A New Bizarre Adventure

Chapter 3: An Utter Defeat: Incognito Part 3

Alex sprinted through the busy airport, ducking and weaving under clusters of bystanders with the occasional "Hey, watch it, ya little punk!" or "You're lucky you're already runnin', boy!"
"Gee," Alex thought as he broke through yet another wall of people, "California sure is a friendly state."

Despite the hateful outbursts and attempted pursuit by airport security for about ten seconds at one point, Alex used the time he had bought to think of a weakness, some sort of flaw that could allow him to defeat Incognito. "Let's see," he contemplated. "Incognito can use other people's Stands in battle as well as its own ability to shoot those purple drill things. It's definitely got more self control than its user. Kaze could barely keep his emotions in check for more than a minu--"

Alex tucked into a roll as a wall of magenta spines rocketed at him. The projectiles sailed over him and impaled themselves into a bathroom entryway. "Damn," he remarked. "Is a crowded airport really the place for long-range scare tactics?"

Suddenly, a lightbulb lit up in Alex's head. Well actually, it was more like an office building, because the plan he had just formulated clicked together better than any puzzle ever could. The teen darted left into a gift shop and ducked behind a rack of souvenir T-Shirts. The fronts read "A little heat never hurt anybody" and was followed up by "Except for me because I'm on fire right now" on the back. "That doesn't make much sense to me," Alex thought, "but if whoever made these found it funny, then I guess I can't complain."

Alex stiffed his breath and crouched as low as he could. He heard footsteps dash into the store and slow down to an inching pace. "That's him," he thought. In one swift motion, Alex brought out Overkill and slammed his fist into the rack, sending it rocketing at Incognito. The Stand barely had time to turn his head before the projectile caught him in the chest and threw him back into the airport plaza. Incognito sailed through a large crowd of people and collided with the wall opposite the souvenir shop.

Hundreds of people craned their necks to see what was causing the commotion. Airport security rushed over as Incognito clambered to his feet and glared in the direction of the shop where the rack had come from. One of the officers reached out to give him a hand. "Sir, are you alri--"

Incognito slammed his fist into the guard's face without even looking in his direction, sending him reeling to the floor about 20 meters away. The remaining officers tensed up and reached for their tasers and nightsticks. A few even reached for their guns. Another one stepped forward. "Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to come with us," he requested, able to finish his sentence this time. Ignoring the officer, Incognito darted forward, breaking through the line of officers and making for the souvenir shop. Alex leapt out through the entrance and to the left, sprinting down the corridor to outspeed Incognito. The Stand shifted direction to pursue the fleeting Joestar.

"Hey, he's getting away and chasing some kid! After him!" one of the security members shouted. Alex shook his head slightly. "Looks like Jotaro was right to book that flight from San Fransisco and not here," he thought. Alex put on the brakes and drifted for a bit before dashing around a corner and toward the Gates. He glanced back to see Incognito still in close pursuit. "Damn," he said to himself, still keeping his breathing in check. "He's almost close enough to use Star Platinum: The World."

As if on cue, Incognito dove into a roll, bringing out Star Platinum. "Star Platinum The World!" he yelled, slowing time to a stop. He sprung up from the roll and dashed at the immobilized Joestar. "I've surely won! Five seconds should be more than enough time to land a hit on this boy!"

As Incognito was halfway to Alex, he noticed something peculiar. Someone, a pedestrian, was walking past him. He turned to see Alex, running once again. "What?!" he raged. "Star Platinum could stop time for five seconds during Jotaro's battle with DIO! How is this possible?!"