MLJ: SAM CH16 THAT NIGHT, UNDER A STARLIT SKY PART 1

MY LITTLE JOJO: STANDS ARE MAGIC
CHAPTER 16: THAT NIGHT, UNDER A STARLIT SKY PART 1
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>Well, this is stupid
>Stuck in the clink with some dumbass who won't stop whining like a bitch
>And his brother who's not even trying to stop the unending tide of bitching
"Wouldja quit bein' such a baby? Gettin' thrown in jail ain't the end o' the world, ya know."
>F -"Says you! I've never been in jail! Who knows what sort of horrors my brother and I might face?!"
"Ugh, we ain't in some maximum security prison, just some holding cells! You think the bad shit happens HERE?"
>F -"And how would YOU know that?"
>*CLANG*
>"Keep it down in there!"
>A hush falls over you three as the guardpony seated in a chair near the cell whacks the bars with her nightstick
>Well, at least his babblin' stopped
>You try your best to get comfortable on your bench in the cell
>The silence that follows is heaven compared to just a few minutes before
>F -"You're trying to sleep? Here?"
>*sigh* It was fun while it lasted
"Better out here than in the cold."
>A few minutes pass with more of that sweet, sweet nothing before-
>F -"Welp, I'm done being stuck in here. We're breaking out."
"We?"
>F -"Yes, we. Would you rather be stuck in here?"
>You turn to face him
"Yeah. A roof to sleep under, three square meals a day while we're here? Better than outside, trying to scavenge what ya can."
>F -"You sound like you know what you're talking about."
"Well, ain't you a Perceptive Perry?"
>He backs off from questioning further, rubbing his arm like you hit it
>Oh, NOW yer feeling remorseful
>...
>...
>'Kay, now the silence is more awkward than heavenly
"So, uh... who are you two?"
>F -"Excuse me?"
"I asked WHO ARE YOU TWO?"
>He reels
>F -"Eesh, no need to yell."
>He clears his throat
>F -"We are Toccata and Fugue Mignore, son of the late Father Diatoni Mignore of the Manehattan Church and Choir of Luna."
>Wait...
>Church?
"She has a church?"
>He gives a sigh like he's heard that line a thousand times and then some
>F -"Yes. Though you might be one of the only ponies who knows it's a church. At this point it's basically just a choir service."
>T -"No one ever comes to pray, considering how... unpopular she became after her banishment."
>F -"So at this point, it's basically just a choir service. And the only thing left of our father's legacy."
>T -"We've been trying to keep it together but..."
>F -"No one really needs a choir service. And this was... basically the only shot to really keep the thing going."
>So they were willing to kill a pony to keep their dad's church going?
"Seems like an odd way to get money. How desperate were you? Couldn't you just get a normal job?"
>F -"You think we didn't? It was a drain."
>Things went quiet for a few seconds before he spoke back up
>F -"What about you?"
"Huh?"
>F -"You. Who are you?"
"Not much to tell. Lived on the streets most of my life. Figured it'd be a good way to get some quick bits."
>F -"And YOU couldn't just get a normal job?"
"Shut up."
>It's not that you couldn't
>You could totally get a job
>It's just...
>Shut up
>F -"So, rather than take the opportunity of killing the ponies we've been contracted to kill and getting the money, you'd rather just bum around again?"
>...
"Good point."
>You summon your Stand, slinking over to the nearby guard and grabbing a key ring from her back pocket
>After testing each key, you find the right one and unlock the cell door
>Just as you step out-
>F -"*whisper* What? You're just going to step out and leave?"
"You think this place has any actual security?"
>F -"I'm pretty sure they'd increase security for Stand Users."
>He's not wrong
"So what do we do?"
>A podium of white roots pops up from the ground, and he touches your foreleg, leaving an odd mark on it
"What in tartarus? What's this?"
>F -"It's a part of my Stand. With it, I'll be able to see things from your perspective, maybe help you point out things you miss."
>Oooookay, whatever
>Stepping as lightly as possible, you sneak your way through the building
>If you remember correctly, this entire building is circular, and the holding cells are near the back, furthest from the entrance
>YOU could easily sneak your way out, but...
>What about the other two?
>Hmmm...
>You look around for any sort of thing you could use to cover more than one pony
>Each of the nearby rooms are all different offices, none of which hold what you need
>The next room you enter is some sort of office supply closet
>Markers, staplers, a corkboard with a bunch of sticky notes and tacked on papers
>"Feeling that corkboard were something that no pony could ever live without, Wooden Bit grabbed the one off the wall."
>What are you ge-
>Oh
>Fugue, you brilliant son of a bitch!
>Grabbing the board and using your Stand on it, you bring it back to the cell
>With an easier way to escort another pony, you bring Toccata along (since Fugue still needs to keep watch with his Stand) and walk behind the corkboard against the wall
>This makes the whole ride a lot smoother, and you both make it to the front of the building
>The only things standing between you and freedom were a group of guards stationed near the front desk, talking amongst themselves
>Should be easy enough to slip by
>The two of you silently trudge along the wall, ensuring nopony sees you behind the corkboard
>Almost there, just gotta get past the coat rack and-
>*BUMP*
>"What was that?"
>Like lightning you grab the coat rack with your Stand
>"Bah, it was probably nothing."
>*Phew*
>With little resistance from there on out, the two of you manage to make it out into the night, where two guards are standing at attention
>After slipping behind them and leaving Toccata to hide in a nearby bush, You make your way back into the building
>With a route through the building secured, you go back and lead Fugue out the same way
>Toccata joins you two as you keep the board up behind you three towards the guards and gain some distance, eventually hiding yourself in a nearby alley
>SUCCESS
>Well, now that that's over with, it's time to finish what you started
>F -"Well, that went... easier than expected."
>T -"Yeah, right?"
"Why wouldn't they try and maximize security around here?"
>"Oh, they simply don't understand the power that Stands have..."
>A deep voice sends a shudder down your spine
>"...but they will."
>A foreign appendage places itself onto your flank, and you quickly jump away
>It's...
>It's HIM!
>"Good evening, Wooden Bit, Toccata, Fugue. What might you be doing up so late?"

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