wraith@texoma.com (Garron James Whitten)

This is my first REAL fan-fic.(all the others died before they could make it 
to this stage) I'm not real sure how long it's going to be, so bear with me.
All characters used in this story are the respective properties of Rumiko 
Takahashi and Sam Kieth. With that out of the way it's on with the story.


                                           "In the Rough"
                                  A Ranma =/Maxx Crossover
                               Part 1 "A Demon in hte Outback"

           Maxx ran across the grassy plains of the Outback, his feet pounding 
into the grassy loam. All his thoughts were focused on the hunt, the kill. He 
was making a good pace, and he was sure he could soon overtake his prey. The 
isz, for it's part, was running faster and faster. He knew the hunter was 
close, and this fact quickened his pace. 
           Maxx leapt, hoping to cover the distance between him and the isz. 
Instead, he landed several feet short of his prey with a thud. Picking himself 
up, he shook his head to clear it. Standing he scanned the horizon, looking 
for the isz. Then he saw her.
           The girl stood perfectly still, the wind ruffling her hair and 
clothes. At first, Maxx thought it might be Julie, but the girl's red hair 
confirmed that she was not. As he approached her, Maxx tried to think of a 
reason to angry with this intruder to his land. But he couldn't. In fact, he 
beginning to feel a sense of...love. As he stumbled closer, the girl raised 
her arms, as if to embrace him. He moved closer...ever closer until...
           He woke up. Julie was looking down at him " Jeez, Maxx why do 
always do things like this ?"
Maxx looked around, confused "Huh ?"
Julie rolled her eyes "That's the second couch you've destroyed this month. 
Couldn't you just once not try to break my stuff ?"
Maxx stood and looked down at the couch. It was indeed demolished. It looked 
like he had stretched out and kicked the arm of the poor thing off. But, the 
couch wasn't what he was thinking about. He looked around the room, dazed.
"Julie ?"
Julie wanted to say something sarcastic, but his tone worried her. He sounded 
confused...well, more confused than was normal for him. She turned to look at 
him "Yeah ?"
"I..." he searched for the words, and lost them "never mind."
She shrugged and went back into the kithen. "Must not have been very 
important. Well, it's nine o'clock snooks. Don't you think you should be out 
fighting crime or something ?"
Maxx stretched, then grabbed his coat, hat, and gloves. He dressed slowly, a 
nagging voice in his head telling him that he was forgetting something very 
important. He sighed, figuring that it would come to him later, probably after 
he was fully awake. Dressed in his "disguise", he ambled to the door. Opening 
the door he looked down the hallway.
           And was back in the Outback again. "Great," He thought " not even 
out the door, and already I'm back here again."
"Maxx ?"
He spun finding a slightly confused Julie behind him. His eyes narrowed, the 
hunter's instincts taking over. "Gone!" he roared.
"He didn't bring you here, I did."
Maxx turned to find the red-haired girl was behind him. She looked exactly the 
same as before, only this time she was surrounded by a group of dark isz.
Maxx's eyes went wide "Hey, be careful! Those things are dangero...wait, why 
are they dark ? I thought they only did that when you take to the other world."
The girl smiled "This is not really the land you think of as Pangea. Almost 
all of this is an illusion. Except for these isz. they keep me company." She 
looked down fondly at them.
Julie snorted "So why are we here ? I take it you didn't bring us here for a 
picnic."
The girl frowned at Julie, then looked at Maxx "Why did you have to bring her 
here ?"
Both Julie and Maxx were stunned "I..." Maxx sat down hard, confused. He 
hadn't even been thinking of Julie, so how was that he brought her to this 
place ?
"You did think of Julie, in the deepest parts of your mind. She is your anchor 
to reality, so she was pulled in with you."
"Damn, still talking out loud."
The girl looked at him for a moment, then shook her head " No, you didn't. I'm 
telepathic. It's fairly easy to read your thoughts. But," she looked at Julie 
" for some reason, I can't see her's."
"That's a relief." thought Julie. "The last thing I need is some strange girl 
in my head. Gone was bad enough."
           Maxx looked up at the girl. His mind, looking for something solid 
to concentrate on, took stock of her features. Her hair, a firery red, was 
braided into a ponytail. She had large, expressive eyes of the deepest blue. 
Again, he felt that sense of love for this girl. and she was nothing more than 
a girl, sixteen at the oldest. He looked away from her eyes, for fear of being 
lost in them. Instead, he examined her clothes. She wore a red mandirin vest 
and black pants. The pants seemed too large for her, as they were tied at the 
waist and ankles with rope.
          Julie, tired of the silence, sighed "Who are you ? Why are we here ? 
For that matter, why are you here ?"
"My name is Ran-" She paused, then continued "ko. I was trapped here by an 
evil wizard by the name of Ranma Saotome. He wants to keep me here until I 
agree to marry him." Ranko closed her eyes "I cannot leave, but I can bring 
people and other things into this plane. Like these isz. I have searched the 
planes, looking for someone to help me. I chose you. That is if you will..."
           Maxx turned to look at Julie. She merely shrugged, at a loss for 
words. When Maxx turned around, and looked into those pleading eyes, he knew 
his answer.
He stood "I'll go. Can you send Julie home ?"
Julie cleared her throat "I'll go too" She saw Maxx's puzzled stare and 
laughed "Hey, it's not like I have anything better to do. Let's go."
           Ranko smiled "The main language of the plane you're going to is 
japanese, so I will cast a spell to allow you to communicate there."
This seemed wrong to Julie "Wait, if you can cas-" She never finished the 
sentence, as Ranko snapped her fingers and they disappeared.
           Ranko's smile turned into an evil grin. That oaf and his wench 
would take care of that bastard Saotome, and finally, she could be free. She 
began to laugh. That when the lights went out. Ranko spun, finding that she 
was completely enveloped in darkness.
A soft voice cut through the silence "My, you are a naughty one, aren't you ?"
"Wh-who's there ?"
           From out of the darkness, a figure in a cloak emerged. As he did 
the iszs ran to him, cooing.
Ranko's eyes widened "Who are you ?"
The figure leered evilly "Me ? Oh, you can just call me Mr. Gone. I have 
believe you have borrowed someone who belongs to me."
"I don-aaagh" She was cut off as Gone pulled a gun from the folds of his cloak 
and shot her in the leg. She stumbled backwards clutching a her leg.
Gone stood over her "No more games, Missy! WHERE IS JULIE WINTERS ?!"
Ranko's eyes glowed yellow, and the wound in her leg closed, the blood fading.
"Gone!" She yelled "You are in deep shit!"
"Ah, hell." Gone thought " Man, it's never easy."

                              End of Part 1

So there it is. As I said before, this is my first fan-fic, so I would 
comments or advice.(please limit the flames.) I would like to thank/blame 
Andy "The Android" Combs for getting me interested in anime. As for my 
interest in the Maxx, well, I AM a sick person :)
The next part will feature the type of humor found in Ranma =, But for the 
introduction, I wanted to stick to the mood more commonly found in the Maxx.
For those of you who read the comic, you know it's taken a turn for the....uh, 
hmmm....well, a turn for the weird ;). Anyway, be here next time(please!) as 
Maxx and Julie meet Ranma, and Gone get his ass kicked(YES!)


           Once again, all characters used in this story are the properties of 
Rumiko Takahashi and Sam Kieth.

                                            "In the Rough"
                                 A Ranma =/Maxx Crossover
                                Part 2 "Deceptive Encounters"

           Julie looked around, trying to adjust her bearings. A moment ago, 
she had been in a place very much like the Outback. Now, she in front of a 
high school. Maxx was gone. Julie began to feel the first pangs of panic when 
she heard something. Looking up, she smiled. Maxx was stuck in the tree.
"Don't just stand there," he grumbled " help me."
Julie sighed "Don't be such a baby. Just jump down."
Maxx pulled himself from the tangled mass of branches and slid out of the 
tree, landing on his back. He lay there for a moment, waiting for his breath 
to return. Then he looked at the sign on the high wall beside him.
"Furinkan High School. Uuh...high school? Somehow I don't think that a 
powerful wizard is going to be a kid."

           Ranma made a liar out him. As usual, he came running through the 
gate, Akane just feet behind him.
"Ranma no BAKA! At least try some of it!"
"Forget it!" he snorted, increasing his pace. "WHO would want any of your 
cooking, anyway?"

           Suddenly, a big guy with a green trenchcoat fell in pace with him. 
Ranma looked at the man, his face covered in a purple mask. The stranger 
looked at him.
"Excuse me, uh..." he hesitated "are you Ranma Saotome?"
Ranma looked down "Yeah. What do you w-" he never saw the fist as it whistled 
into his jaw.

           Akane had paused when the big man had appeared, but when he began 
to pummel Ranma, umercifully, she began to run, anger building. She caught a 
flash of blonde from the right. Pivoting, she threw a kick, suprised to find 
no one there. A hand grabbed her by the thigh, another wrapped around her 
chest. Julie lifted Akane up and over into a suplex. Akane's head connected 
with the pavement, and the world faded for a moment.

           Maxx heard a scuffle and looked behind him. Julie had squared off 
with the little black haired girl. Both were dishing out quite a few blows.
"She has jungle queen's abilties" he thought, turning his attention to the 
unconcious Saotome. Who promptly kicked him in the jaw, hard. The world went 
dim. Through the fog, Maxx thought heard the kid yell something. In, fact it 
sounded like he said hiryu-shoten-ha. Then the lights went out.

           Julie turned at the sound of a screaming wind. Stunned, she watched 
as Maxx was lifted high off the ground, then turned loose. Remembing that she 
too was in a fight, she spun, her jaw connecting with the foot perfectly. She 
slid out of the way of the next volley, her own leg rising. Akane stumbled out 
of the kick's range, giving Julie the chance to roll away and regain her 
balance.

           Ranko stood, mentally taking note of the fight in the other plane. 
She smiled at Gone. As he watched her, Gone felt a mental tug. He grinned.
"Now, dear you know that won't work"
"Damn!" thought Ranko, then leered at him. She looked far from the sweet 
little girl that she had earlier. Her eyes glowed yellow.
"So, now we play it this way? Goooood." Gone's eyes narrowed to near slits, 
his hand glowing in a green ball of light. Then he looked down at the isz.
"EAT HER!"
           The isz small group of isz surged forward, followed by have a dozen 
others. They billowed out of his cloak, their numbers seemingly endless.

           Julie charged forward, slamming a fist into the girl's jaw, only to 
get kicked three times in the gut. Both fighters staggered back, then charged 
again. Ranma watched as they fought. Both were skilled, but niether had an 
advantage. Ranma cosidered changing into a girl. The thought never crossed his 
mind that the big lug might wake up. That was a mistake. Maxx grabbed a street 
sign, pulling it out of the ground. Then slammed it across the back of Ranma's 
head. He continued to do this until he was positive that the kid was out.

           Ranko grinned, then laughed. She raised an arm, then shouted. The 
isz began exploding, raining down black lumps of goo. Soon, it was just her 
and Gone. Ranko's whole body glowed. The lumps of blackness smoked, then 
burned away. Then her clothes smoldered, soon consumed into ash. It drifted 
away from her, carried by the wind. 
           
           Gone knew he had to do something. So he began to fall back into his 
cloak. "When all else fails," he whispered "change the channel." As he fell, 
though, Ranko slammed a burst of light into him, searing his midsection. The 
cloak closed around him. He held his gut screaming. The darkness closed in on 
him, it cold embrace soothing his tortured flesh. Soon he stretched out, 
feeling the dark's healing effects. He smiled, a plan forming.
"To Pangea!" he called and the darkness sped him away.

           Julie looked at the limp form before her, then turned to look at 
Maxx. She barley had time to focus her eyes on him when there was a flash of 
light. Julie was temporarily blinded. When her vision cleared, Maxx and Ranma 
were gone. In their place stood Ranko. She walked to Julie and knelt.
"Thank You. I am now free." Then her eyes lit up.
Julie felt a tug on her leg. She looked to see that the girl was awake. But, 
it didn't look like she wanted to fight more. She clutched at Julie's leg, a 
terrefied look on her face. Then she looked at Ranko, and stumbled back, 
tripping. Ranko's eyes had taken on a cat-like shape, the irises lengthening. 

           Ranko looked at them. Pondering their fate. She raised hands and 
clapped once. The girls disappeared. Then she stood.
"Well, what to do next?"

Julie had shut her eyes when had raised her hands. When she opened opened them 
she gasped.
"We're back in the Outback! Wait, I mean...No that is what I meant...uh, I 
hmmm..."
"Julie ?"
"Hmmm?" Julie looked up. In front of her was a teenage girl. Her hair reddish 
blonde. "Who are you ?" she asked.
"I'm the combination of your childhood personalities. You came sooner than I 
expected."
Julie blinked "Uuh, yeah well, I think I was put here."
"Oh" said the girl and turned to walk away. Julie tried to follow and tripped, 
still held fast by Akane "Hey kid, we're alive. You can let go now."
Akane stared at her, the words working their way in slowly. Then she nodded 
and stood. She glared at Julie.
"The name is Akane, not kid!" Then she stomped off after the younger Julie. 
The older Julie shrugged, then thought of Sarah.
"No this girl is cuter than Sarah." Feeling guilty at having said that, she 
joined the other two on their hike across the plains of Pangea.

           Maxx looked around. It seemed like he was in the Outback again, but 
everything was different. Gone were the spotted psuesodon and the northern 
crabbit. In their place were strange crow like demons, and slender man-shaped 
things with long horns sprouting from their brows. Ranma staggered up beside 
him.
"Where are we ?" He groaned. Maxx turned to look at him. The kid's bruises 
were mostly healed. He realised that if the kid wanted anther fight, he 
could've already started it. He looked around.
"I wish I knew."

           "I do." Gone whispered.
Both spun to find find that Gone had teleported behind them.
"Gone!" Maxx cried.
Gone stepped away "Sorry to startle you, Maxx. But, it did get your attention, 
didn't it ?"
Ignoring the taunt Maxx rumbled "Where are we, Gone ? Why are we here ?"
"This place is this plane's version of the Outback." He began pointing 
creatures out "That's an Oni, that's a Tengu, and that is a Dragon. RUN!"

           He turned and ran, Ranma and Maxx close on his heels. The dragon 
began it's dive. The trio was lucky as the dragon liked his meat raw. And so, 
they were spared a roasting. As the neared closer and closer, Maxx formed a 
plan. Suddenly, he grabbed Gone and Ranma, stopping them. Then he halued them 
in the opposite direction. The dragon couldn't pull out of it's descent. It 
passed over the trio, diving nose first into the ground. This snapped it's 
neck, killing it.
"Well, so much for the question of what to have for dinner." Gone wheezed, 
short of breath.
Maxx hunched over, then gasped out "G-give me a second, I'll go get the 
firewood. Then you can tell us what's going on."
Gone nodded "Deal. It looks like it's going to be another long night."

                                                End of Part 2

So here it is part 2 and still no REALLY funny stuff(SIGH) Gomen. I just can't 
seem to put hte characters into funny situations. Oh well, I like it this way 
just fine anyhow. Be here next time when Julies finds out where she really is, 
and Maxx and Ranma shift planes.

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