Desperate times, desperate measures
Fred and Shaggy were holding a whispered planning session in Velma's lab, desperate times called for desperate measures and it didn't get more so than now. Things were at breaking point, something had to be done and it was up to Fred and Shaggy to decide what it was. Velma walked in and joined them.
"Well, have you got a plan yet boys?" she asked in hushed tones.
"Yes Velma, plan Omega" replied Fred with obvious reluctance.
"I feared it might come to this" she replied shaking her head.
"We tried to think of another way, but, man after what happened, we couldn't think of anything else. I'm sorry Velms" replied Shaggy. He sat her down on his lap, took her hands in his and gently kissed them "I'm really sorry," he looked close to tears.
Even within the gang the Omega plan was secret, it was considered so dangerous and extreme that the usual chain of command was replaced. Omega required Velma's explicit consent to implement and for the duration of the plan she became the leader of the gang. It also meant she would probably pay a heavy personal cost if she agreed. Velma thought for a while, she couldn't see another way out either.
"I concur," she replied sadly as she tool hold of Shaggy "just let me know when you plan to do this."
It was a few days later and Daphne was going about her business, happily singing to herself, things were just so good at the moment. She and Freddie were really settling in together and Shaggy and Velma's relationship was getting better by the day, thanks in no small part to her efforts. Even Velma was opening up and was even getting into the juicier side of boyfriend gossip. Then there were all her other 'projects' just part of her personal service to brighten the everyday lives of the gang. If truth be known Daphne felt that things couldn't be better just right now. At this same moment a pair of masked figures quietly entered the house. One of the figures crept up to the alarm system and entered the override code, silently shutting it down. That done they proceeded to move through the house towards the living quarters. They hid as Velma walked out of her room; she was reading something on her phone so walked right past them. One took out a pistol but at curt shake of the head from the other replaced it, she was not their target. They crept past a sleeping Scooby Doo and headed for the family room when the sound of Daphne singing could be heard.
Daphne turned around at the sound of someone quietly entering the room, only Velma walked that quietly "So Velma what did you two plan to get up to toniā¦" Daphne stopped dead in her tracks; there in front of her were two figures in combat stances. Each were dressed head-to-toe black with only their eyes showing, just like ninjas, each had a faint symbol on their masks above their eyes but she couldn't make out what it was. Then she noticed one had a weapon of some kind. Before they could do anything Daphne leapt at them reading her first blow. In smooth choreographed moves the pair parted, one of them caught her outstretched arm causing her to rotate in mid-air the other pushed her towards the sofa. She managed to regain some control just before she landed on the sofa and immediately pushed herself off and turned to face her opponents but they were gone. Suddenly a hood was thrust over her head and a draw-string pulled closing the bag over her head, the next second she was half-pushed, half guided forwards coming to rest on-top of a bean-bag. Her wrists were quickly secured behind her back with some cable ties, seconds later her ankles were also secured. She was hauled to her feet and deposited on the sofa; she was confused when they removed her sandals.
"Velma! Fred! Help! Shaggy Help! Intruders!" screamed Daphne, the other strange thing was they hadn't gagged her, she knew the rest of the gang were in and about the house so they would hear her cries. What was even stranger was that they seemed to be doing nothing about her cries for help. Perhaps the bad-guys were having an off day and these clowns were just standing in to help out. She blinked at the light as her hood was removed, seconds later Velma and Scooby entered the living room; they stood still and stared at Daphne.
"Velma, Scooby either run away or help me!"
"OK boys, time for the reveal" said Velma, at this the intruders remove masks to reveal Fred and Shaggy. Daphne was too confused to realise just how angry she was.
"Fred, what are you doing? You're the leader; tell everyone to stop" she shouted going red in the face.
"I'm the leader for now," replied Velma "Fred answers to me."
"What!" Daphne exploded.
"I'm sorry that it has had to come to this Daphne" said Velma. She paused then turned to Scooby "Scooby execute plan Omega."
