Back on the shore of the island, Fred, Marcie and Velma were on their way to the castle.
"I can't believe we have to go back and forth" Marcie kept running.
"It's a good thing this is the last time" Velma ran "My feet are killing me"
"That's what you get for wearing heels, Velma" Henry joked "Same to you, Suzie"
"How was I supposed to know we were gonna be running through this adventure?" Suzie asked.
"Since I'm the only one wearing sneakers, I think I'm running fastest" Anne remarked. "Besides we are almost there."
In no time were the group inside Vincent's castle. As they contemplated on what to do, they heard a scream.
"Jinkies! What's going on?" Velma asked.
"I don't know, but those screams came from that way!" Fred said as he managed to pinpoint the origin of those screams.
"Then, let's go!" Henry said, and the group quickly took off.
"Golly" said Tinker "Those be some high pitched screams!"
"It's Alan!" Suzie said "I'd know that girly scream anywhere! Come on!"
Fred and the others ran to the castle. Meanwhile, Googie and her group were screaming when the party on the other side of the door opened it.
"What is the meaning of this screaming?" asked the guy that came out.
"S-s-s-sorry about that, Vincent." Googie said when she recognized the warlock.
"Mr. Van Ghoul?" Tom and Alan said at the same time "You were here all along?"
"Of course I was" said Vincent "Now what is going on here?"
Just the , Fred, Velma, Marcie, Speed Buggy's friends and the other Chan bros. and sisters arrived at the door.
"Don't worry bros!" Stanley said "Big brother is here!"
"What was that screaming about?" Fred asked when he saw Googie and her group, along with a visibly-annoyed Vincent.
Googie's group turned to each other, not sure how to explain.
Just then, Vincent CLEARED his throat before asking, "What I want to know is what you kids are doing here in my castle?"
"Well Mr. Van Ghoul," Fred gulped "It's a long story..."
Fred wasted no time explaining that they were trying to find the book and that Jenny stole it, but luckily, Crystal and Amber got it back. Except a page was ripped out.
"I see." Vincent nodded. "But now, we must figure out a way to get that page back, because it contains information that will spell trouble for us if it falls into the wrong hands, namely Dr. Zin."
"Are you telling us that..." Googie asked.
"That's right." Vincent said. "We will have to sneak onto Messick Island to get that page back."
Just then, a voice said. "Sure. You all are going to be back on the island, sooner than you think!"
They turned around and saw where the voice had come from. Standing in front of them were five teenagers in combat pose, with a tall figure with green hair in front of them.
"I don't believe it!" Vincent gasped. "Captain Planet!"
"I should've known!" Stanley folded his arms.
"We've come back for Scooby-Doo!" Captain Planet told them "Where is he?"
"We don't know where Scooby is!" Velma told him "And even if we did, we'd never tell you!"
"Yeah, never!" Suzie nodded as she folded her arms.
"Oh, yeah?" Captain Planet sneered. "In that case, it's back to Messick Island for you all."
"Now get moving!" One of the Planeteers ordered as they did their combat pose.
"Planeteers!" Planet exclaimed "Attack!"
The Planeteers all charged at Fred and the others ready to attack them.
"Let's get out of here!" Fred said.
"Say, that's not a bad idea, Fred." Googie agreed.
Fred and the others ran out of the castle and back to shore where Speed Buggy and the boats were parked.
"Speedy!" Tinker jumped into his car "Thank goodness! We gotta get outta here!"
"Sp-sp-sp-sure but why?" Speedy asked.
"No time to explain" Fred tied the boats to Speedy's bumper "Just accelerate us outta here before Captain Planet and his Planeteers get us!"
"Yeah!" Henry added "Come on!"
"You got it Henry!" Speedy said "Sp-sp-sp-sp-zoom!"
Speed Buggy accelerated on the bay way past the fog and close to the mainland, but just as they were about to reach Madelyn, Team Quest, the Hex Girls and Crystal and Amber something happened. Speedy began to slow down.
"Speedy, what's that matter?" Tinker asked. "We're not going anywhere faster."
"I sp-sp-sp-sp-can't move!" Speedy replied as he tried to sail on with all his might, to no avail.
"That's right." A voice said, and as everyone turned and looked, they were shocked to see Captain Planet and the Planeteers behind them with one of them holding a rope hooked onto the rear bumper of Speedy. "You think you can ran off from us like that, eh?"
Meanwhile, back on the shore, the rest of the group saw Fred's group in trouble.
"Uh oh." Jonny said. "They're in trouble!"
"And it looks like they've got company!" Crystal added when they saw Captain Planet and the Planeteers.
"Come on gang" said Madelyn "We've gotta save them! Ain't nobody messing with by big sister but me!"
"Leave it to us." Crystal says as Amber nodded. "We'll take care of those intruders!"
"What about the rest of us?" Dr. Quest asked. "There are six of those intruders, and they seem quite dangerous for the two of you to handle on your own."
Crystal and Amber turned to each other for a moment before turning back to the rest of the group with the latter saying, "Alright, so here's the plan, gang."
"Hex Girls, you start playing music loud enough to distract those intruders." Crystal says.
"Crystal and I will distract those intruders while the rest of you sail over and get Fred's group out of there." Amber added.
"Got it!" Race said.
While Crystal and Amber hid behind a bush to transform, the Hex Girls ran into the bus to get their music playing while Jonny, Hadji, Bandit, Race and Dr. Quest dived right into the bay to unhook the ropes from Speed Buggy. Would Crystal and Amber's plan work? Only time can tell.
Meanwhile, over at another part of the Daws Butler Woods, Charlie, Jessica, the kids and the animal characters has gotten on the bus bound for Boomerang City.
Flim-Flam sat next to Nancy. They were having a private conversation while the others were having their own with their seat mates.
"You know Nancy" said Flim "It's a good thing we're going to Boomerang City."
"Why?" Nancy asked him.
"Cause your brother's car is there" Flim-Flam reminded her "Remember?"
"Oh yeah" Nancy chuckled "Be easier to get around. Uh, Flim-Flam can I ask you a personal question?"
"Sure Nanc" Flim-Flam said "What is it?"
"It's about last night" Nancy blushed.
"Oh," Flim nervously chuckled "What about it?"
"Did you meant it?" Nancy asked eagerly. "Did you mean to kiss me?"
"K-k-kiss you?" Flim-Flam chuckled nervously.
"Mhm" Nancy nodded.
Flim-Flam swallowed nervously as Nancy batted her eyelids at him.
"I think you can say that." He replied nervously after a brief silence.
"And why did you kiss me?" She smiled flirtatiously at him.
Flim-Flam swallowed as he debates on how to reply as his heart started pounding.
"Well?" Nancy batted her eyelashes at him.
Flim-Flam couldn't take it anymore, he had to answer. These were his final hours and he would never have another chance.
He breathed in deeply and started to talk "Nancy, I-"
"Hey kiddies!" Jessica said "Get up we're in Boomerang City."
"Alright." Yogi says. "Let's go!"
Everyone got off the bus and into the city. Mimi saw something.
"Hey look!" Mimi pointed to something "There's the Chan Van and the other mystery vehicles!"
"Good" said Charlie "We'll drive it later. Now we need to find Top Cat."
"How are we gonna find him?" Cavey Jr asked Jessica.
"Hey" Jessica shrugged "A talking yellow cat with a purple hat and vest shouldn't be too hard to miss"
Flim Flam saw a crowd surrounding Top Cat and his gang "There he is!"
"That was too quick" Huck remarked.
"Now let's go meet him." Mr. Jinks says.
Top Cat and Benny were selling some cheap items to the townsfolk.
"Step right up folks!" TC exclaimed "We gots some useful items here to see the end of the world!"
Top Cat pulled out a telescope from his garbage can.
"Like this wonderful world gazer!" He showed the telescope "You can watch the world end with your loved ones!"
"What a device, TC" Benny told his boss.
Jessica, Charlie, the animals and the kids saw the whole thing.
"Typical" Jessica rolled her eyes "Top Cat is doing a con!"
"Step back Jessica, my pretty" Mr. Jinks walked to the crowd "Watch a fellow cat show you how we do it!"
"Now what is Mr. Jinks going to do?" Flim-Flam asked as they watched Mr. Jinks walking into the crowd.
"Probably land a spot in Top Cat's gang" Pixie chuckled.
Mr. Jinks walked past the crowd and went right before Top Cat and Benny.
"Nothing to see here folks" Mr. Jinks said to the crowd "Just a cat trying to get some useful information. Hey ya TC! Benny boy!"
"Mr. Jinks!" Top Cat exclaimed "So nice of you to drop by!"
"Hello Mr. Jinks" Benny waved to Mr. Jinks "How's the boy?"
"Listen here my fellow felines" Mr. Jinks said smoothly "My friends and I are on a new mission, we are to going to stop the end of the world."
"And how do you expect us to help?" Top Cat raised an eyebrow.
"Word on the street is that you know about who Scrappy-Doo's successors are" said Mr. Jinks "You'd better tell us if you want to help us save the world!"
"Sorry pal," Top Cat showed his paw "I'm on a big sale today and this is probably my last scam so we ain't telling"
"I don't know TC" Benny told him "We might be hailed as heroes if we tell them."
"No way Benny my boy" said Top Cat "I am so not speaking!"
Just then, Jessica grabbed Top Cat by his vest and looked at him with a threatening glare.
"You're going to tell us who Scrappy's successors may be and where they are, and that's that!" She said threateningly. "Otherwise, you're not going to have any customers!"
"That is correct" said Mr. Jinks "If you won't answer to me, you'll have to talk to my crazy partner!"
"Right." Huck nodded as Yogi and Boo Boo crossed their arms.
"You'd better fess up TC" said Benny "After all, all of Fancy Fancy's girlfriends have taught him not to underestimate the power of a woman."
"Don't remind me" Fancy-Fancy told Benny.
"You'd better talk TC" Jessica glared at him "Or else!"
"Or else what?" Top Cat gulped.
Jessica showed her sharp polished fingernails at him.
"Ooh" said Spook "My uncle got scratched so badly by his wife's claws. I wonder what being scratched by a human female is like."
"Okay! Okay! Okay!" Top Cat exclaimed "I'll talk! I'll talk!"
"Good." Huck remarked.
"So Top Cat, do you know anyone that was among the first creations of the Funtastic Duo?" Yogi asked.
"Yes I do!" Top Cat said "Just put me down first"
Jessica put Too Cat down and he started to explain.
"Here's the thing," he said "Their names are Ruff and Reddy. They're a cat and dog duo."
"Do you know where they are now?" Huck asked him.
"Sure" Top Cat folded his arms "But I ain't telling!"
"Remember me?" Jessica made an evil smile at him and showed her sharp nails.
"Okay! Okay!" Top Cat shouted "They're in Rome! They're visiting the Roman Holidays. You'd better get there and fast, cause they are coming home in a couple of hours."
"Rome?!" Charlie exclaimed. "We'd better get there fast."
"Them get to it! Come on boys!" Top Cat jumped back into his trash can.
Charlie, Jessica, the animals and the kids ran to the Chan Van. Good thing Hoagie's Alley was so close.
"It's a good thing I carry a spare key to the van" Charlie took out a key and got into the seat.
"But Mr. Chan," said Dixie "How are we gonna get to Rome in time? That's overseas!"
"You've never ridden this van before have you?" Charlie asked the mouse.
He pressed a button on the van's control panel and it converted into a copter.
"Wow." Pixie remarked when he saw the conversion.
"You can say that again." Dixie nodded.
"Alright Mr. C!" Flim Flam exclaimed "To Rome!"
"Right." Charlie nodded. "Let's go!"
Once everyone hopped onto the helicopter, it took off and made it's way to Rome. Prior to leaving the main continent containing Boomerland and Boomerang City, the helicopter flew over a cliffhanger.
Author's Note:
Yep! We found out who the new kings are! They are Ruff and Reddy! In case you didn't know, Ruff and Reddy was Hanna-Barbera's very first show (well, technically Tom and Jerry was their first, but that was before their company opened). It was about a dimwitted dog named Ruff and sarcastic cat named Reddy! We will learn more about them very soon!
