Okay, guys. This is it! The Scooby's Monster Adventure Rewrite. Hopefully, this turns out better than the original. An Important thing to note. Christina knows nothing about her parents. Not their names, not where her mother came from. Nothing. She hasn't even found the letter yet. Also, I'm planning to incorporate things from her other stories. You'll see.
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Early morning in the Dracula household could be described in one word.
Chaos.
Why was it so chaotic? Well, it was mid-September meaning The Monster Road Rally was just around the corner and all the castle staff bustled to get ready for the annual event while trying to maintain some semblance of a normal routine.
In the dining room, Dracula and his wife Vana, sat at the large table awaiting breakfast.
Meanwhile, upstairs Draculaura roamed her closet looking for the perfect outfit, her ICoffin pressed to her ear as she begged her best friend Clawdeen for advice.
"I don't know what to wear!" Draculaura groaned.
"What about that pink sundress? The one with the bat pattern?" Clawdeen suggested.
"Of course! Why didn't I think of that?"
Draculaura began her search for the elusive sundress.
Just down the hall Draculaura's older cousin, Christina was getting ready.
I stick out like a weed in a flower garden,
That's what Christina thought of herself as she brushed the knots out of her wet brown hair. Walking from her bathroom to her walk-in closet Christina chose her outfit for the day taking far less time then Draculaura was. Christina had chosen to wear her favorite purple top, faded jeans, combat boots and, her favorite leather jacket with the studded collar. Stepping out of her closet Christina picked up her brown messenger bag and slung it over her shoulder before filling it with her art supplies and school materials
Draculaura burst in as Christina was about to head downstairs for some much-needed coffee.
"Christy! Which shoes?" Draculaura asked holding up a pair of heels in her left hand and a pair of black ankle boots in her right.
"Heels," Christina decided before adding, "You know, this wouldn't happen if you planned what you were going to wear the night before,"
But Draculaura was already gone muttering something about makeup on her out the door.
Christina shrugged before heading downstairs well, at least she tried to. Halfway down the winding staircase, Christina received a text from her best friend, Molly.
Christy, can you bring Linda today?
Y?
PLEASE?
Okay.
So, Christina turned back around to retrieve her stuffed dog which her bestie adored only to find Draculaura wanted a third opinion on her makeup.
"It looks good,"
"Just good?!"
"It's spectacular,"
"Vhat's with the hold-up, girls?" Dracula called.
"Coming,"
…...
Meanwhile, In the human town closest to New Salem.
The Scooby Gang piled into their trusted Mystery Machine to travel to their next mystery. The ride there was quiet as Fred kept focused on the road, Daphne perfected her eye makeup, Velma read all she could about where they were headed, Scooby slept while Shaggy watched the view from the back windows.
He was lost in thought as he watched the scenery outside shrink and disappear as they drove further away from it. Truthfully, mysteries were starting to get rather mundane and repetitive even though no one said it Shaggy knew they all thought so. As they passed the road to New Salem Shaggy found himself wishing for a change. Something fresh.
That would never happen though.
Or would it?
…...
Christina and Draculaura parted ways as they got into their respective cars for the drive to school. Christina had to make an extra stop every day to pick up her best friend Molly since she couldn't drive and despised taking the bus.
Pulling up to Molly's house Christina was relieved to see Molly waiting just inside the house for her. The front door opened and Molly raced out clutching her bag.
"Did you bring-LINDA" Molly squealed when she saw the stuffed dog waiting for her in the passenger seat.
"So, tell me why you wanted me to bring Linda," Christina prompted her purple-haired friend.
"Because I have a Dead Languages test today and I needed the luck," Molly responded, rocking the Wonder Woman-themed dog as if it were her baby.
"Sometimes I wonder if that dog is really yours," Christina laughed.
"Maybe she is. So, are you ready for you-know-who to return today?"
"THAT'S TODAY?" Christina screamed, slamming on the brake.
"Yeah," Molly replied bluntly.
"I need more coffee,"
"And a doughnut?"
"Yes," Christina nodded, changing direction for the local doughnut shop, "I'm going to miss have you around M,"
"Don't get all mushy on me, Christy we can still Skype and I'll send you pictures of all the places I go," Molly replied.
"You'd better,"
…...
Meanwhile, Bloodgood was finishing up a very important letter. Reading it over for the tenth time she scrawled her signature folded the letter and sealed it in the shiny black envelope. Today, she would send it when school ended.
"I certainly hope Miss Grimwood is right," she sighed.
…...
Don't notice me.
Don't notice me!
Christina hurried to class her head hung low as she hugged her books to her chest.
"Oh, Princess,"
Crap.
Crap.
Crap.
Walk faster!
Oh, how she tried! But her leg was burning. She stumbled and fell to the floor with a thud. She growled as Drew's shadow loomed over her.
"Princess, were you trying to run away from me?" he laughed coldly as Christina struggled to her feet.
She turned to face Drew her brown eyes meeting his red ones.
A year older and a head taller than her. Drew had set his sights on her when she had begun high school a few years ago. Drew was a monster in every sense of the word. An obsessive stalker and abuser who refused to take no for an answer. Without waiting for her response he latched onto her holding her close as she struggled against his iron-like grip.
"Let go of me!" Christina ordered.
"I missed you, Princess,"
"I SAID LET ME GO!" Christina screamed finally managing to break out of Drew's grasp. When he lunged for her again she swiftly kicked him in the groin and took off.
Drew recovered quickly and chased after her. In a few strides, he caught up to her seizing her by the arm and slamming her into the lockers.
"DON'T do that again!" he growled slapping her across the face as he caged her in.
"Drew, get your hands off Christina and march to my office!" Bloodgood ordered as she rounded the corner, "Call your parents. You're expelled,"
"I just got here!" Drew protested.
"And in that time you've harassed a fellow student. OFFICE NOW!"
Drew ran like a scared child with Bloodgood following closely.
"You okay, Christy?" Twyla asked as she emerged from the shadows.
"Nope," Christina replied as blood started to trickle down her face.
"Let's get you to the nurse,"
…...
When the Scooby gang returned home a few days later Velma found the odd-looking black envelope in their mailbox. It seemed so out of place among the mix of junk mail and bills. Velma turned it over in her hands as she carried it to the dining room.
"What's that V?" Daphne asked, curiously as Velma sat down.
"Some sort of letter"
"Looks kind of fancy, who sent it?"
"It doesn't say,"
"Well, go on and read it," Fred prompted as the huddled around her expectantly.
Velma broke the oddly skull-shaped seal on the envelope and pulled the letter out. Reading it out loud for the gang.
To whom it may concern.
Mystery Inc. has been invited to attend Monster High for one full week. It is our goal here to improve the fragile relationships between monsters and humans. According to an old friend of mine you'd be the perfect candidates for this job should you chose to except. If you chose to do so arrive at 8:00 on Monday morning to discuss classes.
Headless Headmistress Bloodgood/
"The monster school in New Salem?" Daphne asked skeptically.
"That's like, what it says, Daph," Shaggy nodded.
"We're doing this?"
"I don't see why not," Fred shrugged.
Daphne wasn't so sure about this.
…...
Wednesday, the students of Monster High were called to the auditorium for an important assembly.
"What do you think this is about?" Frankie asked Draculaura.
"I have no idea," the petite vampire shrugged.
"Who cares? We got out of class!" Heath butted in.
"We're not late are we?" Duncan asked as he and Clawdeen slid into the seats next to their friends.
"No, you're good," Lagoona said.
"Hey, where's Christina?" Clawdeen asked Draculaura.
"Doctor's office, she might be going through a relapse,"
The group fell quiet. Christina was only half vampire. Which had made her vulnerable to Moanica's toxic touch. While it didn't turn her into a zombie it had done something far worse. It had spread through her body like cancer.
Which she was just now getting over.
Clawdeen growled, "If that zombie ever sets foot here again, I'll tear her limb from limb and threw her in a salt bath."
"She'd be stupid to do it," Cleo huffed.
Before anything else could be said between them, Bloodgood stepped on stage and what she had to say was shocking. Normies were coming to Monster High and not just any Normies. The world famous Mystery Inc. top paranormal investigators who were they knew it or not put the Monster community at ease. Exposing crooks as fake monsters and putting those shameful people behind bars.
This was going to be exciting for sure.
Then Bloodgood turned the spotlight on them.
They were going to be the welcoming committee. That was admittedly nerve-wracking but whatever, they could handle this.
…...
"How are you feeling, Christy?" Draculaura asked poking her head into Christina's room later.
"Just tired, Laura, i'm fine," Christina mumbled sullenly.
Christina lay on her bed, wrapped in the lavender blankets, completely still, her brown hair once in a tidy French braid had come loose obscuring her eyes as it fell in front of her face.
Draculaura closed the door with a soft click.
Tired and sad.
Tired and traumatized.
That would more accurately describe Christina.
Draculaura shook her head as she walked down the hall to her room.
Maybe a video call to Sibella would do some good.
The perky purple vampire picked up instantly.
"Hi, Laura, how's home?"
"Meh, how's school?"
"Meh, we won the volleyball match"
"Typical,"
"When's the race?"
"I don't know,"
"I can't wait to see you guys! Wait, where's Christina?"
"Bed,"
"Doctor's visit,"
"Yeah,"
Sibella cringed, "How's she doing?"
"It's not a relapse but you know,"
Sibella nodded, "So tell me about school?"
Draculaura happily obliged. Bringing her younger sister up to speed on everything going on at Monster High. As you can imagine, Sibella was particularly excited to hear that her old coach and his friends would be attending that next week.
"Keep me posted!"
"I will,"
…...
the following Monday Mystery Inc found themselves in Headmistress Bloodgood's office going over the classes and protocol of Monster High. The school was already overwhelming but they could do this. They made a commitment and they were sticking to it. Besides, this was was a nice change from mystery solving.
After they met their student guides, the fearleading team, and a few others they were off to classes.
…...
Shaggy stepped into the cooking classroom unsure of what to expect. He and Scooby timidly shuffled their way to their teacher assigned space. They had a partner. A brown-haired brown-eyed vampire who looked more human than any other vampire at the school
when she turned to greet them, Shaggy's heart took off to space.
"My name's Christina,"
After mentally kicking himself, Shaggy regained the ability to speak.
"My name's Shaggy and this is my Best Bud, Scooby-Doo,"
Scooby waved, before sniffing Christina curiously. She laughed a little before turning to the front of the classroom to see what the days' assignment was. While Christina had her back turned, Scooby gave Shaggy a knowing glance. which Shaggy shrugged off, pretending to be very interested in the textbook on the counter.
As luck would have it, the teacher declared that day to be a free day meaning the students could cook whatever they so pleased as long as they followed the rules. This was music to Shaggy's ears. He turned eager to get started only to find Christina was already halfway through a recipe.
"Like, you're sure fast."
"I hope you don't mind. I'm just really hungry. This wo't take me long,"
At the mention of Christina being really hungry, Shaggy instictivly reached to protect his neck which made Christina laugh.
"Oh don't worry. I don't drink blood,"
"Then like, how do you-"
"Tomato juice and veggies,"
Shaggy relaxed.
Christina went to grab a frying pan only to drop it on the counter with a yelp.
"Like, what happened?"
"I hurt my hand a few weeks ago. Burned it making cake. Go figure," Christina said.
"Here, I got it," Shaggy said taking over.
"Thanks,"
"You wanna like bake something after this?"
"Sure thing!"
And so, The adventure begins.
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Okay, this is way shorter than I would have liked but Oh, well! Anyway, please, leave a review for me!