Welcome to my only second fanfic ever. This, basically, is Pokémon-ising the entirety of Yu-Gi-Oh!
Every single series.
Wellll… Every one that involves Bakura, anyway.
And, just for you all, I'll create a special saga involving him during the Orichalcos arc.
Just because you're all special.
^.^
So, without further ado:
Yu-Gi-Oh! and Pokémon come together to bring you:
Thief King... Ninetails?
Prologue: Sealing
Dawn. He could feel the burning in his muscles, as he ran from his pursuers.
He could hear them catching up behind him. They were gaining....
He burst out of the forest onto a short clifftop that led to a steep drop. Here he would make his stand... There was nowhere left to run.
His pursuers, the Human Aura Guardian that ruled this area, and a Cresselia emerged from the forest, taking their time. They knew he was cornered.
Behind him, a spout of water shot up from the sea, signalling the arrival of Kyogre.
"You're a hard man to track, Bakura. Especially with the Evil One helping you."
The Aura Guardian smiled at him. He growled in return.
"Oh, please. Let off with the 'innocent Ninetails' act. You are the Thief King Afekia Bakura, the agent of the evilest creature on this world. You have murdered and tortured thousands of innocent Humans and Pokemon. What do you say for yourself?"
Bakura growled again, before a dark shadow enveloped his body and he returned to his natural form, a tall, tanned white-haired man with a triple scar running down his face.
He opened his mouth, and spoke, smiling sadistically. "I congratulate you. Not many people have forced me this far without dying… painfully." He narrowed his eyes. "Before you kill me, how exactly did you do it?"
The Aura guardian coolly brushed away a strand of his long, blonde fringe away from his face. "If you must know, my faithful partner can detect the creature you bonded yourself with."
Bakura growled again. It sounded odd from his human mouth. He turned round, his blood-red robes swishing against the grassy cliff. He contemplated jumping off the edge, giving himself a quick death and a chance to recover...
Don't even think about it. Just give me a reason to hurt you.
He hissed in annoyance. Kyogre had given him enough trouble as it was, without her following him. He turned back round, to see the Aura Guardians face go blank. Evidently he was communing with his partner.
The Cresselia nodded, and erected a Barrier cube around him. Evidently he was too big a prize to let slip. He sighed.
"Isn't it a bit late for that? You could have done that ages ago, while you were hunting me through Johto."
"The hunt is the best part of the capture," came the reply.
He nodded. That was true, at least.
"You are lucky, Thief. The Lord Rayquaza Himself is arriving soon, to judge you. He's going to be bringing your old friend, Groudon…"
Bakura grimaced. He had already beaten Groudon before, but evidently that pumped-up fighting machine wanted a rematch… and with the three most powerful Legendary Pokemon to fight at the same time, he wasn't sure he would win.
A screech came from overhead, announcing the arrival of his nemesis; Rayquaza.
So you caught him… Well done, my Guardian of Aura.
Bakura sighed. "Spare the pleasantries. Please…"
Rayquaza hissed at him. I would keep quiet if I were you, King of Thieves. You are yet to be judged, and only my honour prevents me from killing you now.
Bakura smiled cockily. "Such a shame. Last time we fought, I almost killed you… How tempting it must be to kill me now…"
Rayquaza looked tempted. Then he shook himself. No. Do not toy with me, Thief, for it will be worse for you when you are judged.
An eruption of noise and smoke plumed up from the ground behind the forest through which he had just run. He sighed. [Why does Groudon have to be so dramatic…?]
The aforementioned Pokemon roared, sending frightened Pidgey into the sky and shaking the trees.
You have caught him? Good! I will kill him myself!
Bakura sighed. "Now we're all here, may we finally begin the party?"
The Aura Guardian grimaced. "Be silent."
"Yes, oh almightily powerful One…"
The Aura Guardian clenched his fist, his glove sparking with blue energy. "It would be so easy to kill you now…"
But you will not. This man is renowned for returning from the grave. He, in effect, cannot be killed. No, I can think of no other punishment than to…
Bakura zoned out. He sat himself down, plucking a golden object from where it hung on his chest. He looked at it, smoothing his hands over the golden ring that held a triangle shape with a firemark branded on it. Five golden prongs hung down from the bottom, connected with fine gold cord so that they could move as they willed. [The Firebrand Ring… Maybe its power can get me out of this mess I've gotten myself into...]
Do not bother, King of Thieves. The power of the Firebrand Ring is no match for the power of four of the Legendary Council.
"Not if I can help it, Cresselia…" Bakura focused on the Ring and his shadow expanded until it was leaching up the invisible walls of the Cube-Barrier. He attempted then to blend in with the shadows… It was a technique he had taught himself, to pass from one shadow to another. Like Teleport, but without the flair. He tried this now, and was extremely shocked when the Barrier stopped him.
I told you. None can escape my Barrier.
Bakura let the Ring fall onto his chest, and just sat there, looking up at the sky. [This may be the last time I see it… Amanra… I'm sorry…]
He shook himself. [Why am I thinking those weak thoughts at a time like this?]
King of Thieves. We have decided on your punishment. Rayquaza swung his head to look at him. He grinned.
"Good. Because I was getting bored…"
The Aura Guardian smiled coolly. "You cannot be killed. When you 'die', you return to the Shadow Realm and grow stronger. Correct?"
"Perhaps."
"So, we have decided on an alternate punishment – we are going to give you eternity."
Bakura burst out laughing. "Eternity!? Hahaha! What a novel concept – to be able to live eternally, never dying, never fading away!"
You may find that Eternity is not what it seems, not where you're going, at least… Kyogre spouted a stream of water up at him from her position in the sea.
"Even so."
"Even so nothing. You are not to be killed – instead you are to be sealed away."
Bakura raised an eyebrow. "Sealed away?"
The Aura guardian nodded, his spiked, tricolored hair swishing. "Within the Ring you bear upon your chest."
"This?" Bakura lifted the Ring, and it dangled from his hand, catching the weak light. He felt apprehensive… almost scared. "Fine. But doing that will increase my power. This artefact was made from the very shadows themselves…"
"I am aware of that." The Aura Guardian clenched his fists again, his blue channelling gloves sparking with Aura.
Rayquaza sighed, a raspy huff that blew back Bakura's hair. Bakura wrinkled his nose. Your full punishment will be this: You will be sealed within the Ring that you bear, until another White-Haired One is borne with the Power that you bear – to change into one of us. You must learn from him compassion, mercy and trust, and only then will your sentence end.
"White-Haired One?"
Albino. Call them what you will.
Bakura was outraged. "I am no albino. I clearly have crimson eyes, not pink."
It makes little difference.
"Humph."
Rayquaza hissed as his markings began to glow bright gold. A similar red glow came from behind as Kyogre began to use her power, and a deeper, blood-red glow came from Groudon. Cresselia glowed a pale white.
The Aura Guardian grunted as he began to absorb the power of the four Legendaries, orbs of blue increasing in size in his palms.
"Before I go… May I at least have your name?"
"What?" The Aura Guardian almost lost concentration, shocked as he was by Bakuras polite enquiry.
"Your name. So that I may curse your very existence when… whatever happens, happens."
The Aura Guardian huffed, the power in his hands almost too much to contain. The Cresselia looked at him, alarmed. That is enough power! Any more could end up with you being sealed too…
The Aura Guardian grunted in pain. His pendant – a pyramid-shaped golden object, from the same set as the Ring - began to glow as he funnelled energy into it.
"That is the... main idea…"
No!
"Yes… After all… Who will there be to make sure he carries out his… punishment… Argh!"
The UmbraMark Puzzle glowed once, and flashed. In that instant, the Aura Guardian let out his power in one brief burst – straight at Bakura.
"My name… is ATEM!"
Bakura screamed as pain blossomed over his body. Then the darkness claimed him. Across from him, Atem fainted too.
No… was the last thing he heard, a lament from a weeping Cresselia.
Golden light spread across the sky as the sun rose.
(AN: So... Atem's been introduced, Bakura's sealed away... Check.
Ryou and Seto up next!
Review... Please...)
