Those Who Ne'er Succeed
Crossovers

Yay!  Plotless and stupid, crossovers always mean fun! 
Warnings: Mild implied shonen-ai (the best kind!), um, Zoisite acting like a fruit, plotlessness...you will probably be stupider after you read this.  But please, don't take my word for it!

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Duo and Deathscythe were sitting around watching MTV one day when something happened that would change Duos life forever.

"Duuuooo! Come quick!" Hildes voice interrupted his quality TV viewing.

"Hold it a sec, Hilde, Brittney Spears is on!" Duo called.

"Now, Duuuuoooo!" He sighed, got up off the couch, and made his way towards the hall. To his surprise, all four of the other Gundam pilots were standing there.

"We have an emergency," Heero informed his loud American friend.

"Well explain on the way," said Quatre. "And youd better leave Deathscythe here."

"Wait, let me say goodbye first!"

"What about me?" complained Hilde. "I clean for you, I do your laundry, I get your groceries, and you still pay more attention to that Gundam than you do to me!"

"And the point is" Duo seemed confused.

"Arrgh!" Hilde ran off with Abdul from the Maguanac Corps.

"Waaaaaaaaaaa! Im tired of waiting!" Serena wailed.

"Theyll be here soon," Luna said.

"Theyd better!" growled Lita.

Serena, Ami, Rei, Lita, Mina, Michelle, Amara, Luna, and Artemis were all standing around in a cave. They looked bored.

"Are you sure these guys will help us?" asked Amara.

"I hope so. According to my calculations, they are our last and only hope!" worried Ami.

In the next moment, five silhouettes stood against the entrance to the cave, in defiant poses. One of the figures was holding a gun, aimed at the scouts.

"Are you guys the Gundam pilots?" asked Luna.

"Are you the Sailor Scouts?" Heero, the one with the gun, questioned.

"Yes."

"Heeeeey, a talking cat!" laughed Duo. He and the other pilots stepped forward, and the scouts got a better look at them. Unfortunately for the Gundam pilots.

"Ohhhhhh, hes sooooo cuuute!" Serena squealed. All the scouts, except Amara, got big hearts in their eyes and began gushing over the G-boys. Wufei got a panicked look on his face.

"Stay away, women!" he shouted. Duo smiled his cocky smile, Quatre blushed, and Trowa and Heero did what they always did in situations like this. Nothing.

"We need your help," said Amara, who was at the moment the only scout capable of speaking coherently. "Our enemies, the Negaverse, have come into this world to enlist the help of your enemies, Oz and Romefeller. We will need to cooperate to defeat them."

"I think we should all go to a dance!" said Serena.

"Actually Serena, thats a good idea. There is going to be a big ball tonight. All the bad guys will be there. We could all go and check things out," said Artemis, because he hadnt gotten to say anything yet.

"The only trouble is, you need a date to go."

"No problem!" said Rei. "Weve got dates right here!" She grabbed Wufeis arm.

"Okay. The only fair way to choose dates is to draw straws." Some sticks appeared in Heeros hand and he held it out to the other G-boys.

"Shortest straw gets the whiny one," he said.

"Which one is that?" Serena wondered.

In the end, Quatre got Serena, and it was a good thing too, because anyone else would have killed her before too long. Wufei got Rei, and he started to cry. Trowa got Lita, because he was the only one who was as tall as her. Heero got Mina and Duo got Ami. Amara and Michelle decided to go to the ball together, and Amara would wear a tuxedo, which she had been planning on anyway. The girls used Serenas pen and soon they were all wearing beautiful gowns. And Amara had a tux. The G-boys, except Quatre, refused to change. The girls, except Serena, pouted.

After a while, everyone was at the dance. Heero was the only one wearing spandex shorts. Duo was the only one with a priest collar. Trowa and Wufei were not the only ones with weird pants. Over by the punch bowl (it was spiked), Trieze was having a good time.

"Im sorry I told you to die, my good friend," he said to Zechs.

"Thats okay, because now I am on my own personal crusade to protect my sister, and I am no longer associated with Oz," Zechs explained. Suddenly, he caught sight of another tall, cute guy with long, platinum hair. "Who is that guy?"

"Oh," said Treize, "thats Malachite." Suddenly, he caught sight of a small, cute girl with long, dark blond hair in a ponytail. Little tendrils framed her face. Treize looked at her and smiled. She giggled, and curled a tendril of hair around her finger. Nephrite and Jadeite, who were the ones who had spiked the punch, started snickering. Trieze smiled at the young girl some more.

"Excuse me," said Malachite menacingly, "but you are flirting with my boyfriend."

Nephrite and Jadeite fell over laughing.

"Oh, so sorry," said Trieze, whose calm was never ruffled. Zoisite gave Malachite an Im-so-cute puppy dog face, and Malachite went over to talk to him.

"Hang on," said Serena. "Im confused. Is Zoisite a girl or a guy in this story?"

"A guy," Zoisite assured her.

"Oh. Okay." She went back to dancing with Quatre, who was happy to find someone else whose favorite color was pink.

"Im sick of protecting some stupid princess," Amara told her new friend Noin.

"Yeah, me too. Why cant I ever fight for myself? Why am I just the little helper?" Noin sighed.

"You wanna go watch some NASCAR with me?" offered Amara. The two went off to find a TV.

"And now, for the entertainment!" Treize announced. The lights dimmed, and everyones attention was focused on a stage that had sprung up at the end of the large dance hall. Jadeite jaunted on stage.

"Im slim shady, yes Im the real shady, all you other slim shadys are just imitating" he rapped.

"Enough of this vulgarity. It is now time for the speeches," said Trieze. "Lady Une, battles are beautiful. You see, if e=mc2" Lady Une gazed into Triezes deep blue eyes as he went on, and onFinally, "peace, so we need the tradition of battles. Do you understand, Lady?"

Lady Une woke up from her daydream. "Uh, yes sir."

"Soldiers"began Zechs. Half of the people at the ball fell asleep, a quarter of them tried to listen and understand, and the rest of them joined Duo, Nephrite, and Jadeite at the punch bowl.

"My turn," said Heero. "The colonies." After a while, Relena showed up.

"Who invited her?" everyone wondered.

"Heeeeeeero!" she exclaimed. "I have a speech to make also. In order to achieve peace"

"Nooooo!" Duo wailed.

"Oh, this is a drag," muttered Zoisite. "ZOI!" He blasted Relena into oblivion.

And there was much rejoicing. (Sorry, I just had to say it!)

"Heeey, Im joining the Negaverse!" Duo decided. The other G-boys joined him, except for Quatre, who was busy discussing quantum physics with Ami.

"Heero, now that Relena is gone, theres something Ive got to tell you, but never could, because we were on the afternoon show in America," Duo got down on one knee. "Heero"

"Heeeeeerrrrroooo!" Serena ran up and grabbed the unfortunate Gundam pilot around the waist. "I love you!"

Heero frowned even deeper than he usually does. Then he smiled. "It looks like I have no choice but to self-destruct."

Duo wept.

"Prepare for trouble!"

"And make it double."

"Oh no!" said a scout (who cares which one?). "More bad guys!"

"Cut the speech!" ordered Giovanni. "Im sick of it."

"Yes, Boss," said Jessie, James, and Meowth.

"Sailor Scouts, we need to transform!" Serena announced.

They did. Things were put on hold while everyone watched.

"That was beautiful," said Trieze. "I wish Lady Une could do that."

"Hmph," said Lady Une. She was beginning to think that maybe Treize wasnt worth having multiple personalities for. Then Lady Une looked up to see the most handsome man she had ever laid eyes on. Flowers and soft, romantic music filled the air. Giovanni walked over to her. "May I have this dance?" he asked.

"Why, certainly," Lady Une breathed. The Australian duo Savage Garden appeared on the stage and started doing their thing.

"But I thought Duo was American?" said Serena.

Malachite and Zoisite danced gracefully in each others arms. Serena brought Relena back to life so she could dance with Tuxedo Mask. Jessie and James finally got together. Meowth and Luna went off to share a bowl of cream, leaving Artemis the loser behind. Serena danced with Heero, who really did not mind blondes so much as he let on. Michelle danced with Amara, Ami danced with Quatre, Lita danced with Trowa, and Wufei ran off to find Sally Po. Rei and Mina both saw Duo at the same time.

"Hes mine!" Rei yelled. Suddenly, Nephrite touched her shoulder.

"Care to dance?" he asked. Her eyes got all wobbly as he whirled her around.

"I guess that leaves you and me, huh?" said Jadeite to Mina.

"I guess," she replied. They danced off.

"Where is Deathscythe?" Duo sobbed. Just then, the large, black mecha crashed through the wall.

"The god of death loves you, Deathscythe Hell!" Duo hopped into the cockpit.

"Oh no!" said Ash, realizing that Jessie, James, and Meowth were too busy to pay attention to him. "The bad guys are having fun! This must be stopped! Pikachu, thunder shock!"

"NO!" yelled everyone. But it was too late. The dreaded yellow rodent unleashed the most monstrous thunder shock ever. The earth exploded.

Jessie, James, and Meowth floated through outer space in the Meowth balloon. Since they were the only ones who were smart enough to realize that they were cartoons and couldnt possibly die, they were the only ones left alive.

"Yeah! Now we can say the motto all we want!"

"Prepare for trouble!"

"And make it double"

The end. Of part one. In the words of Zoisite, "Ah ha ha ha ha ha!"

Part Two

"Meowth, dats right!"

The balloon hung out amid brilliant stars and planets. There is no air in space, but after all Team Rocket has been through, do you think a little oxygen deprivation is going to stop them? Meowth didnt seem to care.

"Im bored. I miss seein other people. Say, Ive got an idea!"

Jessie and James ignored him. They were busy gazing into each others eyes.

"All we need ta do is get da dragon balls, an we can wish everyone back to life! Ill be able to see Luna again!"

"I dont want to wish the Boss back," said Jessie.

"Me neither," said James. "Not if you paid me."

"Well, it would depend on how much you paid me," amended Jessie.

"Look, Jess, we can wish Treize and Zechs back too."

"Hmm, no Giovanni; Treize and Zechs; No Giovanni; Treize and ZechsLets wish them all back!"

"Rats!" said James.

Suddenly, a relatively nearby star exploded and sent them hurtling through space at an unimaginable speed.

"Looks like Team Rockets blasting off again!"

***

Norbert Beaver was sitting on his couch, watching an old black and white horror movie called The Evil Thing That Was Evil. He heard a loud crash behind him. Calmly, he got up and studied the hot air balloon that was now in the middle of his living room. "Hey Dag, do you know what a hot air balloon is doing in our dam?"

"Eh? Hot air balloon? Keeewllll!" Daggit Beaver ran down the stairs and began hopping up and down and making excited noises.

Just then Jessie and James sat up and moaned. Both of them had large bumps on their heads.

"EEEEEEHHHHH!" yelled Dag.

"Ahhhh! Weasels!" yelled Jessie and James.

"Were not "weasels", were bea-voirs. Im Norb and thats Dag. Who might you be?"

The lights went out. Music started to play.

"Prepare for trouble!"

"And make it double!"

"To protect the world from devastation!"

"To unite all peoples within our nation."

"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"

"To extend our reach to the stars above."

"Jessie!"

"James."

"Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!"

"Surrender now, or prepare to fight."

"Meowth, dats right!"

"Grooovey!" Norb approved.

"Too cooel," giggled Dag.

"Finally, someone who appreciates us and our true talent," said Jessie.

"I think I like beavers," said James.

"Want some stuffed jalepenos?"

"Or some Yahoo soda?"

"FOOD!" James exclaimed.

"Actually, we were on our way to the planet Namec to get some dragon balls and wish our friends back to life. Only now, we dont know how to get there," Jessie explained.

"Well, I think I can help with that one," said Norb. "Follow me."

He led them down some stairs into his secret basement laboratory. Jessie, James, and Meowth gazed in awe at the fantastic array of scientific gadgets strewn about the room.

"Hmph," said Dag. "I could do better."

"Behold!" shouted Norbert. "My spaceship!" It was indeed wonderful. Shaped like a rocket, it was painted in psychedelic colors. Team Rocket and the Angry Beavers hopped into it and blasted off again, this time in a non-painful way.

Meanwhile, at King Kais house

"Where the heck are we?" wondered Duo. He sat up, rubbed his head, and looked around. The Gundam pilots, their romantic interests, and foes, and the Sailor Scouts and their foes were all lying scattered about on the ground. It appeared that they were on a small planet of some sort. The only things on the planet were a house, a driveway with an old car in it, and some trees.

"Welcome!" said a fishy looking guy. Just then, more people dropped out of the sky and landed on top of the people who were already there.

"Umph!" said Ryoko as the wind was knocked out of her.

"Tenchi, are you okay?" wailed Aeka. She was sitting on top of the pigtailed boy. Tenchis eyes were all swirly with pain.

"Its getting a little crowded in here," observed King Kai, the fish dude. Then he cracked up laughing.

"You are all weaklings!" shouted Wufei, leaping up and glaring at everyone, especially Tenchi.

"Heeeey, its another pigtail boy!" laughed Duo. Wufei punched him in the stomach.

"Would you like to be trained while you wait for someone to wish you all back with the dragon balls?" asked King Kai. "I will train you, but only if you have a sense of humor."

"No problem here!" moaned Duo, who was smiling and recovering from Wufeis punch. "Im okay, really." Then he fell over. King Kai cracked up again.

Then a guy in an orange suit who looked like he had never heard of a hair brush, or scissors for that matter, popped out of the house. "Hi, Im Yamcha," he said. All the sailor scouts, and a few people who werent sailor scouts, started drooling.

"Watch out," Tenchi warned. "Get away while you can! Girls can be deadly."

"Then why do you allow so many women to live with you, Tenchi?" accused Wufei.

"I cant just turn them out," stammered Tenchi.

"Weakling."

"Stop picking on Tenchi!" wailed Sasami. "Hes my friend!"

"Oh no! Its Chibi Moon!" moaned Amara. "I knew we shouldnt have come. I never wanted to be a Sailor Scout anyway."

"You could join us," suggested Krillin, a short bald guy who had followed Yamcha out of the house. "We are warriors." He proceeded to explain things to Amara and all the other people.

"Sounds cool," said Duo.

"Sounds dirty," sniffed Zoisite, looking disdainfully at the beat up saiyans.

"Weakling."

"Say, youre pretty cute," giggled Mihoshi, sidling up to Wufei.

"What did I do to deserve this?! I am Wufei, and I have my own sense of integrity. None of you are fit to live, you weaklings!"

Everyone started beating up on everyone else, while Serena, Mihoshi, and Quatre cried. Treize stood apart from the brawl and watched in amusement. Then Trowa comforted Quatre. Lady Une and Noin got into a huge fight that looked more awful than anything the DBZ guys had seen. The others left off their quarrels and started taking bets on Noin or Une. Une was about to be knocked senseless when Giovanni stepped in front of her and saved her from the wrath of Noin. Zechs calmed his beloved, and Ami tended to Unes wounds. At about this time, Quatre noticed that Duo and Heero were missing. O.o.

Meanwhile, in Norbs ship

"Whats this button do?" asked James, pushing a large red button.

"NOOOOOOOO!" wailed Norb, but he was too late. The damage had been done. Loud alarm sirens began to sound off.

"What? What?" asked Jessie.

"Thats the self-destruct button!" yelled Norb.

"Shut it off! Shut it off!" Dag panicked, running around in circles.

"I cant! The only thing we can do is get in the escape pods and jettison!"

Jessie, James, Meowth, Norbert, and Daggit crammed in an escape pod and, well, escaped.

Two minutes later, they were hauled into another spaceship.

"Ugh! Get your elbow off my" Jessie threw open the door and all of them fell onto the floor.

"AAAOOOOOHHHH!" A large, hairy, humanoid thing holding a blaster moaned at them. The little blue and white droid next to him beeped.

"Oh no! Not Star Wars too!"

Some time later, the Millennium Falcon dropped Jessie, James, and Meowth off on the planet Namec. Norb and Dag stayed with Han Solo and his crew to go find more sci-fi adventures. Team Rocket thanked them and set off to go get the dragon balls.

"What we need," said Jessie, "is a dragonball finder thingie."

"OOOOHHHH!" said James. "Coooool!"

"No, not really," said Meowth.

"Well," said James, "if you were a dragonball, where would you hide?"

"Hm, I miss Luna"

"I miss Zoisite"

"I miss ZechsWait, you miss Zoisite?"

"Why not? His hair is sooo cooool. Mals hair is nice tooand so are his eyes"

"Stop it!" Jessie yelled. "I dont need to know any more! And anyway, their eyes and hair are not comparable to my beauty!"

"What we need," said Meowth, in an attempt to get back to the plot, "is one of those omnipotent helpers, like the Good Witch of the East or something to tell us what to do now. Either that or we could just give up our quest. No, no! I will see my Luna-kun again!"

"Luna-kun? Where did that come from? What does kun mean anyway?" Jessie demanded.

"Who cares? This isnt the Japanese version," said James.

"But its the Japanese version of Sailor Moon, for Zoisite anyway. Not for the scoutsAhhhhh, brain overload! Too many thoughts!" Jessie fell over and her leg twitched.

"Have no fear! Ranger Gord is here!" said an omnipotent-sounding voice. A guy in a green uniform appeared out of the green Namec sky. "Wow!" the guy continued. "You ladies sure do look nice today!"

"Of course. We look wonderful everyday," said Jessie.

"Gee, thanks," said James.

"Yknow," said Ranger Gord, "Ive spent the last fifteen years up in a fire tower all alone, and Ive learned some things. Things like how hard it is to stay sane all alone in a fire tower for fifteen years without a paycheck" He started to cry.

"There, there," said James. "Youre not alone anymore."

"I miss my fire tower!" Ranger Gord cried.

"You wouldnt happen to know where the dragonballs are, do you?" Jessie asked.

"Actually, thats another thing I learned. Here, I already found them for you. Good luck!" Ranger Gord left as mysteriously as he had come.

"Gosh, that was mysterious," said James.

***

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, er, King Kais

"Heeeeerrrrooooo! Where are you?" Relena called.

"Do we really want to know?" Amara wondered quietly. As the search was going on, three more people showed up, and boy was it getting crowded on the little planet thing.

"Hey ladies!" said Tigers Eye. "Who wants to go out with me? The line starts right here!"

"Hey ladies!" said Hawks Eye. "I am much more sophisticated and mature than that freak! Go out with me!"

"OOOOhhhhhhh!" Fish Eye squealed. "Cute boys!!!"

Everyone else sweatdropped. They didnt know how much more of this yaoi they could take. And where the heck were Duo and Heero?

Then, just to make things more confusing and more crowded, more anime characters showed up. Harry MacDougall and Dilandau stood up, dusted themselves off, and looked around in confusion.

"HI!" yelled Fish Eye, maybe just a little too eager to get a date. Harry and Dilly shuffled away.

"Ive got a girlfriend. Well, kindof." Said Harry.

"And ImwellImAHHHHHH! ITS NOT FAIR! I HATE YOU ALL! MOREEEOOOOO!" Dilandau yelled. He began cackling madly.

"DIE! DIE! DIE!" Harry yelled. He too began cackling. Soon they were joined by Zoisite and Quatre.

"Be quiet, you morons!" came a gravely voice with a slight accent, in the classic dubbed anime villain style. "Im trying to sleep!" Vegeta, the Prince of all saiyans, came out of the house and threatened the cacklers.

They shut up and started crying.

"You weaklings! Are you puny women, to cry like that?" Vegeta yelled.

"Women are weak!" Wufei joined in.

"Hey you! Are you a strong man?" Vegeta asked him.

"The strongest! I am justice! I hate women!"

"You are a young man after my own heart, if I had one! Much better than that purple-haired son of mine! Youd think he was related to Kakorrot, the way he carries on!"

Vegeta and Wufei went off to be manly warriors together. Trunks, who had shown up in time to hear what Vegeta had said about him, looked hurt. Fortunately, Fish Eye was there to comfort him. But what of everyone else? What of the crying unstable bishonen? What of the two missing G-boys? What of Team Rocket? The world may never know(wait, the world blew up in chapter one, didnt it? Oh well).

FIN of chapter twoor whatever chapter Im on.

Chapter the next!

Lets have a reviewassuming anyone still cares. Various couples were tossed about and mixed together, Team Rocket got the dragonballs, and the rest of animation sat on King Kais planet and argued and cried and whined. Sounds like my friends at school. Anyway, on with the show! Which will now be a musical!

Trunks began singing, "Im in love, Im in love, Im in love, Im in love, Im in love with a wonderful guy!"

"Not if I can help it!" yelled Vegeta. He stormed back onto the scene, Wufei in tow.

"No more yaoi!" yelled Wufei. "It is not honorable!"

"I dont give a darn about honor!" said Fred Lou, who had shown up in the meantime. "I love Gene!"

All were thankful that Gene was not actually there. Quatre and Relena continued their search for Heero and Duo. Two people couldnt possibly hide on such a small place, could they?

"Dont cry for me, Argentina!" sang Relena. Quatre gave her a funny look, but soon he too was singing.

"The hills are alive! With the sound of music!"

"Hey, thats pretty good," Trowa observed. He joined in.

Vegeta was trying to reform his erring son. Desperately, he cast about for a girl, any girl.

"But Dad!" Trunks protested. "I loveI loveI love Fisheye!"

"Here!" said Vegeta, grabbing Mihoshi. "Marry this nice girl!"

"Oh, no! Please dont leave me, love!" begged Fisheye. "Ill be North American Fisheye if you want me to!"

"But darling, I love you just the way you are!"

The crowd joined in a chorus of "Awwwwwww"s.

Suddenly there was a huge flash of light. Team Rocket had used the dragonballs to wish back everyone who had died when Pikachu had destroyed the world.

Unfortunately for some, they were all wished back to the same place.

The Masaki residence.

"Why hello there!" said Tenchis clueless dad. "Tenchi, I didnt know you were expecting so much company!"

"Heh heh!" said Tenchi, putting his hand behind his head. "Neither did I, Dad!"

The endfor now! Bwaa ha ha ha ha!

And heres something the likes of which youve never seen! A major crossover of just about everything!

IN THE BEGINNING

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sat in their little home in the sewer. They were watching TV and eating pizza. Surprise, surprise. Then the mail came. Leonardo got up to fetch it. He shuffled through the letters.

"Bill, bill, order from the police to turn ourselves in, billWait! Whats this?"

"Hey, why dont you let Donatello look at it, hes the smart one," said Michelangelo through a mouthful of pizza.

"You guys are stupid! No one understands me! I am going to go angst by myself for a while." As the rest of them were used to this, they ignored Raphael and his ranting.

Leonardo handed the mysterious letter to Donatello.

"Well," said the smart one, "it looks like a letter of some sort."

"Maybe its a letter from the Shredder, and it will explode as soon as we open it!" said Michelangelo.

"Theres only one way to find out."

The letter was opened, and Donatello began to read. "Wow!"

"What?!"

"This is so cool!"

"What?!"

"Weve been invited to a crossover party!"

Michelangelo was apprehensive. "Um, that doesnt exactly sound good"

"Ah, my students. You have finally entered the world of Princess Kryptonites fanfiction."

"Master Splinter!"

"Sensei, what can you tell us about this mysterious invitation?" asked Leonardo.

"I can only tell you that you must go. Do as the letter says. Be careful. Oh, and dont forget to bring Raphael with you."

"Aw, do we have to?" asked Michelangelo (why in the world do they have to have such long names? Cant we just call him Mike?).

"Hai. Now, my students, sayonara!"

"Sayonara, sensei!" And they left.

Uhlet me know if youre interested in what happens next, okay? Arigatou.

The next part

Hooves pounded against the dirt path.  Two riders urged their horses onward, demanding that they pour out even more speed.  One rider, a young man with fair curly hair and a white cowboy hat, turned to look behind him.  He saw the posse rounding the bend after them.

"Faster, Hayes!"  he yelled to his partner.  "They're catchin' up!"

"Yah!" yelled Hayes, a man with black hair and a black hat.

Suddenly, a large golden semi-truck appeared in the road in front of them.  The horses shied and neighed.  Hayes gripped his hat and stared in awe.  "What the heck?  What is that thing, Kid?"

"I dunno, Hayes!  Looks like a train, but it ain't got no track!  And it's solid gold!"  The cowboys tried to urge their horses closer to the truck, but they skittishly refused.  As the riders watched, a woman got out of the truck and stood in front of them. 

"Hello, boys," she said with a smile. Her hair was long and yellow, and she wore a black Stetson and a black leather cowgirl outfit, complete with neat-o boots.  "Hannibal Hayes and Kid Curry?"

They stared at her.  Hayes was the first one to regain speech.  "Now, ma'am, what makes you think we are such infamous outlaws?  We're just two peaceable people..."

"Alias Smith and Jones."  The girl traced one unusually shaped eyebrow with her finger.

The cowboys stared at each other.  "Now, Hayes, how do you think she knew that?" Kid Curry grinned.  Hayes shrugged.

"Listen, cowboys," said the girl.  "The sherriff is about to catch up to you, and I doubt he'll be as understanding and friendly as I am."  Both cowboys grinned. "So I suggest you leave your horses here and hop in the truck with me."

"Anything for a pretty lady, right, Kid?"

"Much obliged to you, ma'am."  Kid tipped his hat and winked at her as they got in the wicked yellow semi and drove off into the atmosphere.

(Author's note: You have no idea how much fun that was.  I inherited my love of cowboys from my mom, and whenever I was home sick from school I'd watch the Alias Smith and Jones movie, which has a wicked sound track, and is very cool, even though the show is now on TV Land it is so old.  Dorothy and cowboys, what a cool combination)

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SNAKES DON'T WALK, THEY SLITHER....SO THERE!

Nega Rocket

by: ZoiRocket

I dont own Team Rocket or Sailor Moon. Sorry. Please dont sue.

I used both the Japanese and North American versions in this fic. Its not too confusing. Really!

Sakaki was sitting in his chair, shadows covering his face, practicing his evil chuckle. His Persian sat on his lap and purred.

"Heh heh" The Boss of Rocket Dan was cut off in mid-chuckle as the room suddenly filled with light and a tall, slim figure appeared in front of Sakakis desk.

"Who are you? How did you get in here?" he demanded.

"Greetings, Boss Sakaki. I am Jadeite. Queen Beryl has sent me here to bring you to the Negaverse. She has some things she wants to discuss with you," said the blond young man who had transported into the middle of RDHQ.

"Hmm, so Beryl wishes to see me again, eh? Well, I suppose I shant refuse such a cordial invitation. I trust this wont take long?"

"Probably not. Just step closer, and I will transport us both to the Negaverse," Jadeite instructed. He placed a hand on Sakakis shoulder, and they disappeared in another flash of light.

***

"Ah, Sakaki, my worthy fellow villain. Im so glad you could come. How are your evil plans going?" said Queen Beryl, not moving from her throne.

"Better than yours," said The Boss calmly.

"Arrrg! Dont talk to me like that! I can squash you like a little bug with no problem at all!"

Jadeite snickered. Sakaki said nothing. He knew that the Queen did not make idle threats.

"Please forgive my rudeness, your majesty. Is there any way I can be of assistance to you?"

"Yes, there is in fact. I would like to have a little talk with you. Jadeite, leave us," Beryl commanded. Jadeite nodded and disappeared.

Queen Beryl sighed and looked dejected. "Oh, it is so frustrating."

Sakakis face adopted a knowing look. "The minions again?" he asked sympathetically.

"It always is, isnt it? They cant seem to get anything right, no matter how much training I make them go through. I threaten, I bribe, Ive tried everything, but they still fail!"

"You think youve got problems, Ive got a group who have turned losing into an art form. Therere proud of being failures!"

"Oh, stop whining! At least you seem to be doing well over all. And thats what I need to talk to you about. Weve been monitoring the Rocket Dans progress, and Im quite impressed. If I could, Id like to borrow some of your team members and see how they perform as compared to my kings," the queen suggested.

It seemed to The Boss that Beryl was pleading for his help. He had helped her out before, giving her money and connections on earth, but not by choice. He hated that he had to go along with whatever she said, just because she had special Negaverse powers. Now he was beginning to see a way to get back at her and solve a little problem of his own.

"So, you want me to let you use some of my Rockets?" he asked.

"Precisely."

"I know just the trio for you. Theyve got an excellent record, and they have some experience in dealing with little brats. Theyll feel right at home battling the Sailor Scouts. You could send one of your kings over to get them tomorrow. As long as you promise not to turn them into Negaverse monsters." Sakaki tried to hold in his laughter. He would finally be rid of Musashi, Kojiro, and Nyase without having to kill them himself! Beryl was in for a real treat!

"Excellent! Of course I wont do anything to them. I promise." Beryl smiled slyly. Whatever.

Hopefully, these Rockets would be a positive influence on her kings. If not, they would provide and excellent source of energy.

The two villainous leaders shared an evil laugh, and then Jadeite escorted The Boss back home.

***

Musashi, Kojiro, and Nyase, having been briefed about their new mission, waited in Sakakis office for Jadeite to show up. They wanted to show those Negaverse fools what humans could really do.

"Eeep!" Kojiro jumped behind Musashi as the blond king suddenly appeared.

"Hello," said Jadeite. "Im Jadeite. You two must be Musashi and Kojiro. Youll be working with me and my colleagues for a while." He paused to look around. "Isnt there supposed to be another one?"

"Your lookin at him, kid," informed Nyase.

Jadeite balked. "Not another talking cat!"

Nyase scratched him. "Ya got a problem with it?" he asked as Jadeites hand flew to his mutilated face.

"Dont worry," Jessie told him. "It heals quickly." She gave a Jadeite a flirty smile. He blushed a little.

"Lets get going, shall we?"

***

All four beings appeared in the middle of Beryls throne room. The three other kings, Nephrite, Zoisite, and Malachite, stared at the newcomers. Well, mostly they stared at the newcomers hair. The kings felt threatened. No one was allowed have hair as cool as they did! These Rockets would have to be taught a few things.

"Im Queen Beryl, and I will be addressed as such. These four kings are going to train you in our scheme to take over earth and release the Negaforce. You met Jadeite, and those guys are Nephrite, Zoisite, and Malachite. Guys, these Rockets are Musashi, Kojiro, and Nyase."

Musashi smiled evilly at the kings. A couple of them, especially that brown headed one, were pretty cute. This job was going to be fun.

Kojiro waved nervously at his new trainers. They didnt look very nice, but they did have good hair. Maybe they liked donuts too. He would try his best to make friends.

Nyase felt a little scared as he looked up at the towering kings, but he didnt let it show. He had a job to do, and he was determined to do it well, for once. Perhaps then the Boss would like him again.

***

The kings had explained the Sailor Moon situation to the Rockets, and they all prepared to go to earth to show them what they were up against.

"Ill go with Nephrite!" said Musashi eagerly. He had been describing his car to her while Jadeite scowled in the background.

"Ill go with Malachite and Zoisite!" Kojiro said just as eagerly. His exact reasons for being so eager are left to the reader decide. (Im so bad.-author)

Nyase and Jadeite looked at each other and sighed. They had no choice. It appeared that the often overlooked members would be paired together. Perfect.

***

"Wow, Nephrite, this is a really cool car," admired Musashi as they sped along. Nephrite grinned. This was way better than spending time with that little fourteen -year -old.

"Whaddaya say we just go for a little drive? The others will be busy with Sailor Moon and no one will miss us," he suggested.

Musashi smiled slyly. "Sounds great to me!"

***

Malachite, Zoisite, and Kojiro were hiding behind a tree outside of Crossroads Junior High, looking for someone who might be Sailor Moon and waiting for inspiration to strike (somewhat like the author).

"Im bored," Kojiro whined.

"Shut up," said Zoisite. "So am I, but you dont see me complaining."

"Both of you, quiet!" Malachite whispered, glaring at them.

After a minute, Kojiro spoke up again. "Im hungry."

"Me too," said Zoisite.

"Fine, if you two dont want to do this, then leave! Ill have a better chance of succeeding if you arent here to mess me up. Why in the hay did Beryl ask for Rockets? Theyre worthless!" Malachite snapped.

"Well, not worthless," he amended when he saw that Kojiro was going to cry. "Your hair is very nice, Kojiro."

"Why thank you! I must say, I have been admiring your guys hair since this morning. Its so perfect!"

The two kings tried to look modest and failed.

"You know what? Now Im hungry too. Lets just call it a day and find something to eat. The others can take care of Sailor Moon. Come on, Kojiro! Zoisite and I know a nice little place where we can eat and talk about bishonen stuff."

***

Zoisite sniffed and looked down at his plate. Malachite patted his shoulder comfortingly.

"Its okay, Zoisite. Its all right. We know the truth. I love you just the way you are."

Kojiro shuddered. How awful. He had suffered many indecencies at the hands of editors, such as getting a few episodes banned, but nothing so frightening as being dubbed over as a girl.

"Why, oh why, did they have to draw me like this? Why? Its not fair. You understand, Kojiro, dont you? I mean, youre pretty pretty yourself," said Zoisite.

"Its not so bad. I kindof like cross-dressing. And I wouldnt trade my hair for anything. Well, maybe some things. But it would have to be something pretty cool."

"How do you get that little strand to stay in place? Sometimes I have trouble with mine."

"Actually, I use a lot of Musashis hair spray. Ill show you where you can get some, if you want."

"Do you think it would work on my bangs? It is so hard to fight good guys and keep your hair nice at the same time. I dont see how Beryl expects us to do it"

***

"Where is everyone? They were supposed to meet us here at the arcade," Jadeite worried.

"Musashi an Kojiro are always goofing off. It looks like its up to me to get da job done again," sighed Nyase.

"Hey, what about me? Im here too," whined Jadeite.

Just then, a group of teenagers walked into the arcade. Well, a group of teenage girls and one exhausted looking boy. One of the girls was clinging on him like there was no tomorrow.

"Oh, Darien!" sighed the girl. "Im so glad were together again."

"Uh, yeah. Me, me too," said the boy.

Jadeite studied the group. "They look awfully familiar"

Nyase scratched his face. "Dont ya see? Dats da girl wit da meatballs on her head! Dats Sailor Moon!"

"Now that you mention it, she does bear a certain resemblance to that pest," Jadeite mused.

"Oh!" wailed the cat Pokemon. "Will anime characters never learn? Dat is Sailor Moon!"

"Really? Are you sure?"

Nyase brought out his claws again. "I aint kiddin! What are we gonna do?"

Jadeite smiled evilly. "Were going to say goodbye to Sailor Moon. Ah ha ha ha!" Everyone in the arcade turned to look at him. He glared back, daring them to say something. No one did.

"Well, I didnt really expect to actually see her. I mean, I always let the other guys come up with the plans. They never let me do anything."

"Cmere, kid. Well think of somethin." Nyase and Jadeite squatted down behind one of the games and started to plot, sneaking a looks at Serena and her friends every couple of seconds. Then, Nyase caught a glimpse of Luna, Serenas talking black cat.

"Shes gorgeous," Nyase sighed.

"Huh?" Jadeite was thoroughly confused.

The cute cat Pokemon casually trotted over to Luna and coughed a little. "Whats a nice kitty like you doin in a place like this?"

"Oh!" Luna looked down at the ground. "Well, I, Hey, you talk!"

"So do you, sweetie. Ya wanna go someplace where we can talk alone?"

Luna, persuaded by Nyases suave ways, accompanied him out the door, leaving Serena to try and think on her own. Jadeite smiled. This was perfect. He jumped out in front of the group of teenagers and laughed maniacally. "Now I have you, Sailor Moon!"

"How did you figure out who I am?" she whined.

"Ha! The stars know everything. Whoops, thats not my line. Anyway, I just know! So prepare to meet your doom!"

"Yeah right, Nega-scum! Sailor Scouts, lets transform!" Jadeite watched appreciatively as the Scouts danced around in their cute little uniforms. So far, it was very nice. Then Sailor Moon did the little, "In the name of the moon" blah, blah, blah. Jadeite thought that part was annoying. But they were all so cute! He might not kill them all, maybe that Mars girl could be persuaded to join the Negaverse.

Jadeite gathered his energy and flung it at Sailor Moon. "Oh,no, Luna , what do I do now?" she wailed.

But Luna wasnt there. Luna was out with Nyase, sharing a nice bowl of cream and having a wonderful time. Where was Artemis, you ask? Well I dont know. Probably he was at home, catnapping. You snooze, you loose.

Back at the arcade, Jadeite was having a nice time. His evil laugh sounded awesome, and he was actually winning! No longer would people forget about Jadeite! No longer would he be considered the ugliest, weakest Negaversite! Even Malachite would be jealous.

"Um, hey, Jadeite, could we have a time out for a minute?" asked Tuxedo Mask.

"Ya got sixty seconds."

The Sailor Scouts and their friend conferred. Then they turned back to the Negaverse king. "Do you think" began Sailor Moon. "I mean, would Beryl let us join the Negaverse? Were all a little tired of this Scout stuff."

Jadeite thought a second. "I dont see why not. She might not like it at first, but I think I may be able to put in some good words for you. If you are nice to me, of course."

"Whatever you say, Jadeite," giggled Mars.

***

Musashi suddenly realized that it was dark. "Neffie, wed better get back."

Nephrite sighed. "I guess youre right. Sailor Moon will be done beating the Negaverse again by now." He turned the car back towards Tokyo.

"Um, Musashi, theres something Ive been wanting to ask you" he began. "I mean, its really hard for me to admit this, but"

"Yes?"

"Well, you have a sense of fashion that is unparalled, even by mine. And I was just wondering, could you give me some tips?"

Musashi laughed.

***

"Oh my gosh! Look at what time it is!" Malachite exclaimed. "Weve got to get to the arcade."

"Drat. Just when we were getting to know each other," sighed Kojiro.

"Uh huh. Getting to know each other a little too well, Malachite. Time for Kojiro to go home,"muttered Zoisite. He hated competition.

***

Musashi, Kojiro, Malachite, Zoisite, and Nephrite appeared in the throne room of the Negaverse to see Jadeite teaching the former Sailor Scouts how to laugh evilly.

"What the hay?"

***

A few days later

Musashi, Kojiro, and Nyase rode along in their red jeep, back in the world of Pokemon.

"I sure will miss those guys," said Kojiro. "Thanks to Malachite, Im gonna be even more beautiful!"

"Um, Kojiro, you uh, you didnt uh, Well, you know how Nyase got attached to Luna? You dont have anything going with anybody from the Negaverse, do you?"

"Huh?" Kojiro looked clueless. Moreso than usual. Musashi was satisfied. Kojiro was safe for her. She smiled and turned her attention back to driving. Man, she missed Nephrites car. This old jeep was a heap of junk.

Nyase sighed. He missed Luna. They had promised to keep in touch, but inter-universal relationships were so hard to work with.

"Wont the Boss be happy to see us?" giggled Kojiro.

"Oh, of course. Hell be so surprised that we managed to help the Negaverse out. Maybe well get a promotion!"

"Yeah! Ill be da top cat! Whoohoo!" The three Rockets sped down the road, continuing on their journey to become master thieves. The moon was shining, Ash wasnt anywhere near, and they had each other. It was a good time for Rocket Dan.

Showdown

Warning: PG-13 for violence (and that is way conservative). A Team Rocket/Sailor Moon story. If you really like Darien dont read this story. Stop right now, because I dont want a bunch of Sailor Moon fans mad at me. This isnt really a crossover story, I just thought that something had to be decided about the rivalry between James of Team Rocket and Tuxedo Mask, or Darien, or Prince Endymion, or whatever. Jeeze, how many different names does that guy have? Also, I tend to change writing styles every so often, depending on my mood. Sometimes I am serious, and sometimes I am sarcastic. Just be warned.

Also, this story is set in the Wild West. Just pretend, okay? Whoops, I almost forgot! If you dont know anything about Sailor Moon, Serena and Darien are two sappy good guys who fight evil. Nuff said.

The story

 

The Old West. 1875. A little town called Pallet. Headquarters of a man calledDarien! He was the sheriff, protector of justice, defender of the innocent, and general all-around good guy. Today was different though. His one and only, Serena, also a good guy, was out of town. Darien went to one of the local saloons to help pass the time until she got back. There was usually something interesting going on there, and the people were even more interesting. Weird characters were nothing unusual in this town.

Music and laughter met Darien s ears as he sauntered through the door of the saloon. He nodded at some familiar faces and paused to have a look around. Everything appeared normal, for a saloon. It was noisy, filled with people and smoke. Darien decided to check out the poker table. He wasnt usually given to card playing, but he felt lucky today. Hey, who was that girl over there? She had long, elegant red hair, and her dress was white, lined with red and black. A little strange, but that didnt matter. She really was beautiful. And angry. Apparently, she was losing the card game.

"Dang!" she cursed, throwing down her cards. "Somebody cheated." She glared at the men sitting around the table. No one confessed. The red head got up and made her way over to the bar. Darien followed.

"Howdy. Have a little bad luck?" asked Darien with a smile.

"Looks like thats about to change," she replied, looking him over. Darien had a well-groomed appearance, and a lot of girls thought that he was the cutest guy in the world.

"New in town?" he asked.

"Just in for a few days."

"Alone?"

"Not exactly. Im available, if thats what youre asking."

Darien laughed. "Can I buy you a drink?"

She grinned and ordered. The barkeeper, a blond guy named Andrew, smiled at her. "So what are you doing here?" she asked Darien.

"Im the sheriff of this town. My names Darien. I protect justice, defend the innocent, and generally do all-around gallant stuff. What brings you to town?"

"Business. Ill be leaving Wednesday, but Im free for dinner every night until then," she suggested. That reminded Darien of Serena, but he quickly dismissed her from his mind. This red head would be gone long before his girlfriend got back.

"Would you like to go some place more quiet?"

Just then, a newcomer walked up to the bar.

"Hold it, partner," said the stranger. "If anyone is going to escort Miss Jessie anywhere, itll be me."

Darien looked at him. At least, he was pretty sure it was a him. With the longish blue/purple hair it was hard to tell. He wore a black shirt, pants, and coat. His hat was also black, with a silver band.

"Well, arent you pretty," observed Darien.

"Im handsome," said the stranger.

"Now boys," interjected Miss Jessie. "Darien, this is my partner James. James, this gentleman is Darien. Hes the sheriff." She placed special emphasis on the words "gentleman" and "sheriff". Apparently, that meant something to James. He looked offended. "Now if you dont mind, Darien and I were having a private conversation."

James looked at them for a minute. "Okay," he said. "You be careful, Jess." Then he walked back into the crowd.

"Who is he?"

"Hes my partner, like I said."

"What kind of partner?"

"Business partner, nothing else."

"He doesnt seem to think so."

"Well, James is kinda dumb," Jessie said, smiling again.

Then something clicked in Darien s mind. Jessie? James? Something about a wanted poster "You wouldnt be Jessie and James, the two notorious Pokemon thieves, would you?"

Jessie laughed. "A lot of people ask me that." Usually the police, she thought.

Darien couldnt decide whether she wouldnt give a straight answer because she really was a thief, of because she wanted to appear mysterious. He decided not to pursue the matter further. Anyway, why would a criminal risk a relationship with a sheriff? Surely she wasnt that dumb. If she was on the wrong side of the law, he would catch her.

***

Later that evening

Jessie and Darien were walking together in the town park. Jessie laughed and leaned on his arm. Darien grinned at her and handed her a rose. He was really having a good time. Serena? Serena who?

"Well," said Jessie, "I guess I better get back to the hotel. James will be angry if Im out too late."
"You shouldnt let him push you around," counseled Darien.

Jessie sighed. "I know, its just sohes the only one I can depend on." She looked at Darien pleadingly.

"You can always depend on me, Jessie," he said.

"Oh, thank you, Darien! Im so glad to have a gentleman on my side." They kissed, and then Darien walked Jessie back to the hotel.

***

"Did you have a good time?" James asked sarcastically when Jessie walked in.

"I dont blame you for being so jealous, you know. Its a pity you cant be as beautiful and charming as me," she said lightly.

"Charming as a rattlesnake," muttered James.

"What?!" Jessie glared at James.

"Nothing, nothing."

Neither of them said anything for a few minutes. Then James spoke up again. "Were here on a mission, Jessie, not a vacation. And hes the sheriff, for heavens sake! What if he realizes why were here? Then where are we?"

"Calm down, James. I can handle it. You stay out of my personal business. Besides, I have plans for that goody-two-shoes. Ah ha ha ha!" Jessie laughed evilly, and James joined in. Nothing could stop the evil Team Rocket from carrying out there devious plan!

***

The next night, the Pokemon center was robbed. The police in the town a few miles away caught two suspects trying to ride away.

"Curses, foiled again!" said James. "Well, Jess, I dont think were gonna get out of this one. Well probably be hung, or hanged, or something."

"Dont give up hope yet, James," Jessie said nervously.

Soon, Darien came to the jail to see who had robbed the Pokemon center he was sworn to protect. When he got there, he was not surprised to see Jessie and James behind bars.

"Oh Darien!" Jessie wailed, bursting into tears at the sight of him. "You know I didnt do it, dont you? Please, Darien, tell them I didnt do it! I told James I was out of this business, I tried to get him to let me stay in town, but he forced me to go with him! Please help me!"

"How can I help you?" asked Darien, desperate to believe her. He was sure she wouldnt lie to him, not Jessie.

"Tell them, Darien, tell them I was with you last night." Jessie s eyes were pleading. Darien didnt want to lie, especially about something would make them both look bad, but if he didnt, Jessie might hang.

"You said I could depend on you."

"Okay, okay, dont worry darling. Ill get you out."

"Oh, thank you!" breathed Jessie.

"Hey, hey, wait a minute! Whats this?" asked James suspiciously.

"Youre not pulling me down with you this time, James. Ill not hang, for I am innocent and you know it!"

"What are you talking about?"

"Goodbye, James. Darien is clearing my name."

"Cmon, Jessie. Lets get out of here."

"Hey, wait! What about me?"

***

"The deputy took my things and put them in one of these drawers," said Jessie. She and Darien were in the front room of the jail. A couple chairs and a big desk were the only other things in the room. Jessie rummaged through one of the drawers. "Ah ha!" she said suddenly.

"Find it?" asked Darien.

"Oh, I found it all right. Reach for the sky, sheriff." Jessie had a gun in her hands and an evil smile on her lips.

"Jessie, what" Darien looked utterly confused.

"I said reach!" Darien did as he was told. Jessie took the jail keys from him and went to unlock the cell door, keeping Darien in front of her. He still looked totally surprised. Jessie let and James out, and together they tied the sheriff to a chair.

"Ah ha ha ha! You thought you had us, didnt you? Poor fool! Now you know that we are the great and powerful Team Rocket, and nothing can stop us!" More evil laughter.

"What do you say now?" asked James with a smug grin.

"I say you are evil, and you must be stopped!" answered Darien. Now he was really angry.

"Youre in no position to stop us," laughed James, checking the ropes to make sure they were tight.

"Youre a coward, and a cross-dresser! And Jessie s a "

"Take that back! No one talks like that to us and gets away with it. Even if it is true, we cant let you go around saying it."

Darien spit on the ground. "You are a bad guy, and it is my sworn duty to rid the world of you. The only way to do that is with a shoot-out," said Darien.

James squinted at him, thinking. "Okay," he said. "You. Me. Main Street. High noon. Ten paces. Whoever shoots lastloses."

"Oh, James, dont! Hell kill you!" exclaimed Jessie, grabbing her partners arm.

"Are you saying youd care?" James asked her.

"IwelluhThe Boss would have my head if I let you get killed, you know."

"I know," said James with a wry smile, "but this has gone on long enough. I need to teach this do-gooder a lesson. The good guys dont always win."

***

It was just before noon, and the main street of Pallet was empty. People watched from behind windows and peeked around doors as James and Darien checked their guns and prepared to fight to the death. Jessie stood beside James. She had changed out of her dress and was now a wearing an outfit similar to the one James had on, which was black. James looked nervous, and Jessie was doing her best not to show any emotion. She was doing a good job; shed had practice.

Suddenly, a young girl with blond pigtails in a light blue dress came running up to Darien. She grabbed his arm and tears spilled onto her cheeks.

"Darien!"

"Serena!" Darien s voice was filled with anguish.

"I got home early, I heard what youre going to do, oh, please Darien, dont do this!"

"It is my duty to fight evil, no matter what the cost. Besides, I am destined to win this one."

"But Darien, you dont have any idea who is writing this story. Anything could happen! Oh, Darien, I love you!"

"I love you too, Serena." They shared a pretty sickening kiss, and then Darien made his way out into the middle of the street. Serena s tear-filled eyes followed him, and she clasped one of his roses to her chest.

"Well," said James, turning to Jessie, "you got anything you want to say to me?"

Jessie looked away from James. He couldnt see her face. "Youre a fool, James. A stupid fool."

"I know. I justJessie, youre my best friend."

He waited a moment to hear her response, and when there wasnt any, he sighed and walked out to the street.

The sun was high as the two men faced each other, seemingly a good guy and a bad guy, but maybe it wasnt that simple.

"The anime world aint big enough fer the both of us, Rocket. I suggest you leave while youre still alive."

James was about to say, "Sure, okay, good deal," but he glanced back at Jessie. Her eyes narrowed, and he could tell that her mallet was about to make an appearance.

James looked back at Darien. "Never."

A deputy named Ash took his place on the sidewalk. "Okay," he said. "Youll both take ten paces in opposite directions, and Ill count. When I get to ten, youll turn around and fire. And no cheating."

"You mean you know how to count to ten already, little boy? Good for you!" said Jessie sarcastically.

"Wanna battle my Pikachu?" threatened Ash. He got ready to throw his pokeball.

"Lets just get this over with first," suggested Darien. James nodded.

"All right then. Onetwo" Ash counted as James and Darien walked. The tension in the air sizzled, and Jessie tried desperately not run out and stop James. She just knew he could never beat Darien. Team Rocket never won anything, much less a fight to the death. Jessie and Serena looked at each other, and they shared more in that moment than either of them would have ever thought possible. They reached out, and, for a second, touched hands. Then Jessie pulled away and looked back at the street, embarrassed to have let her guard down in front of the enemy.

"eightnineten!"

Both men whirled around. The sheriff was quick, but the outlaw was faster. In a second, Darien lay on the ground, a bullet in his chest.

Serena screamed and ran out to him. She held him close as she sobbed.

Darien s breath came in gasps, and he whispered, "SerenaSerenaI love you" and then his eyes closed forever.

"No, no, Darien, dont leave," she choked.

James stood staring wide-eyed at the man he had killed. The gun was in his hand, but he didnt believe he had done it.

Suddenly, a shot rang out from Ashs gun. James fell to the ground as the bullet entered his left arm. Quickly, Jessie drew her gun and shot Ashs weapon out of his hand. James scrambled off the ground and dashed for his horse. Jessie was right beside him. Neither of them looked back to see Serena kneeling beside her love.

***

The next day found Jessie and James sitting next to each other in a stagecoach. They were the only passengers. James, his arm in an improvised sling, stared straight ahead, but he didnt see anything.

"I killed him. And that girl was crying" His voice broke.

"James, he would have killed you," Jessie reminded him.

"Maybe he should have. Nobody would have been sorry."

"When you were out there, James, I wasI was scared. For both of us. I wouldnt ever want to be alone. Without you, I mean."

James turned to her with tears in his eyes. "Thank you, Jessie."

"Oh, dont cry!" she scolded him. "Remember, we joined Team Rocket to prove how tough we are. To show everyone what we can accomplish if we are strong."

"You always were stronger than me," he whispered.

"Just stick close, James. Well be okay. Prepare for trouble, right?"

James smiled a little. "Make it double."

The stagecoach rattled away through the desert.

The End.

Well, that turned out a little differently that I originally planned it. I thought it was pretty good. Let me know what you think at guitarzoi02@hotmail.com

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