The evil men strode in from either side, disappointed they didn't trap Mystery Inc. in the middle. "Peew, what's that smell?" questioned Zarkos. One of that statue knights stood straighter, lucky not to be caught moving. Shaggy was in that knight costume, Fred was in the other. Velma sat as the orange robed wizard at the left end, Daphne as the pretty in pink princess to the right end near Fred. Scooby Doo was concealed within the dragon knight armour.
"Sir, they found the Daemon Ritus." Zarkos was fuming. He lifted the dwarfed warrior to his level, breathing spit on his face.
"For your sake they better not have gone far!" growled Zarkos.
Daphne and Velma exchanged glances, sharing a common thought. The Daemon Ritus must have been the golden pyramid Daphne had bravely taken.
"It is time to summon the big muchachos" declared Zarkos. Storming off, the gang let themselves fall out of character.
"Like oh no!" groaned Shaggy, letting another one rip. The sound vibrated within the armour and caused a small explosion within the wizard's cauldron. Scooby Doo laughed as he, Shaggy and Fred got out of their armour.

Daphne watched Fred emerge from the armour, realising the metaphor included. He was her knight in shining armour. He saw her watching him and threw her his most alluring smile. Velma and Daphne began to change out of their outfits. Fred kept his eyes locked on Daphne. She was his princess, his fair maiden and so desperately wanted to be her prince. She turned around and returned a smile while Scooby had ran ahead and found a staff entrance door. The gang cheerfully ran to the door, laughing about the danger they had faced. Daphne and Velma finished dumping their costumes to the side. Velma, Shaggy and Scooby ran ahead as Daphne waited for Fred to shut the door behind them. Fred caught up to Daphne and took her hand, squeezing hers slightly causing her whole body to pulse. She did the same back, and caused the exact same feeling in his body. The gang was tired from running so they slumped down in the golden sand on the beach. Daphne laid her head on Fred's shoulder, tired from the sprint. Shaggy and Scooby had gone to look for food, and Velma had followed them to make sure they weren't seen by Zarkos or N'goo Tauna, the shaven man she met at the Spookapalooza tribal dance.

Fred stroked Daphne's hair, and she hugged him tightly. She told him all about the cart, and how she nearly was stabbed to the wall. She then explained how she found the room with the gold pedestal and the Daemon Ritus, and the cage that nearly encased her.
"You were right Daph" he laughed, "You did save yourself."
"I guess I did, didn't I?" she said proudly.
Their eyes met and neither one of them wanted to break the stare. The moon was a brilliant white, reflecting on the eternal blue ocean. The stars were like a thousand candles flickering in the big black sky. Fred placed his hand under Daphne's chin and lifted her lips towards his. Her eyes sparkled like glass in the sun. They both closed their eyes and knew that they had waited what had seemed an eternity for this moment.
"Like all you can eat needs to be on at all hours of the day man" Shaggy complained.
Fred and Daphne quickly parted, both equally disappointed that their moment had been interrupted. He placed his hand over hers and they both knew that's all they could do for now. Daphne didn't want the gang to find out, not until she was certain that they could be together. Velma patted Shaggy on the back. "Don't worry Shaggy, there's always breakfast." His face lit up and he and Scooby proceeded to fantasize about a buffet breakfast.
"Let's locate Mr. Mondavarious and inform him of our findings" announced Velma. They all were happy to do so. Daphne jogged up next to Velma, discussing the golden pyramid she had found. Velma was impressed, Daphne had played an important part in their search. Shaggy walked with Fred and told him about what happened to him and Scooby Doo when the castle was active. They were wrangled to the wall by killer sausages, which turned out to be plastic. They tried to eat their way through it but it didn't work. "Reminds me of the time when we tried to eat that guy in the hot dog costume" laughed Shaggy. They gleefully entered the hotel lobby, "Mystery Inc. you all seem rather cheery. Good news I hope?"

Fred immediately took charge. "Mr. Mononucleosis?"
Mr. Mondavarious rolled his eyes at Fred's mispronunciation, but decided not to correct him. "Yes?"
"We have hit a clue smorgasbord" Fred said, proudly pointing at the golden pyramid in Velma's hands. Daphne chimed in. "We have three suspects as to who's behind this evil hoody." Velma had one suspect in her intellectual mind. "N'goo Tauna, he believes your theme park's been built on enchanted ground."
Daphne had her own suspicions. "The Voodoo Man, who shrewdly tricked me into going to the castle."
Fred pointed an accusing finger at Mr. Mondavarious. "And you."
"Me?"
"Alright gang" commanded Fred, ignoring Mr. Mondavarious's shock "let's split up. We'll meet back here in a half out. I'll interview employees to see if they've noticed anything odd."
Velma examined the pyramid and knew that she would have to figure out its meaning. "I'm gonna get to work translating these inscriptions that Daphne found." Daphne knew that her and Velma would have to put their heads together. "I'll go research cults on the net." They high-fived and went their own ways. Fred's eyes followed Daphne, longing for some alone time with her. "I'm a suspect?" questioned Mr, Mondavarious.
"Don't take it personally. It's mostly just because you creep me out" reassured the blonde leader.
"Oh I see. Oh" sighed a relieved Mr. Mondavarious. "Fine." And with that, Fred also left. His mind alternated between the mystery and Daphne, and suddenly Fred felt like the biggest mystery would be whether or not he would ever win the girl.