A/N: First voting chapter! The gang will explain it all below! (:


The lights dim and thousands of glowing objects find their way to the air, illuminating the giant room. Strobe lights flash and fog fills the air as a deep voice announces, "Let's get ready to VOOOOOOOOOTE!"

The crowd cheers and continues to wave their glowsticks and light up swords (as well as a few cell phones) around crazily. A spotlight dances around the stage, finally landing on the middle of the curtain, where a redheaded teenager stands in a purple camouflage outfit.

"Who's ready to vote?" she screams and the audience roars again. "That's right! It's finally here; the moment you've all been waiting for-"

A loud explosion comes from the right hand of the stage and the rest of Mystery Inc. runs out in similar outfits. They guys get 'the wave' going as Scooby and Velma start a chant of 'VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!'

Daphne laughs and gets the crowd to simmer down a bit. "Alright, as you can see, this is no ordinary awards show - this is the Scooby Doo FanFiction Awards Show and we like to be crazy!" The audience screams loudly and waves their glowsticks around.

"I know that we said that nominations would end on November 5th, but for the sake of time, we are going to begin today. We are going to start with the category of Romance first!" She takes a quick glance at Fred, who smiles back. "Let me explain the rules of voting first, though."

The rest of the gang moves closer beside her as she takes a minute to catch her breath. "Okay, now, there will be different chapters showing different categories of nominees. These are your official nominees that you vote for to win! So, after all the nominee chapters are up and our lovely vote-counters have the winners, then there will be winner chapters."

Velma looks to Daphne, wanting to say something. Daphne smiles and nods her head, so Velma says, "Since we are only doing one category at a time, please vote for as many as you can. There are only, maybe, twenty (if that) stories in each category and this is to win."

Daphne agrees, "Yes, and you can vote more than once, but you cannot change your previous votes or vote again in that same sub-category. It's kind of like the way nominating worked. So, without further ado, I give you the Romance nominees..."

Best Kiss

A Change in Routine by Relicheart

Kiss the Girl by XxLadyStrengthxX

Mysteries and Miracles by Kelly of the midnight dawn

"Ohhh! Interesting so far!" Daphne says. "Let's see what else there is."

Best Fraphne Paring

Revenge on Fred Jones by thebieberbabe

Kiss the Girl by XxLadyStrengthxX

Love or Family by thebieberbabe

The Life and Love a Victorian Blake by Hayles45

"Those sound like some good stories," Fred offers.

"Uh, yeah! That's why they were nominated, Freddie," Daphne jokes as she nudges him in the side. "Next!"

Best Shelma Pairings

Sandalwood and Maple Syrup by M. Night Wolfalona

The Kiss That Never Happened by LoveofVelma

He Loves Me by XxLadyStrengthxX

Family Matters by Kelly of the midnight dawn

Mysteries and Miracles by Kelly of the midnight dawn

Daphne squeals. "Zoinkies! Those are such cute stories!"

The gang looks at her and Shaggy asks, "Zoinkies?"

Daphne calms down and explains, "Yeah, you know, Jinkies and Zoinks put together... I must admit, that genius isn't my idea. I actually heard AudreyMetalMouth saying it to XxLadyStrengthxX backstage and I loved it!"

The rest of the gang nods and shrugs their shoulders in approval. "What's next, Daph?" Fred asks.

"Well..."

Best Other Pairing

Just a Mallrat Mindset by Karianasan

Journey of Self-Discovery by littlesoprano

"You might have to go check those out and find out the pairing. It most likely will be one of us and an OC, but you never know. Please do check them out so you can vote and there be a winner!" Daphne suggests. "Next sub-category is..."

Best Slash Pairing (rated M)

So Close So Far by KittyMayhem

While the Girls are Away by dracosdork

"Again, you'll probably have to check those out. They're both really great, though!" Daphne says. "And our final group is..."

Best Romance

Family Matters by Kelly of the midnight dawn

Mysteries and Miracles by Kelly of the midnight dawn

Velma laughs. "Both by the same author, but that's alright. This will let her know which one you think she wrote better!"

"There are your official nominees! Don't forget to vote for as many as you can, but follow the guidelines! We'll see you all when we introduce our nominees for Comedy!" Daphne exclaims then the room goes black, and all that is seen is the sea of glowsticks.


A/N: Vote, Vote, Vote!

Thanks!

XxLadyStrengthxX