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// Chapter Two: The Creation of Mirror Shield pt. 2 
// Story: Lightning's Bizarre Adventure 
// by Lightningflash101 
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"I'm detective Blue Mystery." he declared, "Id like to have a few words with Mr. Flash... Alone" 

Aj gave the man a nod before turning her head to me. She gave me a reassuring smile and walked out of the room. although with a cop in the room, I didn't feel safer. I actually felt in more danger than I ever been in. There was something about this detective that he wasn't showing me. Something that made his appearance more menacing than it should have been.

"Now Mr. Flash," he started, "I know that you had just woken up and are in some amount of pain. But I need you to tell me what happened. To the best of your ability."

As he finished talking, I felt something grab one of my ankles. Its grip wasn't strong but it was enough for me to notice.

"I can tell you what I remember" I suddenly said, "I was shot with an arrow by a girl near Canterlot high."

I had to cover my mouth to stop talking. I had no control over my voice. Something was definitely wrong with Blue Mystery. It was as if this detective was forcing what I knew out of me with some sort of outside force. Was it the thing that grabbed my ankle? Where they attached to him somehow?

"What girl?" Mystery asked, "Did you see her face?"

My head shook on its own as I got up from the bed. Then that's when I found some sort of creature attached to one of my ankles. This creature was small enough to almost be overlooked. It was almost the shape of a human polymorphic snake but its lower half had no legs. Its body held an orange color with a tan underbelly, black eyes, and snow white fangs. Its fingers were at a point as they kept a firm hold on me. I could feel its grip tighten on me as I got to my feet.

"What are you doing to me?" I demanded, balling my hands into fists, "Whats that thing on my foot?"

"So you can see it." Mystery commented with a smirk, "Very well, I might as well tell you. It won't matter when you die here."

The detective sat down in the chair, crossing his legs. His smile was almost as cold as the girl who shot me.

"What I have attached to your ankle is known as a 'Stand'." he started, "Its a physical manifestation of one's fighting spirit. Only Stand users can see other Stands. Each Stand is unique, both in form and in ability. As you already gathered, my stand forces my victims to only tell me the truth with a serum injected threw its claws. Be it they say it or their body answers for them. I always get the facts straight when I ask questions. I call my Stand, 'Defenders'. What about you kid?"

"What about me?" I asked

"You can see my Stand." he commented, "So that means that you have a Stand as well. What is it?"

I had to force myself not to speak or move in any way. The result was a massive amount of pain in my entire body. It was like he was trying to torture the information out of me. I fell down to one knee as the detective shook his head at me.

"Now, now," he said, "I wouldn't be so selfish and do that. Whenever someone tries to resist like that, Defender's truth serum starts to use... Other means to make you talk. That's what makes me the best detective in this town. But if you keep this up, you'll die before I get what my master wants. So you better start speaking up."

I gritted my teeth as I glared at the detective. He was corrupted and cruel. How was he able to keep this up for so long? It doesn't matter right now. He won't be in the force when I get out of here. I just have to figure out how to beat him. There has to be some way. That's when I got an idea

I started to chuckle to myself, in an attempt to get Mystery confused. Then I looked at him dead in his eyes, pointing a finger at him.

"Blue Mystery," I stated, "your next line will be, 'Dying isn't something to laugh at kid'."

"Dying isn't something to laugh at kid." he said. 

With a gasp, I knew my plan worked. It was brief, but he lowered his guard enough for his stand to loosen its grip. I used this opportunity to attempt to call my stand. Then I felt something come out of my leg and dart towards Defenders. 

When I looked, I saw another half-serpent creature grab Defenders' neck. With the sudden grab, Defenders' grip was released from my body. 

The second serpent body was dark blue with a silver underbelly, gray eyes, and golden fangs. I wasn't expecting my stand to look almost exactly like Defenders. But it doesn't matter.

I could hear Mystery hold his breath as my stand tightens its grip on Defender's neck. It was as if I was strangling Mystery myself. Just by looking at him, I was surprised to find that his neck had hand indents of it. As well as some small puncture wounds from my stands claws.

"I-impossible!" he declared, "Stands are supposed to be unique! Why is your stand so familiar to mine?!"

"Don't know." I replied in a cold tone, "But it looks like I got you in the palm of my hands. Both figuratively and literally."

The terror in the detective's eyes was enough for me to know that I had beaten him. But now wasn't the time to boast.

"Now," I started, "I want answers. Who sent you and why?"

"I was sent by lord DIO." he quickly said before he covered his mouth. I could fell his Stand trying to break free from my stand's grip.

"He sent me here to kill you before you joined Kars' side of our battle!" I heard his voice (which was slightly higher for some reason) say threw his Stand.

Threw my Stands eyes, I could see Defenders cover its mouth as well. It appears that my stand also had Defenders truth venom as well and its influence affected stands as well.

"I don't know who this DIO or this Kars is." I told him, "But if they're responsible for me being shot, then they chose the wrong high school student."

With a simple though, my stand threw Defenders back to Mystery. The action sent the detective to the wall before his stand disappeared without a trace.

As Defenders disappeared, my Stand started to change shape, losing its serpent-like figure shifted to the shield from before. Even growing to the size I remembered when I first saw it. This shield must be my Stand. So, that means the golden engraving must be its name, "MirrorShield".

"Wh-what are you gonna do to me?" Mystery asked fearfully

"I'm not gonna do anything," I told him, inspecting my shield Stand, " but I'm sure this 'DIO' has something for you when he learns about your failure"

The detective's eyes widen in fear. By reading his expression, I could tell that whoever this DIO is, he doesn't like failures. So seeing him like that only made me smile. With that, I started walking towards the door.

"D-damn you!" Mystery studdered, "don't you underestimate me!"

My ears picked up the sound of a gun's safety being turned off. As if by instinct, I quickly turned and heald my shield towards the detective.

Bang!

The bullet had ricocheted off my shield and found its mark into the detective's hand. Disarming the assassin and putting the entire hospital into a panic. 

"Give me a break already" I sighed, "I almost died once today. Just give up and return to your master with what little dignity you have left."

With that, I left the room. I could already see nurses and doctors rushing towards my room. I called my Stand off and they reached me. Something tells me that I'm in for a long first week in this town.





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