Terror in the Tide
Chapter 2
The man looked over at the water but saw no monster. "Oh, I guess I missed it," he said sadly.
"Excuse me, sir, why do you want to see this Wave Monster?" Velma asked.
"I'm Joe Turnbank, the owner of this beach," the man replied, "That monster has been showing up and scaring off all the visitors for weeks. I want to find it because, if it isn't caught soon, I'll lose my job!" Then he walked away.
"Well, gang, it looks like we've found another mystery," Fred said, "and it's your first mystery, Chillers. Are you up for it?" Chillers nodded cheerily. She'd always loved a good mystery, and getting to actually help her new friends solve one was enough to thrill her.
As everyone walked along the beach, Chillers said, "Chee chee?" So what do we do first?
"Usually, we look for clues and Shaggy and Scooby chicken out," Velma told her. Chillers snickered.
"Rery runny," Scooby said.
"Yeah, like, very funny," Shaggy added, "Who wants to run into that monster anyway?" Just then, he bumped into something. It was the Wave Monster! "Zoinks! I didn't want to walk into him either!" Everyone ran, and was soon caught in a net.
A woman with blonde hair came out from hiding. "What a catch!...Hey, you're not the Wave Monster," she said, "What were you doing over here?"
"Like, running from the Wave Monster!" Shaggy answered.
The woman let the gang out of the net. "Sorry about that. Call me Lily. I'm a surfer and I love the beach. That's why I'd like to buy this beach from Mr. Turnbank, and why I wanted to catch the Wave Monster."
When Scooby and friends were away from Lily, Daphne said, "It's strange how Lily and Mr. Turnbank both showed up after the monster and wanted to catch it."
"Lily said she was a surfer and wanted to buy this beach," Velma said, "That seems pretty suspicious to me."
Fred had an idea. "Okay, gang, let's split up and look for clues. Scooby, Shaggy, you two keep an eye on Lily to see if she does anything suspicious. Daphne and I will search Mr. Turnbank's office. Chillers, you can go with Velma to search the shore. Is that okay with you?"
Chillers had no objections to going with Velma. After all, Velma had been the one to coax her into joining the group, and Chillers had taken a liking to her almost instantly.
Chillers rubbed her head against Velma's leg. Velma picked her up and said, "That must be a yes." Chillers affectionately rubbed her head against her friend's face and purred, and Velma giggled.
(Scooby and Shaggy)
Scooby and Shaggy watched Lily from behind a rock. The woman had given up on watching the trap she'd set and was surfing on the waves. "Like, Lily's a great surfer, Scoob…just like the Wave Monster!" Shaggy said, "Could she be the monster?"
"Ri ron't row," Scooby said. Lily came out of the water and ran out of view. Then, the Wave Monster surfed into view. Scooby and Shaggy ran. They ran right into a rope from Lily's trap, entangling themselves in it.
(Fred and Daphne)
Fred and Daphne looked into the window of Mr. Turnbank's office.
A song I made called "Tidal Time" plays while the gang is split up.