A couple of days later, the
Mystery Machine made its way into the outskirts of Metropolis. Throughout
the ride, all the teens had discussed different mysteries, including some
that were strikingly similar. The only difference, they determined, was
that Scooby-Doo's monsters and ghosts turned out to be crooks and hooligans
while the Super Friends' ghouls were real.
As Daphne and Velma viewed
the sights, the Wonder Twins gave Freddie the directions as to where they
were supposed to go. Within an hour, the group pulled up at a beautiful
building with a man-made lake and a star-shaped island.
"This is it," Jayna said.
"The Hall of Justice."
"It's beautiful," said Daphne.
"I've never seen such a spectacular piece of architecture."
Zan stated, "That's nothing.
Wanna take a look inside?"
The group all agreed and
jumped out of the van.
When they reached the glass
doors, Gleek and Scooby both noticed a note. Gleek took the note and gave
it to Zan.
Zan opened the note, which said: Dear Wonder Twins & Gleek,
we have gone to investigate a theft in Denver. We will return as soon as
possible. The Super Friends.
"Well, looks like they're
out. That's okay." Zan then approached the door.
A voice said, "This is Justice
League computer. Who enters the Hall of Justice?"
Jayna answered, "The Wonder
Twins, Gleek, four other teenagers, and one dog."
A camera came down from
the ceiling and closely examined the group. After a close inspection of
Scooby-Doo and his friends, the computer voice said, "Everyone may enter."
The glass doors opened,
and everyone stepped into the Hall of Justice.
Shaggy was in awe. "Like,
wow! I've never seen so many buttons, switches and gadgets all in one place."
"I must admit," said Velma,
"I haven't either." Being the scientific person of the group, even she
had not seen so many technological advances and devices under one roof.
Freddie was a little concerned
about one thing. "Jayna, does that computer think we're intruders?"
"Oh, no, it doesn't. What
it did for you and your friends was it checked against possible suspects
around the world. Luckily, I think the computer recognized you as amateur
detectives, right?"
"That is correct," replied
the computer. "Some of the cases solved by Scooby-Doo and his friends have
been recognized by national newspapers."
"Jeepers!" said Daphne.
"I guess this computer really does know who's good and who's bad."
As the Wonder Twins showed
the mystery solvers around the Hall of Justice, two jets and a flying individual
arrived. One jet was blue and black while the other was invisible.
When they were at the glass
door, a blond-haired gentleman wearing an orange shirt and green tights
noticed the note was missing. "Looks like the twins are back from their
vacation."
A pretty woman with a tiara
said, "Yes, they're back just in time to help us figure out this theft."
When the five individuals
entered the Hall, they started calling for the Wonder Twins to come out.
They responded and brought
Scooby-Doo and his friends out as well.
A gentleman wearing a red-and-blue
costume with a huge "S" on his jersey asked, "Say, who are your friends?"
Scooby-Doo was a little
apprehensive when he saw the first three big people. However, when he noticed
a gentleman in a blue-and-gray costume and a younger man wearing an outfit
of red, yellow, and green, he instantly shouted, "Rr-Batman and Robin!"
Robin, the younger of the
Dynamic Duo, knew who just said their names. "Holy memories! I'd know that
voice anywhere. That's Scooby-Doo!"
Batman saw Shaggy trying
to hide under the conference table. "Shaggy, is that you?"
Shaggy looked up from the
corner. He was frightened, but upon seeing Batman, he gasped with excitement.
"I don't believe it. It is Batman!"
The rest of Scooby's crew
were shocked to see the Caped Crusaders after so long.
As they were shaking hands
and celebrating their reunion, the Twins, Gleek, and the other three individuals
were puzzled.
The woman with the tiara
asked, "All of you know each other?"
"That's right," Robin replied.
"Scooby and his friends helped us solve a couple of mysteries in Gotham
City, mostly involving the Joker and the Penguin."
The three other heroes were
excited about the two adventures shared, but there was one thing Batman
wanted to know. "How did you find the Hall of Justice?"
"It's our fault, Batman,"
Zan admitted. "They had nothing else to do and agreed to give us a ride
back to Metropolis in their Mystery Machine."
"That's all right. Fred,
what do you say about you and your friends meeting our fellow Super Friends?"
"We'd love to!"
Batman introduced Scooby
and company first. Then he introduced the detectives to his fellow super
heroes. "You probably know who they are, but I know you haven't met them
before. First of all, this is our Man of Steel, Superman." Of course, Batman
referred to the hero in red and blue with the "S."
Superman easily demonstrated
the title by lifting a 2-ton piece of equipment he meant to put away earlier
but was interrupted by the computer's Trouble Alert signal.
Velma was amazed. "I've
heard so much about Superman, and I can certainly see why he's called 'The
Man of Steel.'"
Shaggy went up close and
asked, "Like, are you invulnerable?"
Superman answered, "Unfortunately,
no, I'm not. The only two things in the universe to which I'm susceptible
to weakness are kryptonite and a red sun."
"A red sun? I thought the
sun was always yellow."
"It is, Shaggy. My super
strength is reliant under the rays of a yellow sun, but a red sun takes
my powers away completely."
Robin added, "You see, like
the Wonder Twins, Superman comes from another planet called Krypton."
"Sadly, it exploded in a
series of violent quakes when I was an infant. Now, Earth is my home, and
I always want to keep it safe."
"Oh, wow," said Freddie,
"do you think anything like that could happen here?"
"You never know. That's
why we have to be ready at any time for action."
Batman went on with the
introductions. "This pretty woman with the tiara is Wonder Woman, the Amazing
Amazon."
Daphne noticed her beautiful
costume. "You look so lovely in that costume."
"Thank you, Daphne."
"How did you get it, anyway?"
"Well, I come from an island
in the Atlantic called Paradise Island, and it's occupied by all women.
Anyway, I had to win a contest against the best warriors for the chance
to come to the United States. My mother had no idea that I competed in
the contest, yet when I did win, she had no choice but to let me go to
fight the enemies of World War II."
"You mean you've been here
for over 30 years? You don't look a day over 25 years old!"
"Aging is usually not a
problem for Amazonians. Say, would you like to see something really funny?"
"You bet!"
"All right, but we'll need
Scooby-Doo's help on this one."
After Daphne called Scooby
up, Wonder Woman said, "Okay, Scooby. I want to ask you this simple question.
Are you a brave Great Dane?"
"Of course I am," replied
Scooby.
"Are you sure?" She then
took a lasso from her waist. "Now, I'm going to make the grip just tight
enough to make you say something important."
When Scooby felt the grip
of the lasso, he confessed. "No, I'm a scaredy dog."
"How'd you get him to tell
the truth?" asked Freddie.
"Simple," answered Wonder
Woman, "my magic lasso forces people to tell the truth. I can also control
it telepathically. Watch this." Using only her mind, she commanded the
lasso to spell out Scooby-Doo's name.
The group was impressed
with her abilities. Then, Freddie noticed her bracelets. "Say, are those
bracelets tough?"
"Absolutely. Made from a
rare element called feminium, they can deflect any laser beam or bullet,
as long as you can move fast enough to do it."
There was a light-hearted
laugh by everyone in the room.
Robin then introduced the
last person, the man with the orange-and-green outfit. "Finally, this is
Aquaman, the King of the Seas."
"How do you do, kids," said
Aquaman.
"It's a pleasure to meet
you," said Velma. "Do you have any special abilities?"
"Not to sound like I'm bragging,
but I can breathe underwater without using any equipment and communicate
with just about every sea creature telepathically."
"Wait a minute. You can
breathe underwater without any equipment at all? How's that possible?"
"To make a long story short,
Velma, I'm a descendant of the ancient city of Atlantis."
"Atlantis!? But I thought
that--"
"It didn't exist? Well,
I didn't know it, either, until my mother told me on her deathbed. She
explained to me that she came from the lost city and had the ability to
breathe underwater, as well as being able to communicate with sea creatures.
After she did pass away, I quickly started learning how to swim at fantastic
speeds and master my telepathic powers. Nowadays, whenever I do need help,
I can call on my friends of the sea."
"Jinkies, that's neat! You
can call on any of your sea friends at a moment's notice, and you've got
help in no time!"
"Exactly. Now, may I ask
how all of you got together in a short amount of time?"
Jayna explained the whole
story about the rescue at the mountains and the meeting among one another.
Batman and the others gave
a hearty laugh, but then he became very serious. "Kids, you could not have
come here at a better time because we just might need your help."
"Like, how?" Shaggy asked.
"Come join us at the conference
desk and we'll explain."
As the Super Friends took
the seats, the other teens and Scooby stood around them and listened intently
to Wonder Woman.
"There was a theft two days
ago, and some valuable minerals were stolen from a train en route from
Salt Lake City to Denver. The government scientists in Denver were going
to examine those minerals and see if it was possible to use them in the
development of irrigation sites in the world's deserts. People in those
areas have to travel hundreds of miles at a stretch just to get food and
water."
"I've heard about that,"
Velma said. "One of those scientists is an old friend of mine, Professor
Reginald Wilson."
"Professor Wilson just happens
to be one of the scientists working on the situation," Superman said. "The
plan was for them to report their findings to the United Nations. If the
results were good, the U.N. would give the go-ahead to begin construction
on making irrigation sites in all deserts, particularly the growing Sahara."
"The sites would all be
underground," added Aquaman, "so it wouldn't take up too much water and
possibly flood the area. After all, the scientists have been working for
years on how to get the people living in the deserts to be able to have
food without destroying the fragile ecological balance."
Daphne agreed. "So how do
we find the minerals?"
"That's just it," Robin
said. "When we heard about the minerals being stolen and went to investigate,
the scientists thought the two engineers might have taken them. However,
all they saw was an old woman going onto the track and pointed something
at them. The rest is a complete blank to them, and we have no idea who
could have taken the minerals and replaced them with the fakes."
"Hmm," said Velma seriously.
"The only way to find out about this is to go to the spot where the theft
may have taken place."
Batman had no doubts in
his mind. "You're right, Velma. Besides, Professor Wilson should be able
to recognize--" He was interrupted by a loud beeping sound.
Scooby-Doo panicked and
jumped right into Shaggy's arms.
Shaggy, shaking at the knees,
yelled, "Like, what was that?"
Superman quickly answered,
"It's the Justice League Trouble Alert signal."
Running up to the screen
controls, Wonder Woman activated the view screen to find out what was happening.
"Super Friends," said an
elderly gentleman in a gray suit and tie, "this is Wilbur Robbins, curator
of the Metropolis Museum of Natural History."
"What is it, Mr. Robbins?"
she asked.
"The Clairborn Diamond just
arrived here at the museum, and I would feel better if some of the Super
Friends would come here and guard it overnight, until the opening show
tomorrow morning."
"Of course, Mr. Robbins.
Since we have two other Super Friends on stand-by, they could take the
job."
"Thank you very much. I'll
be looking forward to having some extra security here at the museum. After
all, the Clairborn Diamond is one of the most valuable diamonds in the
world."
As soon as the screen faded
out, Wonder Woman put out another signal. "Hall of Justice calling Green
Lantern and the Flash. Come in, Green Lantern and Flash."
In a split screen effect,
one hero with a green mask and a green, black, and white costume appeared
on the left part of the screen, while the other in an all red costume with
a pair of wings at his ears appeared on the right side. "This is Green
Lantern," said the hero on the left.
"Flash here," said the hero
on the right.
Freddie knew who they were
in an instant. "Green Lantern can do anything with his power ring, unless
there's something yellow around, and the Flash is the fastest man on Earth."
Wonder Woman spoke into
the microphone. "You're needed at the Metropolis Museum of Natural History
to guard the Clairborn Diamond tonight. Can you do the job?"
Green Lantern said, "I'll
be there in no time."
"I should arrive there in
a few minutes," responded the Flash.
"Roger." She turned off
the screen and turned to the others. "If someone tries to steal that diamond,
he or she is going to have a hard time getting out with two of the best
on the job."
"That's for sure," said
Daphne. "Only thing is, what if the thief or thieves do get away with the
diamond?"
"Not to worry, Daphne. In
case of trouble, we make sure that a tiny homing device is attached to
the diamond, and we can track it anywhere in the world."
"Who knows," Velma noted,
"there may be a connection between the mineral robbery and the diamond,
if it gets stolen."
That night, in the museum,
Green Lantern and Flash were sitting in the room where the Clairborn Diamond
was being locked up. Just before the diamond was locked away for the evening,
they placed a microtransmitter in the middle of the large gem, just in
case it would slip away from them.
Also on their rounds were
four security guards, making sure there was no one else in the museum after
hours. Of the four, though, only two were the honest guards. Two others
were actually disguised criminals working for Dr. Kendall, and they were
going to steal the diamond.
Back at the Hall of Justice,
the Super Friends and Scooby and company established communication with
Professor Wilson and started talking further about the theft of the minerals
that were to be used for special experiments.
"Velma, it's so nice to
see your pretty face again," said Professor Wilson.
"I'm happy to see you, too,"
Velma stated happily. "It's been over ten years since I saw you demonstrate
the power of a volcano by using just vinegar and baking soda. Now you're
a top scientist working for the United Nations."
"Yes, but I'm afraid our
latest project will have to be put on hold because of those missing minerals.
Without them, there's no way we can continue with the project, and we may
get set back years in this vital program."
"We understand, Professor,"
said an considerate Batman. "We had already talked about the two engineers
that were found innocent because they had no idea the minerals were stolen
en route."
"Correct, Batman. However,
they do know where the strange situation took place, so how about you and
your friends meet me at the location."
"What are the coordinates?"
"Approximately 39 degrees
North, 106 degrees West."
Aquaman placed the coordinates
into the computer to project the exact position on a map. "It looks like
the location of the robbery would have to be somewhere in Colorado's part
of the Rocky Mountains."
"Very well," said Professor
Wilson. "I'll meet you there as soon as possible."
As the screen faded to black,
Wonder Woman turned to Velma and her friends and asked, "Would all of you
like to come with us?"
The teenage detectives nodded
wildly with excitement.
"All right, then. How about
Velma and Daphne ride with Aquaman and me in the Invisible Jet while the
others ride with Batman and Robin?"
"Like, that's okay with
me," said Shaggy.
All the heroes and detectives
took off for that particular spot in Colorado where the theft of the minerals
occurred.
Meanwhile, back at the museum,
the two dishonest guards were about to make their move. First, Agent 2-2
distracted one of the honest guards and knocked him out cold with the nightstick.
As for Agent 2-4, he was able to administer sleeping gas to the other truthful
guard, putting that one out for a long time.
The two thieves were about
to sneak into the safe where the Clairborn Diamond was being held. Unfortunately,
when they entered the room with the safe, they suddenly noticed two extra
guards.
2-2 said, "I don't believe
it! It's the Flash and Green Lantern!"
"Now how are we going to
get the diamond?" asked 2-4.
"I don't know, but maybe
the boss does." Getting out his mini-radio, 2-2 contacted Dr. Kendall.
"We've got a problem here, boss. The Flash and Green Lantern are guarding
the safe with the rock!"
Dr. Kendall spoke into his
microphone. "I should have known the Super Friends were going to be there
to guard the diamond. However, I think I know what you can do. 2-4, you
can stop the Flash by luring him into the museum's Arctic Room, where the
temperature is cold enough to slow him down. 2-2, there's a way to stop
Green Lantern. Go to the storage room and get a can of yellow paint. If
you splash him with that, his power ring becomes as useless as a cubic
zirconium. Oh, and one more thing. Make sure you take their Justice League
radios. This way, they won't be able to call for help anytime soon."
"All right, boss, we'll
get right on it."
Turning of the radio, the
two crooks decided to create a diversion. They both went to where the security
system main line was hooked up and then cut the wiring to make sure that
no one would know what was going on.
The two then went to the
Safe Room and told the heroes that someone had been able to break into
the museum and cut the alarm system.
"Don't worry," said Green
Lantern. "The thief will not get very far with all of us on the job. We'll
split up and search for them."
Green Lantern went with
Agent 2-2 to the South Wing while Flash went along with Agent 2-4 to the
North Wing, neither hero suspecting that the two guards were really two
of Dr. Kendall's agents, trying to steal the diamond.
As 2-4 led Flash to the
Arctic Room, where temperatures could be as cold as -200 degrees, the two
discussed about the reasoning behind trying to rob the diamond.
"Well, here we are," said
2-4. "Pretty cold, isn't it?"
"It sure is," replied the
Flash. "If I were to get locked in here, I probably would freeze in a hurry."
The guard slowly did a sneak-up
on the Flash and tediously took his radio away. "Aw, we wouldn't want that
to happen to you, now would we?" the thief asked as he slowly moved back
toward the door.
"Oh, no. I get plenty of
chills each time I have to face my arch-rival, Captain Cold. Anyway, are
you having any luck finding clues?"
"Uh, no," said 2-4, and
as he started to close the door, he cruelly said, "and you won't be able
to find any clues when you're frozen solid!"
The Flash turned around
and saw the door close up in front of him. "Wait, stop! Don't leave me
in here!"
The crooked guard locked
the door from the outside, and he immediately took off to find his partner.
When the Flash wanted to
use his radio to contact Green Lantern, he noticed it was missing from
his belt! "Oh, no! Without my radio, I'm in serious trouble!"
Meanwhile, at the South
Wing, Green Lantern and the other guard (actually Agent 2-2 in disguise)
went looking for the alleged thief. "I hope we find the person who wants
to steal the diamond before he actually steals it," said Green Lantern.
"I agree with you," said
Agent 2-2. "After all, some people will want to steal it for monetary value,
while others may steal it for a more scientific purpose."
"What scientific value could
be in the Clairborn Diamond?"
Agent 2-2 picked up the
can of yellow paint and sneakingly put it behind his back. Then, as soon
as he was close enough, he slowly turned his body into a position where
he would toss the paint on Green Lantern.
Green Lantern did not hear
a response from the guard, but as soon as he turned around, he noticed
something wrong. "Hold it! What are you doing with that can of paint?"
"Just makin' sure the boss
gets that diamond for his device, that's all!" With that in mind, he splattered
the yellow paint all over Green Lantern. To add insult to injury, the paint
caused Green Lantern's radio to short out completely, making him unable
to contact anyone.
Then, to make matters worse,
the guard grabbed Green Lantern and locked him in the storage room. The
thief then ran for the Safe Room to join his partner in robbing the Clairborn
Diamond for Dr. Kendall.
"Great galaxies!" the hero
yelled. "My power ring is completely useless on this yellow wall paint!"
When he tried to use his radio, he didn't realize that it short-circuited
from the paint until it was too late. "It looks like two of the guards
with which we were working were really thieves, but did that one say something
about a device?" Realizing something else important, he said to himself,
"I'll have to figure it out later. Flash may be in trouble, so I'd better
find him first."
Back at the Safe Room, Agents
2-2 and 2-4 met and explained what they did to get rid of the two heroes.
Almost immediately, 2-2 used a stethoscope to click the combination of
the safe. In mere moments they were able to get into the safe and quickly
stole the diamond.
At the same time as action
took place at the museum, Scooby-Doo and his friends joined the Super Friends
in the trip to meet Professor Wilson at the point of intercept in the Colorado
Rockies, where the mineral theft took place.
The kids remembered to wear
winter gear because at 9000 feet it was very cold. "Brrrrrr," said Scooby.
Professor Wilson described
the situation as everyone listened purposefully. "We've had very little
to go on, so far, only a few footprints. Nothing that could really help
us at this point."
"Why don't we all split
up and look for anything else out of the ordinary?" Freddie suggested.
"Good idea," said Superman.
"We could cover a lot more ground that way."
In a very unusual split,
Freddie went with Superman and Aquaman, Daphne and Wonder Woman teamed
up, Velma and Professor Wilson joined Batman and Robin, and Shaggy and
Scooby tagged up with the Wonder Twins and Gleek.
As everyone went looking
around for clues, an old hermit living in the mountains heard all the noise
and came out to see what was happening. He was a lonely soul, trying to
live his life as he always did, as a mountain man. However, he could not
help hearing the clamor and wanted to investigate himself.
As the Twins, Gleek, Shaggy,
and Scooby investigated their part, about half-a-mile away form the mountain
top, Gleek and Scooby noticed a strange object hanging on a tree. The two
animals sounded off, alerting their masters.
Jayna was first to make
the approach. "What is it, you two?"
Gleek pointed to the tree
in question and was able to spot the object.
Shaggy yelled, "I'll get
it!" He ran up the side and grabbed the object. "It looks like a pink scarf."
As soon as he noticed a shadow lurking above him, however, he yelled, "Yikes!
There's a ghost up there!" He then ran off, screaming for help.
Everyone else heard Shaggy's
shrieking and came to his aid.
"What's wrong, Shaggy?"
asked Batman.
"There's a ghost up there
in the mountain!"
When Batman turned on his
flashlight and shined it on the top, he noticed the hermit as he tried
to run away.
"Wait, come back! We don't
mean to hurt you. We just need your help."
The hermit asked, "Why do
you want my help for?"
Wonder Woman replied, "Just
come down and let's talk. We're friendly folks trying to solve a mystery,
that's all."
The hermit slowly approached
the group and said, "This ain't a trick, right?"
"No tricks," said an assuring
Velma.
When they all met together
at the midpoint of the mountain, Professor Wilson gave the hermit a cup
of hot chocolate to warm him up some. Then he asked an important question.
"Sir, did you see anything strange a couple of nights ago, like a train?"
After a sip of hot chocolate,
the hermit answered, "Well, as a matter of fact, yes, I did see a train
passing by two nights ago. I also saw something really weird."
"What was that, sir?" asked
Daphne.
"I noticed an old lady walkin'
right on to the track. Then she put something in front of her and made
the train stop. After that, I saw a group of oddly dressed people step
into the train with a box. I didn't see 'em take anything 'cause they came
out of there with the same box. As soon as they were gone, the lady stepped
off the track and put the hand down. The train went a-movin' again, and
that was that."
He took another sip of his
hot chocolate when he noticed something Shaggy was holding. "Wait a minute!
That scarf you're holding! That's the one that old lady wore!"
Everyone else took notice
to the pink scarf. Aquaman asked, "Shaggy, where did you find that pink
scarf?"
"It was up on that tree
over there."
Robin came up with an immediate
theory. "More than likely the train blew the scarf into the tree up there."
Velma then took the scarf
from Shaggy and noticed the fine print on the label. "It says, 'Metropolis
Acting Company.' Hmmm, do you think that--"
Batman took over. "The old
lady who stopped the train was no old lady? I certainly do."
Zan then said, "Remember
back at the camping trip I asked what would happen if we all had a mystery
together? Well, it looks like it's about to happen after all."
"You're right," said Freddie.
"Scooby-Doo and his friends team up with the Super Friends for a very bizarre
mystery."
"And the only concrete clue
we have," said Jayna, "is this pink scarf which obviously comes from Metropolis."
"I wish there were more
to this than what we have," Superman said, feeling troubled. "We must find
those minerals, and soon."
Back at the museum in Metropolis,
the guard who was given sleeping gas finally woke up and wondered what
time it was. When he noticed that two hours had passed, he went back
to the Safe Room to check on the Clairborn Diamond. It was too late, though,
as he discovered. "Aw, nuts, the diamond's gone. And where are Green Lantern
and the Flash?"
As the guard walked down
the hall of the North Wing, he heard a pounding sound coming from the Arctic
Room. He immediately ran to the door and unlocked it. Opening the door,
he saw the Flash run out of the room and go into a dizzy spin to warm up
his body.
"Flash, are you all right?"
"Yes," he responded with
a shiver. "I am now, thanks to you." Learning that this guard helped him,
Flash knew for sure that this was an honest guard. "Two of the four guards
here are thieves, and--"
"I know. They've already
stolen the diamond. Right now we need to find Green Lantern and the other
guard."
"I could cover more ground
looking for the guard, but you know every inch of the museum. You'll have
a better chance of finding Green Lantern if you check all the storage rooms."
"Okay, let's find them."
Within minutes, the first guard found Green Lantern locked up in the storage
room. "Oh, brother, are you all right?"
"Yes, but is there a way
you could get this yellow paint off of me?"
"Sure. Come with me and
I'll get it rinsed off. You're lucky it's water-based."
Moments later, the Flash
found the other good guard, out cold near the dinosaur exhibit.
In a short time, the two
truthful guards and the two heroes were together again in the Safe Room.
"It looks like the two crooks
got away with the diamond," said the Flash, dismayed by what had happened.
"Yes," said the second honest
guard, "I should have known that they'd go after one of the most valuable
diamonds in the world."
"I don't know," Green Lantern
noted. "One of the thieves mentioned that the diamond was meant to work
for some special device, but what could it possibly mean?"
"We'll have to wait and
see," said the Flash. "In the meantime we'd better report to the Hall of
Justice and let the other Super Friends know what has happened."
At Dr. Kendall's hideout,
just outside Metropolis, the two thieves gave the Clairborn Diamond to
their boss.
"After we took out the guards
and the super heroes," said Agent 2-4, "it was real easy to get the diamond."
"Nice work, both of you,"
said a happy Dr. Kendall. "At last, we have everything we need to put our
vegetation device to work."
He then used a diamond-eye
scoper to look at the diamond to make sure it was the right one and not
a fake. In the process, though, he spotted a tiny device planted on the
top. "Oh, dear. I should have known about this. The Super Friends planted
a microtransmitter on the diamond in order to track us here. Well, I'm
afraid it won't work because I have four other microtransmitters I could
use against them and throw them all off our trail for good, leaving us
to use the vegetation ray on the Sahara desert."
"Wait a minute," said Serena,
"I have one other question. How are you going to aim it for the Sahara?"
"We'll use the old satellite
that was put out of service by NASA last year as our point of reflection.
If my calculations are right, we may as well take off for our special destination
to put the device to work. In addition my dear, your mastery of disguise
may be needed where we are going, at least in order to scare any curious
people."
Agent 2-1 asked, "What about
the Super Friends?"
"Don't worry about them,"
said Dr. Kendall. "We'll send them all on a wild goose chase, and with
your help, no one will ever know where we are at all."
A short time later, the Super
Friends, Scooby and company, and Professor Wilson returned to the Hall
of Justice in response to Green Lantern and Flash's emergency call, telling
them the diamond was stolen.
"Those crooks were prepared
for everything," the Flash noted. "They were able to get away with the
diamond and leave the rest of us in the dust."
"Don't worry, Flash," said
Freddie, "there's still the microtransmitter that was on the diamond."
"You're right," said Green
Lantern. "We can still track it down. However, there's something bothering
me."
"What's that?" asked Aquaman.
"One of the thieves mentioned
something about a device the diamond was to be used for. I still don't
quite understand."
Professor Wilson grasped
the idea immediately. "Hold on, Green Lantern. I think I've got it. There
was a brilliant scientist by the name of Dr. Aaron Kendall who came up
with some kind of device that would have been used to create vegetation
in the deserts of the world, but his plans were rejected because of not
enough field testing and the possible environmental implications it would
have in those areas."
Batman added, "I'm also
willing to bet that those minerals stolen from the train are to be the
fuel for such a device."
"Great Athena!" exclaimed
Wonder Woman. "It looks like this mystery may be solved in a hurry."
Velma nodded with her word.
"Now all we have to do is to trace the microtransmitter and we find Kendall,
the thieves, the device, the minerals, and the Clairborn Diamond."
Gleek walked up to the computer
and pressed the button to activate the microtransmitter.
When it turned on, they
received five exact signals from different parts of the globe.
"Zoinks," said Shaggy. "Like,
is that thing on the fritz?"
"No, Shaggy," answered Superman,
"I'm afraid not. It looks like Dr. Kendall found the transmitter and is
playing games with us now."
Velma asked, "Where are
all five signals coming from?"
The Caped Crusader said,
"I'll get the computer to print out the positions of the five transmitters."
He typed the information into the computer and quickly got the printout
of the five positions.
"All right, here are the
results. The signals are coming from Nepal, South Africa, the middle of
the Atlantic Ocean, Iceland, and New Zealand."
"One of those five places,"
said Superman, "is the real location of the diamond and the vegetation
device. We must split up and find both of those items, Dr. Kendall, and
his group of thieves before we have an environmental disaster on our hands."
"How should we split up?"
asked Freddie.
"We'll split up in nearly
the same way we did at the train tracks in Colorado. Since I can fly, I'll
go by myself to Iceland."
Aquaman agreed. "I'll take
Freddie with me to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean."
"Sounds good," Freddie said
excitedly. "I do have experience in deep-sea scuba diving anyhow."
Velma knew what she wanted
to do. "I'll travel with the Dynamic Duo to South Africa."
"Daphne and I," said Wonder
Woman, "can take the Invisible Jet to New Zealand and see what we can find
there."
"What about us?" Zan asked
intently.
Batman walked up to the
Twins and said, "I'm sorry. This mission may be too dangerous for you to
take part. If we don't find anything in our four locations, then Nepal
may be the right location." He then turned to Shaggy and Scooby and asked,
"Would you two like to join us?"
Shaggy answered quickly,
"No way, Batman. I think Scooby and I would be better off here at the Hall
of Justice."
"Actually a good idea,"
Superman said. "I think you two would be perfect company for the Wonder
Twins."
"But Superman," Jayna said,
"what if Dr. Kendall is not really trying to do anything, just attract
attention?"
Professor Wilson said, "No,
Jayna. Dr. Kendall's intentions may be noble, but he is trying something
very hazardous, and the implications could be consequential."
After Jayna gave a sigh
she calmly said, "All right. We'll stay here. At least we could check the
Justice League computer for any information about the use of the device."
"That's using your head,
Jayna," said Shaggy. "Like, besides, maybe you could teach me and Scoob
how to operate a computer for useful information, such as finding the nearest
place to have chocolate-covered hamburgers."
"Gross!" said Jayna.
Freddie gave her a thought
to remember. "Don't be surprised about Shaggy's appetite. His first toy
was a garbage disposal."
"I guess that would explain
a lot."
"All right," said Batman,
"It's time to get going, if we're going to find the diamond, Kendall, and
the device."
Freddie and Aquaman went
to the Aquascooter in the pool part of the basement. Freddie had already
gathered his scuba gear, which would be needed for underwater work. He
did not mind, though, as he, Velma, and Daphne were about to take part
in their greatest adventure ever. In mere moments, the Aquascooter was
away, bound for the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Velma was about to go with
Batman and Robin in their Batjet when she suddenly had a thought on her
mind. "What if we discover that none of the locations are right, and he
did remove the transmitter from the diamond?"
"That's a good point," answered
Batman. "If Kendall has discovered the means of finding the transmitter,
it's possible that he may be sending five false distress signals."
"So, what should we do?"
"We don't take any chances.
We'll make absolutely sure that the real transmitter is still on the diamond."
"How?"
"Simple. All we have to
do is to check for one other thing on the transmitter: Superman's fingerprint."
"Of course!" Velma exclaimed.
"The fingerprint is one-of-a-kind. There's no way for it to be duplicated,
so you should be able to find it for sure." Soon, Velma joined Batman and
Robin in their jet and were off for South Africa, where most diamonds in
the world would be.
As for Wonder Woman and
Daphne, they were on their way to New Zealand in the Invisible Jet.
