One montage later, they were soon done for a while and it was time to investigate. Velma, Dee Dee, and Cindy were searching the room together.

"What are we looking for?" Dee Dee asked.

"Clues for sure." Cindy replied.

"Thanks for coming with me, girls." Velma said.

"It's no problem." Dee Dee replied.

"Gah!" Cindy yelped once she found something before calming down as it didn't hurt her. "Looks like an Iron Maiden."

Velma opened up the door to see the spikes before pushing one with her finger which made it go back in only to come back out.

"Huh... That was weird," Dee Dee commented. "You'd think something would happen from that."

"Guys, I hear something... Like music..." Cindy said to the others.

"Me too." Dee Dee agreed.

"What in the world...?" Velma wondered.

Cindy opened the door to see Daphne dancing while Brianna was watching her.

"Uh...?" Cindy and Dee Dee blinked.

Daphne stood on her tiptoes before yelping and falling back against the phonograph which turned it off.

"Daphne? Brianna?" Velma asked.

"Hey, Vel." Daphne said.

"Hi, Cindy. Hi, Dee Dee." Brianna added.

"What's going on?" Velma asked her friends.

"I'm tired of being klutzy old Daphne," Daphne said. "From now on, I'm Dazzling Daphne, center, control, and graceful!"

"Does this have to do with Fred going gaga over Zatanna and Crystal?" Cindy guessed.

"No!" Daphne glared as she kept trying to dance like a ballerina.

"Yes, it is." Brianna whispered to her friends.

"I believe it." Cindy replied.

"Hmph," Daphne pouted. "Why are you snooping around at this hour? I thought Velma would be doing the sisterly slumber party with Madelyn."

"It's great to see Mads again, but we don't seem to have that much in common," Velma replied. "Just between you and me, she's kind of a nerd."

"No kidding." Daphne smirked as she wrapped a towel around her shoulders.

"Once she globs onto something, there's no stopping her," Velma said before she knelt on the floor and rubbed a substance with her fingertip. "She's always over-analyzing every little thing that attracts her attention. Hmm. There's some gritty residue on the floor. Could be a clue."

"It's rosin," Daphne explained, showing a jar. "Dancers put it on their shoes."

"I knew that." Velma muttered.

"Yeah, you two are like day and night." Brianna replied.

Daphne soon tried to get to one of the exercise modules, but ended up getting stuck.

"I better go help her." Brianna suggested as she did some cartwheels and flipped over to Daphne.

"She must really like gymnastics." Dee Dee said.

"Uh, I guess you could say that." Cindy replied.

"It must be stuck... A little help?" Daphne asked.

"Here, I got it." Brianna said.

"Thanks." Daphne replied.

Brianna then helped out Daphne with a small smile.

"Thanks, Bri." Daphne smiled back.

"No problem." Brianna replied.

"Look!" Cindy pointed as there now seemed to be a secret door that opened up on the wall.

"We better check it out," Dee Dee said. "Come on!"

The girls then went down to check out the secret room. Velma took out her flashlight as they began to explore. A bat squeaked and soon flew by, startling the girls at first. Daphne then opened the door as they came into a new room.

"This stuff must've been shipped over from Ireland, along with the castle." Cindy commented.

"Some of this is more recent," Velma replied. "This photo album can't be more than 20 years old. Jinkies!" she then gasped once she found something.

"Isn't that Miss Rumblebuns?" Brianna asked.

"It's hard to tell. She's smiling." Cindy replied.

"Madelyn says Alma's worked here all her life," Velma said as she showed them. "Even before Whirlen won it in an auction. This castle's like her home."

"Any other surprises?" Cindy asked before turning the page. "Oh... My... Gosh!"

It appeared that Alma and Mr. Curdles were hugging each other like lovers.

"That's Mr. Curdles." Daphne said.

"They must have been boyfriend and girlfriend," Velma replied. "It takes all kinds."

"I guess." Daphne shrugged.

"Eww..." The girls grimaced from that.

Shaggy, Scooby, and Brenda were walking down the hall, carrying some food.

"We have to build up our energy in case we see that creepy griffin again," Shaggy said to Brenda and Scooby. "Like, who can run away on an empty stomach?"

"Rot re." Scooby replied.

"That's a good point, Shaggy." Brenda smiled.

"Like, I thought you'd agree, Brenda," Shaggy smiled back. "I think we hit that kitchen in the nick of time, guys."

A growling sound was then heard.

"Boy, Brenda, like, your tummy is growling." Shaggy commented.

"It's not mine." Brenda replied.

"Rot rine reither." Scooby added.

"If it's not your guys's tummies, and it's not my tummy either..." Shaggy replied before looking horrified in wide wonder.

The trio looked behind them to see the 'griffin', making them scream, dropping their food and running away. The shadow soon began to chase after them.

"Man, this is freaky!" Brenda cried out as she ran with Shaggy and Scooby.

They kept running around and around only to find a dead-end.

"Zoinks! A dead-end!" Shaggy panicked. "Nowhere to hide!"

"Rook!" Scooby pointed out.

Shaggy grabbed the shield and hid behind it with Scooby and Brenda. The griffin seemed to come closer while snarling as they hid away. They were shivering behind the shield and it soon fell flat on the floor from their shaking. However, the griffin was actually shown to be just Vernon with a flock of cockatoos on his back.

"Oh, relax, you guys," Brenda smiled. "It's just Vernon."

The cowardly duo just sighed in relief.

"Hi, Vernon. You scared us half to death." Brenda said to the lion.

"Hello." Scooby smiled.

Vernon just roared in his face before sniffing the sausages and decided to take them.

"Come on, Scoob. Make friends with the nice kitty kat." Shaggy said.

"Heh... Nice?" Brenda smiled sheepishly.

Vernon turned around and roared at the trio, making them run away again.

"On second thought, let him eat in peace!" Brenda yelped.

They soon came to a door and ran into it to hide from the lion. Shaggy leaned against the door, breathing in relief until Scooby tapped his shoulder and pointed to him to show him something. There appeared to be a group of monsters which worried Shaggy and Scooby.

"Uh... Guys?" Brenda spoke up, trying to stay brave. "Erm... I think those are puppets?"

Scooby came over to take a closer look and smiled. "She's right!"

"Hey, Brenda, wanna hear something funny?" Shaggy asked.

"Okay." Brenda replied.

"Say, how many times do Scoob and I run into goons like this?" Shaggy asked as he took the wolf puppet. "'And I would've got away with it too if it weren't for you meddling kids!" he then laughed with Scooby.

"You're silly." Brenda giggled as that was kind of funny.

"Thanks, Brenda." Shaggy blushed to that.

"And your dog too!" Scooby soon tried the same trick with Alma, only, she wasn't a puppet.

"Ahem!" Alma glared sharply.

Scooby jumped against Shaggy and Brenda, shivering a bit.

"What are you doing in here?" Alma glared to them.

"Like, uh, we were just-" Shaggy stammered nervously.

"No one is allowed in this room." Alma glared as she stepped towards them.

"We're sorry, ma'am!" Brenda replied.

They soon backed up against a cart from nervousness and fright. Glasses fell from the cart and shattered on the floor which made steam come out.

"Not students, not visitors, and especially not fleabags." Alma continued sharply.

"B-B-But we didn't mean to, ma'am! Honest!" Brenda replied.

"I'm sure." Alma glared.

They accidently pulled the lever up, making the lights, music, and the disco ball turn on.

"What in the world...?" Brenda muttered.

Doves were then flying all around.

"Like, dude, how do you get out of here?" Shaggy asked as he seemed to be blinded from the flashing lights. "Scooby? Scooby-Doo, where are you?"

"I knew someone was in here." Leshaniqua's voice sighed.

"Someone would find it sooner or later." Zatanna replied. The famous magician superhero went over and pulled the lever down.

"Hey, who killed the light show?" Shaggy asked.

"Just me." Zatanna replied.

"Rhat was scary." Scooby commented until he saw that he was still in Alma's arms which made him laugh nervously until he dropped to the floor and ran to Shaggy, hugging him.

Shaggy and Scooby smiled as they hugged each other.

"Aw, I love a happy ending." Brenda smiled to that.

Some of the others soon came down to the scene of the crime.

"Oh, dear!" Marlon frowned.

Dee Dee, Cindy, and Velma came over, looking at the broken glasses.

"What is this place?" Brianna asked.

"My private workroom," Marlon replied. "This is where I create the props and the illusions for the students."

"I heard noises and found these three snooping around." Alma said as she pointed to Shaggy, Scooby, and Brenda.

"No harm done, Miss Alma," Marlon smiled as he walked over. "I'm happy to give them a demonstration."

Crystal then came with her older daughter as they came beside Zatanna. Marlon went over to the machine and pressed a button which then made two flying doves appeared.

"That's amazing." Trent commented.

"Trust me, that's nothing compared to what I've worked with." Zatanna commented.

"I can believe that." Brianna replied.

"Thank you. It's a three-dimensional volumetric display," Marlon smiled to the others. "Think of it as an upgrade on, you know, your traditional hologram."

"Yes, Marlon is quite the showman." John commented.

"That's my big brother! Alakazam!" Whirlen added.

Both of them teleported next to Marlon.

"That was a little illusion whipped up on my farewell tour." Whirlen said.

"Wait. You two are brothers?" Cindy asked.

"Funny, isn't it?" Whirlen smirked as he put his arm around Marlon. "I get stuck with the looks, while lucky Marlon here, the brains."

"Yeah, lucky me..." Marlon muttered before turning back to the machine and hit the buttons which made another virtual dove appear on his fingertip. "I'm in the early stages. Right now I can only create small things, but someday..." he then said, making the bird disappear.

"So, is Trixie your daughter?" Cindy asked Marlon.

"No, she's our sister's daughter." Marlon replied.

"Ah, okay." Cindy then nodded.

"Hey, I just had a thought," Shaggy said to Scooby and Brenda. "Maybe the griffin is just like a humongous hologram."

"Reah! Rumungous rologram!" Scooby replied.

"Nice try, you guys, except holograms don't rip through trees." Dee Dee stated.

"Not even little ones?" Brenda asked.

"Sorry." Velma replied.

"Rats!" Shaggy frowned.

"Sorry to break it to ya." Cindy told them.

"By the way, Miss Zatanna, if that is your real name, how is it that you knew exactly which button to push to shut off the system?" Daphne asked suspiciously.

"Uh, 'cuz it says 'off'?" Zatanna replied obviously.

"Oh." Daphne said.

"Jealous." Brianna commented.

"No doubt about it." Cindy added.

"If you ask me, Whirlen, all this electronic fakery is exactly what's doomed your school," Alma said to the blonde man. "The students don't need to learn a lot of hokey Las Vegas illusions. They should learn the real magic of O'Flannery Castle with all of its wonder and romance."

"And do you have any stories of romance you'd like to share?" Velma asked.

"Heavens," Alma chuckled sheepishly. "I'm just a caretaker. I leave the storytelling to the teachers, and if the teachers are smart, they'll treat the tradition of O'Flannery Castle with more respect. That's the reason the griffin's come back."

"What do you mean?" Dee Dee asked.

"It's here to return the castle to the days of true magic," Alma clarified. "THE WAY IT SHOULD BE!"

"Is that good or bad for us?" Cindy asked.

"Okay, okay, Miss Rumblebuns. We get it," Marlon chuckled nervously as he escorted the woman out. "Thank you."

"Well, no one can say she's not passionate about her work." Whirlen laughed to himself.

"Shaggy, Shaggy, Shaggy," Madelyn gushed as she soon rushed over and pulled on him by his arm. "Oh, my gosh, I found it. I found the magic staff."

"You found the what?" Shaggy asked.

Madelyn grabbed his arm and took off with him as the others followed right behind at the library.