Author´s Note: Who´s DC? Will Scoob get to the library safe? Boy, our poor four-legged detective is surely in one hell! Anyway, thank you, Izzy, for your reviews and to all of you for following this up. Pericles is soon going to have another player on the board that is going to give him more than headaches! (For being such an asshole! Hala!)
Avanti!
5. Into the Shadows
Two Years Ago?
When he stepped into the place for the first time, he thought of many things. How had he come to know about it, the state of the building below, his now "new home" were all way too big feelings, a chain of events that nobody could have guessed. Mr E´s lair was now his.
He felt quite unsure at first. He had never thought of himself in such place. All this was meant to be hidden from his eyes but there it was, and for very clear purposes. Staring at the many screens he watched Mayor Jones spreading his chaos and terror but, what could he do about it but wait? Strategy had never been part of his life and yet. Sitting on the chair, thoughts ran freely for hours until one of them came clear. He couldn´t do that alone. He needed help.
Then it came over him. He knew just the right detective for that matter and his pocket was still that card he got from the Night of the Fireflies. All it took was a phone call.
"My best friend gave me the best advice
He said each day's a gift and not a given right
Leave no stone unturned, leave your fears behind
And try to take the path less traveled by
That first step you take is the longest stride
If today was your last day
And tomorrow was too late
Could you say goodbye to yesterday?
Would you live each moment like your last?
Leave old pictures in the past
Donate every dime you have?
If today was your last day"
Monsieur Noir was more than open to the plan and now, the wait. Long and boring but enough time for him to gather some allies for his quest. A difficult task, we must admit, but now there was no turning back. Not with the whole city like that. He couldn´t take that risk. Getting caught or revealed was not an option.
"Against the grain should be a way of life
What's worth the prize is always worth the fight
Every second counts 'cause there's no second try
So live like you'll never live it twice
Don't take the free ride in your own life"
Leaning on the chair, he spared one last glance towards the Town Hall were Jones was announcing that the emergency teams were still looking for the four missing teenagers and declaring Scooby Doo the culprit of such tragedy while Pericles watched with a disgusting smug. The parents glancing at each other, the faces, everything. He could felt a big lump in his throat but he said nothing. He wasn´t going to leave that lair until the parrot was vanquished and that was a promise.
"If today was your last day
And tomorrow was too late
Could you say goodbye to yesterday?
Would you live each moment like your last?
Leave old pictures in the past
Donate every dime you have?
Would you call old friends you never see?
Reminisce old memories
Would you forgive your enemies?
Would you find that one you're dreamin' of?
Swear up and down to God above
That you finally fall in love
If today was your last day
If today was your last day
Would you make your mark by mending a broken heart?
You know it's never too late to shoot for the stars
Regardless of who you are
So do whatever it takes
'Cause you can't rewind a moment in this life
Let nothin' stand in your way
Cause the hands of time are never on your side"
•Present Day
19:00 P.M.
He is half sleep on the chair after heating nothing but the terrible news on the radio and on TV. It was then when the cameras captured two interesting scenes: Scooby Doo entering town and Pericles ordering his capture. This was the moment he had been waiting for so long, his detective was finally here and so was his revenge and so many other things. Pericles was not getting away this time. His two agents then told him where was the Dane going and that they were soon going to have another player on the board. DC smiled to himself as he turned on the instruments.
"Uh, rello?"
"Evening, Scoobert" is a distorted voice. A strange one.
"Rho are ru?"
"Someone who can be your friend or your foe, depending on your actions"
"Ranother Rister E?"
"Mister E?" the stranger begins to laugh. "What a coincidence that you mention him, my friend. But no, I´m not Mister E"
"Then, rho?"
"Hm, that´s a good question. Very well. I´ll let you call me DC"
"RC?"
"Yes. And FYI, Pericles knows you´re here"
"Rho no" he looks around.
"His henchmen are looking for you and have a welcome party just for you. But when I say party, you know what I mean"
"Not Welcome Party"
"Exactly"
"Rhat ran I do? Ri cannot ratch rem alone"
"This is where I come in. Fulfill a few task for me and I shall help you"
"Rhat´s rit?"
"Yes, rhat´s rit"
"Rut I ron´t know ru"
"Or perhaps you do. You´ll find it out soon enough. Now. I suggest you start looking at the library, in the Morgue as Velma called it" wait, how did he know that.
"Uh, rokey"
"Once there, I´ll tell you your first task. But try not getting caught, Scoobert. I can save a few times but not the whole time. Mind the fact that now Pericles owns the cameras around town"
"Rot rhat"
"Good luck" the conversation is over and so the Dane heads for the library. DC leans back on his chair and sighs. This is going to be a VERY long night but he can take it, after all is been two years of waiting and he has plenty of time to move the pieces the way he wants without that bird seeing it coming.
"Oh!
You've gotta live every single day,
Like it's the only one, what if tomorrow never comes?
Don't let it slip away,
Could be our only one, you know it's only just begun.
Every single day,
Maybe our only one, what if tomorrow never comes?
Tomorrow never comes..."
A bit of an insight into DC´s point of view but without revealing too much.
Now we can go back to Scooby.
Who is this mysterious fellow?
Can you guess?
Next Clue: Morgue