Chapter 4
Inside the grounds of the Coolsville Halloween Carnival, the chicken hearted Great Dane, his mystery solving friends and their two new magical companions William and Linda resumed their time at the carnival, having escaped the wrath of one magician named the Amazing Krudsky, whose act was upstaged so to speak by the aforementioned young man and woman, who were in reality a twenty something year old witch and a twenty something year old warlock.
Now that the team of sleuths were outside of the small building that housed the magic show, they were able to talk amongst themselves, particularly Fred who had begun speaking to the young witch and warlock trying to figure out why they had performed their magic, when there was already someone who was trying to perform magic at the carnival; at the moment the blond young adult was trying to figure out from the pair exactly why they decided to show off their magic in front of so many people in the first place.
"William and Linda, you guys really made Krudsky mad" Fred remarked.
"Yeah, like I've never seen anyone more infuriated in my life" Shaggy added.
"We're sorry gang, I guess we should have told you before we went in there" William replied.
"Yeah, another thing about us that you should know is that we hate when someone, even a magician tries to perform magic; something inside us just snaps and we feel like we have to go up to the stage or whatever and show the person our magic, then of course the magician or person gets mad at us and tries to throw us out of wherever we are" Linda added.
"You mean this has happened before?" Daphne asked.
"Well… not since we were ten; we saw a magic show at our school and we didn't like what the magician was doing, so we went up on stage, performed a little and got applause from the students, although when our parents found out they grounded us for a month" William replied.
"Jinkies, I thought your parents wanted you to use your magic?" Velma asked.
"Well yes and no Velma, they liked that we used our magic to help them out at home; but they don't like it when we use our powers at school or at work, or when we're out in public" Linda replied.
"Like I can understand why, if I was a warlock and I used my powers to perform during a magic show, it would sure make my parents mad" Shaggy remarked.
"So are you guys really mad that we used our powers to upstage the Amazing Krudsky's act?" Linda asked.
"Nah, not at all Linda and William, you guys just wanted to show off your skills in front of a crowd, it's really a natural response from someone in your situation, you feel that you can do better and that you want to show what you can do" Velma replied.
"Like yeah you guys, and besides Krudsky had no right to do what he did; it was very rude of him to try and push you guys back towards the crowd and try and stop you guys from performing" Shaggy remarked.
"That's right, most magicians would love to have someone like the two of you help them in their act, and would be really happy to have assistants as cool as the two of you" Fred added.
"Sure, I mean when the two of you started your sorcery up there, I was astounded, I hadn't seen anything like your magic in a long time, and the Amazing Krudsky had no right to act like the way I did; actually to be honest, I didn't think he was that great a magician either" Daphne agreed, although she said the last part of her statement in a bit of a whisper.
"Really? You guys thought our magic was cool?" Linda asked.
"Of course we did, like if you ask me, that Krudsky is a real grouch and really needs to learn that people have feelings, and when you do something like what he did, it hurts them" Shaggy replied.
"Thank you Shaggy, that-that was very nice of you to say" Linda said as she walked the short distance to where the chicken hearted young man was standing and began hugging him.
"You're welcome Linda, but would you mind?" Shaggy asked as he looked up at Linda's face; the young man was giving the young witch an I'm dating someone and my girlfriend would kill me if we keep hugging look so don't get any ideas look, which the young sorceress eventually caught and soon she and Shaggy broke apart.
"Well, now that that's settled, what should we do next?" Fred asked the group.
"Like I don't know about you guys, but after seeing that magic show I'm kind of tired" Shaggy replied, yawning a bit.
"Yeah, maybe we should go home; although…" Velma remarked.
"Although what Velma?" Shaggy inquired, looking over at his girlfriend.
"Although I would like to do something else, maybe we can sit down and rest for a few minutes, then maybe we'll come up with something" Velma replied.
"Good thinking gang, come on" Fred remarked as he and the rest of the gang and their two new friends worked their way through the carnival.
Meanwhile hundreds of feet away, or rather hundreds of feet up in the air, a small yellow speck was flying through the sky; the small speck however was more than just a mere dot, and would eventually lead Mystery Inc. into yet another mystery, however that was still to come, but for the moment the small speck was flying over the carnival and as fate would have it, right over a certain magician's tent.
While inside the tent, the Amazing Krudsky was still fuming over the fact that Linda and William had spoiled his well planned magic show, of course as the old saying goes: don't get mad, get even, which is exactly what Krudsky was planning on doing, once he got his hands on the members of Mystery Inc. and their new found friends; at the moment though he was looking over every tome, book and volume he had to his name, all in an attempt to become more powerful and become a better magician then the two young sorcerers.
"Blast those troublesome teenagers, and that brother and sister! I was supposed to be headline act at the Coolsville Halloween Carnival, I was supposed to be the star of the show, and those two pests come in and ruin my act! Well, I'll show them, I'll show all of those meddling brats!" Krudsky declared angrily as he searched through the sheer number of volumes that were inside his tent.
"Every spell, every incantation, every thing I have, and I still can't compete with that-that brother and sister! The two of them got bigger applause then I did and I will not stand for it! I will find a way to become more powerful, if it's the last thing I do!" the magician continued, searching through the tent like a man possessed.
While Krudsky searched, he was unaware at the moment that the small speck was flying into the magician's tent and was hiding, watching the magician look for a spell or anything that would help in his wishes to be a powerful magician, more powerful then the brother and sister who had upstaged his act.
As the small speck, who in actuality was a mythical creature called a fairy with yellow wings flew hid, she giggled at the sight of the so called Amazing Krudsky throwing spell books all over the place and tripping over one of them that was carelessly strewn about his tent; however, Krudsky heard this and became just a bit annoyed, after all he was trying to become one of the most powerful magicians in the world, and he didn't want anyone or anything to laugh at him while he attempted to complete his plans.
"Who's there?" Krudsky asked impatiently as he began looking for the source of the laughter and walking around the tent.
The small fairy then gasped as she noticed that Krudsky was getting close to where she was hiding, so she did what a fairy would usually do in that situation: she began flying through the tent, which caused Krudsky to stammer and sputter, which made sense considering the small creature was very hard to catch, as most fairies are.
"Bah! Blasted fly, where are you!" Krudsky bellowed, still unaware of what the creature he was trying to capture truly was.
The small fairy then continued flying around the room looking for more ways to infuriate the magician, or a way out, but not necessarily in that order; finally the small fairy had flown onto a pile of Krudsky's spell books and as Krudsky spotted her, the breeze from the magician's attempted capture of the creature one of the books flew open and it's pages to turn, until the book stopped on a page which piqued Krudsky's interest
"Hmm… what's this?" Krudsky asked himself as he picked the book up and began reading.
"The Goblin King Scepter, possessed by the ruler of all that is supernatural, the Goblin King; whoever possesses the scepter will have immense power and influence both in the world of magic and the mortal world as well, hmm…" the magician continued reading as he thought to himself.
However, as Krudsky was reading, the small fairy that had flown into the tent was still watching, and was not liking what she saw or heard; somehow she would have to get back to the magic world, and alert the Gobln King that a human was interested in his scepter, only this human was interested in the scepter for evil purposes, and that he needed to be stopped once and for all.
"Hmm… if I can get this Goblin King's scepter, then I would be the most powerful being on the planet and I would have enough magic to get revenge on those meddling kids and that brother and sister once and for all!" Krudsky said as he laughed evilly.
The small fairy thankfully was still hidden from Kudsky's sight, but she couldn't stay hidden for long, so she began flying towards the tent entrance to warn the Goblin King and her fellow magical and supernatural beings that a human was going to attempt to take over the world using the king's scepter, but she didn't get very far as she only flew a few feet before she accidentally knocked a book down from a shelf in the tent, which immediately got the magician's attention.
"Who's there? Who's in this tent?" Krudsky asked.
A few seconds after the book came tumbling down from the shelf, the fairy saw the magician up close, and the magician saw her as well; Krudsky thought for a moment before walking over to a nearby trunk and bringing out a fly swatter, as he thought that this creature was a mere insect, but he was wrong.
The magician then chased the fairy around the tent, desperately trying to catch the small being, unfortunately for the small fairy, even though she was small and fast, she wasn't fast enough for Krudsky as he spotted the fairy and with a flick of the fly swatter, he swatted the small being easily, but when he approached the creature he was shocked to discover that she was more then a mere insect.
"What's this? This isn't a fly, it's a fairy!" Krudsky exclaimed; the magician then realized that fairies were supposed to be magical creature and walked over to his trunk yet again, this time he produced a magic wand and when he walked back over to the fairy, he pointed it at the small creature and absorbed her magic powers, thereby becoming a real magician.
As the magician absorbed the creature's magic, there was a bright yellow glow that could be seen for miles around, as the Amazing Krudsky took his first step in becoming the most powerful magician in the world; after absorbing the fairy's powers, the small creature was fairly weak, but she needed to escape and warn anyone who would listen about the impending danger, so she slowly began flying out of the tent to try and alert people of her kind about what was happening, while Krudsky was unaware of what happened, he soon looked over at where he had swatted the fairy and discovered something rather unpleasant.
"Blast it! That fairy escaped! I suppose she'll try and warn the Goblin King that I'm coming now; well I've got a little surprise for her, I'm going to follow her and see if I can capture her again, before it's too late" Krudsky declared, following closely after the fairy, hoping that even with her magic he would be able to keep up with her.
Meanwhile back inside the carnival, Scooby Doo and his friends were still trying to decide what to do, considering it was still Halloween night after all, and there had to be something they all could do together.
"Well gang, we've still got a few hours of Halloween left, what would everybody like to do? Fred asked.
"Like I don't know about you guys, but I'm ready to go trick or treating, what about you Scoob?" Shaggy asked.
"Reah" Scooby replied licking his lips at the prospect of receiving and eventually consuming tons of candy.
"Actually I wouldn't mind going trick or treating myself, what about you sis?" William asked.
"Well, I haven't been trick or treating since I was a little girl, but I think it would be kind of fun, okay I'm on board" Linda replied.
"For once those two chowhounds have a good idea, I mean it is Halloween and we haven't been trick or treating; besides, this might be the last chance we get to do this so why not?" Velma remarked.
"Jeepers, that's not such a bad idea actually; I wouldn't mind getting a few treats myself, what about you Freddie?" Daphne asked as she took hold of Fred's arm.
"Well Daphne, I kind of think trick or treating would be a really fun idea, I think we should do it, what do you think gang?" Fred inquired, looking towards his fellow sleuths for advice.
"Yeah" the rest of the gang except Fred replied.
"Okay, trick or treating it is, come on gang, let's get changed into our costumes" Fred remarked.
After heading back to the Mystery Machine and changing into their costumes, Mystery Inc. headed out once again to start their trick or treating; with Fred dressed as a mummy, Daphne dressed as a cat, Velma as a pumpkin, Shaggy and Scooby as superheroes and William and Linda as a pirate and princess respectively, having used their magic to change into their costumes, the gang headed out to procure candy.
Over the span of several hours Scooby and company visited numerous houses that surrounded the carnival grounds, finally after some time Mystery Inc. decided to make their final trick or treating stop.
"Well gang this is the last house that we're going to visit" Fred explained.
"It's a good thing too I'm getting a bit sleepy" Daphne replied.
"Actually come to think of it, even witches and warlocks need sleep" Linda remarked.
"Yeah, like us for example" William replied.
"Like me too, as much as I would like to trick or treat all night I'm actually getting kind of bored" Shaggy commented, while yawning a bit.
"Don't worry Shaggy after we visit this house then you, Scooby and all of us can get some sleep" Velma replied.
"That's right, we've had a pretty big night so far," Daphne added.
"I'll say" Linda remarked.
"OK gang, let's go," Fred explained.
With that Scooby and company walked up to the large wooden door of the strange house, however as the two cowardly members of the group saw what the structure looked like up close they decided to hide behind Velma looking quite nervous as they did so.
"What's with you two?" Velma asked.
"Like there's no way we're going into that creepy place" Shaggy replied.
"Why not?" Velma wondered.
"Yeah, there's nothing to be afraid of, I mean after all, it's just a house" Linda stated.
"Like yeah and that place might be full of ghosts and who knows what else" Shaggy remarked.
"Oh don't be silly you two, there's no such things as ghosts" Velma replied.
"Well technically there are, we've dealt with a few of them ourselves, but I don't think we'll find any here" Linda remarked.
"Yeah, come on you two, let's see if anyone's home" Fred commented.
Fred then reached up to the large brass doorknocker and used it; the gang and their newfound friends then waited for someone to answer the door but didn't hear anyone.
"Like I guess we're in luck, nobody's home" Shaggy remarked with a nervous chuckle.
"Reah, robody's rome" Scooby replied.
"I guess we'll just have to come back next Halloween" Shaggy added.
"Don't be silly you two, someone has to be inside" Fred remarked.
Suddenly the gang heard what sounded like a male voice coming from inside the peculiar looking house.
"Come on in, the door's open," a rather friendly voice said.
"Well what are we waiting for gang, let's go in" Fred commented.
"Like do we have to?" Shaggy asked.
"Yes we have to, now come on," Fred said.
The four teenage sleuths, their Great Dane and their two newfound magical friends then stepped inside the strange looking house and began looking around; the walls of the building were filled with magical artifacts and mementos of all shapes and sizes, in addition there were all manner of spell books, amulets and other strange items.
"Jinkies, this place looks like it was decorated in early Houdini" Velma stated.
"No kidding, although it does remind me of one of my relatives houses, probably my grandfather's" William replied.
"Really?" Daphne asked.
"Oh yeah, actually not only are we a witch and warlock, but our grandparents and a lot of other relatives we have are witches and warlocks too, well all of our relatives" William replied.
"Jeepers, talk about a magical family" Daphne remarked.
"Like I don't know about that, but I do know one thing" Shaggy commented.
"Oh? What's that Shaggy?" Velma inquired.
"Like this place is sure creepy," Shaggy noted.
"I'll have to admit Shaggy, it certainly is just that; I wonder if anyone lives here" Fred added.
"Actually that would be me," a voice said.
Suddenly an older man with white hair, wearing a pair of wire-rim glasses, a green vest and light brown slacks stepped out from the shadows; the gang noticed the strange man walking towards them and decided to find out more about him.
"Who are you sir if I don't mind asking?" Fred asked.
"It's no trouble young man, my name is Mr. Gibbles and not only do I live here but I also own this establishment" the man replied.
"Establishment, you mean like this isn't a house?" Shaggy asked curiously.
"Well yes and no, while this is my home it is also the home if you will to the Gibbles Magic Shoppe" Mr. Gibbles explained.
"Magic Shoppe?" everyone asked in unison.
"Yes indeed, Mr. Gibbles Genuine Magic Shoppe; home to the largest selection of magical objects, trinkets and memorabilia in the world" he replied.
"Wow" Linda and William said in unison, after whistling in amazement at both the rather unusual décor inside the building and the fact that there was a place like the one the group was currently inside located where it was.
"Pardon?" Mr. Gibbles asked, looking towards the brother and sister.
"Oh well, we-we were just, amazed that we would find someone who runs a magic Shoppe out here in the middle of nowhere" Linda replied.
"Well my dear, I do like my privacy and the middle of nowhere is a perfect place to put a magic Shoppe, wouldn't you agree?" Mr. Gibbles asked.
"Sure is" Fred replied.
"I'll say" Daphne added.
"By the way, I don't believe I got you kids' names, would you mind introducing yourselves?" Mr. Gibbles asked.
"Oh sure; well for starters I'm Fred, this is Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby Doo" the blond unofficial leader of the group of sleuths said, introducing everyone.
"Please to meet all of you" Mr. Gibbles replied, politely bowing his head.
"Thank you sir; by the way, my name is Linda and this is my brother William" the female sorceress remarked.
"Hmm… interesting" Mr. Gibbles replied.
"What's that sir?" Linda asked.
"I noticed the two of you seem to have the same hair, almost the same eye color and a few other similar features" Mr. Gibbles replied.
"Well, we are brother and sister after all; and not only that but my sibling and I happen to practice magic ourselves" Linda remarked.
"No kidding, I kind of figured you two were brother and sister, but I had no idea that you practiced magic" Mr. Gibbles replied.
"Yes, we happen to be a teenage or twenty something year old witch and warlock" Linda said, somewhat proudly.
"My my, this is a surprise; my crystal ball did say something about a team of people who were involved with the supernatural coming here tonight, it didn't say anything about a witch and warlock though" Mr. Gibbles replied.
"A Crystal Ball? You mean like a fortune teller uses?" Daphne asked.
"Fortune tellers? Those people are frankly amateurs, and frankly are not worth the money people spend on them; fortune tellers and magicians like people at carnivals and on TV claim they practice real magic, but they don't" Mr. Gibbles explained.
"So, all of those people are scam artists?" Fred asked.
"In a way, young man, in a way; those people who claim to see into the future and use Crystal Balls, tarot cards and all of that mumbo jumbo are tricksters, con artists and give people who really do believe in magic like myself and your friends there a bad name" Mr. Gibbles replied.
"Believe us Mr. Gibbles, we've been encountering that kind of thing for years; ever since we were born we've encountered people who believe in stereotypes, that witches and warlocks use cauldrons, have warts, are evil and fly brooms; as we told Scooby and his friends, we do use cauldrons and do ride brooms but we are modern witches and warlocks, and are tired of those stereotypes that people and Hollywood has produced over the years" Linda explained.
"My my Linda, that was a wonderful speech; you said the two of you have been magical since birth right?" Mr. Gibbles asked.
"That's right" Linda replied.
"Ah, have the two of you completed any kind of schooling where you learn the skills necessary to be a proper witch and warlock?" Mr. Gibbles asked.
"Yes, after we completed high school and college, our parents wanted us to attend the Salem Magic Institute, it's a school where young witches and warlocks go to learn the proper way to use their powers and things like that" Linda replied.
"Ah interesting, tell me, how did the two of you and Scooby Doo and the others meet?" Mr. Gibbles asked.
"Well, we had been doing some research on Halloween themed attractions, we had wanted to do something special before we headed off to the Salem Magic Institute, and we came up on Coolsville and it's carnival; then some time after we arrived here and started looking around, we saw Scooby Doo and his friends and since we were big fans of theirs we decided to meet up with them and they invited us to come with them while they looked around the carnival" Linda replied.
"Ah interesting, what exactly do the five of you do for a living? And why are you here at my magic Shoppe?" Mr. Gibbles asked.
The gang and their two newfound magical friends then stood inside Mr. Gibbles Magic Shoppe asking him various questions, specifically the witch and warlock spoke with him about their magic powers, as the proprietor of the shop was quite interested to learn about the brother and sister's lives and magical abilities.
While the owner of the strange shop asked Scooby and company questions about their costumes and their careers as detectives, Mr. Gibbles listened intently and with much interest to the group's stories and was fascinated by all of their adventures over the years.
"My goodness, the five of you have certainly led unusual lives" Mr. Gibbles commented.
"I don't know about unusual but it certainly has been interesting to say the least" Daphne replied.
"Like that's for sure, I guess meeting a real life witch and warlock is probably one of the most exciting things that has happened to us in quite a while, although when you think about it everything that we've experienced is pretty exciting or interesting" Shaggy added.
While the team of sleuths and the pair of sorcerers spoke to the friendly owner of the small establishment, a small yellow speck flew inside through the open front door; as the small speck began flying around the room, it was becoming apparent that whoever or whatever it was needed help and soon as she found her way to the palm of Mr. Gibbles hand.
"Jinkies, what's going on?" Velma asked.
"I don't believe my eyes, Princess Fairy Willow is that you?" Mr. Gibbles asked while rubbing his eyes and holding the small creature in his hand.
"Yes Mr. Gibbles it's me" the small creature replied.
"Jeepers, a real fairy?" Daphne inquired.
"Yes, this is Princess Fairy Willow, she loves hanging around my Shoppe every Halloween and I'm always happy to see her" Mr. Gibbles replied.
"Jinkies, this is amazing; I never knew fairies really existed, always thought they were a myth like dragons and trolls" Velma remarked, with a somewhat surprised look on her face.
"Yes, all those things exist, although since you five are in the company of a witch and warlock, I would imagine seeing a fairy wouldn't be much of a surprise" Mr. Gibbles replied.
"Mr. Gibbles, are two of them really a witch and warlock?" Princess Fairy Willow asked.
"Yes dear, they are" Mr. Gibbles replied.
"That's great, I might need their help; by the way, who are they?" Princess Fairy Willow inquired.
"Well, kids why don't you introduce yourselves" Mr. Gibbles said, turning to the gang and their magical companions.
"Okay Mr. Gibbles, well I'm Fred, this is Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby Doo," the blond young adult said, introducing everyone to the fairy.
"It's nice to meet all of you" the fairy remarked, politely bowing to them from the palm of Mr. Gibbles hand.
"You're welcome princess, by the way my name is Linda and this is my brother William, we're a twenty something witch and warlock, as you probably guessed" the young woman said, introducing herself and her sibling to the fairy.
"Wow, that's really cool, and maybe you seven can help me" Princess Fairy Willow replied.
"Help you, how Miss Fairy Willow?" Fred asked.
"Very simple, you see a magician called The Amazing Krudsky captured me and took away my magic after I flew into his tent" Princess Fairy Willow explained.
"That's the magician whose act we messed up William" Linda remarked with a bit of a whisper directed towards her brother.
"Yeah, it is isn't it?" William replied, whispering back.
"I take it the seven of you are acquainted with this magician?" Mr. Gibbles asked.
"Yes, you see we went to see his show, but Linda and William thought they could do better then him, and he invited them both on stage" Fred replied.
"Ah, I see, what happened next?" Mr. Gibbles asked.
"After that William and Linda performed their magic a bit and soon Krudsky was tired of it, so he almost pushed the two of them off stage, and after that everybody started leaving because he was acting so mean; then the seven had to leave before he got his hands on us" Daphne replied.
"Oh dear, that doesn't sound good at all; from what it sounds like, this magician wants as much power as possible to get revenge on the two of you for ruining his act" Mr. Gibbles remarked.
"But sir, it wasn't our fault; we just wanted to show what we could do" Linda replied.
"I know my dear, I know, but that won't stop Krudsky from getting the magic of the Goblin King's scepter, and since he has the magic of Princess Fairy Willow, he won't stop until he captures her, which he's probably on his way to doing now" Mr. Gibbles explained.
"Jinkies, that's awful" Velma replied, with a look of disgust on her face.
"And that's not all" Mr. Gibbles remarked.
"Like I'm afraid to ask Mr. Gibbles, but what else could happen?" Shaggy questioned.
"Because the magician now holds the good magic of the princess, he will now want the evil magic which is held in the scepter of the Goblin King, which in his possession would give him enough power to not only get revenge on William and Linda, but to take control of the world as well" Mr. Gibbles explained.
"Jeepers, who is this Goblin King anyway?" Daphne asked.
"Here, I'll get one of my magic books and show you" Mr. Gibbles replied.
Mr. Gibbles then walked over to an old bookshelf nearby and took one of the volumes from it; after choosing the book he needed, he walked back over to the gang and opened it.
"Here we are, the Goblin King and his scepter; the scepter of the Goblin King can and will give anyone who possesses it untold magical powers and abilities, not to mention turning that person into a Goblin" Mr. Gibbles explained.
"Zoinks, like that's pretty weird" Shaggy remarked.
"Reah, reird" Scooby added.
"Yeah, and judging by Krudsky's face when we saw him last, he's going to want to use all the powers at his disposal on us, to get us out of the way; then nothing will stop him from taking over" Velma remarked.
Suddenly Mr. Gibbles conversation with the gang and their magical friends was interrupted as the young sleuths, their Great Dane, the sibling sorcerers, and Mr. Gibbles and the princess saw a familiar figure standing in the doorway, looking quite angry.
"The Amazing Krudsky!" Scooby and company said in unison.
"So we meet again my meddling friends and you two magical brats, ah and it appears that Princess Fairy Willow is here as well and it also appears that you have the book which contains what I need to procure the Goblin King's scepter and now princess if you would please come with me" the amazing Krudsky remarked, stepping ever closer to the gang.
"Not a chance you phony, you will never capture the princess" Mr. Gibbles said.
"Oh I won't will I? Well then take this!" Krudsky said pointing towards Mr. Gibbles.
"William, Linda do something!" Fred declared.
"We'll sure try Fred" Linda replied as she and her brother put up their hands; suddenly a mysterious green glow came from the young sorcerers, in fact the glow was headed right towards the Amazing Krudsky, however the magician was ready for this and with the newfound power of the fairy princess in his magic wand, a large plume of smoke shot towards the sibling sorcerers, cutting right through the glow that came from their hands like a hot knife through butter.
"Zoinks! Like Krudsky's magic split right through your magic Linda and William!" Shaggy declared.
"Yeah, and not only that but the magician's smoke is headed right for Mr. Gibbles!" Velma added.
The large plume of smoke then started to envelop the magic store owner, as all of this was going on Scooby and company, including the two sibling sorcerers had managed to get out of the way, making sure that the magician would not use his magic on them either.
Once the smoke cleared, Mr. Gibbles was no longer standing there, instead there was a small rabbit where he once stood; the team of sleuths were quite perplexed at this but knowing that they somehow needed to stop Krudsky, Mystery Inc. and the pair of sorcerers leapt out from the shadows, ready to capture the evil magician.
"Give it up Krudsky, your goose is cooked!" Fred declared.
"Yeah, we're going to make sure you don't succeed" Daphne added.
"Oh really, tell me meddlers exactly how do you plan to catch me?" Krudsky asked.
"Simple, like this, now Linda and William!" Fred declared.
With those words all the members of Mystery Inc. ran towards the magician ready to capture him, while William and Linda aimed their hands yet again at the magician, hoping that their magic would be able to stop him; however he was prepared for this and he used his power on Mystery Inc. by stopping the group and the two magicians in their tracks.
"Ha ha ha, now you meddlers will never stop me in my plans, and I shall take that book as well" Krudsky said, walking over to the now transformed Mr. Gibbles and taking the volume from his hands.
"So long you fools and good bye!" he added.
The Amazing Krudsky then ran out the door and disappeared into thin air; after he left, his spell on the gang and their newfound magical friends was broken and they were able to move once again.
"Ooh, ouch, my knees feel like bricks" Fred remarked.
"Yeah, mine too; I guess that Krudsky is more powerful then we thought" Daphne replied.
"I hate to say it, but you guys are right; even our powers didn't work against Krudsky, and we're a witch and warlock" Linda remarked.
"Right sis, I guess fairy magic is more powerful then the magic of a sorcerer and sorceress, even people like us," William added.
"Yes and now that he has the powers of Princess Fairy Willow, he's going to go after the Goblin King's scepter, and if he gains that, both the magic and supernatural world and the mortal world will be in serious danger" the rabbit Mr. Gibbles replied.
"So, if the Amazing Krudsky now has the powers of a fairy, and he's trying to go after the powers of the Goblin King, is there anyway we can do?" Fred asked.
"Yes Fred, there is something the seven of you can do, you must go after this mad magician and stop his plans at once" Mr. Gibbles explained.
"Don't worry sir, we'll get him" Fred replied.
"Right we'll take care of him" Velma added.
"One problem with that Fred" Shaggy remarked.
"What's that Shaggy?" Fred asked.
"We don't even know where the Goblin King's scepter is, not to mention we've still got to track down that creepy magician" Shaggy replied.
"Shaggy's right Freddie, how in the world are we going to track down Krudsky and find the Goblin King's scepter" Daphne added.
"Simple Daph, we're going to have to split up" Fred replied.
"S-split up on Halloween?" Shaggy asked, trembling as usual.
"Yes Shaggy, in this case we have to split up into two groups; one group will go looking for the scepter and the other group will track down that magician and see if we can get the princess back" Fred explained.
"I guess you're fright, I mean right" Shaggy said, correcting himself.
"Good, and I believe I can help you in your search; I know the whereabouts of the Goblin King and the scepter" Mr. Gibbles explained.
"Terrific, where is this scepter?" Fred asked.
"The scepter is held by the Goblin King in his castle, in the world of magic; now you must travel there via the Grim Reaper Railroad" Mr. Gibbles replied.
"Grim Reaper?" Shaggy asked.
"Railroad?" Scooby added.
"Yes, now when you take the railroad into the world of magic you will find both friends that will help you and foes that will hinder your quest; whatever you do make sure that after you find the scepter, make sure to return back here to the mortal world before sunrise" Mr. Gibbles said.
"Why before sunrise sir?" Fred asked.
"Because if you do not return before then, you will be trapped in the magical world forever" the magic Shoppe owner explained.
"Zoinks!" Shaggy exclaimed with a somewhat frightened tone in his voice.
"Yes so make sure that you watch your time and whatever you do be careful" Mr. Gibbles replied.
"Thank You Mr. Gibbles" Fred remarked.
"Oh one more thing before you go, I'm going to give you some magic spells and other miscellaneous items that will help you in your quest, wait here while I go get them" Mr. Gibbles replied.
Mr. Gibbles hopped into another room and picked some items of importance out from several large shelves, after picking out the items he hopped back into the room where Scooby and friends were.
"Here you are, these items will help you in your mission; now get going and with any luck you will all succeed and that magician will be stopped before he can do anyone any harm" Mr. Gibbles explained, handing the gang some magic knick knacks.
"Thank you again Mr. Gibbles and we'll always remember what you told us" Fred replied.
"Yes, it was really nice to meet you Mr. Gibbles and thanks for all your help" Linda remarked.
"Yeah, it was really cool meeting you sir, I'm glad we had a chance to talk and don't worry, Linda and I will use our powers however we can to help Scooby Doo and his friends solve this mystery" William added.
"I certainly hope so, for all your sakes, and for the sakes of everyone in the magical and mortal worlds, now good luck and hopefully you can stop that mad magician before it's too late" Mr. Gibbles replied.
With that the gang and their new friends smiled and said their goodbyes to Mr. Gibbles as they left the small magic Shoppe; as they walked back to the carnival the gang knew that this was going to be one of their toughest cases of all, one that if they failed to solve would result in an evil magician possibly taking over the world and making the planet a rather unfriendly place to live for man and beast.