Sorry for being on hiatus for a while, guys, but apparently I haven't thought the entire plot through and got stuck. So here's a short little filler-chapter to keep you entertained and let you know that I have not forgotten about the story.

So… enjoy.

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Eddy Grueler, Bucky, Michelle Mayors, Nail-Scalp, and Mason Doorkeys sat in a rotted cabin later that evening, half of them having bumps and bruises or smelling like garbage. "So… you didn't have any luck catching those meddlers either, huh?" Eddy guessed.

"Damn kids had too many witnesses," Nail-Scalp sneered.

"Or had sharp reflexes," Bucky added, putting an ice-bag on his head. "I knew we should have waited until nightfall."

Michelle and Mason merely slouched.

"I don't see why we just forget them and find that treasure. Those brats have lives outside mysteries, don't they?" Eddy scoffed. "Ain't there a prom coming up?"

"Please. They try to solve mysteries more than they turn in their homework, don't you read the newspapers?" Bucky retorted.

"Wait… Prom! That's it!" Nail-Scalp exclaimed. "We can go after those brats during their prom night! They'll be out late, right? And kids always do stupid things like go out alone to make-out, or some girl runs off crying after being dumped, too. All we have to do is take out the chaperones and knock 'em off one-by-one!"

"How do we know they'll all be alone? Don't they go off in groups most of the time or something?"

"Groups CAN be separated," Eddy replied, liking the idea. "I say we do it."

"Right. Prom is next weekend, so we'll have plenty of time to prepare…" Nail-Scalp added.

Behind their masks, Michelle and Mason smirked.

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Alexander took a deep breath, then picked up the phone, rapidly punching in the numbers. This is it. Don't back down now. he told himself, listening to the ringing. This might be your last chance, so don't screw it up!

"…Hello?" came a female voice on the other line.

"AUGH! Ah, I mean, h-hi!" Alexander stammered. "Hey… I-I was w-wondering if, um… If you'd like to go with me to the Prom?"

There was laughter on the other line, and for a second the coward thought that the girl was going to insult, reject, and hang up on him then. "Of course. We already talked about it, remember?"

"W-We did?"

"Yeah. You might want to get some sleep, I think your paranoia is messing with your head."

"Okay. Thanks, Pepper, see you at school." He hung up, and breathed a sigh of relief. He had a date!

…Yet, he wondered when they had brought it up before, not recalling when he had asked her. Maybe she's right. Maybe all those thoughts about those creeps ARE messing with my mind. He figured, unable to forget about seeing Eddy Grueler standing behind Velma.

Alexander shrugged, then went to bed, feeling a little better… and suddenly felt bold, wanting to boast to Alexandra how he had found a date before she could. (Then again, he banished the idea, deciding he didn't want to die before prom night).

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Pepper set down the phone, a little confused. "That's weird…" she said to herself.

"What is it?" Dotty asked her.

"Well, Shaggy just called me, asking me to prom, but I had already asked him at the Malt Shop tonight," she shook her head. "I swear, Dotty, some of the boys we meet are totally absent-minded."

"I could have told you that much,"

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Yeah, I told you it would be short. Also, I noticed that Shaggy and Alexander have the same voice-actor (Casey Kasem) and how they sounded alike, so I decided to use that to start a love-triangle.

So… anyone got some ideas on what they'd like to see, next?