AN: Okay, here it is everyone! I'm sorry that I switched these to Saturdays or Fridays, school is a killer and I have a lot of other stories to write.

Trapping the Ghoul: Part 1

After taking a good rest (for Shaggy and Scooby), everyone met back in their rooms. After Shaggy, Scooby, and the children explained what happened, Fred began to pace the floor.

"So one of those Ghouls was a robot! No wonder the way that thing moved look so abnormal, it was running like a machine!" Freddie mumbled to himself.

"Uh, stop me if I sound like I'm about to lose it, but doesn't anybody remember that there's a real Ghoul running around!?" Her friends lean away from Serena as she breathe deeply to calm herself down.

"I think you lost it…" Ash mumbled to her with a sheepish expression.

"Oh boy…" Velma mumbled. Kids, they always over exaggerate things.

"Sorry, Selena-"

"It's Serena!"

"Sorry!" Fred waved his hands around in surrender once he saw the older girl's face. "But I think that the other Ghoul isn't real. Whoever made that robot was probably using it to drive away suspicion from themselves so they could use that Gold Mine underneath the hotel!"

"And since Derek is nowhere to be seen, I'll bet you that it's time to catch ourselves a Ghoul." Velma spoke up, making Fred and Daphne nodded in a agreement.

Meanwhile, Shaggy and Scooby shot a glance at the children before them. For some reason, they think- no, knew- that Derek isn't the one behind all of this. After being the only ones encountering the Ghoul and actually getting a better look at it than any others, they know one thing for sure: that Ghoul is not Derek.

"Well, Gang, I say it's trapping time!" Freddie announced.

"Trapping time?" The children asked together, shooting each other confused glances.

"Like, we'll explain it later…" Shaggy muttered to them as Freddie began to announce his trap idea.

Safe to say, it astounded the kids.

"As an inventor, I have to say… this is one interesting trap." Clemont finally manage out as he and his friends look at the trap before them.

"It's just a big net on the ceiling, Clemont…" Bonnie deadpanned.

Her words were true. Right over above them in lobby was a gigantic fishing net hanging from the ceiling. By gigantic, it covered almost all of the ceiling from their angle.

"What's so bad about?" Freddie asked, feeling slightly offended that not even kids are impressed by this. "It's a fifteen feet fishing net with ten feet thick wires!"

"It's a net…" Serena said, not looking at least one bit impressed. "They don't always hold well together."

"Oh, and since when did kids become an expert on nets?" Freddie ask incredulous, his knowledge on net pride was hurt to think that a bunch of kids knew better than him.

"You'll be surprise on what you know once you experience them." Was all that Ash could say, making Freddie look confused.

Suddenly Velma cleared her throat. "Fred, the plan…"

"Oh right!" Freddie realized on why they were here. "So, here's the plan. Shaggy, you and Scooby are going to find the Ghoul and led it back to the Lobby. Once you get it under the net, the kids are going to drop the net on him! So, any questions?"

"Yeah, like, why is it always me and Scoob are always the bait?" Shaggy asked in a whimpering voice.

"Come on you guys, you both know that you're the fastest people ones here." Daphne pointed out.

"Still, not gonna do it!" Shaggy declared with arms crossed with Scooby doing the same.

"Will you do it for a Scooby Snack?" Velma urged as she pulled out a Scooby Snack box.

"Nope!" The both shouted together.

Before Velma could say another offer, the kids were already in front of Shaggy and Scooby.

"Come on, Mr. Shaggy!" Bonnie pleaded.

"Yeah, you and Scooby were faster than me when were chased by the Ghoul!" Ash said with Pikachu adding a "Pika!"

"Well," Shaggy mumbled, not to sure. But once he saw the young's bright eyes he and Scooby finally relented. "Oh, alright!" At this, Fred, Daphne, and Velma's jaws dropped. Shaggy and Scooby are willing to be bait just because some kids asked them too? When did this happened?!

"Besides, why are we so afraid of Scoob?" Shaggy began as he and Scooby walked up the stairs. "That Ghoul couldn't even catch us when it chased us those last times, huh?"

"Well…" Freddie finally manage to say after staring at where Shaggy and Scooby are in shock. "Places everyone! Judging by the time they find the Ghoul, we'll already be sitting ducks."

Before they could even moved, Shaggy's voice rang out, "Hold it!" The next thing he knew, Ash saw Shaggy right next to him using a cane to pull a very thin fishing line on the place where he was just about to step on.

"Fred, did you trapped the entire hotel?" Shaggy looked towards the blonde-man sternly. This made Freddie chuckled nervously.

"W-Well, I wouldn't say the entire hotel, the rooms aren't ricked!" Everyone still stares at him, Freddie thought it was best to keep his mouth shut.

Soon, Shaggy and Scooby found themselves in a dark corridor in the hotel with a candle as their only light source. Right now, they were regretting every listening to the kids.

"Like Scoob, why did we agree to this again?" Shaggy asked nervously as his teeth chattered uncontrollably.

"Roh… The things we do for children…" Scooby mumbled. It was true, they couldn't resist the innocence of children!

"Well, look on the bright side Scoob, we are the fastest people in this Hotel. There's no way for that Ghoul to catch us!" Shaggy said in hopes to make both of them feel better. Suddenly a low growl caught their attention, making them hold each other in fear as they shivered.

"M-Man… Where's Ash we you need him?" Shaggy mumbled. "It'll be more safer with him since he always sneezes when the Ghoul is around."

"Achoo! Achoo! ACHOO!"

"Like that." Shaggy sudden realized what he just said and heard. "Wait, if Ash only sneezes when the Ghoul is around, and since he's back in the lobby…"

"Ruh-roh…" Scooby mumbled once he realized what's happening.

"FRED! VELMA DAPHNE!" Shaggy yelled as he and Scooby raced back towards the Lobby. "GET THE KIDS OUT OF THERE! THE GHOUL IS THERE!"

"Achoo! Achoo! ACHOO!" Every time Ash sneezed, everyone winced. Though it was more an annoyance wince for the grown-ups caused they thought that the boy caught cold and now is going to give away their trap. However, his friends know the real reason on why he was sneezing and looked fearfully around them as they sat on the rafters where they were all holding the ropes that hold up the net.

"Will you do something about him?!" Freddie whispered/yelled right up at them. He and the girls were hiding behind the curtains and was feed up with Ash's sneezing. "He's going to give us away!"

"Sorry, sorry!" Serena whispered back before covering Ash's mouth and nose with her hands. She then looked back towards the shaking siblings. "Guys, what are we going to do? We know what happens when Ash sneezes like this!"

"H-Hey, there must be some logical explanation here!" Clemont said in hopes to calm them all done, though he looked just as afraid. "Maybe Shaggy and Scooby found the Ghoul and are leading it here? I mean, it's not like the Ghoul is right behind me…"

Once he said those words, his friends' looked behind him. Both of the girls gasped and had terrified looks on their faces while Ash and Pikachu suddenly became pale and were pointing behind him.

"Wait…" Clemont realized what they were looking at and began to have the same fearful look. "H-He's right behind me, isn't he?"

Not taking to the time to see their response, Clemont slowly turned around and was met with the glowing eyes of the Ghoul and it's rough breath slapping in his face.

"U-Uh, hi !" Clemont stammered nervously at how close the Ghoul was. "W-Will you do me and my friends a favor by holding these." Suddenly the kids began to hand their ropes to the Ghoul (who confusing hold out his hand when Clemont asked him.) But instead of just handing the ropes, they quickly tied their ropes around his hand.

"Thank you, sir!" Clemont saluted him before he and his friends made a break for it by hopping across the rafter towards the ladder that they used to climb up to the ceiling while the Ghoul scratched his head with his free, wondering what the heck just happened.

Before he could realize what was going on, the ropes suddenly dragged him up high. Unfortunately, that also sprung the trap because the net began to drop right over Fred, Velma, and Daphne (who moved out of their hiding spots when they heard the Ghoul screaming on being pulled up by the ropes.)

"Hey, what's going-!" Before he could finish his sentence, Fred was suddenly dragged down along with the girls as the net landed on them.

Meanwhile, the kids were just in the middle of climbing down the ladder. They cringle once they saw the net landed on the teenagers, making the glare at the younger ones before them.

"Eh… Sorry…" Ash apologized while he and his friends gave nervous smiles as they finally reached the ground.

"Guys!" Everyone currently present in the room turned towards the stairs to see Shaggy and Scooby running down them with worried looks on their faces. "We have to get out of here! The Ghoul is-!"

Before Shaggy could finish, the Ghoul was able to bite through the ropes and now landed in front of him, Scooby, and the kids.

"Uh, kind of late for that Shaggy!" Serena told them fearfully as the Ghoul roared.

"Like, run!" Shaggy yelled as he and Scooby guided the kids up the stairs away from the Ghoul. The Ghoul soon followed after them.

"Hey! What about us?!" Freddie called as he and the girls struggled to get out of the net.

AN: Cliffhanger! Only two more chapters to go! Here are the clues so far-

Clue 1#: Someone hacked in Taku's email, stopping him from delivering a message to Delia that Ash and his friends couldn't go to the hotel. Who would do that?

Clue 2#: There is a Ghoul who's wearing a Victorian Male Corset, but one without it? What could that mean?

Clue 3#: A piece of the Ghoul's clothes is found! But wait, it's not the same fabric used in the Victorian Era. Could Sally Evans be behind this?

Clue 4#: There's a chunk of gold lying around the Hotel halls. What could that possibly mean?

Clue 5#: There's an underground mine underneath the Hotel! Who else knows about this?

Clue 6#: The Ghoul without the corset is a robot! But, the other Ghoul isn't, what could that possibly mean?

Clue 7#: Ash won't stop sneezing whenever the Ghoul is around! Since he didn't sneeze around the robot Ghoul, it's obvious he's not sneezing from the oil, but what is it about the Ghoul that's making him sneeze?

SHOTOUTS-

Joltile: 0_0... I would say something about your detective skills, but I think I would say something that's a spoiler, so... Anyway, wow, I always here that High School is hard, but yesh! Hey, at least you'll be in college soon! I hear it's way easier than High School, but I could be right or wrong. I hope this was a nice plot twist for you!

Matt: Oh, I did watch Jurassic Park, I just didn't realized that I put a reference when I wrote that chapter.