Disclaimer's: I don't own Jonny Quest (even though he is my boyfriend. I believe in independence). If anyone here thinks I should own Jonny Quest, petition Hanna Barbara for me so I don't have to write this anymore. I appreciate it! On with the fic!

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"Race." I called. I was brushing Bandit since his owner was being lazy and a sudden thought had just hit me.

"What?" He came into the room and sat down next to me.

"I'm sure my parents are going to be happy I'm seeing so many different countries and all," I said, "But, they might be a little upset once they find out it's because we're running from Serd." A little upset was the understatement of the century...

"I know," he said, "But hopefully we won't have to tell them. We should be able to wrap this up soon."

"I hope so," I said, "I have to go to school when this is over, you know. I need to be able to go home without worrying if I'll be kidnapped or something."

"We'll figure it out," he said, getting up, "If worst comes to worst, we'll head back to the Compound and barricade ourselves in. And if need be, I know Jonny won't object to you living with us forever." He smiled and said, "I doubt it will come to that though. You've still got a whole month before you have to go home. A lot can happen in a month."

"I know," I said, "I'm still worried."

"Don't be," he said, "That's my job." He left the room.

"Well, what do you think, boy?" I asked Bandit.

He woofed.

"I thought so. This isn't good no matter how we look at it." I grinned down at him and said, "You'll protect me, huh? I feel much safer. Come on, let's go attack your master for making me do his work."

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Jade decided that this wasn't going as good as she had hoped, "Race, you know I'm willing to do just about anything for you." Cough, cough....

"But," she continued, "If you are going to hide in San Francisco, here might not be the place to do it. I have enemies, too, you know."

"We know," Jonny muttered. I kicked him under the table.

"It's funny you should mention that," Race said, "Through Madame President and a few of her associates, I have a new place for us to go, somewhere were Serd wouldn't think to look for us because we've never been there before. We leave tonight."

Jonny, Hadji, and I looked at each other. This was our cue to go pack our bags. So we did.

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Jade drove us all to the airport (don't ask me how all of our bags plus us fit in her Jeep. I don't know. I just know that if I would've been any closer to Jonny, I would've been in his lap).

Jonny fairly leapt onto the jet with Hadji close behind. Dr. Quest said good-bye to Jade politely and hurried onto the plane also. I was going to kick them later...

Jade gave me a hug, "Don't forget what I told you," she said.

"Forget it now!" I heard Jonny yell. Men...

Race and Jade were looking at each other. That was my cue to go get on the plane. I did, and sat as far away from Jonny as possible, "She helped us, you know."

"So?" Jonny said, "She's Jade. The less we see of her, the better."

Race got on the plane looking a little flushed, and Hank took off.

"Where to?" Hank asked.

"Australia," Race said.

"Who do we know in Australia?" Jonny asked.

"No one," Race said, "And that's the point. Serd won't think to look for us there, and if he does, he won't know where to start."

"So where are we going in Australia?" I asked.

"The Embassy," Race said, "Madame President is friends with 1 of the Ambassadors and we'll stay with him while The United Nations goes after Serd."

"Are you serious?" I asked, "They're sending the United Nations after Serd? How did you arrange that?"

"Well, he's committed a federal offense in a country other than his own. Our government can't do anything about it, but the international 1 can."

"So, we're safe?" I asked.

"Serd has a trail on him right now," Race said, "When they catch him, he's gone."

Thank God, now I can sleep at night...

"How long have you had this set up?" I asked.

"Since we got to Jade's," Race said, "I knew the less time there the better."

"For us or for you?" I asked.

He caught my eye and said, "All of us."

That killed that conversation....

"I've never been to Australia," I said, "Have you?"

"The Doc and I have," Race said, "But the boys haven't."

"How long will this flight take?" Hadji asked.

"All night and probably until tomorrow afternoon," Race said, "So, go to sleep now. I have the feeling that you'll all sleep better than you have since we started running."

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Race is such a liar. We didn't get to Australia until almost 9 at night, our time. It was 7 in the morning their time. We would spend the whole day sleeping...

We managed to get to the Embassy without any major catastrophes. The Embassy here is smaller than the one in Russia.

Ambassador Smith and his family were happy to see us, "We're glad you made it here safely. There are plenty of guards and we hope you'll say here until Serd is apprehended. The kids must be tired of moving around so much."

I'm liking this guy. He seemed to be genuinely nice and his wife was too.

"I'd like you to meet our daughter," Mrs. Smith said, "She's just about your age, Cayla. Katie, come down here. Our guests are here."

A girl of about 13 came running down the steps, "Hey," she said, "What's up?"

Finally, someone my age other than those 2 over there. I'm really sick of guys...

Dr. Quest introduced us to her, "Where are you guys from?" she asked.

"All over," Jonny said, "But we're originally from Maine and she's from Pennsylvania, you know, in the USA."

"I know where they are," Katie said, "We're from the USA, too. Pennsylvania, USA."

2 points. Good for her. She made Jonny look stupid...

"Katie where are your manners?" her mother asked.

"In Pennsylvania, USA," she said.

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I was staying in Katie's room with her, the boys were 1 door to the right and Dr. Quest and Race were 2 doors to the right. Katie's parent's were in the room to the left. The guards were, well, everywhere. You couldn't go 5 feet without running into another 1.

"You get used to it," Katie said.

"I'm used to it already," I said, "Everywhere we go, except for with Jade, there were people everywhere."

"Who's Jade," she asked.

"A friend of Race's," I said, "She lives in San Francisco. That's where we just came from."

"I haven't been back to the USA since I was 5," Katie said, "We don't get to go home much because of Daddy's duties. Where have you guys been traveling?"

"We've been to India, Russia, Columbia, and San Francisco," I said, "And now we're in Australia."

"You'll like it here," Katie said, "There are lots of cool things to do around here. We aren't that far from the ocean, so we can go swimming and snorkeling if you're allowed. The guards come with us, so you'd be safe."

"That'd be great!" I said, "I need to get outside. I got a little of a tan in Columbia, but we've been inside the rest of the time. I need some fresh air," I paused, "Are there any koala bears around here? I've always wanted to see 1."

"We can go to the Zoo while you're here, too," Katie said, "There aren't too many running around a major city."

"I didn't think so, but it didn't hurt to ask," I said. I yawned.

"Why don't you take a nap?" Katie asked, "When you wake up, we'll force the adults to let us go shopping or something."

"Sounds good," I said.

She left the room and I went to sleep...

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Well, I hope everyone's happy! We're in Australia and I made up people to stay with. Katie of all people should be happy. She's finally in the fic! More adventures in Australia next time on A Summer Quest! Ja ne! The Management