Well, here's a second chapter. And if any of you have any couple pairings you want to see, feel free to list them. They could be your favorite basic-couples, crossover couples, whatever. I have some in mind already, but I still need some inspiration.

Also, because of this ACTA thing they're trying to pass, let me say I do not own any of the cartoons starring in this story.

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It wasn't long before the attack reached the news, particularly the high-school. "I can't believe it," Daphne was saying to her girl friends as they sat in homeroom. "My uncle Maxwell was ambushed last night during a camping trip."

"That's terrible! Is he alright?" Valerie asked.

"He has a concussion, but nothing too serious. (sigh) I don't know who would want to hurt him, or even why. He just came down here to relax, he told us, and he doesn't have any enemies that we know of…"

"It must have just been some thug trying to steal some cash off someone," Debbie said.

"Why would a thug be out in the woods? They normally hang out on the streets or in alleys." Velma questioned.

"Maybe he got the wrong directions," Melody guessed, giggling.

"I think your train of thought got the wrong directions." Alexandra scoffed.

"It'll be alright, Daph." Kim assured her. "Maybe we could catch the guy who jumped your uncle, and turn him in to the police."

"Yeah, we can go by his campsite later and search for clues," Dotty added.

"Thanks, girls. I'll wait for my uncle's concussion to wear off, then maybe he can give us a face to match." Daphne replied, smiling.

The teacher walked into the room and the conversation ended there as class began.

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"You think Daphne is alright?" Alan asked Biff as they walked on the track field. "I heard about what happened to her uncle last night…"

"I talked to Freddy about it. He says she was a little shook-up, but should be alright," Biff replied. "He said it wasn't the first time her uncle went through a mishap…"

"I wonder who did it," Larry added. "If some weirdo is running around attacking people, I'd want to know why."

"You and the rest of us." Mark agreed, and they met up with Freddy. "Hey, Fred, how's Daphne doing?"

"Fine, though I'm thinking about going out to the campsite later and looking for some sign on who tried to hurt Mr. Maxwell," Freddy replied.

"That sounds like a good idea," Biff agreed.

The coach blew the whistle and the guys joined the rest of the team for practice.

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"Like, I can't believe it!" Shaggy stammered as he and his friends sat in the commons area during study hall. "There hasn't been any freaky stuff happening in Coolsville since Junior High!"

"Yeah, I thought I was done with the freaky stuff for the summer," Alexander added.

"Ooh, ooh, me too." Fangs said.

"It's not that freaky, guys." Pugsy replied. "Some oddball was probably just running around the woods and felt like mugging someone. I'll bet the cops are on the lookout for him now,"

"I sure hope so. It would be nice to go one month without any criminal activity," Pepper said.

"I think that would be a longshot, sis." DD responded.

"Who do you think would want to steal from Daphne's uncle?" Tinker asked. "I know he's a big movie producer, but I doubt he would carry anything valuable out into the woods."

"Maybe Carl the stuntman is out of prison and wanted revenge," Pepper guessed, then turned to Shaggy. "What do you think, Shag?"

"I don't like thinking scary thoughts before lunch." Shaggy replied, quivering at the memory of running into the Ape Man the last time they had to help out Maxwell.

"Same here. Lets say we drop the subject," Alexander agreed.

Pepper rolled her eyes. "Alright, I've got to finish my science worksheet, anyway." she replied.

"Ooh, ooh, could you help me out? I got stuck on question six last night," Fangs asked, pulling out his worksheet and showing it to her.

"Sure. I found the answer on page 123."

Fangs opened his textbook. "Oh, right, the chapter that covers the phases of the moon…" he saw a picture of the moon, and began to swirl.

"Aaaand, here we go." DD said, rolling his eyes.

"I'm outta here. You guys never saw me, got it?" Pugsy said quickly, bolting out of the room.

Fangface, now transformed, let out a howl. "Where's Pugs? Where is he?" he growled, then shot off after Pugsy.

"Hey! No chasing in the hallways!" The hall-monitor shouted.

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Scooby, Woofer, Whimper and Speed Buggy sat out near the front of the school, waiting for their friends to come out. Sebastian sat in a tree taking a nap, deciding to get some shut-eye before he had to listen to Alexandra's annoying complaints. "Did you hear about that attack last night?" Woofer asked. "I think we've got another criminal in our boundaries!"

"Roh no…" Scooby gulped, covering his face with his paws and trembling. Criminals meant trouble, and trouble meant a mystery for the gang, and mysteries always had danger and frights in store for him.

"Who do you suppose did it, Woofer?" Whimper asked.

"I'm not sure, but I have a feeling that they're after something important, something big, something incredible, something… really big!" Woofer replied. "And I won't rest until I found out the who, the what, and the why!"

"I'll rest," Speed Buggy sputtered, feeling as nervous as Scooby.

"It might be dangerous. What if the guy who did it beats dogs?" Whimper asked. "I've seen commercials about it."

"Roh, poor rogs…" Scooby replied, having also seen the same commercials.

"If he tries to beat me, I'll beat him back! I ain't scared of nothing, boy." Woofer boasted. An acorn hit his flank just then and he yelped. "Augh! Run for it! It's the dog-beating criminal!"

"Rikes!" Scooby dove and hid in Speed Buggy's back seat while Woofer and Whimper hid in the front.

Sebastian sat in the tree, holding on to an acorn, and let out a Muttley-like snicker.