Disclaimer: I do not own the Quest Team or the Predator I am just writing
this because I like the show.

Anyway I was thinking about what would happen if JQ and company(the coolest
dudes around) fought the Predator (the coolest alien around). Remember when
reading this is my first fan fic.

P.S. A special thanks to Gelo, Yongil, Sammi, Alice, and Gary Fleisher for
their costant help and whom without this would have been impossible.

Oh yeah, a wee bit of blood in this one;)

The Hunt
Part V
by Timur Gurigan

Race Bannon stood in the middle of the clearing awaiting his fate. The
jungle all around him was humming with noise; birds chirping and insects
humming. Unexpectedly all the noises stopped, a deathly silence hung over
the clearing, not a thing moved. Suddenly the silence was interrupted by a
sharp splintering noise as a blue fireball hurtled with blinding speed out
of the trees toward Race.

Race hardly had enough time to move as the flaming sphere glanced him in
the shoulder. The impact hurled him to the jungle floor.

"Fire!" Yelled Connor as the trees where the shot had come from became
peppered with bullets. A projectile from Carlos's bazooka turned one of the
trees into splinters as Jose and Connor laid down a deadly hail of lead.
Slowly they stopped, no more sign of the creature. Suddenly something
dropped out of the trees above Carlos. The poacher didn't have time to
realize what was happening as the phantasm's metal claws ripped through his
chest hefting his body off the ground. Jose and Connor quickly turned
around and started firing at the apparition, Carlos's body was soon riddled
with bullets as the specter shielded its self with his corpse. A fireball
shot out and hit Jose in the chest burning a hole through it and flinging
his body on top of the tied up Quests.=20

Connor pulled out his pistol and fired three times at the apparition. It
blocked the shots with its arm but it did not get away unharmed. Its body
began to get more and more solid as electrical sparks began running down
his body; it pushed a few buttons on its arm and a flaming piece of
equipment on it became silent. As the creature took on solid shape it
growled angrily and started stalking towards Connor.
*       *       *
Jessie Bannon kicked Jose's body off of herself in disgust as she recoiled
in terror. "Wait Jess", Interrupted Jonny, "I think I see something we can
use." He slid himself over to Jose's corpse and pulled out his knife. "Good
thinking Jonny." Said Doctor Quest as Jonny proceeded to cut them free.
"Yeah Dad, now lets get Race and get out of here!"
"What are we going to do about Hadji and Connor?" Asked Jessie. "We can
carry Hadji out of here", replied Doctor Quest, "and as for Connor=85". The
Doctor was interrupted by as a blood curdling scream permeated the woods.
*       *       *
Jessie and Doctor Quest hurried toward the downed Race. "Dad, are you okay?"

"I'm fine Ponchita, now lets get out of here before that thing gets back
here. Help me up will you Benton." Abruptly a reptilian foot came down on
Race's arm. All looked up to see the creature towering above them. Benton
tried to stand up but the creature was faster; it knocked the Doctor across
the clearing sending him into unconsciousness.

It looked down at Jessie and Race, a blue glow starting to emanate from the
small cannon on its shoulder. It seemed that the creatures victory was
complete when suddenly Jonny came out of nowhere and jumped at it, knife in
hand. The beast turned around, its projectile going wide, to fend the
attack but it was too late; the knife sliced down the side of his mask
severing the many wire coming from it. Its metal claws descended and lashed
out, leaving two red lines on Jonny stomach as he jumped out of the way.
The creature's other fist connected solidly with Jonny's chest knocking the
wind out him and hurling him against a tree.

The alien ripped his mask off violently, flinging it to the ground. It was
an ugly creature with big bulging eyes and four mandibles coming out of its
mouth. It roared and hefted Jonny off the ground looking at the face of the
thing that had hurt it.

" Hey Ugly! Why don't you pick on someone your own size!" The creature
dropped Jonny to the ground and turned around to see Race. He roared,
flashing it sharp teeth, and moved in on his prey. Jessie tried to stop it
but the creature flung her aside. She landed on top of Carlos's dead body;
Jessie sprung back in surprise as she realized what had broke her fall,
then she got an idea.

Wham! The creature hit Race again, hard in the stomach, causing blood to
ooze from his mouth. It slashed Race across the face and kicked him in the
stomach again. Race collapsed into a heap but the creature did not relent
continuing to deliver a barrage of blows. The creature was enjoying this
immeasurably but it was getting dull; time to end this game. Two metal
claws descended and raised above Race's collapsed body. Suddenly the
creature heard something behind it and it whirled around. Jessie fired
Carlos's bazooka toward the surprised alien. Green guts and blood spewed
over Race as the projectile ripped a hole through the beast.

Race staggered up with help from the recently revived Doctor Quest and
hobbled toward the alien. The thing was still alive.

They had defeated it. Those creatures had succeeded in the impossible,
thought the extraterrestrial as it lied on the jungle floor. It looked up
at its former prey and chuckled lightly, they didn't know what would happen
next. With its dying strength it reached over and pushed some buttons on
its arm; it then relaxed knowing that he would take them to their deaths as
well.

"Doc, what's it doing?" Said Race. Suddenly a beeping began to sound as
what looked like a series of numbers began to count down on a device that
was on the creatures arm.

Dr. Quest's eyes widened as it realized what was going on. "Quick get Jonny
and Hadji, we have to get as far away from here as possible!" They all
hobbled away from the creature toward an outcropping of rock near the edge
of the clearing. The alien began to laugh as the beeping stopped and
everything around him was blown away in a tremendous explosion.
*       *       *
As the smoke cleared, five bruised and beaten figures emerged from behind
the rock outcropping. All around them, for as long as the eye could see was
destruction. The only thing left of the once luscious jungle were charred
tree stumps and smoldering ashes. "Wow, that's a way to go." Said Jonny
with amazement. Benton smiled as he said "I think I speak for everyone when
I say lets go home."
*       *       *
Back at the Quest Compound Race Bannon and Doctor Quest were trying to
enjoy the remainder of their vacation which was quite difficult since Race
was in a body cast and the Doctor was wearing a neck brace. "Next time the
Agency calls on me to do a job", Said Race, "remind me to say no."

"Hi Dad, nice day were having." Said Jessie as she skipped into the house.
Jessie was the only one of the Quest Clan that had not suffered major
damage. "Yeah right" Replied Jonny as he hobbled in on crutches, a big ace
bandage on his midsection. "I guess a nice day is just in the eye of the
beholder." Said Hadji as he wheeled him self in, burn marks all over his
body. Jessie giggled "This house is beginning to look like an emergency
room, you guys should lighten up besides I'm sure there's no invisible
aliens in a million miles of here."

Meanwhile, high above Quest Compound, a ship sleek and dark slid through
the night sky. As it neared it destination, the blue-green globe known as
Earth a pod was ejected into space. The inhabitant of the pod had only one
thought in mind as it descended into Earth's atmosphere: Trophies=85

THE END?=20

Did you love/hate it. Any comments (well most) are accepted, this is my
first fic:
fleishers@denver.net.

(c) Timur Gurigan 1998