This is the first fanfic I ever attempted to write…. It is also the first story/book I have ever written in english.

Disclaimer: I do not own The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest… I do not claim them… I do not own any of this… it's just done for JQ fans.

Chapter 1: Lighthouse?

It was a normal night at the Quest compound, Jonny and Jessie were in the lighthouse, Hadji was helping Dr.Quest with stuff to complicated for us to understand and Race was just catching up with Jade, who had come earlier that day, in a visit.

Jonny entered the room on top of the lighthouse, where Jessie was already waiting for him. "So you said you wanted to talk to me in private…. So what is it about" 'Oh I hope he doesn't say it… just hope he doesn't … I'm not ready for it' she was thinking but Jonny had already started to try and talk.

"Well Jess, you know, I really, you know when you try to put a card on a… oh hell… I love you Jess…. There I said it.. I LOVE YOU… have been for quite a while" he said and then he kissed her.

'Oh my god… gotto not kiss him back… but it's so hard to do that… no Jessie… you have to be strong… just let him go… it's the right thing' she was thinking so she said "Jonny, I don't love you and I'm really sorry that you feel this way about me…. But…. I should be coming from me too… but it's not and you deserve someone that can love you back… and you know what I wanna mean… I really like you as a friend, but I just don't like you that way" she said as she cursed in her mind 'Why Jessie… if he likes you and you like him…. Why do this to bouth of us? Get it together girl this is about more than just you like him, he likes you…. This is about respect, you lived in the Quest's house for over twelve years… and Jonny was always like a brother to you… except recently… and hell what would Dr.Quest say… what would Race say???? Would Hadji feel like they were braking up the team? Too many questions Jess… just keep it simple' then she turned to Jonny and said a typical thing in this case of situations "Jonny, we can still be friends just not like that… wadda you say?"… he looked long at her then opened his mouth to talk "No way Jess… I have been spending the last year being your friend when I just wanted to kiss you… to hold you in my arms and kiss you… and it was very hard to keep myself from doing that… and now… I couldn't even look in your eyes… knowing you know exactly how I feel 'bout you… and knowing you don't feel the same way… Cammon Jess… do you really think I can do that?... you think it won't kill me?"

'Yeah come to think of it… it would kill me too' she tought but then said "I can't belive you, first you say you love me, which is totally unapropriate and now you don't want to be my friend anymore because I turned you down!??!!!"

"Look Jess, that's not the reason…. It's because I can't do it anymore… I just can't" he said on a sincere tone… and she knew it was true. She felt so guilty and she did love the guy… so why not be with him… his blue eyes sparkled from the mood light and Jessie could not restrain herself… so she kissed him. He kissed her back… then she realized so she pulled back "No.. this is not right" then he kissed her again and it took all her self control not to kiss him back "Jonny, it's not right, you always were like a brother to me" he looked long at her and asked "So it's a normal day to day thing for you to kiss your brother?" "No" she answered "I said WERE, for some time now I have been seeing you a little different… but it's not right and you know it" she said trying to make him understand her point of view.

"No Jessie I don't know that… all I know is that kissing you feels great… and not kissing you feels like jumping from a building and not hitting the bottom… and always waiting for it… but it never comes".

"Look, Jonny, it's not that I don't like it… but it's just" as she tried to speak he just said "You know what Jess, just forget I ever told you that I love you" and saying this he left the lighthouse and went straight to the seashore. He was looking at the ocean.. it was so calm tonight.. unlike him.. who wanted to just run and get as far away from Jessie as possible… next thing he heard a big explosion. He ran to the compound but found only Dr.Quest, Hadji and Jade. "What happened?" he asked "We have no idea" bouth dr.Quest and Hadji answered simultaneously.

"Four men came in… they had knockout gas… they took Race… he put quite a fight, but they took him" Jade said. She had worried eyes and Jonny saw them… then he asked… "who were they?" "They looked like Surd's men" Jade answered "and it makes the most scense" she added.

Next thing she knew Jonny was running to the light house with the speed of a gazelle. He ran up the stairs, four steps at a time and when he got up there he saw that Jessie was missing but none of the equipment was gone… then the main screen opened and they saw Surd's virtual face.

"Hello… you might be wondering why I didn't take your Quest World equipment…" he said in an ironical tone.

"You're damn right we wonder… what have you done with Jessie?" he asked… and Surd answered "Jessie…. AND HER FATHER… are safe… for the time being.. however if you want them to stay that way I suggest Dr.Quest loges on to Quest world… soon. I'll let you to debate your family issues." Then the screen turned black.

"Jonny… prepare the equipment, for my Quest World entrance" he said but was cut off by Jonny almost instantly "No way dad… I'm going in and getting them"… before he could finish his father asked "How? They won't be in Quest world… and let's face it we need someone to do Race's job right now… and neither I or Hadji are good enough for it. So you better stay out of Quest World and let Hadji locate them by the signal when I'm in the game and you get there and get them out".

"Gezeez, dad, you almost sounded like Race" Jonny added.. while his father put a hand on his shoulder and said "Well, son, we need someone to do bouth his jobs."

"Yeah guess we do dad… guess we do.. okay you're ready to go now" he said as he extended his hand to give his father the transmitter.

As Dr Quest entered the realm of Surd.. Jonny told Hadji that this time he would kill Jeremia Surd.. and though Hadji tried to talk him out of it… "Jonny I think you might have lost your mind".

"Indeed I have, Hadji…deed I have" he said smiling as he tought of how it felt to kiss Jessie. He wanted to be able to do that again.. and he wanted to get rid of Surd once and for all… he has messed around with the people he cared about too long… first Race, then his father…. And now Jessie… this is just to much.

As he was thinking these things Hadji yelled out loud "Jonny… I got they're location… and I've ran it through satellite image… but you won't like it… it looks like this place has no weak points and look at all the guards." Hadji was beginning to lose hope when Jonny asked him to download the plans on his laptop so he can search for a way in. It was the first time Jonny has been thinking rationally all night… he was searching for a real solution.

"Look my friend, you wave not been sleeping for 28 hours and you will need the energy to rescue them".

"Hadji… I can't sleep even if I try… but I might have a way in… still I need Jade's help" and said that as he walked out of the room to go and find Jade. He looked all over the house but could not find her.. so he came back to the lighthouse to look up on Dr.Quest's progress in Quest world… well as it seems he good doctor has gotten lucky to resist all this time in front of all the nasty, bad and non-sportive things Surd threw at him. They looked at him and wondered where was Jade wondering off… then they called her and when she answered she seemed to have no memory of this event. Actually she didn't even remember seeing Race for a few mounts.

"Look Jonny I'm telling you… I have not been at the compound for 3-4 mounts."

"Hey, Jade, I saw you with my own eyes today… and so either you have a big memory loss or you have a twin sister"
"Look Jonny… I'll be there in 2 or 3 hours… I'll help you get 'em back.. please wait for me and don't do anything stupid, ok?"

"OK" Jonny agreed and they stood waiting for Jade in the light-tower.

Next chapter coming up.. tomorrow or in a few days anyway.