Scooby-Doo Meets the Super Friends (Part 3)
Scooby-Doo Meets the Super Friends

Part 3

A couple of hours later, Aquaman and Freddie arrived at their destination, the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
"Well, Fred," said Aquaman, "are you ready to do some underwater exploring?"
"You bet I am!" Fred said in an excited tone. "I've always wanted to explore some of the deepest parts of the Atlantic, and now's my chance to do it."
"Yes, but you need to be very careful. After all, I can go further down than any normal man, so let me know when you need air in your tank."
"Sure thing, Aquaman. Let's dive!"
The pair dived into the water, with Aquaman doing a gainer dive and Freddie doing a backward dive to compensate for his equipment.
Freddie was intrigued by the incredible sea life he was finding all over the area. "Wow!" he exclaimed. "I've never seen so much life in the ocean before."
"That's the beauty of the oceans," Aquaman noted. "There's so much to see, and every being here is part of the chain of life. Without these sea creatures, there's no way we could survive."
"Well, we need to get back to the job at hand. Do you have anything to track the signal we need to find?"
"As a matter of fact, yes." Aquaman looked straight ahead and used his aquatic telepathy to communicate with a couple of dolphins. Excuse me, but have either of you heard any strange signals as of late?
One of the dolphins responded. Yes, we have. There was some kind of mysterious signal about ten miles east of here. We don't know what it is, but I can tell you that there were also a boat with a couple of unusually dressed individuals.
The other spoke telepathically to the King of the Seas. I think I overheard one of them say that they were all set to spring their trap on you.
Thank you, my friends. You've been very helpful.
Say, asked the first dolphin, who's your friend in the scuba gear?
Oh, he's a friend helping me on this case. Now, you better run along so we can get back to work.
Of course, Aquaman. Just be careful. Those creeps are expecting you.
The dolphins swam off to the west and left the pair to think of a plan.
"What was that all about?" asked Freddie.
"Oh, I was just talking with the locals around here. According to my friends, it looks like I'm expected."
"Do you think Dr. Kendall sent his team here to make sure you don't get out of this situation?"
"More than likely. Well, if you and I have our cards right, we're going to give them a surprise of their own."
Meanwhile, on a boat about ten miles from where Aquaman and Freddie were, the two gentlemen, given the code names of Agents 2-7 and 2-5, discussed their plans.
Agent 2-5 said, "Now remember, as soon as Aquaman shows up, we trap him in this fish net."
"I sure hope we can pull this off," said Agent 2-7 in concern, "because knowing how strong and fast Aquaman is, we may not be able to catch him."
"Are you kidding? As soon as we net him, we'll put him to sleep with this sleeping gas." He showed the canister to his partner.
"Sounds foolproof."
"It is, according to Dr. Kendall. Now, we need to be ready, as Aquaman could show up at any time."
Little did they suspect that Aquaman and Freddie were on the other end of the boat and overheard the plans.
"Well," whispered Freddie, "it looks like they're all set to trap you."
"Maybe," Aquaman muttered, "but we're going to put a little problem in their 'foolproof plan.'"
"Let me guess. I'm involved, right?"
"Exactly, Fred. Now, here's what I want you to do."
As Aquaman explained his plan to surprise the thugs, the two thieves went down to the galley to get some soft drinks and some lunch.
"We can't pull off the trap on an empty stomach, can we?" asked 2-7.
"No way, pal. We need the energy to trap the King of the Seas."
As the two were about to eat lunch, 2-5 noticed a school of dolphins quickly approaching the boat. On the top of one of the dolphins was Aquaman himself!
"Whoops!" said 2-5. "Looks like we need to pull the trap right now!"
Being preoccupied on one side of the boat, Freddie sneaked in by the starboard bow ladder.
As Aquaman was quickly approaching, he noticed the trap and knew that he was in trouble. I've gotta hurry and pull this off, so we can get that diamond and find out if it's the real one, he thought to himself.
Freddie, on the other hand, looked poised and ready to sneak up on the twosome. If he pulls off his part of the plan, we'll have answers from these two in a couple of hours.
As the criminals were about to net the King of the Seas, Freddie sneaked up from behind and trapped the crooks in their own net!
"What the--" said 2-7. "How did someone else get on board the ship!?"
When Freddie took off his scuba mask, it was actually Aquaman! "Simple, since my new friend Fred looks a lot like me, we switched outfits, so I look like him, and he looks like me."
Freddie, still on top of the lead dolphin, came up port side. "Not a bad trick, right, Aquaman?"
"You said it, Fred. You did a wonderful job going off as me."
"And you weren't so bad as me. Now, if only I could breathe underwater without the equipment and have telepathy like you."
The two blonde gentlemen took the crooks and tied them up. Then they took them into the quarters of the ship. Freddie saw something inside one of the drawers and went to investigate. "Hey, look at this!" he exclaimed, opening the drawer.
"Well, it looks like we have the diamond at last," Aquaman said happily. "Now, to see if Superman's fingerprint is on the transmitter." Investigating carefully with a special magnifying glass, he gave a nervous sigh. "Sorry, Fred. This isn't the right one."
"Oh, no!" Fred said nervously. "I guess that's one strike against us."
"I'm afraid you're right. We may as well tell the others about the situation."
Taking out his Justice League communicator, he contacted the others. "Aquaman to Super Friends. Diamond in middle of the Atlantic is not the right one. Please check other locations."

"Will do, Aquaman," said Wonder Woman, as she was taking Daphne towards the island country of New Zealand.
As the two lovely young women were on their way in the Invisible Jet, Daphne was surprised about one thing. "Although my father is very wealthy, I have never seen New Zealand before."
Wonder Woman said, "Don't be surprised about that. New Zealand is usually missed by people who come to the southern hemisphere. Most concentrate on Australia only and forget about the other places, such as Papua New Guinea and New Zealand." Looking at her computer map, she said, "We're coming up on New Zealand now."
Daphne looked down on the ground and noticed all the geysers. "How are we going to land?" she asked.
"I'll use the jet computer to calculate a good place to land. After all, New Zealand is practically volcanic." After a few seconds, the coordinates were computed. "Ah, there's a good piece of land."
It was flat enough for the Invisible Jet to land, until the jet was hit by steam from one of the geysers!
"Wonder Woman!" Daphne yelled. "We're out of control!"
"Don't panic, Daphne! I'll get this thing under control in no time." The Amazing Amazon closed her eyes and concentrated on the jet. Come on, great gift of Athena, do not fail me now, she thought to herself. Within the space of fifteen seconds, the jet was back on track.
Daphne was apalled by what happened. "Jeepers! How did you do that?"
"It sure pays to have your mother being named Hippolyta and being gifted with certain aspects of the gods. Let's land and then check out the place."
Four minutes later, the two ladies were on the ground searching for the diamond.
Using the portable tracking device, Wonder Woman pinpointed the exact position. "It's located about ten miles away in the capital of Wellington."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go," said Daphne.
"Wait a minute, Daphne. We can't just go in there and rush into the situation. Remember, Dr. Kendall may have sent four fake signals, so we must be on guard for a trap."
"How do we approach this, then?"
"I'll show you."
Meanwhile, two more of Dr. Kendall's agents lay in waiting for their prey. Agent 2-9 said, "What're we doing here in this place? I mean, it's so boring."
"Maybe," said Agent 2-6, "but the doc told us that Wonder Woman will show up over here because she has a thing for islands. She'll be here, so be ready."
"I just want to get this overwith, because I don't like to be near any volcanoes."
"Don't worry, silly. Most of the action is caused by the geysers in the northern end of the place, so we'll be fine."
Little did they suspect that Wonder Woman was coming from another direction and had Daphne with her.
"Okay, Daphne," Wonder Woman said. "Scout ahead and see if there are two gentlemen there."
"All right." Daphne walked up to the side of the cliff and noticed the two agents near an old building. When she tried to walk back, though, she tripped over a garbage can and fell down.
The two agents heard the noise and immediately went to check it out. "That must be her now," said 2-6. "Come on."
Wonder Woman also heard the noise and grew concerned about Daphne. "Oh, no. If Daphne tripped on something, she may be in serious trouble." She quickly threw her magic lasso around a nearby tree and swung her way into action.
Meanwhile, the two agents found who created the noise. Agent 2-9 was surprised about who was trying to sneak up on them. "Wait a minute! That's not Wonder Woman!"
When a lasso came from behind them and tied them up, Wonder Woman said, "No, but I am." She then came up to Daphne and said, "Are you all right?"
"Yes, but now you know why I'm known as 'Danger-prone Daphne'."
"As long as you're all right, you don't have to be graceful." She turned to the two agents and started asking for answers. "All right, as long as you're both under the influence of the magic lasso, you must tell the truth. Where is the diamond?"
"It's in the car parked over there," said Agent 2-6. He pointed to the red car parked next to the building.
"All right, now you two stay here," Wonder Woman commanded. She and Daphne were able to get to the car and find the diamond in the glove compartment. Using the special magnifying glass, she discovered one thing wrong. "Superman's fingerprint is not on this diamond."
Daphne calmly said, "Oh, well, that's not the one, either, is it?"
"No." Wonder Woman communicated with the others by means of the Justice League radio. "Wonder Woman to Super Friends. Daphne and I do not have the right diamond. One of you may find it."
"Right, Wonder Woman," said Superman. "I'm almost in Iceland now, so I'll check it out."

The Man of Steel was about 50 miles away from Iceland when he opted to use his X-ray vision. "Okay, let's see here, I don't see anything but active geysers and small volcanoes." However, he came across one interesting building that really should not have been there. "It's got lead around it. I can't see through it, so I guess that must be where the diamond is."
He landed on the ground and cautiously approached the one-room lead-shielded building.
However, when he came up to the door, a thin laser beam hit him from above the door. It seemed harmless enough, but he then started weakening rapidly.
Kneeling to the ground, Superman figured out what was hitting him. "It's a…kryptonite laser beam. I'm getting too weak already. I've…got to get into the sunlight, fast!"
Inside, Agents 2-8 and 2-13 were keeping a close eye on Superman via a closed-circuit TV monitor.
"Keep the ray on him," said 2-8. "As long as that beam's hittin' him, he'll be weaker than a puppy."
"Right. There's no way we're gonna let him off so easily."
Outside, Superman kept struggling against the beam's effects when he noticed something shining on the ground. A piece of ice. I may be able to use this to my advantage. I've got to keep from getting weaker.
He then used his heat vision to make one small glass of ice. Crawling over to it, he then used his chilled breath to make it even colder. Next, he took the piece of ice glass and placed it in front of his chest, where the kryptonite beam had been focused.
The beam itself reflected into the sky, and his strength began coming back to him.
On the inside, the two agents found themselves completely surprised.
2-13 shouted, "I don't believe it! He's found a way around the beam!"
"Can you move it around?"
"I think so."
The agent tried desperately to move the beam off the ice glass, but Superman's super-fast reflexes kept up every step of the way with the beam.
In a matter of moments, the Man of Steel used his heat vision again, this time to take out the laser generator at the top of the door.
"Ah," he said in relief, "it's nice to be at my best again. Now for the criminals on the inside."
Using his breath, he blew away the door to their hideout.
The two agents tried to get away, but Superman quickly flew and grabbed both of them by the backs of their shirts.
Taking them into the sky, he demanded, "Tell me where you've hidden the Clairborn Diamond. If you don't, it's an awfully long trip downward."
Realizing how high they were, Agent 2-8 confessed the location. "Okay, okay! It's in a steel box on the table. There's no kryptonite in it at all. That's the absolute truth. Now, please, put us down!"
"Very well, gentlemen. I'll deposit you with the Icelandic authorities and then come back to make sure you're not lying to me."
Five minutes after placing the two criminals in the hands of local police, he returned to the building and found the steel box. Using his brute strength to force the box open, he found what appeared to be the Clairborn Diamond. Using his x-ray vision, he noticed his own fingerprint not being on the diamond, like it would be on the real diamond.
The Man of Steel shook his head. "You are a clever one, Dr. Kendall."
He then contacted his friends via radio. "Superman to Super Friends. Iceland is not the location of the Clairborn Diamond. Batman, it looks like you may find it in South Africa."
"We've landed here already, Superman. Robin, Velma, and I will check it out."

Back at the Hall of Justice, Shaggy and Scooby worked with Gleek to make a crazy banana split sundae.
"Let's see," said Shaggy, "a little ice cream, a couple of bananas, some double-dutch chocolate sauce, a banana on top for Gleek, a cherry for Scooby, and, like, a pickle on top for me."
Both Zan and Jayna were about to turn green in the faces when they heard Shaggy's wild ingredients.
"Eewwww," said Jayna.
"I know the feeling, sis. How is it those two can eat so much without gaining any weight?"
The computer answered, "They eat a lot of food, but they can burn their calories by running away from the ghosts."
"I heard that!" shouted Shaggy. "But, it's a point, though. We're able to keep in good physical shape by constantly dashing away from danger."
"There has been a report the diamond has not been found in the Atlantic, New Zealand, or Iceland," stated the Justice League computer.
"Which leaves just South Africa and Nepal left to go," Zan noted. "I think we need to do something."
Shaggy quickly said, "Uh-uh! No way! The group told us to stay here, and that's just what we're gonna do."
"But Shaggy," yelped Jayna, "your friends are out exploring different parts of the world while we're stuck here doing nothing. Wouldn't you want the adventure of being able to see a new part of the world you've never seen before?"
The goateed young man hesitated. "Well…um…"
"Come on, Shaggy. Do you want your friends to think of you both as chickens, or as heroes?"
Shaggy and Scooby looked at each other, and then back at the Wonder Twins. "I'd say, chickens."
As the two chickens laughed with glee, the twins turned to each other.
"Now what'll we do?" whispered Jayna. "We've got to get to Nepal and do something, but how can we convince Shaggy and Scooby?"
"Wait a minute," Zan toned in a way sounding like he had a wacky plan coming to him. "Remember how they like to get anywhere? On food! Let's see if we can lure them into coming with us when we tell them about the cuisine of Nepal."
"But Zan, we don't know anything about the food of Nepal."
"We don't have to, sis. All we have to do is mention food in Nepal, and they'll jump at the chance."
"I sure hope this works."
The twins looked at Shaggy and Scooby again. "Hey, guys," Zan started, "if we told you Nepal has excellent tastes in food, would you come with us then?"
The boy and his dog suddenly started drooling. "FOOD!!" they shouted. "We'll go! We'll go!"
Zan and Jayna were overjoyed at their decision and quickly placed hands together. "Wonder Twin powers--activate!"
"Form of…a pterodactyl!" yelled Jayna.
"Shape of…an ice bench!" Zan screamed.
As soon as they changed into their special forms, Shaggy, Scooby, and Gleek hopped into the bench and soon took off for Nepal themselves. Zan, Jayna, and Gleek planned on finding Dr. Kendall while Shaggy and Scooby had intended solely on eating the food there.

Meanwhile, in South Africa, the Dynamic Duo and Velma were already outside the Batjet, all trying to find the Clairborn Diamond.
Robin used his remote transmitter to locate the signal of the diamond. "It seems to be coming from 400 yards to the east." Looking in that direction, he noticed a cave. "That must be where the diamond is."
When the three entered the cave, they suddenly noticed a bunch of diamonds.
"Oh, no," Velma said in concern. "How are we going to figure out which one it is?"
Batman assured, "We'll find it, Velma. Remember, one of these diamonds has the microtransmitter and hopefully Superman's fingerprint on it."
As they moved further and further into the cave, two people standing outside the cave were about to cause some trouble.
Agents 2-11 and 2-12 stood near the entrance with 2-11 holding a hand grenade.
"Let's see if those three detectives can find the diamond in the middle of all the rubble!" He then threw the grenade into the cave and let it explode!
Deep within the cave, the three heard the explosion and started running for their lives.
"Holy blow-ups!" Robin yelled. "We'll be buried alive!"
Just then, Velma noticed a side cave. "Quick, this way!"
When they entered the side cave, the rubble went past them. All three were unhurt by the debris.
"We made it," Velma sighed in relief. "But now how will we find the diamond?"
Robin suddenly noticed the signal getting stronger. "It must be in here somewhere." Going no further than about 30 feet, he found the right diamond. "This is it!" He took out a magnifying glass to see if it was the right one. "Nope, no fingerprint."
"Which leaves only Nepal left to go," added Velma.
"I'd better notify the other Super Friends and the Hall of Justice," Batman stated. "Calling Super Friends. The diamond is not here. Nepal is the location of the Clairborn Diamond, Dr. Kendall, and the vegetation device. Zan, Jayna, did you get that?"
He heard no response. "Zan, Jayna, Shaggy, Scooby? Are you there?" He then turned to Robin and Velma. "They did it again," he said regretfully. "They're going to get themselves into a lot of trouble. How did they manage to get Shaggy and Scooby to join them?"
Velma thought deeply for a moment and then replied, "Of course. The way to lure Shag and Scoob is by food. I bet the twins tried to explain about the cuisine of Nepal, and that made Shaggy and Scooby go with them. Now I'm worried, too."

In Nepal, the Twins, Gleek, Shaggy, and Scooby all arrived at Kathmandu, its capital. After the twins reverted back to their human forms again, they began looking for the mountain which held the diamond, the doctor, and the device.
Inside the mountainous hideout, Serena was looking at the video screen when she noticed the three teens and two animals. "Doctor Kendall, we've got visitors!"
He looked at the screen with her and said, "I know those two twins and the monkey, but who are the boy and dog with them? It doesn't matter. Serena, time to put your mastery of disguise to work and scare them away."
She grabbed a beautiful royal gown. "As the ghost of the Nepal royal princess, I'll scare them off."
Going up the mountain, Shaggy and Scooby started to feel colder. "Um, how long will it be before we eat?" Shaggy asked. "I'm getting hungry."
"Relax, Shag," said Zan. "You'll get the food after we find the doctor. I promise. Let's keep going."
"I'm like, cold, man!"
Suddenly, they heard a loud laugh. "You must leave here!"
Both Scooby and Gleek yelped and jumped into Shaggy's arms.
"Like, what was that!?"
"Look!" shouted Scooby. "Up there!"
They all noticed a woman dressed in a gorgeous royal purple dress. However, her outer beauty hid a darker soul. "You are not welcome here, trespassers! Begone now, or face the wrath of the Royal Princess of Nepal!"
"We have to find someone," Jayna yelled to the princess. "We don't want to cause any trouble."
"You already started trouble when you arrived here, now begone!" She then moved her hand to her right, and an explosion came about, resulting in the start of a snowslide avalanche!
"We've got to take cover!" Zan shouted.
All five found sanctuary in a cave nearby, but soon the snow covered the entrance, leaving them all trapped in the cave.
"That should take care of those intruders," Serena said wickedly. "Now, to help Dr. Kendall prepare for the vegetation operation."
She walked back into the mountainous hideout, leaving the Wonder Twins, Gleek, Shaggy, and Scooby-Doo to suffer in the unrelentless cold.