JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Crystal Rain

Wine Bottles and Hunting Dogs

August 15th. Evening.

Vincenzo paced around the rooftop, trying to figure out what the had just happened. One minute, Elio was jumping through the air to make his own way to find Giulia. The next, he'd been struck with an arrow, dragged off somewhere, and was probably wherever Giulia was.

"What the hell are we going to do now?" Fibonacci asked, worried. Vincenzo didn't respond. Fibonacci walked over to him and put a hand on his shoulder. "This isn't your fault, Vin." They tried reassuring him, but to no avail. After a few minutes of silence, Vincenzo finally spoke. "...Do you have a pair of headphones on you? The silence is killing me." He said, quietly. Fibonacci shook their head.

He let out a sigh and walked back over to where Elio had been taken. He examined the alley below, but there was still nothing. He had no clue what could've happened.

"Clearly, that was a stand." Fibonacci stated. "I think Elio must've been dragged through a portal of some sort, and that's how he disappeared." They explained. Vincenzo nodded. "Sounds plausible. Good thinking, Fibonacci." Fibonacci gave him a small smile.

Vincenzo sat down by the edge and thought for a bit. "So now that begs the question, how the hell do we find them? We have no clue where that portal might've led to, or how to get there."

Fibonacci thought for a bit, but nothing came to mind. They looked at Vincenzo, and they could tell the lack of noise was bothering him. They hummed a little tune, hoping it would help him, at least a little bit.

The two sat in near silence, trying to figure out what to do next.

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Morning, date unknown.

The sun blazed through the cell window, signaling that morning had come along.

Elio's eyes slowly opened, taking in the surroundings. His memory was a little hazy, and his chest was hurting a bit, but for the most part he was alright. He heard someone yelling from the cell next to his. "LET ME OUT OF HERE!" They screamed frantically. It sounded familiar, almost like it was...

"...Giulia?" Elio said, still half-asleep. He got up and walked over to the bars keeping him in and tried to see who was on the other side. Sure enough, it was her. He'd caught sight of her sweater, and the next thing he knew she was rushing over to the bars of her own cell.

"Elio?! How the hell did you get in here?!" She asked loudly. He tried to think for a second. "All I remember is trying to jump onto the building next to us, and then I was hit with an arrow, and I blacked out. I can't remember anything else after that." He explained.

Giulia sighed and looked around as best as she could. It didn't look like there was anybody else besides them here. All the other cells, as far as they could tell, were empty.

Their prison wasn't that great, either. The walls looked like they could fall apart at any minute. The only things that looked decently strong were the cell bars.

The two heard footsteps coming their way and froze. A girl with silver hair walked up to their cells, and Elio assumed she was the prison guard. She was around his height, and she had a gray jacket covering her shoulders. Her face was hidden behind a white mask, decorated with a moon and some stars. She carried with her a bow that had a strange glow to it, like it was magical.

Sort of like a stand.

Elio panicked and made an attempt to bring out When It Rains, but he'd had no such luck. "I wouldn't bother with trying to use your stands." The girl said. Her voice was soft, and she spoke in a calm tone. She bowed to them. "I am Artemis, Caporegime of Tartaro. I assume you are the group looking to kill my boss. It's my stand's power that has caused you to lose access to your stand abilities." She told them.