A/N: I do not own Scooby-Doo or any related Hanna-Barbera/Warner Bros characters. The plot and minor characters are creations of mine. This is a non for profit, just for fun piece of fan writing!
Chapter Two – Driving Along In Their Automobile
"Jinkies! England at last!"
"This is gonna be a great vacation!"
"Jeepers! Think of all the sights we can see!"
"Like, bring on the fish and chips!"
"Rish rand rips! Mmmm-mmmm"
The exclamations came thick and fast from the mouths of the four teens and a dog that formed Mystery Inc as they stood on the docks at Dover Port. They had waited many months for this trip to London, England, and now they were actually here! It was too good to be true.
"And we can't come on vacation without bringing Old Faithful!" cried Fred as the Mystery Machine was lowered from the cargo deck of the cruise liner.
The gang piled their luggage into the back of the van and took their usual spots up front; Fred taking the wheel, with Daphne by his side getting the map out of her bag. Velma sat next to her, and was already hanging out of the window taking pictures, and Shaggy and Scooby were relaxing in the back seat, each munching away on a triple decker three cheese sandwich.
"Right. It will be about a two hour drive from here to London, Freddie. So I suggest we leave now and if we make good time we will be in our hotel by midday." Said Daphne, carefully tracing the route on the map
"I can't wait to get to London! Jinkies, home to Sherlock Holmes. The Tower of London, Buckingham Palace…" began Velma
"…and Harrods, and Harvey Nichols. Then there is Covent Garden, and then all of the theatres and shows…." Continued Daphne
"….and cool people with British accents….." Fred interjected
"…..and tea, and fish and chips, and big greasy fry ups!" Cried Shaggy
The gang laughed and Fred started the engine.
"Like, look out London! Here we come!" shouted Shaggy, as the Mystery Machine accelerated away from the docks.
As the van traveled along the road, Daphne read out some facts from a tourist book.
"That castle, up there on the hill look, is Dover Castle. It is really really old and is supposedly full of ghostly activity."
"Like we will stay well away from that then!" said Shaggy firmly, "Right Scoob'?"
"Reah." Agreed his canine companion
The two girls chuckled at the antics of Shaggy and Scooby, Fred merely grinned in the rear view mirror; his main focus was the road, driving on the left was strange to him and it required concentration on his part.
By his side Daphne yawned!
"Boy, am I ever tired!" she said sleepily, "That's what I get for getting up at the crack of dawn."
"There's a couple of blankets back there if you wanna go and take a nap." Offered Velma, "I could take over navigating if you want."
"How long we got to go, Freddie?" the redhead asked
"Bout another hour of driving. Although to tell you the truth I wouldn't mind a rest break for an hour."
"Like did someone say 'rest break'? Scooby and I are starved! Let's make like a food stop instead!" cried Shaggy from the back of the van.
The van continued on until it came to a large service area, the blond driver parked the van nearby the entrance to the diner.
"Well we are making good time gang, it is nine am. So if we stop here for an hour and a half, we will still be in London by midday." Said Fred looking at his watch.
The rest of the gang agreed. Scooby and Shaggy, accompanied by Velma, clambered out of the van and into the unsuspecting diner, whilst Fred and Daphne settled down into their blankets and fell asleep instantly.
Ninety minutes later they were violently awakened by Shaggy, Scooby and Velma returning to the van, the latter however had nothing to do with it of course. But Shaggy and Scooby in their usual goofball way were both carrying large BLT sandwiches in one hand and milkshakes in the other. One thing led to another, and poor Fred and Daphne found themselves attacked by bacon lettuce, tomato and bread.
"Ok, Ok!" Fred said, "We are up."
Velma grinned at the pair from the front seat.
"Nice nap?" she enquired
"Lovely!" grinned Daphne, who was busy removing the lettuce from her clothes; "Until these two decided to make me part of their sandwich!"
Once the gang had settled, Fred started up the van again. It was not long before the Mystery Machine was purring along the roads of London. Cries of amazement and delight echoed all over the van as the gang passed Tower Bridge and the Tower of London, the Southbank complete with London Eye. Soon it pulled up alongside a large hotel, where a young steward gave Fred the details of the underground parking.
"If you go into the reception and check in, sir, I will park your car and see that the luggage is brought up to your rooms." The blond boy marveled at the smart accent of the speaker.
"Cool. Here are the keys. Let's go and check into our rooms guys." Fred said.
"Wow!" whispered Daphne as she climbed out of the van and looked around. "London, we've arrived!"
A/N: Well, what do you think so far? They have finally arrived in London. For those of you who live in (like me!) or know London very well, the hotel is a combination of one by the Strand Theatre, and also the International on the Docklands(it has underground parking) and, for story purposes, I have ignored the C-Charge.
Review if you want to, like I said, I will respond to all my reviewers. Also if you have any ideas or suggestions for the story, then contact me and I will consider it.
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