Disclaimer: I own Kai, Meredith, Keith Wilson(Will) and anybody else that
wasn't in the show. JQ and friends belong to HB and AOL Time Warner.
The Promises We Make
Chapter 1
By Kara
From a distance, Race Bannon sat behind his desk with his chair facing the window. He had been watching his daughter and godson run around outside. It had been a little over two weeks since Kai's parents died, and two weeks to the day since he first arrived at the Quest Compound.
At first, thing were rough for the young adult. When he first arrived at the Quest Compound, he was greeted by two faces whom he had never met.
"Welcome to the Quest Compound." Race announced over the planes PA system. Kai looked at his watch, "It's 4:00 and it's already dark?" Kai asked in disbelief, he then looked back out the window as the plane made it's way to the hanger.
"You dork, you forgot to change your watch." Jessie said from the other side of the plane.
"Okay," Kai said as he fiddled with his watch, "then it's 9 o'clock."
Jessie then glanced at her Quest watch, which was controlled by satellites and was automatically configured to change time depending on the location of the watch. "No, it's 10 o'clock," she said.
"Wait, wait. Hawaii is five hours behind eastern time, so that would make it 9 o'clock." Kai protested.
"You're correct about that, but, have you ever heard of daylight savings?"
"Vaguely."
"Well, basically in April we spring ahead an hour, and in October, we fall back an hour. So as of right now, we are an extra hour ahead of you."
"And the point of this would be?"
"Gives people more time to enjoy the sun in the summer months after work hours." Race said as he exited the cockpit. "It was originally created for use during World War II for economic reasons."
"Great, now I'm really off on my time zones."
Off he was, Race thought. He continued to look out the window even though his two kids were now inside. The past week had been busy for Race. Not only did he have to help move Kai in, but he also had to enroll Kai in his new school, Albert Einstein High School, a private school in Rockport. He also had to play mediator, councilor and guardian for the boy. Almost everyday Race had to deal with a call from the big boys at I-1, and almost every time, they were about wanting to take the boy away. Funny, Race thought, they trust him with the worlds greatest scientist and his two boys, but not the 17 year old boy of his former partner.
Race yawned. The past week he had got less sleep then he had ever got while being in the Navy. Not only had he been getting up at odd hours of the night, so had Dr. Quest, and Kai. Every night, he and Dr. Quest would wake up to the sound of the television in the den, or the sound of someone walking around at night.
"Damnit, what is Jonny doing up at this time of the night?" Race cursed as he walked down the hall towards the den. In the distance he could see flashing lights and he could hear the sounds of infomercials. When he reached the den, he was surprised to see who was watching TV.
"Kai. What are you doing up?" Race asked the blonde boy who was laying on the couch.
"Couldn't sleep. My body still thinks it's only 8 o'clock, not 2am."
"That's right, 2am." Race grumbled as he rubbed his eyes.
"Sorry if I woke you."
"Your fine. Just keep it down." Race said as he walked back towards his quarters.
Watching infomercials wasn't the only thing Kai did at night. The two days later, Dr. Quest told Race about Kai's eating habits.
"Race, I thought you might want to know this, I found Kai in the kitchen cooking an egg at 1am."
"I swear Benton, when I was that boys age, I could easily stand the time zone changes."
Dr. Quest chuckled.
"I'll have a talk with him tonight."
"Don't Race. Let him get use to the transition on his own. Besides, I told him he could do whatever he wants in this house. I even gave him his own Questworld Laptop, so he could get online in his room at night."
"You know Doc, I really appreciate you letting Kai stay here," Race said.
"Don't think anything of it Race. You know that my home, is your home."
"Thanks Doctor."
Race yawned again. He then stood up and walked towards the end of his office, eyeing his black leather couch. When he reached his couch, he laid down, and closed his eyes. Sleep quickly swept over the exhausted man, swiftly taking him to the land of slumber.
The dark figure pulled up to the gates of the Quest Compound in a dark blue Ford Explorer. The figure then slowed down when he reached the opening of the gates, rolled down the window, and punched in a code that had been implanted in his memory. Slowly, the gates opened just as the sound of a woman's voice welcomed the guest, but the welcome was unnoticed, because the dark figure had already rolled up the window. As his journey ended at the door of the main compound, he turned his SUV off, got out and walked towards the back, where he opened the back hatch and pulled out two duffle bags and placed them on the driveway. Quietly, he shut the glass on the back hatch, and turned to face the windows of the compound. In the distance, he could see a faint light turned on inside the compound. He then glanced down at his digital watch, which illuminated in the dark light. "It's 3am, I hope Dr. Quest isn't waiting up for me," the young Indian boy said slightly distressed at the thought as he picked up his bags, and headed towards the door. He pulled out his key, and unlocked the door. Curiosity getting the better of him, he walked towards the den. The sound of a low volume TV could be heard as he got closer.
"I'm home," he said to the figure that was laying on the couch. When the head popped up, he was caught off guard by the face the appeared. His eyes stared into the dark brown pupil of the young blonde teen. "Oh my, so sorry."
"Aloha. I'm guessing your the yogi, I mean, Hadji."
"I see that you know my name, but unfortunately, I do not know yours." Hadji said as he made his way towards the newly met teen.
"Hi, I'm Kai Wilson."
"Oh that is right. I had forgotten, Dr. Quest mentioned you were living here. I deeply apologetic towards not remembering that you were staying here, and I am truly sorry to hear about your parents passing."
"Thanks." Kai said. He was hoping that this would be the last time he would hear someone say they were sorry for his parents. He had heard it enough that the words had lost their meaning.
"I hope to finish this conversation in he morning, my friend. I just got back and I feel that there is too much to get done before the morning sun rises."
"Night," Kai said as the Hadji walked away from the den, noticing he was out of hearing distance, "Yogi," he quietly said as he yawned. His body was slowly catching up with the time zone change.
The morning sun glistened through the frosty bay windows that light the otherwise dim kitchen. As Jessie walked into the kitchen, she shielded her eyes from the bright sun rays. She looked around the room, noticing all her family members, except one. She twisted around, letting her plaid, pleated, skirt float with the wind. She then stomped her black Mary Jane shoe on the floor and yelled, "Kai Andrew Wilson, get your butt moving or we will be late!" She then walked over to the table and took a seat next to Hadji, who is reading the front page of the USA Today.
Race looked up from the sports section of the paper he was reading to give her the look that most parents gave to their kids when they were acting out in a public place.
"Looks like Jess won't be needing her coffee today." Jonny said trying to squeeze in a quick jab on Jessie's behalf. "And to think, for years all we needed was Kai to get her up in the morning, not coffee. I guess that means the grocery bill will be going down."
Jessie glared at the blonde boy who was sitting across from her. He smiled as he shoved another spoon full of Fruity Pebbles in his mouth. Jonny glanced in the corner of his eye to see the same look that Race had been giving Jessie moments ago.
"You know my friend, you shouldn't be in such a hurry." Hadji said as he glanced away from the article he was reading.
" True, but you don't have to drive thirty minutes to go to school." She said with a grin.
"Speaking of traveling, did you have a good journey back home?"
"It was a pleasant trip, though I did not get much time to enjoy my countries beauty."
"Maybe next time, Hadji." Jessie said. She then glanced down at her watch, 7:05. "Kai!" she screamed, but was interrupted before anything else got out.
"Whoa, whoa, what's with all the lung power, Jess?"
"Because, were going to be late." she said as she admired the blonde boy in his navy school uniform. She looked at his navy pants, which accented his tall stature, her gaze then moved up to his white polo short sleeve shirt, which brought out his tan arms, which were holding his navy blazer.
"Is the polo shirt alright to wear?" He asked as he looked down at his own appearance.
"Great." She said as she stood up from her chair. She then smoothed her skirt out and walked over to the living room, which was located behind Kai. She then picked up her navy blazer, and put it on over her white, fitted blouse. She then picked up her black backpack and green duffle bag. Kai stood there and watched.
"You all ready to go?" she asked bringing the boy out of his trance.
"Sure thing, Britney Spears!" Kai said as he made a reference to her outfit resembling the one Britney Spears in her first music video.
"Jonny!" She said in a loud tone as she glared once again at the blonde boy.
"Hey, I can't help it that someone else thinks you look like Britney Spears."
"Grow up." She said, she then turned around and focused her glare on Kai. She then relaxed, and glanced down at her watch. "Do you have clothes to change into?" She asked Kai as she played with the buttons on her digital watch.
"No. Do I need them?"
"In less you want to ride home in that." She said pointing to his uniform.
"I think I'll go grab a pair of shorts!"
"Good choice."
"I'm not paranoid Will, I just don't feel comfortable sending Jessica to some school before she's ready."
"Race, it's just Pre-School. All they do is sit around, read, take naps, and make friends with kids their age. What's the worst that can happen? She learns how to tie her shoes."
"No, I'm just worried that she's not ready." Race said while tracing his hand around his cup of coffee.
Will stared at the man. For a guy who never wanted kids, Race sure was turning out to be a father who will never let his kid see the light of day. He felt sorry for her, heaven only knew what would happen when she wanted to date. He then leaned across the table, letting his eyes meet the white haired man's eyes. "Race, your daughter is smarter than any kid twice her age. If anything, she's too advanced for Pre-School. Let her go and have fun."
"Let me guess, Stella's been talking to you again?"
"Nope, but she does talk to my wife. But anyways, Kai's going, so she will at least know one person."
"Fine, fine, you win!"
wasn't in the show. JQ and friends belong to HB and AOL Time Warner.
The Promises We Make
Chapter 1
By Kara
From a distance, Race Bannon sat behind his desk with his chair facing the window. He had been watching his daughter and godson run around outside. It had been a little over two weeks since Kai's parents died, and two weeks to the day since he first arrived at the Quest Compound.
At first, thing were rough for the young adult. When he first arrived at the Quest Compound, he was greeted by two faces whom he had never met.
"Welcome to the Quest Compound." Race announced over the planes PA system. Kai looked at his watch, "It's 4:00 and it's already dark?" Kai asked in disbelief, he then looked back out the window as the plane made it's way to the hanger.
"You dork, you forgot to change your watch." Jessie said from the other side of the plane.
"Okay," Kai said as he fiddled with his watch, "then it's 9 o'clock."
Jessie then glanced at her Quest watch, which was controlled by satellites and was automatically configured to change time depending on the location of the watch. "No, it's 10 o'clock," she said.
"Wait, wait. Hawaii is five hours behind eastern time, so that would make it 9 o'clock." Kai protested.
"You're correct about that, but, have you ever heard of daylight savings?"
"Vaguely."
"Well, basically in April we spring ahead an hour, and in October, we fall back an hour. So as of right now, we are an extra hour ahead of you."
"And the point of this would be?"
"Gives people more time to enjoy the sun in the summer months after work hours." Race said as he exited the cockpit. "It was originally created for use during World War II for economic reasons."
"Great, now I'm really off on my time zones."
Off he was, Race thought. He continued to look out the window even though his two kids were now inside. The past week had been busy for Race. Not only did he have to help move Kai in, but he also had to enroll Kai in his new school, Albert Einstein High School, a private school in Rockport. He also had to play mediator, councilor and guardian for the boy. Almost everyday Race had to deal with a call from the big boys at I-1, and almost every time, they were about wanting to take the boy away. Funny, Race thought, they trust him with the worlds greatest scientist and his two boys, but not the 17 year old boy of his former partner.
Race yawned. The past week he had got less sleep then he had ever got while being in the Navy. Not only had he been getting up at odd hours of the night, so had Dr. Quest, and Kai. Every night, he and Dr. Quest would wake up to the sound of the television in the den, or the sound of someone walking around at night.
"Damnit, what is Jonny doing up at this time of the night?" Race cursed as he walked down the hall towards the den. In the distance he could see flashing lights and he could hear the sounds of infomercials. When he reached the den, he was surprised to see who was watching TV.
"Kai. What are you doing up?" Race asked the blonde boy who was laying on the couch.
"Couldn't sleep. My body still thinks it's only 8 o'clock, not 2am."
"That's right, 2am." Race grumbled as he rubbed his eyes.
"Sorry if I woke you."
"Your fine. Just keep it down." Race said as he walked back towards his quarters.
Watching infomercials wasn't the only thing Kai did at night. The two days later, Dr. Quest told Race about Kai's eating habits.
"Race, I thought you might want to know this, I found Kai in the kitchen cooking an egg at 1am."
"I swear Benton, when I was that boys age, I could easily stand the time zone changes."
Dr. Quest chuckled.
"I'll have a talk with him tonight."
"Don't Race. Let him get use to the transition on his own. Besides, I told him he could do whatever he wants in this house. I even gave him his own Questworld Laptop, so he could get online in his room at night."
"You know Doc, I really appreciate you letting Kai stay here," Race said.
"Don't think anything of it Race. You know that my home, is your home."
"Thanks Doctor."
Race yawned again. He then stood up and walked towards the end of his office, eyeing his black leather couch. When he reached his couch, he laid down, and closed his eyes. Sleep quickly swept over the exhausted man, swiftly taking him to the land of slumber.
The dark figure pulled up to the gates of the Quest Compound in a dark blue Ford Explorer. The figure then slowed down when he reached the opening of the gates, rolled down the window, and punched in a code that had been implanted in his memory. Slowly, the gates opened just as the sound of a woman's voice welcomed the guest, but the welcome was unnoticed, because the dark figure had already rolled up the window. As his journey ended at the door of the main compound, he turned his SUV off, got out and walked towards the back, where he opened the back hatch and pulled out two duffle bags and placed them on the driveway. Quietly, he shut the glass on the back hatch, and turned to face the windows of the compound. In the distance, he could see a faint light turned on inside the compound. He then glanced down at his digital watch, which illuminated in the dark light. "It's 3am, I hope Dr. Quest isn't waiting up for me," the young Indian boy said slightly distressed at the thought as he picked up his bags, and headed towards the door. He pulled out his key, and unlocked the door. Curiosity getting the better of him, he walked towards the den. The sound of a low volume TV could be heard as he got closer.
"I'm home," he said to the figure that was laying on the couch. When the head popped up, he was caught off guard by the face the appeared. His eyes stared into the dark brown pupil of the young blonde teen. "Oh my, so sorry."
"Aloha. I'm guessing your the yogi, I mean, Hadji."
"I see that you know my name, but unfortunately, I do not know yours." Hadji said as he made his way towards the newly met teen.
"Hi, I'm Kai Wilson."
"Oh that is right. I had forgotten, Dr. Quest mentioned you were living here. I deeply apologetic towards not remembering that you were staying here, and I am truly sorry to hear about your parents passing."
"Thanks." Kai said. He was hoping that this would be the last time he would hear someone say they were sorry for his parents. He had heard it enough that the words had lost their meaning.
"I hope to finish this conversation in he morning, my friend. I just got back and I feel that there is too much to get done before the morning sun rises."
"Night," Kai said as the Hadji walked away from the den, noticing he was out of hearing distance, "Yogi," he quietly said as he yawned. His body was slowly catching up with the time zone change.
The morning sun glistened through the frosty bay windows that light the otherwise dim kitchen. As Jessie walked into the kitchen, she shielded her eyes from the bright sun rays. She looked around the room, noticing all her family members, except one. She twisted around, letting her plaid, pleated, skirt float with the wind. She then stomped her black Mary Jane shoe on the floor and yelled, "Kai Andrew Wilson, get your butt moving or we will be late!" She then walked over to the table and took a seat next to Hadji, who is reading the front page of the USA Today.
Race looked up from the sports section of the paper he was reading to give her the look that most parents gave to their kids when they were acting out in a public place.
"Looks like Jess won't be needing her coffee today." Jonny said trying to squeeze in a quick jab on Jessie's behalf. "And to think, for years all we needed was Kai to get her up in the morning, not coffee. I guess that means the grocery bill will be going down."
Jessie glared at the blonde boy who was sitting across from her. He smiled as he shoved another spoon full of Fruity Pebbles in his mouth. Jonny glanced in the corner of his eye to see the same look that Race had been giving Jessie moments ago.
"You know my friend, you shouldn't be in such a hurry." Hadji said as he glanced away from the article he was reading.
" True, but you don't have to drive thirty minutes to go to school." She said with a grin.
"Speaking of traveling, did you have a good journey back home?"
"It was a pleasant trip, though I did not get much time to enjoy my countries beauty."
"Maybe next time, Hadji." Jessie said. She then glanced down at her watch, 7:05. "Kai!" she screamed, but was interrupted before anything else got out.
"Whoa, whoa, what's with all the lung power, Jess?"
"Because, were going to be late." she said as she admired the blonde boy in his navy school uniform. She looked at his navy pants, which accented his tall stature, her gaze then moved up to his white polo short sleeve shirt, which brought out his tan arms, which were holding his navy blazer.
"Is the polo shirt alright to wear?" He asked as he looked down at his own appearance.
"Great." She said as she stood up from her chair. She then smoothed her skirt out and walked over to the living room, which was located behind Kai. She then picked up her navy blazer, and put it on over her white, fitted blouse. She then picked up her black backpack and green duffle bag. Kai stood there and watched.
"You all ready to go?" she asked bringing the boy out of his trance.
"Sure thing, Britney Spears!" Kai said as he made a reference to her outfit resembling the one Britney Spears in her first music video.
"Jonny!" She said in a loud tone as she glared once again at the blonde boy.
"Hey, I can't help it that someone else thinks you look like Britney Spears."
"Grow up." She said, she then turned around and focused her glare on Kai. She then relaxed, and glanced down at her watch. "Do you have clothes to change into?" She asked Kai as she played with the buttons on her digital watch.
"No. Do I need them?"
"In less you want to ride home in that." She said pointing to his uniform.
"I think I'll go grab a pair of shorts!"
"Good choice."
"I'm not paranoid Will, I just don't feel comfortable sending Jessica to some school before she's ready."
"Race, it's just Pre-School. All they do is sit around, read, take naps, and make friends with kids their age. What's the worst that can happen? She learns how to tie her shoes."
"No, I'm just worried that she's not ready." Race said while tracing his hand around his cup of coffee.
Will stared at the man. For a guy who never wanted kids, Race sure was turning out to be a father who will never let his kid see the light of day. He felt sorry for her, heaven only knew what would happen when she wanted to date. He then leaned across the table, letting his eyes meet the white haired man's eyes. "Race, your daughter is smarter than any kid twice her age. If anything, she's too advanced for Pre-School. Let her go and have fun."
"Let me guess, Stella's been talking to you again?"
"Nope, but she does talk to my wife. But anyways, Kai's going, so she will at least know one person."
"Fine, fine, you win!"