Author's Notes: Scooby Doo and all related characters and trademarks are copyright 2010 Hanna-Barbera Productions/Warner Brothers/Cartoon Network. I am not making any money off writing this, I am merely a fan. I got the idea for this story from episodes of the TV series Batman The Animated Series, Josie and the Pussycats, Totally Spies and the novel The Island of Dr. Moreau.

Chapter 1

It is a bright sunny spring day in the Midwestern United States, specifically in the state of Ohio, which is where we find the team of young sleuths collectively known as Mystery Inc.; of course Mystery Inc. isn't composed entirely of teenagers, actually their most valued and most famous member is a Great Dane with brown fur and black spots known as Scooby Doo.

While most of the group's success in solving some of the most difficult and challenging cases in the world was based on the teamwork of all five members, many of the cases might not have been solved had it not been for the quick thinking of the Great Dane detective and his master Shaggy.

While Shaggy Rogers and Scooby Doo have always considered themselves to be devout cowards, always looking either for a good meal, or a place to hide rather then a new mystery, they still manage to help their friends Velma, Fred and Daphne whenever possible, and have always managed to rescue their friends from any danger, despite the pair's cowardice and immense appetites.

Today however the two cowardly sleuths and their friends have decided to take some time off from solving mysteries as all five of them are currently sitting inside a medium sized boat in the middle of a lake on the outskirts of the small town of Coolsville, Ohio; for the most part the gang's plans for the day include some time fishing, a little lunch and hopefully some relaxation on the medium sized craft.

However, in all the years of mystery solving that Scooby Doo and his friends have ever done, no time for relaxation or fishing trip has ever gone the way that Mystery Inc. had wanted it to go; every time that the gang had decided to take a vacation, or visit relatives, or decided to take some time for themselves to unwind somewhere, they always ended up involved in some mystery involving a ghost, phantom, vampire, monster, or creature, which unknown to them was the exact occurrence that was going to happen to them before the day was out.

For the moment though we find the group of adolescent sleuths moored in the middle of the lake, with Fred and Daphne in the front of the boat, Velma and Shaggy towards the back and Scooby Doo with a rod and reel cast out into the lake trying to catch some fish, albeit unsuccessfully for the moment; the bespectacled female member of the group and the green shirted cowardly and hungry member of the group after chatting a bit amongst themselves have decided to join their friends in the front of the sea going vessel to discuss the day's weather and the gang's good fortune so far among other things.

"Like this is the life huh Velma?" Shaggy asked.

"I'll say Shaggy, I can't remember the last time we got to have a day to ourselves to just relax and spend some time to ourselves without having to worry about mysteries" Velma replied as she placed a hand on Shaggy's shoulder.

"I agree with you two, if I didn't get a day to relax I would go crazy; all these haunted houses, mansions, and creepy places we've been to lately are giving me a major migraine" Daphne remarked, holding her head as she spoke.

"Well I wouldn't worry about that for a while Daphne, I'm not planning on solving any mysteries or getting involved with anything even remotely scary, frightening, or creepy for at least a week, maybe two" Fred replied.

"And believe me, I wouldn't have it any way; frankly if I never saw another ghost or monster or creature again it would be too soon" Daphne agreed.

"Like I know Scooby and me wouldn't mind not having to deal with any ghosts or mysteries for a while" Shaggy remarked.

"Me too Shaggy, me too" Velma replied.

"That reminds me, like when we get back to Coolsville we'll have to thank your parents again for letting us borrow one of their boats Daphne" Shaggy commented.

"Yeah, this is a real beauty of a boat Daphne, in fact it's probably one of the nicest ones I've ever seen or ridden in" Velma added.

"I have to admit, you guys are certainly right about this boat; your parents have very good taste in watercrafts Daphne" Fred replied.

"Thanks Freddie, I guess it helps to have wealthy parents and come from a wealthy background; you know I remember riding on this boat back when I was a little girl, it was always one of my favorite ones to take a trip on" Daphne remarked.

"Well I can see why; this vessel has all the latest technology, besides Radar, it looks like it has GPS, weather tracking equipment, not to mention radio equipment; I mean this boat really is equipped with all the high tech equipment known to man" Fred replied.

"I'm glad you like it Freddie, maybe my parents will let me keep the boat when we get back" Daphne commented.

"You know that would be very cool Daphne, and I think I would really enjoy it; plus I think the rest of the gang would enjoy it too, by the way Daph, how did your parents end up with this boat anyway?" Fred inquired.

"Well Freddie, it was maybe twenty or thirty years ago; even though dad was and has always been a rigid businessman, he and mom always liked to have fun, so after purchasing a bowling alley for the mansion, tennis courts and an untold amount of other items for the grounds and the house, they decided to look for other things to purchase" Daphne explained.

"Sounds like typical rich people stuff huh?" Fred asked with a bit of a chuckle.

"I guess so; but anyway, my dad remembered that he and my mom both liked the water, so they both agreed to go shopping for a boat; one day they went on a road trip to a dealer in Cleveland or maybe it was Dayton, I don't remember exactly where since I was at home being babysat, but I do remember that when they got home they had brought with them this very boat" Daphne replied.

"Wow, that must have been a ways to haul it Daph, Dayton's about 115 miles from Coolsville and I think Cleveland is 155 miles away; although I'm kind of surprised that your parents were able to transport the boat that far to be honest, I mean what kind of car did they use to get it from the dealer to Coolsville?" Fred inquired.

"Fred, it's not a big deal; just forget about it and we can get back to enjoying our day of relaxation" Daphne replied.

"Yeah, you're right Daph; it is silly to think about that kind of stuff" Fred said as he reclined back in the driver's seat of the boat.

"Like yeah; by the way, that reminds me I wonder how it's going with Scooby Doo and his fishing" Shaggy remarked as he stood up from his seat and began walking towards where Scooby was standing.

"Hang on Shaggy, I'll come with you" Velma replied as she stood up from her seat as well.

"Okay Velma, just follow me" Shaggy said, turning around to make sure that she was following him; the bespectacled young woman then took hold of Shaggy's hand, which caused him to look up at the young woman and smile; the two of them began walking over to the side of the boat, where Scooby Doo had his fishing line still in the water attempting to catch a fish, which he wasn't doing very well in.

"Like hey Scooby, how's it going with the fishing?" Shaggy asked as he approached the Great Dane.

"Rousy Rhaggy, ri rish ri rad rome Rooby Racks ro ruse as rait" Scooby replied.

"Why would you want to use Scooby Snacks for fishing Scooby?" Velma asked.

"Recause, rif ri ridn't ratch any rish, rat least ri rould reat rhe rait" Scooby replied, before snickering a little.

"I'm sorry I asked" Velma remarked.

Scooby Doo then continued to cast his line into the large lake, hoping that some fish, somewhere in the body of water would take his bait and would allow the Great Dane to catch them, however while the canine angler continued to wipe out as far as fishing went, the gang was unaware that the sky above the lake was beginning to go from blue and clear to dark, gray and threatening.

As the clouds were becoming shades of black and a very dark blue, which meant that a strong storm complete with thunder, lightning, heavy wind and rain was brewing, the gang were unaware that this very storm was going to throw them right into the middle of a new adventure, one that might be one of the weirdest mysteries of their entire careers, and one that if the gang didn't solve could mean one or more of the members of Mystery Inc. might experience something that could drastically change their lives and the lives of the entire group forever.

Author's Notes: Sorry if this chapter is a bit short, I promise I will try and make the other chapters a lot longer, but if I don't make them longer that's okay too, because it doesn't really matter that chapters are very long in fan fiction.