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Well, Prom Weekend had arrived… and everyone was either in a frenzy, or a heartbroken state, like a few people. "You already have a date?" Melody asked Alexander, shocked after he had told her his plans.

"Yeah, I thought I told you." Alexander replied. "Pepper and I are going out,"

"Like, hold it man." Shaggy said, overhearing. "Pepper said she was going with me. She asked me out at the malt shop!"

"I talked with her on the phone about it the other night, and she said she was going with me!"

"Maybe she wanted to take both of you, to show off to the other girls." Melody guessed, then shrugged and walked off. "Oh, well. I'll just ask someone else…"

"Why would she ask out both of us?" Shaggy questioned.

"I don't know, but I say we get it straightened out." Alexander replied.

Melody, in the meantime, ran into the girl's bathroom, sobbing a bit. "Hey, Mel, are you alright?" Valerie asked her, being in the room at the moment.

"Oh, Val, I feel like such an idiot…" Melody replied, wiping away a couple tears. "I thought that Alexander would go with me to prom, but he already asked out another girl! I swear, I never felt this stupid before…"

There came laughing from one of the stalls. Valerie rolled her eyes and walked over, swinging one of the doors in and knocking someone in the face. "Shut up, Alexandra!"

Alexandra walked out, rubbing her face, muttering a few curses as she walked out.

Valerie turned back to Melody. "Don't worry, Melody. There's a lot of boys who still need a date. Tinker just asked me out… maybe he has a friend who'd like to join you, me, and Josie on a triple-date."

"Oh, that's another thing!" Melody gasped, remembering something. "I told Fangs he could come with me and Alexander with his date! I'd better tell him our plans changed," she then ran out.

"Fangs has a date? I wonder who it is," Valerie said, rubbing her chin.

Fangface, in the meantime, was in the middle of throwing Pugsy into a trashcan, when Melody caught up to him. "Hey, Fangface, I'm sorry but our plans changed. You and your date will have to go to Prom on your own," she said quickly, then took off to find another date.

Fangface arched an eyebrow. "(grr) I have a date?" he asked himself.

"Yeah… it's going to be with Death if you don't get me outta here!" Pugsy snapped.

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Shaggy and Alexander caught up with Pepper around lunch. "Hey, Pepper, we need to clear something up with you," Shaggy said. "Which one of us did you ask out, exactly?"

"I asked you out, why?" Pepper replied, confused.

"Hold it, you said you were going with me, over the phone! Remember?" Alexander stammered.

"That was you? Oh, geez, sorry Al! I thought you were Shaggy (that explains a lot). You both sound so much alike…"

Alexander hung his head low. "It's okay… I guess I should've known it was too good to be true," Letting out a heavy sigh, he walked away.

"Like, poor guy. I wish there was something we could do to help him out," Shaggy said.

"But basically all the girls are taken… except Alexandra." Pepper pointed out. "Kim's going with Mark; Debbie's going with DD; Larry's going with Daphne; Josie's going with Alan; Valerie's going with Tinker; Velma's going with Pugsy… and I don't know who Melody is going with."

"Melody! She was just asking him out! Maybe it's not too late to get them together," With that, Shaggy raced down the hall.

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Freddy and Biff sat in their biology class. The teacher was late, so it was a good time to chat. "So, any sign of those creeps, lately?" Freddy asked.

"Not a trace, and it looked like they covered up their tracks pretty well at those campsites." Biff replied. "Maybe they decided to go after that treasure and leave us alone,"

"Maybe… We'll look into it after Prom. Speaking of which, who are you going to take?"

Biff shrugged. "I don't know. All the girls are taken… except Alexandra."

Freddy shuddered. "I wouldn't be caught with her."

"Well, the only other available girl is Dotty."

"Ha ha, I doubt Larry would want one of us dating his baby sister."

"Very funny. Ah, she's probably thinking more about the mystery than romance, anyway."

"You know, since you and I are the only ones without dates, why don't we spend the night doing some more research? I'll bet Dotty could help us, too."

"Good idea. We can meet up at my place tonight,"

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Alexander sat outside after school, sighing a heavy sigh. Shaggy was pulling Melody out and into some bushes. "See? He doesn't have a date. You can still ask him!" he whispered.

Melody ran over to Alexander. "Hey, I still need a date for prom… Do you know anyone I can take?" she asked.

Alexander smiled, and held her hand. "I thought you'd never ask… again." he said.

"Oh, good! I was afraid there would be some heartbreak this weekend," With that, they walked off together.

Unbeknownst to them, a recently transformed Fangs was watching from around the corner, a tear in his eye. Biting his lip, he ran off, wishing he didn't hear what he just heard.

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"Thanks for the ride to Dotty's house, Tink." Flim-Flam said as Tinker dropped him, Scrappy, and Baby Fangs off.

"No problem, little buddy." Tinker said, pulling up in the driveway, where Dotty was working on something hidden under some tarp. "Hey, Dotty! You ready for this weekend?"

"I was, but I decided to stay home," Dotty replied.

"Aw, you're not upset about me asking out Valerie, are you?"

"No, it's okay. Biff called me, asking me to join him and Freddy at his house to do some research on the mystery, anyway. Plus, I've been busy working on this…" she pulled back the tarp, revealing the pink car she and the others had found.

Speed Buggy's eyes went wide, hearts replacing his pupils. "Hubba hubba…" he sputtered.

"Isn't it neat? I decided to build it like Speed Buggy, with a remote control and everything. That way, I can drive out to help the others on a case, rather than sending Woofer and Whimper to do all the work,"

"Did you hear that, boy? She's trying to replace us!" Woofer gasped.

"I think she just means she'll be giving us a ride, rather than making us run around all over." Whimper said.

"Ha! I know a resignation when I hear one…"

Tinker let out a descending whistle. "Boy, Dotty, you sure outdid yourself." he said, then looked at Speed Buggy, who had his tongue out. "Heh heh, and I think Speedy agrees with me. Hey, why don't you drop your car off at the prom? He could use a date,"

Dotty turned to her car. "What do you think, girl? Want to go with Speed Buggy?" she asked, pushing a button and turning her car on.

The female-car opened her eyes, smiling at Speed Buggy. "Hello," she said, suavely. "You got plans for tomorrow night, big boy?"

"I'd take that as a 'yes'." Scrappy replied.

Speed Buggy's heart skipped a beat, and he collapsed, little hearts bubbling above his head. The others couldn't help but laugh at his reaction.