Stardust Crusaders has officially begun. Just to let you know, expect references to various abridged series, especially early on. Fluttershy herself has many similarities to Hanabi Moon from Stardust Crusaders: Blooming Adventures (a fanfic I highly recommend) but I took great pains to make her an entirely separate character, down to giving her Stand a power Hanabi's Stand, Queen's Thorn, never had.

It was 1983 when the mysterious event happened. A salvage boat that was found floating in the water, seemingly abandoned. The boat looked like it was just recently evacuated when it was found, as three cups of coffee were sitting on a table half empty. On the deck was what looked like some sort of coffin contained in a giant casket that had been opened with a blowtorch, the name DIO spelled out on the side. It was clear that the casket had been under the water for the last hundred years at least. Soon enough the incident was forgotten, but not by everyone.

But this was no concern to Himari Utsukushicho, Fluttershy to her friends and family, as she sighed in the middle of a police precinct. She listened as two officers recounted the incident to her boyfriend's mother, Holly Kujo. It was now 1988, almost a year after the Steel Ball Run. Fluttershy had run into a bit of a problem on her way home as some gang tried to jump her and possibly rape her. Luckily her boyfriend, Jotaro Kujo, was able to step in and stop them.

However, Fluttershy was shocked when something odd happened during the fight. Though she couldn't be sure, she thought a third arm was manifesting from Jotaro as he fought, taking out several of the thugs for him. He was clearly aware of it and it freaked him out. So now he was sitting in a cell while the situation was being explained to Holly. "So all his friends call him Jojo," one of the officers said, "They took the Jo from his first and last name and combined them. That's really lame."

He caught a serious look from Fluttershy, who had come up with the name, and apologized. Fluttershy was a social introvert most of the time, but she could step up and assert herself when needed. "Give it to me straight," Holly said, "How many people did Jotaro kill?" "Who said anything about killing?," the older officer said, "Sure he got into a fight with several thugs armed with knives and nunchaku, one of whom was an ex-boxer. But all he did was break several of their bones and busted their balls. Uh... Sorry if that's crude."

"Sorry about this, Seiko," Fluttershy said, calling Holly by the Japanese name all her friends used, "He was only trying to protect me." 'Of course I could have protected myself,' she thought, 'But he didn't know that.' The younger officer cleared his throat. "Ultimately we can't say he was in the wrong, but he still put all four punks in the hospital. He needs to be shown the severity of his actions." "Okay!," Holly called out in her usual, carefree tone.

The older officer handed the report to a desk secretary. "The real issue is what happened afterward. I gotta say, that son of yours is a strange one." Holly looked surprised, and noticed Fluttershy was hiding her face behind her long hair, like she usually did when there was something she was embarrassed by. The four of them went down into the cells. "Really we have no reason to keep holding him," the older officer explained, "So we'd appreciate it if you'd take him home with you."

"Of course," Holly said, "I'm glad this can all be resolved quickly." "If I may say," the officer said, "Your Japanese is very good. How long have you been living here?" "Twenty years now," Holly replied. The officer nodded. "Yeah, that would explain it." They finally reached one of the cells and the younger officer banged on the bars. "Hey Kujo! Get up, your mother's here to take you home." Jotaro was lying on the bed in the cell, facing the wall. He rolled over just enough to glare at the officers, making them shrink back.

"Mom, you should just leave," he said, "I can't get out just yet. Not until I find out what happened. You see, just recently I got possessed by an evil spirit, and I don't know what he'll make me do. During that fight, it took all I had just to stop it." Fluttershy sighed. "Jotaro... All it was doing was helping you protect me. Can you really call it evil?" Jotaro shrugged. "All I know is it's something violent, and I can't be sure it won't make me harm my loved ones."

The older officer sighed. "See, this is what I was talking about. Hate to ask Missus Kujo, but is your son alright in the head?" Just then several of Jotaro's cellmates crashed into the bars. They looked to be in a panic. "You gotta get us transferred, officers!," one of them said, "He's not lying about the evil spirit!" Jotaro just casually stabbed a beer can with a pen and shotgunned it, then crushed the can and tossed it aside, freaking out the other inmates even more.

"What the hell!?," the older officer called out, "Who let him have a beer!? Where did he even get it!?" "I told you," Jotaro said, "That spirit sometimes like to bring me things." Fluttershy noticed that Jotaro's cell had a high window that looked out onto the street and realized where the stuff must have come from. She then saw the same arm from before lift up a Shonen Jump magazine for Jotaro to read. 'Could this be what I think it is? But he's never shown this sort of power before, so where did he get one?'

The officers were concerned about Jotaro having contraband in his cell, but he then stood up and took off his hat. "This may not be enough to convince you, so let me show you what this spirit can do." The same arm appeared and grabbed the younger officer's gun, pulling it off the chain that normally kept it from being stolen. Holly and Fluttershy gasped at the sight of it. "Did you see that just now?," Jotaro asked, "Well if not..." He pointed the gun near his head. "Then maybe you'll see this."

He pulled the trigger, freaking everyone out as his head recoiled. But it was only from the shockwave of the gun going off, as the third arm had caught the bullet in mid-air, several inches from Jotaro's temple. 'This is definitely a Stand,' Fluttershy thought, 'It seems to focus on precision, and it's fast enough to catch a bullet in mid-flight.' "I hope you get it now," Jotaro said, "This spirit bound itself to me not long ago. It's better if I stay here until I find out what it wants."

Fluttershy looked over to Holly and realized from her face that she had also seen the mysterious arm. 'But Holly doesn't even have a Stand. How could she have seen it? The rule is that only Stand users can see Stands, that's why I can see that spirit since I have a Stand of my own.' Holly nodded. "I think I know someone who can help Jotaro. But it's going to be a while before he can arrive. Fluttershy, can you look after Jotaro in the meantime?" Fluttershy nodded. "Yes." Jotaro sighed. "Gimme a break..."

The next day, Holly was jumping up and down excitedly at the Narita International Airport. "Over here Papa!" "Holly," Joseph said, grateful to see his daughter once again. They immediately hugged, but Holly wouldn't let go. After giving Joseph a major tickling for mentioning her age, Holly asked, "So is Mom here too?" "She couldn't come," Joseph said, "The only reason I was allowed to leave is because I said it was for business. Your great-grandfather's here, though."

Sure enough, Jonathan was nearby, sitting next to an Egyptian man who had his eyes closed in mediation. The years had started taking a toll on Jonathan, but he still looked as fit as ever. "So Holly," Joseph said, "Is it true what my grandson said about this evil spirit?" Holly looked saddened. "Yes... The police couldn't see the third arm, but I could. And I'm pretty sure Jotaro's girlfriend Fluttershy could as well." Joseph rubbed his chin. "Has she tried talking to Jotaro about this spirit?" "She said she wanted to ease him into it before explaining something important," Holly said.

"Hmm," Joseph said, "That's time we may not have. By the way, has anything been happening with you?" Holly shook her head. "No, everything's the same with me." Joseph seemed relieved. "Well, I'll be sure to get my grandson out of that cell. Grandpa. Avdol. Let's get moving." The two men got up and followed Joseph and Holly out of the airport. 'So it's finally time to settle this,' Jonathan thought, 'Our hundred year curse. And where we go after... Well, that won't be for me to know.'

Back at the precinct, Fluttershy was helping Jotaro with his school work. "I should really be working on my other studies," Jotaro said. "I told you I can answer everything you need to know," Fluttershy reminded him, "I saw that arm too, even if those scaredy cat officers can't." Sure enough, the older officer was freaking out at all the other stuff Jotaro now had in his cell. "Oh man... If my bosses find out about this..." "It's not your problem anymore," came a gruff voice, "My grandson will be coming with me."

Jotaro and Fluttershy looked at each other. "Your grandfather's here?," Fluttershy asked. "Don't look at me," Jotaro said, "I can't even remember seeing my grandfather." Joseph and the officers had a brief argument before Joseph tossed them out of the way. "Jotaro!," Holly said as she came in, "This is your grandfather! He's here to to help, so you can come out now!" Jotaro stood up and went to confront his grandfather. Joseph casually opened the cell door. "Get out. It's time to come home."

"Gimme a break," Jotaro said, "You think you can help me? Sorry you had to waste your time coming all the way from New York, but there's no way you know what I'm going through. You should leave before you lose what's left of your life." He held up a mechanical finger. Joseph realized it was the pinkie from his prosthetic hand. "Oh wow," Fluttershy said, "I didn't know you had a prosthetic." Jotaro scoffed. "Did you see it? Feel it? That's the evil spirit."

Joseph looked at Jotaro. "I saw it all right," he said, causing Jotaro to raise an eyebrow in surprise, "But I think you have some misconceptions about this so-called evil spirit. But to truly understand just what this is, I have a friend here who can show you the true power this spirit possesses. Avdol?" The Egyptian man stepped forward. "This is Muhammad Avdol," Joseph explained, "An Egyptian friend I made a few years ago. Avdol, do whatever it takes to get my grandson out."

"Of course," Avdol said, "But I should warn you I may have to severely injure him to accomplish this." Joseph shrugged. "If that's what needed." Jotaro scoffed. "Oh please. You look strong, but do you really think you can force me out of this cell?" Avdol smirked. "We'll soon find out." He breathed deep, then called forth a large red humanoid with a falcon's head that seemed to breathe fire. Jotaro looked shocked. "This is..." "Yes," Avdol said, "I too have what you erroneously refer to as an 'evil spirit'. This spirit obeys my very will. I call it... Magician's Red!"

Burning whips emerged from Magician's Red as they grabbed Jotaro's limbs, pinning him to the wall. The officers, who couldn't see Magician's Red or its flames, were flabbergasted. "What's going on here?," the younger one said, "How did Kujo pin himself to the wall? And where's all this heat coming from?" Fluttershy stated sweating. "This is too much heat. I need to cool down. Music in the Trees!" Joseph looked shocked as a young female humanoid wearing leaves to cover its private areas appeared, sprouting a tree from nowhere which shaded Fluttershy and cooled her off.

"So you do have one," Joseph noted, "I thought as much." "Yeah," Fluttershy said, "I was going to start telling Jojo about it when you arrived." At the same time, a large purple human-like figure appeared from within Jotaro and shook off Magician's Red's flames. "There it is!," Joseph called out, "He's finally made it fully manifest! And it's so clearly visible!" The figure immediately grabbed Magician's Red by the throat, the effect felt by Avdol as well. "It's so strong," he noted as he tried not to choke, "I can't believe how powerful it is."

"I gotta admit," Jotaro said, "Your own spirit isn't half-bad either. And Fluttershy, since when did you have one? You should have told me earlier." "These things aren't easy to bring up," Fluttershy said as Music in the Trees manifested a large coconut, which she started drinking from, the officers dumbfounded at its seemingly sudden appearance. "Mister Joestar," Avdol said, "I was originally planning on going easy on your grandson, but it looks like I'll need to use greater force that could put him in the hospital."

"That's fine," Joseph said, "So long as he learns. Do what you need to get him out." Avdol nodded. "Yes sir! Red Bind!" The flames started wrapping around Jotaro, grabbing him like vines. "Papa, what are you doing!?," Holly asked frantically. "Not to worry," Joseph assured her, "If anything serious happens I can take care of it. And look." As Jotaro struggled to breathe, the Stand he manifested seemed to subside. "What's going on here?," Jotaro asked, "The spirit seems tied to my breath."

"That's because what you think of as an evil spirit," Joseph said, "Is really a psychic vision created by your life energy. These visions are always seen standing by your side, so we call them Stands because of that." "So then Jotaro," Avdol said, "Just as in the fable of the sun and the north wind, has the heat from my flames convinced you to leave yet?" Jotaro scoffed. "It's not as simple as taking off a jacket. I have bigger problems, like the fact that I keep hurting people without knowing how. As happy as I am that I've found someone else with this power... I can't be held responsible if you keep this fight up!"

He kicked the table in the cell hard enough to send it into the nearby sink, causing the water to come spraying out and douse the flames. Jotaro's Stand returned in full force and bent the cell bars until it had a makeshift spear. Jotaro then walked forward as his Stand made to stab Avdol, but before it hit Avdol turned around. Jotaro stopped as Avdol walked over to sit at the nearby wall. "Hey!," Jotaro said, "Aren't you gonna finish this fight?" "I already have," Avdol replied, "I was only supposed to get you to leave the cell."

Jotaro realized he was no longer standing behind the cell bars. He sighed as his Stand handed him the metal rod. "So, you were planning on letting me win?" "Not at all," Avdol assured him, "I had every intention of sending you to the hospital, but you are far stronger than I realized." "That was a risky move," Fluttershy said, "What if Jotaro hadn't decided to stop his attack?" "My Stand, Magician's Red, controls flames at will," Avdol explained, "It could have easily melted the steel rod into a useless puddle before it even reached my neck." "Well, now that we have that out of the way," Joseph said, "You now know other people have the same power as you, Jotaro. You won't learn anything else from in here, so what's say we head elsewhere? My grandfather's waiting for us at the nearby restaurant."

"So Gramps," Jotaro said as they sat around a table at the restaurant, "How did you even learn about these Stands in the first place?" "It's hardly my first encounter with them," Joseph explained, "But it's only recently that I've been able to see them for myself. My Aunt Twilight had a Stand, you see, as does my friend Applejack. It's from them that I learned all about Stands." "But how are you able to see Stands?," Fluttershy asked, "Only Stand users can see them."

"There's a reason for that," Joseph assured her, "But to explain why, I need to get you up to speed on our family history. It all starts with these pictures." He placed a few photos showing a salvage boat and a large coffin, the word DIO visible. "What is this?," Jotaro asked, "And who is 'DIO'?" "DIO was my adopted brother," Jonathan explained, "We first got to know each other a hundred years ago. I know that sounds ridiculous, but both of us have reasons why we're somehow that old. The point is that in the time I've known DIO... I got to know how evil he truly is."

"The coffin in this picture was last seen on the same boat where Grandpa had his honeymoon," Joseph said, "And it's only emerged from the sea it was hidden in twice. Once just prior to World War II, and once just a few short years ago. As you can see, the coffin is empty, meaning DIO is now somewhere in the world as we speak. Me and Grandpa have been trying to find him with Avdol's help. That is the destiny of our family." Jotaro looked at Joseph with a raised eyebrow, not sure what to make of the situation.