Dark Side Of The Moon
A Ghostbusters/Sailor Moon Crossover
By Dan Ectodude Shannon

Chapter 9
Getting Down/Invitation

October 24, 1995
Cherry Hill Temple
4:39 PM

Dan looked around for his partner. All of the girls followed him as he looked for Dr. Raymond Stantz.

Dan: Ray! Ray! Can you hear me?! Where are you?!

Dan heard groans from the tree. He looked over to see Ray hanging from a branch by a Ghost Trap cord that was wrapped around his foot. Dan yelled up again...

Dan: Ray! Are you alright?!

Ray finally gave a response...

Ray: That was... Interesting.

Dan: Hold on, dude! I'll get ya down! ::Turns to the girls:: Can you guys give me a hand?

Lita stepped forward...

Lita: I can. What do you need?

Dan: Can you stand on my shoulders, and untie Ray from the cord?

Lita: Sure.

Dan: And... Uh... Mina, is it?

Mina: Yeah?

Dan: Grab him when she unties him.

Lita took off her shoes, and was lifted onto Dan's shoulders. For the sake of respect, Dan looked directly forward, as the tall girl with amber brown hair untied his partner in crime from the tree. As Mina walked under Ray, and waited for the job to be done, she asked Dan...

Mina: Does stuff like this happen all the time?

Dan: What? Being thrown into the sky, crashing into someone's house, and having a group of girls help your fellow Ghostbuster out of a tree? Yeah, this happens all the time.

Mina: Well, there was no need to be sarcastic.

Dan: Sorry. I'm for Chicago. I'm like that by nature. ::smirk::

Lita had almost got the cord completely untangled...

Lita: Ok, Mina! Heads up!

Lita let Ray down slowly. Mina got under his arms, and helped him down. When Lita completely let go of the cord, she started to loose her balance, in turn, making Dan start to fall. With the weight of his Proton Pack behind him, he fell backwards, and hit the ground. He was fine, until Lita fell on him... They were face to face...

Dan: Ow! Uh...

Lita: Ouch! Hey, are you ok?

Dan: I might be, if I hadn't already fell through a ceiling once today. Are you alright?

Lita: Yeah. I'm... o...k...

The both of them looked into each others eyes... Each others bright... green... eyes...

That was when Serena walked up...

Serena: Hey! You going to get off the ground?!

Lita, panic-stricken, jumped off of Dan and landed on her back. She sat up and looked at Serena, and blushed. Dan also sat up. He got up, and helped Lita up. Mina helped Ray back onto his feet...

Mina: Hey, you ok?

Ray: ::Stumbles:: I think I had a bit of a head rush, but other than that, I'm ok.

Dan: Thank god for those Paratrooper boots! Your ankle would of snapped like a twig!

Egon: ::on radio:: Shannon, Stantz! Come in please! Are you alright?

Dan unclipped his radio from his belt, and spoke...

Dan: Shannon here. Stantz is with me, and we're alright. We had a minor problem when we crashed, but we're ok.

Raye: Minor! You just destroyed a room in my grandfather's temple! That is nothing minor!

Egon: Who was that?

Dan: The owner of where we crashed?

Egon: What is your location?

Dan: The temple just past of the south side of the park. What happened with that ghost?

Egon: We captured it after it threw you and Stantz. We're on our way to pick you up. Spengler out.

Dan clipped his radio back to his belt, as he looked at Raye...

Dan: Look, we are very sorry what happened, but I'm afraid we can't be held liable. But, I promise I will get the American Ambassador to have the room repaired, alright?

Raye: Well, why can't you be held responsible?! You were the one that crashed through my roof!

Ray took out his billing pad, wrote down the GB temp HQ number, the embassy number, and signed it. He then passed it to Dan, and he signed. Dan tore the little piece of paper out of the booklet, and handed it to Raye...

Dan: That is to insure that we will hold up our promise. We will have it filed before we leave, alright? If you have a question, call the first number.

Raye: You better have that done before you leave!

Ray: Don't worry. We're pretty trustworthy guys.

Dan: And when he says that, he speaks the truth.

Dan and Ray started their way to the door. Dan turned around, and smiled...

Dan: It was nice meeting you all, and it was especially nice to see you again, Lita.

Lita blushed. When both men disappeared to the front of the temple, Serena and Mina couldn't help but giggle at the situation. Raye looked over to Lita, and put her and on her shoulder...

Raye: Oh, don't worry about them. They just don't understand.

Lita turned back towards where the two Ghostbusters went, and thought...

***

As Dan and Ray walked to the end of the walkway, Ray looked over to Dan...

Ray: Hey, are you alright?

Dan rubbed his arm, which throbbed with pain. Even though it hurt like hell, he didn't let his pride drop...

Dan: Yeah, I'm fine. Are you alright?

Ray: I guess. It could have been worse, we could of flown into a concrete wall.

Dan ran the thought through his mind, and figured Ray was right. He nodded, and look back to the end of the walkway. He could hear Ecto-1's siren approaching in the distance.

About halfway down the walkway, the two Ghostbusters were stopped by a female voice from behind them. It was Lita...

Lita: Wait!

Dan and Ray turned around.

Lita: Can I talk to you for a minuet, Dan?

Ray looked at Dan, and continued walking down the walkway, as they spoke.

Dan: Yeah?

Lita: Well, I was thinking... I mean... well... I was wondering if one day, if you were not busy...

Dan pretty much understood...

Dan: Sure.

Lita: Really?

Dan: Well, if I'm not on call, sure.

Lita: Well, I mean, not as a date, but as... well, I need to ask you about some things, and I thought you were the person to ask.

Dan: Oh. Well, we can do it right here, if you like.

Lita: Well, I have a lot of questions...

Lita looked over Dan's shoulder, to see a white ambulance, and a black pick-up pull up on the curb...

Lita: And it looks as if your ride is here, too.

Dan turned to see Winston step out of the Chevy pick-up, and walked to the passenger side. Knowing it was time to get going, Dan took out Ray's bill pad, wrote something down, tore out the paper, and handed it to Lita. He started to head off to the truck, when he stopped, and looked back.

Dan: When you're ready to talk, call. I'll see ya then.

Lita: See you later.

Lita watched Dan climb into the driver seat of the truck, and saw both vehicles speed off, with their lights flashing, and their sirens blaring. She looked down at the note he handed her, and read it aloud...

Lita: "Ghostbusters Mobile-One cell." Wow... He didn't even ask for my number!

To Be Continued...