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A Quest Christmas Carol
By: Jerry Landry

Categories: A, HR, X, P, F
Archivers: Go ahead! Just tell me where it is!
Disclaimer: I don't own the Quest Team or the book A Christmas Carol. Hanna
Barbera owns JQ and Charles Dickens owns A Christmas Carol.

     "Deck the halls with boughs of holly!" sung the carolers that were
outside the Quest Compound.
     It was Christmas Eve and everyone was enjoying the holiday.....except
Jonny. Jonny was being a Scrooge, being rude and not buying Christmas presents
for anyone. The team was worried about him, but tried to not let it ruin their
holiday. 
     After the carolers had finished singing, everyone except Jonny clapped.
     "That was wonderful!" Jessie said.
     "Thank you!" one of the carolers said as they started to walk away.
     Hadji closed the door, and said, "So, what are we going to do now?"
     "Go to sleep and wait for this stupid holiday to be over with?" Jonny
said.
     "Maybe we can build snowpeople outside!" Jessie said ignoring Jonny.
     "That sounds like a great idea!" Dr. Quest said.
     "Bah!" Jonny said, "I'm not going outside to freeze! I'm staying inside!"
     "Fine, Scrooge!" Jessie said as the rest of the team except Jonny got
their coats and put them on, "Your choice. No one's going to force you."
     So, the others went outside and built snowmen while Jonny lay down on the
couch in front of the fireplace and went to sleep.
     The night rolled on....
     Jonny's eyes opened a little when he heard a strange noise. He thought
that it was just one of the others and started to go back to sleep when he
heard WWWHHHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
     Jonny sprung up, and saw a foggy creature materializing by the door. The
creature materialized, and he saw that it looked just like Hadji.
     "Jonny Quest!" the Hadji like creature said in a ghost like voice, "Jonny
Quest!!!! You have been a grench for the entire Christmas season. For this,
you shall be punished.......unless..........unless you change your ways and
enjoy the Christmas season! Tonight, you shall be visited by three spirits,
The Spirit of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. Hopefully, after meeting
them, you will change your ways! Listen to them! This shall determine your
very future! Good luck!"
     The Hadji like creature started to fade away, and the room was filled
with an echoing sound of the ghost saying "Good luck!"
     "Bah humbug!" Jonny said, "This must be a dream! Let me go back to sleep,
and into another dream!" 
     Jonny lay back down and fell asleep.
     "JONNY QUEST!!!!!! WAKE UP!!!!!!!" a voice said as Jonny sprung up and
out of his sleep.
     "Wha....who...where......" Jonny said disoriented.
     "Jonny," a creature that looked like Jessie said, "I am the Spirit of
Christmas Past. Come.....let us see into the Christmases that have passed, and
see why you don't like Christmas."
     Jonny got up, and said, "I am not going anywhere with you!"
     "You have no choice." the Spirit said as she waved her hand, and a fog
surrounded them.
     The fog lifted, and Jonny saw that they weren't in the compound anymore.
He looked around, and recognized where he was. They were in a log cabin, which
had a Christmas tree in a corner, stockings hung over the fireplace, couches,
and a coffee table. There were lots of presents under the Christmas tree. 
     "This is.....this is the cabin where Dad and I spent the first Christmas
after.....after Mom died." Jonny said shocked.
     "You are a ghost like me, so no one will see you." the Spirit said.
     Just then, a little boy came downstairs with Dr. Quest. 
     "That's me!" Jonny said.
     The young Jonny went to the tree, and said, "Dad! Santa didn't bring me
what I really wanted!"
      "What was that, Jonny?" Dr. Quest said.
      "Mom." little Jonny said.
      Dr. Quest was silent for a moment, trying to hold back the tears, and
said, "Just openyour presents Jonny. I'll be right back." 
      Little Jonny got to opening his presents while Dr. Quest went back
upstairs. Teen Jonny and the Spirit followed Dr. Quest upstairs and into the
bedroom. When Dr. Quest got there, he fell down on the bed and started crying.
The Spirit led Jonny back downstairs.
     "Is this why you don't like Christmas?" the Spirit said.
     "They lied to me." Jonny said, "Mom and Dad always told me that if I was
a good boy, Santa would bring me everything I wanted. I was the best boy that
I could be, and still I didn't get what I wanted." 
     "That's just one thing no one can bring." the Spirit said, "She's gone on
to the other side. You will meet again, but you can't bring her back. That's
no reason not to like Christmas and to be rude to everyone."
     "Yes it is." Jonny said, "Look, what do you care? Why on Earth do you
care if I like Christmas or not?"
     "You shall find out soon enough." the Spirit said, "But, this isn't why
you don't like Christmas, is it?"
     "You tell me." Jonny said, "You have all the answers!"
     The Spirit waved his hand, and a fog appeared around them. When the fog
lifted, they found themselves in a dark alley. 
     "I remember this!" Jonny said, "Get us out of here, now!"
     "Your parents were shopping in Bloomingdales, and you were supposed to
stay in the children's area in the store." the Spirit said.
     "No..." Jonny said.
     "But, you left. You walked out of the store, and onto the street." the
Spirit said.
     "No.....I thought that they had left me. I had to find them.....and...."
Jonny said scared of what he knew was going to happen.
     Just then, a 7 year old Jonny wondered into the alley. 
     "STOP!!!! GO BACK!!!!" the older Jonny screamed as he ran towards his 7
year old self.
     "He can't see you." the Spirit said.
     Just then, the young Jonny, not watching where he was going, fell into a
sewer where a workman had left the cover off of a sewer opening. The young
Jonny fell, and fell, and fell. ::CRASH:: He finally reached the bottom, and
fell on his behind. 
     "Ow!!!!" the young Jonny said between sobs, "Mommy!!!!! Daddy!!!!!!"
     The young Jonny found that his leg and his arm were broken. Just then,
the workman, with a walkman blaring, came back and put the cover back on the
sewer grate. The young Jonny was left in the darkness.
     "I sat there.....five hours until someone finally found me. Ever since
then, no matter how hard people tried, they couldn't get me to like
Christmas." the older Jonny said, crying.
     "Now, you shall have to go with the Spirit of Christmas Present." the
Spirit said.
     Just as the Spirit said that, another Spirit materialized in the alley.
This Spirit looked like Race Bannon.
     "Jonny, come with me, and we will see how good things really are in your
Christmas present." the Spirit of Christmas Present said.
     "No!" Jonny said, "I'm tired of this foolishness! I won't change my mind
about Christmas! I hate it! I hate it! Nothing you can show me will help!"
     "We shall see." the second Spirit said.
     The second Spirit waved his hand, and a fog rolled around him and Jonny.
Then, the fog lifted, and they were outside the Quest Compound. Jessie and
Hadji were building one snowman and Race and Dr. Quest were working on
another. The Spirit directed Jonny's attention towards Race and Dr. Quest. As
before, no one could see Jonny.
     "Race, I'm worried about Jonny." Dr. Quest said.
     "I know. I wonder what in tarnations is wrong with him!" Race said.
     "I think it's like with all holidays, he misses Rachel." Dr. Quest said,
"It's hard on me too, but I still enjoy the holidays because I know that's
what Rachel would want."
     "I'll have a talk with him." Race said.
     Now, the Spirit directed Jonny's attention towards Jessie and Hadji.
     "I can't believe this! I was going to ask Jonny out tonight or tomorrow,
but now, I don't know if I like him anymore. He's just acting like a real
jerk!" Jessie said.
     "I know what you mean. I wish he'd let someone know what's going on!"
Hadji said, "This is very frustrating."
     "You mean.....Jessie likes me?" Jonny said, amazed.
     "She's been thinking about it for a while, and she thought this would be
the perfect time to tell you. Then, you started acting like a jerk, and she's
starting to reconsider." the Spirit said, "Look! You have friends and family
who love you very much, who care about you, who are concerned about why you're
acting like you are! That's what Christmas is! Not trees, or presents, or
stockings, or stupid commercials with Santa on a razor! It's about love,
family, and friends."
     Jonny remained silent for a second, and then said, "Nice try. Christmas
has always been rotten to me, so I'm just returning the favor! I still don't
like Christmas!"
     "Then go with the Spirit of Christmas Future and see what the future has
in store for you if you keep on going on this path." the Spirit said.
     Just then, the third spirit materialized. The third spirit was covered by
a hood, and dressed in what looked like a monk's outfit. Jonny couldn't see
the face.
     "Come with me." the third spirit said.
     The third spirit waved its hand and fog rolled in around it and Jonny.
When the fog lifted, they were at an old cabin. There was snow all around, but
no Christmas decorations. The Spirit pointed to the window, and Jonny looked
inside.
    There was a man sitting all alone by the fire. There was no Christmas
tree, no stockings, no decorations whatsoever. 
    "That's you." the Spirit said, "You drove away anyone who ever cared about
you and spent the rest of your days all alone. You had love, you had friends,
you had people who cared about you, but you drove all of them away. Jessie was
ready to love you, but you drove her away too."
     Just then, Jonny and the Spirit disappeared and reappeared at a large
house, decorated to the fullest with decorations. Jonny looked in a window,
and saw a huge Christmas tree, huge stockings, and lots of presents. Then, a
red haired woman walked into the room along with an Indian boy, and two kids.
     "That's Jessie and Hadji." the Spirit said, "Since you never let Jessie
love you, she turned to Hadji. They have a good marriage, but she'd rather
have you. She still loves you. She only married Hadji...."
     "Because she couldn't have me." Jonny said, "Because I was too stupid and
pig headed that I couldn't see what was right in front of my eyes."
     Jonny wiped tears from his eyes and said, "I declare that I will change
my ways! Thank you spirits! I shall enjoy Christmas! I won't let this happen!
I will go back and be nice!"
     
     "Jonny?" Jessie said as she nudged Jonny's shoulder, "Jonny?"
     Jonny opened up his eyes, and saw Jessie, Hadji, Dr. Quest, and Race
staring at him. 
     "It was all a dream." Jonny said.
     "What was?" Jessie said.
     Jonny jumped up and said, "Guys, I'm so sorry for being such a jerk! I'm
going to change my ways! Come on! Let's sing some Christmas carols! Or put up
some decorations, or build snowmen!"
      Everyone was staring at Jonny like he had gone crazy, and he said,
"What? Why are you guys looking at me like that?"
     "Well, from the way you were acting, you didn't like Christmas." Dr.
Quest said, "But, now, it's like Christmas is your favorite holiday!"
     "That must have been some kinda dream!" Race said.
     "It was!" Jonny said, "Come on Jess! Let's make a snowman!"
     Jonny grabbed his coat, grabbed the bewildered Jessie's hand, and dragged
her onto the porch outside.
     "Jonny, what is going on?" Jessie said.
     "I love you." Jonny said.
     "What???????" Jessie said shocked again.
     "I love you." Jonny said grabbing both of her hands, "I know you like me,
and you waned to ask me out."
     "Did Hadji tell you?????? I told him...." Jessie said.
     "Hadji didn't tell me." Jonny said, as he looked up, "Look, we're under
the mistletoe."
     Jessie said, "I've been trying to get you to notice it forever!"
     Jonny and Jessie kissed as three spirits looked on from Heaven.
     "That is so sweet!" the Spirit of Christmas Past said.
     "I'm just glad they're happy again." the Spirit of Christmas Future said
as it took off the hood, "Thanks for letting me help!"
     "Anytime Rachel!" the Spirit of Christmas Present said, "When it comes to
your family, everyone knows you like to be involved."
     "Come on guys!" Rachel said, "Let's go see the Holy Choir sing Christmas
carols!"
     The other two spirits walked on while Rachel sat there for a second and
said, "We will meet again."
     Rachel ran to catch up with her two spirit friends.

I hope everyone liked it! Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, and
anything else I missed! Please send all questions, comments, criticisms, and
ornaments that have the color neon green on it to BJLANDRY@aol.com or
bjlandry@rocketmail.com
        Jerry L.
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