything with in it’s radius. The only things it doesn’t affect are Stands and their users.”
anything with in it’s radius. The only things it doesn’t affect are Stands and their users.”
“So what?” JoJo remarked.
“You fool! My Oxomoco can erase any defense you create against its attacks the moment
you make it. I allowed you to erect your wall before so I could test your abilities. Now,
suffer my wrath, you buffoon!” FEARSOME!
you make it. I allowed you to erect your wall before so I could test your abilities. Now,
suffer my wrath, you buffoon!” FEARSOME!
Oxomoco charged forth to attack 3005 head on. What could JoJo do to stop it? How would
3005 be able to destroy this fierce, monstrous stand? Find out this and more in the
upcoming next chapter of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Beloved Chaos!
3005 be able to destroy this fierce, monstrous stand? Find out this and more in the
upcoming next chapter of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Beloved Chaos!
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