Scooby Doo and Doctor Who Too

by Galaxy1001D

Chapter Two: Let's Split Up Gang

The Doctor's roadster stopped on a dime just outside the main gate. The gang exited the car and stretched as they surveyed the buildings on the other side of the chain-link fence topped with barbwire.

"It doesn't look like much," Velma commented.

"It looks like a colony on an alien world," Jo disagreed. When the others looked at her she smiled and blushed. "Sorry, this is my first trip to the States. I've never been in an American desert before."

"Well, let's see if we can find a way inside," Fred said as he examined the lock on the gate.

"Allow me," the Doctor offered as he produced what appeared to be a tire gauge from a pocket hidden in his jacket. He twisted the handle and held it up to the lock and pressed a hidden stud with his thumb. An electronic hum was heard and with a loud click, the bulky lock sprang open.

"That was amazing!" Daphne gasped. "How did you do that?"

"It was all done with sound waves," the Doctor smiled. "I call this my sonic screwdriver. It generates and manipulates vibrations that can be used in a variety of applications. Opening a simple mechanical lock is child's play."

"Wow like do you have an exploding pen too?" Shaggy asked.

"An exploding pen, an exploding pen," the Doctor mused while tapping the sonic screwdriver against his hand. "I don't think I've ever had much use for an exploding pen. Jo remind me to build an exploding pen when we get back to England."

"Not a chance Doctor," the blonde shook her head. "I'd blow myself to pieces the next time I signed for a package and we both know it."

"I suppose you're right," he smiled sheepishly. "Silly idea anyway."

He reached out to open the gate, but Velma caught his arm. "Wait, the sign says the fence is electrified!" the bespectacled girl cried while pointing at the warning signs attached to the chain-link fence. The sign warning the about electric voltage was marked with graffiti. Someone had spray painted the words 'BAD WOLF' over the electric fence warning.

The Doctor shrugged and produced what appeared to be a bulky fountain pen with a slit on one side that flashed LED lights. He held it up and waved it in front of the gate. "Seems all right now. The negative ion field is still active, and I doubt that the generators were left on anyway. We should be safe enough."

After Fred and Shaggy opened the gate, the seven of them got back in the car and drove in.

"Where are we going Doctor?" Daphne asked.

"Now you've got it in stereo," Jo teased.

"Why that's easy Miss Blake," the Doctor said as he tapped the electronic instruments flashing on the yellow roadster's dashboard. "We're heading to the source of the negative ion field. Hello, what's this?" he frowned at the dashboard as he stopped the car.

"Like what's what?" Shaggy repeated.

"The negative ion field," the Doctor scowled in disappointment. "It's stopped. My instruments can't trace it because there's nothing to trace. Looks like we're going to have to this the hard way I'm afraid."

"Are you saying the Mystery Machine should be working again?" Velma asked.

"In theory, yes," the Doctor replied as he and the boys disembarked from the car, "provided you didn't leave the headlights on of course. It's almost as if…" He stood by the car and scratched his chin with a gloved hand.

"Almost as if what Doctor?" Jo prodded.

"It's almost as if whoever was generating that negative ion field deliberately stopped before we could see how it was done," the Doctor finished. "That means that whoever or whatever is creating that energy dampening field is watching us."

"Like did you say 'whatever'?" Shaggy asked nervously.

"W-watching us?" a frightened Scooby repeated.

"Well gang, it looks like we found ourselves another mystery," Fred announced.

"Another one?" Jo asked. "Do you mean that these kinds of things happen to you all the time?"

"Well to be fair Jo these kinds of things happen to us all the time," the Doctor smiled.

"Yes but we work for UNIT," Jo argued. "It's our jobs. You have to expect this sort of thing to happen to us."

"Yes, but as we both know the universe can be a strange place don't we?" he winked. "I'm sure that someday Mister Jones and his friends' little adventures will sell a lot of books. They might even make a movie based on them someday."

"Oh they might?" Jo asked skeptically, as if they were both sharing a secret joke. "Oh Really?"

"Yes, but unfortunately it'll all be directed at a younger audience," he said as he picked up what appeared to be a Geiger counter.

"If you two are finished freaking us out where do we go from here?" Velma asked. The Doctor claimed to be a secret agent working for the United Nations but hinted that he was secretly a time traveler. She wouldn't be surprised if he claimed to be an alien from another planet next.

"Hm?" The Doctor looked up. "I thought I'd check out the power plant. If our visitors are using the generators your military left behind to power their equipment there should be…"

"Hey the front gate is closing!" Shaggy wailed as he looked behind them.

"I didn't know the gate was automatic," Jo commented.

"It's not," Daphne replied grimly. "I noticed that anything that could do that was disconnected when we drove in. I gave the front gate the once over when we entered because I thought the fence might still be electrified."

"So like how did the gate close?" Shaggy asked. "It couldn't close all by itself could it?"

"Rud it?" Scooby repeated. "Ret's rind out!" he declared before galloping off on all fours back to the gate.

"Wait Scooby!" Fred shouted.

"Somebody stop him!" Daphne exclaimed. "He'll be fried!"

"Like that fence might be electrified again!" Shaggy hollered. "Scooby Doo! Wait! Don't touch it! Like don't touch a thing!"

"Scooby we don't know if that fence is electrified!" Velma called out.

"R-re-relectrified?" Scooby repeated as he abruptly stopped running and dug his feet into the ground. Unfortunately in the year the base had been closed, the desert wind had blown a thin layer of sand and dust over the concrete and the Great Dane couldn't get very much traction. He spun out as he tried to stop himself and only managed to stop mere inches from the fence.

For a moment Scooby just lied on the dusty concrete his eyes closed and his chin on the ground as he covered his head with his forepaws. His tail was curled underneath his body as he shivered near the fence. Soon he opened his eyes to discover that his back was to the fence and he was looking at the approaching forms of his friend. "Unh?" he grunted in confusion. "Shoo," he sighed in relief as he rose to his feet. A broad grin was seen on his muzzle as he stood up…

…and his tail touched the fence sending a jolt of electricity through his body that knocked him forward almost twenty feet.

Shaggy, who had been running forward was the closest to the Great Dane and was bowled over and rolled on the ground with the brown dog before finally coming a stop.

"Oh my gosh!" Daphne gasped.

"Are you two okay?" Fred asked as he helped Shaggy up. "Hey! I got a shock when I touched you! It's like you're charged with electricity."

"Oh, you think so Fred?" Shaggy asked sarcastically. His unruly mop of brown hair was now standing up like the bristles of a strange broom. His clothes, although perfectly dry, were sticking to his body as if wet. His green shirt and brown pants were a perfect example of static cling.

Scooby Doo was being help up to his unsteady feet by Velma and Daphne. His brown fur was so fluffy that he looked like an oversized French poodle. Although the fur on the tip of his tail was a little singed, he didn't seem to have any visible injuries.

"Scooby, how many fingers am I holding up?" Velma asked as she held up three fingers.

"F-f-free or four," Scooby stuttered.

"Close enough," Velma decided. "You should be okay."

"Jeepers, you were lucky!" Daphne shuddered. "You could have died!"

"R-r-ruh-ried?" the dog repeated before cowering on the ground and whining.

"It seems that whoever brought us here doesn't want us to leave," the Doctor announced grimly as he and Jo joined them.

"Yes, it's obvious now that the alien visitations and energy dampening field were set up just to lure us here," Jo agreed.

"Well done, Jo!" the Doctor smiled. "How do you know the field wasn't there to keep people out?"

"If it was supposed to keep people out it wouldn't have been turned off as soon as we entered," Jo replied. "Whoever was using it had to shut it off or they couldn't electrify the fence."

"Yes, I agree entirely," the Doctor nodded. "Whoever set this up wanted to make sure that only people of sufficiently advanced technology could get here. The technology in Bessie is rather unique to this world. But I suppose an interested party could parachute."

"Why couldn't people walk?" Velma challenged.

"Few people like to walk across the Arizona desert," the Doctor replied. "Something about dying of dehydration and heatstroke, I think. The most expedient way to get here is by vehicle, and few if any vehicles will operate when the energy dampening field is up. That leaves us, more specifically: me."

"Why do I get the two of you have been through something like this before?" Velma smiled knowingly. ""Do you mean that these kinds of things happen to you all the time?" she asked, throwing Jo's words back at her.

"She's got us, Doctor," Jo grinned impishly.

"Touche, Miss Dinkley," the Doctor smiled. "It really is a strange universe after all."

"Let's split up gang," Fred decided. "If someone really did go to all this trouble to lure us here then let's find out how they did it."

"Are you sure that's wise?" Jo asked.

"It should be alright," the Doctor murmured as he looked around and rubbed the back of his neck. "So far we're all together completely exposed as one big target and we're still all right. Either whoever brought us here doesn't mean us any harm or they lack the manpower to challenge us. All I know is that we're operating in the dark. Knowledge is power and right now we don't have it."

"Yeah but I know what I do got," Shaggy complained. "The munchies. I don't suppose when the air force cleared out of here they left behind any food did they?"

"We'll never know until we look," Fred smiled knowingly.

"Jinkies, Shaggy, we're trapped inside an abandoned air force base surrounded by a live electric fence and all you can think of is food!" Velma scolded. "What's wrong with you?"

"Hey, if you'd rather have me panic and scream hysterically I'm open to that too," Shaggy retorted. "I just thought mentioning food would be more constructive that's all. Being trapped is bad, but it's better than being trapped on an empty stomach."

"Reah," Scooby frowned. "Reing rapped ris rad enough."

"All right Shaggy, you and Scooby can find the cafeteria," Fred decided. "If you can actually find fresh food there, it'll be a clue."

"Got it Fred," Shaggy smiled. "Kitchen cluefinders, that's us."

"Reah," Scooby nodded and smiled. "Reah-reah-reah."

"You two won't find anything without supervision," Velma decided. "You two can come with me and help me find that energy dampening machine. If it really exists, it must be the size of a house."

"Raw…" Scooby moaned in disappointment.

"In the meantime Daphne, Jo, and I will look for a control room," Fred continued. "Once we find a way to shut off that electric fence, we'll be able to come and go as we please."

"Excellent thinking Mister Jones," the Doctor smiled.

"So Doctor, which team do you want to join?" Velma asked. "Team Freddie or Team Velma?"

"Hm? Oh I wasn't going to join either team," the Doctor admitted. "I thought I'd conceal Bessie in one of the hangars and reconnoiter."

"Suit yourself Doc," Fred nodded. "If anybody sees anything, just holler. The rest of us will come a running."

"Unless you got a reason to be quiet," Shaggy gulped. "Like if you're hiding from aliens."

"Reah, raliens," Scooby shivered.

"Come on, you two," Velma scolded. "There are no such things as aliens. Everybody knows that."

Jo snorted and laughed into her hand.

"That's not entirely true Miss Dinkey," the Doctor retorted mischievously. "I'm an alien, to your country anyway," he added when he saw Jo's warning look. "I suppose what constitutes as 'alien' all depends on your perspective doesn't it? Happy hunting everyone," he said before he got back into his car and drove to the nearest hanger.

"I don't like this," Jo frowned. "The Doctor purposely separated from the rest of us in order to use himself as bait."

"What?" Daphne blinked. "Really?"

"Yes, a lot of species… er, people would give a lot to get ahold of the Doctor and learn what he knows," Jo continued. "His knowledge of science and technology is beyond space age!"

"Why do I get the feeling there's something about the Doctor you're not telling us?" Daphne asked.

"Because there is," Jo smiled impishly. "We work for a top secret organization answerable only to the United Nations and all member countries. There's a whole lot of things about him that I can't tell you.

"Oh yeah, that figures," Fred chuckled before looking around. "We can search those buildings over there."

"Sure," Daphne chimed in, "It's a good place to start."

"Okay let's get moving you two," Velma ordered Shaggy and Scooby. "We got to get going, it's getting dark."

As the gang dispersed they didn't see the spot where the Doctor's car had been begin to glow. Soon a strange object appeared out of thin air. It was shaped vaguely like a salt shaker and appeared to be some kind of robot. A circular lens on the end of a forward facing horizontal metal arm peered out of the dome at the top of the object. A second arm ending in a plunger like suction cup protruded forward from halfway down the strange object while a flared metal tube that looked like it belonged on an egg beater was installed at the same level as the suction cup. The creature swung its eyestalk around before gliding forward silently as if on an invisible cushion of air.

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