Chapter 2: The Road Trip

A few hours later, Belle, Rod and their friends waited for Daphne, Shaggy and Scooby.

"Why did you tell mom about this, Belle."

"Because I didn't want to get into trouble about a secret we were keeping from them and they would've known who Mr. Van Ghoul is because they all fought the 13 ghosts and with him. But, the only problem was that they only caught 12 of the ghosts. So, they're coming along with us to capture the 13th ghost."

Suddenly, the garage door opened revealing a tarp covering something big. Daphne, Shaggy and Scooby were standing right in front of the tarp.

"What are you two wearing, Dad?" Tracy asked him very puzzled.

"Not nearly enough." He said to her.

"Relax, Shaggy. We fought 12 of these, will one more ghost kill us?"

"That's the question, isn't it?"

"Kids, I want you to meet the new and improved Mystery Machine." Daphne said as she removed the tarp that covered The Mystery Machine."

"What kind of van is this, mom?" Belle asked.

"This is a Strategic All Terrain Mobile Command Unit. Mr. Van Ghoul made some upgrades to it and I was going to wait until one of your birthdays to give it to you but I guess I can give it to you now instead of this upcoming weekend."

"Thanks, mom."

"Alright gang, let's get going. Everybody in." Daphne said as she got into the driver's seat. "Do you mind if I drive the van while we find Ghoul and capture the 13th ghost?"

"It's still your van still, mom. If you need to, you can borrow it sometime." Rod said to Daphne.

"Thanks, kids, I knew I could count on you." She said as she got into the driver's seat and started the van. She stopped for a moment.

"Ms. Blake, are you ok?" Tracy asked her.

"I'm fine. It's just that it's been so long since I last drove the van. Brings back memories." She said as she drove out of the driveway and onto the open road to find Mr. Van Ghoul. As they did, Daphne's phone started to ring.

"Belle, could you get that for me?"

"Hello? Who's this? Mom, do you know a Flim Flam?"

"Put him on speaker." She said as Belle put Flim Flam on speaker. "Hey, Flim Flam, What's up?"

Flim Flam also helped Vincent and the gang capture the 13 ghosts. He even provided the gang with a gadget called the VaccuSpook.

"I had the strangest feeling that something evil is coming to the Himalayas. So, what are you up to?"

"Me, Shaggy, Scooby and the kids are heading to Vincent's castle to find him. Why don't you come down and meet us there?"

"I would, but I gotta stay at the shop in case tourists come by. But, I can see if I can meet you guys at the airport when you arrive."

"Perfect."

"One more thing before I get back to work. I have something for Shaggy when you guys come up. I'll leave it in the shop until you guys get here."

"Great, we'll see you when we get up there. Bye." She said as she hung up the phone and placed it back into her purse.

"Who' Flim Flam?" Tracy asked.

"He was the one who sold us all the snake oil we had at the garage sale and helped catch the ghosts with us. I haven't seen him in a long time."

"Like, I wonder what he looks like now?"