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ALL STAR SCOOBY DOO

Chapter 6 – Join the Club

:::::The Roger's Residence:::::

Gosh Momma, do you always have to wear that Mumu? Shaggy thought to himself as he looked and saw his mother off in the distance. Freddy, Velma and Daphne had walked him all the way home, despite his best efforts to dissuade them. Orlean Rogers was sitting on the front porch when the four teens came strolling up the drive. The moment she laid eyes on Shaggy's bruised and bloodied face, she came running, screaming hysterics. Shaggy tried to calm her down but it wasn't until Velma explained what happened that she seemed to gain some small control over her emotions. She grabbed Freddy by the cheeks, pulled him down to her and planted a big kiss on his forehead. "My babies' savior!" She declared. Freddy's cheeks turned three shades of red as did Shaggys' too.

"Well since y'all done walked him all the way out here and seeing as how it's getting late, why don't y'all come inside and get yourselves some dinner." Orlean said.

"Momma it's getting late." Shaggy protested, he'd been embarrassed enough for them to see his family's run down property, then to see the exterior of their single wide trailer, then to see his Momma in curlers, house slippers and her mumu. The last thing that he wanted was them coming in to see the inside of their home. His Momma was a great loving mother but she wasn't the world's best house keeper.

"Don't be rude. I didn't raise a rude child." His Momma scolded. "Besides, after dinner you can use that van of yours and give them a ride home." Shaggy didn't say anything aloud, but on the inside he was jumping for joy. Shaggy had this old beat up, 1963 Ford Ecoline Full Conversion Van. He very rarely got to drive it because of the cost of gas, mixed with his lack of funds, but that didn't deter his love for it. That van was the one thing in the world that he could say was his; Well that and of course Scooby Doo, his faithful companion.

As they approached the trailer, from the far end of their property, bounding over the hill, came Scooby Doo. When Scooby laid eyes on Shaggy, he gave two thunderous barks, and the brown and spotted Great Dane raced straight for Shaggy. "Whoa boy. Like whoa Scooby Doo, slow down man!" Shaggy yelled but it was no use. Scooby who weighed more than Shaggy, barreled into him at full speed, knocking Shaggy to the ground. "Alright dude, alright." Shaggy said as he tried to push Scooby to keep him from licking his face.

"What beautiful dog." Daphne said, staring at Scooby in awe.

"Beautiful?" Fred asked. "Looks more like a bear to me than a dog." Fred added jokingly.

"Yea he's big alright, he's the biggest chicken you'll ever meet." Explained Shaggy's Mom.

"Momma, don't you say that about Scooby Doo." Shaggy said sitting up to pet Scooby. "You're no chicken. Ain't that right? Besides, Scooby's a lover not a fighter."

Velma kneeled down on the ground next to Shaggy, "Hello Scooby Doo, I'm Velma." Velma extended her right hand to let Scooby smell it. He took one quick whiff and then placed his paw in her hand. "Awe, what a smart puppy" she said as she began to pet him.

"I taught him that." Shaggy said with pride.

"Shaggy when you get done rolling around on the ground with that dog of yours, show your friends inside. I'm gonna start fixing supper."

"Okay Momma."

Shaggy was just finishing his fourth plate of spaghetti when he realized that the three other teens, sitting around the table, were all staring him with their mouths agape. "Like what?" Shaggy asked.

"Dude you just ate four huge plates of spaghetti" Freddy said.

"My baby has always had a healthy appetite." Orlean said.

"How do you stay so skinny?" Velma asked.

"I dunno. High metabolism I guess" answered Shaggy.

"Wow" is all the Daphne could muster.

"Shaggy if you're done eating, you can go ahead and run your friends home." Orlean said.

"Okay Momma." Shaggy responded.

Freddy and Velma stood and grabbed their plates to begin cleaning up after themselves, "No, you kids just that's all right, just leave them there on the table. I'll take care of that." Orlean said.

"Are you sure?" Velma asked.

"Yea, I'm sure. Besides Shaggy's Daddy will be home soon and I'm sure that he'll be really tired after a long day of work. Probably be best if y'all weren't here when he got home. Ya know so he didn't feel like he'd have to entertain or what have you."

Shaggy took the queue, "Alright guys, let's go."

"Well thank you very much for dinner Mrs. Rogers." Freddy said.

"Yea it was really delicious." Daphne added.

"Anytime. And thank you kids for helping out my Shaggy."

"Anytime," Freddy and Velma responded in unison.

Freddy, Velma and Daphne all followed Shaggy and Scooby Doo out the Roger's barn. "I'm sorry that y'all got roped into all of this. I hope you didn't something else to do, that I caused you to miss." Shaggy apologized as they all entered the barn.

"No problems at all." Freddy said.

"Yea, aside from you getting jumped, I've had a really nice time." Daphne said.

"Me too" added Velma. Shaggy looked at them like he didn't believe them.

"Well anyways, here's my van." Shaggy said as he pulled a dust-covered car cover off.

"What a groovy old van." Velma said.

"Hey now, don't make fun. I know she ain't much to look at but she's mine." Shaggy said defensively.

"No I really like her." Velma said with sincerety.

"Really?" Shaggy asked.

"Really." Velma answered.

"Yea it's really cool Shaggy." Freddy said.

"Well thank you." Shaggy said. "Do you guys mind if Scooby rides along with us?"

"Fine by me." Daphne said.

"Cool. Well climb in." Shaggy said and the gang all piled into his van to go home.

BLOATMAN'S CORNER: Guys and Gals, I apologize about the long delay between the last posting and this one. I had some technical difficulties that kept me from posting and updating. But now that's all been fixed and I'll be able to return to a more consistent posting schedule.

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