A/N: As you know, every author has to have a serious story and a fun, humorous story. Well, this is my pathetic attempt at a comedy. I don't know how this will turn out, but after having MTV's Real World/Road Rules Challenge drilled into my head, it gave me this idea. This story is actually a crossover of a lot of different anime shows, Yu Yu Hakusho, being the main anime involved. I'll tell you right now, that many of the characters...wait, take that back...ALL of the characters in this story, at certain moments, have some SERIOUS OOCness going on. Remember, you've been warned. Anyway, enough with my rambling, this story is generally random, senseless, and seeing that we're approaching a new beautiful season of sun and flowers (YAY) I figure I'd open it up with a comedy story. Truly, considering how depressed I find myself getting after typing a chapter to my other fic, I couldn't help myself. So kick back, relax, and enjoy this layback of a fic!

Oh BTW, this all takes place mid-seasonish for each anime involved. This is for good reason, being that some of the characters in the story died when their series ended.

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho, or any of the anime characters involved in this story. Nor do I own Jonny Moseley. Because that would be odd.

Battle of the Sexes: Anime Style

Chapter 1: You're Invited/Meet the Competition!

The day was warm and bright as six friends all gathered in the living room of Yusuke's apartment. He had just retrieved the mail, one envelope sticking out in particular, being that it had a U.S postage stamp on it. Los Angeles, California? Isn't that in the states? His curiosity was peaked as he quickly ripped at the envelope to reveal a letter inside. MTV? Hmm.

"So, what does it say Yusuke?" Keiko asked from her place on the couch.

"It says: You and yours are invited to participate in this year's four and a half week long Anime Star Challenge being held in Daytona Beach, Florida in the United States of America this coming June. This year's host will be Olympic Gold Medal winner Jonny Moseley. If you choose to take part in this fun for all challenge, you will then be eligible for the grand total prize of...Fifty thousand American dollars?" Yusuke read the letter aloud in shock.

"Fifty thousand American dollars!" Kuwabara shouted as he snatched the paper from Yusuke's hand to see if what he was hearing was true.

"My, that's quite an amount of money." Kurama commented.

"Hell yeah, it's a lot of money!" Kuwabara added.

"I don't really see the point." Hiei stated flatly.

"Fifty thousand dollars, Hiei. That's the point." Yusuke answered with a confident grin.

"So what do we do, I mean, how do they expect us to get there?" Botan questioned as she scratched her head.

"Doesn't look like we have to worry about that." Yusuke said as he pulled out seven plane tickets from the envelope. "Seven, huh?"

"I refuse to participate in such nonsense." Hiei added bitterly.

"Dude, not even for fifty thousand dollars!" Kuwabara was stunned.

"Hn. I have no need for Human World handouts." Hiei answered.

"Not even if that hand out is fifty thousand dollars!" Kuwabara was still stunned.

"I'm not going." Hiei insisted.

"Well, it look's like you'll have to go." Yusuke added dryly.

"And why is that?" Hiei's expression turned slightly dark.

Clearing his throat, Yusuke began to read the notice at the bottom of the letter. "In order to become eligible for the grand cash prize, each selected member MUST participate. Your selected participants are listed below. Yusuke Urameshi, Kazuma Kuwabara, Shuichi "Kurama" Minamino, Keiko Yukimura, Botan, Yukina AND Hiei Jaganshi." Yusuke read off the list.

"Ooh, my sweetie Yukina's coming too! Me, Yukina, and a beach...oh the possibilities!" Kuwabara chimed.

"I'll go!" Hiei interjected as he spared the orange haired boy an evil glare.

"Great! I'll just let Koenma know that we'll need some time off!" Yusuke added.

"Wow, I can't wait! It all sounds so exciting!" Botan breathed.

"Fifty thousand dollars, here we come!" Yusuke cheered.

"So let me get this straight, you want an entire month off, to travel across the globe to literally play games?" Koenma relayed Yusuke's explanation back to him as he absently tapped his nails on his desktop.

"We're not just talking games here. We're talking prizes. Cash prizes!" Yusuke continued to try and convince the Spirit World Prince.

Releasing a gentle sigh, Koenma couldn't help but agree to the boy's terms. "Very well then. Just be sure not to come back here empty handed." Koenma informed.

"Oh trust me, you won't have to worry about that!" Yusuke added with a wink as he turned on his heels and headed for the exit.

"Koenma sir, you're actually letting them go?" Ogre questioned.

"Might as well, he just defeated Toguro. Kid needs a bit of a break. After all, he's earned it, they all have." Koenma answered.

"I guess you're right, sir." Ogre agreed.

"Well, back to work Ogre. I've got lots of Approvals to do." Koenma ordered.

"Yes, sir." Ogre obliged.

The time had finally arrived, as all seven teammates finally touched American soil. It had been a long twelve hour plane trip, but once they caught sight of the palm trees and beautiful bright sun of Daytona Beach, Florida, they knew it was worth it. The plane had come to a complete stop at the gate, and the passengers could feel the summer heat of the outdoors finally beginning to take effect on the plane's interior.

"Phew, just feel that heat!" Kuwabara breathed as he retrieved his carry on bag from beneath his seat.

"Yeah, it's a good thing we dressed appropriately." Botan added as she tied her blue tresses in its usual up pony tail. All of them were indeed dressed for the occasion. Yusuke had donned a white tank, blue jean shorts and white sneakers. Kuwabara had chosen a green t-shirt and windbreaker track pants with his black Nike flip-flops, while Kurama wore a simple all white, silk, short-sleeved pants-suit and sandals. Even Hiei had been convinced to dress weather friendly as he was clothed in a white tee, black baggy shorts, along with some black hi-top Reeboks, something that the others had picked up for the Fire Demon the week they decided to go shopping for the trip. He only agreed to dress in human wear under the condition that he was permitted to carry his katana along with him. And as a result, it took them two hours to get through airport security, seeing that Hiei continually set off the metal detector alarm. Truly, he never would have been permitted through if he hadn't hypnotized the guards using the power of his Jagan eye. How embarrassing.

The girls were no exception. Of course Botan wore the friendliest color that was pink. The deity was dressed in a pink tank and Capri's, and white K-Swiss tennis shoes. Keiko was simply dressed in a red tank, white shorts and thong sandals, while Yukina wore a simple sky blue sundress and white sandals. They were all very excited to finally meet their competition. It was nice to compete for something other than the well-being of mankind every now and then. Especially when that something was a ridiculously large amount of money.

After retrieving their luggage, they finally made it towards the airport exit and were greeted by an elder man standing in front of a cream-colored stretch Escalade limo holding up a sign that read Spirit Detectives.

"Well, I guess that's us guys." Yusuke pointed towards the man holding the sign.

"Are you the Spirit Detectives?" The man questioned Yusuke.

"That's right." Yusuke answered as he examined the limo's ritzy exterior.

"Right this way please." The man guided them towards the limo as he opened the door. The inside was even better than the outside. One couldn't tell from the tinted windows, but they were certain that this was a taste of what the rich and famous did on a regular basis. With its beige leather seats and wooden borders, jaws were dropping immediately.

"Oh wow, a television!" Yusuke exclaimed.

"Ooh, a PS2! Hey dude, you got Tekken 5?" Kuwabara shouted.

"Hey, check it out, a bar!" Yusuke chimed.

"This is rather exquisite I must admit." Kurama added as his eyes grazed over the inside. "Don't you think so, Hiei?"

"Hn."

"So, where are we headed?" Botan questioned.

"Well, I'm guessing he's taking us to the hotel." Keiko answered.

"I remember the letter mentioning that the hotel was a surprise, correct?" Yukina queried.

"That's right! I sure hope it's as swank as this limo." Yusuke replied.

Yusuke's hopes were soon answered as they approached the front of two luxurious private villas. That's correct, villas. They had just been built, and as a special opening, they were open for MTV's Anime Star Challenge competitors. The four story beachfront villas were indeed eye candy to those used to the average side of life. Even Hiei's eyebrows had to quiver slightly at the sight of such beauty. Standing in front of the villas, were a crowd of individuals with luggage. The Spirit Detectives assumed that they were the competition. There were so many of them, Yusuke had imagined that there were at least fifty. They were all gathered in front of a man clad in a blue Hawaiian print shirt, white shorts, sandals and sun glasses.

"You can join the crowd over there, and Mr. Moseley will tell you what will go on from here." The limo driver instructed to which the Spirit Detectives followed.

"Alright, Spirit Detectives you guys are the last one's here." Jonny Moseley explained as he stood before the crowd of Anime competitors. "As all of you know, MTV is holding their first Annual Anime Star Challenge here in Daytona Beach, Florida, and you guys have all been selected as the first cast members!" He continued, earning the attention of all of those in the crowd. "First off, we'll start by introducing ourselves. I'm your host Jonny Moseley, and seeing that there are so many of you, I'm just going to call off all your names from this list, and you guys can just raise your hand so that everyone can see who you are." Johnny explained. "Okay, starting from the top: Yusuke Urameshi. Kazuma Kuwabara. Shuichi Minamino A.K.A Kurama. Keiko Yukimura. Botan. Hiei Jaganshi. Yukina. Kiba. Tsume. Hige. Toboe. Cheza. Blue. Leara. Android 17. Android 18. Goten Son. Pan Son. Trunks Briefs. Bra Briefs. Heero Yuy. Relena Peacecraft. Duo Maxwell. Hilde Schbeiker. Trowa Barton. Catherine Bloom. Quatre-Raberba Winner. Dorothy Catalonia. Wufei Chang. Sally Po. Kira Yamato. Athrun Zala. Lacus Clyne. Cagalli Yula Athha. Dearka Elsman. Yzak Jule. Miriallia Haw. Flay Allster. Serena Tsukino. Inuyasha. Kagome Higurashi. Koga. Sango. Sesshomaru. Miroku. Ayame. Kagura. Spike Spiegel. Jet Black. Faye Valentine. Julia. Vash "The Stampede" Ericks. Really Dude?" Jonny sighed at the way the infamous gunmen entered his name in the line up.

"Yep!" Vash grinned brightly.

Rolling his eyes, Jonny continued to read off the list. "Anyways. Meryl Strife. Winry Rockbell. Edward Elric. Alphonse Elric. Princess Aeka. and Ryoko." Jonny had to take a quick breath. "Phew, what a list! Well, now that we know each other's faces I'll explain how the game is going to be played." Jonny began.

"Man that's alot of people." Yusuke whispered.

"No kidding." Kuwabara sighed.

"Hey Cheza, I thought you said you would take us to Paradise." Kiba whispered to the Flower Maiden.

"Kiba, do you not see the palm trees and white sand beaches? This is Paradise! The flowers said so." Cheza whispered back.

"Do you not see the palm trees and white sand beaches?" Leara began. "I thought you guys said she was blind."

"She is." Hige answered. "I still say she's got like invisible antennae or something."

"Don't talk about Cheza that way! If she said this is Paradise, then damn it, this is Paradise!" Kiba protested as he shielded Cheza.

"Oh come off your high mountain Kiba!" Tsume scoffed.

"I will after you take your head out of your ass!" Kiba snapped.

"Hey, come on stop it you guys, you're missing the instructions!" Toboe interjected.

"Right, I wanna hear what's going on, so why don't you boys stop acting like pups, and shut up already!" Blue scolded.

"He started it." Kiba pouted.

"Whatever." Tsume huffed.

"As you know this is an Anime Star Challenge, however, what you don't know is who you're going to be challenging." Jonny smirked at the sounds of confusion emanating from the crowd.

"I'm not liking the sound of this." Ryoko began lowly.

"Hmm." Aeka studied the host grimly.

"True you will be competing against one another in teams, but your teams will be based...on gender." A slight chuckle escaped his lips at the sounding of "what's" and "are you seriouses."

"Wait a minute!" Serena shouted.

"So you're saying..." Kagome trailed.

"That's right! Welcome to MTV's Anime Star Challenge: Battle of the Sexes!" Jonny announced.

"Great! Just what we need, another reason to despise men!" Meryl griped.

"The men and the women will be competing against one another for individual challenge prizes and finally the grand prize of fifty thousand dollars! There are a total of about thirty challenges in which you will compete to gain points for your team. Keep in mind that this is an elimination competition, so not all of you will make it to the very next challenge. One person will be eliminated based on their progress. I'll explain this further on your first challenge." Jonny explained.

"Oh come on!" Yusuke began. "This isn't even fair, there's no way that you can pit men against women. There's no competition for the guys!" Yusuke huffed earning a hefty "WHAT" from all of the female competitors.

"What's that supposed to mean!" Cagalli shouted.

"He's right." Wufei added. "There are just certain things that we are capable of doing as opposed to you women." Wufei explained flatly.

"Oh put a sock in it Wufei!" Hilde retorted.

"That's right, anything you boys can do, we can do twice as good!" Bra protested.

"Hn." Hiei huffed.

"And just what are you "HNing" about, small fry?" Ryoko bit back.

"You're not worth my time." Hiei effortlessly gave Ryoko the cold shoulder, causing the Space Pirate to roll up her sleeves and ball up her fist in anger.

"Why you puny little-"

"Now, now Ryoko, save that rage for the competition." Aeka innocently mocked as she held the angered Space Pirate back.

"Why is it that guys always think they're better than girls when it comes to things like this?" Pan heaved an annoyed sigh generating a chorus of "Because we are's" from the guys. "Hmph! Whatever, I could take you all blind-folded!"

"Even me?" Trunks intercepted with a sly grin.

"Especially you, Trunks! Talk about no contest! HA!" Pan prided as she turned her back to the Half-Saiyan Prince.

"Oh come off it Pan, you know you couldn't take Trunks even with the aid of Dende and every earth guardian that ever lived!" Goten teased.

"I'll show you!" Pan snapped.

"We all will! Right ladies?" Faye shot back hyping her female teammates up with cheers of "Death to the Guys!" who then returned with "Down with the chicks!"

"Well, it looks like both sides have already got the right attitude. Cheesy mantras and all." Jonny mocked. "Alright, living arrangements. The men will be staying in White Shore, while the women will stay in Starfish. You're first challenge begins tomorrow morning. Try to get acquainted with your teammates to build up the morale. Each team has been given a team Nokia cell phone that you'll find in the villas. Every morning, both teams will get a text message wake up call informing you of how to be prepared for each challenge." Jonny instructed. "Okay, I hope you guys enjoy your stay and rest up for your first challenge. I'll see you guys tomorrow." With that said, each team member split off into their designated villas.

"You guys are dead." Keiko whispered to Yusuke as she gathered her belongings.

"Whatever. You chicks don't stand a chance and you know it!" Yusuke shot back as he grabbed his luggage and headed down towards the guys' White Shore villa.

"Hmph!" After gathering her things, Keiko stormed off following her female teammates into their villa.

First Meeting in Starfish

"Well girls, looks like we've got some stubborn competition." Faye sighed as she plopped down on the couch, crossing her legs. "I know Spike's definitely going to be a big baby about the whole thing."

"Of course he is." Julia agreed.

"Hmph, men!" Kagura scoffed.

"Never thought I'd say this but, I'm with you on that one Kagura!" Kagome chimed.

"Those guys have no idea what they're getting themselves into!" Pan added with a sly smile.

"Listen ladies, if we're going to win this, it's going to take teamwork and dedication." Relena began. "Now, the guys are already convinced that they have the advantage. Well, we'll just have to show them otherwise."

"Here, here!" Hilde exclaimed.

"Hmm, I wish the other scouts were here with me!" Serena began. "We're all for that girl power stuff you know!"

"One thing the guys fail to do, is fight hard and still look pretty!" Bra exclaimed.

"Well, on the bright side, this villa is very pretty." Winry smiled as she eyed the exotic living area.

"Oh yes, it reminds me of one of my summer homes." Lacus breathed.

"You have a summer home?" Keiko questioned with widened eyes.

"That's right. But only a few." Lacus smiled.

"Wow, you must be pretty loaded!" Kagome blurted.

"But not as loaded as me!" Bra chimed confidently.

"Not to brag, but my family is quite wealthy." Lacus replied gently.

"As is mine!" Relena punched in. "As if you didn't know, I am formally known as the Vice Foreign Minister." Relena prided.

"Oh no, here we go." Hilde sighed.

"Excuse me Miss Relena, but you are not the wealthiest one here. I am by far the wealthiest considering my bloodline." Dorothy challenged.

"Hello are we forgetting about me here!" Cagalli shouted.

"What, do I like not matter? I'm the richest!" Flay protested.

"No, I am!" Bra shouted angrily.

"No my family, is by far the richest in the world!" Lacus shot back.

"No mine is!" Flay shouted.

"No, mine!" Cagalli huffed.

"Ahem, but are we forgetting who the real Princess in here is?" Aeka exclaimed. "It is no question of who the true royally wealthy lady is in this room!"

"Oh save it Princess!" Ryoko scoffed.

"I'm the richest!"

"No me!"

"I'm the richest"

Eventually all wealthy individuals were engaged in a verbal brawl to determine the extension of one's pocket.

"Hello, did we like totally forget about the invention of the capsule car!"

"Ugh, come on girls, we don't really have time for this!" Sango sighed as she pinched the bridge of her nose.

The girls continued their ridiculous argument for at least five minutes before a rather sane individual decided to intervene.

"HEY!" Blue shouted in her loudest, most intimidating voice, causing all arguments to cease. "Okay, ONE question!" Blue began. "If you're all as "rich" as you claim to be, then why the hell did you enter a contest where the prize money is fifty thousand dollars?"

The room was silent for a moment that seemed to linger on for hours until the quarreling girls finally chorused together.

"CHARITY! DUH!"

"Now, I'm the richest."

"No, I am!"

"Ugh, come on girls, this is getting us nowhere!" Keiko sighed.

"Come on girls, stop it, no fighting. " Yukina pleaded.

First Meeting at White Shore

"You guys hear all the commotion at the girls' villa?" Quatre questioned.

"How could we not?" Heero sighed.

"I'm the richest!" Hige mocked in an overly girly, whiny tone.

"No, I'm the richest!" Duo followed with the same mock tone.

"My family invented chairs!" Yusuke added in the same mocking voice.

"Mine owns the color blue!" Dearka added with a chuckle.

"Oh brother." Athrun sighed.

"Fifty thousand bucks says my hot-headed baby sister started it!" Trunks stated dryly.

"Oh no doubt." Goten sighed.

"If they keep this up, they're not going to get anywhere." Kira commented.

"Hmph, women." Inuyasha grumbled.

"And this is why men will always prosper, and their kind will never dominate." Wufei stated as he stretched out on the floor with his hands behind his head.

"He's right. You put women in a room together, and they're already fighting over who's lipstick last the longest or whatever the hell they feel is important." Spike griped.

"That was quite a sexist statement." Kurama chastised.

"Well, it's true." Spike shot back. "Women can't work together in a team because, women hate women."

"And that's exactly how we're going to win this game." Yzak smirked.

"Hmph, let the games begin!" Yusuke chuckled slapping fives with his new teammates. The games were indeed soon to begin, what challenges will be in store for these Anime Stars?

A/N: Yo, I know this is probably stupid as hell but what can I say, I needed I laid back, fun story. I'm really just doing this to be doing it. I hope ya like it. You can tell me what you think if you want, if not, that's cool too! Catch ya later!

*Edited for grammar, spelling, and minor content. 06/13/2011