And so, the group went on their way once more. Atticus, Cherry, Lionel, Mo, Patch, Sabrina, and Salem decided to hang out with Mystery Inc in their van to travel and explore for a little.
"So, where are we going this time?" Atticus asked.
"Maybe a museum and get a little culture." Velma suggested.
"I guess," shrugged Lionel. "Couldn't hurt."
"Glad you think so, Lionel," Velma smiled. "To the museum we go."
"I hope it's not modern art." Cherry groaned.
"Don't worry, Cherry; I'm sure you and Atticus will at least appreciate it." Velma reassured.
"Yay... An educational field trip," Salem rolled his golden eyes. "Maybe we'll find a Goya exhibit. Did you know that Zelda was one of the models?" he then asked the group.
"Somehow, that makes a lot of sense." Patch commented.
"Okay," Scrappy shrugged. "I guess we could probably see if we spot one of those."
The Mystery Machine drove around for a rather long time. Eventually, it came to a stop and they found a museum to stop into and visit which was a Greek museum like the one that Atticus and Cherry had visited which began their adventure with the one known as Hercules which has been best described as one of Atticus's top adventures.
"Wow! This place is amazing," Fred smiled. "It smells like culture! Am I right?"
Shaggy and Scooby were shown to be licking some ice cream behind the others.
"Not to me, dude," Shaggy chuckled. "Like, to me, it just smells like rocky road ice cream!"
"Ice cream is culture I love, and it loves me back!" Scooby giggled.
"You guys aren't supposed to be eating in here!" Daphne told her boyfriend and his dog. "This room is full of priceless artifacts!"
"Scoob, Daphne is right," said Shaggy. "We should be more respectful of these ancient artifacts!"
And so he and Scooby ate both of their cones in an instant. "All gone!"
"What? No brain freeze?" Cherry shrugged.
They soon walked along to explore more of the museum up close.
"Long ago, in the faraway land of Ancient Greece, there was a golden age of powerful gods and extraordinary heroes," Atticus began to narrate, bringing back some memories. "And the greatest and strongest of all these heroes was the mighty Hercules, but what is the measure of a true hero? Ah, that is what our story is-"
"Oh, don't you start that." Cherry rolled her eyes.
"Sorry." Atticus replied.
"It is a bit nostalgic to be apart of this museum though," Cherry remarked as they walked along. "Not to mention for my love of mythology."
"Wow! Athena: The Greek Goddess of Wisdom." Velma smiled in amazement.
"Eaten by her own father until she exploded out of his head and was born with a helmet on her head." Cherry smirked.
"Man, Greek mythology is trippy." Lionel commented.
"It can be sometimes." Cherry nodded.
"That's nuthin'!" Shaggy grinned as he posed heroically. "Check out Shaggy and Scooby: Gods of Awesomeness!"
"Yeah! Awesome!" Scooby added as he did the same before accidentally knocking down one of the exhibit stands.
"Oh, Fiddle Faddle!" Cherry cried out.
A head bust soon fell, right after a taller statue, and it landed on the stand of Cupid/Eros and the arrow soon fired and shot all around the room before slicing into the metal chains that held up the sign of Greek Sculptures, coming swinging right for Shaggy and Scooby. Shaggy and Scooby soon ducked down and the sign then hit Atlas's globe and it was coming loose. Seeing this, Shaggy tried to push it back into place, but it was too heavy, and soon, the globe rolled down the corridor and began to chase him and Scooby down and they soon jumped out of the way while they still had time and the globe crashed right into the statue of the Minotaur's stand, nearly fracturing it whole.
"Perfect." Cherry snarked once she caught up with the others.
"Guys, what did you two do?!" Velma asked as she and the others regrouped.
"Like, it was Scooby's fault!" Shaggy pointed.
"He dropped it!" Scooby pointed back.
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
Just then, the statue of the minotaur cracked open, revealing an actual minotaur!
"Wow-o-wow!" Scrappy remarked. "Just like our visit to Helios!"
"You've been to Helios?" Atticus asked Scrappy.
"That's what he said," Cherry rolled her eyes. "Hellooooo?~"
"Yeah, it was after I first met Uncle Scooby and his friends," explained Scrappy. "Right before we made that stopover in New York."
"Must've missed that," Cherry replied. "Still... Pretty interesting to know."
"Don't worry, guys; I'll take care of this Minotaur," Atticus soon decided. "Strong Adventuer is my middle name."
"Actually, it's James, but go knock yourself out." Cherry shrugged as she then walked away.
But before Atticus got the chance to do so, someone else beat him to the punch as she unsheathed her sword and threw off her cloak.
"Lasso of Truth?"
"Bracelets of Victory?"
"Royal tiara?"
"Sword of Athena?"
"Big round shield?"
"That's Wonder Woman!" The group exclaimed.
"Talk about a twist!" Scrappy commented.
"Wow! Wonder Woman!" Atticus smiled. "If only my sister were here, she's a big Wonder Woman fan."
Wonder Woman glared as she soon jumped up in the air and clashed her sword with the Minotaur as he snarled at her. She then hit him with her shield before he headbutted her backward, sending her sliding on her feet across the floor. The group then began to hide away behind some pillars while Wonder Woman would take care of the Minotaur for them. Atticus soon took out his phone and began to take pictures to send over to Jessica and made sure to get out of the way whenever necessary. The minotaur charged at Wonder Woman, but she kept on beating him back and pursuing him in combat.
"So cool." Atticus smiled as he continued to take pictures on his phone for his sister.
"Time to send you back into the Underworld!" Wonder Woman glared at the Minotaur.
The Minotaur smiled with glowing yellow eyes.
"Careful with your phone, Atticus." Mo warned her boyfriend.
"It's okay, Mo, I turned the flash off." Atticus reassured.
However, Shaggy didn't seem to do the same for his phone as he brought it out to take a picture of Wonder Woman in action, but his phone flashed and blinded her before she could smite the Minotaur. The Minotaur soon headbutted Wonder Woman away into a wall and soon took off running.
"Really? He's running away?" Patch asked.
"Really? You're narrating exactly what we just saw?" Cherry retorted.
"It does feel kinda superfluous." Lionel replied.
"Sorry." Patch shrugged.
"Mm-hmm..." Cherry rolled her eyes.
Eventually, Wonder Woman got up and was face-to-face with Mystery Inc and the Adventure Team. "Okay, explain to me why you kids helped that Minotaur escape. You are kids, right?" she then asked. "Not dryads or satyrs in disguise, right?"
The others began to deny and argue that they didn't let the Minotaur get away on purpose.
"We were just trying to get a little culture because Scoob and I have none!" Shaggy frowned.
"Wonder Woman, I'm sure you can trust us if you look at us closely." Atticus hinted as he stepped up from the group.
"Oh, I get it!" Lionel realized. "You don't recognize us without our JL outfits!" And he zapped himself and the others into their superhero outfits. "How about now?"
Mystery Inc looked a bit wide-eyed, though they didn't make a big fuss.
"...Of course," Wonder Woman realized as she gave them a small smile. "I'm not used to seeing you outside of your superhero outfits."
"Eh, I can kinda understand that." Cherry remarked.
"No worries," Atticus added. "It's good to see you and I assure you that Mystery Inc isn't a bunch of spies. If you don't believe us, you can use your Golden Lasso of Truth."
"Fair enough." Wonder Woman replied as she put her lasso over the Mystery Inc group.
"Nice going, Saiya Wiseguy." Cherry narrowed her eyes.
Atticus just grinned bashfully in response.
"Oh, no! The Lasso of Truth!" Scooby gasped.
"I went to the drive-thru last week and I didn't get Scooby-Doo anything!" Shaggy confessed.
"Shaggy, I use your toothbrush and not on my teeth!" Scooby added.
"I put a lot of peanut butter on my sandwich more than yours and I mean a LOT more!"
"And I eat the peanut butter straight out of the jar!"
"Hmm... Those are the most ridiculous truths I have ever heard," Wonder Woman said as she removed her lasso from them. "Pretty clear you're not a danger to anyone but yourselves."
"Yep." Lionel shrugged.
"So, who are your friends?" Wonder Woman asked the adventure team.
"If you allow me, Wonder Woman; we're a gang of teenage mystery solvers and the appearance of this Minotaur is clearly a mystery that needs solving." Velma informed logically.
"I'm not sure I need a mystery," Wonder Woman said as she sheathed out her sword. "A Minotaur is a Minotaur. They show up, cause trouble for humankind, I send them back where they belong. It's quite simple really." she then added as she swung her sword before putting it back.
"I just hope that didn't slice off my fur." Salem shivered nervously.
"Wonder Woman, I just wanna say... Who you are, everything you stand for, you're my hero." Daphne smiled as she approached the Amazon.
"I'm touched," said Wonder Woman. "Though I believe that every woman should be her own hero."
"That's pretty good advice." Mo commented.
"Sounds like a great message for young girls everywhere." Cherry added.
"Yes, such as The Powerpuff Girls when they saved me and Aquaman from the Legion of Doom's kidnapping," Wonder Woman replied. "I believe they are developing into strong great heroes."
"True, but the way you fight-" Velma began.
"You can fight, can you?" Wonder Woman prompted.
"I've been fighting for nearly my whole life actually." Mo remarked.
"Well, I know a few moves from my yogarobics class." said Daphne, before she did a few karate kicks, which nearly nailed anyone standing close to her.
"Daphne... Why...?" Cherry groaned as she hugged her stomach in pain.
"Oh, sorry!" Daphne frowned.
Atticus soon healed up Cherry with his magic before she stood back up on her feet.
"Not bad; although I would suggest keeping your eyes open next time," Wonder Woman advised. "May I show you something?" she then offered with a small smile.
"Of course! Please!" Daphne smiled back in excitement.
"Yes! Up high, Wonder Woman!" Velma beamed as she held out her hand.
Wonder Woman soon high-fived Velma, though due to her strength, it sent the bespectacled girl flying backwards and knocking into everyone else and they were then down on the floor. "Sorry about that," she then said as she helped Velma up. "I'm mostly used to high-fiving Amazons."
"So cool." Velma gushed.
"So where do we begin?" asked Fred. "Kicks? Swordfighting? Kicks?"
"Bodyslams?" Shaggy asked.
"Sorry, gentlemen, but I can't train you," Wonder Woman told them. "It's the law of Themiscyra: I can only teach women how to fight like warriors."
"Well, for once, I'm glad to be a girl." Mo smiled bashfully.
"Same here actually." Cherry added.
"What about dogs and cats?" Scooby smiled bashfully as he came towards the Amazon with Scrappy, Patch, and Salem.
"I wouldn't mind a little training either." Salem smirked.
"You are all so cute, you big furry beasts!" Wonder Woman cooed as she stroked their fur hugged their faces, starting with Scooby. "But no. No dogs or cats either."
"Dang it." Patch complained.
"Well, it looks like Cherry gets a day in the limelight with the other girls today." Atticus shrugged.
"Yeah, imagine that, me getting a story focused on myself and this whole thing started out with me." Cherry snarked a bit at him.
Just then, they saw a very creepy-looking guy mopping the floor. "Curator wants you in his office," he grunted. "Now."
"Okay, we don't want any trouble," Atticus replied. "Let's just get this over with."
They were soon all in the curator's office and luckily, they weren't in trouble.
"I wanna thank you for saving our priceless artifacts," The curator smiled warmly at his guests in his office. "The museum owes you a great debt."
"Wow! Check these out," Fred smiled as he stood in front of a framed golden medallion. "I've never met a real champion before!"
"Ahem... Right here, Mr. Jones." Wonder Woman reminded as she winked at him.
"No, Wonder Woman, I think Fred meant about sports and not like a superhero." Mo said to her with a small smile.
"Ohh, right... I love the Games," Wonder Woman smiled back. "I haven't missed one in 2,000 years."
"That's quite a record you got there." Sabrina remarked.
"My days of being an athletic star are over," The curator said. "Thank you again, for everything." He waved to them as they left.
"It was no problem really, sir," Atticus smiled. "Thanks for seeing us."
The janitor growled as they left the office and he mopped up the floor a few feet in front of them.
"Like, that guy sure does sound like that crazy Minotaur." Shaggy remarked.
"I think we have our first suspect." Fred said with a crafty smile.
"I'm a little nervous about training with Wonder Woman," Cherry said. "I just hope I don't embarrass myself in front of everybody like in Gym Class."
"You're gonna be okay," Lionel replied. "Besides, it's your time to shine!"
"All right," Cherry nodded. "Let's do this."
And so, the boys and girls split up as Wonder Woman brought the girls over to a training ground which was reminiscent that of a coliseum. They began with some punches and kicks as the boys watched from in the stands as Atticus and Patch imitated the moves from where they sat.
"Gee, we do everything together and now we can't train together?" Fred sulked.
"Boys' Locker Room. Girls' Locker Room." Scooby replied.
"And what is that supposed to mean?" Atticus wondered.
"It means they have their own things that we can't be part of," said Lionel. "As much as it sucks, that's just how it is. And no, we're not gonna disguise ourselves as girls, because that's just sad and desperate."
"C'mon, let's go look around before Fred starts crying." Shaggy replied as he got up and went inside.
"Aw, jeez, Fred; don't cry." Atticus said to the leader of Mystery Inc.
"Let's find some clues." Scooby smiled, patting Fred on the back before following after Shaggy.
"Yeah, Fred, that oughta cheer you up a little." Patch smiled.
Fred sighed before he got up and they soon went back inside as the girls continued to train together.
Eventually, they came back into the museum as it was getting dark and it was a bit too hard for them all to see.
"Anybody see a light?" Fred asked as they walked down the corridor. "It's getting too dark to look for any clues."
"I can't see anything!" Lionel declared.
"Like, what about this kooky candle?" Shaggy suggested as he lit a match into a lantern.
Suddenly, an image appeared right on the wall, showing a glowing global map which was surprising and startling a bit.
"It's a map of Greece!" Fred realized.
"Whoa." Atticus, Fred, Patch, Scooby, and Scrappy remarked as they soon walked over to take a closer look.
"Hmm... It looks like Ancient Greek ruins." Atticus observed with the others.
"How fortuitous!" Lionel stated, before the lights went out.
"Hey! Who turned out the lights?" asked Fred.
"Just a second, dude." said Shaggy, as he lit a match, revealing the Minotaur.
"I'll turn ya into the world's ugliest steak, bucko!" Scrappy remarked, cracking his knuckles.
"Scrappy!" Scooby panicked as he picked up and pulled his nephew away by the collar.
"Aw, come on, lemme show my stuff to these bad guys!" Scrappy complained.
Shaggy and Scooby soon hid behind Fred nervously.
"It's been nice knowin' ya, Scooby-Doo!" Shaggy said worriedly.
"You too, Shaggy!" Scooby replied.
"Are you guys forgetting that I'm about as strong as Hercules if not more?" Atticus rolled his eyes. "I can turn this guy into a hamburger if I want to!"
"Dude, everyone remembers," said Lionel. "It's just that your power is pretty much the game-breaker. If you used your power to pummel him, the story would be over way too soon."
"Do you really wanna lose against this Minotaur?" Atticus replied.
Thor soon appeared suddenly through magic. "What? And ruin the plot?" he then asked. "We might as well end the story now if you insist on beating him up and sending him flying and solving the mystery roughly seven minutes in." he then crossed his arms.
"Where did you come from?" Atticus asked.
"That's not important," Thor replied. "I'm starting to see why so many of the readers don't really like you."
"Yeah, we have to go through the story, otherwise it'll just be like that whole Crash Bandicoot incident Cherry mentioned." Lionel added.
"Now then... Off I go." Thor said before disappearing again suddenly.
"How does he do that?" Scrappy wondered.
"He's Drell's nephew." Patch stated like it was obvious.
Wonder Woman soon slid into the room, tying the Minotaur up in her lasso and flung him against the wall, crashing him before he landed on the floor. "Now tell me, Minotaur. Why are you here? Who sent you?" she then demanded to know as she brought out her sword. "Hades?!"
"Wonder Woman, NO!" Daphne and Velma yelped as they tried to stop her.
"You can't just kill this guy!" Cherry exclaimed. "He's not a real minotaur! He's just some yutz in a costume!"
"Did you just say 'yutz'?" Lionel asked, trying not to laugh.
Cherry gave him a look before looking away with a small smirk. The Minotaur soon stood up and pulled on the lasso, sending the girls forward before he suddenly punched them away.
"Heh... That just made me think of Scorpion's move 'GET OVER HERE!'." Cherry commented.
"Probably not the time for jokes, Cherry." Sabrina advised the perky goth.
The Minotaur snarled and soon grabbed the lantern before running away suddenly. Yet again.
"Sorry we had to stop you, WW, but Cherry's right," Mo said to the fallen Amazon. "Whether he did something bad or not, you can't go around killing someone as that Minotaur is clearly no real Minotaur."
"Well, either way, I must say, I've never had this much trouble taking down a Minotaur before." Wonder Woman defended as she rubbed her head, feeling a bit pained from the fall.
"Also, this is a kids' cartoon!" Lionel added. "The FCC would be on our backs like stink on a skunk!"
Fred soon turned on the lights as everyone got up and settled down from the Minotaur attack.
"Like, don't take it too hard, Wonder Woman; you can't win 'em all." Shaggy advised.
"True, Shaggy, but I certainly like to win them all," Wonder Woman replied as she got back on her feet. "If possible."
"Say, what's this?" Cherry wondered.
Atticus soon looked down with her and found a note before bending down and picking it up. "It says the urn in this entire exhibit came from the ruins of Delphi," he then told the others. "It's the life's work of an archaeologist named Professor Nicos."
"That's what's on the map!" Fred realized. "The ruins of Delphi!"
"Very curious..." Scrappy commented as he inspected it.
"If that's what's on the map, then that's where we'll find that Cowman." Cherry remarked.
"Minotaur." Atticus corrected.
"I know what he is!" Cherry retorted.
"Well, gang, it looks like we have a real mystery on our hands!" Fred smiled. "And it looks like we're going to Delphi."
"But you might wanna bring a sweater," Wonder Woman advised. "It gets rather chilly in Delphi."
"Way ahead of ya, Wonder Woman," Velma smirked as she always wore a sweater. "Never leave home without it."
And so, the group left the museum.
"By my calculations, we're 101 kilometers away from Delphi," said Fred. "That should put us there in two hours and 4.3 minutes."
"I'll wait for you there," said Wonder Woman. "But I still have room in the Invisible Jet if you want."
"Me! Me! Pick me!" Scooby piped up in excitement.
"Of course, Scooby-Doo; it would be an honor," Wonder Woman cooed as she stroked the Great Dane's face, nuzzling with him a bit. "Ya big sweetie."
"Hey! I'm a sweetie too," Salem spoke up. "How 'bout sending a little pet love this way?"
Sabrina groaned and rolled her eyes, shaking her head at Salem. Scooby and Wonder Woman soon walked off to the invisible plane together while the rest of the group just stood there.
"Well, I dunno about you guys, but that's pretty good odds with my travel conditions of motion sickness." Cherry said to Mystery Inc with a small shrug.
"Well, let's get to Delphi," Scrappy shrugged. "...somehow."
Most of the others soon climbed into Wonder Woman's invisible plane.
"Okay, Scooby; don't be afraid." Wonder Woman smiled at the Great Dane.
"Afraid? With you?" Scooby chuckled innocently. "No way!"
"See you guys back in Delphi." Cherry smirked as she waved at the others on the other side as the plane began to take off.
"I can't believe Scoob is flying!" Shaggy exclaimed. "He's terrified of heights! He gets scared on the swingset!"
"Show-off." Salem groaned as Scooby was one of the lucky ones who got to fly off with Wonder Woman and he seemed to be jealous.
"No sense in grumbling about it, we're better off making do with what we've got," Lionel shrugged as he got into the van. "Time to get a move on, people!"
"But what about Scooby-Doo?" Shaggy asked. "Do you think he'll be okay?"
"Hello? He's with Wonder Woman!" Daphne remarked.
"Just let him have this." Scrappy added.
And so, the two vehicles took off and it was time for a brand new adventure in Delphi.
