JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Thin Air

Chapter Four: A Boy and a Stranger (Part II)

Stand User: Shizuka Joestar

Age: 18

Stand Name: Achtung Baby

Destructive Power:  E

Speed:  N/A

Range: D

Stamina: B

Precision: DE

Development Potential: A

Due to her sudden fall to the ground, as well as its consequent impact, Shizuka involuntarily reappeared. That was one weakness of her stand, Achtung Baby. It would cause her and anything else within a six foot radius that she had turned invisible to reappear when she was hit by something that her mind had no anticipation of at all. It was worse at one point, though. Until she was about four years old, she had no control at all of her power, but she gradually overcame it with the help of her father and brother.

"Clapton, you bastard! What did you do to Monica?!" she yelled at him with anger.

"Brooklyn Zoo can't put people in comas," a voice that didn't belong to Clapton said. That was when the other man appeared in front of Shizuka. "But my Stand can."

A humanoid shape that was the size of the man materialized in front of his body. It was noticeably bulkier than him. Its body resembled a diving suit from the 1800s, while its head looked like a matching helmet, except instead of a glass visor, it had a sonar screen.

"Behold the power of my Stand, Blood Runs Cold, Shizuka Joestar!" the man exclaimed with pride. "I can detect people's body heat, and with a touch to a person's bare skin, I can lower their body heat until they get hypothermia, and eventually bring them into a coma, and even-

Shizuka tried ignoring his words and attempted to reach Monica's side, but a punch from Clapton's Stand sent her back down into the mud.

"It's no use, Joestar," the man said. "You can't do anything now. Your pathetic Stand doesn't even have combat capabilities. Well, neither does mine, but the difference between mines and yours is that mine can take people to their graves!"

Shizuka got back onto her feet and became invisible again.

"It's useless. You should understand that by now. Even with your invisibility, I can still detect your body heat. That's why Nicholson chose me to capture you. Once I take you to him, he'll pay me, and I'll buy a nice house in the countryside and live peacefully." he said.

"Nicholson? Who the hell's that?" Shizuka asked.

"You'll meet him very soon, so I don't need to-

Blood Runs Cold noticed a human-shaped mass of infrared light running north. Footprints on the ground indicated that it originated from the spot Shizuka stood at.

"Are you stupid or deaf? There's no use running, Joestar. How must I explain that to you? Even if you run, I'll catch up to you eventually. I'll see your footprints and find you."

The man turned around to follow her trail, but that was when a male voice beckoned to him.

"Mr. Broudie, I'll chase after her! Leave it to me!"

"No, Clapton, that won't be needed. I'm gonna take my time and wait until she gets exhausted, the rest will be easy."

"So what do I do, then?"

"I don't know, kid. Dispose of that girl on the ground. She's gonna die anyway. Turn your Stand into a lion and make it eat her or something." Broudie said. "I'm gonna lie down here and rest for a bit. All that running's got me tired." he said, crouching down and laying his back against a tree.