The next day soon came.
Shannon was still asleep until she woke up to Little Dipper happily licking her face which made her giggle. "Ay, Little Dipper!~"
"Come on, let's get going." Little Dipper told her.
Shannon giggled as she sat up and climbed out of bed to freshen up for the day. Little Dipper climbed off of the bed and decided to go join her since he felt attached to her since the night they had met even though The Loch Ness Monster had attacked.
Soon enough, everyone was now in the Mystery Machine.
"Drumnadrochit?" Hallie and Annie read aloud in unison as they were now more and more like twins than when they first met since they didn't know each other existed until then.
"Oh, is that how you say it?" Fred asked them. "Not bad, girls."
"Well, our grandmother was Scottish." Annie shrugged.
"Grandfather said so." Hallie added.
Scooby repeated the name and Shaggy blessed him as they both joked.
"Oh, this little village is so darn cute!" Daphne gushed.
"It sure is." Darla smiled.
"This is way groovy!" Shaggy agreed. "They got all these little shops in town-square! The Loch Ness Mosnter, a nice flower garden-" he then gulped before doing a double take with Scooby. "Loch Ness Monster?!"
"That's probably just a balloon..." Cherry replied before her eyes widened. "I hope."
They soon looked up and saw that she was right. Cherry wiped her forehead as she looked relieved that her negative assumption was correct.
"Like, we knew it all along, right, Scoob?" Shaggy chuckled bashfully.
"Reah!" Scooby added. "Rall ralong!"
"Sure." Little Dipper rolled his eyes.
The brothers from yesterday were trying to hold down the balloon as it was quite windy today as they came out to check out the Loch Ness Inn.
"I think those guys need some help." Cherry said before looking directly toward Atticus.
"Alright." Atticus smirked as he came out of the Mystery Machine.
Cherry smirked back as she let him go.
"Angus, Colin, let me help you." Atticus smiled to the Scottish brothers.
"Sure, here you go." The Scottish brothers smirked as they gave him their ropes.
Atticus smirked back as he held onto the ropes. "Hm... Must be a helium balloon..." he then said to himself due to how high the monster balloon could float in the air, but he was able to hold the balloon steady. "Where do you want this, sir?"
"Over the building right there, lad," Lachaln told Atticus, pointing to above the Loch Ness Inn building. "At least ye aren't a jokester like these sons of mine."
"After what they saw me do without breaking a sweat, I bet they'll take the Games seriously now." Atticus smirked as he tied the ropes to the Loch Ness Inn building.
Angus and Colin soon came over, a little jealous as their father seemed to appreciate Atticus more than them.
"Why can't ye be more like this American?!" Lachaln glared to his joking sons. "He gets da job done instead of playin' pranks all day long!"
"You must be a big believer in the Loch Ness Monster if you have this big of a balloon." Annie said to Lachaln.
Lachaln chuckled to that in response. "Me? No, lassie. Truth is I do not believe in her at'all. In fact, the more people that do believe in her, the more money she brings to me hotel~"
"Of course." Cherry rolled her eyes.
"Hmm..." Velma hummed out of suspicion.
"Very hmm..." Daphne agreed with the genius of Mystery Inc.
"Mr. Haggart, might we have a word with ye?" Shannon demanded while Little Dipper glared.
"If you don't mind?" Hallie added.
"Miss Blake, tell me, shouldn't ye be at the games field looking for more of yer scary monsters legends?" Lachlan asked Shannon before laughing.
"Oh, there might not be any Games after what happened to the Games Field." Atticus said.
"Aye, these photos were taken last night and the games are tomorrow." Shannon added as she handed the photographs to the brutish man.
"Agh, the game fields!" Lachlan cried out as he took a look. "It cannot be!"
"Whether you believe in the Loch Ness Monster or not, we'll need help with the field." Darla said.
"She's right, Mr. Haggart," Daphne added. "We're running out of time!"
"Aye, right ye both are, lasses," Lachlan agreed. "Boys! Come quick!"
"You better not slack on the job." Atticus teased Colin and Angus.
Colin and Angus soon glared at him before going over to their dad.
"We've got trouble brewin' at Blake Castle," Lachlan told his sons as he held the photographs before handing them over. "Brace yerselves, lads! I'm sorry ye've got to see such a thing."
Colin soon took the photos and smirked as he hid them away from his brother.
"Come on, Colin!" Angus complained. "Let me see!"
The two of them soon started to argue over the pictures.
"You know, I never thought about it before, but not having brothers is kinda nice." Bud commented.
"Mind if I knock their heads into each other?" Atticus requested to Lachlan.
"Couldn't have done it better meself." Lachlan allowed.
Atticus came up behind the arguing Scottish brothers and clonked their heads against the other to make them stop.
"Thank ye," Lachlan told Atticus. "Now, get some help down to Blake Castle as quick as ye can!"
"Yes, Dad." The Scottish brothers groaned as they held their heads.
Del soon came back and gasped as he picked up the photographs.
"Don't you have a basement to live in at your mom's house?" Cherry mocked out of annoyance.
Little Dipper soon took the photos away from Del.
"Hey, man, totally unfair!" Del complained to the puppy. "Don't you get it, Dog? Nessie's trying to tell us something! I gotta get to the castle with those photos!"
"Oh, wait, hold on, I-I-I-" Cherry's eyes widened before she deadpanned. "Don't care."
"Sorry, Del, but the castle is off-limits until the Games Field is fixed." Bud said.
"The Games?!" Del replied as he locked up his own van. "No, no, that's the problem! If it weren't for those Games, Nessie would be happy, and healthy, and minding her own business, man! I've got to go over to Blake Castle before those Haggart hooligans get there and ruin the vibe, man! And you guys keep on keeping on." he then closed the doors of his van with a small smile.
Cherry groaned. "Something about that guy really bugs me."
"Luckily, I got rid of his car battery while he wasn't looking." Patch whispered.
"Good monster hunting." Michelle smirked with a mischievous giggle toward Del's misfortune.
"Man, what happened to this old thing?!" Del complained as he seemed to have misfortune of starting his car properly.
"Rotten luck?" Bud smirked.
Del grumbled and struggled.
"IT'S A FLUKE!" A male voice called out before they all looked over to the source. "There's no such thing as good monster hunting..."
"That man has bigger fish eyes than Henry Limpet from your childhood neighborhood." Bud whispered to Michelle about the strange man.
"At least Henry got to turn into a fish." Michelle whispered back with a chuckle about her childhood favorite neighbor before he mysteriously disappeared.
"Can we help you, sir?" Hallie asked.
"This is our dock man," Shannon introduced. "Duncan MacGubbin."
"Duncan MacGubbin?" Velma replied. "I've heard that name before... You hold the record for the most Loch Ness Monster sightings!"
"Aye, I have to," The man nodded. "41, though I take no pride in the fact."
"Whoa." Cherry said.
"Since you're the dock master, Mr. MacGubbin, maybe you could point out Professor Pembrooke's boat?" Darla suggested.
"She said we could take it out on the lake." Atticus nodded, agreeing with his little sister's question.
"That's LOCH!" Duncan glared, nearly spitting in their faces before gesturing not too far behind him. "Now... There be the Professor's craft."
"Nice." Atticus said.
"Ah, out at da end of da dayke?" Cherry mocked in her own Scottish accent.
"THE DOCK!" Duncan yelled at her which made her flinch.
"It was just a joke, take it easy, man..." Cherry muttered in defense.
They soon moved toward the boat after talking with Duncan about possibly getting a ride.
"It's an old fishing boat just like my mother once had..." Michelle observed.
"She's nearly as old as meself, and twice as leaky!" Duncan informed. "She'll do ye fine, but I warn ye, do not go looking for troubles, you! In Loch Ness, trouble can come looking for you..." he then warned before disappearing with the fog.
"Creepy." Cherry said.
"Like, he should be writing scary greeting cards." Shaggy agreed.
"Totally." Michelle nodded.
"I sure wish I brought along my floaties." Shaggy moaned as they decided to get onto the boat.
"How's Oddball?" Little Dipper asked his uncle. "I feel bad for making fun of her for not having spots."
"She's doing fine." Patch said.
"I'm sorry about making fun of her, Uncle Patch..." Little Dipper pouted.
"Yeah, so am I." Domino agreed with his brother.
"I know you two didn't mean to." Patch said.
"So, you forgive us?" Domino asked.
"I do, and I'm sure your sister will too." Patch nodded to his nephews.
"Great." Little Dipper smiled.
Patch smiled to his nephews since they learned their lesson about teasing their sister.
"There's only four life jackets on board." Velma told the others.
"Maybe there's more down here," Fred suggested as he tried to open the hatch, but it wouldn't budge. "It's locked from the inside!"
"I can take care of that." Atticus said as he rolled up his sleeves.
Fred stepped out of the way. Atticus cracked his knuckles and then grabbed onto the door to pull it open, locked or not locked.
"Okay, 1, 2, 3!" Atticus grunted as he pulled the door open.
The door took a while until it popped open and Atticus smirked as he unlocked the other side since it was stuck.
"Nice going, Mighty Mouse." Cherry muttered.
"There's no need to fear, Underdog is here!" Bud randomly quoted which just made Cherry groan and face-palm with her mother.
"Sometimes I wonder about your father." Michelle sighed.
"Sometimes?" Cherry replied. "I've wondered since I came out of the womb."
"Hmm... Well, there are some life jackets in here, but not enough for all of us." Atticus said.
"Is there a life jacket spell?" Cherry asked him.
"Let me see..." Atticus replied before taking out his handheld spell book from Magic School and flipped through the pages.
Unfortunately for them, there wasn't.
"Hmm... That's strange," Atticus said to Cherry. "There doesn't seem to be a life jacket spell."
"I guess some of us will have to stay behind." Daphne suggested.
"Yes, good plan." Darla agreed.
"You mean split up and search for clues?" Fred smiled to the girl he liked. "I like it!"
"You like anything Daphne does~" Cherry smirked which made Fred and Daphne blush to each other.
"Shaggy and Scooby volunteering for shore duty!" Shaggy saluted.
"Aye-Aye, Captain!" Scooby added.
"You two won't be alone." Annie said.
"You sure, Annie?" Hallie asked her twin.
"Yes..." Annie nodded. "I think it might be for the best."
"Hey, maybe Shaggy, Scooby, Annie, and anyone else who goes with them should take the Mystery Machine?" Daphne suggested.
"Good idea!" Fred smiled to her until he then realized what he just agreed to. "What?!"
"I'll go too." Domino smiled.
"Like, anyone who wants to come with us, come this way." Shaggy told anyone who wanted to come with him and Scooby before walking off.
Annie picked up Domino in her arms and walked off with the others since she decided to not stay on the boat. "You sure you know how to drive this?" She asked Shaggy.
"Don't worry," Shaggy smiled. "I won't get a scratch on her."
"Oh, Shaggy, wait, I think that's the reverse!" Annie yelped.
Shaggy then started the van only to drive it backwards and crash against a wall.
"You were saying?" Domino groaned towards Shaggy.
"Uh, make that two scratches?" Shaggy smiled nervously.
"Maybe I should drive?" Domino volunteered.
Shaggy and Scooby glanced at Domino.
"What is with you people and teaching dogs how to drive?!" Cherry complained since Atticus taught Patch how to drive.
"Would you like the Mystery Machine to still have scratches?" Domino asked Cherry.
Cherry's left eye twitched slightly. Domino climbed into the driver's seat and smiled to Annie.
"Uh, are you sure about this?" Annie nervously asked her Dalmatian.
"Sure, I'm sure I've been practicing in Pound Puppy HQ in their simulator." Domino smiled
Cherry was heard groaning as she couldn't believe this.
"All right, everybody buckle up." Domino said as he adjusted himself to get ready for driving.
"You need help with the pedals?" Annie asked her Dalmatian.
"Yes, please, thank you." Domino replied.
"Sure thing..." Annie nodded and knelt on the floor before pouting. "Oh, darn, I just got dirt on my new skirt!"
"I can clean it." Domino said.
"Thanks, Domino," Annie smiled. "Such a good dog."
Domino smiled back as his tail wagged out of happiness, and they soon now drove off easily.
"Suddenly this boat seems like a much safer place." Velma smiled innocently.
"Be careful, Domino!" Patch called out to his nephew.
"I will, Uncle Patch!" Domino promised.
"Alright, then let's go." Atticus said.
Everyone then split up to get to work.
"Do what you want cuz a pirate is free, You are a pirate~" Hallie sang on the boat.
"Oi." Cherry groaned.
Hallie laughed as she enjoyed this. Drell poked his head out of the water to check on the others.
"Agh! A sea monster!" Cherry yelped once she saw him covered in seaweed and algae. "Back, you hideous beast!"
"Excuse me?!" Drell glared as he got the seaweed and algae off him.
"Oops..." Cherry nervously ducked down. "Sorry, sir..."
"Unbelievable." Drell rolled his eyes before getting on the ship.
Cherry yelped as she nearly lost her balance due to his added weight.
"I need a vacation soon," Drell said. "I came here to watch the Highland Games though and to make sure you kids don't get eaten by Nessie."
"We've been on the look-out for her." Cherry said.
"So you do believe in her?" Drell smirked.
"What?! NO!" Cherry replied. "I mean..."
"You saw her, right?" Drell asked.
"I think I did anyway..." Cherry replied. "Last night, Shaggy and Scooby wanted a midnight snack and I got up for a glass of water."
"Wow." Drell said.
"So, uh, Drell, I know you're only centuries old, so, um, The Loch Ness Monster is real?" Cherry asked the warlock nervously.
"Yep, she sure is." Drell nodded.
"Mom...?!" Cherry moaned.
"Oh, Drell, what brings you to Scotland?" Michelle greeted the warlock.
"My wand," Drell joked at first. "Well, I thought I'd come see the Highland Games in person since Enchantra's visiting Cassandra's parents and Skippy's visiting Manhattan."
"That's nice." Michelle said.
"Yeah, I figured why not?" Drell shrugged.
'He is going to ruin my vacation!' Cherry thought to herself in misfortune since Drell of all people was here.
"Oh, also, there's been someone impersonating Nessie." Drell then informed.
"There is?" Bud asked the warlock.
"Yes, I saw it on my crystal ball when I was packing last night and Cherry had the daylights scared out of her." Drell replied as he adjusted his glasses.
"Did you see who it was?" Michelle asked.
"You won't be happy to know." Drell said.
Bud and Michelle looked anxious.
"How bad can it be?" Cherry scoffed until her eyes became wide after Drell whispered to her if who it was. "No way!"
"Unfortunately." Drell nodded.
"Then that means-" Cherry cupped her mouth.
"Yep..." Drell nodded.
"I gotta tell Atticus." Cherry said as she was about to go off.
"I already know." Atticus said.
"You knew this whole time?!" Cherry asked. "Why you!"
Atticus covered her mouth. "Yes."
"How?" Cherry muffled.
"My vision power." Atticus told her.
Cherry rolled her eyes and slumped. "Cheater..."
"I didn't wanna say anything, because I thought it'd make you still not think The Loch Ness Monster was real." Atticus replied.
"Well, where is she now?" Cherry asked.
"She's probably getting some food right now," Drell guessed. "If I had to guess, I mean... She could be anywhere."
"I bet my mom would know," Atticus added. "Mom knows lots of mystic sea creatures, especially octopids and mermaids."
"I wonder how the others are doing?" Drell said.
"A dog is driving them around." Cherry deadpanned.
"A dog?" Drell repeated.
"Patch's nephew, Domino." Atticus told him.
"Ohh." Drell said.
"Is everyone besides me crazy?!" Cherry groaned since no one seemed to have trouble about dogs driving except for her.