Scooby-Doo! and The Menagerie Ghoul

by Carter Egbert

During a trip to Menagerie, Scooby and the gang have a run in with the Belladonna family who Daphne openly admits to her family having a meeting with the Belladonnas when Daphne was 6 years old. When Blake vanishes, it is up to Mystery Inc. to not only solve the mystery of The Menagerie Ghoul, but to locate Blake Belladonna before the worst can happen to her.

7. The true identity of The Menagerie Ghoul

PREVIOUSLY...

The group all walked up to the Menagerie Ghoul, who struggled to get out of the net.

"Okay, everyone, time to see who's behind the mystery of this mutated wolf creature." Fred says

Considering the size of the mask, Ghira reached forward with both hands, pulling off the mask and revealing...

"John MacRatheiber.?!" Shaggy, Scooby, Fred, Daphne, and Blake all say in unison and surprise

"Yeah, it was me!" MacRatheiber snaps. "I did all of The Menagerie Ghoul's work! I sis all of it!"

"Cause of the White Fang messing up your life?" Velma asked getting a confirmation growl and she turned to the others. "He did all of this cause not only did the White Fang ruin his life, but he found some confidential files that detailed future plans. I took a look at them and they were...not really pleasant to say the least."

"I get it. So he created The Menagerie Ghoul in order to cover up that it was him destroying the towers, using a chemical he created that was acidic to wood." Fred replies

"And when he feared we were getting close to exposing him, that's when he hid a spare costume in the Belladonna Family Home and kidnapped Blake in an attempt to scare us away." Daphne adds

"And, he, like, covered the costume in phosphorus paint to give it that eerie glow." Shaggy comments. "He also mixed the paint with the acidic to wood chemical so he could give the full illusion that he was glowing and was able to burn through the wood*

MacRatheiber growled and snapped, "I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you pesky kids and your stupid mutt!"

Later, a sort of honor feast was held in Mystery Inc.'s honor since not only did The Menagerie Ghoul destroy White Fang towers, but random homes as well. Currently, though, Fred had changed into a white shirt with a blue collar, an ascot around his neck, bluejeans, and brown laced shoes.

Shaggy and Scooby, well, mainly Shaggy was chowing down on some food. Once he had finished putting together a sandwich, that's when The Menagerie Ghoul's head popped up on the opposite end of the table he was at.

"Yikes!" Shaggy screamed. "That creep's back again!"

Shaggy quickly took off, dropping his sandwich on the table.

Just then, Scooby's paw comes up and takes off the mask, revealing it was just Scooby under the mask as he tossed it to the side. He then grabs the sandwich and eats it in one bite.

"Scooby-Dooby-Doo!" Scooby cheered, before chuckling and winking at the audience

THE END