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// Chapter Six: Rescue Mission pt. 1 
// Story: Lightning's Bizarre Adventure 
// by Lightningflash101 
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"I think I know what happened to your mom," Ruby stated, "She was taken by Kars."

I didn't want to believe it. My mother, taken by Kars. One of the people responsible for my near death experience had gone out of their way to kidnap the woman who raised me. For self-gain in his army? The very nerve boils my blood.

I know what I need to do right now, and that's to save her. Without any plan or thought, I started for the door.

"Flash wait!" Secret shouted, "It could be a trap"

"I know that!" I replied, heading out the door

Once outside, I started running in the first direction I thought Kars' base would be at. I can only hope that I'm not too late.

Then I feel my body stiffen as Secret's Stand takes its effect on me. I could hear both of the girls catching up from behind me. I never wanted to move more than I ever realized. My thoughts were going a million miles. I was so unfocused that I couldn't summon my Stand to break myself free. I wanted to just frail like a small child having a tantrum.

"Blindly rushing to a trap will get you killed," Ruby said, walking into my field of vision

"But I need to save her!" I spat out, "She's my mom! I have to save her!"

"That's why we're going to make a plan." Secret stated, standing next to Ruby, "And if you calm down, we can save your mom as a team."

My breathing was heavy. I could only stand there and stare at them. But eventually, my rage dulled down and I closed my eyes.

"Alright," I sighed, "Let's hear this plan"

Slowly, I feel Secret's Stand loosen its shadow grip on me. My body told me to start running but I stood still. Their right about rushing in without a plan. If I was going to save my mother, I needed their help.





We decided to head back inside the house to form some sort of plan. The kitchen was the only place with a table and some chairs, so it became our planning table. Ruby had slid the card to me once we all were settled. 

"The Kars of my time always placed these calling cards whenever his army displayed their destructive power to anyone unlucky to piss him off." Ruby explained, "But on the back, this card holds a cryptic message."

"We have reason to believe that this message can tell us how to find his base of operations." Secret added

"Then how do we decrypt it?" I questioned as I flipped the card over

Sure enough, there was a written message on the back. It was written in a language I didn't recognize, let alone read. It seemed to be something in fairytales and myths. Almost like a rune. Underneath was something I could read, a time, "12:00 AM" followed by the words, "Don't be late". I gulped as I read the three words over and over.

"I think I might know a way." Ruby responded, "But I don't think you'll like it. My time's version of you I mean"

"What are you suggesting Ruby?" I asked, raising an eyebrow, "And why do I feel like I'm not gonna like it either?"

Ruby raised her arm and called out her Stand. The Stand that jumps through time itself.

"We go into my time, get that version of you to decipher the message and come up with a plan. Then we come back to this time and rescue Gran-gran." she proposed

"Are you sure about that?" Secret asked, "before we jumped to this time, he was trying to stop us from going back in the first place."

"We'll be fine." Ruby replied, "Once my dad sees that we brought his younger self, he'll help us save Gran-gran."

"That's a bad idea" I stated, still observing the card, "if all three of us leave my time as it is, it'll alter the timeline."

I could feel Ruby and Secret stair at me. In agreement or something else, I wasn't sure. I was too focused on the card. Pondering a way to crack the code.

"But," I started, denying the girls a chance to protest, "I might know some people how can help."

"And who may that be?" Ruby questioned

"Freinds of AJ's" I replied, sticking the card into my pocket, "We have until Midnight to find this guy. And we're gonna need more than the three of us to figure out where he's hiding."

The girls took a moment to whisper to each other about this option. I could faintly hear some, "What about"s and " we could"s as they whispered to each other.

"Alright," Ruby said as the two separated, "Youll go find these friends of yours. While Secret and I go into our own time and convince that you to help."

"But we're going to need a copy of the message to show him" Secret added

They found a compromise with both ideas. It wasn't half bad either. I rubbed my chin as I thought about this. We'll both get more help if we did it this way. But, there's a chance that my future self will ground Ruby for going against his orders and refuse to help. 

"Alright," I said with a nod, "I'll accept those terms"

The two smiled and nodded as well. Phase one of a barely made plan is now going into effect. 





The girls were standing in the middle of the living room as Ruby's Stand began to activate its sub-ability to time-travel. They both wore a confident smile on their faces. The moment felt rather heartwarming. Even if today was the most bizarre day in my life.

Today I learned that I'll become a father in the future, history itself has been changed, and my mother has been kidnapped by a man in a war against someone else in the city. I could definitely cross those things off the list if I would ever make one. Although, I still wanted to ask more questions to my future daughter. How did she get her Stand? Is the war still going on in her time? Who was going to be her mother? But now wasn't the time to ask them. 

They waved goodbye before a blinding light fills the room.





TO BE CONTINUED