The Ludicrous Escapade Pt.3

Gloopy Goop Gop

You were sitting on the steps of the stairs, continuously eyeing the barred door that led to the meeting rooms. It had been around ten minutes since Jolyne left.

"Hey, did you see that guy who's visiting?" You focused in on the conversation of a pair of  female guards starting to leave the visiting area.

"Yeah, I did!" Chirped back number two. "He was kind of cute, right?"

"Right?" Guard one started unlocking the gate. "But his outfit though. Like, did you see his pants? What even is it, gold snakeskin?"

"And then his hat was so weird. Like where does the hair start and the hat end?" Guard two giggled to herself pushing the door open.

You quickly stood up. "Dio..."

"The World!" The vampire's voice rang out as the world froze in motion around you. A part of you was a bit surprised he was actually helping even when now knowing the goal was partially to help Jotaro. Probably he was just happy to be out again. You knew he hated being cooped up in the void room.

You immediately dashed toward the gate, slipping between the two guards to get past the open door. Jotaro had said he'd only show up if he found out something suspicious so he could break his daughter out. Emporio had said Jolyne was probably sent here to lure someone in and that this visit would mean bad news.

You put two and two together, and got four. If Mista had taught you anything, four should be avoided at all costs. Jotaro and Jolyne were in danger, and you needed to help them out as soon as possible.

You were already in the hall when the time stop ran out. But there was nobody in sight. As if all the guards for this area had collectively decided to just take a break. Lucky for you, you supposed.

From then on Dio stopped time for you every now and then in order to avoid the security cameras along the hallway. Once you spotted the only occupied meeting room, you swung the door open and made it inside.

"What the...?"

The whole room was covered in some sort of white goop. You did your best to avoid stepping on it as you moved further in. The guard that had brought Jolyne to the meeting room was now knocked out on the ground. Jotaro and Jolyne appeared to be sleeping at the table in the center. A single cigarette laid in the ashtray, smoke wafting up.

There weren't security cameras in the room itself, so you figured it'd safe to be out of the time stop. "Dio... what do you make of this?" You knew he'd seen his fair share of Stands throughout his lifetime while gathering up his army of sorts.

Dio dragged a finger through the goop, watching as it burned through his skin. "It's some type of acid, perhaps. And a Stand if it's able to damage me. Probably what made them pass out, too." Although he already knew what the ability was well beforehand.

"Of course it's acidic." You pointed to the light hanging from the ceiling. The middle of it was nearly entirely melted through.

"Ah..." Dio felt a bit embarrassed now. He had been trying to impress you.

You started moving to try and wake them only to stop. "Hmm..." You looked between the sleeping Jotaro and Dio. "It's probably not a good idea to have you out when he wakes up. Let's switch you again."

"What? That's not fair!" Whined Dio, crossing his arms in protest. "I just got here! It's not my fault he hates me!" You raised an eyebrow. "Okay... maybe it is my fault." And Dio started to think that maybe it'd be better to switch out anyway. He didn't doubt that Jotaro would be incredibly suspicious of him, even if he had happened to be entirely innocent of the current situation. "Just promise you'll switch me back soon." He held out his pinky, waiting for you to accept.