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                                            1.
                                            >You're Angel Rammstein.
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                                            2.
                                            >And you're having fun at Gioia's house.
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                                            3.
                                            >Your big brother brought you here.
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                                            4.
                                            >And he's in the kitchen with Jojo's and Gioia's daddies.
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                                            5.
                                            >Jojo's daddy is a police officer, and Gioia's daddy is a businessman.
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                                            6.
                                            >And Gioia lives in a rich person's house.
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                                            7.
                                            >She's showing off this trick where she tosses a ball, and it spins so fast that it goes around the room, and comes right back to her!
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                                            8.
                                            >It's so cool!
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                                            9.
                                            "Hey, Gioia, how did you do that?"
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                                            10.
                                            >She looks at you, and smiles.
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                                            11.
                                            >>"Daddy taught me how to do it! He calls it 'the spin game!' And I'm really good at it because my Stand, [BIG BALLS], is helping me."
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                                            12.
                                            >"What?! No fair, Gioia! My punchy ghost doesn't help me throw balls!"
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                                            13.
                                            "Can you show us, Gioia?"
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                                            14.
                                            >She looks unsure, before turning to the kitchen.
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                                            15.
                                            >>"Daddy, can I teach my friends how to play the spin game?"
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                                            16.
                                            >You see Gioia's daddy look over from the kitchen.
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                                            17.
                                            >"Of course, sweetie. But do it outside, I don't want you breaking anything."
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                                            18.
                                            >Yay!
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                                            19.
                                            >You and JoJo follow Gioia!
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                                            20.
                                            >This is gonna be fun!
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                                            21.
                                            
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                                            22.
                                            >You and your friends go to the backyard.
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                                            23.
                                            >Gioia's backyard is a not steep hill leading down to a treeline.
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                                            24.
                                            >She has a whole forest in her backyard!
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                                            25.
                                            >It's Jojo's turn to learn the spin game right now.
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                                            26.
                                            >She's trying so hard, but it's not working for her.
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                                            27.
                                            >She doesn't look happy.
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                                            28.
                                            >>"No, JoJo. You gotta use your whole arm to spin it."
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                                            29.
                                            >Gioia gives Jojo a ball, and takes another one for herself.
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                                            30.
                                            >>"Like me. Watch."
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                                            31.
                                            >Gioia throws the ball, and it spins through the air!
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                                            32.
                                            >It bounces off a tree, and comes right back to her hand.
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                                            33.
                                            >>"Now you."
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                                            34.
                                            >Jojo winds up, and throws the ball.
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                                            35.
                                            >It...kinda spins, staying in the air, before falling to the ground.
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                                            36.
                                            >Jojo looks angry, obviously upset she didn't hit anything.
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                                            37.
                                            >"This is a stupid game! I don't wanna play anymore!"
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                                            38.
                                            "But Jojo, you managed to spin it!"
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                                            39.
                                            >"I don't care! I can do just fine with ripple!"
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                                            40.
                                            >Ripple?
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                                            41.
                                            "What's that, JoJo?"
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                                            42.
                                            >She hmphs.
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                                            43.
                                            >"Daddy wanted me to learn karate, so he hired someone from the Speedwagon flounder nation to teach me. I know karate called 'Ripple.' It kinda does what the Spin game does, except better."
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                                            44.
                                            "Can you show us, Jojo?"
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                                            45.
                                            >She huffs, and looks around.
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                                            46.
                                            >Finding a pile of leaves, she walks toward it.
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                                            47.
                                            >She places her hands in the pile, and starts breathing.
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                                            48.
                                            >Suddenly, the leaves crackle with gold energy, and form into a huge plate!
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                                            49.
                                            >That's really cool, too!
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                                            50.
                                            
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                                            51.
                                            >Gioia looks impressed for a moment, but then she shrugged.
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                                            52.
                                            >>"That's cool, but Spin is still better."
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                                            53.
                                            >Jojo looked over at Gioia with a mean look.
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                                            54.
                                            >"Is not!"
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                                            55.
                                            >>"Is too!"
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                                            56.
                                            >The two girls glare at each other, and the game begins.
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                                            57.
                                            >"Is not!"
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                                            58.
                                            >>"Is too!"
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                                            59.
                                            >"Is not!"
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                                            60.
                                            >>"Is too!"
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                                            61.
                                            >"Is not!"
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                                            62.
                                            >>"Is too!"
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                                            63.
                                            >You wonder what big brother is doing...
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                                            64.
                                            
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                                            65.
                                            >"...So that's when I decided that I'm definitely not going back to the Compound."
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                                            66.
                                            >You're Erich Rammstein again.
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                                            67.
                                            >And you're discussing your recent misadventure with your two new acquaintances.
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                                            68.
                                            >You leave out you being a NatSoc.
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                                            69.
                                            >No sense in them learning about that yet.
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                                            70.
                                            >"So there's two confirmed Stand Users in that compound outside Canterlot?"
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                                            71.
                                            >Josuke was an off duty police officer, and Jojo's dad.
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                                            72.
                                            >He wanted to know about all the Stand users in town.
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                                            73.
                                            >A precautionary measure, he said.
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                                            74.
                                            >There was a lot of Stand users in his hometown back in Japan.
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                                            75.
                                            >You nod, turning to him.
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                                            76.
                                            "Given how Stands are acquired, and I didn't see any wounds on them, there's two more possible."
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                                            77.
                                            >He mused to himself, digesting the information.
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                                            78.
                                            >>"And why did you think it was a good idea to go there, anyway?"
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                                            79.
                                            >Geno Zeppeli was Gioia's father, and he apparently ran a curio shop.
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                                            80.
                                            >He apparently saw a way to use balls, in a way that he can fight on par with Stand users.
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                                            81.
                                            >His Stand allowed him to see other timelines, or something like that.
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                                            82.
                                            >You give him a shrug.
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                                            83.
                                            "The girl was cute, I felt lonely, and we were getting along fine. How could I say no?"
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                                            84.
                                            >He seemed like he bought that, and didn't use his Stand to find out the truth.
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                                            85.
                                            >You continue your conversation, exchanging notes on who in town is a Stand user.
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                                            86.
                                            >It's starting to look like there's more than you thought...
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                                            87.
                                            
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                                            88.
                                            >Angel Rammstein.
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                                            89.
                                            >That's you.
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                                            90.
                                            >And your friends are still arguing.
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                                            91.
                                            >"Is not times infinity!"
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                                            92.
                                            >>"Is too times infinity plus infinity!"
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                                            93.
                                            >This is getting annoying.
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                                            94.
                                            
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                                            95.
                                            >You look down, and kick a pebble.
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                                            96.
                                            >They're being awfully competitive.
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                                            97.
                                            >You look around Gioia's backyard.
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                                            98.
                                            >Wow, she has a swing set and a playhouse shaped like a boat.
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                                            99.
                                            >You're kinda jealous of that.
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                                            100.
                                            >Hey...
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                                            101.
                                            >What was that in the wood line?
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                                            102.
                                            >An animal?
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                                            103.
                                            "Gioia?"
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                                            104.
                                            >The argument stops, as Gioia looks over.
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                                            105.
                                            "Are there any big animals in your woods?"
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                                            106.
                                            >She looks up, thinking.
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                                            107.
                                            >>"No, I don't think so. Daddy said the government forced all the big animals out of the neighborhood."
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                                            108.
                                            "Then what's running around back there?"
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                                            109.
                                            >Your friends look over to the wood line where you're pointing.
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                                            110.
                                            "I saw a big shadow running in the trees."
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                                            111.
                                            >>"There shouldn't be any big animals back there."
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                                            112.
                                            >"What if it's a neighbor?"
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                                            113.
                                            >Gioia suddenly stomps her foot.
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                                            114.
                                            >>"Then they're trespassing! They're not allowed here without Daddy's permission!"
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                                            115.
                                            >Gioia storms toward the wood line in a huff.
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                                            116.
                                            >>"They should know better! They're not following the rules!"
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                                            117.
                                            >You and JoJo look at each other, then back at Gioia.
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                                            118.
                                            >Then you both take off after her.
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                                            119.
                                            >"Wait, Gioia, we're coming, too!"
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                                            120.
                                            
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                                            121.
                                            >You can barely see Gioia as she charges ahead.
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                                            122.
                                            >You and JoJo try to keep up.
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                                            123.
                                            >She disappears behind a bush.
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                                            124.
                                            >Jojo goes on ahead, and you follow.
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                                            125.
                                            >When you get past the bush, you only find Jojo looking around, confused.
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                                            126.
                                            >Gioia seems to have disappeared.
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                                            127.
                                            "Gioia?"
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                                            128.
                                            >You and Jojo start calling out to her.
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                                            129.
                                            >"Gioia?"
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                                            130.
                                            "Gioia?!"
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                                            131.
                                            >"Gioia!?"
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                                            132.
                                            >You can't find her anywhere.
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                                            133.
                                            "This is bad, Jojo."
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                                            134.
                                            >Jojo looks over to you.
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                                            135.
                                            >"We've got to find her!"
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                                            136.
                                            >You nod.
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                                            137.
                                            "Stay close to me. We can't run off alone."
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                                            138.
                                            
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                                            139.
                                            >You are Gioia Zeppeli.
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                                            140.
                                            >And you just realized you're lost.
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                                            141.
                                            >You've never been this far back in the woods before.
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                                            142.
                                            >You just got really upset when someone started breaking the rules.
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                                            143.
                                            >But you can't find anyone back here.
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                                            144.
                                            >Wait, weren't your friends following you?
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                                            145.
                                            >You look back.
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                                            146.
                                            >They aren't there.
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                                            147.
                                            "Jojo? Angel?"
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                                            148.
                                            >You don't hear a response.
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                                            149.
                                            "Jojo?! Angel?!"
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                                            150.
                                            >You call louder, but there's still no response.
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                                            151.
                                            >Now you're scared.
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                                            152.
                                            >You've never been on your own before.
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                                            153.
                                            >Y-you've always had daddy or Jojo with you.
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                                            154.
                                            >Y-you're not crying.
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                                            155.
                                            >...
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                                            156.
                                            >You hope someone finds you soon.
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                                            157.
                                            
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                                            158.
                                            >You lean back against a tree.
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                                            159.
                                            >You hug your knees to your chest.
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                                            160.
                                            >Why'd you have to be stupid?
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                                            161.
                                            >Daddy told you not to go too deep in the woods, but you didn't listen.
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                                            162.
                                            >Now you can only wait for your friends to find you.
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                                            163.
                                            >You hear leaves rustling some distance away.
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                                            164.
                                            >You look up, and smile.
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                                            165.
                                            "Jojo? Angel?"
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                                            166.
                                            >Out steps a large creature made of branches and leaves.
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                                            167.
                                            >It looks at you, snarling.
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                                            168.
                                            >That's not Angel or Jojo.
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                                            169.
                                            >Being alone, that's something you're afraid of.
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                                            170.
                                            >But this thing?
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                                            171.
                                            >It doesn't scare you one bit.
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                                            172.
                                            >Daddy said if you're in trouble, and someone wants to hurt you, play the spin game at them, and they'll think twice!
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                                            173.
                                            >And you just happen to have some of the balls you were using earlier.
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                                            174.
                                            "I'm not afraid of you!"
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                                            175.
                                            >You put on your mean face, and get ready to throw a ball.
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                                            176.
                                            >[BIG BALLS] is telling you where your throw will go.
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                                            177.
                                            >The creature steps closer, and you line up the throw.
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                                            178.
                                            "You aren't gonna scare me, so shut up!"
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                                            179.
                                            >The creature leaps at you.
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                                            180.
                                            >You toss a ball, and nail it in the chin.
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                                            181.
                                            >It yelps like a hurt doggy, and falls to the ground.
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                                            182.
                                            >The ball flies back at you, as the stick doggy gets up.
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                                            183.
                                            "There's more where that came from, so just go away!"
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                                            184.
                                            >The stick doggy narrows its eyes at you, before it tries advancing again.
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                                            185.
                                            >You feel like you know what it's gonna try to do.
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                                            186.
                                            >You line up another throw, and chuck the ball.
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                                            187.
                                            >It spins in a way as to come at the doggy from the side.
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                                            188.
                                            >The doggy jumps out of the way, and looks like it grins.
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                                            189.
                                            >You grin back.
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                                            190.
                                            >Stupid dog.
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                                            191.
                                            >The ball returns, hitting the stick dog in it's hiney.
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                                            192.
                                            >You immediately throw your next ball, putting more spin into it.
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                                            193.
                                            >The ball hits the doggy on the forehead, and begins to spin it's head around like a drill.
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                                            194.
                                            >Confused, the doggy stumbles around, until your balls begin to spin back to you.
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                                            195.
                                            >It collapses, looking really dizzy after it's head stopped spinning.
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                                            196.
                                            "I told you to go away! But you had to be a bad dog!"
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                                            197.
                                            
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                                            198.
                                            >The doggy gets its focus back, and looks at you.
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                                            199.
                                            >It's still snarling, but it's acting like it's scared, now.
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                                            200.
                                            >You start walking towards it.
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                                            201.
                                            >With a yip, it gets up to it's feet, and starts running away.
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                                            202.
                                            >You call after it.
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                                            203.
                                            "You should've done that before, stupid!"
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                                            204.
                                            >"GIOIA?!"
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                                            205.
                                            >That sounded like Jojo!
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                                            206.
                                            >You turn, and call after her.
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                                            207.
                                            "Jojo?!"
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                                            208.
                                            >"Gioia?!"
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                                            209.
                                            >>"We're over here!"
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                                            210.
                                            "Angel! Jojo! I'm over here! Come get me!"
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                                            211.
                                            >After a short moment, Jojo and Angel appear.
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                                            212.
                                            >Their faces light up as soon as they see you.
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                                            213.
                                            >"Gioia!"
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                                            214.
                                            >>"Gioia!"
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                                            215.
                                            >They rush over, and you share a big group hug.
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                                            216.
                                            "I wasn't scared at all while you were gone! I didn't miss you guys at all!"
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                                            217.
                                            >You aren't tearing up.
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                                            218.
                                            >"And we didn't miss you, either."
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                                            219.
                                            
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                                            220.
                                            >You're Jojo.
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                                            221.
                                            >And you're so happy to be reunited with your friend.
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                                            222.
                                            >You won't say that to her, though.
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                                            223.
                                            >The hug soon breaks, and you look at each other.
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                                            224.
                                            "We should get back to your house, Gioia."
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                                            225.
                                            >She nods in agreement, along with Angel.
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                                            226.
                                            >"Which way do we go?"
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                                            227.
                                            >>"Huh? we thought you knew!"
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                                            228.
                                            >"I've never been this far back in the woods before!"
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                                            229.
                                            >Oh crud.
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                                            230.
                                            "Are...are we all lost?"
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                                            231.
                                            >There's the sound of a dog howling.
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                                            232.
                                            >And there's footsteps getting closer.
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                                            233.
                                            >Gioia turns to the sound, grabbing the balls in her pocket.
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                                            234.
                                            >"Oh, you're back for more?! I'll whip your butt, doggy!"
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                                            235.
                                            >You look over to see a dog made of sticks padding towards you.
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                                            236.
                                            "There's just one. We can-"
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                                            237.
                                            >Another one appears.
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                                            238.
                                            >Then another.
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                                            239.
                                            >Then another.
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                                            240.
                                            >Then another, and another, and another.
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                                            241.
                                            >"O-oh, it looks like the stick doggy has friends."
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                                            242.
                                            >This is just GREAT.
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                                            243.
                                            
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                                            244.
                                            >You've heard of these.
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                                            245.
                                            >Some boys were talking about them at recess the other day.
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                                            246.
                                            >Apparently there's this old story of an evil wizard who lived in the forest near Canterlot.
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                                            247.
                                            >He made magic plants that moved on their own.
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                                            248.
                                            >Some of them turned into animals, and would attack people.
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                                            249.
                                            >The wizard was long gone, but his creations remained.
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                                            250.
                                            >Timber wolves lived in the forest, and would eat little children who got lost.
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                                            251.
                                            >You thought it was just a tale the adults told to prevent children from running away.
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                                            252.
                                            >But here they are.
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                                            253.
                                            >...
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                                            254.
                                            >>"[ROCK YOU]!"
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                                            255.
                                            >"Ayiyiyiyiyiyi!"
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                                            256.
                                            >Angel's Stand started beating on a timber wolf who got too close.
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                                            257.
                                            >She looks determined not to get eaten.
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                                            258.
                                            >Well, you're not getting eaten, either.
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                                            259.
                                            >Another timber wolf charges in.
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                                            260.
                                            >You take a deep breath.
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                                            261.
                                            "Hamon overdrive!"
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                                            262.
                                            >You nail the timber wolf on the nose, sending it flying back.
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                                            263.
                                            >But as it falls, another one leaps at you.
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                                            264.
                                            >Only to be struck by one of Gioia's balls.
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                                            265.
                                            >You look back, and nod.
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                                            266.
                                            "Thanks, Gioia!"
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                                            267.
                                            >She chucks another ball, as Angel slams her Stand into another timber wolf.
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                                            268.
                                            >"Keep fighting, stupid! You can thank me when we get home!"
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                                            269.
                                            >You're not stupid.
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                                            270.
                                            >You slam your fist into a group of leaves, making them into a shield.
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                                            271.
                                            >You then charge forward, smashing into the wolves.
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                                            272.
                                            >You thought of a way to use Hamon charged leaves as a weapon.
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                                            273.
                                            >Wait, can you think of another way to use Hamon?
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                                            274.
                                            
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                                            275.
                                            >Hamon affects leaves.
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                                            276.
                                            >Leaves are plants.
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                                            277.
                                            >What else is a plant?
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                                            278.
                                            >Grass?
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                                            279.
                                            >You charge your fists up, and bring them down to the ground.
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                                            280.
                                            "Overdrive!"
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                                            281.
                                            >You slam your Hamon energy into the ground, creating a cool energy ring that spreads out.
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                                            282.
                                            >It runs into several timber wolves, shocking them.
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                                            283.
                                            >But then you notice that they're repairing themselves.
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                                            284.
                                            >No one's attacks are doing anything!
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                                            285.
                                            >What are you gonna do?
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                                            286.
                                            
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                                            287.
                                            >You're Angel Rammstein.
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                                            288.
                                            >And your Stand, while effective at slowing them down, isn't doing much in the way of damage.
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                                            289.
                                            >You look back at your friends.
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                                            290.
                                            >They're fighting as hard as they can.
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                                            291.
                                            >And though they aren't doing any better, you still feel more useless.
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                                            292.
                                            >You can just freeze these monsters in place.
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                                            293.
                                            >But they can actually be tear them apart.
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                                            294.
                                            >Gioia shoves you out of the way to chuck another ball at a monster.
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                                            295.
                                            >You manage to freeze another monster, but it's Jojo who finishes it off.
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                                            296.
                                            >It's not fair.
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                                            297.
                                            >They're working so hard to protect you.
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                                            298.
                                            >You want to protect them too.
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                                            299.
                                            >Your eyes befall another wolf, eyeing you hungrily.
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                                            300.
                                            "[ROCK YOU]!"
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                                            301.
                                            >But your Stand doesn't respond.
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                                            302.
                                            >You look back, and see [ROCK YOU] on the ground.
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                                            303.
                                            >It's huddled into a ball, and the pink hue of its armor is now brown.
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                                            304.
                                            >Oh no...
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                                            305.
                                            >Did you kill your Stand?
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                                            306.
                                            
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                                            307.
                                            >You look back at the wolf, starting to panic.
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                                            308.
                                            >Jojo and Gioia are too busy fighting off other wolves!
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                                            309.
                                            >And your Stand is dead...
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                                            310.
                                            >What're you going to do?
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                                            311.
                                            >The wolf charges you.
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                                            312.
                                            >This is it.
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                                            313.
                                            >The wolf lunges at you.
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                                            314.
                                            >"Ayi!"
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                                            315.
                                            >Suddenly, you feel a fist slam into your arm.
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                                            316.
                                            >A second later, the wolf bites down on it, but it's teeth shatter.
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                                            317.
                                            >Your arm has turned to stone!
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                                            318.
                                            >You can still move it, but it's now a literal rock!
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                                            319.
                                            >You look at what punches you.
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                                            320.
                                            >It's...
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                                            321.
                                            >[ROCK YOU]?!
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                                            322.
                                            >But it's taller, and the shoulders look ridiculously huge.
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                                            323.
                                            >And it's ears are swept back, too. And you can see "II" on its chest.
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                                            324.
                                            >This is...
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                                            325.
                                            >You turn, grinning.
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                                            326.
                                            >Two more wolves come up.
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                                            327.
                                            "[ROCK YOU, ACT 2]!"
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                                            328.
                                            >"Ayiyiyiyiyiyi!"
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                                            329.
                                            >[ROCK YOU]'s fists start slamming into the wolves.
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                                            330.
                                            >They break apart in mere seconds!
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                                            331.
                                            >Stones in the shape of sticks fall to the ground.
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                                            332.
                                            >Not only is [ROCK YOU] more powerful now, but it seems to have gained a new power!
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                                            333.
                                            >The other wolves look over, quite concerned with this turn of events.
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                                            334.
                                            >They start regrouping, but Gioia threw her balls at them, causing them to panic.
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                                            335.
                                            >And then Jojo keeps shocking them with her Ripple.
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                                            336.
                                            >They're running now!
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                                            337.
                                            >But that one's going for Jojo!
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                                            338.
                                            >Not if you can help it!
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                                            339.
                                            "[ROCK YOU]!"
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                                            340.
                                            >Your Stand turns the wolf to stone, and breaks it apart.
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                                            341.
                                            >Before you know it, you're standing alone with Jojo and Gioia.
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                                            342.
                                            >You...won?
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                                            343.
                                            
 - 
                                            344.
                                            >You won!
 - 
                                            345.
                                            >You're grinning so much right now.
 - 
                                            346.
                                            >Jojo and Gioia run up and hug you.
 - 
                                            347.
                                            >You laugh, hugging them back.
 - 
                                            348.
                                            >After a bit, you break the hug, smiling.
 - 
                                            349.
                                            >Gioia looks around, trying to find where you all came from.
 - 
                                            350.
                                            >>"We need to get back. I don't wanna worry daddy."
 - 
                                            351.
                                            >You nod.
 - 
                                            352.
                                            "I don't like those monsters, either. We should get away from them."
 - 
                                            353.
                                            >Everyone agrees.
 - 
                                            354.
                                            >Gioia steps out in front.
 - 
                                            355.
                                            >>"I'll lead the way. This is my forest."
 - 
                                            356.
                                            >Jojo steps up, grabbing her.
 - 
                                            357.
                                            >"You don't know where we are. I'll lead."
 - 
                                            358.
                                            >Gioia looks at her meanly.
 - 
                                            359.
                                            >>"Neither do you! You can't find our way back!"
 - 
                                            360.
                                            >"Yeah?! Well, I found you, didn't I?!"
 - 
                                            361.
                                            >>"How do you know I didn't get lost on purpose, huh?"
 - 
                                            362.
                                            >"Then that means you're too stupid to lead!"
 - 
                                            363.
                                            >>"Am not!"
 - 
                                            364.
                                            >"Are too!"
 - 
                                            365.
                                            >>"Am not!"
 - 
                                            366.
                                            >"Are too!"
 - 
                                            367.
                                            >Not this stuff again.
 - 
                                            368.
                                            >This is just...annoying.
 - 
                                            369.
                                            "Girls! Let's just stick together. Why don't we start heading uphill?"
 - 
                                            370.
                                            >Jojo and Gioia whine, bemoaned.
 - 
                                            371.
                                            >"But I don't wanna go uphill!"
 - 
                                            372.
                                            >>"But I don't wanna go uphill!"
 - 
                                            373.
                                            >You huff.
 - 
                                            374.
                                            "But Gioia's house is at the top of a hill, right? That means that's the way home."
 - 
                                            375.
                                            >Seriously, did they not think of that?
 - 
                                            376.
                                            >They both sigh in defeat.
 - 
                                            377.
                                            >"Okaaay."
 - 
                                            378.
                                            >>"Okaaay."
 - 
                                            379.
                                            >You all start moving uphill.
 - 
                                            380.
                                            
 - 
                                            381.
                                            >You are Gioia.
 - 
                                            382.
                                            >And Jojo is stupid.
 - 
                                            383.
                                            >You can lead everyone out of the forest just fine.
 - 
                                            384.
                                            >You don't need her to tell you what to do.
 - 
                                            385.
                                            >You get enough of that from Daddy.
 - 
                                            386.
                                            >Jeez, why did you have to live at the top of a hill?
 - 
                                            387.
                                            >It's so haaaard to walk uphill.
 - 
                                            388.
                                            
 - 
                                            389.
                                            >You're Jojo.
 - 
                                            390.
                                            >And it's so haaaard to walk uphill.
 - 
                                            391.
                                            >Stupid Gioia.
 - 
                                            392.
                                            >Stupid woods.
 - 
                                            393.
                                            >Stupid Timberwolves.
 - 
                                            394.
                                            >Why does everything have to be difficult sometimes?
 - 
                                            395.
                                            >Well, the ground is getting softer, so at least that's something.
 - 
                                            396.
                                            >It feels good in your feet, but didn't daddy say something about soft ground?
 - 
                                            397.
                                            >Yeah.
 - 
                                            398.
                                            >"If you're ever near trees, and you find ground that seems too soft, avoid it."
 - 
                                            399.
                                            >You stop.
 - 
                                            400.
                                            >Why did daddy want you to avoid soft ground?
 - 
                                            401.
                                            >"Because of sinkholes. The earth is hollow underneath the soft ground. It's easy to fall."
 - 
                                            402.
                                            >Oh, crud.
 - 
                                            403.
                                            "Everyone, stop!"
 - 
                                            404.
                                            >Angel stops, but Gioia keeps going.
 - 
                                            405.
                                            >You reach out to her.
 - 
                                            406.
                                            "Gioia, wait!"
 - 
                                            407.
                                            >She keeps going, sticking her nose up in the air.
 - 
                                            408.
                                            >"I'm not gonna wait for a stupid head like you!"
 - 
                                            409.
                                            >Darnit, Gioia!
 - 
                                            410.
                                            "You don't understand! There's sinkholes around-"
 - 
                                            411.
                                            >Before you can finish the sentence, Gioia suddenly falls into the ground with a shriek.
 - 
                                            412.
                                            "Gioia!"
 - 
                                            413.
                                            >>"Gioia!"
 - 
                                            414.
                                            
 - 
                                            415.
                                            >Crudcrudcrudcrudcrud!
 - 
                                            416.
                                            >You're Gioia!
 - 
                                            417.
                                            >And you're falling!
 - 
                                            418.
                                            >You think only for a second.
 - 
                                            419.
                                            >You need to go up.
 - 
                                            420.
                                            >You can play the spin game.
 - 
                                            421.
                                            >You once made leaves go up with the spin!
 - 
                                            422.
                                            >You chuck both your balls downward!
 - 
                                            423.
                                            >Even though it's dark, you can see exactly where they went!
 - 
                                            424.
                                            >The balls hit the ground, and keep spinning!
 - 
                                            425.
                                            >They spin so fast, they push the wind up!
 - 
                                            426.
                                            >It's enough to cushion your fall, and let you land safely.
 - 
                                            427.
                                            >You hold your dress to your legs, and land softly on your butt.
 - 
                                            428.
                                            >You sigh in relief, before taking your balls.
 - 
                                            429.
                                            >You look up, and call out.
 - 
                                            430.
                                            "I'm okay!"
 - 
                                            431.
                                            
 - 
                                            432.
                                            >You are Jojo.
 - 
                                            433.
                                            >And you and Angel are relieved to hear that.
 - 
                                            434.
                                            "Can you get back up?"
 - 
                                            435.
                                            >A moment later, you hear Gioia.
 - 
                                            436.
                                            >"No, it's too dark to see anything!"
 - 
                                            437.
                                            >Oh, darn.
 - 
                                            438.
                                            >Angel looks over at you.
 - 
                                            439.
                                            >>"We can't just leave her here."
 - 
                                            440.
                                            >You shrug.
 - 
                                            441.
                                            "Well, we could."
 - 
                                            442.
                                            >Angel Huff's at you
 - 
                                            443.
                                            >>"Jojo!"
 - 
                                            444.
                                            >You giggle.
 - 
                                            445.
                                            "I'm only kidding."
 - 
                                            446.
                                            >You look down the sinkhole.
 - 
                                            447.
                                            "Do you have any ideas?"
 - 
                                            448.
                                            >Angel shakes her head.
 - 
                                            449.
                                            >>"No, not really."
 - 
                                            450.
                                            >"Guys? Y-you didn't leave me here, did you?"
 - 
                                            451.
                                            "We're coming, Gioia! Just stay there!"
 - 
                                            452.
                                            >"Okay..."
 - 
                                            453.
                                            
 - 
                                            454.
                                            >You make a popping sound with your mouth.
 - 
                                            455.
                                            "Well, I don't have any ideas."
 - 
                                            456.
                                            >>"Well let's at least not leave her alone."
 - 
                                            457.
                                            >You watch Angel stand up, as her Stand appears.
 - 
                                            458.
                                            "What are you doing?"
 - 
                                            459.
                                            >>"I'm going down."
 - 
                                            460.
                                            >Her Stand begins punching her rapidly, turning her skin to stone.
 - 
                                            461.
                                            >>"Geronimo!"
 - 
                                            462.
                                            >Before you can protest, Angel jumps into the sinkhole.
 - 
                                            463.
                                            >She plummets down below.
 - 
                                            464.
                                            >A moment later, you hear both Gioia and Angel.
 - 
                                            465.
                                            >"You dummy! You almost squished me!"
 - 
                                            466.
                                            >>"Yeah, but I didn't. Jojo! Come down here!"
 - 
                                            467.
                                            >You don't know if this is a good idea.
 - 
                                            468.
                                            >But you don't wanna be up here on your own.
 - 
                                            469.
                                            >You use Ripple to get some leaves together, and make a sled.
 - 
                                            470.
                                            >Well, here goes.
 - 
                                            471.
                                            >You jump.
 - 
                                            472.
                                            
 - 
                                            473.
                                            >You're Angel.
 - 
                                            474.
                                            >And you hear Jojo scream.
 - 
                                            475.
                                            >"Yaaaaaaaaaah!"
 - 
                                            476.
                                            >You look up, and see her sliding down the side of the hole on a sled.
 - 
                                            477.
                                            >She slides to a stop near you.
 - 
                                            478.
                                            >Though she's stopped, she doesn't let go of the sides of her sled.
 - 
                                            479.
                                            >She's clinging desperately to the sides, huddled on top of it, and her eyes snapped shut.
 - 
                                            480.
                                            "Jojo?"
 - 
                                            481.
                                            >She looks up at you out of one eye, and straightens herself.
 - 
                                            482.
                                            >Her sled immediately turns into a pile of leaves.
 - 
                                            483.
                                            >She stands, and rolls her shoulders.
 - 
                                            484.
                                            >"That was fun."
 - 
                                            485.
                                            >Her words were short and intense.
 - 
                                            486.
                                            >You don't think she thought it was fun.
 - 
                                            487.
                                            >>"So now what do we do? We're all down here, what happens now?"
 - 
                                            488.
                                            "We need a way to make light."
 - 
                                            489.
                                            >"On it."
 - 
                                            490.
                                            >You watch Jojo take some of the leaves, and breathe.
 - 
                                            491.
                                            >Her Ripple runs through the leaves, and begins shining gold.
 - 
                                            492.
                                            >The light immediately brightens the area.
 - 
                                            493.
                                            >She displays the ball of leaves, looking proud of herself.
 - 
                                            494.
                                            >"Pretty cool, right? My instructor taught me this."
 - 
                                            495.
                                            >For a moment, Gioia looks impressed, before she shrugged.
 - 
                                            496.
                                            >>"It's alright."
 - 
                                            497.
                                            >Well, YOU'RE impressed.
 - 
                                            498.
                                            
 - 
                                            499.
                                            >You look at the now lit up area.
 - 
                                            500.
                                            >The sinkhole looks to be a huge cave.
 - 
                                            501.
                                            >>"Look! There's a path!"
 - 
                                            502.
                                            >She goes to take the path, but you grab her arm.
 - 
                                            503.
                                            "Not so fast! We gotta stick together."
 - 
                                            504.
                                            >She looks at you, and nods.
 - 
                                            505.
                                            >The three of you begin moving through the cave.
 - 
                                            506.
                                            >You begin to analyze the area around you.
 - 
                                            507.
                                            "This place isn't as big as a normal cave. It seems pretty straightforward."
 - 
                                            508.
                                            >Jojo nods.
 - 
                                            509.
                                            >"We must be near the surface. There's a lot of dead plants around here."
 - 
                                            510.
                                            >>"Yeah, there's air here, too. Daddy says that it's hard for air to get deep underground."
 - 
                                            511.
                                            "Maybe there's an exit up ahead?"
 - 
                                            512.
                                            >The group comes to a large chasm.
 - 
                                            513.
                                            "...Or a hole."
 - 
                                            514.
                                            
 - 
                                            515.
                                            >You are Jojo.
 - 
                                            516.
                                            >You check the chasm.
 - 
                                            517.
                                            "It's pretty deep. And it's a little way to the surface."
 - 
                                            518.
                                            >Gioia moans lightly in frustration.
 - 
                                            519.
                                            >"Well we can't go along the sides. The hole in this chasm is flush with the cliff side."
 - 
                                            520.
                                            >Angel looks down the chasm curiously.
 - 
                                            521.
                                            >>"There's another cave on the other side. Maybe we can make a bridge?"
 - 
                                            522.
                                            >That's not a bad idea.
 - 
                                            523.
                                            >"With what?"
 - 
                                            524.
                                            "With this."
 - 
                                            525.
                                            >You take a breath, and focus your Hamon.
 - 
                                            526.
                                            >Then you punch the ground.
 - 
                                            527.
                                            >The dead plants around begin flying toward you.
 - 
                                            528.
                                            >You start forming them together.
 - 
                                            529.
                                            >You have just enough plants to create a bridge across the chasm.
 - 
                                            530.
                                            >>"Awesome, Jojo!"
 - 
                                            531.
                                            
 - 
                                            532.
                                            >You watch Gioia and Angel go across the bridge.
 - 
                                            533.
                                            >You're about to go over yourself, but then you remember.
 - 
                                            534.
                                            >If you take your hands off, the plants will all fall to the ground.
 - 
                                            535.
                                            >Angel and Gioia are waving you over.
 - 
                                            536.
                                            >"Hurry up, Jojo!"
 - 
                                            537.
                                            "I can't come across! The bridge will fall if I move my hands!"
 - 
                                            538.
                                            >For a moment, they stand there.
 - 
                                            539.
                                            >Then, Angel calls out.
 - 
                                            540.
                                            >>"I have an idea! Hold on, Jojo!"
 - 
                                            541.
                                            >Angel brings out [ROCK YOU], and begins punching the bridge.
 - 
                                            542.
                                            >"Ayiyiyiyiyiyi!"
 - 
                                            543.
                                            >Oh, you get it!
 - 
                                            544.
                                            >The plants are all bound together, so if [ROCK YOU] turns them to stone, then they won't fall away when you move your hands.
 - 
                                            545.
                                            >Soon enough, Angel makes her way to you.
 - 
                                            546.
                                            >You release your Hamon, and the bridge stays where it's at.
 - 
                                            547.
                                            >That was really cool!
 - 
                                            548.
                                            >You and Angel rejoin Gioia, and then continue your adventure.
 - 
                                            549.
                                            
 - 
                                            550.
                                            >You've been walking for a whole now.
 - 
                                            551.
                                            >You're already sick of this cave.
 - 
                                            552.
                                            "Ugh! I don't wanna be in this place anymore! The walls stink, and it's waaaay too dark."
 - 
                                            553.
                                            >Gioia looks like she's about to say something, when angel shouts out to you.
 - 
                                            554.
                                            >>"Look! There's light up ahead!"
 - 
                                            555.
                                            >The both of you look over, and sure enough, there was sunlight coming out from around the corner!
 - 
                                            556.
                                            >Finally, you get to be out of this cave!
 - 
                                            557.
                                            >Laughing, you all start running toward the entrance.
 - 
                                            558.
                                            >As soon as you come out, you see more forest.
 - 
                                            559.
                                            >You're about to groan, when Gioia pipes up.
 - 
                                            560.
                                            >"I know where we are!"
 - 
                                            561.
                                            >She smiles.
 - 
                                            562.
                                            >"The park playground is just over this hill! C'mon!"
 - 
                                            563.
                                            >Gladly, the three of you start moving quickly to the hill.
 - 
                                            564.
                                            >Then you hear howling from behind you.
 - 
                                            565.
                                            >You all stop, and Gioia looks angry.
 - 
                                            566.
                                            >"Oh come on!"
 - 
                                            567.
                                            
 - 
                                            568.
                                            >Looking back, you see the pack of timber wolves.
 - 
                                            569.
                                            >They were waiting for you.
 - 
                                            570.
                                            >At the mouth of the cave.
 - 
                                            571.
                                            >These puppies are too smart for their own good.
 - 
                                            572.
                                            >But apparently not smart enough to leave you alone.
 - 
                                            573.
                                            "Let's wait for them to come to us. We don't wanna get tired running at them."
 - 
                                            574.
                                            >Angel and Gioia nod, and stand with you.
 - 
                                            575.
                                            >The wolves come in, charging almost all at once.
 - 
                                            576.
                                            >But you and your friends stick together.
 - 
                                            577.
                                            >Gioia throws her balls, smacking one or two at a time.
 - 
                                            578.
                                            >You hit the ground, sending waves of Ripple at the wolves and disorient them.
 - 
                                            579.
                                            >Angel uses her Stand on the rest, the ones who manage to get too close.
 - 
                                            580.
                                            >The fight is going very well, you don't seem to have a problem taking them on.
 - 
                                            581.
                                            >Your Hamon works, as you find out, if you use it properly.
 - 
                                            582.
                                            >The wolves get back up if you hit them anywhere except the neck.
 - 
                                            583.
                                            >You need to let them get in close to hit them there, though.
 - 
                                            584.
                                            >But with the help of your friends, it's no big deal to hit them where you need to.
 - 
                                            585.
                                            >Soon enough, there's only a few wolves, and a large pile of sticks.
 - 
                                            586.
                                            >You grin, stepping forward with your friends, and punching your fist into your hand.
 - 
                                            587.
                                            >"Let's get this over with already! I wanna go home!"
 - 
                                            588.
                                            >Gioia looks irritated, as she folds her arms, her balls spinning in her hands.
 - 
                                            589.
                                            >Angel just stares menacingly at the wolves, her Stand looking ready to fight behind her.
 - 
                                            590.
                                            >The last few wolves look at each other.
 - 
                                            591.
                                            >They suddenly howl in unison, causing them to start gravitating towards each other.
 - 
                                            592.
                                            >The sticks around you start shooting towards the wolves as well.
 - 
                                            593.
                                            >They start gathering into one mass.
 - 
                                            594.
                                            >The massive faggot reforms, until it becomes a giant timber wolf.
 - 
                                            595.
                                            >It snarls at you and your friends.
 - 
                                            596.
                                            >You look at Angel and Gioia apprehensively.
 - 
                                            597.
                                            >They have the same thing in their mind, judging by their expressions.
 - 
                                            598.
                                            >...This might actually be a threat.
 - 
                                            599.
                                            
 - 
                                            600.
                                            >The big timber wolf growls, snarling at you.
 - 
                                            601.
                                            >You're kinda not liking this.
 - 
                                            602.
                                            >Like, a lot.
 - 
                                            603.
                                            >You actually think you're a bit scared right now.
 - 
                                            604.
                                            >Before you can say anything, Angel steps forward.
 - 
                                            605.
                                            >She glares angrily at the timber wolf.
 - 
                                            606.
                                            >>"Like heck I'm gonna let some big monster hurt my friends! I don't care how big a doggy you are! I'm gonna [ROCK YOU]!"
 - 
                                            607.
                                            >She suddenly charges forward, her Stand at the ready.
 - 
                                            608.
                                            >The wolf reaches out, swiping at her with it's paw.
 - 
                                            609.
                                            >Angel turns to meet the attack, her Stand punching the paw with such strength that it stops in it's tracks.
 - 
                                            610.
                                            >"Ayiyiyiyiyiyi!"
 - 
                                            611.
                                            >This is crazy.
 - 
                                            612.
                                            >Angel's crazy.
 - 
                                            613.
                                            >A ball suddenly zips up, spinning right into the timber wolf's eye.
 - 
                                            614.
                                            >It howls in pain, stumbling back.
 - 
                                            615.
                                            >"You big meanie! You ruined my playdate! If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have gotten lost in the forest! You're gonna pay!"
 - 
                                            616.
                                            >She chucks her other ball, and it hits the wolf's other eye.
 - 
                                            617.
                                            >Crud, your friends are giving it their all.
 - 
                                            618.
                                            >And you're scared...
 - 
                                            619.
                                            >But that doesn't mean you can't fight too!
 - 
                                            620.
                                            >You start charging in, using your Ripple to gather plants together.
 - 
                                            621.
                                            >They form into a very long stick.
 - 
                                            622.
                                            >You use your stick to pole vault upwards.
 - 
                                            623.
                                            >The wolf opens its eyes just in time to see you coming at it's head, feet first.
 - 
                                            624.
                                            "Sunlight Yellow Overdrive!"
 - 
                                            625.
                                            >You slam into the wolf's head, knocking it back, and causing it to fall on it's side.
 - 
                                            626.
                                            >You see it stumbling up to it's feet, gathering branches and logs to repair itself.
 - 
                                            627.
                                            >"Crud. How're we gonna stop it?"
 - 
                                            628.
                                            "I noticed the ones I hit in the neck earlier didn't get back up."
 - 
                                            629.
                                            >Angel gives a small gasp of realization.
 - 
                                            630.
                                            >>"Jojo, you ever played baseball before?"
 - 
                                            631.
                                            >You look over at her.
 - 
                                            632.
                                            "Yeah, why?"
 - 
                                            633.
                                            >>"Just follow my lead."
 - 
                                            634.
                                            
 - 
                                            635.
                                            >>"Jojo, make a big bat! Gioia, I need you to launch me up in the air!"
 - 
                                            636.
                                            >"Okay, but why?"
 - 
                                            637.
                                            >Angel runs and stands over nearby.
 - 
                                            638.
                                            >>"Just get ready to do it! Jojo, are you ready?"
 - 
                                            639.
                                            >You look down, and quickly gather enough leaves to make a really large bat.
 - 
                                            640.
                                            >>"No, bigger than that!"
 - 
                                            641.
                                            >She looks back at the timber wolf, to see it's back up to its feet.
 - 
                                            642.
                                            >It shakes the cobwebs out of its head.
 - 
                                            643.
                                            >>"Hurry!"
 - 
                                            644.
                                            >You form a bigger bat with all the leaves and plants nearby.
 - 
                                            645.
                                            >It's as big as you can muster, about as big as the pole.
 - 
                                            646.
                                            >>"That's good! Gioia, bop its nose! Then launch me high as you can! Jojo, aim for its mouth!"
 - 
                                            647.
                                            >Wait, what?
 - 
                                            648.
                                            "But what am I hitting?"
 - 
                                            649.
                                            >>"You'll see!"
 - 
                                            650.
                                            >Gioia throws a spinning ball straight at the timber wolf's nose.
 - 
                                            651.
                                            >It strikes home, and flies back.
 - 
                                            652.
                                            >It glares angrily.
 - 
                                            653.
                                            >>"Now!"
 - 
                                            654.
                                            >Gioia throws both her balls at the ground right under Angel.
 - 
                                            655.
                                            >The wolf snarls.
 - 
                                            656.
                                            >The balls spin so fast, it causes Angel to be launched up in the air.
 - 
                                            657.
                                            >While in the air, she curls into a ball, and her Stand starts punching her body, turning it to stone.
 - 
                                            658.
                                            >The wolf roars.
 - 
                                            659.
                                            >Ah! You get it now!
 - 
                                            660.
                                            "And here's the pitch!"
 - 
                                            661.
                                            >You swing your giant bat as Angel falls to the ground.
 - 
                                            662.
                                            >It's a home run, straight at the wolf!
 - 
                                            663.
                                            >Angel lands dead center in the wolf's throat.
 - 
                                            664.
                                            >Oh no! He swallowed her!
 - 
                                            665.
                                            >Wait...
 - 
                                            666.
                                            >You hear something...
 - 
                                            667.
                                            >"...yiyiyiyiyiyi!"
 - 
                                            668.
                                            >The wolf's neck suddenly explodes, and Angel falls to the ground like a rock, along with a shower of sticks.
 - 
                                            669.
                                            
 - 
                                            670.
                                            >You're Gioia.
 - 
                                            671.
                                            >And you see Angel falling to the ground.
 - 
                                            672.
                                            >You and Jojo exchange looks, before you rush over to check on her.
 - 
                                            673.
                                            >She gets up, looking a little wobbly.
 - 
                                            674.
                                            >She shakes her head, and smiles at the two of you.
 - 
                                            675.
                                            >You and Jojo immediately catch her in a hug.
 - 
                                            676.
                                            >The hug breaks, and you all smile at each other.
 - 
                                            677.
                                            "We did it! Those timber wolves won't be bothering us again!"
 - 
                                            678.
                                            >>"GREAT! Now I wanna go home."
 - 
                                            679.
                                            >You and Angel nod in agreement.
 - 
                                            680.
                                            >As a group, you walk over to the park.
 - 
                                            681.
                                            >As you're passing through, you hear a familiar voice.
 - 
                                            682.
                                            >"Girls! Over here!"
 - 
                                            683.
                                            >You look over, and all see Angel's brother.
 - 
                                            684.
                                            >He's waving you over, and has his cellphone in his hand.
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                                            685.
                                            >You all rush over to him, but he has a stern look on his face.
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                                            686.
                                            >You wait silently as he calls someone on his phone.
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                                            687.
                                            >"Zeppeli, it's Erich. You were right. They were at the park. Yeah, I'll bring 'em home, now."
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                                            688.
                                            >He puts his phone away, and looks over at you.
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                                            689.
                                            >"You girls should know better than to wander off like that! Your fathers and I were very worried about you! There's dangerous things in this town that could've hurt you, understand?!"
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                                            690.
                                            "Yes, sir."
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                                            691.
                                            >"Yes, Ricky."
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                                            692.
                                            >>"Yes, sir."
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                                            693.
                                            >More thank you know.
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                                            694.
                                            >"Good. For what it's worth, I'm glad you girls are alright. Let's go home."
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                                            695.
                                            >As Angel's brother turns away, you all nod silently at each other in an unspoken agreement.
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                                            696.
                                            >It's better if the adults don't know what happened.
 
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Rammstein's Bizarre Adventure Chapter 3: A Bizarre children's story
By AceSorouCreated: 2020-12-28 17:26:12
Expiry: Never
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