I was just dozing off, when Freddie suddenly jumped up. Because I was leaning on him, I fell over sideways.
"Hey!" I cried,
"Ssh! Someone is opening the door!" He replied
"If it's that nasty vampire I'm gonna kick his butt!" I said angrily.
I prepared to bust out and kick some serious vampire booty when I heard someone saying my name.
"Daphne? Fred?" Said a voice from outside,
"Yes." Said Freddie, "We're in here. Who is that?"
His question was answered when the 'door' was removed.
"Mr and Mrs Jackson!" Freddie cried.
"But you are the bad guys!" I said
"Sssh!" Said Mrs Jackson, "We are undercover FBI agents. Look here's my card."
And Mrs. Jackson held out an FBI I.D card,
"So who is the vampire if it isn't you?" I said confused
"Well we have a few suspects, but we haven't got time to swap clues. We will see you on your way and then you must get back to the hotel. And, whatever you do, make sure that you two stay together. When the 'vampire' finds out that you are gone, he, or she, will be after you. So stay together!" Said Mr Jackson, "C'mon."
Mr and Mrs Jackson took us back down the passageway and to the jetty. Freddie and I were just about to push off and sail up river when
"Hey! The prisoners! They have escaped! Get them!" Shouted a voice. We heard footsteps running up the passageway. Mr and Mrs Jackson jumped in the boat with us and Freddie started up the engine. The boat started up just in time. And we sailed up river, leaving a group of angry looking men standing on the jetty.
"Aren't there meant to be five of you in Mystery Inc?" Asked Mr Jackson
"Yes there are. Two more people and a dog. Daph and I got separated from the others when we fell through a trap door in your closet. We were searching for clues in your room." Said Freddie.
"We are sorry for suspecting you." I said, "It's just that we found traces of oil where the vampire had been. Then we noticed that you had oil on your shoes so we thought that you were the vampire." I said
"By the way, how do you know who we are?" Asked Freddie suspiciously
"Mystery Inc. are famous among the police force and FBI. All those cases you solved. We recognised you when you turned up at the hotel." Said Mr Jackson.
Mr and Mrs Jackson then told us who they suspected. Freddie and I listened as they explained what they thought was going on.
"Velma was right! She suspected that the vampire had something to with oil smuggling." Said Freddie
When we reached the jetty we climbed out of the small boat and walked back down passageway. Freddie pointed out the make-up box, bottle of red liquid and the pump.
"Well we suspect that the pump is a spare, just in case the one they are using now breaks down. The silver box, we also think contains stage make-up that's how the vampire makes himself, or herself, deathly pale. The red liquid is fake blood, just to give the vampire the gruesome effect." Said Mrs Jackson.
Suddenly we heard footsteps running down a passageway. The four of us bunched together in the centre of the cavern. The footsteps grew louder. This was it! We had been found.
"Like, Fred, Daphne! Why are you with the vampire?" Said a familiar voice.
"Shaggy! Scooby! Are we ever glad to see you!" I cried.
"Fred! Daphne! Run! Mr and Mrs Jackson are the bad guys! Run!" Cried Velma, she had just come running in from another passageway.
"No. Velma, you are wrong. Mr and Mrs Jackson are on our side! They helped us." Said Freddie
"It's true. We are undercover FBI agents. Here's my badge." Said Mrs Jackson showing Velma her badge. Velma blushed.
"Oh. Sorry, it's just that we thought…" She began
"I know Fred and Daphne explained it to us." Said Mr Jackson
"Like where did you guys go?" Said Shaggy
Freddie and I began to tell our story. Scooby, Shaggy and Velma listened. Then they told us what they had discovered.
"So you are saying that someone could've been listening to us talking in the sitting room, without us actually seeing them!" I said
"Yes by standing in the secret passageway that runs all round the hotel. That's how the vampire has been getting around. All the secret passageways end up here in this cavern." Said Velma
"Look kids. We need to get these two," Said Mr Jackson, indicating Freddie and me, "back to the hotel where they will be safe. C'mon!"