//------------------------------// // Atomic Punk on the Run Part 2 // Story: Equestria Girls' Bizarre Adventure:Stars of the Phoenix // by Zillafire101 //------------------------------// Rainbow Dash brought Radar Love to a stop, before looking around for any sign of Onyx Buster. Thankfully, there was nothing. They had for a moment, lost the aggressive Stand user in the city, and managed to put some space between themselves. “Are you sure he’s not gone completely?” Fluttershy asked nervously. “I’m sure of it.” Rainbow said. “His stand is too powerful to be put down so easily.” “So, dropping didn’t work, running him over didn’t work.” Fluttershy said worriedly. “What do we do?” “He can heat things up, so, obviously, we find a perfect counter.” Rainbow said, looking around, before spotting a sign. She pointed it out to Fluttershy. “I’d say that works.” Fluttershy looked over her shoulder and spotted the sign. She looked uncertainly at it, before looking back to Rainbow Dash. Rainbow smiled confidently. “Are you sure about this?” She asked. “Sure, I’m sure!” Rainbow replied. “Gas station, heat him up, do the math.” “Alright.” Fluttershy said hesitantly. “We just need to lay the trap perfectly for him.” Rainbow said, scratching her chin, as she reeved up Radar Love again. As they drove off, Onyx Buster came stumbling in a few yards away from where they were standing, he gasping for breath, his stand suit battered and damaged from abuse, before his eyes widened. Running forward again, he stopped where his target had been standing, before clenching a fist. He had been so close to them, if only he hadn’t gotten his street names mixed up! He breathed out to calm himself and ran forward again. ‘I have them within my sights now,’ He thought, eyes focused on the trail of smoke they left behind. ‘They can’t get away now.’ Though he needed to rest, he pushed himself onwards. He could catch a long-deserved nap and contact the Secret Emperor after his sleep. Besides, if he rested now, he might lose them again, and the Emperor would not be pleased if he returned to him in failure because he fell asleep. His feet continued to melt and reform the ground underneath him in seconds as he ran, eyes ablaze with determination to win. Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash stopped off at the gas station, a foreign gas company, called Stroheim Gas and Patrol. Rainbow swore she had heard of a Stroheim in history class, but couldn’t quite remember. She’d have to ask either Twilight or Sunset about it, but decided to concentrate on the current trap being set up. Fluttershy reached into her purse, and pulled out some money. “I’ll buy the…oil?” “Oil.” Rainbow affirmed, nodding. “Oil, and you contact Sunset and the girls and tell them not to worry.” Fluttershy said, stepping off, and stretching her legs, a slightly audible crack and pop following. “Yeah, don’t worry about the psychotic stand user trying to murder us.” Rainbow said dryly. “I don’t want them to worry.” She said, sighing. “just let them know we’ve got this.” “Alright, hurry up and get the stuff, alright?” Rainbow said with a nod. Fluttershy ran off, money in hand, as Rainbow pulled out her phone from her pants, and pushed the button. She waited a moment, before Sunset answered. “Hello?” Her voice said uncertainly. “Yeah, Sunset, me and Flutters might be a bit late.” Rainbow said. “Are you two alright, the girls are worried sick.” Sunset said, voice more alert. “And Pinkie wondered off, and we’re…” “Listen, it’s a Stand user.” Rainbow said. “Now, he’s no big deal, we’ve beaten him down a bunch, we just need one last blow to really finish him.” “Are you sure, maybe you should get over to school and…” Sunset began. “No, don’t worry your Bacon-haired head.” Rainbow Dash interrupted. “Just let me a Shy handle this, and you’ll have one less Stand to worry about.” “And if you don’t watch it, I’ll have two less.” Sunset lectured. “Just make sure you two know what you’re doing.” “We got it, we got it.” Rainbow said with a shrug. “Tell Fluttershy I said hi, and good luck.” Sunset said. “Tell the rest of the team hey for me.” Rainbow said, as the call ended. Fluttershy came out with two large cartons of motor oil, as Rainbow gave a small, mischievous smile. “Let’s get started.” Rainbow said, stepping forward, and rubbing her hands together. “He’s gonna love our surprise.” Onyx slide to a stop, looking around for any sign of his two targets. He only saw Rainbow Dash, leaning against the side of her Stand-infused bike, as though she was bored with waiting for him, before turning her head towards him. “Well, look who decided to show.” She said in mocking praise. “Did you get lost?” “What, no! Of course not.” Onyx buster said, cracking his knuckles. “Well, a little bit.” “Well, then, if you’re ready,” Rainbow taunted. “Step on up and face me.” “Don’t underestimate me.” He warned, pointing a finger. “I can project heat, you brought me to a gas station. You intend to burn me out.” “Like we do something so obvious.” Rainbow said, rolling her eyes. “Well, then, I’ll just have to burn you out.” He said, stepping forward, fists clenched at his sides. “Is that your best tough guy line?” Rainbow asked. “If you’re going to go kick someone’s butt, you need to make it sound cool.” “Don’t talk about my wording!” Onyx shouted, not stopping. “I get enough grief from my ‘teammates’.” He took a final step and stopped, his foot pressing down on something liquid and…oily. He pressed his teeth down hard together, as he glared at Rainbow. She made an exaggerated yawn, as she looked at him in boredom. “Are you going to do something or what?” She asked. “I’m waiting.” Onyx didn’t say anything, merely lifting up his hand and pressing it down, and projecting a small blast of energy, that caught the oil on fire, and created a spreading inferno that quickly wrapped around the duo and created a ring of fire around them. “Was that it?” He taunted. “You’re great plan?” “Well, you were supposed to give me time to light this match.” Rainbow said, holding it up for show, before shrugging. “I guess you leave me no choice but to resort to something a little nastier.” “Wha…” Onyx began, before she quickly pulled out a bucket of oil and dumped it all over him. He stepped forward quickly, trying to get away from the intense flames around them, as the oil soaked into his Stand, before Rainbow stepped forward and planted a foot in his chest, kicking him back into the flames. Onyx yelled in horror and pain as he fell on his back, the flames now covering him. Rainbow turned away, preparing Radar Love to leave, before she heard him stop. She turned slowly, as he stood up slowly, fire still covering him and his stand, as he stepped forward, both hands held out, as fire danced around his body. “Ha! Is that it?” He yelled to her. “You thought you could light a heat-controlling stand, on fire?” “Well, no.” Rainbow said, scratching the back of her head. “Well, whatever stupid idea you had, you’re gonna fry for it.” “No, she won’t you…big…meanie!” A voice called from behind the gas pumps to their right. Onyx turned, raising his hand, no wrapped in fire, and prepared to attack, as 10 of Fluttershy’s Beautiful Day Stands flew out, holding another bucket and threw it down, another liquid splashing down on him. He backed away, as it soaked into him and his stand, and completely doused his flames. All that remained of his power-up, was a cloud of steam rising from his body. He only chuckled, shaking his head. What a foolish move on their part. He held up his hands to Rainbow Dash, and concentrated, ready to melt her and her Stand-bike to a puddle of goo. However, all that came from his hands, was more steam. “What the heck?!” He yelled. “Is this Stand water or something?” “Stand water, wouldn’t that be radioactive or something?” Rainbow asked. “That’s Standing water, and no, it’s only normal water.” Fluttershy explained. “On nature walks, I learned its hard to start a fire with twigs or leaves that are wet.” Fluttershy stepped out, her swarm of Stands flying all around her. “You may burn hot enough to melt metal, but it’s hard to conduct heat when you’re covered in cold, freezing water.” Onyx’s eyes widened as he watched the two, breathing hard. She was right. Indeed, he had practiced with his stand, and in the past, had the ability to dive in and melt a swimming pool’s water. He never thought getting wet like this would stop his power. He wouldn’t let them see his doubts. He straightened himself, as he gestured towards himself. “Come, come on then!” He challenged. “I can’t light a match, but I can still crush a brick with Atomic Punk!” Rainbow jumped on Radar Love, reeved it up, and sped off towards Onyx, jumping into the air, and slamming down right on his face. He groaned as the tire spun faster, grinding into his face, but did not let the pain distract him, grabbing the front wheel, and trying to pull it off of him. Rainbow kept up, her eyes focused and determined as she sped up further. Onyx placed his right hand on the side of the wheel, struggling to move it away, before wrapping his other arm around the back, so that both were pressed against the right side. With a great yell, he pushed the wheel to the left, as he pulled back his right fist, ready to smash her head open. Fluttershy yelped in fear, holding her hands over her eyes to keep from having to see what happened next. However, Rainbow didn’t seem perturbed at all. With a confident smile, she set the front wheel down, spun on it, and, faster then the eye could follow, slammed the flatside of the right wheel into Onyx’s body, sending him toppling to the ground. She spun in a complete circle on her front wheel, set the back wheel down, spun on that, before landing on both, smiling confidently at Onyx’s struggling form, before speeding off and jumping to land on him while he struggled on the ground. Before Radar Love could slam down on him, he spun on the ground, getting onto his back, and swinging his right fist, and crushing the front wheel on one side. Rainbow’s right hand and wrist, reflecting the damage from her stand, crushed and twisted, as she yelled in pain. Onyx swung his other arm, as Rainbow jumped up and away, landing hard on her left side, as she cradled her damaged arm. Radar Love transformed back into her bicycle, the energy flowing out, through the air, and into Rainbow’s body, as Onyx Buster finished destroying it with his bare hands. He looked up from the broken wreckage and slammed his Stand-covered boot down on the wreckage, gesturing to Rainbow Dash. “Ha! Look at you!” He yelled confidently. “Your bike is gone. You’re practically Standless now!” “You owe me a lot for that, jerk!” Rainbow yelled back. “I’m gonna break a lot more then your bike.” Onyx said, cracking his knuckles. “Break your face, is what I mean.” Suddenly, something hit him, just below the eye. He flinched slightly, backing away, as he swatted about, trying to get whatever was hitting him in the cheek to go away. He looked around, before something began stinging the other side of his face, before buzzing about and beginning to hit his nose. Onyx reached up and covered his nose, looking around in surprise and confusion. “What the heck is that?!” He demanded in annoyance. “What?” Rainbow asked, confused, as she tried to see what he was swatting at. She saw something buzz off to the left side of his face, and begin throwing thousands of punching to the area above his eye, before slamming a last strike into his brow, blood popping and leaking out, in a slight trickle. He held his injured eyebrow, as he finally saw what had been attacking him. One of Fluttershy’s Beautiful Day stands. He struggled to grab it, as Rainbow stood up, ran towards Fluttershy, and the two disappeared around the corner of the gas station. Onyx grumbled in irritation as the Stand darted around, before finally snatching it within his left hand, and crushing it in the palm of his hand. He opened his hand, as the broken and shattered pieces were carried away on the breeze. He looked around for Rainbow and Fluttershy, before starting off in a run again. Without Rainbow Dash’s Stand, he doubted they could get far. He looked around for them, trying to see any sign of them. He saw something out of the corner of his eye, and immediately ran after it. It appeared to be one of Fluttershy’s Stands, flying off somewhere. He followed after it, as the Urinal doors in the back of gas station creaked open slightly, and Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash staggered out, Fluttershy helping the latter out thanks to her injuries. “That was a close one.” Rainbow said, before taping the door with the back of her hand. “Thank goodness for this thing.” “What now?” Fluttershy asked. “School’s a bit far now.” “We need to find a bike shop.” Rainbow said. “Any bike, motorcycle, anything, so I can bring my Radar Love back.” “I think I know a place nearby.” Fluttershy said. “If we hurry…” “You just might make it before I figure out your trick.” Onyx said from behind a series of crates and the massive recycling and garbage bin. He stepped out from behind it, holding a Beautiful Day stand in between his fingers, before slowly crushing it’s head. “How many more of these do you have, Fluttershy?” Fluttershy’s eyes widened as she and Rainbow turned around, facing Onyx as he dropped the destroyed Stand to the ground, and stepped on it. “Another simple trick, and I simply had to double back to fool you.” “Step on up and face us then!” Rainbow challenged, as Fluttershy held her back so she wouldn’t hurt herself anymore. “A user whose Stand can barely fight on it’s own, and another who can’t activate it without a little bike to ride on.” He said, cocking his head to the side and scratching his chin. “Not exactly a fair fight.” Fluttershy looked around, and spotted a half-used bottle of water that had been thrown in the recycling, and had been knocked into the streets by Onyx Buster’s arrival. She focused her eyes forward. She fought back the urge to run, or to start crying and whimpering. If she could use that bottle, she could survive this. Onyx grinned broadly at her, flexing his fingers as a field of energy began to bleed off of him. “Come on, we both know how terrified you are.” He taunted. “Honestly, considering how meek you are, I’m surprised you could even get a Stand.” He stepped forward, the bottle now to his right. “Come on, cry Fluttershy. You could never handle pressure and fright when the chips were down.” “Don’t listen to him.” Rainbow muttered, looking back at her friend. “You can do this.” “I know I can.” Fluttershy answered, as she pointed at him. “Because I don’t intend to forgive a big…mean…jerk like him today!” “Ha! How intimidating!” Onyx laughed, as her two of her Stand bussed by his feet without his notice, and went for the bottle. “I’ve dried up enough, that my Stand should be able to burn you both to ash. It won’t be pretty, I assure you.” As he stepped closer, the two Beautiful Day stands lifted up the bottle, and leveled it at his eyes. Fluttershy’s own eyes briefly darted over to the bottle, as he followed her glance. “Wait…What are you…?” He began to ask, as the two crushed it with all meager strength they could muster, and sent a jet of water at his face. He increased the heat, vaporizing the water sent into his face, as Fluttershy and Rainbow ran off. “I don’t think that worked.” Rainbow said, looking over her shoulder. “He just evaporated it.” “It worked just fine.” Replied Fluttershy. “It was supposed to evaporate.” Before Rainbow could asked further questions, she heard Onyx yelling in anger and annoyance, looking around blindly. She at first thought he was coming after them, but saw him trying to wipe away his goggles. The two made their way as quickly as they could, trying their hardest to get as much distance between themselves and Onyx as they could. “I’m blind! I’m blind!” He yelled as he tried to rub off the steam from his goggles. Rainbow smiled to Fluttershy as they picked up the pace and made their way out and to get away from Onyx. “That was ingenious, Flutters.” “Thank you.” Fluttershy said with a small smile of pride. Onyx, finally getting tired, grabbed his goggles and took them off his eyes, and placed them on his forehead, before his eyes widened. His targets were gone again. He bit his lip as he tried to look around for them. ‘How could this have happened?!’ He swiped at the top of his head, as though to pull back on his hair, as he looked around for them. Without Radar Love, it would be impossible to track them. He saw numerous back alleys and side streets around the Strohiem Gas Station, plenty of areas for them to hide out in. ‘This is embarrassing!’ He thought. ‘I’m the Atomic Punk. I could melt the moon and all the world’s tanks with my power! I can’t be fooled by water and pixies!’ He took a deep breath in, as the heat form his body began to melt the pavement under his feet, his body sinking, before he stopped his power and stepped out of the two footprints he had left. He held the side of his head, trying to concentrate. ‘Alright, think, think Onyx!’ He told himself, sweat pouring down the sides of the his face. ‘They need a bike, where do they go to?’ He tried to cycle through his memories of the town, and this neighborhood. He had been here a while ago as a kid. His family had been cruising around after he moved to town, years ago. At one of the stops, he had gotten stung by a wasp. His father made it up to him by getting him a bike. “A black bike with blue and green flames.” He muttered to himself, as the reached into the inner compartments within his Stand, and pulled out his phone. He began to type in the description of what he could remember of his old bike, fingers dancing across the screen as he pulled up bike shops in the area. That particular bike was rare back then, but now sold across the Canterlot Township area. However, the results revealed something. A shop not far from here had sold them before any other, one that was still active in the area. ‘Bluemarine Bikes.’ He thought, as he began to look up something else on his phone. ‘Time to head on over there, and revisit my old stomping grounds.’ He took off in a run, heading towards the place, following the directions mapped out by his phone. He considered simply smashing through every house, before discounting that idea. ‘No, Emperor wouldn’t like that. Too much attention.’ He huffed. ‘Maybe if I smash these two, and get back to him, I can finally put him in his place. Show him for bossing me around and doing nothing.’ He rounded a corner, running through the back alley and past several nice houses, dogs barking as he approached. Soon, he could put this whole nightmare of a fight behind him, and, more importantly, pay back those two idiots for putting him through so much hurt and humiliation. BlueMarine Bikes had been in business for many years, started by a French-Italian family who had immigrated from their country following World War 2. The place had been passed down the family line for many years, and, indeed, always seemed to have super-natural luck with getting the best bicycles, of the finest quality from all around the world, and selling them at good prices. The good price tag was the main draw for Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash, as they staggered up to the front of the store. Luckily, with most kids their age and younger at school, the place was vacant, and gave them the chance to stop and rest for a bit near the front doors. “Alright, let’s get in there, grab a bike and go.” Rainbow Dash said, trying to stand, before staggering slightly, as Fluttershy quickly grabbed her and helped her down gently. “You need to heal first.” Fluttershy said, concerned, as she manifested several of her Stands. “Let’s get inside, and out of sight.” Rainbow Dash said, looking around. “I don’t want to be out in the open with that guy still running around.” “Alright.” Fluttershy said, helping her friend up, as they both staggered through the front door, a small bell tingling, as soft jazz music meet their ears, and what smelled like the air after a rainstorm permeated the air. “Welcome to BlueMarine bikes.” A deep male voice announced from the backrooms, out of sight. “don’t steal a thing!” “Thank you, and don’t worry about us.” Fluttershy said. “Err, that’s what they all say.” The voice muttered grumpily. Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash both relaxed slightly, as they made their way to one of the Bike rakes, and sat down, Fluttershy laying Rainbow down, as her Stand began to work on repairing her bleeding legs, busted up arm and the cuts along her other arm. “Ow, ow ow!” Rainbow Dash said, trying to bite her lip to keep quiet. “Can you not hurt me while you heal me?” “I’m trying, but muscle and bone need to mend, and that can be painful,” Fluttershy explained. “Please, hold still so I can do this. Bones are especially difficult.” The shop owner was going through his records, making sure all of his orders and stock was in place, as he heard the two girls from up front making strange noises. He groaned slightly, not exactly new to this sort of thing. “What is with a bike shop being a beacon for teens to come and mess around like that?” He grumbled, rising from his chair. “I’m just a businessman trying to make some money!” He adjusted his tall white cap, as he stepped forward, and quietly opened the door, prepared to catch the two on the ground, one kneeling over the other. His eyes widened slightly, as he cocked an eyebrow. “Alright, you need to lift up your shirt.” Fluttershy said, as Rainbow Dash squirmed underneath her. “What?!” Rainbow said, trying to keep her voice down as she struggled. “I thought you needed to heal me?!” “I need to reach your ribs.” “I thought you were supposed to make me feel better!” Rainbow said through clenched teeth. “This all hurts like hell!” “If it hurts, that means the technique is working.” Fluttershy responded calmly. “Hey, don’t lift up my shirt like that, not until I’m ready!” Rainbow yelled in surprise. “Your hands are way too cold!” “Why are you such a baby.” Fluttershy complained. “just let me reach in there.” The shopkeeper simply stood there, his face unmoving and as hard as a rock, as he merely turned away, shaking his head. “At least my brother isn’t here to see that.” He said shaking his head, before taking a steading breath. “Let teens be teens. No kids out getting bikes anyway. If I leave em be, they’ll finish up in no time.” He went back to sorting his stocks and orders, turning up the jazz music slightly to tune out their ruckus. Fluttershy, meanwhile finished up, her stands withdrawing from Rainbow’s body as they finished mending the injuries and fractures in her ribs and arm bones. Rainbow felt around her body, surprised the injuries had been healed. “See, I told you I would finish up quick.” Fluttershy said with sheepish smile, as she helped her friend up. “Now let’s grab a bike.” “Alright.” Rainbow said, testing her legs to make sure they still worked, as they made their way to the front, still breathing hard from her ordeals and the ‘healing’ process. She looked around, before spotting a bike, a bright orange one, with black and purple tiger stripes. She took it off the racks, and brought it up to the front desk. She waited a bit, noticing the jazz music was a little louder now. “Why is this dude playing the music so loud?” Rainbow asked, as Fluttershy shrugged. “Just ring the bell.” Her friend replied. “He’s probably asleep or something.” Rainbow Dash rang it twice, before the store owner peaked out, looking at both of them uncertainly, before stepping out, and looking over the bike. “Will this be all, ladies?” He asked. “Yeah, that should be it.” Rainbow said, leaning against the desk. “Alright, that’ll be 200 dollars.” The owner said. “Really, wow.” Rainbow said, pulling out a credit card, and handing it over to him. He rang them up, handing it back, before rubbing some hand sanitizer on his hands, and pulling up the recite and handing it to her. He looked down at her, as he took a deep breath. “Listen, I won’t judge you for your life style.” He said calmly. “But please keep that out of my shop.” “What?” Rainbow asked in confusion, as she took the bike out, Fluttershy raising an eyebrow at him, before looking at her friend. “Keep what out?” “Never mind, have a nice day.” The man said, waving them off. “Good luck with everything.” She gave him a confused and befuddled look, before turning and leaving. Fluttershy looked at her, scratching the back of her neck. “What did he mean by that?” Fluttershy asked, as they reached the exit. “Let’s not think about it.” Rainbow Dash said, shaking her head, as she got on, and began concentrating. “We need to get the move on and get out of here.” As she concentrated, the bike morphed, expanded outwards and shaped itself into a larger, more powerful motorcycle, cyan and dark blue in color, just like the other Radar Love. It’s engine roared as she tested the grips and the controls. “You two!” An all-to familiar voice shouted, as they both looked up to see Onyx Buster sliding to a stop out of one of the alleys. “I finally got you!” “I can’t believe this.” Rainbow Dash said with a groan. “What is this guy, a bloodhound?” “I don’t think he’s nice enough to be one.” Fluttershy commented. “Not what I meant.” Rainbow Dash muttered, as the Stand user stepped right up to the street, fists clenched as energy began to burn all around him again. “I will get you back for all of this!” Onyx declared. “I’m one of the best Skoutatoi in the Emperor’s service. I deserve respect. Respect and obedience!” “Fluttershy, get on.” Rainbow Dash muttered to her, as she readjusted her gloves, looking at Onyx. “You intend to talk my ear off.” “I’m gonna burn them off!” Onyx declared, before raising his fists, energy crackling and burning around them. “So, same thing, try and run me over, as I crush your pretty bike?” “Actually, I thought of slapping you with the wheels abit.” Rainbow said with shrug. “Thought I’d change things up a bit.” “Funny.” He remarked, stepping onto the street to attack. He jumped back a second later, as a car went speeding by again, yelping in surprise as the car barely missed him. Rainbow Dash merely smiled, as she hit the gas and speed off after the car, jumping into the air, transforming Radar Love back into a normal bike, and landing on top of the car of the car, Fluttershy still behind her, as the two balanced on top of the speeding car. A little difficult, but nothing she and Flutters couldn’t handle. “Are you sure this is a good idea?” Fluttershy yelled over the rushing air and horns going off. “Got us away from him, didn’t it?” Rainbow asked with a grin, as she glanced back at Onyx. The Skoutatoi Stand-user glared at them in determination, and ran to catch up with them, before jumping up, hitting a wall with both feet, and bouncing off, to land on top of a car not far behind them. Her eyes widened, but she didn’t panic. He was determined, she had learned that dealing with him this whole time, but he didn’t seem that smart, not compared to her and Fluttershy at least. As the car he had hitched a rid on drove closer, Rainbow threw her bike on the roof, transformed it back into Radar Love, and grabbed Fluttershy, speeding off as he fired a beam of plasma at them. His hand followed, incinerating and melting the road pavement as Radar Love sped off. The car they were on, and the one he was, screeched to a stop, the two drivers looking to each other in surprise, before gawking at the massive crevice of melted asphalt and molten road before them. Onyx growled like a tiger, jumping off into the boiling road material, and running off after them. He wouldn’t be outsmarted by them, not this time. Rainbow, meanwhile, sped off into the highways, turning off the suburb roads, and into the heavy traffic. She bobbed and weaved in between the cars, trucks and vans, horns sometimes honking, as Onyx followed after, scanning the roads, before find a sports car. The car was speeding along, the man’s music blaring, as Onyx jumped up into the air, fired a brief burst of plasma to boast himself along, and landed on the top of his car, before burning a hole in it. The guy slowed down, as Onyx poked his head in. The young man and greased, slicked back hair, and shades on, well built, and a muscle T-shirt. Though he could not read the writing, there was an arrow pointing downwards. Onyx shock his head in disgust, as the man looked up at him in surprise. “Hey, you can’t go melting my car!” The man cried. “Do you know who my father is?” ‘Good, I’m gonna enjoy messing up pretty boy’s car even more now.’ Onyx thought with a savage grin, as he pointed his hand at him, energy glowing. “You want to end up with a hole in your face too? No? Then follow that bike, with the rainbow-haired girl.” “Ahh...oh...Alright.” The man said, quickly, turning his head around and focusing entirely on the road now. “Um, you want to like, get in. Very comfy here. I have the best AC and cooling you could want!” Onyx shock his head. “Shut up and drive.” He removed his head and shoulders from the hole, and stayed crouched on the roof of the car, glare focused out on Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy as they bobbed and weaved through traffic, the sports car following close behind, not listening to the honks and angry yells of the other drivers. The nervous driver felt sweat dripping down his face and back, as he focused on them. Why was this crazy man on his roof? How did he burn a whole through his car? How was that girl getting such high speed on just a bicycle? A million questions buzzed through his mind as he rushed after them. ‘If I get him to those two, and help him get them,’ He thought nervously. ‘He’ll let me live. I don’t know who they even are, so who cares what happens to them?’ As he sped up, and got within range of hitting them, a beam of orange-red energy flew out, and blasted the ground, as they dodged out of the way. He jumped, immediately hitting the break on reflex, as Onyx put his head in again. “Idiot! That was me! Keep driving and let me kill them!” He growled to him, energy building off his body again. “Ye…Yes sir!” The Driver answered nervously, as he hit the gas. Onyx fired blast after blast at them, each missing, and merely creating smoldering, smoking craters in the road around them. Rainbow remained focused on the road, drifting to the left as she dodged more of Onyx’s blasts of energy, before jumping and landing on the concrete dividers, and driving along them. She drove further down, looking up at the oncoming overpass bridge, before jumping into the air with Radar Love, landing hard in the middle of the bridge, and turning right, before driving off. Onyx waited, calculating his jump, before jumping up, and grabbing onto the bottom scaffolding of the bridge, hanging there, before throwing his legs up, and heating up his body, melting through the bridge quickly, and leaving a burning, smoking hole right in the middle of the bridge. He flipped backwards and jumped back onto the bridge, cars stopping as the drivers looked at him in shock and surprise, as he ignored their confused yelling and ran off after Radar Love. Rainbow looked behind her, to the not so shocking sight of Onyx Buster chasing after them. She sighed as she bobbed and weaved through traffic, turning off the highway and back onto the main roads again. He wasn’t giving up, she gave him that. He focused in on, eyes burning with dark determination, as he heated up his body, burning and melting through any car or truck that got in his way. He would not let them escape. He could not let them. Rainbow looked around for something to use to slow him down, before spotting several tall shops and other small business buildings, not as big as a skyscraper, of course, but just enough height to get away from Onyx. She lead Radar Love off the main road, into the sidewalks, and jumped, gaining incredible height as she hit the roof of a barber shop. Rainbow smiled triumphantly as she rode all the roof. To think, she had originally wanted a simple punch-ghost. She doubted Sunset or Twilight could do half the stuff she was pulling off with Radar Love. Onyx came to a stop as he looked up the building, seeing Rainbow jump along to each one, her bike seemingly, without care for gravity or the laws of physics, jumping and hitting the air at high speed and landing the on the roof of the next building. He looked around for something to grab onto or jump on. Even with his Stand Suit’s abilities, he could never reach the top in time to catch them. Finally, an idea came to him. Building up heat his in his hands, he leaped upwards, before pointing his hands down, and firing 2 massive blasts of energy from his palms. The blast destroyed and melted the sidewalk underneath him but carried him further upwards then ever before. He spun in the air, and landed on his feet, right on the roof of the building Rainbow had first landed on, and quickly ran forward, leaping across every building as he followed after them. A motorcycle stand jumping across roofs wouldn’t exactly be hard to miss. Fluttershy leaned into Rainbow’s ear. “Ah, Rainbow, we have a small problem.” “I know.” She grumbled in irritation. “He’s following us. He never stops following us.” She and Radar Love jumped across another wide gap, the air rushing past their ears, as they hit the roof of a large office building, shaking slightly from the impact, and sped off for a bit, before slowing down and turning in the middle of the roof, waiting as Onyx Buster caught up with them. He too jumped form the building, missed, latched onto the side, and quickly scaled the side of the building and jumped onto the roof with them. The three sat there, breathing for several minutes as they glared at one another, before Onyx Buster finally spoke. “I deserve this victory.” He declared. “I’ve pushed beyond my own limits, and gone beyond what my peers would’ve expected. Thank you for this.” “If you want a victory, you’ll have to get it.” Rainbow replied, reeving up Radar Love. “You don’t get it by merely pushing yourself. You have to go beyond even your enemy.” “True, true.” Onyx replied, holding up a finger. “But you have no where to run. I have you right where I want you.” “No, not where you want us.” Rainbow corrected, shaking her head. “We stopped here to face you. In a way, you’re right where we want you.” “Then we are both where we want the other.” Onyx replied, flexing his wrists. ‘If that makes you feel better.’ Rainbow thought grumpily with a roll of her eyes. She was growing more sick of this guy by the minute. “The only true way to solve this, then,” Onyx said, stepping forward, as energy gathered around his body once more. “Is with a clash of Stands.” “Again.” Rainbow remarked, as she reeved up Radar Love. Onyx charged right at as Rainbow and Fluttershy readied themselves for yet another head-to-head bout with Onyx. <-- TO BE CONTINUED__/__|