A/N: WOW! Two chapters in one day?!

Epilogue: Th-th-th-that's all folks! (At least until the inevitable sequel comes out.)

It was about day two of driving when they all met up at a gas station. Not only they needed the fuel, but Shaggy had business elsewhere to take care of before they could really begin their trip. So he was the first too jump out of his van before walking over to the Mystery Machines driver side window to catch Fred.

"Hey man, is everything okay?" Fred leaned out the window. He was a little nervous about springing the rest of Mystery Inc. on Shaggy, but he seemed genuinely happy to have the rest of the gang go with him on this final cross country trip before everything actually changes forever.

"It's all good, Fred." Shaggy leaned against the side view mirror. "Listen, I have to make an extra stop. You guys can go ahead to the next town. We'll meet you there and we can like, all find a hotel."

"Sounds good, mind if I ask were you are going?" Fred asked.

Shaggy took a moment to glance over at Vanna, who had followed Scooby out of the van to stretch their legs. "Just got to see an old friend."

Fred nodded, climbing out of the van to the gas pump. "I got it, it'll give us some time too. Velma found that there is an old movie theater that she really wanted to check out. Supposedly it's haunted." He rolled his eyes. It seemed that they had just left town and already there was something haunted that Velma wanted to poke around in.

Shaggy laughed. "Already?" It seemed that he had the same thoughts as Fred. But it was strange to see that Shaggy wasn't scared at the idea of something haunted. "You guys go do your own thing, we'll find you." He fist bumped Fred before leaving. "Don't unmask anyone without us!" He called out from the pump he was parked next to. Double checking to make sure that the tank is properly closed up before climbing back in. Vanna had already returned to her spot next to Shaggy, while Scooby climbed into the back to curl up on the blow up mattress.

Fred waved as the bright red van drove off into a different direction. Velma poke her head up from the back seat. "Where is he going?" She asked tiredly.

"Don't worry about it, he'll catch up with us later." Fred said, after he had finished pumping gas himself. He hoped back into the drivers seat. "We got a haunted movie theater to check out."

At this Velma perked up a little, pulling back up the information she found on her phone. "Apparently the building was built in the late fourties..." She began to share her facts that she had found, waking up Daphne in the process.

...

It wasn't a very typical neighborhood that Shaggy had pulled up in, and the house he was looking for was quite a ways off. As the occupant had intended it to be. "Where are we?" Vanna asked, leaning closer to the windshield to get a better look at the house. Despite its more neglected state, that made it stand out from the other houses it passed. It still looked lived in.

Wordlessly, Shaggy hopped out of the van, going over to the passenger side to open the door for her. "Right this way, babe."

Vanna smiled, hopping down from the van to kiss him on the cheek. "You are such a gentleman." She moved to the side to let Scooby out.

"Raaw." Scooby stood up to pat Shaggy on the cheek. "Rank's puddin."

"I wasn't talking to you." Shaggy swatted the dog away. "You know it." The dog did, in fact knew it. Who snickered at him. Shaggy breathed heavily through his nose in mild frustration, and maybe a little in embarrassment. Though he took great care not to slam the door to the van like he usually would when Scooby decided to be a snot at his expense. Afraid that he might destroy the car door in the process. Yes, he is new to the unnatural strength he is now stuck with, but he can control it.

He walked up to Vanna, gently taking her hand to lead her up to the house. He glanced back at her for a final time before ringing the doorbell. He then took a step back and waited.

The front door cracked open slightly, and a little angry wrinkled face peaked out. She adjusted her glasses before her eyes widened. Then narrowed. "Norville? What are you doing here?"

Shaggy leaned in slightly, waving slightly at the older woman. "Hi, Aunt Kay. It's been awhile."

"Yes." Kay nodded. "It has. Now goodbye." But before she could slam the door, she noticed the young woman standing next to him. She gasped.

"Kay?" It was Vannas turn to look surprised. "Is that you?"

Kay opened the door all the way, trying to stand up as straight as a possible. "Valerie..? I can't believe it."

"You're so old." Vanna didn't really mean to be so blunt. But the sight of her friend was alarming. She knew that it had been over forty years since she had last seen her, but still, the evidence was startling.

"You.. never changed." Kay was speechless. Blinking several times to make sure that the woman standing in front of her was real. "What... what happened to you?"

Vanna smiled sadly. "It's a long story..."

Kay didn't smile, or even frowned. She just stepped aside to let the three visitors in. "You know me, I'm all ears..."

For once Kay didn't struggle to invite visitors into her home. Letting Vanna explain to her what happened. Shaggy did his best not to interrupt, as he hadn't heard the whole story as well. Then he had gotten the chance to explain his side of the story. In the most detail he had gotten into with another human outside of the gang and his parents. But Kay had the right to know about what happened to her best friend, therefore she had to be made aware that the things that go bump in the night were real. To the older woman's credit, she didn't ask for any proof because seeing Vanna was enough, that and she didn't want to see her nephew shape shift in front of her. She had enough surprises for the day.

Kay poured Vanna a cup of tea, handing it to her on a saucer. Vanna noticed that it was her favorite kind, jasmine. Even after all these years, Kay remembered. "I just need a minute to process all of this." Kay said, sitting back down in the large armchair that sat across from the couch. But it didn't take long for her to start asking questions. "Why didn't you ever contact me again? I honestly began to believe that you died."

Vanna took a careful sip out of the porcelain teacup in her hand, as she wouldn't burn herself. "I figured that I had my chances, but I guess I was too scared. Because of the way I left, and was gone for so long. I'd thought you'd never wanted to speak to me again."

Kay shrugged. "I guess I would have been." She then snorted. "Better late than never, though."

"Yeah." Vanna reached out to take Kays hand. "I'm so happy to see you again. I'd honestly thought I had lost my chance to."

"I have some good years left in me." Kay squeezed her hand. "Your disappearance had hovered over my head for years, so I'm glad to know what finally happened to you."

"Same here." Vanna smiled warmly.

...

After awhile of sharing old photos and even remembering some of the mysteries that they had solved. It wast time to leave. Though they left with the promise of staying in contact. Vannas grip on Shaggys arm was fierce, so when Scooby climbed in the back and they got in the front. Vanna practically climbed on top of him, pulling him into a tight and passionate kiss. He was thrown off at first, as it had came out of nowhere. But it was a welcome surprise. Like, a really welcome surprise.

Finally she pulled back. Looking down at her man with a large grin. "Thank you, for bringing me here." She kissed him again, then going back and buckling her seatbelt. "It was like a huge weight had been lifted off of my chest."

Shaggy sat back up, grinning like a love sick dope. Not even caring that he had lipstick smeared across his mouth. "I'd figured you needed that, before we had to go to Transylvania."

"Gross." Scooby spoke up. "Ri'm still rere." Shaggy glared back at the dog, who then proceeded to fake gag to prove his point.

"Oh, sorry Scooby." Shaggy reached back scratched the top of the dogs head. "Almost forgot that you were back there."

"Reah right." Scooby returned to his little blanket nest that he had crafted earlier. Shaggy rolled his eyes, before pulling out of the driveway and leaving for the highway again.

He noticed that it was getting close to sundown now. He guessed that they had lost track of time during their visit with Aunt Kay. But they had to see her. It was the closing of several chapters in their lives. Might as well make sure everything has been said and done before they go. Change was just around the corner, and Shaggy didn't want to bring a single regret with him, and he figured that Vanna wouldn't want to as well. He meant what he said to Fred the other day, about how they should start on a high note.

So of course he found it very appropriate that they're driving off into the sunset.

End of Book One

A/N: Yes. I did mean it. There will be a sequel. This isn't the end, it won't be the end for a pretty long time. I'm thinking that you'll hear back from me sometime towards the end of the year, or early next year. Depends on the time I have.

If you're new to me, when I'm close to finishing the sequel I will post a trailer here. So keep a look out, because I will be giving a sneak peak into the Monster filled world that they're driving off to.

In the meantime, I might do smaller mini stories about the final grand adventure that Mystery Inc. is taking. I hope you'll join us. Mystery Inc. plus Vanna seems like a whole lot of trouble.

I want to thank the people who gave all the love and support to this story. It brings me joy to see that my silly little fanfiction had made someone else happy. It means the world to me when I hear from you, especially since I was so nervous posting here. I totally stepped out of my comfort zone and the usual characters I would write for. So I'm glad that it wasn't a total failure. Thank you!

I hope to see you in the next story. Until we meet again, ciao!

-HM