And we're now nearing the end of the story. Please remain seated until the ride has completely stop, and exit through the door to your left, and have a nice day-

Oops, wrong note. *ahem* Enjoy this next chapter.

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Biff, Freddy, Alexandra and Pugsy looked around the gym, stunned and confused. "How is it that so many teens could disappear in just a matter of seconds?" Alexandra questioned.

"And where were the chaperones?" Biff asked, looking around.

"Those psychotic creepos must've worked pretty fast in order to kidnappify everyone," Pugsy said.

Freddy searched the gym for any clues, and that's when he noticed it. One of the fallen streamers was caught in a crack in the floor. "I think I know how it happened," he said, then went over to a lever on the wall and pulled it down.

The gym floor doubled as a seal for the school's indoor pool. During games or dances or other miscellaneous activities, the floor was to be closed and the pool was drained, only opened and filled when the swim-team had practice. When Freddy opened it, the pool was empty…

And all their friends were there, most of them unconscious while the others were lying still, aching from the fall. "Are you guys alright?" Biff asked as they climbed down to help their friends.

"I think my arm is broken…" Alexander said, and felt his leg. "And I can't feel my legs!"

"Those are MY legs, Al," Tinker grunted.

"What the heck happened?" Valerie asked, rubbing her head.

"Some jerk probably decided to open the pool and pull a joke on us," DD guessed.

"Close enough. Those psychos were just here. They left a message saying, 'Meddlers Die at Midnight'," Freddy replied.

"Okay, now I'm REALLY pissed!" Alexandra snarled, having no shame in cursing. "It's bad enough those creeps are after us, but I draw the line at them ruining my prom night! I say we hunt them down and slaughter them so bad, they'll wish they stayed dead!"

"Sure, we'll get right to it, as soon as I find my glasses," Velma remarked, finding her glasses and slipping them on.

"Uh, guys? Was Pepper up there with you?" Larry asked.

"No, why?" Biff asked.

"Because I don't see her anywhere down here!"

"I don't see Kim anywhere, either!" Mark noticed.

"Or Debbie and Daphne!" Melody cried.

"And Josie's gone, too!" Alan gasped… and Alexandra beamed.

"Oh no… They got Shaggy, too!" Fangs wailed.

"I'm right here…" came a grunt, and Fangs noticed that he had landed on Shaggy and was using him as a cushion at the moment.

Fangs stood up. "Ooh, ooh, sorry."

"C'mon, we have to find where they took them!" Alan said… and Alexandra grimaced.

"We won't have to look hard," Freddy said, taking out a copy of Maxwell's map. "I think I have a hunch on where they are…"

"Then lets go!" Tinker exclaimed.

Getting out of the pool and quickly changing into their regular clothes, they set off in search of their friends. "…Anyone else notice that it was mostly just the girls who were kidnapped?" DD spoke up.

"It's a common meddler running gag, DD. Girls are always the vulnerable victims," Pugsy said-

*WHACK! SMACK! BAM! BONK!*

…getting hit by Alexandra, Valerie, Melody, and Velma immediately afterwards. Another gag is… they're all so damn touchy! he thought as he stared at the stars hovering above his head.

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Meanwhile, Dotty, Flim-Flam, Scrappy, Scooby, Fangpuss, Woofer, Whimper, Speed Buggy and Love Bug were way ahead of the others, having reached the slope of the mountain where Treasure Trove Cove was rumored to be located. "No turning back now," Dotty said, and they started up the path, seeing that it let up against the mountain, where several different tunnels were located.

"Which way do we go?" Scrappy asked.

"We'll have to split up," Flim-Flam said, and put his arm around Dotty. "Dotty and I will take the one in the middle. Scrappy, you and Fangpuss go with Woofer and Whimper in the tunnel to the left, and Scooby, Speedy, and Love Bug can take the remaining tunnel."

"I think the boy's more love-sick than we'd like to know," Woofer scoffed.

"Don't be ridiculous, Flim-Flam," Dotty told him. "We'll have to have at least ONE car or dog-"

"Ga ga!" Fangpuss piped up.

"Oh, and a werewolf, to find our way through those caves. Scooby, you can go with Flim-Flam and Speedy down the right tunnel. Scrappy, you go with Woofer and Whimper to the tunnel to the left. Fangpuss and I will check out the middle tunnel. We'll meet back here in an hour,"

They split up, and Flim-Flam trudged bitterly. "Aw, man… How come I get stuck with a talking car and puppy, and the werewolf gets to go with the girl?" he griped.

Aw man… how come he gets to go with the talking car and puppy, and I get stuck with the girl? Fangpuss thought, bitterly.

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And so the search continues. What will the kids find in the caves? Will the others find the missing girls in the end? Will Flim-Flam GET the girl? …and why IS it that the girls always end up needing rescued?