Chapter 7: The Honey Mystery P1

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or Scooby-Doo, I do own John.

Hotaru was smiling on her way home. Her boyfriend Eric was the Samurai Knight. She figured she would need his help on this new enemy. Surprisingly the information about him turning himself into a Samurai was surprising to her. Even more surprising to her was of how Setsuna had stated John and her were married in Crystal Tokyo. However she thought about it the past when she and John separated all this time and when John first found out about Sailor Saturn

Flashback

It was another attack like always. Hotaru was inside John's house. Too bad that was the year of Sailor Galaxia when she was evil. The evil Sailor Galaxia had sent Sailor Iron Mouse to try to find a Star Seed. Too bad she had targeted John. Hotaru didn't know it until it was too late. Iron Mouse barged in and glanced down at the five year old boy. She was about to fire at John but John's mother sacrificed herself for her child. Iron Mouse frowned as the Star Seed wasn't the color she was looking for. She disappeared just as John's mother turned into a Phage. Iron Mouse had gone too far this time! Hotaru walked over towards John and spread her arms out, she raised her hand and transformation pen "Saturn Planet Power…Make up!"

In John's eyes Hotaru transformed into Sailor Saturn. Sailor Saturn defended him long enough for Sailor Moon to arrive which even with her help, the battle wasn't over till the Sailor Starlights appeared. After the battle Sailor Saturn turned and after making sure John's mother was alive took John outside where she swore him to secrecy.

She had expected John to yell at her and break her heart from keeping her identity a secret from him. However he didn't and hugged Hotaru.

"I think it's great!" John told her "Sailor Saturn or Hotaru, you are still the same Person and I like the way you are. One day Hotaru, I promise I will return the favor one day."

End of Flash Back

Hotaru smiled as she leaned back in the chair behind Haruka's driver seat.

"What are you smiling about?" Haruka asked looking up at the mirror and smiling.

"Oh nothing" Hotaru said blushing then she added on still smiling "So, John has actually kept to his promise."

Haruka was silent about this and nodded "What Hotaru? Did you really think that John would lie to you?"

Hotaru nodded "Well, anything could happen Haruka-papa. I mean we've never seen each other for eleven years. During that time he could've found another girl."

Haruka had to admit that Hotaru was right "But he didn't"

Hotaru nodded "I'm happy that he got to return the favor. Twice. Now I don't know what to do when this huge mystery is over."

She leaned down at the thought as Michiru looked over "Are you thinking he'll desert you again?"

Hotaru nodded "It was hard the last time John moved away, but then again that was his parent's decision."

"Hotaru" Setsuna stated "John won't leave you, in fact if he decides it's time to go back to America then he'll more than likely take you along."

"He did promise me that" Hotaru stated "He even promised to protect me the next time I got in trouble eleven years ago for saving him."

Setsuna nodded thoughtfully "Indeed but trust him now."

"I do trust him" Hotaru stated firmly sitting back "I don't want him moving back without me."

Haruka sighed "If you want to go with him, I won't stop you."

Hotaru smiled "Thank you Haruka-papa."

Hotaru then leaned back as she got back to her house where Chibi-Usa was waiting. Seeing Hotaru, Chibi-Usa ran down "How was the festival?"

Hotaru smiled "Great! Chibi-Usa! I've found my first love!"

"Yeah!" Chibi-Usa stated smiling at Hotaru "Usagi told me you were out yesterday. When I came over after Haruka told me you'd be here you weren't here."

"Oh that" Hotaru smiled "My boyfriend and I got entangled in a mystery like they always do in Mystery Inc."

"Mystery Inc?" Chibi-Usa asked.

Michiru smiled "A group of teenagers that are really good at solving mysteries."

Chibi-Usa's widened as she turned to Hotaru "Hotaru-chan you've got to take me to meet your boyfriend! I'd like to meet a teenage detective…And do I know who he is?"

Hotaru shrugged mischievously as she winked at her best friend "Maybe you do, maybe you don't. He went to America and came back here eleven years later for the violin contest. Amazingly he didn't forget about me."

Chibi-Usa smirked "He shouldn't have after all I've seen the letters he sent you. That's proof that John didn't forget about you! Minako-chan told me."

"Alright" Hotaru smiled at her friend "I'll take you to meet him tomorrow."

Chibi-Usa smiled "Thank you!"

The two friends separated during the night.

Mystery Inc

Ami was dragging Velma towards Rei's temple.

"If you and your friends are going to help us, you might as come and visit us at the temple so we can work on this mystery together" Ami said.

"She's right gang" Velma said turning to the gang "It's clear that Scrappy-Doo is doing this but for what reason? We don't know. All we know is that Scrappy is up to no good."

"Like, how much further is this temple…I'm parched" Shaggy said.

"Re roo" Scooby barked.

At this Rei looked back at the two "Is there anything you two think about food. Man you're as bad as Usagi!"

"Rei-chan!" Usagi shouted as if she had been betrayed.

"Well to be honest" Ami began "Shaggy and Scooby are a lot worse. They might've eaten all of the refreshments at the contest but that was minor. Remember at the all you can eat buffet?"

"I sure do" Rei admitted "They nearly almost ate the whole store out of business."

"That's Shaggy and Scooby for you" John muttered "However they are good friends Rei-chan, give them a chance. They might be cowards but they are the ones that can really help us."

"How so?" Makoto asked catching onto John's joke.

"At least you Sailor Senshi don't have to go scurrying looking for those Scrappy Youma!" John said "Shaggy and Scooby can do the work for you."

This got Mystery Inc and the Inner Senshi burst out laughing at the joke even Shaggy and Scooby had to laugh at the joke because they knew Eric was right. Eventually the gang towards the temple. Inside it the Sailor Senshi started to study for school while Mystery Inc was plotting on their next moves. With only Velma reading books trying to find a clue that would help them.

Ami let Velma connect her mini-computer into Velma's laptop so that Velma could analyze the Sailor Senshi's defeated enemies.

"Interesting" Velma said looking at the images "Man John you were right when you said that Tokyo was attacked by monsters and alien leaders."

"I should know cause my mother was attacked eleven years ago, make that me, she took a blast for me turning her into a monster."

"Like how that happened?" Shaggy asked shaking.

"All I remember was a bright yellow blast came over to me then my mother taking the blast" John said "And then next I remember was Hotaru transforming into Sailor Saturn and neatly keeping the monster at bay until Sailor Moon arrived. Oh and Usagi, you need to work on your fighting skills."

"Hey!" Usagi shouted "What's that supposed to mean?"

Rei understood and translated the information to Usagi "He's not saying that to be mean but he means to say that you need to work harder at dodging attacks."

Velma nodded "Yeah Usagi, John's right, if you are to defeat the Scrappy Youma you need to fight really well, like Hotaru did today."

"But she needed John's help" Daphne said.

"That and Tuxedo Kamen's help" John said "Everyone is going to need help. I mean it took the aide of me as the Samurai Knight and Tuxedo Kamen's help to defeat the Scrappy Youma. Whatever Scrappy-Doo is up to we have to find out quickly."

"Agreed" Fred said "But with no clues on what he's planning we won't know until it's too late."

"Like Fred, never say too late" Shaggy explained "I don't want the Earth to fall."

"We won't let it Shaggy-kun" Minako said in a determined voice "The Goddess of Love wills stop this evil!"

"Like, I've never had my heart stolen from someone before! Well besides food."

"Re roo" Scooby said "Rhat ra rottie."

"Um what just happened John?" Fred asked surprised at this.

John was confused and shrugged.

"Um, I think Minako is starting to have feelings for Shaggy" Ami explained.

"Um…That is right" Velma said looking up from her laptop "And Scooby is agreeing with Shaggy."

Scooby then lay his head down on the floor next to a warm fire place that Rei had sparked up. That is when Luna and Artemis appeared. Scooby looked up and growled at the cats.

"Oh shut it dog" Artemis shouted "Just because we are cats doesn't mean you have to bark or growl at us."

Hearing this Scooby jumped and landed into Shaggy's arms "Ralking Rats ragin!"

Minako sighed "Oh Mystery Inc, meet the Moon Cats, the white cat belongs to me he's Artemis, and the black cat is Luna, she belongs to Usagi."

"Interesting" Velma said as the two cats ran over to the new members of the temple "Up until now, the only animal we knew that talked were two talking dogs."

"I've only knew one" John said "Scooby-Doo"

"Rhat's ry rame!" Scooby shouted.

Luna turned her attention towards Usagi "So who are these new people? I mean I recognize John but who are the others?"

"The dog is Scooby-Doo!" Minako said "He's cute!"

"Rhanks Rinako" Scooby said as he turned and lay back down again.

"The blonde haired man is Jones Fred" Usagi said to Luna.

"The girl with red hair is Blake Daphne" Makoto said.

"The girl with glasses is Dinkly Velma" Ami said.

"And the other boy with the green shirt" Minako said sighing with hearts in her eyes "Is Rodgers Shaggy!"

"He looks like a Shaggy" Artemis muttered he hoped it was silently but Minako overheard him.

She bonked Aretmis on the head "That was rude! Apologies to him."

"Sorry Shaggy" Aretmis winced at the bop on the head.

Rei then added on "The way he eats you wouldn't think he was a shaggy."

Luna noticed Velma studying something "So what brings you all here?"

"They are helping us solve a big Mystery" Usagi said.

"Mystery what mystery is there?" Artemis asked.

"Well" Usagi stated "Jadeite has returned."

"What how?" all of the cats asked.

"That's part of the mystery" Velma said "That we've already figured out, an ex member of our group Scrappy-Doo must've unthawed him and now this Jadeite person is working for him."

"What is your group called?" Luna asked.

"Mystery Inc" John told the black cat "Mysteries are our specialty. We are always running into mysteries."

"Everywhere we go" Daphne said "Even our peaceful vacations turn out to be mysteries in the end, like Shaggy remember the Abonible Snowman?"

"Like don't remind me" Shaggy stated "It chased us everywhere and that one turned out to be a fake. Not to mention that we weren't supposed to be there."

"Where were you supposed to be?" Makoto asked.

"Rance" Scooby barked.

"I don't believe that there is any country known as Rance" Artemis stated.

"He means France" Velma said "Yes, somehow the two take a plane and whine up in the Hemoleiahs."

"Wow!" Rei said "And I thought Usagi screws up big time."

"Hey!" Usagi shouted.

Everyone in the temple departed for the night after five hole hours had passed talking about their next move.

The next day arrived quickly; John was walking down towards Hotaru's house. He preferred walking in the city. He was making his way to Hotaru's house when Hotaru stepped out and greeted him with a warm smile on her face.

"Good morning John-kun" Hotaru smiled.

"Morning Hotaru-chan" John said smiling back.

"Hey I have someone that wants to see you" Hotaru said "I told her to meet us at the park."

"Okay so let's go" John said.

The couple then walked side-by-side holding each other's hands. The two happen to walk to the park and found a small ten year old girl. She had pink hair with her hair style similar to Usagi's.

"Hey Hotaru-chan is that who I think it is?" the pink haired girl asked.

"Yes, he is, this is my boyfriend John" Hotaru said then she introduced John to her friend "John-kun, this is my friend Chibi-Usa, I think you know her."

"I do" John said.

"Same with me" Chibi-Usa said "So you're the man who Hotaru loves! That's great it's been a while since I seen you last John."

"Indeed it has" John stated, that is when they noticed Shaggy and Scooby playing with each other.

"Well" Hotaru stated "What do you know, they are active."

"Besides running, eating and sleeping, yeah I got your point" John said.

"Shall we go up there and talk to them?" Chibi-Usa asked.

"Worth a try" John stated.

John, Hotaru, and Chibi-Usa walked up to the duo.

"Like hey John, Scoob and I wanted to get out of the hotel and into fresh air."

John nodded "I know what you mean. So let me introduce you to Chibi-Usa, Usagi's cousin."

Hotaru beat him to it "Chibi-Usa this is Rodgers Shaggy and his dog Scooby-Doo."

"Like hey Scoob!" Shaggy said smelling the air "What does that smell like?"

"Roney!" Scooby barked "Rehehehe."

"And you know what's good with honey?" Shaggy asked not waiting for an answer he answered for the group "Food!"

"Rhea rood" Scooby said.

"Like John let's go have a nice breakfast!" Shaggy said.

"Um, okay, we haven't had breakfast anyway" John said.

"Just do me one favor" Hotaru stated crossing her arms while smiling "Don't eat the place out."

"Like our lips are sealed" Shaggy said.

And the group was off. They followed the smell of the honey. It was coming from a house. Once more Jadeite in disguise came out.

"You don't want to go into the forest" Jadeite warned.

"Like wherever there is honey can't be all that bad" Shaggy said.

"Well then I guess you haven't heard about the forest being haunted" Jadeite warned.

"Like d-d-did you just say haunted?" Shaggy asked

"Rhea raunted?" Scooby stated.

"I sure did young man" Jadeite said.

At the word haunted, Hotaru, and John exchanged glances.

Not even waiting to continue Jadeite continued "They say that there is the Honey Monster."

"Honey monster?" John muttered and silently thought First it's the Scooby Snack Monster then it's a honey monster? What's next?

"Like h-h-honey monster?" Shaggy asked.

"They say that a man once got lost into these woods and fell into a honey hole after finding an old haunted house. When he came out he became a monster haunting these woods and the house still looking for the exit."

Then Jadeite vanished.

"Like we aren't going in the woods" Shaggy stated.

"Oh come on your scardy cats!" John said as he grabbed Shaggy by the collar and held him before he could leave and as Hotaru held Scooby by his dog collar.

"Yeah" Chibi-Usa stated for John "However heard of a Honey Monster anyway? Not even I believe that phony baloney."

"Besides it's plenty light out" Hotaru said "Nothing is going to haunt us this early!"

"Like your right Hotaru" Shaggy said "Whoever heard of a Honey Monster haunting during the day. Let's continue forward!"

The group continued on their journey inside the forest. At Jadeite's snap the forest turned into a maze. However the group continued their journey down following Shaggy and Scooby towards the honey smell but each time Shaggy and Scooby would run right into a wall.

"Where that tree come from Scoob?" Shaggy asked,

"Routa ro rhere" Scooby stated rubbing his own nose.

"Hey um John" Chibi-Usa began "Can you lift me up on that tree branch?"

John nodded and lifted Chibi-Usa up and placed her on the tree branch. Scanning the area she turned to the group.

"Um, there is some good news and the bad news" she said.

"Like what's the good news?" Shaggy asked.

"We'll there is a house down there where the honey smell is from."

"Rhere?" Scooby barked.

"Well that's the bad news" Chibi-Usa began "We seem to be in a maze…And what the heck is-"

"What's up there?" John asked.

"GET ME DOWN FROM HERE!" Chibi-Usa screamed out.

Without haste John did and Chibi-Usa spoke out a riddle "What is disguised a honey but walks like a monster?"

"Um Chibi-Usa" Hotaru spoke up "There are no time for riddles."

"Like I agree with Hotaru" Shaggy said "Riddles make my head burst!"

"Rine roo" Scooby said.

"I'm not joking" Chibi-Usa said "I really saw it!"

Just then a honey based creature burst through growling.

"Zoinks!!!!!!!!!!!!" Shaggy shouted "It's the Honey Monster!"

"Quick run!" John shouted.

"Like you don't have to tell me and Scooby that twice!" Shaggy said and the gang took off screaming.

Unknown to them the Honey Monster chased the group out of the maze and Jadeite whom was watching this slapped his head as he thought Idiot! I told him to chase them out of the room! But what does he do? Chases them to a haunted house!

Finally John's group managed to out chase the Honey Monster.

"Okay so there really is a Honey Monster" Hotaru panted.

"Like Hotaru isn't there a way to call Usagi and tell her that there is a Honey Monster here?" Shaggy asked.

"How do you know about our communicators?" Chibi-Usa asked.

"Because Shaggy, Scooby, and John are the Sailor Senshi's ally Mystery Inc" Hotaru said "I trust that the Inners told them everything about us and they told us everything about them."

"Like sure did" Shaggy said.

"Wait you are a Sailor Senshi too?" John asked Chibi-Usa.

"Yeah, do you recall Sailor Chibi-Moon?" Chibi-Usa asked.

"Oh the smallest pink skirted Sailor Senshi" John stated "Yes, now I do."

"Well that was me" Chibi-Usa said.

"Like will you two contact the Sailor Senshi?" Shaggy asked.

"They aren't going to believe us" Hotaru said "I mean it was hard for any of us to admit that there was a pie monster."

At this Shaggy shivered "Like good point, John got a cell phone or something?"

"I do" John said "But for some odd reason we are in a dead zone."

WHAM! Shaggy and Scooby fainted at hearing the dead zone comment.

"What did I do now?" John asked Hotaru.

"You said the worst words to them dead zone" Hotaru muttered.

"We'll its true" John stated as he and Hotaru dragged Shaggy and Scooby into the house. Immediately they woke them up with a pale of water.

"Like please tell me where we are?" Shaggy stated.

"We are in the house that the Honey Monster led us too" Hotaru said.

"Then like I suppose that we are in the Haunted House that guy mentioned?" Shaggy gulped.

"Yes," John said "And we can't get out of here until this is over. And we have no reinforcements to aide us. So it gang it looks like we have a Mystery on our hands."

"Agreed" Hotaru said "My third Mystery with you John-kun."

"And this would be my first" Chibi-Usa said "So what do we do?"

"Judging that this might be another plan of Scrappy-Doo" John began "Let's look for clues together. It's too risky to split our groups up especially if Chibi-Usa is along with us."

"Agreed" Hotaru said "So let's get to work on solving this mystery."

"Like John, you have a good sense of authority!" Shaggy explained "Like that's the best plan Scoob and I have heard so far during this trip!"

"Rhea rillant ran Rhon" Scooby barked.

"Normally we would split up" John said as Hotaru nodded towards him as if she understood where he was getting at. He turned to Chibi-Usa and stated in a teasing manner "But due to having a shrimp here."

"Hey!" Chibi-Usa shouted but then she got the joke then broke out laughing "Oh I get you now hehe."

Hotaru just smiled as she agreed with John and told her friends for him "Besides Chibi-Usa is Sailor Moon's cousin and Sailor Moon will be pretty upset if something happens to her."

"Exactly why we are sticking together on this one" John stated "Normally we would split up."

Shaggy let out a sigh "So like when are we going to call the others?"

"We can't" Hotaru said "LIke John said...Oh how do I put this so you two don't faint again. We are in a zone were cell phones don't get reception and the Sailor Senshi won't believe us when we told them we were chased by a Honey Monster."

"Like that's so true" Shaggy said "We didn't believe there was a Honey Monster" Shaggy admitted.

"So we are on our own this time" John said "So let's get to the bottom of this mystery"

"The sooner we do" Hotaru said nodding her head "The sooner we can leave this place and tell the others what happened to us."

"Like right" Shaggy said "Let's go Scoob, it's time to stop our quivering and whimpering."

"Rhea ruivering ran rhimpering" Scooby said.

The group of five began searching for clues in the haunted house.

Rei's Temples

The Inner Senshi, and Mystery Inc were still trying to find the answers to the huge mystery. One thing every one knew of was that things were not looking good. Velma and Ami sat together trying to find clues and on their laptops.

"Do you think they'll ever stop working on the computers?" Minako asked.

"Well maybe" Daphne said.

Just then Michiru and Haruka arrived at the temple "Is Hotaru here?"

"No" Usagi said "She's probably with John-kun!"

"Well the two were suposed to meet Chibi-Usa at the park today" Michiru said to Haruka "You remember don't you?"

"Yeah I do" Haruka said "But that was going to be a little while not for two hours now."

"They've been gone for that long?" Fred asked "That reminds me Shaggy and Scooby have been gone too. Knowing those two they probably went to eat food at some restraunt."

"That is bad" Rei stated "They'll eat that store out of buisness."

"Or that the store would have to buy more food" Minako joked "I wonder if Shaggy would eat my own food I made."

"I have a bad feeling about this" Haruka said "I feel like they might have been trapped by the enemy."

"They have" Setsuna stated "Jadeite trapped them in a forest maze that led to a small house."

"How do we get them out?"

"They are on their own" Setsuna said "They somehow found out themselves unwillingly."

"Man" Velma said "But we might be able to help them buy trying to find the area."

"Good idea" Fred said "They might think that we don't know about this thing, so that's all we can do to help them."

"I hope Chibi-Usa is okay" Usagi said after the information of Chibi-Usa being trapped in a maze settled in.

"John won't let anything happen to her" Setsuna said "Nor will he let anything happen to Hotaru, remember he's the Samurai Knight, he'll protect them with his life."

"Right" Velma stated "John will do everything in his power to help them out. I trust Shaggy and Scooby are going to put up a brave defense for them as well...Oh gosh...It's up to them to help John...Man I'm liking this less and less."

"But those two chickens can be brave right?" Rei asked.

"Yes" Daphne stated "But only when direct times are needed."

"So let me guess, unless Shaggy and Scooby don't become brave this time" Makoto began.

"John's doomed" Velma finished.

"I was afraid you'd say that" Usagi sighed.

"But who knows those two could be running out of that maze and get the others to safety" Ami said "Cause that's what Shaggy and Scooby are good at. Hey Minako remember that day at the all you can eat buffet?"

"Yeah" Minako said laughing "As soon as Shaggy got bit he and Scooby high tailed and and destroyed a wall leaving a dog and human impression in them."

Velma nodded "All we have to do is wait and hope they get out of the place.

So the groups waited.

End of Chapter. This ends this chapter in the next chapter Chapter 18: The Honey Mystery P2. John and his friends will solve the mystery. Sorry for the late update.