Scooby-Doo and the Trail of Changes
Chapter 3
Kitkit stepped in front of the others and pushed the button on her orange bracelet. Spikes stuck out from the green band she wore around her waist. "Stay back, Tentera!" she warned, but Tentera moved closer. "Uh…I said stay back!" Kitkit backed away.
"Leave this to me!" Striso said.
Striso ran toward Tentera. The monster tried to grab him, but he dodged every attack skillfully. Then he jumped and bounced off Tentera's head, landing behind him. This confused Tentera. "Go, Striso, go!" Chillers cheered. Striso ran, leading Tentera away from Scooby and friends, but was soon cornered. Chillers ran over and froze Tentera. She winked at Striso, who smiled. Soon Tentera broke out of the ice. He chased Chillers and Striso, who jumped onto a tall crate. He tried to grab them, but they moved out of the way. Then Tentera started to fly, but Striso shocked him, so he fell back to the ground. Chillers and Striso walked away, but then Tentera got up, so they ran from him. He kept trying to grab them, but they dodged until his tentacles became tangled together. Tentera struggled, but the knot would not come undone, so he grumbled and everyone watched him fly off.
"Wow, you were wonderful, Striso," Chillers said.
"I did have some help, you know," Striso replied, "We do make a great team, don't you think?"
"Oh, yes, definitely!" Chillers agreed, sure that her face must have been as pink as her collar. She could see that Striso was even blushing slightly. Maybe he was feeling the same way she was…just then, Striso looked up at the sky. He noticed the sun was starting to set.
"It's getting late," he said, "All of you should go home for the night and get some sleep. Don't worry, I'll take care of things while you're gone."
"Okay, we'll be back in the morning," Fred said.
Before getting in the Mystery Machine, Chillers said, "Be careful, Striso!"
"I will!" Striso called out, "See you tomorrow, Chillers!"
As the Mystery Machine drove towards home, Daphne said, "Striso seems nice."
"He's pretty smart, too," Velma replied, "He really knew a lot about Tentera."
"He's also athletic," Fred added, "Did you see the way he dodged Tentera's attacks?"
"Yeah…he's wonderful," Chillers mumbled to herself, staring dreamily out the window.
That night, Chillers sat in front of the mirror, brushing her fur. Velma was waiting for her to go to bed so she could turn off the lamp. "Come on, Chillers," she yawned, "it's time for bed."
"Just a minute," Chillers said. She strained to reach her back.
Velma came over and brushed Chillers's back. "Chillers, is something the matter?" she asked, "You've been acting different lately."
Chillers looked up at her. "Well, I…I think I'm in love…with Striso," she answered slowly, "and I think he likes me too."
Velma's look showed she understood. "I understand. We'll see Striso again tomorrow, okay? Now, if you want to look good for him, don't you think it would be better to wait until morning to brush your fur?"
"Oh, yeah, you're right," Chillers laughed.
The next morning, Scooby and friends, along with Kitkit and Tsu-jii, came back to Trail Town, where Striso was waiting.
During the paragraph that starts with "Striso ran toward Tentera", a song I made up called "Our Love" plays.