With the help of Mystery Incorporated, Professor Demetrius and his crew completed the archaeological dig and rebuilt the labyrinth to its former glory. "It looks amazing!" the professor exclaimed, beaming with pride. "I couldn't have done it without you!"
Tiger folded his arms across his chest and surveyed their handiwork. "It's impressive, all right," he said, nodding his approval.
"So what happens now?" Velma asked. "Do you give tours and tell the history and mythology of this place?"
Demetrius grimaced. "Er…not…exactly. We…uh…maybe I'd better show you." He led the group to the labyrinth's entrance, where an enormous neon sign blinked and flashed.
"What does it say?" Velma asked, squinting at the flashing Greek letters.
Demetrius looked down at the ground and shuffled his feet in embarrassment. "Um…escapethelabyrinth," he murmured quickly.
Velma groaned. "A tourist attraction?"
The professor chuckled weakly. "Never hurts to balance antiquity with advertising," he replied.
Behind the gang came the familiar clip-clop of high heels. Adonia Kopsis, resplendent in a charcoal-gray business suit, sidled through the gang to position herself next to Demetrius. "Making this musty old ruin into a profitable tourist trap – er…entertainment center – was simple," she giggled. "Guests puzzle their way through the maze with only cryptic clues as their guide. And at every turn, you could come face to face with the monstrous Minotaur!"
"Zoinks!" yelped Shaggy, diving into Scooby's paws. "Like, ANOTHER Minotaur?"
Tiger laughed at the pair's cowardice. "Don't worry, you two. It's just as fake as the other Minotaur. In fact…" the diver placed two fingers in his mouth and blew an earsplitting whistle.
Within minutes, the Minotaur shambled up to the gang and pulled off its bull mask, revealing the human face of Nick Vardos. "You whistled, sir?" Nick answered, packing as much disdain as possible into the last word.
"Just checking to see if you were ready to go," Tiger replied, his voice dripping with smug satisfaction. "We'll be sending guests into the maze at any moment."
Muttering darkly, Nick jammed his mask back on and jogged into the maze. "Meddling kids," he murmured before vanishing into the darkness.
After a final round of hand-and-pawshakes, the gang boarded the fishing boat that brought them to the island.
"Thanks for everything!" Demetrius called. He and Tiger stood on the shore, waving until the boat vanished into the sunset.