Three of Swords-JJBA Part 3

Genie in a Bottle

Scarlet, Polnareff and Kakyoin stood at the back of the boat, watching as they made their way closer to an island that Joseph said they needed to go to. Apparently, they were visiting a man who was very important to their journey.

They landed at the island and got off, Kakyoin helping Scarlet reach the ground. She flashed him a quick smile as they walked to meet up with the others.

"Hey, now. Does anyone actually live here? This place looks abandoned." Polnareff said.

"Indeed. Mr. Joestar, does he really live here?" Kakyoin asked, and Scarlet turned to him.

"He lives here alone. That's what he told me back in India."

"Eh? What do you mean, that's what 'he' told you?" Scarlet asked. "Who is 'he'?"

Jotaro looked around. There were plenty of fruits hanging from the trees that someone could live off of. There were also many verdant plants surrounding them. As he looked at them, he noticed.

There was a pair of eyes staring at him, the rest of the body of their owner hidden in the leaves.

"Hey. Someone's watching us from the grass over there."

"Hmm?" Polnareff and Scarlet turned to look at the person, who immediately got up and ran away. She gasped. Joseph tensed up.

The man had a very familiar hairstyle and physique.

"From the back, he looks like..." Kakyoin began.

"Yeah, that's definitely familiar." Polnareff finished. They all started chasing after him.

Eventually, the man stopped at a small blue house, grabbing a bowl from outside a gate and throwing some feed near two chickens that stood within the gates.

"Eat up, Michael, Prince. I kept the nutritional balance in mind and mixed in the shells you love, too." The man said, and the group finally reached them. Scarlet took a second to look at him.

He looked just like Avdol from behind.

"There's more here! Get nice and fat so you will make a tasty chicken, Lionel." The man continued.

"That man...he can't be..." Scarlet started.

"It can't be.." Polnareff took a step forward, but Joseph held out his arm and stopped him.

"Hold it! I'll talk to him. All of you wait here." He stepped towards the gates, stopping just in front of the entrance. "My name is Joseph Joestar. I'm traveling to Egypt with these four-"

"Go away! I won't hear it!" The man shouted.

That voice..

"Don't talk to me! No one ever comes here with good news! Only when something bad happens! I don't want to hear it!" He turned, pointing at them.

Polnareff gasped.

"Go away!" The man yelled. It was Avdol. Or rather, a much older Avdol.

It was Avdol's father.

Joseph confirmed it. As the rest of the group stood in shock, he looked down. "That's Avdol's father. He left the world behind, and lives alone on this island. I told none of you about this because if DIO were to find out we stopped here, the peace Avdol's father enjoys would have been compromised. I didn't want to let that happen. But telling him about his son's death won't be easy to do."

Polnareff looked away, remembering each graphic detail of Avdol's untimely demise. How he had gotten stabbed in the back, how he got shot in the head, how his body fell to the ground and Scarlet and Kakyoin arrived just in time to see him pass...