Chapter 12
The rest of our gang, Fred, Velma, Daphne, Scooby and now recently Andrew Lasius have made it to the spider side. It was getting dark out as they finally made it to the castle. Everyone sighed in relief."It feels like I can take a nap for hours" Daphne sighed, tiredly. Scooby Doo was pretty tired too, but , he wouldn't rest until he found Shaggy."No. I am not resting until I get my Rhaggy back" Scooby said, determined. Fred pat Scooby on the head as he said,"And we're getting him back, Scoob". Fred gave Scooby another scooby snack."We can't just walk inside" Velma warned them."We can get caught".
"You're right. We're just gonna half to sneak in" Fred said."But how?" Andrew wondered. Fred thought for a moment, then snapped his fingers."A grappling hook, so we can sneak in through the window". After searching for items to make the hook, the gang finally made the hook."Lets hope this works" Daphne hoped as she crossed her fingers. It was completely dark out now. Fred swung the grappling hook to the highest window on the castle. The hook hung onto the window. Everyone else was impressed."Wow!" Velma cried, amazed."I'm impressed that actually worked, Fred Jones. Even on the highest window. That's great work". Fred smiled.
"Thanks. Alright gang, lets go get Shaggy back". The friends all climbed up the grappling hook. Fred was surprised by what he saw when he looked through the tallest window. He saw a bunch of ants and giant spiders in the same room. His eyes widened."Whoa" he cried. Everyone in the room looked at the boy."Who the heck are you?" a spider asked.
"F-F-Fred J-Jones" Fred stammered, he couldn't believe how big these spiders were. It terrified him.
"I-I'm looking for a Sh-Shaggy… Shaggy Rogers"."Yeah. We're wondering where he is too" another spider jumped into the conversation."The kid has been gone for three hours".
"I bet he got caught" Liam said."I was afraid of that. He's probably locked up for real". Fred came into the room through the window. The rest of the gang followed."Where's Rhaggy" Scooby demanded."I want my Rhaggy".
"We don't know where he is, talking dog" Liam told him. Scooby growled at Liam.
"He's gotta be around here somewhere" Velma said. Fred started to run out of the room to find Shaggy. The others followed. As the gang were searching the castle, they heard crying. Wait a minute… crying!?
"Do you guys hear that?" Fred asked. Daphne, Velma, and Andrew nodded. Scooby sniffed around to see where it was coming from. He stopped at the closet Shaggy was in."It's in here" Scooby told the gang. All of the sudden, the crying stopped. They heard a quick sniffle, then they heard a voice. \
"Scooby?" the sad voice questioned. Scooby wagged his tail excitedly."Rhaggy!" Scooby cried. The gang ran up to the closet."Shaggy are you okay" Velma asked."Like, yeah. I'm just glad you guys are here. Even though I can't see you" the teen told them."Hold tight, Shaggy. We're going to get you outta there" Daphne reassured him."Like, hurry. Please" Shaggy cried. The gang looked around. Daphne found a sharp chicken bone."Here. Use this" she said and tossed the chicken bone. The bone went under the door to the other side. Shaggy picked it up and used it to unlock the door. The closet door unlocked. Shaggy pushed the door open and stepped out.
"Shaggy!" the gang cried. The friends all hugged each other."We're so glad you're okay" Daphne cried. When the friends stopped hugging, Shaggy looked at Andrew.
"Hello Norville" Andrew greeted."Like, hello. How do you know my real name?" Shaggy asked. Andrew sighed."I thought you wouldn't remember".
"Like, remember what?" Shaggy wondered. Andrew sighed again."We were best friends when we were really little. Then, Mr. Carpenter took you back to your real parents when we were four. We're both eighteen now. I'm Andrew Lasius by the way". Andrew held out his hand for Shaggy. Shaggy grabbed Andrew's hand and smiled."Call me Shaggy". Shaggy pulled Andrew into a hug.
"You don't know how long I waited for that hug… Shaggy' Andrew said, happily when they were done hugging."Probably too long" Shaggy added with a small smile.
"What are we supposed to do now?" Daphne wondered."Like, stop this war" Shaggy answered."But how" Scooby also wondered. Shaggy shrugged."Like, I have no idea. I never stopped a war before"."But, we stopped the evil entity from causing the end of the world" Velma added."If we can save our world from dying we can stop a war".
"No. You guys can't stop the war" Shaggy told them."But, like, I can". Velma ran towards Shaggy and gave him a hug."I am so proud of you, Norville" she said. Shaggy smiled. Then, Velma kissed Shaggy on his lips. Shaggy closed his eyes as he smiled even more."Let's get out of here, guys" Fred told them."Wait a minute" Daphne started."What's that?" she asked as she pointed at something shiny in the closet. Shaggy turned around to see what Daphne was pointing at. Shaggy started to walk towards it."Like, I have no idea" Shaggy said. Shaggy grabbed the big, heavy, shiny object from a shelf. The shiny object is a treasure chest.
"It's a treasure chest" Shaggy told them. Shaggy brought the treasure chest out and sat it down on the floor. Shaggy walked back into the closet and grabbed a key that was on the same shelf as the treasure chest. The key is a golden color. Shaggy walked back to the chest and bent down.
"What's in it?" Scooby asked."I think we're just about to find out, pal" Shaggy told him. Shaggy slowly put the key in the key hole and turned it. Shaggy opened up the treasure chest. The gang were amazed by what they saw. A bunch of diamonds, gold and expensive jewelry.
"Wow" Velma cried."Incredible"."I can't believe the spider king has something this expensive" Andrew said. Shaggy put his hand inside and moved it around. He suddenly grabbed on a heavy piece of paper. The eighteen year old pulled it out. It's an envelope!
"Like, should I open it?" Shaggy questioned."Open it" Velma told him. "Open it" Fred also said."Open it" Daphne said as well. Shaggy slowly opened the envelope. The gang were shocked by what they saw. A hand written letter was inside, as well as a picture of Shaggy as a baby sleeping."Like, this is me" Shaggy said, amazed. He turned the picture over, it read… 'Norville Carpenter age- 1'. Shaggy frowned. He had to deal with the fact that his real surname wasn't Rogers, but instead, Carpenter. Shaggy started to read the letter out loud to his friends.
Dear Ryant Carpenter
Congratulations on the new baby. He is so cute. I can't believe you took him from the human world. I don't know how you managed to do that. But, apparently… I can't allow that. I know you are in charge of all the underworld, but not for long. You hear that, Carpenter? I am going to be the new one in charge around here and I'm the first gonna start by taking your new child, Norville. Better take care of him while you can. I'm going to take him when you least aspect it. He'll be mine soon. I might even change his first name. You'll be without a child again, Ryant. Watch your back!
Sincerely
King Cyrus
"Wow. I can't believe it" Velma said."I know. Like, he meant to take me this whole time. My whole life has been a lie" Shaggy said, sadly."Hey! What are you kids doing here?" Cyrus cried. The gang all looked at Cyrus."What have you done? Give me that back" Cyrus demanded and took the treasure chest away from the kids. Shaggy stood up to face Cyrus."Like, no!".
"What did you say, little boy?" Cyrus taunted."Like, that treasure chest isn't yours. It wasn't yours to began with. It's Ryant's! You stole it from him, which began this whole stupid war before I was born in the first place!" Shaggy cried, angrily. The gang gasped. They haven't seen Shaggy this angry before."You're just asking for trouble, boy. Don't make me give you another punishment" Cyrus threatened.
"I am so tired of everyone treating me like a little kid. I am an adult now. I'm eighteen! Like, I was sent here to stop the war so, that's what I'm gonna do" Shaggy cried. Suddenly, a crashing sound was heard. Everyone screamed in fright."Who broke into my castle?" Cyrus growled. He pointed at the friends."Don't go anywhere, children! I'll be back in five minutes". Cyrus took off to see who broke into his castle. After he was gone, Fred cried out,"let's go gang!". The kids and Scooby Doo took off as well. They were running like crazy. All around the castle, up the stairs, from room to room, through the halls, and down the stairs. Shaggy was holding the treasure chest as they ran. They stopped running as they were running towards the spider king. Cyrus turned around to face the kids.
"Norville!?" a voice cried from behind Cyrus. It was Ryant!"Ryant!?" Shaggy called out."What are you doing here?". Ryant walked up closer."I came to save you, son. I was so worried that I came to get you myself. I didn't know what I would do if I lost you too, kiddo. I love you so much" Ryant told him."Like, if you love me that much, you know what the best thing to do for me is… let me go back home. My real home on earth, with my human parents". Ryant sighed."You're right, Norville. I did it before and I can do it again. You're going home". Shaggy smiled a small smile."Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! This kid isn't going anywhere. Face it, Norville Carpenter. You have no real no real surname. You were born on earth, then Ryant took you and raised you when you were little, and then he brought you back to your human parents. You have no real mother, no real father… You're all alone" Cyrus taunted.
"That's not true!" Scooby Doo said as he stepped up to protect his owner."He's not alone. Rhaggy has me and our friends. Mrs. Rogers gave birth to him. I will always protect and love my Rhaggy. He's my boy!… and I will not let you hurt him"."Quiet! Dog!" Cyrus said. Scooby growled."Thanks Scoob" Shaggy thanked."I love you too". Shaggy put down the treasure chest and Scooby jumped in Shaggy's arms, and licked him. Ryant noticed the treasure chest."Hey. That looks familiar". Ryant walked up to the treasure chest."This is my treasure! The money's back! My money is back!" Ryant cheered. The gang cheered and high-fived each other."Thank you, Norville. Thank you, Mystery Incorporated" Ryant thanked.
"Does this mean the war is over" Daphne wondered."No!" Cyrus shouted."The war is not over! I am not going back to being poor!".
"Well, this treasure wasn't yours to began with" Ryant told him. Scooby jumped out of Shaggy's arms.
"Like, call me crazy. But, why not split the money" Shaggy suggested. Ryant and Cyrus laughed."Children" Cyrus laughed."Always sharing. Always innocent. Always thinking of an easy way out".
"No. I'm serious" Shaggy said."Write out a contract, to split the money equally so both sides have enough and sign the contract".
"There has to be another way" Cyrus thought."Alright, then" Shaggy shrugged."Then, like, keep having this stupid pointless war for the rest of our lives". Ryant shrugged.
"I think Norville is right"."We should at least give it a try" Cyrus sighed, although he wasn't completely happy with the idea.
"Great" Shaggy said. Then, looked at Velma."Velma, can you like, write out a contract"."Sure thing, Shaggy" Velma said, then got to work. Ryant walked up to his 'son'."You sure about this, Norville". Shaggy shrugged.
"Hey, you have to do something. Besides, this war went on long enough, don't ya think". Time passed, and Velma was done writing the contract. She set the paper down on a table.
"Alright. You two read this, then sign your John Hancock's on the bottom". Cyrus and Ryant looked at Velma with a confused look on their faces."John Hancock?" Ryant asked."Whatever" Velma sighed."Just some… guy. Write down your signatures". Ryant and Cyrus signed the contract. Velma grabbed the contract.
"Great, thanks. The war is over! Just split the treasure in half and there ya go". Velma gave half of the treasure to Cyrus while, Ryant kept the other half that was kept in the treasure chest. Ryant smiled and messed Shaggy's hair up with his hand."That's my boy" Ryant said. Ryant saw Andrew.
"I see ya found Andrew Lasius. Your old friend"."Actually, we found him, Mr. Carpenter" Fred told him. Ryant took Shaggy to the side, away from his friends for a moment. Ryant sighed.
"Norville… Andrew is the old friend of yours when you guys were only two. Until I took you back to your parents. I lied to you saying that he died and that his parents moved because, well, I didn't want you to leave me. Finding out the truth about everything. His parents know why I took you as my son when you were a baby. I lost my real son Anthem and my wife Antabelle in the war long before you were born, so… I just wanted a child to build that void that I have. So, I made you my son. Your real name is Norville Carpenter instead of Norville Rogers. That was your cover up name so the humans wouldn't find out about the underworld and you being the son of a creature of the underworld. We also didn't want you to be labeled as a creature of the underworld, even though you're still human. I'm so sorry" Ryant apologized. Shaggy smiled.
"It's okay, dad. Like, I forgive you. But, I still want to go home. Plus, I need my phone back before I go".
"Right. Your phone. We can get that back from Uncle Rick before ya go" Ryant told him.
Authors Note: Well, that was chapter 12. That was a longer chapter since It's the chapter right before the last chapter. Plus, I needed to cover some things up as well. The last chapter of the story will be posted some time next month. We're finally at the end of the story. Please favorite, follow, and review. Thank you… Next Chapter!
