AN: The four individuals named Colby, Stan, Pia, and Jaz, are real. I only own the story plot. So yea, enjoy.
Chapter Ten:
When they arrived at the airport, Shaggy practically ran straight through check in and security. It was only when he'd reached their gate ten minutes early, did he realize he'd left the rest of the gang far behind him. When they caught up to him he smiled sheepishly and apologized for running.
"Women and children may begin to board flight 2557 at gate 13. Repeat, women and children may begin to board the flight.""Looks that's us gang." Fred said as he stepped forward to show the flight attendant their wristbands that indicated they were unaccompanied minors. They were granted access and boarded the plane, taking their seats in row E, seats one through five.
A couple of hours later in the flight, Velma looked over to Shaggy. He hadn't slept when the rest had and his eyes were blank and distant with a fear she had not seen in him before. The fear that he may be losing some of his only family left on his mother's side. She reached a gentle hand over and gave his knee a gentle squeeze. He looked over and gave a half-hearted smile.
"I'm sure they're fine, Shaggy. It's probably not that bad," She tried to reassure him without success.
"I know them Vel. As strong as the three of them may be, there are things that they don't know. Things that even my own mother kept hidden from me until only recently. This could be so serious Vel, you have no idea." He buried his head in his hands and tugged at his sandy-blond hair in sad frustration of not knowing what was going on with his closest relatives he had.
"I'm sorry Shaggy, but you're right, I don't have any idea." She lifted his head from his hands and held it in hers as she looked him in the eye. "But I can." He smiled and kissed her on the cheek.
"You should like, go to sleep like the others. I'll be fine. Promise."
"Promise you're going to stop worrying yourself to death?"
"I can't promise that Vel, and you know I can't."
When the plane touched down in the Düsseldorf International Airport, the gang walked off the aircraft and into the airport itself. It was almost ten hours later. They had left around ten in the morning, on September twenty-fifth when it was around six in the evening his cousins time. Now it was around four in the morning where they had landed. They called for a cab and asked that he drive them to Bonn where they would pick up the Mystery Machine and take it from there.
It was only about a thirty minute drive until they were in the Mystery Machine and Fred had, very badly, thanked the mechanics who had agreed to take their van, in German using an English to German dictionary.. The men looked very confused as the van pulled away.
"Ich vielen dank für ihre gütige Feindschaft beim Nehmen unsere Pfanne?" Asked one to the other, as if making sure that's what he heard.
"Kinder heutzutage, kann kein ding verstehen, dass sie sagen." The other said as he returned to his work.
When they arrived at the house Shaggy let them in and began to walk up to the study, knowing it's they're favorite place in the house. When he opened the door he was immediately kicked in the face by a converse covered foot. He fell backwards and lifted a hand to his nose from his position on the hallway floor. Yupp, he had a bloody nose to answer to.
"Whoops, sorry Shaggy..." A voice said from the doorway. He looked up and saw Pia standing before him with a guilty on her face and a pair of blue converse on her feet, the right one spotted with his lost nose blood.
"Like, it's cool, but what was that for?" He asked as Fred helped him to his feet.
"We're a little bit... paranoid you could say. There's a lot that's happened since we called you. A lot a lot." She stepped aside and ushered the gang inside quickly before any of the animals could escape the room. Shaggy did a quick sweep of the room and noticed just how many of their pets were in here with them, and just how little people.
"Where are Uncle Stan, and Colby?" He turned to Pia when he noticed Jaz asleep next to one of the fireplaces, a light fire dancing on the logs behind the grate. When he got his first good look at her since he arrived, he knew he'd asked a bad question. Pia's eyes betrayed tiredness and she looked like she hadn't slept the whole night through. Knowing his cousins, Pia and Colby only really slept about three-five hours a night anyway, so there was no way Pia could be running on that much sleep from the previous nights.
"Are you alright?" He asked and she turned slightly away from him.
"I'm fine. Don't wake up Jaz. You know she loves sleeping."
"Is there somewhere else to talk?"
"This is the only room where we think we're safe in. And there's still plenty of doubts about it being that safe..."
"Like, what d'you mean, Pi?" He asked, now more worried than ever before for his cousins safety and well being.
"They-They took her." Even though he couldn't see her face, he knew nearly invisible tears were finally coming down her cheeks. He decided not to breech the subject further until Jaz was awake. He looked around the room and saw Velma thumbing through a stack of pictures next to two opened envelopes.
"Like, what d'you have Velms?" He walked over to her, followed by Fred, Daphne, and Scooby. They all crowded around the pictures until Velma held up just one to show Shaggy. Colby's red X.