My Little Pony: Phantom Shimmer

Shocked. Frozen. Too startled, unprepared, stunned stupid from the revelation before them all. Twilight's life flashed before her eyes as the chandelier fell from ceiling. JoJo ran for her as he shouted her name. Speedwagon and Spike gasped in shock.

Dio threw the police off of him as he rushed for a target of his own.

Trixie reveled in her victory until another magical aura seized the object in the air.

"Wh-What?!"

Trixie stepped back startled and looked to the side. George raised his cane in the air, his hand covered in the same aura as Twilight and Trixie, he shook as he held it in place above Twilight before throwing the entire chandelier to the side.

JoJo lifted Twilight to her feet.

"Twilight, you're not hurt, are you?!"

"JoJo...! Look at out!"

JoJo turned around to see Dio wielding a knife in one hand, and the Stone Mask in the other, the volitaile smile Trixie wore now on his own face.

"GOODBYE, JOJO!~"

The sickening squelch of torn flesh, the splatter of spilt blood, and the snarl of a feral beast all sound in the air. George teleported in front of Dio with a horrid gasp. He stumbled from the pain and force of the stab as everyone fell into shock. Even Dio.

George smiled regardless. Smiled before the shadows that began to surround him. The sensation of his warmth leaving his frail body. The cold chill of emptiness swallowing him. He looked to the ebony claws of shade wrap around his body. The King sneered as he pulled away at George.

***"At last... After years of waiting and planning, everything falls into place. Here and now a poetic death! Your own kindness and generosity will be your undoing! In turn, the end of everything!"***

The elder's gaze softened into a tearful grin. He spoke in a hushed tone.

"... My death? Is that all that ever mattered to you? Oh, you poor soul buried under the darkness of your heart. I never hated you or what you became. Only that I couldn't do any more to save you."

George raised a trembling hand to the confused face of the Dark King. A final beaming smile as he lightly pat the cheek.

"Do not underestimate the power of us humans."

The black fog faded from George's vision, in place was a startled Dio. He fell back and into JoJo's arms who held his father dearly.

"Father!"

"And now, THE SON!"

He looked up from his father's dying body to Dio who ran for him. Twilight raised her hand to seize the murderer, but found herself struggling as Trixie intercepted her with the magic of her own.

Speedwagon pulled out a pistol and fired at Dio. The bullet flew into the blonde's shoulder, but he continued his maniacal charge.

JoJo saw the Stone Mask in Dio's hands and understood his intentions. His eyes steeled as Speedwagon began to ready his gun for another shot. Twilight figured out as she witnessed the scene, but shouted with fear as she saw Spike rush for Dio.

"Spike!? What are you doing?!"

The small boy ran far faster than anyone in the room could believe. He threw himself into Dio's side with a headbutt, the much larger man doubled over wheezing, forced to a knee as Spike growled.

"You... You're a bad man and bad men get punished! RAAAGH!"

Spike leapt fast for Dio as he whipped his claws across his chest. Blood sprayed into the open air from the fresh wound. Dio stumbled and fell on his back from shock.

"I-Impossible...! He's so small, where did this strength- Hah?!"

Spike landed on top of Dio, his bloodied claws raised with a feral look in his flame-filled eyes.

"You're done for!"

Dio shoved the Stone Mask ahead as if on instinct to meet the deathly claws.

"Not yet! I, Dio, will not be done by a child!"

The claws met the mask, and by extension the blood on them. The ancient item shuddered and began to convulse violently in both their hands.

To Dio's dismay, Spike continued to overpower him, slowly he forced the Stone Mask down on the vile man's head.

"N-No...! No! No, this isn't supposed to be! I am Dio! I! Am! D-"

His voice grew muffled as Spike slammed it against his face. The eyes of the Stone Mask began to glow brightly as the needles shot out into the blonde man's skull.

Everyone grew still. Silent as the light dimmed down. Spike shook his head as he stared down at his hands with disbelief.

"I... I didn't know the thing would...! I was trying to knock him out! I-I didn't mean to-!"

Speedwagon comforted him with a hand on the shoulder.

"Say no more, ol' boy. Nasty way it was to go, it only fits a man nasty as him, justice it really was."

Twilight came to Spike's side with reassuring smiles. Twilight knelt down and pulled the boy into a hug.

"As grizzly as this is... You saved JoJo's life. I'm grateful, Spike."

Spike hugged back with a weak smile as the three made their way back to George and JoJo. Trixie fell to her knees as she watched the small group huddle together. Herself, alone. Not even Dio remained. Her arms not even up to hug herself as her face donned the truth at last.

A face broken and empty as she felt inside.

George watched the scene play out before him in JoJo's arms with his remaining life. He sighed and looked to his own son.

"JoJo... I'm sorry."

"...?"

"In these years past, I treated Dio as my own son, over the one I had with me all this time. I can not even imagine that pain you endured in silence..."

"Think nothing of it! We'll get you to a doctor right away! A knife wound like this, i-it's nothing but a prick to you!"

"Ho ho ho... I'm afraid it is more than that this time... Ah, Twilight. Come here."

Twilight lowered herself to her mentor. Already the tears came and poured down her cheeks, regardless of the brave face she wore. George brought his hand up and wiped them away.

"Water under the bridge my dear, not under the eyes. This house has seen enough sadness. I once believed you two spoiled each other... How foolish was I then. I can rest now, knowing you have each other by your side, as any father would wish for of his loved ones."

He took off his Element of Harmony and placed it in her hand. A desperate smile donned on her face as she nodded.

"My magic can heal this! Just relax, and I'll be able to fix this, Fath-! ... M-Master Joestar..."

"No. You know better... Twilight. I want a fair and unbiased court trial for Trixie. For Dio, he too should reunite with his father, let him be buried properly next to the grave of Dario Brando."

"We will! And you will be there to oversee it! Just as always...!"

Twilight's voice cracked as the pain grew too much. Sniffling as she wiped tried to hold the hurt in. However, George laughed with cough of his last few breaths away, he sat up and hugged them both. Happy.

"It's not so bad... To die in the arms of those you love."

Twilight gasped and pulled herself out of the hug shaking head. It was too late. On this night, George Joestar died with no regrets.

The police took Trixie by her arms cautiously despite the clear defeat she displayed, Dio's body laid still, and those who stood righteous remained.

This should have been the end. Everything had been tied up, all ends met, and yet he felt as if the worse had yet to come.

Speedwagon turned to a snicker he heard close by. The foreign man in cuffs smiled as he looked at Dio's body.

"He will not die here. That birthmark on his ear dictates it as so. He will live for a hundred years, maybe more, yes... That is his destiny!"

Speedwagon looked back with a gasp. Dio had vanished in but the single second when no one looked. Lightning flashed with thunder booming shortly. Nearly drowning out the gurgled cries of the police that fell dead by Trixie's feet. Free as she stumbled back stupefied.

Dio stood over her as he held up the struggling body of a cop off the ground, the others eviscerated and torn apart on the floor, his fingers dug deep into the throat of the officer who weakly flailed. He cried out to the last remaining unit in tears as growing stain appeared on his trousers.

"Aghk..?! Ugahk...! Ack...! He-Hu-H-Help?! He-!"

Another crack of lightning flashed through the room as the blinding light hid that terrible action. The results laid bare as the light died down, a dehydrated corpse in place of the officer. It was thrown at the other officers with such force that all were torn apart. For the party, this was unreal. They were all that remained.

Dio turned to the group with a curling hiss. Speedwagon drew his gun with a fearless stare.

"Stay back, monster! That is your only warning."

Dio continued forward. Each slow step sounding louder than the one before. Each advancement made their hearts jump in fright. Even so, Speedwagon pulled the trigger with his remaining bravery, smiling as the bullet hole became known on Dio's head. The vase behind him on the other side of the room had been blasted by the passing bullet.

A trickle of blood poured down from the wound, enough so that Speedwagon began to celebrate.

"Ha! Even a rhino can be felled by the marvel of man!"

"Think. Again."

Dio sneered as he only marched faster. The wound healed within seconds. He drew a hand to the blood trail with a soft caress, traced the blood on a finger, and sensually licked the droplet.

"...! Ahh!~ This taste! I, Dio, will gladly drown myself in this, if it means drowning in the blood of your worthless lives!"

Dio lunged forward and became a blur. Stopped only by the mighty thud of an ethereal wall put up by Twilight. The magical aura ensared Dio, wrapped around him in restraint, but he had become beyond restraint and tore through her magic with his strength alone.

"WWWWRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!"

Twilight shrieked as her magic had never once broke before, falling faint on the ground from the stress of it, she felt ill and weak. Spike stood between Dio and the rest.

Dio laughed at the sight.

"Hehehehe!~ I had truly thought for a moment I, Dio, would be dead by this mongrel's hand. To think, this power would have been yours, JoJo! Fate... IS TRULY UNKIND!"

He threw a knife hand with an underhand swing, ready to scoop the boy's head right off, however he was met with an emerald fire ball square to his face. Dark jade smoke rose from the corners of Spike's mouth.

"I didn't finish the job, but I'll fix that right now!"

Spike threw himself for Dio with a fiery roar, the green flame burning away at the monster's face blinded him, but the dragon was cast aside by a backhand with a sound crunch.

"Begone."

With a whip of his head, the fires died in an instant from the force, revealing heavily burnt face. Even the bone grew black from the soot and heat, yet in mere seconds, the damage became undone. Even his luscious blonde mane returned.

Spike's body flew into and through the wall of the house. Tumbling out into the yard and down a hill.

Speedwagon and Twilight called out for him.

"Spike!" "Dear God, Spike!"

Dio silenced them with a stomp. His shadow looming over them blotting out what little light there was in the room.

"Fear not for those who throw themselves in danger shen you have your own fates to look forward to... Oh who shall I, Dio, start with?"

Both the princess and the pauper shook helplessly in fear as Dio drew close. They were soon thrown to the side by JoJo himself, who brandished a spear to thrust into Dio's head.

The monster gave a simple scoff as he stopped the spearhead with his bare hand. The pointed tip stabbed through the palm, yet as JoJo pulled the spear away, found it stuck in the creature's wound.

"Weakling... You were always a weakling, JoJo! You shouldn't have used the javelin throw for a forward thrust. HERE'S WHY!"

With a wrenching sound, Dio bent the spear down on JoJo's shoulder, the gentleman cried out in pain as the metal bent and broke against his body. Dio leapt over him with an acrobatic flip and flicked the spear head into JoJo's broken shoulder. He landed behind him with his back turned.

"Jo~ Jo~! How does it feel? To know that you are outclassed, outmatched, out of your league? Now realize, as you wallow and quake in your boots. That I, Dio, am beyond you and always have been! This is how it will always be! JO-"

He turned with a dramatic flair to an empty main hall.

"... Jo? Hm... I know you are still here, JoJo. I know all too well. Do YOU know how I, Dio, know?"

Behind one of the many curtains near the windows, JoJo, Twilight, and Speedwagon hid quietly. JoJo whispered.

"Speedwagon. Do you have a lighter on you?"

"Eh? I do, why?"

"Please, let me have it. I am going to finish this here and tonight. Father's drinking habits will save us after all."

Twilight looked up at her friend as he pulled out a full flask of liquor. Worry and terror struck her as Speedwagon handed over the lighter.

"What do you mean? If I or Spike can hardly budge him, what can you do?"

"We will see, now get behind me, and enhance the fire once it ignites."

Dio wandered in a circle at the center of the main hall as they planned. JoJo tore a piece of cloth from the curtain, garnering Dio's attention. His head turned and his smile grew wide as he saw the growing pool of blood from JoJo's wound.

"Your silence tells me you are in suspense! Speechless! Mortified. It is quite alright. I, Dio, will tell you. I know where you are..."

He zoomed in on their cover with a crazed sneer, purposely stepping in a pool of JoJo's blood to sound the splash just before them.

"Because I can smell your blood! Now... Let us see, what could be behind, curtain number one...!"

As Dio pulled the curtain away, JoJo threw the Molotov cocktail he concocted onto both Dio and the curtain. Twilight threw her hands up and blasted the surprised Dio to the far end of the area.

Caught ablaze and entangled in a burning cover wrapped around him, Dio roared as JoJo took to the stairs. Speedwagon and Twilight began to follow him, but he shouted.

"No! You two must leave! I will stay here and defeat Dio! Now go!"

Twilight opened her mouth to protest.

"You can't be serious! We-"

She was interrupted by a shuddering force from the side. Dio erupted from his fiery net, healing faster than the flames could burn him, his chest bare as he began to saunter casually over. Ignoring the growing fire behind him that quickly began to spread throughout the first floor.

JoJo yelled over the fire.

"DIO! I'm right here! Let's finish this!"

He forcefully removed the spear tip from his shoulder and stabbed it into the wall. Using it as a platform to jump through the glass window in the ceiling above.

Dio watched as he looked between JoJo's ascent and Twilight. A sly smile on as he shoved a foot into the wall and began to stomp his way up.

"Yours is an end I, Dio, have desired the most out of the three of you, JoJo. I'll play along, for now."

As he chased down his prey, he ignored Twilight who pulled Speedwagon up the stairs and down the hall.

"M-Ms. Sparkle!? He told us to get outta here!"

"We will Speedwagon! But first, I have to retrieve the Elements, they can't be lost to this fire!"

She clutched the one she given to her by George close to her chest. The fire grew intense in a short time, the manor already began to collapse as they ran, the path behind them fell away.

The two found the remaining Elements hanging on the wall.

"Speedwagon. I'm going to need you to take these and find a way out of here!"

"They're just jewels Ms. Sparkle! Your life-"

"Is nothing without JoJo! My father died protecting these and now someone must do the same. Please, Speedwagon!"

"Ngh-! Hrgh... Fine!"

He hurriedly began to stash the gems into his pockets, but yelped as he was pulled by an otherworldly force.

"What The Hell!?"

Shedding his coat to escape the grasp of flaming corpses. The bodies of the police who were drained of blood by Dio moved on their own. Ghostly moans seeking flesh if yhe living.

Twilight blasted the zombies back and forced them to fall into the inferno below. She coughed as the smoke began to get to her lungs.

"The window...! In the nearest room! Hurry!"

The entered George's room and took to the window, a combustion forced them out and into the air. Speedwagon shrieked whilst flailing in the air.l with his eyes shut.

"Aaaaaaaah! Noooooo! I-I'm going to die! Not like this! Hhhhhnnng... Huh?"

He opened his eyes floating idly in the air above. Surrounded by Twilight's magical aura that let him down safely.

"Find Spike and get to safety! Don't bother bringing anyone here! I'm going back for JoJo!"

"M-Ms. Sparkle!"

Twilight flew to the roof of the manor, surprised to see JoJo standing there as well. Just as she landed and ran for him, he screamed over the storm and house fire.

"I TOLD TO YOU LEAVE!"

"NOT WITHOUT YOU!"

Dio erupted from underneath, between them both with a haughty laugh.

"AND YOU WILL DIE TOGETHER!"

He landed and threw a sword at Twilight. She barely managed to catch the blade in time, but Dio lunged forth as he grabbed sword to thrust it further, the tip nearing her throat inch by inch.

"Oh how long I've dreamt of silencing your insufferable voice with a blade just, like, this."

"DIO!"

JoJo charged for his rival at full force. Distracted by the gentleman, Dio eased off of Twilight, allowing her to focus and blasted the blade from his hand.

"Wha-!?"

JoJo tackled Dio and lifted him off the ground as he threw him through the crumbling roof. Down into the inferno below. Twilight fell on her back panting. Drained of energy, she crawled over to the new opening made by the dueling giants.

JoJo held onto Dio tightly who laughed as they fell.

"You fool! What do you hope to accomplish with this?! You'll die from the fall!"

"That's fine... Because thanks to Spike, I learned you can't heal if the fire is great enough! From the start of our battle I planned to have this mansion be our tomb!"

"It's your house, JoJo! I, Dio, have my sights, on BEYOND!"

Dio brough his fists down on JoJo's arms. Both felt the crunch of his bones breaking from the vampire's attack... But JoJo held firmly.

"Release me! This instant! NOW JOJO!"

Dio struck JoJo into the side, but his grasp remained firm. Dio began to feel it once more. Fear. He saw the fire start against his own flesh, the unbearable heat, his back could not heal any more. JoJo's plan was a success.

No. Not if he had anything to say about it.

"I SAID BEGONE! LET ME GO!***NOW***!"

A powerful knee bolted into JoJo's ribs, breaking a series of his ribcage, at last forcing the human to let go of Dio in a faint cry.

Dio stabbed a hand into the wall. A sigh of relief as he watched his nemesis fall to his demise.

"Hahaha!~ Good bye JoJo!"

He laughed maniacally until he felt a tug on his foot. A gasp as his head snapped down to see the impossible.

Twilight gasped and looked around for... Anything to use. Her senses heightened as a second wind rushed through in an adrenaline rush. Without thinking, she tore away at her dress and tied the Element of Harmony she kept to her, and lifted a large rock before she threw herself down the hole in a dive with the rock out.

JoJo, with his belt acting as a whip, latched onto Dio's ankle. He tugged at the vampire causing the part of the wall around his hand to crumble off the wall.

"WHAT!? YOUR ARMS! I-I BROKE THEM! HOW DID YOU-?!"

He stopped at screaming that sounded above. He looked up to see a large rock aimed for his head. Twilight, physically held the rock itself, diving with a scream of her own.

Dio's eyes widened as time slowed down for him. It all came down to this. There was nothing he could do, even with the newfound power, these two still bested him.

Twilight's rock busted Dio's head as JoJo pulled him off the wall, the rock broke to pieces as Dio fell back with a flip away from the two. JoJo caught Twilight midair and held her tight. Dio fell and was impaled by a statue. A goddess said to bless the house of the Joestar family.

"UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!"

He wails as the fire burns at his flesh and bones. Hair falling out and body fell apart. JoJo used himself to soften the fall for Twilight, unaware that both were saved by landing on top of George's body, he stood to his feet with Twilight unconscious in his arms.

"Body... Please... Don't fail me now. Father, Twilight, anyone! Lend me strength!"

Tied to Twilight still, her Element of Harmony began to glow, shining brilliantly as JoJo ran through the flames that licked at their flesh. He used his remaining strength to throw himself out of a window as the house finally came down on itself.

Speedwagon leapt back from the destruction and searched the yard until he found the duo in the grass. Both clung to life still, JoJo barely awake as he grunts in pain.

"... Sp-Speedwagon...?"

"It's me, Mr. Joestar! I've still got those gems Ms. Twilight handed me, and it looks like she managed to keep hers too!"

"Is she...?"

"She's breathing sir! Just out cold... You did it! You stopped that foul fiend!"

"... Hospital. Get Twilight to a hospital now..."

"But sir! Y-You're in it far worse than she is-"

"Now Speedwagon...! I can't afford to lose her too... I can't be alone."

"Mr. Joestar...!"

Speedwagon could hardly believe it as JoJo lost consciousness. He grew tense as he heard someone approach, but felt relief as Spike ran into the scene.

"I-I'm sorry, he hit me so hard and I woke up just a second ago and-and...! Wh-What happened!?"

"They're alive m'boy. You wait here and keep them safe. I'm going to get a carriage to take them to a doctor!"

"Alright!"

As Speedwagon ran and Spike stood watch, neither of them could see the baleful shadow that casted itself over the two. The King, his claws outstretched and ready to collect his awaited prize, was forced back with a hateful hissed by the Element of Harmony on them.

He alone saw a glow that emanated from JoJo. Over his face, George was there, his will and his strength passed on to his son.

***"So... This is how you would have it. Very well. I can wait even now. That is all I have to do, George. She will be mine. Very Soon."***