Polnareff found the group out at the beach. "Hey everyone!," he called out excitedly, "You won't believe who I just ran into!" "Polnareff, you're covered in blood!," Fluttershy realized, "What happened to you this time!?" "My wounds are nothing compared to this exciting news!," Polnareff declared, "Don't get shocked now, Jotaro! Steel your nerves, Kakyoin! Don't go fainting now, Fluttershy! Put your mind at ease, Hol Horse! Who do you think I ran into, Mister Joestar!?"

He gestured excitedly as Avdol emerged from the bushes. "Ta-da!," Polnareff called out, "That sly devil Avdol was alive the whole time!" "All right, that's everyone," Joseph said nonchalantly, "Let's get going." "Allow me to take your bags," Avdol said as he picked up Fluttershy's luggage. "Thanks Avdol," she replied. "How's your back doing?," Kakyoin asked. "A little stiff, but it's healing nicely," Avdol said, "By the way, Jotaro, are you still wearing your school uniform?"

Jotaro shrugged. "It's a classic look. I'll probably only change it when I graduate. Maybe something in white." "Still forgot to apologize," Hol Horse said, "You got taken out of commission for two whole weeks." "Still can't believe it's been that long," Kakyoin noted. "Hey, you assholes!," Polnareff called out, "What's with this laissez faire attitude!? A man we all thought was dead just came back to life! Are you not even a little surprised about that!?"

"Ah, about that," Joseph said, "I'm sorry Polnareff, but when I said we buried Avdol back in India... I lied." "W-What!?," Polnareff asked in shock, doing an impressive frog jump a few feet off the ground, "But... But Avdol said that Hol Horse..." "I wasn't lying," Avdol said, "But what I didn't mention was that I revealed to Hol Horse that I was still alive a few hours before I found you. After you and Kakyoin ran to distract J Geil, Mister Joestar and Fluttershy tended to my wounds and took me to the hospital."

"Course I didn't react nearly as extremely as you just did," Hol Horse pointed out. Polnareff was starting to get angry. "Then you bastards knew all along!? Even you, Kakyoin!?" "To be fair, I only learned about it the day after," Kakyoin said, "Fluttershy wanted to tell you as well, but I knew that was a bad idea since you can't lie on command. And no offense, but you also have a pretty loud mouth. So I suggested we keep it a secret."

"If the enemy knew Avdol was still alive," Jotaro pointed out, "He'd never have been able to recover in peace." "Oh, that reminds me," Polnareff said, "Avdol, your father is here on this island. We should tell him the good news." As Polnareff ran off, Avdol said, "That was just me in disguise." Polnareff wound up face-planting in the sand when he heard this. He was really upset now. "What...? You mean all of that was just an act...? Did you really have to go that far...?"

Avdol knelt down and put a hand over Polnareff's shoulder. "I'm sorry. But I assure you, I did have a reason for coming to this island in disguise. It wasn't just so the enemy wouldn't learn of me still being alive. Mister Joestar also wanted me to buy something for him. It was a very conspicuous purchase, so I disguised myself as a wealthy Arab." Polnareff now looked curious. "What was it you bought?" "It should be arriving shortly," Joseph said.

At that moment, a large yellow submarine emerged from the surface of the water. "A submarine!?," Polnareff said in shock, "You actually bought this!? Just how rich are you, Mister Joestar!?" "Between the capital generated by the Joestar family fortune," Joseph noted, "And my own real estate business, this barely makes a drop in the bucket. Even if DeKurliss can spot us underwater, there's no way his last agent could reach us if we're traveling in this."

"We'll see about that, Joseph Joestar," DeKurliss said as he peered into his Stand. "You may be able to send Midler to attack the Joestar group," Ice said as he approached, "But I doubt she'll fare any better than the rest. Lord DIO is already giving instructions to the Ten Glory Gods." DeKurliss rubbed his chin in thought. "Yes... Yes, that's probably wise. After everything else we've thrown at the Joestars, Midler's Stand, powerful as it is, won't prove much of a challenge."

"The Red Sea," Fluttershy noted, "A body of water completely free from pollution, where all the sea creatures can live as they please." She smiled. "They seem happy." "I can't believe this ship is so big," Kakyoin asked, as Avdol piloted the sub. "It's the sort of submarine rich folk use to get away from everyday life," Joseph explained, "We can travel the final leg to Egypt in comfort and safety, thanks to our sonar system." "I've always wanted a trip like this with a cute girl," Polnareff admitted, "A shame the only one we have is spoken for."

Avdol put up the periscope. "I can see the coast of Africa. We'll be reaching Egypt within the hour." "At long last," Fluttershy said, "It's been thirty days since we left Japan." "We got slowed down a lot along the way," Joseph admitted, "But ultimately all DIO's agents could do was slow us down. I just got off the phone with Speedwagon. Jotaro, your father got word of Holly's condition and canceled his current tour to be with her." Jotaro nodded. "He would always do things like that, though this is the first time he had to do it because Mom was sick."

"What's our path from here?," Polnareff asked. Avdol got out a map. "We'll be taking an underwater tunnel formed by natural erosion near this coral reef. The exit is around two hundred meters inland. We'll be surfacing there." Kakyoin came out with coffee for each of them. "Kakyoin," Avdol said, "Where did you get a seventh coffee cup?" "Wasn't there one for each of us?," Kakyoin asked. "I only ordered for six people," Avdol clarified, "I wasn't told about Hol Horse joining our group prior to the island."

Just then, the cup Joseph was holding started to shift in form. "Mister Joestar, look out!," Hol Horse called out, "Emperor!" Acting quickly, Hol Horse shot the morphing cup out of Joseph's hand. The cup turned into an ugly female face with wild hair and short yet muscular arms. "This must be Midler's Stand!," Kakyoin realized, "The High Priestess! But when did she get on the submarine!?"

Jotaro sent Star Platinum to attack High Priestess, but the little Stand dodged and seemed to disappear into the dashboard. "That must be how Midler's Stand works," Hol Horse realized, "It's a Stand of minerals, able to change into any stone or metal to disguise itself. It just changed into one of the gauges." "Which one is it?," Joseph asked. "Could be any of them," Jotaro noted, "And it can likely shift between them at will." "I've heard of the High Priestess before," Avdol said, "It's a very long range Stand, meaning Midler is likely somewhere on the surface."

Just then, several large leaks appeared in the submarine. "I think I just realized how High Priestess got in here!," Polnareff said, "It cut a hole in the submarine and slipped in! And now it's breaking the ballast tanks!" "We need to get out of here before this submarine becomes a make-shift coffin!," Joseph said. "We can't let High Priestess sneak out with us, though," Kakyoin said. "It may have already moved," Fluttershy pointed out, "Let me try something. Music in the Trees!"

Her Stand created a few acid spitting plants, weak enough that it wouldn't damage the sub further but would send High Priestess running. Hitting all the removable parts, Fluttershy soon got a hit on a small light behind Kakyoin. As it fled the attack, Star Platinum moved to strike it, but the tiny Stand dodged the punch and merged into the wall. "There's nothing for it," Avdol said, "If we keep trying to attack it it'll only damage the submarine faster."

He moved for the door handle, but High Priestess had already moved there and tried to attack Avdol, only to get grabbed by Star Platinum. "Pass it here, Jojo," Fluttershy said, "If you keep holding it, it'll just turn into a razor blade or something." Star Platinum threw High Priestess at a pitcher plant Music in the Trees created, but in the instant it was free High Priestess slipped into the ceiling.

That prompted the group to head for the exit to the sub then and there. Joseph got to the scuba gear but Fluttershy stopped him. "Our enemy is too slippery. What's stopping High Priestess from changing into one of the regulators to attack?" "Shit, that's right," Joseph realized, "But how else are we gonna get safely to the surface?" Fluttershy smiled as she held up one of her seaweed masks. "Remember the masks me and Jotaro used to outlast Dragon?" She created six more for each of the other Stand users.

"Okay," Joseph said, "The equipment may be different but the procedure for scuba diving is still the same. For every ten meters below the surface you go, the pressure increases by one atmosphere. We're forty meters below the surface, so that's five atmospheres of pressure. We need to take it slow as we ascend, or our lungs and blood vessels will burst. Our bodies need time to adjust to each level of pressure as we go up." "How long will these masks last?," Hol Horse asked.

"They're good for an hour of oxygen," Fluttershy replied, "They can't be torn off so easily. Music in the Trees is capable of making any plant stronger than steel, and they cling to our faces quite effectively. Only the one who put the mask on themselves can remove it. Removal is as simple as removing a Halloween mask. Plus they were created from my Stand, so even if High Priestess tries to copy them, it'll be obvious." "What about spit or snot getting in the mask?," Polnareff asked. "It'll get filtered out like anything else," Fluttershy assured him.

"One last thing," Joseph said, "We can't talk underwater, so we'll need to use hand signs." He went through a few before Avdol said, "Mister Joestar, can't we just use our Stands to talk?" Joseph blinked. "Oh yeah." "What about Hol Horse?," Fluttershy asked. "In my case my Stand would act much like a two-way radio between Stands," Hol Horse explained. "Too bad," Polnareff said, "Because I know a hand signal of my own." As he demonstrated, Kakyoin observed it and said, "I can see your underwear." "Yeah!," Polnareff called out as the two shared a double-five.

"Now's not the time for any secret handshakes!," Joseph reprimanded them, "We're already behind enemy lines!" As the room started to flood, one of the regulators that were ignored started to come to life and transform. It was High Priestess again, and this time it took the form of a speargun. The room had already flooded by the time it finished, however, and the group was able to leave before it could fire, the shot bouncing harmlessly off the door.

"These masks work great," Polnareff said, "They're far more comfortable than a regulator." "That's because they conform to your face," Fluttershy noted, "Is High Priestess still coming after us?" "If it is it'll come from the sea floor," Avdol noted, "High Priestess can only change into mineral-based objects." Seven meters below the surface, the group found a set of two tunnels. "We're almost there," Kakyoin said, "Just a few more meters."

"Uh... Not yet...," Hol Horse noted, "Those aren't tunnels... They're nostrils." The group looked and realized the entire sea floor around them was actually High Priestess. The giant Stand immediately opened its mouth and sucked the group inside. The sound of laughing could then be heard. "You fools are so stupid," came a female voice, likely Midler, "Didn't you realize the entire sea floor is full of minerals? And with my Stand so close to me now, it's strength increases tremendously."

"We're still only inside the mouth," Joseph noted, "We're not beat yet." "Jotaro," Midler said, "I gotta say, you're my type of guy, so doing this will be so hard. It's a shame I have to digest you with my High Priestess." Fluttershy growled. "THAT'S IT!" Her Stand immediately pierced the inside of High Priestess' mouth with sharp thorns in all directions, causing Midler to scream in pain. "I've had all I can take from other girls flirting with my boyfriend!," Fluttershy called out, "With my classmates I could quietly tolerate it so long as they kept their parroting to a minimum. Anne was able to be subtle with her attraction. But now an enemy is doing the flirting? I've had all I can stand!"

"You bitch!," Midler called out, trying to launch High Priestess' tongue at Fluttershy. Fluttershy just glared before spearing the tongue. "OH MY GOD!," Joseph called out, "I've never seen Fluttershy like this! This is a level of anger she's never reached once, not even when our enemies threatened animals!" "Fluttershy's temper is long," Jotaro noted, "But when it goes off, it's like Vesuvius all over again."

"Damn you!," Midler called out, "You'll still never escape my Stand's mouth! It's teeth are as hard diamond!" Jotaro smirked. "Something people seem to forget about diamonds. They may be hard to cut... But shattering them is another matter! Star Platinum!" "ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA!" Star Platinum easily smashed through one of the teeth, then kept on going as it smashed through the entire row, shattering High Priestess' entire jaw line and allowing the group to escape as it dissipated.

After a bit, the group finally reached the shore of Egypt. Not far from their location was a woman dressed in a brown cloak. "That's Midler over there," Hol Horse said, "Looks like all the damage done to High Priestess knocked her out." Polnareff started to walk over to her. "I'm going to go she if she's hot. She looks like she has a nice body." When he reached Midler, his face became one of disgust. "Nevermind! It looks like all her teeth are busted up, and her tongue and the inside of her mouth are bleeding badly!"

The group then looked out to the Egyptian desert. "We're finally here," Joseph said, "What should have been a twenty hour plane ride took us thirty days." "We've been to a lot of crazy places in that time," Kakyoin noted, "We traveled inside a brain, and even went into a dream world." Joseph looked confused. "When did we do that?" "Oh yeah," Fluttershy said, "You don't remember that part. We'll explain later."

DeKurliss sighed as he removed the map and all the pieces. "The Joestars have reached Egypt. Only a matter of time before they start seeking out the mansion. Are the Ten Glory Gods prepared?" "Indeed," DIO said, "They are my finest soldiers, with powers the Joestars will struggle to overcome. I've already sent the first to attack the Joestar group before they reach any major city. Even in the harsh desert, his power will prove too much for them."

Hope you guys liked Fluttershy's little temper-tantrum.