Author's note: Here's the second installment of my Coolsville Central series, folks! This story combines and replaces two older Coolsville Central stories I've written and posted two years ago: The Clean Up Begins and New in the Neighbourhood.

As the title suggests, a certain friend from the past of the Scooby franchise and Dynomutt, Dog Wonder series makes his appearance.

That's right. That friend in question is Willie the Weasel, or otherwise known as, Mr. Hyde!

As a matter a fact, this story functions as a modern-day re-imagining of the Dynomutt, Dog Wonder series premiere Everyone Hyde!, complete with a retconned Willie the Weasel, who, in this universe, is a chemical researcher employed at Blake Enterprises, and...you'll find out the rest as you read along with this story.

I don't own Scooby-Doo and Dynomutt, Dog Wonder. Hanna-Barbara Productions and Warner Bros. does.

Chapter 1: Prologue, Moving Day and a gossip

April 6, 2003

It has been almost two years since Louis "Lou" Strickland had resigned as the chief of police of Coolsville, thanks to the efforts of then-Lieutenant Samuel Chastain "Sam" Rogers and the vigilantes known as the Blue Falcon and Dynomutt, Dog Wonder.

Shortly after Strickland's resignation, Sam, now promoted to captain, was transferred to the Detective Bureau's Major Crimes Division, the departments elite detective division, which operated from police headquarters in downtown Coolsville.

In the process of the transfer, he had handpicked a crew of detectives who he felt he could trust and has the integrity to get the job done and right.

One of those detectives was Sergeant Nelson McCormick, whose loyalty to Sam earned him the transfer to the Major Crimes Division, where he was placed in the homicide unit.

In addition to bringing in a crew of detectives to the MCD, Sam also handpicked a handful of lieutenants to be placed in charge of the units in his new division.

The lieutenant in charge of the homicide unit was Lieutenant Brian Crowley, the former night-shift lieutenant from the East Coolsville Division who Sam had worked with during his time in the division.

Crowley was supportive of Sam's policies and new rules in making sure the detectives does not lose their discipline, thus he earned Sam's trust in taking care of detectives.

The other lieutenant handpicked by Sam was newly-promoted Lieutenant Jared Stephenson, a former Internal Affairs investigator that had investigated Sam's former partner Walter Claphammer two years back, in addition to being briefly partnered with Sam in the Blue Falcon Task Force.

Stephenson had zero-tolerance in officers breaking rules and harboured a strong dislike of corrupt officers, including then-Chief of Police Strickland.

His determination in cleaning up the department earned Sam's trust, so he was recruited to work in the Major Crimes Division, where he was placed in charge of the cold-case unit.

During those two years, Sam, using his authority as the captain in charge of the MCD and the help of his lieutenants, had kept a close eye on the detectives working in his division, making sure that they are not breaking any rules and are working hard to do their jobs as investigators.

Those that don't comply with his rules were disciplined, and in some cases, demoted. The only way for them to be promoted back to their older job is if they clean up their acts.

He also got help from his so-called "minions" - trusted investigators and officers that were transferred to other divisions to keep an eye on corrupt officers who would report to him and the Blue Falcon, where they will, in turn, provide updates to the Office of the District Attorney.

This move was approved by the interim police chief, who took over after Strickland's resignation took effect and saw it as a necessary step in the need to clean up the department.

In the meantime, Sam had also befriended Assistant District Attorney Nicholas Jaffe, who was subsequently elected as District Attorney following Strickland's forced resignation two years back.

The two will often meet to have lunch together, with Sam giving the DA information on the investigation of the dirty cops in the department.

Also, Sam have established regular contact with the Blue Falcon and Dynomutt, who have aided him in his battle against corruption in the department.

Since their first contact, the Blue Falcon and Dynomutt has taken the pleasure of helping Sam solve some cases, usually arriving at a crime scene way ahead of the CPD investigators.

They also formed a partnership with Sam and Nick to battle corruption in Coolsville, with their main contribution being breaking into places of interest where they can obtain evidence of corruption for the captain and the DA.

With the Blue Falcon and Dynomutt's help, Sam was able to dismiss corrupt officers for serious offences, as well as to discipline those with lighter offences, while Jaffe was able to successfully prosecute high-level corrupt politicians of Coolsville.

However, the effort hasn't been without any challenges.

The first challenge came from the new chief of police. Gillain "Gil" Mason was a former deputy commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department and was transferred to the department during Stricklands corruption trial.

According to Sam's contact over at Gotham City, Mason is a reasonable chap, though that contact's "contact" shared the Blue Falcon's reservations on the new chief.

While the new chief seemed nice, Sam knew that he would have to be on the alert of the chief's actions.

"There's a reason why Jim's 'contact' advised me to be careful of Mason, and I intend to find out that reason." Sam thought to himself the day he met the new chief.

The next challenge came from Commander Rupert Gosnell, who was able to hide his links to Strickland and Claphammer.

His disavowing of Claphammer's involvement with a drug dealer two years ago, in addition to testifying at Strickland's corruption trial against the then-chief of police, rewarded him dearly and he got a promotion out of it. He's now the deputy chief in charge of Internal Affairs.

Sam suspected that the promotion and appointment was intended to make his work on cleaning up the department more difficult, as Gosnell now has the authority to police any of the officers freely.

In that same time, there were rumors floating around about IA's increase of placing honest cops under surveillance or dropping bugs in their phones or electronics.

Thus, Sam has no problem confirming his own suspicions on Gosnell's intents to put a stop to his efforts to clean up the department.

It was also Gosnell's transfer to IA that contributed to Stephenson's decision to transfer out of the division and work under Captain Sam Rogers.

And lastly, the third challenge came from Robert "Big Bob" Oakley, the powerful mob boss in Coolsville.

With Gosnell still in his pocket, Oakley can try to sabotage Sam's efforts to clean up the city.

However, he wasn't that much of a threat as he used to be, since he still has his hands full on the gang war against the New York-based mafia organization who's triggerman was badly injured in the course of Oakley's attempt to have the Stuntman murdered following his failure to kidnap Daphne two years back.

In addition, he had lost many politicians and officers that were in his pocket, thanks to Jaffes relentless pursue of evidence of corruption with the help from both Sam and the Blue Falcon and Dynomutt.

Nevertheless, Sam knows he has to be on the lookout for Oakley.

Sam hasn't heard much from Claphammer since the trial, although he heard that his former partner had got himself employed as a security officer at a football stadium after serving his sentence.

Strickland had moved out of the state following his resignation as chief of police, while Hindley remained in command of the East Coolsville Division, having had gone straight following an incident a few months back.

McBride was transferred to the Guns and Gangs Division a year after Strickland's resignation, while Oldfield quitted after Claphammer's imprisonment.

Things were looking up for Sam, though he can tell that there are clouds in the horizon.

In the meantime, the downtown apartment the Rogers were living in was becoming too crowded for the family of four.

It was something that Sam began to notice shortly after his promotion to captain, and he was planning on beginning his search for a new house when one afternoon, a chance drive to the City West Division police station in Dawsburg got the ball rolling.

FLASHBACK - Almost Two Years Ago

August 10, 2001

That afternoon, Sam and Lieutenant Brian Crowley were on their way for a visit to the City West Division police station located in Dawsburg.

The drive came after that morning, when the Major Crimes Division received a call from the captain in charge of the division, asking them over for a meeting.

Apparently the captain, who had since become one of Sam's supporters in his quest for reforming the department, had decided to send his detective squad back to the Coolsville Police College for special courses and training for two weeks, and with a skeleton crew on duty until then, he needed Major Crimes to cover for them in case the skeleton crew gets overwhelmed with cases.

On the way to the police station, Sam drove by a small house that had a "For Sale" sign on the property.

Recalling the talks around town on how the community is an ideal place to raise children, with its low crime rate and large number of schools and parks in the community, in addition to affordable property values, Sam decided to take the opportunity to move his family to the neighbourhood.

After the meeting, he stopped by to get the contact information of the sellers of the house.

Arrangements were made soon after, with Sam and Wendy making trips to the bank and the house, as well as meetings with the owners of the house, for the purchase of the house.

END OF FLASHBACK

And that's how Sam and Wendy came to be rushing with the packing of their stuff that evening as they prepared for the move the next day.

All of their clothes were already packed into boxes, together with miscellaneous items, such as lamps, CDs and portable hardware.

By that point, the kids Norville and Maggie were fast asleep in bed as the parents hurriedly packed up their belongings.

April 7, 2003

That morning, the moving van arrived and after the movers loaded the heavy furniture and hardware onto the van, the Rogers were off for their new house, which came after some goodbyes to neighbours and a trip down to the apartments management's office to return the keys.

The family then got onto the van and drove off, with the moving van following behind them.

Much of the drive was uneventful, although Norville and Maggie will occasionally ask their parents when will they arrive at their new house, adding that they're hungry and want to have something to eat soon.

It was almost noontime when the family finally arrived at their new house in Dawsburg.

Another hour went by as the movers and the parents get their belongings and furnitures off the vehicles before the family had their lunch and proceed to get everything out of the boxes and move the furniture around.

It was around the early evening did Sam and Wendy finished arranging the furniture inside their house.

"Boy, what a day." Sam later remarked that late evening when he and Wendy settled into their bed.

"No kidding." Wendy agreed.

April 8, 2003

The next day, after Sam left the house to go to work, Wendy was doing some cleaning in the living room while the kids were playing in their bedroom in the second floor when the doorbell rang.

Wendy went over to open the door, and she was greeted by a brown-haired woman standing at the doorway.

"Hi!" Wendy spoke. "What can I do for you?"

"My name is Jennifer Throne. I live just across the street and heard that you moved into our neighbourhood yesterday."

"Yeah." Wendy replied. "My husband and I bought this house last week and made the decision to move here, as we heard that this neighbourhood is an ideal place to raise children."

"It is." Jennifer replied. "I am glad you and your husband made the right choice to move here. Dawsburg has a lot of schools and parks, and it is relatively safe in comparison to the other parts of the city. A really ideal place to raise a family."

Wendy nodded before saying, "By the way, I'm Wendy Rogers. My husband Sam works for the city's police department."

"Wait, is your husband the police captain that has been trying to clean up house in that rotten, no-good police department for the past two years?"

"Yes, he is. How do you know that?"

"Yesterday when I saw you and your family moving in, I saw your husband's face and he looked familiar to me, although I wasn't able to place it somewhere in my memory. Later, I was throwing out old newspapers with my husband when we came upon the old newspaper that had your husbands picture on the headline, on his promotion to captain and promise to clean up house, and that's when I remembered why your husband looked so familiar."

"I see. So how long have you been living in this neighbourhood, Mrs. Throne?"

"I've been living here for ten years. I know everyone living on our street, including the Blakes that lived next door to your house."

As Jennifer mentioned the Blakes, Wendy thought she had heard a tone of disgust in Jennifer's voice.

Before Wendy could inquire, Jennifer continued, "You may have known that the Blakes are one of the richest citizens in Coolsville, Wendy, and if I were you, I'll consider it to be safe to keep your distance from the Blakes."

"Why's that?"

"The Blakes are one of the most selfish people in the city and their company is very corrupt, involved in unethical business practices and caring about nothing other than money."

"I see." Wendy nodded, although she was not sure if she should totally believe what Jennifer had told her.

Wendy decided that it is safe to not tell Jennifer that she and her husband were almost framed in a what turned out to be a failed attempt to kidnap Daphne Blake two years ago.

"Well, anyways. I better get going with the garden. It is nice meeting you, Mrs. Rogers." Jennifer continued.

"Likewise, Mrs. Throne." Wendy replied as she shook hands with Jennifer. "Have yourself a nice day."

After the chat with Jennifer, Wendy resumed her cleaning of the living room. However, Jennifer's gossip about the Blakes continued to float in her mind.

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