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

Chapter 38
Rooftop Showdown


Jedite snapped his fingers, and a sword sloth appeared out of thin air. He quickly grabs ahold of it, and pulls the sword out...

Jedite: You don't know how long I've waited for this, Jupiter Knight!

Knight: Bring it, fuckface!

They engaged each other. With the RASP and CLANG of metal on metal, Knight manages to trap Jedite's sword blade. For a moment, both men are eye to eye, their weapons locked together, then, Jedite forces Knight backwards.

What happens next is the most blindingly-fast sword fight ever exposed to celluloid. Both men, fueled by super-human speed, lunge and spin across the roof floor in a blurred ballet of lethal moves. Sparks fly as the sword blades collide at high speeds. Jedite takes a shot at Knight's back, but is blocked as Knight threw his sword behind him, arms over his head. Jedite jumps up, and kicks Knight in the back of the head, knocking him senseless.

Knight stumbles forwards, and hits the floor face down. Jedite appears above Knight, just as he was turning over. Jedite held up the sword, and was ready to drive it into Knight's heart, when Knight grabbed the sword blade. Because of the chain-linked gloves, he could grab it, and not be effected. Jedite forced the sword downward, making it to close to Knight's face. He moves his head, and lets the sword stick in the floor. Knight then pulled the blade out of the floor, and, while using both hands, sends the other end into Jedite's face.

Jedite staggers backwards as Knight gets back to his feet, and begins again. Multi-directional thrusts came about from both men's sword blades as they continued the battle. As the fight progressed, Knight was moving backward into a wall, and became pinned. They locked swords again. Jedite's undead powers made him physically more powerful then Knight, for the blade tip of Jedite's sword started pointing between his eyes.

Jedite began to speak as he held his sword blade at Knight's face...

Jedite: You remember that fateful day on Mars, Jupiter Knight? It's a clear experience, isn't it? ::evil chuckle:: This reminds me of the way you died the last time, doesn't it?

Knight tried his best to both pay attention to the blade in front of him, and Jedite. He huffed as Jedite continued...

Jedite: You know that little dream you had? The one with Sailor Jupiter? Well, I'll let you in on a little secret...

He leans in closer...

Jedite: I... planned... it.

Insane rage began fill Knight.

Knight: That's what you think, shithead!

He shut his eyes, and started to concentrate. The blade of Knight's sword started to glow green, as he yelled aloud...

Knight: Jupiter... Maximum... SUPREMACY!

Lightning flashed out of the sky, and struck the blade of Knight's sword. Power rushed through his body, and electricity arced from Knight's sword to Jedite's sword. The impact of power completely knocked Jedite backward. Jupiter Knight, now "Supercharged," raises his sword blade - which now looks like a green lightsaber blade - and grinds his teeth as he charges towards him.

Knight began throwing lethal blows with his sword, leaving barely enough time for Jedite to block them. Knight's dark green eyes suddenly became insanely bright green from under the bill of the hat as he eyed his enemy with extreme rage. He advanced again, and took continuous shots at Jedite's sword. Jedite was so overwhelmed from the sudden jolt of power Knight had acquired.

Before Knight could take another shot, Jedite knocked his arm away to allow enough time to kick him in the face. Jedite took a swing, and made a gash in Knight's left arm, the arm he was holding his sword in. He dropped the sword, and gripped the open wound on his arm.

Knight: Ah, fuck!

Jedite suddenly flashes in front of him, and slams him backward on his back. Jedite takes his sword, and slams it into the bottom of Knight's coat. Knight found himself stuck because the sword pinned the coat to the floor, making him immobile. Jedite picks up Knight's sword, and swings it around to get feel for it.

Jedite: This is a nice sword. Mind if I try it out?

He began swinging downward to Knight. Knight moves side to side, avoiding getting struck by his own weapon. As he moves, the sword blade strikes the floor, and sparks emanate with each strike.

Back over on the array base, Mercury finally gets ahold of Egon's Destabilizing Pistol...

Mercury: I got it!

Egon: Good! Try and shoot the adhesive ectoplasm off my wrist!

Mercury tried to point the barrel of the pistol towards Egon's right hand. She couldn't move enough to get a clear shot...

Mercury: I can't rotate my wrist enough to get a shot!

Jedite was getting fed up with the moving target on the floor. He put his foot on Knight's chest, and held him down as he rose the sword above his head...

Jedite: Any last words?

Knight: Yeah, it's a good thing you weren't a lumberjack! The only things that would be safe in the woods would have been the trees!

Jedite: You're absolutely right! Which is why I chose this as a job!

Just as Jedite was about to drop the sword blade, Mercury dropped the pistol from strain of movement. As the pistol hit the floor, a proton blast rang from the gun, and shot Jedite in the shoulder. He howled in pain as Knight kicked him in the stomach, and then kicked the sword out of his hand. As the sword flew upward, Knight flipped backwards, pulling himself out of the longcoat, revealing him wearing a gray six-point armored chest plate, shin guards, and arm guards over dark green slacks and sweatshirt.

The sword came down, and landed in Knight's hand. The blade glowed green once again as Jupiter Knight held it high. Jedite was beaten, but he wasn't out yet. With his good arm, Jedite charged multiple energy balls, and fired them in Knight's direction. Knight reflected the balls off the glowing sword in different directions.

One of the energy blasts flew into the direction of the base of the array where the others were, and struck the slime on Mars' wrist. The slime began getting weak as she found herself being able to move her arm. Little by little, it became looser...

Mars: Hey, guys! My arm's getting free!

Winston: Say what?!

Ray: That energy blast must have changed the structure of the slime itself!

Moon: Keep trying to get out, Mars!

Knight continued reflecting energy bolts off the sword, until eventually once of the bolts struck him in the hand, and knocked it from his grip. Jedite lunges toward Knight, as they now engage in a physical fight. Kicks and punches flew until Knight was slammed back into the wall of the array. Jedite stood before him, view obscured from the bright lights of the roof setting.

Thunder was now rumbling the ground after each flash of lighting in the sky. Jupiter Knight was weak from the battle, and was in serious pain. Looking over the night as a whole, he learns of his dream girl is Sailor Jupiter, then finds out he's her protector. Get split up in this stupid building, get thrown out of a glass windows, de-possessions all over, get rammed into a ceiling, more de-possessions, and Sailor Jupiter gets killed. Now, he was about to die. There was still one thing he didn't know...

Knight: Before you kill me, I just want to know one thing... Why?

Jedite was a little unorthodox by the question, for it caught him off guard.

Jedite: Why?

Knight: Why? Why go through all this trouble tonight; to get me and Sailor Jupiter here, to kill her, and destroy all of us? What was the point of all of this? Why?

Jedite: For thousands of years, I had to take orders from Queen Byral. And over those thousands of years, I have never been seen for what I did, but for what I couldn't do right! And because of these Brats not wanting to die, it cost me my life! Before I could have had a chance to finish them off, Byral pulls me out of battle, and ends me to eternal sleep! Not like Zoycite or Malachite, who died with honor, I was sentenced to death!

Jupiter Knight stared on as Jedite continued...

Jedite: I was about to come back from the dead the day I died, but realized that if I devised a plan to destroy ALL of the Sailor Scouts, I could destroy them systematically. I wanted the joy of ruling the world on my own, under my own terms. Both Byral and those Sailor Scouts were in my way, and now that Byral is out of the way, I only have one problem. Of course, not knowing that the Solar Knights haven't discovered themselves yet, I sent out a dream message to all of them for a challenge. You were the only one I reached, and it passed off to Sailor Jupiter as well... but she didn't know who I was. It made the plan even more confusing to them, and even better to me! I didn't know it when you arrived at first, acting like a pathetic mortal you were, but now I know, I know now you HAVE to die!

Knight: That doesn't answer my question... Why me and Sailor Jupiter?

Jedite: Oh... First off, you two were the strongest of the group. And as some say, you eliminate the toughest obstacle first. On the other hand, I just wanted to have the joy of killing you a second time...

An energy ball formed in his hands, and he pointed it right between Knight's eyes...

Jedite: ...And it looks like I'm going to get my wish!

Knight looked over, and saw the Proton Pack laying in the middle of the floor, right where he dropped it earlier. The energy ball grew bigger. He figured it was his last chance, so he'd better do it now...

Knight: Yeah, but there was one thing you weren't counting on.

Jedite: And that is?

Knight: THIS!

Knight reached behind him, and pulled out the ED pistol. He shot the energy ball in Jedite's hand, causing it to explode. The force knocked him backward as Knight jumped up, and ran towards the Pack. Jedite quickly regain his senses, and shot a bolt at him. Knight tucked and rolled, missing the energy shot, and rolling himself into the straps of the pack. He gripped the thrower, charged it up, and fired. Jedite was stuck in a confinement stream... but quickly discovered it wasn't working.

Jedite: ::evil cackle:: You think that little laser toy is going to help you? You're just as stupid as a mortal!

Knight: That's what the demon that you possessed Darien with said, before this happened!

Knight closed his eyes again, and the symbol of Jupiter appeared on right side of his chest plate. Green energy loomed around the particle thrower, and the beam turned from yellow and blue to green and pink. Damaging effects started taking their toll on Jedite, and it wasn't letting up for anything.

The alarm on the pack started to sound, meaning the over abundance of power started overloading the pack. He reached behind him, and went for the trap. His eyes went wide when he realized he used the last trap for the demon that possessed Venus.

Knight: Oh, shit!

Jedite fought the confinement stream, and started speaking in another tongue. Knight tried to make it out, but he knew for a fact it wasn't German. Egon and Mercury listened in, and almost immediately, the started panicking. They knew exactly what language it was...

Mercury: He's speaking Samarian!

Egon: It sounds like he's reciting one of the passages of the Necronomicon! The rare book of spells!

Venus: You can understand it?

Peter, Ray and Winston: ::in sync:: In his sleep while upside-down underwater with the lights off.

Egon: ::Sigh:: Thanks, guys.

Mercury: He's speaking of harnessing power of the living!

Black energy started looming around the roof of Starlight Tower. It all started collecting in an area of the roof, behind where Jedite was being contained...

Mercury: He's speaking of a portal of the spirit realm!

A small light appeared in front of the group, and it began to grow slowly.

Mercury: Now he's speaking of... oh no!

Mars: What?! What is it, Amy?!

Mercury: He's speaking of... Supreme Power of the dead! A Demon incarcerate!

Egon: She was right... Oh, no!

Knight still held him in the beam, when the thunder in the sky started flashing left and right. The wind picked up, causing the Chicago Blackhawks hat to blow off Knight's head. A black energy bolt flashed out of the sky, and struck Jedite head-on. Knight shut down his Pack to over his eyes from the aura that now covered Jedite's body. The blackened protoplasmic energy that was collected throughout the building suddenly jumped into his body, with the end result causing a major explosion to occur.

Jupiter Knight braced himself. Everyone attached to the wall screamed as the wind slammed into them. When the smoke cleared, Knight looked up, and saw Jedite crouching down. Not taking any chances, he charged up the thrower, and gripped it tightly. Jedite moved, standing up with his eyes closed. Knight stepped back a couple of steps, swallowing hard. He raised the thrower...

Knight: Alright... Hands up, dickweed! You're under violation of inter-dimensional breaching, and protoplasmic energy draining. You're also under kidnapping in the 1st degree, and the highly unlawful murder... Of Princess Jupiter. How do you plead?

Jedite, without opening his eyes, spoke...

Jedite: Hmmmm... I don't know. I guess...

He opened his eyes. Knight's eyes grew wide as he looked at the abnormal sight at which he saw. Jedite's eyes were black and red.

Jedite: Guilty as charged!

He started to chuckle, then it escalated into a laugh. It continued escalating until it was of insane laughter. Knight fired upon him, but even with his powers being added in to the Proton Pack's power, it was of no longer use. He shut down and looked at Jedite with extreme fright...

Jedite: That won't work anymore! None of your foolish parlor tricks will work! I am now... A Demon Incarcerate! Allow me to show my GREAT POWER!!

Jedite raised a hand, and Knight was suddenly lifted off the ground. He tried to pull free of the invisible force in which was holding him with no success. The large spherical portal has now grown to a somewhat large size. Jedite flung his arm from the direction Knight was, to the direction of the portal. Knight was suddenly thrown from his position to the portal. As he passed through the portal, his screams echoed...

Knight: AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH... ::echo::

Winston: DAN!

Ray: HE'S GONE!

Venus: What did you do to him?!

Jedite laughed at her question...

Jedite: Why... he's in a place where he's among the type of people you don't like: The dead! ::evil laughter::

Mars: What are you going to do with us?

Jedite: Well, that is a very good question! What *AM* I going to do with you?

He paced back and forth, with his finger on his chin, like he was thinking. Knowing he already knew what he was going to do, it did irritate everyone. He then stopped, and looked toward everyone, snapping his fingers...

Jedite: I know what I'm gonna do!

Peter: Crack out the accordion, and sign along to, "Yoda"?

Everyone groaned. Jedite wasn't too pleased...

Peter: How about, "Another One Rides The Bus"?

Winston: ::whispering:: We're all gonna die.

Jedite: I've just about had enough of you, smart guy! Well, guess what? The last to go will see the first 7 go before her... Sailor Moon! But who to pick first...

He paced up and down along the wall. He made a sudden stop, and grabbed ahold of Sailor Mars. She let out a scream.

From out of nowhere, a set of hands flew out of the portal, and grabbed Jedite from behind. Jupiter Knight came out of the portal, and completely latched himself to Jedite. Knight was covered with frost, and had a very nasty look on his face. Jedite struggled to pull free, but couldn't. Knight yelled to the top of his lungs...

Knight: Oh no, asshole! If I'm goin' down, you're goin' with me!

Jedite: No, it's not possible! I'm a Demon Incarcerate! You can't beat me! YOU JUST CAN'T!

After a moment of wrestling around at the edge of the portal, Knight finally got a good hold on Jedite...

Knight: Hey, tell me, Kid? Have you been a Knight in the moonlight?

Jedite's eyes grew wide with fear, as he realized that was what had said a thousand years ago when he first killed Jupiter Knight. He then realized what that meant for him...

Knight: Watch that last step!

That was when hands of all shapes, colors and textures came out, and grabbed Jedite by his gray attire. They, along with Jupiter Knight, pulled him into the portal.

The evil former Negaverse General had disappeared.

To Be Continued...