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

Chapter 17
Suspense Can Kill

October 25, 1995
Tokyo International Airport
1:12 AM

Dan and Winston walked into the terminal. Winston carried the modified PKE meter, as Dan did a visual scan with the Ecto-Goggles. It was dark, and there was a putrid smell of something that was burnt. As they reached one of the gates, the smell became more and more potent, and the PKE meter beeped faster.

Dan was starting to see Ectoplasmic trails. He looked up, and saw a flux from the support I-beam. He then looked down, and saw numerous fluxes on the floor. He brought it to Winston's attention...

Dan: ::rises goggles:: Zee!

Dan knelt down, and looked at the pile of ashes that was on the ground, as Winston walked up from behind...

Winston: What the hell is that?

Dan: Looks like dust, but it's soiled with Ectoplasmic properties, so are the rest of the piles around this one.

Winston took a quick scan with the tuned meter, and he's mouth hung open, and his eyes widened...

Winston: Dan, I think you need to see these readings.

Winston handed the meter to Dan, and saw that there was not just one power flux, not two, but six different power readings. Dan saw one of those readings before, when he was at the school. No... It couldn't have been...

Dan: Oh, shit! She couldn't be!

Winston: "She" who?

Dan: Do they really exist?

Winston: Dan, who or what the hell are you talking about?!

Dan snapped out of his state of mind, and came back into reality.

Dan: Sorry. Are you getting any more readings?

Winston: Yeah. A mixture of them outside that gate right over there.

Egon: Then we're going to need to go to the runway.

Dan and Winston spun around to see that the other Ghostbusters had arrived. They stood behind them, with a ton of ghost traps, and other assorted equipment...

Dan: Jesus Christ! Are we going to war?!

Ray: Well, with the way things look around here, I think we are.

Egon: Ok, we're going to need you two to adjust the setting on your packs...

***

All the scouts walked nervously out to the runway. They didn't know what to expect, more or less, what to do when something were to happen. Being in an airport scared Sailor Jupiter more than anything else that Jedite could throw at her. As they approached the runway, her heart started beating faster from the panic. She started to slow down the pace she was walking in.

Sailor Mars noticed she was lagging behind the rest of the group. She turned to her...

Mars: Jupiter? Are you alright?

Everyone else stopped and turned around as well...

Jupiter: What is it with you guys? I'm fine!

Venus: I don't know. I'm starting to think that it has something to do with airports.

Out of anger, Jupiter slammed her fist into a nearby counter and yelled...

Jupiter: It has nothing to do with airports!

***

A large bang was heard coming from the corridor ahead of the Ghostbusters. They all stopped as it echoed passed them.

Dan: What the hell was that?

Egon increased the sensitivity of the meter, to get a heads-up display of what was ahead.

Egon: There's something ahead. I'm getting five different frequencies.

Winston looked over Egon's shoulder to take a look at the meter.

Winston: Those are the same readings we got from the dust piles in the main terminal. Except these are pulsing.

Peter: Ok, boys. Throwers ready.

All the Ghostbusters pulled their Proton Guns off their packs, and switched them on. They clipped their throwers to their belts, as they proceeded down the corridor once again.

***

Another noise come from behind the scouts as they turned around. Mercury turned on her VR Visor, to see what it was. She saw 5 strange readings fluxing, along with another that was the most unusual...

Mercury: We're being followed.

Moon: By who?

Mercury: I'm not sure. Those readings weren't there before, then they just appeared.

Mars: Well, what are they?

Mercury: I was about to say it was the Ghostbusters' equipment, but there is a sixth one that is the most peculiar.

Venus: Well, we better get moving before they get here. I'm not willing to know who or what is behind us.

***

Egon: Their moving again. Fairly quick, too.

Ray: Which way?

Egon: It's defiantly the runway outside gate 12.

Peter: Uh, Speges? Shouldn't we take into consideration that maybe we won't come out of this one alive?

Dan: Venkman, you are really starting to piss me off.

Winston: How come every time something big like this happens, you decide we should leave?

Peter: Weren't you the one that suggested that we should of went to another country and wait until it blew over during the Gozer incident?

Winston: That was 11 years ago, Pete! Besides, I figured we might end up dead one day anyway, at least it was for something with a cause!

Ray: Well, he does have a point, Winston.

Dan: Alright, shut up! I'm really starting to get irritated! Lets just get this job done, and get the hell outta here!

Dan went to the front of the line, and started running down the corridor.

Ray: Hey, wait for us!

The others ran after Dan.

***

The scouts and cat guardians had now reached the last boarding gate in the airport, which happened to be gate 12. Before they walked out the emergency exit, they all turned to each other...

Mars: Ok, before we go out there... I'm not exactly sure what's going to happen, but I would like to say... I've loved you all like sisters. If anything were to happen to any of us, I just wanted all of you to know that.

Moon: Raye, I'm sorry for all those things I said to you in the past.

Mars: Well, lets not get too sappy, here.

Venus: Look, I'm very sure nothing is going to happen. We've pulled out of tougher situations then this.

Jupiter: She's right. If we keep our act together, we'll make it out of here without a loss.

Mercury: Well, are we ready?

Everyone: Lets go!

Everyone walked slowly out the door, as Mercury stayed behind with the cats.

Mercury: Luna, Artemis... Stay here. If those Ghostbusters are here, tell them to turn back.

Luna: We'll try.

Artemis: Although I don't think they'll listen to a couple of talking cats.

Mercury: Well, try your best to get their attention.

She then went out the door, leaving the two cats behind.

Artemis: I just thought of something... If we try to talk to them, do you think they'll shoot us with their weapons?

Luna: You have a point. I don't think we would be able to stop them from going out there, so I think we'd better get out there with them!

It was then, they saw Dan running to the end of the corridor, with his thrower charged, and at the ready. The other Ghostbusters came close behind. Both cat guardians hid under benches by the door. The Ghostbusters stopped, as Egon had the PKE meter close to his face. He pointed the meter around, and the antennae raised towards the door, out to the runway...

Egon: They're out there!

He clipped his meter back to his belt, and everyone took a deep breath.

Dan: Well, this is it.

Dan opened the door, and they all walked out. Luna and Artemis waited for the opportune moment to get out the door...

Luna: 1... 2... 3!

With that being said, they bolted out the door right before it closed. The both of them ran past the Ghostbusters, and almost tripped them...

Peter: Damn cats!

Dan: Cats? In a closed airport?!

Everyone shrugged.

Basically, it was only a matter of time, before the real fun actually began. And from what laid ahead, it may be possible that the fun may be too much for both groups.

To Be Continued...