Chapter 3

The strong lightning storm which was continuing to brew outside of Dr. Frankenstein's castle crashed and boomed like the sound of a thousand explosions all at once as it lit up the night skies of Transylvania; inside of Dr. Frankenstein's castle, the world famous Great Dane detective Scooby Doo along with his owner Shaggy and their friends Daphne and Fred were being stalked by the strange and hideous Frankenstein monster, which Scooby had created incidentally during his time as Dr. Frankenscoob.

Scooby Doo and the rest of his fellow Mystery Inc. sleuths in the midst of attempting to capture the thirteen foulest, most evil ghosts, demons and spirits from the infamous Chest of Demons(which Shaggy and Scooby had set free) had been transported from their home in Coolsville into the movie Son of the Bride of the Ghost of Frankenstein by one of the ghosts from the aforementioned Demon Chest: mainly one known as Zomba; at this very moment the Great Dane and his friends were trying to avoid the gruesome Frankenscoob monster at any cost, because like in any Frankenstein movie including this one, the monster would usually try and cause havoc.

The monster growled and snarled as he threw chairs and various items aside trying to capture Scooby and company; naturally the canine and friends needed to come up with an idea, a plan or anything they could use to stay out of the monster's clutches, however whatever the plan was, Scooby and friends needed it right this second.

"Zoinks, like that monster's still coming, and I don't think he wants to play around!" Shaggy remarked nervously.

"I hate to say it Shaggy, but you're right; we've got to figure out someway to escape that creature" Fred replied.

"Does this mean that you have a plan Freddie?" Daphne asked.

"Hmm, you know I think I may have one Daph, and I think I know exactly what we should do" the blond teen replied.

"What's that Fred?" the redhead asked.

"What else, run!" Fred exclaimed.

With that Fred, Daphne, Shaggy and Scooby ran out of the room screaming, with Frankenscoob's monster nipping at their heels, not to mention angry villagers attempting to break the door of the castle down with a battering ram; the three teenagers and one canine ran for a few minutes wondering if they could indeed outrun a hideous monster.

Thankfully for the four of them they happened to run past the room where Velma, Vincent Van Ghoul and Flim Flam were currently inside; Velma opened the door to see if the coast was clear and to see if Zomba was anywhere in sight, saw the four of them running from the monster and decided to think of a way to help them escape the creature, finally the bespectacled girl had a brainstorm and she let her friends now of her, Flim Flam and Vincent's position.

"Hey Shaggy, Scooby, Fred, Daphne, here we are right here!" Velma called out to them.

"Like hi Velma" Shaggy called out in response.

The monster growled yet again as he was getting ever closer to the Great Dane and his friends, this naturally caused Shaggy to gulp and give another response to his bespectacled comrade.

"And like goodbye Velma!" he called as he, Fred, Daphne and Scooby ran past the door.

"Shaggy!" the female sleuth yelled.

"Like what is it Velma?" Shaggy replied.

"I have an idea on how to trap that monster" she said in response.

"Oh, well like what are you waiting for? Tell me what it is!" he replied sounding impatient.

"Just lead him over here into the room where Vincent. Flim Flam and I are" Velma explained as she had now left the room along with Flim Flam and Vincent Van Ghoul.

"Okay, like then what?" Shaggy asked.

"Then Vincent and I will do the rest, okay Shaggy?" she replied.

"Like okay sounds good to me; come on everybody, Velma wants us to lead that ugly monster into the room that she was sitting in with Mr. Van Ghoul and Flim Flam earlier" the cowardly teen said as he explained the plan to the rest of the gang.

"Okay Shaggy, lead the way" Fred replied.

With that Shaggy, Fred, Daphne and Scooby ran towards the door where Velma was standing; after a few minutes they arrived and waited for their bespectacled comrade and their warlock friend to do their part.

"Okay Mr. Van Ghoul, get ready" Velma said as the monster ran right towards the door where she and the warlock were standing.

"I'm ready when you are Velma" addressed Vincent.

"Ready, one, two, three and now!" the bespectacled sleuth yelled as she and the warlock closed the door, leaving Frankenscoob's monster inside.

The monster growled and pounded the door as he tried to get out, albeit to no avail because the door was locked from the outside.

"Phew, that was close; like I think my heart just skipped a few beats trying to escape that creepy monster" Shaggy explained as he wiped his brow.

"Yeah, that Frankenstein monster didn't seem to want to give up" Fred remarked.

"I wouldn't celebrate yet everyone, because now that we've got one monster trapped we've still got to contend with another monster" Vincent replied.

"You mean Zomba, right Mr. Van Ghoul?" Velma asked.

"Correct, we have to figure out a way to capture her in the Chest of Demons now that the Crystal's of no use" the warlock explained.

"You should really watch what you say Van Ghoul, because you will never trap me in that chest again!" an unseen voice said from another part of the room.

Scooby and company tried to figure out where the voice was coming from, in addition to who the voice belonged to; however, it was apparent to the Great Dane and his fellow sleuths as to who was speaking and as she stepped forward out of the darkness, Mystery Inc. knew exactly what they were dealing with.

"Zomba!" everyone said in unison.

"Just what do you want with us Zomba?" Fred asked.

"For starters this is what I wanted all along, for the seven of you to be trapped in this movie for all eternity, but since you asked, I would like the Chest of Demons if you please; and you will not trick me again, now give me the Chest or I shall destroy you now!" Zomba growled.

"Not a chance Zombie face, we wouldn't give you the chest if you paid us a million dollars!" Fred replied.

"Actually Fred, we don't really have a choice in the matter; Zomba beat us fair and square" Flim Flam explained.

"What are you talking about Flim Flam, we can't give her the chest" Fred said in a whispered voice.

"Don't worry Fred, I have a plan to hoodwink old Zomba, just trust me" Flim Flam replied with a wink.

"Now where have I heard that before? Alright, I guess I trust you, I just hope this is a really good plan" Fred responded, albeit reluctant to have Flim Flam lead them.

"Don't worry Fred it is" Flim Flam replied.

"Okay Flim Flam, good luck; you'll need it" Fred said.

"Alright, enough of this stalling, where is the Chest of Demons?" Zomba asked, sounding impatient.

"We hid the chest right in there Zomba, we hope you enjoy it and use it good health" Flim Flam explained, pointing to the very room where Frankenscoob's monster was locked inside; naturally the demonic crimson creature thought the gang was being serious and that the chest was inside the room, but unfortunately for her Mystery Inc. was pulling a little trick on her once again.

Zomba walked over to the nearby door and opened it, and got a big surprise when she did; for when she opened the door she saw Frankenscoob's monster, bolts and all.

"Looks like we tricked you again Zomba, ha ha!" Flim Flam said happily as he walked over to the rest of the gang with the Chest of Demons in tow.

"Jinkies, good work Flim Flam, you got old Zomba good" Velma said as she shook the young boy's hand.

"Thanks Velma, I think I did a pretty good job at catching old zombie face" Flim Flam replied.

"You sure did Flim Flam, you know you're becoming a big part of Mystery Inc." the bespectacled girl responded.

"You're welcome Velma, and I was more than happy to be of service" the young boy replied.

"Well now that we've taken care of Zomba, what should we do know?" Daphne asked.

"Well, we're not quite out of the woods yet everyone, we still have Frankenscoob's monster to contend with, at least when he gets through with Zomba, not to mention we still have to capture her in the Chest in order for her spell on us to be broken" Vincent explained.

"And you won't even have that chance, because when I get through with you Vincent Van Ghoul and the rest of your meddling mortals, you'll wish you had never seen the Chest of Demons or me!" Zomba growled as she opened the door and stormed into the room with Scooby and company.

"Zoinks, it's Zomba again!" Shaggy shrieked.

Suddenly the door opened wide yet again and this time the grotesque Frankenscoob Monster stepped out into the room following Zomba close behind, thinking she was his mother for some reason or another.

"Jeepers, it's that creepy Frankenstein Monster again, and it looks like he's trying to catch Zomba, who's still trying to catch us" Daphne remarked.

"Yeah, I hate to say it but we're going to have to split up; Daphne, Vincent, Flim Flam and I will try and find a way out of here and try to avoid Zomba and the Frankenscoob monster, while Velma, you Shaggy and Scooby, try and see if you get that monster on our side so he'll help us in catching Zomba" Fred explained.

"Right Fred, come on you two" Velma said as Zomba and the Frankenstein Monster chased the trio of sleuths through the door of the lab and into a hallway.

"Jeepers, Zomba and the Frankenscoob Monster went after Shag, Scooby and Velma; now what are we going to do Fred?" Daphne asked.

"Follow them and see if we can help Shaggy, Scooby and Velma out, what else" Fred explained as he, Daphne and Vincent Van Ghoul followed the two creatures and their friends out of the room.

Meanwhile Zomba and the Frankenscoob Monster had chased the trio of sleuths down a long hallway towards a set of doors, which Scooby and company hoped would hide them from the two villains; Velma and Shaggy found themselves in front of a large wooden door with iron hinges, as the bespectacled sleuth and her cowardly companions noticed this, the pair realized maybe this would be a good place to hide from the pair of monsters.

"Phew, am I glad to escape those two again" Velma said with some relief in her voice.

"Like yeah, it looks like we've given Zomba and the monster the slip for good" Shaggy replied.

"Reah, rand ri reed to relax rafter rall that running re rid" Scooby remarked as he sat down on a nearby chair made of stone, however the Great Dane was unaware that he was sitting in the lap of the Frankenscoob Monster; at first the canine sleuth had no idea of what was happening but after a few moments Velma, who had decided to light a match to brighten up the dark room noticed that the canine was in a little bit of a jam.

"Sc-Scooby, the m-m-m!" Velma started to say in a frightened voice.

"Like what is it Velma, what's wrong?" Shaggy wondered.

The bespectacled detective pointed to where Scooby was sitting as her cowardly teenage companion saw exactly what she was talking about and naturally had the same response as her.

"The m-m-monster!" Shaggy shrieked.

"Right, that's what I was trying to tell you guys!" Velma replied with a raised tone of voice.

"Like zoinks, Scooby look out it's the monster!" Shaggy exclaimed.

"Ripes, rhe ronster!" Scooby said as he looked up to see the face of the hideous creature.

Scooby leapt out of the chair and into Shaggy's arms as the cowardly pair and Velma slowly backed away from the strange creature; it seemed like the trio of ghost chasers had no escape from the Frankenstein Monster and were possibly in the midst of their last mystery as they were backed into a corner of the room.

"Zoinks, like we're done for!" Shaggy shrieked.

"Jinkies, I hate to say it Shaggy but I think you're right, it would take a miracle for us to get out of here!" Velma replied.

Outside the castle meanwhile the group of angry villagers that were attempting to open the door with a battering ram broke through the door and got into the structure; unfortunately for them, they happened to run into a nearby wall, but fortunately for Shaggy, Scooby and Velma as the result of the noise from the villagers running into the wall with the battering ram several wooden beams and pieces of stone from the roof came tumbling down, right onto the Frankenscoob Monster.

"Jinkies, look out!" Velma exclaimed as she, Shaggy and Scooby managed to get out of harm's way before something happened to them, which they did.

"Zoinks, like boy was that close; we almost wound up squished underneath all that wood and stone" Shaggy added.

"Come on guys; let's get out of here while we can!" Velma remarked.

"Like right, come on Scoob" Shaggy replied.

"Rait Rhaggy" Scooby responded.

"Like what for what Scooby?" Shaggy asked.

"Ri'm roing to try rand rescue Rankenscoob's ronster" the Great Dane explained.

"But how Scooby, you can't possibly move all those boulders and wooden beams" Velma replied.

"Res I ran" the cowardly canine said as he reassured his friends.

"But like how are you going to do it?" Shaggy asked.

"Rith Scooby Snacks!" Scooby remarked; the Great Dane then brought out a box of his favorite treats and quickly devoured them, suddenly his arms became large and muscular and he had the strength of a thousand men, or in this case dogs.

Scooby quickly removed the beams and boulders and tossed them aside as the monster was able to move about freely; he hugged Scooby and called him Mama, as he decided to show his appreciation for the Great Dane, or at least his version of appreciation; while the monster was treating the canine crime solver like it's mother, Shaggy and Velma were about to have a close encounter with the latest ghost from the Chest of Demons.

Without warning there was a small flash inside the room that Shaggy, Velma, Scooby and the monster were inside; once the flash faded away a very familiar and very frightening figure was standing before the teenage sleuths.

"So we meet again, meddling mortals!" the figure growled.

"Zoinks, its Zomba!" Shaggy shrieked.

"Yes, and now if you don't mind, I would like the Chest of Demons!" Zomba snarled as she saw that Velma was holding the Chest.

"Would you settle for a monster?" Velma asked.

"No, I would not!" the creature growled in response.

"Well, you're going to get it anyway; hey Mr. Monster, Scooby's not your mother, she is!" Velma said as she pointed towards Zomba.

The monster growled as he walked towards Zomba, naturally she didn't like this and attempted to avoid being caught by the creature; while the creature was trying to track down Zomba, Shaggy, Scooby and Velma ran out of the room and back into the hallway.

The trio of detectives then decided to pause in the middle of the long hall as they attempted to catch their breaths after being chased by two horrifying monsters.

"Boy, I never knew that being in a horror movie would result in a lot of running" Velma said, panting as she was attempting to catch her breath.

"Like yeah, now you know how Scooby and I feel all the time" Shaggy replied.

"Reah, ri'm rog rired" the canine added.

"Boy I've sure misjudged you guys, I thought when you guys would run from monsters and ghosts that you two were just, well cowardly; but now I guess that's why you two are in such great shape, running is certainly great exercise" Velma remarked.

"Like that's for sure, oh by the way Velma" Shaggy remarked.

"Yes Shaggy" the bespectacled sleuth replied.

"You know if you ever want to or decide to go with us when we split up for clues during a mystery you're more than welcome to" Shaggy commented.

"Shaggy, I would be more than happy to" Velma replied with a smile.

"Like that sounds good to me; by the way, we haven't seen Frankenscoob's monster or Zomba for a while so it looks like we're in the clear for a while" Shaggy explained.

"Yeah, it certainly looks that way to me" Velma replied.

Meanwhile back in another part of the hallway Fred, Daphne, Flim Flam and Vincent were attempting to figure out where their friends had gotten to and if they were still in one piece.

"Freddie, I'm getting really worried about Velma and the others; we haven't seen hide nor long hair of them in quite a while" Daphne remarked with some concern in her voice.

"You're right Daph, we've got to keep looking for them before those two creeps show up again, come on" Fred said as he, Daphne, Vincent and Flim Flam continued the search for their missing comrades.

Back in the portion of the hallway where Velma, Shaggy and Scooby were, the trio of detectives were about to meet their ghastly foes yet again, only this time the two creatures were ready to make sure that the three sleuths would not escape them again.

"Well Velma, I have to say I think we're finally rid of those two creeps once and for all" Shaggy said as he, Velma and Scooby approached a long, winding staircase.

"Shaggy, you know something I think you're right" the bespectacled sleuth commented as she started up the stairs with the cowardly teen and his canine companion in tow.

Unbeknownst to Shaggy, Scooby and Velma however, Zomba and Frankenscoob's monster were starting up the stairs after them; at that same time Fred, Daphne, Flim Flam and Vincent Van Ghoul, who had been looking for their friends saw Zomba and Frankenstein's monster walking up the stairs after the trio of sleuths.

"Jeepers Freddie, look!" Daphne exclaimed as she pointed out the grotesque creature and the red demonic figure.

"Yeah I see them, but there's only one problem" Fred replied.

"What's that Fred?" Flim Flam wondered.

"Velma, Shaggy and Scooby don't know that they're following them; come on we've got to figure out a way to help them" Fred explained.

With that Fred, Daphne, Flim Flam and Vincent Van Ghoul walked through another portion of the hallway, this portion of the hallway led to the castle drawbridge which Fred, Daphne and Flim Flam walked through, hoping that they would be able to help their friends; meanwhile Vincent Van Ghoul walked over to a nearby window and did the same thing as his fellow ghost hunters.

While Fred, Daphne, Flim Flam and Vincent waited for the rest of Mystery Inc. in their respective places, Shaggy, Scooby and Velma had made their way up the staircase and outside of the castle, specifically the structure's tower; as the three detectives paused after walking outside, they noticed a particularly unpleasant site, which caused the cowardly teen and his canine companion to gasp in fear.

"Zoinks, like that sure is a long way down" Shaggy remarked as he looked down towards the waters of the moat below.

"Yeah, I would hate to fall way down there, not to mention I don't think it would be very pleasant" Velma replied.

As Velma, Shaggy and Scooby stood on the small stone bridge which led from the castle tower to the outside of the fortress, the trio of detectives saw a familiar site which they were clearly unhappy to see; the site being a crimson colored demonic creature, clearly exhausted as she stepped outside the castle.

"Zoinks, it's Zomba again!" Shaggy exclaimed.

"Wait Shaggy, I think she might be out of breath, this might be our lucky break" Velma replied.

Unfortunately for Velma and Shaggy, they were both about to be completely wrong, because Zomba was slowly approaching them and she didn't look too pleased to see the three sleuths.

"So it's you three again! Well, this time you will not escape me, now give me the Chest of Demons or be destroyed!" Zomba growled as she took a swipe at Shaggy, Scooby and Velma.

"Jinkies, now what are we going to do?" Velma wondered aloud.

Velma didn't have too long to ponder her and the others fate because a few minutes later the group saw yet another familiar site, but this time it was the site of a gruesome looking creature which was coming towards them.

"Zoinks, like as if Zomba wasn't bad enough, here comes Frankenscoob's monster again!" Shaggy shrieked as the creature came ever closer.

The strange Frankenstein Monster backed Scooby and company up towards the edge of the castle tower/stone bridge; the creature took a swipe at them which caused Shaggy, Scooby and Velma to lose their balance and fall off onto a windmill which was directly below the castle tower.

The three investigators hung on for dear life as the latest villain from the Demon Chest attempted to get the Chest of Demons from Shaggy, Scooby and Velma the only way she knew how: by reaching out and trying to grab the chest from them while the trio spun around and around on the windmill.

"The Chest!" Zomba growled angrily.

"You missed Zomba!" Velma said to the enraged creature.

"The Chest!" Zomba yelled once again.

"Missed again" Velma said.

"The Chest!" Zomba growled once more.

"Like strike three, you're out!" Shaggy remarked.

It was then that the Frankenscoob Monster put his hand on Zomba's shoulder, picked her up and flung her off the tower bridge and onto the windmill; after that the monster reached down and spun the windmill like a roulette wheel, the windmill spun around several times, which made Shaggy, Scooby and Velma quite dizzy as they wondered just what would happen to them.

Finally Shaggy, Scooby, Velma and Zomba found themselves flying off the windmill and back down towards the main part of the castle; luckily Vincent Van Ghoul was in the right place at the right time to catch Velma, who looked quite relieved that the warlock was there to save her.

"Phew, thanks Vincent, you're a life saver!" Velma said wiping her brow in relief.

"That's Mr. Van Ghoul to you, but you're welcome anyway" Vincent replied.

Next, Shaggy and Scooby found themselves heading towards the moat, but luckily Fred and Daphne were in the right place at the right time to catch their cowardly friends, while Flim Flam was in the right place at the right time to catch the Chest of Demons, which had been held by Shaggy.

"I've got the Chest of Demons" Flim Flam said.

"And we've got Shaggy and Scooby" Fred remarked.

Finally Zomba flew off the windmill right towards Scooby and company; thinking quickly, the youngest member of the group opened the chest and the crimson colored creature was transported back to where she belonged.

"So long Zomba!" said the gang in unison as the demon was sucked back into the Chest of Demons.

Suddenly there was another flash of lightning, but this time it was good news; after the lightning subsided, Scooby Doo and the rest of Mystery Inc. found that they had been transported safe and sound from the movie back into the living room of the gang's house, which was still covered in popcorn.

"Well gang, it looks like we're back home safe and sound" Fred remarked.

"And it looks like everybody's intact and healthy" Velma added.

"Yep, the movie's finished" Flim Flam commented as the screen showed the words The End.

"Naturally, when Zomba was boxed her spell on us was broken" Vincent explained.

"Phew, like thank goodness; and I'm sure glad we've seen the last of Dr. Frankenscoob's monster right Scoob?" Shaggy commented.

"Reah, rlad" Scooby replied.

Velma then smiled and saw that a very familiar monstrous figure was standing in the kitchen.

"Oh I don't know about that Shaggy" she remarked.

"Like why?" Shaggy wondered aloud.

Shaggy and Scooby then walked into the kitchen and saw that the Frankenscoob monster was eating popcorn.

"Like oh no, not again" Shaggy bemoaned.

"Mmm, Franken Scooby Snacks" the monster said.

"Rhat's rhy boy, Franken-Scooby-Doo!" Scooby remarked as he and the monster howled in unison.

And so with Zomba captured and the movie over, Scooby Doo and the gang were able to relax, at least for now as they awaited their next ghost chasing assignment, which was sure to be whatever the next ghost was from the Chest of Demons; but whatever the assignment, there was no doubt that Scooby and company could handle it easily.

Author's Notes: Hopefully everyone enjoyed this story and I definitely intend to keep writing Scooby Doo Fan Fiction; also thank you to everyone who has put me on their favorite story and author alerts and in addition, thank you to everyone who has posted reviews of my stories, I greatly appreciate it.