Chapter 8: Emperor and Hanged Man

EPISODES 10-11

Y/n's POV

We were now on a boat

"Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, and now we're about to cross India, but, well, I'm a little worried. My image ir India is place where people only eat curry and you could fall ill at any time" Joseph says.

"I'm worried that my body man not be able to handle the culture gap" Polnareff says. I sweat drop at the two. Avdol laughs

"That assessment is rather distorted. You needn't worry. It's a nice country, where simple people live. I can guarantee it" Avdol says. The ship makes it to the docks

"Well, we're in Calcutta. Let's go" Avdol says opening up the door. We all walk out and we're instantly swarmed

"Hey, give me a tip!"

"Let me carry that for you!"

"Lady, give us some change!" Little kids kept saying as they yanked on my shirt.

"Want a tattoo? You're so pretty"

"Need some anti-venom? It won't hurt your stomach"

"I'll show you a hotel"

We were completely surrounded. People began grabbing at me and I was losing the other

"Let go" I say. I then felt someone yank me forward. I hit something hard. I looked to see Jotaro.

"Don't wander off" He says

"I'll try not to" I say rolling my eyes with a smile. He kept a grip on my wrist.

"I stepped in some cow feces!" Polnareff whines

"I don't need any" Joseph says

"My wallets already been stolen!" Kakyoin says

"Seriously, no thank you" Joseph says. People were yanking at me and Jotaro.

"Tip! Tip! Tip!" They were all saying to us.

"If you don't give me a tip, you won't go to heaven, Mister" one said. I felt someone grab my bottom. I turned to see a child. He indicated he wanted money by the hand gesters he used.

"Hey! Don't put your nose on it!" Polnareff yells

"A-Avdol! Is this India?" Joseph asks

"See? Isn't it a great country? This is what makes this country so wonderful!" Avdol says

~Time Skip~

We were now in a restaurant

"Here, have this. This is chai. It's delicious" Avdol says. Joseph begins drinking it and so do I
(Idc if you don't like it, just pretend)

"Wow, this is really good" I say

"I'm glad you enjoy it" Avdol says

"Jotaro try it" I say. He grabs the cup. He drinks it and grunts nodding his head

"So you like it?" I ask

"Yes" He says. I laugh

"Sometimes you have odd ways of showing how you feel, I quite enjoy that about you" I say with a smile. His cheeks dust pink as he pulls his hat down

"Good grief woman" He says

"At last, a little peace" Joseph says winking at us. I feel heat rise to my face

"It's just a matter of getting used to it. Once you get used to it, you'll see how wonderful this country is" Avdol says

"I like this place. It's pretty great" Jotaro says

"Really? I didn't take you as the kind of person to enjoy places like this" I say resting my head on my hand

"Learn something new everyday" He says. A smile appears on my face

"Seriously, Jotaro? You really mean that?" Joseph asks shocked

"Talk about culture shock. I'll like it once I get used to it, huh?" Polnareff asks. He grabs his stuff and stands up

"Well, they say that people adapt to their surroundings. Where's the john? (Toilet) " Polnareff asks

"It's over there" One of the workers says. Polnareff begins walking away

"Polnareff" Joseph calls to him

"Yeah?" Polnareff asks

"What about your order?" Joseph asks

"I'll leave it to you. It had better be something amazing. Gorgeous, splendid food that suits a Frenchman like me" Polnareff says walking away

"Which means we can pick anything. Let's see, something he'll like... excuse me" Kakyoin says

"Or we could pick something he'd hate" I say with an evil grin

"Now Miss Y/n, that wouldn't be nice of you" Avdol says

"But it'd be funny. That cocky man, watching his face. It'd be funny" I say laughing.

"Good grief" Jotaro mutters. Joseph went ahead and ordered. A couple minutes later the food came

"Sorry to keep you waiting" The man said. We began to eat when Polnareff came rushing back

"Stand! Where's the user? Who is it?!" Polnareff said. He then ran outside. We all followed him

"What's wrong, Polnareff?" Joseph asked

"What's happening?" Avdol asks

"If that, if that was the stand, that means, that means he's finally here!" Polnareff says clenching hist fist

"Jotaro, the stand user you heard about that uses mirrors is here! That scum that killed my little sister! The scum that stepped all over my sister's life, soul, and pride. I can finally, I can finally see him!" Polnareff says angrily

Is this where we part ways?

"The one you seek vengeance upon is here?" Joseph says

"Mister Joestar, I'll be traveling on my own here" Polnareff says. We all looked shocked

"Wh-" Joseph began but stopped.

"Now that I know the guy who killed my sister is nearby, I'm not going to wait for him to come after me. I'd be at a disadvantage if I let him attack me, and it's not my style. I'll find him first, and kill him!" Polnareff says all riled up

"Even though you don't know what he looks like, or what his stand is?" Kakyoin asks

He's not thinking rationally

"Knowing that he has two right hands is plenty! And he knows that I'm after him, as well. He should be worried that I'll come for his head in his sleep. See ya" Polnareff says as he begins to walk away

"You'll go out for wool, only to come home shorn" Avdol says. Polnareff stops

"What's that supposed to mean?" Polnareff asks

"Just as it sounds" Avdol says

"Are you implying that I'm going to lose?" Polnareff asks

Yes

"Indeed. Can't you see that the enemy purposely attacked to get you alone? I will not allow you to travel alone, Polnareff" Avdol says pointing at Polnareff. Polnareff smacks Avdol's hand and then points his finger at Avdol

"Listen up. I'm going to make this clear. I never cared about Dio. I told you in Hong Kong that I was only traveling with you so I could get my revenge. Mister Joestar and Jotaro should already know this. I've been alone from the start! I've always been fighting alone!" Polnareff says. Me, Kakyoin, Joseph and Jotaro stood there awkwardly as the two fought

"Such a selfish man! Did you forget that you were brainwashed by Dio? Have you forgotten that this all leads back to Dio?" Avdol asks

"Like you'd ever understand how I feel after having my sister killed! I heard that the last time you met Dio, you got scared and ran away" Polnareff says. Avdol's eyes widened

"A coward like you would never understand how I feel!" Polnareff says

"That's enough" I say

"Stay out of this Y/n!" Polnareff says to me with a glare. I glare straight back. I went to go walk over to him but Jotaro grabbed my shoulder and shook his head.

"What did you say?" Avdol asked

"Don't touch me. You were just lucky that you beat me in Hong Kong. Don't lecture me" Polnareff says

"Why, you..." Avdol began

"Oh, did that upset you? But don't forget that I'm alot more upset than you are right now! You can just keep acting like the mature one as always, Avdol" Polnareff says

"Why, you-" Avdol went to punch Polnareff but Joseph stopped him.

"Mister Joestar!" Avdol says

"That's enough. Let him go. Now that he's like this, no one can stop him" Joseph says

"No, I'm just disappointed in him. I didn't think he was that sort of man. I did indeed run in fear. That's also why I believe we will win, and can say with certainty that you'll lose" Avdol says

"What? Then I'll say this with certainty, too. Your divination will be wrong" Polnareff says walking away.

~Time Skip~

We were all inside a hotel eating as it poured outside

"So he didn't come back after all" Joseph says. Avdol suddenly ran out. We all followed. I was with Kakyoin trying to find him.

"Hey, there's a weird fight going on over there" Someone said. Me and Kakyoin rushed over. Our eyes widened as we saw Avdol and Polnareff. We watched blood come from his back

"The puddle..." Avdol said. He was the shot in the head.

"What?!" Polnareff asked. I felt my heart stop

"Avdol!" I yelled out. I ran over

"Y/n wait!" Kakyoin says. I rushed to Avdol's side. Blood leaked out of him. Tears threatening to fall from my eyes

"I can heal you, don't worry Avdol" I say pulling out my stand. I then noticed he was barely breathing.

If I were to heal him now, he'd still be at risk of this happening again. He has a major wound which will take time. It's best if I play it off as if he's dead

I gripped his shirt as I began crying

"No, no nonono" I say as tears fell down my face

"Man, today must be my day. My gun and Centerfolds mirror don't do very well with Avdol's flames, so we thought he'd be our most formidable enemy. Talk about luck. There are no scary pieces left in this game of stratego" The blonde man said. Kakyoin walked over and held him. I grabbed Kakyoin by the head and cried in his ear to give off them impression that I was mourning

"He's not dead, go along with it though" I whisper. I then continued to cry

"Mister Avdol" He says. He then sees blood on his hand. Kakyoin began shaking him

"Mister Avdol, wake up! Please! Mister Avdol!" Kakyoin pleaded. He then laid Avdol down

"Impossible. This was too easy. It was too quick!" Kakyoin said. Polnareff spat on the ground and kicked it

"That's what he gets for lecturing people. Look at him now" Polnareff says. I grit my teeth

"What did you say, Polnareff? Mister Avdol was worried about you-" Kakyoin began angrily

"Who asked him for help?! He likes to meddle in other people's business, but he's slow, so they got him. Guys like him just get in the way, that's why I said I'd do this myself" Polnareff says

"You scum. He saved your life. How dare you.." Kakyoin says. Both of our eyes went wide as we saw tear drops fall to the ground

"It really annoys me! Having people up a die on me" Polnareff says as he turned around. We saw the tears running down his face

I'm so sorry for lying to you

"Polnareff.." Kakyoin muttered

"It just annoys me so much!" He cried out

"He's got such a strong face and yet he died in an instant. Well, the end of someone's life is usually a pretty sudden curtain call. It'd probably be normal to die without being able to say goodbye. It may seem like I'm talking as though I know everything, but.." The man began. Polnareff began walking towards the man as he wiped his tears.

No..

"Polnareff! Please, don't let him get to you! Do you still not understand? Mister Avdol told you not to fight by yourself! And you ignored that, you wanted to get revenge even if it meant dying with your enemy. Mister Avdol followed you because that worried him, and this is what happened!" Kakyoin yells

"So what am I supposed to do?" Polnareff asks

"We need to fall back for now" Kakyoin says

"Avdol was cruelly stabbed in the back. My sister was killed without resistance. You want me to hold these regrets inside and run away?!" Polnareff asks

"Don't you get it Polnareff?! We don't know how their stands work! They know how ours does! We're at a disadvantage! You can't avenge those who have fallen if you die as well!" I yell out

"Hey! Come on, lil Pol Pol" the man said

"Why, you.." Polnareff began

"Polnareff! Slowly come back towards me. We're going to use that truck to get out of here" Kakyoin says

"Y-You're telling me to hold it in? A-All ri-" Polnareff began. Another man laughed

"Hey, Polnareff. Avdol died for you. I think that means you owe him. He might not have died, if not for you" The man says

He's not dead you idiot

"Y-You scum. Where's your real body?!" Polnareff asks

"Polnareff, calm down!" Kakyoin says

"But there's no need to be sad. Actually, you should be happy since you'll be together again soon. You'll die, and then you can be with those two fools in the next world. Your little sister was really cute, Polnareff. Once you're reunited with your sister, you should ask her about exactly how I killed her!" The man said

"Polnareff, don't let him provoke you! He wants you to attack!" Kakyoin yells

"Scum!" Polnareff yells pulling out his stand and attacking the mirror

"Your Chariot cannot cut my Hanged Man. I am within a mirror. Your stand can't enter a mirror. That's why! You mad? I bet you're mad. Hey, Hol Horse. Fire away. Let's put an end to this idiot" the man says

"Aye aye, sir" Hol Horse says pulling out his stand. His gun fires

"Die!" The man says

"Emerald Splash!" Kakyoin yells unleashing his move. Polnareff had been hit

"What? He shot Polnareff!" Hol Horse says. Kakyoin got in the vehicle. Kakyoin drove towards Polnareff and held his hand out for him to grab. Polnareff grabbed it as the car drove off. I stuck with Avdol hoping the man wouldn't kill me

"Kakyoin, was it? Not bad. That's out of my stand's range. Even if I hit him from here, the bullet wouldn't hit with much force. Mister Centerfold went after them, eh? He must really want to finish off Polnareff" Hol Horse said. He then looked at me

"You going to kill an unarmed girl?" I ask

"I don't kill cute girls like you plus your stand can't do any damage. There's no point. I wouldn't waste my energy on you" He says. A couple minutes later Hol Horse was gone and two figures towered over me. I held Avdol's hand so I could silently heal him. It took a lot of work and was much slower so I didn't get very far, but it was enough to keep him breathing

"Avdol, you.." Joseph said in pure despair. Jotaro held a bloody part of his ripped clothes. He then gripped it in his hand. I stood up and walked over to Jotaro. He looked at me and I gave him a look that reassured him Avdol would be fine. He understood and I'm sure Joseph would figure it out soon enough.

~Time Skip~

I was walking around with Jotaro and Joseph when we saw Hol Horse. Jotaro quickly punched him.

"Mister Joestar! Jotaro!' Kakyoin says

"We already know about Avdol. Though it was a simple funeral, his body's been buried" Joseph says

"The one who stabbed Mister Avdol in the back was the man with two right hands, but the cause of death was Hol Horse's bullet. What shall we do with him?" Kakyoin asks

"I'll give him his sentence. Death!" Polnareff yells. He's then tackled by some woman

"Please run, Sir Hol Horse!" She says

"What's with this woman?!" Polnareff asks

"I don't know what's going on, but I'm always thinking of you! That is my reason to live! Please run! Hurry!" She yells. We all stare unamused at the woman

"Let go of me! What are you thinking?! Jotaro! Kakyoin! Don't let Hol Horse get away!" Polnareff yells

"Too late" Jotaro says

"Huh? Oh.." Polnareff says. We see Hol Horse on a horse.

"Well said, baby! I'll gladly accept your feelings and keep on living! I'm running away because I love you, baby! Forever!" Hol Horse says as he rides away

"Why, you.. come back here" Polnareff says

"Ah" The woman says in pain as her elbow gets scraped up

"Don't 'ah' me, woman!" Polnareff says ticked off

"Polnareff, that woman was just another one he was using. And he no longer had any intention of fighting. We have no time to deal with him. Avdol is gone, but we have to hurry ahead. It's already been fifteen days since we left Japan" Joseph says

"Well, I guess it can't be helped. All right! Let's resume our trip to Egypt. Listen up! In order to defeat Dio, our hearts have to be as one. We can't go off on our own!" Polnareff says. An irk mark appears on my forehead

"You sure have some nerve to be saying that out of all people" I say as my twitched. He ignored me and continued which made more irk marks appear

"That's when he'll come after us. Got it? Let's get a move on!" Polnareff says as we all begin walking

"Good grief" Jotaro says

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