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The sun shone brightly over the beach as Shaggy and Scooby raced each other to the snack shack.
"Like, this vacation has been the best Scoob!" Shaggy exclaimed while studying the menu. "I mean, like, look at the food we can eat!" "Reah" Scooby agreed. As the duo devoured the majority of the cafe's supplies, their friends Daphne and Fred were playing volleyball while Velma read a book under the shade of an umbrella.
"The food is incredible, the weather is fantastic and best of all...,"Shaggy exclaimed, "not a monster in sight!" Scooby nodded gleefully, partly because he liked Shaggy's conclusion but mainly because he had succeeded yet again to snatch Shaggy's burger without him noticing. Shaggy's eyes widened when he saw his empty hand then squinted suspiciously as Scooby licked his lips. Suddenly, a loud, high-pitched cackle broke the peacefulness.
"Like, what was that?!" shaggy gasped, his face turning grey, then white when he realised that Scooby was nowhere to be seen. Shaggy sprinted to Fred, Daphne and Velma but was so spooked that no words would come out no matter how hard he tried. By the time they managed to calm him down enough to speak, all Shaggy could say was "snack shack... ...cackle... ... no Scooby..." The gang was shocked. They'd gotten used to Shaggy and Scooby going missing during a mystery but never only one or the other. And this was most definitely a mystery. The Mystery Gang hurried back to the hotel, anxious to set out in the mystery van to try to find Scooby as soon as they could.
It was getting darker and darker and the gang still hadn't discovered any hints as to Scooby's whereabouts, not a single indication to where their old pal was. Everyone was so focused on the mystery they didn't notice how late it was and the light continued to fade until it was pitch black. The night was eerie. A dim light bravely ventured into the darkness from the mystery van's headlights as they retraced their steps back to town. Everything seemed normal and quiet until they came to a fork in the road.
"that's funny," murmured Fred, "I don't remember this being here!" After a tired debate, the gang agreed on going right. The van's headlights cast spooky shadows as it obediently followed the road's twists and turns to another fork in the road. Even Fred's confidence was slipping when they realised that none of their surroundings looked familiar. As they forced themselves onwards, the mystery van started to splutter. The van took a few more stumbling steps before coming to a complete halt. Shaggy stared out the window in dejection. He didn't notice the mist, or anything else for that matter. Almost anything else.
Fred, Velma and Daphne's shaky schemes were interrupted by a strangled cry. Turning just in time to see Shaggy disappear through the van's shabby window, Fred, Daphne and Velma tripped over each other in their rush to try to follow whoever had just taken Shaggy but their kidnapper had vanished by the time they fell out of the van. The obvious thing to do was search for clues and Daphne and Velma didn't need Fred to point that out to them. The trio brought out their torches and strained their eyes, peering in the dim light.
What do you think has happened to Shaggy and Scooby? I hope you've enjoyed the story so far, please review and tell me what you think.