Note: This is my first crossover story. I don't own these characters; I'm just a fan making a tribute to two great tv series. Please review after reading!!!
Animalistic Nature
A Dark Angel/The Crow: Stairway to Heaven Crossover Event
Part I: The Meeting
Max was returning to Jam Pony from a double run that Normal had sent her on, when her pager began buzzing. Original Cindy had seen Max rolling in and walked over to her.
"Did I just hear your pager goin off?" Were Original Cindys first words to Max as Normal came over with another package for Max.
"Now is not the time for social calls. You are here to work, not gabb." Normal handed Max the package, "56 Tundra Lane."
Max glared at Normal, then turned to Cindy, "Does he ever rest?"
Cindy shook her head, "I don't think so." The girls shrugged and giggled before Max rode off to make the delivery.
Max walked into Logan's penthouse after making her run. The last few times he'd paged her, they've been really intriguing, so obviously she was curious about this time. "What's the news this time, Logan?"
He turned slightly to face her, "Well, I was searching for more information about your siblings when I came across this little interesting article clipping from the Vancouver Times." Logan plucked at a few keys on the keyboard and the article came up.
Max turned toward the computer screen to read the article as Logan watched her. He took note as her eyes lit up in a most amusing fashion. She continued to stare at the screen as she spoke, "Well, this may not be about any of my siblings, but it is interesting."
Logan typed a few more commmands and different windows popped open on the screen, "Apparently, this guy was murdered around Halloween 2000. The killers had tried to make it a suicide, but hit some snags along the way. They wound up killing both him and his fiancee. Though no arrests were made." Logan pauses to see if Max was listening, which she was.
"What were their names?" Max's curiousity was getting the best of her.
"Eric Draven and Shelly Webster." Logan turned back to the screen, "The strange part is, that this Eric turned up a year later very much alive while visiting the scene of the crime."
"A dead guy, walking the streets is bound to be spotted." Max quipped, leading Logan to the next part of the story.
"He was. By a detective named Daryl Albrecht. Eric has apparently shown himself to other people as well."
"Like who?" Max queried, leaning against the table.
"People who commited crimes on the innocent." Max could've sworn she detected a hint of sadness and anger as he spoke. "He also kept contact with a girl named Sarah."
"I'd really like to meet this guy." She wasn't aware that she'd spoken aloud until Logan replied to her.
"Max, I'm not sure that that is a good idea."
"Why not?" She looked at him.
"This was 20 years ago."
"So. What's your point?"
"He might not be around anymore!" Logan had given Max his full attention.
"Well you did say he was a dead guy brought back to life. Besides, this Sarah might know if he is or isn't."
Logan sighed; he didn't know why he'd bothered convincing Max NOT to go. "Well, I would like to get some answers from this guy." He deliberatly spoke aloud.
Max moved to leave, "Well, then I'll bring back a report for you."
Logan watched as Max left. He turned his attention back to the computer to read more about this Eric guy. All of it was just so interesting.
Max headed to Vancouver straight from Logan's penthouse. She figured she needn't bother telling anyone about her road trip. She figured she'd be gone for less than a day, but who knew that she just got into more than she bargained for.
Later that day, Max arrived in Vancouver. Max found her way to Sarah's home. Max hopped off her ninja and walked up the steps. Max knocked on the door. She didn't have to wait long. Sarah answered the door, "What do ya want?" She still had the same edgy tone since she was a kid.
Max smiled and spoke, "Are you Sarah Mohr?"
"Who wants to know?" Came the answer. "You the police or something?"
Max replied, "No. Consider me more of a friend. Can I come in?"
Sarah stepped back, "Sure."
Max entered and immediately took note of the place. Beer bottles all over the place, as well as clothes, the house was a bit run down, and there was a woman screaming from the back bedrooms.
Sarah rolled her eyes, "That's my mom. She's an alcoholic. She was clean for a while there, but fell back into it."
Max nodded her head. "You take care of her?"
"Yeah." Sarah picked up a half full liquor bottle and dumped it down the sink. "So, why are you here?"
Max decided to be direct, "I'm here to find an Eric Draven."
Sarah looked squarely at Max, "Are you sure you're not the police?"
Max nodded, "NO. I'm just really interested in meeting him."
"Eric's dead."
"Look, Sarah, I know the whole story about him. And I also know that you want to keep him hidden. But I have to meet with him."
Sarah sighed, "Ok, but no funny stuff." Sarah said goodbye to her mom, then escorted Max to where Eric was.
Max followed Sarah up the long flight of stairs. Max noted that they went all the way to the top floor. Boy, Max mused to herself, Eric seemingly has more in common with Logan than realized. Max also noted the yellow police tape that had been ripped from the door to the apartment.
Sarah didn't bother knocking and entered, "Eric!? You here?"
"What is it, Sarah?" Eric answered. Max saw him sitting on the steps that lead to the oval window. Staring at the window.
"I brought a friend over. Seems she's a real big fan of yours."
Eric turned and stood, looking at Max. Max took in his features. The long black, wavy hair. Those dark piercing eyes. His buttoned shirt was open and Max noticed how great his body looked. One would think that he was a Manticore product. Max shook her daze off as she walked over to Eric to introduce herself, "Hi. My name is Max."
Eric took her hand and replied, "Nice to meet you Max." There was a long silence as the two stared at each other. Eric then realized of how much of a resemblence to Shelly this Max had.
Sarah saw the two gawking at each other, and suddenly felt the need to leave them alone. Speaking aloud to no one in particular, "I'm gonna be leaving now."
Eric made a small mumble, "Bye." He then spoke to Max, "Please, have a seat." They both seated on the steps. "So what brings you here?"
"I've just heard so much about you." She looked at the window. It was broken, shattered. That must've been where he was thrown through.
Eric noticed where she was looking, "What kind of things did you hear?"
"How you died." Max's tone was soft and sad. She turned her gaze to him, "How does it feel?"
Eric was taken aback. The resemblence to Shelly was apparent. He suddenly felt as if Shelly was Max and Max was Shelly. Like she had found a way to be with him, and came in the form of Max.
Max saw the dazed look on his face, "Sorry. Didn't mean to..."
Eric shook his head, "It's ok." He reached up and touched her face. If this was Shelly, if she'd found some way to come back to him, then he'd want to make a connection with Max. While, Max had seemingly let Eric touch her. "You know, you are really beautiful."
Max blushed and muttered thanks. She didn't know why, but she felt close to this Eric guy. More close to him than Logan. She couldn't put her finger on it, just something about him.
Max found the courage to speak, after gawking at him some more, "Would you mind taking a little road trip with me? I have a friend who'd like to meet you."
Eric thought it over before answering, "Sure." He didn't want to lose sight of Max or the feeling of losing Shelly again.
Max led him out to where her ride was. He chose to ride with her, feeling the need to be as close to her as possible.
By nightfall, they arrived in Seattle. Outside of Logans building, Max brought Eric up to speed on who Logan was, "Logan's a crusade fighter just like you. Protecting the innocent and all."
Eric nodded, "It's a good line of work...if you got nothing else to do."
Eric followed Max into the elevator. He couldn't help but stare at Max, which made her blush.
The elevator dinged at the penthouse floor and Max turned to Eric, "Here we are." The doors opened and the two walked out.
Max didn't bother knocking on Logans door and barged right in, "Logan, I'm back...and I brought a gift!"
Logan called out from his favorite spot, "Back here!"
Max motioned for Eric to follow her. "Figured that's where he'll be."
She walked into the Logans computer room with Eric following. Logan turned, but stopped upon seeing Eric. Never thought I'd be face to face with a dead man, he thought to himself.
Max knew immediately that he was thinking. "Keep the thoughts clean, Logan." She warned him. Max pulled up two chairs, Eric moved to sit in one, and Max seated herself next to him, which suddenly made Logan uneasy, but he dismissed the situation.
"So, Eric. It's a real pleasure that you could come." Logan stated, breaking the silence.
"Well, Max has enlightened me about you." Eric responded, "She claims that we are somewhat alike."
"Just the little things." She added. Logan noticed that Max was openly flirty with Eric, which he didn't like one bit.
"Ah. Well, after the trip you two just took, I'm figuring that you're both a little hungry."
Eric shook no, but Max was. "I don't know about you, Eric, but I sure am."
Logan wheeled over to the kitchen, "Guess I better feed you then, huh, Max?"
"You better." She snapped at him.
Not wanting to be an outsider to this group, Eric spoke, "I guess I'll eat too."
Logan nodded, "Ok...dinner for three."
Max reached for Eric's arm, while Logan began cooking, "I'm gonna show Eric here the room he can use." Logan gave a slight nod of ok, and Max lead Eric to the spare bedroom.
Once in the guest bedroom, Max began to show him around. "This is where I usually sleep."
Eric then commented, "I figure you knew this but I don't really sleep."
She stops and looks at him, "I don't either. That's why it still has its' unused look."
Max suddenly realized how close she was to Eric, when he reached up to caress her cheek.
The strong resemblence to Shelly that she gave off drew Eric in and he could no longer resist. They were soon lip-locked in a kiss. When their lips parted, they just stood there staring at each other.
They were both startled, when Logans dinner call interrupted the moment.
"We....better go eat." Max stumbled to say.
Eric nodded in agreement, "Yeah." And they both left the room, entering the kitchen, and sat down. Throughout dinner, Logan felt uneasy as he glanced from Eric to Max. Something about the way they acted with each other made him sick to his stomach. And he soon began to regret letting Max take the road trip.
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to be continued
Animalistic Nature
A Dark Angel/The Crow: Stairway to Heaven Crossover Event
Part I: The Meeting
Max was returning to Jam Pony from a double run that Normal had sent her on, when her pager began buzzing. Original Cindy had seen Max rolling in and walked over to her.
"Did I just hear your pager goin off?" Were Original Cindys first words to Max as Normal came over with another package for Max.
"Now is not the time for social calls. You are here to work, not gabb." Normal handed Max the package, "56 Tundra Lane."
Max glared at Normal, then turned to Cindy, "Does he ever rest?"
Cindy shook her head, "I don't think so." The girls shrugged and giggled before Max rode off to make the delivery.
Max walked into Logan's penthouse after making her run. The last few times he'd paged her, they've been really intriguing, so obviously she was curious about this time. "What's the news this time, Logan?"
He turned slightly to face her, "Well, I was searching for more information about your siblings when I came across this little interesting article clipping from the Vancouver Times." Logan plucked at a few keys on the keyboard and the article came up.
Max turned toward the computer screen to read the article as Logan watched her. He took note as her eyes lit up in a most amusing fashion. She continued to stare at the screen as she spoke, "Well, this may not be about any of my siblings, but it is interesting."
Logan typed a few more commmands and different windows popped open on the screen, "Apparently, this guy was murdered around Halloween 2000. The killers had tried to make it a suicide, but hit some snags along the way. They wound up killing both him and his fiancee. Though no arrests were made." Logan pauses to see if Max was listening, which she was.
"What were their names?" Max's curiousity was getting the best of her.
"Eric Draven and Shelly Webster." Logan turned back to the screen, "The strange part is, that this Eric turned up a year later very much alive while visiting the scene of the crime."
"A dead guy, walking the streets is bound to be spotted." Max quipped, leading Logan to the next part of the story.
"He was. By a detective named Daryl Albrecht. Eric has apparently shown himself to other people as well."
"Like who?" Max queried, leaning against the table.
"People who commited crimes on the innocent." Max could've sworn she detected a hint of sadness and anger as he spoke. "He also kept contact with a girl named Sarah."
"I'd really like to meet this guy." She wasn't aware that she'd spoken aloud until Logan replied to her.
"Max, I'm not sure that that is a good idea."
"Why not?" She looked at him.
"This was 20 years ago."
"So. What's your point?"
"He might not be around anymore!" Logan had given Max his full attention.
"Well you did say he was a dead guy brought back to life. Besides, this Sarah might know if he is or isn't."
Logan sighed; he didn't know why he'd bothered convincing Max NOT to go. "Well, I would like to get some answers from this guy." He deliberatly spoke aloud.
Max moved to leave, "Well, then I'll bring back a report for you."
Logan watched as Max left. He turned his attention back to the computer to read more about this Eric guy. All of it was just so interesting.
Max headed to Vancouver straight from Logan's penthouse. She figured she needn't bother telling anyone about her road trip. She figured she'd be gone for less than a day, but who knew that she just got into more than she bargained for.
Later that day, Max arrived in Vancouver. Max found her way to Sarah's home. Max hopped off her ninja and walked up the steps. Max knocked on the door. She didn't have to wait long. Sarah answered the door, "What do ya want?" She still had the same edgy tone since she was a kid.
Max smiled and spoke, "Are you Sarah Mohr?"
"Who wants to know?" Came the answer. "You the police or something?"
Max replied, "No. Consider me more of a friend. Can I come in?"
Sarah stepped back, "Sure."
Max entered and immediately took note of the place. Beer bottles all over the place, as well as clothes, the house was a bit run down, and there was a woman screaming from the back bedrooms.
Sarah rolled her eyes, "That's my mom. She's an alcoholic. She was clean for a while there, but fell back into it."
Max nodded her head. "You take care of her?"
"Yeah." Sarah picked up a half full liquor bottle and dumped it down the sink. "So, why are you here?"
Max decided to be direct, "I'm here to find an Eric Draven."
Sarah looked squarely at Max, "Are you sure you're not the police?"
Max nodded, "NO. I'm just really interested in meeting him."
"Eric's dead."
"Look, Sarah, I know the whole story about him. And I also know that you want to keep him hidden. But I have to meet with him."
Sarah sighed, "Ok, but no funny stuff." Sarah said goodbye to her mom, then escorted Max to where Eric was.
Max followed Sarah up the long flight of stairs. Max noted that they went all the way to the top floor. Boy, Max mused to herself, Eric seemingly has more in common with Logan than realized. Max also noted the yellow police tape that had been ripped from the door to the apartment.
Sarah didn't bother knocking and entered, "Eric!? You here?"
"What is it, Sarah?" Eric answered. Max saw him sitting on the steps that lead to the oval window. Staring at the window.
"I brought a friend over. Seems she's a real big fan of yours."
Eric turned and stood, looking at Max. Max took in his features. The long black, wavy hair. Those dark piercing eyes. His buttoned shirt was open and Max noticed how great his body looked. One would think that he was a Manticore product. Max shook her daze off as she walked over to Eric to introduce herself, "Hi. My name is Max."
Eric took her hand and replied, "Nice to meet you Max." There was a long silence as the two stared at each other. Eric then realized of how much of a resemblence to Shelly this Max had.
Sarah saw the two gawking at each other, and suddenly felt the need to leave them alone. Speaking aloud to no one in particular, "I'm gonna be leaving now."
Eric made a small mumble, "Bye." He then spoke to Max, "Please, have a seat." They both seated on the steps. "So what brings you here?"
"I've just heard so much about you." She looked at the window. It was broken, shattered. That must've been where he was thrown through.
Eric noticed where she was looking, "What kind of things did you hear?"
"How you died." Max's tone was soft and sad. She turned her gaze to him, "How does it feel?"
Eric was taken aback. The resemblence to Shelly was apparent. He suddenly felt as if Shelly was Max and Max was Shelly. Like she had found a way to be with him, and came in the form of Max.
Max saw the dazed look on his face, "Sorry. Didn't mean to..."
Eric shook his head, "It's ok." He reached up and touched her face. If this was Shelly, if she'd found some way to come back to him, then he'd want to make a connection with Max. While, Max had seemingly let Eric touch her. "You know, you are really beautiful."
Max blushed and muttered thanks. She didn't know why, but she felt close to this Eric guy. More close to him than Logan. She couldn't put her finger on it, just something about him.
Max found the courage to speak, after gawking at him some more, "Would you mind taking a little road trip with me? I have a friend who'd like to meet you."
Eric thought it over before answering, "Sure." He didn't want to lose sight of Max or the feeling of losing Shelly again.
Max led him out to where her ride was. He chose to ride with her, feeling the need to be as close to her as possible.
By nightfall, they arrived in Seattle. Outside of Logans building, Max brought Eric up to speed on who Logan was, "Logan's a crusade fighter just like you. Protecting the innocent and all."
Eric nodded, "It's a good line of work...if you got nothing else to do."
Eric followed Max into the elevator. He couldn't help but stare at Max, which made her blush.
The elevator dinged at the penthouse floor and Max turned to Eric, "Here we are." The doors opened and the two walked out.
Max didn't bother knocking on Logans door and barged right in, "Logan, I'm back...and I brought a gift!"
Logan called out from his favorite spot, "Back here!"
Max motioned for Eric to follow her. "Figured that's where he'll be."
She walked into the Logans computer room with Eric following. Logan turned, but stopped upon seeing Eric. Never thought I'd be face to face with a dead man, he thought to himself.
Max knew immediately that he was thinking. "Keep the thoughts clean, Logan." She warned him. Max pulled up two chairs, Eric moved to sit in one, and Max seated herself next to him, which suddenly made Logan uneasy, but he dismissed the situation.
"So, Eric. It's a real pleasure that you could come." Logan stated, breaking the silence.
"Well, Max has enlightened me about you." Eric responded, "She claims that we are somewhat alike."
"Just the little things." She added. Logan noticed that Max was openly flirty with Eric, which he didn't like one bit.
"Ah. Well, after the trip you two just took, I'm figuring that you're both a little hungry."
Eric shook no, but Max was. "I don't know about you, Eric, but I sure am."
Logan wheeled over to the kitchen, "Guess I better feed you then, huh, Max?"
"You better." She snapped at him.
Not wanting to be an outsider to this group, Eric spoke, "I guess I'll eat too."
Logan nodded, "Ok...dinner for three."
Max reached for Eric's arm, while Logan began cooking, "I'm gonna show Eric here the room he can use." Logan gave a slight nod of ok, and Max lead Eric to the spare bedroom.
Once in the guest bedroom, Max began to show him around. "This is where I usually sleep."
Eric then commented, "I figure you knew this but I don't really sleep."
She stops and looks at him, "I don't either. That's why it still has its' unused look."
Max suddenly realized how close she was to Eric, when he reached up to caress her cheek.
The strong resemblence to Shelly that she gave off drew Eric in and he could no longer resist. They were soon lip-locked in a kiss. When their lips parted, they just stood there staring at each other.
They were both startled, when Logans dinner call interrupted the moment.
"We....better go eat." Max stumbled to say.
Eric nodded in agreement, "Yeah." And they both left the room, entering the kitchen, and sat down. Throughout dinner, Logan felt uneasy as he glanced from Eric to Max. Something about the way they acted with each other made him sick to his stomach. And he soon began to regret letting Max take the road trip.
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to be continued