Rammstein's Bizarre Adventure Chapter 3: A Bizarre children's story


                                            >You're Angel Rammstein.

                                            >And you're having fun at Gioia's house.

                                            >Your big brother brought you here.

                                            >And he's in the kitchen with Jojo's and Gioia's daddies.

                                            >Jojo's daddy is a police officer, and Gioia's daddy is a businessman.

                                            >And Gioia lives in a rich person's house.

                                            >She's showing off this trick where she tosses a ball, and it spins so fast that it goes around the room, and comes right back to her!

                                            >It's so cool!

                                            "Hey, Gioia, how did you do that?"

                                            >She looks at you, and smiles.

                                            >>"Daddy taught me how to do it! He calls it 'the spin game!' And I'm really good at it because my Stand, [BIG BALLS], is helping me."

                                            >"What?! No fair, Gioia! My punchy ghost doesn't help me throw balls!"

                                            "Can you show us, Gioia?"

                                            >She looks unsure, before turning to the kitchen.

                                            >>"Daddy, can I teach my friends how to play the spin game?"

                                            >You see Gioia's daddy look over from the kitchen.

                                            >"Of course, sweetie. But do it outside, I don't want you breaking anything."

                                            >Yay!

                                            >You and JoJo follow Gioia!

                                            >This is gonna be fun!


                                            >You and your friends go to the backyard.

                                            >Gioia's backyard is a not steep hill leading down to a treeline.

                                            >She has a whole forest in her backyard!

                                            >It's Jojo's turn to learn the spin game right now.

                                            >She's trying so hard, but it's not working for her.

                                            >She doesn't look happy.

                                            >>"No, JoJo. You gotta use your whole arm to spin it."

                                            >Gioia gives Jojo a ball, and takes another one for herself.

                                            >>"Like me. Watch."

                                            >Gioia throws the ball, and it spins through the air!

                                            >It bounces off a tree, and comes right back to her hand.

                                            >>"Now you."

                                            >Jojo winds up, and throws the ball.

                                            >It...kinda spins, staying in the air, before falling to the ground.

                                            >Jojo looks angry, obviously upset she didn't hit anything.

                                            >"This is a stupid game! I don't wanna play anymore!"

                                            "But Jojo, you managed to spin it!"

                                            >"I don't care! I can do just fine with ripple!"

                                            >Ripple?

                                            "What's that, JoJo?"

                                            >She hmphs.

                                            >"Daddy wanted me to learn karate, so he hired someone from the Speedwagon flounder nation to teach me. I know karate called 'Ripple.' It kinda does what the Spin game does, except better."

                                            "Can you show us, Jojo?"

                                            >She huffs, and looks around.

                                            >Finding a pile of leaves, she walks toward it.

                                            >She places her hands in the pile, and starts breathing.

                                            >Suddenly, the leaves crackle with gold energy, and form into a huge plate!

                                            >That's really cool, too!


                                            >Gioia looks impressed for a moment, but then she shrugged.

                                            >>"That's cool, but Spin is still better."

                                            >Jojo looked over at Gioia with a mean look.

                                            >"Is not!"

                                            >>"Is too!"

                                            >The two girls glare at each other, and the game begins.

                                            >"Is not!"

                                            >>"Is too!"

                                            >"Is not!"

                                            >>"Is too!"

                                            >"Is not!"

                                            >>"Is too!"

                                            >You wonder what big brother is doing...


                                            >"...So that's when I decided that I'm definitely not going back to the Compound."

                                            >You're Erich Rammstein again.

                                            >And you're discussing your recent misadventure with your two new acquaintances.

                                            >You leave out you being a NatSoc.

                                            >No sense in them learning about that yet.

                                            >"So there's two confirmed Stand Users in that compound outside Canterlot?"

                                            >Josuke was an off duty police officer, and Jojo's dad.

                                            >He wanted to know about all the Stand users in town.

                                            >A precautionary measure, he said.

                                            >There was a lot of Stand users in his hometown back in Japan.

                                            >You nod, turning to him.

                                            "Given how Stands are acquired, and I didn't see any wounds on them, there's two more possible."

                                            >He mused to himself, digesting the information.

                                            >>"And why did you think it was a good idea to go there, anyway?"

                                            >Geno Zeppeli was Gioia's father, and he apparently ran a curio shop.

                                            >He apparently saw a way to use balls, in a way that he can fight on par with Stand users.

                                            >His Stand allowed him to see other timelines, or something like that.

                                            >You give him a shrug.

                                            "The girl was cute, I felt lonely, and we were getting along fine. How could I say no?"

                                            >He seemed like he bought that, and didn't use his Stand to find out the truth.

                                            >You continue your conversation, exchanging notes on who in town is a Stand user.

                                            >It's starting to look like there's more than you thought...


                                            >Angel Rammstein.

                                            >That's you.

                                            >And your friends are still arguing.

                                            >"Is not times infinity!"

                                            >>"Is too times infinity plus infinity!"

                                            >This is getting annoying.


                                            >You look down, and kick a pebble.

                                            >They're being awfully competitive.

                                            >You look around Gioia's backyard.

                                            >Wow, she has a swing set and a playhouse shaped like a boat.

                                            >You're kinda jealous of that.

                                            >Hey...

                                            >What was that in the wood line?

                                            >An animal?

                                            "Gioia?"

                                            >The argument stops, as Gioia looks over.

                                            "Are there any big animals in your woods?"

                                            >She looks up, thinking.

                                            >>"No, I don't think so. Daddy said the government forced all the big animals out of the neighborhood."

                                            "Then what's running around back there?"

                                            >Your friends look over to the wood line where you're pointing.

                                            "I saw a big shadow running in the trees."

                                            >>"There shouldn't be any big animals back there."

                                            >"What if it's a neighbor?"

                                            >Gioia suddenly stomps her foot.

                                            >>"Then they're trespassing! They're not allowed here without Daddy's permission!"

                                            >Gioia storms toward the wood line in a huff.

                                            >>"They should know better! They're not following the rules!"

                                            >You and JoJo look at each other, then back at Gioia.

                                            >Then you both take off after her.

                                            >"Wait, Gioia, we're coming, too!"


                                            >You can barely see Gioia as she charges ahead.

                                            >You and JoJo try to keep up.

                                            >She disappears behind a bush.

                                            >Jojo goes on ahead, and you follow.

                                            >When you get past the bush, you only find Jojo looking around, confused.

                                            >Gioia seems to have disappeared.

                                            "Gioia?"

                                            >You and Jojo start calling out to her.

                                            >"Gioia?"

                                            "Gioia?!"

                                            >"Gioia!?"

                                            >You can't find her anywhere.

                                            "This is bad, Jojo."

                                            >Jojo looks over to you.

                                            >"We've got to find her!"

                                            >You nod.

                                            "Stay close to me. We can't run off alone."


                                            >You are Gioia Zeppeli.

                                            >And you just realized you're lost.

                                            >You've never been this far back in the woods before.

                                            >You just got really upset when someone started breaking the rules.

                                            >But you can't find anyone back here.

                                            >Wait, weren't your friends following you?

                                            >You look back.

                                            >They aren't there.

                                            "Jojo? Angel?"

                                            >You don't hear a response.

                                            "Jojo?! Angel?!"

                                            >You call louder, but there's still no response.

                                            >Now you're scared.

                                            >You've never been on your own before.

                                            >Y-you've always had daddy or Jojo with you.

                                            >Y-you're not crying.

                                            >...

                                            >You hope someone finds you soon.


                                            >You lean back against a tree.

                                            >You hug your knees to your chest.

                                            >Why'd you have to be stupid?

                                            >Daddy told you not to go too deep in the woods, but you didn't listen.

                                            >Now you can only wait for your friends to find you.

                                            >You hear leaves rustling some distance away.

                                            >You look up, and smile.

                                            "Jojo? Angel?"

                                            >Out steps a large creature made of branches and leaves.

                                            >It looks at you, snarling.

                                            >That's not Angel or Jojo.

                                            >Being alone, that's something you're afraid of.

                                            >But this thing?

                                            >It doesn't scare you one bit.

                                            >Daddy said if you're in trouble, and someone wants to hurt you, play the spin game at them, and they'll think twice!

                                            >And you just happen to have some of the balls you were using earlier.

                                            "I'm not afraid of you!"

                                            >You put on your mean face, and get ready to throw a ball.

                                            >[BIG BALLS] is telling you where your throw will go.

                                            >The creature steps closer, and you line up the throw.

                                            "You aren't gonna scare me, so shut up!"

                                            >The creature leaps at you.

                                            >You toss a ball, and nail it in the chin.

                                            >It yelps like a hurt doggy, and falls to the ground.

                                            >The ball flies back at you, as the stick doggy gets up.

                                            "There's more where that came from, so just go away!"

                                            >The stick doggy narrows its eyes at you, before it tries advancing again.

                                            >You feel like you know what it's gonna try to do.

                                            >You line up another throw, and chuck the ball.

                                            >It spins in a way as to come at the doggy from the side.

                                            >The doggy jumps out of the way, and looks like it grins.

                                            >You grin back.

                                            >Stupid dog.

                                            >The ball returns, hitting the stick dog in it's hiney.

                                            >You immediately throw your next ball, putting more spin into it.

                                            >The ball hits the doggy on the forehead, and begins to spin it's head around like a drill.

                                            >Confused, the doggy stumbles around, until your balls begin to spin back to you.

                                            >It collapses, looking really dizzy after it's head stopped spinning.

                                            "I told you to go away! But you had to be a bad dog!"


                                            >The doggy gets its focus back, and looks at you.

                                            >It's still snarling, but it's acting like it's scared, now.

                                            >You start walking towards it.

                                            >With a yip, it gets up to it's feet, and starts running away.

                                            >You call after it.

                                            "You should've done that before, stupid!"

                                            >"GIOIA?!"

                                            >That sounded like Jojo!

                                            >You turn, and call after her.

                                            "Jojo?!"

                                            >"Gioia?!"

                                            >>"We're over here!"

                                            "Angel! Jojo! I'm over here! Come get me!"

                                            >After a short moment, Jojo and Angel appear.

                                            >Their faces light up as soon as they see you.

                                            >"Gioia!"

                                            >>"Gioia!"

                                            >They rush over, and you share a big group hug.

                                            "I wasn't scared at all while you were gone! I didn't miss you guys at all!"

                                            >You aren't tearing up.

                                            >"And we didn't miss you, either."


                                            >You're Jojo.

                                            >And you're so happy to be reunited with your friend.

                                            >You won't say that to her, though.

                                            >The hug soon breaks, and you look at each other.

                                            "We should get back to your house, Gioia."

                                            >She nods in agreement, along with Angel.

                                            >"Which way do we go?"

                                            >>"Huh? we thought you knew!"

                                            >"I've never been this far back in the woods before!"

                                            >Oh crud.

                                            "Are...are we all lost?"

                                            >There's the sound of a dog howling.

                                            >And there's footsteps getting closer.

                                            >Gioia turns to the sound, grabbing the balls in her pocket.

                                            >"Oh, you're back for more?! I'll whip your butt, doggy!"

                                            >You look over to see a dog made of sticks padding towards you.

                                            "There's just one. We can-"

                                            >Another one appears.

                                            >Then another.

                                            >Then another.

                                            >Then another, and another, and another.

                                            >"O-oh, it looks like the stick doggy has friends."

                                            >This is just GREAT.


                                            >You've heard of these.

                                            >Some boys were talking about them at recess the other day.

                                            >Apparently there's this old story of an evil wizard who lived in the forest near Canterlot.

                                            >He made magic plants that moved on their own.

                                            >Some of them turned into animals, and would attack people.

                                            >The wizard was long gone, but his creations remained.

                                            >Timber wolves lived in the forest, and would eat little children who got lost.

                                            >You thought it was just a tale the adults told to prevent children from running away.

                                            >But here they are.

                                            >...

                                            >>"[ROCK YOU]!"

                                            >"Ayiyiyiyiyiyi!"

                                            >Angel's Stand started beating on a timber wolf who got too close.

                                            >She looks determined not to get eaten.

                                            >Well, you're not getting eaten, either.

                                            >Another timber wolf charges in.

                                            >You take a deep breath.

                                            "Hamon overdrive!"

                                            >You nail the timber wolf on the nose, sending it flying back.

                                            >But as it falls, another one leaps at you.

                                            >Only to be struck by one of Gioia's balls.

                                            >You look back, and nod.

                                            "Thanks, Gioia!"

                                            >She chucks another ball, as Angel slams her Stand into another timber wolf.

                                            >"Keep fighting, stupid! You can thank me when we get home!"

                                            >You're not stupid.

                                            >You slam your fist into a group of leaves, making them into a shield.

                                            >You then charge forward, smashing into the wolves.

                                            >You thought of a way to use Hamon charged leaves as a weapon.

                                            >Wait, can you think of another way to use Hamon?


                                            >Hamon affects leaves.

                                            >Leaves are plants.

                                            >What else is a plant?

                                            >Grass?

                                            >You charge your fists up, and bring them down to the ground.

                                            "Overdrive!"

                                            >You slam your Hamon energy into the ground, creating a cool energy ring that spreads out.

                                            >It runs into several timber wolves, shocking them.

                                            >But then you notice that they're repairing themselves.

                                            >No one's attacks are doing anything!

                                            >What are you gonna do?


                                            >You're Angel Rammstein.

                                            >And your Stand, while effective at slowing them down, isn't doing much in the way of damage.

                                            >You look back at your friends.

                                            >They're fighting as hard as they can.

                                            >And though they aren't doing any better, you still feel more useless.

                                            >You can just freeze these monsters in place.

                                            >But they can actually be tear them apart.

                                            >Gioia shoves you out of the way to chuck another ball at a monster.

                                            >You manage to freeze another monster, but it's Jojo who finishes it off.

                                            >It's not fair.

                                            >They're working so hard to protect you.

                                            >You want to protect them too.

                                            >Your eyes befall another wolf, eyeing you hungrily.

                                            "[ROCK YOU]!"

                                            >But your Stand doesn't respond.

                                            >You look back, and see [ROCK YOU] on the ground.

                                            >It's huddled into a ball, and the pink hue of its armor is now brown.

                                            >Oh no...

                                            >Did you kill your Stand?


                                            >You look back at the wolf, starting to panic.

                                            >Jojo and Gioia are too busy fighting off other wolves!

                                            >And your Stand is dead...

                                            >What're you going to do?

                                            >The wolf charges you.

                                            >This is it.

                                            >The wolf lunges at you.

                                            >"Ayi!"

                                            >Suddenly, you feel a fist slam into your arm.

                                            >A second later, the wolf bites down on it, but it's teeth shatter.

                                            >Your arm has turned to stone!

                                            >You can still move it, but it's now a literal rock!

                                            >You look at what punches you.

                                            >It's...

                                            >[ROCK YOU]?!

                                            >But it's taller, and the shoulders look ridiculously huge.

                                            >And it's ears are swept back, too. And you can see "II" on its chest.

                                            >This is...

                                            >You turn, grinning.

                                            >Two more wolves come up.

                                            "[ROCK YOU, ACT 2]!"

                                            >"Ayiyiyiyiyiyi!"

                                            >[ROCK YOU]'s fists start slamming into the wolves.

                                            >They break apart in mere seconds!

                                            >Stones in the shape of sticks fall to the ground.

                                            >Not only is [ROCK YOU] more powerful now, but it seems to have gained a new power!

                                            >The other wolves look over, quite concerned with this turn of events.

                                            >They start regrouping, but Gioia threw her balls at them, causing them to panic.

                                            >And then Jojo keeps shocking them with her Ripple.

                                            >They're running now!

                                            >But that one's going for Jojo!

                                            >Not if you can help it!

                                            "[ROCK YOU]!"

                                            >Your Stand turns the wolf to stone, and breaks it apart.

                                            >Before you know it, you're standing alone with Jojo and Gioia.

                                            >You...won?


                                            >You won!

                                            >You're grinning so much right now.

                                            >Jojo and Gioia run up and hug you.

                                            >You laugh, hugging them back.

                                            >After a bit, you break the hug, smiling.

                                            >Gioia looks around, trying to find where you all came from.

                                            >>"We need to get back. I don't wanna worry daddy."

                                            >You nod.

                                            "I don't like those monsters, either. We should get away from them."

                                            >Everyone agrees.

                                            >Gioia steps out in front.

                                            >>"I'll lead the way. This is my forest."

                                            >Jojo steps up, grabbing her.

                                            >"You don't know where we are. I'll lead."

                                            >Gioia looks at her meanly.

                                            >>"Neither do you! You can't find our way back!"

                                            >"Yeah?! Well, I found you, didn't I?!"

                                            >>"How do you know I didn't get lost on purpose, huh?"

                                            >"Then that means you're too stupid to lead!"

                                            >>"Am not!"

                                            >"Are too!"

                                            >>"Am not!"

                                            >"Are too!"

                                            >Not this stuff again.

                                            >This is just...annoying.

                                            "Girls! Let's just stick together. Why don't we start heading uphill?"

                                            >Jojo and Gioia whine, bemoaned.

                                            >"But I don't wanna go uphill!"

                                            >>"But I don't wanna go uphill!"

                                            >You huff.

                                            "But Gioia's house is at the top of a hill, right? That means that's the way home."

                                            >Seriously, did they not think of that?

                                            >They both sigh in defeat.

                                            >"Okaaay."

                                            >>"Okaaay."

                                            >You all start moving uphill.


                                            >You are Gioia.

                                            >And Jojo is stupid.

                                            >You can lead everyone out of the forest just fine.

                                            >You don't need her to tell you what to do.

                                            >You get enough of that from Daddy.

                                            >Jeez, why did you have to live at the top of a hill?

                                            >It's so haaaard to walk uphill.


                                            >You're Jojo.

                                            >And it's so haaaard to walk uphill.

                                            >Stupid Gioia.

                                            >Stupid woods.

                                            >Stupid Timberwolves.

                                            >Why does everything have to be difficult sometimes?

                                            >Well, the ground is getting softer, so at least that's something.

                                            >It feels good in your feet, but didn't daddy say something about soft ground?

                                            >Yeah.

                                            >"If you're ever near trees, and you find ground that seems too soft, avoid it."

                                            >You stop.

                                            >Why did daddy want you to avoid soft ground?

                                            >"Because of sinkholes. The earth is hollow underneath the soft ground. It's easy to fall."

                                            >Oh, crud.

                                            "Everyone, stop!"

                                            >Angel stops, but Gioia keeps going.

                                            >You reach out to her.

                                            "Gioia, wait!"

                                            >She keeps going, sticking her nose up in the air.

                                            >"I'm not gonna wait for a stupid head like you!"

                                            >Darnit, Gioia!

                                            "You don't understand! There's sinkholes around-"

                                            >Before you can finish the sentence, Gioia suddenly falls into the ground with a shriek.

                                            "Gioia!"

                                            >>"Gioia!"


                                            >Crudcrudcrudcrudcrud!

                                            >You're Gioia!

                                            >And you're falling!

                                            >You think only for a second.

                                            >You need to go up.

                                            >You can play the spin game.

                                            >You once made leaves go up with the spin!

                                            >You chuck both your balls downward!

                                            >Even though it's dark, you can see exactly where they went!

                                            >The balls hit the ground, and keep spinning!

                                            >They spin so fast, they push the wind up!

                                            >It's enough to cushion your fall, and let you land safely.

                                            >You hold your dress to your legs, and land softly on your butt.

                                            >You sigh in relief, before taking your balls.

                                            >You look up, and call out.

                                            "I'm okay!"


                                            >You are Jojo.

                                            >And you and Angel are relieved to hear that.

                                            "Can you get back up?"

                                            >A moment later, you hear Gioia.

                                            >"No, it's too dark to see anything!"

                                            >Oh, darn.

                                            >Angel looks over at you.

                                            >>"We can't just leave her here."

                                            >You shrug.

                                            "Well, we could."

                                            >Angel Huff's at you

                                            >>"Jojo!"

                                            >You giggle.

                                            "I'm only kidding."

                                            >You look down the sinkhole.

                                            "Do you have any ideas?"

                                            >Angel shakes her head.

                                            >>"No, not really."

                                            >"Guys? Y-you didn't leave me here, did you?"

                                            "We're coming, Gioia! Just stay there!"

                                            >"Okay..."


                                            >You make a popping sound with your mouth.

                                            "Well, I don't have any ideas."

                                            >>"Well let's at least not leave her alone."

                                            >You watch Angel stand up, as her Stand appears.

                                            "What are you doing?"

                                            >>"I'm going down."

                                            >Her Stand begins punching her rapidly, turning her skin to stone.

                                            >>"Geronimo!"

                                            >Before you can protest, Angel jumps into the sinkhole.

                                            >She plummets down below.

                                            >A moment later, you hear both Gioia and Angel.

                                            >"You dummy! You almost squished me!"

                                            >>"Yeah, but I didn't. Jojo! Come down here!"

                                            >You don't know if this is a good idea.

                                            >But you don't wanna be up here on your own.

                                            >You use Ripple to get some leaves together, and make a sled.

                                            >Well, here goes.

                                            >You jump.


                                            >You're Angel.

                                            >And you hear Jojo scream.

                                            >"Yaaaaaaaaaah!"

                                            >You look up, and see her sliding down the side of the hole on a sled.

                                            >She slides to a stop near you.

                                            >Though she's stopped, she doesn't let go of the sides of her sled.

                                            >She's clinging desperately to the sides, huddled on top of it, and her eyes snapped shut.

                                            "Jojo?"

                                            >She looks up at you out of one eye, and straightens herself.

                                            >Her sled immediately turns into a pile of leaves.

                                            >She stands, and rolls her shoulders.

                                            >"That was fun."

                                            >Her words were short and intense.

                                            >You don't think she thought it was fun.

                                            >>"So now what do we do? We're all down here, what happens now?"

                                            "We need a way to make light."

                                            >"On it."

                                            >You watch Jojo take some of the leaves, and breathe.

                                            >Her Ripple runs through the leaves, and begins shining gold.

                                            >The light immediately brightens the area.

                                            >She displays the ball of leaves, looking proud of herself.

                                            >"Pretty cool, right? My instructor taught me this."

                                            >For a moment, Gioia looks impressed, before she shrugged.

                                            >>"It's alright."

                                            >Well, YOU'RE impressed.


                                            >You look at the now lit up area.

                                            >The sinkhole looks to be a huge cave.

                                            >>"Look! There's a path!"

                                            >She goes to take the path, but you grab her arm.

                                            "Not so fast! We gotta stick together."

                                            >She looks at you, and nods.

                                            >The three of you begin moving through the cave.

                                            >You begin to analyze the area around you.

                                            "This place isn't as big as a normal cave. It seems pretty straightforward."

                                            >Jojo nods.

                                            >"We must be near the surface. There's a lot of dead plants around here."

                                            >>"Yeah, there's air here, too. Daddy says that it's hard for air to get deep underground."

                                            "Maybe there's an exit up ahead?"

                                            >The group comes to a large chasm.

                                            "...Or a hole."


                                            >You are Jojo.

                                            >You check the chasm.

                                            "It's pretty deep. And it's a little way to the surface."

                                            >Gioia moans lightly in frustration.

                                            >"Well we can't go along the sides. The hole in this chasm is flush with the cliff side."

                                            >Angel looks down the chasm curiously.

                                            >>"There's another cave on the other side. Maybe we can make a bridge?"

                                            >That's not a bad idea.

                                            >"With what?"

                                            "With this."

                                            >You take a breath, and focus your Hamon.

                                            >Then you punch the ground.

                                            >The dead plants around begin flying toward you.

                                            >You start forming them together.

                                            >You have just enough plants to create a bridge across the chasm.

                                            >>"Awesome, Jojo!"


                                            >You watch Gioia and Angel go across the bridge.

                                            >You're about to go over yourself, but then you remember.

                                            >If you take your hands off, the plants will all fall to the ground.

                                            >Angel and Gioia are waving you over.

                                            >"Hurry up, Jojo!"

                                            "I can't come across! The bridge will fall if I move my hands!"

                                            >For a moment, they stand there.

                                            >Then, Angel calls out.

                                            >>"I have an idea! Hold on, Jojo!"

                                            >Angel brings out [ROCK YOU], and begins punching the bridge.

                                            >"Ayiyiyiyiyiyi!"

                                            >Oh, you get it!

                                            >The plants are all bound together, so if [ROCK YOU] turns them to stone, then they won't fall away when you move your hands.

                                            >Soon enough, Angel makes her way to you.

                                            >You release your Hamon, and the bridge stays where it's at.

                                            >That was really cool!

                                            >You and Angel rejoin Gioia, and then continue your adventure.


                                            >You've been walking for a whole now.

                                            >You're already sick of this cave.

                                            "Ugh! I don't wanna be in this place anymore! The walls stink, and it's waaaay too dark."

                                            >Gioia looks like she's about to say something, when angel shouts out to you.

                                            >>"Look! There's light up ahead!"

                                            >The both of you look over, and sure enough, there was sunlight coming out from around the corner!

                                            >Finally, you get to be out of this cave!

                                            >Laughing, you all start running toward the entrance.

                                            >As soon as you come out, you see more forest.

                                            >You're about to groan, when Gioia pipes up.

                                            >"I know where we are!"

                                            >She smiles.

                                            >"The park playground is just over this hill! C'mon!"

                                            >Gladly, the three of you start moving quickly to the hill.

                                            >Then you hear howling from behind you.

                                            >You all stop, and Gioia looks angry.

                                            >"Oh come on!"


                                            >Looking back, you see the pack of timber wolves.

                                            >They were waiting for you.

                                            >At the mouth of the cave.

                                            >These puppies are too smart for their own good.

                                            >But apparently not smart enough to leave you alone.

                                            "Let's wait for them to come to us. We don't wanna get tired running at them."

                                            >Angel and Gioia nod, and stand with you.

                                            >The wolves come in, charging almost all at once.

                                            >But you and your friends stick together.

                                            >Gioia throws her balls, smacking one or two at a time.

                                            >You hit the ground, sending waves of Ripple at the wolves and disorient them.

                                            >Angel uses her Stand on the rest, the ones who manage to get too close.

                                            >The fight is going very well, you don't seem to have a problem taking them on.

                                            >Your Hamon works, as you find out, if you use it properly.

                                            >The wolves get back up if you hit them anywhere except the neck.

                                            >You need to let them get in close to hit them there, though.

                                            >But with the help of your friends, it's no big deal to hit them where you need to.

                                            >Soon enough, there's only a few wolves, and a large pile of sticks.

                                            >You grin, stepping forward with your friends, and punching your fist into your hand.

                                            >"Let's get this over with already! I wanna go home!"

                                            >Gioia looks irritated, as she folds her arms, her balls spinning in her hands.

                                            >Angel just stares menacingly at the wolves, her Stand looking ready to fight behind her.

                                            >The last few wolves look at each other.

                                            >They suddenly howl in unison, causing them to start gravitating towards each other.

                                            >The sticks around you start shooting towards the wolves as well.

                                            >They start gathering into one mass.

                                            >The massive faggot reforms, until it becomes a giant timber wolf.

                                            >It snarls at you and your friends.

                                            >You look at Angel and Gioia apprehensively.

                                            >They have the same thing in their mind, judging by their expressions.

                                            >...This might actually be a threat.


                                            >The big timber wolf growls, snarling at you.

                                            >You're kinda not liking this.

                                            >Like, a lot.

                                            >You actually think you're a bit scared right now.

                                            >Before you can say anything, Angel steps forward.

                                            >She glares angrily at the timber wolf.

                                            >>"Like heck I'm gonna let some big monster hurt my friends! I don't care how big a doggy you are! I'm gonna [ROCK YOU]!"

                                            >She suddenly charges forward, her Stand at the ready.

                                            >The wolf reaches out, swiping at her with it's paw.

                                            >Angel turns to meet the attack, her Stand punching the paw with such strength that it stops in it's tracks.

                                            >"Ayiyiyiyiyiyi!"

                                            >This is crazy.

                                            >Angel's crazy.

                                            >A ball suddenly zips up, spinning right into the timber wolf's eye.

                                            >It howls in pain, stumbling back.

                                            >"You big meanie! You ruined my playdate! If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have gotten lost in the forest! You're gonna pay!"

                                            >She chucks her other ball, and it hits the wolf's other eye.

                                            >Crud, your friends are giving it their all.

                                            >And you're scared...

                                            >But that doesn't mean you can't fight too!

                                            >You start charging in, using your Ripple to gather plants together.

                                            >They form into a very long stick.

                                            >You use your stick to pole vault upwards.

                                            >The wolf opens its eyes just in time to see you coming at it's head, feet first.

                                            "Sunlight Yellow Overdrive!"

                                            >You slam into the wolf's head, knocking it back, and causing it to fall on it's side.

                                            >You see it stumbling up to it's feet, gathering branches and logs to repair itself.

                                            >"Crud. How're we gonna stop it?"

                                            "I noticed the ones I hit in the neck earlier didn't get back up."

                                            >Angel gives a small gasp of realization.

                                            >>"Jojo, you ever played baseball before?"

                                            >You look over at her.

                                            "Yeah, why?"

                                            >>"Just follow my lead."


                                            >>"Jojo, make a big bat! Gioia, I need you to launch me up in the air!"

                                            >"Okay, but why?"

                                            >Angel runs and stands over nearby.

                                            >>"Just get ready to do it! Jojo, are you ready?"

                                            >You look down, and quickly gather enough leaves to make a really large bat.

                                            >>"No, bigger than that!"

                                            >She looks back at the timber wolf, to see it's back up to its feet.

                                            >It shakes the cobwebs out of its head.

                                            >>"Hurry!"

                                            >You form a bigger bat with all the leaves and plants nearby.

                                            >It's as big as you can muster, about as big as the pole.

                                            >>"That's good! Gioia, bop its nose! Then launch me high as you can! Jojo, aim for its mouth!"

                                            >Wait, what?

                                            "But what am I hitting?"

                                            >>"You'll see!"

                                            >Gioia throws a spinning ball straight at the timber wolf's nose.

                                            >It strikes home, and flies back.

                                            >It glares angrily.

                                            >>"Now!"

                                            >Gioia throws both her balls at the ground right under Angel.

                                            >The wolf snarls.

                                            >The balls spin so fast, it causes Angel to be launched up in the air.

                                            >While in the air, she curls into a ball, and her Stand starts punching her body, turning it to stone.

                                            >The wolf roars.

                                            >Ah! You get it now!

                                            "And here's the pitch!"

                                            >You swing your giant bat as Angel falls to the ground.

                                            >It's a home run, straight at the wolf!

                                            >Angel lands dead center in the wolf's throat.

                                            >Oh no! He swallowed her!

                                            >Wait...

                                            >You hear something...

                                            >"...yiyiyiyiyiyi!"

                                            >The wolf's neck suddenly explodes, and Angel falls to the ground like a rock, along with a shower of sticks.


                                            >You're Gioia.

                                            >And you see Angel falling to the ground.

                                            >You and Jojo exchange looks, before you rush over to check on her.

                                            >She gets up, looking a little wobbly.

                                            >She shakes her head, and smiles at the two of you.

                                            >You and Jojo immediately catch her in a hug.

                                            >The hug breaks, and you all smile at each other.

                                            "We did it! Those timber wolves won't be bothering us again!"

                                            >>"GREAT! Now I wanna go home."

                                            >You and Angel nod in agreement.

                                            >As a group, you walk over to the park.

                                            >As you're passing through, you hear a familiar voice.

                                            >"Girls! Over here!"

                                            >You look over, and all see Angel's brother.

                                            >He's waving you over, and has his cellphone in his hand.

                                            >You all rush over to him, but he has a stern look on his face.

                                            >You wait silently as he calls someone on his phone.

                                            >"Zeppeli, it's Erich. You were right. They were at the park. Yeah, I'll bring 'em home, now."

                                            >He puts his phone away, and looks over at you.

                                            >"You girls should know better than to wander off like that! Your fathers and I were very worried about you! There's dangerous things in this town that could've hurt you, understand?!"

                                            "Yes, sir."

                                            >"Yes, Ricky."

                                            >>"Yes, sir."

                                            >More thank you know.

                                            >"Good. For what it's worth, I'm glad you girls are alright. Let's go home."

                                            >As Angel's brother turns away, you all nod silently at each other in an unspoken agreement.

                                            >It's better if the adults don't know what happened.