Scooby Doo in France.
Chase Scene.
"Jinkies it's real." Exclaimed Velma, who was underneath a shaking pile of Scooby and Shaggy, since they had jumped into her arms.
"Run for it gang." Shouted Fred.
The gang didn't have to be told twice. Daphne quickly hid behind a round shrub, while Fred climbed up the ladder that lead to the hotel's roof. Velma dropped the boys and also took cover behind another shrub. While Shaggy and Scooby bolted for the small tool shed.
After seeing the gang split up, the Battant Sorcière started heading for Fred, leaping of its horse and flying up cutting the runs on the ladder with its sword as it flew up to Fred. Fred, seeing that the sword was heading right for his groin, jumped off the ladder and landed on the roof of the hotel, only to slipped and fall on the roof. It was just then that the Battant Sorcière let out a loud ear piercing laugh, and lunged at Fred with her sword, Fred moved just in time as the sword came down hard on the roof causing tiles to flick up. When the Battant Sorcière pulled it's sword out of the roof, it looked around for Fred, but couldn't see him anywhere, while looking around, she spotted Daphne and Velma hiding behind some shrubs. So the Battant Sorcière pulled it's sword out of the roof, leaving Fred who was hiding behind the chimney, and flew down to the shrubs, cutting them up, revealing Daphne and Velma.
"Ahhhh." Yelled Daphne, as she and Velma started running, with the Battant Sorcière right behind them.
"Quick Daph, in here." Called Velma, as they ran to a clothes line, and hid in the sheet that where hanging on the line.
When the Battant Sorcière got to the clothes line, she was confused because she couldn't see the girls anymore; it was just then that it saw their feet poking out from underneath the sheets. Taking its sword back out, it sliced the sheets in two. It was just then that the Mystery Machine came racing towards the girls, and picked them up. When the Battant Sorcière saw that the girls had gotten away, it started looking for Shaggy and Scooby.
Meanwhile Shaggy and Scooby where busy hiding in the tool shed.
"I think we lost him Scoob." Said Shaggy as he sat down on the work table.
"Reah re rost rim." Agreed Scooby who was sitting on the floor near Shaggy's feet. While Scooby was sitting there his tail knocked over a bucket of nails, causing a loud clang.
"Like, now you did it." Complained Shaggy in terror, as the Battant Sorcière on its horse came crashing through the door. When the horse had crashed through the door it raised its two front legs in the air, high above the shaking Shaggy and Scooby. With a loud bang its two front legs landed back down on the ground hard.
"Like, it was nice knowing you buddy." Said Shaggy as he hugged Scooby.
"Rit ras rice rnowing rou roo." Replied Scooby also hugging Shaggy.
"Any final words?" Asked Shaggy as the Battant Sorcière drew out its sword.
"Reah, ray ri rave rour randy rar?" Asked Scooby.
"Hey, I totally forgot about that." Said Shaggy taking his candy bar out of his back pocket, and giving it to the Battant Sorcière who took it, and started eating it, giving Shaggy and Scooby enough time to escape, and get out of the tool shed. Only the Battant Sorcière wasn't fooled for long, and started chasing them, it was just then that the mystery machine raced towards the boys, picking them up, just as the Battant Sorcière swung its sword where Scooby had been standing.
"That was too close man." Sighed Shaggy who was now lying in the back of the mystery machine.
"Reah." Agreed Scooby.
"Well gang it looks like we will be starting the investigation a lot sooner than we thought." Said Fred, as he drove the van out onto the road.
"Where are we heading off too now Freddy?" Asked Daphne.
"Well, I was thinking of finding Jennifer and seeing if she can tell us where the Battant Sorcière is supposed to have its hideout." Replied Fred.
"But Fred we don't know where she lives", stated Velma.
"Well she said it was a five minutes' walk from the pizza joint." Replied Fred.
"Speaking of Jennifer, what do you guys think of her?" Daphne Asked.
"Well, she is into mysteries, and she seems to be very overwhelmed at the fact that she will be helping us solve it." Commented Fred.
"Yeah, I know that, but what do you make of her?"
"Well she is a pretty, young, energetic." Fred replied getting a raised eyebrow from Daphne.
"Not what I was looking for Fred. Velma what do you think?"
"Well, I have to admit, I am a little suspicious of her, since Shaggy and Scooby saw the Battant Sorcière, and when we looked it turned out to only be Jennifer." Replied Velma.
"I know, that's what has been bothering me too." Agreed Daphne.
"Hey, like you don't think Jennifer is the witch? Do you?" Shaggy asked from the back leaning over the chair between Velma and Daphne.
"Well, we can't go jumping to conclusions right now, its way to early, but I think we should keep our eyes peeled, when we are around her." Velma Replied
"Well this must be the house." Said Fred as the Mystery Machine pulled up out the front of a small home.
"Fred are you sure it's a good idea to wake them up at this time of the morning?" Asked Daphne since it was 5 in the morning.
"Well by the looks of it, there are lights on in the house; I would say they are already awake." Replied Fred, as more lights started to come on in the house.
"I just realized something." Pointed out Daphne, looking down at the clothing they were wearing. "We are still in our PJ's." She said.
"Well, I think we can go back to the hotel, I bet the Battant Sorcière is gone by now, the ghouls we encounter never seem to stay in the same place more than is necessary, so I think we should go back to the hotel, get changed, then come back here." Fred said, as he turned the van around and started heading back for the hotel. He was right about the ghost being gone, so it didn't take long for them to get change and head back to Jennifer's house. After parking the car, they all got out, and headed for the front door. Fred knocked on the door, and after a minute an elderly lady, with grayish hair open the door.
"Oui, how may I help you?" She asked.
"We were wondering if we could come in and see you're daughter, Madam." Fred replied.
"Are you the mystery group my daughter iz fan of?" Inquired the lady.
"Yes Madam, that's us." Fred told her, with a warm smile.
"And we need to talk to your daughter about the ghost that had been haunting the town, for the last four weeks. May we come in?" Asked Velma.
"Oui Mademoiselle, she is up in her room." Said the lady, as she pointed to a close door. "But ze Battant Sorcière ze has not been haunting the town for za last month, it only show up zis week." She added.
"Hmmmm... that's interesting, Thank you." Velma Replied.
After climbing up the small stair case, they knocked on the door that the lady had indicated. After a short pause it was open, and Jennifer popped her head out.
"Guyz! What are you doing here." she asked a little shocked.
"Well we decided to start the investigation early, and wanted to ask you some questions." Replied Daphne.
"Oh, I see, please wait a minute well I get changed." Replied Jennifer, closing the door. After about five minutes the door was open again and Jennifer was showing them into her room. Which to their surprise was covered in newspaper clippings, magazines and photos of the gang.
"Wow, like you must have every case we ever did." Shaggy said, as he looking at some newspaper clippings that where pined to a clip board. Velma was also looking at some of the pictures on the board when all of a sudden she quickly moved away from it.
"You also have some cases that I thought I had forgotten." Sighed Velma, with bit of a shiver.
"Oh, I am sorry; I should have taken that article down before I let you in." Replied Jennifer, pointing to the paper that was about the case they had solved in Oklahoma, the clipping had a large picture of Ben on it.
"It's okay, he can't do any more damage where he is." murmured Velma, trying to shrug off the memory of Oklahoma, getting a knowing look from Shaggy, as he remembered the case where he had meet Crystal.
"Ummm... getting back to the Battant Sorcière, could you by any chance tell us where it is supposed to hideout?" Daphne asked changing the topic.
"Oui, it is supposed to live in a cave not far away from the town of Orleans." Replied Jennifer, looking over at Velma, who seemed to still be a little distracted.
"Do you think you could show us to it?" Fred asked.
"Oui, I will let my mother know I am going, and then I will be able to show you the place." Replied Jennifer, walking past the clip board, taking down the Oklahoma clipping, and putting it in her pocket, as she headed out of her room to find her mother.
"That's Great." Said Fred.
Shaggy who had been quiet the whole time thinking, spoke up, "Like Fred don't you think this would be a good time to split up, me and Scooby staying here while you check out the home of the Battant Sorcière?" Asked Shaggy.
"No, this time we are all going. Now move." Fred told them, as he waited for everyone to leave the room. Once every one was out he closed the door, and joined the rest. After Jennifer let her mother know that she was going, the gang and Jennifer headed back outside to the van, only to find that it's wheels where punctured and the windows smashed.
"What! Nooooo!", shouted Fred as he ran to the van, and looked at all the damage it had.
"Do not worry, we have a fine mechanic who can repair this for you." Said Jennifer as she walked up to Fred.
"So how are we going to get to the hills now?" Asked Velma, who had been shaken out of her thoughts by the trashed Mystery Machine.
"We can always take the mules, they are very faithful animals." Replied Jennifer.
"I think we should drop the Mystery Machine of at the mechanic you spoke of first." Said Fred.
"Oui, I will call him now." Said Jennifer, as she got her cell phone out, and started dialing a number.
"After a short conversation in French." Jennifer put her cell phone back away.
"The mechanic says he will be over soon to fix you're van, while he does that, why don't we start heading for the Hills." said Jennifer.
Okay that was chapter three, and hopefully it was another exciting chapter." R&R Please.