The next day came, and parents were coming to pick up their children after the incident that happened last night.
"Oh, Trixie, you're not going home too, are you?" Ella pouted to her best friend.
"I don't wanna go home yet." Trixie pouted back.
"When I enrolled Maxwell into your school, I didn't expect dodging monsters to be part of your curriculum!" A woman scolded Whirlen.
"Look, ma'am, we're getting the monster, so how about you go back home and add some color into your hair?" John smirked as he pulled up a cigarette and lit it. "I see a whole bunch of gray hair."
"I beg your pardon?!" The woman glared at John. "Just who do you think you are?!"
"Just an innocent bystander, and by the way, I know a place that could get rid of that hairy wart that you have." John replied.
"Why, you... You... Low class hobo! We are leaving! Good day!" The woman glared as she grabbed her son's hand and left.
"Brutal." Cindy commented.
"Eh, it happens sometimes." John shrugged.
"Ma'am, we didn't know the griffin was real!" Whirlen called out to the woman as she soon left before he sulked as his school was losing students.
"Poor Whirlen," Daphne pouted. "There go the rest of his students."
Eventually, Shaggy and Scooby walked past them, carrying suitcases and wearing Hawaiian shirts, shorts, sandals and even hats and sunglasses.
"Where are you going?" Trent asked them.
"Aren't we taking Madelyn home because of the griffin?" Shaggy replied.
"No, Shaggy," Velma told him. "The griffin has us curious."
This made Shaggy and Scooby drop their suitcases in misfortune.
"Hey, someone's coming." Cindy pointed out as a car rode up as the students left the school.
"Oh, looks like school's out." Mr. Curdles smirked as he soon came out of the car, carrying a box with ice creams inside.
"Who's he?" Fred asked.
"Calvin Curdles, the cone king," Zatanna informed. "He's been trying to buy O'Flannery Castle since Whirlen beat him in the auction."
"Alma, you look lovely as always," Mr. Curdles smirked to the housekeeper before holding out an ice cream cone for her. "Oh, here, have a sardine in castor oil. It will enhance your lovely complexion."
"What did he say what kind of ice cream that was?" Cindy grimaced from disgust.
"Don't try to con me with your cones, Calvin." Alma muttered before walking off from the man.
"Thought I'd bring something for the kiddies," Mr. Curdles smirked to Whirlen, setting down his ice cream tray and it had legs on it before he pushed a button and out came a milkshake with two straws while Shaggy and Scooby looked hungry for the ice creams. "Oh, but I see there aren't any kiddies left."
"I told you, Curdles, I'm not ready to sell." Whirlen glared.
"Really?" Mr. Curdles smirked. "Not even after your little pest-control problem?"
"The magic academy has been my dream for years, and we're not about to give it up for one little scare," Whirlen replied. "Are we, gang?"
"No way!" Crystal crossed her arms.
"If Mama's with you, then I am too." Leshaniqua said.
"Me too." Ella added.
"You can just forget it!" Zatanna glared.
"Yeah!" Taffy and Brandie added.
"Well... Uh..." Marlon stammered.
"Why do you want the castle, Mr. Curdles?" Dee Dee asked.
"Well, my inquisitive little miss, my dream is to retool it into my flagship restaurant," Mr. Curdles smirked darkly. "Then I'll open more restaurants. Soon I'll have kids all over the world, eating my vegetable and variety meat-flavored ice-cream cones."
"What are you, a Kids Next Door villain?" Cindy deadpanned. "Besides, won't the griffin scare away your customers?"
Mr. Curdles stammered at first.
"Hm... I knew being Mr. Birdman's intern for a while would put me to good use." Cindy smirked to herself.
"Yes... Well, uh... I really don't believe in things I don't believe in." Mr. Curdles then said.
"Neither do we, Mr. Curdles," Velma replied. "Which is why we intend to investigate."
Vernon then roared in agreement.
"Griffin or no griffin, my offer won't be around forever, Whirlen," Mr. Curdles grinned to the blonde man before he soon walked off. "I suggest you reconsider. Soon." He then came to his tray to see that his desserts were all gone.
Shaggy and Scooby had their mouths full before sucking in the ice cream cones in their mouths.
"Hmph!" Mr. Curdles huffed from that as he came to his car and looked to Amos. "Call me if you hear anything."
Amos nodded to him as he trimmed the hedges. Mr. Curdles then got into his car and drove off.
"He's right. I don't know what to do," Whirlen sighed. "We've got a school and no one to teach."
"You still have me." Madelyn piped up.
"And me!" Trixie added.
"I wouldn't mind taking one of your classes." Fred smiled, though mostly to Crystal and followed her.
"That might not be a bad idea." Velma smiled.
"What?!" Daphne glared.
"We should take some classes to learn more about magic," Velma told her. "It could help us with our investigation."
"That would be great... We can teach you everything all we know." Zatanna replied.
"Yeah... Everything..." Fred smiled dreamily to her.
"Very well, we would be delighted to teach you," Whirlen replied before bowing with the others beside him. "The full faculty of the Whirlen Merlin Academy of Magic is at your command."
"I smell adventure." Cindy said.
"Wicked!" Harold commented.
"This is gonna be so cool." Justine added.
And so, Magic Class started with the group in desks in front of a stage like in a typical magic show. Whirlen then appeared with Crystal beside him as the students applauded, though Fred hooted and hollered which obviously bothered Daphne. Crystal was soon placed in the box and waved to the students which made Fred wave back at her until Daphne pulled his arm, hitting his head on the desk which made him glare at her. Daphne didn't say anything, but smirked innocently. Whirlen soon closed the box and made a lock appear in his hand before locking the box and pulled up a cover over himself, and suddenly, he and Crystal switched places.
Alma then held a sign that said 'The Disappearing Scarf Trick' as she stood there. Whirlen soon had Fred as a volunteer as he took his ascot off and put it in his fist before making it vanish from his hands. Scooby was scratching his ear and Whirlen pulled the scarf out of his ear and Fred looked annoyed and angrily grabbed his ascot and tied it back around him. Everyone clapped and cheered, Alma held another sign that says 'Special Magic effects'. Marlon showed Shaggy, Scooby, and Brenda a case and opened it up to show colorful beads that looked like marbles. He soon picked one up before tossing it which made red smoke poof out.
Shaggy soon jumped with a handful before tossing them which made colorful smoke come to the desks that everyone else sat in. Marlon took the container away from him only for Scooby to take it and run off with Shaggy with it. Brenda smiled sheepishly at Marlon and follows after the cowardly duo. They soon tripped over a locked box which made the smoke bombs poof everywhere, nearly burning Alma as she held a sign that said 'OUCH!'. She then began to chase them and Scooby had Shaggy and Brenda ride on his back as they ran away from her. They soon got to the chest on stage and used the cover to make themselves disappear.
The sign now says 'Transformation'. Zatanna was on stage with Justine as a volunteer. Fred whistled at the magician woman, making Daphne glare at him. She pulled the covers over the shy beauty and she pulled out her magic wand saying a magic word then pulled the covers back. Justine wasn't there, instead it was Vernon. Vernon let out a roar as Justine had disappeared in thin air. Everyone clapped and cheered Zatanna pulled the covers back and used her magic wand then pulled the curtain back, revealing to be Justine. Everyone cheered again.
Cindy smiled as she excitedly took notes. "This is better than school back home already." she then giggled as she seemed to enjoy learning magic over normal school subjects in Cartoon Network City.
The next trick was a zombie ball and Whirlen was using Daphne and Cindy as volunteers. Daphne smiled as she held out the ball for Cindy. Cindy smiled back as she took the ball and moved it around, but it seemed to go out of control and she soon crashed backstage with the zombie ball which made the animals run out. Sledgehammer rushed backstage to go and see Cindy in a panic. Cindy came back, she didn't look hurt, but she had a bucket on her foot, a top hat, a turtle on her hat, a umbrella and a scarf. She gave the ball back to Whirlen who dropped it on his foot and Cindy slid and fell on the floor.