A/N: I am shocked that nobody else has done this yet. A sort-of-but-not-really crossover of Rush Hour with Rei and Max. I mean, they aren't exactly EXACT, but geeze, the characters! The situations! I mean, it's so OBVIOUS! Anyway, here's my version.

Overview Of The Entire Story So If You've Seen Rush Hour Or You Don't Want To Spoil This Story For You Then Just Skip Over This: Rei is a Chinese detective/Inspector (the best, in fact). He gets his fame, however, mostly from the fact that he trains the daughter (Rin) of the Chinese Consul in self-defense. However, Consul Mao and Rin must move to America, as Mao has been posted there; and Inspector detective Rei Kon stays behind in China.

Max is an American, born and true. He works for LVPD but dreams of life with the FBI. When his boss finally has it with him, he gets sent to "help" the FBI with a mysterious kidnapping case--the kidnapping of Rin. Well, actually, that's what HE thinks; turns out that Mao wanted one of "her guys" on the job, so she called Rei over from China--but the FBI don't want some Chinese weirdo screwin' with their case. So they get the worst from Las Vegas Police Department to "baby-sit" Rei.

Max Mizuhara is assigned to tail Rei Kon during his entire stay at Las Vegas. Main idea: keep Rei out of FBI business. Max, however, wants to solve the case and prove that he can be a good detective after all. And Rei simply wants to find his once-pupil. So they team up, and... well... "chaos" isn't quite the word...

Anyway, that's, like, the first three chapters in a nutshell! . Woo! I have no life. Sorry. If you're still wanting to read this, I love you! NOW GO SUBSCRIBE TO MY JIN-C2! And write Jin ficlets! Yay!

...And I have no idea who Rin's father is gonna be in this. Certainly not Rei. So Mao and Rin are gonna keep Mao's maiden name, okay?... heh..

Disclaimer: No own Rush Hour or Beyblade. --

"Rushing the Hour"

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HONG KONG

CHINA

LAST DAY OF BRITISH RULE

"Forgive me, Consul Chou, but, ah, I believe we can ill-afford to lose men--or women--of your high character," announced a somewhat strict looking man. He had spiked blue hair and fair skin, and was wearing a suit; the only one standing at the head of a large dinner table occupied by almost 20 other people, all dressed up. The woman he was addressing was Mao Chou, who sat at the other head of the table. "and speaking as a friend that has fought side-by-side with you for... fifteen years," the man--Kane--continued, "I will sorely miss the unshakeable support you have given the Royal Hong Kong police. So, on behalf of all Brits who have ever carried the shield in Hong Kong, we shall miss you. We wish you nothing but happiness as you take up your new post in the United States. Ladies and Gentlemen--Consul Chou."

Everybody stood up and lifted dainty crystal glasses filled with wine, chorusing in "Consul Chou!" before taking a drink and sitting down once more. The atmosphere was relaxed and almost happy. The woman consul stood as everybody else seated themselves.

"Thank you, Kane," she said with a wry smile, and addressed the rest of the dinner party. "Now you know, Kane is not going to make this evening easy..." she paused as another man entered the small (yet moderate) room, also dressed up like the others, and whispered something in Mao's ear. She beamed and clapped the man on the shoulder, before turning to the others again.

"Commander Kane, I am pleased to be able to leave you and Hong Kong with a special gift tonight." She threw her shoulders back slightly, pinkish hair falling back behind her shoulders. Usually it was in a strict ponytail, but for this night, the last night of hers in China, she had left it down. The man who had spoken to her--Rei Kon--shifted only slightly in his spot standing behind her.

"Early this evening," Mao pronounced, "Detective Inspector Kon and his special task force have once and for all crushed the Jiāo Tōng Organization--" the people murmured happily, looking around; but Mao wasn't finished: "and reclaimed artifacts from five thousand years of Chinese heritage!"

Kane led the entire party in a standing ovation, and Rei bowed slightly before exiting quickly.

"This is the kind of legacy I dreamt about," Mao said.

Kane gazed at her for a moment with a smile, then lifted his glass. "Hong Kong forever," he said.

"Hong Kong--forever!" Mao agreed, also lifting her glass. Soonafter everybody stood again and lifted their glasses: "Hong Kong - forever!"

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Rei Kon, for his part, exited the party quickly, feeling constricted in his suit. Earlier that evening, yes, he had caught and arrested seven members of the Jiāo Tōng Organization--an organization brought together by Jiāo Tōng, one of the best Chinese mafia guys alive--and stopped them from illegally exporting more rare artifacts. But he had also been face to face with Rai, Jiāo Tōng's right hand man. And he had almost had him... but the bugger had gotten away, due to an error in judgement. Rei wasn't too terribly happy about it.

He slowed his pace once outside the building, and rounded a short corner onto a quaint garden path. It was nearing ten thirty, so there was little light to cast drab shadows across the path and the bushes lining it. In fact, one of the bushes appeared to be moving...

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Rin Chou, daughter of Consul Mao Chou, had been crouching outside in the cold in nothing but a thin silk nightshirt and underwear for close to three hours. Shivering, she had just begun to wonder if she ought to give up when the very person she was waiting for appeared. He seemed slightly frustrated, but Rin had decided not too long ago that his frustration would never out-frustrate hers. So when Rei Kon came near enough, she jumped out of the bushes and punched him as hard as she could in the gut.

Rei hardly noticed Rin or her punch, but he did hear her. And upon sight of her, he stopped and caught her thin wrist, bending down. "Little Rin," he said gently, warmed to see her. She looked half frozen, and supremely disappointed in something. He soon found out what it was that angered her so.

Yanking her wrist back, Rin attempted to take a slightly offensive pose. "Why didn't you tell me you weren't going with us?" She demanded. It stung that her martial arts teacher and only friend--also a personal friend of her mother's--had not told her something. She sometimes saw more of him than even Mao. They told each other everything.

"I was trying to find the right time," Rei begn patiently, straightening slightly. He sometimes found himself ragarding the little girl as his sister, or--dare he imply it?--daughter, and he didn't like seeing her so unhappy. He had known she would not be, but still...

"When? After I left?" she demanded, and tried to punch him again. Rei, like the first time, would not have been aware of the hit unless he had been looking, and he reached out to grasp her arm gently.

"Little Rin," he murmured, "I will miss you very much. You're my best student. Your father would have been proud." He smiled down at her encouragingly. "Will you remember to practice your kicks and eye-gouges?"

"I," Rin explained shakily, once more taking her arm back, "won't have any friends in America. I can hardly speak English." Her imploring look sparked something inside of Rei, because he offered her a brave smile and then pulled something out of his pocket.

"Everything will be okay, I promise," he said, "Now, this is for you." He laid a sparkling chain around Rin's neck, touchingly running a finger down her cheek as he did so. Rin looked down at the blue-and-silver pendant connected to the golden chain and then back up at Rei, smiling happily. "Thank you," she said.

"Now, don't worry," Rei promised, taking Rin's shoulders and leaning down to where they were eye to eye. "America is a very friendly place."