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Jojo's Bizarre Adventure/Buffy the Vampire Slayer AU
Chapter Summary: When the volume summary just doesn’t cut it anymore.
I apologize for the lack of awesome Speedwagon Narrator Voice. If you want to read up on the Stands, though, there’s a post for that. I’ll mention which fights lead to new powers, but that’s it.
Word Count: 1150
Rating: Gen
Note: HERE THERE PROBABLY BE BUFFY/JJBA SPOILERS.
Meanwhile, Xander sees the Stone Mask, which feels like something bad waiting to happen, and starts to feel paranoid himself, this time including repeating dreams of the end of Phantom Blood—Jonathan and Dio’s last battle. The nightmares are enough to start interfering with his waking life, too, so the matter is brought to the attention of Giles. When Xander passes out, Willow casts a spell to retrieve him from the Dreamlands. (Also, the Cheese Man appeared. Never forget the Cheese Man.)
With Giles and Willow seemingly ignoring him, Xander turns to a semi-outsider, former Watcher Wesley, to research the Mask, unaware that Wesley is no longer on the side of the Good. Wesley, killed during Angel’s campaign against the Senior Partners of the evil demonic law firm Wolfram & Hart, had since, bound by contract, come back after his death to serve W&H. Wesley’s research leads him to look into Xander’s bloodline, since all indications of his reaction to the mask point to a magical bloodline legacy. From what he can tell, Jessica Harris doesn’t exist. He finds notes on the mask written by a member of the “mythical” family of unsanctioned vampire hunters, the Joestars. The connection to his mother is unknown at this point.
Xander then goes to a bookstore on a whim to try to find out more about this secretive family and meets Fitz for the first time.
Simone Doffler, one of the Slayers, along with other Slayer followers steals the Mask and tests it on some of the other Slayers. When they use it, they become Slaypires (term coined by Dawn), Slayers with the power of Jojo’s vampires. She frames Xander for its theft, and he’s put on trial, as they believe him to have been replaced by a shapeshifter. Fitz then comes to his rescue, or so he thinks, calling him "Mr. Joestar".
Volume II: Buffy and the others try to deal with the aftermath of the trial. During a patrol to clear her head, Buffy finds a new redheaded ally, who she believes at first to be a Slayer. The British lady introduces herself as Josephine Joestar and shows she has the ability to use hamon, a magical martial arts style incorporating the life-giving power of the sun. (This is not shown here, mostly because Buffy wouldn’t know the difference, but Josephine has not been formally trained and thus her technique is sloppy.)
Buffy takes her to meet the rest of the Council, and Josephine explains that a “spell” had aged her and placed her in a different life, and now, renewed, she’s looking for her son, as well as giving her old name, Jessica Harris. Josephine is also worried about Xander “awakening to his power” and not knowing how to deal with it (or not having enough fighting spirit and having it kill him).Willow and Giles are uncertain about telling her the truth, but Buffy goes for it. She explains a little about the worry about shapeshifters when they’re alone.
The book on the Stone Mask written by Jonathan Joestar sent by Wesley finally arrives at the mansion, leading Willow and Giles to come to the conclusion that they’d been wrong because the Stone Mask really was a threat, allowing for the creation of vampires without siring.
While looking for Xander, Buffy and Josephine run into Jojo’s vampires and Buffy gets to see Josephine use her Stand, Bye Bye Beautiful.
Spike figures out that Simone was the culprit, and she pulls a gun. They survive, however, and vow to be ready for the next time.
Volume III: Xander wakes up in a hotel room after, from his perspective, being knocked out and kidnapped by Fitz. He finds that he, too, has the Joestar birthmark. Fitz refuses to let Xander leave, because he believes he’s in danger, and to keep him safe and “refresh his memory” Fitz uses the Stand Lotus Juice on Xander. When put back into sleep, however, Xander wakes up to his own Stand, The Pretender, which allows him to tap into memories and abilities of previous Joestars. They fight, and Xander wins, but collapses.
Given time to think, Fitz realizes he doesn’t know everything, and gives Xander a mobile to call his friends. Xander gets a bad feeling, however, and hangs up. They turn the TV on to see the aftermath of the fight with the Slaypires, and Xander tells Fitz he’s giving him another chance and explains the situation. He also explains the power of Stands—a manifestation of your fighting spirit.
They practice the use of their Stands a little, Pretender training Xander in the basics of hamon, and Xander tells a few stories of Sunnydale. In return, Carter Fitz Speedwagon tells the story of their mothers. Mercia Speedwagon and Josephine Higashikata were inseparable, particularly after Mercia got her Stand, Kiss From a Rose. (It is also not explained here and is not much of a spoiler, but she went by “Joestar” when she went to school in England due to the fact that no one could remember or pronounce “Higashikata”.) The Stand Arrow, the source of Stands, was used on Mercia and Fitz’s father during their travels with Josephine. However, Josephine and Mercia ran into an enemy they couldn’t fight, and the only alternative was the time tested Joestar Secret Technique: running away.
The enemy found and killed Mercia, but left Fitz alive. He cannot forgive the one who killed his mother or his father for having abandoned her to her fate.
Upon returning to their hotel, Xander and Fitz encounter Darling Violetta, the User of Violent Whispers, stealing from their hotel room, and in the ensuing fight both put their lives on the line. Xander uses Pretender to learn how to heal Fitz’s wounds through the use of hamon. Darling is not a violent person at heart and had only panicked at them using their Stands to prevent her escape, and so agrees to have them accompany her back to her home. However, they find police tape around, with her adoptive parents dead. Darling agrees to come down to the station shortly to answer a few questions with no intention of actually doing so, and Fitz and Xander agree to protect her and help her discover the truth.
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure/Buffy the Vampire Slayer AU
Chapter Summary: When the volume summary just doesn’t cut it anymore.
I apologize for the lack of awesome Speedwagon Narrator Voice. If you want to read up on the Stands, though, there’s a post for that. I’ll mention which fights lead to new powers, but that’s it.
Word Count: 1150
Rating: Gen
Note: HERE THERE PROBABLY BE BUFFY/JJBA SPOILERS.
Volume I: Just like Phantom Blood, this all begins with the Stone Mask, following the events of Season 7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Well, the Stone Mask, and a prophecy revealed to Willow. The prophecy, from what she could remember from her vague recollection after the fact, involved Xander and his death, making Giles and Willow paranoid about what it meant. Rather than bring their concerns to Xander or Buffy, though, they try to resolve these concerns in private without worrying anyone. They also do their best to keep Xander out of harm’s way (which leads to a bored Xander; not a good idea).
Meanwhile, Xander sees the Stone Mask, which feels like something bad waiting to happen, and starts to feel paranoid himself, this time including repeating dreams of the end of Phantom Blood—Jonathan and Dio’s last battle. The nightmares are enough to start interfering with his waking life, too, so the matter is brought to the attention of Giles. When Xander passes out, Willow casts a spell to retrieve him from the Dreamlands. (Also, the Cheese Man appeared. Never forget the Cheese Man.)
With Giles and Willow seemingly ignoring him, Xander turns to a semi-outsider, former Watcher Wesley, to research the Mask, unaware that Wesley is no longer on the side of the Good. Wesley, killed during Angel’s campaign against the Senior Partners of the evil demonic law firm Wolfram & Hart, had since, bound by contract, come back after his death to serve W&H. Wesley’s research leads him to look into Xander’s bloodline, since all indications of his reaction to the mask point to a magical bloodline legacy. From what he can tell, Jessica Harris doesn’t exist. He finds notes on the mask written by a member of the “mythical” family of unsanctioned vampire hunters, the Joestars. The connection to his mother is unknown at this point.
Xander then goes to a bookstore on a whim to try to find out more about this secretive family and meets Fitz for the first time.
Simone Doffler, one of the Slayers, along with other Slayer followers steals the Mask and tests it on some of the other Slayers. When they use it, they become Slaypires (term coined by Dawn), Slayers with the power of Jojo’s vampires. She frames Xander for its theft, and he’s put on trial, as they believe him to have been replaced by a shapeshifter. Fitz then comes to his rescue, or so he thinks, calling him "Mr. Joestar".
Volume II: Buffy and the others try to deal with the aftermath of the trial. During a patrol to clear her head, Buffy finds a new redheaded ally, who she believes at first to be a Slayer. The British lady introduces herself as Josephine Joestar and shows she has the ability to use hamon, a magical martial arts style incorporating the life-giving power of the sun. (This is not shown here, mostly because Buffy wouldn’t know the difference, but Josephine has not been formally trained and thus her technique is sloppy.)
Buffy takes her to meet the rest of the Council, and Josephine explains that a “spell” had aged her and placed her in a different life, and now, renewed, she’s looking for her son, as well as giving her old name, Jessica Harris. Josephine is also worried about Xander “awakening to his power” and not knowing how to deal with it (or not having enough fighting spirit and having it kill him).Willow and Giles are uncertain about telling her the truth, but Buffy goes for it. She explains a little about the worry about shapeshifters when they’re alone.
The book on the Stone Mask written by Jonathan Joestar sent by Wesley finally arrives at the mansion, leading Willow and Giles to come to the conclusion that they’d been wrong because the Stone Mask really was a threat, allowing for the creation of vampires without siring.
While looking for Xander, Buffy and Josephine run into Jojo’s vampires and Buffy gets to see Josephine use her Stand, Bye Bye Beautiful.
Spike figures out that Simone was the culprit, and she pulls a gun. They survive, however, and vow to be ready for the next time.
Volume III: Xander wakes up in a hotel room after, from his perspective, being knocked out and kidnapped by Fitz. He finds that he, too, has the Joestar birthmark. Fitz refuses to let Xander leave, because he believes he’s in danger, and to keep him safe and “refresh his memory” Fitz uses the Stand Lotus Juice on Xander. When put back into sleep, however, Xander wakes up to his own Stand, The Pretender, which allows him to tap into memories and abilities of previous Joestars. They fight, and Xander wins, but collapses.
Given time to think, Fitz realizes he doesn’t know everything, and gives Xander a mobile to call his friends. Xander gets a bad feeling, however, and hangs up. They turn the TV on to see the aftermath of the fight with the Slaypires, and Xander tells Fitz he’s giving him another chance and explains the situation. He also explains the power of Stands—a manifestation of your fighting spirit.
They practice the use of their Stands a little, Pretender training Xander in the basics of hamon, and Xander tells a few stories of Sunnydale. In return, Carter Fitz Speedwagon tells the story of their mothers. Mercia Speedwagon and Josephine Higashikata were inseparable, particularly after Mercia got her Stand, Kiss From a Rose. (It is also not explained here and is not much of a spoiler, but she went by “Joestar” when she went to school in England due to the fact that no one could remember or pronounce “Higashikata”.) The Stand Arrow, the source of Stands, was used on Mercia and Fitz’s father during their travels with Josephine. However, Josephine and Mercia ran into an enemy they couldn’t fight, and the only alternative was the time tested Joestar Secret Technique: running away.
The enemy found and killed Mercia, but left Fitz alive. He cannot forgive the one who killed his mother or his father for having abandoned her to her fate.
Upon returning to their hotel, Xander and Fitz encounter Darling Violetta, the User of Violent Whispers, stealing from their hotel room, and in the ensuing fight both put their lives on the line. Xander uses Pretender to learn how to heal Fitz’s wounds through the use of hamon. Darling is not a violent person at heart and had only panicked at them using their Stands to prevent her escape, and so agrees to have them accompany her back to her home. However, they find police tape around, with her adoptive parents dead. Darling agrees to come down to the station shortly to answer a few questions with no intention of actually doing so, and Fitz and Xander agree to protect her and help her discover the truth.
