Sorry about releasing this chapter a little late. I enjoy writing Funny Valentine more than I should. Also sorry for any spelling mistakes that you may find.

P.S. I was also deep into thought on how I would play out episodes with Johnny's presence, I think a few very valid criticism's was that Johnny was too passive, or he was standing by the side and commenting too much. I hope I can fix that in the upcoming chapter's after this one. You guys were a great help.

Delmarva State

Johnny checked the address one last time before turning to Lion, the pink feline looked around as it's wise eyes scanned the buildings

"You sure this is it?" Johnny asked as he looked at the terraced house.

The creature said nothing except stare at the jockey.

"Right..." Johnny simply said as he inspected the place.

Lion merely yawned before turning around and kicking off, roaring in the process as it went through another pink portal. Johnny had to admit, he had grown a bit of an attachment to the creature, perhaps because of it's use, or perhaps it reminded him of himself at times. Regardless it had bought Johnny to the place.

Johnny scratched the back of his head as he looked back at the house before walking forward.

Maheswaran Residence

"Connie! Are you ready for your tennis practice?" Connie heard her mother from downstairs. The young girl grabbed the final piece of clothing, a white and blue sports visor before grabbing her tennis racket.

"All set!" Connie yelled happily before stepping out of her room turning left into a set of stairs. She went downstairs before finally reaching the door.

"Bye mom!"

"Goodbye Connie, make sure to comeback on time!" Her mother said from the reading room.

She opened the door with a smile before turning her head and recoiling. Johnny Joestar was standing there as he twirled with the Gyro's steel ball whilst leaning against the front of the house.

"Johnny!?" She said. "What are you doing here?"

Johnny pocketed Gyro's ball with a frown before speaking, "I'm here to teach you your first lesson."

"B-But, you could have called or sent a message, I have tennis pra-"

"Connie? Who are you talking to?" Connie's mom yelled from inside, Connie immediately froze up before turning around.

"Uh, nobody mom! Just myself." The young girl said before turning to Johnny. "Quick we gotta go or my mother will get suspicious." Connie said in a quiet tone, stepping on the sidewalk before gesturing Johnny to follow.

Johnny merely rolled his eyes in annoyance before tagging along.

Delmarva Country Club

"Connie. Nice of you to join us." The tennis coach said as she greeted Connie, a group of kids were already there with their own tennis gear. Johnny entered the court as he pushed open the gate before watching. The coach immediately saw. "And you bought someone. Who is this?"

Connie scratched the back of her head, "Um, he's uh... Family relative."

"Oh, I see." The tennis coach said as she turned her attention to Johnny, "You must know that Connie absolutely adores playing tennis with us."

Johnny couldn't even care, "Great to hear." he said in a bored voice.

"Alright class. We'll be improving on our backhand swings, just pick a court and a partner for today." The coach said as she sported an awkward look.

Quickly the kids got into pairs, unknowingly leaving Connie without a partner as the class was an odd number. The coach immediately noticed, "It looks like you don't have a partner for today Connie." However she diverted her gaze to Johnny before smiling, "I know, how about you group up with your relative."

"Y-yeah sure." Connie said as she turned her head to Johnny, grabbing a tennis racket in the process, handing it to Johnny. The jockey looked at it before reluctantly taking it and following, reaching an empty court. "Wait." Connie asked, "You know how to play Tennis right?"

Johnny paused, "It's where you have three bases and you have to hit a home-run."

Connie immediately froze up, "Th-that's bas-"

"I'm being sarcastic." Johnny said, "Of course I know what lawn tennis is. It's the sport of competitive assholes and old ladies."

Connie cringed at his use of language before hurriedly running to the other side of the court, "Here, I'll start us off then." Connie said as she lifted the ball before hitting it gently. It went over to Johnny's side as he hit it back. For some reason, he began to notice.

The Spin was a physical phenomenon that required the use of phalanges, hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder. As did tennis, perhaps not to an extreme extent but still, the technique was there.

Perhaps he could somehow integrate it.

"Connie." Johnny said, as the ball came to his side. He let it bounce, still staring at the young girl. "Do you remember my first lesson..."

Connie paused before smiling, "Of course!" until her attitude dropped, "You just said to not have weird hopes in you."

Johnny nodded, the girl was a good listener. "Yes. But that wasn't it." Johnny said, he picked up the tennis ball before rotating it. The Spin going into effect as the fuzz fell right off, making a perfectly round nylon shell. Connie watched in wonder.

"The real first lesson is using the power of the Spin on an outward force."

Connie immediately showed a face of excitement before it turned to that of determination.

"Alright, when do we get started?"

Johnny held the ball up for her to see, "I'll give you four tries. Four tries to get the ball to my side."

"That's it?" Connie asked before pausing, there had to be a catch.

"Don't take it to lightly." Johnny simply said, "If you lose those four tries..."

Johnny gazed menacingly. "Then you don't have what it takes to learn the Spin."

Connie immediately gulped, ignoring the fact that Johnny had already tossed the ball. The girl took a second to register as the ball hit the ground, making a thud noise as nylon met the tarpac. There was a long pause before Johnny spoke.

"That counted."

Connie opened her mouth to say something before Johnny threw the second ball. With no time to react, Connie jumped before reaching it with her tennis racket and without hesitation, hit the ball.

She smiled in relief. Only to turn into shock as soon as she saw it.

The ball hadn't gone anywhere, instead it remained spinning on the nylon string's of the racket before falling onto the floor. Johnny merely shook his head, "If you're planning on hitting it then it's not gonna work. You have to use the Spin."

"But how!? I hardly know anything about it!" Connie said.

"Neither did I." Johnny simply said.

The girl paused before she decided on something, dropping the racket to the floor. Johnny raised an eye, "Now why did you do that?" he simply asked, anyone else would have kept the racket in her position.

Connie sported a look of determination, "Because I realized, using the Spin... It has something to do with the body? Doesn't it."

Johnny didn't respond, instead keeping the same stoic face before readying his hand, throwing the ball.

Connie leapt at it again, this time reaching out with her hand. She tensed her muscles as she touched the tennis ball, she grinned in victory as she was able to catch it. But then to her horror, it began to spin uncontrollably. She witnessed the skin on her arms begin to twist, and not comfortably as her nerves felt as if they were on fire.

"OW!" Connie yelled before dropping it, the ball fell to the ground as Johnny watched. "I-I caught it but..." Connie said before she looked at her hand, it was now red from the strain, "I don't think I can do this Johnny..."

Johnny shook his head before holding his hand out, almost instantly the ball spun on it's own before returning to his hands. He tested it before looking back at her, his eyes were narrow and his face was stone hard.

"If your expecting me to tell you that it'll be okay, or that you need to believe in yourself, then you will find none of that bullshit from me." Johnny said, "But... I will give you a hint." Connie immediately listened up before Johnny spoke.

"If you have the will... Then do it."

Connie paused before standing back up, shaking the pain out of arm as she looked back up at him. Now she looked truly determined, "Throw it." She simply said. Johnny did just that, tossing the ball forward as it went sailing over the net.

This time, Connie was in no hurry, she reached her arm out gently before the ball touched. Instantly her body felt as if it was twisting, but this time she did not tense or resist, instead letting the rotation pass through as her arm warmed up to it. By removing the resistance of her body she was able to firmly grasp onto the ball before gently holding on. The ball still spun but this time it seemed to correspond to her body.

She stared at her hand in surprise and wonder as the tennis ball spun within her palm, slowly gaining momentum. She took a second before realizing that she had to pass it back. Connie narrowed her eyes, she had the will. She could do it. Grunting, Connie threw it as it zoomed over the net before before reaching Johnny's side.

It went sailing, almost like the pitch of a baseball. Johnny reached out to it, the ball touched his palm before he grunted in both pain and surprise.

Her Spin, it was resisting his somehow. That shouldn't have been possible as his arms began to bruise and strain.

"Johnny!?" Connie yelled in shock as she watched the Joestar begin to struggle.

Then Johnny narrowed his eyes before he simply changed his way of seeing things, The Spin she had used... Was somehow inverted. Instead of rotating the way he had expected to, it did not.

That was interesting.

"I'm fine." Johnny simply said as he held the ball up. Connie immediately rushed to the other side.

"I am so sorry! I didn't expect it to-"

"Are you brain damaged?" Johnny asked, Connie immediately sputtered only for Johnny continue. "You did well."

"I-I did?" Connie asked.

"The rule was to get the ball to my side. And you did that, I don't know what the hell you're apologizing for."

"B-But your arm!" Connie said. Johnny merely looked at her.

"Trust me when I say this... I've been through much worse then a few bruises. Now c'mon, I think I hear your teacher calling."

Connie smiled in relief. "Thanks Johnny."

Johnny merely nodded before watching her leave, he looked at the shaved tennis ball for the second time. He smiled lightly, Gyro would've been proud of the work he had done today. To bring another Spin user into the world.

"Connie!" Johnny yelled, the young girl turned around before Johnny threw the tennis ball with the power of the Spin. It went zooming towards her before the girl caught it, this time with no difficulty as she looked at the ball in wonder. "Keep it. It's yours." Johnny simply said.

Connie's smile immediately grew ten folds before pocketing it. She waved at Johnny before running back to her class.

Johnny merely walked off, leaving the courts and the club all together.

He however didn't notice the colors of the court they were playing on recently.

It was the color of red and magenta. The polar opposite of the blue and green of the court they had been playing on. A coincidence perhaps?

Beach House

Johnny sighed as the beach house came into view. It took him a 3 hour walk to get back to the house from Connie's, not counting the fact that he had dinner at the country club as he walked up the small plateau and onto the stairs.

He could only wonder what time it was now, it probably was almost morning now that he had thought about it.

"Lion?" Johnny asked, sure enough the feline was there, turning it's head to greet him before yawning gently. Johhny chuckled bitterly as he felt his muscles ache."You and me both." Johnny said as he began walking to the door of the house.

He was about to touch the nob before the in-explainable sound of something opening was heard, Johnny turned his head to see a portal open in Lion's mane before Steven got propelled straight out from the feline's mane and onto the balcony, pajamas and all.

Steven took a deep gasp of air as he held a VCR tape in his hands before he stood up.

It took the young kid a second to realize that Johnny was at the doorway, staring.

"Oh hey! You're back! How did the training-"

"It was fine." Johnny said before looking at lion. "... What's going on here?"

"Well... Lion kept sleeping on my face." Steven said.

Johnny stared at the young boy for a moment as if he had heard that wrong.

"But there's nothing to worry about now! He was just trying to help me figure out about this pocket dimension in his mane. You should check it out Johnny!"

Johnny paused before he felt the hairs of his skin stand forward, the concept of dimensions was something he was all too familiar with.

"Like Hell!" Johnny said a little too quickly and harshly.

Steven recoiled a bit from the Jockey's tone before he settled down, hanging his head low.

"Oh... Okay." Steven said as he slowly bought up the VCR, there were tears at the edges of his eyes. "Will you not even watch this VCR that... My mother would have wanted me to have?"

Johnny almost sighed. This kid could easily do the most soul crushing dialogue in the span of a few seconds.

"Alright, alright... I'll at least watch the damn thing." Johnny said, immediately Steven's attitude lightened up spectacularly. "But I'm not going into Lion's inner-dimensional mane. Understand?"

Steven nodded vigorously before grabbing onto Johnny's arm. "Got it! Now c'mon! Lars and Sadie have a VCR player in the back of the big doughnut!"

Johnny sighed before following. This was gonna be a long night.

Beach City

"Sadie! Sadie!" Steven yelled. The girl was busily opening up the store as she clasped onto a set of keys. Lars stood beside her, listening to music through his earphones.

"Oh, Steven and... Johnny?" The girl asked as she narrowed her eyes in confusion. "I hope you both aren't here for doughnuts, because that'll take an hour to-"

Steven silently whispered something, Johnny wasn't able to hear but it had made the girl pause.

"Really?" Sadie asked, before opening the door, beckoning the two of them to come in. "C'mon."

Steven turned his head to Johnny as smiled brightly. Johnny didn't respond, instead he gestured the kid to go forward. "Go ahead. I'll join you in a second." The jockey said.

The young boy nodded before disappearing within the shop.

"What's the deal anyways?" Lars asked. Johnny turned his head to the teen. "Last time Steven turned up this early was for doughnuts."

"He got a 'VCR' from his mother." Johnny simply said. He didn't want to admit it, but he still didn't have a clear idea of what a VCR exactly was except that it was meant to view something.

"His mom?" Lars asked, his expression softened a bit before Lars straightened himself out. "H-Hmph, like I would care anyways."

Johnny raised an eye before he decided it was time to move, walking inside the shop and leaving Lars to his own devices.

Big Donut

As soon as Johnny had entered, he had noticed that the video had already begun. Automatically he was hit with a complete culture shock as he stood at the doorway, transfixed by the moving images of crashing water. It appeared it had been taken at the beach.

So this is what Steven meant by TV. The best way Johnny could describe it was that it worked like a radio. Outputting words, sounds, and now, honest to god moving images. He had to forcefully draw his eyes away from the screen as he spotted Sadie and Steven sitting down on a set of chairs.

Johnny silently pulled a chair with him before sitting down next to Steven. The video had already started, but a bought of random static seemed to happen as the camera adjusted, showing the familiar carved out gem temple that was next to the beach house. It then pulled back to the beach, peering out to the horizon as the water met the sand.

It seemed peaceful, before a bearded man came into view, strutting in the front of the camera before the holder of said camera giggled.

"What are you doing?" The womanly voice said as it struggled to contain it's laughter.

Johnny had a sinking suspicion and the resemblance was uncanny. The man must have been Steven's father, meaning that the camera holder must've been...

"Is that the voice of your mother?" Johnny asked as he turned his head to the kid. Steven didn't respond however, as he looked at the screen completely absorbed. However Sadie slowly nodded in order to confirm the Joestar's suspicion.

The next scene shifted, this time showing Steven's father as he snored loudly on the sand. A seagull was standing on the man's stomach as it looked around for food whilst Steven's mother laughed again.

"Greg made a friend!" She said before the seagull shrieked out, waking Greg from his slumber as he thrashed around in surprise, scaring the bird away. Rose merely laughed again before the scene shifted.

It was already troubling enough for Johnny to keep up with what he was witnessing. After all he had apparently missed two generations of technological leaps if his math was right. Steven and Sadie on the other hand seemed well adjusted to it.

Now it showed Greg, now fully awake as he smiled nervously at the Camera.

"Go on..." Rose beckoned. Greg immediately put a hand to the back of his neck as he looked away.

"Sorry, I'm getting stage fright here." Greg admitted.

"Tell us about yourself."

Greg paused before speaking, "Well... Let's see here, my name is... Greg." The man paused again before throwing out his hands in panic. "No, no, no! This is all wrong!"

Then the static came on. Johnny was beginning to lose track at how many times they had changed the scene, but so far he had gotten a good idea of what Steven's parents were like.

It was an ironic contrast to what he was used to if Johnny could put it into simple terms.

The camera had been pointed at the ground towards a resting blue crab before Greg's voice was heard.

"Okay... Go!"

The camera panned upwards, now showing Greg wearing a set of shades as he stood atop a rock. He wielded a guitar as the wind blew through his hair.

"They call me..." Greg paused before strumming a chord. "Mr Universe!"

He immediately pointed to the camera. "Get ready baby! You're gonna have the coolest dad on this side of the cosmos!" The fully grown man began making indescribable guitar noises as he plucked the guitar before tilting it as if he was on stage before he whispered out loud. "...Press the button Rose."

"Oh, right!" Rose said, before the sound of a button being clicked was heard. A strange wave of special effects went over the video. "Was that the right one?"

Greg shrugged, "Uh... Maybe?"

"What does this one do?" Rose asked before the button clicked, this time it was a scene transition as a star followed by blackness enclosed to the middle before loud static revealed itself.

Finally it showed Greg, sitting and looking out at the horizon with his guitar in hand as he strummed peacefully.

"Isn't it remarkable Steven?" Rose said. "This world is full of so many possibilities... Each living thing has an entirely unique experience." Her voice continued, "The sights they see, the sounds they hear... The lives they live, are so complicated and so simple. I can't wait for you to join them."

There was the sound of rustling before the camera turned, showing Rose Quartz in the flesh... Or as close as Steven would get to see her. Even Johnny had to admit that seeing the portrait of her in the house over-exaggerated her, here she seemed much more... Human. Albeit she still held pinkish skin and a giant facade of pretty pink hair on the top of her head.

"Steven..." She said, "We can't both exist. I'm going to become half of you... And I need you to know that every moment you love being yourself, that's me...-" She smiled. "-Loving you and loving being you! Because you're gonna be something extraordinary..." She tilted the camera closer to her face,

"You're going to be a human being."

There was a pause. Johnny leaned back on his seat as he felt his eyes drift to the other two within the room, it seemed as the gem's message was having a bigger impact on them than Johnny. Steven and Sadie on the other hand already had tears in their eyes.

Johnny simply looked back as he felt oddly deflated...

A bitter melancholy began to surface under his skin.

Throughout his whole life he had been taught two things by his father's actions. One being that he would never be able to replace his brother, and two being that human's could be the most apprehensive and misguided creatures at times.

What was Rose's business to send such a positive message to her child? That being human was a merit and a privilege? If someone asked Johnny his opinion, he would say that she had no idea of what humanity was all about. Johnny narrowed his eyes before he realized.

That something his father would have said.

Johnny stood up, passing by Steven and Sadie who didn't notice his departure as he opened the door before almost bumping into Lars.

The lanky boy seemed annoyed.

"Hey Jojo, what's taking the two of them so long?" Lars asked in annoyance. "Me and Sadie have to open up shop soon."

Johnny didn't respond due to the nickname, instead passing right by Lars as he reached the shop's doorway before turning his head.

"Tell them yourself." He simply said, before closing the glass door behind him, leaving Lars to grumble by himself.

Boardwalk

Johnny almost stepped on Lion's paw on the way out, the pink creature appeared to be asleep as it grunted in discomfort.

"Sorry." Johnny mumbled, the Lion peered up at Johnny before it closed it's eyes to go back to sleep.

The sun was just on the edge of the horizon as it rose, the sky becoming a gentle hue of orange and blue to signify that it would be morning soon. The young man slowly walked up to the end of the boardwalk before using both hands to lean on the railing. He stood there for a moment, before taking a deep breath through his nostril's and breathing out.

"Why did it have to be like this?" Johnny asked, particularly to nobody. The question sunk in as he thought about his incomplete journey ever since childhood, his abusive upbringing, and the amount of trauma that he faced in the final fight against president Valentine.

Now he was without a doubt...

A flawed person.

It made it worse due to the fact that he rarely saw the good in most things. What should've been a heartwarming re-connection for Steven had bought up incredibly bad memories for the jockey.

Johnny squinted his eyes as he rubbed them from the lack of sleep before he felt a presence, Johnny immediately turned his head to see an unexpected sight.

It was「TUSK ACT2」as it floated next to him, leaning on the railing with it's two pincer like arms as it peered out.

"The hell?" Johnny asked, The Stand turned it's head to him before placing it's tiny hand on Johnny's shoulder.

"chumimi~in..."「TUSK」softly whispered, despite it's soulless and robotic appearance...

It was still a big softy.

"Alright, alright. Stop giving me that." Johnny said as he brushed away the Stand. It retreated it's hand, before it slowly dissipated away. Apparently there was still a lot that he didn't know about Stands... Perhaps「TUSK」felt that it was protecting it's user from harm, if that made any sense.

Regardless it did it's job, much like a service dog to a depressed master.

Flawed as he may be, perhaps that was the way things were meant to be, and in the end... That was what made him human.

He stared at the horizon in a nonchalant fashion before he heard the door to the big donut open, revealing Steven with a big heartfelt smile. The young kid walked up to Lion before hugging the pink animal's mane and closing his eyes. Johnny sighed before walking back to the front of the shop.

"Steven." The young kid turned to Johnny. "Ready to go?"

Steven smiled, letting go of Lion as he walked up to Johnny and hugged him by the waist.

Johnny rolled his eyes.

"I'm touched." The Joestar said sarcastically as he gently nudged Steven off of him, "We gotta get back before your crazy immortal Aunt's figure out you're gone."

"Aww." Steven said as he followed Johnny, climbing on the back of Lion as Johnny helped him up. Lion merely yawned before trudging forward at a slow pace.

"Don't 'aww' me." Johnny said in annoyance, "I already have「TUSK」trying to comfort me, I don't need you too."

"「TUSK」tried to comfort you because of the video!?" Steven said in surprise before he placed both hands in his cheek as stars grew in his eyes. "Double aww!"

Johnny merely snorted. "If only..." He mumbled.

Steven immediately paused as a long silence ensued, Johnny soon realized that Steven heard what he said.

Johnny sighed.

"Listen... Steven." Johnny said as he turned his head to the kid, "You're a good kid, and what your mother said was... Heartwarming."

The young boy nodded before Johnny continued, turning his head back to the front. "But... Just... Be careful. Alright? There are human's in this world that put you down in order to boost themselves higher."

"Really?" Steven asked in a heartbroken tone. "Is it because someone broke your trust in the past?"

This kid...

"No, no... You know what?" Johnny said, Lion's paws were now on sand as he reached the plateau. "Forget it. I didn't say anything."

Steven brightened up a bit. "Oka-"

"STEVEN!"

"Great... The cavalries here." Johnny mumbled. Sure enough Pearl followed by Amethyst and Garnet were already down the slope.

"Where were you Steven!?" Pearl demanded. "I was worried sick when you weren't in bed!"

Steven rubbed the back of his head. "Oh... Uh, we-"

"Don't worry Ma'am, I was teaching Steven on how to sell alcohol to underage children." Johnny said sarcastically.

"YOU WHAT!?" Pearl yelled in shock, there was a long pause before Amethyst began to snicker. "Amethyst stop laughing! This is serious!"

Garnet decided to explain. "Pearl. I believe Johnny was being sarcastic."

"O-oh..." Pearl said as she blushed in embarrassment, "But regardless, why were you both outside at this time?"

Johnny didn't exactly know how to answer that. Fortunately, Garnet chipped in again.

"We should ask later." The tall gem said as she gestured to the two humans. "Johnny is tired and Steven is already asleep."

"Wha-" Johnny asked before turning his head to see the child leaning his head back, snoring loudly. How in the hell did he not notice that?

"Well... I suppose." Pearl said, "But we'll still have to talk about this at some point."

Johnny rolled his eyes before spurring Lion on. The feline paused, before jumping a great distance and landing on the balcony, leaving the Gems behind. Johnny got off before he inspected the sleeping kid.

"Ah shit..." Johnny whispered as he realized he would have to carry the stocky kid into the house.

"Don't swear." A voice said, scaring the daylights out of Johnny as he turned his head in surprise. Sure enough, Garnet was there, he hadn't even seen her. The gem wordlessly walked alongside Lion before carrying the sleeping kid off and walking inside the beach house.

Johnny no longer had the energy and neither the patience to even question what was going on anymore. He simply followed before walking straight up to his pull out bed and fell right on top of it. Falling into a dreamless sleep.

Empire City

Valentine understood people.

Not because of his 'special' abilities but because of simple logic and reasoning that defined the way people thought and went with their day to day lives. Such is why he didn't need to spend valuable assets to get some poor fool to write his own speech.

Already the sun was beginning to rise, the reflective glass on the skyscrapers of New York City (And he refused to call it Empire City) created a beautiful color to an otherwise busy city. The wind was howling but otherwise there was a feeling of serenity as Valentine closed his eyes before opening them again.

"Ah. About time." Valentine said as he looked down at his political platform from the top of the Empire State building. He could already see a sizable crowd of people behind the journalists that waited patiently within an open part of central park. He would join them within a second, however he needed to meet someone first.

He checked his watch as he produced a black umbrella, uncoiling it above him. Valentine spoke.

"Five seconds early. Admirable job Blackmore."

There was a pause, before it began to drizzle. However it only appeared secluded over the Empire State building, slowly a nearby cloud began to dissipate. Revealing a figure wearing a dark poncho with a long ponytail on the top of the figure's hood.

If one were to be a Stand user, then he or she would notice the man's eerie white mask, accompanied by three colorful stripes that crossed it.

He stood in mid air, standing on two solid rain drops that remained suspended.

"Thank you Mr. President." The man said.

Valentine held a hand out to gesture a mistake, "It is soon to be Governor now Blackmore. Regardless, I am glad to see that your revival by my hands hasn't effected your... abilities." Valentine paused before he narrowed his eyes, "Do you have it?"

"Of course." Blackmore said, before he reached into his poncho and taking out a book. It seemed ordinary, if not a little old as the leather appeared to be dusty and aging. "Luckily they had two copies of the book produced, otherwise the location of the other one is secluded."

"Perfect." Valentine said as Blackmore passed the journal. The politician opened the cover as「D4C」wordlessly materialized beside him, the Stand's perceptive eyes studied and analyzed everything. "It appears two of these locations are within this God blessed country." Valentine said, "However the other majority lies within Europe, Asia, and Africa."

"I hope I was of service sir Valentine." Blackmore said.

"Of course Blackmore." Valentine said before he gestured to the journal. "And soon... So shall you...-"

"-Buddy Buddwick."

There was a pause as Valentine slowly nestled the book before placing it within a satchel. "Now... What do you want for a reward Blackmore, I'm a honest man."

"Nothing." The Stand user said. "I only wish to serve this country's true leader."

The statement surprised Valentine admittedly, he underestimated his underling's loyalty. "Your loyalty is a pleasant surprise Blackmore." Valentine said, "However... That would be slavery, something which I abhor." Valentine picked up a briefcase next to him that was full of cash. "Take it, we will be working together again... Very soon."

Blackmore nodded before taking the briefcase, "Thank you sir Valentine."

"Think nothing of it. Now I have a speech to attend." Valentine said as he checked his watch. "「D4C」." The President said, the Stand nodded before producing the American flag and throwing it over Valentine.

Within a moment, he was gone, before the clapping of people down in central park was heard.

Blackmore smiled behind his mask before he walked away, the rain drops supporting his weight as the rain followed him.

The plan's were coming into fruition

To be Continued...