A/N: Hey guys thanks for the reviews, its good to know its being enjoyed. I just wrote this for fun because I started rewatching old SD stuff so its good that other people are taking the time to read it.

Daphne woke up and saw the time on her phone was 8am. She rolled over to her side, expecting to see Velma to her left. "Huh?" she said out loud, as she realised Velma was no where to be seen. She stood up and headed next door, figuring maybe she had gone to talk with Shaggy.

"Like no Daph, I haven't seen her since she ditched me on our date last night." Shaggy seemed sad as he spoke. Velma hadn't mentioned anything about the date now that she thought about it. "She ditched you?"
"Well yeah I think it was because Scoob showed up. I guess he didn't want Velma and I going out."
"I think we should go and look for her Shag, I'm really worried." Shaggy went inside and told Scooby, Daphne went across and got Fred, still only speaking to him on a work basis.

"Okay this is the last place I can think of her being at." Shaggy said as they approached the beach.
"Uh guys… look." Fred pointed at a body laying against a rock in the distance.
"VELMA!" Shaggy shrieked and bounded over to her, Scooby ran ahead too, still feeling bad about the situation from last night. "Is she… is she… dead?" Daphne asked when they were gathered around her. "No, look she's breathing." Fred leaned down, giving her a quick shake. Her eyes suddenly opened, scaring him a bit which caused him to fall back. "Velma, thank god you're okay! Why are you here?" Daphne asked, pulling her up and hugging her. Fred got up himself and dusted off the sand. Velma looked around dazed. "I erm… I don't remember. I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep and I guess I ended up here."
"So that's what the noise was that woke me up, you leaving." Daphne said, having realising what had happened at 3am. "V, what's up with your hand?" Shaggy asked whilst freaking out at the sight. Everyone looked to find that Velma's hand and forearm were covered in warts. "Oh no… it looks like some kind of reaction." She panicked, looking at them individually.
"Maybe you should get some more rest Velms, and maybe some anti-allergy meds." Fred suggested, patting her back. "Yeah I think that's a good idea." As the group began walking back to the country club, something caught Daphne's eye. Towards the cave that Shaggy and Velma had found the moonstone, was a cloak that had been discarded. The gang were too engrossed in helping Velma to her room so Daphne headed over to it. "What on earth…" The cloak had a smear of purple paint across it. "The S.S. Daphne!" she declared, then remembered she was talking to herself. This has to be a clue!

Later on, Velma was tucked up into bed, with each member of the gang checking on her when they could. She seemed to be sleeping fine, probably tired from the walking around in the middle of the night. The gang had a 3-hour shift to do, but Daphne had to tell Thorny about what happened to Velma and they agreed she was in so fit state to work. Thorny had Daphne helping him clear up the mess from when the creature ruined the party as it had still not been completely dealt with. Fred and Shaggy were on lifeguard duty at the country club pool, the first time they were doing so. Shaggy enjoyed this role, feeling empowered by having everyone's life in his hands and wanting to make sure he did it perfectly. A few girls had tried to blatantly flirt with Fred but his mind was elsewhere. He didn't want to upset Daphne again, even though he didn't think he did anything wrong, but also he knew he wasn't interested in anyone else.

"Daphne, why don't you take off early." Thorny suggested, giving her special treatment because she was his niece after all. "Thanks." Daphne was about to walk away when she stopped. "We are going to stop this creature you know Uncle Thorny." He smiled at her, appreciating her and the gang's help. "I know Daphne, thanks."

Daphne made her way to the pool to find Shaggy and Fred and suggest that they investigate the S.S. Daphne. Her stomach turned as she got close, upon seeing Fred hugging the same blonde girl from the previous day. He hadn't noticed Daphne yet, so she used this opportunity to watch. "Well if you see anything else just text me and thanks." Fred said, pulling away from the hug. Daphne couldn't believe her eyes or ears at the scene before her. As the blonde, perfect figured girl in a lime green bikini walked away, Fred finally noticed Daphne standing across from him, a distance away but close enough to hear. He looked panicked, not guilty, but worried that she was about to read into something the wrong way. "Daph-" she cut him off before he could even begin.
"Don't speak to me." She turned around and ran away, her eyes filling up as she did. Shaggy and Scooby had watched the entire thing from where they were standing. "Like Fred, I think you should go after her." Scooby nodded in agreement.
"What's the point? She didn't listen to me yesterday, she definitely won't about this." Fred looked deflated as he spoke, knowing Daphne, him trying to talk to her right now would make things worse.

Fred, Shaggy and Scooby had been hanging out in one of the café's in the complex for about an hour. Fred had wanted to make himself scarce as though to not further upset Daphne. After finishing his second and final coffee, Fred suggested the three of them return to their rooms to sort out the plan for the night.

Daphne had been talking to Velma about what she saw, and even Velma had to admit that it was weird. Daphne had since left Velma and gone to the room she was sharing with Fred, but he hadn't come back yet. She left because Velma said she was tired again having only been awake for an hour or so. Daphne thought this was weird, Velma had been absent for almost the entire mystery which was very unlike her. She was worried about her health as she seemed really unwell. Daphne was pulled away from her thoughts as she heard the door to the room opening. Daphne had used a spare key so she knew it was Fred with the original one. He slowly opened the door which revealed Daphne sat at the circular table in front of the large window looking out into the grounds of the country club, the very table they had been sat around when Daphne was sick. Fred, Shaggy and Scooby entered the room, to Daphne's surprise.

The four of them sat around the table and Fred explained that they needed to decide their next move in solving this mystery. Though Daphne was pissed off at Fred still, they had a mystery to solve and when she got involved with him, she promised herself to try to focus on the work they had. "So when we found Velma at the beach I found a cloak. One like the weird witch who was controlling the creature was wearing." Daphne explained."
"Like, do we think that the witch in the cloak is Wanda Grubwort back from the dead?" Shaggy asked, nervously. "Doubtful Shag, but we need to explore all potential leads." Fred replied and continued, "was there anything interesting about the cloak Daph?"
"It had purple paint on it, we need to investigate the boat Shaggy calls the S.S. Daphne." Fred laughed as she said it, but immediately stopped when she sent him a look. "Agreed. Okay so Scooby, Shaggy, you look around here to see if there's anymore clues to the witch. There's a lot of places we haven't investigated. Daph and I will check out the boat to see if the witch or frog creature has been there." Fred got up to leave but was interrupted.
"I'd rather go with Scooby or Shaggy." Daphne folded her arms, looking up at him with an annoyed expression. She didn't want to talk to him. "Daph, please?" He didn't know what else to say, but he wanted a chance to explain himself and considering the boat needed to be investigated, he thought he could kill two birds with one stone. "Fine."