"How's Missus Kujo doing?," Kakyoin asked Avdol. "Fine for now," Avdol replied, "At the moment her Stand is confined to her back. But it won't be that way forever. Before long those vines will start to cover her entire body, inflicting her with all manner of illnesses. Eventually, she will slip into a coma, and then perish. We have fifty days to kill DIO and prevent this. Joseph has called in some doctors from the Speedwagon Foundation to monitor her around the clock... But sadly all they can do is buy us precious time."

Kakyoin nodded sadly. "Have you seen anything like this?" "Many times," Avdol said, "At least Missus Kujo's family is aware of the source of her condition. I'm told Jotaro's father Sadao is also a Stand user. To those who cannot see Stands, our abilities seem like psychic power. Throughout history those who knew of us considered our power to be that of the gods." "Fifty days from here to Egypt," Kakyoin noted, "Given modern transportation, certainly doable. Where are the others?" "They're taking the time to comfort Missus Kujo before we leave," Avdol explained, "It will be some time before our plane to Cairo leaves, after all."

Holly was sitting in her bed, as cheerful as ever. Fluttershy had used her Stand to generate a number of medicinal plants and fruits to help Holly out. "I really don't know why I just passed out like that," Holly said, "But I'm starting to feel a little better." "You really had us worried there," Joseph said. He then proceeded to brush Holly's teeth for her, as well as wash her face, brush her hair, trim her nails, feed her a slice of apple, and even scrub her legs. "Hey, Papa," Holly said. She held up a pair of her panties. "Can you change my underwear too?"

She proceeded to laugh as Joseph got flustered. Fluttershy couldn't help but giggle herself at the antics of a grown woman being coddled by her elderly father. "Well, I should start making dinner," Holly said, "Anything special you want, Jotaro?" As she got up, Jotaro called out, "Don't move! You need to stay in bed right now!" Holly looked surprised. Jotaro cleared his throat. "You still need to recover. I'll get something for myself." Holly smiled as she settled back into bed. "Everyone is so nice when I get sick. I guess a little cold isn't so bad... Once in a while..."

She then passed out cold again. Joseph felt her forehead. "She still has a high fever. She was trying to put on a brave face but it's clear she knows exactly what's wrong with her." He knelt over his daughter. "Don't you worry, Holly. We'll make everything better. I promise." Jonathan, Avdol, and Kakyoin were outside while this was happening. "Missus Kujo," Kakyoin said, "She's the kind of woman who could make you feel relaxed just by being near her. It's the sort of woman I'd want to fall in love with."

"Around your own age, I hope," Fluttershy said, poking her head out the door. Kakyoin looked embarrassed. "What would make you think otherwise? Even if I was to consider an older woman, Missus Kujo is still married." Fluttershy smiled at that. "Alright," Joseph said, "It's time to get going." The six Stand users stood shoulder to shoulder, waking forward to change a terrible destiny, fully aware that danger was waiting at every turn of their journey.

Meanwhile at DIO's mansion, he and several of his allies watched as DeKurliss held up a simple mirror. "Beautiful Stranger!" The mirror instantly transformed into his Stand, into which he peered. "I see the Joestar family. Jonathan and Joseph both, as well as the new heir to the Joestar line, Jotaro Kujo, and his girlfriend Himari Utsukushicho. With them is Muhammad Avdol, and Noriaki Kakyoin." DIO raised an eyebrow. "They managed to remove my flesh bud? Clearly Jotaro's Stand is more powerful than I thought. Where are they now?"

"They have boarded a plane and have mapped out their flight to Egypt," DeKurliss said, "They seem to have discerned our location somehow." "They moved faster than we expected," Enya noted. "It seems Lord DIO's curse has hit one member of the Joestar family harder than the others," DeKurliss explained, "Joseph's daughter, Holly Kujo. Her spirit has no aggressive nature to it, so she is too weak to control her Stand. Their only chance to save her is to kill you, DIO."

"Let my curse overwhelm her!," DIO called out, "That way we can take advantage of the Joestars' rage and torment to end them!" DeKurliss grinned. "If that is how you wish to play it, my Lord, then you'll be happy to know I already sent the Tower to intercept the Joestars. At best he'll kill them all, at worst he'll slow down their progress considerably." DIO smiled. "Excellent. His power is perfect for this first task. The more we can stall the Joestars before delivering the final blow, the more enjoyable my victory will be. The power of the Stand is the power of the gods, so let us see which gods are mightier in this silent and unseen war!"

The Kujo group's flight was set to take them from Narita to the East China Sea, and from there to Bangkok. Then they'd move to Abu Dhabi and then Kuwait, before finally reaching Cairo. Several long hours, but it would then give plenty of time to find DIO's hideout. Fluttershy and Jotaro were sitting next to each other, Fluttershy going over a dossier of Stand users suspected of joining DIO. No faces, but plenty of names and a good idea regarding their Stands.

Kakyoin and Avdol were behind them, resting. And behind those two were Jonathan and Joseph. Joseph then got a sense of foreboding. "I just felt something," he said, "Like DIO is looking at us. I think he's somehow figured out we're coming after him." "I felt it to," Jotaro said, "Will we be okay on this flight?" "I don't think so," Fluttershy said, "Especially if that overly large stag beetle over there is what I think it is." The beetle quickly dove into the shadows of the seats. Jotaro stood up. "What was that? There's no way an insect could get on a plane so easily."

"It must be some sort of Stand," Avdol realized, "DIO must have anticipated we'd travel by plane and planned accordingly. He's already sent his minions to intercept us." Just then, Fluttershy had to use her vines to strike the beetle away from Jotaro's head. "I saw it! It's much larger than a normal stag beetle, so it must be a Stand!" "I think I know what we're dealing with!," Avdol said, "There's a Stand user I've heard of that likes to use his Stand to rip out people's tongues!"

The beetle Stand approached again and Jotaro sent Star Platinum to swat at it. To everyone's shock, the beetle easily dodged. "It's fast!," Jotaro said, "Even though Star Platinum can snatch bullets out of the air, this Stand can move even faster!" The beetle then launched it proboscis to attack Jotaro's Stand, piercing Star Platinum's hand and aiming for his mouth. Blood came from both Jotaro's hand and mouth as the creature seemed to penetrate his tongue. "Jotaro!," Fluttershy called out.

Of course you probably realize Jotaro is just fine. But it's still a perfect cliffhanger to end on, wouldn't you agree?