[JJBA] Amalgamation Prison- Chapter 2
(Go read Chapter 1 on my page if you haven't!!)
Lorenzo lunges back in his chair as the bus continues moving towards the next stop again. As a reflex, he sent a small amount of Hamon into the arm of the passenger who attacked him. Usually, using Hamon on another human being would not do the same amount of damage that it just caused for the attacker. The flesh on their bones begin to melt off and they give Lorenzo a shocked and confused look, almost like they weren’t expecting to receive any retaliation from Lorenzo.Â
The other passenger in the back of the bus looks just as surprised as the one who attacked Lorenzo. But, instead of reacting like a normal civilian who witnessed a fight, his attention was towards Lorenzo, changing his worried face into an expression of anger.Â
Lorenzo stood towering over the person who attacked him, not knowing what just happened or how to get out of the situation.Â
Lorenzo, to himself: Did that guy just stab my neck.. With his fingers? How is that even possible?
He scans the situation a little more to catch a glimpse of the attacker as they were holding their arm in pain on the ground.Â
That would explain why he was attacked in such a bizarre way. Lorenzo scanned the rest of the bus to find the quickest way out of there when he noticed the other passenger charging towards him.Â
Reacting as fast as possible, Lorenzo buzzed for the bus to come to a stop and dove over the vampire on the ground. Luckily, the bus had stopped fast enough for him to jump out of the doors in time to avoid the second attack from the other passenger.Â
Lorenzo, to himself: Are these guys both vampires? There's no way that's even possible-
As he reached the outside world, he quickly looked around for any bystander, but could find no one. He had no time to stand around as the other vampire was still running up towards him from the inside of the bus. Lorenzo ran without knowing where he would end up. At this point, covering his own shift was the least of his worries.
Lorenzo: Fuck! That guy is fast!
The vampire was catching up to Lorenzo at a frightening rate. He had to think of another plan or else this guy would be draining his blood within seconds. He had no weapons on him, and that's when he remembered: the sandwich his mother made him for dinner.Â
As he was still running, Lorenzo opened the tupperware with the sandwich inside and took it out. He looked behind him and waited for the vampire to catch up to him just a little bit. At just the right moment, he infused the olive oil that was slathered on each item with Hamon, and he threw the separate contents of the sandwich next to each side of the vampire’s head. Once the vampire’s head was in the target, the sandwich contents flew together at a great force, turning the vampire’s head into a hamon-filled olive oil sandwich.Â
Lorenzo wasted no time and fled the area as the vampire stumbled onto the ground with his face melting. He couldn’t go straight home, so he hid behind a postbox in the area to make sure the vampires didn’t recover and come after him again. Once the coast was clear, he ran straight home. He had no idea how to begin explaining this to his mother, but then again, he had no one else to tell.Â
He checked the time, it was now 7:30pm. There was no way he was going back to his job tonight, management would just have to deal with it after the bullshit he’s dealt with. As Lorenzo opened his front door, he saw his mother at the kitchen table speaking to two men in very official, but odd looking uniforms. They both wore black and grey button-up short sleeved shirts with a brimmed hat that read SpeedWagon on the forehead. He recognized that hat, but couldn't remember where he would've heard about a Speedwagon.Â
Gianna: Lorenzo- what are you doing here?! Aren’t you supposed to be at work?
Lorenzo: That doesn't matter, who are these guys?! What is going on tonight?
Gianna: Listen, I tried to stop whatever THIS is from happening. I TRIED.Â
The two men interrupted Gianna as she almost began to ramble.Â
Percy: Mister Zeppeli, sorry to scare you like that. My name is Percy, and this is Louis. We are members of the Speedwagon Foundation. We have come here to this address because we were told both Gianna and Lorenzo Zeppeli lived here.Â
Lorenzo: …so can you explain why my Mamma looks like she’s just been to a funeral?
Louis: Apologies, Lorenzo. We are here because across the globe, there have been reports of Vampire sightings. I’m sure you know by now, but we used to be highly involved with your family before–
Gianna: Hey! I talked with you two about this!
Louis: …..Thankfully, news hasn't caught on very fast, so you are one of the first people outside of the Speedwagon Foundation to hear about this.
Lorenzo: That explains what happened earlier then, I guess… But- why are you here? What do me and Mamma have to do with Vampires?Â
Percy: You are familiar with the use of Hamon, correct?
Lorenzo and Gianna both look at each other, both concerned. Lorenzo nods his head suspiciously.Â
Percy: We are here to ask for your help. Joseph Joestar has come over with an illness in the United States and you two are the only Zeppeli’s with Hamon in your blood. He told us we could find you in Palermo. We need to somehow prevent any more vampire attacks on the public as well as exterminate..the source. While the Speedwagon foundation helps Joseph recover, you were the only two people with direct lineage to the Speedwagon foundation that could help.Â
Lorenzo: What? Who is Joseph?
Louis: Nevermind that, the point is, we need you. And your mother.Â
Lorenzo and Gianna once again glanced over at each other.
Gianna: I’m sorry, dear, I tried to get rid of them.Â
Lorenzo: Can we talk alone?
Both Gianna and Lorenzo leave the two men in the kitchen while they walk out the front door, leaving the screen door open to see inside. Gianna lights a cigarette and sits down on the patio, looking very panicked.
Lorenzo: Mamma, are you ok?
She nods, but is clearly filled with dread. Lorenzo sits beside her and puts his arm around her shoulder. He starts to ask her questions about the Speedwagon Foundation, and she regretfully retells the story about Will and Caesar Zeppeli since he was only a child when she told him the first time.Â
Lorenzo: Listen, I know how you feel about these guys, but I need to tell you something. Tonight, on the way to work, I was attacked on the bus.Â
Gianna: Caspita! Darling, are you okay?!
Lorenzo: Yes, yes, I’m fine. But those two men who attacked me were… vampires. I wouldn't have believed it myself if it didn't happen to me. But it's true, I used my Hamon on their bodies and it really hurt them.Â
He regretted telling his mother about how he probably killed the two men, despite being vampires. Lorenzo was always afraid of being seen as violent in front of his mother.Â
Lorenzo: What I’m saying is, I believe those men in there. I’m glad I made it out with my life tonight, and god forbid those vampires went after someone else instead. I fear they wouldn’t have had any way to defend themselves without Hamon. If they need a skilled Hamon user, I want to try. Please.Â
Gianna sighs and looks up at Lorenzo, his arm still around her. She always feels safe when he is with her like this, despite all that has happened tonight. She gives him a look of reassurance, telling him silently that she is willing to give the foundation another chance.Â
The two stand up and return to the men inside. They tell the men they are willing to use their (very little) Hamon skills in decreasing the vampire population, but will need to know more information.Â
Percy: As you are aware, the events that happened to yours and the Joestar family in 1939 left some… concerning results. In the battle with Kars in 1939, the whereabouts of the red stone of Aja were left unknown. The vampire and zombie army was presumed to all be dead when Joseph and Suzie Q returned to New York and left Switzerland. However, there was one member of the vampire army that survived. She remained in Switzerland after the pillar men were all dead. With no leader, she was forced to retreat back to the Pillar men’s mansion to avoid the sun. Her scarce nutrients supply kept her weak, but she would still be able to feed once a night, which is what starts our problem. With each victim, she gained a new member of her army.
She returned to the scene where Kars activated the red stone of Aja within the stone mask. To her luck, it was accidentally left behind after there were no longer any Pillar men or vampires left. She took the stone and fled from Switzerland, we are still unaware of her whereabouts.
Apparently, she has been growing her army for 41 years, and the vampires have now spread across the globe. We have members of the Speedwagon Foundation in every country in the world right now scouting for any more information. The best we can do to prevent vampire attacks is to use the UV lights from German Technology, but that is a very unreliable method. We speculate that she might be looking for anyone involved with Joseph Joestar, the man who ended her vampire brethren, and unfortunately, that means you two.
Lorenzo: But, we don't even know who this is..?
Gianna: …Caesar. It was Caesar who did. Che palle… Lorenzo, Joseph was very close with your uncle, Caesar. I knew this was going to be a problem for us eventually.Â
Gianna looks at the two men, and thanks them for warning her and her son. She is still suspicious about accepting their offer, but she has the odd feeling like it was the right thing to do anyway.Â
The men from the Speedwagon Foundation explain to them that if they still agree to this, they can spend the time tonight to pack a few bags for travel and finish anything around the house before they leave.Â
Lorenzo: Where are we going?
Louis: Well, like I said, we don't know where their leader is yet… So, for now, we are going to relocate you two to one of the Speedwagon housing operations in Greece.
Author Notes: Hi sorry this chapter is mostly writing, needed to get some backstory out there but enjoy. I'll get chapter 3 out probably today lol i have nothing goin on. I promise the next one will be more visually appealing