"I gotta say Grandpa," Jotaro said, "This whole thing kinda sounds far-fetched." "Perhaps it is," Avdol said, "But wouldn't you say the same about our Stands?" Fluttershy chuckled as Jotaro got a rare flustered look about him. "Both of you do have a point though," she noted, "And I'm still curious as to how you're even able to see Stands at all, Mister Joestar." "Well, it just so happens I developed a Stand of my own recently," Joseph explained, "Avdol?" Avdol handed Joseph a Polaroid instant camera.

"Me and Grandpa developed Stands of our own," Joseph explained, "Grandpa got his by using a special arrow that gave Aunt Twilight her Stand. As for me... Well, when you see what I'm about to show you, I think you'll understand." He held his right hand over the camera as thorny vines suddenly appeared from it. He then tapped the camera, which caused it to spark and eject a picture. "Papa, those thorns!," Holly said. "Yes, that is my Stand," Joseph said, "It's called Hermit Purple, and it can reveal faraway images and place them on film. I was considering just smashing the camera to get it done, but..."

He looked over to Jonathan. Jonathan had taken the time to convince Joseph that he didn't need to grandstand to get his Stand to work. "Anyway, while we wait for the photo to develop I think I should explain something. Jotaro, you know about the tattoo your father got, right?" "Yeah," Jotaro said, "It was that little purple star that was similar to my birthmark." "It's not just you," Joseph said as he showed the back of his neck, which had the same birthmark. Jonathan revealed he had one too. "According to my mother," Joseph said, "My father also had such a birthmark. My son has it as well."

Holly checked the back of her neck, and sure enough Fluttershy saw the same birthmark. "Everyone of our bloodline has this mark," Jonathan explained, "That's important to keep in mind. Here, look at the photo." The photo had developed, showing DIO within it. Jotaro's eyes widened when he saw the same birthmark. "The hell is this? You said DIO was adopted into the family." Joseph pounded the table. "The reason he has that birthmark... Is because his body from the neck down is that of my father! My father was killed by one of DIO's minions during World War I, and all we found of Dad was his head. DIO used the rest of him to regain his strength by taking over his body like a common parasite!"

"It was likely after this that DIO got his Stand from an arrow similar to the one that gave Jonathan his Stand," Avdol noted, "Those who gain a Stand this way can pass the potential to any offspring they may have. This is likely where you and Mister Joestar got your Stands from, unlike me and Fluttershy who were born with our Stands." "So there's more than one of these arrows?," Fluttershy asked. "It seems that way," Jonathan said, "Twilight's birth father had a journal that detailed how he found seven such arrows in an Egyptian tomb, only taking one for further study."

"It's been a few years since DIO awoke," Avdol said, "Yet we have found scarce clues regarding his current location. Even this new photo holds nothing to point to his location." Holly looked saddened, and Joseph put a comforting arm around her. "Sorry to dump this all on you Holly. But listen, we'll stay here for a while we sort this out, just to make you feel better." Holly seemed to cheer up. "Okay. Thanks for staying, Papa." Jotaro looked at the scene, and rubbed his neck where the birthmark was.

Meanwhile, in his new mansion, DIO stirred from his slumber. "Something wrong?," Enya asked as she sat up next to him. "I felt it again," DIO explained, "Joestar. Joseph Joestar. The body of his father is signaling him. If I am to accomplish my goal, this fate must be purged." "I've already spoken with DeKurliss," Enya assured him, "His own Stand, Beautiful Stranger, has shown us the location of the Joestars. I've sent the Hierophant into position to eliminate the youngest of them, Jotaro Kujo." DIO smiled. "Perfect."

The next day, Jotaro was getting ready for school, Fluttershy stopping over to walk with him as always. "Jotaro!," Holly called out, "Don't leave without your goodbye kiss." She pecked him on the cheek. "Gimme a break... Why do you always have to be such a clingy bitch?" "Okay!," Holly called out, as carefree as always. "I really wish you wouldn't call your mother that," Fluttershy said. "I'm seventeen now," Jotaro said, "That whole routine was sweet when I was still a boy, but it's gotten annoying now that I'm more grown."

The two of them walked over the school, where they were suddenly swarmed by more girls from their school who were calling out Jotaro's nickname. Despite the fact that it was made clear that Jotaro was with Fluttershy, that didn't stop the other girls from at least trying to get him to talk to them. As their squawking and bickering continued, both Jotaro and Fluttershy yelled out, "SHUT UP!" The girls immediately fell silent. "You're all so annoying!," Jotaro yelled. Meanwhile, another young man in a green uniform watched, completing a painting of Jotaro.

'Just as he was described,' the man thought. He moved his brush, dipped in red, to the painting's knee and painted a slash. Almost immediately afterword, as Jotaro and Fluttershy were reaching the top of a series of steps, Jotaro felt his knee give out as a blood spurt showed he had been slashed. As he started to fall to the bottom, Fluttershy called out, "Music in the Trees!" Her Stand appeared and caused the nearby branches to reach for Jotaro, who used his own Stand to grab them.

Back at the Kujo house, Jonathan looked at an old picture, which showed himself, Twilight, and DIO as they were back in college. It was right after their major rugby game, and was probably the moment when they were happiest. 'Even then I couldn't bring myself to be your friend, DIO. Something always told me you could never integrate into the family. But once this is all over, both of us can finally rest forever.' He shed a tear, remembering how he was the only member of his old group of friends who was still alive.

In keeping with the tradition of early Jojo characters being named for musical references, DeKurliss is named after Matthew Busek, otherwise known as De Kurlzz, a former drummer for Hollywood Undead. DeKurliss' Stand is named after the song "Beware of the Beautiful Stranger". I wanted DeKurliss to be a fortune teller to act as a foil to Avdol, so I looked up songs befitting a fortune teller. And given DeKurliss works for Dio I thought this particular song fitting.