Dark Side Of The Moon
A Ghostbusters/Sailor Moon Crossover
By Dan Ectodude Shannon
Chapter 11
Midmorning Mad Rush
October 25, 1995
Lita's apartment
7:13 AM
Dan sat at the dining room table, asleep. He had his particle thrower on the table in front of him, as the gun was in his hands unhooked from the Proton Pack. Lita had walked into the kitchen to find the sleeping Ghostbuster face-down, with the neutrona wand in his grip. She walked over to the table, put her hand on him, and shook him to wake up. Dan woke with a start. He switched on his pack, and pointed it around the room...
Dan: AH!
Lita screamed out...
Lita: Whoa! Calm down, it's just me!
Dan turned to her, to see her in her school clothes. He took a sigh of relief as he shut the nuclear accelerator off.
Dan: Please, don't do that!
Lita: Sorry!
Dan rubbed his eyes, as he sat back down. Lita pulled up a chair to join him...
Lita: You ok? You don't look too good.
Dan: I was up most of the night. I must of dozed off.
Lita: You want something to drink? Some tea, maybe?
Dan: Yeah, please.
Lita stood up, and went into the kitchen to brew tea. Dan put his head back down...
Lita: Look, I'm sorry for calling you so late last night. You must have been in a good sleep.
Dan: Actually no. I was awake, changing the oil on my car when you called. I didn't actually get any sleep since I got here.
Lita poked her head around the corner...
Lita: Why?
Dan: Well, I had to get adjusted to the time frame around here. After all, I did come from New York.
Dan lifted his head when the sudden arise of a whistling sound filled the air. About a moment later, Lita walked out with two mugs with teabags in them. She set one in front of Dan, and then sat down in the chair she was in before.
Lita: Oh, don't you want sugar?
Dan: Oh, no. I don't take sugar in my tea.
As Dan sipped his tea, Lita asked...
Lita: So, have you always lived in New York?
Dan: No. I used to live in a suburb of Chicago, Tinley Park. After I got out of college, I moved out there to see if I could get a job.
Lita: College, huh? What's your major?
Dan: Electronic Engineering, Graphic Design, Multimedia, and a little art.
Lita: Wow!
Dan: I would say that, but it really hasn't helped me much when it came to getting a job. That's why I became a Ghostbuster.
Lita: Hold on. When you said, "Don't ask me, I'm just a trainee," what did you mean by that?
Dan: Well, I was only hired about 3-4 months ago.
Lita: Really? How old are you?
Dan: 20.
Lita: Wow, you're only that old? I thought you were 25, or something.
Dan smirked and shook his head slightly.
Dan: I'm not quite that old.
Lita: Well, I'm not used to seeing people around here as tall as you... except for maybe Darien.
Dan: Who's Darien? Old boyfriend?
Lita: No! That's Serena's boyfriend.
Dan: Oh.
Lita: Well... ::Looks at wall clock:: Oh, I'd better get going, or I'll be late!
As she got up, Dan turned around, and asked...
Dan: Hey, you want a ride?
Lita: Oh, thank you!
Dan: Hey, it's no prob.
Lita: Just let me get my books, and we'll be on our way!
Lita ran into her room, and Dan put his Proton Pack back on. Just when he got the belt of the pack buckled, his radio crackled with life, as Ray came over it...
Ray: Stantz to Shannon! Where are you, over?
Lita came out of her room with her stuff, just in time to see Dan take his radio off its holster...
Dan: Shannon here. Sorry, I stepped out for a morning drive. What's the problem, Stantz?
Ray: There's been another disappearance at the park. We're heading over there now, copy?
Lita: What's going on?
Dan: There's another person missing. ::in radio:: Roger, Stantz. I'm on my way. Shannon out.
Dan clipped his radio back to its holster, as Lita looked at him...
Lita: Now what? I can't get a ride now?
Dan: Well, the school is on the way to the park, so I guess I can swing by, and drop you off.
***
Dan and Lita walked out of the apartment building, and walked up to a black pick-up truck. Dan unlocked Lita's door, and opened it for her. She got in, and he shut the door. He jumped over the back, slid across, and got in.
Dan: ::Starts Truck:: I'd buckle up if I were you. ::Puts on seatbelt:: And I sincerely mean that, put the seatbelt on!
Lita put the seatbelt on, as Dan popped a CD into the CD player. Metallica - Stone Cold Crazy started playing.
Dan: Lets hit the lights and roll! ::slams into 1st::
Lucky Black's tires screeched as it took off down the street. Lita, immediately panic-stricken, grabbed ahold of the handle on the roof, as Dan went into 2nd...
CD: Sleeping very soundly on a Saturday morning,
I was dreaming I was Al Capone.
Rumors going round, gotta clear out of town,
Smell like a dry fishbone.
Here come the law, gonna break down the door,
Carry me away once more.
Never, never, never want it anymore,
Gotta get away from this stone cold floor.
Crazy, stone cold crazy, you know.
Lita: Are you sure you know what you're doing?!
Dan: ::shifts to 3rd:: Don't worry, I used to be in the amateur race circuit in Arlington Park! ::shifts into 4th::
CD: Rainy afternoon, ought to kill a typhoon,
And she's playing on my slide trombone.
Anymore, anymore, cannot take it anymore,
Gotta get away from this stone cold floor.
Crazy, stone cold crazy, you know.
Dan screeched around other cars, and took a corner at high speed. The sound of the tires, the sirens, and the music was more that enough for Lita's ears...
Lita: Can you please turn that off?!
Dan: Sorry, no can do! This stuff motivates me!
Lita: Yeah, where?! Into the backs of other people's cars?!
CD: Walking down the street, shooting people that I meet,
Fully loaded Tommy gun.
Here come the deputy, try fucking getting me,
Gotta fucking get up and run.
They got the sirens loose, I ran right out of juice.
They're gonna put me in a cell,
If I can't go to heaven, let me go to hell.
Crazy, stone cold crazy, you know, yeah.
Dan came around another corner, and located the school. Dan stopped the truck right in front of the school, as at the same time, the song ended...
Dan: Damn, I'm good. It's like I'm in a movie, and it queues me to stop at my destination when the song ends.
Dan shut off the player, and the siren, as Lita hopped out of the truck. Dan was about to pull out, when Lita turned back around started at talk to Dan through the open window on the passenger side...
Lita: Hey Dan?
Dan: Yeah?
Lita: I would really like to talk to you about that stuff tonight.
Dan looked at her...
Dan: What? Oh, yeah, that stuff. Are you sure tonight?
Lita: Why? It's a Friday, and I don't have school, and I have nothing to do tonight... so yeah, I'm sure.
Dan: Ok, it's a date! What time should I pick you up?
Lita: 7:00?
Dan: I'll be there.
Lita: And thanks for the lift!
Dan: A pleasure.
Lita: Bye.
Dan: Later.
Dan watched her off to the front doors. He sat there, as she walked in. He was then snapped back into consciousness when his cab radio went off...
Ray: Shannon, where are you?!
Dan: I'm on my way Damnit! Hold on!
He put the siren back on, and took off like a bullet out of a gun.
To Be Continued...
A Ghostbusters/Sailor Moon Crossover
By Dan Ectodude Shannon
Chapter 11
Midmorning Mad Rush
October 25, 1995
Lita's apartment
7:13 AM
Dan sat at the dining room table, asleep. He had his particle thrower on the table in front of him, as the gun was in his hands unhooked from the Proton Pack. Lita had walked into the kitchen to find the sleeping Ghostbuster face-down, with the neutrona wand in his grip. She walked over to the table, put her hand on him, and shook him to wake up. Dan woke with a start. He switched on his pack, and pointed it around the room...
Dan: AH!
Lita screamed out...
Lita: Whoa! Calm down, it's just me!
Dan turned to her, to see her in her school clothes. He took a sigh of relief as he shut the nuclear accelerator off.
Dan: Please, don't do that!
Lita: Sorry!
Dan rubbed his eyes, as he sat back down. Lita pulled up a chair to join him...
Lita: You ok? You don't look too good.
Dan: I was up most of the night. I must of dozed off.
Lita: You want something to drink? Some tea, maybe?
Dan: Yeah, please.
Lita stood up, and went into the kitchen to brew tea. Dan put his head back down...
Lita: Look, I'm sorry for calling you so late last night. You must have been in a good sleep.
Dan: Actually no. I was awake, changing the oil on my car when you called. I didn't actually get any sleep since I got here.
Lita poked her head around the corner...
Lita: Why?
Dan: Well, I had to get adjusted to the time frame around here. After all, I did come from New York.
Dan lifted his head when the sudden arise of a whistling sound filled the air. About a moment later, Lita walked out with two mugs with teabags in them. She set one in front of Dan, and then sat down in the chair she was in before.
Lita: Oh, don't you want sugar?
Dan: Oh, no. I don't take sugar in my tea.
As Dan sipped his tea, Lita asked...
Lita: So, have you always lived in New York?
Dan: No. I used to live in a suburb of Chicago, Tinley Park. After I got out of college, I moved out there to see if I could get a job.
Lita: College, huh? What's your major?
Dan: Electronic Engineering, Graphic Design, Multimedia, and a little art.
Lita: Wow!
Dan: I would say that, but it really hasn't helped me much when it came to getting a job. That's why I became a Ghostbuster.
Lita: Hold on. When you said, "Don't ask me, I'm just a trainee," what did you mean by that?
Dan: Well, I was only hired about 3-4 months ago.
Lita: Really? How old are you?
Dan: 20.
Lita: Wow, you're only that old? I thought you were 25, or something.
Dan smirked and shook his head slightly.
Dan: I'm not quite that old.
Lita: Well, I'm not used to seeing people around here as tall as you... except for maybe Darien.
Dan: Who's Darien? Old boyfriend?
Lita: No! That's Serena's boyfriend.
Dan: Oh.
Lita: Well... ::Looks at wall clock:: Oh, I'd better get going, or I'll be late!
As she got up, Dan turned around, and asked...
Dan: Hey, you want a ride?
Lita: Oh, thank you!
Dan: Hey, it's no prob.
Lita: Just let me get my books, and we'll be on our way!
Lita ran into her room, and Dan put his Proton Pack back on. Just when he got the belt of the pack buckled, his radio crackled with life, as Ray came over it...
Ray: Stantz to Shannon! Where are you, over?
Lita came out of her room with her stuff, just in time to see Dan take his radio off its holster...
Dan: Shannon here. Sorry, I stepped out for a morning drive. What's the problem, Stantz?
Ray: There's been another disappearance at the park. We're heading over there now, copy?
Lita: What's going on?
Dan: There's another person missing. ::in radio:: Roger, Stantz. I'm on my way. Shannon out.
Dan clipped his radio back to its holster, as Lita looked at him...
Lita: Now what? I can't get a ride now?
Dan: Well, the school is on the way to the park, so I guess I can swing by, and drop you off.
***
Dan and Lita walked out of the apartment building, and walked up to a black pick-up truck. Dan unlocked Lita's door, and opened it for her. She got in, and he shut the door. He jumped over the back, slid across, and got in.
Dan: ::Starts Truck:: I'd buckle up if I were you. ::Puts on seatbelt:: And I sincerely mean that, put the seatbelt on!
Lita put the seatbelt on, as Dan popped a CD into the CD player. Metallica - Stone Cold Crazy started playing.
Dan: Lets hit the lights and roll! ::slams into 1st::
Lucky Black's tires screeched as it took off down the street. Lita, immediately panic-stricken, grabbed ahold of the handle on the roof, as Dan went into 2nd...
CD: Sleeping very soundly on a Saturday morning,
I was dreaming I was Al Capone.
Rumors going round, gotta clear out of town,
Smell like a dry fishbone.
Here come the law, gonna break down the door,
Carry me away once more.
Never, never, never want it anymore,
Gotta get away from this stone cold floor.
Crazy, stone cold crazy, you know.
Lita: Are you sure you know what you're doing?!
Dan: ::shifts to 3rd:: Don't worry, I used to be in the amateur race circuit in Arlington Park! ::shifts into 4th::
CD: Rainy afternoon, ought to kill a typhoon,
And she's playing on my slide trombone.
Anymore, anymore, cannot take it anymore,
Gotta get away from this stone cold floor.
Crazy, stone cold crazy, you know.
Dan screeched around other cars, and took a corner at high speed. The sound of the tires, the sirens, and the music was more that enough for Lita's ears...
Lita: Can you please turn that off?!
Dan: Sorry, no can do! This stuff motivates me!
Lita: Yeah, where?! Into the backs of other people's cars?!
CD: Walking down the street, shooting people that I meet,
Fully loaded Tommy gun.
Here come the deputy, try fucking getting me,
Gotta fucking get up and run.
They got the sirens loose, I ran right out of juice.
They're gonna put me in a cell,
If I can't go to heaven, let me go to hell.
Crazy, stone cold crazy, you know, yeah.
Dan came around another corner, and located the school. Dan stopped the truck right in front of the school, as at the same time, the song ended...
Dan: Damn, I'm good. It's like I'm in a movie, and it queues me to stop at my destination when the song ends.
Dan shut off the player, and the siren, as Lita hopped out of the truck. Dan was about to pull out, when Lita turned back around started at talk to Dan through the open window on the passenger side...
Lita: Hey Dan?
Dan: Yeah?
Lita: I would really like to talk to you about that stuff tonight.
Dan looked at her...
Dan: What? Oh, yeah, that stuff. Are you sure tonight?
Lita: Why? It's a Friday, and I don't have school, and I have nothing to do tonight... so yeah, I'm sure.
Dan: Ok, it's a date! What time should I pick you up?
Lita: 7:00?
Dan: I'll be there.
Lita: And thanks for the lift!
Dan: A pleasure.
Lita: Bye.
Dan: Later.
Dan watched her off to the front doors. He sat there, as she walked in. He was then snapped back into consciousness when his cab radio went off...
Ray: Shannon, where are you?!
Dan: I'm on my way Damnit! Hold on!
He put the siren back on, and took off like a bullet out of a gun.
To Be Continued...
