Scooby-Doo and the Veritas Diamond
Author: Jessica
Chapter 1: The Mystery
Daphne stretched and yawned. The past few days had been very tiring for her, but the gang was still no closer to figuring out who stole the priceless Veritas Diamond from its owner, Mr. Oldham. Oldham had heard about Mystery, Inc. and thought to hire his own investigators before turning the matter over to the feds. He didn't trust them and felt they would surely never recover his jewel. The stone had been missing since yesterday, the gang had been on the case since it vanished.
"Velma, have we finished interviewing anyone who was in the house that night?" Freddie asked, holding a notebook. The petite braniac nodded.
"Let's review, shall we?" The group gathered around Velma. "Mr. Oldham, first, of course. He was in his study all evening, and didn't hear anything unusual in the house. He said that at about 9PM he went into the library, opened the safe, and discovered the diamond missing. He immediately re-locked the safe and began searching for PI's. He called us that night; we arrived at about quarter to ten. Oh, the reason he checked on the safe is because it's his custom to do so every night at nine." The gang gave each other looks. ~Great, a nutcase. Every mystery has to have its nutcase, and this one's a millionaire~
"Right. Moving along, next is the maid, Zsuzsa. She let two people in between the hours of 7 and 9. She herself was catching up on several days worth of laundry, apparently. It should be noted that the laundry room is directly below the library and a stair case is next to these rooms. Zsuzsa has been in Oldham's employ for only two months; she moved here from Romania. The previous maid left because supposedly 'funny things' happened in this house." Velma rolled her eyes. "How many times do we get that? 'Funny things' that turn out to be some greedy neighbor or something. Anyway, Zsuzsa admitted a Mr. Leroy and a Ms. Brubaker. Leroy is from the bank, he has been steadily trying to break Oldham into selling him the diamond."
"But it's priceless. How do you SELL it?" Daphne muttered. Shaggy shrugged, and Scooby looked bored.
"He claims he wants to donate it to the museum, it would look good for the bank. He also noted that if Oldham refuses to sell, he'd like Oldham to donate it. Oldham does NOT want to give up this diamond. Ms. Brubaker is a reporter for 'Life' magazine. They've been hounding Oldham for an article for months; he finally consented. They were going to do the first part, the interview, tonight. Brubaker came around 8:00PM, and went straight to the study. She left the room on occasion, to use the bathroom, get a drink, etcetera. She left at nine, which is when Oldham discovered his loss. Oh, Leroy was in the house between 7 and 7:30," Velma finished.
"Ok, we've reviewed. That still doesn't help! I say we call it a night, we can do some more searching tomorrow," said Freddie. The others agreed and they headed towards the staircase that led the their rooms. As they were about to ascend, Daphne wrinkled her nose.
"Ugh, this room is a bit dusty. Zsuzsa needs to get with it! She should've adjusted by now," she said, giving a small smile. Just then, Scooby began sniffing in the dust, then sneezed. A paper blew out of the corner, as did a large dust cloud. Freddie grabbed it.
"Hey guys, look at this!" The girls, Shaggy, and Scooby huddled around Freddie and peered at the paper. On it were lines, letters, and numbers.
"This looks like a map of some sort," said Velma, thoughtfully. In fact, the paper did look like a rough sketch of some sort of map. There was what appeared to be a hall way, two rooms, and possibly a staircase on it. The phrases "820L" and "Be.CA" were marked in the square that could've been a room. "835SH" was marked at the farthest end of a corridor. "910G" was written off to the side of the 'map.'
"Well this is weird. What do you suppose the numbers and letters are?" asked Daphne. Freddie stuck the piece of paper in his pocket.
"I don't know, but I have a hunch we'll find out soon enough," he said, as they headed to their rooms.
~*~
A/N Sorry it's so short, but wait! Chapter two is over twice as long! This is, after all, only the introductory chapter. =-) I'd just like to say thanks to my sister Jen who helped me formulate plot. (Yes, I have this whole thing planned, woah.) She also helped me finalize my decision on pairings... *evil grin* I know everyone seems out of character, but you have to admit, they were the very epitomes of "moronic leader," "stupid hippy," "talking dog," "brainiac," and "ditzy pretty girl." I felt I needed to round them out just a little. And don't worry, they will revert back a little, maybe. (At least, Scooby and Shaggy's eating habits will!) Thanks for reading, and please review! I'd say, "If you don't give me at least such a number of reviews, I won't continue," but I'm not like that. 1) I'm afraid I won't get enough and then what? Do I go back on my word and continue anyway? 2) I just want to continue, even if no one reads it! So there! *mwahahaha* (I knew I should've have had caffeine. Note to self: NEVER HAVE COFFEE AFTER SIX O'CLOCK)
Author: Jessica
Chapter 1: The Mystery
Daphne stretched and yawned. The past few days had been very tiring for her, but the gang was still no closer to figuring out who stole the priceless Veritas Diamond from its owner, Mr. Oldham. Oldham had heard about Mystery, Inc. and thought to hire his own investigators before turning the matter over to the feds. He didn't trust them and felt they would surely never recover his jewel. The stone had been missing since yesterday, the gang had been on the case since it vanished.
"Velma, have we finished interviewing anyone who was in the house that night?" Freddie asked, holding a notebook. The petite braniac nodded.
"Let's review, shall we?" The group gathered around Velma. "Mr. Oldham, first, of course. He was in his study all evening, and didn't hear anything unusual in the house. He said that at about 9PM he went into the library, opened the safe, and discovered the diamond missing. He immediately re-locked the safe and began searching for PI's. He called us that night; we arrived at about quarter to ten. Oh, the reason he checked on the safe is because it's his custom to do so every night at nine." The gang gave each other looks. ~Great, a nutcase. Every mystery has to have its nutcase, and this one's a millionaire~
"Right. Moving along, next is the maid, Zsuzsa. She let two people in between the hours of 7 and 9. She herself was catching up on several days worth of laundry, apparently. It should be noted that the laundry room is directly below the library and a stair case is next to these rooms. Zsuzsa has been in Oldham's employ for only two months; she moved here from Romania. The previous maid left because supposedly 'funny things' happened in this house." Velma rolled her eyes. "How many times do we get that? 'Funny things' that turn out to be some greedy neighbor or something. Anyway, Zsuzsa admitted a Mr. Leroy and a Ms. Brubaker. Leroy is from the bank, he has been steadily trying to break Oldham into selling him the diamond."
"But it's priceless. How do you SELL it?" Daphne muttered. Shaggy shrugged, and Scooby looked bored.
"He claims he wants to donate it to the museum, it would look good for the bank. He also noted that if Oldham refuses to sell, he'd like Oldham to donate it. Oldham does NOT want to give up this diamond. Ms. Brubaker is a reporter for 'Life' magazine. They've been hounding Oldham for an article for months; he finally consented. They were going to do the first part, the interview, tonight. Brubaker came around 8:00PM, and went straight to the study. She left the room on occasion, to use the bathroom, get a drink, etcetera. She left at nine, which is when Oldham discovered his loss. Oh, Leroy was in the house between 7 and 7:30," Velma finished.
"Ok, we've reviewed. That still doesn't help! I say we call it a night, we can do some more searching tomorrow," said Freddie. The others agreed and they headed towards the staircase that led the their rooms. As they were about to ascend, Daphne wrinkled her nose.
"Ugh, this room is a bit dusty. Zsuzsa needs to get with it! She should've adjusted by now," she said, giving a small smile. Just then, Scooby began sniffing in the dust, then sneezed. A paper blew out of the corner, as did a large dust cloud. Freddie grabbed it.
"Hey guys, look at this!" The girls, Shaggy, and Scooby huddled around Freddie and peered at the paper. On it were lines, letters, and numbers.
"This looks like a map of some sort," said Velma, thoughtfully. In fact, the paper did look like a rough sketch of some sort of map. There was what appeared to be a hall way, two rooms, and possibly a staircase on it. The phrases "820L" and "Be.CA" were marked in the square that could've been a room. "835SH" was marked at the farthest end of a corridor. "910G" was written off to the side of the 'map.'
"Well this is weird. What do you suppose the numbers and letters are?" asked Daphne. Freddie stuck the piece of paper in his pocket.
"I don't know, but I have a hunch we'll find out soon enough," he said, as they headed to their rooms.
~*~
A/N Sorry it's so short, but wait! Chapter two is over twice as long! This is, after all, only the introductory chapter. =-) I'd just like to say thanks to my sister Jen who helped me formulate plot. (Yes, I have this whole thing planned, woah.) She also helped me finalize my decision on pairings... *evil grin* I know everyone seems out of character, but you have to admit, they were the very epitomes of "moronic leader," "stupid hippy," "talking dog," "brainiac," and "ditzy pretty girl." I felt I needed to round them out just a little. And don't worry, they will revert back a little, maybe. (At least, Scooby and Shaggy's eating habits will!) Thanks for reading, and please review! I'd say, "If you don't give me at least such a number of reviews, I won't continue," but I'm not like that. 1) I'm afraid I won't get enough and then what? Do I go back on my word and continue anyway? 2) I just want to continue, even if no one reads it! So there! *mwahahaha* (I knew I should've have had caffeine. Note to self: NEVER HAVE COFFEE AFTER SIX O'CLOCK)