It was a few days later. Koichi had told his friends about his Stand finally developing, and had also introduced Kakyoin. Kakyoin explained his friendship with Jotaro and how he was called in to try and locate any other Stand users that Keicho might have created. It was just after school when he met Josuke, Koichi, and Pinkie with some news. "Tamami gave me information on a possible Stand user right in your own school," Kakyoin said, "Toshikazu Hazamada."

"Is this information legit?," Josuke asked, "Tamami was a former con man after all." "He pretty much cleaned up after what me and Koichi put him through," Kakyoin said, Koichi rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment, "Besides, he's got a legitimate job in finance now thanks to the Speedwagon Foundation." Pinkie gasped. "You mean THE Speedwagon Foundation? How'd you pull that off?" "I became a member after graduating from college," Kakyoin explained, "Part of my job is rehabilitating Stand users that misuse their powers. Tamami's Stand is perfect for catching tax dodgers and other scumbags that try to cheat the system."

"He's got a point," Koichi noted, "So what's the deal with Hazamada?" Kakyoin got out a photo of the student. "I got this from my contacts in the Foundation. Much like Tamami, Hazamada became a Stand user thanks to Keicho's actions. Okuyasu was present for this one and gave me some basic info regarding him, but he and his brother never really got the chance to check his Stand out, so we don't know what it can do yet. But we have some clues thanks to Tamami."

"Did you check him out?," Josuke asked. Kakyoin nodded. "I never got the chance to see his Stand, but he definitely radiated Stand energy, and at one point he clearly showed he could see Hierophant Green. Tamami mentioned something he did with his Stand a few months back. Seems Hazamada had a little squabble with a friend of his. Something about his favorite anime or something, though Tamami doesn't know the details. What's important is what happened afterward."

He opened his journal. "Apparently, when that kid went back home, he actually went and gouged his own eye out with a mechanical pencil. Apparently he wasn't even aware he was doing it, said he was busy listening to the radio and dreaming about his favorite gravure idols. By the time he realized what was going on, he was staring at his left eye with his right eye." "Great...," Josuke muttered, "I'm amazed he wasn't badly hurt." "Take it from someone who's been there," Kakyoin said, indicating the scars on his eyes, "Eyes are harder to damage then you think."

Josuke took the picture. "Well, it's worth looking into. Even if he's not Red Hot Chili Pepper's user, he may have been given the arrow." "And we didn't see this guy leave the school," Koichi noted, "So he's probably still there. Let's go look for him." "Whoa, check out who just joined the plot," Pinkie remarked, impressed, "You really got stronger since your Stand fully developed, didn't you?" "Yeah," Koichi said, "I'll be honest, not knowing what this guy can do scares me. But there's something terrible happening in this town, which means my family could be in danger at any moment. So I feel like, I have to do something." Josuke and Pinkie smiled at each other.

Hazamada was supposed to go to class 3-C, so the trio started there. But there was no sign of him in the classroom. "I don't see him," Koichi noted. Josuke nodded. "You know, if he really took out his friend's eye and could still blend into class so easily..." "Greetings sociopath," Pinkie quipped. "Exactly," Josuke said. They didn't noticed the guy they were tracking was watching them from the other door. They checked his locker at gym next, Pinkie planning to make the excuse that she got lost in the men's room if they got caught.

"His shoes are still in the locker," Josuke noted, "So he must still be in school. He's in the tennis club, likes manga..." "Oh, Pink Dark Boy!," Pinkie said excitedly, "That's my favorite! I've always wanted to meet the author Rohan Kishibe. I guess I can't judge Hazamada too harshly if he likes the same manga I do." Josuke shrugged. "Anyway, I don't see the bow and arrow in here, just a lot of junk." He then noticed a wooden object and grabbed it to inspect it. When it caused an entire mannequin to move he freaked, at first mistaking it for a Stand, but remembered it was a physical object since he was able to grab it.

"Jeez, that freaked me out," he admitted, "What is this anyway?" "I think it's one of those figure reference dolls they sell at art stores," Pinkie noted, "Hazamada must be planning an art major." Josuke nodded, then gasped as the mannequin started to change shape, becoming something more human-like. He and Pinkie were shocked when the mannequin suddenly became an exact duplicate of Josuke, complete with clothes. The only difference was a screw in the middle of the figure's forehead.

"What the heck?," Koichi said when he saw what was happening. "I touched this thing and it started changing," Josuke noted, "I'm guessing this must be part of Hazamada's Stand." The Stand smirked as it exited the locker. "This is a solid object," Koichi noticed, "So that means it has a distinct form." "It's kinda creepy," Josuke said, "Like looking at yourself in a mirror, only you realize it's no reflection." "You've heard of the copy robots from Perman, right?," the Stand said, it's voice identical to Josuke's, "It'd be real convenient to have one of those around."

"Uh...," Josuke said, "Koichi, what is he talking about?" Koichi shrugged. Josuke then looked at Pinkie. "Don't look at me. You know I only watch Toei Company works, or anything American." "Are you kidding?," the Stand said, "You don't know Perman? You really call yourselves Japanese?" "Puh-leeze," Pinkie said, "That's like saying a guy's not British because he doesn't know every Beatles single, or saying a guy isn't German just because he doesn't like sauerkraut, or that a guy isn't American because he prefers Super Sentai over Power Rangers. That's just profiling, buster."

"Boy are you annoying," the Stand said, "I can't stand nitpicky girls like you." He stepped over and pulled his arms into a chokehold even though he wasn't holding anything. Josuke gasped as he somehow wound up doing the exact same thing, only he wound up grabbing Pinkie. "What the hell are you making me do!?" "This is the power I have," the Stand explained, "My user calls me Surface, and I can copy those that touch the object I'm sent into. And when that person looks at me, I can control their every move in a mirror image."

He squeezed hard, causing Josuke to choke out Pinkie, making her faint. "I heard Pinkie's Stand creates cartoon physics," Surface explained, "So taking her out first is essential, otherwise beating you would be impossible. And now..." He lifted his hand up, causing Josuke to mimic the action. Surface grinned as he slammed his arm into the nearby lockers. Before Koichi could react, he saw Josuke wind up slamming his arm right into his throat, sending him flying through the door.

Surface grinned. "I heard at least five bones breaking there. Koichi's supposed to be a Stand user too, right? I don't know what his Stand is, but I'm not the sort to gamble with maybes, so it's better to take him out quickly. I give him at least a month in the hospital." Josuke growled. "You know what I hate even more than people who diss my hair? Punk-ass cowards who won't even throw their own punches, like those guys who manipulate the government behind the scenes. Those are the sort of people... That I just wanna beat the shit out of!"

He summoned Crazy Diamond to attack, but Surface smirked as he moved backwards to dodge the punch. "Close, but no dice," he snarked, "Your Stand can only move so far away from you. And if you can't move closer to me, then you can't even touch me." "In that case," Josuke said, "I'll improvise!" He had Crazy Diamond grab a mechanical pencil and threw it at Surface, but the copy Stand just grabbed it in midair. "That's some impressive speed, but luckily I'm just as fast."

He tossed the pencil at Josuke, causing him to catch it. "You and Jotaro have Stands that are physically stronger than me," Surface admitted, "That bastard has no business sniffing around this town where he's not wanted." "If Pinkie were awake," Josuke said, "She'd reprimand you for that statement. Something along the lines of Stand users causing trouble being his business. I'm sure he'd leave if you guys would just stop causing trouble for people."

"Like we care," Surface retorted as he slowly brought his hand up to his eye, "The point is, Jotaro's ability to stop time makes things difficult for most Stand users in Morioh to fight him. But now that I've copied you, my user can easily trick him. Of course, that becomes harder if you're still running around, so I'll have to deal with you first. This power can only be given to so many people. Kinda makes you wanna live dangerously, am I right?" Josuke scoffed. "That depends on what kind of person you are. As for me, I've never liked hurting people who never bothered anyone else. Probably why my Stand's ability is repairing objects."

"Such a shame," Surface said, "Looks like we can't become friends. Those people with the same kind of values often become friends when they meet. Those who think differently have only two choices, either leave town, or give in to the ones who have more power!" He pushed his hand closer, smirking when he heard a squishing noise and saw Josuke drop to the ground. Hazamada grinned as he came out. "Sounds like you squashed his eyeball. Even if you didn't sever any nerves, he'll be lucky if he sees again."

"That'll take him out for a while," Surface said, "Now we can focus on Jotaro. Uh... Where was he staying again?" "The Morioh Grand Hotel," Hazamada said, "But remember, we need to catch him alone. His friend Kakyoin knows about us, and I'm certain his wife Fluttershy will easily pick up on the fact that you're not Josuke. She has a reputation for being able to pick out Stand users. Get my shoes, would ya?" "Sure Boss," Surface said, "Well, as long as we don't run into either of them this should be easy."

Neither of them noticed a sound effect printed on Surface's head, which had made the squishing sound. Nor did they see Echoes hiding on the top of the lockers. Once they were gone, Josuke got up, his eye perfectly fine. Pinkie also got up, cracking her neck a little. "The ones with more power, he says," she snarked, "Maybe he should recognize just what sort of powers he's up against first. Did he really think a few seconds worth of choking me would put me out like in the movies? It takes sixty seconds at least. That's why you never see wrestlers who get caught in choke holds pass out before tapping out or breaking the hold."

Josuke went to check on Koichi, who was still conscious. "Are you okay... Josuke?," he muttered. "Yeah, thanks to you," Josuke said, "It's good thing you were able to stay awake long enough to fool them before they could take out my eye." Koichi chuckled. "I was only able to do that because you used Crazy Diamond to heal me when he made you punch me. Ah... I still need some more repairs after crashing through the door though." "Right," Josuke said as he got to work, "Hazamada has one dangerous Stand, but luckily he's even dumber than Okuyasu. I can't see him falling for these tricks."

After the patch up, the trio ran out of the school. "He's gone to try and attack Jotaro," Koichi said, "We need to get catch up somehow. Surface was able to copy everything about you. Even your tone of voice, speech mannerisms, and gestures." "The scariest bit wasn't when I saw its face," Josuke noted, "But when I saw its fingers. You see your own fingers more than your own face, after all. One look and I could tell, they had been copied down to the fingerprints."

"There should still be ways of picking him out as a fake," Pinkie noted, "Besides the screw in its head, there's the fact that it can't produce Crazy Diamond. Jotaro mentioned hearing about a Stand user that could shapeshift on his journey to Egypt, so he may try looking for that. He's also not the sort to let his guard down easy. Hazamada thinks he has the upper hand because he copied you, but to truly beat Jotaro he'd have to copy him." "That may actually be what he has in mind," Josuke realized, "On its own Surface is no good for attacking, it has to rely on its ability to mimic and then manipulate someone."

They hurried to a pay phone and called the hotel, but the line to Jotaro's room was busy. By the time it was clear, it was Kakyoin who answered. 'Yes, who is it?' "It's Josuke," Josuke replied. 'Josuke? But you already called Jotaro. Said something about Hazamada running amok with his Stand.' Josuke growled. "It was Hazamada's Stand that called. It can mimic whoever touches it then control them. It already did so with me. I managed to trick him with Pinkie and Koichi's help, but now he intends to try and force Jotaro out of Morioh."

'I see... I already told Jotaro about Hazamada, so he'll be on guard. Fluttershy went out shopping while I was asked to babysit Jolyne, but she should be around the station area where Hazamada lured Jotaro to. Better hurry, they wanted to meet in fifteen minutes.' "Great," Josuke said, "Thanks, Kakyoin." He hung up. "We need to hurry to the station. Hazamada used Surface to try and lure Jotaro into a trap." The trio hurried off.

Luckily for them Hazamada was getting delayed by several events. His decision to have Surface mimic Josuke was starting to backfire since he underestimated how popular in school Josuke was. Several girls were calling after Surface, one even handing him a love letter. Apparently not enough girls knew about Josuke and Pinkie dating, or if they did they thought they could probably lure him away. Worse still was when they ran into Tamami, who recognized Hazamada immediately. He seemed confused about Surface, thinking it was Josuke, so Surface knocked him out with a nearby stone.

"Damn it," Hazamada said, "What's with all these people greeting you and not me?" He whacked Surface in the face, only to scrap his knuckles. "Geez Boss, don't forget I'm not the real Josuke, and I'm made of wood besides." Hazamada sighed. "This is the downside to your powers. It's just like that time I had you copy that girl Junko I liked so I could have my way with her, only to get annoyed by her attitude to the point where I couldn't get anywhere with her. You know what, once we're done with Jotaro I'm going back to Josuke to break him into pieces!"

He wiped his hand on a motorcycle as he passed it, then growled when a couple of local bikers offhandedly referred to him as a dying cricket. Surface cracked one of their heads with its hand then grabbed the other in a nelson. "Hold him still Surface," Hazamada said, "I'll make sure he never talks trash like that again." He smashed his elbow into the biker's nose and mouth, then got out a box cutter and started extending it. As he started moving the cutter into the biker's mouth in an effort to cut out his tongue, he spotted a shard of glass coming in. Surface quickly caught it, and they both looked to see where it came from.

To their shock, it was Josuke, Pinkie, and Koichi, all perfectly fine. "Finally found you," Josuke said, "You certainly left quite the trail. Tamami was the most confused, but we were able to explain everything." Hazamada just stood there in shock, unable to comprehend how they recovered so quickly, not realizing the tricks they pulled and his own ignorance of reality. "Right now, as your mind finally snaps out of its shock," Pinkie said, "You're probably thinking, 'It's no big deal, I can still use Surface to control Josuke.'"

Koichi smirked. "But too bad. We already planned for that. That glass shard? It wasn't meant to attack you." Surface gasped as several more shards approached the one it held, forming the shape of a bottle. "Here's something you should have considered," Josuke said, "My Stand can restore objects to their original form. And I can even choose the center of the repair job. Like the piece of glass you're holding right now." The bottle reformed as he said this, cutting off Surface's right hand and turning it back into wood. The trio then ducked out of sight.

"Oh man, this is just great," Surface said, "How are we supposed to fool Jotaro if part of me is missing?" "Calm down," Hazamada said, "We're still in control of the situation. Just hide your arm in your pocket, and no one should notice. The real issue is that we need to get to the station. As much as I'd like to take care of Josuke and his friends, we have no time for that. I can't lose to him..." The two of them headed off as Josuke poked his head out. "Alright, we have him rattled. Now, what to do next...?"

"What's going on here?," came Fluttershy's voice. The trio looked to see her behind them. "Fluttershy, great timing," Pinkie said. She used Smile to get Fluttershy up to speed at rapid pace. "I see...," Fluttershy said, "Sounds like Hazamada underestimates people easily." "But right now he's just taken the fastest path to the station," Koichi said. "About that," Josuke said, "I already had an idea in mind. Fluttershy, care to help?" Fluttershy nodded. "Sure, what do you have in mind?"

Hazamada and Surface ran as fast as they could to the station. "Any sign of Josuke?," Hazamada asked. "I don't see him," Surface said, "I'll be sure to take control of him when I do." Hazamada chuckled. "Right! There's no way they'll get through us!" He then heard the train signal as they approached the crossing. "Ah shit... That crossing always takes its sweet time to move. We'll be stuck there for a minute waiting. We'll take the bridge instead, it'll slow us down but not as much as waiting around for the train."

As they headed up the stairs to the bridge, they failed to notice the signal lights on the crossing weren't lit. "Ha!," Hazamada said, sure of victory, "Even if those bastards catch up to us now, they'll be stopped by the train! We win!" He then stopped when he saw the trio passing through the crossing like nothing. "What the hell!? How did they do that!? And where's the train!? The stupid signal went off, didn't it!?" "Uh, I don't think so," Surface said, "Look!"

Hazamada gasped when he saw Echoes nearby, having placed a sound effect mimicking the alarm on the ground on the nearby street. Hazamada turned to look at Surface and gasped when he saw the sound effect placed there earlier. "Shit, that's how Josuke and Koichi recovered so fast. Josuke must have used Crazy Diamond at the moment Koichi went flying. But what about Pinkie? Even with Crazy Diamond she should have been out for a while. I mean, she was choked out like you see on TV." Surface blinked. "Wait... You didn't want me to check to see if she was really out... Because you thought it was like what you see on television?"

Hazamada reeled back as he understood. "Damn it... I thought I was in control, but it's all slipping away. But I'm not outsmarted yet. I still have one final trick. Come on, we need to get to the station." "But at this rate we'll never beat them there," Surface pointed out. "We don't need to," Hazamada said, "I have a new plan that's guaranteed to work." Surface looked confused, but followed behind Hazamada nonetheless.

When Hazamada reached the station, he saw Josuke, Pinkie, and Koichi had already arrived and were explaining what happened to Jotaro. "They probably think he's safe since they told him," he snickered, "But I'll have the last laugh." He already had Surface stationed in a nearby window, where it had already laid eyes on Josuke to control him. It had already made Josuke take a pen out of Jotaro's pocket.

'I was going to simply drive Jotaro off,' Hazamada thought, 'But at this point I have no choice. I'll have to kill Jotaro immediately, or else Josuke can just heal him with Crazy Diamond. This is your fault for butting in, Josuke.' At that moment, something cut off Surface's left arm, allowing Josuke to drop the pen since it had nothing to control his right arm. "What now!?," Hazamada called out, before something wrapped around his throat. "I seem to recall you saying something earlier," came Fluttershy's voice. Hazamada turned his head to see Music in the Trees had wrapped a vine around him. She had earlier created a razor-sharp leaf to cut the mannequin's arm.

"Something along the lines of those who don't you share your views should either leave town or submit to superior powers," Fluttershy noted, "Well, here's a reality check. You need to actually have superior powers before you can drive us off. And I don't appreciate those who hurt my family. Gentlemen, you may take it from here." Hazamada gasped when the two bikers from earlier approached and grabbed him by the shoulders. "Not to worry, ma'am," one of them said, "We'll handle it."

He glared at Hazamada. "Y'know that Josuke's an okay guy. I'm not sure how, but he fixed up our injuries no problem. The way I see it, we owe him, ain't that right?" "Definitely," the other biker said, "So let's take a trip behind the restroom, where we'll be sure to repay that debt." Hazamada freaked out. Meanwhile, Josuke felt himself regain control of his arm as he dropped the pen. "Guess Fluttershy was able to find him. Poor bastard didn't even realize what we were planning."

"I almost feel sorry for him," Koichi said, "But then I remember his attitude and it makes me stop sympathizing." "What do we do with this?," Pinkie said as Smile grabbed the mannequin, now changed back to normal without Surface to influence it. "That Stand is pretty scary once it gets hold of you," Josuke noted, "Let's break this thing into pieces. That'll make me feel better." Pinkie nodded, and Crazy Diamond and Smile went to town, whilst Hazamada was led off in an ambulance.

I gave the chapter this title because while Hazamada believes himself to be a perfect puppet master, he's very easily duped. That said he can have his Stand perfectly imitate someone, hence the title. Just to let you know. Enjoy.