"Yeah, so, guys? Huddle up, 'K? We're just gonna have a quick new-minion orientation. She is Madame V." Nastasia explained to the other minions, once they were all back in the platform room "She's amazing, sadastic, and evil."
"I sure am." Madame V boasted "No wonder you've been trounced up to now. You're like JUNIOR minions."
"JUNIOR?" yelled O'Chunks, insulted. "C'mere an' I'll introduce yeh to Fist Jr. an' his wee pal Slappie!"
"Gosh Madame V, but didn't you get pretty spanked too? So maybe YOU'RE the Junior!" Mimi snapped, hands on her hips.
Madame V took a step back. "Spanked, you say? Ho ho! I was scouting them, dear. He will be mine next time." He spun around and performed her hands on her hips pose. "Yes, they will know the fury of the one and only Madame V! But enough about me…I need to head to the repair bay for V-Bot modifications. L-ater!"
Madame V jumped off the platform. As Nastasia and the minions watched them take their leave, Count Bleck recited one of the passages from the Dark Prognosticus.
"'Though the two dogs shall wield formidable powers, one shall stand against him. The Woman of Bravery and Intelligence shall use the Chaos Heart's power to bring darkness to all.' Bleh heh heh heh heh…So it is written in the Dark Prognosticus."
"So what you're saying is…the "Woman of Intelligence and Bravery" is our minion-in-training, Madame V?" Dimentio asked, his voice suddenly full of curiosity.
O'Chunks stomped his foot into his platform angrily. "Whut! That makes as much sense as a beef an' broccoli sandwich!"
"Calm yourself, O'Chunks. Make ready." The Count said.
Dimentio spoke up while Mimi was still glaring angrily with her arms akimbo.
"My, aren't we hot blooded? Well, well…I suppose that's to be admired. Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to be on my way as well. Ciao!" The jester dissappeared.
Dimentio snapped his fingers and distorted the air as he teleported, Mimi now breaking out into a hissy fit.
"So poor little Mimi doesn't get to be in on the fun? This stinks." Mimi whined.
In a huff, she teleported out of the room as well, leaving Nastasia and Count Bleck alone.
"Yeah, I hate to seem like a whistle-blower here, but O'Chunks may not…Actually, even Dimentio, Mimi, AND Madame V may not be up to this…" Nastasia trailed nervously. Those heroes will collect the Pure Hearts and come here. They'll come for you…"
"Bleh heh heh heh heh…all is according to plan, Count Bleck assures you."
Nastasia frowned, now sort of hanging her head. "It's strange…nobody ever, um, cherished the universe the way you once did…And yet, you've been made to destroy it…"
"That's quite enough…Nastasia." The Count scolded his assistant.
Nastasia let her head down "If I could, um, I…"
Count Bleck heard Nastasia's quiet voice and whirled around to face her. "You'd what?"
"If only I could have, y'know, been that girl…Things could have been different…"
Count Bleck's expression didn't change as he turned away again, shaking his head.
"She cannot be replaced. You could never hope to do so, Nastasia."
Nastasia's eyes widened and she shamefully took a few steps back. "Yeah, um, I'm very sorry. That just slipped out."
Count Bleck just pulled his white top hat over his eyes. "To be sure…she is gone…Gone from all worlds, never to return…"
He said nothing more, him and the dark book teleporting out of the room. He left Nastasia alone to wallow in her guilt of even thinking about such thoughts…
While Mimi was off doing her own things, Dimentio was stalking Madame V made their way down one of the halls, back to the repair bay.
NOW TIME FOR ANOTHER ONE OF TIPPI'S STRANGE VISONS!
"What…What are you thinking? There's no possible way…No one would allow it!"
"If we can't be happy here, we must search for a place that will accept our love."
"But, Blumiere, is there such a place? Think…I can't bear to see you hurt again."
"If our love has no home…let us spend our lives searching together! So I beg of you again…Timpani, marry me! I promise I will make you happy."
"You…just won't give up, will you? Of all the crazy…stubborn…foolish men…"
"Timpani, answer me, please!"
"Blumiere, I love you. Take me away. Take me to a world where we can be happy."
Scooby, Scrappy, Shaggy, Daphne, Freddy, Josie, Melody, Valerie, Alexandra, Alexander, Alan, Sebastian, and the Pixls made it back to Boomerland.
"Now we've gotten five Pure Hearts…" Tippi announced as the gang returned to Boomerland. "This is turning into quite a collection…"
"Hey with Alexandra Cabot around, you can tho wrong." Alexandra said with a snooty smile.
"You didn't even do anything." Alan pointed out.
"Yes, yes, tee hee…that said, we owe Squirps for helping us find this one…We should be grateful…" Tippi stated.
"Hey, I helped out a lot too," added Scrappy.
"Say, Tippi…" Daphne began, clasping her hands together. "Something seems differently about you recently. You seem a little bit more cheerful…It's a nice change."
"You think so? Well, ever since Jeannie joined, I've been feeling really good…I feel like I could just hang around with you guys forever…Tee hee hee…" She giggled "Especially since Jeannie and I really get along and bond very well."
"Yes we do." Jeannie said "I feel like I know her from somewhere but I just don't know where exactly."
"So, you're all back?" Vicnent asked, approaching the group in all his wizardly glory with Googie, Flim-Flam, Gazoo, Corey, Babu, Henry, and the Johnny Quest gang by his side.
Flim-Flam then noticed Josie and the Pussycats.
"Hey!" He said "You're Josie and the Pussycats! I read about you guys all the time in Archie Comics."
"Awww look at you!" Melody said with big, puppy dog eyes "You're so adorable."
"Oh sorry." Daphne chuckled "Josie, Melody, Valerie this is my kid brother, Flim-Flam."
"Oh he's adorable." Josie said.
"And I love that mop top." Valerie agreed.
They started cuddling onto Flim and started kissing his entire face hungrily.
"So anyways..." Gazoo said "Did you find another Pure Heart in outer space?"
"Yeah, we found the fifth Pure Heart," Tippi responded. "And this one-"
A sudden flash of light blinded everyone, Tippi being caught in the middle of it. She let out a small "URK!" before her wings went perfectly still and she floated to the ground like a leaf that fell off a tree. Tippi lay, barely moving, on the ground. Scooby, Scrappy, Gazoo, and Vincent jumped, and everyone gasped in shock as Jeannie cried, "Huh? ! Wh-What!"
"Tippi!" Vincent exclaimed, quickly and carefully picking her up. "What has happened? All of you, come to my desk at once! Hurry, now!"
"Tippi..." Jeannie softly whispered.
Once they had all got to Vincent's workshop, he placed Tippi on the table that once held the Light Prognosticus. Everyone quickly gathered around, wondering if she would turn out okay.
"Very well, let's all take a breath and gather ourselves here…I'm concerned…" Vincent ordered, making the buzz among the crew simmer down considerably.
"What's going on Mr. Van Ghoul?" Shaggy asked.
"What's wrong with Tippi?" Googie asked.
"Is she gonna be okay?" Jeannie asked with tears forming in her eyes.
"I was afraid this might happen..." Vincent let his head down "Tippi may be unable to retain her Pixl form for much longer."
"Her Pixl form?" Scooby boomed, asking the question that was on everyone's mind.
"Well, you see, Tippi was not always a Pixl…I found her in her true form, a beautiful human female, exhausted, cursed to wander through dimensions forever. She was hanging by a thread…barely alive…so I had to take desperate measures…Using my ancestor's magic, I turned her soul into a Pixl…and this Tippi was born." Vincent explained.
"I can hardly believe it…" Jeannie whispered, delicately placing a hand on Scooby's shoulder.
"So where is Tippi from originally, then?" Daphne asked.
Vicent hung his head, his face now even more hidden by his massive hood. "She had lost her memory, so I have no idea who she is or where she is from…but I can't help but thinking she did not come here by chance. Fate connects us…and my intuition in this area is rarely mistaken."
"That would explain why she never seems to recall much…" Scrappy trailed, staring at the butterfly on the table. "Poor Tippi…"
A tremor suddenly shook the room, and its effects rushed all through the town. Alan looked like he was about to fall over while Josie asked, "What was that?"
"The Void has grown larger," Vincent explained. "And these tremors have become common, I am afraid. Our situation grows more dire by the moment. Will the events written in the Light Prognosticus really forestall the foretold doom?"
"Only the Woman of Intelligence and Bravery knows…" Daphne muttered under her breath.
"I will watch over Tippi." Vincent said.
"I will too." Jeannie said back.
"I'll get the Pure Heart to the next Heart Pillar." Gazoo said.
"Young heroes, help Josie and her friends find a home." Vincent said.
"We will Mr. Van Ghoul." Fred told the warlock.
Scooby and the gang had found Josie, Melody, Valerie, Alexandra, Alexander, Sebastian, and Alan a home in the cul-de-sac. While Gazoo found the Heart Pillar. Now they had to return to Vincent's castle and save the world.
"You're back." Said Tippi's soft voice
"Tippi!" Jeannie cheered, running to Tippi, Gazoo, loitering in front of the latest door on the tower.
"Hey, Tipps, you doing alright?" Flim-Flam asked. Tippi nodded.
"I'm feeling better now…let's get going." Tippi said.
"Are you sure you're feeling well enough, my dear?" Vincent asked, tilting his head.
"I'll be fine. This is no time to stay in bed anyway. And I…I want to be near Scooby and all his friends…" She assured.
"Then I will not hold you back. These good people will surely need your knowledge…Heroes. Please take good care of Tippi." Vincent said.
"Just remember this..." Gazoo told them "At the world of five titans, the heroes will meet with dark powers of purest chaos. If you fall to the Hundred, the chaos world grows and the Purity Heart fades and as that happens, the heroes will fall to the world where all souls are ended'…"
Scooby took this to heart. He knew this was pretty serious.
"You have our word," Jeannie promised, as everyone agreed in one way or another. Tippi, even though she didn't show it due to her reserved nature, was absolutely thrilled to be with the group again. She floated between Scooby and Jeannie ecstatically- it was good to be back. And she was going to do everything in her power to help out…
But…was it just her or…was she slowly, very slowly…getting her memories back?
Still worried about Tippi's condition, Scooby-Doo and friends opened the fifth door. They still needed to find three Pure Hearts…but the imminent destruction of the world was approaching at an alarming pace. Would Scooby have enough time to save the day? And what foul trick would Count Bleck and his goons come up with next? This adventure grew more dangerous…and more thrilling…with every step!
Author's Note:
Well, next chapter, we are gonna get more details on Jeannie and Tippi. We will also get to see what happened to Marcie and the other toons. Stay tuned!