"Wow"

Is all I can say when I look at the people who are attending this year's San Diego's convention. It looks totally different from viewing it from my screen. I have my earbuds on, & I am currently listening to High Voltage by AC/DC to drown out the noise at the convention. Usually I wouldn't bother with these things but my uncle convinced me to go. I'm kinda glad that I did but I'm gonna buy a couple of things from the local vendors not gonna go berserk with my money. I have 12 plushies, 5 Adam Plasmids bottles (including the needles), Murder of Crows vigor bottle, a modified pump action shotgun, revolver & double barrel prop on me that I bought earlier. 3 shark puppies, 1 normal & 2 shiny Eevees, a riolu, fennekin, an absol with glasses, a Zoroark pup? (which I forgot the name) 1 shiny Vulpix & Stray Cat. I'm keeping the shark puppies & Stray Cat while my sisters get the Pokemon (they're huge Pokemon fans). The people here & there dressed as the anime/manga, video game, & comic book characters. There are some that are really good like that Berserk cosplayer of Griffith but he looked heart broken after several people kept mistaking him as a alternate universe Batman. Then there's the not so good cosplayers.

But you do you I guess but at least they dressed up as something unlike me but I digress. The amount of money I can spend is just under 4.6k dollars. Usually I'd be appalled on spending so much money but seeing how I have most of the things that'll help me in the long run of my life & mostly a down to earth guy might as well do something like this once an while. I'm passing by stalls or booths of people selling items ranging from costumes to figurines. A booth grabs my attention when I see it selling the costumes of both Keicho & Okuyasu Ninjimura, Funny Valentine & Risotto Nero, Valentine's suit is that of a silvery white from the Eyes of Heaven game rather than his usual pink from the manga. Walking up to see the price tag if it's under my budget & to see if it's my size. I feel a tap on my shoulder & turning around, taking off my earbuds, to see a man with amused expression on his face. Nothing to drastic about his appearance as he looks like the other employees except that he's a tall & rather fit fellow, 195 cm if I were to guess his height.

"I see that these have caught your attention my Jobro."

That puts to a smile to my face.

"Of course! This JoJo we are talking about, specifically STEEL BALL RUN, Vento Areo, & Diamond is Unbreakable. I take it that you're the person who's selling these?"

"Right you are my friend. Are you interested in buying?"

"Of course. I wouldn't be here if I wasn't."

This gets a laugh out of him. "I suppose your right. Which one?"

"Funny Valentine." I say with no hesitation. Normally if I didn't read Steel Ball Run I would definitely have chosen Risotto Nero's costume due to his over all skill showen but goddamn did Funny Valentine sweep me off my feet with his overall motivation & way he uses his Stand Ability. Looking at the other JoJo stuff, he also has 6 of the stand arrows like, 2 of which are from Golden Wind while the rest are that from Diamond Is Unbreakable, as well as the bows. Looking at the price tag of the costume, it's just a bit over 550 but way less than a quarter of my budget, it also happens to be in between medium & large. "How much for the stand arrows as well as the bow?"

"287.85 for the arrow & 197.70 for the bow. The reason why the price is that because it's made out of stainless steel & wood rather than cheap plastic."

My eyes widen,

"You're joking right? If that's true then sell it for twice or 3x the amount."

"I know but I feel like people won't buy it & will say that it's probably coated in aluminum."

"Fuck it I'll pay twice the amount my friend."

"Thank you so much for your generosity. That'll be 141.65."

I hand him eleven 100s & 8 twenties as he hands me the suit, wig & arrow after that I begin to walk away.

"Keep the change."

"Thank you & I hope you have a wonderful trip."

I pause after hearing that but shrug it off thinking that he must know that I am out town. With that I continue walking but oh little did I know that he's was talking about something else.

Made it to the apartment building I'm currently staying at which is 5 & 1/2 blocks away from the convention. Taking off my shoes once I reach the door. Open the door & enter the building & closing the door. Setting the items down onto the countertop I walk towards the bathroom to take a shower. Looking at the clock it's 5 in the afternoon. Jesus Christ the temperature outside is 117 degrees Fahrenheit! I'm not going to get my new costume all sweaty. After the 8 minute shower (yes it was around 8 minutes, I time myself whenever I take a shower) after that I dry myself & put some clothes on. Walking out of the bathroom I make my way towards the merch I bought earlier. Testing/feeling the fabric, it feels soft, silky on the inside but fuzzy on the outside. So putting on the sweater, pants, shirt, & wig as well taking the stand arrow from the bag I tap it against the table which resulted in a CLANG. I whistle,

"Damn he wasn't joking when he said that it was made of actual stainless steel. I wonder if could shoot somebody with it just like in the manga."

Chuckling while heading towards the bathroom seeing how it's the only room that has a mirror. Removing the thick cloth from the mirror (I have a case of paranoia whenever I'm naked around mirrors) I look at myself for a bit then smile while saying,

"Dātī dīzu do~ūn dāto chīpu" I start laughing but suddenly the whole building starts shaking & I hear people screaming. I trip on the rug causing me to fall sideways & bang my head on the side of the tub hearing a sickening crunch indicating that I snapped my neck. I must of punctured something because I'm having trouble breathing, I begin to cry. It's a pointless battle for me seeing how if I do survive I'm paralyzed from the neck down so I just close my eyes to accept my death.

Something is licking my face & crawling on my back. I move my hand to get it away only managed to get it lightly nipped at I shrug it off thinking it's my cat but I realized that I don't have any cats. Instantly waking up I get up to look around to see what bit me only to be tackled down by 11 small but strong things. Looking down on my chest, I see something that almost made me scream in confusion. It was 8 Pokemon & 3 shark puppies that I bought from the convention. I quickly get up which causes them jump off, making me back away in fear. Before I can make a sound I hear a meow to my right & see a weird cat plant thing. Quickly searching my pockets I feel my phone on my left & something else in my right, a pouch of some sort. I take it out & hear coins jingling, curiosity overcomes my fear as I open it to see coins made of Copper, Silver, Platinum, Gold, Bronze, & Aluminum. Taking one out to see if it's real, I bite one. Holy shit these are real! I laugh but immediately stop when I notice how deeper my voice is now.

"Sore wa hontōni watashi no koedesu ka?"

Quickly taking out my phone to see my reflection I turn it over to find a folded piece of lined paper attached to it. Removing it to unfold the paper, it has a paragraph written that says,

If you're reading this, it's the person you've bought from the convention. Yeah apparently the part where you died wasn't apart of the plan, normally I would've teleported you in your sleep but regardless you just got to improve, adapt, & over come these things. Right now all the stuff you bought are now ranging from the plushies to the firearms. Your electronics are indestructible at this point & you don't have worry about them recharging as they both use solar & magical energy to power it. Now as of where you are at currently you're in the country, Equestria, on a planet where magic & mythical creatures from different places from "YOUR" Earth, exist. ;) I also took the liberty putting your stuff in your duffle bag, erasing any 'personal' memories of your past life (yes that includes pornography, so much furry stuff),-I blush at that- giving you mental protection meaning nobody can mind control you & read your thoughts other than your companions, putting White Snake's DISC creation ability to D4C's & changing your money into the currency of this world so here's the chart to help you out;

Bronze bit = 1 dollar
Copper bit = 5 dollars
Silver bit = 10 dollars
Gold bit = 20 dollars
Platinum bit = 100 dollars
Aluminum bit = 1000 dollars

The corpse parts of Jesus Christ are also here but YOU have go to look for them yourself. I also gave you immunities to the dieases of this world so you don't have worry about systematically causing the Bubonic Plague with a cough & vice versa. So in short I hope you have wonderful life, your friend Loki the Norse God of Mischief.
P.S: Yes I'm that Loki from the Norse mythology where I had sex with a horse. ;)

After reading this I just stand there with a blank look then I begin to laugh very slowly then hysterically which later turn into choking sobs which causes me to kneel & punch the ground. The animals back away as to not set me off. I say one thing that only comes to mind during these situations.

"Nantekotta?!"

Quickly calming down I look at the black screen of my phone to see the face of Funny Valentine the antagonist of STEEL BALL RUN. To test Loki's truth I try to recall my name.

*My name i-*

As I begin try to recall my name I only to get a splitting headache as a reward. It's enough put me on my knees again & to drop the Android (fuck iPhone), it's when I get back on my feet when begin to feel something trickle down my lips. I touch it with my fingertips too see that it's blood. My blood. This causes concern to the Pokemon & animals as they rush to me towards me to see what's wrong. Well almost all of them as the plant one is trying to uproot itself.

"Watashi wa genki." I reassure them but they don't buy it & they proceed to hug me. "Go shinpai itadaki arigatōgozaimasu." Getting up after wiping the tears & blood off my face to walk over to plant one I begin to dig him? her? out. "Daijōbudesu, watashi wa ima anata o tasukemasu." After digging "Stray Cat", yes I remember her name now, & putting her on my palm of my hand I scratch her chin which in turn causes her to purr. "Hito o korosanai toki wa airashī."

After that I take a good look of my surroundings for my duffle bag. I see my duffle bag laying next to a small boulder I walk over towards setting stray cat down off to the side to access my bag. Opening it to take the stuff it has the revolver, 2 shotguns, 4 plasmids, the Murder of Crows vigor, the same exact outfit I'm wearing except it's pink & purple this time, boxes containing several rounds of ammunition ranging from normal, anti-personal, armor piercing, solid slugs to Phosphorus to electric buck, several pokeballs, a laptop & PS5 console, a sketch book, a note book containing recipes which are interesting from all over the world, Prisma color pencils, pens, markers & the American Flag from the 19th century (makes since seeing how Valentine is patriotic as hell; the timeline of STEEL BALL RUN took place in the 1800s, & carries one every where). That looks like every- wait. I look back inside the duffle bag & see that the Bow & Stand Arrow are there. This causes me to be concerned due to it having a 'mind or will of its own' & I don't want it just flying out stabbing someone then arrested for murder or assault. I also don't want this world's government leaders, ruthless leaders, overzealous xenophobes or religious fanatics, & mentally unstable people learning about the power of the Stand.

I shiver at the thought of dealing with a Diavolo, DIO, Yoshikage Kira, & Pucci of this world. My eyes widen, GOD FORBID I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS WORLD'S EQUIVALENT OF CIOCCOLATA! My breathing picks up but quickly calm myself again. No I will NOT LET THAT HAPPEN! I may not care for others as a 'HERO' but I will not let them suffer from that MONSTER'S amusement. Putting everything back in an order I close the bag. Putting Stray Cat on top of it, she wraps his roots around the bag securing that he doesn't fall off. Slinging the bow over me like one would with a backpack. Closing my eyes & taking a deep breath, I then say 'D 4 C' out loud. I see a lilac blue began material in front of me then traces of fuchsia on the arms, legs, ears, waist & a large portion of it on its shoulders.

"Seinaru tawagoto," I mutter, I walk in front to see that he as that face mask as well vertical stitches on it similar to that of a baseball. It also has those beady headlights as eyes similar to Koichi's Echoes. I look at Stray Cat that she too can also see the Stand seeing how she's a Stand User & is amazed by the Stand. Turning around (after making D 4 C disappear back into my body) to get a better understanding of the environment, I seem to have been passed out on a pathway of sorts in between the beginning or end of an apple orchard & North American forest. Turning my attention towards the Pokemon & shark puppies I say,

"Sā, tomodachi ni ikimashou."

So choosing to go the direction of where more apple trees grow, I head further into the path way.

Author's Note

Imagine it dark red.

Also don't you think it's really fucking weird how people at conventions don't notice other people randomly disappearing after buying something from the same disguised individual? Like does shit happen on a daily basis to the point where they're like "Oh this happens every time it's normal."

For those who don't know about the different ammunition types of Bioshock or Murder of Crows from Infinite, here's an info dump.

Amor-piercing, normal, Electrical, & Explosive are all self explanatory. Armor-piercing only comes in for pistol, machine gun, or snipers/carbines. While explosive & electrical are shotgun only.

Phosphorus buck shoots out a sticky substance that causes whatever or whomever to catch on fire with spread damage. Shotgun only.

Solid slugs are similar to Armor-piercing but penetrate through multiple targets instead of one & will one-shot smaller enemies but stun larger targets. Shotgun only.

Anti-personal rounds are similar to that Solid slugs but only work for non armored enemies & do not pierce through completely but will fuck up the insides of the target. Only comes in for pistol & machine gun only.

Murder of Crows as power up obtained from the dead zealot from Bioshock Infinite. The main power is to summon/control & communicate with Crows or Ravens. They used as a weapon to stun enemies temporarily as the avians literally rip the flesh of the enemies like a school of Red Bellied Piranhas. Another ability (although it's not obtainable by the player but is used frequently by the enemy NPCS of the game.) Is that they can disperse into a flock of them as a type of evasion or transportation, very similar to how Itachi from Naruto does it (for you hardcore ones) as well as whatever the NPC has on them i.e. a damn fucking coffin. Can be charged up by other Vigors to do more damage or longer stun durations for nasty combinations aka flaming volcanic to electrical crystals. Can be charged upped for placing a nest on the ground as a trap, can charged with by other Vigors as well.