A/N: Update. The time stamp updated from the last chapter I posted. I don't know if it would do that again with this one. Maybe the website doesn't register it every time because it's really old for a website? I'm not entirely sure. I don't even know if the time stamp would update with this chapter. I guess I'm a little OCD about stuff like that. Then again, if little things like this bothers me, then I guess I don't have that many problems. So I'm just going to drop the subject, I'm sure you didn't come here to hear me complain about a stupid time stamp.

Anyhow. I hope you enjoy the chapter and thank you for listening to my mad ramblings. Lol

Chapter Seven: Ew. Ew. Ew. Ew.

Shaggy was busy exploring the more private and home like areas of the Grotto when Rainn barged in with Winnie on his back. Ah, so it's going to be one of those days. "Shaggy!"

Man, it is a little too early for this. Shaggy sighed. But Rainn looked like he had seen a ghost, and not the ghost of the Phantasma variety either. "What's wrong?"

Winnie slid off of her fathers back, letting Rainn take a folded up piece of paper out of his pants pocket. Probably where he got the bad news from. "Frankenstein Manor is being attacked by a small gaggle of Goblins."

Man. It is way too early for this. But Shaggy still went into what Vanna had affectionately called 'wolf mode'. If he wasn't in his human shape, his ears would have went up and became more alert. "Let's go."

Rainn nodded, quickly snapping his attention to Winnie. "Stay behind to tell Vanna and Scooby Doo where we went."

Winnie sighed. "Awe, come on pops. I want to kick some Goblin butt."

Rainn quickly grabbed Shaggy's arm, pulling him close to him. "Absolutely not."

They didn't stay long for Winnie to argue with them. As they quickly disappear in a puff of smoke, thanks to Sarah providing them with some emergency potions. As soon as he knew it, he found himself standing in the middle of the forest with Rainn's arm still around him.

From the other side of the bushes, his ears quickly picked up a commotion. The hair on Rainn's back stood up on end and Shaggy wasted no time shifting from human to his second phase. Not even caring if he tore up his shirt and the thighs of his pants. He'll still be pretty covered when he turns back. At least he hopes so, man he has to plan these better. He's going through his entire wardrobe.

"Let's go." Shaggy growled. "I have a bone to pick with these things."

Rainn sighed, but ignored the potentially bad pun. Yeah. They're werewolves. Ha.

The pair charged right into the commotion outside the old manor. The windows and doors were mostly sealed shut by very heavy looking metal bars. Though they both knew that the homemade defenses won't last long from the Goblins assault.

Shaggy launched himself onto the first Goblin he saw, though hesitated from clawing or biting into the Goblins skin too much. Instead he found it easier to toss the stunned Goblin to Rainn to finish the job.

"It's you!" One of the more familiar Goblins gasped, pulling out the crossbow from his back. "Get him!"

Shaggy found a second wave heading towards him, the sight alone nearly froze him in his spot. This wasn't good. Shaggy reluctantly prepared himself for the incoming onslaught. But was thrown off guard when Rainn charged into him.

"I got you!" Rainn flexed his claws so they would became more prominent. "No ghoulish freak will ever lay their dirty mitts on my Alpha."

Shaggy took a moment to catch his breath. "Th- thanks man." The old Shaggy would've head for the hills, the thought alone was almost embarrassing now. Embarrassing, but tempting. Shaggy crouched on the ground to charge at a few straggling Goblins. Shaggy knew that he could never really hurt any creature. Goblin or not. But the sad reality is that if he or his friends were to survive this. He has to learn how. Guess now is that time to learn.

"Retreat!" A loud shriek brought most of the creatures down. "Let's get the heck out of here!"

"Cowards!" Rainn gasped out, tail wagging wildly. "I was just warming up!"

Shaggy rested a clawed hand on his friends shoulder. "I think it's a good idea to like, let them be cowards. I mean. What about the manor?"

Rainn sighed, playfully nudging Shaggy. "I guess you're right. Adam is probably going to mount our heads over a fireplace for the mess we left."

"Adam?"

"Frankenstein."

"Oh.." Shaggy remembered Vanna mentioning that Frankenstein is a family name and title more than an actual person now. Though he wasn't sure how that really worked. Maybe it was the same as the Mummy and the Wolfman or even the Phantom. He figured that it didn't make much sense to him since he was still very much an outsider.

Shaggy tried to not look at the carnage around him, wondering if this excessive violence was really that necessary. He left the spot next to Rainn, reaching through the bars and knocking on a steel door. Taking a step back, Shaggy took a moment to admire the strange, yet oddly beautiful building that is Frankenstein Manor.

At first he expected a castle out in the middle of these woods, like pretty much everything else that he had seen already. Instead he found massive mansion that looked to be built in the late eighteen hundreds instead. Behind the structure seemed to be a swamp land that reminded him of the Grimwood School. Most of the roof was missing, replaced by a massive steel tower. He wondered if that is where most of the strange science experiments would take place. Maybe when this whole Goblin thing blows over, he'll get a chance to explore it. He remembered growing up with a lot of the classic horror movies, and he never thought that he would actually be in one. Or at least one of the more cheesy and terrible horror movies that used to play in the old drive in theater back in Coolsville.

There was a moment of silence, before the door cracked open, and a familiar green face peaked through. The door slammed shut and the bars that had protected the Manor was quickly lifted. Again the door opened and a massive, broad shouldered figure stood at the entrance. The fur stood up on Shaggy's back when the Frankenstein sized him up. "You must be the new Alpha." He paused, looking around at the carnage in his front yard with a unimpressed frown. "Thank you... even though you trashed my yard. You and Rainn have saved my home."

Another figure, mostly hidden by her fathers frame stepped from the darkness of the manor. But he knew who she was and he smiled. Elsa had managed to tame her hair by wrapping it in a tight bun that sat on the top of her head. She was wearing thick rubber gloves and a pair of overalls that was hidden under her white coat. Goggles sat on top of her head. It looked as if she was in the middle of some sort of mad scientist experiment when all of this went down.

Shaggy smiled up at the owner of the Manor. "All in a days work, sir." He laughed. Trying to push past the fact that there was nothing but carnage behind him. "Like, no goblins are going to mess with anybody while we're around."

Elsa, who had stayed mostly hidden behind her father lit up when she recognized his voice. Right, he almost forgot that he didn't look like a human. "Coach? Is that you!?"

He waved sheepishly. "It is. Hi, Elsa."

This time he was prepared to catch her when she slammed into him for a bone crushing hug. Shaggy picked her up and swung her around, earning a delightful squeal from his former student. She hopped off of him, catching her beneath. "I cant believe it's you Coach! The last time I saw you, you were heading for the hills."

Shaggy awkwardly scratched the back of his head. "Yeah... sorry about that."

Elsa shrugged. "Nah, no biggie, Coach. I always knew that you would come back."

Adam quickly cut them off. "There was another reason you two were called. I just didn't expect to be defending my home today."

Rainn stepped over a still cooling corpse. "It must've been good then... what is it, Adam?"

"Here..." Frankenstein said, directing them to the other side of the house. They followed him in silence, with Shaggy reaching out to gently run his fingers against the cold brick. It was slightly moist, telling him that it was raining just earlier. He wondered if these different areas have their own climate. As a thunderstorm would be perfect for a mad scientist. Interesting.

"I was showing Elsa the perimeter. The Queen had put us in charge of monitoring the borders activity." Frankenstein, or should he call him Adam? Began. "Things were normal, given the circumstances. Until we found something odd, Elsa insisted that we called for backup until... you know."

They had left the back garden, and passed a small lake. Adam then stopped in front of a strange looking plant. Shaggy narrowed his eyes at it, fur standing up on the back of his neck once more. There was something oddly familiar about it. He just couldn't think of it in that moment.

"We've noticed that some of these began to pop up around our area, and they were starting to spread." Elsa poked at the plant. Suddenly the leafy membrane peeled back and a very large eye blinked up at them. Making both Shaggy and Rainn jump in alarm. Shaggy had seen stranger things in his time here, but why did the eyeball had to look so... moist.

Rainn growled, bearing his teeth at the strange plant. "What the heck is that thing?!" He took out his claws, making a clean swipe at the stem. The eye rolled back on itself and clouded over, plopping down lifelessly on the grass. "How many are there?"

Adam surveyed the area, just incase he missed one. "We had cut down at least twelve this morning. They're an evasive species, their roots suffocating the native plant life."

Shaggy picked up the dead plant. It's cloudy eye staring at nothing now. He knew that he had seen this before. It hung just at the tip of his tongue. "Do you know how they got here?"

Adam shook his head. "No clue, Shaggy. They may have something to do with the Goblin attacks."

Shaggy turned the plant around in his hand. It's stem flopping around like a carcass. It reminded him too much of the mess they left on the property. "Do you still have the ones that you cut down."

"Yes."

Shaggy turned to face Rainn. "I'll take this to Vanna. Maybe she'll know what this is." He paused, gears turning in his mind. Right, he has to be a leader right now. "I'll like, send some of my own down here to help you harvest these things."

"Good idea." Rainn nodded approvingly. "I'll gather some troops as soon as we get back."

"Thank you." Adam nodded his head, hands resting on his daughters shoulders. "We'll let you know if anything changes."

Shaggy stood next to Rainn, who took out a glass vial that was given to them by Sarah. He waved, letting the puff of smoke shift his vision to a different wing of the Werewolf Grotto. Right, this place was so big that Rainn and his family could live here without him even noticing. Not like it bothered him, it's nice having his new friend close. Rainn's becoming like, his second in command. If he really thinks about it. But Shaggy has been doing a lot of thinking lately, and to be frank, he's tired of thinking. He just wants to hide in bed, or eat something. Or both. Most likely both.

Rainn stepped away from Shaggy. "See you around, I'll look for volunteers for Frankenstein. Then I'm going to check to make sure everything is good for The Howling."

There's that phrase again. Shaggy tossed the dead plant over his shoulder, shifting back to his human from. "The Howling? I been hearing that a lot."

Rainn looked at him. "Oh?" Then it hit him. "Oh! Forgive me. You wouldn't know what that is." He took a moment, and it was obvious that he was struggling to try to describe it. Maybe thats why Vanna didn't know a lot about werewolves. Maybe it's something that just went unspoken between all of them. "It's like... um... A cross between a baptism and a coronation. But not really, I don't know. It's not crowning you to be king of anything because you're already our leader... it's like... gah. It's like you're following the path of the first werewolf." Rainn's ears went flat against his head. "You'll see, your instincts will show you. If that makes sense."

He guess it did. But it only left Shaggy with a bunch of other questions. "I like, think I get it..." For now he'll just have to deal with that explanation. Though it didn't entirely sold him on it. By the way they treat it, it seems like the Howling is a pretty big deal. Path of the first werwolf? Shaggy never really thought he was that important.

Shaggy felt a hand on his shoulder, looking up he saw Rainn smile down at him. "You'll get it." His newest friend said. "I promise you will."

Shaggy felt a little better because he had some answers to his questions. But for now, he just wants to drop this gross plant thing off and hug Scooby and Vanna. It's been a long day, and he needs a hug... and a bath. In whatever order.

End of Chapter

A/N: Oh boy! I think pretty much all of you had figured out what's going on. But don't spoil anything in the reviews. Pretty please. Just sit back and let these characters simmer in their own problems for a little while and let any of the new readers catch up. Please and thank you. :)