Disclaimer: I don't own the Quest team or the marvel comics charactors = I've added but evreryone else is mine. Archivers: Go ahead=20 Someone new by Brad Barnes Part One: The Coming =20 Jonny Quest ran into the kitchen with Jessica Banon at his heels to = see what was going on. At the table munching on Mrs. Evan's Rockport = Pumkin pie were three boys one blond two with brown hair.=20 =20 Dr. Quest stood up and said "Jonny Jessie I'd like to introduce the = three canidates for my new battle suit Robert (the blond one), Ethan = (The tall one), and Brad during the next few days I'll be giving them = mild testing." =20 The next few days were spent helping the boys move in they had a lot = of stuff espicially Brad it was mostly medical, dental, librain's and = jewler's equipment. =20 * * * * * * Jonny Quest knocked on Robert's door to bring him breakfast Robert = responded by opening the door and saying "Do you know how sleepy I am ? = I'll tell you this do not disturb me even if there's a fire. Even if you = hear a thud coming from my room and two weeks later there is a stench = coming from in here that can only be a decaying human body. Even if you = have to hold a hankie to your nose because the stench is so thick don't = come a knockin on this door." =20 At Ethan's door the response was "Oh no thank you but great thought = would you like to come in for some tea?" =20 Jonny quickly said no and went on to Brad's room there was a sign on = the door that said to enter so he did. The room was suronded in a red = light with four stations a gurney that looked like a hospital, a = dentist's chair, a library, and a jewlers stand where brad was standing = fixing a saphire to a silver necklace. =20 Jonny asked of Brad suddenly " Hey Brad I... uh ..... brought = breakfast and by the way what's with all this stuff." =20 "Hey there Slick thanks for the breakfast and, well.... medicine, = dentistry and books are my favorite hobbys and being a jewler develops = concentration," Brad replied looking up. =20 " Thanks for telling me Brad bye," Jonny left the room and went down = for Mrs. Evan's silver dollar pankakes. =20 *************************************************************************= ************************************************ Part Two: The Testing =20 The Quest team sat down to watch Dr.Quest's first test for the boys. = It was just to test the first basic skill of combat, knowing inocent = bistanderds when you see them.=20 =20 The first person on the testing block was Robert. When the scenario = started rob grabbed the laser rifle and started shooting everything in = sight some quotes that robert had to say were "Die incolet scum" "Aw come on get up!" and the ever popular "Looooooooooseeeerrrrrr" =20 After the test Race Banon looked around at the dummies full of laser = holes and said " Son you were aware that this was a test to identify = inocents for instence why did you feel little tina deserved a bulett in = the brain?" =20 Robert replied un-natruly "There are no inocents sir!" =20 After a while of cleaning Robert's mess up Ethan was up the results = were....different from Robert's he didn't even pick up his rifle. There = was not hand to hand combat like you might think he tried to reason = with all the terorist dummies. =20 Race being comeply stunned walked up to Ethan and said "Just go, = don't say a word just go and by the way whose our next embarasment?" =20 Brad walked up grabbed his laser rifle and shot every single = terorist dummie in the place even the sniper dummies. Also there were no = scratches on the bystanderds. =20 Race looked up and said "I see potential." The next test was a bit tougher the point was to help a wounded = person in battle and try and win at the same time. Each of the three = recived a laser rifle, a pad of paper and pen and a envalope containing = the injuries they'd have if they were hit. Each laser fired from the = dummies was painless but you knew you were hit. All three boys picked up = their laser rifles and started shooting the dummies. All except Ethan = who tried to reson with them he got hit for it. Brad stooped down to = help him but Robert just kept shooting. Brad calmed Ethan down and wrote = down the treatment for him on his pad. =20 Race commented on Brad's exelent and Roberts poor behaivior and then = they moved on to the final task which was the hardest you had to fight = the Banons Jessie had beat up seaveral of her old boyfriends they spent = the night at the rockport trama unit. Race had been an old FBI man so it = was only logical. There was a ring of glassteal one of Dr. Quests most = famous inventions you went in there with a rope grapling hook and one of = those things they use to duke it out on American Gladiators. Robert and = Ethan never made it past the first round with Race since Jessie was the = most underestimated they put her last. Brad though was doing pretty good = with Race untill he started to charge Brad took out the grapling hook = threaded the rope through it and wrapped it around Race's legs. Brad = couldn't belive it he had one the first round next came Jessie. =20 "Oh hi Ms. Verecuez," Brad screamed as Jessie entered the Ring. =20 "My mom is here," Jessie said as she looked the other way. =20 As she did that Brad knocked her down and won the match. Brad looked = out at Race and Dr. Quest they just stared. =20 Dr. Quest came up and said "A new record and you've won the = battlesuit spot on the Quest team." =20 Brad sighed and replied as he helped Jessie up "Thank you Dr.Quest = what's next?" =20 Race came in to the ring and answered "You go to an Island for three = training sestions from my good friends Jonny Storm aka The Human Torch, = Ben Grimm aka The Thing and Reed Richards aka Mr. Fantastic. They will = teach you how to be a member of the Quest team, got it. =20 "Got it," Brad replied =20 *************************************************************************= ************************************************ Part Three: The Training =20 As the helicopter neared the Island where he was to be trained Brad = thought back to when he had left Quest mantion each of the team had = givin him a gift he had become good friends with all of them. Jonny or = Slick had givin him his prized posestion the return of superman comic = the first time he died. Brad gave Jonny his mint condition batman number = 1, very rare. Hadji had given him a bangladore flag Brad had given him = an old welsh sheild. Jessie Banon had given him a video of him beating = her in the glassteal ring he gave her a classic CIA laptop best computer = ever second only to new CIA computers. Race had given him with a smile a = brand new sound system with some Alabama (a country group very popular = in the eighties) CDs. Brad gave Race two things for him a satalite = tracker of the military and for Jessie on her birthday April 17th while = Brad was gone a name plate for her door that said Race's little Poncheta = Race loved it. Brad gave bandit a skweaky toy and then Dr. Quest gave = him a Questworld up-link Brad gave him a copy of "Around the World in = Eighty Days". They said their goodbyes and he left. =20 After Brad had landed on the island he was told by a worker that = training would begin the next day. Brad then had a robot workor be his = moniter as he tried his up-link. =20 "Quest world log on subject: Brad Barnes," he heard in his head as = IRIS spoke in her voice "Goin' hot!" =20 As the Questworld lanscape came up he said "IRIS I'd like the traing = program download villians Jerimiah Surd and Ezikial Rage." =20 After IRIS started the program it suddenly dizzolved as Brad was = pulled out of Questworld back to reality. At the computer terminal sat a = man with slowly graying hair wearing a blue and black uniform Brad = reconized him as Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four. =20 "Mr. Richards right?" Brad asked =20 "Please call me Reed we are ready to begin training you," Reed = answered =20 A figure with small rock fragments for skin who brad new was the = ever lovin' blue eyed Thing came up. =20 He looked at Brad and said "Ah just call him Strecho." =20 "Mr. Grimm I presume," Brad inquiered. =20 "No Mister here just ol' Ben Grimm the Thing," Ben answered. =20 Then there was a burst of flame in the sky and there came The Human = Torch carrying a small blond child wearing a fantastic four uniform. =20 Brad smiled at The Torch and the boy and said "Ah Jonny Storm and = Franklin Richards son of Reed and Sue Richards. Jonny eh? that name is = pretty popular among heros these days huh?" =20 The torch smiled and said "Hey I knew Benton and Rachel Quest long = before that kid was born who do you think he's named after?" =20 "I'll tell you this Jonny Quest does share his mothers flameing = spirit," Brad said smugly. =20 They began training the first part was hand to hand combat with Ben = Grimm. After five days of training Brad could feel himself becomeing = stronger.=20 =20 "So Ben dpes it help to scream "It's clobbren' time!" when you hit = something?" Brad asked. =20 "Yeah Brad it does it really does," the Thing replied with a laguh. =20 "Well Brad it seems your done with rock-head so now it it's my = turn!" the Torch said. Jonny Storm's divition was simple weapondry Brad caught on quickly. = Old out of date sonic blasters were as far as this went it Brad was = already an exepert marksman but now he could shoot the legs off a = grashopper from 15 miles away. Jonny was even starting to be impressed.=20 =20 "Good work I've gotta' say I have never seen better!" Jonny shouted. =20 "Thanks," Brad replied =20 The first part of Reed intro to atomic weapondry was a multiple = choice test. Brad passed with flying colors. Reed said that since he did = so well he didn't need training in that field and he could go back to = the newly reconstructed lighthouse point. *************************************************************************= ************************************************* Part four: The Return =20 Brad returned home on the bus Jonny Quest met Brad on the very very = long driveway. =20 "Slick!" Brad shouted. =20 "Brad you're back!" Jonny replied. =20 They went up to the light house and on the top floor instead of a = light there was a glorious armored battlesuit. It was pure black with a = green Q on the chest and green eyes on the helmet. Also it had a black = flowing cape. Dr. Quest, Hadji, Jessie and Race were waiting for him. =20 Dr. Quest looked at him and said "Brad have you thought of a name = for you in this suit?" =20 "Yes I have I'm calling it Questor," Brad replied. =20 "Good just press the bottom right button on this Quest watch and say = Questor arise," Dr. Quest said. =20 Brad took the Quest watch and screamed "Questor arise! =20 An electrical field surrounded him and the pieces of armor took = their place on him. When the transformation was complete the Quest team = looked at him and smiled. =20 "It looks like the Quest team's going to the next generation. = Questor said. =20 =20 THE END (c) Brad Barnes 1998