The Ludicrous Escapade Pt.3

Resonate

Sort of returning Johnny's hug, you rolled with him into the hole Wamuu had made. The Pillar Man, along with the steel ball shards still spinning about, helped to cover you up so the dirt could be a barrier between you and the wood.

"Wait, are those Dio's dinosaurs?" Gyro had identified the creatures running around. "But his ability doesn't work like this! There's another enemy here! But I sense Dio here, too! He must've formed a team!" He hopped onto Valkyrie. "We're getting out of here! You two need to hurry up and get on your damn horses! And seriously, it's not like you, Johnny, to just give up like that."

You and Johnny slipped out of the dirt as Moxy ran past. You hopped on and pulled Johnny up with you. Slow Dancer was a little bit ahead, so the Joestar wouldn't be able to ride his own horse at the moment.

Johnny held onto you tightly with one arm while trying to shoot at the plant dinosaurs sprinting behind all of you. The bits of the creature ended up hitting in the leg, cutting a chunk off.

Johnny was thinking about what had happened with his mouse, Danny, and his brother, Nicholas. From there his thoughts spiraled on to how his racing career had turned out. He couldn't help but wonder if he was fated to have happiness in his reach only for it to be ripped away again and again.

"(Y/N)..." Johnny's voice was quiet. "About what I said earlier..." He was going to tell you to just forget he said anything.

You glanced back at him, "Let's talk about that later, Johnny, some time after the fight is over." You really didn't think now was the best time for such a discussion.

"Hm? Did I miss something?" Gyro wasn't sure what you two were talking about. Johnny shook his head.

You decided to change the topic, "You know, the enemy's ability seems similar to another Stand, Echoes Act 2. Sort of creating physical sounds that inflict their effect on contact."

"Act 2? Do Stands have multiple acts?" The Joestar hadn't heard of anything like that before, but then again, he was still relatively new to the world of Stands.

"Well, Stands can evolve along with their user. Since it's the manifestation of your fighting spirit and all that."

"Evolve?" Johnny hoped his Stand would evolve sometime soon. He wasn't sure how far he could go with just his fingernail bullets.

"Damn it!" Cursed Gyro. "We're in deep shit! Our horses are gonna go down too if this keeps up! But isn't Hot Pants nearby? Maybe he could help out with his meat spray?"

"I don't think we're going to have time for that!" Johnny was staring at the new wave of monsters. "Some of them are flying toward us! And we're gonna hit Mississippi River soon!"

"Do you think he gets to choose the type of dinosaur things transforms into? Or does it depend on the organism?" You asked. Because if he could, you felt like should've done that the first time you fought him.

"Why is that important right now?" Gyro was sure there were other more prevalent concerns.

You shrugged. "I'm just curious, is all."

The Zeppeli shook his head in disbelief. "We're going to have to ditch our horses. They can cross the river on their own. Quick, jump!"

"What?!" Johnny wasn't sure how well he could follow the given instructions.

"Just hold on to me." You lept off Moxy, taking Johnny with as you followed Gyro into the mud.

The 'chop' dinosaurs didn't have much affect on the dirt. The flying ones, however, had the word burn on them. They were very intent on setting all of you on fire.