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Today, at least for most people, was shaping up to be mostly uneventful. In particular, for those on the Floridian coast, the only thing of note seemed to be the dark clouds rolling in, bringing rich rainfall to once again replenish the vast marsh. But on one specific highway, one car steadily driving down it held more importance on this day than anything else in the world — even if most of the people in it didn't know that.

Emporio Alnino sat lazily in the backseat leaning his body on the window, too caught up in his head and the pitter-patter of the rain to acknowledge anyone else in the car. Not like it mattered, as most everyone in the car was silent. Beside him, Domenico ——or as Emporio knew him this world's Weather Report—— was looking bored and was crossing his arms, his sharp eyes gazing off into the distance seemingly not wanting to talk. He simply just sighed. Eldis ——this world's Ermes—— kept glancing at everyone else in the car especially at Emporio as she is not nearly as comfortable with hitch hiking as Domenico is, plus she is still a little pissed that she wasn't let on the bus. She wanted to open her mouth and say something but instead she clench's her teeth and looks away.

Up front, Irene turned her head to look at Emporio. She is a little concerned that he is just gazing out into the void with his eyes wide like a war veteran so she politely asks "Hey Emporio is it? Are you doing alright back there?"

Emporio can't even begin to come up with a answer let alone look at her. How could he? He's happy in at least some form they still exist in this universe but deep down they aren't his friends but merely doppelgangers of the people he once knew. He can't even think of anything right now, he is the only person in the world right now that knows what happened to the universe, that knows everyone here is just a imitation of a previous universe, that knows of Enrico Pucci, that knows of their previous link. It's all just too much for one scared little boy to bare. He just wishes....he could have the happy little ending everyone else did and to be with his friends again.

Anakiss who was focusing on the road glanced back at Emporio for a moment when Irene spoke up, only to return his gaze to the road "Kid has been like this since we found him Irene. Can't blame him for it, considering whoever was responsible for the boy most likely ditched him. I think you should just give him a moment I am sure he will talk when he wants to.” Although Irene would feel better knowing the poor kid was alright Anakiss does bring a fair point so she looks back and leave him alone for now.

Eldis taking the chance to strike up some conversation to reassure herself, finally spoke up her voice not really warm but not rude either. "Hey kid. Don't worry you're safe now. Just relax." God Emporio wished that the real Ermes could have said that.

Domenico on the other hand, said nothing only looking off into the distance shifting in his seat to get a better look out the window. He speaks his voice deep and quiet "Hey...something's off".

Irene frowned mostly confused while everyone else looked at him cautiously "Huh? What is it?" Wes didn't answer right away, his eyes flicked over the horizon.

Then —— the car begins to shake violently, almost as if a stampede was happening and it was only growing stronger and louder every moment. Anakiss slams on the brakes to prevent the car for careening of course and Emporio looks around panicked unsure what to do. Eldis jumped up in her seat, her breathing catching "Hey! What the fuck is happening!".

Irene look around confused while Anakiss worryingly gripped on the wheel as he tries to steady himself, "I don't know maybe it's a earthquake? We almost got thrown off the road. I have no cl——".

Everyone feels a notification ping on their phones and Emporio glances over to Domenico's phone to see what sent the notification. All of their phone screens were pitch white for some reason and had simple black text reading the words "Please Wait for Further Announcement" which left them all confused especially Irene. "Uh....maybe it is a earthquake warning? I mean they don't really happen here but it's possible."

They all stare at their phones as they wait for a announcement when suddenly a small chime played..."Hello Patrons! Please wait as we begin the Translocation Process!". The voices announcement leaves the all confused especially Anakiss "Well what the hell does that mean!" Domenico hardly paid attention to the announcement as he was staring out the window causing everyone to notice he is as white as sheet.

And then after Domenico points it out they all noticed what made him so pale.

In the distance to their left the horizon was being consumed by a endless void of black as if it was being deleted.

Emporio's eye's widened as everyone is left in a confused shock Domenico quickly shouts at Anakiss to step on the gas and drive, but everyone's panic and the car's movements are lost on Emporio. He is just frozen in fear as he stares at the void quickly approaching.

"But...no...why...Pucci should be dead, he was erased! Does this have to do with that announcement? No...no...no NO!" Emporio thought to himself, but deep down he knew this was not the work of Made in Heaven it doesn't exist in this world after all. But rather this is the work of something potentially much more dangerous, what ever that announcement was it must have been the work of whatever force is making the void approach they are just too connected. Emporio feels powerless and like everything he and the others did were for nothing once again. He doesn't even care that he doesn't know what it is.

His spiraling thoughts are interrupted by Irene who yells "HEY KID HOLD ON!" as she grabs his hand and brings him to the front holding him. The void is getting closer and breaking down the world around them. Anakiss floored the pedeal, while Eldis and Domenico just braces themselves in the back. But despite their attempts, the world was being consumed. The highway ahead was being consumed by the void, as the massive endless wall of black grew closer. Anakiss swerved the car violently, screeching the tires as he tried to avoid the collapsing pavement.

Eldis held the door tight her knuckles going white "HEY! It ain't just the road look at the car." Everyone looks away from the massive void to look at the car which has parts of it slowly being erased. Emporio's stomach dropped slowly but surely the seats, the dashboard, and other leftover objects were slowly being voided out of existence, at this rate they will either be consumed by the wall which is no more than a few dozen meters away or be voided by it's surrounding effects.

Domenico quickly reach's out to grab Anakiss shoulder, his hand passing through the back of the seat as it is erased "We can't outrun it, we will be erased in mere moments."

"LIKE HELL WE ARE!" Anakiss snarled, he didn't want to accept the truth, but the void was closing in, and finally the car's engine was erased bringing to a halt....it is over soon they would become apart of the Translocation Process.

Emporio sighed not even shedding a tear....it's over once again and he can't do anything, unlike last time Weather Report's DISK won't be able to save them.

Irene's last words reached Emporio's ears as the void arrived "EMPORIO! GRAB ON TO ME" Emporio held her tight then...

The world was erased.

Eldis let out a sharp curse and then a cry as the back of the car was erased with her soon being consumed, Domenico made a last resort attempt to grab her but he was then consumed by the wall starting with his arms and then the rest of his body.

The last noise Emporio heard before everything vanished was Anakiss's piercing cry.

"IRENEEEE——!".

And then——

Silence.

For a moment nothing was left except for Emporio.

Emporio then had his last thoughts "I hope their is a Heaven, a real Heaven, so I can see them again...." He longed to see them just one more time...

——————

What felt like moments later Emporio woke up.....somehow? Under him and on his back he felt soft fabric. He felt dizzy and very confused which was only worsened when he actually got a good look at his surroundings.

"What the?" Emporio questioned under his breath. He was sitting down. In a movie theater. That was probably the last thing he was expecting. "But....I thought....everything was...gone erased...how did I end up here?"

The theater provided no answers to his questions. Emporio had never really been out of Green Dolphin .St for most of his life but even he could recognize the fanciness of the theater. Granted most of his actual knowledge of movie theaters comes from a quick conversation he had with Jolyne who spent most of it complaining how AMC theaters are terrible in comparison to the Regal ones but never the less he could still grasp the concept. Across the large theater, he could see multiple rows of plush red seats beneath the glow of ornate gold scones that illuminated the room, with gold patterns lining the walls and the wooden floors, it sort reminded him of the classic Art-Deco style of 1920s and 30s. He had been quite familiar with it, due to his constantly rereads of the same art style magazine back in the Ghost Room.

The air was thick with the scent of dust and the aged wood, the kind that settled in places that have been forgotten, which was strange considering all of the tech inside look pretty new. Right now previews for what seemed to be "The Hunger Games" were rolling and being played via the digital projector and the surround sound system, which Emporio somewhat recalls being close to release when they got out of prison from a few posters he saw.

But instantly his thoughts ceased when he looked to his left.

Sitting there unconscious and slowly stirring awake was Jolyne, Anasui, Weather, Ermes, and even Foo Fighters seated in that order.

All of his closest friends. His family almost. And not some fake alternate universe version but the ones he really knows. Did his wish come true? Is he in Heaven?

Jolyne turned in her seat and awoke she scratched her head, blinking at him. “Emporio? The hell———when did you get here? How did we get here? Last thing I remember is we were up against Made in Heaven and....well honestly the rest I am not sure about but——— AKH.”

Emporio cut her off by throwing himself forward, crashing into her arms, and hugging her as much as he could. Her voice....the familiarity in her tone it causes Emporio to break down tears blur his vision as he cries tears of grief and joy. Jolyne yelped, startled but she instinctively wrapped her hands around him because he seemed to be in distress.

"Whoa! Hey———what's wrong?" Emporio couldn't believe it, he clung onto her shaking. He couldn't believe she remembered him. It wasn't Irene it was his Jolyne! The universe isn't as cruel as his thought!

"I...I don't care anymore what's going on...so long I am beside you guys...I will be content". Jolyne would have asked what he meant by that but she along with the rest of the group who was now waking up were too confused to address it so she just gave him his moment to cry.

Weather was confused and he mostly ignored Emporio's tears of joy, but even his stoic demeanor was thrown for a whirl. "Where....are we?". Anasui looked around confused as well but considerable more pleased then the rest of them. "I am pretty sure we are in some kind of classical theater..." He shot Jolyne a look and smirked, somewhat in the same boat as Emporio as he is happy so long as he is by Jolyne's side. Ermes groggily woke up more upset and annoyed about the circumstances than anything. "Just great, we are stuck here no———FOO?" She cut herself off when she noticed Foo Fighters waking up. Jolyne and the others are also shocked but between them being in a movie theater of all places and Emporio acting like he hasn't seen them in years it's only slightly weird. F.F. scratched their head. "Huh? Oh hi everyone! My head feels fuzzy. Hey where are we?" Ermes in a rare show of affection towards her assumed dead friend hugged them catching the rest of the group off guard. Emporio for once....smiled.

While Emporio and the rest of their group, got acquainted with their surroundings, other groups who were waking up across the massive theater got acquainted as well. The vast luxurious auditorium, adorned with red and gold drapes and patterns, came alive with noise—voices overlapping in confused shock, annoyance, and in some cases excitement for whatever picture was going to be played.

Johnathan Joestar who awoke in his seat look around confused and blinking, his broad frame standing up to look around, was he knocked out? Last thing he could recall was seeing some poster talking about a "Relocation Process". He thought to himself "Is this some Hamon side-effect or Vampire ability?" Beside him, Erina awoke adjusted her dress, her expression more curious than alarmed. “How strange… where am I? Oh...Johnathan is that you...how did you get here?" Johnathan was relived to see Erina but also concerned "Erina? I thought you were back home? How did we get here?"

Speedwagon who had awoke on the seat beside Johnathan, stroke his chin apricating the theater, "I don't think this is a normal theater. I mean last thing I remember I was taking my daily stroll down Ogre Street and then saw some poster talking about relocation and ——— BAM ——— I woke up here! Plus this doesn't look like any Magic Lantern Show I have ever been to, I mean the tech here looks down right alien!" Erina nodded that sounded like the same thing she went through.

Will A. Zeppeli’s squinted his eyes, observing the hall. "I am with Speedwagon on this one. This REEKS of supernatural influence. I think we are trapped in some kind of illusion although I haven't seen anything like this come from Hamon or a Vampire."

Nearby in the upper seats Joseph Joestar and the rest of their group had arose not to long ago and Caesar was already complaining. "God damn it, Joseph where are we now!." Joseph dramatically scoffed. "Oh like it's my fault that random flyer I picked up magically relocated us to a random movie theater."

Lisa Lisa ignored their bickering, as she dropped her cigarette out of shock, she couldn't look away from Johnathan and Erina down below, they were young, both of them alive and well, along with Speedwagon and Caesar's grandfather. Impossible this must be a illusion!

Suzi Q. who was unbothered and more optimistic of the situation merely shrugged and more than anything was enveloped with the previews that were playing, she had never been to a Technicolor screening before! Even if it felt a little too high quality to be a standard show. Stroheim, who stiffened when he woke up, was on high alert ready to shoot, he and the rest of the group must have been captured, by who he isn't sure "Whoever our captors are I must say they know how to set a ambiance even I have to admit the Allies have good sense of design style even if it is nothing compared to GERMAN DESIGN!"

Nearby them, Jotaro and the rest of Crusaders awoke and quickly bolted up, Jotaro gripped his hat and lowered them obscuring his eyes, "This must be a Stand attack." An older Joseph nodded summoning Hermit Purple which coiled around his arm "Has to be! I knew that ad on the TV felt a little too targeted at me! That must have been the condition for the Stand to work!"

Polnareff summoned Silver Chariot which floated beside him "Must be one of DIO's lackey's at work". But Avadol remained seated more cautious then the rest. "I wouldn't be so sure, I am a expert on Stand's and even I have yet to see a Stand that seemingly transports you to mini-dimension like this one.." Everyone looked at him questionably but the awkward silence was broken when they looked at Holly who was sitting at Kakyoin's left.

Kakyoin was stunned. "Miss Holly———? What the———? I thought you were back in Japan? And Ithought you were sick? What is goi———." Kakyoin was cut off by the older Joseph who quickly ran up to her relived to see her alive and well. "HOLLY!" Holy unlike...well everyone is unbothered, and blissfully unaware of the tension, leaned forward in her seat happy to be here with Joseph and Jotaro. “Oh..Hi everyone! I am not sure how I got here but I am feeling better!" Her train of thought was soon lost upon noticing where they were. "Ooooh I wonder what movie we’re seeing! Maybe a romance or a J-drama?” Some of the Crusaders take a sigh of relief thankful that it seems that this isn't a Stand attack and some sigh out of annoyance. Iggy also sighed mostly out of comfort from laying on a seat all to himself. Avdol groaned but lightly chuckled "Glad to see someone is enjoying this."

Polnareff still looked around cautiously and put his foot down. "Alright it seems like this isn't a Stand attack but I am still going to have a look around got to figure out what is happening somehow, I will be right back." Before anyone could say something, he went across the aisle and down the pathway turning to the exit to the rest of the theater. Jotaro gripped his cap. "Yare Yare why does he keep doing that." Joseph chuckled "You would think after being attacked like that so many times he would learn

Polnareff exited their theater and walked down the hallway, there are several other closed entrances to other theaters down the hallway, and several posters for some classics like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Jurassic Park, The Godfather, and some more obscure ones like Never Cry Wolf and The Bad News Bears(they got good taste he thinks). He scratched his chin overall it looked pretty standard despite the opulence well except for the lack of French films on the posters but that's more of his opinions talking.

Although most of the weirdness came when Polnareff entered the main lobby. "Mon dieu———!" At first glance it seemed normal with it having some more Art Deco art, some bathrooms, and a concessions stand but looking out the doors and windows he could see everything outside the theater was one massive black void. He tried to open the doors but they were locked and wouldn't budge even after he tried to use Silver Chariot to break the door open. It seems they really are stuck here.

As Polnareff ran back to the theater, others in theater began taking note of their surrondings and the luxuaries of the theater. Josuke(4) along with the rest their group slowly arose, with Josuke(4) looking around confused, he probably should have been more concerned her got transported here after seeing that weird message on his TV but he was so relaxed he didn't care. "Oh...man...this is way better than any movie theater ticket I could afford." He turned his head to see Okuyasu on his right and Koichi, Yukako, Rohan and Hayato to his left. "YO! Okuyasu what are you doing here bro?"

Okuyasu chuckled he should be more worried but either he is too excited to care or too unaware to realize their circumstances so he grinned. "OI! JOSUKE! What's sup! To be honest I ain't too sure, got some emergency alert about some Translocation or whatever back at my house and I wound up here. But hey, at least we ended up in this snazzy place. I wonder what movie they are going to be playing after the previews?"

Koichi on the other hand had a more logical reaction which was confusion "Huh? What the———! Josuke(4), Okuyasu what's going on? Oh and...Yukako you're also here?" Yukako nodded a little pissed she was inturpted but mostly happy to see her dear Koichi. "Yeah I guess so. I was just watching some show when some weird warning came on and then I woke up here. But...hey at least now we can turn this into a date!" Koichi is baffled everyone is accepting the fact they got sent here so easily. "Have they lost their minds?" He already knew the answer to that, made worse by the fact Rohan cut him off. "Oh Koichi you're here as well. I can't say I am happy about ending up here but at least you're here." Casually he reached into his pocket to grab a pen and a note pad. "At least this will make for some good manga material." Koichi just scratched his head. Hayto being ignored just looked around confused. "Where am I?"

A few seats to the left of them Giorno and the rest of Team Bucciarati, awoke in a mix of confusion, annoyance, and slight excitement. Giorno ever the stoic, simply just remained calm and crossed his arms look around. "It seems like we have been attacked by a Stand of some kind along with a few other people..." He address to the rest of the group.

Bucciarati gave a soft exhale under his breath. "It seems so. That radio broadcast must have been part of the Stand that brought us here. Although I am unsure who the Stand user could be." He looked into the crowd of people. Between the groups disregarding the fact they all look kind of odd they don't seem to show any signs of a hidden motive.

Mista quickly whipped out his gun when he saw what was walking through the aisle. "To be honest, Capo, I wouldn't be so sure this the work of a Stand. Cause I am looking at a few unrelated ones right now!". Walking near the group, were a few small Stands, resembling tiny ushers holding empty trays and a menu with a pen tied to it. They made the noise "PikPik" as they walked. They had the word's "Meddle" attached to their bodies as well presumably that's the name of the Stand and it's individual units.

Narancia was amused more than anything by the small little Stand ushers and he chuckled at them. "Are these what you are worried about Mista. They look like mini servers or something I wonder what they are doing here. WOAH———!" The usher holding the menu and pen waved it in Narancia's face. "Jeez fine! I will write something. Man these things are pushy." He wrote down the first concession he could think of that being "Fanta" just to get it out of it's face but low and behold suddenly a Fanta can suddenly appeared on one of the tray's, which he then grabbed, the Meddle holding the menu just responded with a cheerful PIKPIK noise. "Oh! You know I think I might like this I mean they bring us free food and drinks!"

Abbacchio groaned as stood up. "Oh for god's sake! We aren't here to have concessions and watch movies! This shouldn't be possibe" He grabbed one of the Meddle's and began to start yelling at it, believing it's User is listening in. "OKAY WHOEVER IS ORDERING THIS THING YOU BETTER SHOW YOURSELF!" He only sat down and let the poor struggling thing go when Bucciarati advised him too. "Abba, I belive Mista has a point. The existence of these Stand most likely disproves the theater is a Stand as unless these are apart of the illusion, a person can't just have 2 Stands." He sighs and just nods unhappy as usual.

Trish on the other hand who was sitting next to Narancia, shrugged she decided to just roll with it and she then ordered a sparkling water after Narancia showed her how. Fugo much like Abbachio is annoyed that they ended up here, not helped by the Meddle unit's who kept irritating him. He resisted the urge to kick some of them like a football.

Higher up in the theater, Johnny swore as he awoke looking around in complete confusion as he sees Gyro along with a few others also being here, and also previews being played. "Where in the hell are we. This....is too strange." Johnny yelled as his gripped on the chair's armrest he felt somewhat humiliated that he has been left with no wheel chair and no way to get out of his seat. Gyro, although confused, tried to hold in his laughter at his reaction. "You know, I am not too sure myself I guess that paper boy's newspaper wasn't kidding we have been Translocated! To where I am not sure...maybe this is a Stand ability? But if there is one thing I can say is that I can agree with you this place is weird something straight out of some sci-fi story!"

Diego who awoke next to Hot Pants, was more cautious as he looked around the massive theater impressed, confused, and also resentful towards the whole thing. "Just great. One moment I am on my horse and the next I am in this upper-crust nonsensical establishment. I swear I will kill whoever brought me here and interrupted my racing!" Hot Pants just rolled her eyes as she remained silent more focused on analyzing her surroundings than making rash claims.

Stephen and Lucy Steel were confused most of all the last thing they both remember was being in front of the press with him talking about the current stage and they ended up here, Stephen was more worried and less collected then Lucy was though. "Uh...um....Lucy were are we?" Lucy taps her chin contemplating. "Honestly, I am not to sure. But from the looks of it nothing seems harmful, I mean if it was why are they serving food? Maybe we should just and wait for something to happen?" Stephen decided to heed Lucy's word for now even if this is highly unusual and he doesn't know what happened to them.

To the left of their group Josuke(8) leaned upwards being the last to wake up out of his group, he scratched his chin patiently observing and sketching out the dimension's of the surroundings in his head. "This is odd....too odd...we must be under attack. To his left Mamezuku already was picking up what he was thinking. "I bet you're thinking about where are we huh Josuke? Well from what I can see we all were brought here because we all saw something regarding a Translocation process, and for now it seems there are no threats, in fact whatever brought us here seem to be servicing us."

Yashuo was relieved that Josuke woke up, and agreed with Mamezuku "Yeah, Rai is right they don't seem to be attacking yet. But we still don't know why whoever brought us here did it. Surly they would have tried to make a move on us?" Joshu who was seated next to Yashuo was already peeved by the fact he was inconvenienced by being sent to this old fashioned movie theater but seeing Josuke sitting next to HIS girlfriend had him SEETHING. So he stood up and tried to pick a fight with him while trying to sound intimidating(and failing horribly). "HEY! You listen to me Josuke, you better get out of that seat and move away from my Yashuo before I make you." Josuke along with Rai and Yashuo mostly ignored him and he brushed him aside. "Joshu not now, you can complain later."

The other Higshikata family members were a mix of cautiousness from it's more older members and excitment from it's younger ones. Tsurugi looked around slightly nervous at the fact he was so suddenly brought here from the underground store room but also happy he is able to spend some time with everyone outside of it. Daiya giggled not really preciving the threat of being here as in her eyes there seems to be no immediate danger she also found the Meddle's to be very cute. "Oh wow! This place is so fancy! Are we watching a movie or something?" Hato smirked amused and overall oddly jolly given the circumstances. "I think so, although for some reason all of these previews are for American films, so I am not quite sure how we got here."

Norisuke face palmed himself and sighed at the fact that Hato only realized ending up here was strange because they were playing American films, he muttered under his breath. "Why is my daughter such a idiot." At of all of the family members, he was the most cautious out of the them eying the bulding and carefully eying the rest of the family to ensure they are safe(especially Katto who he constantly was shooting dirty looks at because she is sitting next to him clearly unpleased with her being here).

Kaato was currently silent and unreadable at the moment, quietly taking note of her surroundings, but deep down she was actully a little happy this happened because despite the circumstances she can now get the chance to spend time with the rest of the family(although she would have really preferred Norisuke not being here)

Jobin and Mitsuba were also wary of their circumstances as well and they kept a protective eye on Tsurugi, Mitsuba was the more perplexed one out the 2 though. "Uh..Jobin how did we get here exactly?" Jobin scratched his chin, they roughly had similar stories so clearly this isn't just some random event...this must be the work of something. "To be honest...I am not sure but this definitely has to be the work of someone a Stand user maybe? Maybe it has something to do with the Locacaca? Regardless for now their is not much we can do except wait and keep a eye on everyone." Mitsuba simply nodded.

Kei Nijimura on the other hand who was seated away from everyone sighed, as she rested her head on her hand looking bored but composed. "Just great, of course I get sent here along with the rest of the goddam Higashikata's, and now I have nothing to do..."

And finally in the top row of the theater directly in the middle row, the last eight people in the theater finally awoke in a stunned silence. To the left DIO woke up confused and slightly anxious but mostly collected. Mostly he wasn't even concerned at the notion of being harmed more just annoyed and slightly at the prospect of someone attempt to attack him, he curled his finger. "Ho-ho~ It seems that someone has brought me here into this theater of illusion. How foolish...I will suck whoever did this dry."

Kars was oddly enough the most amused and not at all threatened by this scenario, he gladly smirked and stretched his legs not giving a single care that everyone is looking at him weird due to his strange minimally dressed outfit. "Heh so enraged you are. Things are going smoothly if you ask me. Either I am dreaming again and are being relived of the torture of being frozen or I have actually escaped my purgatory! I have nothing to be angry or fearful about!"

Pucci was next to wake and despite his usual calm demeanor trembled at the sight of DIO, amazed and thankful beyond anything that he is actually right in front of him. Although in the back of his mind he was weighting the possibility that this is all just a illusion but his reverence got the better of him. "Lord DIO....is that really you?" DIO looked at him confused....he saw him not too long ago didn't he? "Of course it is me....nothing can even begin to imitate my charisma..."

Tooru who was mostly lax about the whole thing, since he knows he is under no threat because Wonder of U hasn't activated, ordered a cherry cola from one of the Meddle's and leaned back. "From what I can see we are in a old fashioned movie theater not unlike the ones I saw in my youth. If I had to say, we are probably here to watch something and it doesn't seem like we are under any threat. Also the name is Tooru in case any of you care"

Kira noted Tooru's analysis and adjusted his tie, nervously sweating as he has many questions. "Where am I...I think I remember things now I was dragged by those ghost hands and was brought to the world of the living as a ghost. I didn't have any memories....so why do I know remember them...did I get attacked by one of those Spirt Cleansers? This Tooru guy did say there should be no threat....so should I remain calm?"

Diavolo internally was damn near in mania although he didn't exactly show it. He was panicking fearing this is just another death he will go through. He excepted to be killed any second now until his mind was cut off by his own voice. "Bossu? Why can I hear you? I am not using a phone....also where am I". The others looked at him weird because he was seemingly talking to no one. Diavolo instantly forgot about his death panic and was joyed to see that Doppio was seemingly alive again. "My sweet Doppio, is that you? Oh my god it is...." Doppio was shocked. "Boss? How can I hear you where are you?" As Boss and Underboss reconnected Diavolo was unsure whether or not Doppio's return was a sign he has escaped or he is simply just apart of it.

Funny Valentine, crossed his arms and he mainly remained stoic analyzing the scene. "Huh...so it seems all of us have been brought here to watch....some form of entertainment...interesting is this a illusion caused by a Stand? Or maybe this could be some sort of mini-dimension a sort of advanced parallel world in the same vain of D4C's?" He was given no answer.

Everyone had woken up now.

Back down below Emporio and the rest had finally gotten settled and he finally let go of Jolyne his tears drying. Now that was finished Weather looked questioningly. "So...what exactly? Do we just sit here? Until something happens?"

Jolyne simply nodded as she let Emporio go. "I mean...I guess? Not much else to do. Maybe if we wait we might just get out of here." Anasui smirked and liked the sound of that. "I got no problem with that...as long as I am next to you." Jolyne simply rolled her eyes while Emporio chuckled.

Ermes smirked content and right back to her usual nature. "Yep, I have got to partially agree with Anasui on this one, I am content with just siting here at least for a little while, and plus there are free snacks so I ain't complaining." F.F. who was in the midst of chugging a water container which she ordered from one the Meddle's nodded after she put the container down. "Same here!"

But while everyone was chatting the preview's seemingly at random ceased and a chiming noise began to play in stead of the audio, and a audio recording of a female voice is played. "Welcome! The Translocation Process has been completed! All viewers have now arrived. Please return to your seats."

The people in the theaters snap at attendance, with Polnareff quickly returning to the main theater and his seat upon hearing the announcement. "Alright, I scoped the place out it doesn't seem like their is a exit only some sort of black void that exist outside of the theater. We got no choice but to watch" The other crusaders looked at him worryingly while Jotaro simply gripped his cap trying to not show his worry.

Emporio thought to himself. "Hey this voice matches the one that I heard when I was back in the car....maybe this is the person who brought us here." Among the crowd the same sentiment can be felt as many people recall this voice being heard when they arrived. The voice continued.

"Welcome one and all to "San Tropez Theater!" Be not afraid, because we here at San Tropez have brought you all here to watch a very special production. We believe you will all find this experience to be quite interesting and entertaining, and may even enlighten you to lives of of yourselves and others. We do not mean or wish to harm you. Please sit back, relax, and feel free to order whatever you like as we prep the show!"

The voice vanish and the crowd is left confused, questioning but also curious. But before anyone can say anything the screen flickers to life and a countdown is showed. As the lights dim, and the glow of the protector casts across the screen and shadows darken the hushed theater a hum of anticipation washes over the crowd.

THREE

TWO

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...The first images began to play

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The projector plays a particularly strange scene that leaves most of the audience confused about what exactly is happening:

""Sometime Between the 12th-16th Century B.C., South America" the text reads as the eerie scene unfolds. An Aztec ritual begins to unfold, clan members chant ceremonial hums and clap as a strange man climbs up the steps of the temple his face obscured for now."

Mostly of the crowd is very confused and slightly worried at the scene, Jotaro is quite frankly unimpressed. "What...is this shit? So you mean to tell me whatever brough us here took us to see this? Why did they even bother? How does anyone in this room even relate to this?" He begins to think they might want to take a look at the people here more seriously as they might help piece this together.

The older Jospeh is a lot more serious than usual, as he is pretty sure he might know what is going on so he ignores Jotaro's comment watching half in shock in awe, the Crusaders and Holly give him a side glance, but Jotaro is the first to speak. "JiJi what is it? Does this ring any bells?" Jospeh barely even looks his way. "I might....but I am not sure yet let's just give it a moment." The rest of the Crusaders nod thinking it's the best course of action, Holly on the other hand is more consumed with the film and also a little nervous. "Ooohh...scary"

"As the man walked up the steps, slowly the camera reveals that atop the temple lies a woman tied to a alter her weak body struggling against the rope. The camera then zoom into the obscured man's hand where he holds a obsidian dagger the implication being clear."

Upon seeing this unfold, the crowd has vastly different reactions to this. Some were quite entertained and warming up to this rather quickly. Josuke and Okuyasu chuckled and excited to see what happened with Okuyasu leaning forward. "So whoever brought us here wanted to show us a horror flick? Count me in! We didn't even need to sneak in to watch this." Josuke nodded. "Agreed! This is pretty gnarly, maybe this is some older film? I don't recognize it and I don't really get how this is supposed to enlighten us but wha———." Rohan shushed Josuke as he wanted to pay attention to take notes, and Koichi shot them a confused glance

Some were more critical and questioning of what was being shown. Fugo scratched his chin wondering what on earth this could mean as he very much doubts any of his teammates would have any relation to this so clearly it must have to do with someone else in theater but he isn't sure of who as of right now. Giorno glanced at him trying to ignore Narancia and Mista who were getting quite hyphy and engrossed with the film. "Fugo you thinking of something?" Fugo nodded. "Yeah just thinking of what that voice meant earlier by "enlighten", I just don't see what this would tell us it might have to do with some one else."

And others were already catching on to what this means. DIO curled his finger feeling a sense a déjà vu of what this is. "Oh....I see where they are going with this." Pucci looked over to him still reeling by the fact of seeing him again interested as to what he meant by that but he could piece it together on his own, and Kars also caught on causing him to both sneer and smirk. "As do I"

"The woman struggles shaking as the man with the dagger approaches, he steps in front of the alter and raises the knife above his head aiming the knife at her stomach, the camera pans upwards to give a full shot of the man, he adorn with a traditional chieftains uniform and on his face he wears a strange Stone Mask, he chants "BLOOD IS LIFE" as he then moves and quickly stabs the woman in a single brutal thrust. The blood of the mask then stains the mask causing bone-esq rock tendrils to quickly erupt from the mask and stab the man's skull and brain....yet the man still stood.

The camera panned to a front angle of him stepping forward and out stretch his arms and yell to the tribe. "I’ve finally obtained… Eternal Life!!!" The crowd erupted in cheers. The man in the mask pointed to a lower tribesman bowing in front of him he asked him if he could drain his life force and he obliged willingly. Using nothing but his fingers he drained every ounce of the life in his body by shoving his fingers in his neck a truly gruesome sight! He then cast his body aside breaking the alter as the cheering continued."

Winces, shock, and awe is washed over the crowd due to the gruesome sight not just because what was shown but what it means with some looking away. Jobin quickly urged Mitsuba to cover Tsurugi's eyes while Joshu chuckled to himself amused by the violence. The younger Joseph quickly pointed at the screen for the rest of the group recognizing the design. But the biggest reaction came from Jonathan who stood up shocked alongside Speedwagon, Will, and Erina. "That mask-! That's...must have been a Stone Mask! One of the ones Dio used." William nodded. "Yes Jonathan it must be, that man turned into vampire!"

Stroheim stroked his chin. "Oh....so this is what the Aztec's used the mask for..."

However both Jonathan's voice and the mention of his name caused most of the theater to look right at them. Lisa Lisa was the first to speak muttering under breath. "So...I wasn't imagining it....they are who I believe them to be." The Crusaders and Holly all looked at each other confused to see Joseph's Grandfather even Jotaro is caught off guard but somehow he still is able to get a remark in. "Is that what you meant by familiar old man?"

Both Joseph's stood up at the same time and almost in sync said the same thing. "OH MY GOD! First the Stone Mask and this Jonathan who looks just like Gramps and that woman who looks just like a younger version of Granny what on earth is happening here! Huh....WHAT!" Both Josephs interlock and stare at each other baffled that that they are seeing a younger/older version of themselves in the same room.

Jotaro grips his cap. "What in the..." Jonathan's head turned at the mention of both of them calling him Gramps. "Gramps? Excuse me do I know you two? How do you know Erina?" The two Joseph's just are confused and try to explain themselves but of course it went poorly. "Well I am Joseph Joestar and this younger/older man is just a imposter.

"JOESTAR?!" The crowd collectively shouted at the name as so many of them know at least one person by the name Joestar this situation just got weirder. Josuke looked up at the four Joestars and was stunned and a bit confused. "Jotaro? Mr. Joestar? How did you two get here I thought you were both back in Morioh? And why do you guys look.....younger somehow?" Koichi agreed and spoke even if Yukako tried to tug on his shoulder. "Yeah that is a fair point Jotaro-san looks like he is no younger than a teen and both of these Joseph's look way younger!" Kira sunk in his seat in fear upon realizing Josuke and the rest of their crew is here he starts to panic internally . "AHH! I remember now they killed me! That's why I was dragged into that Ghost Alley! Calm down Kira....they haven't recognized me....I got to get out of here." Kira felt as if now was the best time to take his leave so he quickly stood up and sped-walk out of the theater without anyone noticing.

The members of Team Bucciarati looked over at the commotion believing that this might provide a answer as to why they are all here, Giorno couldn't help but feel a weird sense of....remembrance at the name Joestar like it's at the tip of his tongue, but he just couldn't find it. Johnny and Gyro took attendance to that especially. "Joestar's, ain't that you're last name Johnny are these people you're extended family or something." Johnny shook his head. "Nah I don't got much extended family...". Norisuke and Josuke(8) were a little confused as well the only Joestar they know off is one Johnny Joestar and no one else. Yashuo questioned to herself. "Joestar....as in like that Johnny we researched?"

Jolyne and the rest of the Green Dolphin Street members look deadseat at the commotion especially at Jotaro and Emporio was both overjoyed to see that even he is back and fear at realizing that the rest of the group up to this point would remember Jotaro being brutally killed by Pucci, he thought to himself. "Oh my gosh...I thought Jotaro must have not have been able to receive the message to get here...but it seems he did! This is amazing everyone made it! Oh no....how is everyone else going to react... I am not really sure how much they remember...Jolyne mentioned she could recall fighting Made in Heaven....does she remember...what happened?" Jolyne was thrown off by seeing Jotaro, I mean she is still reeling but she thought her dad must haven't made it... to wherever this is. "Is that ...? I guess he was transported in a upper row? But why then does he look....so young, it's uncanny." Emporio sighed that it seems only he remembered Jotaro being killed. Eremes shot her a look hint at her to say something. Jolyne stood up and looked over at him and called out, "Hey Dad! Is that you? What are you doing up there."

If Jotaro was caught of guard before now he was truly unnerved all the rest of the Crusaders looked at Jotaro who was actully sweating...he doesn't want to believe what that girl in the crowd said but the red star birthmark on her somewhat disporved that. "Did....she just call me her Dad?" That actually gets a half-chuckle out of Polenareff and he hesitently smirked. "Well...out of everything so far...the idea of Jotaro even finding someone to have a daughter with is the weirdest." Kakayoin and Advol resisted the urge to chuckle as well which caused Jotaro to bite his lip out of annoyance.

All this talk of Joestars, gets the people in the upper crowds very intrested. Kars, DIO, and Pucci were almost instantly filled with blood lust and a urge to eradicate them, Funny mildly recalled the name Joestar from Johnny Joestar in the SBR leaderboards, Tooru was a little confused by all this Joestar talk and felt like he should know one, and Diavolo and Doppio were also mentally confused as well. Before anyone could do something DIO hopped out of his seat acting as if he owned the place and stood menacingly atop the railing baffling most but striking fear in many more. All of this was of course happening in the midst of the movie which has been mostly left unwatched....currently it was rambling on about Aztec tribes and masks and what not.

"So....it seems that fate has brought me to you Joestars once more....and even more than I anticipated too...even you Jonathan Joestar are here once more....I may not understand how I ended up here but I still require Joestar blood and I, DIO WILL ERADICATE YOU!" Diego chuckled to himself at the fact this overly dramatic man is seemingly using his racing nickname. However although a majority of the crowd was mostly confused many of the Joestars were on guard. The Crusaders immidetialy summoned their Stands ready to attack at a moments notice the older Joseph biting his lips. "So DIO...this was all a plot to kill us...so this is theater must be the work of you this must be the work of your Stand, I was right this is a Stand!" Jotaro gripped his hat tight.

Giorno was in a rare stunned silence he thought to himself. "Dio....but that's...it can't be...is this my...father? Is that what they meant by enlighten our lives?" Oops he said that out loud and now the rest of the team is staring at him Mista is a little baffled. "Hold on...THAT GUY is your dad? That Dio dude you have been telling us about?"

DIO without giving any time for games lunged off of the railing and leaped over to where the Crusaders were now standing, he summoned The World which began floating towards them. "ZA WORL——————?"

DIO touched his body confused as to why he was back in his seat as was the rest of theater, the intercom came on again, a chime played, and the previous female voice came on. "Their is to be no violence between viewers at San Tropez, please remain seated." DIO scowled he jumped out of his seat and he attempted to stop time "ZA WORL——————". He was seemingly teleported to his seat again and the same message played. "Their is to be no violence between viewers at San Tropez, please remain seated." He started to do it a few more times

Everyone scratched their heads in confusion even Pucci was a tad well worried. "Uh....Lord...DIO?" DIO in a rare show of annoyance towards Pucci snapped back. "NOT NOW PUCCI....I am TRYING to kill the JOESTARS but this fucking MOVIE THEATER won't let me!" Every time he tried to attack he was just brought back to his seat and the same chime and voice played.

Iggy who was on guard before just laid back down on his seat and wined thinking to himself. "So this is the guy they brought me all the way from New York to kill?" The older Joseph wasn't sure what to say and Jotaro simply baffled by everything just said. "Yeah....so....unless DIO's this is a part of DIO's scheme...I am pretty sure he is in the same boat as us. Jonathan, Speedwagon, William, and Erina all looked at each other Jonathan was the most confused. "So....this is Dio I am so confused..." Speedwagon scratched his chin. "Yeah same, like what did mean by "The World" and why is dressed....so flamboyantly? Where did he even get that outfit?"

Rohan coldly chuckled to himself as he wrote this all down. "Hah...this is the DIO Jotaro and Joseph killed...what a fucking joke." Josuke although nervously chuckled along with him but he stopped after noticing Okyuasu who was fuming mad seeing him although he himself was a little amused to see him suffer. Kars, Diego, and quite a few others chuckled at him amused by the fact that he can't do anything Kars mummed to himself. "While I would love to rip out both Joseph's throats out, even I would have realized by now that I can't do anything....plus this beats being a rock in space so I can't complain if it takes not relishing in the blood of my enemy."

Eventually on the 23rd attempt the intercom's dialogue changed. "As stated, their is to be no violence in San Tropez, we will be temporarily restraining you in order to let the other viewers and yourself pay attention to the film." This time when DIO was teleported back he had transparent chains tied to his seat which restrained him. He strangled around swearing and cursing to be let go but nothing worked he tried to break out and use his Stand but that failed. Jolyne and the other prison members just didn't know how to react they were still lost at Jotaro being younger and now DIO being here they were at a lost, Jolyne sighed. "Yare Yara Dawa..." Kei sighed in her seat as she was basically the only one trying to watch the film and she was getting fed up with the constant yelling in the theater and the Higashikata family next to her muttering. "Can't I just watch movie..."

"The narrator goes on explaining how the Stone Mask's granted extreme power Aztec's but the tribe that used it was lost to history and a string of mysterious have been left in it's wake. It then explained that: "THIS IS THE STORY OF THE STONE MASK, AND TWO YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR RIVALING DESTINIES THAT CONNECT THEM TO IT!". Then the music plays a eerie tune as the logo for "ACT 1" appeared reading the words "PHANTOM BLOOD".

While the narrator got to that point, a lot of people began to move around to meet others, both the Crusaders and Jonathan's Group and a few from Lisa Lisa's went up to DIO where he was chained and struggling Jotaro gripped his cap. "So from what I understand....it seems that everyone that was brought here is related to each other in some way...despite the fact we all seemingly come from different points in time....and that some of us really don't deserve to be here." He pointed to DIO specifically who was still swearing at them and trying to break out of his chains to brutally kill them. Lisa Lisa sighed. "It seems so...and basing on what the film is talking about I have a good idea as to what we are going to see." Avadol, Kakyoin, and Polnareff nodded getting a good idea on their own.

Jonathan was still in awe at the whole thing it's truly absurd. "So wait, wait, wait...I am still wrapping my head around this so some of you are like...my descendants?" The two Josephs who were inspecting each other curiously while dirtily eyeing Kars, Lisa Lisa, Holly, and Jotaro looked up(with Lisa Lisa realizing the problem with her doing that and looking away) with the older Joseph speaking up first. "Yes I and the younger me are your grandson, Holly over here is your great granddaughter and is my daughter, and Jotaro over here is your great great grandson and Holly's son as well." Joseph wanted to mention Lisa Lisa but like the rest of them he realized what they need to tell Jonathan to understand how she is related so he went against it.

Jonathan nodded starting to piece things together especially after seeing William starting to talk with his alleged grandson Ceaser. "Alright then well it a pleasure to meet you all! I am glad to know I had descendants with Erina!" Erina blushed but a small silence overtakes the others until Jotaro spoke up. "Anyway...I guess we got no choice but to watch....whatever this is...it seems like whoever brought us here ain't going to let us out until we do." They rest of the group nodded as they decided to go back down and sit together all the while DIO yelled at them. "HEY! DON'T YOU IGNO——————!" He was silenced by the chains wrapping around his mouth, which caused Pucci to gasp as he went to assist him. Doppio just looked at them worryingly. "This is...everyone here is so...." Diavolo mentally intercut him his voice slowly becoming less panicky as he realized he wasn't in the death loop. "Mad?" Doppio nodded. Kars chuckled at the sight of the panic while Funny and Tooru just rolled their eyes.

"ACT 1 begins to play. The text reads "London, 1880". It begins at the sight of a old man coughing, stuck to his bed seemingly struck by illness. The home he resides in looks bare, empty, and run-down lite only by lamps and a furnace. He seems to be coughing his last breaths. He calls out, "Dio...DIO...did you even hear what I just said? Get over here!" The youth sitting in a nearby chair who seems to be this Dio sighs and closes his book annoyed as if him dying is no more than a distraction to him. He gets up assuming he needs medicine but he simply shakes his head he has something important to tell him. The dying man hands the boy a letter with the words "To Dario Brando" on them seamingly revealing his name. Dario told him how when he dies he should go to the address on this letter, cause their is some rich man who owes him "big time" that will take him in."

Jonathan perks up instantly recognizing the 2. "Oh dear lord. That's Dio and his father. This....must have been when he was poisoning him." The rest of the group scowls at that line Polnareff gritted his teeth after he put down his soda which he got from one of the Meddle's. "Typical...didn't except anything else from the devil himself." Kakyoin nods. "Same here...bet he got away with it too..."

Giorno was super confused now as well as the rest of the team Trish scratched her head. "Okay...wait so the date said the year was 1880 but...that shouldn't be possible I mean that's more than a 100 years before you were born." Narancia was still wrapping his head around this. "Man....and I thought Trish had daddy issues." That was swiftly replied with Trish nudging shoulder aggressively causing him to wince and mutter how he probably deserved that.

Abbachio muttered about how he isn't surprised but this time Bruno shot him a look and he shut up, Giorno just stared at the young Dio on the film. "Regardless I need some info I am going to see who this DIO is up on at the top row." He stood up ready to walk the steps up until Mista joined him even if Fugo clearly didn't look pleased with the idea but Mista didn't care all too. "Might as well come with, this part of the movie looks boring anyway." They walked up together

The crowd had a mix reaction of intrigue and curiosity. Josuke(4) who was munching on some popcorn spoke up again not liking the sudden change in tone. “Ehh..why are they showing us this old geezer. What does this got to do with anything.” Okuyasu while intrigued was also piecing together that this is some sort of backstory to DIO..his fathers infector. "So...this is the guy who implanted that bud in my pops..eh?" Yukeko was a little peeved that this isn't a really romantic choice for her so called "date" with Koichi but Koichi's slow acceptance of the situation calmed her. Hayto tried not to question it and just watch.

Jolyne who had already pieced together that everyone here is from different times and places and are all connected somehow stood up from her seat while the other Green Dolphin Street members either were fully immersed in the movie or were half watching. "Alright now that we know that we are not going to get attacked, I am going up to go see that younger version of my dad he may not know me but it seems right everyone else just stay here." Ermes and Emporio nodded, while Weather hardly addressed it, while Anasui scoffed under his breath a little annoyed that she is not spending this time with him causing F.F. to pat his shoulder.

"It cuts to Dario's inner monologue as he recounts what led to this letter and how he can never tell Dio how he got it. The next scene cuts back to 1868 on a rainy cliff side, a carriage can be seen flipped over having slipped from the wet terrain. The camera pans to Dario and some woman he met at the bar he seemingly came from noticing the wreck. Dario chuckled as he ran to it ready to plunder for any valuables off the bodies while the woman claimed she wasn't getting involved but joined any how. It seems like most everyone was killed including the woman the carriage save for her baby who was wailing, which the woman was quick to point out.

Dario in a cold fashion disregards the child as he swipes the ring off the man in the carriage's finger claiming. "Forget the child, a rich man's woe is a poor man's blessing! I plan on making a killing!" To which the woman agrees with his point of view. He goes to the man's suitcase next and opens it to find....a Stone Mask like one that was shown before.....but he thinks it's ugly so he throws it aside. He then went to the man's teeth claiming he is going to sell them to the dentist, but the woman goes all silent and they are startled to see that the man has woken up.

The man surprisingly though thought that Dario was taking care of him and had saved his life to which Dario had played along with. The man revealing himself to be George Joestar I, thanked him greatly for helping and was glad his child survived. George not wanting to let this act of perceived kindness go unrewarded offered a handsome sum of money which he graciously accepted.

It cuts back to the present where Dario tells Dio that when he dies he should go to the Joestar estate and use his brains to become as rich as he can."

Jonathan was mad to say the least, the sight of seeing his father swindled like that ticked him off. "That...scoundrel. Taking advantage of my father...just as mother had passed. The nerve of him." Although Erina settled him down and he sat back. Speedwagon had merely replied. "While yes, it's a sad sight to see I have to give that George Joestar credit he is a real gentlemen that one!" William nodded in agreeance.

At the upper rows, Giorno and Mista had walked up to where DIO was sitting although the people sitting there did freak Mista out a little. Diavolo damn near had a heart attack and died on the spot upon seeing Giorno although the blonde seemingly didn't recognize him. "AHHHH! HOW THE FUCK IS HE HERE! SHIT, SHIT, SHIT." Doppio tried to calm down him down as their shared body was now paralyzed out of fear. "Boss....BOSSU! Hey calm down, come on. deep breaths." To Giorno and Mista it just looked like the pink haired man was arguing with himself but Tooru cleared it up. "Just ignore him...he is a little schizo." They both hesitantly looked away. Dio had somewhat settled into his chains and the mouth one had at least been removed so he can speak although Pucci still was worried, Dio was annoyed by them. "What on earth do you want?"

Giorno bluntly asked his first question. "Are you my father?" Dio with the same energy replied. "If you have to ask that then probably. I would thank Hol Horse, all he had to do was clean up my leftovers and he failed a few times."

Dio's comment unnerves Mista at the implications but Giorno tries to appear unfazed. "Noted. Now my second question, if were alive in 1880 then how on earth could you possibly be my biological father." Dio smirked feeling particularly annoying. "Well I wouldn't want to spoil the movie now would I..." Giorno just sighed and just decided that talking to him would lead nowhere so Giorno and Mista decided to head back. "Well....I ain't really sure what your alleged pops meant, but it seems we won't get answers until we watch." Giorno clenched his fist. "Indeed."

Jolyne meanwhile, had introduced herself to Jotaro and the rest of the Crusaders along with Holly, Jotaro was for once a little lost. "So let me get this straight...not only did I find a woman I liked in the future...but I didn't divorce her long enough to raise a child with her?" Jolyne shook her head. "I wouldn't say raise but yeah....well granted you still got that divorce." Kakyoin chuckled. "Jotaro can barely spend 5 seconds around a woman without getting annoyed so him wanting to get married with one is a achievement in it's own right."

The rest of the Crusaders chuckled even Iggy who snickered and Holly joined in, even though Jotaro and Jolyne were not amused. "So that's basically the gist, you....quite frankly were bad father for a while, always off going on trip's to keep up distant from your conflicts, in fact...I sort of hated you for a while for being so distant...but I started to see more and more that you cared when I got locked up Prison and learned about Stands and what not" Jotaro gripped his cap and sighed seemingly...disappointed that he did that caused his future daughter to resent him even if he himself isn't really old enough to understand what being a parent is like. "....Well I am sorry that future me did that. That must have been rough." That felt....nice to hear from him. She decided to stay for a bit longer

"The scene shifts to a later point where Dio stands in a graveyard cloudy mist enveloping it. There lying a gravestone baring the name Dario Brando. Dio seem disgusted to even look at it as he thought to himself. "Mother suffered because of you! You were nothing but a scum to all! You deserved your death! You want me to become rich? Ha! Your.."inheritance" I will accept, and I will become rich and powerful, but not for you! Dio spit on his grave as he walked away suitcase in hand."

Amongst the crowd a small sense of pity was felt at this.

Diego simply noted. "Hmmph. That man deserved it, this impersonator kid is right, that drunk excuse of a human deserved to die. Reminds me of my father." Johnny, Gyro, Hot Pants, and even Stephen and Lucy couldn't really argue on that one. Although Hot Pant's shot him a look at the impersonator line. Johnny scratched his head though. "But what I am still not getting is well...why is this kid's name DIO that's you're racing name ain't it?" Diego nodded in a rare show of cooperation. "That's what we still don't know....it seems several of us share names with the characters in this film."

Giorno who had sat back down although hating his father based on his first impressions of him felt like he could relate to this moment, he could understand how it felt to feel like that to feel like your parents have abandoned you and you are on your own. Maybe they had more in common than he thought? But he decides to hold his breath. Abbach

But both Joseph's on the other hand, took notice of how high and mighty his dialogue is causing them to look closely at the same time. "So this is how the little brat weaseled his way into our family." They both shot each other a dirty look annoyed that the other keeps copying them. Jotaro looked analytically. "At least we know he was like this from birth."

DIO trying to build back his ego scoffed at the sight of his father's grave. "Tch! Truly my father was a worthless sack of shit! He may have served his purpose as my stepping stone well, but I am glad I killed him...." Pucci looked at him with reverence listening intently to his words.

"The scene than transitions, to a sunny day on a grassy field, where a big mansion can be seen off in the distance, on one of the hills that the camera is focusing on two boy's who are tossing back and forth a young blond girl's doll, laughing at her and mocking her family as she tries to get it back. "Hey Erina did your dad buy this doll for you? Must have cost quite a lot! Hehehe""

A few found the scene a little hard to look at. Daiya in particular was sadden by this. "Oh...that poor thing." Hato watched with the same pity in her eyes. "I know...how could those boys be so cruel~" Joshu rolled his eyes at their dramaticism feeling bored at all the exposition. Josuke, Yashuo, and Rai were all collectively still confused about what this all meant but they tried to go along with it to see what this all meant.

The younger Joseph perked up. "Hey Ceaser mate! That's my Grannies name! I think this is footage of Erina when she was young." Ceaser rolled his eyed at Joseph's energy but he was intrigued none the less.

"However, it seems like Erina is in luck, as one determined Jonathan Joestar enters into the fight proclaiming they return the doll back. "STOP IT! Give that doll back to her!" The boy's scowl and enraged by his efforts....beat him brutally knocking him to the floor. "Hah! Get a load of this smug! From zero to hero, do you know this loser?" The younger boy shook his head. "Naw mate, haven't seen him maybe he some rich smug, the Joestar's kid maybe?" Jonathan stood up to clean his bloodied nose his handkerchief bearing his name Jonathan Joestar causing him to beat him further out of retaliation of him being a noble before sneering and running off."

The sight at the name on the handkerchief caused many eyes to lit up. Johnny recognized the name. "Hey Gyro...that kid he has the same name as me..." Gyro was confused all around. "Wait...your real name is Jonathan? And here I was thinking it was just Johnny!" Johnny looked at him weird considering he has told him this fact several times.

Both Joseph's hit Jonathan on the shoulder. "Hey Grandpop, that's your name!" Suzi Q. munched on her bucket of popcorn as she grabbed it from one of the Meddle's trays. "OHHHHH! Now I get it....we are watching your family's past..." Jolyne was a little baffled how her great grandmother is only know piecing this together.

"Erina was grateful that Jonathan helped and she went to assist him up, but in a rather out of character move smacked his hand away slightly annoyed at her. "Leave me alone! I didn't get into this fight for your attention! I did it because I want to become a gentleman and a gentleman always has the courage to assist a lady in need. So if you don't mind leave me alone!" He walked away back towards the estate muttering about how someday he will win leaving Erina and the handkerchief behind."

Jonathan winced and felt guilty about how he acted and felt the need to apologize. "Erina...I am sorry I did that...it was rude and I should have accepted your help." Erina smiled and patted his shoulder. "Don't worry, we were young and you were just upset so you lashed out. It's fine I mean after all you did save my doll." Lisa Lisa was happy to see them getting along.

Up the aisle, Hato was charmed by the act. "How romantic~ Fighting for someone he hardly knew like that..." Joshu snickered at the fact Jonathan got beat in front of that girl. "Eh...he got his ass kicked that ain't sounding really romantic to me." Yashuo and Josuke both told him to shut up as she elbowed him...hard.

Dio chuckled at Jonathan's pathetic method of help.

"Jonathan walked home...only to see a carriage pull into the front and for Dio to jump out of it along with his suitcase which he threw to the ground. It took Jonathan a minute to realize who this was but he then recalled it was Dio his new step-brother according to his father. He cheerly introduced himself as Dio smirked greeting Jonathan. "Everyone here calls me JoJo!" Danny cheerily approached and Jonathan also took the time to introduce his dog as well. But....Dio...sneered. And then—

BAAASHHH!

Dio rammed his leg into Danny's jaw knocking him out and Jonathan was worried and outraged all while Dio smiled and thought to himself. "So this is the Joestar heir, the only son JoJo! I will psychologically torture him to the brink and take his spot as heir!"

The crowd was utterly outraged!

Jonathan winced and Jotaro was annoyed as both Joseph's stood up pissed. "THAT LITTLE SHIT! I SWEAR THE NEVRVE OF THIS KID. HOW IS IT THAT HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THIS!" The Joseph's yelled at the screen as Iggy began to bark enraged at this crime against dogkind with hm wanting to beat his ass, Avadol shook his head. "It seems like that wasn't well received..."

A lot of the younger members in the audience gasped at this raw petty act.

F.F. was a appalled at this. "What the hell was that for? Why the heck would you do that, to a DOG no less!" Emporio was surprised to see F.F. mad at something that didn't involve water.

Johnny in particular, was horrified...but not because of Dio kicking the dog. But because of the name Danny, which gave him terrible memories of that damned mouse. Next to him Diego surprisingly chuckled at this. "This kid means business I got to respect that, showing this rich snob he ain't going to be shoved around." Hot Pants just eyed him appalled. "What the fuck is wrong with you?" Johnny was too distressed to speak.

On the upper stand's, even in chains DIO managed to get his word out as he laughed, a deep sounding one that filled the theater. "Ah...how nostalgic, it felt good to do that, heck I WOULD DO IT again!" This caused further outrage.

Pucci was too awe-struck to care about the harshness of his words.

Kars and Funny both scoffed at him. "Pathetic...."

And Tooru, who had been sipping on some cherry soda, muttered to himself. "And here I was thinking I was doing whatever it takes to achieve my goals...I got to step my game up."

As the outrage slowly died down and the screen continued with it’s display, Kira realizing no one noticed him quickly slipped back into theater(mainly because he realized the exit only lead to a black void) and into his seat hoping none of the Morioh citizens noticed him.