Chapter 4: The meeting and a run-in to Daphne's parents

Shaggy and Scooby made their way through the beach, and it didn't take long for them to find Daphne, who was sitting on a bench reading.

She looked up and put her book down as she saw Shaggy and Scooby approaching her.

"Hi Shag." She says as she stood up.

"Like, hi Daph." Shaggy replied. "I just saw your sister Delilah by the Clam Cabin."

"I see." Daphne nodded. She then noticed Scooby and asked. "Shaggy, who's the Great Dane carrying a surfboard?"

"Like, Daphne, meet Scooby Doo." Shaggy says, gesturing towards Scooby. "Scoob, meet Daphne Blake."

"Rooby Doo!" Scooby said excitingly as he shook Daphne's hand.

"Jeepers! Did Scooby just talk?" Daphne asked in surprise.

"Like, yes he did. Scooby can talk, Daph." Shaggy nodded.

Nodding, Daphne proceeded to rub Scooby by the ears, which Scooby came to enjoy.

Turning to Shaggy, she said, "Scooby's a cute dog. Where did you get him, Shag?"

"Like, Scooby simply just showed up in my room on Friday night after running from something." Shaggy said, scratching his head. "He has got no family and isn't wanted by anyone, so my parents agreed that I can adopt him."

"I see." Daphne nodded. She then noticed that Shaggy was carrying a surfboard and asked, "So are you guys going surfing today?"

"Yeah." Shaggy nodded. "Like, today's a perfect weather for surfing."

"Reah." Scooby agreed.

After Shaggy changed into his swimming trunks, he returned to Daphne and Scooby.

"Here, Shag. Use this sunscreen so you don't get sunburned." Daphne says as she took out a sunscreen. She noticed that neither Shaggy nor Scooby arrived with one.

"Like, thanks, Daph." Shaggy smiled as he took the sunscreen from Daphne and sprayed it on his body.

"No problem." Daphne smiled as she watched Shaggy spraying himself with the sunscreen.

Soon, Shaggy and Scooby were finished with the sunscreen just as they spotted an incoming wave.

"Oh, like, here comes a wave, Scoob." Shaggy exclaimed excitingly. "Let's go!"

"Rooby Doo!" Scooby exclaimed as he and Shaggy took their surfing boards and charged towards the coastline and started to swim towards the wave as the surf rock version of Misirlou plays in the background.

Daphne smiled as she watched Shaggy and Scooby surfing and having fun.

"Woo-hoo!" Shaggy exclaimed as he surfs down the wave, moving his legs to navigate through the waters.

He was joined by Scooby, who was surfing upside down and exclaiming "Robby-Rooby-Doo!"

Soon, the tired duo returned to Daphne for Shaggy to retrieve his clothes.

"You guys looked like you had a lot of fun surfing." Daphne remarked.

"Like, yeah. That was a lot of fun, eh Scoob?" Shaggy said.

"Reah. A lot of fun." Scooby said excitingly.

After Shaggy had changed back into his clothes after a brief shower, the trio headed to the beach entrance.

As they walked by the Clam Cabin, Shaggy said, "Like, my brother Neville suggested that we should try out the clams from the cabin. He said that their quite good."

"Well, you guys can go ahead and try them, but not me, as I have an allergy to shelled seafood." Daphne said.

"Alright. Suit yourself." Shaggy nodded before he and Scooby took off.

After a rather large order of clams, the duo sampled them and find them rather delicious, as Neville had said about them.

"Enjoying my clams, are you?" A voice said from behind them.

The duo turned. Standing behind them was Skipper Shelton. He had a frown on his face as he watched Shaggy and Scooby enjoying the clams.

"Like, we sure are, man!" Shaggy said as he and Scooby swallowed nervously.

Skipper walked towards them and said, "I don't mind if you fellas enjoy my clams, but make sure you leave plenty for other costumers, as I'm running low on clams right now."

He gestured to the small gathering of people watching them, some of them with impatient looks on their faces.

Shaggy turned back to Skipper and smiled, "Like, we'll keep that in mind next time, Captain." He said as Scooby did a mock salute.

"Very well." Skipper replied. He then smiled and said, "Carry on and enjoy."

As Skipper returned to the cabin, Daphne walked over to the duo and remarked, "Jeepers, you guys sure eat a lot."

"Like, Scoob and I are always hungry, Daph." Shaggy replied. He did keep in mind to have good, descent table manners by speaking with his mouth empty.

"I sure wonder what does you grocery bill look like." Daphne said.

Before Shaggy could respond, he spotted two unwelcome-looking figures walking towards them. He instantly recognized them as Barty and Nan Blake, Daphne's parents.

"Oh swell, here comes my parents." Daphne said frustratingly, expecting her parents to not be happy to see her hanging out with Shaggy.

Sure enough, Barty was furious to see his daughter hanging out with Shaggy.

"Daphne, my dear, what in heaven's name are you doing here at the beach with that drug addict?" He asked angrily as he and his wife approached the trio.

"Mom, Dad," Daphne sighed. "This is my friend and schoolmate Norville Rogers and his dog Scooby Doo. They agreed to come hang out with me at the beach today." She found the need to use Shaggy's real name, because she imagined her parents disliking Shaggy not just for his appearance but also for his nickname.

"Friend?" Nan asked. "I thought we've warned you not to interact with those drug addicts, Daphne."

"Your mother's right, dear." Barty added. "You should be hanging out with society's richest, most handsome boys instead of an ugly-looking, underachieving drug addict like your so-called 'friend'."

"Mom, Dad, stop calling him a drug addict!" Daphne shouted. "Norville may look like one, but he is really a gentleman and friendly, plus he does not take drugs at all! Not all people like him are underachievers, and besides he's a good athlete at school."

"Being a good athlete at school isn't good enough, Daphne." Barty cut in. "His low social status and appearance brings in shame to the Blake family. And what kind of future can a person like him have?"

"Well, you didn't complain when Delilah started dating Norville's older brother, so why do you have a problem with-"

"First off, Neville is well-disciplined like your sister." Nan interrupted. "Second of all, being a well-gifted pilot who is actively involved in work, he is not a slacker like your friend here."

"I'll even bet that his parents will think the same about their youngest son of being a slacker and underachiever, unlike his older brothers." Barty added.

Facing a rather uncomfortable situation, Shaggy cut in. "Uh, excuse us, Mr. and Mrs. Blake, but Scooby and I have to run now."

Neither Barty nor Nan answered. They just nodded.

Shaggy then turned to Daphne and added, "Like, see you in school tomorrow, Daph."

"Sure, see you there, Shag." Daphne nodded.

As the duo exited the beach, they can hear Daphne saying, "See? They have manners of a gentleman."

"Rhat rotten cheese did rey eat?" Scooby growled as they reached the small parking lot near the entrance.

"Like, beats me, Scoob. They sure are mean." Shaggy shrugged before they hopped onto his small, second-hand car.

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