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

Chapter 19
Loose Ends

October 25, 1995
Tokyo International Airport
2:32 AM

After the Tokyo Fire Department put out the fires on the jets, American Ambassador Roger Flint overlooked the damage to the planes, and chewed out the group of men that caused the destruction. As we can see, from the messy hair and the not-so-formal sweatpants and New York Rangers shirt that the Ambassador was not really awake enough to want to do such a thing...

Flint: What in the blazing depths of unholy hell made you blow up not one, but two Boeing 747's?!

Ray: Well, the strange thing was, is...

Flint: ::cutting in:: Shut up, Stantz! I don't want to hear it! All I want to know is why the hell are you five dumbasses are destroying 35 million dollar pieces of machinery! Times two! And, why you crashed through a roof of a temple!

Dan: It's the ghost that's doing it.

Flint: Oh, really? Then tell me, who was the one that fell into the roof?!

Dan: ::hesitant:: It was me, sir.

Flint: Huh. And who was the one that destroyed the planes?!

Dan: That was... also... me, sir.

Flint: Uh, huh. So, it don't look like it's the ghost doing the damage then, isn't it?!

Dan: Hey, what the fuck did you expect me to do?! Fly?! Let myself get tire marks embedded in my back?! Do you even know what the hell I've been through in the last 48 hours?!

Flint: Don't give me that shit!

Dan: Look asshole, you're the dumb fuck that hired us!

Ray: He's right, you hired us. As soon as you make a call to us to investigate or capture a paranormal entity, you follow the standard acceptance contract: That whatever damage that is done herein is not at fault of the Ghostbusters themselves, but of the person that hired them!

Peter: In fine print, "Hire At Your Own Risk."

Flint: I don't care anymore! Catch this thing, and it the hell out of the country!

***

It was a quiet ride back to the Temp. HQ in Lucky Black. Winston kept looking over to his colleague at the wheel, and wondered if he was going to be alright after the sudden outburst on Egon. He knew that all Dan kept saying was coincidence and she's not real in a sarcastic tone, meaning she did exist... Whoever "She" was. It was all too confusing to him...

Winston: Dan... What made you go off on Egon the way you did?

Dan didn't look over, and didn't speak. Something was obviously bothering him.

Winston: Are you ok? You haven't acted the same since that dream you've had.

Upon saying that, Dan pulled the truck over to the side of the road, and screeched to a halt. Dan looked over, and his green eyes were flaming with anger. Winston nearly jumped out of his skin. He thought Dan was going to say, "Get out," but it came out differently...

Dan: You drive the truck back to HQ, I'll walk. I need to think this whole thing off.

He got out of the driver side, and slammed the door hard as he walked away to the direction of the park. Winston got out of the passenger side, and watched his partner off.

***

It was a very long walk back to Cherry Hill Temple from the airport. All five girls, and both cat guardians walked back, somewhat fatigued from both the night and from the battle. Lita was very disturbed from her encounter with Dan...

Lita: He knows! He knows who I am! Do you know what kind of problems that'll cause?!

Raye: Lita, who is he going to tell? Everyone around him thinks he's nuts, anyway!

Lita: It's not that... It's just... Well, what is he going to think?! He's going to think I'm some kind of freak!

Luna: That's not one of the things we should be worrying about at this time. Why didn't Darien arrive? Serena, haven't you seen him around at all?

Serena: Yeah, I saw him last night. He said he was going to go home, then go out jogging in the park...

Lita: ::Cutting in:: Did you say jogging?!

Serena: Yeah?

Lita: Serena, the last person that disappeared in the park was a jogger! At around midnight!

Amy: How do you know?

Lita: Dan told me! He got the call when he was at my apar...

Lita was stuck mid-sentence, but she was too late to stop herself, now that all the other girls and the cats creped closer to hear her out...

Lita: ...Apartment... yesterday.

Everyone was in shock... Again...

Mina: You barely know this guy... And he stayed over at your house?!

Lita: It was for other reasons, but can we get back to the problem at hand?

Everyone nodded.

Lita: Don't you know what that means? That means Jedite has Darien! That means we're alone!

Artemis: What about the Ghostbusters? They just helped us, and I think they'd be willing to help us again.

Lita: But Dan! He might have a problem with it, now knowing who I am! Besides, I think there's something weird with him, anyway. A symbol appeared on his suit when he shot the planes!

Luna: What kind of symbol?

Lita: It looked a little like the symbol of Jupiter.

Luna and Artemis stayed silent as they looked at each other...

Lita: I have to talk to him! I have to do it now!

Serena: Do you even know where he is?

Lita: I think I have a pretty good idea. I'll see you guys later!

All four girls and both cats looked on as they saw Lita take off towards the direction of the park.

***

Dan stood in the exact same spot he was earlier that night with Lita, along the ocean front. He went in his mind over and over what happened. Was it Lita? Wasn't it Lita? He couldn't bring it upon himself what to believe.

Dan: Lita is Sailor Jupiter. Sailor Jupiter is my dream girl. Lita is my dream girl. This whole thing is not right.

Dan unzipped the top portion of his jumpsuit, and tried to aerate his suit a little. He loosened his weapon belt, which had his goggles and trap still attached. It was then he hear a familiar voice behind him...

Lita: Dan?

Dan quickly turned to her, then started backing away from her...

Dan: No, stay the hell away from me!

Lita: Dan, calm down. I'm not here to do anything to you!

Dan: What the hell do you want?!

Lita: I just want to talk.

Dan: About what?! About how you can turn into Wonder Woman?! Forget it! I don't want it hear it!

Lita: If you'd just calm down...!

Dan: No!

Lita was really getting frustrated...

Lita: Shut up, and listen!

Dan: NO! YOU STAY THE FLYING FUCK AWAY!

Lita jumped. It was the first time she was intimidated by anyone else. She saw flashes of insanity run across Dan's eyes. Dan suddenly calmed as he somehow felt her fear. His rage went beyond anything he's ever released in the past, and figured he'd better lower the gears before he blew a gasket...

Dan: I'm just... Extremely confused on what to make of all of this. I saw you in a dream. A DREAM. Do you have any idea how weird this is to me?

Lita: Not exactly.

Dan: You know what? I don't even know how weird this is to me!

There was a silence. After a moment, Lita broke it...

Lita: Look, me and the other Scouts have realized that we can't fight ghosts, and since Jedite is still out there, we were wondering if you'd help us defeat him?

Dan: What kind of idiot do you think I am?

Lita had a look of disappointment on her face, but that was exactly where Dan wanted her...

Dan: Well, not the kind of idiot that says, "no" to someone that wants our help. Especially to a beautiful girl like you.

A smile came across her face. Dan walked up to her, and held her close...

Dan: I'm sorry for yelling at you. With all these weird things happening with me, this one topped them all, and sent me over the edge.

Lita: I know what you mean. I was thinking the same before I came to see you.

Dan: I don't know what it is, but I think we think on the same wavelength.

To Be Continued...