Author's Notes: Scooby Doo and all related characters and trademarks are copyright 2010 Hanna-Barbera Productions/Warner Brothers/Cartoon Network; also I am not making any money off of this story. This story is heavily based on the Hanna Barbera Productions produced syndicated movie "Scooby-Doo and The Reluctant Werewolf". This story will have similar dialogue, similar plot lines, and most of the same characters from the movie; however the characters Googie and Scrappy-Doo will not be included in this story while the characters Fred, Daphne and Velma will be included as they were not in the original movie. This will also include spoilers, if you have not seen the movie.
Chapter 1
Our story opens at a suburban racetrack in the Midwestern United States, specifically in the city of Coolsville, Ohio; at which we find a talented young race car driver named Shaggy Rogers, along with his one dog pit crew: a Great Dane named Scooby-Doo.
In the stands of the race track sits Shaggy's beautiful and intelligent brown-haired girlfriend Velma Dinkley; also sitting in the stands next to her are Shaggy's friends Fred Jones and Daphne Blake, all three of whom are very nervously watching their friend compete in the annual Coolsville 500 automobile race.
"It's sure hard to believe that Shaggy could be such a terrific race car driver" Fred commented.
"Yeah, whenever Shag had to drive the Mystery Machine it seemed like all he ever did was wreck it or get into accidents with it but now just look at him" Daphne remarked.
"Not to mention using part of the inheritance he got from his uncle to purchase and modify that racecar he's driving; I just hope he knows what he's doing out there" Velma commented nervously.
"Don't worry Velma, Shaggy's become an outstanding driver and he should have no problems out there" Fred remarked.
"I really hope so Fred, I really hope so" the bespectacled teen responded, still on pins and needles that the cowardly teenager was involved in something that could possibly cause him serious injury if he wasn't careful, or worse.
At the moment the red shirted teenager and his canine companion sit in fourth place in the Coolsville 500, but knowing Shaggy and how he had become as a race car driver, he was determined to finish the race in first place and in the winner's circle; in front of Shaggy at the moment was a dark purple painted vehicle, which looked to be a modified Mercedes-Benz with light pink flowers painted on both sides of the vehicle.
Considering what the vehicle looked like, not to mention its paint job, you might guess that it belonged to one of the members of Mystery Inc., mainly the richest and most fashionable member of the group: Daphne Blake, but it wasn't; this vehicle was known across the Midwestern US as the Purple Phantom and in the driver's seat was a blonde haired woman in her mid thirties named Heather Stevenson; the woman wore Kelly Green racing gloves, a dark purple helmet and a light purple almost violet colored racing suit and looked quite determined as she sat in the driver's seat, which made sense considering she was the one of the country's top female race drivers; so far in her career she had won 67 races in her career and had come to the small town to attempt to win the Coolsville 500, but at the moment she had other things to worry about like the dark red racecar in her driver side mirror; the blonde haired driver then briefly looked behind her and saw Shaggy and Scooby slowly catching up to her, which made her quite steamed.
"I don't believe it! That, that blasted kid and his dog are right on my tail, well I'll show them, no one but no one messes with the Purple Phantom and gets away with it!" the blonde haired woman laughed almost like the wicked witch from the Wizard of Oz as she guided her vehicle to the inside of the race track, then to the outside and then back to the inside, which prohibited the cowardly teen and his canine companion from passing her.
Meanwhile in the stands Fred, Daphne and Velma saw the cowardly duo attempt to pass the purple vehicle, well at least Fred and Velma were while Daphne was admiring the vehicle and its decoration and paint job.
"Jeepers that lady might be a woman after my own heart, just look at the way she painted her car: all in purple" Daphne said.
"Daph, we're rooting on Shaggy and Scooby, not other drivers" Fred replied, attempting to reason with the red head.
"I know that Fred, I just think it's a great paint job" Daphne responded.
"Women, go figure em out" the blond teen said as slapped his hand on the side of his head, somewhat exasperated at his colleague.
Back on the track Shaggy and Scooby were attempting to figure out someway to pass the purple vehicle and had just about run out of ideas, that is until the cowardly teen came up with a brain storm, which he was hoping would vault him into third place.
"Scooby, I think it's time to spring a little surprise on that blonde driver in front of us" the cowardly college student said.
"Reah, ra surprise" the Great Dane replied as he winked at his master.
The cowardly teen then looked around the car's dashboard until he found a small switch underneath the steering wheel; Shaggy flipped the switch and suddenly the teen's vehicle grew springs at the bottom, which surprised the rest of Mystery Inc. to say the least.
"I don't believe it! Shaggy put springs on the bottom of his car, now that's genius!" Fred remarked with some surprise in his voice.
"Well Fred, he is my boyfriend so I guess he learned from the best" Velma replied.
Fred, Daphne and Velma continued to watch in surprise at what was happening on the race track, but they would be more surprised at what would happen next; a few moments later the cowardly teen and his canine companion found themselves bouncing from behind the purple vehicle, which was ahead of them to in front of the purple vehicle which was now behind them and as a result vaulted the duo into third place.
"Hey you two! That's illegal, no car is supposed to have springs!" the blonde haired driver yelled to the duo, still quite infuriated that they had passed her.
"Like, no it's not, we checked the rule book and there's no rule against having springs on your vehicle!" Shaggy yelled back to the blonde woman.
"Well it should be!" the blonde haired woman yelled back.
Meanwhile back in the stands Fred, Daphne and Velma were each quite happy with how their friends were doing in the race, but were also somewhat irritated at what was happening, specifically at the driver who was yelling at the cowardly college student and the group's Great Dane.
"Hey you, you cretin, my friends didn't do anything illegal or against the rules; they're just trying to win this race!" Velma yelled down to the blonde haired driver.
"Velma! I'm shocked, I didn't know you could say such things like that" Daphne commented.
"Yeah, plus I'm pretty surprised that you could be so passionate about sports" Fred added.
"Well, it's not as much that I'm passionate about sports, it's just that I really don't like anyone messing with my friends or badmouthing them, plus like I said Shaggy is my boyfriend after all and whenever someone messes with him, they have to deal with me" Velma replied.
"Your friends may be trying to win this race, but so am I, so buzz off four eyes!" the blonde haired woman yelled back.
"How dare you! No one calls me four eyes, and for your information one of my friends is my boyfriend! So if you don't like it, why don't you come up here and do something about it?" Velma yelled back.
"Um Velma, I don't think that would be such a good idea; besides, the last thing Shaggy and Scooby need is for you to do something that might hurt their chances of winning" Fred remarked.
"Actually that's a good point; sorry about that Fred and Daphne, it's just that, that it infuriates me that people would say such things about my friends" Velma replied.
"Don't worry Velma, things like that happen all the time to all of us, sometimes the best thing to do is ignore it" Daphne said.
"Yeah I guess you guys are right, besides I just hope Shaggy and Scooby can win this race before I have to yell at any of the other drivers" the bespectacled girl replied.
While Shaggy's friends sat on pins and needles watching him, the teenage driver managed to keep his hands on the wheel and his eyes on the road; what was remarkable about this is that while he was able to drive his automobile expertly, he was actually a nervous wreck and had an untold amount of butterflies in his stomach, of course in this situation nerves of steel would be what would be expected of most athletes in the heat of competition, Shaggy on the other hand wasn't most athletes; sure, he had competed on his high school's gymnastics and track teams, but during those days he was having fun competing, now he was much different, he was driving like a man who was determined to win.
After passing the Purple Phantom, Shaggy and Scooby's car approached yet another vehicle; this one was a dark black painted vehicle with silver stripes painted across both sides of the car, this particular vehicle was driven by a dark brown haired man named James Prichard; this particular driver had only participated in ten races in his career thus far, but he had won all of them and was quite the competitor as he maneuvered his car which he called the Silver Specter past the other vehicles on the track; the brown haired man wore a navy blue racing suit and dark brown racing gloves as he attempted to win the Cooslville 500 which he was hoping would be his finest triumph since his racing career began.
"Looks like everything's going according to plan so far, I'm in the lead in the race, my car looks like it's going to hold up pretty nicely and there's no one even near me on the track" the brown haired man remarked to himself; however as he looked in the side mirror of his automobile he saw the dark red racing car of Shaggy and Scooby fast approaching.
"Oh for heavens sake, that kid and his dog are catching up fast to me; I've got to do something to lose those two once and for all" the brown haired man said as he thought to himself in the driver's seat of his automobile.
Back in the stands Fred, Daphne and Velma continued to watch Shaggy and Scooby maneuver their way around the oval racecourse of the Coolsville County Raceway; needless to say Fred and the girls were watching every moment of the race with baited breath, waiting to see if the cowardly college student and his canine companion would be able to become champions of the Coolsville 500.
"Jeepers, this race is really getting tight" Daphne commented.
"You said it Daph, all the cars on the race track are really packed in tight; I don't know who's going to win this race at this point, it's just too close to call" Fred remarked.
"Well I know one thing: I don't think I can watch the rest of this race, I'm too nervous to see what's happening" Velma commented before putting her hands over her face.
"Aw come on Velma, Shaggy's a great driver, heck he's Dale Earnhardt, Al Unser and the Andrettis all rolled into one athlete, and he definitely has enough talent to win this race" Daphne replied.
"I know, I know, I just hate the fact that he's racing around the track and there's nothing I can do to help him; all I know is when we get home, I wont let go of him or let him out of my sights for the next six months" Velma said, still covering her eyes.
"Velma's really taking this Shaggy as a boyfriend thing really different than most people" Fred whispered.
"I know, although if you were on that track competing in a race like this I would probably worry about you too Freddie" Daphne replied with a whispered tone in her voice.
"I know you would be worried about me too Daph" Fred commented with a smile on his face as he held the red haired college student's hand.
"Thanks Freddie" Daphne replied with a smile on her face; Velma then looked over at her friends and dreamt of the next time that she and Shaggy would be together, hopefully soon and hopefully after Shaggy won the Coolsville 500.
Meanwhile Shaggy and Scooby were having a heck of a time trying to pass the Silver Specter; no matter what the college student and his Great Dane did, the Silver Specter wouldn't give them any leeway, so with no other alternatives Scooby Doo did something that not many other race drivers did, or would ever do.
"Rhey! Ret us rass, ret us rass!" the Great Dane declared.
"Huh? What did he say?" the brown haired driver asked as he yelled back at Shaggy and Scooby's car.
"Like he said let us pass, let us pass!" Shaggy said, echoing Scooby Doo's statement.
"Oh, I figured that's what he said; you know I didn't realize that a dog could ever drive a race car" the brown haired driver called back, chuckling as he spoke.
"Like you would be surprised what he can do buddy!" Shaggy remarked as he yelled back to the driver of the Silver Specter.
Back in the stands Velma was watching what was occurring and was without a doubt not very pleased with the brown haired driver, so she decided to do the only thing she could do and that was to try and help her cowardly friends by quickly walking down the stairs next to the stands, however she only got as far as a few steps before Fred and Daphne called her back.
"Velma what are you doing?" Daphne asked.
"I'm going to go down there and help Shaggy and Scooby Doo, what else!" Velma declared, as fire flashed in her eyes, and the red haired college student and the blond unofficial leader of Mystery Inc. did all they could do to hold the bespectacled college student back.
"Um Velma, I don't think that would be a good idea; because if you do go down there, you might cost Shaggy and Scooby the race" Fred replied as he motioned for her to join the blond college student and the red head where the trio was sitting.
"I-I'm sorry guys, I'm just on edge about Shaggy and Scooby racing, what if something happens to them? Oh, I can't think about it" Velma commented.
"Velma, Shaggy is a great driver and Scooby Doo is a great navigator, he can drive his way out of any jam, or situation; besides Richard Petty, Danica Patrick and Jeff Gordon have nothing on those two" Daphne remarked.
"Yeah, easy for you to say Daphne, that's not your boyfriend down there driving for his life" Velma retorted, after she told Daphne off she then proceeded to begin biting her fingernails and closing her eyes every so often.
"We're sorry Velma, we didn't mean to say that" Fred commented.
"Fred's right Velma, we're just trying to calm you down so you can enjoy the race and see if Shaggy wins it or not" Daphne added.
"That's okay guys, I guess I'm being a bit crazy when it comes to racing and Shaggy; I mean I am a bit crazy when it comes to Ice Hockey, but that's different" Velma replied.
"Don't worry about it Velma, it happens to the best of us" Fred remarked.
"Not a problem Fred and thanks guys" Velma replied as she hugged her two friends.
Meanwhile down on the track, Shaggy found himself maneuvering between the numerous automobiles competing for the Coolsville 500 title and the trophy that came with it; at the moment it looked like Shaggy and Scooby had hit a figurative brick wall, because no matter what the cowardly college student did, he couldn't get past the Silver Specter, finally as he approached the vehicle that was ahead of him he decided to make his move, the cowardly college student and art major then reached over to the dashboard and flipped a small switch.
Suddenly Shaggy's car split in half with him staying on the left side of the vehicle and Scooby staying on the right side of the vehicle; each of the halves of the car drove alongside the Silver Specter and advanced into second place, which made the driver of the sleek silver car very unhappy as he pounded his fist on the steering wheel and began to drop back in the pack of racers.
However, over in the stands Fred, Daphne and Velma watched in interest and agony; actually Fred was watching with interest but after Shaggy's car split in half, the girls covered their eyes with their hands to avoid watching the rest of the race.
"Wow, now that's talent; splitting the car in half to get past the other drivers is genius" Fred commented.
Hearing this Daphne smacked Fred on the shoulder, Fred then looked over at her and frowned at him.
"Daphne, why did you do that?" Fred asked.
"Fred, Shaggy's risking his life to try and win an automobile race and all you can think of is complimenting him on making a good racing move?" Daphne replied with tinge of anger in her voice.
"Well it's just Shaggy's a very talented driver is all; I was only trying to take our minds off of things by giving him a compliment" Fred commented, as he tried to save whatever was left of the conversation.
"Just never mind" Daphne replied still annoyed at Fred; the red haired college student then folded her arms and turned back to face Velma, who was still in shock over what had happened to Shaggy's car.
"Is it over?" Velma asked nervously.
"Don't worry Velma, it's over; and Shaggy's fine, just take a look" Daphne replied; Velma then took her hands away from her eyes and jumped up and down in joy as she saw that Shaggy and Scooby's car had fused back together and was heading for the first place car.
"I don't believe it! He's doing it; he's really doing it! Go Shaggy and Scooby, win this race and I'll give you a big kiss afterwards!" Velma called down to him.
"Velma! I'm surprised at you, you would really kiss Shaggy in front of all those people?" Daphne asked.
"Of course" Velma replied, blushing a little as she spoke.
"Ah, I see; you really love him don't you?" Daphne asked.
"Well, actually; yes, I mean I want to protect him from harm because I care so much about him, but up here I just feel so, so helpless" Velma remarked.
"Velma, that is really sweet of you; I hope Shaggy wins the Coolsville 500, at least so you and he can kiss" Daphne replied.
"Yeah, I hope so too" Velma stated, with a broad smile on her face.
Back at track level after passing the Silver Specter and the Purple Phantom, Shaggy and Scooby's car was now in second place, however victory wasn't going to be as easy to attain as the cowardly racing duo thought because the two of them were going to have a heck of a time passing the first place vehicle.
At the moment in first place was one of the largest and most unbelievable cars on the racing circuit; it was unbelievable because it was equivalent to a monster truck, only without wheels and with what looked to be a large steamroller as part of it, this automobile was called the Steam Powered Grease Grinder and it was undefeated in racing competition so far in it's career, which was probably because the vehicle was so large that no one could ever defeat it or even get close to defeating it.
However Shaggy and Scooby weren't about to let that get to them, they were determined to win the Coolsville 500 and to do that they had to get past the Grease Grinder, by any means necessary; meanwhile in the stands Fred, Daphne and Velma continued to watch the race and the car in front of Shaggy and Scooby, although the two female members of the group were biting their nails once again and were also holding their hands in front of their eyes to avoid watching their friends possibly pas perishing on the race track.
"Jeepers! Look at the size of that thing!" Daphne declared, with a significant amount of terror in her voice.
"Jinkies! That looks like something out of a bad dream, I don't see how Shaggy and Scooby are going to get past that monstrosity!" Velma added, also somewhat afraid of what the possible outcome of the race could be.
"Man, that is some rig! I've never seen a car like that before, I wonder where he got it?" Fred wondered out loud.
"Fred!" Daphne and Velma said in unison, both somewhat annoyed with the blond college student.
"What's the matter girls?" Fred asked.
"Why would you say that Fred? We want Shaggy and Scooby to win" Daphne replied.
"Right and I don't really care about what this guy's car is like or what features this guy's car has; I'm just worried that thing is going to flatten Shaggy and Scooby like a pancake" Velma commented, sobbing a little as she spoke.
"Don't worry girls, Shaggy and Scooby Doo can and will win this race; believe me, plus I talked to Shaggy when he was building the vehicle and putting all the features and extras in it and I think you girls will be pleasantly surprised on the result of this race" Fred replied, speaking somewhat cryptically.
"Well, just as long as he doesn't try that splitting the car in half again; he almost gave me a heart attack the last time he tried something like that" Velma commented.
"Don't worry Velma, he and Scooby will be fine, you have nothing to worry about" Fred replied, thinking about what Shaggy and Scooby had planned to get past the Grease Grinder.
Back on the track the Grease Grinder tried to box Shaggy and Scooby Doo in by taking up every inch of the race track, thereby ensuing Shaggy and Scooby couldn't pass the immense vehicle; now the canine companion of Shaggy Rogers was incensed, as much as a Great Dane could be, so he decided to stick up for himself and his master.
"Rhey, ret rhat rucket of rolts roff the rack!" Scooby yelled to the car in front of he and Shaggy.
"Hey, who are you calling a bucket of bolts you mutt!" the somewhat burly driver of the Grease Grinder yelled back to the Great Dane and his master.
"Rou're rar, rhat's rhat!" Scooby replied.
"Oh yeah? Well, what are you going to do about it Fido?" the driver yelled.
"I know what I would I would do if I was down there, that's for sure" Velma remarked.
"Velma, please; Shaggy and Scooby need all our support to win this thing, so we have to make sure Shaggy and Scooby Doo aren't distracted by anything; besides, judging by the size of that thing they need all the help they can get" Fred replied.
"I know Fred, I know; don't worry, I'll try and calm down, I hope" Velma remarked, although she silently said the final part of her statement; the bespectacled college student silently prayed, hoping that her boyfriend and the gang's canine member would make it out of this race unharmed.
Meanwhile back on the track the driver of the Grease Grinder tried to do just what Velma, Fred and Daphne were hoping he wouldn't do and that was flattening the pair of cowardly sleuths like pancakes; however, using the resourcefulness that Shaggy and Scooby Doo had shown so many times when they were solving mysteries with the gang, they decided to try and pass the Grease Grinder and move into first place; on the other hand, Shaggy and Scooby Doo couldn't go around the large vehicle or past the vehicle on either side, so what could they do to win the race? Finally, the college student and his Great Dane had their plan in place and decided to put it into motion.
"Like hang on Scooby, we're going to do the drill bit" Shaggy explained; the sandy haired college student then pressed a button on the dashboard of the red race car and suddenly the car sprouted a large gray drill on the front of the grill.
"Huh? What the heck are you two doing?" the burly tattooed driver of the grease grinder growled.
"Like winning this race, what else?" Shaggy replied; within a few moments the drill on the front of car started piercing into the concrete of the race track and a few seconds later the red race car vanished from the race track.
"Jeepers! What happened?" Daphne asked, rubbing her eyes in shock and still trying to comprehend what she was seeing.
"Jinkies!" Velma added, also not believing what she was seeing.
However Fred was not speaking, in fact he looked almost to be smiling at the events on the race track, which confused Velma and Daphne to no end; the red head and the bespectacled college student then turned to Fred and asked him what was happening, considering he was grinning like a Cheshire cat.
"Freddie, what are Shaggy and Scooby up to?" Daphne inquired.
"Yeah, you look like you know something" Velma replied.
"Well, maybe I do and maybe I don't, just keep watching and you'll see" Fred explained, speaking somewhat cryptically.
Velma and Daphne then shrugged their shoulders and continued to watch the action on the race track, to see what Fred had meant; meanwhile throughout the stands and on the race track, the crowd, other drivers and onlookers watched with baited breath to see the outcome of the race and what happened with Shaggy and Scooby.
Suddenly everyone watching noticed a familiar sight poking through the concrete of the track, and a few moments later the drill, followed by the race car of Shaggy and Scooby emerged back on the race track, coincidentally and amazingly enough, right in front of the Grease Grinder and on its way to the finish line, which it crossed first, before any other car a few moments later.
"Jinkies! He did it Shaggy won!" Velma exclaimed.
"Jeepers, he did win!" Daphne added.
"He sure did girls, he sure did; Shaggy's the Coolsville 500 champion!" Fred declared, while the entire crowd stood up, cheered and shouted at their hometown hero, who was now an honest to goodness racing champion.
Later, down by the track Fred, Daphne and Velma joined Shaggy and Scooby to watch the trophy presentation up close, not to mention applaud and congratulate their college aged friend, who were quite pleased that he and Scooby were okay, and were doubly pleased that they were champions.
"Shaggy, you were magnificent!" Velma said as she hugged the cowardly college student as hard as she could.
"I'll say you were Shaggy, that was some of the best driving I've ever seen in my life; and splitting your car in half and putting a drill on it to tear through the concrete and reappear on the track in front of the first place car was awesome!" Fred replied, shaking Shaggy's hand as he spoke.
"Jeepers, that actually was some amazing driving Shaggy, you did great!" Daphne added as she shook Shaggy's hand.
"Like thanks gang, I'm just glad it's all over; that was some of the most nerve wracking moments I've ever had in my life!" Shaggy replied.
"You think you had some nerve wracking moments? Shaggy, Daphne, Fred and I had some nerve wracking moments too, I'm just happy that you're okay and by the way I did have a special surprise for you now that you won the race" Velma explained.
"What is it Velma?" Shaggy asked; the bespectacled college student was about to answer the cowardly young man when a voice began speaking over the track's loudspeaker system.
"Ladies and gentleman, to present the Coolsville 500 winner's trophy, please welcome the head of the Coolsville Automobile Racing Association: Mr. Matthew Andrews!" the voice explained.
The crowd then cheered and applauded as a middle aged black haired man wearing a blue business suit, red slacks and brown shoes walked up to the group of college students and their Great Dane carrying a microphone and a solid gold trophy.
"Thank You, thank you; in the 41 years of the Coolsville 500 we have had some of the finest drivers both locally and nationally compete in our home town race, however today, we have all witnessed possibly the greatest driver to ever win this race in the long and illustrious history of the event; as you all know Shaggy Rogers is a member of the world famous Mystery Inc. detective agency and has solved mysteries all over the globe with his friends Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley and his Great Dane Scooby Doo; Shaggy and his friends were all born and raised and went to high school here in Coolsville, in fact some of you may have went to school with these sleuths as well" the man explained; after he spoke the large crowd erupted in cheers and applause, especially at the mention of Shaggy and the gang being from Coolsville.
"Mr. Rogers, your skill, courage and determination are a testament to the strength of not only the city of Coolsville also to the entire state of Ohio, and each and every one of your friends; Shaggy, before I present you with the trophy for winning the race, and the winner's check I have to ask: how did you do it? What made you drive this race and be as successful as you were?" the man asked as he held the microphone in front of Shaggy's face.
"Like Mr. Andrews, the success I had in this race and in life are all thanks to my great friends: Daphne, Fred, my Great Dane Scooby Doo and of course my beautiful and intelligent girlfriend Velma; all their encouragement and support were burning within me as I drove the race, and I knew that with them watching me and supporting me I couldn't fail" Shaggy replied, which caused yet another round of applause and cheering from the crowd.
"Well Shaggy, I'm sure everyone in this crowd can learn from you and your friends and can take your friendship to heart in their daily lives, no matter what jobs they may do or tasks they may accomplish; now Shaggy, here is the solid gold winner's trophy for the race and a check for $5,000 in prize money, donated by local businessmen and women who support this race, congratulations Shaggy, you definitely deserve it" the man said as he handed the trophy and check to the cowardly college student; the black haired man then shook Shaggy and the rest of his friends hands and Scooby Doo's paw and smiled as he watched the crowd applaud the group of sleuths once again, only this time the applause and cheering were louder then ever, while this was going on Velma walked a few steps over to where Shaggy was standing and planted a big kiss on his lips; naturally Shaggy was greatly surprised by this, and smiled as he asked the bespectacled college student why she had kissed him.
"Velma! Like you kissed me, on the lips!" Shaggy declared with a somewhat flummoxed look on his face.
"I know, remember when I told you I had a big surprise for you if you won?" Velma inquired.
"I think I did hear you say that, you said it before Mr. Andrews presented me with the trophy and check, right?" Shaggy replied.
"Right; well since I told you that I had a surprise for you, I figured I would share it with you" Velma remarked.
"That was the surprise?" Shaggy inquired, sounding somewhat surprised.
"Sure was" Velma replied.
"Well, you know something Velma?" Shaggy asked.
"What Shaggy?" Velma wondered.
"I really liked your surprise, in fact I wouldn't mind having another kiss, if that's okay with you?" Shaggy responded as he looked into Velma's eyes.
"You know I wouldn't mind that myself" Velma replied as she looked into Shaggy's eyes; a few moments later the two sleuths lips met once again and they engaged in yet another kiss, which Fred, Daphne and Scooby applauded, although Fred and Daphne also held hands and kissed each other as well soon after Shaggy and Velma kissed.
The capacity crowd continued to stand applauding and cheering their hometown hero, while the cowardly college student Shaggy Rogers and the bespectacled young woman Velma Dinkley held each other in a warm embrace, while the red haired young woman Daphne Blake and the blond haired young college student Fred Jones did the exact same thing as Shaggy and Velma, mainly holding each other and kissing as the Great Dane of the group Scooby Doo watched his friends and smiled broadly.
While they didn't know it at the moment, Shaggy, Scooby, Fred, Daphne and Velma were about to embark on yet another adventure and this time there was a chance that one of the members of the group of sleuths' lives could change forever.
Author's Notes: I decided to make Velma and Shaggy boyfriend and girlfriend in this story, because in the actual movie Scooby Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf, Shaggy had a girlfriend named Googie and since Fred and the girls are basically replacing Scrappy and Googie in this version I decided to make the two of them a couple. Fred and Daphne will probably be boyfriend and girlfriend as well, just to make things interesting, but basically my version will stay as true to the original movie as possible. Also hopefully I did well with the racing scenes and writing the romance between Shaggy and Velma/Fred and Daphne, in addition since Fred, Daphne and Velma are along for the ride, I decided to have Shaggy, Velma, Fred and Daphne all college age and all four of them attending the same school as they probably did in high school.