Author's note: The story serves as a prequel to my reboot of the series Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. One thing I want to note that while this story is based on the 2009 live-action film Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins, there are going to be several changes from the movies story line.
First, the location will be in Crystal Cove instead of Coolsville, as I'm making my reboot of SDMI canon with the events of SDTMB.
Second, as with any of my fanfics that will serve as rewrites for any of the SDMI episodes, all of the gang members will remain in their original characters from SDWAY, such as keeping their original speech patterns. The only things I'm going to take from SDMI will be the locations, events from the series, parents of each of the gang members, and any of the other characters that appeared in the series only (Like Sheriff Stone and Mayor Fred Jones Sr.), although some elements of the gang's SDMI characters may be used.
Third, there is going to be a lot of revisions to the original storylines of SDMI episodes in my subsequent rewrites of SDMI episodes. The main change is that I'm going to make my SDMI rewritten series more inclined towards Shaggy & Daphne and Fred & Velma. Reason: While I personally don't mind the Fred & Daphne and Shaggy & Velma pairings used in the series, the way those pairings were portrayed in the series contributed to my dislike of the series. Plus, I actually want to figure out how will the series progress if the major pairings within the gang are Shaggy & Daphne and Fred & Velma.
Finally, I'm going to tone down any of the romantic subplots from the series, as well as the serious drama. That's because I find the series itself too dark and serious, and I've never felt so much suspense watching Scooby-Doo before. Also, I find the romantic subplots a distraction from the main plot. I'm still going to keep some of the drama and the romantic subplots, but I'm not going to make them as distracting as it was in the series.
This story takes place in Dimension Three, which is the dimension that contains my reboot of SDMI takes place. For more information on my use of dimensions, please see my Profile.
I don't own Scooby-Doo. Hanna-Barbara Productions and Warner Bros. does.
Chapter 1: A typical school day
September 16, 2011
It was a typical Friday in Crystal Cove, a small city located in a mountainous coastal region north of San Francisco in California. Much of the city's student population are looking forward to the weekend so they can go surfing or have fun in the parks, but until then, they have classes to attend to.
That morning, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, a sixteen-year-old boy with dusty-brown shaggy hair, got off his bed in a grumpy mood as his alarm clock went off.
Washing his face and brushing his teeth, he glanced at his watch as he realized that he had the alarm set to the wrong time again and if he doesn't hurry up, he will miss the school bus.
"Like, here we go again." He thought as he quickly put on his trademark light green shirt, a pair of brown pants, put on socks, and grabbed his backpack as he raced his way to the dining room for breakfast.
His parents were already away for work. His father Colton Rogers is a bank manager while his mother Paula is a painter. They had disapproved of his slacking off and had wanted him to think of getting a career in "more serious businesses" such as becoming a doctor, engineer or a scientist.
While they were proud of his physical accomplishments, such as being a top star in the school's track team and a top basketball player, as well as being a skilled cook, pianist and guitarist, they still wanted him to work hard more and become a high achiever like his older brothers.
Grabbing a few toasts, a banana and some waffles and munching them down, Shaggy raced to the door, put on his black sneakers, took his keys, and raced his way out of the house after locking the door to the school bus stop.
The school bus was already at the nearby school bus stop when he exited his house. Quickly, he raced to the bus and knocked on the front door just as it was about to pull away.
He was lucky. The driver saw him running to the bus and opened the door. As he boarded the bus, the driver said, "This is like the fifth time, Mr. Rogers."
"I know, sir. Like, I promise it won't happen again." Shaggy replied.
As the school bus pulled away from the stop, Shaggy made his way down the corridor to find a seat. The bus itself was already packed with students picked up at earlier stops, and as Shaggy's stop was the last one on that route, he had difficulty finding a seat.
Just then, he tripped over someone's foot. Turns out that the football player seated in the row of seats he just walked by stick his foot out purposely.
Seeing the fall through the rear view mirror, the driver shook his head as he continued driving.
"Having a nice trip, Shaggy?" The football player said mockingly.
"Like, I sure did, man." Shaggy replied as he got up and carried on to the back of the bus.
The football player is seated next to a blond-haired boy wearing a white shirt with an orange ascot and a pair of light blue jeans. As the football player laughed, he turned to the boy, whose name is Fred Jones Jr., and offered him his fist, which Fred declined, not liking the sight of his friend picking on Shaggy.
Fred Jones Jr. is the son of the city's mayor, and as such he is quite famous at school. Like the jock that just picked on Shaggy, Fred is also on the school's football team and is friends with that jock.
Also witnessing the trip was a brown-haired girl with red bows named Velma Dinkley. She was wearing an orange sweat shirt with a red skirt, and had a thick book with her. Like the school bus driver, she shook her head after witnessing the trip.
Velma is the daughter of Dale and Angie Dinkley, who are co-owners of the Crystal Cove Spook Museum. The museum exhibits several costumed figures of monsters and spooks associated with the city's haunting legends and is a tourist favourite in the city. Velma serves as the tour guide for the museum, explaining to visitors the spooks and the legends associated with them.
In addition to being tour guide for the museum, Velma also takes part in the school's science fair and is an intelligent student.
Shaggy eventually found an empty spot near the back of the bus. It was only occupied by the backpack belonging to an attractive orange-haired girl with a purple hairband named Daphne Blake. She was also wearing a purple dress with a green ascot matching Shaggy's green shirt.
Daphne is a member of the Blake family, one of the richest citizens in Crystal Cove. Her parents Barty and Nan Blake are wealthy aristocrats who seem to have problems with anyone with a lower social status than them. She is the youngest member of her wealthy family, with five older sisters.
Her oldest sister is Donna (Note: She's the wedded Blake sister who only appeared in the flashback scene in the episode Revenge of the Man Crab and was unnamed in the series) who is an astronaut working for NASA. She is the only sister that has been married.
Her second oldest sister is Daisy, who works as a doctor at a major hospital in Los Angeles.
Her third oldest sister is Dawn, who works as a model in Paris, France. She's the only sister who speaks French fluently.
Her fourth oldest sister is Dorothy, who is a race car driver working mostly at Indianapolis.
Her fifth oldest sister is Delilah, who had just graduated from military school and commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps.
Daphne is the only sister in the family that hasn't gone to any post-secondary institution yet. She currently works as a baby sitter for most of her neighbours.
"Like, excuse me but is this seat taken?" Shaggy asked nervously. The Blakes had a reputation of being rude and selfish, and Shaggy is the type of person Daphne's parents have a dislike of.
"Oh, no it isn't." Daphne replied with a smile. "I'm just going to move my bag and you can take my spot."
"Like, thank you."
Much of the bus ride remained uneventful for Shaggy after that. It was not long when the bus arrived at Crystal Cove Central High School, where he is a junior.
As all of the students picked up their belongings and got off, Shaggy made his way down the corridor when he got tripped by the jock again.
"It's just too easy!" He laughed as Shaggy got up and carried on.
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