Our view goes to a plane flying high in the sky, peeking inside we see Ben, Jotaro, Joseph, Avdol And Kakyoin. The latter four had been snoozing to recharge on their strength, Ben on the other hand was looking out the window. He had fallen asleep on the drive to the air port and the first few minutes of the plane ride.

He was keeping a sharp eye out for any enemy Stand users in the event they were ambushed in the air. 'Seems safe enough' he thought trying to reassure himself, then he heard something. Some sort of buzzing sounds, "okay... that's concerning" Ben muttered before summoning Emerald Rex, "look around to see anything" he whispered. Rex nodded in reply and used his enhanced vision to spot anything out of the ordinary, in a moment his eyes went wide. Then he shook Avdol to wake him up, "huh?" The fortune teller mumbled as he was awakened. "Avdol, I heard a buzzing sound and Emerald Rex found something in the darkness" Ben informed.

In response the others awoke as well, looking to the side they saw what Ben had seen, it was a small bug. "A rhino Beetle?" Jojo said looking at the insect, upon better inspection he found out what the animal really was. "No wait it's a stag beetle!", "hey Avdol, is that a Stand?" Joseph asked. "Are we already encountering another Stand user?", Avdol spoke up. "Possibly, it could be a stand that takes the shape of an insect" he replied before the bug disappeared.

"Hey it disappeared in the shadow of the seat cushions" Joseph said, standing and looking around the guys tried to find their buggy intruder. Kakyoin then exclaimed "Ben look out it's next to your head!", Ben then turned into Omni and used Ghost Freak's power to turn intangible to avoid the insect and summoned Emerald Rex. The Stand shrank down to the same size as the Beetle and shot several diamond shards at it.

Then it disappeared and reappeared a few feet from them now at a larger size, "woah! That thing is huge, it has to be a Stand!" Kakyoin said. The insect then opened a mouth with sharp teeth between its mandibles and stuck out some kind of proboscis equipped with a set of jaws. "And no doubt it's here for us", "It's disgusting, just sit tight, I'll take care of it" Jotaro said summoning Star Platinum. "Be extremely cautious, I've heard tales a user with an insect stand who likes to rip out the tongues out of his victims before they die" Avdol warned.

Jojo's Stand then went for a punch only for the stand to disappear, "it dodged him! It dodged Star Platinum, a Stand fast enough to catch flying bullets!" Avdol exclaimed. "Then there ain't no doubt about it. That thing is a Stand, where is he?" Kakyoin said looking around. "Where's the user controlling it?!"

"Emerald Rex!" Ben yelled as said Stand appeared again before his arms began to uncoil and turn into long tendrils. "Emerald splash!" The Stand roared as he created a liquid in his palms and blasted, throwing dozens of green crystals at the bug. This was a move Emerald Rex got from Kakyoin's Stand Hierophant Green.

It dodged again only to shoot its proboscis at Star Platinum who tried to block it with its hand. But it shot through forcing the power house to catch it in his teeth, "Jotaro!" They all gasped as his mouth and palm began to bleed. "Whew, lucky Star Platinum caught it in his teeth" Joseph sighed relieved.

"It was just as I feared! It went after Jojo's stand's tongue, represented by the tower card of the Tarrot, symboling calamity and the end of a journey. This stand is called, Tower of Grey!" Avdol said. The dark skin then explained that said Stand was responsible for countless mass murders made to look like accidents. Including the crash in England the year before and possibly several more, Star Platinum then threw several punches at him with both fists and Tower of Grey dodged them all. "He he he, even if you had ten guys poised to shoot something at a centimeter away, they would never be able to touch my Stand. Not that you can kill a Stand with a gun anyways, you're all gonna die with the rest of these weaklings" Tower said sticking out a new stinger.

Ben then used Brainstorm's brain to read the mind of the passengers, and found a though that was being transmitted to Tower of Grey. He then instructed Emerald Rex to sneak out of sight and use Diamond Head's power to create small diamond helmets around the other passenger's heads. Just when Tower was gone again, "dammit he disappeared" Jojo said, the bug then appeared again behind a passenger's head. "Look there it is!" Kakyoin said pointing to him, the bug laughed maniacally and hovered directly the behind man's head.

Then suddenly the man lurched forward and was knocked out cold with Tower of Gray hovering up clearly irritated "what the?!" He grunted with a bent stinger in his mouth. "I see, he was trying to grab those four Men's tongues from the back of their heads" Avdol realized. "Dammit why are they so thick headed?" Tower yelled, "maybe it has something to do with this" Ben said pointing to the crystal on the backs of their heads.

"What the?! Is that actual diamond?!" The bug yelled, "that's right! I heard you send a thought to your Stand about ripping their tongues out so I intervened using Emerald Rex to protect them" Ben smirked. Then said dinosaur Stand appeared roaring, "what the?! Oh fine, I don't need to rip out any tongues anyways, so long as I kill all of you and cause a panic!" The beetle said before using its proboscis to spray blood on the wall spelling the word "Massacre!" And readying another charge.

"Thats it! I'll burn that damn big alive!, Go Magician's Red!" Avdol chanted summoning his stands, "Wait Avdol!" Kakyoin interfered. "Just hold on a second!", it was then that an old man woke up and walked to the bathroom. Then panicked when he found the blood but was knocked out by the red head. "We've got to stop the stand used before the other passengers start panicking, easier said then done" he said. "No argument" Ben added as Emerald chased the bug in an attempt to distract it.

"Mr. Avdol, using an active stand like your Magician's Red inside of an airborne plane could make it explode killing all of us. Jojo, if your stand's power ripped a hole in the fuselage it would be a catastrophe" Kakyoin explained. "This calls for a more quiet, discreet and adaptable Stand, my Hierophant Green And Ben's Emerald Rex are best suited for defeating this Stand" he explained.

"Noriaki Kakyoin, I've heard of you from lord Dio, Stop! If your stand is quiet there's no point in challenging me. You can't catch my stand with your speed, as for that ruffian you say your stand is adaptable. Well let's see how it reacts to having it's tongue ripped out!!" The bug laughed before Kakyoin posed and his stand Hierophant green appeared, "you think so?"

The android looking stand then used his "Emerald Splash!" And threw several crystals at the insect. "Same with me!" Ben said as his arms turned into Diamond Head's and Emerald Rex appeared out of his back "Emerald Splash!" He yelled shorting several shards. "Ha Ha, you expect to hit me with by firing enough shots. But neither of you have hit me at all!" The bug chortled "not good, it's still dodging with its speed" Avdol said concerned. Before anyone could react the beetle stand launched its proboscis at Hierophant Green's mouth breaking his mask.

Making his user spit up blood "Kakyoin!" Ben yelled before seeing the proboscis going for him, "my speed is on an entirely different level, your both too slow to hit a bingo! For my next attack Ben Tennyson I'll stab your tongue with this tower needle and rip it out!" The beetle cried. Ben then made several more Emerald splashes and even launched some stink fly slime. However the bug kept dodging it, "this isn't good, it keeps Dodging emerald splash" Avdol said.

"Once this rips out your tongue out you'll go mad from the pain!" Tower of Grey said, in reaction Ben smirked "oh really, I'll go mad from the immense pain! I don't think so!" He yelled then opened his mouth and Emerald Rex's head popped out of it turning side ways, then bit the tongue with its toothy jaws grabbing it.

Making the bug gasp in shock, "Speed May help you avoid attacks but a well placed defense can definitely help avoid it" Ben grunted gnashing his teeth. "And that's what I was waiting for!" Kakyoin said before several of Hierophant Green's tendrils sprouted from the floors and seats of the plane. Those tendrils then stabbed the beetle Stand through it's body, then more of those tendrils sprouted along with Wildvine's vines, as well as some of Emerald Rex's mimic of purple hermit thorny vines stabbing the Stand.

"W-w-what?!" The beetle cried out of surprise, "If my stand rips your tongue out it'll go mad alright... from the immense joy!" Ben said, "you didn't realize it, but while I kept you on one place with Emerald splash, my Stand has slipped its tendrils under the seats to set a trap. Ben caught on and used his power copying Stand Emerald Rex to follow my lead" Kakyoin explained. Emerald Rex then grinned "and I'll be sure all the people you killed in the past are avenged with this one swift move" Ben snapped his fingers and Emerald Rex roared and shot Tower of Gray's own stinger at him and ripped the insect apart.

A scream was then heard and everyone looked to the old man Kakyoin knocked out as his tongue stuck out with a beetle looking symbol on it and it ripped in half. "So the old geezer was the stand user all along" Jotaro said, "should've figured, a repulsive stand usually has a repulsive user" Kakyoin added as Ben nodded. After covering up his body the guys checked him for a flesh bud like on Kakyoin, "it doesn't seem like he had a Dio's flesh bud" The cherry earring said.

"From the start, Tower of Grey was an evil stand. He killed tourists and made it look like accidents in return for pay, Dio probably bribed him because he was easily bought and was blinded by his greed." Avdol said. The shapeshifter, now human, frowned, knowing how low someone would go. Then the plane shook, "Uh did anyone feel that?" Ben asked then sped to the cockpit "sorry but this is the cockpit and passengers can't enter" a few of the flight attendants said.

"Pardon me miss, but we just felt the plane shift and as a concern. For your safety" he didn't know why but for some reason Ben did a pose similar to Kakyoin and said in... certain voice "could you please strap yourselves down. I couldn't bear to see such lovely ladies get hurt" he said making the two flight attendants blush like crazy. Then did as he requested, "wow, if I didn't know any better I'd say you could be a Joestar" Joseph said smugly "shut up and let's get inside!" Ben said before opening the door to see that Tower of Grey had already stuck.

"Oh My God!" Mr. Joestar exclaimed seeing the pilots "their tongues have already been ripped out. Tower of Grey already striked!" Avdol said,   "And worst the autopilot is destroyed and the Plane s about to crash" Ben said pointing to the damaged controls. Hearing a scream, they saw the girls back into the room with the user of Tower of Grey walking up to them.

"I hold the card of the tower, symbolizing calamity and the end of a journey! You will never reach lord Dio even if you survive this crash! Those who serve lord Dio will pursue you every hour of the day!" He ranted only to have Ben pound him launching him back into the passenger deck and back into submission, "yare yare Dezu" Jotaro said.

"You're telling me" Ben said, "quick we're gonna need to make an emergency landing. Pardon me Ladies" he said making the two flinch, "would you be so kind as to put life preservers on all the passengers as we make our emergency decent? We'll try to land the plane as safely as possible" Ben said winking. They nodded and went to work preparing the passengers, "so anyone know how to fly a plane?" Kakyoin asked, "gramps?" Jotaro said "but Jotaro this'll be my third time. I mean, have you ever heard of someone being in plane crash three times?!" Joseph asked.

"I'm never riding in a plane with you ever again" Jotaro said with a shadow over his eyes, "Yeah motion seconded. Well time for me to save our butts" Ben said before turning his arms into Upgrade's, with Emerald Rex doing the same and both merged with the plane. Making it more advanced.

"Attention passengers, we'll be making an emergency landing in Hong Kong due to the pilots having been... unfortunately killed, not to worry the killer has been taken care of. Again we'll be making a lay over in Hong Kong, I am sorry for this unfortunate detour but you will be compensated as an apology" Ben said over the intercom. "We'll be starting out decent now, thank you for flying Upgrade Airlines" he added.

Later on the gang had landed in Hong Kong, they were in a local street and Joseph had to make a phone call. "Say I'm gonna go take a leak" Ben said, "be quick, another Stand user can pop out at any second" Avdol said.

As Ben entered the restroom he saw something unexpected... it was... a scorpion... on the toilet seat... and it had a tribal like mark on its back... "This... is a Stand isn't it?" He asked, in response the Scorpion had turned its pincers into crystal prisms. "Okay... definitely a stand" he said before summoning Emerald Rex and turned his arms into Heat Blast's.

"Look I don't want any trouble" he said, the stand out it's prisms together and a hologram appeared with the image of a boy's head. "Okay that's new" he said, "you have no need to fear me Ben Tennyson" The boy said, "I'm not so sure about that... I had just had a run in with a Stag Beetle Stand so why should I trust you?" Ben asked. "I figured, anyway, I wanted to tell you that I'm not your enemy. Not all Stand users have sided with Dio" the kid explained, "my sister unfortunately was taken" he added. Ben had looked a bit guilty "oh... sorry" He said.

"Anyways, I also have a request" The boy said "what is it?" Ben asked, "if you run into my sister... can you bring her back to me?" The boy asked. Ben had a serious look that turned into a smile "count on it" he explained, the boy smiled "thank you. I have to go, by the way my Stand's name is the King of wands card of the Tarrot, so my stand's name is Crystal King" the Stand said. "Hey mine's the King as in T-Rex" Ben chuckled, the scorpion's crystals then reverted back to pincers and it waved walking out of a window.

After handling his business Ben has rejoined the group, "finally, anyway let's go get something to eat. I'm starving" Joesph said, he then explained that they'll have to get to Egypt without flying as to not cause anymore accidents like what almost happened on their flight. "I agree, I don't want to be responsible for the deaths of many innocent people" Ben said, "but how, if we don't reach Dio in fifty days" Avdol reminded. Everyone let out a heavy sigh knowing that if they don't succeed... Holly would be no more.

"I am well aware of that, But if it's any case it's to soon to worry about it" Ben said catching everyone's attention. "Actually he's right, About 100 years ago Jules Verne rode around the world in 80 days. The story about a man who travels 40,000 kilometers in 11 weeks, using nothing but trains and steamboats." Joesph explains.

"We may not have a plane but we still have 50 days" Ben said, the old man then took out a map. "We'll be able to travel the 10,000 kilometers, as for the route we'll take. I say we go by see, we'll Charter a suitable the sized boat, go around there Malay peninsula, and cross the Indian Ocean. A Silk Road of the sea as it were" Joseph explained.

"I believe that is best as well" Avdol said, "Crossing by land could be difficult, and we'd have to cross the Himalayas or the desert and if we ran into trouble on the way there we would lose a lot of time." Ben nodded at this, "what worries me more are the numerous Stand users Dio's probably sent after us. And as you said all stands come with numerous and strong powers and abilities" he said.

"I agree, which is why we need to get to Egypt without getting spotted" Mr. Joestar added, they didn't notice but a man nearby had taken an interest in what they were talking about. Ben had watched Kakyoin explain to Jotaro mannerisms in Hong Kong, "gotta say, never knew that" he admitted seeing how leaving a tea pot's top open signifies that you want some more tea and by tapping with your index finger on the table is a way of saying thank you to the waitress.

"Excuse me" a voice asked, "sorry to be a bother" they gang looked to the source to sea a tall man, who was equally muscular as them with Platinum white hair standing straight up wearing broken heart shaped earrings and wearing a black crop top with one shoulder strap above his left shoulder and white pants. And no eye brows...

"I'm a tourist from France, could you help me out, I'm afraid my Chinese is a bit rusty and I'm having a hard time with the characters on the menu. Could you help me decipher it?" The man asked, "go away, you're annoying" Jotaro said making the person pout. "I know we're being careful but you don't have to be rude" Ben scolded, "come on Jotaro it's fine. Try to be nice to the man, I've been to Hong Kong plenary of times over the years, I can at least read the characters on the Menus" Joseph said.

After ordering... Ben hadn't the slightest idea at what the old man was even hoping to order because it definitely wasn't anything they wanted. It was a mix of dishes ranging from Fried Frogs, clams, fish and rice porridge.

"These look like dishes with beef, Fish, clams and frog" Avdol observed, "indeed, this was much different that what we ordered" Kakyoin said. "I knew this would happen" Jotaro commented, Ben frowned "and here I thought I wouldn't have to eat weird food after my Grandpa Max's gnarly alien dishes" he groaned.

It seemed that their new French acquaintance had agreed with the sentiment while Joseph only laughed. Thankfully for Ben the stuff actually tasted good, "maybe if I see my Grandpa again, he can get cooking tips from this place. If anything it would be an improvement" he chuckled. "Didn't you say your folks and everyone else in your world perished?" Jotaro asked, "Yeah they did, but for the other me's they regained their own versions of our family. I'm hoping I'm one of the lucky few who gets to see their old pals and family again" our Ben explained.

"And you were all worried" Joseph chuckled, "they sure took a long time prepare this as if it was an art" the tourist said before using his chopsticks to pick up a carrot cut into the shape of a Star. "Take this carrot, cut into a perfect little star, it reminds me of something" he said making everyone gasp. "That's right I remember now, someone I know had a mark just like this. A birthmark on their back in the shape of a Star, "know anyone like that?" He asked.

Ben then, discreetly, read his mind using Brainstorm and flinched "Mr. Joestar look out!" He yelled before pushing him away from the table as a sword appeared from the rice porridge, then turned his hand into Heat Blast's to throw a fire ball at their so called friend who dodged. Suddenly the fire ball was sliced in half. "Go Magician's Red!/Emerald Rex on the Assault!" Ben and Avdol chanted as their stands appeared blasting fire at the man only to have the Stand's sword catch it and twirl it like a ribbon.

"Knew it" Ben said, "another Stand user",the flames on the Stand's blade was then thrown to a tossed over table where it took the form of a clock. "My Stand is the Chariot cat's and it's name, is Silver Chariot!" The person said, "though you two attacked me, the young man retaliated first. So that means Ben Tennyson, I'll have to end you first" he said. "I have carved a clock into that table, and once it reaches 12 do you shall be a dead man".