Author's Note:

Okay folks! Now that Origin Arc is as good as done, we can finally get to a brand new one! In this one, we are going to see our favorite pesky groups of kids get their vehicles. In this first installment, we're going to see the Mystery Machine.

Our story opens up in the Rogers residence where we see Scooby and Shaggy eating lots of snacks and watching TV.

"This is the life eh, Scooby Doo?" Shaggy asked as he chugged down some soda pop "Eating snacks and watching horror films"

"Yeah" Scooby nodded.

At that moment, the telephone rang.

"Now I wonder who will that be?" Shaggy groaned as he wiped his mouth and reached for the phone. "Hello?"

"Hello, Shaggy!" said the person on the other line.

"Like hey Freddy!" Shaggy replied "How's it going?"

"Pretty good, Shag" said Freddy "Guess what? I just got my drivers liscnece!"

"Like, wow!" Shaggy exclaimed. "Congrats, man!"

"Yeah and I'm going to the used car lot to get a car" Freddy added "Mainly because my folks don't want me paying for a new car. Also because I heard that they have a nice van we could all ride in when we solve mysteries. Y'all wanna come?"

"Like sure, dude" said Shaggy "What do you say, Scooby?"

"Rokay" Scooby shrugged "Rafter we finish the snacks"

Soon, they finished their snacks and headed out of the house to join Fred.

They went over to Freddy's house and saw that Fred, Daphne, Velma, Madelyn and Marcie were waiting for them.

"Shaggy, Scooby, bout time y'all arrived" said Marcie "I was getting worried"

"Yeah" Velma added "What took you guys?"

"Like, Scoob and I were just relaxing and enjoying a movie, guys." Shaggy replied.

"Rot to rention we were renjoying some rericious racks" Scooby added.

"Well, anyways, as Fred told you guys, we're going to search for a used vehicle for us to travel around." Daphne said.

"Right" Shaggy nodded "Like, if you ask me what type of vehicle we'll need, I say we go with a van so the seven of us can get around."

Fred thought for a moment "I've got an idea gang! Why don't we buy us a van, so all seven of us can get around?"

Everyone stared at Fred blankly.

"What?" asked Fred.

"Nothing" said Daphne "Come on! Let's go to the used car lot"

The gang were soon at the used car lot.

"Like, wow." Shaggy whistled. "Look at those groovy cars!"

"Yeah, they sure are" said Daphne "But which one of them do we get?"

"It's pretty hard to choose with so many" Marcie remarked.

"Well let's split up and search, gang" said Fred "Daphne and I will check that side of the lot and you guys check the other one"

"Sure thing, chief!" Madelyn exclaimed "We're right on it!"

Shaggy's group soon found themselves looking at several interesting vehicles.

"Jinkies, these sure some colorful vehicles" Velma remarked.

"They sure are" said Marcie "I can't decide which one we should get"

Just then, Madelyn saw a green and blue one with flowers and a sign on it.

"Hey guys! Check out this one" she said.

"Like, what's that?" Shaggy asked as they walked over to the vehicle Madelyn was point at.

Marcie read the words on the van "Mystery Machine. Kinda catchy"

"Why don't we get this one?" suggested Madelyn "Its got the word 'mystery' on it and it's got a pretty groovy design"

"Great idea, Sis" said Velma "Freddy will love it. Let's go tell him"

"Right" Madelyn nodded as they walked over to find Fred and Daphne.

Meanwhile, Fred and Daphne were looking at the other vans.

"Gee Freddy, you sure are lucky to have gotten your license" said Daphne "I wish I could drive. Unfortunately, I keep failing the test every time I take it"

"Oh come on, you can't be that bad, Daphne" said Fred.

"Well, let's just say I chicken out frequently whenever I get behind the wheel." Daphne said.

"Shaggy's got his driver's license, Daph." Fred pointed out. "Even though he and Scooby always chickens out during mysteries."

"Yeah, they sure are chickens" Daphne chuckled.

It was then that they heard Madelyn calling Fred's name.

"Freddy! Daphne! Come here" she called out.

"Jeepers, it's Madelyn" said Daphne.

"Looks like she's found something, come on" said Freddy.

The two then walked over to the other side of the lot, where their friends were waiting for them.

"Like, take a look at this van, guys!" Shaggy said as he gestured towards the Mystery Machine.

Fred looked at the van "This is perfect, Shaggy"

"Yeah, those orange flowers and blue and green make it look super groovy" Daphne added "It's also like some 60's van that hippies used to drive"

"Plus, it's got the word 'mystery' on it" Freddy added "Let's get it"

"Now, let's see who's selling this van." Velma said as they started walking towards the lot office.

The kids walked over to the front of the lots office and saw a man leaning against the wall.

"Excuse me, are you the owner of this used car lot?" asked Daphne.

"Sure thing little lady" said the man "I'm Crazy Ed of Crazy Ed's Used Vans. What can I do you for?"

"Like, we're looking for a van to buy so we can drive around, and we happen to be interested in the Mystery Machine van." Shaggy said, gesturing towards the Mystery Machine, which was parked just across the lot office, as he spoke.

"Well y'all are in luck!" said Crazy Ed "That there is the former vehicle of the Mystery Kids"

"The Mystery Kids? Who are they?" asked Velma.

"They were a rock band" Crazy Ed explained "The Mystery Machine was used when they will go around for tours before they decided to get a new one. Said that the van was having some troubles."

"Troubles? What kind of troubles?" asked Marcie.

"I don't know" Crazy Ed shrugged "Van looked pretty fine to me, though they said that it can come alive on its own when no one's driving it."

"Alive?!" Shaggy and Scooby gasped as they looked at each other.

"Rikes!" Scooby jumped into Shaggy's arms.

"I don't think so" Velma huffed.

"Velma's right" said Marcie "It's impossible for a vehicle to move on its own, so you two shouldn't be such fraidy cats"

"Well regardless, we'd love that van and we'll take it" said Freddy.

"Excellent" Crazy Ed smiled.

Eventually, the kids got the van and decided to take it for a test slide.

"Now, let's see how this van works..." Fred said as he took the driver's seat.

Fred took out the car keys, put them in the ignition and turned them around.

The engine began making noises for some time, but it wouldn't start.

"Huh" Fred remarked "The engine wouldn't start. Maybe I should keep the keys in the start position..."

"Uh, Fred." Shaggy advised. "I don't think that's a good idea. If you keep the keys like that, the engine will..."

"Don't worry, Shag" Fred said confidently "I know what I'm doing, so..."

Just before Fred could finish his sentence, a large cloud of smoke burst out from the air conditioning, clouding Fred in the process!

"Jeepers!" Daphne exclaimed as they all jumped for cover.

"Zoinks!" Shaggy gasped "Run Scoob!"

"Right behind ya Raggy!" Scooby shivered.

It took several minutes before the smoke finally cleared. When it did, they saw Fred now covered in soot.

"Oh my God, are you okay, Freddy?" asked Daphne.

"Sure" Fred coughed "Just a little soot"

"Like, I knew that this will happen if the van is said to come alive by itself." Shaggy said.

"Shaggy, don't be so ridiculous" Velma folded her arms "There's no such as thing as haunted vans"

"Yeah, you are just being a big old fraidy cat" Marcie remarked.

"Like, then how do you explain what just happened to Fred?" Shaggy folded his arms. "We should find another van!"

"Reah" Scooby agreed.

"And I agree with you too, Shaggy" added Madelyn.

"But we just got this thing" said Freddy "Besides, what other van has a cool retro design on it?"

"Freddy's right, we have to give this thing the benefit of the doubt" said Daphne "And if it really is haunted, we'll buy a new one"

"If you insist" Shaggy said "But first thing to do will be to fix this van, and I just happened to have the tools at home to fix cars."

"You know how to fix cars, Shag?" Fred asked.

"Shag's got a cousin who collects cars." Daphne said.

"And besides watching movies and having snacks, Scoob and I learnt how to fix cars while at my cousin's place." Shaggy added.

"I always knew Shaggy was a talented person" Madelyn sighed.

"Not to mention having the right connections." Daphne added. "With his father the city's chief of police."

Soon, the gang were at the Rogers' house garage with the Mystery Machine, which was towed to the place.

4h ago"Okay Shaggy, get to work" Velma folded her arms "This baby ain't gonna fix itself"

"If you're such a mechanical whiz, I wanna see it in actions" Marcie agreed.

"Like, I am, I am" Shaggy said as he put on a pair of work gloves "Don't push"

As Shaggy and Scooby got down to work, Fred turned to the others.

"You think they'll be able to repair this old rust bucket?" he asked.

"Of course he will, Fred" Madelyn folded her arms "Shaggy's so wonderful and cute and talented, he'll have this thing running up again in no time"

"We'll see." Velma folded her arms.

"In the meantime, what should we do, Fred?" Marcie asked.

"Wanna watch TV?" suggested Fred.

"Sure" said Daphne.

Author's Note:

It looks like Mystery Inc has finally gotten their groovy van, a used one no less. But is it really haunted like Crazy Ed claims? Or are Shaggy and Scooby just being paranoid? Stay tuned!