A/N: Before we start, another round of applause for my best reviewer, Palin1! Thanks for the most recent review. I hope you don't feel that I'm rushing. I know I wasn't completely satisfied with the last chapter myself. I appreciate your criticism though. I also respect and encourage criticism, as it is the only way I know of to improve! Thanks again! Now, enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Jonny Quest so they tell me. We'll see about that…oh yes…we'll see.

Chapter 4: Abduction

By Ks-Starshine

Jonny heard a bike crash behind him. He came to an abrupt halt when he turned around to see Sarah lying motionless on the ground. Forgetting his bike, he ran to her side to protect her from the quickly approaching helicopter. Never taking his eyes off the craft, he reached for Sarah's wrist and felt for a pulse. 'Her pulse is still strong. What happened? I didn't hear any attack and from what I saw, there wasn't any blood. I guess I'll figure that all out after we get rid of these Bozos.'

Jesse had also come to Sarah's side by now. As she watched over the unconscious girl, Jonny got to his feet, ready to meet their attackers. "So Surd's still sending out his mindless drones to do the dirty work, huh?" he yelled.

"You don't actually think you can take us on, boy," called out one of the henchmen.

"I'm the one you want, aren't I? So come and get me!"

The men in the helicopter suddenly all turned around, facing into the cabin area. It was clear they were being instructed to do something by their body language. Slowly, the helicopter began to move away. "You're one lucky kid!" yelled one of the men. "Don't think you'll get away this easy next time."

Jonny pushed his confusion about the strange encounter to the back of his mind. He had more important things to do right then. "How is Sarah?" he asked turning to Jesse.

"I think she's okay. I found this nearby, though." Jesse held up a small dart with a tip made of a thin, sharp needle.

"We need to get her back fast," said Jonny. "Hurry, help me get her over to my bike. I think I can ride with the two of us on there together." Jesse helped him get situated on his bike with Sarah sitting behind him. If he leaned forward and held her arms with one hand, he found she would more or less stay on the seat and he was able to pedal. They weren't able to travel as fast as they had earlier, but having already traveled much of the distance, it didn't take them too long to reach Quest Manor.

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Jonny burst into his fathers lab with Sarah in his arms and Jesse at his heels.

"What in the hell is going on?" demanded Race as he saw the two flustered teens place their unconscious companion on an empty table.

"Some of Surds men came at us from a helicopter," Jesse began, and then explained exactly what happened trying not to leave out any detail.

Dr. Quest looked at the dart she had found. "There was something in this. I'm afraid it looks like the dart was made to inject something. There is still a little left inside. I should be able to discover its composition shortly."

"Do you think she was poisoned Dad?" Jonny asked, thinking 'That could have been- no should have been- me. Why did they have to involve her?'

"I don't know anything yet. Hadji, could you bring me that vial please?" With that, Dr. Quest set to work.

Jonny and the others could do nothing more than wait.

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Sarah's eyes fluttered open, causing her to squint at the bright lights above her. Everything looked blurry and it took great effort to keep her eyes open. She could tell she was laying flat on a hard surface. She couldn't see much around her, but faintly, she began to pick up the voices of her newest friends.

Jesse was the first to notice Sarah was awake. "Hey, check it out. She's waking up!" She went over to the table and smiled. "How are you feeling?"

"I think I'm okay. My body feels so heavy though, and everything's all blurry," she mumbled, trying and once again failing to sit up.

"Don't try to get up," Jonny said with concern.

Sarah shifted her gaze to Jonny. "Why can't I move?" she asked.

"It seems the dart you were shot with contained a powerful sedative," Dr. Quest answered. "I can only guess they were planning to sedate Jonny and Jesse then kidnap them. You, however, were a wild card. They must have decided they couldn't leave anyone behind as witnesses, so that is why you were also targeted."

"I don't get it," started Sarah. "Who attacked us?"

"That was definitely Surd's helicopter," Jesse said.

Still confused, Sarah continued, "Then answer this, why, after they shot me, didn't they get the two of you? I mean they had dart guns and a helicopter. All you had were bikes. Why did they back off?"

"I've been trying to figure that out myself," said Race. "It's not like Surd to just give up."

"Well, they acted like they were called away or something," Jesse suggested.

Race looked unconvinced. "I still don't buy it. He's up to something. You kids keep your eyes and ears open. And no more day trips until we figure this all out. You're not safe out there right now. No questions, no objections. I mean it."

Thinking about Surd, the last of Sarah's energy was sapped out of her and she once again fell asleep. Race helped move her back to her room where she would be more comfortable. Now that they all knew she would be okay, they were resting easier. As Sarah slept, Dr. Quest replaced her necklace around her neck, hoping it might help comfort her.

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Sarah awoke when it was dark outside. Finding she could once again move her limbs, she quickly made use of them to take her to the bathroom. Although still slightly dizzy, she felt perfectly fine again. Walking back to her room, she noticed the weight around her neck and looked down to see the necklace. Holding it up in the dim light, she looked at the pennies again. 'One for love, one for wishes and one for faith.' she thought. 'I guess my wish already came true. I should have listened when Mom told me all those times to be careful what I wish for, I might just get it.' Then she remembered what Jonny had told her…

Well forgive me if I'm wrong, but isn't this where you wished to be? Why don't you just enjoy yourself a little?

'I need to remember that.' she told herself with a smile. 'I wonder what the other two pennies have in store for me?'

knock knock

Sarah's door opened a sliver. "Mind if I come in?" Jonny asked.

'Speak of the devil.' "Sure," Sarah said. With a broad smile, she welcomed Jonny in. "I wanted to thank you for earlier today. I heard you and Jesse helped get me back here safely."

Returning the smile, Johnny replied, "Forget about it. That's what friends are for."

"You think of me as your friend?" Sarah blushed.

"Well sure, I mean, don't you think of us as your friends?" he responded.

"Oh . . . yeah, of course! It's just that I never thought I'd hear Jonny Quest call me his friend is all. I'm just . . . boring old me." She averted her gaze to the carpet, unable to look him in the eye.

"Sarah," he said, catching her eyes with his, "believe me, after today, I think I can say with some degree of certainty, that you are not boring."

Sarah smiled at his response. Her heart fluttered, unable to believe all that had happened in the past few days.

"Well, I should head off to bed," Jonny said getting up. "I just wanted to check on you and make sure you were doing alright."

"Thanks again," said Sarah.

"Goodnight," he called as he quietly shut the door.

No sooner than the door clicked shut, did Sarah notice movement at her window. Her eye's grew wide as they took in the shadowy form of someone just outside. Letting out a shrill scream, she ran for the door. Anticipating her movements, the intruder quickly shattered the window and tackled her to the ground, knocking over a large sitting chair in the process, which then completely blocked off the door.

Hearing Sarah's scream and the noise that soon followed, Jonny ran back to her room, but due to the chair, was unable to open the door. "Sarah!" he shouted. "Sarah, what's going on? I can't open the door!"

Tears streamed down Sarah's face as she tried to yell back through the hand that covered her mouth. Her hands had now been tied behind her back and a gag was being stuffed in her mouth, making it nearly impossible to breathe. She was dragged to the window ledge where she was thrown over the shoulder of her attacker as he was hauled up to the roof on a rope with the help of some of his cohorts. Her mind raced with thoughts of where she could be going. What did they want with her? She was tossed into the cabin of a small helicopter-like craft that flew away from the Quest property soundlessly. Sarah watched as the manor grew smaller and smaller in the distance. Only when she could no longer see it did she turn her attention to the men who held her captive. One of them reached over to remove her gag.

"Guess you don't need this anymore," he laughed. "Nobody's going to hear you now!"

"Who are you?" she spat out.

She got no response. They all merely laughed and turned away. Nothing else was said as she flew off to who knows where.

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Back at Quest Manor, Jonny had become increasingly anxious about the silence on the other side of Sarah's door. He continued yelling, hoping to get some response. He finally did.

"Jonny," Race shouted. "What in the hell are you doing making all this racket at this hour?"

"Something's wrong, Race. Something is very wrong."

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