Author's Note: Well, I was planning on posting this in a day or so, but because of some people's beggings for me to post it today… (Not mentioning any names cough cough chelxrose cough cough Angel1008) I decided on posting the next chapter today! (Haha but seriously thanks you two! This chapter is dedicated to you guys!) And thanks to everyone else who reviewed! (I think only you two did but if there are any last- minute reviewers then thanks to you too.) I give to you… the third chapter of… Tall Tails!

"Ooh! I'm a secret a- gent! I'm a secret a- gent!" chanted Velma, doing a little dance in her seat. Daphne laughed.

"Right, Velma. But wouldn't it be cool if I really were Princess Daphne, and Fred really was… never mind," said Daphne, realizing what she was saying.

Fred laughed. "And I was Sir Fred?" he finished.

"Well… yeah…" mumbled Daphne, turning a deep shade of red, though thankfully no one could see it in the firelight.

Velma and Shaggy made eye contact, and stifled a giggle. They all knew that Fred and Daphne secretly liked each other, and that they would make a cute couple if they only told each other. But the only problem, they were both too afraid to!

Scooby jumped up and licked Daphne's face.

"Rinish ruh rory!" he said, making a puppy dog face at her.

Daphne laughed. "Alright, Scooby! Now, where was I? Oh right…"

Daphne's Story:

So, the odd threesome ("Rut rabout re?" whined Scooby.) Fine, the odd threesome and their horse walked on through days and nights, until they reached the end of the dark forest.

"Look, everyone! A river!" cried Princess Daphne, jumping off of Scooby. Right in front of them sat a very wide, and very long, and very deep river. Princess Daphne ran towards it, her long red hair streaming behind her.

"Princess Daphne! Wait!" yelled Sir Fred, but in vain, as the young girl didn't hear him.

Princess Daphne leaned over the edge of the rushing river, and scooped up a little bit of water in her hands. "Darn!" she exclaimed as it slipped through her slender fingers.

"Princess Daphne!" yelled Sir Fred again. But Princess Daphne ignored him, and she tried to scoop up more water, lost her balance, and fell into the river. ("Roh- no!" cried Scooby. "Shh!" hissed Shaggy.)

Sir Fred and Velma the Secret Agent ran towards the river, horrified.

Princess Daphne's head emerged from the freezing water, gasping and sputtering. "Help… me!" she gasped, going under the water again.

("Dangerprone Daphne did it again," laughed Fred.)

Sir Fred took a deep breath. "I'm coming!" he yelled, diving in after her. Velma watched the entire scene with great interest.

Velma turned to Sir Fred's horse. "Oh well," she sighed to Scooby, "I may as well help…" and she dove into the rushing river too.

Sir Fred just managed to get to the princess. "Daphne!" he gasped, grabbing her hand. Princess Daphne was unconscious. Just then, Velma swam up next to the two, panting and spluttering.

"Of all the dang- blasted days to wear my 100% cotton sweater, I just had to pick today," grumbled Velma, examining her ruined sweater. She turned her head to get a closer look at the unconscious princess, and raised an eyebrow. "Does this happen a lot?"

"Yeah…" sighed Sir Fred, lifting Princess Daphne up higher.

"Will she be okay?" Velma asked curiously, poking Princess Daphne, who in return coughed loudly, scaring the heck out of Velma and making her jump. "She looks kinda... wet..."

Sir Fred rolled his eyes. "Well duh... I'm not sure how she is, but we have to get out of this river…" the teen explained, attempting to swim to the river's edge. Velma nodded, and swam behind Sir Fred. However, the river's current was too strong for Sir Fred and Velma, and it began to pull the three underwater.

Got… to… stay… above… water… thought Sir Fred, still clutching Princess Daphne's hand like a life preserver. Suddenly Fred felt a sharp blow on his head, and the last thing he heard before he fainted into blackness was the sound of Velma screaming hysterically. Then everything went black…

Back to the Room:

"Jinkies! Scary!" exclaimed Velma, straightening her glasses. Shaggy nodded.

"Yeah, like, I wonder what happened!" the shaggy- haired teenager exclaimed.

Velma stood up and walked over to the window. "Wow, the storm is still going on…" she said, her voice trailing off as the sound of the harsh wind howling outside filled the small room.

Daphne shivered. 'What if we get trapped in here, and we run out of food?' she thought worriedly, 'Then what will happen to us?'

Daphne clutched Fred's arm tightly. Fred patted the frightened Daphne on her back.

Shaggy and Velma made eye contact again, and both giggled.

"What's so funny?" said Fred, narrowing his eyebrows at Shaggy. The two quickly stopped giggling.

"Nothing. Just nothing. Abso-lutely nothing," said Velma hurriedly, while Shaggy nodded behind her, "Why don't you finish the story, Daph?"

Daphne nodded, opened her mouth to continue…

A/N: Ooh cliffhanger! Mu haha… to be honest, I… heh heh… haven't exactly finished the next chapter, but… it's a process! Oh and a message for chelxrose: Shaggy will have a story character in the next chapter, promise! And some Shelma is on the way for you Shelma fans out there… How's this: a secret agent and a pirate falling in love? Haha! But anyway, I hope you liked this chapter, and don't forget to write me a review! :D :D