Lets get this out of the way first.

I do NOT own any Buffy or Scooby Doo characters. This is just for fun, and no money is being made from this.

Character thoughts will be in brackets and italics.

Setting Notes: I haven't watched season 5 of Buffy in a bit. And since this is just for fun, I'm not going to be doing a lot of research regarding canon. So any deviation from the set story line of BtVS will be from the butterfly effect (or the real fact that my memory is a bit faulty.) And changes will happen from there.

Chapter Opens just after the Scooby Doo gang gather in Velma's room asking her what's going on. (After getting Scooby in by nefarious means.)

Set Course

Engage!

Chapter Three: Enter Xander:

"Velma this was supposed to be a road trip. No little mysteries."

"It is Fred. I didn't mean for this to happen."

"Then why did it happen?" Daphne was giving Velma the evil eye.

"This is just a road trip. You all know I work at Wolfram & Hart. But I'm just a very junior lawyer who isn't cleared to know anything about the special projects division, that handles special clients, (you could hear the verbal quotes). I'd heard all sorts of rumors about this place, and I felt that our road trip would have been a safe innocuous way of coming by and getting a feel for it. Unless your in the special projects division your encouraged to keep your nose out of anything unusual, including Sunnydale."

"Why? What sort of rumors have you heard."

"Guys you should know that already. Supernatural rumors are what I'm talking about. I thought considering our destinations that a overnight rest stop here would seem to be a believable excuse for coming here. If I find anything strange I could find some safe reason to come back later on my own. I didn't intend to drag you into anything." Velma was desperately looking at each of them in turn.

Shaggy and Scooby shared a look. "It's ok Velma we understand. You didn't mean any harm." Fred and Daphne didn't look so sure of that.

"OK Velma, but just remember I'm a psychiatrist now. I don't have any desire to get involved in strange and unexplained events much anymore. My patients and normal life come first." Daphne was looking a bit annoyed as she spoke but then started to melt a bit. "That said it would be kind of fun to dabble a bit. But if we come across anything that we should worry about I'm outta here so fast it would make your head spin. And I won't even charge you for it." With a wink in her voice.

"Lets not worry about it tonight. I asked the clerk about that club that's supposed to be nearby. She say's it's something called the Bronze." Everyone realized Shaggy was just a little excited about being in on yet another possible brush with the supernatural.

"Well I don't know…"

"Come on Fred it could be fun. Anyway all we're doing is going to a night club tonight. If you want to stay out of any spooky stuff, we won't force you. But it could be fun."

"OK I'm really not interested in doing any investigating. I just wanted a quiet road trip, so I could get away from my business. But I will go to the club with you. You and Shaggy gonna run the old scam again?" Fred asked when looking at Scooby.

"How else would I get into these clubs and have at least some fun with you guys. The seeing eye dog bit is a bit lame. But it's the only way I get to do anything."

Scoob was sounding more depressed than Fred or any of the others besides Shaggy had ever heard him So they all decided to make sure Scoob had some fun and got to relive old times again. It had to be lonely just staying with Shaggy as the only one he could talk to.

"Then lets get something to eat at the diner here and then we'll go to the club. Shag you'll have to cover your own bill. I'm fairly well off but not that much."

"Fred as many times as you complained about the cartoon versions of us doing silly stupid things I kinda resent that. They exaggerated my appetite about a hundred times past reality."

"Yeah well it's not like any of us have a metabolism like yours. All the rest of us have to watch what we eat. You can eat like a pig and not gain an ounce." Fred patted his no longer six pack abs subconsciously while he was saying this.

One hour later.

"Ok gang were off. Shag Scoob you ready to run your gag again?"

"We got the dark glasses and harness rig. We're good to go. We've been running this setup for years now, and we've learned all the tricks. How to look when not looking etc. Scoob has his dumb dog act down pat."

"Woof" If a Great Dane could look smug. Scooby sure did now.

Scene Break-

Xander is busy walking down the street and thinking to himself, while being careful to keep an eye out for the Sunnydale night life..

Man am I glad the gang pretty much stays away from the Bronze now a days. Other than when we take Dawn by the place we've pretty much stopped going there. So it's a good place for me to hide out. There's times I just need to get away from everybody, especially Anya. Particularly when an ex vengeance demon gets to that time of the month.

Hum some blind guy being led by a BIG dog. That's a little unusual but nothing to weird. Wait a minute is that Buffy, with that blind guy and the other people with him? What's she doing here. I thought she was supposed to be watching Dawn tonight while Joyce is out of town.

"Hey Buffy!" Why is she ignoring me? I guess she's to busy talking with those newbies. I'll yell louder, I bet she'll be glad for the help, keeping an eye on them.

"Buffy!"

The gang turned around and looked at this weird guy jogging up to them calling out some strange name.

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Cliffy again. I know it's a short chapter but this is simply to good of a place to stop :

Next Chapter: Chapter Four The Bronze.:

The next chapter wont be done until probably until Monday after next. I might get one or more done next week but don't count on it.

I said the Scooby Gang would meet one of the scoobies. But I didn't say how.

Ztacel: Does the above answer your question regarding Sarah Michelle Gellar? J

Nova bomb: Nope the Scooby gang (other than Velma (maybe)) has no idea what they are getting into. And as to the road trip I bet your right.

mentallyinsane: Trust me It looks to be interesting when the two blondes meet. But Velma does have her own agenda.

AnimeHanyou39: There they met (kinda) Xander. Now lets see what happens next. I decided early on I wasn't going to use Scooby speak unless desperately needed in a particular situation. It's just to annoying to read. I hate reading heavy accent's in books. Just give us an occasional taste of it and let it be, is my opinion.