Disclaimer: I don't own the Quest team or the marvel comics charactors =
I've added but evreryone else is mine.

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Someone new by Brad Barnes

Part One: The Coming
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    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
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    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."
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    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.
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    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."
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    At Ethan's door the response was "Oh no thank you but great thought =
would you like to come in for some tea?"
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    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.
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    Jonny asked of Brad suddenly " Hey Brad I... uh ..... brought =
breakfast and by the way what's with all this stuff."
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    "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.
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    " Thanks for telling me Brad bye," Jonny left the room and went down =
for Mrs. Evan's silver dollar pankakes.
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Part Two: The Testing
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    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
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     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"
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    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?"
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    Robert replied un-natruly "There are no inocents sir!"
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    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.
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    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?"
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    "Oh hi Ms. Verecuez," Brad screamed as Jessie entered the Ring.
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    "My mom is here," Jessie said as she looked the other way.
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    As she did that Brad knocked her down and won the match. Brad looked =
out at Race and Dr. Quest they just stared.
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    Dr. Quest came up and said "A new record and you've won the =
battlesuit spot on the Quest team."
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    Brad sighed and replied as he helped Jessie up "Thank you Dr.Quest =
what's next?"
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    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.
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    "Got it," Brad replied
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Part Three: The Training
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    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.
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        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.
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    "Quest world log on subject: Brad Barnes," he heard in his head as =
IRIS spoke in her voice "Goin' hot!"
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    As the Questworld lanscape came up he said "IRIS I'd like the traing =
program download villians Jerimiah Surd and Ezikial Rage."
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    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.
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    "Mr. Richards right?" Brad asked
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    "Please call me Reed we are ready to begin training you," Reed =
answered
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    A figure with small rock fragments for skin who brad new was the =
ever lovin' blue eyed Thing came up.
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    He looked at Brad and said "Ah just call him Strecho."
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    "Mr. Grimm I presume," Brad inquiered.
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    "No Mister here just ol' Ben Grimm the Thing," Ben answered.
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    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.
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    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?"
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    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?"
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    "I'll tell you this Jonny Quest does share his mothers flameing =
spirit," Brad said smugly.
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    They began training the first part was hand to hand combat with Ben =
Grimm. After five days of training Brad could feel himself becomeing =
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    "So Ben dpes it help to scream "It's clobbren' time!" when you hit =
something?" Brad asked.
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    "Yeah Brad it does it really does," the Thing replied with a laguh.
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    "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
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    "Good work I've gotta' say I have never seen better!" Jonny shouted.
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    "Thanks," Brad replied
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    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.
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Part four: The Return
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    Brad returned home on the bus Jonny Quest met Brad on the very very =
long driveway.
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    "Slick!" Brad shouted.
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    "Brad you're back!" Jonny replied.
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    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.
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    Dr. Quest looked at him and said "Brad have you thought of a name =
for you in this suit?"
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    "Yes I have I'm calling it Questor," Brad replied.
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    "Good just press the bottom right button on this Quest watch and say =
Questor arise," Dr. Quest said.
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    Brad took the Quest watch and screamed "Questor arise!
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    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.
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    "It looks like the Quest team's going to the next generation. =
Questor said.
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THE END

(c) Brad Barnes 1998