Scooby Doo MI AU
By: Sayaalv
(A/N: I don't own and this is based on the thought of what might have happened if Velmas glasses fell off during the Slime Mutant fiasco and she ended up with some of the cocoon stuff hitting her bare eyes? And what's this about a family 'curse'?)
"My glasses!" Velma Dinkley said as her glasses fell off just before a monster known as the Slime Mutant cocooned her, Fred, Shaggy, and Scooby to a cage that had fallen around them when Fred trap hadn't worked.
"Ahhh! My eyes!" Velma yelled clutching her eyes in pain when some of the slime had hit them while they were wide open and without her glasses to protect them.
"Don't worry Velma it's just a little Fruitmeirs." Shaggy said as Scooby ate himself and Velma free, Fred and Shaggy already eating themselves free.
"It burns like a –"Here Velma trailed off into a string of curse words that left even the slime mutant blushing ten shades of red through his mask.
"Let's trap the Slime Mutant and then we can worry about Velma." Fred said not knowing that he sounded like an inconsiderate jerk right then. Scooby helped Velma up through the hole to Fruitmeirs before the three humans and one dog cocooned the monster that was focused on Daphne to the wall.
"Just what is going on here!?" Sheriff Stone asks slamming the door to Fruitmeirs open. After taking a moment to explain what had happened and unmasking Professor Raffalo as the Slime Mutant Franklin Fruitmeir was alarmed at hearing that some of the desert had gotten into Velmas eyes.
"We need to get her to the hospital immediately. Fruitmeirs can cause permanent damage to the eyes if it touches them." Fruitmeir said causing all of them to look alarmed.
"Deputy Bucky can take Raffalo into custody. If what balloon boy said is true then the fastest way to get you to the hospital would be in a police cruiser. Get in!" Bronson Stones orders half pushing, half throwing Velma into the back of his police car while Daphne slides in beside her to offer support.
"My sister, Daisy, is a doctor. I'll call her and get her to meet us at the front entrance." Daphne said wrapping one arm around her friends' shoulders while her free hand pulled out her cell phone and hit one of the buttons.
"Daisy? It's Daphne. Listen to me before you hang up! Me and my friends were investigating the Slime Mutant and found him in the old Crystal Cove mines. My friend, Velma, lost her glasses and was hit in the eyes with some of the slime which turns out to be Fruitmeirs dessert. Right now she can't seem to see anything. We're speeding towards the hospital in the back of Sheriff Stones' car. I don't care if you don't like me at all Daisy, but I need you to help Velma. We'll be out front in a moment. Thanks… big sis." Daphne said into her phone rapidly, with a small relieved smile stealing across her face near the end of the call. Sure enough when the police car pulled up in front of the hospital entrance, going well over the speed limit, an older version of Daphne wearing a doctors coat and stethoscope was waiting for them with a couple of other doctors and a gurney.
"Get her on here quickly! We need to do a thorough cleaning and examination of her eyes otherwise they might not be savable." One of Daphnes older sisters, Daisy, ordered quickly and professionally while helping a weak and staggering Velma from the car and onto the gurney.
"Go to sleep for now kiddo. It'll make this easier for us and you." Daisy said soothingly to the auburn haired girl that could barely keep herself from passing out. Not a moment after these words were said was Velma out like a light on the gurney that was being barreled down the hospital halls and into an emergency room.
Ten minutes later.
"What's going on babies? Is everyone alright? I got a call from the hospital and got here as soon as I could!" Radio DJ Angel Dynamite asks her voice nearly hysterical with worry as she rushed over to the four members of the new Mystery Incorporated that was waiting in the hallway of the emergency room Velma was in.
"Where's Vel- No! Don't tell me she's in there!" Angel said stopping short when she realized that one of the gang members was missing, a look of terror crossing her face as she pointed towards the doors to the emergency room.
"What happened?!" Angel asks idly noticing the parents, and older siblings in Daphnes case, rushing up behind her just as Daphne nodded sadly.
"What's going on?! We got a call from the hospital saying that Daisy was working on someone we knew in the Emergency Room!" One of Daphnes other older sisters, this one an astronaut, asks skidding to a stop in front of the three teenagers and one dog, as well as the Sheriff and Mayor who were standing off to the side looking oddly serious for once.
"You're not hurt are you, baby sis?" Another Blake sister, this one a military woman, asks, kneeling in front of her youngest sister and proceeding to look her over for any sign of injury.
"I'm fine Delilah. Just a few bruises from a fall or two. It's not me we should be worried about though." Daphne said staring down at her hands and hardly even glancing at her military sister, who always seemed to care more about her than the others or even her own parents did.
"Velma's the one in the emergency room?" Delilah asks, knowing that if it were Fred then Daphne would be hysterical and if it were Shaggy or Scooby she would be blabbering on about something or another add that to the fact that Velma was the only one of the gang missing and it was pretty obvious to the military woman who practically raised her mystery solving sister.
"Yeah. The Slime Mutant, who turned out to be Professor Raffalo trying to rob the bank, was actually made of Fruitmeirs dessert and her glasses fell off when one of Fred's traps went wrong. The dessert got into her eyes and she was hardly able to stand on her own by the time we got here. Daisy's working on her now to try and save as much of Velmas eyes as she can." Daphne said before latching onto her sister, needing the comfort that the military woman always gave her without question or hesitance.
"Her eyes weren't very strong to begin with but with the chemicals in the dessert added to them…it'll take a miracle or a heck of a lotta luck for her eyes to be salvage able." Angel said more to herself than to those around her as she sank into an empty chair near the rest of the Mystery Incorporated gang. Mrs. Dinkley looked close to tears at this and Mr. Dinkley was doing his best to console her while the other parents and siblings were trying to console their children, except Mr. and Mrs. Blake who were just standing there not seeming to care about anything but if you looked closer you could see that Mrs. Blake was worried but didn't want to show it. In their place the other Blake siblings were trying to console their youngest sister, Delilah doing the best job of it as she hugged her sister and stroked her long red hair soothingly. Around twenty minutes later the Emergency Room light went off and Daisy walked out with a grim look on her face.
"Is the baby doll alright?!" Angel asks jumping to her feet worried the moment she saw the doctor, not really noticing that the Dinkleys were whispering frantically to one another and glancing at her every so often until the red haired doctor came out of the room.
"We managed to keep the chemicals in the dessert from killing her but it was a close call. Her eyes are far beyond repair and there is no hope at all for to be able to ever see again. That's not all though." Dr. Blake said when everyone began to whisper to one another worriedly.
"The chemicals in the dessert managed to affect her brain and DNA. We managed to stop it before it did anything truly harmful to the poor girl but it did alter her appearance slightly and she may awaken some…strange abilities." Dr. Blake said adding this last part hesitantly as she looked at everyone in the waiting room warily before continuing on at a nod from Mrs. Dinkley.
"Her hair now has a slight glow to it and has a few green streaks and her skin has a slightly green tint as well as a slightly mystical glow to it. As for her brain. It seems that the chemicals unlocked several different brain cells that are normally never used." Dr. Blake said confusing everyone without exception.
"Allow me to give you a small lesson on the human brain so you can understand what I'm saying better. You see. At any given point in time a person only uses two percent of their total brain power max. Before the operations we discovered that for some reason Velma uses up to four percent at any given moment, making her twice as smart as most people are. When the chemicals in Fruitmeirs dessert got to her brain they unlocked even more of her brain power, bringing her total brain usage up from four percent to anywhere between twelve to eighteen percent, making her three to four times smarter than before and also unlocking some mental powers. From what we could see she seems to have at least mild telekinesis and pyrokinesis, there may be more powers waiting to be unlocked seeing as her brain power could increase after she awakens or as she grows older. Any other mental powers could be awakened if she is in a very stressful situation or in a life-or-death situation. One power we've already noticed for sure is an accelerated healing rate. With how fast she's healing now it would only take approximately ten minutes of doing nothing for broken bones and injured internal organs to be completely healed." Dr. Blake said trying to dumb it down as much as she could for the not so smart people in the waiting room.
"When can we see her?" Angel asks not really caring about any of this as long as Velma was alright.
"Well…I suppose that it couldn't hurt to let you all see her now since she will be waking any second now due to her healing factor. But only people in groups up to three can visit her, no more than that at any given time. After the first three people come out then three more can go in but that's it!" Dr. Blake said sternly after thinking it over for a moment
"Thank you. Angel? Why don't you come see her with us?" Mrs. Dinkley asks although the look in her eyes didn't really give the DJ a choice in the matter.
'Crap! She must've figured out that I fell in love with the baby doll and wants to confront me about it. She'll have me crucified for being a pedophile.' Angel thought worriedly as she saw the look in the Dinkley matrons eyes just before they walked into the hospital room.
"Hey sweetie. How are you feeling?" Mrs. Dinkley asks rushing to her awake daughters side and grabbing her hand gently.
"Mama? I'm fine but why do I feel a pull?" Velma asks turning her milky and unseeing eyes towards where her mom's voice was coming from.
"It might be because you were in a near death situation and your mate is nearby, which would make our families spell act up. Where is the pull coming from sweetie?" Mrs. Dinkley asks exchanging glances with her husband while Velma pointed her free hand right at Angel, who was confused and shocked.
"From right there. Now the pull is moving towards the left. Is anyone with you mama?" Velma asks her finger following Angel when the radio DJ moved around as if trying to get out from under Velmas finger.
"Well sweetie. Your father's here and, if you're right then, so is your mate." Mrs. Dinkley said squeezing her daughters hand gently while Velma looked happy at the last part.
"Really mama? My mate is here too? Who is it? Is it someone I know?" Velma asks excitedly as she finally stopped pointing when her dad grabbed her hand.
"Yes sweetie, your mate is here, yes you know her and why don't I let her tell you who she is? Why don't you come over here and hold her hand and let her know who you are?" Mrs. Dinkley said at first to Velma and then to Angel who was still shocked and confused. Angel merely nodded and took the place of Mr. Dinkley as she gently grabbed Velmas hand. Velma furrowed her brow for a moment before her eyes seemed to light up even though they were still milky white.
"Angel?! You're my mate? I knew there was a reason I liked you so much!" Velma said grinning happily after she held Angels hand for a moment.
"Yeah baby doll. I guess I am your mate." Angel said smiling at the now blind girl as she leaned forward and kissed said blind girls cheek softly, causing Velma to blush and giggle while Mrs. and Mr. Dinkley looked torn between amusement and beating Angel to a pulp.
"No kissing until you're my age." Mrs. Dinkley said causing Angel to jump since she had forgotten about them while Velma giggled at her mom's mock angry voice.
"Yes ma'am." Angel said obediently not feeling up to pissing the woman off right now. This caused Velma to dissolve into giggles, which caused a smile to tug its way onto Angel's lips.
"C'mon Angel. We should let the others spend a few minutes with her before you monopolize her so that the two of you could get to know each other better." Mrs. Dinkley said smiling at the sound of her daughter giggling, she hadn't heard that sound since Velma was a small child.
"Alright. I'll be back in just a little while baby. I promise." Angel said kissing Velmas forehead on instinct more than anything else, which earned a beaming look from Velma while her parents were once again torn between yelling at Angel and smiling at their daughter.