SDMI The Night the Clown Cried AU

By: Sayaalv

(A/N: I don't own and read last chapter.)

Previously:

"Question is. When did Velma get a motorcycle let alone a driver's license?" Fred wondered aloud as he stared in the direction the orange wearing girl he thought he knew sped off in.

Now:

When the gang next saw Velma they stopped and stared. She was smiling and eating lunch at school with Marcy, who was still supposed to be in jail for pretending to be a Manticore. She was actually laughing aloud, she never did that around them!

"You should have seen their faces when Cass walked up and ever so casually asked if she could 'do the honors' Marc. It was hilarious!" Velma said snickering and causing Marcy to laugh as well.

"Velma?!" Shaggy asked staring at the two glasses wearing girls in shock since they weren't wearing their normal outfits. Instead of her school girl uniform Marcy was wearing a blue tank top and a pair of dark skinny jeans. Instead of her normal sweater and skirt combo Velma was wearing a purple tube top and a pair of purple sweatpants. Who knew that underneath their restraining cloths the two 'nerds' were very well toned and had rather impressive bust sizes?

"Oh it's just you." Velma said casually when she turned to see who had said her name, although it seemed like everyone was saying her name lately.

"Man. Talk about killing the mood." Marcy said when the mood around her and Velma went from playful and friendly to cold and awkward at the arrival of the rest of Mystery Inc. the Second. This caused Velma to snort in amusement and agreement.

"What are you wearing and what's with the motorcycles? When'd you get a license? Why are you on such good terms with Ang-er-Cassidy?" Daphne asked rapidly and as if Velma were a suspect while the other teenagers around them stopped and stared, wondering how this would turn out.

"Mind asking as if I wasn't a suspect behind a monster attack?" Velma questioned with an eyebrow raised causing Daphne to flush slightly since she hadn't meant to sound that way.

"Sorry but you have to admit that the fact that you're suddenly chummy-chummy with Cassidy and Hot Dog Water is suspicious." Fred said looking at Velma with a frown on his face, causing Hot Dog Water to snort derisively.

"So says the ones who left her on her own for a month simply because she was keeping a secret that her friend asked her too." Marcy said waspishly causing the three humans and one dog to flush.

"You didn't have a choice so I don't blame you Scooby. Don't worry." Velma said smiling as she scratched Scooby behind his ears, causing his leg to go nuts.

"What about the rest of us?" Daphne asked crossing her arms as she looked at Velma curiously.

"I understand Fred's desire to find his parents and get answers but he still could've kept into contact. Same with Norbert. You, Daphne, are the worst of them in my opinion. You were right here in Crystal Cove the whole time but you didn't say two words to me, nor did any of you decide to get Cassidys side of the story." Velma scolded them, causing them all to flush like little kids caught with their hands in the cookie jar.

"But she lied to us and so did you!" Daphne tried to exclaim in her defense.

"Like you and Fred weren't lying about not being engaged?" Marcy asked causing Daphne and Fred to flush again.

"That's different! No one asked if we were engaged!" Daphne said defensively again while Velma just sat back and watched as Marcy went head to head with Daphne.

"You didn't ask if Velma was keeping any secrets nor did you ask if Angel was keeping any secrets either!" Marcy argued standing to glare face to face with Daphne who glared right back.

"It still isn't the same!" Daphne insisted stubbornly and not realizing how her words would be taken.

"Why because she's not you? Is that why you wanna condemn her for keeping secrets while you get off scot free for doing the same thing?" Marcy questioned just as stubbornly as Daphne and not backing down an inch, Velma was her first and only friend and she'd be damned if she'd watch the Mystery Inc. gang try and take her away for nothing and she did nothing to stop them!

"Yes! No wait! I meant no!" Daphne answered without thinking before she realized what she had said and tried to back track. With a feral snarl of pure fury and protectiveness Marcy proceeded to belt Daphne across the face, giving her a rather nasty looking bruise as well as a cracked jaw and knocking her flat on her back.

"If that's how you think then you're no friend to V and no friend to me that's for sure." Marcy snarled while Velma jumped up and held Marcy back even as a few calls of 'catfight' went up.

"Easy Marcy. She's not worth it if that's how she thinks." Velma said trying to calm her friend down while Fred was checking on a shocked Daphne and Shaggy could only stare at Velma and Marcy.

"What is going on here?" Principal Quinlan demanded as she walked into the school cafeteria at the sound of arguing going on. The new Mayor, Janet Nettles, was beside her since she had been speaking with the principal when they heard the commotion.

"Daphne started questioning me while I was talking with Marcy. Then there was an argument between Daphne and Marcy after I got on them for abandoning me on my own for a month. Then Daphne basically said it was my fault for keeping Cassidy's real identity a secret even though they never asked. Marcy got into it saying that she and Fred had been keeping their engagement a relationship before asking if it was different simply because I'm not Daphne. Daphne said yes before trying to cover it up and Marcy belted her across the jaw for it." Velma explained to the woman who sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose at this while Mayor Nettles seemed to be more than a little irritated although who she was irritated with was not clear yet.

"I don't care who started what or who said what. Punches and words were thrown so all five of you are suspended for two days. Blake, go get your jaw checked at the hospital. Marcy has enough strength to break it if she so chooses so better be safe than sorry. Before I forget, someone is waiting outside for you and Marcy, Velma, and I wouldn't keep her waiting if I were you." Principal Quinlan said her tone full of finality, any argument would result in a longer punishment and the teens knew it.

"I have to leave now for meetings anyways, so I will be making sure you all are actually getting off of school property." Mayor Nettles said sternly as she followed the teens from the cafeteria and then from the school. Once they were outside the school, however, Fred and his group stopped and merely stared as Cassidy approached them. Cassidy however walked right past them without so much as a glance and smiled at Marcy and Velma as she hugged them tightly.

"Hey there dolls. I thought I was gonna sign you both out?" Cassidy asked raising an eyebrow at them while Mayor Nettles merely looked on curiously.

"Daphne and Fred tried to treat me as if I were a suspect and Marcy took offense…well I took offense too but I didn't punch anyone." Velma said by explanation while Cassidy tensed slightly as she looked at Fred and his group, snorting slightly when she saw Daphne's bruised cheek.

"Don't blame ya for socking her one if she was acting like that. I probably woulda done the same if not worse. Her jaw ain't broken, fractured maybe?" Cassidy asked more than said as she looked at Daphnes injury with a smirk on her face, surprising the others.

"Ten bucks says it's cracked cleanly in half. Marc was holding back a whole lotta her strength in that punch." Velma responded immediately, snickering at the looks on the rest of the Mystery Inc. gangs faces at her and Cassidy's words.

"You're on doll. Ya'll probably gonna have them yellin' ya ears off later bout it. Let's get outta here though. We got an 'appointment' ta keep dolls an' we can't be late for this one." Cassidy said snorting in amusement again as she wrapped an arm around both of the teens shoulders and led them towards a nearby motorcycle.

"We know Cass. Hop on Marc and we'll start burning rubber in no time." Velma said donning her helmet as she passed Marcy a spare helmet while she and Cassidy started their motorcycles. Marcy easily and expertly climbed onto the motorcycle behind Velma and wrapped her arms around her fellow glasses wearing teen immediately.

"Let's motor dolls. We gotta get there in time for the concert afta all." Cassidy said purposefully letting something 'slip' in front of the Mystery Inc. gang while Mayor Nettles realized what they were talking about and smirked slightly.

"I'm heading to the concert myself for an appointment. Mind if I hitch a ride?" Mayor Nettles asked causing the three helmeted females to look at her and you could almost feel their smirks through their helmets.

"Not at all. Hop on and hang on tight." Cassidy said passing the Mayor a spare helmet that she put on without a second thought before gingerly climbing on behind the sassy woman and hanging onto her tightly.

"Ready?" Cassidy asked both the teens and the woman holding onto her from behind, earning nods of conformation from all three of them before she and Velma kicked up their kickstands.

"Later losers." Marcy said taking a potshot at the three other Mystery Inc. members who were gaping at the four females before Velma and Cassidy took off with their passengers holding on tightly.

"Like, what just happened?" Shaggy asked scratching his head in confusion and not understanding what had just happened right in front of his eyes while Principal Quinlan walked outside and scowled at the sight of the gang still on school property.

"You're not supposed to be on school property when you're suspended! That's another week of suspension for you all." Principal Quinlan said more than slightly fed up with the gangs repeated disregard of the rules. As she stormed off, Principal Quinlan smirked. Velma had spent more time at school than usual during the month her 'friends' had been gone and when Quinlan questioned her about it the orange wearing girl had spilled everything. Velma was like a niece to the principal and Quinlan was more than happy to punish the gang for abandoning her.