When a man seeking immortality decides to use a rival from his past, the Quest are targets once again. But instead of Jonny being the target, Jessie is who he is after. Can these two survive yet another unwanted adventure or will their time be cut short before their relationship can take off.
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I do not own anything from Jonny Quest. I just want to be Jonny Quest but that was a long time ago. . . . . . . . . . . . Fine, I'm lying. I still want to be Jonny Quest.
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Raiders of the Sun: Chapter 1
This takes place after my first two JQ stories. I used those stories to get into the mindset of doing a full JQ tale so I hope I do this right. Keep in mind both Jonny and Jessie are older, Jonny 16 and Jess 17. It makes it easier for me to write a more young adult tale then a teenage one.
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After the Halloween party, Jonny and Jessie had a long talk. They decided to take things slow, test the waters sort or speak, to see if the idea of a romantic relationship could actually work for them. They continued to keep it a secret from everyone until they knew how things were going to progress. When they would go out, they would say that they are meeting up with the group but going out to do their own thing. While out they would talk about how things could be different if they were a serious couple, both keeping it in the gray area between best friends and romantic partners.
At first, things seem to be weird but not in a bad way. Small things that both would do to each other started to take on different meanings. Jonny had a habit of putting his chin on her shoulder to look over her when she pointed something out for him. Normally she wouldn't think anything of it, but now she would notice the warmth of his skin and his breath would give her goose bumps on the back of her neck.
For Jonny, physical contact was just a part of their normal routine. Jess taking his hand to drag him off the couch didn't mean much, but now he would purposely trail back so that she had to grab him to make sure he kept up. When she walked in front of him and stopped quickly, he would lightly grab her waist and lightly bump into her and act like he wasn't paying attention and just couldn't stop in time.
It wasn't just the quiet want of physical contact that each of them wanted but dared not tell, Jess realized that during this time Jonny seem to be more adult about a lot of things especially since she knew how Jonny acted when he did go out with other girls in the past. Jonny also noticed small things about Jess. She was more relaxed even when talking about past relationships then she had with other guys as if it was natural for the two to be together.
After returning home one night, both climbed the stairs to their rooms. Since their rooms are across the hall from each other it was no big deal for the two of them to head to bed at the same time. Once they reached their doors they both said goodnight. As they turned to walk into their own rooms Jessie turned back around.
"Hey, Jonny." Calling him just above a whisper.
When he hears her, he turns back around to see Jess at her door looking right at him with a serious look on her face.
"Oh I know that look." Saying in a playful tone. "I swear, I didn't do it."
She shows a smile. "It's not what you did but didn't do. Well, haven't tried to do is a better way to put it."
"I know this won't be a surprise to you but I'm lost."
"Well, you know I'm very straight forward about a lot of things so I'll just say it. Is this getting serious or are we just saying that we're dating to give us a new thrill?"
Jonny gives a quick nod and holds up his finger for one second. He opens his bedroom door and throws his jacket in the room and turns back to her closing the door part way.
"I like to think we are getting serious but I also thought we were taking things really slow. Why do you ask?" Jonny leans on his door frame.
Jessie also tosses her jacket into her room through the already opened door. "Well, here's the thing, I don't know if I'm just comparing what we're doing to the other dates I've been on or what, but every time we've gone out I'm half way expected you to make some kind of pass at me." Jonny can't hide his smile. "What?"
"It's nothing." He answers keeping his smile.
"What?." She asks again.
"Okay, here goes." Jonny takes a breath. "It's to my understanding that the first few dates are suppose to determine the do's and don'ts of the person you are seeing, agreed?"
"Agreed." she nods.
"Well, I know you better then anyone and you know me even more then that. So the first few dates of do's and don'ts just went out the window."
"So what you are saying that if things were different between us from the start, as in no history between us, would you have made a pass at me by now?"
Jonny shifts to the other side of the door frame. "Jess, have you seen yourself in the mirror?" She gives him a puzzled look. He then shakes his head and exhales loudly. "Jess, what I'm trying to say is that you're quite possibility the most beautiful woman I have ever known and if we were just two people going out and not best friends for half of our lives, you would've needed a stun gun to keep me off of you. Would that qualify as making a pass at you?"
Her eyes go wide at his commits letting his words sink in before she answers. "A stun gun?"
He nods. "Possibility needing extra batteries as well."
"HMM." Is all she responds with as she turns to her room walking in, then something registers in her mind what he actually said. She quickly turns around grabbing the door with one hand and the door frame with the other. "Wait! Did you just call me 'the most beautiful woman you know'?"
"Nothing gets by you, huh Ace?"
"You're not trying to lie to me, are you?" Pointing at him.
Jonny stands straight and steps closer to her. "Jess, out of all the things I have done, have I ever been able to lie to you?"
She looks deep into his eyes and knows he's right. Out of everything the two of them have done, he has never lied to her or even tried. She makes no attempt to hide the smile that grows across her face.
"Have I ever mentioned how much I love your smile." Showing a light smile of his own.
Even though his comment causes her to blush, just looking at him puts her at ease as she allowed her hands to glide down the door and frame. She was about to speak when Jonny surprised her by pressing his lips to hers in a soft kiss. Even though his kiss was gentle it was quick so she never got the chance to react before he pulled his lips away from her but staying close to her.
Jonny couldn't tell what kind of look Jess was showing him. His kiss was spur of the moment, because if he actually thought about it, he would have talked himself out of it. Not knowing what to do he starts to apologize but is quickly cut off when Jess grabs him by his shirt with both hands and pulls him back to her, kissing him. Unlike his kiss, her kiss is full of determination and passion as she keeps an iron grip on him so he can't pull away.
It takes about a half a heartbeat for Jonny to respond wrapping his arms around her waist pulling her so close that she leans forward into him causing him to back step into his bedroom door. When he hits the door it swings open and he looses his footing and falls back to the floor with Jessie on top.
Jess quickly took her hands from Jonny's shirt, stood up and backpedaled to her door and covered her mouth with her hands. Jonny set up against his elbows in a mix of shock and amazement. Jonny wanted to say something but couldn't, but his mouth was trying. Jess' expression goes from embarrassment, over what she just did, to giggling at the sight of Jonny trying to speak. This causes Jonny to laugh as well both keeping their eyes on one another.
As soft laughter calms to smiles with Jess being the first to move as she turns walking into her room then closing the door behind her slowly as she continues to look at Jonny and smile.
"Goodnight, Stud." She says playfully as she closes her door. Once her door is shut, he falls back to the floor with a small thump moving his hands down his face.
"Oh Wow. I'm in trouble." he mumbles to himself dropping his hand back to the floor. Taking a deep breath he lift his head and drops it back to the floor.
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The next morning Jonny walks down the stairs to find Jessie finishing up breakfast. Both pause when they spot each other and begin to smile. Jonny is the first to quickly break eye contact walking into the kitchen grabbing an apple and stopping at the table where Jess is sitting. Jonny first words to her are in the form of uh's and stutters but he stops to compose himself. This causes Jess to turn away trying not to laugh but brings her attention back to him as he tries to speak again.
"Jess, I think we should talk about last night."
"I thought that's what you were trying to say."
"Do you mind?"
"No, not at all. I prepared myself for this so let's do it." Jess uses her foot to kick out the chair beside her for Jonny to sit down.
Jonny takes a deep breath leaving his apple on the counter and walks around to her and stops at the chair pausing for only a moment, then he walks past the chair, straight to her placing his hands on her neck lifting her head and embracing her in a full kiss.
Even though Jessie was caught off guard, it didn't take her long to return Jonny's kiss. She closes her eyes and lifts her hands to Jonny's neck trying to pull him even closure deepening their kiss. While Jess is still planted in her chair and her arms now wrapped around his neck, she slightly opens her mouth against his causing him following suit. She wildly slips her tongue in his mouth searching for his.
With Jessie now in control having her arms locked around him, Jonny now makes his move wrapping his arms around her waist and lifting her off the chair placing her on top of the table. Jess slowly hooks her legs behind his as they slow their kiss to something more passionate. When Bandit decides to speak out with a whining bark, they slowly pull their lips apart keeping their foreheads touching and their grip on each other. Jessie and Jonny both completely out of breath but still try to speak at the same time.
"You first." Jonny whispers out.
"Oh, WOW." Jess whispers out in one breath.
Jonny smiles. "I said the same thing last night." He pauses for a moment. "So does this means 'going slow' just went out the window as well?
Jessie also out of breath. "Well, I don't know but. . . Yes." Answering with a smile.
"Are we're still keeping this a secret?" Questions Jonny.
"Unless you want my dad to kill you."
"If he does find out, I'll die a happy man."
"Stop joking Jonny. You've probably done this countless times."
"Last night I had the most amazing kiss in the world from the most amazing girl in the world and this just blew last night out of the water."
"I can agree with that." Jess breaths out before kissing him once again.
During mid-kiss Jonny pulls away looking at Jess. "Where's our parents!" The question snapping into his mind.
Jess startled by his actions before realizing what he just asked. "It's okay Jonny. They went into town to pick up a few things for Thanksgiving."
Jonny lets out a heavy sigh. "Oh Thank God. I want to enjoy every moment with you I can."
"We're making out not getting married." Jonny doesn't answer her, he just smiles.
"You know what, don't say anything. I don't want to know what's going on in that head of yours."
"You sure, I may even be willing to wear that white tux you keep harping about."
Jess laughs sitting up on the island but still keeping her hands on the back of his neck. "You remember that? I'm impressed."
"I remember everything you tell me, Jess. You've always been that important to me."
"I always did find that odd that you couldn't really remember what you and your dates talked about but you could remember what I told you over a year ago."
"I guess I had other priorities back then." He moves closer to her kissing her neck.
She tilts her head over allowing better access. "You are going to be the one that gets us in trouble, Jonny Quest." Jess holding the word 'are'.
"And I don't hear you stopping me, do I, Jessie Bannon." Jonny leans forward kissing Jess once again. This kiss is slow and meaningful both enjoying the moment.
Jess is the one who pulls away but still keeping her eyes close. "I think we need to slow down, hotshot."
Jonny nods. "I think you're right or I will get us in trouble." He answers with a smile. "You do have a stun gun, right?"
She lets out a small giggle. "Let's just separate for a few, recollect ourselves." Jess unfolding her legs and arms from around him and using her hands on his chest to lightly push him back.
Jonny nods again as he moves his hands slowly from around her waist sliding them down the outside of her legs to her knees before pushing himself back away from her. Jess reacts with his hands moving on her by taking in a sharp breath as his hands travel down her sides and legs even biting her lower lip as his thumbs slide down the top of her thighs. When he's clear, Jess hops down quickly passing him heading towards the way out.
"I'm heading upstairs. I'll be back in a few." Jess stopping at the kitchen archway looking back at him waiting to see if he responds.
"Yeah, sure Jess. I'll . . um . . I'll stay here and uh and put my head in the freezer for a while." He thumbs behind him to the freezer. Jess just smiles and nods before walking out and up stairs with Bandit following behind her.
Jonny doesn't make it to the freezer instead he drops his arms on the counter where he left his uneaten apple, placing his head on top of his arms letting out a huge sigh. 'If being around Jess doesn't kill me, Race will.' Jonny tells himself.
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Jess makes it to her room, opening the door and walking straight to her bed dropping herself on it and grabbing her body pillow letting out a large sigh of her own. 'I can't believe that just happened, again.' Jess telling herself before she hears Bandit beside her bed. She taps on the bed for Bandit to jump up and replaces her body pillow for him. "Did you know about this, your master's plan to make me fall for him. I bet you did." Jess scratching his head.
While being loved on, Bandit hears a noise and works himself out of Jessie's arms stopping at the foot of the bed and growling. "What is it, boy?" A man in full tactical gear turns into the door way holding a pistol looking directly at Jess as a second man walks up from behind.
Bandit barks loud before a dart flies into him from the pistol from the man. He steps aside and the second man steps forward with rifle in hand pointing at Jess.
"You're coming with us Miss Bannon." Comes from the man with the pistol dropping it and pulling another.
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From down stairs, Jonny hears Bandit barking before going silent. His head shoots up from his arms with a gut feeling that something is wrong. "Jessie." Is all he has time to say to himself before the back door is kicked in and two men charge in, both head to toe in tactical gear.
Jonny reacts quickly rushing the first man in, grabbing his rifle by the barrel and pointing it up striking the guy across the jaw with a right hook. He then grabs him by the vest shoving him against the wall to his left opening the door way for the second man. Because of the tight quarters of the back entrance the second man can't target him with his rifle so Jonny spartan kicks the second man back outside the door as he keeps his grip of guy one. Jonny then steps back into the kitchen pulling the guy one with him and ramming him head first into the island bar knocking him out. This puts him right beside the stove where a sauce pan is sitting. Jonny grabs the pan and turns to see the second man with rifle entering the kitchen. Jonny uses his left hand and pushes the rifle away from him opening the rifleman up for Jonny to swing the pan nearly taking the guy's head off. After the second gun man falls, he drops the pan and jumps over the two men and runs through the kitchen door to spot the other two holding Jessie at the bottom of the staircase with a rifle pointing at him.
"Glad you could join us, Mr. Quest." The kidnaper tightens his grip on Jess. "Where are my other men?" Jonny just stares him down.
"No matter. We got what we came for. We're going out the front." The man with Jess backs out the front door with the rifleman following as guard watching Jonny who also follows keeping his distance.
"Mr. Green, lets take the Mustang." The rifleman lowers his weapon and moves to Jessie's car and checks the door. When it opens, Green gets into the drivers seat and uses a multi-tool to break the key switch to turn it starting the car.
"Good to go, Mr. Red." Green says getting out.
"Good, and don't forget to trash the bike." Mr. Green turns his rifle to Jonny's motorcycle and puts two rounds in the motor then turns back to zip ties Jessie's hands in front or her. Then turns back to the car and climbs in the back holding her zipped up hands he pulls Jess in the backseat. When Jess is in the car Mr. Red he turns his pistol on Jonny covering him. Mr. Red then pushes the seat back and gets in. He puts the car in reverse and backs up away from Jonny to put more distance from him then turns the car putting it in drive then speeding down the private drive toward the open highway.
As soon as the car starts to drive away, Jonny bolts towards the far garage and opens the first door revealing the black V8 Mustang he's been working on since Jessie's birthday. Jonny pushes the toolbox out of the way and pulls off the tool blanket from under the hood, slams the hood shut and jumps in starting the car. The car sounds rough but is running as Jonny slams the car into first and drops the clutch spinning both rear tires, the car shooting out of the garage to chase after Jess.
Jonny hits the main road sliding the car sideways as he comes out of the driveway. As his speed increases so does the temperature gauge of the car as well as an assortment of warning light across the dash, Jonny reaches into his pocket and pulls his cell hitting the center button.
"Iris online." His phone lights up.
"Iris, Emergency Call for Lieutenant Davis."
"Contacting Lieutenant Davis using emergency protocols." His phone calls out flashing a police badge on the screen.
After a few moments a voice comes through Jonny's phone. "This is Davis, go ahead."
"Davis, Jonny Quest. Four men just broke into my house. Two of them are down. The other two grabbed Jessie and is now heading west on Mountain View Road about 20 minutes outside of town."
Davis shoots up from his desk. "Are you serious?"
"No it's April Fool's, Yes I'm serious!"
"DISPATCH!" Davis calls out from his office. "Send all units to Mount View Road to set up a road block just outside of town. Chase in progress heading west." Davis speaks back into his phone. "What can you tell me Jonny?" Davis grabs his jacket off the wall and heads towards the exit. "And send someone over to the Quest Compound." He yells out to the Dispatch office as rushes out the door.
"Four men total. Professionals using call signs as names; armed with automatic weapons. Two out cold trying to get me. The remaining two grabbed Jess and her car. I'm chasing them now but I don't know how much longer this thing will hold out. She's overheating bad and wasn't ready for the road let alone a car chase at 80 miles per hour."
Davis opens his car door and gets in. "Jonny just stay on them and don't give them the option of slowing down. If they turn off the main road there's no telling where they can go so don't give them that choice. We'll be waiting for you at the roadblock so keep pushing them but be careful."
"See you there, L.T." Jonny hits the end call button.
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As Jonny gets close enough to be seen in the rear view mirror, Mr. Green calls out from the back seat. "Mr. Red, we may have a problem."
"What is it?" Red questions, keeping his eyes forward.
"Black Mustang coming up fast."
Jess speaks out from the back seat. "Here's Jonny." Smiling brightly as Green looks over to her.
"Jonny? Where did he get another car?" Red said out loud.
"When he built this one for me." Jess answers.
"Jesus this kid is a pain in the ass." Red announces.
"And he's catching up. You might want to go faster." Green informs him.
"It won't work, that car is built for racing. We're planning to rally race with that beast and now you're being chased by it." Jess tells them in confidence.
Red is trying his best to push Jessie's car but the black beast behind them keeps gaining. Frustrated he hits the steering wheel with his right hand. "Fuck. This was supposed to be a simple Snatch and Grab. Get the girl and get out."
"Well, it looks like we woke the dragon, Red." Green looking back at the black Mustang.
Jessie shakes her head at Green. "Dragon? No, not Jonny. He's more like a wolf. Just when you think you've lost him, he'll always find a way to track you down."
"Not if we put a bullet in him." Green responds as he pulls his sidearm.
As they get closer to town, Red notices the road block of police cars.
"GREEN! Roadblock ahead. Get ready to engage."
"Roger tha. . . .ACK!" Red quickly looks back to see Jess chop Green in the neck catching his wind pipe. Green drops his gun as Jess takes him by the shoulder and introduces him to the built in roll cage of her car, repeatedly.
When she notices that Green is out, she turns her sights on Red. Jess throws her arms over him and starts to choke Red using the zip ties around her wrist. Now struggling with Jess and almost at the road block, Red hits the brakes sliding the car sideways just in front of the police cars blocking the road. Jonny follows suit blocking Jessie's car in the middle. Jonny jumps out and runs to the driver's side of the car opening the door seeing Jess chocking the life out of Red as the police rushes the car coming up behind Jonny, Davis being among them.
"Could someone get this bastard out of my car before I kill him!" Jess tells the group of on lookers with anger in her voice.
"Sure thing Ace." Jonny steps to the side. "You heard the Lady." The police raid the car pulling him out after Jessie removes her hands from his neck, the police pinning Red on the round.
With Red out of the car and now cuffed, Jonny pulls the latch on the seat to help Jess out of the back. He pulls his pocket knife and cuts the straps. As he does, she throws her arms around Jonny hugging him tight. "You're awesome, Jess."
"Why yes I am." Telling him as she loosens her grip around him.
"If you keep this up, you won't need me to rescue you anymore." He tells her in a playful tone.
She lightly pops him in the chest with her right hand followed with a point of her finger. "You better be joking."
"Of course I am. You can't get rid of me that easy."
"That's one amazing girl you got there, Jonny." Davis pipes up from behind the couple.
"Oh yeah she is." Jonny looks over at him but still keeps his arms around Jess.
"Umm, Jonny." Jess speaks up as she lightly pushes away from him.
Jonny looks back at her. "Yeah Jess."
Jess points at the black Mustang. "Your car's on fire."
Jonny looks over at his car and without skipping a beat. "AWE MAN." As he sees black smoke and small light of flame from under the hood. "Anyone got a fire extinguisher?"
As two police men run toward Jonny's car, one with the extinguisher to put out the flames.
"See, I told you she wasn't ready." Jonny motions at his smoking Mustang.
"I'll call a tow truck." Davis turns and walks back to his car shaking his head and letting loose a deep laugh.
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Jonny and Jessie answer questions to one of the patrol officers as the tow truck loads up the black Mustang. When the driver calls out that he's ready to go, the cops release the two teens and they climb into Jess' Mustang to drive back home with Jonny driving. He doesn't take long to break the silence.
"Question?" Jonny speaks up from the driver's seat.
"Answer." Jessie returns with a smile.
"Most of the time it's my fault when things like this happen, right?" Jess nods "So what did you do?"
"You of all people should know that I don't do anything to provoke anyone." Jess not hiding her smile as her words drip with sarcasm.
"Sure you don't." Jonny slowly nods as he stares at the road.
"Well it has been a while since we last pissed anyone off." Jonny stressing the word 'has'. "You know just once I would like to have a normal life longer then 5 minutes." Jonny being serious for once.
Jess turns to look at him. "Who are you and what did you do with my boyfriend?"
"No, I'm serious Jess. . . . . Wait, did you just call me your boyfriend?" He shoots a look over to her.
Jessie's eyes go wide and she quickly turns away from him. "No I didn't." Jess speaking fast as her face starts to turn red.
Jonny now sporting a large Dennis Quaid style smile. "I think you did, at least that is what I thought I heard. I could be mistaken but I don't think so. You know how my mind works so if I'm wrong about that, you better correct me quick."
Jess refuses to answer so Jonny turns back to being serious and slowly drops his smile and holds out his hand for hers. "Sorry, Jess. I don't mean any harm by teasing you. It's just you never use that word even when you talked about the guys you've dated, yet it seemed so easy for you to say it to me."
She looks down and places her hand in his then looks up at him. "Well, I have a lot more invested in you then I did with them." Jess starts to show a smile. "Plus every guy I dated was pissed at you because I was spending more time with you then with them or they thought I was sleeping with you while going out with them."
Jonny does a double take at her. "WHA?!" The car starts to run over the reflectors on the side of the road.
"Jonny, guard rail." Jess says calmly.
Jonny looks forward and puts the car back between the lines. "Are you serious?" Jess nods. "They thought we were sleeping together? How come I never heard of this?"
"Because I took care of it before rumors could spread." She cast a side look over to him and smiles. Jonny knew that smile all too well.
"Well, that would explain the looks I got from most of the guys at school." Jonny takes a moment. "So, how long have we been sleeping together?"
She knows his question is purely sarcastic. "Months. I had one guy even try to blackmail me with it."
"Blackmail, how?"
"He told me that if I didn't do certain things for him, he would tell the school that he caught the two of us, at school, having sex."
Jonny's eyes go wide. "And what did you do about it?"
"I massaged his balls with my foot."
He couldn't help but to tighten his grip a little on Jessie's hand. "Oooh. That had to hurt, wait a minute, you're not talking about Billy Wright, are you?
"Oh yeah. He's the one."
"So that's why he was out of school for a week." She nods. "Damn Jess, I'm glade I'm not on your bad side."
"I also told him that you would do much worst to him if I ever told you what he just tried to do."
"Wow, and here I thought you were so sweet and innocent."
"Sweet and innocent, you just wait until we get pass the 'making out phase' and into the rough stuff."
Jonny drops his smile for a blank stare looking directly at her. In which she returns the same look to him. It only takes a moment before both of them crack and start laughing.
Soon after Jonny makes the next comment. "When that does happen, I won't have to worry about Race anymore."
"Oh yeah, why's that?"
"Because, you'll be the death of me, not him."
"Aw, come on hotshot. Afraid you can't handle me."
"I don't want to handle you, Jess. 5 minutes, 5 months, 5 years from now, I always want to be surprised by you and so far, you've never failed to do so. Not once." He brings up her hand and kisses the back it then sets it back down on her lap.
Jessie looks over at him and can't believe that this is coming out of him. The reckless teen who she has known for years to become a hopeless romantic over night. Whatever this was, she was quickly realizing that he's also able to surprise her after all this time, and she wanted more.
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They follow the tow truck back to the house and as the tow truck makes the turn into the Quest Compound driveway, a black SUV pulls up behind the red Mustang, hits it from behind at a low speed and pushes the car into the guard rail pinning the car and crushing it in place. Before Jess and Jonny could react, two armed men, one of each side of the car open the doors and pull both teens out.
The tow truck driver sees the crash and gets out of his truck but stops in his tracks when he sees the men and the weaponry. Jonny and Jess are both pushed against the SUV; their hands secured with zip ties and then pushed to the rear hatch and tossed in the back.
One man walks up to the truck driver and hands him a large package.
"Make sure the family gets this." The SUV pulls away from the Mustang and stops beside the man. He opens the passenger door stepping in and opens the glove box and takes a grenade and pulls the pin. "You may want to run." He addressed the truck driver.
The driver takes off and runs down the drive way hoping that the cops are still at the house, the man pitches the grenade into Jessie's car and the SUV speeds off just before the grenade explodes destroying the Mustang.
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End of chapter one, and this is why those two can't have nice things. But for me, I never was too crazy about the Mustang unless you're talking classic. So I had a little fun with destroying these two cars. Call it a guilty pleasure. Please let me know how I'm doing. I know the fandom is small for JQ but I am happy to see the small few of us still out there.