Ok, I left quite a big Cliffhanger - let's see if we can turn this into a rollercoaster. :P

Last time...

She quickly maneuvered the syringe in her hand, brought it down hard into her captive's shoulder and pressed down on the plunger.

And now, it's time to fill in a few blanks, shall we? ;)

Serpent's Kiss

An Alternate Timeline Real Adventures of Jonny Quest fic

by Time Guardian

Chapter Ten - Deception's Drawback

Anya sat up triumphantly and threw the used syringe aside.

When she had chosen her target, Anya had thought she was going for the anonymity. When she found that her hands came away stained with a dark substance that came off of his skin, she looked into his eyes and recognized her target.

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Jonny Quest felt like his head was going to explode. His shoulder burned from the force of the injection and his thoughts were coming a mile a minute. He eventually was able to cast Anya aside with a judo style throw. As he got to his feet, his eyes met Race's, and Jonny could see the question in his eyes. -Are you all right?-

He shook his head in reply.

This wasn't going well at all. Head spinning, Jonny reluctantly remembered the last time he felt this way and recognized what was happening.

-Damn, she gave me the control serum.-

At best, he had three minutes before his mind clouded over, making him susceptable to any command the sisters had up their collective sleeves.

Well, he wasn't going down without a fight. He saw Anya move towards the end of the room where her father was entombed and he gave chase.

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Race stared down Melana holding the gun on them and mentally kicked himself for waiting so long to act. He had hoped the sisters would either show their hand or show a weakness, but instead they decided to use Jonny to do their dirty work. He had a bad feeling that whatever had been used on Miguel had just been used on Jonny, and there was no time for explanations.

With a growl he sprang towards Melana, all the while yelling over his shoulder. "Benton, Jess, get Jonny away from Anya. If she gives him a command in his current state we will be his next targets!"

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Dr. Quest heard what Race said, and stared at the boy he knew as Tomas.

Shock and grim realization set in. He knew Race would never lie to him, and Anya had told him what was in that vial and that meant - no, not again.

He was jolted by Jess shouting. "Dr. Quest, come on!"

They both hurried, rushing Anya where she stood. Jess went for her feet and Dr. Quest tackled her shoulders and all three of them fell to the ground hard.

Dr. Quest's anger boiled over and he shook Anya's shoulders hard. "Enough of this! Give it up, you've lost."

Strangely enough, she started to laugh. Irritated, Jessie shouted. "What's so funny?"

Anya sneered at the two of them. "It is too late. Jonny, get Dr. Quest off of me!"

Dr. Quest turned his head to see where Jonny was, but by then it was too late, he felt a sharp blow at the back of head, and he fell hard to the floor.

As he felt himself slipping into unconsciousness, he saw Jonny standing above him smiling.

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Jessie saw Dr. Quest fall and she moved to her feet quickly to find Jonny standing over his unconscious father, but his eyes were different. They seemed almost lifeless, as if his soul was gone.

"Jonny, no!"

She received no response. Jessie looked back at her dad, who at that point was still grappling with Melana. He was busy with his own fight.

Anya stood up and casually dusted herself off as if the fight had been nothing. "Well, I think now we have the advantage, don't we sister?" She went over to where Dr. Quest laid on the ground.

Jessie realized what Anya was about to do and mave a move towards her. "Oh no you don't!"

Anya whipped her head around. "Jonny, restrain her!"

Jessie looked around wearily as she saw Jonny approach her. He had a determined stride, and the scowl on his face made it obvious that he was willing to follow the order. "Jonny, please, I don't want to hurt you."

When he didn't stop, Jessie sighed. "I warned you." She then whipped around with a roundhouse kick that should have sent him sprawling to the ground. Instead, Jonny's head went back once, and then he began to advance on her again.

She backed away nervously. Whatever tweaking Anya had done with the potion was sure effective. Jessie settled back into a karate stance like her father taught her. She wasn't going to make it easy on anyone, Jonny included.

Anya's voice rang out through the room. "Jonny, stop. I suggest the two of you give up now, before I break the Doctor's neck!"

Jessie saw that while she was busy evading Jonny, Anya had taken up a position over Dr. Quest's body, and she had her hands posed above his head.

She looked back at her dad, and saw the indecision in his face.

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Race found Melana to be a wily opponent, and he was having a hard time counterattacking, because he was worried about what was happening with Jonny, Jessie, and Dr. Quest.

He had finally managed to kick the rifle out of Melana's hands when he heard Anya announce her intentions. When Race looked over, he was sick to see Jonny standing guard over Jessie, and Anya being seconds away from breaking Dr. Quest's neck.

There was too many odds stacked against them. He saw the fear in her daughter's eyes, and he tried to give her a reassuring glance. They were in a den of snakes in more ways than one, but for now, Dr. Quest's life was at stake.

Race halted his advance, and put his hands up in the air. "We surrender. Do not hurt him."

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Melana backed off as well, and picked up the weapon that had been forced from her hand. "What shall we do with them, sister?"

Anya stood up. "I still need assistance to help us with our father's revival." She looked over at Jonny. "Since I already have a willing servant, I will have him do the major tasks while I monitor the machines. Why don't you introduce our three guests to our snake brethren?"

Melana laughed and motioned towards the door with her gun. "Excellent. I have the perfect place for them."

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Dr. Quest's head pounded furiously. Coherent thought was starting to come back to him, and he wasn't too happy with what he remembered. Jonny was back under the control of the Zin family, and he was a prisoner in the Serpent's pyramid. He felt something binding his arms, and he slowly opened his eyes.

He found himself shackled by his arms against the wall of what looked like a smaller lab. Looking around, He saw that Race and Jessie were in the same predicament as he was.

Race apparently noticed he was awake, because he quietly hissed. "Benton! Whatever you do, don't make any sudden moves. Look at the floor."

Casting his gaze to the ground, he saw three poisonous snakes, judging by their markings, and they were all slithering around at their feet.

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Edit: must make sure not to rush things, edited for one or two minor grammar fixes and a number agreement.

Happy Halloween Everybody! -ducks before any objects can be thrown at her.-