Chapter 2
Once Fred and the girls had tracked down Shaggy and Scooby, the five sleuths now found themselves standing in the front room of the school; the cowardly teen and his canine cohort trembled fearfully as they tried to somehow, someway out of their teaching employment.
"Like there's no way you're going to get us to stay in this Ghoul School!" Shaggy said, still somewhat worried about what would or could happen to him if he stayed around Grimwood.
"Reah, rhoul rhool!" Scooby replied.
"You know this is actually a pretty cool place, I think we'll stick around, right girls?" Fred said as he asked his female compatriots their opinions.
"Right!" Daphne and Velma agreed.
"Listen like you guys can stay but we sure aren't, right Scoob?" Shaggy asked.
"Reah, re're rlitting," Scooby added.
Naturally Scooby and Shaggy once again headed for the door only to find that it suddenly closed and locked shut, which caused the cowardly pair to do they only thing they could do in this situation: try and open it; however they were unable to do so, after they failed in their attempt to open the door they heard Miss Grimwood's voice once again and turned around to see what she wanted.
"Come now Shaggy, you signed a contract and you made a commitment to honor it" Miss Grimwood said showing Shaggy and the rest of the gang what looked like a scroll with their signatures and Scooby's paw print on it.
"Also, this is your signature is it not?" Miss Grimwood asked.
"Like I g-guess so" Shaggy replied.
"It sure is, not only that but the girls and I also agreed to sign after you told us about your new job Shag" Fred stated.
"So we were witnesses right Scooby?" Velma asked.
"Ri ruess" Scooby replied.
"Like ok you got us, we'll stay" Shaggy remarked in a defeated tone.
"Wonderful, I'll have your luggage taken upstairs and your bedrooms set up immediately; meanwhile Shaggy why don't you and friends get to know my students" Miss Grimwood explained; a few moments later a white disembodied hand and a strange blue octopus like creature wearing what looked to be a tuxedo walked over to the pile of luggage that the gang had brought in with them; eventually the gang noticed the strange creature and the hand walk and float respectively right by them carrying the luggage that Scooby and company had brought in with them, the strange pair then headed out of the room and towards the staircase.
Naturally the sight of the strange octopus like creature and the disembodied head made the two female members of the group of detectives a bit nervous, as after the two creatures walked by them Daphne quickly grabbed Fred's right arm and held onto it tightly while Velma quickly grabbed Shaggy's right arm and held onto it tightly; the two male members of the group were a bit confused by this and decided to ask their two female colleagues why they were acting so strangely.
"Daphne, what's up? You act like you just saw a ghost" Fred remarked.
"Hey, I resent that" Phantasma said, somewhat annoyed.
"Sorry Phanty, it's just a figure of speech" Fred replied.
"Oh, well in that case, it's okay, I don't mind; actually in a strange way I'm kind of flattered" Phanty said with a smile on her face.
"No problem Phanty, it was really nice of you to say that" Fred remarked.
"Yes it was very nice of you Mr. Jones, although I'm a little curious as to what's wrong with your friends as well" Miss Grimwood said.
"Well to be honest Miss Grimwood, it's still a bit strange to be in a place like this" Daphne replied.
"I tend to agree, although science has proven that things like this can't happen or don't exist, it's still a little weird and we'll have to get used to things around here" Velma added.
"Ah I see, well I suppose to most mortals it would be somewhat strange to be in a school where the students are a bit different then most institutions; but once you get used to it, it really isn't that bad" Miss Grimwood replied.
"Good point Miss Grimwood, we're sorry if we offended you in any way" Daphne said.
"Yes and we definitely apologize if we hurt the girls in any way; we certainly don't want anything to happen to them now that we're teaching here" Velma added.
"That's quite all right Miss Dinkley and Miss Blake, I understand" Miss Grimwood said.
"Well since that's been taken care of let me be the first to say: welcome to ghoul school fellas!" Elsa said slapping Shaggy on the back in a somewhat hard fashion.
"Like thanks Elsa, I think" Shaggy replied, now rubbing his back after Elsa's somewhat unusual gesture of friendship.
"You know it's a good thing you five are in such great shape," Sybella said.
"Yeah, running from all those villains gives us lots of exercise" Fred remarked.
"Villains?" Tanis asked.
"Sure, we work as part-time private detectives" Daphne remarked.
"That must be a fang-tastic job" Sybella commented.
"It sure is" Velma remarked.
"Hmm, you know I'm curious about something" Miss Grimwood said.
"What's that Miss Grimwood?" Fred answered.
"From what I know of mortals, you kids look to be of college age possibly, but you're not in school right now correct?" Miss Grimwood asked.
"Well the girls and I are on college vacation so we've got time on our hands" Fred remarked.
"And when we heard Shaggy and Scooby were hired as gym teachers here, they asked us if we could come too" Daphne added.
"So we all hopped in the Mystery Machine and here we are," Velma commented.
"The Mystery Machine?" Tanis asked.
"Sure, it's the name of our van; we use it to travel from case to case" Daphne commented.
"That's a neat name for a vehicle" Elsa remarked.
"I can agree with that Elsa, we've had it for years and we wouldn't know what we would do without it" Fred replied.
"That's for sure," Velma added.
"Like Sybella, why did you wonder if we were in great shape?" Shaggy asked.
"So that we can beat those Calloway cadets in our annual Volleyball game of course" Sybella commented.
"Yeah, they win every time; I've been waiting years to put a trophy in my mummy case" Tanis remarked sadly; she along with the rest of the gang then noticed an empty Egyptian style trophy case in a corner of the room.
"Don't worry Tanis, not only are we excellent at solving crimes and mysteries, we're exceptional athletes and we'll help you and the rest of the girls win that volleyball match" Velma replied as she reassured the young mummy.
"Yeah, with the five of us helping you girls you're sure to win" Fred commented.
"Right like let's get started training" Shaggy commented.
While Scooby and friends began their time as instructors at Miss Grimwood's school, several miles away inside a large and possibly haunted looking castle two strange figures watched the Mystery Inc. gang intently through a large Crystal Ball.
One of the figures, known as the Grim Creeper was a small green creature shaped like a watermelon with long green tentacles; the other was a wrinkled woman known as Revolta, she had green hair, red eyes, and brown almost tan skin with numerous bumps along her arms, she was wearing a black dress and had four arms instead of the normal two; the two figures smiled crookedly as they continued to gaze into the strange crystal.
"It looks like the Grimwood School as some new teachers Revolta" the Grim Creeper said.
"Yes it appears so, and these new teachers could be quite useful to me in my plans" Revolta replied.
The strange woman known as Revolta was also known as the Witch of the Web, by using her assortment of horrifying creatures and evil magic spells she hoped to become the most powerful witch and monster in the entire monster world; she smiled evilly as she walked over to a bookshelf and took a book out.
Once she was finished with it, she then walked back over to her number one crony, The Grim Creeper and told the strange being about her latest plan.
"Those Grimwood girls are the daughters of some of the most powerful monsters in the world Creeper" Revolta explained.
"Yes Revolta, just think of what you could do if you had some of the power of some of them" the Grim Creeper replied, folding his hands and smiling evilly.
"Correct Grim Creeper, and soon all of those Grimwood girls will be under my spell; and those teachers will be learning from me!" Revolta said as she cackled wickedly.
The sinister Witch of the Web continued to plot and scheme as she and the Grim Creeper began to put the seeds of their sinister plot in motion; unbeknownst to Scooby Doo and the rest of his mystery solving friends this pair of nightmarish creatures was about to send the gang into one of the most difficult and possibly most frightening adventures of their careers.
Meanwhile back at Miss Grimwood's finishing school, the aforementioned head mistress of the institution sat on an old sofa in the main hall of the building; at the moment she is telling the group of detectives about their teaching assignments and about the various rules and regulations of the school.
It is rather late in the evening and a nearby grandfather clock displays 10:10 PM, however the girl ghouls that the gang had met earlier were doing what they usually did at that time of the day, or night as the case may be: specifically getting some sleep, for as Miss Grimwood had told them earlier, they would have a very full next day, considering that it would be the first day that the gang was going to teachers at the rather unique hall of higher learning; while the students of the school may have been fast asleep, the new teachers at the school and the headmistress were still up, although they would have to keep their conversation at a low level as to not wake the girls and Matches, who was also fast asleep on the carpet in the living room.
"Miss Grimwood?" Fred asked.
"Yes Fred" Miss Grimwood replied.
"I'm curious, are there any other teachers at this school?" the blond teen wondered.
"Yes Fred, we have a staff of about 10-15 usually working here, all of them working full time in various subjects and departments" Miss Grimwood replied.
"Only 10-15 people? That seems kind of small even for a school like this" Velma said, somewhat surprised that the school had such a small staff.
"Well Miss Dinkley, you see we are somewhat of a specialized school so to speak; we operate with somewhat of a smaller group of employees then most schools and since the only students here are girl ghouls, it's somewhat difficult to recruit instructors; actually believe it or not in the history of this school, you five are the first mortals to ever accept a job here" Miss Grimwood explained.
"Jeepers, we're the first mortals to ever teach here? All of a sudden I feel like a celebrity" Daphne replied as she began brushing her hair with her right hand, similar to what a Hollywood starlet would do if she was attending an awards show or a movie premiere.
"It makes sense that you feel that way Daphne, although I always thought you were a star," Fred said with a smile on his face before leaning over to kiss the red head on the cheek, which caused her to giggle slightly.
"My my, you two certainly seem very cheerful; if I had to guess I would say the two of you are a couple, correct?" Miss Grimwood asked.
"Actually we are Miss Grimwood; Daphne and I have been friends for who knows how many years and in that time we've realized that we've, well fell in love, so we've been dating for quite a while now and I think we've become a very compatible couple, don't you think so Daphne?" Fred inquired, as he looked over at the red head with a broad smile on his face.
"Freddie, why did you say that?" Daphne asked, with a somewhat embarrassed look on her face, in addition to having her face turn a somewhat bright shade of crimson.
"Well she asked a question, and you know me I can't resist giving a thousand answers" Fred replied.
"But you only gave one answer" Daphne remarked with a somewhat confused look on her face.
"I did?" Fred asked.
"Yeah you did" Daphne replied.
"Oh I guess I did, didn't I?" Fred observed.
"You sure did Fred; by the way Miss Grimwood, there's one more thing I've been wondering about this school" Velma commented.
"What's that Velma?" Miss Grimwood answered.
"Well, you mentioned that the school had somewhere in the neighborhood of ten to fifteen staff members, correct?" Velma responded.
"Yes that's correct, why?" Miss Grimwood answered.
"Well I've noticed that there aren't any teachers around here, at least besides us" Velma replied.
"Oh yes, well you see Velma, all our teachers are, as you mortals would say on vacation" Miss Grimwood clarified.
"On vacation? All of them?" Velma wondered.
"Yes, all of them; I'll admit it's kind of weird, but monster teachers are quite a unique lot, they take a lot more vacation time and they are a lot different then mortal teachers but they are the best darn teachers that our school has ever had" Miss Grimwood said.
"That reminds me Miss Grimwood, who are some of the teachers at this school, at least the ones that usually teach here?" Daphne asked.
"Let me see: we have a math teacher who's a gargoyle, we have a science teacher who's a cousin of Frankenstein's, along with various other instructors, when they get back from vacation I'll have to introduce you to them" Miss Grimwood said as she named off the teachers on her fingers.
"Jinkies, Dr. Frankenstein or the Frankenstein monster?" Velma asked.
"Dr. Frankenstein actually; it's kind of interesting to have a relative of someone famous on our staff, I'll admit" Miss Grimwood explained.
"That sure sounds interesting, I wouldn't mind meeting him someday" Velma replied.
"Considering you mentioned to Elsa that you're interested in science, I think you might like him," Miss Grimwood said.
"Cool, I think I might like him too" Velma replied.
"Miss Grimwood, you mentioned something about the history of the school, exactly how long has the school been around?" Fred asked.
"I believe we're celebrating our 201st anniversary in a few months actually" Miss Grimwood commented.
With that Scooby Doo and the rest of his friends found themselves whistling in amazement after the headmistress told them exactly how old the finishing school they were now employed at was; the unofficial leader of the group was quite surprised at this and it was then he decided to ask the headmistress of the school about her age.
"Miss Grimwood, I don't mean to intrude and you don't have to answer if you don't want to, but I'm curious, exactly how old are you?' Fred questioned.
"I don't mind at all Fred, in fact I would be more than happy to tell you my age; I am set to celebrate my one hundred and sixtieth birthday next month" Miss Grimwood replied.
"160 years old? Miss Grimwood, I hope you don't mind me saying this, but you look fantastic for a 160 year old, what's your secret?" Daphne asked, somewhat curious about the headmistress's age and partly how she could look like her if she ever made it to that age.
"Well Daphne, I don't tell many people this, but I'm somewhat of a sorceress; I tend to dabble in magic, but never black magic, I always use good magic and I am quite good at it, if I do say so myself" Miss Grimwood replied.
"Jeepers, I guess I might have to look into magic, heck it couldn't hurt me any; it might help me a lot with me being danger prone and getting captured or hypnotized by a villain every month, or however often that happens" Daphne commented.
"You know Daphne, I've heard of mortals getting into magic, but as I recall it never seemed to work out very well" Miss Grimwood replied.
"Well Miss Grimwood, I'm not most mortals, in fact Shaggy, Scooby and I happen to know an actual sorcerer," Daphne said with a matter of fact tone in her voice.
"You're kidding, who is it?" Miss Grimwood wondered, as she was somewhat curious about whom the sorcerer was that the trio knew and why they knew him.
"Vincent Van Ghoul, he's a warlock and he's a pretty nice guy; at least that is if you don't cross him or make him angry for any reason" Daphne clarified.
"My goodness, he sounds like an interesting person; does he have a son or daughter?" Miss Grimwood said.
"Well no, but he has someone who is training under him as a young warlock; he's a boy named Flim Flam and we might just have to tell him about this place" Daphne replied.
"Wait, I thought this place was a school for girls, so Flim Flam wouldn't be accepted because he's a boy, or would he?" Fred asked.
"Actually Fred, we had a few boys in the school many years ago; they were very nice and very good students, however their fathers had to move away and they took their sons with them; as you might expect the other students were quite upset about the male students leaving, maybe if you five are successful as teachers here then we can bring in some more male students at the school" Miss Grimwood replied.
"You know Miss Grimwood, I definitely think I could see male students enroll here, actually you know it's too bad I'm not a supernatural creature or anything like that, I wouldn't mind enrolling here myself" Fred responded.
"Well Fred, it certainly would be unprecedented for a mortal to enroll here, although there are a few classes that you and your friends might enjoy; actually due to the unusual circumstances of our staff all being on vacation, we need some teachers for a period of time, at least until all our staff returns" Miss Grimwood answered.
"Jeepers, that's very generous of you Miss Grimwood" Daphne said.
"I'll say it is Daphne; by the way Miss Grimwood, where exactly did the staff go on vacation?" Fred asked.
"Well it's sort of a part vacation, part teacher training for all our staff; each member of our staff chose Transylvania for their vacation/teacher training this year, mostly because it was one of the few places that we could get a reservation for places to stay" Miss Grimwood explained.
"Like I can see why" Shaggy quipped.
"Reah, re roo" Scooby added, although he and the Great Dane acted somewhat nervously after hearing the word Transylvania.
"Miss Grimwood?" Fred asked.
"Yes Fred?" Miss Grimwood replied.
"You said you were 160 years old and this school has been around for 201 years correct?" Fred responded.
"Both correct Fred, why?" Miss Grimwood answered.
"Well, since there's about a span of 40 or so years before you were born, that would mean that there would have been another headmaster or headmistress before you correct?" Fred asked.
Suddenly Miss Grimwood became somewhat quiet as she sat on the sofa, the gang wondered why she had stopped speaking and were confused as to whether Fred asked a bad question or whether she was offended by it or something else, finally Miss Grimwood took a deep breath and spoke.
"Yes Fred, there was a previous headmistress of this school; she served as headmistress for about 30 years, and was one of the best headmistresses you could ever have, that is until one day when she was working on a potion of some kind; she was stirring the concoction in a large black cauldron, but somehow someway something happened, either she added an ingredient that shouldn't have been in the mixture or she accidentally knocked something into the cauldron, or something else" Miss Grimwood said with a somewhat worried look on her face.
"Jeepers, what happened to the headmistress after that Miss Grimwood?" Daphne asked.
"Well you see Daphne, after whatever happened, happened there was a tremendous explosion and as a result it completely destroyed the school and horribly disfigured the woman; no one knows what happened after that, but there is a legend that after that explosion and after the school was destroyed, the woman was so distraught she disappeared and was never seen from again" Miss Grimwood replied.
"Jinkies, that's some story; I wonder what happened to her anyway?" Velma speculated.
"Like I said Velma, no one knows, but I'm sure she would like to see the school as it is now, she might enjoy it, especially with mortals now teaching here" Miss Grimwood replied.
"I'm sure she would; by the way Miss Grimwood, how did you come to the school and how did you begin as the headmistress here?" Fred asked.
"Well Fred, you see my mother and father were teachers here under the original headmistress and actually I eventually became a student here as well; my parents were wonderful teachers and when they retired it left a huge hole in the school's staff, thankfully my parents were outside taking the students on a walk at the time, including me and we survived the explosion, however because there was no headmistress, no one wanted to teach here and as a result our students left to pursue other interests; of all the students, I was the only one to stay and as a result my parents were the only teachers to stay here; together, the three of us rebuilt the school and when I became of age, I took over as headmistress and I have been in that capacity ever since" Miss Grimwood explained.
"Good for you Miss Grimwood, I'm sure all the students over the years appreciate your work and I know we do as well; after all, the girls seem very well behaved and very polite and I'm sure you taught them to behave that way" Velma remarked.
"Why thank you Velma, that was very nice of you to say and I greatly appreciate it" Miss Grimwood said with a grateful look on her face.
"No problem Miss Grimwood, we're very polite by nature ourselves" Velma replied.
"By the way, if you don't mind me asking; you five mentioned being detectives, what specific detective work do you do?" Miss Grimwood asked.
"Well Miss Grimwood, we specialize in solving mysteries involving ghosts, monsters and other supernatural creatures" Fred remarked.
"Oh I see" Miss Grimwood said with a somewhat disapproving look on her face.
"Actually, most of the ghosts and monsters that we encounter turn out to be phony; just people in masks and costumes, trying to pull of some kind of crime by using a supernatural hoax of some kind to scare people away" Fred replied.
"Oh, that's different; what kind of criminals do you usually deal with?" Miss Grimwood asked, now somewhat happier after hearing the blond man say the ghosts that Mystery Inc. had encountered in the past were mostly counterfeit.
"All kinds of crooks, gold swindlers, art thieves, counterfeiters, bank robbers, smugglers of all kinds, even a couple of music pirate rings" Fred explained.
"My goodness, I had no idea there were mortals out there who would do such things; dressing up like ghosts and supernatural creatures is one thing, but dressing up to commit crimes is a totally different thing entirely; after hearing that, I have to tell you kids thank you, thank you for apprehending these common criminals who dare to masquerade as members of the supernatural community, each and every villain you five have apprehended deserve whatever they get" Miss Grimwood said with a somewhat angry look on her face as the gang told her about lawbreakers dressing up as ghosts, however once she heard Fred say all the criminals the gang meet usually get captured, her face and manner returned to her usual cheerful self.
"Believe us Miss Grimwood, it is and always has been our pleasure" Daphne replied.
"Thank you Daphne, it does my heart good to see a group of young mortals such as yourselves devoting your lives to capturing these lawbreakers who would misappropriate the forms or names of any members of the supernatural beings like the parents of my girls" Miss Grimwood responded.
"You're welcome Miss Grimwood, by the way, do you and the students here celebrate Halloween?" Velma asked.
"Why yes Velma, actually we do; I understand that it is a popular holiday for mortals and it is a popular holiday around here as well" Miss Grimwood replied.
"Cool, do you have a party here, or do you do trick or treating or how do you celebrate the holiday?" Daphne asked.
"Well Daphne, if the five of you stick around, you may get a chance to celebrate it with us, and I think you might like it" Miss Grimwood replied.
"Like Miss Grimwood, there's something else I'm wondering" Shaggy said.
"What's that Shaggy?" Miss Grimwood asked.
"What do you think about people wearing costumes on Halloween?" Shaggy answered.
"Well, I believe there's an old saying among mortals: Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery, in this case I think it's a wonderful tribute to the world of the supernatural that mortals dress up as ghosts, monsters and all sorts of creatures on that particular day" Miss Grimwood replied.
"Thank You Miss Grimwood, like that was very nice of you to say" Shaggy remarked.
"You're welcome Shaggy" Miss Grimwood replied
"Miss Grimwood, you mentioned that you needed us to be teachers here for a period of time, what subjects did you need us to teach here?" Fred asked.
"Well Fred, judging by you and your friends interests and your likes and dislikes, I believe I have come up with the perfect subjects for each of you to teach: first, I want the five of you to know that you will all be allowed to sit in on any class you may wish to attend, including ones taught by your fellow detectives" Miss Grimwood replied.
"That sounds good, so like exactly subjects will each of us be teaching?" Shaggy inquired.
"Well, for starters Shaggy and Scooby will be our gym instructors, that is why I hired them, also Fred, judging by your physique I would imagine you would work well as a gym teacher as well, so if you if you would like to you may serve as an assistant gym teacher to Shaggy and Scooby" Miss Grimwood replied.
"Taking orders from Shaggy and Scooby? That will sure be different, but believe me I'm more than up to the challenge, and I accept Miss Grimwood" Fred said, chuckling somewhat as he spoke, although the rest of the gang knew that deep down the blond teenager was being serious.
"Excellent, also as I understand it Shaggy and Scooby, you are also excellent cooks, so I have assigned the two of you the task of being our culinary teachers as well as being our main gym teachers" Miss Grimwood replied.
"Miss Grimwood, that might be an offer you'll live to regret" Daphne joked.
"Hey, like we're good cooks, and we don't eat that much, any more" Shaggy replied with a somewhat annoyed look on his face.
"Reah" Scooby added.
"Sorry guys, I didn't mean anything by that; but you are good cooks and I think you'll be great teachers" Daphne replied.
"I agree Daphne, I think Shaggy and Scooby will make fine teachers" Miss Grimwood said.
"Like thanks Daphne and Miss Grimwood, we accept" Shaggy replied.
"Very good, now for you girls: Daphne, since Phantasma mentioned to me you are a music fan, I have assigned you the task of being the school's music teacher" Miss Grimwood remarked.
"Jeepers, thank you Miss Grimwood and I promise, I'll be the best music teacher the school's ever had" Daphne replied.
"And also Daphne, since you showed an interest in sorcery, you may have unlimited access to my spell books, trinkets and any magical item that I have in the school" Miss Grimwood said.
"Wow, that's quite an honor Miss Grimwood, and thanks; I will definitely take you up on that offer" Daphne replied.
"Excellent, now for you Velma: I noticed that you were discussing science with Elsa earlier, so I have decided to assign you the task of teaching science, and also math as well, I assume that you are quite well versed in math" Miss Grimwood remarked.
"Why yes I am Miss Grimwood and I accept your offer, and I promise I will be the best science and math teacher you ever had," Velma replied.
"Thank You Velma, I know I picked the right person to teach science and math here at the school" Miss Grimwood remarked.
Suddenly a large grandfather clock in the corner of the room began chiming the hour; Miss Grimwood looked over at it and realized that it was getting somewhat late, so she stood up, stretched and began speaking to the gang once more.
"My goodness, I didn't realize it was so late," Miss Grimwood said.
"Jeepers, Miss Grimwood is right, it's almost midnight" Daphne replied, looking at the watch on her wrist.
"Good point Daphne; I think it would be best for all of us if we headed upstairs and went to sleep" Fred added.
"I agree Daphne, the five of you have a big day ahead of you, now if you will allow me to I can escort you to your bedrooms" Miss Grimwood said.
"Sounds good Miss Grimwood lead the way" Fred responded as he, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby stood up from the sofa in the main hall and followed Miss Grimwood through the main room of the school and up a staircase; a few minutes later the five sleuths found themselves in an ancient looking hallway, and a few seconds after that the members of Mystery Inc. stood in front of two possibly antique wooden doors, said doors were across the hallway from one another, separated by possibly only 20 or so feet from one another.
Miss Grimwood stood in front of the door on the left side of the hallway, which was open and showed the two female members of the group the room; once Daphne and Velma walked inside the room they were pleasantly surprised, their luggage and clothing were already in the room's closet and their beds were already made and ready for sleeping in, as a matter of fact as the red head and the dark brown haired teen sleuth looked around the room it seemed like it was something that might have been found in an expensive inn or bed and breakfast, not in a finishing school for the daughters of famous monsters.
"Jeepers, this is a beautiful room" Daphne remarked.
"Jinkies, I'll say, it looks like a room in a five star hotel," Velma added.
While Daphne and Velma were getting settled into their room, or at least their room for the duration of their stay at Grimwood, the headmistress of the school was now across the hall from the girls' room and was now showing Fred, Shaggy and Scooby their accommodations for their stay at Grimwood; like the girls room the male members of the group's room also looked like something from an expensive hotel and not a room that belonged in a haunted house or school for that matter.
"Wow! Like I'm impressed Miss Grimwood, I mean we've all stayed in some fancy hotels but this is probably one of the fanciest rooms I've ever been in" Shaggy said.
"I agree Shag, this is a pretty nice room, almost looks like my room back home" Fred replied.
"Well thank you Fred and Shaggy; our housekeeping staff always likes to keep things nice and tidy for any mortal guests that we may have, although it's a little different than usual but it's still pretty nice" Miss Grimwood remarked.
"You're welcome Miss Grimwood, something tells me I think we're going to feel right at home during our stay here" Fred replied.
"Excellent, I look forward to the five of you starting teaching my girls tomorrow" Miss Grimwood said.
"Thanks Miss Grimwood and we're looking forward to it too" Shaggy replied.
"Wonderful, now good night and have a pleasant sleep" Miss Grimwood said as she began walking towards the door of the room.
"Thanks Miss Grimwood, and we will" Fred replied as she walked out of the room.
After checking on Daphne and Velma, who after putting their clothing away were now sound asleep in their beds, Miss Grimwood walked back downstairs and into the main floor of the house; a few minutes later she walked down a hallway and entered her bedroom and a few moments after that she got into her bed and as fast as you could say School's Out she was fast asleep.
As she slept Miss Grimwood smiled and thought of the five new wonderful teachers she had acquired and was hoping that the five of them would help her show the world that mortals and monsters could work together and live together, without any prejudice or name calling or any of the things that mortals might do or say to monsters if they knew they existed.
Author's Notes: The references to Vincent Van Ghoul and Flim Flam are related to my 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo fan fiction series where Fred and Velma are in the stories/episodes along with Daphne who was in the original series, however Scrappy who was in the original series is not in the aforementioned series of stories, which is why Fred and Velma know about Vincent and Flim Flam in addition to Daphne, Shaggy and Scooby already knowing about the two of them.
