Excerpts of transmission (log number 12) received from wiretap transmitting device WT069d by EXCAL, via satellite processing hub, Reykjavik, Iceland. Transmitter’s last known location: LONDON. Transmitter registered to: EXCALAGENT069GB. Request for authentication by 069GB: PENDING.
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Device WT069d silently activates…
SUBJECT 1: “…Please, don’t call me Jonny…”
SUBJECT 1: “…nobody’s called me Jonny since I was about 12…”
SUBJECT 1: “…It’s Jon now. Just Jon…”

SUBJECT 2: (VOICE DISTORTED) “…Your associate…have you spoken to him since that time? When you were 12, I mean?...”

SUBJECT 1: “…Why do you ask?...”

SUBJECT 2: (DISTORTION CONTINUES) “…(uncertain word spoken)…still calls you that…he still (uncertain words spoken) and said to contact Jonny…”
SUBJECT 2: “…said that’s the only way you’d come here, that (uncertain words spoken)…and has a pressing need to speak to you…”
SUBJECT 2: “…Do you know why you are here?...”

SUBJECT 1: “…I believe I do, yes…”
SUBJECT 1: “…I have knowledge that your…organization…can make use of?...”
SUBJECT 1: “…and my former…associate…now works for your organization as well?...”

SUBJECT 2: (DISTORTION CONTINUES) “…Very good, yes. (Uncertain words spoken)…but as he said, it’s not just your knowledge we seek, but also your skill.
SUBJECT 2: “…(Uncertain words spoken) mentioned he had followed your…career…even after you, shall we say, parted ways?...”
SUBJECT 2: “…but he also (TRANSMISSION FADES)…(TRANSMISSION RESUMES)..Very urgent message. It involves your father…”

SUBJECT 1: “…Thank you for your offer and your hospitality. I would like to reunite with…well… as requested. But do I have to agree to join to be able to speak with him directly?...”

SUBJECT 2: “…Yes…”

SUBJECT 1: “…Ok then. I’m in. But please don’t mention my father again…”
SUBJECT 1: “…Now what do I do? (TRANSMISSION FADES)...”

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AUTHENTICATION REPORT. Filed by: EXCALAGENT069GB.
Authentication of Transmission (log number 12) from WT069d: CONFIRMED
Evaluation by: EXCALAGENT069GB; Sent To: GALAHAD; via: SECURE TRANSMISSION.

I have verified and authenticated the accuracy of the transcript set forth above. As you know, one of my angles here has been to find a link between MEDUSA and the recent rash of attacks on the core network. One of the subjects of my investigation was a Yank, a hacker known within that community simply as “Q”. He’s become quite renowned for some very high profile hacks. Not just nabbing pics from celebrity cell phones, either. But detailed, sensitive information on both the commercial and governmental levels. He got enough heat in the states that he eventually moved his base of operations to London. When I got the tip he was here, it wasn’t hard to track him down using some of my local sources. We learned that he was making some kind of rendezvous, and once the location was verified, I sent in an advance team undercover to place taps at the potential meeting point. We hit the mark with this transmitter. “Subject 1” from the transmission clearly is Q…and of course we now know his name is Jon.

I’m pretty sure now that Q was behind some of the security breach problems we were having at EXCAL. But if my suspicions are correct about the identity of “Subject 2” (report on that to follow), then we can bet that Q was definitively NOT acting on behalf of MEDUSA previously. But I suspect, based on this recording, that he has just been signed up.

And if you haven’t pieced together the parts yet, the alarming news is that we were able to determine the true identity of Q with relative ease.

Sir…the newest member of MEDUSA would appear to be…JONNY QUEST!!!

We were able to confirm this once we determined the nature of the content stolen from the EXCAL network (who knew those old Quest Lab files were still relevant?) I think the EXCAL Science Department, and Dr. Quest should be notified immediately. Let me know if you would like me to go in person to review my findings with Dr.Quest. (I've always wanted to see the Everglades anyway).

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Dangit, I was totally planning on bringing Jonny into my 'verse.

Overall, I dig your version.

lol. Sorry man. Don't let this stop you. If anything stops you, let it be the shame I'll feel when I see how much better your version is than mine. lol.

I spent a lot of time thinking about a traditional younger version. But I wanted him grown up and a bit more complex for mine.

Oh, and here is a peek at Dr. Quest, if you are interested:

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SWEET! Now lets see Hadji and Race.

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Excellent, it's great to see the Family Quest again, also i think that you did a great job on making Jonny look older, kinda muscular, but he looks the part, Dr. Quest is spot on, although you might have to put some grays in his hair, since Jonnny is all growed up now

You did a bang up job on them Bindy, let's see some more.

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I'm so bummed that you posted your JQ before me.
I've been waiting to finish my Hadji and Race before I posted anything.

Gotta say though your's is pretty cool. Definitly captures the feel of JQ.

How old is your JQ?

That's pretty cool all around. You should pick up the Cobra Mantis Sub and modify it back into the Johnny Quest vehicle it was originally.

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I want more pictures of Benton Quest.

Jonny looks good, but I can't think of the character anymore, without thinking of the strung out version from Venture Brothers.

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Rockage, to say the least. JQ were the only MicroMachines aside from the ALIENS/Predator ones, that I couldn't think of letting go.

JQ was my favorite show before Soul Train started on Saturdays back in the longago in NYC.

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Hell yeah man great work on both, and great write up.

Man now I have to include JQ in my verse. You did a bang up job. J looks great and the Doc... well he looks like he jumped out of the cartoon.

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How did Johnny go bad? Is he bad?

Looks great though

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Beautiful.

You know what would be a great figure to balance out Dr. Quest? Dr. Venture, of course...

that's sharp, very nice


if you wanted to make a joke version you could make a clone character that took on all of Johnny's negative personality traits, not evil but just different


Bravo

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Yeah, some slight grey around the temples would be nice. And Jonny seems to need another coat of blond on his hair. But a really neat idear I must say. They work very nicely.

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