《Metanoia》Chapter 11
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It was all silent as you waited. Waiting for Mista to come back or for a call for help. You were confident in Mista but after a while, you started to get worried. Although you would never show this.
You needed to act like everything was ok so Trish wouldn't be scared and so that you could convince yourself everything was fine.
"Don't worry about Narancia. Save the ice in the glass for yourself."
Bruno was panting from the muggy atmosphere, everyone was unconscious except you three. The silence was unbearable so you focused on their conversation.
"You need to keep your body chilled."
Trish remained expressionless and brought the ice to Narancia's face.
"Fanning air and the chill from a cool towel aren't enough. There's no effect unless you use ice. At this rate, he'll be the first to die."
Bruno's breathing was heavy and looked to you for help. You looked to Trish and spoke gently. Not wanting to upset her.
"Narancia and the rest of us are willing to risk our lives to follow the boss's orders from what I understand. You need to think about your safety."
She looked to you and her lips parted, Bruno continued for you.
"You're not here because you want to be after all. And as for the enemy who's causing us to age. Mista will take care of him. I'm sure, he'll do something..."
You nodded to Trish and gave her a sad smile but she just looked back down at Narancia. Continuing to cool him with the ice despite what you and Bruno had said.
A flower crumbled and fell to the ground. Your heart dropping knowing that some people might have already crumbled as that flower had. Innocent people.
Something flew down from the ceiling at a rapid speed and crashed into your chest. Almost falling down your shirt if you hadn't caught it. It was Number Six.
The fact that number six came to see you gave you a bit of hope, it meant Mists wasn't dead. He was still alive. Without a word you stood up and climbed onto the chair, sending a nod to Bruno, he returned it and you exited the turtle.
You now stood in the driver's compartment, it was small, designed only for what, two people?
"Y/n there are two stand users!"
Your eyes darted across the room trying to find a good hiding spot. Number Six was filling you in with information so you had a better chance of winning.
They would show up sooner or later and getting a surprise attack would work in your favor and with more information you had a better shot at defeating them.
As soon as you hid two men walked into the room. You kept your breathing in check and kept your body relaxed. Now that there were two you needed to be fast and agile, being stiff would only work against you.
"I-It's a turtle? A turtle are you kidding me?!"
"It's Trish you moron, and just as I thought they're all about to die of old age except for Trish. It's perfect. It won't take long to kill them."
Prosciutto called out his stand and you examined it, it's lower half was missing and what looked like wires were hanging out of it. It had a lot of eyes covering its body which was strangely grossing you out.
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"Wait a sec!"
Prosciutto stopped right before his stand was about to grab the turtle.
"Isn't there... one person missing?"
Prosciutto's breath caught and he looked closer. Pesci became more panicked once he realized who was missing. You.
"I-It's that girl who killed Formaggio and Illuso! She's the one missing!"
You slowly came out of the shadows but stayed unnoticed. There were no rocks around for you to accidentally kick like last time.
"It doesn't matter if she's in there or not! All that matters is that we take Trish alive."
Your Stand acted fast and extended its arm, going in for a punch that was blocked. Your breath caught in your chest.
Even though it was a surprise attack, his stand was so fast and managed to block it.
Number Six floated next to you with an ice cube ready for if and when you needed it.
"I just need to defeat him right? The one in the suit?"
You questioned and number six spoke in his high pitched voice.
"That's right Y/n!"
There was a look of shock on Prosciutto's face, sweat rolling down from his hairline. He knew how dangerous your stand could be.
"If you defeat him everyone's aging will be reversed!"
His Stand moved its wrists and opened its three claws to grab onto your Stand. Prosciutto gritted his teeth, Number Six was still there which meant Mista was alive.
"Don't let it touch you! If it does you'll age way faster!"
Your stand fell back and shot a few more punches, trying to get in a good shot but his stand was just as fast as yours.
If we're matched equally in speed, I need to top him in other ways.
The Grateful Dead shot multiple rapid hits, your Stand managing to avoid them but just barely making you sweat a bit from the tension. It was two versus one and you didn't know what the other Stand user's ability was.
Your Stand managed to block a few more punches but that's all it could do, it's strength wasn't high and it's best attacks are with its teeth.
Could Ocean Man spit on him? The acid would burn him and throw him off a bit but I haven't tried that before but it's my best shot.
Your Stand forced its mouth shut to build up drool, it's long sharp teeth making is a challenge. It just needed to save up enough drool so when it spit no matter where the target was the drool would hit him.
Ocean Man was being attacked by all sorts of punches and it was only able to block, you crossed your heart and hoped to whatever divine being was up there that you would work.
"Ocean Man now!"
It opened its jaw and sprayed the spit out like a focused water gun. The drool got over the seats and the ground but managed to hit Prosciutto's arm.
"You hit him Y/n! You hit him!"
Number Six was like a little cheerleader for you and the other stand user stepped forward.
"Prosciutto!"
Prosciutto growled and he was backed up against the control board. The sound and the smell of sizzling flesh filling the cart.
"Deal with the guys in the turtle! Hurry up and kill the rest of Bucciarati's team!"
What the hell does he mean by that? He couldn't have killed Mista, Number Six is still here.
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Pesci gulped and turned back to face the turtle, you acted without thinking. Sprinting forward you tackled Pesci from behind and his face smashed into the ground.
With the force you tackled him with mixed with the hard metal floor he was knocked out. You weren't intending to knock him out but having him passed out would make things easier. Quickly you scrambled off him but now you were crouched on the ground.
"That was reckless."
Your breath caught and you heard the sound of his stand hover above you. Not needing to turn your head to know his stand was above you and so was the man.
"Protecting the girl. Isn't that your mission? To do that you need to defeat me and you've failed."
His stand reached out quickly and you panicked. You moved to the side and stood up. Snatching a plate of metal that was burned off from the acid drool and used it as a shield. You managed to block it and used your stand to hit him while his stand was focused on you.
The plate of metal would only work for so long and you needed to act fast. Ocean closed its mouth once again and Prosciutto flew back and crashed into the compartment wall. His breath was knocked out of him and he panted, sliding down to the ground not being able to stand.
Prosciutto's Stand vanished and you straightened up, dropping the sheet the metal that was once a door to an electrical apartment and looked down at his figure.
"I'll beat you just like I did with the two other men."
You didn't kill the first one on purpose but you gotta sound cool! Gotta make yourself seem tougher and scarier than you actually are.
"I think I understand your stand now, so maybe it'll be easier."
You mumbled to yourself and kept a hard look on your face and stalled, you needed to give your stand time to build up more drool than before so the water hose like a spray would last longer.
Prosciutto was huffing and opened his mouth. Slowly he started to speak.
"You're a quick thinker. Definitely smart."
His voice was off-putting and he looked up. Suddenly you felt small under his gaze, he knew something you didn't and that was unsettling. Sending a shiver through your body.
It's always unsettling when the enemy starts to compliment you. The next line that followed usually ended up being, 'but not fast enough' or, 'but not as smart as me' anything similar to that.
"Your Ocean Man, was it? About the same speed as my Grateful Dead. But you don't seem to understand speed."
You gulped silently and you took a small step backward. Not knowing what he was leading up to, but you knew it was something was wouldn't be in your favor.
His panting was loud and unsettling. Disturbing almost.
"I'm out of breath. But the same goes for you."
Your eyes widened and you noticed your breathing. It was heavier and on the verge of panting.
"Because we both used our Stands at high speed, we both used up a lot of energy. You're definitely more tired than before. You're aging even though you're standing still. The more horsepower a car has the warmer it gets."
He had crazy eyes and a grin to match. Your eyes darted back to the other stand user to make sure he was still knocked out and quickly switched your gaze back to Prosciutto.
"It's because you're burning calories. You're a smart girl, so I'm sure you can figure it out what will happen when your body gets warmer."
You took another small step back and glanced in the window, seeing your reflection. Because you didn't age as fast as the others and because you were young and beautiful you only looked around 40 years old. Making your face turn to one of horror.
"D-Dammit I'm old!"
Number Six came out from behind your hair and held the melting ice cube up to your face.
"Th-the ice is losing its effect! Don't worry Y/n Mista will still like you when you're old!"
You shot him a look and then looked back to Prosciutto. Your Stand's mouth and chest were filled with drool and you could see this. If you acted quick enough you could give him a shot to the head and kill him quickly.
"That's comforting Number Six and thanks for the support but that's the least of my problems."
Prosciutto only let out a dry chuckled and held his stomach, he was starting to regain his strength and that was bad.
"So what are you going to do? Still 100% sure you're going to win against me?"
Your stand went in for a punch and he grabbed onto its arm, pulling you close to him so he could laugh in your face.
"I knew what would happen if my body warmed up. I'm not stupid, I'm only a student but I can understand something as simple as speed."
You leaned in closed and your stand sprayed at the wall behind the two of you. Cutting out a rectangle of metal and the sound of the wall falling against the ground at high speed rang through your ears.
"I'm somewhat prepared to die. Are you?"
You grabbed the hand that was gripping your arm and he looked at you crazily. He knew what you were planning, you were prepared to take him down no matter the cost. That didn't mean you weren't scared of what was about to happen.
"Y-You can't be serious! You brat let go! We're moving at 150 kilometers per hour!"
"You grabbed me first."
The wind speeding by was making your hair fly around crazily. Your Stand grabbed Prosciutto by his shoulder making him struggle more but he wasn't able to run away.
"Are you trying to die?!"
You didn't respond, you closed your eyes and took a deep breath. Trying to calm your nerves and your eyes to look into his.
"No. Just trying to keep the team I had to join alive. And if there's one thing I love more than my normal life, it's winning."
Cries of protest came from Number Six who sat on your shoulder filled your ear and you couldn't help but feel sad. You couldn't help but wonder about all the possibilities that could have been.
But your resolve that you were building up wasn't going to fail you now.
Ocean Man shoved the two of you out of the compartment, out of the train, and to your certain death.
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