Author's Note;
In honor of the Funky Phantom's most recent appearance in the second episode of Scooby-Doo and Guess Who, we are going to do his story right now! Here it is boys! It's Funky Phantom time!
Our story begins in the Anderson Family car, where we see Augie, Skip and the Funky Phantom driving with Skip and Augie's mother and aunt to some sort of special occasion.
"Thanks for agreeing to come with us to our family reunion in Gatorsburg, Mudsy." said Skip.
"I didn't agree, you made me come, don't you know?" Mudsy pointed out. "What's this family reunion for anyways?"
"Our grandad is going to show some stuff that our cousin, Corey is going to inherit." Augie explained.
"And what sort of stuff are we talking about?" Mudsy raised an eyebrow.
"Family heirlooms that have been passed down for generations." Slip explained. "It's sort of a right of passage thing."
"I had something like that back home, only we had to pass on walking sticks and spatulas, don't you know?" Mudsy said.
"How come?" Skip asked.
"Trust me, you don't wanna know." Mudsy deadpanned.
Skip and Augie glanced at each other before they both shrugged.
Eventually, they all arrived at the Drowsy Gator Hotel.
"Okay boys, here we are." Kathy said. "Now remember, your great grandad wants this reunion to go smoothly, so no goofing off. Remember last time?"
Skip and Augie gulped. "Yes ma'am."
"Good." Kathy nodded. "And make sure that Mudsy here doesn't spook everyone to death."
"Hey, I resent that remark, I am offended, on-fended even." Mudsy retorted.
"Either way, you know what I'm talking about." Kathy deadpanned.
"Now come on." Emma said as they got out of the car. "I want to get settled into our room before the ceremony."
"Right behind ya, auntie." Augie said.
Soon, the group were at their guest room unpacking the luggage.
"You're aunt and I are gonna freshen up in the bathroom." Kathy said as she and Emma went into the bathroom. "You three had better be ready by the time we're done, cause I can't go to the reunion looking like this, oy vey."
"Yes ma'am." Augie and Skip nodded.
"You have my word as a revolutionary, don't you know?" Mudsy nodded.
As soon as Kathy and Emma went inside, Skip and Augie began putting on their suits.
"I still can't believe that Corey is being given with his inheritance before the rest of us." Augie remarked as he put on his tie.
"Well he is almost 18, so grandad obviously trusts him as an adult." Skip remarked. "Mudsy, did you ever reach a certain age in your family to inherit something important?"
"Yeah." Augie nodded. "There's gotta be a certain age in your day regarding inheritance."
"It's funny you should mention that, dear boys." Mudsy rubbed his chin. "You see, in the Muddlemore Family, the most vital age is none other than 21. At that age, you become a full fledged adult and are entitled to take the mantle for something. When I turned 21, I got none other than the incredible, incomparable, amazing..."
Just then, Kathy and Emma came out of the bath room.
"Okay boys, we are all finished." Kathy said. "I sure hope you are too."
"Almost done, Mom." Augie said.
Skip tried to put on his tie. "Ugh, this is so hard! I can't get this stupid tie on!"
"Allow me." Mudsy said.
The Funky Phantom flew around Skip and before he knew it, Skip's tie was all tied up.
"There you have it." Mudsy beamed.
"Gee, thanks Mudsy." Skip smoothed his tie.
"It's what comes with being a spirit of 1776, don't you know?" Mudsy remarked.
"Now that you're done yakking around, let's get downstairs to the ceremony." Kathy said as she and Emma got out of the room. "This is a time honored and sacred tradition and I ain't missing it."
"Besides, if something goes wrong, I don't wanna miss it." Emma added.
Augie and Skip both swallowed as they followed their mothers down the stairs.
They made it to the reception hall, where they saw a bunch of their relatives gathered together and sitting at tables.
"Heavens to Delaware, I haven't seen this much people since the Battle of Valley Forge." Mudsy said.
"Well, we do have a huge family, Mudsy." Skip interjected.
"Come on, let's go take a seat." Augie said.
Mudsy and the boys walked to find a table and the boys' cousin sitting at a table by himself.
"There's Corey!" Skip pointed to their cousin. "Come on!"
The trio sat at the table with Corey.
"Hey Corey." Augie and Skip said in unison.
"Hello little cousins, so glad you finally made it." Corey smirked. "Today's the day I become a man, while you two are still little babies."
"Yeah, we know." Skip grumbled.
"So anyways, who's the pasty, ghostly looking feller with you?" asked Corey.
"Oh him!" Skip gulped. "Well that's, uh...um..."
"That's our new border!" Augie quickly said. "He's staying with us so we can pay for rent!"
"Ah, yes...that's right!" Skip quickly joined in.
"Right, Mudsy?" Augie winked at the ghost.
"Technically, yes." Mudsy said.
"Well it's nice to meet you, Mudsy." Augie shook Mudsy's hand. "Say, why do you look so pale? You should get out in the sun more."
Just then, some sort of fanfare was playing. It was time for the ceremony.
"Later." Augie said. "We better head over now."
Mudsy and the boys headed over to the reception hall and took their seats.
"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming to the Anderson family inheritance ceremony!" said the speaker. "And introducing the man who will be passing on these priceless heirlooms, Rabbi Nathan!"
An old rabbi man came up to the speaker and everyone cheered.
"Alright enough, you're making my ears explode." He said. "Thank you family members for coming to see my grandson change from a child into a man and now here he is, Corey Anderson!"
There were some claps from everyone as Corey made his way onto the podium.
"Thank you, thank you, I know, I know I've deserved this." Corey said smugly.
"Great, son." said Nathan. "Now, we must get on with the ceremony! Drum roll, please."
One of the guys in the audience started playing a drum roll as Nathan reached into a box.
"This my dear grandson, is a most prized family heirloom." He showed Corey an ancient scroll. "This ancient scroll, said to contain such great power beyond compare. It is now yours."
Skip and Augie both arched their eyebrows at the sight of the ancient scroll.
"Thank you, grandad." Corey took the scroll in his hands. "I will treasure it always."
"And that's exactly what you will do!" said Nathan. "Because this scroll is just for looking, not using!"
"Huh? What're you talking about?" asked Corey.
"Let's just say that this scroll contains something that can be very dangerous if it falls into the wrong hands." Nathan said.
"Don't worry pops, I can easily handle whatever this thing contains." Corey boasted. "After all, I'm the one who has inherited it."
"That may be, but what this scroll contains could be too dangerous for mortal eyes." Nathan explained. "It could bring the end of time as we know it! Just ask the last holder."
There was some cricket sounds as Nathan made the remark.
"Uh, yeah, I'll keep that in mind." Corey said awkwardly.
Soon enough, it was time for everyone to mingle and eat. The band started playing music as everyone started chatting away.
"Gee, that cousin of yours seems to be really sure of himself with that scroll thingy, don't you know?" Mudsy said to the boys.
"Yeah, he's even more smug than Augie." Skip remarked.
"And that's saying something." Augie remarked as he glared at Skip.
"I see your point, your pointer, even." Mudsy said. "But what could that Corey character possibly do that's so reckless? Reckful, even?"
Meanwhile, Corey was looking at the scroll outside of the hotel.
"What could be in this thing that's so dangerous?" He wondered. "It's just a piece of paper. It's not like it's gonna destroy the world or nothing."
Squinting at the text on the scroll, Corey continued, "All I see is just some monjo-jombo."
Everything was written in Hebrew language and most of it was a bit smudged and faded out.
"I don't get what grandad was worried about, I can barely even read the writing." Corey thought.
He then went into his pocket, took out a magnifying glass and looked through the writing.
"Hmmm..." Corey squinted his eyes as he look at the Hebrew text.
He used his magnifying glass to carefully identify the letters.
"Spell for creating your own guardian golem..." He read. "You will need the following items for this spell: dirt, iron, or steel, four candles of the elemental color you are going to use, strong faith in a deity that you follow, a small offering such as food or wine, and a jewel of the color that represents you. Seems like I can handle it just fine."
He then scrolled the paper back up and proceeded to return to the hotel, unaware that has he did so, the text began to flash purple.
Author's Note:
Well folks, looks like Corey has filled himself with a bit of false delusions on that ancient heirloom. Can this be stopped before the reunion is ruined? Stay tuned!