While Kuwa's backstory is inspired by the game Rumble Roses, I won't be including that as a crossover. Just know it's not something I own. Speaking of disclaimers... Disclaimer: I don't own Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, or Overlord.

Spirit Tracks Chapter 48: Kuwa Taiki, the Asian Wrestler

"Taiki was seen standing in the town square in E-Rantel," George said, "Is this some sort of trap?" "More like a challenge," Jotaro clarified, "Taiki is a member of an international women's wrestling league called the Rumble Roses, going under the stage name Kamikaze Rose. Her Stand, Look to the Sky, can merge with her to double her physical attributes. And in cases where she's not fighting sanctioned wrestling matches, it can conjure spirit ropes for grappling moves or act as a tag-team partner. If she's waiting in the middle of the city, then it's clear her real personality hasn't been diminished by the vampire spore."

"That's possible?," Evileye asked, "I've never used that power myself so I wasn't sure." "It's happened before," Jotaro said, "My friend Polnareff was once controlled by a spore from DIO, but his natural chivalry and honor remained in spite of his mind being controlled." The group reached E-Rantel and soon reached the town square, where Taiki was standing, dressed in a silver leotard with matching mask, her black hair tied into a ponytail. Her Stand looked similar, only with a gold leotard and mask and blonde hair.

"So who fights her?," Zesshi asked. "Let's take her one at a time," George suggested, "Gagaran, you're our strongest fighter from a physical perspective, and your Stand gives you a defensive advantage, so you're first." Gagaran chuckled as she cracked her knuckles. "I'm on it." She approached Taiki. "So Little Miss Kamikaze, seems you're itching for a fight. That's fine, it makes things a little easier for us." Taiki simply raised her hand before bringing it onto the ground. "Look to the Sky!" A square of ropes suddenly surrounded the two fighters.

"A little more contained than the fighting arenas," Gagaran noted, "But that just makes it more fun. I'd shed my armor for this, but I'm told your Stand doubles your strength, so I don't think you'll be needing the handicap." She put her guard up as Taiki rushed at her with a quick clothesline. Surprised by the smaller woman's strength, Gagaran found herself flying at the ropes. Thinking quickly, she flipped in midair so that she could jump off the ropes and over Taiki follow-up, letting her turn around to shoulder tackle the Japanese wrestler.

"Doesn't know a thing about wrestling yet she pulled off a textbook maneuver," George noted. "She does have the warrior's instinct talent," Lakyus explained, "It lets her adapt to any form of combat." Taiki stumbled back, only to turn around with the momentum and rebound off the ropes to try a leaping kick, only for Gagaran to grab her legs and power bomb her into the ground. "Ouch," Gyro said as he winced, "And that's solid stone pavement instead of canvas." "Taiki's game is a little off," Jotaro noted, "She must be fighting the spore, causing her to slow down."

The hard blow into the stone pavement did seem to knock Taiki out, giving Jotaro time to remove the spore. "Ow...," Taiki said as she came to, "Anyone wanna give me the number of the freight train that ran me over?" "Never been a freight train before," Gagaran quipped with a wide grin. Taiki couldn't help but chuckle. "Anyway, glad to meet some friendly faces. I was able to understand Barbro's Stand." "So just what is it?," George asked. "Well consider this," Taiki said, "What's the one thing every major villain fought by groups of Stand users like us has had in common?"

"Some form of time manipulation," Jotaro noted, "DeBorne could compress time, DIO could stop time, Kira could reverse time, Diavolo could erase time, and Pucci could accelerate time. Are you saying Barbro also has such a power?" Taiki nodded. "His Stand, Motley Crew, can repeat time. Specifically it can grab a copy of a person from the past, causing them to repeat an action, and then start from that moment. But because they are pulled out of their normal timeline, they freeze and become capable of being controlled by Barbro."

"That explains why he's been making those observations," George noted, "He was trying to get inspiration." Taiki nodded. "Each copy is weaker than the being it was copied from, and eventually it will wear out and vanish, turning black and white as it does. Barbro first discovered his power after the death of his consort, and at first only used it to copy her for the sake of their daughter. But in time he grew ambitious, and sought to experiment to see if his power could grant him the political power he always wanted."

"And he started gathering followers to do it," George realized, "Some to keep at his side as ministers, others to copy as a personal army. And his ambition got even greater when one of his agents discovered Baron Kelvin's still-living head. Kelvin's Stand lets him interact with the planet's natural ley lines to breach dimensional barrier between our worlds, and Fluder had been experimenting with that. When Barbro learned of it, he thought he could expand his influence to our world. He's not expecting a head-on assault to work, but he's obviously confident in his gift for subterfuge."

"There's one advantage we have," Gyro noted, "The gate opens into Cape York, Greenland. And despite the name, Greenland is a very frigid country. He'll be unprepared for the climate shift. Not to mention Cape York is quite a distance from civilization, so even with a train he'll need hours to reach the closest settlement, let alone city." "But before we can even hope to go up against him," Starlight said, "We need to stabilize things in our world, and that means ending the war up in Roble. We need to finish off Yaldabaoth."

Jotaro rubbed the brim of his hat. "Well, it looks like I won't be needed here anymore." He started to walk off. "Just a moment, Jotaro," Holly said, "There's one thing you're missing." She gave him a quick peck on the cheek. "Your usual good-bye kiss." "Good grief Mom," Jotaro said, "I'm a grown man in his forties. Why do you have to be such a clingy bitch?" "Okay!," Holly said, "I dunno!" George chuckled as the others looked on surprise. "Despite his words, he really does care for Holly." As if to prove his uncle's words, Jotaro stopped for a moment. "Be careful out there Mom. I didn't travel across half the world to cure you of a terrible curse just to have you die in combat."

Holly smiled gently. "Don't you worry about me, Jotaro. I'm a lot stronger than I was back then." Jotaro turned his head and smiled. "Looks like it. Well, see ya." And with that, he was off. "Alright then," George said, "This is our final struggle. Let's deal with Yaldabaoth, then track down Barbro and stop him before he can even try to take over our worlds!" The group cheered in agreement. Things were coming to a head in this new world with the full scope of Barbro's intentions clear. At long last, this latest bizarre adventure was nearing its end.

Yep, we're getting into the weirder ways people can screw with time. And Barbro is much more formidable than DeBorne was. Speaking, now we can get into his Stand, as well as Kuwa's.

Look to the Sky (Song by SySF)
User: Kuwa Taiki
Ability: Look to the Sky is right about the same physical strength as Taiki, which feeds into its main ability. It can merge with Taiki to double her physical abilities. Additionally, if she doesn't have the benefit of a wrestling ring, Taiki can use her Stand to conjure spirit ropes for grappling attacks, or as a tag-team partner against other Stand users.
Power: B
Speed: C
Range: D
Durability: B
Precision: C
Potential: A

Motley Crew (Motley Crue, American Rock Band)
User: Barbro Andrean Ierudo Ryle Vaiself
Ability: With Motley Crew, Barbro can repeat time. To clarify, he grabs a copy of a person from the past, which causes them to repeat a single action. Time then resumes for them, but they are no longer in the time they are supposed to be in, so they become mindless dolls that Barbro can control. The dolls are slightly weaker than normal beings, and slowly turn black and white as they continue to exist. Eventually, it will wear out and disappear. Barbro can conjure a copy of a single being endlessly, no matter how many times it wears out or is destroyed, giving him access to an endless army.
Power: A
Speed: B
Range: D
Durability: A
Precision: A
Potential: D

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