Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Omen
Chapter 11: Fighting Magic with Magic
Fred, Daphne, Velma, the Boo Brothers, and Scrappy stepped forward before Fred shouted to Chronos, who was in the middle of laughing before Fred interrupted.
"Hey, boney! Over here!", Fred shouted.
"Just try and take us on if you can, you bag of bones.", Freako goaded.
"Very well. You shall be the first to fall swiftly!", Chronos spoke before he zapped out black lightning from his scythe only to miss them as they scattered, although it did punch holes through the house, barely missing a box of Scooby Snacks.
"Guess snack time's over.", Shaggy spoke.
"Yeah.", Scooby spoke as he then set the box down to the ground before they ran away.
"400 years hasn't helped your aim, Skully!", Fred mocked before he and Daphne fled, as did Meako and Shreako.
"Yeah. You can barely even toss a fastball. Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck, nyuck.", Shreako laughed.
"Your mockery shall be your last!", Chronos shouted before he then flew up towards Fred, Daphne, Meako, and Shreako, who walked, and floated, over a pumpkin patch, trying not to squish them before Chronos used his scythe to reanimate 4 pumpkins into savage pumpkin monsters.
"Hungry!", one of the 4 pumpkin monsters snarled as they closed in on the pair as Chronos laughed.
The Hex Girls, not to mention the recovering Simone and Jacques, looked on as Velma and Scrappy were chased by one of the three pumpkin monsters before she turned right near a tree before the pumpkin monster panicked and wound up getting itself squashed as Velma panted for breath.
"Jinkies.", Velma spoke in exhaustion.
"You could say that again.", Scrappy panted.
Then, Chronos used his scythe to set the tree on fire by shooting out black lightning, prompting them to run quickly.
Meanwhile, Ben and Googie decided it was time as Lucifer struggled to break free.
"No! No! Let me out!", Lucifer shouted.
"Now's the time to summon her while we still can!", Ben urged.
"Got it!", Googie spoke before she and Ben spoke the same spell at the same time, causing the Grimness Book to leak out white fog with blue lightning sparks around it from the front and cover pages of the book as it went up to the sky, swirling into the same center. "Oh, mighty heavens of the Earth, hear our call! Bring back one who made the ultimate sacrifice for all! Let the Wiccan who saved us here live again and reappear!"
Then, white wisps began to leak out and form a cocoon, much to Chronos' surprise and dismay before the cocoon disappeared and showed the ghost of Sarah Ravencroft, looking as beautiful as the painting of her, save for the wavy hair, although it is even more beautiful.
"That's Sarah Ravencroft?", asked Googie.
"That's right.", Ben spoke.
"She's beautiful.", Googie admitted.
"Thank thee. Thou canst know what my bondage hath been like. Who art thou?", asked Sarah.
"Ben Ravencroft.", Ben introduced.
"And I'm Googie Neville.", Googie added.
"We're your descendants, well, more like a distant relative for her case, actually, from the modern world.", Ben added.
"Modern? Not much seems to have changed.", Sarah spoke.
"Funny. Chronos said the same thing earlier.", Googie spoke.
"Chronos? What about him?", asked Sarah.
"That's why we summoned you, Sarah. Lucifer, my archnemesis, found the Beast's Spellbook and brought him back to our world to exact his revenge.", Ben explained.
"And you can see where that got him.", Googie spoke as she pointed to the trapped man in a red ball of energy.
"Aye. That be the price Lucifer pays for summoning Chronos.", Sarah sighed.
"Do you know of a way we can send Chronos back to where he came from?", asked Ben.
"First, we need to claim the Beast's Spellbook as a catalyst for the spell.", Sarah replied just as Shaggy and Scooby grabbed the book.
"Like, we got it right here!", Shaggy shouted.
"Way to go, Shaggy!", Googie cheered.
However, Chronos turned to notice that and spoke angrily.
"My book cannot help you!", Chronos spoke, frightening Shaggy and Scooby before they ran off and Chronos then used his scythe to zap the turkey with black lightning.
"Heed my order, turkey. Destroy them!", Chronos spoke as the turkey practically bounced up and down uncontrollably, earning only Shaggy and Scooby's laughter.
"A turkey? Even we're not scared of that.", Shaggy grinned as Scooby laughed before the turkey suddenly grew in size and became a giant turkey monster, which quickly began chasing them. "Like, now we are!"
Then, the duo ran away from the giant turkey, which quickly tried to peck at them, only for Shaggy and Scooby to run more quickly, much to Chronos' amusement as he laughed.
"Now, you see why I have such a problem with the guy.", Dracula spoke to Ben.
Meanwhile, as Fred and Daphne ran, one of the pumpkin monsters caught Daphne by the leg, tripping her, and prompting Fred to go back for her.
"Daphne!", Fred shouted.
"Hungry! Eat...flesh!", the pumpkin monster snarled with a pant before it roared and then gripped Daphne's arm as she screamed.
"Don't worry!", Fred shouted as he tried to pull on the root, only for him to be trapped as well.
"Help!", Fred and Daphne shouted, catching Velma and Scrappy's attention.
"Jinkies!", Velma shouted as she turned to notice another monster headed for them right before she had enough and ran toward a butter churner, letting loose the butter and causing the monster to slip up and hit another, saving Fred and Daphne.
"Phew!", Fred sighed.
"That was awesome.", Meako grinned.
"Thanks for the save.", Daphne gratified before Lena hurried over.
"We have to set those girls free first.", Lena urged.
"And you won't be doing it alone.", Simone spoke before she and Jacques stepped forward, urging the group to take caution.
"No need to worry. We just got drained of our gris gris by that jerk of a Reaper. What say for now, we call a truce, eh?", asked Jacques.
"Meh, we'll see.", Shreako spoke in a suspicious tone.
Meanwhile, Googie spoke to Sarah.
"So, what are we supposed to do? After we get the beast's Spellbook that is.", Googie asked.
"After thou get the Spellbook, then thou must recite a spell that shall imprison the Grim Reaper with every Wiccan available present.
"Got it. Thanks, Sarah.", Googie gratified.
"Thou art welcome. I shall hold off the demon until you are ready.", Sarah assured before she flew off for Chronos.
"Understood.", Ben agreed.
"Yikes!", Shaggy and Scooby shouted.
"Come on, fellas! we'll lose that big bird in here!", Freako assured as they then went inside the costume shop with the turkey getting stuck in the doorway before it eventually stretched its neck out and tried to bite them but missed a couple of times before it went back as Scooby and Shaggy arrived at the exit, opened the door and spat out a raspberry at the giant turkey.
"See? What'd I tell ya?", Freako grinned.
"Gobble, gobble, gobble.", Shaggy joked as Scooby gave a raspberry, sticking his tongue out, before Chronos appeared at the exit, scaring them.
"I believe you have something that belongs to me.", Chronos spoke as he raised his scythe before Shaggy closed the door.
"Thou shalt not cast death on the world again, demon!", Sarah shouted as she shot a beam at the Grim Reaper, only for him to deflect the blast from the staff with his scythe before it hit the door, knocking it all the way inside as Scooby and Shaggy braced themselves on the wall as the door went through Freako and zoomed toward the giant turkey.
"Uh-Oh.", the giant turkey gobbled before the door hit him, pushing him out of the doorway, and leaving him dizzy with stars practically floating above him before he saw Shaggy and Scooby in disguise.
"Like, got the stuffing, Scoob?", asked Shaggy.
"Yeah.", Scooby replied.
"Time to baste this bird.", Shaggy spoke as he got out a big stuffer and squished the bottom two times before the giant turkey ran off in panic as Scrappy and Velma ran over to them.
"Guess he didn't have the right stuff, old buddy.", Shaggy spoke before they high-Fived each other while Scooby laughed.
"Way to scare that thing off, guys.", Velma grinned.
"Yeah. Nice use of the pun.", Freako agreed for a different reason.
"And now, the only thing left is to deal with that guy.", Scrappy spoke as he pointed to Chronos the Grim Reaper, who then roared as he flew in towards Shaggy and Scooby, who screamed and then ran away before Scooby bit into the Beast's Spellbook and ran quickly on all fours.
"Hey! Wait for me, Scoob!", Shaggy shouted before he, too ran on all fours with Chronos raising his scythe before he got blasted by a green blast from the Goblin King's staff, prompting him to turn to notice him and Sarah.
"You need not waste your time with these mortals.", the Goblin King spoke.
"Always the wise one.", Chronos spoke before he flew toward him in battle.
Meanwhile, Googie, Velma, Scrappy, Flim Flam, Vincent, Simone, Jacques, Meako, Shreako, Shaun, and Daphne freed the Hex Girls.
"Hurry!", Thorn urged before the rope fell off, freeing her and the Hex Girls.
"Thanks.", Thorn gratified.
"I am outta here.", Luna spoke.
"Yeah. That Grim Reaper's the real thing!", Dusk agreed.
Then, Scrappy stopped Thorn.
"Hold it right there! Aren't you gonna help us or something?", Scrappy asked.
"Me? What can I do?", asked Thorn.
"We need you to read that spell with Googie, Ben, and Sarah to defeat Chronos.", Velma replied.
"You are part Wiccan, aren't you?", asked Vincent.
"Only 1/16th.", Thorn replied.
"That's good enough for us. The point is, we may be stuck at getting the Beast's Spellbook for now, but when we get it, we need you to say the spell with Googie, Ben, and Sarah to send Chronos back to where he came from, for good this time!", Flim Flam stated.
"Forget it! You don't even have the book.", Thorn spoke.
"No, but that is where Uncle Scooby comes in.", Scrappy spoke before it showed Scooby running.
"Scooby! Over here!", Googie shouted to Scooby, who wound up stuck as his tail was grabbed by Chronos the Grim Reaper.
"You have hindered me for the last time, you meddling hound.", Chronos spoke as he raised his scythe and grabbed the Beast's Spellbook.
"Hound? Where?", asked Scooby.
Then, Shaggy turned back around and noticed Chronos preparing to slay Scooby with his scythe.
"Zoinks! Let my buddy go, you bag of bones!", Shaggy urges as he grabbed a bucket of water and splashed it at Chronos, puzzling him.
"What was that supposed to be?", asked Chronos.
"You're not melting. Like, it worked in 'The Wizard of Oz'.", Shaggy spoke.
"Yeah, well, you can't believe everything you read if they're not based on real events!", Googie shouted.
"Like, now you tell me.", Shaggy shouted before Chronos then roared in frustration and grabbed Shaggy by the collar.
"Perhaps I shall slay you first, mortal!", Chronos threatened as Googie noticed from far away.
"No!", Googie shouted before she ran toward Chronos, who then noticed her by surprise before she went behind him and bit into his leg, earning his scream in pain and causing him to let go of Shaggy, who dropped the bucket onto his head.
Then, as Scooby ran away, Googie grabbed the Beast's Spellbook back.
"Got it!", Googie spoke before she ran on all fours quickly and Chronos eventually broke the bucket stuck on his head.
You hear the screeching of an owl,
You hear the wind begin to howl,
You know there's zombies on the prowl,
And it's terror time again.
They've got you running though the night,
It's terror time again.
And you just might die of fright,
It's a terrifying time.
"Huh? No!", Googie exclaimed before Chronos growled and shot out black energy slashes, one for each swing, at the pumpkins, reanimating them into 2 monsters while the other half remained normal, inanimate pumpkins.
"Bring the book to me at once!", Chronos shouted.
Then, the pumpkin monsters caught up and managed to trap Shaggy, who had to toss it to Scooby.
"Scoob!", Shaggy shouted before Scooby then caught the book in his mouth and was catching up to Daphne.
"I've had enough from you!", Chronos shouted before he roared and shot out black lightning and the tree, making it come to life and then grab Scooby.
"Yikes! Daphne!", Scooby shouted as he then tossed the book to Daphne, who caught it, but was then trapped in the tree monster's roots.
"Freddy!", Daphne shouted before Fred grabbed the book and ran for Velma before he was stopped and caught by the tree monster's big root.
"Velma!", Fred shouted as he then tossed the book to Velma, who chased it and was fortunate to pick it up and head over to Lena, Simone, Jacques, Googie, Thorn, Scrappy, Flim Flam, Vincent, Dracula, and Ben.
You hear the beating of your heart,
You know the screaming's gonna start,
Here comes the really scary part,
'Cause it's terror time again.
They've got you running through the night,
It's terror time again.
Oh, you just might die of fright,
It's a terrifying time.
"Here's the spell. It's up to you guys.", Velma spoke before the vines erupted and surrounded them and Chronos laughed.
"Haven't you learned that this book is useless to mere mortals?", asked Chronos.
"Aye, but not to a Wiccan!", Sarah spoke with determination as the Grimness Book gave off a blue flash, changing the vine back to normal.
"You forget that we have the book, and we will return you back into your dimensional prison.", Ben spoke.
"Fools! You'll never be able to contain me, the soul-devouring bringer of death, Chronos the Grim Reaper!", Chronos shouted before he roared and flew off toward them.
"Now, guys!", Googie shouted.
"Ancient evil, get thee hence! Only good can recompense!", Ben began.
"For all that's good, you must pay! You must never see the light of day!", Sarah added.
"For all the misdeeds that you've done...", Thorn began as Chronos raised his scythe with a bellowing growl.
"Demon, return from whence you've come!", Googie, Ben, Sarah, and Thorn shouted before the scythe stopped right before it could touch the book, which shone brightly, blinding him with Chronos yelling in pain before he was sent back away while the dark magic was beginning to wear off as the Grimness Book procured a blue barrier.
All the trees begin to moan,
And the monsters grunt and groan,
Rotting faces full of slime,
Don't you know it's terror time?
And it's terror time again,
They've got you running through the night,
Yes, it's terror time again.
Oh, you just might die of fright,
It's a terrifying time!
"Yes! We did it, guys!", Googie shouted in joy.
"Thanks for the help, Miss Lenoir.", Lena gratified.
"Don't get too comfortable.", Miss Simone responded.
Meanwhile, Chronos got up weakly before he noticed his magics being reversed.
"Huh?", puzzled Chronos before the tree changed back to normal as did the pumpkins.
"Zoinks!", Shaggy shouted as he ducked underneath the fleeing Chronos.
"No!", Chronos shouted as the Beast's Spellbook was somehow chasing him.
Then, the Beast's Spellbook turned into a black hole and began sucking Chronos into it as the red ball vanished, dropping Lucifer into the ground, and just as Lucifer was going to leave, Chronos used his scythe to grab him by the belt just as Simone, Jacques, and Shaun met up with him as did Scooby, Shaggy and the others.
"Idiots! Death consumes all! You'll all be ruined, forgotten, spending eternity, rotting in the underworld!", Lucifer ranted.
"Really? Because it looks like you're the one going there.", Googie retorted.
"And Jacques and I are going to make sure of that.", Simone spoke as she, Jacques and Shaun closed in on Lucifer.
"What? No.", Lucifer began before he stammered while being pushed back.
"Miss Lenoir, don't!", Lena shouted.
"It's all right. That's the way it has to be, to make sure Chronos is imprisoned for good.", Simone assured.
"And if we gonna go down, we might as well do it doin' the right thing!", Jacques added before he "yee-haw'd" and pushed Lucifer further into the portal.
"If I go back to my prison, it will not be alone!", Chronos shouted before he finally dragged Lucifer, Simone, Jacques, and Shaun with him.
"No! No! NOOOOO!", Lucifer shouted before the portal closed and reverted back into the Beast's Spellbook, after which the burning tree branch fell and landed on it.
"I think it's safe to say that the Beast's Spellbook is the one horror novel that the world will never buy.", Ben spoke.
"Thank goodness.", Daphne sighed.
"Like, it would've been a hot bestseller.", Shaggy commented, earning Googie and Scrappy's giggle and laugh.
"Good one, Shaggy.", Scrappy complimented as Luna, Dusk, Lena, and Ben set McKnight and the mayor free.
"Daddy!", Thorn spoke with joy as she ran over to him and hugged him. "Are you okay?"
"You're the one I was worried about, honey, but you did it. I guess you are a witch after all.", McKnight spoke.
"A Wiccan, daddy. A Wiccan.", Thorn corrected.
"And that makes two of us. I guess you could say we're distant cousins.", Googie grinned as she walked over to them before she and Thorn giggled a bit with each other just as the mayor saw the damage that Chronos had caused.
"This is a disaster! No witch, no village! What are we gonna do for our autumn fest?!", the Mayor exclaimed.
"Well, you still have the Hex Girls.", Thorn pointed out.
"And thou still have me.", Sarah added.
"That we do, Sarah. That we do.", Ben grinned.
"And you got the Boo Brothers, too.", Freako assured.
"Oh. No offense, everyone, but I think we need a bigger attraction.", the Mayor spoke.
"Well, I guess there is one thing.", Googje spoke as she pointed to Dracula, his monsters, and the Ghoul School, much to the mayor's surprise as he gasped.
"It's okay. They're cool. In fact...,", Googie began before she walked over to him.
"Hey, Dracula. Still want revenge?", asked Googie.
"Nah, I'm not so sure I want it anymore, not after what happened to Lucifer just now. That's the one side I don't plan on walking onto anytime soon.", Dracula responded.
"Well, that's good to hear. In any case, I'll be your werewolf.", Googie assured.
"What? You will?", asked Dracula.
"Yeah. In fact, we'd all like to be monsters for one night a year, Halloween, to be exact. Well, just me and the gang at least. It is tomorrow after all.", Googie replied.
"How is that any better than, I don't know, forever?", asked Dracula.
"Doing it once a year is what makes it so festive. Besides, there's always a giant turkey.", Googie replied as she pointed to it.
"Oh, my!", Dracula exclaimed in surprise as he noticed the giant turkey before it gobbled in worry.
"Wait a minute. Where's that Revolta?", asked Scrappy.
"Forget it, Scrappy. She's not worth it.", Googie spoke.
"Like, she's already fled the coop, anyway.", Shaggy added.
"Yeah.", Scooby agreed.
"Very well. Your highness, if you would.", Dracula spoke before the Goblin King agreed for cause of celebration.
"But, of course.", the Goblin King spoke with a grin before he fired his staff at Shaggy, Velma, Fred, and Daphne.
As a result, Shaggy hiccupped before he grew brown fur, wolf ears, a wolf-like nose, and fangs while Velma groaned before growing brown fur and fangs, Fred's skin turned blue before he grew claws and fangs as his hair becomes just as well-made as Dracula's and a bit spiky, although still blonde, and Daphne's nose grew just half as long and pointy as a witch's before she was shown to be in a wicked witch's outfit with hat and had longer hair, although fortunately, no warts nor green skin there. Even the giant turkey "ooh'd" in surprise from the magic display.
"Boy. Like, do I feel hairy all of a sudden.", Shaggy admitted before he noticed himself as a werewolf, much to his surprise. "Zoinks! I'm a werewolf! Again!"
"Wow, Velma. Look at you. You look like a cute doggy.", Madelyn spoke.
"Jinkies! It looks like I'm a werewolf, tooooooo!", Velma howled uncontrollably before she covered her mouth in realization. "Did I just..?"
"Howl? Yeah, that happens sometimes. You get used to it.", Googie replied.
"Huh. At least I don't have any warts, or green skin for that matter. By the way, Freddy, that cape looks great on you.", Daphne complimented.
"Heh. Works for me.", Fred grinned.
"Yikes! Talk about a monster mash jamboree.", the Mayor spoke in surprise.
"Well, tomorrow is Halloween. I'd say that's only fitting that this happens once every year. Wouldn't you agree?", asked Ben.
"I canst know why not.", Sarah agreed.
"Perfect. Now, let's give them a spooky autumn fest they'll never forget. What do you say, Thorn?", asked Googie.
"You can count on us, Googie.", Thorn grinned.
A/N: Hello. Just wanted to let you know that it was the original version of "It's Terror Time Again" by SkyCycle from "Zombie Island". Why, you ask? Because it's better than the version from the Witch's Ghost. Trust me. Now, sadly, the next chapter will be the last for this story, but at least it ends with a party, that's for sure.
