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| + | ===Act One=== | ||
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Two Intelligence One agents emerge from the sea to race through an obstacle course in hopes of beating [[Race Bannon]]'s record time. Trees and roots begin firing lasers and snagging them, much to their surprise and peril. One cadet falls into a pit beneath the false cover of grass, while the other is killed by four roots. The operator of the testing grounds regrets that they did not make it very far, but hopes to see better from Race. The obstacle course is then revealed to be a futuristic mesh of mechanical parts and weapons. Some time later, the Quest team without [[Jessie Bannon|Jessie]] travels to the course, shown to be set on a small island in the ocean near Australia. Agent Phil Corbin demonstrates to the team the island's holographic capabilities, performed through a "cloaking mask" which can change the landscape's appearance. [[Dr. Benton Quest|Dr. Quest]] is amazed, though Race is worried about the technology's ability to hide entire armies. Corbin soon states that the effect is possible thanks to Dr. Quest's quantum optical research, which allowed "your" American scientists to develop it. The team catch the strange wording, and are soon gassed by Corbin, who exposes the observing generals and his own appearance as a hologram. Standing in his place is Lucius Kreed, an old enemy of Race. | Two Intelligence One agents emerge from the sea to race through an obstacle course in hopes of beating [[Race Bannon]]'s record time. Trees and roots begin firing lasers and snagging them, much to their surprise and peril. One cadet falls into a pit beneath the false cover of grass, while the other is killed by four roots. The operator of the testing grounds regrets that they did not make it very far, but hopes to see better from Race. The obstacle course is then revealed to be a futuristic mesh of mechanical parts and weapons. Some time later, the Quest team without [[Jessie Bannon|Jessie]] travels to the course, shown to be set on a small island in the ocean near Australia. Agent Phil Corbin demonstrates to the team the island's holographic capabilities, performed through a "cloaking mask" which can change the landscape's appearance. [[Dr. Benton Quest|Dr. Quest]] is amazed, though Race is worried about the technology's ability to hide entire armies. Corbin soon states that the effect is possible thanks to Dr. Quest's quantum optical research, which allowed "your" American scientists to develop it. The team catch the strange wording, and are soon gassed by Corbin, who exposes the observing generals and his own appearance as a hologram. Standing in his place is Lucius Kreed, an old enemy of Race. | ||
| − | Jonny and Race wake up tied together by metallic wristbands. Race explains that he first encountered Kreed on his first field mission twelve years ago in Greenland. Race and his mentor, Greg Temple, were assigned to take the villain down, as he dealt in arms, stolen technology, and other vice—earning Race's designation, "the Renaissance man of scum." Just as Kreed seals a deal with Dr. Zin, Race and Greg blow open the door to his chamber and begin a firefight. Stray bullets cause a fire to quickly spread, and also pierce the gas canisters. Kreed breathes in nerve gas while Greg is blocked from exiting by falling pieces of the roof; he tells Race to escape as Kreed makes one final physical assault. Back on the beach, Kreed appears in the form of a hologram and relates that he personally commandeered the island and aims to sell the technology. Declaring that a good demonstration video is needed, he shows footage of agents Clark and Hill from the previous night to Race's disgust. | + | Jonny and Race wake up tied together by metallic wristbands. Race explains that he first encountered Kreed on his first field mission twelve years ago in Greenland. Race and his mentor, Greg Temple, were assigned to take the villain down, as he dealt in arms, stolen technology, and other vice—earning Race's designation, "the Renaissance man of scum." Just as Kreed seals a deal with Dr. Zin, Race and Greg blow open the door to his chamber and begin a firefight. Stray bullets cause a fire to quickly spread, and also pierce the gas canisters. Kreed breathes in nerve gas while Greg is blocked from exiting by falling pieces of the roof; he tells Race to escape as Kreed makes one final physical assault. Back on the beach, Kreed appears in the form of a hologram and relates that he personally commandeered the island and aims to sell the technology. Declaring that a good demonstration video is needed, he shows footage of agents Clark and Hill from the previous night to Race's disgust. Race correctly guesses that they must complete the course or else Dr. Quest and Hadji will be harmed. Kreed then removes their restraints; they quickly enter the training grounds. |
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| + | ===Act Two=== | ||
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| + | Jonny soon falls into the pit, but Race catches him. Noticing what appear to be bamboo spikes, Jonny unscrews two with his feet to find metal spikes which they later carry. Their trek takes them into the same vines that killed Hill; remembering the metal noises from Kreed's footage, Jonny pierces the tree of their origin with his spike. This destroys the vines' control mechanism. Before they can rest, flamethrowers force them to run at breakneck pace to escape. Race hurls his spike like a javelin into the base of the flame tree, damaging the entire area's cloak circuitry in the process. They continue through a machine gun booby-trapped tunnel while Dr. Quest and Hadji struggle to find a way out of their prison. Hadji locates a vent which is just large enough for Bandit to pass through. Meanwhile, Race and Jonny enter a rocky, desert landscape, housing the original climbing tower. As they near the top, the cloaking technology deactivates, and a piece of the metallic island below opens to reveal spikes. Lasers begin shooting out of all the footholds in the tower; Jonny and Race frantically struggle to reach the top as the lasers crumble part of the outcropping. | ||
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*Race - "Let me guess. We have to run your little maze of death or you'll hurt Hadji and the Doc. Am I in the ballpark?" | *Race - "Let me guess. We have to run your little maze of death or you'll hurt Hadji and the Doc. Am I in the ballpark?" | ||
*Kreed - "A home run, mister Bannon." | *Kreed - "A home run, mister Bannon." | ||
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| + | *Race - "Jonny, you can be my handicap any time." | ||
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| + | ===Goofs=== | ||
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| + | *Jonny should at least receive a mild shock from plunging a metal spike into a component of a massive metallic grid (complete with electricity effects). | ||
===Trivia=== | ===Trivia=== | ||
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*Race earned his nickname through quick obstacle course runs. | *Race earned his nickname through quick obstacle course runs. | ||
*Despite knowing him for a few years, Jonny never learned Race's real name until this chain of events. | *Despite knowing him for a few years, Jonny never learned Race's real name until this chain of events. | ||
| + | *Hadji gets his jewel back in the turban starting with this episode. Finding a suitable replacement for the last one wasn't tough as Sultan, apparently! | ||
''From'': [[Episodes]] | ''From'': [[Episodes]] | ||
Revision as of 02:02, 25 May 2007
| The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | |
| "Race Against Danger" | |
| |
| Episode no. | H00616-94052 |
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| Airdate | December 16, 1996 |
| Chief locations | South Sea Island - 164.83E, 12.37S (7,590 miles) |
| Vehicle(s) | Dragonfly Jet Quest Helicopter |
| Writer(s) | Lance Falk |
| Guest roles | Teresa Saldana (Estella Velasquez) Fernando Escandon (Dr. Salazar) Castulo Guerra (Col. Salazar / Miguel) Tonyo Melendez (Jose / Reynaldo) |
| Episode sequence | To Bardo and Back <--> Rock of Rages |
| Other episodes | |
Plot Summary
Act One
Two Intelligence One agents emerge from the sea to race through an obstacle course in hopes of beating Race Bannon's record time. Trees and roots begin firing lasers and snagging them, much to their surprise and peril. One cadet falls into a pit beneath the false cover of grass, while the other is killed by four roots. The operator of the testing grounds regrets that they did not make it very far, but hopes to see better from Race. The obstacle course is then revealed to be a futuristic mesh of mechanical parts and weapons. Some time later, the Quest team without Jessie travels to the course, shown to be set on a small island in the ocean near Australia. Agent Phil Corbin demonstrates to the team the island's holographic capabilities, performed through a "cloaking mask" which can change the landscape's appearance. Dr. Quest is amazed, though Race is worried about the technology's ability to hide entire armies. Corbin soon states that the effect is possible thanks to Dr. Quest's quantum optical research, which allowed "your" American scientists to develop it. The team catch the strange wording, and are soon gassed by Corbin, who exposes the observing generals and his own appearance as a hologram. Standing in his place is Lucius Kreed, an old enemy of Race.
Jonny and Race wake up tied together by metallic wristbands. Race explains that he first encountered Kreed on his first field mission twelve years ago in Greenland. Race and his mentor, Greg Temple, were assigned to take the villain down, as he dealt in arms, stolen technology, and other vice—earning Race's designation, "the Renaissance man of scum." Just as Kreed seals a deal with Dr. Zin, Race and Greg blow open the door to his chamber and begin a firefight. Stray bullets cause a fire to quickly spread, and also pierce the gas canisters. Kreed breathes in nerve gas while Greg is blocked from exiting by falling pieces of the roof; he tells Race to escape as Kreed makes one final physical assault. Back on the beach, Kreed appears in the form of a hologram and relates that he personally commandeered the island and aims to sell the technology. Declaring that a good demonstration video is needed, he shows footage of agents Clark and Hill from the previous night to Race's disgust. Race correctly guesses that they must complete the course or else Dr. Quest and Hadji will be harmed. Kreed then removes their restraints; they quickly enter the training grounds.
Act Two
Jonny soon falls into the pit, but Race catches him. Noticing what appear to be bamboo spikes, Jonny unscrews two with his feet to find metal spikes which they later carry. Their trek takes them into the same vines that killed Hill; remembering the metal noises from Kreed's footage, Jonny pierces the tree of their origin with his spike. This destroys the vines' control mechanism. Before they can rest, flamethrowers force them to run at breakneck pace to escape. Race hurls his spike like a javelin into the base of the flame tree, damaging the entire area's cloak circuitry in the process. They continue through a machine gun booby-trapped tunnel while Dr. Quest and Hadji struggle to find a way out of their prison. Hadji locates a vent which is just large enough for Bandit to pass through. Meanwhile, Race and Jonny enter a rocky, desert landscape, housing the original climbing tower. As they near the top, the cloaking technology deactivates, and a piece of the metallic island below opens to reveal spikes. Lasers begin shooting out of all the footholds in the tower; Jonny and Race frantically struggle to reach the top as the lasers crumble part of the outcropping.
Notes
Quotes
- Race - "Let me guess. We have to run your little maze of death or you'll hurt Hadji and the Doc. Am I in the ballpark?"
- Kreed - "A home run, mister Bannon."
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- Race - "Jonny, you can be my handicap any time."
Goofs
- Jonny should at least receive a mild shock from plunging a metal spike into a component of a massive metallic grid (complete with electricity effects).
Trivia
- Kreed is shown doing business twelve years ago with Dr. Zin, complete with hair and a younger voice. Zin was purchasing experimental nerve gas.
- Race earned his nickname through quick obstacle course runs.
- Despite knowing him for a few years, Jonny never learned Race's real name until this chain of events.
- Hadji gets his jewel back in the turban starting with this episode. Finding a suitable replacement for the last one wasn't tough as Sultan, apparently!
From: Episodes
