Yugi meets Rumble Roses
By: DJ Rodriguez
(Author's Notes: Hey everyone! Sorry for the extreme long delay, but my spark was just dimming. But thanks to a trip to Disneyworld, my spark is being rekindled and burning bright now!
Darien: This is a revamped version of this crossover, and hopefully it will be completed before Christmas. This time Yugi and the others are going to be over their heads as they go deep in the Rumble Roses Tournament.
Now, on with the fanfic!)
The Past Returns for Duelist and Roses
The date was March 8th, 2005. It has been two months since Yugi Motou and his allies defeated Dartz and his Leviathan creature of Atlantis. For now, they were resting and enjoying some well-earned time off from their adventures in Domino City. The group of friends were at the Turtle Game Shop, watching a movie in the living room. Solomon Motou was sweeping the floor of the Game Shop, the store closed for the weekend.
Joey was sipping some soda while on the couch when something caught his interest. On the TV screen a commercial appeared. It stated:
Ladies and gentlemen, prepare yourselves for a battle of a lifetime! Coming to Domino City on a three-day tour is the magnificent wrestling circuit, the Rumble Roses tournament!
In just two days, the tournament will arrive and be held at the Domino City Mega-Arena! Tickets are on sale now, so try to get them as quickly as possible before its too late! The tournament features the beauties of wrestling, some exotic and some downright sexy! All beautiful, all brutal in the ring!
The tournament features the powerful and naughty Black Belt Demon, the mysterious and deadly Judgment, the home-grown beauty Aigle, the policewoman of Texas Sgt. Clemets, the high school cheerleader with a heart of gold and body of a model Becky, the dominatrix of the ring Mistress Spencer, the nurse who sends her opponents to the E.R. table Anesthesia, the exotic stripper Showbiz, and the return of two legendary wrestlers… Noble Rose and Rowdy Reiko!
Joey spat out his soda, the contents spilling on the screen. "Whoa man!! Check it out!! Rumble Roses is coming here to Domino, and man! Do they have a fine selection of wrestlers!!" he exclaimed. Little did Mai or anyone else know, Joey and Tristen were fans of the circuit. Well, fans of anything that features all-girl wrestling and having a line-up that got their blood pumping.
Yugi was very interested in the circuit as well, the blush on his cheeks when he saw the pictures of the wrestlers on the screen apparent. Téa, however, was not amused and was about to bash Joey and Yugi's heads when something happened. The tri-color haired teen gasped and went to the screen to get a bit of a closer look when he saw Noble Rose's and Reiko's pictures.
"It can't be… Reiko and Noble?! I can't believe its them! After all this time, I thought I never see them again!" he exclaimed in joy. Solomon heard the commotion, and was in the same state Yugi was when he saw the pictures of the two girls on the screen.
Tristen was confused and asked Solomon why he and Yugi were so surprised to see the two wrestlers on screen, and Téa inquired on how Yugi knew said wrestlers. "Long ago, before he met any of you, Yugi and his parents were friends to Reiko and Noble's parents. When he was little, about three or four years old, Yugi was baby-sat by Kamikaze Rose. She is, or was the mother of Reiko and Noble Rose." Solomon explained.
Yugi said "I still remember playing with them when we were little. Heh, I was always the referee while the two girls wrestled. Of course, Noble always won but Reiko was a good sport. Kamikaze Rose was a good baby-sitter, great woman too." His mind drifted back to his early childhood days, remembering all the rough-and-tumble times he had with his good friends.
Téa asked "So, what happened to them? I mean, if you all were so tight…?"
Solomon bowed his head in a bit of grief and answered "Shortly after Yugi's seventh birthday, his parents were killed in a mysterious accident. At the same time, something happened to Kamikaze Rose after a match and she disappeared. I was given custody of Yugi, and the Rose girls… well, they were sent to orphanages. We never heard from them for a long while."
Yugi was looking curiously at Reiko, checking out her picture on TV. 'This doesn't seem right. The bleached hair… the leather jacket… and her eyes. Reiko looks… different then last I saw her. Even though it was years ago.' he thought. He was also curious about the dark tattoo that was on Reiko's right breast side.
"Grandpa, we're going to get tickets for the tournament." Yugi said as he rose up from his seat. He turned to his aged guardian and added that he wanted to see his old girl friends again, as well as find out what happened to Reiko. Solomon agreed, and just warned Yugi to take it easy. After all, just two months passed since the event with Dartz.
The young lad said he would and went out the door, his friends following him.
~Outside city limits~
A biker gang was roaring into town on their sleek, powerful motorbikes. There were eleven of them, the leader riding up front. She was wearing a biker helmet with a visor that completely blocked her face to the world. The Road Warriors, as they were called, were zooming towards Domino City hard and fast. When they came up a small hill that looked down upon the city, the gang stopped at the side of the road.
The leader took off her helmet, showing a face that was beautiful but deadly. Her eyes were a light blue, but there was a long thin scar that cut down on the right side of her face. Her hair was a bleached blonde look, her lithe but strong figure showing to all that she could tangle with anyone who dared crossed her path. Her leather jacket was slightly open, revealing an impressive bust. On the right side of her right breast was a unique tattoo of sort, looking like a cross of sort with a bird of prey feature etched into it.
The leader looked at Domino City, a passive gaze in her eyes. "Hey Rowdy, you alright?" one of the bikers asked. Rowdy Reiko did not answer, just kept staring at the city.
'Somehow… I know this place. Like… like I've been here before.' she thought. Suddenly, a flashback crossed her mind.
~Start Flashback~
Reiko was now in a park, a little playground nearby with lots of little ones playing in it. On the side of the playground was a young lady, her face blotted out for some reason but her figure showing a kind of patience that was seen in mothers.
Standing across from the woman were three children; one that was a small version of Reiko as a child, the other was a girl with purple hair, and the other was a boy with strange tri-colored hair. His eyes were violet and seemed to shine with innocence and purity. He seemed to be two years younger then the one with purple hair, a year young to the other child.
"Yugi, we be best friends forever?" the younger version of Reiko asked. The one with purple hair asked the same thing, and Yugi nodded. The two girls gave the young boy a kiss on the cheek, each taking a side. The young man blushed.
The mother of the two girls rose and before she could hear what she spoke, the world started to go white and the older version of Reiko was forced back to reality.
~End Flashback~
"Hey boss, you okay?" a female rider asked as she went towards her leader. Rowdy Reiko shook her head, her eyes coming back into focus and her mind now back to reality.
"Yeah, yeah. Fine. Just something… from the past, that's all." Reiko replied. She honestly could not remember much of her past, due to it being a huge blank in her mind, but something about Domino City triggered a memory.
'Who was the other girl? Who in the heck is this Yugi kid? And who was that blonde woman?' she asked herself. Shaking her head slightly to clear any other questions and thoughts, the leader of the Road Warriors ordered for all to mount back up and streak for the city.
~In another part of town~
Another female was looking out at the city, but this time it was from a hotel room. She was about nineteen or twenty years of age, wearing what seemed to be noble European clothes, and a rapier by her side. She had violet eyes, violet hair, and a mark similar to Rowdy Reiko's on her left chest area.
"I cannot believe that it has been twelve years since I was last here. It doesn't look like much has changed…" she said to herself. It was Noble Rose, sister of Reiko and daughter to the legendary wrestler Kamikaze Rose.
Some time ago, she was captured and drugged by Dr. Cutter, the true persona of Anesthesia. She was experimented on, brainwashed, and forced to wrestle for her in the previous Rumble Roses tournament a year ago. However, she was defeated by her sister and brought back to her senses. She had discarded her wrestling attire and her persona of Evil Rose, now fighting to bring down Dr. Cutter and end her ambitions once and for all.
"I hope to help my sister, and everyone else that has been captured and used by that deranged woman." Noble softly said. Turning back to her bed behind her, she lifted the local paper she bought today and looked at the front page. It was an exclusive on a certain duelist she had met and befriended so long ago.
She read from the front page:
Yugi Motou wins yet another tournament in the world of Duel Monsters, proving to all that he is indeed the King of Games! This extraordinary Duelist has come a long way from his beginnings at Maximillion Pegasus's first tournament that was held two years ago.
He has defeated all duelists, including the famed and powerful Seto Kaiba, owner of Kaiba Corps. and its astounding inventions. Yugi Motou has in his possession three very rare cards called the Egyptian God monsters, and so far no one has been able to defeat them. Is there anyone out there brave and willing enough to try their luck against Yugi and his three powerful monsters?
Noble was chuckling a little, seeing that the city put a great deal of emphasis on this card game. However, she was intrigued on how different Yugi was when she saw his picture. 'His picture… he has grown, indeed. But his eyes… so firm and hard. Very different then his usual, gentle eyes I remember.' she thought.
Shaking herself out of her thoughts, she checked the clock and saw that it was 11:25 a.m. She knew that the crew at the Domino Mega-Arena were setting up the wrestling area, so she thought it best to go into the complex and see what she had to work with. "Besides, maybe I'll run into some familiar faces." Noble said to herself.
Changing into some more comfortable and civilian wear, she headed out the door and down the elevator. Something was about to happen, something big!
(Author's Notes: Well, here is the prologue. Next chapter is going to be long and good, hopefully.
Darien: We figure the age for Yugi during this time period is about sixteen or seventeen years of age. Reiko is about eighteen, and we know about Noble's age.
DJ: Expect more wrestlers, more flashbacks, and also more deception as Yugi and Co. are dragged into the Rumble Roses frenzy!
R&R, no flames, enjoy, and leave long reviews!)