Chapter 7

End Of Dream

Eighteen year old, Shaggy Rogers woke up with a start. His heart was pounding, realizing it was just a dream, he tried to calm down. His breathing started to go back to normal, but he was still scared by his dream. He pulled his knees to his chest."I wanna go home" he whimpered to himself.

Meanwhile, back in the real world, the rest of the Mystery Inc gang were at Velma's house."Guys, I might know somebody who can help us get to Shaggy" Velma started."Really? Who?" Fred wondered. Scooby agreed."Reah. I want my Rhaggy"."Well, I don't know her personally, but I watch her online. She does these experiments. She makes magic. Her name is Modonna Madune" Velma said and went to her website on her computer. Velma clicked on one of Modonna's videos.

"Hello, welcome back to my website" Modonna said in her video."Today I will show you how to make your own snow. If you live in a place with no snow, here is your solution to have a bottle of snow in your home". After the video, Velma clicked on the shop section of the website."She actually lives right here in Chrystal Cove. She has a store here too". The store name and address to it was listed in the section.

"Looks like she's opened at 9:00 am to 5pm. How about we go there tomorrow and ask her if she has any idea how to get to the underworld" Velma suggested. Fred thought for a moment."Well, what other choice do we have. Who else in Chrystal Cove do we know who might have access to the underworld". Fred turned to Daphne and Scooby."What do you guys think?". Daphne put her hands on her boyfriend's shoulders."I think it's worth a shot. We have to do it for Shaggy"."Res" Scooby said, determined."For Rhaggy". The next day after breakfast, the gang went to the shop.

"Hello, Miss Modonna" Velma called out."Please, call me Modonna" Modonna said as she stepped out of her office. Velma smiled.

"Hello, Modonna. It's nice to meet you. I watch your videos. I'm Velma and these are my friends, Fred, Daphne and Scooby Doo. We solve mysteries. We're here to see if you can help us find our missing friend, Shaggy Rogers".

"Mysteries you say. Oh, I love Mysteries" Modonna started. Velma's eyes sparkled in interest."Really? You do"."Yes, I love reading about mysteries and watching mystery shows"."Great. We think our friend is in the underworld" Fred told her. The young beautiful women with short blond hair frowned.

"The underworld you say". She shook her head and continued."Kids. I've been trying to avoid the underworld for a long time. Longer than you can imagine"."But, why?" Scooby questioned. Modonna looked at the gang,sadly."Come with me in my office". The gang did so."No one knows this, but… I was in the underworld for a long time. You see, I am a witch" she confessed. Daphne looked at her in surprise.

"So, that's why you make all this magic stuff"."Yes, It's also the reason why I look young. I may look like I'm 40, but, really, I'm 145 years old. I just use my magic to make myself look young and disguise myself. I'm hiding myself from the public. I'm also hiding myself from the underworld. I had a tragic time there. For a while I was fine, then somehow when I was out at night doing my magic spells someone saw me. They told on me to the king. The next day, the king told me to get out or else he'll burn me at the stake. The other king from the other side has been looking for me ever since. I assume he wants me dead too. That's why I moved here and disguised myself. I used to live on this Earth centuries ago. I grew up on Earth. That's when I was cursed by an evil being. I used to be a normal human being, but this evil thing gave me witch powers. That's why I'm a witch and I'm still alive today" Modanna explained.

"Jinkies. That's really interesting. Have you always been named Modanna?" Velma wondered.

"Of course. My real human name is Modanna Brooker. I grew up juist like any normal human child at the time. I used my imagination, hung out with friends, played with toys that were made at the time and I helped out my parents with survival stuff for our family. I was so happy back then. Life was so much easier. Then, an evil being cursed me with these powers when I was fifty five" Modanna explained sadly.

"Jeepers! You had these powers since you were fifty five!" Daphne cried. Modanna nodded.

"Yes. I've been working on a spell, along with a potion to go back to that time so I wouldn't get these powers. I would live a normal human life without worrying about being a witch. I've been working on this for 50 years".

"Have you've gotten close?" Daphne wondered. Modanna nodded. "Yes. My surroundings started to change, but sadly, it stopped. I've been trying to add to it, but no luck yet". Fred thought of an idea."Hey, do you think theirs a way we can send a message to Shaggy". Modanna smiled."Yes. Theirs a spell that can let you contact beings from another world".

"That's great. Would he be able to send a message back?" Fred asked. Modanna shook her head as she frowned."Sadly, no. You see, the underworld isn't as advanced in technology like this one. They're still trying to work on their first black and white tv. They have things like the light bulb and the radio,but it would take them centuries before they would have their first smart phone"."Well, please let us at least send a text" Fred said. Modanna nodded with a smile."Of course". Modanna said the spell, then looked at the friends.

"Send the text now, while you have the chance. You have 60 seconds before the text portal closes". Fred took his phone out and started texting Shaggy. He typed as fast as he could and sent the text with only 43 seconds left to spare. He looked up at Modanna."All done, now. Thank you, Modanna" he thanked her. Modanna nodded with a warm smile on her face. This is what the text said…

Hey Shag, I hope you're doing okay and that theirs nothing wrong. Me and the gang… and Scooby are trying to come to you. We are with a really nice witch who is helping us get to you. She was also in the underworld before. You wont be able to text back, but I just wanted to make sure you're doing okay and let you know that we're trying to come to you. Bye for now.