DiamondDust: A JJBA SDC AU fic

Chapter 8

The hotel was just on the outskirts of the city of Cairo, and what a sight it was. The hotel had a massive breakfast buffet lasting from six in the morning up until late noon and there was room service 24 hours a day. And much to Polnareff's relief, the bathrooms were spotless. "We have all day today and tomorrow for ourselves, shall we do a little sightseeing?" Avdol offered. 

"That would be nice, it beats having to sit around in a vehicle until someone attacks us." The Frenchman joked. "Where are the others?" 

"Jotaro and Kakyoin are with Josuke, trying to get him to sleep. The little guy has a lot of energy he needs to let out. Joseph is keeping Iggy in his own room; he's trying to help him get along with his son." 

"That dog really is a little menace; with the way he's been acting towards Josuke you think he was jealous of the attention."
As the two talked and walked down the hallway of the hotel, the Frenchman noticed something off. "Say Avdol? Don't you think that outlet is a bit out of place?"

The outlet in question was a foot up from where an outlet should be. Not to mention there were no other outlets in the hallway. "I suppose it is rather odd, I mean it'd probably because the wires are there or something. Or it could be design." Avdol theorized.

"Well, if it was for design at least put other outlets so it makes sense to be there." Polnareff stated before stepping wrong, tripping toward said outlet, touching all over it. "Polnareff, are you alright?" Avdol asked, helping his friend up. "Yeah, I'm fine, I think. It just shocked me a little."

Little did he know that outlet wasn't even there, but an enemy stand. Polnareff was going to find this out soon when he walked past a room service cart. As he passed it, he felt something poke him.

Looking behind, the blonde noticed a butter knife was digging into his outfit. He attempted to pull it off, but then it got stuck on his hand. A spoon got caught on him next, followed by some bottle caps and even an entire plate. "Gah! What's with all the metal latching onto me?" He thought. 

Before anything else could attach itself to him, Avdol led him down to the escalator. "I've heard of static electricity making paper stick to you, but this is ridiculous." The fortune teller remarked. "Are you feeling alright, Polnareff?" 

"I think so, I mean I don't feel any different aside from all the metal being attracted to me." Polnareff replied. "You don't think that outlet was a stand of some kind, do you?" 

Avdol couldn't think of any other reason why this was happening. They were at the homestretch now, DIO was just within reach, so any more stand users working for him would be more powerful than the ones they encountered before. "We better keep our eyes open then, if you see anyone suspicious, we need to tell the others right away." 

As they went downstairs, Polnareff got his arm caught around some metallic bands, forcing him down. Around the corner of the hotel lobby was a woman in a red cloak, smirking up at them. Avdol caught sight of her and scrambled down the escalator as fast as he could. Unfortunately she seemingly vanished out of the blue, but that didn't matter now when Polnareff was about to get his arm sliced off by the bottom of the escalator. He hit the emergency stop, unknowingly tapping against another outlet.

"Another outlet? Why would that be here? That mysterious woman must be the cause of this." he thought as he stood up. Unfortunately, he too was now magnetized. There were only two things to worry about.   

One of which is dodging random metallic items that were around the two magnetized men, and the second, were the men themselves. As Avdol straightened. he could feel himself be drawn to Polnareff against his will. "What the-"