Verne Research Center

Verne Research Center is a large underwater marine research facility run by Dr. Simone Duval. Dr. Quest visits the Verne Research Center while it is still under construction.

Overview
Verne Research Center is located in the Pacific Ocean, two hundred miles west of Chile. It is located deep underwater on the ocean floor. The depth is not stated, but individuals can dive with standard gear.

The facility is government funded.

Verne Research Center is notably very large, and it's referred to multiple times as an underwater city. It is comprised of different large structures that are connected with bridges, also called transport tubes. Structures and facilities include:
 * Living and administration complex
 * Control center, also referred to as the command center
 * Includes a moon pool and diving equipment, but does not keep submersibles there
 * Oceanography lab - a separate building structure, and the city's largest structure
 * Moonpool, where the submersibles are kept; Dr. Quest designed the pressurization system
 * Connected room which has harpoons and other equipment
 * Communication tower

The facility is still under construction when Dr. Quest visits. It is expected to be completed by October, nearly a year ahead of schedule. It's not stated how long it's been under construction, but Dr. Quest compliments Dr. Duval for what she's accomplished in the past year, and the site foreman Alan Zegler says that they've been "blasting around the clock for eight months" for construction.

History
Dr. Quest, Jonny, and Jessie visit the Verne Research Center. Dr. Quest was asked by the government to do an inspection to ensure the facilities were coming along well, as it's underbudget and ahead of schedule. He meets with Dr. Duval in the control center, and reassures her that he's impressed with her work and that the inspection is a formality.

During the inspection, site is hit by an 8.7 seaquake. The living and administration complex, where most of the personnel are, is most intact. A structure falls on the bridge connecting the administration complex to the rest of the facility. The communication tower, the air reclamation, and the main power supply all go down as well.

The quake also caused a fault to open beneath the facility, releasing carnivorous amphibians that begin attacking anyone they find. The creatures kill most of the personnel. Only McCollum and two unnamed male employees escape with the Quest Team.

Verne Research Center is left heavily damaged and invaded by the sea creatures.

People
Employees:
 * Alan Zegler, construction foreman (deceased)
 * Gimeno (deceased)
 * McCollum
 * Mr. Dal Chele (deceased)
 * Dr. Simone Duval, head of the facility (deceased)

Visitors:
 * Dr. Benton Quest
 * Jonny Quest
 * Jessie Bannon

Appearances

 * The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
 * 207. Undersea Urgency

Notes/trivia

 * From a real-world point of view, the research center is named after Jules Verne, who wrote the classic novel, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Jonny also references the novel in the episode, saying they're twenty thousand leagues under the sea.