After making sure that Golden Freddy's wrists were bound behind his back, the gang led him out the now open entrance, where their adoring public had already gathered.
"Fred! What happened in there?!" asked one of the reporters.
"It's a long story, and there's no way you're going to believe it. The important thing is that we got our man."
"Now let's see who Golden Freddy really is." said Velma.
It was Shaggy's turn to take off the mask.
"Googie!"
"Who?" asked Fred.
"She was with me, Scooby, and… you know who when we were kidnapped by Dracula!" said Shaggy.
"Reah! Racula!"
"Wait a minute…"
A good look told Velma that this was just another mask.
"Johnny Bravo!"
"Johnny Bravo? It can't be, he's too stupid to pull off something like this." said Daphne.
"Flim-Flam?! Scooby-Dum?! The Powerpuff Girls?! Scott Cawthon?! Kattalnuva?!"
"Rhose rhat?" asked Scooby.
"Alright, enough with the silly masks!"
Daphne pulled off the last mask, and every gasped.
"The Joker!?"
"Who were you expecting, Santa Claus?" the Joker laughed "Or maybe that psychotic nephew of yours… And they say I'm crazy. I mean sure, I've killed a lot of people, and I do mean a LOT of people, but at least I didn't raise an entire army of monsters and try to wipe out all of humanity because I got kicked out of a band… though I do admit that does sound really fun."
Joker turned his gaze on Scooby.
"Does it run in the family? Are you sure there isn't any madness inside of you?"
Scooby growled and showed his teeth.
"I heard he had escaped from Arkham Asylum, but why come here of all places? Why come after us?" asked Velma.
"You people always ask why… Why? Why? Why? WHY!? You see… the question you should be asking isn't why… it's why not? But I guess if I had to pick a reason, I guess it would be good old fashioned revenge, or do you not remember the fun times we've had together in the past? I sure do… Only one person gets to dance this dance with me, and yet for people who aren't Batman, you meddling kids and your dumb dog have been a real pain in my ass, more than once."
"What about Penguin?" asked Fred.
"What about Penguin?" said the Joker sarcastically "It's not like bird brain and I are joined at the hip or something."
"Why involve this infamous old restaurant?" asked Daphne.
"Again with the whys! Normally I'd just kill you, burn your houses to the ground, and make sure everyone knew it was me. I'm a narcissist, just one of the many things that make me so interesting. But every time I do that, our favorite lunatic dressed like a bat shows up and spoils all the fun. If it meant I'd be the one to put you kiddies in your place, I was willing to swallow my pride just this once. Besides, I thought it would be funny."
Suddenly there was a loud roar of engines across the skies.
"I think we all know who that is." said Velma.
A large black aircraft came streaking across the sky. Once it reached the restaurant it hovered in the air, and Batman descended.
"Nice work kids, you too Scooby."
"Rah, rit ras rothing."
"The clown's all yours man." said Shaggy.
"Oh come on guys, I thought we were having a nudist party." laughed the Joker "I even brought my own lotion."
Batman socked the Joker in the side of the head, sending him collapsing to the ground.
"That ought to shut him up for a while."
Batman took the Joker back up into the Batwing, and was off into the sunrise.
"I don't know about you guys, but I need a hot bath and a long sleep." said Daphne.
"Can we get some breakfast first?" asked Shaggy "I think we've earned it."
"Yeah-yeah-yeah!" said Scooby.
"Okay, breakfast."
They drove off into the rising sun inside the Mystery Machine.
"After last night, I'm not going to be able eat pizza for a long time." said Fred.
"Me neither, not for at least a month." said Shaggy "Okay a week… or less."
They all laughed.
"Scooby-Dooby-Doo!"
The End
Okay, for those of you that think the Joker was a little random and I didn't give enough clues, I did put a few in the story, but I didn't want it to be painfully obvious. Here's what you may have missed.
In Chapter 4, at the Prize Corner, Daphne sees that it's 1000 tickets for a "sighing flute". This is a very subtle reference to "The Caped Crusader Caper", the second time Scooby and the gang helped Batman and Robin catch Joker and Penguin.
In Chapter 5, while exploring Pirate Cove, the gang sees that the posted rules have crossed out and replaced with, EVERYTHING IS A LOT MORE FUN WITHOUT RULES. This is a reference to what Joker says in "The Dark Knight."
In Chapter 8, when the gang reaches the living quarters, they find old newspaper clippings from the 1970s. Shaggy sees one that says, "Unidentified flying object sighted flying over Fazbear Entertainment construction sight" This part is just a joke in reference to a similar newspaper clipping Shaggy found during an unrelated case. The important part is that it's from the 1970's, this is when Scooby and the gang met up with Batman and Robin.
All those extra masks the Joker wore are in fact jokes.
And for those of you that don't get the Powerpuff Girls joke, here's a brief history lesson. Back during the 90's, Cartoon Network wanted to see which of their many characters should be their President. Scooby won, defeating The Powerpuff Girls, Bugs Bunny, and Dexter in the final four.
Thanks for reading!
