Chapter 2

Meanwhile back in the Golden State of California, Bogel and Weerd were preparing to prove that they wanted to become members of SAPS as well, albeit approaching their assignment in their own unique manner; Bogel was carrying a large gray tank attached to a spray hose, inside the container was a sinister liquid which the two ghosts hoped would be a key component to their sinister scheme.

"Here we are Bogel old buddy, this hangar is where they're storing the floats for the Pico Rivera Rose Pebble Parade, and we're going to sabotage each and every one of them, then SAPS will have to induct us as members" Weerd explained.

"Ooh, ooh how are we going to use this stuff to sabotage the floats Weerd?" Bogel asked.

"Simple, inside this tank is a formula that will transform these flowers into monster flowers," Weerd explained.

"Oh I get it, we'll spray the flowers and then they'll become monster magnolias, deadly dandelions and dreadful daisies" Bogel replied.

"Right! Now let's get started" Weerd remarked.

The somewhat dim spirit was just about to start spraying the floats when he heard a noise coming from outside the hangar.

"Oh great, I think we're going to have some company Bogel; quick disappear!" Weerd declared.

Both ghosts quickly vanished from sight as the hangar door began to open; outside stood the structure stood the members of Mystery Inc, Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, Scooby and Flim Flam who had just driven up in the Mystery Machine, the bespectacled member of the group held a small blue electronic device which was letting the group know that there was a large concentration of paranormal activity inside the structure.

"Hmm… according to our specter detector there are ghosts inside this building" Velma explained.

"Well what are we waiting for gang, let's go inside" Fred stated.

Fred took hold of the small bar at the bottom of the front door and opened it up; the rest of the gang followed the blond teenager into the large structure, the building was dimly lit and the group of investigators noticed that it was somewhat creepy looking except for the various plants scattered throughout.

"Jeepers, look at all the beautiful flowers" Daphne remarked.

"Flowers? Hey you know something, I think this is where the floats for the Pico Rivera Rose Pebble Parade are stored," Fred stated.

"You know something Freddie, I think you're right; but why would there be paranormal activity coming from inside a float hangar?" Daphne replied.

As Scooby and the gang tried to figure out what was going on, two familiar ghosts floated close by and saw that this could be a chance for some mischief.

"Hey Bogel, take a look at that" Weerd stated, pointing towards the gang.

"What is it Weerd, what am I looking at?" Bogel replied, somewhat confused as usual.

"Over there! It's Scooby Doo and his meddling friends," the first ghost explained pointing towards the group of adolescent investigators.

"Ooh, ooh so it is, hey this might be our chance to get rid of that canine and company" the second ghost remarked.

"Good thinking Bogel old buddy, this is exactly the kind of thing that could earn us entry into SAPS; now come on let's set loose our monster plants on them" Weerd declared.

The smarter of the two ghosts then pointed the strange tank at a nearby float causing each and every flower on it to transform into grotesque and evil monster flowers; Scooby and company were continuing to search for any sign of ghosts when they began hearing a slight growling sound.

"Jeepers, did you guys hear that?" Daphne asked.

"Hear what Daphne?" questioned Fred.

"I'm not sure but I thought I heard some sort of weird noise" the redhead replied.

"Like what?" Shaggy asked with a gulp.

"It sounded almost like some kind of monster," Daphne explained.

"Don't be silly Daphne there's no such things as monsters" Velma replied.

"Oh yeah, then what's that!" Daphne shrieked as she pointed to a nearby float.

The rest of the gang looked over to where their comrade was pointing and gasped in horror; the beautiful green plants and flowers on the float had become monstrous and alive.

"Jeepers!" Daphne yelled as the flowers were beginning to approach the gang.

"Zoinks!" Shaggy added.

"Something tells me that we're about to become plant food unless we figure a way out of here," Velma declared.

"Well there's only one way that I can think of to get out of here and that's to split!" Fred replied.

"Like I couldn't have said it any better myself" Shaggy added.

Meanwhile while all of this was going on, outside of the structure on a nearby street sat a nearby police car, the automobile was painted blue and gray with a gold star and the letters FBI painted on the side; inside of the car were two middle aged men dressed in typical police garb, one of the men had brown hair and was fairly skinny while the other had black hair and was somewhat rotund; the two men were discussing something when they heard a peculiar noise.

"Hey Toomie, did you hear something?" the first man asked the second one.

"Yeah I think I did Randall, and you know what that means," the second man answered.

"Flower Nappers!" the two men exclaimed.

"Come on Toomie, let's fire up this puppy and go find 'em" the first man remarked.

"Right" responded the second man as he started up the police car.

The automobile sped through the Southern California streets towards the exact hangar where Scooby and friends were.

Back inside said hangar the gang were attempting to escape from a ghastly fate; Fred decided that this was the perfect time to flee from the monstrous plants and went over to the hangar door, the blond teenager opened it and Mystery Inc. escaped from the now evil flowers; however the gang forgot to close the hangar door as the flower creatures chased after Scooby and company.

The Mystery Inc. gang had managed to escape the ghastly plants and figured they were momentarily safe but they were naturally wrong; the monstrous float gave chase once again, and this time the gang was not able to escape the plant creatures, however as the group of adolescent investigators were being chased a police car pulled up and saw what was going on.

"Freeze you flowernappers!" the first man yelled as the gang ran away from the now grotesque float.

Scooby and company had stopped for a brief moment to catch their respective breaths as the officer approached the gang.

"All right you're coming with us you parade saboteurs" the second man declared.

"Saboteurs, now we're not saboteurs, we're just being chased by a group of monster flowers" Fred explained.

"Monster flowers huh, that's probably the lousiest excuse I've ever heard; now come on we're going down to the station" the first man replied, not believing the gang's story.

"But honest sir it's true" Daphne said.

"Sure it is, now let's get going" the second man declared.

As Scooby and company were trying to explain their unique situation to the two officers, the monster float that had been chasing them, ended up catching them and was right behind the gang.

"Jeepers, it's those monster magnolias again!" Daphne shrieked.

With that Mystery Inc. ran away from the flower creatures at top speed, with the two police officers in hot pursuit; the gang ran for some time before managing to escape the strange creatures.

As Scooby and company caught their respective breaths hiding behind a grove of trees at a nearby park, the gang noticed that the crystal ball Velma was holding was beginning to glow; the group could see a picture of their warlock friend Vincent Van Ghoul on the crystal however Scooby and company noticed that something was quite wrong.

"Jeepers, Mr. Van Ghoul, your arm has turned to stone, what happened?" Daphne asked.

"You see I had this craving for take out Chinese food and was getting ready to take it into the castle, however one of the ghosts from the Demon Chest tricked me into looking into a jewel called the Eye Of Eternity; this jewel has the power to turn any magical being like myself to stone in a period of twenty four hours" Vincent explained.

Meanwhile several hundred feet above Scooby and company two familiar ghosts were contemplating what was happening on the street below.

"Did you hear Bogel, Vincent Van Ghoul's turning to stone" Weerd remarked.

"Yeah, soon we'll be rid of him for good" Bogel replied.

"No you idiot! Don't you see? SAPS probably had something to do with this and we're going to help him get turned back to normal," Weerd explained to his dim-witted companion.

"We are?" Bogel replied with a look of surprise on his face.

"Of course, we are; if we help Van Ghoul and those kids maybe it'll be a back way into SAPS" Weerd commented.

"How could helping Van Ghoul turn back to normal help us get into SAPS?" Bogel asked.

"Simple, we know a way to help him and we'll lead those meddling mortals and their dog to it, then when the time is right, we trick them and then Van Ghoul will turn completely to stone" Weerd remarked.

"Then we'll get into SAPS for sure" Bogel replied.

"Right, now let's get down there and make an appearance" Weerd commented.

"Jinkies, Mr. Van Ghoul is there anything we can do to stop this from happening?" Velma asked.

"Actually, there is a way to reverse the effects of the Eye of Eternity" Vincent replied, gasping a little.

"How and with what?" Fred asked.

"With the Mask of Moomah" a voice replied.

The gang could see two figures appearing out of the shadows; the two figures just happened to be Weerd and Bogel who for some reason were dressed in sunglasses and blue suits.

"What do you two want?" Velma asked.

"Simple, because we want to assist all of you" Weerd remarked.

"But why would you two want to help us?" Daphne asked.

"Because, we've changed; we want to be good ghosts and we want to assist you" Bogel replied.

"Right" Weerd responded.

"OK so what is this mask and where is it?" Fred asked.

"The Mask of Moomah is a powerful magical artifact that should break the spell, it is located in Salem, Massachusetts at the Salem Witchcraft Museum" Weerd commented.

"Are we sure we can trust you two? Fred asked.

"Well we're the only two people or ghosts that know where the mask is and if you don't then your warlock friend will be petrified for the rest of his life" Weerd explained.

Meanwhile thousands of miles away the disembodied head and his fellow monsters were dismayed by what he was seeing on the television monitor in the room.

"So, it appears that Bogel and Weerd have become traitors and they seek to return Van Ghoul to normal!" the head growled.

After a few moments the screen switched to an image the demonic Rankor, still in the Himalayas as he waited for his next assignment.

"Rankor, I have a job for you" the head stated.

"Yes your evilness" Rankor commented.

"Bogel and Weerd have become good ghosts and worst of all: traitors, I want those two destroyed immediately! Stop at nothing, use all the dirty tricks you can get your hands on, but just stop them!" the disembodied head exclaimed.

"Yes your awfulness, they will be destroyed" Rankor replied.

"And while you're at it, take care of those meddling kids and their dog!" the disembodied head added.

"Yes your awfulness, I'll get right on it and believe me when I'm done Bogel and Weerd will be sorry they ever became good ghosts in the first place" Rankor replied as the demon prepared to start on his new task: eliminating Weerd, Bogel and the Mystery Inc. gang.

Inside his castle the gang's warlock friend and ally Vincent Van Ghoul was communicating with the gang via crystal ball, all the while both his arms had become petrified; he was watching what was going on and realized that even though Bogel and Weerd were spirits, they were the only hope of getting Scooby and company to the East Coast and returning him to normal.

"I still don't think we should trust these two, after all they're the same ghosts who tricked Shaggy and Scooby into opening the chest of demons" Velma explained.

"Like yeah besides, how do we know those two aren't up to something, they could be leading us right into a trap" Shaggy replied.

"Reah a trap" Scooby added.

"Well whether you trust those two ghosts or not, you have to listen to them; I have checked my library and the Mask of Moomah is in fact the only thing that will return me to normal" Vincent explained.

"You hear that Bogel even Vincent Van Ghoul agrees with us" Weerd stated.

"Yeah, I'm just glad that he's on our side for once" Bogel added.

Scooby and company realized why their warlock friend was one of the wisest and most knowledgeable people on the planet; while they were still unsure of Bogel and Weerd's true motives, Vincent knew that maybe, just maybe there was an ounce of good in these ghosts hearts.

"Hmm... I'm still not totally sure these two can totally keep their promise, my women's intuition tells me that they might try and pull a fast one on us" Velma commented with her arms folded and a look of uncertainty on her face.

"Come to think of it Velma, my women's intuition tells me the same thing; maybe they're plotting something we don't know about" Daphne added, also with a look of uncertainty on her face and her arms folded.

"Come on, can't you folks see that we've truly changed; we really want to help you out" Weerd said pleading with the group.

"Yeah, we've really changed, I know that we're ghosts and all but why can't you accept that we've become good guys?" Bogel added.

"Hmm… OK if you two are really good ghosts then you won't mind if Flim Flam and I did something to make sure you two won't try and trick us" Velma explained.

"Anything, you name it!" Weerd declared.

"All right, Flim Flam by any chance would you have a magic hat with you?" the bespectacled sleuth asked.

"Sure do Velma, let me get it out" the young boy replied.

The young orphan trickster pulled out a brown top hat with a black brim set it down in front of the two specters and asked them to follow his exact instructions.

"OK you two, reach into that hat and you'll receive a nice surprise" Flim Flam explained.

"A surprise? What do you think it is Bogel?" Weerd wondered.

"I don't know Weerd but let's see what it is" Bogel replied.

So the two somewhat foolish ghosts reached into the hat, but when they pulled their arms out they had discovered that a pair of handcuffs was attached to each of their wrists and also attached were Shaggy and Scooby Doo.

"Hey what gives here?" Bogel wondered aloud.

"Yeah, I thought you said you were going to give us a surprise" Weerd replied.

While the two ghosts were still wondering why they had been handcuffed, Shaggy and Scooby were as usual trying to escape from the ghostly pair.

"Zoinks, like talk about a nightmare; being handcuffed to a pair of ghosts isn't my idea of a surprise either" Shaggy remarked.

"Reah, rhy rouldn't rit rhave reen a rox of Rooby Snacks?" Scooby added.

"Sorry guys but this was the only way to keep these two from skipping out on us" Flim Flam explained.

"Right, plus those pairs of handcuffs are ghost proof so you two will be keeping Shaggy and Scooby company for quite a while" Velma replied.

"Velma, Flim Flam!" Shaggy and Scooby complained, quite cross at their friends for tricking them.

"Sorry fellas, but it was the only way" Daphne chimed in.

While all of this was going on Vincent Van Ghoul, the gang's warlock friend was attempting to speak with them.

"Since that's all over, I think it would be best for you all to get going to the East Coast before I have to be put on display at a museum as a piece of artwork" the warlock explained somewhat impatiently.

"Right Mr. Van Ghoul, we're on our way" Fred stated.

So Scooby and company with their two temporary ghostly allies in tow started back towards the Mystery Machine; however they hadn't counted on one thing: after they had escaped the strange flower creature they had encountered earlier, the two FBI agents had managed to capture the creature, and in addition they had decided to tow the Mystery Machine; Scooby and company had decided to hide behind some crates after they saw the agents towing the van which caused Fred to realize that he had made a tremendous error.

"Oh great, they're towing the Mystery Machine away, not to mention I think I may have done something really dumb" Fred explained.

"What's that Freddie?" Daphne replied.

"I left the keys to the Mystery Flying Machine in the glove compartment of the van" Fred remarked.

"You're right that's not good" Daphne replied.

"I'm sorry Daphne, I can't believe that happened; it's just that with the Mystery Machine being towed plus me leaving the keys to the plane in the van, it's just something that I usually never do" Fred commented.

"Don't worry about it Fred, everybody makes mistakes even you" Daphne replied.

"Thanks Daphne, I knew you would understand" Fred responded.

"Back to the matter at hand though, we're stuck out here in California and Mr. Van Ghoul's turning to stone" Daphne remarked in a whisper.

"Yeah and without our plane how are we going to get to Massachusetts to get the mask" Fred responded.

"Don't worry gang, I have a plan" Flim Flam commented.

"What is it?" Velma asked.

"Simple, you're looking at the owner and proprietor of the Flim Flam Travel Agency" Flim Flam replied; now wearing a Hawaiian shirt and sunglasses.

"The what?" Fred asked curiously.

"The Flim Flam Travel Agency is my own little pride and joy, it will get you where you need to go really cheap, just leave everything to me and we'll be able to get to Massachusetts with no problem" the young boy explained.

"Why don't I believe that?" Velma wondered.

"Like yeah, all of a sudden I have a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach about this" Shaggy added.

The young boy walked over to a small wooden desk with a map of the United States behind it and began explaining to the gang more virtues of the Flim Flam Travel Agency, after he finished his spiel the gang decided that there was no other way to get to the mask without trusting the young boy.

"OK Flim Flam, we'll take your advice, lead the way" Fred said.

"Thanks Fred, you won't regret this for as long as you live" Flim Flam replied shaking the blond teen's hand.

"Like oh brother" Shaggy remarked while shaking his head.

After a few minutes the gang found themselves at an old abandoned airfield with a sign on the front gate, Fred read the sign and became a little nervous; not to mention Shaggy and Scooby cowering after the teen read the sign.

"Fly by Night Airlines, dedicated to all the late passengers who chose to go fly by nite" Fred said.

"Well this is where we're catching our flight gang" Flim Flam explained.

"Yuck, this place looks like it hasn't been used since World War One; not to mention it looks like a place where the Red Baron might jump out at you at any moment" Daphne replied.

"It may be Daphne. But it's our only way to get to the East Coast, come on gang" Fred stated.

As Scooby and company explored the strange airfield, the evil Rankor made an appearance; the strange in his bat form flew to the ground, he searched the airfield for anything that he might use in his evil plans; after looking around for a few moments he found an old beat up looking truck which he decided to take possession of.

The now ghostly truck had caught sight of Scooby and company along with Bogel and Weerd and began heading right for the gang; the group of teenage sleuths and their Great Dane plus their two ghostly allies looked over and with a gasp as they figured out a place to hide.

"Come on gang we've got to escape that motorized menace!" Fred declared.

"Right, let's hope that thing doesn't have a radar system that can hone in on ghost chasers" Daphne replied.

The strange truck continued to surge towards Scooby and company, chasing them around the airfield while Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, Scooby, Flim Flam, Bogel and Weerd attempted to escape being run down by possibly the first ghost powered vehicle in history.