84. Eradicator Part I ~Siege of Prince Dimension's ...

Josuke and Erina giggle as they drink from each other's glasses with their own straws. They're drinking a strawberry milkshake.

"Ugh..." said Bodyguard Jedan. "What are you two doing?"

"We're sharing a milkshake!" smiled Josuke. "I read online that couples do this! It's called 'sex!'"

"That's not what sex means, Josuke," said Bodyguard Jedan.

The Fusion, meanwhile, are playing Eels and Escalators.

"Guys?"

"Oh, wow! Mr. Reaper? You've got your Stand back?" asked Josuke.

"Precisely... and I need the seven of you to reach me now in Earth Grimm. Do not bring Erina Zeppeli."

"What? Why?" asked Josuke.

"Just follow my orders."

A portal appears before them as the seven all hop in.

"I promise that we'd be quick," smiled Josuke, kissing her cheek. Erina gives him a big smile.

The seven enter inside along with Bodyguard Jedan.

Erina's smile disappears.

Erina receives a call from an unknown caller.

"He knows," she tells the caller.

"Mr. Reaper... I don't believe... anything that you just said," said Josuke.

"Kid, I'm sorry to tell you, but you can't trust her. I've read her mind," said Miguel. "I believe that she's working for Jackson."

"Mr. Reaper, do you even have proof?" asked Finn.

"No," said Miguel. "But you guys have to trust me."

The seven all stand before The Reaper, who sat on his computer chair.

"Well... if Mr. Reaper says it..." said Jake.

"No! Guys! You don't understand! She actually does like me!" yelled Josuke. "You never questioned Kira!"

"Josuke... You have to consider that Miguel has the stuff to know about Erina," said Gumball. "You kinda have to listen to him."

"Mr. Reaper... That is simply impossible. My Stand doesn't allow unluckiness for me," said Josuke.

"Well you have to consider your last encounter with Thawne," said Miguel, steepling his fingers.

"What?!" asked Finn. "You encountered the Man in the Yellow Suit?!"

"Yeah..." said Josuke.

"Why the heck didn't you tell us!?" asked Darwin. "Is that the thing you were talking about with Erina!?"

"You didn't catch that!?" asked Josuke.

"We thought you were talking about childbirth!" yelled Patrick.

"WE'RE BOTH UNDERAGE!!! AND YOU KNOW ME!!! UGH!!!" yelled Josuke, as he grabbed his head. "I have a headache."

"Well for one thing..." said Miguel. "If you don't believe me, then talk to her, right now..."

Miguel talks to his microphone on his computer. "Kariel?"

A portal opens, and there, Erina stands, looking all serious.

Josuke walks into the portal.

"Erina!" smiled Josuke.

The portal closes.

"Mr. Reaper!" yelled Finn.

"Let's give 'em some privacy," said Miguel. He speaks to the mic. "Open the portal on my mark."

Miguel turns on the screen which shows the both of them.

"Hold on... I thought you said you'd give them privacy, Mr. Reaper," said Jake.

Miguel shrugs.

"Spongebob, wish for popcorn. I wanna see this," said Gumball.

"Yeah! Showtime, baby!" laughed Jake.

"Guys? He's our friend," said Finn. "I don't think-..."

"Shush!" shouted Darwin. "Show's starting!"

Meanwhile...

"Erina! Hehehehey!" laughed Josuke. "Hey, babe! Is that a stage in our relationship now? Huh? Hm? Is that-? Haha..."

Erina stayed quiet.

"Uh!" shouted Josuke.

Josuke approached Erina, who backed away with a hardened expression.

"Erina?" asked Josuke.

"Josuke... About the thing I wanted to tell you on the beach..." said Erina.

*thud... thud... thud... thud... thud...*

Eradicator stayed behind her and grabbed her shoulder.

"Hello, Josuke Higashikata," said Eradicator.

Meanwhile...

"Cheque please?" asked Spongebob.

"Kariel, get me in there!" shouted Miguel into the mic. The portal began opening.

"Mr. Reaper, we wanna help-..." Finn said.

"No," said Miguel. "He's far too dangerous for you to face. I sensed the room when the portal opened in case of possible attackers. How the hell did he get in there?!"

"Kuya, the portal isn't opening," said Kariel.

"What!?" asked Miguel.

"Some kind of technology is stopping my All-Star," said Kariel.

"Rick?" asked Eradicator. "Keep the portals of Kariel JoJo from the Grimm Universe closed..."

Miguel stands up and slams the table.

"Looks like Miguel JoJo was rather messy today," said Eradicator. "Well... Josuke?"

21 helicopters appeared and pointed toward Josuke.

*ZOOM*

The Reverse-Flash zooms into the scene and faces Josuke, who backs away out of fear.

"Well?" asked Eradicator. "Join us, or I will kill everyone in the world... Then I'll kill your friends... Then I'll kill the rest of your family... then I'll watch everything you built in this world burn..."

"Do you want to know why your family was killed?" asked Eradicator.

Josuke's eyes widen.

"I-..." said Josuke.

"Join me... We'll figure it out together... Whoever asked the thing to do the thing that caused the thing..." Eradicator sneered. "And that thing made you what you are... a broken kid who just wants his Daddy back...Poor Josuke Higashikata... No father... No romantic partner... All filled with a life born with treachery...If Miguel JoJo really cared, he would've traveled back in time and figured out who the murderer of your family was... so you could catch him."

Josuke's eyes widen.

"Mr. Reaper said... that doing that will cause a ripple through the timeline... and destroy everything we know today," said Josuke, tearing up as he backed away.

"It baffles me that you trust someone who just says a few smart words... Do you really trust the Reaper? The man who literally spent his whole life doing things for vengeance?" asked Eradicator.

"I don't know what's true... anymore..." said Josuke. "Did Arthur JoJo ask that guy to kill my family? Am I a good guy or a bad guy? Who should I trust? What should I trust?"

"Exactly..." said Eradicator. "Who is the real bad guy here?Look at you... a pathetic loser who no one in the world notices... yet has so much passion and potential...Like a firework ready to blast...If only he has someone to light the flames... hm?"

"Mr. Eradicator..." said Josuke. "You want to hurt people... So no...I won't join you."

*ZOOM*

*GASP*

Erina's heart is grabbed by The Reverse-Flash.

"I'll start with her, then," said Eradicator. "Do you want her to die, Josuke? I mean... she did betray you... So she shouldn't matter to you, right?"

Josuke breathed in... and out.

"Fine... I'll join you," said Josuke, teary-eyed.

Eobard lets go of her heart and pulls his hand out.

Erina breathed heavily. Her forehead is sweaty. Tears ran down her face.

"Thank you, Thawne," said Eradicator.

Eradicator leaned toward Josuke.

"You know why you didn't let Eobard kill her despite that she betrayed you? Because you're weak... Let me... teach you... Let me... strengthen you... Let me... heal you..." Eradicator hissed, running his hands down from Josuke's face and down to Josuke's arms, hands, and fingers. "Now... the Arks... Rick?"

"Wait... What!?" asked Miguel. "No, no, no, no, no... Fuck... Stephen, how'd he get the Arks?!"

"They have Rick..." said Stephen on the radio. "They captured him and are forcing him to create portals literally everywhere. They got the Arks with Rick's portal guns."

"Goddamnit!" yelled Miguel.

The Reverse-Flash zooms all of them away. Eradicator stared at Miguel's camera. "Josuke Higashikata is now... mine... Miguel JoJo. Now... your boy feels rather betrayed... Who's the monster now?"

*ZOOM*

Miguel stands up.

"Kariel, Jed... Anne... We're going to have to attack-..."

"BREAKING NEWS!!! A TERRORIST ARMY HAS SIEGED BURNHAM CITY OF DIMENSION PRINCE!!! IT IS NOW IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANYONE TO ENTER OR ESCAPE THE DIMENSION AS THE DIMENSION WAS BARRAGED BY AN ARMY OF TERRORISTS WHO CALL THEMSELVES THE PREDATORS' HUNTERS!!!"

"Ah... shit..." said Miguel.

"Wow!" smiled Patrick. "It's as if you thought you had everything under control but turns out that you were just as vulnerable as you were when you were in your prime!"

"Y-Yeah..." said Miguel.

"It's as if your Stand is some sort of mask to hide your fear of ever being vulnerable again and to hide your past trauma of feeling absolutely weak against your enemy and feeling so fragile," said Patrick.

"Uh-huh..." said Miguel.

"It's as if you're just as useless as any other character without your Stand," said Patrick.

"Mhm..." said Miguel.

"It's as if the moment you got your Stand, you acted riskily and got everyone on Dimension Prince in danger! Wow! Is that why you're a writer and President? Huh? Is that why you also accepted becoming the leader of the New World Order and the Helsing Organization?"

"I get it, Patrick."

"Because you want everything to be under your control as a false sense of security where in actuality you're just a human being who can lose himself and everyone he cares about? Huh? Is it also because you decided to focus more on what's rational than relying on faith just like your father did, who ended up causing your universe to be erased? Huh, Mr. Reaper? Did too much rationality and ego end up creating this terrifying situation where predators are being killed? Hm? Did you also get arrogant after beating Salvi and become this egotistical guy who thinks only he could save the -?"

"JESUS CHRIST, PATRICK!!! SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!" yelled Miguel, slamming his desktop.

"Did I get it right, though? I have a feeling that I didn't," said Patrick.