There was no time to waste. You immediately pushed yourself up on skinned hands, looking forward towards the exit of the passage to see… no one?
They… left you behind? How did they run off so quick….?
Suddenly, a hand grabbed you by the back of the shirt, easily lifting you. You let out a fearful shriek, shouting for your stand, “Green Onions!”
“Shut up and climb!” you heard Jotaro’s voice yelling at you, realising he was the one who had lifted you up. You looked up, seeing the rest of the crusaders had been climbing up the boulder ahead of you.
Oh…
You grabbed onto the wall, quickly climbing beside Jotaro. Once you had gotten to the top, you turned, reaching down to help Jotaro up over the edge.
“Climb if you want.” called the Stand user from the car, “There are literally no roads left for you! Not for escape, not for survival, not for Egypt, not even a road toward your shining future. Because….” The car was beginning to transform again, and your blood ran cold, “this Wheel of Fortune is going to grind you into hamburger and splatter you all over these boulders!” the wheels of the vehicle grew spikes, allowing it to easily start climbing the wall of rock after you.
Jotaro was standing on the edge of the cliff, staring down at the car. He looked pissed… but maybe he was just as scared as you were? You couldn't tell how he was feeling at all right now…
“I-It’s climbing up..” Kakyoin said. You could see the perspiration on his brow.
“Is there anything this car can’t do?” Polnareff asked, biting the nail of his pointer finger.
Any second, the car could come over the edge of the cliff… what was everyone planning on doing? None of you had even figured out the Stands power yet, so how exactly would you fight it? You couldn't even get close to it without it shooting at you… you backed off from the edge of the cliff, just trying to think.
“Good grief.” Jotaro said, sweeping his arm out. “Looks like we’re going to have to face it… Everyone, stay back. Once it climbs up here, we’ll see the car’s underside.” he paused for a moment, “That’s when we’ll find out who’s stronger.”
“I see.” said Kakyoin, “ once the car’s underside is in view, we may be able to attack it.”
Immediately after, the car rose up over the edge of the cliff, its underside exposed to everyone in the group.
Jotaro let out a yell, his stand appearing.
The Stand user laughed, “You’re quite energetic, Jotaro! But not smart at all! Your bodies reek of something, and you haven't even noticed!”
Jotaro grunted, and Star Platinum faded back into his body.
“Come to think of it, I smell gasoline.” Kakyoin said, eyes wide with shock, smelling his arm.
Polnareff sniffed the air, before he let out a grunt, “It's our bodies! Our bodies smell like gasoline!”
“It was shooting gasoline at us!” Joseph yelled, “It was shooting small amounts of gasoline at high speeds, like bullets!”
“Impossible… So his attacks weren’t to wound us, but to soak our bodies with gasoline!” Polnareff yelled, staring down at one of the holes in his arm.
The Stand user attacked again, blood spurting from Jotaro’s arm and shoulders.
“Looks like you finally caught on, but it's too late now! These electric wires will spark!” The Stand user grabbed onto a cord from their driver side door, pulling-
“Green Onions! Bubble Blast!” you yelled, your little stand appearing, spitting sticky bubbles at the Stand users hand, preventing him from pulling the wires out.
“What?! What is this?!” The stand user screamed, trying to pull his hand from the wires now, but it was stuck fast.
Wait, now was your chance! You turned, calling out, “Jotaro!”
Jotaro grinned at you, “Star Platinum!” he yelled. His stand burst forward, slamming its fists into the front of the car, pummeling the front of it in.
You heard the stand user screaming in pain, “I’m being crushed-”
With one final blow, Star Platinum sent the stand user flying from the car. He tumbled along the ground, finally landing hard on his back some ways away. After a few seconds, he sat up, screaming in fear.
The man was definitely…. Not a normal shape. He was almost twiggy. He had a bit of a beer-gut though. The strangest part was his huge muscled arms. He had quite the disproportionate body type.
“What an odd character.” muttered Joseph
“His arms were so huge, yes everything else is so small.” Kakyoin said, looking amused, “Talk about a bluff.”
The stand user turned and started crawling away, making pitiful noises of fear…. It was kind of pathetic.
Polnareff chuckled, walking over and digging his heel into the man's back. “Hey, don’t you run away!”
The stand user looked up, “Don't kill me! I’m just in it for the money!” He screamed.
You burst out laughing at that, the other crusaders seeming to find it just as funny as you did, you could hear their laughter around you.
There was a noise behind you like a gush of air. You looked back, seeing the Stand users car slowly deflating. It looked so intimidating before, but now…. What you were looking at was a small four-seater buggy.
“To think that the Stand was hiding such a small car, too..” Mused Joseph, smirking, “It looks like a sheep that’s just been sheared.” he shook his head, chuckling, “How pathetic.”
You couldn't take it. You let out a snort, laughing even harder at the visual of that, doubling over slightly.
The crusaders decided not to kill the man. Instead, they tied him up for some other passerby to find. Which likely wouldn’t happen until you were long gone and already in Pakistan.
“Well then, let's take this car across the border, since our car has been destroyed.” Joseph said, pausing before letting out a sigh, “It’s pretty beat-up. I wonder if it’ll last that long.”
You all piled into the shitty little car, Polnareff in the driver's seat as usual, Jotaro in the passenger seat, and Joseph and Kakyoin in the back-seat.
“You know. It would be nice to have my own seat once in a while.” you complained.
“Come on, what’s wrong with sitting on my lap?” Joseph said, helping you up onto him.
“It’s kind of awkward for me y’know.” you said with a sigh. You pulled out your bag, starting to fish out some of your medical supplies, “Kakyoin, could you take off your shirt for me?” you asked. “I’m gonna disinfect those holes.”
He flushed, but nodded, carefully stripping off his shirt. He tucked it under his arm so the wind from driving the car wouldn't end up blowing it away.
Now that you could see them closer, the wounds really weren't as bad as they looked. They were shallow, and had already stopped bleeding. You pulled out a cotton puff and some alcohol, wetting the puff and starting to gently dab at his wounds.
Kakyoin let out a soft hiss of pain at the first touch of the alcohol to his wounds, but after a few moments gave no reaction besides gazing down at you as you tended to him. “.... were you injured at all?” he asked.
“Me? No… a little shaken maybe, but physically, I’m fine.” you said. It wasn't completely the truth. You skinned your hands when you fell, but it would be kind of embarrassing to say that when everyone else's injuries were so bad.
“I’m glad you’re okay.” said Kakyoin, smiling softly.
Soon enough, you had taken care of the wounds on Kakyoin, so you turned to Jotaro, who was sitting in front of you. “Hey, Jotaro. You next, take off your coat.”
Jotaro looked over his shoulder at you, brow furrowed, “I’m fine.”
“Are you? Because you’re all bloody from what I can see.” you said, putting your hands on your hips.
Behind you, Joseph laughed, “just take off your coat and let them treat you.”
Jotaro grunted, but he shrugged off his coat.
You pulled out a clean cotton puff, soaking it in alcohol to gently clean him. He didn't make any noise of discomfort from the alcohol in his shoulder wounds. “Alright… you got hit in your arm as well, right? Give me one.” you said.
Jotaro looked annoyed, but he turned sideways, leaning his arm over the side of the backrest.
You gently maneuvered his arm, treating the wounds there. Once you cleaned those, you gestured for his other arm. This time, Jotaro didn't complain, he just gave it to you willingly.
You smiled up at him, cleaning the wounds there before letting out a breath, “alright, all done….” you said, stretching.
“Hey hey, (y/n)! What about me?” Polnareff turned, glancing back at you. “Don't I get pampered too?” he asked, sounding almost hurt.
“Well… for one, you’re driving. Second, I’m not pampering anyone.” you said, your cheeks going a bit pink, “I’m treating wounds… I figured it would be too much of a distraction.”
“How would having my wounds treated be distracting? Besides, it's not like we ever have time to stop.” Polnareff protested.
“Mh… fine, but pay attention to the road.” you said, glancing over at Kakyoin. “I can't reach him from Joseph's lap, so is it… uh, okay?” you asked.
Kakyoin went a bit pink, but he nodded.
You moved yourself onto Kakyoin's lap, pulling out another cotton puff and soaking it in alcohol, gently dabbing it around a wound on Polnareff's shoulder.
Polnareff yelped in pain, “H-Hey! Watch it!” he looked over his shoulder at you.
“I told you it wasnt pampering.” you said, “ and keep your eyes on the road.”
The car went over a bump on the road, throwing you off balance, but lucky for you, hands on your hips kept you from falling over completely. You looked back, finding a bright red Kakyoin staring at you. “Uh… Thanks Kakyoin.” you said with a smile, turning back to finish up with Polnareff's injuries.
Polnareff complained the whole time, but soon enough you were done, starting to pack up your supplies back into your bag. You looked over at Joseph, “next town we stop in, I need to do a supply run.” you said, “you boys get hurt too often. I’m running low.”
Joseph let out a laugh, “Guess we’re pretty lucky to have someone like you, huh? We’ll get your supplies, I swear.”
You weren't sure, but you thought you heard Jotaro mutter a ‘Good Grief’ from the front seat.