Autumnstone Charge (Jojo Story)

>That was the day that changed everything
>Two men burst into your room
>They looked angry
>You were playing with your imaginary friend and Sweetie Belle
>The one on the left turned his attention to sweetie belle and asked one question
>"Can you see it?"
>Sweetie Belle, being only 4, was too scared to answer
>The man became more angry
>"Can you see it? Her 'imaginary friend?'"
>She gave a weak nod
>Just then a pink hair girl got in between them
>"Here. Let me handle this. You shouldn't talk to children this way."
>She knelt down
>"I'm sorry sweet hearts. Please forgive my friends here. We're part of a organization for... shall we say... gifted souls. It's called the Speedwagon Foundation. You see, your sister's imaginary friend isn't imaginary. It's real. And the fact that you can see it as well means you, too, have one."
>Sweetie Belle calmed some
>"I-I do?"
>"That's right."
>She turned to you
>"And you, Rarity. Can you tell me how old you are?"
>You mumbled, pretty afraid yourself
>"Eight."
>"That's a great age. Your imaginary friend is what we adults call a Stand. It's very dangerous. And we want to train you how to keep it from hurting others. To do that however, you'll have to come with us."
>A scream was heard, followed by a crash
>It was your mother
>"NO! You can't take them both! You can't."
>One of the guards was holding her down
>Instinctively, your imaginary friend flung forward, tying the strings emerging from it's finger tips around the guard
>As if all the energy had been drain from him instantly, he fell too the floor
>The pink haired woman
>"Incredible. I look forward to nurturing this ability. I wonder what secrets it holds? Does your friend have a name?"
>You nodded
"Her Diamonds."
>"Excellent. I think you have exactly what we're looking for."
>Your mother yelled
>"Don't listen to her!"
>She flashed a glare and with a snap, your mom passed out
"W-what did you do to her?"
>"Don't you worry. I used my imaginary friend to make her sleep."
>She pointed to the front door
>"This way please. You'll be back with your mommy by the end of the summer. Think of it as a fun vacation."
>You nodded and stood up
>Sweetie Belle was shocked
>"Y-you're really going to go with them?"
"Yeah. You should too Sweetie Belle."
>She looked down
>"Ok, Rarity."
>That was your sister
>Always followed your lead
>You followed the woman out too a long limo
>You couldn't believe your eyes
>Growing up with a single mother in a poor neighborhood you may as well have been walking to heaven
>You'd never sat on a seat as nice as the one in the limo in your entire life
>Sweetie Belle hugged you close
"Who are you? What's your name?"
>"My name is Pinkie Diane Pie. I'm the Current Deputy Director of the Speedwagon Fondation. The Head Director and I are finding children all over the country and abroad with abilities like you and your sister have."
>You tilted your head
"Whatever for?"
>"You'll learn. Just not now."
>Her Diamonds appeared, embracing you along with Sweetie
>"I'm sorry. I know this all must be quite terrifying. But I must ask you a few more questions."
>You simply nodded
>"When did your stand first appear?"
"I can't remember. I've always had her for as long as I can remember."
>Pinkie seemed delighted by the answer, she recorded it on her clipboard
>"And what are it's known abilities?"
"Abilities?"
>"What have you seen it able to do?"
"Well... she has strings on her fingers. The left hand strings weaken anything they touch and she can control them. Like a puppeteer."
>"Do this work on living and non living objects?"
>You nodded
>"And the right hand strings?"
"They make everything really strong. Once time I was nearly hit by a car. But she put all the strings into my hand and I actually stopped the car."
>"Incredible. Sweetie Belle? Do you have an imaginary friend too?"
>She shook her head
>"Well hopefully we can coax one out. Because you certainly have the potential."
>The ride lasted a total of 2 hours
>It was quite pleasant
>You had rich people food and even got to watch movies
>It ended in a large facility
>It was a large pyramid structure outside the city in the middle of nowhere
>"Now if you'll just follow me, you'll get your rooms and meet your bunk mates."
>You followed Pinkie to the large metal entrance, manned by two armed guards
>Sweetie Belle didn't stop hugging you side the entire time
>The inside was much like that of a hospital
>Tile floors, boring single color walls
>The only difference was all the occupants had large rifles
>You were taken through one of the doors and separated from Sweetie Belle
>You were given a physical, and new clothes
>A boring blue jumpsuit
>After the processing, you were lead to a room with four other bunk beds
>Out of all the beds, there were only two others there
>One was an older girl with red hair
>She must have been at least 16-17
>The other was around 10 and had pink hair
>The red haired one spoke as the glass door was shut and locked behind you
>"Well look at this Fluttershy. A newbie."
>The one she called Fluttershy hid under the covers
>"Don't mind her, she's shy. My name is Sour Sweet. What's yours?"
"Rarity."
>"Rarity huh? Well welcome to the crew."
"Where are the rest of them? There's eight beds here."
>"Only two other beds are occupied in this cell. The one closest to the barred window belongs to Flitter, and the one above my bed belongs too Blossomforth. So take your pick from the rest."
>You chose one of the top bunks
"So what is this place?"
>"A prison basically. A place they keep us until our stands mature. After that I have no idea what happens. But they always vanish."
"Don't they go home? Pinkie Pie said we'd only be staying here for the summer."
>Sour Sweet laughed
>"Oh that's rich. Toots, you're here for life. I've been here for over six years now."
>You felt sick to your stomach
"But... that..."
>"Don't worry. You get used to it. You're lucky you bunked with us. We're friendly."
>"A word too the wise Rarity. Stay away from Vignette Valencia and her clique. She's queen bitch and she doesn't like it when people challenge her authority."
>Fluttershy squeaked
>"Her stand is pretty scary too."
>You climbed up to the top of your bed and plopped down
>You were still reeling for all this
>You wanted to get out
"Is there any way out of here?"
>"Many have tried, no have succeeded. This place in an impenetrable fortress. Unless you have a stand that can teleport by chance."
"I don't I'm afraid."
>"What is your stand anyway?"
>You manifested Her Diamonds
>It's entire body was black as soot and everything but it's head looked as if it were a skeleton
>It's face was a blank mask with oval eyeholes
>The top of it's head had what looked like a boomerang on it, the ends jutting out from the left side of it's head
>"Interesting appearance. Guess it's only fair we show you ours. That means you Fluttershy."
>"But-"
>"That means you."
>Sour Sweet's stand manifested in the form of a tall, mostly featureless humanoid
>It had a beady red eye on the cent of it's face and half of it was white while the other half was black
>"This is Disturbia. Beautiful ain't it?"
"What's it do?"
>"Don't worry. You'll find out one of these days. Fluttershy."
>"Y-yes."
>Fluttershy's stand took the form of a humanoid in a hazmat suit
>"Fluttershy's is pretty neat. Her stand, Codeine Crazy, gives her the power to transmit any disease she knows. However, there's a catch. Any disease she transfers to one person, effects her at a quarter of the potency. Meaning the higher the dose, the more lethal it is to her."
>Fluttershy sulked
>"I hate it. It's so destructive."
>"What about you? What's yours do?"
"It's simple really. Each hand has five strings. Right hand strengthens while the other weakens. Depending how much strings are on each body part it will the strengthen or weakness will vary. Watch."
>You used Her Diamonds to pick up a piece of paper, placing the left hand strings around it
>With hardly a touch, the paper crumbled to dust
"And now the strengthening."
>You grabbed another, punching it as hard as you could
>It was harder than platinum
>Sour Sweet titled her head
>"That's impressive."
>All of a sudden the door opened again
>It was Pinkie
>"Rarity if you would come with us please."
"As if. You lied! You said we'd be out by the end of the summer! You're not even intending to let me out!"
>Pinkie sighed
>"If you come with us, I'll explain exactly why. The entire world is in grave danger."
>Sour Sweet rolled her eyes
>"Looks like you're getting the talk ag-"
>With a snap of pinkie's fingers, Sour Sweet passed out
>"That's enough out of you. Now Rarity. We can do this the easy way or the hard way. You pick."
>You glared
>As strong as your stand was, there was no way you could combat Pinkie's ability to seemingly knock people unconscious with the click of her fingers
>At least this way you'd find out why you were here
"Fine."
>"I knew you'd see it my way."
>You followed Pinkie to an elevator and she pressed the button too the basement floor
"Where are we going?"
>"I'm going to show you the reason you're here. At least in part."
>The elevator climbed down and down until finally it opened to a long dark hallway
>You followed Pinkie down until you met a large steel door
>After inputting a code, it opened
>You couldn't believe your eyes
>Someone, wrapped head to toe in bandages, was chained to the floor
>Blood was everywhere
>You began to shake
>"Don't be frightened. Despite appearances, he is our ally."
"J-just... just tell me what's going on."
>"This man has a one of a kind stand ability. It has no combat function, however it does something greater. It can access time itself."
"Access time?"
>"Yes. What I'm saying is, he can see into the future, or shall I say, possible futures. And many of the futures ahead of us are not bright."
"But if you can see into the future, what's the point of all this?"
>"It seems to have a nasty drawback. Every time he peers into a possible future he loses a bit of his sanity. He's lost it to such a degree he can't even manifest his stand anymore."
>Pinkie ushered you back
>"Now to the reason you're here. A threat looms over us. A stand with power beyond that of anything we've encountered. A stand that could destroy the very universe. We need as many stand users as possible to combat this threat."
"When will it happen?"
>"We don't know. But we know of some warning signs."
>You both walked back into the elevator and it began to make it's assent up
>"This is, unfortunately, why we must keep you here. We need your strength Rarity. Otherwise you'll have no home to return too."
>You looked down
>You always admired super heros in comics
>Putting their lives on the line when the entire world was at the brink
>You just never imagined you'd be one such super hero
>Or how unglamorous it all was
>But if it meant securing a world for your little sister, you'd do anything
"Fine. I'll help. Just promise me one thing."
>"What's that?"
>The elevator hit floor twenty
"You'll keep Sweetie Belle safe."
>"I'll do all in my power to do so."
"Thank you."
>You walk out to find various glass rooms
>People were fighting inside them
>Some with their stands, some without
>"Alright Rarity. We now have to push your stand to the limit to test it's power. I won't lie to you. This is going to be painful. But I trust you can handle it."
"I'll do it."
>"Good. Please head to room 12 and we will begin the test."
>She turned to one of the guards
>"Please bring out Valencia. She should be a good match for Rarity."
>Valencia...
>That's the girl Sour told you to avoid
>Well no helping it now
>You walked into room 12 and prepared yourself
>All the things you said to Pinkie
>Most of them were lies
>You were just playing nice until you could break out of this dump
>They'd survive without you
>You looked at the glass to see Pinkie and two others sat beside her, all holding clipboards
>Finally Vignette entered
>She was pretty much how you pictured her to be
>Tall, caked makeup, a posture of over confidence
>Everything about her screamed bully
>She smiled
>"I always love some fresh meat."
>A voice sounded over the microphone
>It was one of the people sat next to Pinkie
>She had long purple hair and glasses
>She looked surprisingly young
>"Hello Rarity. I am pleased to make your acquaintance. I am Head Director of the Speedwagon Fondation Twilight Sparkle. For this test we are simply going to push your stand too it's absolutely limit in combat. When you're ready, please manifest your stand so we can begin."
>You took a deep breath
"Her Diamonds."
>Your stand appeared
>Valencia just laughed
>"That's what it is? God this is going to be too easy. Jumpin' Jack Flash."
>Vignette's Stand emerged
>It wasn't what your were expecting
>It was small, like a toddler and wore a white dress
>It's body seemed to be maid of paper mache and on it's face was a crudely painted face, almost like something a child would draw
>It's hair looked as though it was made from string and it's nails candy
>It spoke
>"Play! Play! Play!"
>Vignette smiled and kneeled down
>"What's today's game Jumping Jack Flash?"
>The stand jumped up and down in a giddy fashion
>"Hanged man! Hanged man!"
>"Ohhh. A personal favorite."
>In a flash of confetti, a hanged man's noose appeared around yours and Valencia's neck
>On the ground appeared several blank spaces
>"You're familiar with how this works do you not?"
"Of course I do."
>You were trying to hide your fear, but in truth, you were panicking
>But you had to live
>For Sweetie Belle
>"You get first letter."
"E."
>You felt a rush of pain as one of your ankles was cut wide open
>You let out a scream
>"Oh something you should know. Every wrong letter harms the person who called it. B"
>Two B's filled in the spaces
>You had to stay calm
>You look at one of the windows
>A hang mans noose had been drawn and a stick leg appeared
>It clicked
>All you had to do was concentrate the strength strings on the next leg
>Hopefully they did it in order
>Vignette's stand bounced up and down again
>"Play! Play! Play!"
>You put all of Her Diamond's stings onto your left leg
>"Uh... I."
>Another wrong letter
>The next leg was drawn, however this time only a small paper cut appeared on your thigh
>This appeared to anger Jumpin' Jack Flash
>It began to stomp it's feet
>"NO FAIR! NO FAIR! RARITY CHEATED!"
>"That's right Jack. She did. I guess that means we can cheat too huh?"
>The stand smiled
>"Yeah! Yeah!"
>You glared
"I didn't cheat! I was protecting myself!"
>Jumpin' Jack Flash stuck her tongue out
>"Cheater, cheater, cheater!"
>Vignette smiled
>"O."
>An O appeared next to the first B
"A."
>Two A's appeared
>"The word is Bombs Away."
>JJF smile and did a cartwheel
>"Winner!"
>A huge blow landed squarely in your stomach
>It felt as if someone had throw a steel ball right into your intestines
>You fell to the ground, coughing
>"Next game! Next game!"
>"What is it Jack?"
>"Flashlight Tag!"
>Another flash of confetti and an array of flashlights appeared around the room
>The began to blink on an off at random
>One of the lights touched part of your arm
>It felt like a flamethrower had been set on it
>This would be childs play for you though
>You attached the strength strings to each of your limbs
>You could now at a super human speed
>"CHEATER!"
>"Yes Jack. What should we do?"
>You watched and noticed she didn't dodge a single light
>This was rigged from the start
>The lights all began to converge right on you
>You smiled
>Now as your shot
>You concentrated the strings in your legs, being about to duck under the lights with only a bit of your torso getting singed
>You ran at her faster than she could react
>In the next split second, you put all the strings into your fist and punched her with full force
>Valencia was slammed right against the wall, her face twisted and multiple teeth on sprayed across the floor
>Twilight spoke on the intercom
>"Very well done Rarity. I think I've seen enough. We'll need to get you a tougher opponent."
>Through the pain Valencia looked at you with eyes of sheer hatred
>"You shouldn't have done that! You are going to regret today, make my words! You hear me!?"
>A couple of guards wheeled her out on a stretcher
>As good as you felt about that victory, you couldn't help but feel sorry for her face
>You way over did it
>Pinkie and Twilight were waiting outside for you
>Pinkie clapped
>"Well done, well done. You'll get an award for that victory."
"What award?"
>"You have three options: a meal of your choice, an extra free time slot, or a free A on a test."
"A test?"
>"Yes. You will be completing written tests, as well as physical ones."
"I'll just take the extra free time then."
>"Then it's settled. Instead of going to strength training tomorrow, you'll be allowed to go the lounge."
"Thank you. So what now?"
>"You'll head back to your room until dinner is ready."
>Back at your room, Sour Sweet was ellated
>"I can't believe you did that! I only wish I could've seen the look on that stupid bitch's face when you smacked her silly!"
>You looked down
"I feel bad though. I really messed her face up. She's probably going to need surgery."
>"Oh you don't need to worry about that unfortunately. One of the girls here... what's here name... she has a stand ability that allows her to rearrange things to the original shape."
>Fluttershy lifted an eyebrow
>"You mean Redheart?"
>"Redheart! That's her name."
"You mean it can heal her?"
>"Not quite. Just return it to the shape it was. She'll still have damage and be missing those teeth too."
>Sour Sweet laughed
>"I don't care what anyone says newbie, you're a friend in my book."
"Why do you all hate her so much? Is she really that mean?"