Chapter 3: The Day Has Come! II
"Hrrrrrrrrk!" Izuku grunt as he was struggling in pulling a giant truck tire with a rope.
"Come on...Keep Pushing." At his side, John was pulling 3 truck tires with a rope, while sweating but passing his friend.
"Don't talk to me! You're dragging triple the size than I!" The curly-haired green boy yells at him.
"Hoh? Do I hear a baby crying over spilled milk?" John asked him, in a teasing voice.
"Shut up! Don't bully me too!" Deku suddenly plants his face to the ground and begins to cry, the tears coming out from his sockets and into the sky.
"You're seriously crying right now?" John sweatdrop. "Good Grief, you know that you don't have anyone to blame but yourself for this, right?"
"Stop bullying me." Deku stares at him with river eyes. "I didn't think this is what he meant by helping me!" He points out at the land of trash in which they both were, which in fact, was a beach once.
This a big 'once'.
"Good Grief…I bet even the readers at home look confused as to why are we here," John said as he scratched his hair before turning to me. "Let's just go to the flashback two days ago so that we all are on the same page, writer."
"John, who you're talking to?" Midoriya asked him.
"Mi Vida es Extraña. No cuestiones, Deku." John said in Spanish, much to everyone's confusion as he suddenly swipes the scene like an IPad-
This is just going to be more Bizarre than it is, isn't it?
(Flashback: Two Days Ago)
"Kid, I came to thank you, and revise what I said earlier…and to give you an offer." All Might, in his true form, said as he stood in front of John and Midoriya…or at least, that's what he thinks. "But first...is he okay?"
The green-haired boy chuckles awkwardly while staring at the giant Joestar, who had his hands stuck on his face and had a shocked expression. The most shocking part was that he froze himself and hasn't moved one bit. "Yeah...This only happens once a year, or so I was told. He should be back in about…a few minutes."
"I see...Then this will be fine." All Might said as he coughs a bit, "Without you…If I hadn't heard your story…I'd been nothing more than fake muscles and insincerity! So I thank you!"
His words hit Midoriya hard, as he looks down in depression, "That's…No...I-I mean, it was my fault from the start. I got in your way… Even though I'm Quirkless, I dared to ask if…"
"Exactly the point!" The words of All Might surprise him, making him look up. "Of all the people at the scene… It was you, timid and Quirkless, who acted! You spurred me into action!" As All Might's words sunk into his mind, an awed expression slowly started to dawn on Midoriya's face as his body started to shake uncontrollably. "Most of the top heroes show signs of greatness even as children... Many of them claim that their bodies moved before they could even think!" The mixed words of John scramble with All Might. "That's what happened to you back there, yes!?" All Might asked while Midoriya couldn't hold back the tears any longer and let them leak down his face as he dropped down till he was on his knees.
Yes!" he cried out.
"Then...You can become a hero." All Might said the one thing that Midoriya had only heard from one person, as well as wanting to hear from another person.
Fears, hopelessness, and despair left his body, while he indeed was moved by John's support, to hear his idol, All Might, say those words to him was like asking Santa for a Machine that grants unlimited money (*What a terrible example. XD*). He suddenly felt a hand land on his shoulder. He looks up to see John, unfreeze of his stare, kneel to his level, and smiling down at him.
"You were talking about reality…Well, here is your reality right now," Jojo said to him, forcing Izuku to bite his lower lip very hard.
He was right…This WAS his reality.
A reality where the best of the best told him, Izuku Midoriya, could be a hero. Could he wish for anything more than that?
"I believe you're worthy of my power."
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"Huh?" Both John and Midoriya look at the pro hero with confusion.
All Might let loose a hearty laugh at the boy's expression. "What's that face for? It's a proposal! The real work begins here. Listen, my boy…" He then dramatically pointed a finger directly at Midoriya. "I'm asking you if you want to try accepting my power?!" As he finished his sentence another gush of blood escaped his lips, but he didn't seem to care, too caught up in the moment as he was.
"...Accept...your power?" Midoriya asked with confusion, as he began to stand up.
"Allow me to explain, this concerns my Quirk, kid," The skeletal man explained as he wiped the blood off his lips again. "The tabloids like to guess that it's 'Super Strength' or 'Boost Power' and I avoid the question in interviews by making jokes. Because All Might, the Symbol of Peace, has to come off as a natural-born hero." He took a moment to lean his head back as he spread his arms wide once again. "But my Quirk…It was passed down to me. Like the Olympic Torch!"
"Passed…down to you? Really?!" Midoriya asked him in absolute disbelief, while John simply watched with a neutral expression.
"Yes. And now it may be your turn.
"H-Hold on a second…" This was simply too much for the fanboy all at once. So overwhelmed by the revelation that he didn't realize that he started to mutter out loud his thoughts right in front of his Idol. "To be sure, All Might's Quirk is one of the seven great mysteries of the world, and there have been endless debates over what it might be. There isn't a day that goes by without some new theory on the internet. But, well, now he says that it was passed down to him. Naturally, I have no idea what he means… But more than that, that's not even a theory that anyone proposed before. And that's mostly because we still know so little about what Quirks are in the first place. I mean, we used the term 'Quirk' to begin with because each power or characteristic is so very particular to a single person-" He was then hit in the head, causing him to bite his tongue. "YEOWCH!"
"Just let him finish," John said as he pulls his fist back from the green-haired head, before nodding All Might to continue.
"Thank you, ('Although, I'm still shocked that the kid doesn't believe me yet.') You see, I can transfer power… That's the Quirk I inherited. It is called One For All."
"One…For…All?"
"The first person cultivated the power and then passed it onto another. The next refine it and pass it on again…In this way, those crying out to be saved and those with brave and true hearts link to form a crystalline network of power! That's the power of my Quirk!"
('A-Amazing!') Midoriya said to himself, "But all this, why…? Why me?" He asked, and you can't blame him. Why would his hero choose someone like him?
"You see, I've been searching for a successor for a while now… And I believe that you are worthy!" All Might then pointed another finger at the green-haired boy. "You may be Quirkless, a mere hero admirer, but… back there, when you rushed to help that middle-schooler, you were more heroic than anyone else!" he brought some sense into him. "But of course it depends on you! What do you say?"
Midoriya sniffed as he felt tears starting to form once again. Raising his head back so that All Might couldn't see such an embarrassing expression. His Hero told him everything. He divulged his greatest secret to him, a nerd with a dream...How can he say not after everything he said?
"Hold on a sec."
But before he spoke up, John walked up forward, standing in front of his friend and gazing at the Pro Hero. "Forgive me for interrupting, but there's something that I must clarify." He said in a serious tone.
"Hmm?"
"Jojo?"
"All Might...Can you please explain why are you telling this?" The purple-haired boy asked him, which confused them both with his question.
"Why am I telling this? I thought I explain-"
"I'm not talking about the reason you just said." John stopped All Might in whatever he was about to say, "I'm talking about why did you tell everything to Deku with me present." That caught Izuku's attention. "You just told me your greatest secret, both of your appearance and Quirk. For years, you kept hundreds, thousands, and billions of people in the dark of your strength. You must have at least a minimum of people who you have told about it. And consider that you believe Deku is the next person to accept your Quirk, why did you show yourself at this moment? You could have just waited for me to leave, catch up, and tell Deku everything." With the reason explained, John raised his hand and pointed a finger at All Might. "So I ask again, why did you expose yourself with me around? Someone with whom you don't even know."
The Symbol of Peace stood silent for a moment, the air flowing around his hair and shirt. When suddenly he smiled, "You bring a valid point, young one." All Might said before explaining himself, "Is true. I could have simply waited for you to leave and talk with the kid… But you see, I had two reasons as to why that is!" he raised two fingers at John.
('Two reasons...to say it in front of me?') Midoriya thought to himself.
"The first is that I know you won't be saying it." All Might named the first thing. "You told me how much the kid is to you. And since I'm allowing him to have my power, while you may have your doubts, it can benefit him in becoming a hero."
"...You make a point," John said although he looks to the side with some pink cheeks. He could feel Izuku's eyes 'eyeing' him. ('This is embarrassing already...')
"And second…I must confirm one thing," All Might then began to take something out of his pocket. "Here, catch." Whatever it was, he threw it at John, who quickly caught it with his left hand.
"What is this?" Jojo asked as he opened his palm, revealing a locket. He looks at the blonde hero, who nudges him to open it.
And when Joestar did open it, his purple eyes widened in pure shock.
Right inside was All Might in his true form, and hanging its arm around his shoulder was another man, taller than him. He had indigo short hair and a mustache/beard around his face. The man was laughing alone with the Symbol of Peace.
"I thought so…" All Might spoke in a soft tone. John simply looked up at him with his eyes still tiny, while his hand began to shake slightly the locket. "You ARE his son, aren't you?"
John simply stared at the Pro Hero, before he spoke once again, "...How could you know?" He asked, his eyes getting hard, and his eyebrows hardening.
"Those eyes of yours. Those eyebrows hardening," The Blonde Pro Hero said as an image of the man replaced John for a moment. "I only know one person who has that expression whenever he gets mad...And that was my greatest ally/friend, Joshua Joestar."
I didn't know why, but when All Might said those words, it was as if the wind, the light, and even the sky stopped moving. It was like they were allowing John to process what he just heard. I knew how much that name meant for him. The name that began it all. The pain, the happiness, the sadness, the fear, the resolve, and the might of his very soul.
Midoriya's eyes stare in complete shock before staring at John. ('How did?! Those All Might know about Jojo's father?!')
John didn't bother to speak up, even while his hair shadowed his eyes. However, he did begin to walk forward, going beside All-Might. "This isn't the place to talk of it…Let's meet up in another private place at another time." He whispered into All Might's ear, in which the undercover hero closed his eyes in understanding. "Deku!" he calls to his friend, who yelps a bit. "...Whatever decision you make, I'll support it...See you tomorrow." With that, the tall Joestar left. Leaving his friend to his own decisions.
('...He even walks with his back lean down.') All Might said to himself with a smile, ('The Bloodline of the Joestar goes deep as always.') he turned to the curly-haired, who was simply thinking. "Well, Young Midoriya. What's your answer?"
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"...I accept!" Izuku didn't hesitate one bit, his gaze filled with burning determination and resolve. He had to...for everything John was doing for him.
The Symbol of Peace raised a hand to his head as a grin formed on his lips. "A quick answer. I expected nothing less…"
(End of Flashback)
We now return to the present day. Izuku was now moving, with difficulty, a dirty refrigerator. His training consists of making his body into better shape for One For All. If the green-haired had taken the Quirk as he is, his body would have exploded. Once he told John about this, he began to help him with his strength, considering that he is one of the strongest people he knows, it would be obvious that he should help. Why was he doing this, you ask? Well…It would be Bizarre for me to tell you something that every one of us knows already. So let's move to the training.
"Hahahaha! Not bad on your first days, Young Midoriya!" Said none other than Toshinori Yagi, also known as All Might, in his Quirk form, who was sitting on the top of some trash. "You complete 10 percent of the trash! I say that Young Joestar did an excellent job to shape you up!"
"Y-Yeah…" Midoriya said as he began to place a damaged microwave on a truck.
"Which reminds me...Where is Young Joestar?" All Might ask as he looks around for the purple-haired giant.
"He...left," Midoriya said between gasps as he was carrying a wrecked tire. "He...needs to train...for the UA...as well!" He said with the last part in exclamation as he places the tire in the truck.
The muscular hero understood. John too must focus on his training if he wants to be a hero as well.
"Shame...I wanted to see his strength, maybe give some points that might help him." All Might said as he crossed his arms. "Given his size, I could help him out, that's what good Ol' Jojo always asked of me."
"J-Jojo's father was named Jojo?" Midoriya looks at his idol in surprise. He didn't know that.
"Hahahaha! His name has two 'Jo' in it! In truth, I don't know if Young Joestar has told you, but those who had the Joestar blood have nicknames go by Jojo!" All Might said with a laugh.
"Y-Yeah. Jojo told me about it." Midoriya said with an awkward laugh. "B-But for you to know too much of it...Were you and Jojo's father close, All Might?"
"Why yes, we were!" With a prideful laugh, the muscular man places a fist on his puffed chest. "Jojo and I took down several Villains and Organizations! We were the Unstoppable Forces! Unfortunately, because of his…mission, no many people knew about him. I wouldn't be surprised if you don't know him, Young Midoriya!"
Midoriya scratched his back, "No...I-I couldn't find anything about him on the internet...A-And I feel that asking Jojo about it would bring a bad mood…"
('By the tone of his voice...He must know about the tragedy of the Joestar.') All Might thought as he remembered the day when he got the news of the misfortune of his friend. ('I know that he was the most affected…But if he was here, Joshua would be so proud of him for not breaking down…As well as how TALL he is! Was he telling the truth about all members becoming Giants!?') "I see...Either way, Young Midoriya!" Izuku yelped a little as he stood straight. "I know how much you want to get on UA BUT! With the way you are, you won't be able to reach it properly! Not without a Quirk! Is a sad but undeniable reality!" Toshinori said as he turned around to face the ocean.
"I know...Even though there are only ten months before the entrance exam, I don't know if I'll make it in time...But," Even with the heavy sweat and tired expression, he forces his determination out through his eyes. "I won't know...until I tried!"
"Ahahaha! That's the spirit, kid!" All Might laugh heartily yet again. He liked that part of Izuku. "And worried not! I got you covered!" He suddenly turns around with a sheet of paper in hand, "Thanks to my previous training routines, I have the perfect routine for your daily workout!" Midoriya grabs the papers and begins to read them.
Mondays - Saturdays
-Sleeping Time (9:00 PM – 4:00 AM)
-Weighted Running (4:00 AM – 5:00 AM)
-Strength/Speed/Stamina Training (5:00 AM – 7:30 AM)
-School (8:00 AM – 3:00 PM)
-Training with John Joestar/All Might (3:30 PM – 7:00 PM)
Studying/Homework/Meditation Time (7:00 PM – 9:00 PM)
Sundays
-Recovery Day
"Hoooo...It looks like a thought routine." Midoriya commented, "But why is Jojo helping up with this?"
"What a silly question! Does a friend need a reason to help a friend?!" All Might asked him, "Young Joestar promised you his support, he will help you in any way he can! Besides," he then places a hand on the green-haired shoulder. "It would be best if you learn some things from him. It might help you with becoming a better Hero…Of course! This training WILL be intense as well! Think you have what it takes?!"
Clenching his fist on the paper for a bit, Midoriya made a smile, "Well...Yeah! I can do it!"
"EXCELLENT!"
(That Day, 4:00 PM)
He stared at his fist, clenching him hard before placing it down and returning to search through the attic. For the said place, it was very large, consider the lots and lots of boxes. John Joestar was searching through his house's attic, searching through the squared boxes. He completed his training exercises, and returned home.
('Come on...I know that I heard that name before!') the purple-haired giant kept thinking in his mind as he looked through the contents of the 123rd box. He recalled the day where he got attacked by that fat man and his so-called 'Stand'. He knows he heard/read it somewhere before.
Just as he reached the bottom of the box, he found something that caught his attention. He grabs what appears to be a parcel, big enough to hold a book. He turned it around and found that it was written in the back.
"Only open when something Bizarre happens."
('Something Bizarre happens?') John asked himself in confusion. "Does the mysterious purple arm count? I hope so." With that said, he opened the parcel, and sure enough, there was a book in it. The title was even more bizarre than the size of it.
Jojo's Bizarre Adventures Part I: Phantom Blood
"The fuck?" John said with a raised eyebrow as he began to open it.
First was the prologue, saying that it was the beginning of a family's bizarre life as each one of them was thrown into crazy stuff and managed to survive them all. What's more Bizarre was that the nickname 'Jojo' was in, as well as that the name of the protagonist was Jonathan Joestar, who was called Jojo by his friends. ('What's with the book? It looks so strange, yet for some reason, I feel like this thing...might answer my questions.') With that in mind, he opened up and began to read the first page.
As he read, he never noticed a pair of certain purple arms come out from his body, and immediately clean up the entire mess around him in mere seconds. But little that he knew, was that the moment he began to submerge into this Bizarre Adventure and learn something new, his fate and destiny were sealed.
(Five Months later)
For five months, as the upper sentence implies, were what both Izuku Midoriya and John Joestar had. The green-haired had begun to move parts of the trash by himself, as well making intense workout with All Might, while John began the training of his now called 'Hamon' martial art, thanks to the book, he gained some ideas he's dying to try fully in the field.
As he promised, he helped Izuku in any way he could. All Might focus on making his body's muscles get stronger, so John covers the fighting process. He made sure that Deku could defend himself from attacks such as punches and kicks. Of course, the first time, the fanboy was a scary cat as he did whatever he could to not get hit. In a sense, he was reacting faster than ever, but there would be a time when dodging won't be enough, Midoriya knew that very well. When he blocked a punch, he immediately regretted it since John was stronger than him. As the months went by, thanks to All Might's training, Izuku began to be more durable, able to at least survive the force of John's giant fist. Right now, both boys were sparring around, with Toshinori Yagi spectating from afar.
Midoriya was jumping back, the sweat of fear/tiredness covering his face as he jumped away from a fist that was aiming at his face. He wasn't given time to breathe as more swing punches were sent at him, he managed to dodge a few, before forcing his arm to block a fist, the force sending him sliding backward, and crashing through some crates. ('Dammit! John is no one to hold punches in a fight! I still remember the time he sends five bullies to the hospital for a year!')
('Hmm, obviously Young Joestar is a fighter at heart,') Toshinori commented as he watched the big guy going for a roundhouse kick, which Deku rolled away from. ('With his size, his strength and durability should be up to the limit of a human being, but after Young Midoriya told me how Young Joestar tanks an Explosive Quirk to the face from his classmate from time to time, he must have made his muscle hard as steel…I shouldn't expect anything less from a Joestar; they are tough sons of a gun!')
"Hah!" John went for a backhand, but surprisingly, Midoriya not only dodge it, but counter by leg sweeping the back of the left leg of the Joestar, ('Impressive…He went for my legs,') John thought as he stumbles a bit, ('That's no surprise...A Giant weakness is the balance of their legs, attacking the limbs which holds me together is bad…')
"Now!" Deku then grabs the right arm of Jojo and drags it to his back. He hit the muscle nerve of the leg, forcing John to grunt and fall to one knee. Pressing with strength his feet the back, Midoriya jumped and pressed his right foot on the back of the purple-haired head, pushing his head down before grabbing his arm and stretching it as much as he could.
('Impressive! He managed to hold him in a headlock!') All Might commented in amazement. ('Young Midoriya, you're one to make decisions in split seconds. That notebook I read had info of heroes and villain's Quirks, with their advantage and disadvantage in battle. And if the No. 17 is what I think it is, he must have ALL info in fighting any kind of people in that fanboy head of his...But-')
"Impressive, Deku." John smiled at seeing his friend improving, "I didn't think I would land in your Hero Analyze."
"H-Heh! W-Why wouldn't I?! You're the coolest guy I have ever met!" Izuku said, still having his guard up. Ever since he saw John for the first time, he knew he had to study him.
A Quirkless boy who can take on Quirk people with his bare hands was something he couldn't let pass.
"I see...But now that you said that," John's eyebrows furrowed as his smile grew more, "No Puedo Decepcionarte Ahora, Verdad?"
Deku immediately felt something wrong was going on. And it did when not only he heard something getting shot, he felt something collide with his forehead hard, losing his focus and hold. John immediately stood up, spun around, and hit Deku with a fast close-line, causing the green-haired to spin in the hair and crash down through several decomposable objects. "Augh!" Midoriya moans in absolute pain, ('W-What the heck happened?!') he thought as he held his forehead a throating headache, ('What just hit me?! And how did Jojo react on time?!') he then felt his collar being pulled up.
"That's enough for today." All Might said as he walked up to the pair.
"If you say so," John said as he dropped Izuku to his feet. "Sorry about that, Deku. Is just something I wanted to try out."
"What did you do?!" The fanboy had to ask him. John simply raised his hand and pointed at the ground, in which both Deku and All Might followed, and all they saw were...several holes in the ground. "...Huh?"
"I use my Hamon to send ripples through the ground and place it below on small pebbles. Once I had enough, I released it, causing them to explode and send them directly to one place, which would be your head." John explains to him.
Midoriya stared at him in amazement, "H-Hold for a sec! How did you even manage to make all of them hit me?! I simply felt one strong hit!" He points out as he stares at the holes. Sure enough, each one of them was in different places.
"...I believe it has to do with position." All Might said, finally seeing what happened. "Young Joestar didn't just choose any pebbles, he chooses those that were directly in view to your head, Young Midoriya." He kneeled, motioning to Izuku to follow him, who kneel as well, and point at the holes, after giving them a second look, the green-haired eyes widened in realization, and placed his hands on his face.
"Oh...OH MY GOD! Is it true!" Inside the brain of Midoriya, he pictures himself on top of Jojo and marks the places where the holes were. ('T-The holes! They all are in my direction!') Red arrows point at his head. Suddenly, he got a bump to the head.
"No stealing lines, Deku," John spoke in a very serious expression.
"Hahaha! You both sure have some weird relationship!" Toshinori said with a laugh, spitting some blood out before wiping it away. "Say, Young Joestar-"
"Look, not that I have anything against it, but can you not call me Joestar." John said as he had a bored expression, "Good grief, you're making it sound I'm an old man."
"Ah, sorry." Toshinori chuckles a bit, "To tell you the truth, Joshua always hated that as well. Saying that he sounded old." He said before bringing a suggestion, "Would you like to be called 'Jojo' instead?"
John stares at him, "...If it isn't much of a bother."
"Then! Young Jojo!" All Might smile mentally, ('Like father, like son, I suppose.') "I was going to ask...but have you discovered more of those purple arms of yours?"
That sparked the curiosity of the tall teen, as well as the curly-haired boy. "Actually...no. I still haven't found anything." He rose and looked at his right arm, "I just...know that it was part of me."
The Symbol of Peace nods at it, "I see…I believe I know what it is."
"You do?" John looks at him in curiosity, in which he received a nod from the blonde.
"But first, I wish to confirm one thing," Toshinori said as he holds his chin with his hand. "Do you remember anything when you once use it?"
John began to think closely, going back to that day. He began to think about what he felt, heard, or even saw. "...I...felt like something hot...like if my body was inside a glass, with a fire going crazy around me and frying my skin like meat."
"Good...I would like for you to feel that again. Focus only on that." All Might said.
With a nod, John closes his eyes and begins to think of that sensation. He clenched both of his fists to concentrate more, in mere moments, he felt that sensation once again, however, it was heavier than last time. So he began to greet his teeth, feeling the fire around him getting violent. So intense, he began to feel sweat dripping down his forehead. "Gggggggggg!" He growls hard, crossing his arms on his chest while purple light emits from his body.
"O-Oi! Jojo!" Deku was beginning to get worried for his friend, but All Might stop him by placing his hand in front of his path.
"Ggggggggggg!" John trembles as he begins to kneel, "GGGGGGGGGGG AAAAAAAAAAA!" And with a powerful scream going out his lungs, the air going out of control and making the other two cover their faces from the gusts of winds. In mere moments, two purple arms shot out from behind the Joestar's back, balling their fists together, and clashing them both, the scars realizing a light-purple aura of them.
All Might watched in absolute amazed, ('I knew it! He manifest it as well, Jojo!') "Ahahahahahaha! I knew it!" The skinny man began to clap in happiness, the joy transforming his body to his hero form, "Congrats, Young Jojo! You have what I thought!"
John, while breathing heavily, stared at the arms in surprise. The arms began to move around, as if it was showing him the new limbs of his, at a closer look, he saw that his knuckles had covers that look like brasses.
"W-What's going on?" Izuku asked as he stared in confusion and fear.
"You...Deku, can you see this?" John asked as he, surprisingly, could move the hands around.
"See what? What's going on?"
"Young Midoriya cannot see them! Which confirms my suspicions even more!" All Might said with his smile plaster as always. "Young Jojo, you have a very rare, yet powerful ability called Stand!"
"Stand?" John asks with a raised eyebrow.
"Before Quirks even existed, Stands appeared in the world! Normally, a person cannot see them, except those who are Stand users. But when Quirks made their presence, almost everyone could see them!" All Might explained, "For what I know, a Stand is the user's soul; the embodiment of their strength and will! Of course, they can be that person's personality or even the heart of someone!"
"...So the reason Deku can't see these arms…" John concludes, "Is it because he doesn't have a Quirk?"
"CORRECT!"
"Why are you reading a book?" John asked with a sweat drop as he witnessed the Number One Hero reading a small book.
"What book?" With a sweatdrop, All Might threw the book behind him. "Anyway! You have a very rare power, Young Jojo!"
"B-But wait!" Izuku, who was scribbling notes of everything of this Stand power, looked at All Might in more curiosity, "How do you know all this? Where did the Stands come from?"
"Sorry Young Midoriya!" All Might replied by crossing both of his arms like an 'X'. "That's all I know about them! I only know this because I know other people who have Stands!"
"What?! Other people have Stands?!" Midoriya couldn't control his outburst, before dropping to his notes, "So unlike a Quirk, this Stands can appear in more than one person…"
As that happens, John continues to stare at the arms. He decided to test them out by throwing punches through the air. ('Strong muscles... Excellent mobility…') He then picks a can and throws it at the arms. The result was for the left purple hand to grab it, and it immediately crashes. It became a stick of metal. John stares at in surprise, ('...Good Grief, Strength is out of control.') the hand drops the now pen-like can.
By the time he finished that, All Might returned to his true form, and was looking at the arm with a curious look, "Hmmm...It looks like it hasn't been fully materialized."
"Huh?"
John and Deku look at the Pro Hero, "Normally when someone awakens their Stand, they have a full complete body or extend part of their bodies." He points at the arm end, seeing that they were parts that had skin cut. "Your Stand, however, is not completely shown."
"Is that bad?" John asked him.
"No...It just means that your spirit isn't completely out." Toshinori said with a thinking pose. "But honestly...Just thinking about this sends shivers down my spine." He mumbled the last part to himself.
Midoriya, who was muttering what he needed to write, had a thought, "Uhm...I got one final question," All Might look at him, getting his entire attention. "Why are they called a Stand?"
"Ah! That's easy!" All Might said with a smile, "It's called a Stand because they stand by you!"
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"...Stand by you?" John asked with his purple hair shadowing his eyes.
"Yes! Stand by you!"
"Because they stand next to you?"
"Yes!"
"They will always be by your side?"
"Yep!"
"And it doesn't have another name?"
"Nope!"
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"...Deku." He turns to his friend with a serious expression, which causes the green-haired to swallow a bit in awkwardness.
"Y-Yeah?"
"...That's the stupidest reason I have ever heard in my entire life." John declared with the most manliest Jojo expression his face could ever make.
Izuku immediately fell face-first into the ground. ('Did he just get serious over that!?') he asks mentally in disbelief while standing up from the ground.
"Ahahaha! Ya crack me up really good, Young Jojo!" All Might laugh hard, blood coming out from his mouth yet again.
"I mean seriously, whoever came up with that name must be stupid."
(Back to the Past - 1987, in the road to Cairo, Egypt)
"OH NOOO!"
Four tall men stop on their tracks to look at another man. They immediately put their guard up.
"Mr. Joestar! Is something the matter?!" One of them, a black man of above-average height and medium to heavy build, dress in a heavy overcoat with sleeves of elbow length and a scarf, asked.
"Is there a Stand user nearby?" A young man of average to above-average height and fit to slender build, wearing a slim-fitting long green gakuran/tsume-eri, spoke up.
"I-I just felt someone speaking badly about me!" The one who screamed was an old man dressed in an Indiana Jones outfit, with a white shirt, hat, and brown pants said.
"...Really, Gramps?" Sigh a tall young man, dressed in a visored, ornamented cap, torn at the back and blending with his hair, and a roughly mid-calf-length coat with a standing collar and chains attached, almost look like the old man. "That's what you're yelling for?"
"You don't understand, Jotaro!" The old man pointed at his grandson, "Someone just insulted my intellectual mind! Me! Master of Creativity!"
"Creativity?" Said a man with a French-accent, silver hair and dressed in a fitted black tube top; shoulderless except for one strap running from his chest over his left shoulder. "No offense, Mr. Joestar, but calling you a master is...kind of a stretch."
"You wouldn't understand, Polnareff!" Joseph began to hold his fist high, "To insult the intelligence of a genius such as myself is like insulting our bloodline! I cannot let this moron go unfree or insult us!"
('More like he only insulted you.') That was the thought, not from any of the men, but rather a small, black and white dog, as it enjoys some gum.
"More like they have brains to realize the lack of cells in yours, Old Man," Jotaro commented with a hidden smile, the words 'lack of cells' stabbing into Joseph's heart. ('I need to congratulate whoever knew how Old this man is getting.')
(Back to the Present)
"Achoo!" John sneezed as he was walking through the crowd of people, hiding it with his finger. "Damn people...Talking behind my back." He asked. He finished his training of the day with Midoriya and All Might and was walking around town, helping clear his mind a bit for a new routine to work with his Stand. Thinking of how to use his new strength of his. If All Might was right, his Stand could improve since it hasn't fully materialized, meaning that it could be more powerful than he saw.
"E-Excuse me?"
A voice behind made John stop, turning around, he saw three girls dress in what he could think are tourists from another country. One of them was in front with a camera, while the other two were on the back, all three of them looking at him while blushing and smiling. He wasn't surprised by this.
"Yes? Can I help you?" He asked her, making the girls squealed.
"H-Hi! W-We were wondering i-if you c-could take us a p-picture?!" the one with the camera asked as she pointed at a fountain close to them. "Just a quick photo?!"
('So handsome!')
('What an excuse to talk to him!') the other two thought while nodding in affirmation.
"...Fine." he said with a sigh as he extended his hand, "Give me the camera." The girl immediately gave him the camera, her fingers lightly touching his skin. He waited for them to get pose so that he could get the shot. Once they were, he pointed out the camera and took three shots. "There." He said to them as he looks at the pictures he took...and his eyes look confused a bit at what he saw in the picture.
"Tch! I thought I lost them." A young woman mumbled to herself in annoyance. She was an orange-haired ponytail girl with a beautiful face and green eyes. She was dressed in a skirt that hit mid-thigh and covered her torso in a pure white color, and at the waist was a big brown belt. She also wore a brown jacket, and she wore tennis shoes to help her have that tomboyish look. "Can't you guys learn to take a no for an answer?" she said she looks at her back, seeing that she was now trapped in an alley.
"Now, now. Why do you say that?" Spoke a very ruff voice. From the darkness came out three shady-looking men that were leering at her with lecherous eyes and sick grins. One was a furry wolf, with fur around his face, and hands, which had claws. The second one had tentacles instead of arms, they were very wet if you know what I mean. The last guy was what looked to be a bear or a panda, the only difference was that the right part of the body was black, and the left part was white...Wait, isn't that Mono- "We can be fun to hang around. I promise you'll have a great time."
"Great time? That's funny, I was having a great time until you guys began to stalk me." The girl said as she got her guard up. Thankfully for her, she was in a very spacious area, her Quirk would be useless if she was in a tight place. Of course, that doesn't mean she'll use it right away, not wanting to jeopardize her entry to U.A, her hand-to-hand combat training should be enough to knock them down. She just needs them to get close to her, in which they were.
"Well, then you'll have a bear-y bear-ter time with us! Upupupu!" Said the bear-wait a second! He just did the laugh and the bear puns! This is Mono-
Before the girl could even counter the wolf, who was close to her, a giant hand dropped into his shoulder. "What hell are you guys doing?"
"Huh?!" The wolfman turns around with a scowl expression, "Who the hell are…you…?" his expression immediately turned into fear. Even the bear and the tentacle arm boy move away in fear.
Grabbing the shoulder was a Giant with purple-haired, looking down at him with the strongest glare he has ever felt throughout his entire life. The girl stared in surprise as well. Hell! She felt a drop of sweat trail down her cheek. The aura around this man was...Like any other tall man!
"Ustedes no están molestando a la dama, no muchachos?"John spoke in Spanish once again, with the wolfman shaking his head. "Good, you understood that. Now, be a smart person and-"
"G-Get him!" The wolfman shouts, making his other two friends snap out of their trance and jump at him...only for two purple arms to come out from the purple-haired boy, grab them by their throats and slam them hard to the side of the walls, knocking them both out. "Hiiiiiii!" the guy was now scared out of his mind.
('What's that Monokuma?') "And here I thought you were smart," John said with his glare, moving his hand off the shoulder of the wolf guy while the purple arms began to crack its knuckles. "Just be glad you're not them right now."
The guy, while moving back, was confused at what he said, before a hand-chopped the back of its neck, knocking him out instantly as his body flopped like a rag doll.
"There. He should be knocked out." The girl said while she let a sigh out. She turned to the purple-haired, and this time, had a better look at him. While John was pretty tall, there was no denying that his body was the definition of his perfect musculature, thanks to his sleeveless shirt. His hair, while messy, flows radiantly with the sunlight of evening. ('Not bad...He sure is an eye-candy.')
"Hey, are you alright?" his voice made her green eyes meet up with his purple ones, showing nothing more than concern. "Did they touch you? Or hurt you anywhere?"
"No, thankfully." The girl said, a blush on her cheeks for his carrying questions, followed by bowing her head slightly to him, "I thank you for helping me. I could have taken care of them myself, but I wasn't sure." She explained.
"Hmmm, Good Grief." Jojo said to her, "By the looks of it, you could manage it to defeat them without a hitch." He then points at her body, "The way you stand yourself told me you knew your way in a fight. And that chop you just gave, is not an easy feat to knock somebody like that." he said with a small smile. "So I guess I wasn't going to be needed. Even so, be glad I saw you heading around here, these parts are known for rape dogs."
A shiver went down the girl's spine, "Didn't...need to know that." she said before smiling, "Anyway, I once again thank you for coming to my rescue...even though it should be the other way around." She said, with the last part saying to herself.
"Other way around?" Unfortunately, she wasn't as quiet as she thought she was, and John began to check her out, causing the said girl to blush a bit at his stare, which is strange since she should feel annoyed. "...Are you planning to become a Pro Heroe?" He deduced.
"Why, of course." The girl said with a calm smile, "Don't exactly appreciate Villains rampaging through the city while knowing I can stop them."
"And since you're here...Then, you must be applying to U.A as well." John deduced.
The orange-haired girl was surprised that he managed to deduce where she was applying, however, she notices his words, ('As well?') For some reason, she began to get slightly excited. "You're going to UA Highschool too?"
"That's right." John began to say, "Anyways, miss…Fuck." He began to sweat, "I forgot to introduce myself and ask for her name...Mom might kill me for that." he began to mumble while looking panicked.
The girl simply chuckles at his display, one moment he looked like a bad boy with a sense of justice, and the next moment, he was panicking like a five-year-old kid. ('That's super cute of him.') "I guess I'm at fault for that one, I was the one who got saved after all." With a scoff from her throat, she introduced herself. "My name is Itsuka Kendo. Once again, thank you for helping me out." she bows to him.
"...John Joestar. You may call me Jojo, and it was my pleasure to help you out." John said before grabbing the unconscious body of the tentacle boy that his Stand K.O, as said Stand arms came out, surprising Kendo a bit, and grabbed the wolfman and Monoku-Bear man by their collars. "I'll be taking these three to the police…" He then extended his arm at her. "...But since I explain to you that these parts of town are dangerous, I must insist that you allow me to escort you to either your home or train station. Can exactly leave a beautiful woman such as yourself alone." He said, looking away from her with a blush.
('Oh my God! He's shy with girls!') Kendo screams in her head at the action of John, while blushing at the compliment. "Well, since a fine gentleman as yourself went through all this trouble for me. I guess it is only fair for you." She accepted his offer and linked her arm with his, placing it right between her breasts. "Thank you for the offer...Jojo."
"...No problem." John replied, still looking away with his blush, ('Dammit...I blame Deku and Dad for making me shy with girls. You two are lucky Mom help me a bit on this.')
Through all this, John and Kendo left the alley with linking arms, immediately becoming the stare of the area, as well as the three unconscious boys. Luckily, John knew where the Police Department was, and escorted the three shady boys to them. They quickly took both Kendo and John's statement. As well as learning that these three were wanted, especially the bear one. While they had a suspicious look on John, since he looks and shows an aura of a thug, it was dismissed when Kendo told them of his deed. Once that was done, John began to escort Kendo to the train station, since she didn't stay at the side of Mustafa where he lives. Through the way there, John and Kendo began a conversation, learning a bit about each other.
"So you can enlarge both of your hands into giant fists?" John said in amazement. "Now that's an amazing Quirk of yours. With the size of it, not only could you easily have the advantage in battle, but the range of it easily helps you a lot to throw punches."
"Yeah, although my speed is lacking." Kendo said as she enlarges her fingers a bit, "A fast opponent could easily take me down by using the weight against me and hard spots for me to see to their advantage." she sighs at that weakness of her Quirk.
"You have a point," John said as he put a hand on his chin in thought. ('Maybe I can ask Deku about this. That blonde woman's Quirk is almost alike with Kendo's.')
"So!" The orange-haired girl spoke up, bringing Jojo's attention back to her, "What about you? What's that Quirk of yours?"
The purple-haired stood silent for a few moments, looking at that innocent smile of her. ('...Good Grief...why is she cute?') he blushes at that thought, ('Focus, John! Focus! Get your brain out of the gutter!') "...This thing of mine isn't a Quirk." He told her, surprising the Big Fist user a lot. "At what I was told, is an old and rare power that only a few can achieve named Stand." He summons his arms once again. "There are many types of these around, you can't see it but I have these extra arms around me. for now"
"For now?" Kendo raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"An...acquaintance of mine said that my Stand is not fully materialized." John explains to her, "That I haven't shown...too much spirit to release it completely."
"...Well, that's amazing." Kendo honestly was amazed at this. With those arms of his, if what he said is true, not only those he has more options to attack, but it almost feels like he had his Guardian Angel covering his back. "Honestly, your Stand looks more useful than my Quirk."
"Naw, I think yours is more useful."
"Nope. I think yours is better."
"Good Grief. Yours is better."
"No! Yours is better."
"No! Yours is better!"
"No! Yours!"
From a single talk to them both staring at each other, glaring with fire in their eyes, neither going back on their words. They stare at each other so hard, they might drill holes in their faces.
In mere moments, they both began to smile, before letting their laugh out, people around looking at them like weirdos, as well thinking that they were on a date. Of course, neither of them heard this because of the announcement of the train coming in three minutes.
"Well...I guess this is my stop." Kendo moves forward, turning around to face him, "Thanks again for the help."
"Hmph. Once again, no problem." John said with a soft smile and closing his eyes. "I guess I will be seeing you a U.A High."
"Yeah...Hey, I know!" Kendo made a brilliant idea and took out her phone, "Let's exchange contact! That way we can be updated with each other."
The purple-haired boy looked at him surprised, "You...want to have contact with me?"
"Why? Is it bad?" Kendo asked with a raised eyebrow.
"...I have no problem." He said, taking his phone out. They quickly exchange their phone numbers, just in time too as the train reaches up to the station and opens the doors. "There's the train...So, I'll be talking to you later."
"Same to you," Itsuka said as she entered inside the moving vehicle, while John saw her enter. "...But first..." Before John knew it, Kendo turned around, walked out with his phone. Wrap her left arm around his neck, connect her lips on his cheek and-
*CLICK*
Took a photo.
The Joestar teen blink for a moment to realize what happened. But by the time he did, he was blushing and could only see the orange-haired girl smiling victoriously as the door of the train closed. She waves goodbye to him as the train begins to depart.
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"...Itsuka Kendo," John mumbled as he stared at the leaving vehicle. "...Good Grief, I believe I just place myself in something I won't be able to escape." he sighs as he scratches his hair while turning around to leave.