A Scooby Movie
Family trees.
The Rodgers Family
Shaggy Rodgers - Dad
Velma Rodgers - Mum
Gary Rodgers - Son
Ace Rodgers - Son
The Jones Family
Fred Jones - Dad
Daphne Jones - Mum
Mimi Jones - daughter
Lisa Jones - daughter
Indiana Jones - Nah, just kiddin'
Chapter one
I liked Mimi. That's how it started. After all isn't that how every relationship starts? It is a well-known fact that no one wakes and stops loving someone, so it is just as an important fact that no one wakes up and starts loving someone. This is true for me, Gary Rodgers. I started out liking Mimi.
I was a teenager so after a while there came one of those times in my life, where I stopped liking her and started liking her even more. I would have gone as far as saying I was in love with her but if I had known who she was I probably wouldn't have.
Mimi's family was a rich one, in fact my dad worked for them. He said that they were 'old friends' but I just thought he was favoured over someone else. Then dad would said 'no we really were friends' and I would have to agree. I had got curious one day and asked if friends could eventually fall in love and get married. Dad said that he and mum were friends for over 77 Scooby Doo episodes before they decided to get married.
Mimi's family owned the Pork product industry and it was a big one at that. It used to be called Blake Pork products but I suppose they changed it when they got married. Mum said that they were at the wedding so I suppose they were good friends.
I met Mimi at a company picnic. It was the perfect setting for romance. Dad and his pet dog that he calls Scooby were busily eating food, Mum was talking to Mimi's Mum and Dad and I was just mooching around with my pet puppy dad had given me, called Scrappy Doo. He had a lot of pep but I didn't really like him. Hints had been dropped that Dad didn't really like him either but I thought best to keep quiet.
Then I saw Mimi and my heart skipped a beat. Oh wait; did I say it took time? Stuff that, it was love at first sight. Scrappy was jumping and trying to attract my attention but I didn't care, I felt suddenly drawn to her.
"What ya lookin' at Gary? What ya lookin' at huh? Huh?" He yelled.
Eventually he gave up and went to look for Scooby. I plucked up my courage and moved in to talk to Mimi but as I approached I noticed she was talking to a boy. I was afraid that it was her boyfriend but I didn't think it polite to ask her.
"Hi, is this your boyfriend?" I asked. Poof! There went that idea. Fortunately Mimi and the boy gave me a funny look.
"No!" Mimi frowned "We're friends. This is Red Herring jr."
"Hi!" greeted Red, and shook me firmly by the hand "Nice ta meet ya!"
He seemed friendly but there was something I didn't like about him, apart from the fact that he was hanging out with Mimi. However I didn't want to be selfish so I took it with a pinch of salt, for now at least. Mimi was still ready for the taking.
"So what ya doing tonight?" I asked them.
It seemed a friendly enough question, but the way I was feeling it sounded like a date. It was Mimi's turn to take it with a pinch of salt.
"I'm sure I can find something to do at my mansion" she said "Wanna come?"
My heart leapt again. She must like me! No, that's silly. She invites everyone.
"Uh-oh, better answer" I thought "Yes I'd love to.er like to" I replied
Giddy as a schoolboy, as I was academically at that point, I stumbled away with my head in the clouds. When I got back I was still looking as if I was hooked on something but no one noticed. They just talked and talked and talked and talked. They had an endless amount of thinks to talk about and I swear they mentioned ghosts and monsters.
I wasn't too concern about this, as I was still thinking about Mimi. I was thinking that we could get married just like Mum and Dad and then have children. Then I got thinking about that if my son met a girl and fell in love, maybe they would get married and have . . . no that was too complicated. The main thing was that I would see her tomorrow.
Dad eventually noticed my absence from the world around me and asked what was up.
"Is it the punch? It's the punch isn't it? Cause I've drank some and I'm not feelin' too good"
"I'm fine Dad" I sighed and tried to return to my thoughts. Let's see, my son marries someone and has children who meet girls . . .
Dad interrupted me again "It's a girl isn't it?"
I almost exploded! I'd only just met Mimi and Dad was picking up on it! He had a habit of doing that.
"No Dad!" I protested, blushing my face off.
"Cause I was embarrassed went I fell in love with your mother" Dad continued "I was always shy about what Fred and Daph . . . erm Mimi's Mum and Dad would think. You just need a little courage. . . Zoinks! A ghost!"
He pointed to an object in the distance and trembled for a moment. Then recovered and returned to our conversation
"Oh yes" said Dad "All you need is courage."
I laughed. Dad was always doing or saying things like that. That's what made him loveable. He spent the remainder of the afternoon talking to me about girls. I didn't mind really, I had something to relate to.
The next day I got Dad to drive me to Mimi's mansion. I found it lucky that he still hadn't put two and two together and worked out my crush but hey! The truth wouldn't hurt him.
"Dad?" I asked, since a question had crept into my head at that time "If you're old friends with Mimi's parents, how come we're not rich like them? Seems to me the best thing to do was to cash in on whatever you were working on together."
Dad chuckled "You can't exactly take advantage of you're friends like that." He explained "And besides, there wasn't much money in what we were doing. Me and your mother got our money by Mum working in a book store and me working as a customs official. I think the Jones's got rich by that family business they got. Well, see you later."
Dad dropped me off on the doorstep of the mansion "Remember to be polite" he told me "and if her Dad suggests splitting up, don't believe a word!"
I smiled at this piece of information, as it obviously was humorous to Dad. He started the car again and drove away, leaving me to the business of calling for Mimi. I stretched my hand towards the door. There were so many buttons, which was the doorbell? I gave up trying and used the doorknocker.
The Butler opened the door to me. I told him I was here to see Mimi and he directed me to the back garden. Opening the back door I gasped at what I saw. There was a naked girl in the pool! I soon calmed down on discovering that it wasn't Mimi but I was still quite shocked.
"Lisa! Get out of there!" Mimi called, entering the garden. "We have guests!"
Lisa turned around and screamed when she saw me. She quickly ran across the lawn and into a door around the side of the house.
"Sorry." She apologised "I know that's probably not legal, but she thinks we're in some kind of secret location or something. Once my daddy gets home, we'll definitely get her sorted out."
Red Herring came into the garden.
"Hey! Mimi, I can't get the stupid Pinball machine working!" He grunted
She sighed "I keep telling you it's the red button on the far right! Look I'll show you."
Red wrapped his arm around her as they went inside. He gave me a hard stare before they closed the door. I tried to give a stare back but just ended up squinting.
"You lier!" I yelled. He was going for Mimi when yesterday he was not!
Lisa came up behind me with a towel wrapped around her.
"Sorry for earlier" She said "You didn't see my.did you?"
I silently nodded.
"And my.did you see that?" She asked
"Uh.yeah" I said, nervously.
"I see, look, don't tell anyone will you?"
"Who would I tell?"
"My Dad?"
"Oh right. Well it looks like Mimi is already gonna do that." I said.
"It's not really my fault" Lisa said "I just don't see the point of wearing clothes when it's this hot.. in the pool that is. It's the closest I'm ever gonna get to a nudist beach."
This was going down the wrong track. I really didn't want to be talking about this. I tried to coax her into a conversation.
"So.Lisa" I began "When you ARE wearing clothes. What brands do you like? Adidas TM? Nike TM? Gola TM?"
"I don't really care for those things" she replied
"Evidently"
"HA HA!" She laughed "You ARE funny, No, what I mean is, I don't care if I'm fashionable."
"Oh. That's cool. I don't care either" I said "Well, see you later."
I entered the house and tried to find Mimi. It was so big I was getting lost. Eventually I found her in the library. Luckily Red wasn't around.
"Uh.Hi!" I called, as she was up a ladder "Let's have a conversation. I think you'll find we lots in common!"
"I doubt it" Mimi replied "Girls and boys liking same things? You know what it's like. I like girly stuff and you like boyish stuff."
"Not necessarily. I bet we both like Fish and chips, and Strawberry Milkshakes and junk." I said. I was obviously getting the hang of talking to girls. "Know what I mean?"
"I suppose so." She said, still searching for a book.
"And we both have parents that are friends." I said "They used to work together you know. Lord knows what.When's your dad getting home?"
Coincidently the front door shut loudly from the hallway.
"Daddy!" Mimi Cheered and ran into the hall to hug him. I followed her as her dad came to meet her halfway.
"Hi sweetie" Said her Dad "Who's this? Another Boyfriend? What happened to the last one?"
"Dad!" Mimi groaned "This is a guest!"
I noticed that she hadn't referred to me as a friend, which was unfortunate.
"Hi! I'm Gary Rodgers!" I greeted. Her Dad raised an eyebrow at this.
"Son of Norville Rodgers? Wow! It is a small world after all!" he grinned "Me and your Dad go back a long way. Ask Swithers over there to take you to the attic. And how's my other little girl?"
He gave the, now clothed, Lisa a hug as she came in.
"Lisa was swimming naked in the pool again" Mimi said, walking out.
"She did WHAT?" her dad gasped
"She means the GIRL NEXT DOOR was swimming naked in the pool" I said, letting Lisa off the hook.
"Oh. Strange, I didn't know the Johnsons were nudists" Said Mimi's Dad to himself as he walked into the study leaving Lisa and me alone in the Hall.
"I really appreciate what you did." She said "But why?"
"Well I." I opened my mouth stuck for words. I hadn't really known why I had done it. ".Cause I did o.k?"
"Well thanks a lot" She said. She looked at me for a moment as we both stood silently there, before taking off after her sister.
I sighed deeply, as if I was holding my breath all through the conversation. This was nuts! Surely a guy like me, who'd only just started his first crush, wasn't falling for two sisters of the same family?! My conscience told me to go.
"Master Rodgers?" Swithers called, as I rushed to the door "Weren't you going to the attic?"
"Uh, no thankyou." I said "Maybe some other time?"
"Maybe you should go to the library and look under Mystery Inc." He said, with a slight slyness in his voice.
"Sure" I said, hurrying out of the door.
I didn't know it at the time, but I was about to unravel a great mystery. A mystery that had already been hinted at during the past few days. A mystery that linked Mimi and me together. The mystery behind, Mystery Inc.
Family trees.
The Rodgers Family
Shaggy Rodgers - Dad
Velma Rodgers - Mum
Gary Rodgers - Son
Ace Rodgers - Son
The Jones Family
Fred Jones - Dad
Daphne Jones - Mum
Mimi Jones - daughter
Lisa Jones - daughter
Indiana Jones - Nah, just kiddin'
Chapter one
I liked Mimi. That's how it started. After all isn't that how every relationship starts? It is a well-known fact that no one wakes and stops loving someone, so it is just as an important fact that no one wakes up and starts loving someone. This is true for me, Gary Rodgers. I started out liking Mimi.
I was a teenager so after a while there came one of those times in my life, where I stopped liking her and started liking her even more. I would have gone as far as saying I was in love with her but if I had known who she was I probably wouldn't have.
Mimi's family was a rich one, in fact my dad worked for them. He said that they were 'old friends' but I just thought he was favoured over someone else. Then dad would said 'no we really were friends' and I would have to agree. I had got curious one day and asked if friends could eventually fall in love and get married. Dad said that he and mum were friends for over 77 Scooby Doo episodes before they decided to get married.
Mimi's family owned the Pork product industry and it was a big one at that. It used to be called Blake Pork products but I suppose they changed it when they got married. Mum said that they were at the wedding so I suppose they were good friends.
I met Mimi at a company picnic. It was the perfect setting for romance. Dad and his pet dog that he calls Scooby were busily eating food, Mum was talking to Mimi's Mum and Dad and I was just mooching around with my pet puppy dad had given me, called Scrappy Doo. He had a lot of pep but I didn't really like him. Hints had been dropped that Dad didn't really like him either but I thought best to keep quiet.
Then I saw Mimi and my heart skipped a beat. Oh wait; did I say it took time? Stuff that, it was love at first sight. Scrappy was jumping and trying to attract my attention but I didn't care, I felt suddenly drawn to her.
"What ya lookin' at Gary? What ya lookin' at huh? Huh?" He yelled.
Eventually he gave up and went to look for Scooby. I plucked up my courage and moved in to talk to Mimi but as I approached I noticed she was talking to a boy. I was afraid that it was her boyfriend but I didn't think it polite to ask her.
"Hi, is this your boyfriend?" I asked. Poof! There went that idea. Fortunately Mimi and the boy gave me a funny look.
"No!" Mimi frowned "We're friends. This is Red Herring jr."
"Hi!" greeted Red, and shook me firmly by the hand "Nice ta meet ya!"
He seemed friendly but there was something I didn't like about him, apart from the fact that he was hanging out with Mimi. However I didn't want to be selfish so I took it with a pinch of salt, for now at least. Mimi was still ready for the taking.
"So what ya doing tonight?" I asked them.
It seemed a friendly enough question, but the way I was feeling it sounded like a date. It was Mimi's turn to take it with a pinch of salt.
"I'm sure I can find something to do at my mansion" she said "Wanna come?"
My heart leapt again. She must like me! No, that's silly. She invites everyone.
"Uh-oh, better answer" I thought "Yes I'd love to.er like to" I replied
Giddy as a schoolboy, as I was academically at that point, I stumbled away with my head in the clouds. When I got back I was still looking as if I was hooked on something but no one noticed. They just talked and talked and talked and talked. They had an endless amount of thinks to talk about and I swear they mentioned ghosts and monsters.
I wasn't too concern about this, as I was still thinking about Mimi. I was thinking that we could get married just like Mum and Dad and then have children. Then I got thinking about that if my son met a girl and fell in love, maybe they would get married and have . . . no that was too complicated. The main thing was that I would see her tomorrow.
Dad eventually noticed my absence from the world around me and asked what was up.
"Is it the punch? It's the punch isn't it? Cause I've drank some and I'm not feelin' too good"
"I'm fine Dad" I sighed and tried to return to my thoughts. Let's see, my son marries someone and has children who meet girls . . .
Dad interrupted me again "It's a girl isn't it?"
I almost exploded! I'd only just met Mimi and Dad was picking up on it! He had a habit of doing that.
"No Dad!" I protested, blushing my face off.
"Cause I was embarrassed went I fell in love with your mother" Dad continued "I was always shy about what Fred and Daph . . . erm Mimi's Mum and Dad would think. You just need a little courage. . . Zoinks! A ghost!"
He pointed to an object in the distance and trembled for a moment. Then recovered and returned to our conversation
"Oh yes" said Dad "All you need is courage."
I laughed. Dad was always doing or saying things like that. That's what made him loveable. He spent the remainder of the afternoon talking to me about girls. I didn't mind really, I had something to relate to.
The next day I got Dad to drive me to Mimi's mansion. I found it lucky that he still hadn't put two and two together and worked out my crush but hey! The truth wouldn't hurt him.
"Dad?" I asked, since a question had crept into my head at that time "If you're old friends with Mimi's parents, how come we're not rich like them? Seems to me the best thing to do was to cash in on whatever you were working on together."
Dad chuckled "You can't exactly take advantage of you're friends like that." He explained "And besides, there wasn't much money in what we were doing. Me and your mother got our money by Mum working in a book store and me working as a customs official. I think the Jones's got rich by that family business they got. Well, see you later."
Dad dropped me off on the doorstep of the mansion "Remember to be polite" he told me "and if her Dad suggests splitting up, don't believe a word!"
I smiled at this piece of information, as it obviously was humorous to Dad. He started the car again and drove away, leaving me to the business of calling for Mimi. I stretched my hand towards the door. There were so many buttons, which was the doorbell? I gave up trying and used the doorknocker.
The Butler opened the door to me. I told him I was here to see Mimi and he directed me to the back garden. Opening the back door I gasped at what I saw. There was a naked girl in the pool! I soon calmed down on discovering that it wasn't Mimi but I was still quite shocked.
"Lisa! Get out of there!" Mimi called, entering the garden. "We have guests!"
Lisa turned around and screamed when she saw me. She quickly ran across the lawn and into a door around the side of the house.
"Sorry." She apologised "I know that's probably not legal, but she thinks we're in some kind of secret location or something. Once my daddy gets home, we'll definitely get her sorted out."
Red Herring came into the garden.
"Hey! Mimi, I can't get the stupid Pinball machine working!" He grunted
She sighed "I keep telling you it's the red button on the far right! Look I'll show you."
Red wrapped his arm around her as they went inside. He gave me a hard stare before they closed the door. I tried to give a stare back but just ended up squinting.
"You lier!" I yelled. He was going for Mimi when yesterday he was not!
Lisa came up behind me with a towel wrapped around her.
"Sorry for earlier" She said "You didn't see my.did you?"
I silently nodded.
"And my.did you see that?" She asked
"Uh.yeah" I said, nervously.
"I see, look, don't tell anyone will you?"
"Who would I tell?"
"My Dad?"
"Oh right. Well it looks like Mimi is already gonna do that." I said.
"It's not really my fault" Lisa said "I just don't see the point of wearing clothes when it's this hot.. in the pool that is. It's the closest I'm ever gonna get to a nudist beach."
This was going down the wrong track. I really didn't want to be talking about this. I tried to coax her into a conversation.
"So.Lisa" I began "When you ARE wearing clothes. What brands do you like? Adidas TM? Nike TM? Gola TM?"
"I don't really care for those things" she replied
"Evidently"
"HA HA!" She laughed "You ARE funny, No, what I mean is, I don't care if I'm fashionable."
"Oh. That's cool. I don't care either" I said "Well, see you later."
I entered the house and tried to find Mimi. It was so big I was getting lost. Eventually I found her in the library. Luckily Red wasn't around.
"Uh.Hi!" I called, as she was up a ladder "Let's have a conversation. I think you'll find we lots in common!"
"I doubt it" Mimi replied "Girls and boys liking same things? You know what it's like. I like girly stuff and you like boyish stuff."
"Not necessarily. I bet we both like Fish and chips, and Strawberry Milkshakes and junk." I said. I was obviously getting the hang of talking to girls. "Know what I mean?"
"I suppose so." She said, still searching for a book.
"And we both have parents that are friends." I said "They used to work together you know. Lord knows what.When's your dad getting home?"
Coincidently the front door shut loudly from the hallway.
"Daddy!" Mimi Cheered and ran into the hall to hug him. I followed her as her dad came to meet her halfway.
"Hi sweetie" Said her Dad "Who's this? Another Boyfriend? What happened to the last one?"
"Dad!" Mimi groaned "This is a guest!"
I noticed that she hadn't referred to me as a friend, which was unfortunate.
"Hi! I'm Gary Rodgers!" I greeted. Her Dad raised an eyebrow at this.
"Son of Norville Rodgers? Wow! It is a small world after all!" he grinned "Me and your Dad go back a long way. Ask Swithers over there to take you to the attic. And how's my other little girl?"
He gave the, now clothed, Lisa a hug as she came in.
"Lisa was swimming naked in the pool again" Mimi said, walking out.
"She did WHAT?" her dad gasped
"She means the GIRL NEXT DOOR was swimming naked in the pool" I said, letting Lisa off the hook.
"Oh. Strange, I didn't know the Johnsons were nudists" Said Mimi's Dad to himself as he walked into the study leaving Lisa and me alone in the Hall.
"I really appreciate what you did." She said "But why?"
"Well I." I opened my mouth stuck for words. I hadn't really known why I had done it. ".Cause I did o.k?"
"Well thanks a lot" She said. She looked at me for a moment as we both stood silently there, before taking off after her sister.
I sighed deeply, as if I was holding my breath all through the conversation. This was nuts! Surely a guy like me, who'd only just started his first crush, wasn't falling for two sisters of the same family?! My conscience told me to go.
"Master Rodgers?" Swithers called, as I rushed to the door "Weren't you going to the attic?"
"Uh, no thankyou." I said "Maybe some other time?"
"Maybe you should go to the library and look under Mystery Inc." He said, with a slight slyness in his voice.
"Sure" I said, hurrying out of the door.
I didn't know it at the time, but I was about to unravel a great mystery. A mystery that had already been hinted at during the past few days. A mystery that linked Mimi and me together. The mystery behind, Mystery Inc.