Chapter 3
The group of young sleuths known as Mystery Inc., along with their Great Dane and their new friends, who happened to be a teenage sorcerer and sorceress named William and Linda Christensen continued to make their way through the crowds at the annual Coolsville Halloween Carnival, making sure not to bother anyone or accidentally bump into anyone, although considering the event grounds were packed with people it was going to be a bit difficult to maneuver through the carnival.
At the moment the team of sleuths and their new companions were browsing through some more of the carnival's food concessions, which Shaggy and Scooby Doo were happy about despite their obvious cowardice; the chicken hearted Great Dane and his teenaged master were enjoying some cotton candy and caramel apples while the rest of Mystery Inc. including the brother and sister magic users they had recently met were standing by, waiting for them to finish their snacks.
"Like you know Scoob, even though this holiday is supposed to be the day where ghosts, monsters and all sorts of other creatures are seen by mortal eyes, it's sure nice to know that you and I can get a ton of great food while being scared out of your wits" Shaggy remarked.
"Reah Rhaggy, ri rove Ralloween Racks" Scooby replied.
"I still don't understand how the two of you can have such an amazing metabolism where you can eat a ton of snacks and still look so darn skinny" Linda remarked.
"You know Linda, I've wondered that myself for the longest time; I mean it defies all scientific logic" Velma replied.
"Yeah, it really boggles the mind, and this is coming from someone who actively practices magic and sorcery" Linda remarked.
"It boggles my mind too Linda and you know something, I think you and I might become really good friends" Velma replied.
"I think so too Velma, I think so too" Linda commented.
"Like you two do realize that the only way that Scooby and I can burn off so many calories is because we get chased by so many bad guys" Shaggy replied.
"I think they know that Shaggy, heck I know it too, just don't let them get to you man" William commented.
"Like yeah, that's a good point William; and you know something, I think you and I might be as good friends as Velma and Linda are becoming" Shaggy replied.
"I think we might too Shaggy, besides it's a good balance, I mean I'm a warlock, and you and Scooby are afraid of ghosts and things, although you're not afraid of me and Linda right?" William inquired.
"Like are you kidding? Of course we're not afraid of you, heck you look like and remind me of Fred and I, plus Linda looks and reminds me of Daphne and Velma, so there's no reason to be scared of you, just as long as you don't become evil or anything like that" Shaggy replied.
"Oh, don't worry Shaggy, Linda and I would never do anything like that, besides you're our friends and our idols, we wouldn't do anything to change that or hurt the five of you, right sis?" William asked, looking toward his sister.
"That's right William, you guys are friends, and anybody who would ever hurt a friend is not a good person to be around" Linda replied.
"Thanks Linda and William, you know for a sorcerer and sorceress, you two are really cool and are nothing like most of the witches and warlocks we've met and encountered in the past" Fred remarked.
"Well like we said before Fred, we're nothing like most witches and warlocks; I mean after all, even though we do practice magic, we're young adults just like all of you first, which means we know what you guys have to go through with balancing school and mysteries and all" Linda replied.
"That's right, because we've had to balance our lives as sorcerers with our mortal schooling, and our social lives and jobs and things like that; I mean we have to hide our magic from people, we can't just tell our classmates hey come here everybody we're a witch and warlock" William remarked.
"Exactly, and we can't let people know that we're a witch and warlock because if they knew they would try and abuse our powers, they would want us to give them all sorts of video games, and clothes and things like that, we would be like a young version of Santa Claus" Linda explained.
"Yeah, and if a lot of people knew what we were they would be coming to us for all sorts of favors, we would have to talk to mayors of various cities, governors of states, the president, leaders of other countries, every one in the world would look to us for advice and would want us to use our powers to stop all the evil and wars in the world and if that was the case, then we would never get any rest" William added.
"Not only that, but stopping all the war and evil and problems of the world would take a lot more magic then we have, I mean we do have plenty of magic but depending on the spells, incantations and charms used it takes a lot out of you" Linda replied.
"Jinkies, I never realized magic takes that much effort and energy to perform" Velma said, with a surprised look on her face.
"It sure does Velma, you know since we're talking about it remember the last time we cast a huge spell Linda?" William replied before asking a question of his sibling.
"Sure do, you know after we cast the spell I think I had to sleep for a week, partly because it was a very large incantation and it took plenty of energy, mortal and magic alike" Linda remarked.
"Forgive my curiosity Linda, but what kind of spell was it?" Daphne asked.
"That's all right Daphne, we'll be glad to tell you; I think it was back when we were in high school, our parents wanted us to help move some furniture and things like that around the house right William?" Linda asked, looking towards her brother.
"Sure, I remember that; we had to do some painting as well, and as I recall it took a lot of magic for us to get the job done" William replied.
"Wait a minute, so if your parents wanted you to help move stuff around and paint, then that means that they were cool with you two using your magic right?" Shaggy asked.
"It sure does Shaggy, and our parents were pretty happy that we used our powers as well" William replied.
"Yeah, they were always telling us that within the confines of home we should always be using our magical gifts, because they said that when you have a gift such as magic, you should use it as much as possible" Linda added.
"Jinkies, your parents sound like really cool people Linda and William, what happened to them?" Velma asked.
"Well, after we graduated college our parents decided that it was time that we lived out on our own and that we could use our powers responsibly, so we moved out of our parents home in Seattle and decided to look for a place to live" William replied.
"So where did you guys decide to move to?" Fred asked.
"Well, while we're attending the Salem Magic Institute we're planning on renting an apartment somewhere in Salem, after that we really don't know; I know from when we were looking online for somewhere to live we really liked Arizona, so we'll probably move to Flagstaff or Sedona after we graduate from the institute" Linda replied.
"That's pretty cool you guys; actually we visited that part of the country a while back and it's pretty nice, so I think you guys will enjoy it there" Daphne remarked.
"Thanks Daphne, I think we'll enjoy it too" Linda replied.
"William, I'm curious, like how long does it usually take someone to go through the Salem Magic Institute?" Shaggy asked.
"Well it depends Shaggy, for some witches and warlocks it takes as little as two years, even a smaller amount take only one year to go through there, but the average length or tenure that a student attends the school for is four years, sort of like a mortal high school or college" Linda replied.
"Cool, like I wonder if they have class clowns or a cafeteria?" Shaggy asked in a whispered tone of voice to Scooby Doo, who had walked next to him.
"Reah, rafeteria" the Great Dane replied in his regular tone of voice, licking his lips as he spoke.
"I'm sure the institute has something like that Shaggy and Scooby" Linda said with a bit of a chuckle on her voice.
"Cool, like maybe we can visit the school when you guys start there" Shaggy replied.
"I think we would like that Shaggy, it's always nice to have visitors, and you guys would be more than welcome to see us, just make sure you can handle magic and the classes at the institute" Linda remarked.
"You know Linda, I think we would all like to visit you guys at the school, if that's okay" Fred commented.
"And don't worry, I know we can handle anything that the institute can throw at us" Daphne replied.
"Yeah, I mean we're pretty tough and we can handle a lot of different things, so I think we can handle a little thing like a magic school" Velma added.
"Thanks you guys, we're looking forward to seeing you when we get to the school" William replied.
"Speaking of handling things, since you two are joining us for the rest of the night, and since it looks like Shaggy and Scooby are done with their snacks, what do you guys want to do Linda and William?" Fred asked.
"Well, why don't we keep looking around; after all we're bound to find something to see or do here" Linda replied.
"Good thinking sis" William remarked.
"It sure is, come on gang let's keep walking around the carnival" Fred replied.
"Like works for us, come on Scoob" Shaggy added.
"Roming Rhaggy" Scooby replied.
With that the Great Dane followed closely behind the rest of the gang as he, Shaggy, Velma, Fred, Daphne, Linda and William resumed their walk through the grounds of the Coolsville Halloween Carnival; they had been walking for about five minutes when they found something that they knew they would all enjoy, specifically one of the large cardboard and plaster cutouts that you would typically find at a carnival.
To be even more specific, this cutout featured pictures of various Halloween monsters, in this case, a male and female werewolf, a vampire, a witch, a dragon, and what looked to be an anthropomorphic cat, almost similar in appearance to a cat creature or something of that ilk; above the pictures of the six monsters, there were areas for a person to put their head through which would make it seem like the gang and their new friends heads were on the bodies of the six creatures.
"Hey, like now there's something I might want to do" Shaggy remarked, spotting the large cutout tableau.
"You know Shaggy that actually sounds like a good idea" Velma replied.
"Yeah, come on Daphne, wouldn't you like to be a witch?" Fred asked.
"Just as long as I don't have those dumb warts and a long nose, I hate those things" Daphne replied.
"Um Daphne, I am a witch remember?" Linda stated, looking over at the red head.
"I know you are Linda, I just think it would be kind of weird to be a witch and have green skin and all that kind of stuff, I mean can you imagine how hard it would be to put makeup, mascara and lipstick on when you look like that?" Daphne replied, somewhat red faced as she spoke.
"True Daphne, very true, but remember: modern witches and warlocks don't have anything like that, it's purely a Hollywood stereotype" Linda remarked.
"I know, but I guess I've encountered so many of them in my life that when I meet a real witch, I just don't know what to say; although I am curious, do you ever have problems putting on makeup, lipstick or anything like that?" Daphne asked.
"No, not really Daphne; actually with magic it's rather easy to apply makeup and things like that" Linda replied.
"Jeepers, you know I wouldn't mind trying to put on makeup with magic, I bet it would be pretty easy; hey, would you show me how to do it some time Linda?" Daphne inquired.
"Sure Daphne, of course I would, and I think you'll find that it's pretty easy to do" Linda explained.
"Cool, and thanks in advance Linda; plus thanks for not making such a big deal about the whole stereotype thing" Daphne replied.
"Not a problem, we encounter it all the time, right William?" Linda said, looking towards her brother.
"Oh yeah, when people think of witches and warlocks they think of broomsticks, cauldrons, warts and things like that; I mean we do ride broomsticks and do use a cauldron, but we don't have warts and green skin; those kinds of stereotypes are very hurtful to us and we wish people wouldn't say those things about us" William replied.
"Jinkies, I had no idea that witches were so sensitive about those kinds of things, although I guess I can understand how witches and warlocks would be offended by that" Velma remarked.
"Yeah, me too; Linda, if you don't want me to pretend I'm a witch, then I won't" Daphne replied.
"No, no, go right ahead Daphne; in fact it's kind of fun to see people pretend to be witches, it makes our lives so much easier and it relieves a lot of stress" Linda replied.
"Okay, but what about you Linda?" Daphne asked.
"Yeah sis, it looks like there's six spaces on the cutout, we know Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy are going to put their heads on there, but what about you and I?" William inquired, looking toward his sister.
"Oh, why not? I mean it is Halloween after all, and for us it's kind of a good time to relax; only question is what would I like to pretend to be?" Linda remarked, looking as if she was deep in thought.
"Hmm… good question sis, actually judging by the tableau I think I know what I want to be, or pretend to be at least" William replied.
"What's that brother dear?" Linda asked.
"Well, I see a picture of an scary looking green dragon on the wooden, plastic, whatever material that cutout is made of, and I think it would be cool to pretend to be a dragon" William replied.
"You and your dragons William, I swear" Linda remarked, looking quite annoyed with her brother.
"Oh for heavens sake, what's wrong with liking dragons?" William asked.
"Actually I'm with William, what's wrong with liking dragons?" Fred added.
"Well, nothing's wrong, except for the fact that for the last five Halloween parties we've attended, William has dressed up in different colored dragon outfits, it's really kind of annoying" Linda replied, while she folded her arms, looking quite irritated with her brother.
"Did he really dress up as a dragon for the last five Halloweens Linda?" Daphne asked.
"He sure did" Linda replied with a chuckle.
"All right Linda, what would you like to pretend to be?" William asked.
"Well, since you asked, I noticed that there's what looks to be an anthropomorphic cat, or cat creature on the cut out, and I really like cats, so I think I would like to pretend to be a cat like being or creature" Linda replied.
"I'm sorry I asked" William commented as he turned away from his sister and shook his head in irritation.
"Now wait just a minute, why is being a cat so bad?" Linda inquired, her arms folded and looking somewhat perturbed at her brother.
"Yes, what is wrong with being a cat or cat like creature? I kind of like cats to be honest" Daphne replied.
"Nothing, I didn't say cats were bad, I mean it's kind of cliché for a witch to like cats, but if you like them Linda, then that's fine with me" William commented.
"Yeah, and I don't mind if you like cats either Daphne" Fred added.
"Thanks William" Linda commented as she walked over and hugged her brother.
"And thank you too Freddie" Daphne said as she walked over to hug the blond young adult before kissing him on the cheek.
"Not a problem Linda" William remarked.
"Ditto for me Daphne" Fred commented.
"Well, why don't we get over to that cut out and have some Halloween fun, right gang?" the blond teenager continued.
"Right!" the rest of the group replied in unison.
"Wait, like it looks like there's not enough room for Scooby to put his head through one of the cutouts" Shaggy explained.
"That's right, I guess Scooby won't get to join in on the fun, is that okay with you Scooby? I mean I know you might be disappointed" Velma added.
"Rhat's okay rou ruys, ri ron't rind ratching" Scooby replied.
"Really Scooby, are you sure? I mean William and I could use our magic and let you become part of this" Linda commented.
"Rhat's okay ruys, ri rould rather ratch" Scooby replied with one of his trademark chuckles.
"Okay Scoob, like come on Velma" Shaggy remarked as he walked over to the cutout and stood behind the picture of the male werewolf.
"Coming Shaggy" Velma replied, walking over to the cutout and standing behind the picture of the female werewolf.
"This is going to be fun isn't it Freddie?" Daphne asked, walking behind the area of the cutout where there was a picture of a stereotypical witch.
"Yeah, I always wanted to be a vampire" Fred replied, walking behind the area of the cutout, which displayed a picture of a vampire.
"Well sis, shall we?" William asked as he took Linda's hand.
"Yes brother dear, let's" Linda replied as the two of them walked over to the cutout; Linda then stood behind the portion of the tableau that displayed the cat like creature while William stood behind the portion that displayed the green dragon.
"Rou ruys rook rabsolutely ridiculous" Scooby commented as he watched his friends put their heads through the cutouts in the tableau while chuckling a bit.
"Like yeah, we do look a bit silly don't we Scoob?" Shaggy asked.
"Actually this is kind of cool, I always wanted to let out my wild side" Velma chuckled before letting out a small howl.
"Like yeah and come to think of it I've wanted to bring out my wild side for a while too" Shaggy added before also letting out a small howl.
"Jeepers, that was pretty good you two, you really sound like werewolves; and I sound like a real witch, I'll get you my pretty and your little dog too" Daphne remarked, speaking a voice that sounded a lot like a witch, before she cackled a little as well.
"Daphne, you really do sound like a witch, and I sound and look like a vampire as well, now I'm going to suck your blood" Fred added, sounding like a bad version of Count Dracula.
"You know you guys really do sound like Halloween monsters and Daphne you make a great witch" Linda replied.
"Thanks Linda" Daphne remarked.
"Not a problem Daphne, and I have to admit I make a great cat as well, meow" Linda complimented the red head, before hissing, softly growling and overall acting like a feline by showing her hands like claws.
"Not bad sis, not bad, a bit over done, but I guess that's what happens when someone asks like a cat" William replied.
"All right Mr. smart warlock, let's see what you can do as a dragon" Linda commented.
"Okay then, I am a fire breathing dragon, I can roast marshmallows and hot dogs just with my breath" William replied before pretending to roar and before pretending to act like a dragon.
"Pardon the pun William, but oh brother" Linda commented.
"All right, all right, so I guess you make a better cat then I make a dragon, you win" William replied.
"Well, actually it wasn't a competition and you were a pretty good dragon William" Linda remarked.
"Thanks a lot Linda, that was really nice of you to say" William replied.
"Not a problem William" Linda remarked.
"Well, you two seem to be getting really chummy" Fred replied.
"Well why not, I mean we are brother and sister after all" William stated.
"True, you guys are; so, you guys want to hang around here any longer, or do the two of you want to do something else?" Fred inquired.
"Well, this was fun and all, but maybe we can see something else" Linda replied.
"Okay, why don't we get out from behind these silly cutouts and go see the rest of the carnival" Fred stated.
"Now that's a good plan Freddie, come on" Daphne replied as she took Fred's hand and the two of them walked out from behind the large tableau, while the two of them walked out from behind the cutouts, Shaggy and Velma also walked out from behind the cutouts and a few seconds after that Linda and William walked out from behind the cutouts.
With the team of five sleuths and their new friends now standing a few feet away from the cutouts, the six teenagers and Scooby Doo decided to take the opportunity to attempt to figure out what to do next at the carnival; as they discussed what their plan was going to be they found that each of them had different ideas on what attraction they wanted to see next.
Finally after the seven of them couldn't really agree on what they wanted to see next, they all reached a consensus to walk around the carnival grounds some more; the five sleuths and the two magical young adults had been walking for around ten minutes before noticing a small tent with what looked to be a poster on it, which piqued the young adults and their Great Dane's attention.
"The Amazing Krudsky, master of magic, professor of prestidigitation, one of the greatest magicians in the world" Velma read, as the rest of the gang looked on and listened to what the bespectacled young woman was reading.
"He sounds certainly full of himself doesn't he?" Linda asked, chuckling a bit as she spoke.
"Yeah, I mean master of magic? Please, he's no more a master of magic then you are Fred" William replied.
"Come on Linda, William, let the guy have his fun" Fred stated.
"Yeah, I mean this is what he does for a living, so if he wants to be a magician, let him" Daphne added.
"I guess you guys are right, although I would like to talk to him and see what he's like" Linda replied, unbeknownst to Linda and her brother however, the Amazing Krudsky himself had walked out from the small building and was now standing behind the brother and sister sorcerer and sorceress, not to mention he was looking quite unhappy.
"Pardon Me," a male voice said from somewhere behind Linda, albeit after he cleared his throat in an impatient sounding manner.
The sudden voice caused Linda and William Christensen to flinch a little, not to mention both of them almost jumped several feet in the air, as the male voice was both a bit startling and a bit sudden to the two young magic users.
"Sorry about that, I didn't mean to startle you" remarked a man wearing a black top hat, a black button down shirt, a gray vest, a red cummerbund and gray pants.
"That's all right, to tell the truth we're kind of used to that sort of thing" Linda replied as she and William turned around to shake the mysterious gentleman's hand.
"Interesting" the man stated.
"You must be the Amazing Krudsky right?" Daphne asked.
"Why yes my dear, I've performed in major cities around the world, I've performed in front of kings, queens and all the crown heads of Europe" Krudsky replied.
"I'll bet you have" Linda commented as she folded her arms together, sounding somewhat annoyed.
"By the way, how did you kids recognize me?" Krudsky asked.
"Simple, we saw your picture on the poster" Velma replied.
"Oh, I see" Krudsky commented.
"So Mr. Krudsky, what are you doing performing at the Coolsville Halloween Carnival anyway?" Linda asked.
"Yeah, if you've performed in Europe then how come you've decided to perform at a small town carnival in Ohio of all places?" William added.
"Well, after performing in other countries, I figured performing for some folks in a small town would be a nice change of pace, and what better small town to give a performance in then Coolsville, Ohio" Krudsky explained, with an almost disgusted look on his face as he spoke.
"I see, well I guess we'll see you inside then" Linda replied.
"Oh, why is that?" Krudsky asked.
"Because you're performing tonight aren't you?" Velma asked.
"Yes I am, in a few minutes as a matter of fact, now if you kids don't mind I must get ready, and apparently fix my cummerbund" Krudsky remarked, before walking away towards the small tent that was going to house his performance.
"Jeepers, he seems interesting" Daphne replied.
"Well interesting or not, what do you guys say to checking out his show?" Fred inquired, looking to the rest of the gang for advice.
"Like seeing a magic show on Halloween sounds pretty great to me, what about you Scoob?" Shaggy asked, looking to his Great Dane.
"Rounds rood to re" Scooby replied.
"Actually it sounds pretty good to us too, what do you think Velma?" Daphne inquired, looking towards the bespectacled member of the group.
"I would love to see an example of professional prestidigitation, it might be really enjoyable" Velma responded.
"Huh? What did she say?" William inquired, with a confused look on his face.
"She said she wants to see the magic show; by the way, what about you two?" Fred asked.
"I guess we could see the show, it might be good, how about you sis?" William replied, looking towards his sister for advice.
"Oh, why not, I mean it is Halloween night after all, so I guess we could get into the old Halloween spirit" Linda responded.
"Terrific, let's go get tickets and get some seats before they sell out; after all, they might not have seven seats still available" Fred explained; with that the blond young adult walked a few feet to an area of the building that had a small window in it, once the gang realized that it was the ticket window, Fred purchased seven tickets, which were the last tickets available for the entire show to boot.
After the unofficial leader of Mystery Inc. purchased the seats for the five members of the team of sleuths and their newfound friends, they all went inside and sat down, preparing for the Amazing Krudsky to begin his Halloween night show; a few moments later there was a bright flash of colors and smoke on stage and a booming voice coming through the loudspeakers of the small building.
"On Halloween night, the spirits of the departed leave their resting places in graveyards and cemeteries and return to Earth; creatures of the night dwell in dark places and roam the countryside, for this is the one night of the year where the powers of the supernatural are at their strongest and magic is as strong as any natural force in the world!" the voice declared.
Suddenly there was another large burst of colors and smoke on the stage, and when the astounding display of effects vanished, the Amazing Krudsky himself stood, bowing to the crowd, looking ready to astonish the crowd of onlookers; the magician then went on to perform numerous amazing tricks, including ones that involved a magic wand, cards, flowers, and a few other go to illusions that most magicians around the world used in performances.
While Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby, the latter two who were nervous at the magician talking about ghosts, spirits and monsters, but had calmed down once he started performing were quite impressed with the magician's performance, two members of the group, a certain brother and sister pair of sorcerers were not impressed and were not applauding at any of the magician's tricks, which made the five sleuths curious.
"Hey William, Linda, what's up with the two of you?" Fred inquired in a bit of a whispered tone.
"Well Fred, it's just that I've seen better magic in my sleep" William replied.
"Yeah, come to think if it, this guy's act is really corny, I mean I could do better magic with my eyes closed" Linda added.
"Aw come on you two, like give the guy a break, I think he's really good, right Scoob?" Shaggy remarked.
"Reah, re's rool" Scooby replied.
"Well…" William commented; however as the two sorcerers spoke to Mystery Inc., a certain magician's concentration was broken on stage, after he cleared his throat a few times, he attempted to get the gang and in particular Linda and William's attention.
"Pardon me, but is there something wrong with my magic show?" Krudsky inquired.
"Yeah guys, tell them what you told us" Fred replied.
"Well…" William said as he and Linda stood up in front of the entire audience, who were all wearing Halloween costumes.
"What my brother is trying to say is that for all intensive purposes, he and I could perform much better magic and sorcery then you could Mr. Krudsky" Linda remarked.
"Oh really? Well, why don't you and your brother come up here and show me what you can do, if anything that is" Krudsky replied with a half impatient and half curious chuckle.
With that the young sorcerer and sorceress walked from their front row seats, down a pathway and up to the edge of the stage where they were helped up onto the performing area by the Amazing Krudsky; the two youngsters then stood next to the magician, who was very curious as to what the two of them, who seemed to be ordinary twenty something year olds could possibly do.
"All right, now that the two of you are up on stage, why don't you introduce yourselves to the crowd and to me" Krudsky said, folding his arms together and looking fairly impatient and annoyed with the brother and sister magic users.
"Well my name is William Christensen" the young man remarked.
"And my name is Linda Christensen" the young woman added.
"Ah, so since the two of you have the same last name, are you married by any chance?" Krudsky asked, chuckling a bit as he spoke.
"Certainly not, we're brother and sister" Linda replied.
"Oh? Well, I don't think I've ever met a brother and sister who know magic before, since the two of you are up here and know magic, why don't you show us what you can do, how about it folks? Would like to see what these two can do?" Krudsky asked, looking out into the crowd.
As Linda and William Christensen stood on stage next to the magician, the crowd began to applaud loudly, in anticipation of seeing what the brother and sister sorcerers could really do, at least in a setting like this.
"Well brother, I guess we better give them what they want" Linda remarked.
"Yeah, I guess we better; ready sis?" William asked.
"Ready" Linda replied.
"Well then, let's show these people and Krudsky what real magic can do" William declared.
With that William and Linda proceeded to dazzle the crowd inside the small building for the next ten minutes or so with all kinds of amazing magic; the two of them performed every type of illusion and trick that magicians usually performed, in fact while they performed the crowd applauded like wild, cheered until their throats were dry and gave the Coolsville Halloween Carnival a magic show like they had never seen before, that is until Krudsky stepped in front of them on stage, causing them to be very annoyed with the magician.
"Hey, what's the big idea?" William asked.
"The big idea, young man is that I am supposed to be the star of this show! So why don't the two of you go sit down and rejoin your little friends, while a master magician performs" Krudsky replied angrily and impatiently.
However as soon as Krudsky attempted to get the two siblings off the stage and back to their seats, the crowd began booing and jeering the magician, all except for Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby Doo that is, who were watching the proceedings, hoping that somehow, someway they would be able to leave without anyone figuring out what was happening, or worse.
"Oh come on! Are you saying that their magic is better then mine?" Krudsky asked, quite annoyed with the small town crowd.
"Yes!" the crowd replied emphatically.
Seeing as how the magician was most likely not going to let the sister and brother continue to perform, and not wanting to see Krudsky continue his act after seeing real magic, performed by a witch and warlock, although no one knew that at the moment except for Scooby and company, the costumed attendants of the magic show began leaving the small building in droves through the doors, which made the Amazing Krudsky very upset, to say the least.
"Wait! Don't go! I can do great magic too! I'm a great magician, just like those two, I-I'll give you all money, candy, something, just don't go!" Krudsky pleaded as the crowd continued to leave, all except for Mystery Inc., who by this time were joined by William and Linda who had left the stage, in fear that Krudsky might seriously harm them.
"William, Linda, I think you two wore out your welcome" Fred commented.
"Yeah, I think we did; and I think we better split before Krudsky catches us" Linda replied.
With that Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, Scooby Doo, Linda and William began walking quickly towards the exit of the small tent, however they only got a few steps before Krudsky saw them, and as he watched them begin to leave, his face turned as red as a hundred ripe tomatoes.
"You! You two brats upstaged my act!" Krudsky shouted.
"We didn't mean it Mr. Krudsky, sir, we just wanted to show our talents" Linda replied.
"Well, did the two of you have to do it, during my show?" Krudsky declared, sounding quite irate with the duo.
"We, we d-didn't mean to upstage you Mr. Krudsky" Linda replied nervously.
"Well, you did, and if I didn't know any better I would say you four teenagers and your dog helped them!" Krudsky declared, glaring at the five members of Mystery Inc. as if he wanted to rip them apart piece by piece.
"Now wait a minute Mr. Krudsky, we're just their friends and we only met them earlier in the evening, we didn't have any idea that they were going to do this" Fred replied, trying to defend himself, his friends and the two young sorcerers.
"Ah, I see, so you're friends with these two; well, in that case, you seven had better get out of here before I have the carnival people throw you out!" Krudsky declared, looking angrier and angrier as he spoke.
"Okay, okay, we're leaving; you don't have to get upset about it" Fred replied as he, the rest of his mystery solving friends and the two siblings quickly left the tent as fast as their feet and paws could carry them, but not before Krudsky delivered a parting shot.
"And don't come back!" the magician yelled as the group of sleuths exited through the rear of the tent.
With Scooby Doo and the rest of his mystery solving compatriots and their new friends having been told off by the Amazing Krudsky, they decided to continue walking through the carnival, seeing whatever else they could see before the magician could get their hands on the young adults, and before he told the security team what was going on; however, unbeknownst to the members of Mystery Inc. and Scooby Doo, before the night was over they were going to be involved in yet another strange mystery, and this time it would be one of the most bizarre cases of the group's long career as detectives.
Author's Notes: Hopefully this chapter wasn't too long, sometimes when I get writing I really get into the story and can't stop; hope everybody doesn't mind it too much.