Old Friends to Baron

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We had left the training chamber behind and went towards Poco's town. Poco had told us about the strange things that were happening in the town and we knew it was Dio. Speedwagon had taken Baron Zeppeli's hat and wore it instead of his blade hat. I was upset that we had lost the Baron, he was a very dear friend to all of us. We continued to walk closer and closer to the town. It was silent as none of us wanted to talk and continued to grieve in our own minds.

   ' I'm going to miss him. '

   " Oi, Jonathan Dio was swanning about, saying he'd wipe out the town by tomorrow night. Zombies will multiply, like rats breeding in a refuse heap. "

JoJo nodded at Speedwagon while we stopped walking. We gazed at the peaceful town wondering what secrets hid beneath the film of silence.

   " There's no telling what's been going on down there. " I said.

   " My sister, is she alright? " Poco asked.

   " Let's see. " JoJo said with a firm look.

We continued to walk closer and closer to the town until we saw a man walking up the road towards us.

   " Mr. Adams! "

Poco had left our side and started running to the man.

   " He must be a family friend of Poco's. "

   " Yes, but it's weird. " JoJo said.

   " What do you two mean? " Speedwagon asked.

   " Well, think about for a moment Speedwagon. The town is in silence and Dio is somewhere in there creating an army. How is a man able to walk out of the town quietly and calmly like that? "

   " You have a point. "

   " Let's just be cautious around him. We need to keep Poco safe and find his sister. " JoJo said as he started walking towards the pair.

Speedwagon and I followed him and I took notice that the man had a bag around his shoulder.

   " Poco, what are you doing at this hour of the night wandering the moors? "

   " Please, tell me, is everyone all right? And-And my sister, is she safe? "

   " You dare to ask? You mean to say, you really don't know? She's bloody furious! When you get home, she's gonna lock you in the barn and tan you hide! "

   " I guess that means she's safe. " JoJo said looking at us.

   " Then, let's go. "

We walked around the man and continued down the trail.

   " Well, thank you, Mr. Adams. "

We continued to walk away but I couldn't help but feel an odd aura emitting from behind us. I continued to walk beside Poco when a shout was heard. I turned around and saw a tongue flying at us. My first instinct was to pull Poco behind me. I shielded Poco as JoJo grabbed the tongue, coming from the man we just left.  The man had shed his shirt and his eyes had turned green.

   " He's been turned. Keep your wits about you. "

   " I knew it! " I shouted at the air.

The man had jumped and turned to prepare to attack us.

   " You can't escape me with your human speed! "

He dove towards us but JoJo pinned him down by pulling his long tongue to the ground and stepped on it. Then he sent Hamon through his foot to kill the zombie.

   " This is no good. We're too late again. "

   " That is correct. "

We looked towards the direction a new voice appeared from. A man emerged and I silently praised him for his hair.

   " The village is lost. The zombies are everywhere. "

   " Oh no! "

   " Not another one. "

   " I'm known as Dire. "

JoJo and I stepped up and guarded Speedwagon as we got in a fighting stance. Dire had jumped up and sent a kick towards JoJo using both of his feet.

   " A kick, but why is he so slow? "

   " That only means we need to be careful. Something is tricky here. "

JoJo had put his hands up and Dire's feet rested on JoJo's hands, but he pushed his hands apart and was now in a split formation.

   " Try this! The thunder split attack! "

Both of his hands came towards JoJo's neck. I stepped in front of JoJo and raised my hands.

   " Hamon block! "

My hands connected with his and I used my strength to keep his hands away from JoJo's neck. His hands didn't fall apart as a normal zombies would. I looked at his hands and saw that he was blocking me with his own Hamon. I jumped up and got ready to attack.

   " Hamon zoom kick! "

I watched as my leg kicked him away. My zoom kick was the same as Zeppeli's zoom punch, it would dislocate my leg to go further, and then it would retreat and locate itself back in the right joint. I continued to block his hands as my zoom kick made contact and he flung away from us. I put my hands down and continued to stand in front of JoJo. 

   " A normal human would have pulled back or wouldn't have interfered at all. Instead, you both blocked and pushed me back. "

   " You're a Hamon user. I noticed how my Hamon when it made contact, didn't destroy your hand like a normal zombie. Instead, you absorbed my Hamon and made it your own to block me. "

   " That is correct. I am human. I apologize, you must forgive me. I just wanted to see how well Zeppeli had trained you. "

   " Zeppeli? "We all shouted.

   " You heard correctly. Zeppeli is a dear old friend of mine. We have been through many trials together over many years. "

   " That is true. "

Another new voice emerged from behind Dire. A man with black long hair was coming toward us.

   " Hello, my name is Straizo. Please read this. "

He handed us a letter and I saw Zeppeli's name written on the old letter. I heard shuffling behind us so I looked to JoJo.

   " JoJo, please excuse me, I need to check something. "

   " You are excused but be careful and don't go too far. "

   " I'll be careful and I don't plan to go far, I just need to check on something. "

He nodded at me and I started heading away from the group. I walked towards the zombie JoJo had defeated only moments ago. The zombie remained still and he was definitely dead from JoJo's Hamon. I looked around and didn't see anything out of the ordinary.

   " Ms. Y/n is everything alright? "

I turned towards Poco and saw him standing beside me. I set my hand on his head and smiled at him.

   " Everything is fine, young Poco. I thought I had heard something and I wanted to check on it before anything happens. "

   " I see, well nothing seems wrong here. "

   " It doesn't and that's what I'm scared of. "

I took my hand off of Poco's head and looked at the bag the zombie had around his shoulder. I poked it and nothing happened. I flipped the top of it off and looked into the bag, I didn't see anything wrong, but I felt it. There was something wrong here. The bag started moving and the bag was slowly transforming into something else. I pushed the bag away from myself and the dead zombie body, I stood in front of Poco.

   " JoJo, Speedwagon! " I shouted.

The bag had turned into a zombie that reminded me of Jack the ripper who we defeated in the tunnel.

   " How did we not spot him? " JoJo asked.

   " It's because he became small and hid in the zombie's bag. Just like how Jack the Ripper was inside the horse back at the tunnel. "

I continued to push Poco away from me and the zombie until he was out of my reach. The zombie had run and attacked me but I used my Hamon to block his arm. The zombie stood close to me and I held my arm to block his.

   " Lord Dio has mentioned that you were a Hamon user, but he still wants you by his side. I shall bring you to him! " It shouted at me.

His other arm reached for me but I blocked it with my other arm and what I wasn't expecting was for the zombie to kick me in the stomach. I fell to the ground on my back and I clutched my stomach.

   ' This zombie is really strong. '

I stood up and started to get in a fighting position when a rope was swirled around my body. I struggled to break free from the rope but it was no use.

   " Y/n! "

I looked towards everyone and saw JoJo fighting off another zombie while I was dealing with this one.

   " Hold on! "

   " I'm doing my best! "

I took a deep breath and got ready to use my Hamon.

   " Hamon overdr-"

My shout was stopped as I was gagged by the zombie. My breathing was stopped through my mouth and exited through my nose. It was hard to concentrate on my breathing with a gag. Then I felt my world go black.

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