The year was 2012, only a few short months after the defeat of Enrico Pucci. A Speedwagon Foundation expedition was in place in Cape York, the site of a meteor impact from thousands of years ago, known to have been the source of Stand power. A recent discovery of the diary of DIO Brando, the Joestar family's most dangerous enemy, revealed he had visited the site at one point, where he felt energy from twenty unique points. The exact details were unknown, as DIO was rather vague in his diary.

Stand users are rare among humans. It's estimated that each country has about fifteen to twenty percent of its population be Stand users. Hamon users are even rarer, only one in ten thousand humans can harness that power. So imagine how rare it is for a person to have both a Stand and Hamon. And two such people were approaching the impact site. One of them was a member of the Joestar family, George Joestar III. Though born in 1959, he looked much younger thanks to his Hamon training.

With him was his best friend, Gyro Zeppeli, the oldest of the Zeppeli siblings, born in 1945. In many ways, he blended the best of his parents, Caesar and Applejack. He too looked far younger than he should due to constant Hamon training. The two of them approached the site of the meteor impact. "So this is where it all began," George noted. Gyro nodded. "Hard to believe a simple virus could produce such powers. Even powers as mighty as Smile, Gold Experience, or your nephew's Stand, Star Platinum."

George's Stand was called Tusk, and it came in four Acts. Act 1 simply gave him the power to launch his fingernails as projectiles. The nails could be charged with Hamon to cut through almost anything. A secondary effect prevented him from feeling pain when the nails shot off, and they could grow back within a second of firing. Act 2 altered the nails to become effective close-ranged attacks, letting him do slashing damage. Act 3 allowed the nails to create wormholes in whatever they hit, which he could reposition at will or teleport through. Finally, Act 4 allowed the Stand itself to physically attack, its power being similar to other close-range attack types.

Gyro's Stand was Ball Breaker, which had the ability to rapidly age whatever it touched, be it organic or otherwise. He mostly used it against non-living objects, but he did have the option to use it against a living target. While normally a close-range Stand, its effect could be extended by using special spheres it could create charged with Hamon energy. In essence, both Stands were practically designed to work with Hamon. Gyro was born with his Stand, but George got his thanks to DIO's curse.

"Hey," George said as they reached the epicenter of the impact site, "Take a look at this. Doesn't it feel like there's far too much life force coming from the direct center of the crater?" "Yeah," Gyro agreed, "Almost feels like an entire civilization is around us." He reached out his hand, and felt it disappear into a crack in space. "Whoa!," he called out as he pulled his hand back, perfectly fine, "This wasn't here the last time someone examined this place."

George rubbed his chin. "The last time anyone examined this place was before Second Impact. While it only barely affected the world at large, it did cast out some weird energies, which might have interacted with the virus brought by the meteor. Either way, this might be where we can find those energy sources DIO observed." The two nodded at each other before entering the strange crack, expecting a new bizarre adventure to being on the other side.

They weren't the only ones to arrive through the crack. Years earlier a group of thirteen friends had also entered the crack and found themselves inside a vast tomb. They were all former servants of DIO, but had decided to do their own thing after his death. It was only the sudden appearance of the crack following Second Impact that drew them together again. The leader of this group, known only as Momonga, explored the throne room, where several young maids, a butler, and a beautiful woman with horns and wings were kneeling.

Over the last eleven years the friends had understood the purpose of the tomb. The inhabitants had been there in suspended animation for hundreds of years, and would only be released in the presence of a large amount of Stand energy. And all thirteen friends were Stand users. In fact, Momonga was traveling with his Stand, Undead. Undead cut an imposing figure, that of a skeletal lich draped in magician's robes that had an almost royal look to them.

Also in the room was Momonga's best friend, Touch Me. It was an odd name, but their aliases were actually taken from identities they had in their MMO and chatroom lives. Touch Me was encased in his Stand, Neon Knights. "Good to see you here, Momonga," Touch Me said, "I think I may be starting to understand what DIO was referring to in his prophecy. He somehow sensed the flow of energy from various points around this world, but I don't think he ever meant to make use of them. It was just an observation. However, it seems we may not be the only ones aware of it. Special devices in the tomb meant to detect Stand energy picked up two more user suddenly appearing."

Momonga looked surprised. "Who are the other two? Someone from this world." "No, the energy is too strong for them to have awakened recently," Touch Me explained, "It seems someone else found the crack." Momonga nodded. "We've had eleven years to develop our community within this tomb. The guardians have full trust in us. I think it's about time we show ourselves to the world. Let's start with surrounding settlements. At the very least, they will have knowledge of larger cities that are nearby."

Meanwhile outside the crack, Rusty Dashell, also known as Shining Armor, observed the work being done on the seven Stand arrows. One was broken due to being hit with a bullet, but it still seemed to be as viable as ever. "Keicho Nijimura feared the arrow would be useless if it was broken, but it seems nothing could be further from the truth." He then noticed something. The split arrow seemed to be mending. "What could this mean...?" The arrow was also starting to glow. Clearly something was happening.

The presence of a third Joestar with the name George was hinted earlier in the story, and now we get to see him right here. Also, hope you don't mind the extra Overlord crossover. There will be parallels, familiar characters, and story similarities, but don't expect it to be "Jojo in Overlord".

Also, we'll finally get to update the archives. Expect this regularly from now on.