This is a new story, I hope you all enjoy. As always pm or review for suggestions if you want. Also this is based not only on the new show but the old ones as well, some things in my story line have not happened, like the end of Surd. I have also edited the relation ship of Hadji with Dr. Quest and Jonny. Please Enjoy!
Chapter One
Masquerade Madness
Maine Quest Residence, Front Door.
Jonny Hears Bandit barking at someone at the front door. He goes to quiet Bandit down and see who is there. "Hey Bandit, quiet down boy," Jonny tells him as he opens the door, "Hello?"
"I've got a package for a Jonny Quest." the delivery man says.
"That's me." Jonny confirms as Bandit barks, "Quiet bandit"
"Sign Here Please." the delivery man tells him. Jonny signs and get's handed the medium size package. He looks at the return address and sees its from Cleo. It's addressed to Jonny Quest and gang, and he starts remembering his time with Cleo. He remembers all the phone calls, letters, and hanging out when he was little.
Jesse comes down the stairs and walks up to Jonny to see what he is doing. She ends up snapping him back to reality "Hey Jonny, what are you doing?"
"Huh, Oh, hey Jesse. Would you get Race and bring him to the living room. I'll get my father and Hadji. We need to open this together." Jonny speaks up then takes off to the lab.
Quest Lab
"Hadji, can you hand me the..." Dr. Quest Starts.
"Circuit Checker" Hadji finishes handing it to Dr. Quest.
He smiles and takes it, "Thanks Hadji, your a great helper."
"Anytime Father, it is fun helping you" Hadji admits
"Now if only Jonny could be this helpful in the lab" Dr Quest thinks out loud.
Hadji smiles, "I don't think that my brother will be like that. He would rather use his intellect like Race does. It's just his personality, and he is helpful."
"Yes, your right, not that I am trying to change him..."Dr. Quest starts
"You would just like to spend more time with him building something, maybe he can help test them?" Hadji suggests
"Of course, and he is helpful qt asking Questions" Dr. Quest laughs and Hadji joins in.
"Gees, I must have missed something." Jonny says walking in.
"Mot much, what's up Jonny?" Dr. Quest asks
"We have a package and need to open it up together." Jonny requests
"Alright, I need a break anyway," Dr. Quest admits getting up, "Come on Hadji"
Living Room
"Okay Jonny, we are all here. What's this about?" Race asks.
Jonny opens the box and takes out a letter. He open it and begins reading aloud.
"Hello Jonny,
Knowing you, and I do, you probably have every one of the quest
gang there, so let me introduce myself. My name is Dr. Cleo Thames. I
grew up with Jonny's mother, Rachel. We were like sisters."
"Wow Jonny, I did not know we had an Aunt like figure!" Hadji says amazed.
"Jonny and I always keep in touch, though letters and sometimes phone
calls" Jonny reads
"I have noticed you mailing a lot of letters ever since I started here." Race informs
"Like my Sister Rachel, I am a botanist. I am studying under a brilliant
mind named Dr. O' Quinn." Jonny continues
"The Dr. O' Quinn, Wow! She's made a lot of discoveries about plants that have furthered medical science" Jesse says excitedly.
"Dr. O' Quinn and I are hosting a Masquerade charity party for The Rain
forest Alliance. It is going to have many talented scientists there, and I
would like you all to come to the lab near Wexford Ireland to join in." Jonny pauses as Dr. Quest just motions for his son to continue.
"Enclosed in the box are the beginnings of your costumes. This first one
tends to lead his crew into danger and also tends to ignore orders,
The Pirate captain Jonny." Jonny reads as he takes the first mask out of the box.
"Cool, Pirate Captain Jonny! I like the ring of that." Jonny says happily as he grins putting it on.
"This next one is not only tough and smart, but also dainty and beautiful,
The Tomboy Princess Jesse." Jonny reads handing the mask to Jesse.
"Nice, not to girly but not to boyish." Jesse say's laughing
"Next is a Logical Magician, helpful in every way, adding a calm
comedian and a perfect adviser to the group, The Jester Hadji"Jonny reads handing the mask to Hadji.
Hadji Laughs and takes it, "She knows me well, I do tend to be a comedian."
"Next is a powerful warrior, who will always keep his promise to protect.
Being not only a teacher, but a perfect gentlemen, the Red-Knight Race." Jonny reads handing the mask to Race.
"Even including my favorite color, clever. Always been told I'd be a good knight." Race explains taking it.
"Last but not least, an intelligent mind that is inventing things from the
future, Steam-punk Ben?" Jonny reads questioningly handing the mask to Dr. Quest.
"She never did like calling me Benton." he admits taking the mask.
"I really hope you will come. I can't wait to meet the new additions to the
Family and the team, not just hearing about them through letters and
phone calls. The party is May 14th.
Hope to see you soon,
Cleo Thames
P.S. I don't think Bandit will need a mask."
Jonny finishes reading and looks up at his father knowing him and Cleo do not really get along.
"May 14th is just 4 day's from now Doctor. What do you think?" Race asks
"I don't know," he replies dropping his mask into the box, "I need to think" Dr. Quest leaves back to his lab.
"What's wrong with Dr. Quest?" Jesse asks.
Jonny takes his mask off and sighs.
"Jonny bro, you okay?" Hadji asks
"Ya, but we probably aren't going." Jonny Pouts.
"What makes you say that?" Race asks sitting next to Jonny.
"Dad and Cleo never really got along, he's always so scientific, and she's the exact opposite. She goes for the magical and mythical explanations. The only thing that kept them together was Mom. The mission we went on that ended up killing Mom, Cleo was suppose to go but she didn't ever come. I know dad has always thought if she was just there mom would still be alive. Then he sent a letter for Mom's funeral and she didn't come. I knew why, she got caught up in work and couldn't make the mission, she received the letter the day after the funeral, and for not helping raise me well, she ended up in the hospital because of an accident in the lab. By the time she got out Race was here. That's why only I talk to her and have never mentioned her to any of you." Jonny explains as everyone remains speechless, "They had a huge argument and he hasn't talked to her since. She's tried explaining it to him but he never reads the letters."
"Calm down Jonny, I'll go talk.."Race starts.
"Don't bother. I've tried to get him to talk to her but he refuses" Jonny says as he walks out.
Next day, Living room
Jesse, Race and Hadji are all in the living room, as Jonny enters the phone rings. He picks it up "Hello, Quest Residence"
"J..J...Jonny, is that you?" A terrified voice speaks.
"Yes this is him, who's asking?" Jonny wonders
"Please..Please come...I need help. Dr. O' Quinn...is...is...killed...Saw it...Please...I need Ben...Only one...I..can turn to..." the terrified voice speaks trying not to cry.
"CLEO!" Jonny yells, "Wait, where are you?"
"Lab...her lab...blood everywhere." Cleo says
"Okay, hold on. I will be right there. Just get somewhere safe. I am coming" Jonny says as Dr. Quest walks in.
"Al...Alright...Please hurry...they may come back.."She says hanging up.
"Who was that Jonny?" Dr. Quest asks
"It was Cleo.." He starts
"I already told you, we can't" Dr Quest interrupts.
"We can't go because of the project your working on, I know, but we both know that's not the real reason. I am tired of your attitude towards her. She's tried to explain but you never cared. Now she needs my help. Dr. O' Quinn was killed in front of her. You may not care but I do. She needs our help. You can stay here, but no matter what you say I am going!" Jonny explodes, "Races please take me to Ireland, either drop me off or help me. You can choose, you can all choose to help or stay with him." Jonny leaves the room to go get packed
As Dr. Quest is left speechless Hadji speaks up, "I will go, he needs a logical person to help him." He leaves to go get packed.
"It depends on you dad, but I'd like to go as well. Jonny needs the rest of his crew."
"Go pack Ponchita, I need to talk to Dr. Benton." Race commands as his daughter leaves, "Benton as a friend, you can't hold anger towards her forever, it's not right. Jonny needs to have her. She is kind of family to him. Now as your bodyguard I need to ask you to come along, we both know if I do not take him he will fly that plane himself, and I can't protect both of you from two different places. Lastly as a man and a soldier, I can't leave a woman in distress, or a murder unsolved. Neither can you, our conscious would never let us live it down," Race now leaves to get packed.
Quest Jet
Along with some of his equipment and clothes Dr. Quest packs the box of masks, just in case. Then he get's in the jet to apologize to his son. "Jonny. You were right to yell at me, Race is also right. I shouldn't stay mad at family. I feel stupid for never letting her explain. She needs help and we will help her together." Dr. Quest apologizes.
"It's okay, apology accepted, Let's go help her together, all of us will." Jonny says as bandit barks. "Yes Bandit, you too boy." Jonny laughs
Dr. O' Quinn's Lab/Mansion, outside of Wexford Ireland
"Jonny let me go in first." Race asks as Jonny was about to open the door. They go in and Race checks the place and finds nothing. They decide to start looking.
"Hey bandit wait!" Jonny calls as bandit runs down the stairs to the lab.
"No Jonny, I'll go down stairs," Race says, "You all stay up here. I need to clear the lab. Look up here." Race tells them as he heads down stairs. Everyone else starts to call for her.
"She's not gonna know him, I'll head down as well, you all stay together." Dr. Quest adds as he heads down stairs.
Dr. O' Quinn's Lab
Race is about to open the door as Dr. Quest arrives, "Benton, thought I told you"
"Ya, ya, But if she is down here you might freak her out. She needs someone she knows there." Dr. Quest explains.
"Right, Come on." Race agrees. Following close behind Race, they quickly clear the lab.
"Cleo!" Dr. Quest calls, "Cleo it's Benton, Ben..Quest. Come out Cleo it's safe."
"Ben.." Cleo says from a small cabinet.
"Cleo, come on out your safe. There's no one here but my friends and family". Dr. Quest tells her taking off his lab coat.
She comes out and she hugs him crying. He puts his lab coat on her and they walk up stairs out of the bloody room, and over the body's of Dr. O' Quinn and assistants.
Dr. O' Quinn's Living room
"Jonny, Hadji, Jesse, we found her! Come to the living room." Race calls
They quickly come down and Jesse say's "Dad should I call the cops."
"Yes let's go ask Cleo what the number is." Race says leading the trio to the living room.
"Cleo, can we have the number for the police?" Race asks.
"NO!" Cleo yells, "No police, in with the police." She hides herself behind Dr. Quest and picks her feet up off the floor.
"So that's how they got in," Dr. Quest say's "Cleo can you try to explain what happened.?" She shakes her head no and hides more.
"It's okay Cleo. If anything scary comes this guy here will take care of it." Jonny says comforting her and referring to Race.
"Promise?" she asks looking at Race.
"I promise to protect you," Race promises, "like I do the rest of the gang."
"Alright, It...It was like...any other day. But two officers came, wanted to ask Dr. O' Quinn a question..."Cleo starts.
"Continue Cleo. It's okay." Dr. Quest tells her.
"So...Levi lead them down to...to the lab. Then we heard the shots. Dr. O' Quinn told us to hide...but...but I was the only one able to do so...before...before.." She starts crying.
"Shh...calm down, do you remember anything they said?" Dr. Quest asks.
"They wanted Dr. O' Quinn to make a poison, for a race." she says
"Corrupt cops? What do you think Race?" Dr. Quest asks
Cleo's eyes go wide, "My god, that's right...your...names Race. It...It makes sense now. They weren't...talking about...a race to poison. It...was...you!"
Race looks at her confused, "Me! Are you sure?"
"Yes,...I...remember them...calling each other..Lorenzo...and Damian, from...my conversations with Jonny...I know one of them as...Surds lackeys." she explains
"Then lets call the Police. What's the number?" Dr. Quest asks.
"112 or 999" Cleo says
Two hours later, living room.
"Now that the police have everything they need why don't you wash up Cleo." Race tells her, "Ponchita, why don't you go with her just in-case."
"Okay father, lead me to it Cleo. Let's get you cleaned up." Jesse say's helping and following Cleo up the stairs.
"Doc, why don't we start the clean up down stairs. Longer we wait worse it will be. Jonny Hadji, you two and Jesse are forbidden from going down stairs until it is all cleaned up." Race informs them.
"Of course Race, we wouldn't want to right now anyway, too messy. Besides I want to stay up here with Cleo." Jonny replies
"I am with him." Hadji agrees.
Next Day, Dining room Breakfast
Race and Dr. Quest come down stairs in the morning. They are lead into the dining room by Bandit. When they get there, they finally have time to see Cleo. She's wearing a no shoulder no neck stripped brown top. Blue pants, brown boots, and a brown necklace. She has long black hair with her bangs pulled back with a brown bow in the back of her head. Race notices her Dark Tan Skin and light brown Eyes and makeup. They sit down at the table and get some food.
"Eat up, we accidentally made way to much." Hadji informs them.
"It's good boys thanks." Dr. Quest announces taking a bite.
"Thank you Ben, Jonny, everyone. Thanks for everything." Cleo announces.
"Don't worry Cleo, we'll get Surd and his crew eventually"Jonny informs
"We just have to be careful. Surd'll be back he's not gonna stop until we totally foil his plans." Race announces taking a bite.
"I know but unfortunately the party must go on. I can't call a cancellation this close to the date it wouldn't be right." Cleo informs them trying to remain calm.
"Then let's fix this before then, first we need to find Surd!" Jonny announces before taking a bite as bandit barks at Cleo.
"I thinks Bandit is trying to say that our first action is introducing ourselves." Hadji laughs
"Well, why don't I go first then," Race says wiping his mouth with a napkin," I'm Race Bannon, it's a pleasure to meet you Cleo. This is my Daughter..." He motions to Jessie and let's her continue.
"Jesse Bannon. It's really nice to meet you" She continues for her father.
"Last but not least my adopted son." Dr. Quest motions to Hadji.
"I am Hadji Singh, I am glad to finally meet you." Hadji introduces.
"It's great to meet you all as well, I am Cleo Thames. And judging by your introductions Jonny never told you all about me, but oh well we are meeting now right." Cleo replies
Bandit barks and jumps into Cleo's lap.
"Why hello" Cleo say's petting bandit.
"That would be Bandit, he's kinda like out mascot." Jesse realizes
"He is, isn't he?" Dr. Quest says Laughing.
Dr. O' Quinn's Lab
"You sure you want to be down here?" Race asks
"Yes, I need to make sure the experiments are Okay, and water them." she replies
"I will help anyway I can, Dr. O' Quinn's unfortunate death is an extreme loss to the field." Dr. Quest mentions
"Her Husband's too, Professor O' Quinn. They were both here," Cleo mentions leading them to the experiments, "He was a brilliant zoologist in every field of animal including cryptids, I was learning from him too."
"Cryptids?" Jonny asks
"A cryptid is an animal or plant whose existence has been suggested but has not been discovered or documented by the scientific community." Hadji explains
"Like the Jersey Devil, Big Foot or the Lochness monster." Jesse explains more.
"Ah!...Alright. That will help with Dad's phenomenology." Jonny exclaims.
"They both will be a big loss," Dr. Quest say's then stops short by what he sees, "Oh my this is amazing" looking at the weird green flowers with black in the center.
"They're Occulus Catus Lumina, or Cat's Eye," Cleo goes over to a cabinet, and takes out a small beaker full of the green liquid. She hands it to Dr. Quest. "Take this and follow me, all of you."
"Alright" Dr. Quest says as he takes it and they all follow her.
She leads them to a door that inside is a pitch black room. "Now Ben, walk inside and tell us what you see when I say so alright." Cleo tells him. He does and Cleo leads the rest to the next room, an observation room. There are camera's with night vision capabilities. They are hooked up to monitors in the second room. There is also a two way mirror. "Okay Ben, what do you see?" Cleo asks threw the intercom.
"Nothing it's pitch black in here." Dr. Quest replies.
"Now take a sip of the liquid. It is harmless, and then tell me what you see." Cleo instructs threw the intercom.
"Alright, here we go," Dr. Quest says as he takes a sip, "Wow this is incredible. There's a desk with a lamp, paper, pencils, 3 chairs, the desk chair, a fold up one, and a padded rocker, a mirror, few posters."
"That's all Ben, you can stop now," Cleo laughs threw the intercom.
"It's darker than two yards up a chimney in there, how can he see?" Race asks as Dr. Quest hears threw the intercom.
"This is a solution from the Cat's Eye, isn't it." Dr. Quest wonders
"Yes it is. It was found here in Ireland, and it gives night vision properties to the consumer. It's a wonderful thing that could prove useful to a lot of people." Cleo informs.
Living room
"So how was that?" Cleo asks
"That was amazing!" Jonny exclaims
"That was really cool" Hadji answers
"It was awesome" Jesse says
"Unbelievable is what is was," Race admits, "Anyway how are we gonna find Surd and his lackeys?"
"The way he always knows what we are doing. Quest World!" Jonny answers
"I would not advise to use Cleo as bait. Who knows how bad he will scare her, no matter how hard she tries to hide it, she is still recovering." Hadji informs motioning to Cleo who is still staying close to Dr. Quest.
"No, No, two of us will go in. We'll go threw a target game and talk about it. Surd will notice and send his lackeys, but we'll be ready for him." Jonny suggests
"So who's the lucky pair to go in?" Race asks
"Well our father needs to stay here for Cleo's sake, Race should stay here in case of trouble. Jonny, you brother should go in, your anger towards Surd will be shown in the game. Now it's just between you and me Jesse." Hadji states
"No offense to you Hadji but I am a much better shot," Jesse admits, "I was taught by my father" Race smiles at the compliment.
"Alright, let's do it." Jonny says as Hadji starts up the computer. Jonny and Jesse don the head gear and sit in chairs in the living room.
"Quest World log on. Subjects Jesse Bannon and Jonny Quest." Jesse announces
"Count Down. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Going Hot!" Hadji Announces
Quest World, Plains, Wild West theme
"Okay Jonny, Let's see who's better, you shoot to the left, I'll take the right side. Most Points Wins" Jesse announces
"This will be easy, after what happened to Dr. O' Quinn and Cleo. I'm ready for this." Jonny says
"Don't just rely on anger Jonny, Now let's go." Jesse say's and starts with Jonny.
"Ya, but it helps." Jonny continues
Tractor Trailer, Unknown, Ireland
"Julia look up, Dr. O' Quinn cross reference Cleo and Jonny Quest. I'm gonna to say hello to the brats. Quest World Log On Subject Jaramiah Surd." Surd demands.
Quest World, Plains, Wild West Theme
From the other end of the target area appears Surd, looking like an old time gunslinger. "Hello, let's play a game." Surd yells as he fires at Jonny and Jesse. They are barely able to move out of the way before they get shot.
"Worked like a charm, Hadji do your stuff." Jonny tells him quietly.
"Jaramiah, this Cleo is probably Cleopatra Thames, God Sister of Rachel Quest, Jonny's mother, and Student and assistant of Dr. O' Quinn. Apparently she survived. We can still poison Race Bannon and the others if you want" Julia tells Jaramiah in a way only she can hear him.
"Found him, Jonny we got a location, bail if you can." Hadji informs only Jonny and Jesse in Quest World.
"Not yet, we can get more info from him. If we bail now he'll know something is up." Jonny replies quietly
"So we wait, maybe we can get more info" Race tells them.
"What do you want Surd!?" Jonny yells.
"Why don't you tell me where Cleopatra is Jonny?" Surd yells back
"Why does he want to know where an Egyptian Pharaoh is?" Jesse wonders out loud.
"Her name's Cleo, she doesn't go by Cleopatra, and she's safe with us, that's all you need to know. What did you do Surd?" Jonny informs them.
"I didn't do anything, a new lackey named Damian disobeyed orders and decided to have fun. I told him to get Dr. O' Quinn to make the poison, as you probably know. I told him not to harm anyone as the Quests would probably be called in, because of your scientific connections with people like that. I didn't know that your God Aunt would be there, of that you even had one!" Surd answers still trying to shoot Jonny and Jesse.
"If he disobeyed orders shouldn't you punish him. We'll get you sometime, but he's the one we want! Give us him and we'll deal with you later." Jonny tries to negotiate.
"I guess I could. They aren't worth anything if they don't listen. I'll do it, but you owe me a favor at some point. I'll send him over." Surd says as Julia informs him of something," Looks like we have to postpone this discussion, we have to move. Can't have you tracking us."
"Way to go Jonny!" Jesse congratulates.
"Ya but that favor scares me. At least someone will get punished for this. Something tells me because this happened so easily something bad is going to happen and soon." Jonny says
"I know what you mean, Let's get out of here" Jesse say's as they both log off.
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The Party Must Go On!