Chapter five: 'The Mask' Unmasked
Meanwhile, down a completely different path, Shaggy, Velma and the rest of the gang were looking for any clues they could find. So far, their search had been in vain. They had been walking so much that Cid got tired and had to ride of Scooby's back.
After two minutes of silence, the gang came to a hallway of doors.
"Rich run roo re rake?" Scooby asked.
"Why don't we each take one?" Amy suggested.
Before Shaggy and Sandy had time to object, the gang heard footsteps coming from inside one of the doors. Shaggy immediately pointed to one of the other doors.
"I'll like, take that one." Shaggy stated as he spun around and walked towards a door, only to be pulled back by his girlfriend.
"Come on, Shaggy!" Velma said. "There's someone in that room! I don't care if you go in that room or not, but I am!"
Shaggy bit his lip. What should he do? What if there was something dangerous in there, and Velma went in alone? Shaggy sighed.
"Okay. Okay." Shaggy said. "We'll all go in."
Velma pushed open the door and everyone walked into the room.
The room was small, wooden and empty. There wasn't anything, or anyone, in the room. But Sandy was having second thoughts about that when he smelled a strange odor in the air.
"I know that smell." Sandy thought out loud. He tried to remember what things had that smell.
Sandy was brought out his thoughts when something shot out of the shadows. It was a tall, thin man in wearing a hockey mask. The man pulled out a gun, grabbed Amy and brought the gun to her temple.
"One false move and I'll kill her, Macula!" The man shouted.
Fearing for her safety, Shaggy held onto Velma. Cid whispered something into Scooby's ear.
"Rokay." Scooby whispered.
Scooby growled and prepared to pounce the man. And he would've if Sandy hadn't signaled the Great Dane to stay still. No one had ever seen such seriousness in Sandy's eyes before.
"Hello, Allen." Sandy said to the man.
The man released Amy, who ran back to Sandy's side. Without taking his gun off of any of the detectives, the man removed his hockey mask, revealing the face of a strikingly handsome young man with slick, black hair.
"How'd you know it was me?" The man addressed as Allen asked Sandy.
"Two reasons." Sandy replied. "One: When we first came into this room, there was a strange odor in the air.The unmistakable scent of your lame cologne."
"Oh, come on!" Allen said. "Thousands of people wear my kind of cologne!"
"Two: Before taking off the mask, you called me 'Macula'." Sandy added. "You are the only one I know who calls me by my last name. Even the teachers at school call me 'Samuel'."
"You know this guy?" Cid asked Sandy.
"This is Allen Iverson." Sandy said, not taking his eyes off of Allen. "In a way, he's my arch-rival. I solved mysteries with my old schoolmates before I joined Mystery Inc. Allen was the one behind many of the mysteries we solved. He wanted to stop at nothing until he defeated me to avenge all the crimes my gang foiled. He soon found out that my only weakness was Amy, so he figured that the only way to get through to me was to abduct her."
"Oh, my." Velma gasped.
"I'm surprised you remember all that, Macula." Allen laughed.
"What I don't understand is why the heck are you doing out of Canada." Amy said. "And what are you doing here?"
"I was hired to kill your boyfriend and any members of his gang that was with him." Allen said. "That means that I must kill all six of you." He then turned to Sandy. "Since we've been at each other's throats for so long, I'll save you for last."
Allen quickly aimed his gun at one member, then another, then another, wondering whom he should shoot first. After changing his target several times, Allen finally stopped.
Shaggy immediately realized who Allen was going to shoot, and suddenly, he quickly took action. With one arm, Shaggy pushed Velma to the ground just as Allen fired the gun. The bullet barely missed Velma's head as it struck the wall.
Shaggy threw himself at Allen, feeling an emotion that he'd never experienced before: rage. Seeing Shaggy charge at him, Allen tried to shoot the lanky boy, but he was too late; Shaggy had already pulled the gun from his hands and tossed it aside.
Everyone else watched in amazement at the display of fighting skills Shaggy was currently showing. He was throwing punches and kicks unbelievably fast, not even giving Allen a chance to counter.
"Ri've rever reen Raggy ro rave!" Scooby said in astonishment.
"Neither have I, Scoob!" Cid replied.
By the time Shaggy finally stopped throwing punches, Allen was on his knees, trying the get his breath. He didn't look so handsome anymore. There were several bruises on his face, his slick hair was completely messed up, and he even had two black eyes. Shaggy was NOT done, though. Shaggy grabbed Allen by the vest he was wearing and lifted him off of his feet. Shaggy looked at Allen, a furious look in his eyes.
"Try and shoot the woman I love, will you?!" Shaggy growled.
Shaggy didn't even give Allen time to answer. Shaggy threw Allen against the wall, finally knocking him out.
The rest of the gang walked over to Shaggy. He didn't even have a scratch!
"Are you alright, Shaggy?" Velma asked, placing a hand on Shaggy's face. "I've never seen you like that."
"Like, don't worry about me!" Shaggy replied. "Are you alright?! That bullet only like, missed you by inches!"
"I'm fine, Shaggy. A little shaken, but I'm fine." Velma replied.
Shaggy wrapped his arms around Velma. Never in his life had he ever seen someone he knew so close to death. While this was happening, Scooby and Cid noticed something in the corner of the room. It was some kind of lever.
"Ri ronrer rat ris roes." Scooby wondered as he walked to the lever and pulled on it.
To be continued.
Meanwhile, down a completely different path, Shaggy, Velma and the rest of the gang were looking for any clues they could find. So far, their search had been in vain. They had been walking so much that Cid got tired and had to ride of Scooby's back.
After two minutes of silence, the gang came to a hallway of doors.
"Rich run roo re rake?" Scooby asked.
"Why don't we each take one?" Amy suggested.
Before Shaggy and Sandy had time to object, the gang heard footsteps coming from inside one of the doors. Shaggy immediately pointed to one of the other doors.
"I'll like, take that one." Shaggy stated as he spun around and walked towards a door, only to be pulled back by his girlfriend.
"Come on, Shaggy!" Velma said. "There's someone in that room! I don't care if you go in that room or not, but I am!"
Shaggy bit his lip. What should he do? What if there was something dangerous in there, and Velma went in alone? Shaggy sighed.
"Okay. Okay." Shaggy said. "We'll all go in."
Velma pushed open the door and everyone walked into the room.
The room was small, wooden and empty. There wasn't anything, or anyone, in the room. But Sandy was having second thoughts about that when he smelled a strange odor in the air.
"I know that smell." Sandy thought out loud. He tried to remember what things had that smell.
Sandy was brought out his thoughts when something shot out of the shadows. It was a tall, thin man in wearing a hockey mask. The man pulled out a gun, grabbed Amy and brought the gun to her temple.
"One false move and I'll kill her, Macula!" The man shouted.
Fearing for her safety, Shaggy held onto Velma. Cid whispered something into Scooby's ear.
"Rokay." Scooby whispered.
Scooby growled and prepared to pounce the man. And he would've if Sandy hadn't signaled the Great Dane to stay still. No one had ever seen such seriousness in Sandy's eyes before.
"Hello, Allen." Sandy said to the man.
The man released Amy, who ran back to Sandy's side. Without taking his gun off of any of the detectives, the man removed his hockey mask, revealing the face of a strikingly handsome young man with slick, black hair.
"How'd you know it was me?" The man addressed as Allen asked Sandy.
"Two reasons." Sandy replied. "One: When we first came into this room, there was a strange odor in the air.The unmistakable scent of your lame cologne."
"Oh, come on!" Allen said. "Thousands of people wear my kind of cologne!"
"Two: Before taking off the mask, you called me 'Macula'." Sandy added. "You are the only one I know who calls me by my last name. Even the teachers at school call me 'Samuel'."
"You know this guy?" Cid asked Sandy.
"This is Allen Iverson." Sandy said, not taking his eyes off of Allen. "In a way, he's my arch-rival. I solved mysteries with my old schoolmates before I joined Mystery Inc. Allen was the one behind many of the mysteries we solved. He wanted to stop at nothing until he defeated me to avenge all the crimes my gang foiled. He soon found out that my only weakness was Amy, so he figured that the only way to get through to me was to abduct her."
"Oh, my." Velma gasped.
"I'm surprised you remember all that, Macula." Allen laughed.
"What I don't understand is why the heck are you doing out of Canada." Amy said. "And what are you doing here?"
"I was hired to kill your boyfriend and any members of his gang that was with him." Allen said. "That means that I must kill all six of you." He then turned to Sandy. "Since we've been at each other's throats for so long, I'll save you for last."
Allen quickly aimed his gun at one member, then another, then another, wondering whom he should shoot first. After changing his target several times, Allen finally stopped.
Shaggy immediately realized who Allen was going to shoot, and suddenly, he quickly took action. With one arm, Shaggy pushed Velma to the ground just as Allen fired the gun. The bullet barely missed Velma's head as it struck the wall.
Shaggy threw himself at Allen, feeling an emotion that he'd never experienced before: rage. Seeing Shaggy charge at him, Allen tried to shoot the lanky boy, but he was too late; Shaggy had already pulled the gun from his hands and tossed it aside.
Everyone else watched in amazement at the display of fighting skills Shaggy was currently showing. He was throwing punches and kicks unbelievably fast, not even giving Allen a chance to counter.
"Ri've rever reen Raggy ro rave!" Scooby said in astonishment.
"Neither have I, Scoob!" Cid replied.
By the time Shaggy finally stopped throwing punches, Allen was on his knees, trying the get his breath. He didn't look so handsome anymore. There were several bruises on his face, his slick hair was completely messed up, and he even had two black eyes. Shaggy was NOT done, though. Shaggy grabbed Allen by the vest he was wearing and lifted him off of his feet. Shaggy looked at Allen, a furious look in his eyes.
"Try and shoot the woman I love, will you?!" Shaggy growled.
Shaggy didn't even give Allen time to answer. Shaggy threw Allen against the wall, finally knocking him out.
The rest of the gang walked over to Shaggy. He didn't even have a scratch!
"Are you alright, Shaggy?" Velma asked, placing a hand on Shaggy's face. "I've never seen you like that."
"Like, don't worry about me!" Shaggy replied. "Are you alright?! That bullet only like, missed you by inches!"
"I'm fine, Shaggy. A little shaken, but I'm fine." Velma replied.
Shaggy wrapped his arms around Velma. Never in his life had he ever seen someone he knew so close to death. While this was happening, Scooby and Cid noticed something in the corner of the room. It was some kind of lever.
"Ri ronrer rat ris roes." Scooby wondered as he walked to the lever and pulled on it.
To be continued.
