For those of you who were wondering where Pinkie's been this whole time, well let's just assume she's been pounding the pavement. Using her knowledge of almost everyone in Morioh to find inconsistencies that could lead to Kira. Maybe ask her mom if she remembers anything. Gotta do what you can, right?

Let's get her back in the story.

Josuke, Pinkie, and Okuyasu were walking past a field when they saw something weird, a crop circle near the edge. "Wow, you don't see that in Japan very often," Pinkie pointed out. "Is that a crop circle?," Okuyasu asked. Pinkie nodded. "And it looks like someone's buried under it." Sure enough, there was a young man with his hand sticking out from under some of the fallen crop. They waded into the circle and pushed the wheat aside to find a young man wearing a school uniform. He had white hair and pointed ears.

"Spock's younger brother?," Okuyasu wondered. "Spock had black hair," Pinkie reminded him, "Looks like he was scratched up here on his neck." The man suddenly opened his eyes and literally stood straight up. The two boys looked at Pinkie. "Hey, don't look at me. My Stand isn't active right now, and he'd need to be aware of it besides." The man looked around. "Hmm... I seem to still be on Earth... I was concerned because I don't recognize the region very well."

"Uh...," Josuke said, "Are you okay?" "I seem to be," the man said, "I was taking a walk last night, around thirteen Earth hours ago, when I suddenly fell ill and collapsed." He looked at the field. "Hmm, the illness must have put me in a delirium. I don't remember making this." "Whoa, whoa, I'm the joker around here, buddy," Pinkie said, "Quit talking like you're some kind of outer space alien." The man blinked. "I suppose I could try but it would be difficult. After all, I did come from outer space so I might slip every once in a while."

The three of them looked skeptical. "Well...," Pinkie said, "His ears definitely aren't shaped like ours. Okay, then, if you are from outer space, just what part?" "I believe the scientists of this planet refer to it as the Magellanic Cloud," the man explained, "But my planet was destroyed a few decades ago, so we've been wandering in search of new habitation. I found the environment of Earth similar to my home planet, so I came to investigate. Of course, I had to take the time to learn all the local languages."

"Where did you get that wound?," Josuke said, "I can fix it up if you like." "This?," the man said feeling his neck, "I felt a sharp pain in this location just prior to my illness. It reminded me of an allergic reaction to an otherwise beneficial virus found on my home planet. Makes me wonder if a piece of my planet somehow reached here." "Like Superman?," Josuke asked. "Not necessarily," the man clarified, "My planet, like yours, had volcanoes on it. Our history tells of one erupting so hard it launched debris into the exosphere. This was thousands of years ago. It's possible such a chunk of debris could have hit somewhere on this planet."

Josuke shrugged and Crazy Diamond placed a hand on the man's neck, healing the wound. "That sensation...," the man said, "Perhaps that virus has reached this planet somehow. You exhibit similar powers to my own race." "You mean... Like a Stand?," Pinkie asked. "Is that what you call it on this planet?," the man asked, "An odd choice for a name... Too bad I can't see them. I'm color-blind to souls, you see, and I left my special contacts on my ship. Ah, but I've gone too long with introducing myself. I am Nu Mikitakazo Nshi, currently 216 by your Earth years."

"What about this ship of yours?," Josuke said, "It's not like you could hide it in Morioh." "Indeed," Nu said, "It's actually at the L2 orbit, about 1.5 million kilometers above us. I could call it down here, but it would take thee days to arrive." "No problem," Pinkie said, activating her Stand and pulling out a giant magnet. Nu read the side. "ACME Spaceship Magnet?" "Patent pending," Pinkie quipped. The magnet went to work, and to the trio's surprise, a sleek rocket-like object came hurtling down. "Ah, there it is," Nu said as he went for his watch, "Would you mind turning that magnet off? I can take it from here."

He turned the exterior of the watch, and the ship seemed to respond to his actions, making a landing. "There we are." "Holy shit," Josuke said, "This guy really is an alien." Nu headed inside and came out with some contacts. "There we go. I never thought I'd have to use these, but if there are humans with powers similar to my own species they may come in handy." He blinked once he put them on, and saw Crazy Diamond and Smile. "Ah, so you're developed enough that you can give your powers a physical form. Unfortunately, my power is not so advanced."

He manipulated his watch and the ship rose back in the sky. "So wait," Okuyasu said, "If you're really an alien, does that you mean have some rays guns or something?" "Of course," Nu said, "But they're all on the ship. Since my mission here is one of peace, I left all my plasma weapons and other tools of war on the ship." "Darn," Okuyasu grumbled, "I wanted to see some cool technology." Nu shrugged. "I'm not sure you'd get much of an experience. Functionally speaking our technology doesn't operate much different than what I've seen here on Earth. My race simply has access to better resources."

The group walked back into town. "So Nu, how long have you been on our planet?," Josuke asked. "I first made planet fall early in January of this year by your calendars," Nu said, "I've been exploring since." A fire engine came by, its siren on full blast. Nu suddenly grabbed his ears and started screaming. "Uh oh," Pinkie said, "I think he can't stand loud noises." Nu started breaking into hives. "That noise... Need to get away... Help..." He quickly changed into a pair of sneakers that fit around Josuke's shoes.

To Pinkie and Okuyasu's shock, Josuke somehow ran an incredible speed away from the sirens. "We should follow," Okuyasu said, and the two ran after Josuke via Wheel O' Feet. They finally caught up just outside the school, where Nu had resumed his normal form. "Thank... Thank you..." "Was that your Stand power?," Pinkie asked. "That is my ability, this Stand power as you call it," Nu replied, "I can change my form at will. Though there are limitations. I cannot change into any complex, self-powered machine, or anything that has more power than me."

"Why was I running so fast just now?," Josuke asked. "When I formed that pair of shoes around your feet," Nu said, "It added our strength together, increasing your natural running speed." "Does your Stand have a name?," Pinkie asked. "It is cataloged as Earth Wind and Fire, because of its amorphous nature," Nu said, "Since I am a designated space pilot, I am granted permission to catalog my ability, a rare privilege on my home planet." The other three looked at other. "Ah, I'm assuming every such Stand here on Earth has a name," Nu realized, "Likely because not every human possesses one."

"Can you turn into anything humanoid?," Okuyasu asked. "Are you asking if this is my real form?," Nu replied, "I assure you it is. That said, I can alter my face, but I normally don't since trying to mimic humans is difficult. All humans look identical to me so I forget the details." "That may just be prosopagnosia," Pinkie noted. "That would imply I know people on this planet or have received brain damage," Nu pointed out. Josuke rubbed his chin. "Okay, I think I got an idea forming."

"Is this another 'get rich quick' scheme?," Okuyasu said, "Because I think I had my fill of that with Shigechi." "Nah," Josuke said, "More like a 'prank the pants off someone I don't like' scheme." He showed Nu a picture of a craps table. "See the dice here? Could you change into something like this?" Nu inspected the picture. "I don't think I've seen this item before. I recognize the concept of the gambling table but I'm unfamiliar with this game." Josuke explained how the die worked and Nu changed into one, though at first he accidentally made it too big.

"Alright," Josuke said, "Now, can you roll up any number on this die?" "Certainly," Nu replied, "Just let me know what number you want." "Alright," Josuke said as he shook the die, "Then let's see a six." He then realized Nu was laughing. "What's so funny?" "Sorry...," Nu said, "But when you shake like that it tickles me. This is still my body, remember. Urp... Uh, you might to turn the three side away from your hand." Josuke did so, and the three of them gagged when the dice emitted puke. "Nasty!," Pinkie called out.

"Sorry about that," Nu said, "As you can see there are biological similarities in our species. I had a touch of vertigo there and got motion sickness. Let's try that again. Without the shaking, please." Josuke nodded and simply tossed the die, which landed on a perfect six. However, Nu made sounds like Bruce Lee as he did. "Whoa, be more subtle next time," Josuke said, "The prank can't work if the target figures it out too easily." "Sorry, that slipped out," Nu said, "I've become engrossed in human media lately."

After Josuke and Pinkie got to practicing using Pinkie's stand, they headed for Rohan's place. "Oh, it's you two," the mangaka said, "What are you here for?" "We just wanted to try a game with you," Josuke offered, "Koichi said you like cheap thrills, so I was curious if you wouldn't mind a little gambling." He showed the dice set he brought. Rohan rubbed his chin. "I guess it couldn't hurt. But we'll be using my dice set instead of the one you brought." Josuke and Pinkie looked at each other and grinned. They had already anticipated this.

What Rohan didn't realize was that they had come with an ordinary set of dice, telling Nu Rohan's address and having him set himself up as Rohan's dice set. This was part of the prank. Rohan didn't really like Josuke and only appreciated Pinkie as a fan of his works, so he'd likely suspect cheating. So what better way to prank him then by cheating using what he assumed was his own dice set. "Okay," Rohan said, "Since you only came offering a game there won't be any stakes. That said, each of the chips counts for a thousand points."

He placed a bowl in the center. "And all the dice have to land in this bowl. If even one falls out, it's an automatic loss." 'Good thing I can perceive the area around me while transformed,' Nu thought. "Additionally," Rohan said, "If the dice come up as a 1-2-3, it's an automatic loss and you pay double your bet. Conversely, if you get a 4-5-6, you win automatically and get double. "I think we got all that," Pinkie said. 'As did I,' Nu thought, 'So I just need to avoid those number when Josuke or Pinkie rolls, but go for them when Rohan rolls. Easy enough.'

"Finally," Rohan said, "Only triple ones or triple sixes matter. Roll one of those and you get fives times the payout." Josuke nodded. "Okay, sounds good." Rohan nodded. "Let's have the highest roller throw first." Rohan and Josuke each rolled, with Josuke getting the higher number. "You know," Rohan said ominously, "In cee-lo when the Yakuza in charge caught a cheater... They'd shove two of the dice into the offenders eyes and dump their body in the river." "That's brutal," Josuke said, "But Yakuza don't live out here in Morioh, so..." Nu could barely keep from chuckling. He hadn't even been controlling the dice that time, because it didn't really matter who went first.

Rohan raised an eyebrow. He'd hoped to catch a different reaction, but Josuke was nonchalant. He shrugged and tossed the dice to Josuke. He double-checked the dice, but Nu had been instructed to wait until bets had been placed before starting the trick. It was Pinkie's suggestion. Josuke tossed the dice in the bowl after laying down a small number of chips. Rohan looked surprised when they came up three sixes. "Three sixes already!?" "How's that for luck?," Josuke said, "I'm a little surprised." 'Hmm, perhaps I was too gung-ho,' Nu thought.

Rohan made his turn with a regular role. Josuke mentally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed Nu realized they had to make the prank convincing by letting the odds get evened out for a while. "Well, it's still my loss," Rohan noted, "Though I'm impressed by your luck getting a special role early." "Yeah I know, right?," Josuke said, "But stranger things have happened. Heck my grandma once got hit by a car twice in one day." "I'm not touching that one," Pinkie quipped.

Josuke and Rohan looked confused. "What's that mean?," Josuke asked. "Your dad's mom?," Pinkie reminded him, "She was once hit twice in the same battle by a man named Kars?" Josuke looked flabbergasted while Rohan actually laughed. "Oh yeah, I forgot my old man's adventures," Josuke realized. 'Is she referring to that stone with a face our fleet passed on the way here?,' Nu thought. Pinkie had earlier been talking about Josuke's family and some of their adventures. He then felt Rohan shaking him hard. He had been too focused on the joke to control the dice during Josuke's roll but knew he had wound up rolling a five. 'Ugh... Not again...'

To his surprise, all that came out was a large burp. "What was that?," Rohan asked. "'Scuse me," Pinkie said. Her toon world was up in case Rohan tried shaking the dice to see if they were somehow rigged. After a few rolls, Rohan sighed. "Okay, I give..." "Give?," Josuke said. "It's not obvious, but I can somehow tell your cheating," Rohan said, "But it's so subtle I can't pick up on it. And these are supposed to be my dice." Josuke grinned. It was time to unveil the trick. "Are you sure about that?" Nu resumed his normal form, revealing himself and freaking out Rohan.

"Rohan Kishibe," Pinkie said, "Meet Nu Mikitakazo Nshi, a Stand using alien from the Magellanic Cloud." "Hello," Nu said. Rohan blinked. "Josuke, I'm starting to hate you a little less. If this man is a real alien... It could be the perfect inspiration for my manga. A real life alien here in Morioh. That will truly capture the readers' imagination. I assume this is no prank, right?" "The real prank was that Nu was the one controlling the dice," Josuke clarified, "We've seen the evidence that Nu really is an alien." He explained the entire scenario they planned out. Rohan had to admit, they got him good.