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THE BOOK OF RAGE
by Andrea Bloom

Jonny sat at his computer, busily typing. Jessie sat at her computer,
busily typing as well. And Hadji, well, Hadji was meditating. While
both Jonny and Jessie were frustrated, Hadji found tranquility in his
mind.
      "You know this isn't fair, Jess," Jonny complained.
        "Yeah, we have a huge report due tomorrow, and Hadji doesn't
even go to school!"
        "And you know we're going to have to do something about this."
Jonny grinned fiendishly. Jessie caught his drift.
        "Turban boy's taking a little spin through Questworld!"
        They snuck up on him with Dr. Quest's new "Laser Handcuffs."
This was a new invention that was a pair of handcuffs, only in 
unbreakable laser form. :) 
        (WHAT JONNY AND JESSIE DO NOT KNOW IS THAT HADJI IS DONE MEDITATING,
AND HE SEES THEM TRYING TO "SNEAK UP" ON HIM!)
        Jonny and Jessie sprang into action. Hadji turned around, making 
a smooth move, trapping Jonny in one side, and Jessie in the other side
of the handcuffs!
        "THAT'S IT! YOU'RE DEAD NOW!!!" they both screamed. But when they
started to chase after him, Dr. Quest turned the corner, and they crashed
into him (Jonny on one side, Jessie on the other!)
        "JOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNY!!!!" Dr. Quest yelled.
        "Uh-oh, Jess! Now WE'RE dead!"
        "Run, lemon-head, run!"
        As they ran out the door, Hadji could not help but laugh 
hysterically.
        "Ha ha! They run like cheetahs after their prey!" he laughed.
        Dr. Quest gave him the look that said "You're next!" and Hadji 
quickly followed Jonny and Jessie. He soon caught up with them.
        "Well, well. Look what the cat dragged in!" said Jessie, still
handcuffed to Jonny.
        "Well, since you have the key now Hadji, howsabout letting us go?"
begged Jonny.
        "Oh no, my friends. I am enjoying this very much!" laughed Hadji.
        Jessie looked at Jonny. "Let's get him!" she shouted.
        Hadji ran out of the Compound. Jonny and Jessie were in hot pursuit
of him the whole way. Soon, none of them could run anymore. They were in
an unfamiliar forest at night, totally lost. And Jessie and Jonny were
STILL handcuffed together. The glow of the laser handcuffs and the moon
were the only light for them. Their watches were in need of repair.
        "Guess we'll have to sleep here tonight," said Jonny.
        "WITH YOU?!" shrieked Jessie. "Uh-uh. NO WAY!"
        "Relax! HADJI has the key, AM I RIGHT?"
        "All right, I'll give it to you. I think you've suffered long
enough!" he laughed. He reached into his pocket to discover a big hole.
        "Oh no!" he shouted.
        "Oh my gosh. No way. Uh-uh. Hadji, TELL ME YOU DIDN'T LOSE IT!!!"
begged Jessie.
        "All right, I didn't lose it," said Hadji.
        Jessie sighed. "But you did, didn't you?"
        "Yep."
        "NOOOOO!!!!" shouted Jonny and Jessie.
        "But do not worry, Dr. Quest AND Race each have a spare. We'll
just have to wait until morning."
        "I can't believe this. This is the worst day of my life," whined Jessie.
        "Oh, shut up. You're not exactly a walk in the park either!" complained
Jonny.
        "Hadji, just wait until I get my own, FREE hands on you!"
        "Hush up and get some sleep, Jess."
        "Fine, Jonny. But you're on my list too!"
        They camped out there, in that dark, lonely, unfamiliar forest.
But at some point during the night, they were one person shorter.
        "JESSIE!! JESSIE WAKE UP!!" Hadji yelled.
        "Huh?" She wasn't handcuffed to Jonny anymore, but the handcuffs
still weren't off. And Jonny was gone. "Hadji, did you--?"
        "No! And what's worse, these handcuffs are broken!"
        "That's impossible, these are unbreakable!"
        "Exactly. But whoever took Jonny must be insane, and he must
have some sort of reason to go through so much trouble."
        "Why would he only take Jonny?"
        "This doesn't make sense at all!"
        "Hadji, we HAVE to get back to Dr. Quest."
        "Right!"
         They retraced their footprints, since it was now light out. They
were soon back at the compound.
        "Jessie! Hadji! You're back! Oh, I was worried sick about all of
you! I didn't think you'd come back!" said Dr. Quest. "Where's Jonny?"
        "That's just it Dr. Quest, we don't know!!" said Jessie.
        "You see, Jonny and Jessie were handcuffed together, but I lost
the key, and we were in a forest, and when we woke up Jonny was gone,
and the handcuffs were broken, and there were no other footprints in
the snow!" said Hadji, really fast.
        "The handcuffs were--- broken...? Th-th-this just.. doesn't make
sense!" said Dr. Q.
        "That's what I said," said Hadji.
        "Hmmm... I'll have to run some tests on the second half of the
handcuffs. Jess, here, let me get you out of those."
        After a few minutes, the test results came back. 
        "Well, I could not find any substance that could break this. 
Whoever took Jonny is going to be a tough one to get Jonny back from."
said Dr. Q.
        "How are we going to find him?" asked Jessie.
        "Remember that all my inventions have a homing beacon. Let's hope
it was on Jonny's half, and hasn't broken off." explained Dr. Q.
        Dr. Q activated the homing beacon system. "We're in luck! Jonny's
half has it! I do not believe it has fallen off. We must try. Go get
Race and tell him to meet us in the Dragonfly."
        Race heard the whole thing and then he went to go pilot the
Dragonfly.
        "The beacon shows that he should be directly north from here."
stated Dr. Q.
        Jessie and Hadji sat with Bandit in the back, talking.
        "Who do you suppose took Jonny, and what do you suppose he.. or she
would want with him?" Hadji asked Jessie.
        "I have no idea. It's obviously someone we met before.... I
think it HAS to be Surd! He could probably be the only one to find a
way to break the cuffs!" Jessie deducted.
        "I have a feeling it is not Surd. Nope. Surd's in a
maximum-security prison, remember? He could not possibly be involved."
        "Twins of Zin?"
        "Now you're thinking!"
        "No... they wouldn't take ONLY Jonny. Anaya would want you, 
Hadji." said Jessie, sarcastically.
        "I suppose you are right."
        "Zin himself, perhaps."
        "Maybe."
        "Here we are, kids! Thank you for flying Quest Airlines. This stop:
Evil Person's Secret Hideout. Thank you, and come again!" said Race.
        "Oh my gosh! LOOK UP THERE!!" screamed Jessie.
        Jonny was tied to a lightning rod, unconcious.
        "Dad! There's a storm coming!!" Jessie panicked.
        "Benton! Take the kids and Bandit! Bring them inside, and STAY
IN THERE! I'll get him!" commanded Race.
        Dr. Q did just that.
        Race was panicked, but he tried to remain calm. He steadily
climbed the pole. He hoped he wasn't too late.
        Jonny had just regained conciousness. He realized where he was.
He screamed.
        "Jonny! Don't worry! I'm coming!" Race tried to assure him.
        "Race, hurry! Please!"
        Race picked up the pace, and soon he reached Jonny. He took out
his trusty pocket knife, and cut Jonny free. He grabbed him, and they 
started to slide down. Thunder roared, and the lightning grew near. 
They were three-fourths of the way down when lightning struck the pole.
        "JONNY, JUMP!!!" shouted Race.
        Race and Jonny jumped off the pole as fast as lightning! They
landed in a nearby pile of shrubs and bushes.
        "Ow, my back," complained Jonny.
        "That's life, kiddo." snapped Race.
        "Come on, we gotta find my dad," said Jonny.
        "Don't worry, he's inside. Let's go catch up with him. Boy
will he be glad to see you."
        They talk as they went inside.
        "So Jonny, were you concious enough to know who did this?"
        "Nope, but oo how I seek my revenge!!"
        "Revenge that is sought will never be gained."
        "Meaning?"
        "You can't go looking for a fight, it'll only get ya into trouble."
        "Oh, I knew that."
        "Sure ya did." Race laughed.
        When they got inside, they found they were alone.
        "Dad?" Jonny asked the darkness.
        "Dad?" echoed his voice.
        "Benton?" Race asked the gloominess.
        "Benton?" echoed his voice.
        "So nice of you to join our little party, Jonny Quest and Race Bannon."
said a familiar voice. But they hadn't heard it for a while. They just knew
that they had heard it before. And they had.
        "Who are you? What do you want?" asked Jonny.
        "I'm offended that you don't remember me! I was once just like you.
I could once roam about, free and happy as a clam. Every... single... day.
But no. No, I was not allowed to continue with my life. The world hates me,
and I hate the world. The world killed me, and now I must kill the world."
        "Ezekial Rage!" interpreted Jonny.
        "The one and only," smiled Rage.
        "So what's your plan this time, Rage?" asked Race.
        "My plan is simply this: I kill you, the world is defenseless. You
are the only ones who have ever dared to challenge me, and be successful.
End of story, end of world, end of cruelty and injustice."
        "Rage, your mind is so twisted--" started Jonny.
        "I know! I'm a human cyclone! Ha ha! And nothing can stand in my
way!! You see, it's my twisted mind that helps ME to think clearly!!"
        "So where's Benton and the kids?" asked Race.
        "You'll see them in a minute."
        "Take them away!" he commanded the guards.
        They soon met up with the others, including Bandit. They were going to
die. Jonny had to do something. He got up and kicked the guard in the stomach.
He punched the other in the face.
        Jessie mumbled something.
        "Jess, I can't hear you! I have to take the tape off your mouth!"
        "Nonononononononoooooo!" she mumbled.
        "What's that? I can't hear you!" said Jonny sarcastically.
        He ripped the tape off her mouth.
        "OWWWWWW!!!!"
        "Now what were you saying?" 
        "I was saying I'm going to kill you!!!!"
        "Yeah, sure."
        Race untied/ungagged Benton and Hadji.
        "Come on, you guys. We have to be very quiet."
        Jonny's laser handcuffs were still on him, and the one disadvantage was 
that they still sounded like real handcuffs. And Rage heard the rattles. In mere
seconds, they were surrounded by guards.
        "Smooth move, lemon-head." said Jessie.
        "NOW YOU GUYS ARE REALLY GOING TO GET IT!!! GUARDS! I WANT THEM
EXECUTED IMMEDIATELY!!" shouted Rage.
        As they were being carried away, Jonny couldn't help but cry.
        "Dad, I'm sorry. I tried to save you, but I blew it. I love you, Dad,"
he cried.
        "Jonny, I love you too. I know you tried your best." He started to
sniffle too.
        "Dad, I love you too." said Jessie, holding back her tears.
        "Same to you, Ponchita." Race said, also dropping a tear.
        Bandit whined too.
        "Oh, Bandit! I'm sorry!" cried Jonny. "I love you, boy!!"
        "STOP!! STOP!! STOP THE EXECUTION!! I can't stand this anymore!!"
        Jonny's crying minimized.
        "Dr. Quest," said Rage, now in tears, "I -- the reason I -- the reason
I took your son was because he was your most treasured posession, just as my
little Carla was. I lost my Carla and it wasn't fair."
        "I know it wasn't, Rage. I know."
        "I mean, why do bad things happen to good people? I-I-I should have been
the one to go, but my wife and my daughter did."
        "Rage, none of you deserved to die. No one deserves to die." said Jonny.
        "Yeah, and I am only realizing this now. I'm sorry for all the pain I
caused you. You all are good people, trying to get the world to follow in
your footsteps. I should be an example too."
        "Don't mention it! It's what we live for!" exclaimed Jonny. His face
started to lighten up, but a tear still stood in the corner of his eye.
        Jonny ran up and hugged his dad, Bandit, Hadji, Race, and yep, even
Jessie. :) Then he gave a special hug to one, Ezekial Rage. A man who was
changed forever.

THE END

Andrea Bloom
Jessie-Bannon@usa.net