Along the bumpy roads of New Jersey, the van that we all would recognize, the Mystery Machine, drove near the forest parts of town.
In the van was, of course, the gang. Fred Jones, Velma Dinkley, Daphne Blake, Shaggy Rogers, and Scooby-Doo.
"Hey, we're almost there. Just a few more miles, then it's, hello, Camp Crystal Lake." Fred said as he drove.
"I can't wait to get in the water." Daphne added.
"Studying the plant life there will be interesting, too. It'll give me some material to work on my novel. " Velma said.
"What novel?" Daphne asked.
"Oh, I don't have all the details yet, but the main idea is about a bunch of plants that come to life." Velma explained.
"Like, that sounds real interesting, Velma. But really, can we like, find a burger joint or somethin'? Scoob and I are starved". Shaggy said.
"Yeah, starved." Scooby barked.
The two of them were sitting in the back, as usual, playing go fish.
"Starved? Didn't you guys just finish off those two blockbuster pizzas we picked up about an hour ago?" Fred asked.
"Yeah. I was savin' the last piece for when we got to the lake. But, like, what's gonna tie me over till then?" Shaggy chuckled
"Got any 3's?" Scooby asked Shaggy.
"Like, go fish." Shaggy replied.
"Okay."
Instead of picking up a card, Scooby reached over to the pizza box, and grabbed the last piece and shoved it into his mouth.
"Hey! That was mine!" Shaggy moaned.
Scooby laughed, and so did the others.
"Don't worry, Shaggy. There'll be plenty of burgers and hot dogs at the camp." Velma said
"So what's the deal with this place? I've heard some pretty weird stories." Daphne said.
"It's nothing to be worried about. There's just this dumb legend that some guy named Jason Voorhees, comes back to life ever so often, and murders camp counselors." Velma said.
Scooby and Shaggy froze.
"Like, what?" Shaggy asked.
"Yeah, what?" Scooby said.
"Did you, like, say…murder?" Shaggy gulped.
"You'll be fine, Shaggy. I went up there last week with my pal Johnny. We had the police do a search and everything. There's no Jason Voorhees. It's just a crazy ghost story." Fred assured him.
"Well, okay." Shaggy sighed, calming down.
Scooby sighed as well.
"Oh, here we are." Fred said.
They stopped at the old, dirty, creepy-looking sign that read, "WELCOME TO CAMP CRYSTAL LAKE".
Shaggy shuddered at the sight of the sign.
"Camp Crystal Lake. Like, for a welcome sign, that doesn't look too welcoming." he said, shivering.
"Calm down, Shaggy. It's just a sign." Daphne said.
Fred drove into the woods, and followed along the road.
The looks of the trees made Scooby and Shaggy feel uneasy. They sat there, staring at the trees, shaking and hugging each other.
"This place does look pretty spooky." Velma said.
As the car drove through the woods, it started to look darker, and more sinister. It was as if even the trees shared Scooby and Shaggy's fear of the place.
"Look. There's the cabins!" Fred exclaimed, noticing the wooden houses.
Fred also waved at the other teenagers he saw outside, barbequing.
The Mystery Machine made a right, and pulled to a stop next to one of the cabins. All the camp counselors were laughing, and playing, and just having a good time.
"Hey. Maybe this won't be so bad after all, Scoob." Shaggy said, calming down.
"Yeah." Scooby smiled.
Noticing that the gang had arrived, Johnny walked up to the Mystery Machine as Fred rolled his window down.
"Freddy! What's going on, man?" Johnny smiled, shaking Fred's hand.
"Hey, buddy." Fred said.
The gang got out of the car, and grabbed their luggage.
"Johnny, meet, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, Shaggy Rogers, and our dog, Scooby-Doo." Fred introduced.
"Nice to meet you guys." Johnny said.
"You too." Daphne smiled.
"So, you guys all ready for next week?" Fred asked.
"Yeah, we're all good here. We can expect about 20 kids this time around." Johnny said.
"Sounds like it's gonna be a busy summer."
"Tell me about it, dude. It's a good thing you guys said you'd help out."
"Oh, it's no problem." Daphne said.
"We haven't babysat in forever." Velma added.
"Alright then. You guys want me to show you to your cabins?" Johnny asked.
"Sure. Thanks." Fred replied.
"Great. First, let me introduce you to the other guys." Johnny said.
As they walked around, they saw two guys arm wrestling on one of the tables.
"Guys, this is Justin, and Tom." Johnny said.
Justin was a semi-muscular guy, with short, red, curly hair. Tom, was a muscled, dirty blonde with glasses.
"How's it going?" Justin said, taking his concentration off of the arm wrestling.
Tom took this opportunity and slammed Justin's arm down, knocking over a drink that was sitting next to them.
"Dude, you cheated." Justin complained.
"Hey, you snooze, you lose." Tom snarked.
"Fred, Daphne, you'll be sharing a cabin with these guys." Johnny said.
"Fabulous." Daphne said, sarcastically.
As, they moved along, they noticed another table, with the big guy from last night, keeping to himself. He looked upset, and annoyed. Obviously still mad about what had happened the previous evening.
"Like, what's his deal?" Shaggy asked.
"Oh, Wayne? I don't know. He's a little lost upstairs." Johnny said, pointing to his head. "Don't bother talking to him."
Two other girls, soaking wet, and in their bathing suits, laughed as they ran back up to camp.
"Hey, Johnny. You're friends are here?" One of the girls asked, panting.
"Yeah. Uh, you guys, this is Tawny, and Ellen." Johnny said.
"Hi." Tawny smiled. She had dark brown hair, and bright blue eyes, while Ellen, had plain brown hair, a nice body, and hazel eyes.
"It's nice to meet you." Velma said.
"Have you guys seen Clarke anywhere?" Johnny asked the girls.
"Yeah, he was over batting cages last time I saw him." Ellen answered.
"Hey, do you girls wanna play some Volleyball later?" Tawny asked Velma and Daphne.
"Yeah, sure." Daphne smiled.
"Velma, do you mind sharing a room with Tawny and Ellen?" Johnny asked.
"No, not at all. Sounds like fun." Velma answered.
"Like, what about me and Scoob?" Shaggy asked.
"Oh, yeah. That's right. You know something. You guys were supposed to share a cabin with Ed and Sam." Johnny said.
"What happened?" Fred asked.
"No idea, this morning, I went to check on 'em, they were no where to be found."
"Do you think they left?" Daphne asked.
"Looks that way" Johnny said.
"But why would they wanna leave?" Velma asked.
"I bet it's 'cause of Wayne. He made this big fuss last night about Jason Voorhees. I guess they believed him. So it looks like Scooby and Shaggy here get their own cabin." Johnny said.
"Okay, we're cool with that. Eh, Scoob?" Shaggy said.
"Yeah." Scooby barked.
The sudden aroma of food caught Shaggy's eye.
"Mmm-mm. Something sure smells good, Johnny." he said.
Scooby-Doo sniffed the air too.
"Yeah." he said.
"Oh, yeah. Janine's over there barbequing. Help yourselves if you want." Johnny said.
"Like, you don't have to tell me twice." Shaggy said.
They all walked over to the grill, where they saw two girls, cooking. One of the girls was Heather. Johnny walked over to her, and gave her hug from behind.
"Hey, you." he said.
"Hey" she smiled, turning her head, and giving him a kiss.
"Whatcha cookin'?" Johnny asked.
"Hamburgers, hot dogs, ribs, steak, you name it." Heather said.
All of the talk about food was making Scooby and Shaggy's mouths water.
"How's it coming, Janine?" Heather asked.
"Great." Janine said.
When she turned around, Shaggy was mesmerized. She was beautiful. She had nice dark brown hair, with a hint of red in it, stunning green eyes, and a wonderful body.
"Like, hi." Shaggy said, his eyes going all droopy.
"Hi, I'm Janine." she smiled, holding out her hand.
"Shaggy." he said, shaking her hand. "And, like, this is my pal, Scooby-Doo."
"Hello, Baaabby." Scooby- Doo said in tempting voice.
Janine giggled.
"Oh, my god. He is just the cutest thing ever." she said, petting the dog.
"Yeah." Shaggy agreed, still staring at her.
Johnny, and the gang started to notice this.
"You alright, dude?" Johnny asked.
"What? Yeah. I'm good." Shaggy said, snapping out of it.
"So, you want me to show you all around the camp?" Johnny asked.
"Yeah, that'd be great." Fred said. "You wanna go, Shag?"
"Uh, no thanks. Scoob and I'll just stay here, and talk with Janine." Shaggy answered.
"Alright. We'll be back in about half an hour." Velma said.
"No problem." Shaggy said, never taking his eyes off of Janine.
As they walked away with Fred, Heather and Johnny, Velma and Daphne shared a laugh at Shaggy's expense.
"You guys ready for this summer?" Janine asked Shaggy.
"Yeah. Like, we can't wait for things to get started, right Scoob?" he answered.
"Yep. Can't wait." Scooby agreed.
"Long drive down here, huh?" Janine asked.
"Not too long, just about 5 hours." Shaggy said.
"Wow. You boys must be hungry."
"Starving, actually. Do you mind if we..?"
"Oh, no. Not at all. Dig in."
"Cool."
And with that, Scooby and Shaggy grabbed some plates and piled everything, from ribs to burgers, to corn on the cob onto them.
In the woods, Fred, Daphne, and Velma walked with Johnny and Heather as they showed them around.
"You know, there's something beautiful about these woods, and at the same time, completely creepy." Daphne said.
"Yeah, lots of people get that vibe." Johnny said.
"I'd assume it's because so many murders took place here." Velma added.
"Hey, guys, this is about as far in as the kids should be able to go, so let them know that if they ever come out here." Johnny said.
"No problem" Fred said.
"Hey, Johnny. I was wondering if you knew of any exotic plant life that may be in these woods." Velma said.
"Not really. Plants all look the same to me." Johnny added.
"Maybe I'll find some new specimen on my own."
"Yeah. You never know."
Velma looked around at the trees, and plants until she noticed something particularly interesting. She walked over to a certain tree, and saw a relatively deep slice across part of it. As if it had been struck by a sword. Below the cut, there was a dark red mark there. It almost looked like a blood stain.
"Jinkies." she said softly.
"What's wrong, Velma?" Fred asked, walking over.
"Take a look at this, Fred." Velma said.
"What is it?"
"It looks almost like….blood."
"Blood?" Johnny asked, as he, Heather, and Daphne walked over.
"Whoa, what happened here?" Heather asked.
"I don't know." Velma said.
"Do you really think it could be blood, Velma?" Fred asked.
"I'm not sure. If I had a lab, I could analyze it to be sure." Velma answered.
"Come on. It's not blood. I mean, why would it be?" Johnny said.
"I don't know. I mean, you did say that Ed and Sam disappeared."
"They just did that 'cause they couldn't handle what Wayne was talking about. Do you really think something happened to them? They just took off."
"Johnny's right. Let's not worry about that, guys. We're here to have fun, not to solve another mystery" Daphne suggested.
"Yeah, I guess you're right." Fred said.
"Maybe it's just part of the tree rotting." Velma guessed.
"Come, on, let's head back." Johnny said.
As they all turned to go, Velma gave the tree one final glance before heading off with the others.