Title: Stolen Heart
Author: Heather, the Goddess of Evil
Date: June 7, 2000
Category/Rating: J/JHR, Adventure, Future/G
Archivers: Have at it, you've my permission
Disclaimer: I do not own anything concerning the JQ universe.  I am merely using them to write a
story.  Don't sue me.  I have no money to give you anyway.
Author's note:  Thank you so much Bryne for beta-ine this for me.  It is so much better all thanks
tto you.  I hope everyone else enjoys it too.
 
Stolen Heart
 
*Why waste time on the Anasazi?*  Lorenzo thought to himself.  *Melyzaar has world domination on
his list of things to do and he wants to worry about killing off a race of traveling aliens?*
Lorenzo couldn’t quite grasp why he was doing this.  So, he decided, why make the world wait for
its destiny?

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“Race!” Estella called trying to get her ex-husband to slow down, but he wasn’t giving in to her.
She didn’t blame him though.  He probably thought she was just going to chew him out some more and
lay more blame on him.  She sighed and shook her head at herself, then broke into a jog, which
quickly turned into a run.  She reached her ex-husband and had stopped him by putting a hand to
his shoulder.
She was in the process of turning him to face her when a shock wave sent them both flying
backwards and then finally hitting the ground.  Race looked up at Estelle from where he was lying
on top off her, a distressed expression on his face.  He then looked behind him, wondering what
had caused such an explosion rolling over off of Estella as an after thought.
The rest of the group was just now immerging from Jessie’s tent.  Balcobii was the first to exit,
followed by Benton and Alice, then Jonny and Hadji, and finally Jessie.  She stepped forward
between the two young men, watching the scene with a blank expression on her face.
The first thing they heard was an annoying laugh, a very annoying laugh, accompanied by an eerily
familiar voice.
“Well, well, well; if it ain’t the Quests?  Won’t it be fun to finally kill you guys off?”
Benton looked back at his two boys, eyebrows raised in question.  Hadji returned it with a
perplexed look.  Jonny just shrugged his shoulders, but it was clear that all three men were
racking their brains trying to place the voice.
“Oh, come on.  Don’t tell my you don’t remember me.”  When there was no reply the voice snorted. 
“Ah, I’m hurt,” the voice said mockingly.
A beam shot down from the sky, followed by a faint figure, ascending down the middle of the shaft
of light.  The identity of the being was still unknown, but the voice definitely belonged to
someone they had faced before.
“Who is it?”  Jonny finally asked the question.
Slowly, the figure neared the ground and as his features clarified expressions of amazement spread
across most of the faces of the group.  Jessie walked forward to stand by Balcobii.  She raised
her finger and pointed it at the man.
“He has my heart,” she stated emotionlessly.
Balcobii nodded and closed his eyes.  A flash of light and the clearing was filled with Anasazi. 
Many were aimed with bows and arrows or other assortments of archery type weapons.
“What you have does not belong to you,” Balcobii said.  “You must return it.”
“Return it?”  Lorenzo exclaimed in outrage.  “I don’t have to.  It was a gift.”
“It was not the giver’s to give,” Balcobii replied.
“It don’t matter.  Its mine now and I ain’t gonna give it up…period.”
“Then we will be forced to take it from you,” Balcobii warned.
“Just try,” Lorenzo challenged, a cocky look on his face.
Race looked quite angry at this point and ready to take on Lorenzo himself powers or no.  Luckily,
the more level headed Estella held him back by keeping a hand on his shoulder, though it was
obvious she wasn’t too pleased with Lorenzo either.  Benton watched with wide eyes at what was
happening, taking it all in and processing it with his scientific brain.  Jessie continued to
stare at Lorenzo with her emotionless eyes while Jonny watched her worriedly and Hadji’s eyes
darted around the clearing studying the Anasazi that had appeared only moments before.
Lorenzo raised his fists to shoulder height and made a grunting noise.  The ground began to shake
and pieces of it began to lift into the air.  The group still standing behind Balcobii fell to the
ground.  Jonny struggled up and made his way unsteadily to Jessie, fighting his way to her side
and helping her up.
Unaware of his companions’ predicament, Balcobii pointed his finger at Lorenzo exactly the same
way Melyzaar had done with Jessie.  From the sides the rest of the Anasazi began to chant, their
voices rising and strengthening as they spoke in unison.  Lorenzo screamed and put his hands to
his ears.
“It’s mine.  I won’t let’cha take it from me,” he yelled in defiance.
He resisted Balcobii with all the strength he could muster, not willing at all to give up the
powers he claimed as his own.  Veins popped out if his neck and forehead as he tried to resist the
Anasazi.  However, it was futile, and finally the glowing ball of pure white light was plucked
from his chest.  Lorenzo fell to the ground unconscious.
Jonny watched the ball of light as it moved through the air and finally disappeared into Jessie’s
back.  She looked up into his eyes, and he smiled when he saw the fire had returned.  She too
smiled as tears of joy ran down her cheeks.
“I don’t think so,” Melyzaar said, startling the two.
He had his finger pointed once again at Jessie and when Jonny looked back to her face it was
filled with pain.  He pulled her close and stroked her hair and rubbed her back, praying that
Balcobii would win this fight too.
Jonny could feel the next battle begin, and though the ground didn’t shake this time pieces of it
began to rise into the air again.  Jessie’s hair rose too, and everybody could feel their own hair
and clothing, even their entire body’s doing the same.
“No,” Jessie whimpered right before she went slack in Jonny’s arms.

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“I am sorry,” Balcobii said quietly.
“It’s not your fault,” Jessie replied in her emotionless voice.
She was once again curled up in the chair in the corner of Estella’s tent.  Jonny stood behind
her, absently rubbing her shoulders.
“We are going to attack Melyzaar at his home base,” Balcobii informed the group of solemn faced
people.
“May you have better luck this time,” Hadji murmured, more to himself than anyone else.

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Estella and Race stood outside the tent the rest of the group was in. She knew what she needed to
do and she was going to go through with it.  She needed to say the things she hadn’t been able to
before Lorenzo attacked.  She needed to apologize to Race.
“Race, I’m sorry,” she said softly.
“For what?”  Race asked.
“For the way I’ve acted for the past eighteen years,” Estella explained.  She took a deep breath. 
“I haven’t been a very good mother or ex-wife.”
She looked up her husband who was just waiting.
“I want to make things right.  I know I won’t be able to change over night, but I will try to do
better.  I promise.”
She waited for Race to say something, anything.  Instead, she felt his arms slip around her.
“It’s okay,” he whispered in her ear.
Estella couldn’t stop the smile from tugging at the corner of her lips or the tears welling up in
her eyes.
I will have to take your daughter with me when we return her heart,” Balcobii said startling the
two.
“Why?”  Estella asked wiping the tears from her eyes.
“Because she needs to learn how to control the powers that have been released,” Balcobii answered
solemnly.
Race nodded, and watching him, Estella too began to nod.  “If that’s what has to be done,” she
agreed softly.

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“Hey Ponchita,” Race said as he lowered himself beside his daughter.
Jessie continued to stare at the dying embers of the fire.
“You haven’t called me that in a while,” she commented absently.
Race shrugged.  “It slips out every so often.”
“That moment when I got my heart back, for those few seconds I was happy again,” Jessie said in
her emotionless voice.  “I knew what it was like to be happy.”
“We all were Jess,” Race said in a soft voice.
Jessie leaned against his shoulder.  “It’s really…different…not being able to feel any emotion.  I
want my heart back, I want to feel again.”
Race hugged his daughter.  “We all want that too Jess.  Ask anyone in this family and they’ll tell
you that there’s a hole in their heart where you used to be.”
 “They aren’t as big as the one where my heart used to be.”
Race sighed and kissed the top of her head.  “It won’t last forever.”
Jessie mumbled something inaudible, but Race understood.
“We just have to trust in the Anasazi,” he said into her hair.
Jessie nodded absently and Race looked down at her.
“Why don’t you go find Jonny?  He’s probably off somewhere being depressed.”
Again Jessie nodded and then rose.  She took a few steps, then turned back and hugged her father.
“I love you dad.  I don’t need my heart to tell me that,” she whispered.
Then she was gone.

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“Lorenzo, where have you been?”  Julia exclaimed at seeing her brother.
“I need to talk to the boss,” was all Lorenzo would say.
“I asked you a question,” Julia growled.
Lorenzo pushed past her and into the back room where Surd was hooked into Quest World.  He headed
straight for the controls and logged his employer out.
“Julia, what is the meaning of this?  It better be important,” Surd bellowed threateningly.
“It isn’t Julia, it’s me, and it is important,” Lorenzo assured.
“What do you think-“ Surd began.
Lorenzo cut him off.  “Just hear me out.”
There was a tense silence, then Lorenzo slowly began to speak.
“Them Anasazi came back.”
“How would you know?”
“There’s a rogue Anasazi who gave me some really neat powers, but the Anasazi took ‘em from me.  I
would’ve taken the whole world over by now if they hadn’t,” Lorenzo finished.
“Lorenzo, you’ve been drinking again haven’t you?  What have I told you about that?”  Julia’s cold
voice demanded from the doorway.
“No, it’s the truth,” Lorenzo insisted.
“Get out of here Lorenzo,” Surd ordered before preparing to return to Quest World.
Lorenzo looked between his employer and his sister with wide eyes.  “Don’cha believe me?   Ya
gotta believe me!”
Julia rolled her eyes at her brother as she bumped past him to the console and began relogging
Jeremiah back into Quest World.  Lorenzo continued to stare at them, trying to think of something,
anything to say to them that would make them believe him.
But, they were no longer acknowledging his presence.  So, with a scowl he turned and left
grumbling to himself as he went.

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Benton stood looking up into the starry sky, his mind a total and complete blank.  It wasn’t often
he got such an opportunity, but at the moment so much was going on that his mind needed a rest. 
So, here he stood admiring the great view of the stars.
“It’s been a long time Benton,” Alice said softly coming up behind the doctor.
“It’s been three years.  Not quite as long as the last time, but still,” Benton agreed.
He felt Alice sidle up next to him and lay her head on his shoulder.  He found he couldn’t resist
putting an arm around her, and did.
“I only wish I hadn’t returned under such circumstances,” Alice said softly sounding regretful.
“Maybe then things could be different for us,” Benton agreed.
“I’ll be leaving again as soon as everything has been set right,” Alice continued with a sigh. 
She sounded kind of tired.  “Maybe this time you’d consider coming with me?  Jonny’s grown up, and
ready to start a life of his own.”
“No Alice, not quite yet.  Jonny’s still learning about life, he’s still has a couple of years to
go before he’ll be ready for me to leave for good,” Benton informed the woman.
“You can’t hold onto him forever Benton,” Alice put in gently.
Benton knew what Alice had just said was true and it made him uncomfortable.  But, then again he
knew he would have more time for himself, more time to do things important to him.  And what was
more important to him than Jonny?  And it wasn’t like he didn’t have feelings for Alice, because
he did.  It was just he still had things to do here on earth, a place he was very attached to no
matter how inviting the stars were.
“I know, and I don’t plan to.  But, I also don’t plan on letting him go quite yet.  He’s still too
young” Benton found himself repeating as he did his best to keep his body relaxed and his eyes on
the stars so they couldn’t reveal anything.
Alice seemed to consider this.  “Than maybe in a couple of years he won’t be…  I’ll return to see
if you’ll be ready then.”
“And maybe I will be.  Then again maybe I won’t.  We’ll just have to see,” Benton responded.
Title: Stolen Heart
Author: Heather, the Goddess of Evil
Date: June 12, 2000
Category/Rating: J/JHR, Adventure, Future/G
Archivers: Have at it, you've my permission
Disclaimer: I do not own anything concerning the JQ universe.  I am merely using them to write a
story.  Don't sue me.  I have no money to give you anyway.
Author's note:  Thank you so much Bryne for beta-ine this for me.  It is so much better all thanks
to you.  I hope everyone else enjoys it too.
 
Stolen Heart
 
Hadji took a deep cleansing breath from where he stood behind his brother before proceeding with
the frustrating task of being reasonable with him.  Just like his father, he too was looking up at
the stars and not really listening to what anybody had to say.
“Jonny, you know there is nothing you can do,” Hadji reminded.
“And you know I can’t just sit here waiting and doing nothing,” Jonny retorted not taking his gaze
from the star filled sky.
“The Anasazi will take care of everything,” Hadji assured.
Jonny was making his response when the East Indian felt a hand on his shoulder.  “I know I know,”
the blonde assured.  Hadji turned to look into Jessie’ green eyes.  As Jonny had, he noticed the
usual fire that burned within them was gone.  “But, I’ve gotta help Hadj.  I’ve just gotta do
something,” Jonny continued oblivious to Jessie’s arrival.  Hadji already understood what she
wanted and bowed out happily, knowing Jessie would take care of the blond boy.
Jonny waited for another rational remark from Hadji, but it never came.   Instead, a certain red
head slipped into his arms silently, leaning her head on his shoulder.
“You worry too much,” she told him.
“And you’re surprised?”  Jonny asked her.
“No, but for once can’t you just sit back and let other people handle things?”
“You know me Jess, of course I can’t.”
“Then let me give you a job to do,” she suggested, looking up at him.
Even without the fire her eyes were still breath taking.
“What?”  Jonny asked ready to do whatever it was she asked.
“Stay here with me.  I need you,” she stated simply.
Jonny smiled and nodded, happy to oblige.  “Whatever you want Jess.”

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Melyzaar growled to himself as watched the glowing heart that hovered above the pedestal.  Lorenzo
had failed him, but what else should he have expected from such a simple, stupid, idiotic… 
Melyzaar growled again.  If only he could use the powers himself.
But, no, it was impossible.  The last time he had tried, the powers had shut down and refused to
work and he’d ended up destroying the heart.  Last he’d heard, the owner of the heart had died. 
Not like it mattered to him, the person was useless anyway.  So, he’d had to go searching for a
new one.  Once he’d found it, he’d decided that this time he wouldn’t make any mistakes.
Then that fool Lorenzo had decided he didn’t have to follow orders.  So, he ‘d sent the man back
from where he’d gotten him and started his search for a new guinea pig.  So far, no good. 
Melyzaar couldn’t believe it would be so hard to find another man like Lorenzo, but they were
either too evil or not evil enough.  Not one human had the same balance of dark and light as
Lorenzo had.
And going to another planet to find a being like that was out of the question.  Earth’s solar
system was very isolated and the nearest one was hundred’s of light years away.  There was the
possibility of using the heart to take over that planet instead, but Melyzaar was set on earth. 
He didn’t know why this particular planet was so irresistible, but he would have it one way or
another.
Unless of course Balcobii and the rest of the Anasazi got in the way, which of course they would. 
The familiar flash of light and Melyzaar found himself surrounded.  The fools were so blind with
their peaceful ways and passive lifestyles.
“If it’s another fight you want, I won’t disappoint you,” Melyzaar growled assuringly.
“It is not a fight we want,” Balcobii insisted.  “It is the heart.”
“Well, then it is a fight you want,” Melyzaar corrected.

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“It is happening,” Hadji said.
But no one was around to hear him.  After leaving Jonny to Jessie he’d gone to find a quiet place
to meditate so he could sort his thoughts and calm himself.  He rose and went to look for
everyone, anyone, but it seemed they were all hiding from him.
“You seem a little lost,” Hadji heard Estella say.
Hadji twirled around.  “It is happening.  They are fighting for her heart.”
Estella’s eyes went wide.  “Are you sure?”
Hadji nodded.
Estella turned and went rushing off, spewing rapid-fire Spanish in every direction.  Hadji sighed
as he followed her.

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“Well, what’s happening?  Are we winning?”  Race asked impatiently.
Hadji sighed and shrugged.  Why did his family have to be so impatient?  “Just give me a minute
Race.”
The room stood in apprehensive silence as they all waited for Hadji to do something, anything. 
They were waiting in vain.
“I have lost them,” he apologized, shaking his head.
He looked over at Jessie and Jonny who for once were both being extremely patient.  Hadji didn’t
know how, but somehow Jessie had calmed Jonny down.
“I’m tired.  I’m going to bed,” Jessie informed the room of people.
“Aren’t you anxious?”  Jonny asked her.
“You forget what the fight is over,” Jessie said, looking up at him.
Jonny frowned and closed his eyes.  “I’ll walk you there.”
The two left as every eye in the tent watched them.
“At least one of us can sleep,” Race mumbled as he stuck his hands in his pockets and did his best
to keep himself from pacing.

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“Melyzaar you know this is a fight you cannot win.  Just surrender the heart to us and the
consequences won’t be so harsh,” Balcobii suggested.
“No.  I will not give it up.  This is the key to ultimate power,” Melyzaar objected through
clenched teeth, coldly determined.
“You cannot use the heart yourself.  Your own heart is too corrupt, you remember what happened
last time,” Balcobii reminded.
“Of course I do fool.  But I will find a way to succeed,” he insisted.
“Then, I am sorry to do this,” Balcobii apologized.
Every Anasazi in the room readied an arrow and pointed their bow at Melyzaar.  Balcobii
materialized his own long bow with a flash of light and pointed it straight at the rogue’s heart.
“NOOOOO!!!!”  Melyzaar yelled, before multiple arrows fired at him.
Each one hit its mark.  And finally, Balcobii let his own arrow fly.  It sang through the air,
straight into Melyzaar’s heart.  The Anasazi gave an unearthly scream before disintegrating into
nothing.  Balcobii hung his head in sorrow as his bow disappeared with another flash.
“I wish that could have been avoided,” he said quietly, bowing his head as he grieved the loss of
his comrade.
He felt a hand on his shoulder.  “We all do,” a friendly voice said.  “Melyzaar had been a good
friend to many before he turned.”
“We only did what was necessary,” another voice chimed in trying to comfort him.  “Melyzaar made
his choice and he had to pay the consequences.”
Balcobii nodded sadly as he moved forward and took the fragile heart in both hands.
“I will return this to its owner.  The rest of you can return to the ship.  Alice and I will join
you shortly,” Balcobii said, his voice still quiet but authoritative.
“She has not convinced Dr. Quest to come with her yet I take it,” the first voice commented in a
cheerier tone.
“Not yet,” Balcobii affirmed, not able to stop a smile from creeping onto his own face.  “But, if
she is persistent I am sure someday she will prevail.”
“I thought that was called being stubborn,” the second Anasazi laughed before disappearing.

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Balcobii entered the girl’s tent to find her asleep.  The blond boy was sitting on the floor by
her bed and had also fallen asleep, his head on the girl’s cot and one of his hands holding
stubbornly to hers.  He smiled at them then stepped forward.  Positioning his hands over the
girl’s chest, he opened them to release her heart.  He watched as it gently floated down to settle
within the girl where it belonged.  He smiled upon the two, then turned and left.
“I guess it’s time for us to go,” Alice said.
She had been waiting outside of Jessie’s tent for the Anasazi elder.  Balcobii nodded, smiling
softly.
As the light surrounded the two beings, Alice turned towards where she knew Benton would be.  He
smiled at her, and waved.
“We’ll be back for the girl in the morning,” Balcobii informed.
Benton nodded.
“And I’ll be back for you,” Alice promised as the light surrounding her and Balcobii increased in
strength.
“I’ll be waiting,” Benton returned even though he knew she couldn’t hear him.
The light receded and the two beings vanished.  Benton looked up at the sky as if trying to figure
out which star was the ship that held Alice.

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“So everything’s back to normal,” Estella said.
She looked over Race.
“No, Estella.  Everything’s better,” he corrected leaning over to take her hand.
“And best of all, we can start being a family again,” Estella added softly beaming.
Race turned to return his ex-wife’s gaze.  “At least a better one than we’ve been.”

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Jessie moaned as she woke up.  She looked around her tent and smiled when she saw Jonny, asleep. 
She tousled his hair, then carefully, so as not to disturb him, climbed out of bed and left the
tent.  The warm morning sun felt good against her face and she could smell someone cooking
breakfast.
Jessie followed her nose to find Hadji in front of a griddle piled with bacon and eggs.  “That
smells wonderful,” she admired.
“I am glad you think so.  Are you hungry?”  Hadji asked.
He waited for a response, but instead found himself in her embrace.
“I did not realize they smelled that good,” he laughed.
“I’m whole again Hadji,” she breathed.
Then he watched her running off, yelling for Race and Estelle.

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“Good Morning Jessie,” Estella greeted her daughter’s hug.
“It certainly is mom,” Jessie replied.  She pulled back to look at her mother.  “I’ve got my heart
back.”
“We know Ponchita,” Race said, coming up from behind.
Jessie threw her arms around him and he hugged her back tightly.

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Jonny awoke to find himself alone in Jessie’s tent.  “She must already be up,” he mumbled to
himself as he shook the sleep from his mind.
He rose and headed for the door of the tent when suddenly he stopped.
“It’s gone.  The whole in my heart is gone,” he realized.
Jonny flew from the tent and began his search for Jessie.
“Jonny, over here,” he heard, stopping him in his tracks.
He spun around to find Jessie walking toward him, the hugest smile on her face.  But, best of all,
the fire had returned to her eyes.  He ran to her and caught her up in his arms.
“I’m whole again,” she whispered.
Jonny couldn’t say anything, so he just held her tighter.
“Jonny I can’t breath,” Jessie laughed as she pushed at him to give her air.
“Sorry, guess I got a little carried away,” he apologized, a bit of color coming to his cheeks.
“Don’t be sorry,” Jessie ordered him.  “Just kiss me.”
Jonny smiled, then followed orders.

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“Are you ready to go?”  Balcobii asked.
Jessie nodded.  “Yeah.”
She turned and looked over her shoulder at her family and smiled.
“She is in good hands,” Balcobii assured them.
“Be good Jessie,” Estella said.
Jessie could hear the tears in her mother’s voice.
“See you in a few months,” her father’s voice came to her as the light surrounding herself and
Balcobii began to grow in intensity.
“We will miss you,” Hadji spoke for the whole clan.
“I love you,” she heard Jonny say before they were gone.
“I love you too,” Jessie whispered smiling softly to herself.  “I love you too.”

The End