Halloween draws closer, YAY! ^^ Anyway, here's the next chapter and this one's a treat. ^^ This one is shorter, yes, and I'm sorry because I'm studying for my upcoming midterm in Sociology.

All Scooby Doo related characters belong to Hanna Barbera

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Chapter 4: Revenge

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No one could describe Dracula's anger at the sight of his deceased wife as her blood flowed freely from her remains. She had been torn to bits as Dracula growled in anger; what once was his beautiful wife was now a bloody mess. Beauty turned bloody, it was strange yet morbid as Dracula could feel his rage seething inside him. The Vampire Lord's face became sickened with the sight of her as well enraged with the teeth marks made on her body. It was obvious who did this as he allowed a snarl to escape from his lips before a wicked grin on his face. No matter; as much as he deeply cared about Vanna there was one thing he could do that would not only avenge her but get back at the murderer and that was through revenge.

He instantly became a bat and flew through the hallways of the castle. Dracula's flight was crazier than usual with swoops and dives around flames and through hallways. His darkened wings flapped as if his afterlife depended on it as he could pain overcome his miniature form. He emitted animalistic screeches that bounced off the walls as sorrow and ferocity could be heard within the vocals. Only the passing wind heard his cries but gave no sympathy as the cries seemed to carry throughout the Transylvanian landscape. Monsters picked up on the sound and started to emerge from their hideouts to Dracula's castle of dark despair. They wondered what in the world could possess Dracula to be so sorrow filled. If anything, the vampire was content most of the time with his enchantingly dark castle, his beautiful wife, and his rule over the other monsters; all of which didn't seem to mind.

The vampire's lament resumed until he came to the main room,transformed into his normal self, and immediately contacted the Hunch Bunch through a communicator. Because of what Shaggy had done, Dracula refused to let any chance of the werewolf turning back into a mortal and he would be sure of that. Dracula ordered the Hunch Bunch to burn the spell book that contained the chant that would revert Shaggy into his human self when they returned to Transylvania. There was no way Shaggy could ever repay for what he had done to Vanna Pira and Dracula would make sure of that.

Something didn't feel right to Fred, Daphne, and Velma. Maybe it was the feeling that they were being watched or maybe it was the feeling of cold, hard stone against their backs. Either way they knew something wasn't right as Velma was the first to open her eyes; slow at first like the unfurling wings of a butterfly only to open all the way and take in her surroundings. She instantly knew she wasn't in Coolsville anymore as she quickly looked around. All around her, Fred, and Daphne, monsters had gathered to see their awakening for some reason. They leered and snarled with horrible delight as some talked amongst themselves about how the teenagers appeared before their eyes. One mentioned Googie which Velma instantly remembered her as Shaggy's girlfriend, however, Googie's name was followed by a devious cackle by the Witch Sisters. Velma immediately concluded that something terrible had happened to her as she paled greatly at the thought of what these monsters would and could do.

"Jinkies...," she whispered to herself as Daphne's shrill scream broke the atmosphere, causing monsters to laugh in a menacing manner. Fred bolted up at the sound of his fiancee's scream as his eyes were frantic with fear and saw what she was screaming about and couldn't blame her as a sinister laugh broke through the shadows. Footsteps grew louder by the moment as the eerie laughters ceased and silence became unnerving as the sound of heartbeats reverberated between the footsteps. It was mind wracking but a treat to Dracula to hear the beating of pulsating hearts as blood came to his mind. It was immediately washed away for what he had in store for not only Fred, Daphne, and Velma but the werewolf as well.

"Who are you," Fred demanded in his most masculine voice he could muster as he tried to block out the increasing terror in his tone. Dracula could sense the fear within and fed upon it while flashing a murderous look in his eyes.

"I am Dracula, the King of Vampires; the Lord of the Lifeless," Dracula paused his bragging for a moment as he met eyes with the girl in the orange turtle neck sweater. He moved fast on his feet and instantly came into his view as his sickly green fingers cupped her cheek and chin. Fred became on the defensive side as he leaned towards Velma's direction, ready to knock out the vampire if he tried anything whatsoever. Velma inched back in a fear as her eyes widened even more in terror as a low growl echoed from within the depths of the castle. Dracula knew his plan - he was merely teasing and playing with not only Velma but the mind set of Shaggy as he lingered in the shadows of the castle. The vampire flashed a toothy grin as Velma whimpered a little and broke from his gaze.

"What's the matter my dear? Do you not wish to see your Shaggy?"

"Shaggy!? What have you done with him," Velma realized how bold sheunded for a moment and backed away at the idea of her being bold. Velma wasn't the type to be bold let alone dreaming to be it. This wasn't the case now as she stood her ground and attempted to calm her pulsating heart as it banged against her ribs. She was deeply concerned for Shaggy as she locked her eyes with Dracula's as she refused to break her gaze with him until he gave her an answer. Amused by her concern he snickered loudly which triggered the other monsters to howl, laugh, and scream in jubilation and elation as it all led up to one lone mournful howl from the inner walls of the castle. Velma bit her lip in slight terror as she recognized the voice of the howl. It sounded animalistic yet so human, almost like the man she had a secretive crush on. Wait, was that him?! What happened to him and why did he sound like that?! What had Dracula done to him? Before she could ask these questions aloud, the monstrous sounds had ended as Dracula's shadow loomed over the rest to prove his dominance in the gang of monstrosities.

"Behold, Shaggy," Dracula's voice rang out through the spider web infested stone hallways of the castle as silence followed. It was as if he was presenting a freak show from a circus to curious onlookers as they waited for Shaggy to emerge from the tense quietness.

The tension grew with every moment as Daphne found herself clinging to Freddy while Velma could feel her heartbeat quickening with every beat. Something had happened to Shaggy, she could feel it and grew more concerned by the moment. Dracula waited impatiently as he went to call for him again but before he could screech the werewolf emerged from the stone hallways of the castle. Velma paled quickly as she noticed the gore on the werewolf's fangs as she found it hard to believe that it was the man she secretly loved. Her eyes were widened as he threw back his furry mane and unleashed an unearthly howl of rage and despair. Matching his howl was Daphne's shrill scream which caused Dracula to laugh menacingly at the sound coming from her fair lips.

The werewolf couldn't be Shaggy, it just couldn't. His eyes were an untamed scarlet as snarls and growls emerged from his fur covered throat. He had tips of crimson on his claws as well as patches of his fur body. Shaggy observed the room of leering and jeering monsters, just like the one he had become before his eyes focused on the girl in the orange turtle neck sweater as he calmed some. It was at then he realized who the four people were before him; his friends. The people he was taken away from oh so many months ago. The people he had loved throughout his entire life and now they saw him as a beast that they always feared. Shaggy looked to Dracula who was laughing in the most evil of tones, causing Velma to be even more horrified than what she was.

With a vicious snarl, Shaggy lunged at Dracula who caught onto his surprsie attack and sent him flying with a mere strike of his hand to the werewolf's jaw. The werewolf whimpered pitifully as he hit the hard floor of the castle causing a sharp pain to surge through his side. The others laughed at his pathetic attempt to attack Dracula as Velma felt her heart break with every laugh and every sneer in the room. No beast or friend deserved such treatment as she neared the edge of the stone bed that she was placed upon. Fred and Daphne could only feel horror and hatred for the monsters in their blood as they watched their fallen friend slowly move on the floor. The teenagers were still scared for their friend not only by his appearance but by how he was being treated by Transylvanian citizens and knew something had to be done. But when and how? It was only a matter of time before they could figure it out. For now, Shaggy snarled and glared at Dracula before fleeing the scene as well as the fear in his friends' eyes.