Okay, first things' first, I would like to thank the three people who reviewed!

M. Night Wolfana: Thank you for reviewing, it made me feel special to get reviews from people who have written so many Scooby-Doo stories, so thanks! It did take me a while to figure out a title for this story, but after looking at a few titles from other Scooby-Doo stories, and even some other categories, I finally decided to use this title.

Scrappy-Fan92: Thanks for reviewing! Alien Invaders had the best Shaggy and Scooby pairings, in my opinion that is, so I decided to base it around that Movie the most, but there will be some references to other Scooby movies, I'll make sure of that!

littlebixuit: Thank you too for reviewing! I'm surprised you think I was good with the sad part, I think I suck with that type of stuff. Anyway, there will be more sadness for a little bit, but since I know I'm no good with that I'll to put it small doses, especially for the next chapter. This is not supposed to be a sad story…

NEway, Enjoy the story, sorry if this chapter sucked, it sounded a lot better in my head…

Scooby Doo and the Cryptic Citadel

By DarkLozFanUberest

Chapter Two – Stand in the Rain

To put it frankly, the weather sucked. It was probably still early in the evening, but you wouldn't be able to tell in these conditions; it was pouring, and huge pulses of electricity shot through the air, never quite touching the ground, more like jumping from cloud to cloud in a elegant light-dance that under different circumstances would've seemed beautiful, but now only made everything seem bleaker.

A sudden burst of electricity illuminated the shadowy terrain to reveal a very advanced and sophisticated looking building and a garden filled with exotic plants of various sizes and colors. In the center of the garden was a small cobalt blue pagoda surrounded by hedge archways.

A figure sat next to a pool of water in the pagoda, staring at the tiny aquatic animals swimming in its depths. The small creatures glowed like the many stars in the sky and made the figure sigh wistfully.

"If only, if only…" the figure whispered in a feminine voice, before standing up and going to lean against the doorway of the pagoda.

She looked at the sky, glancing at the stars between the clouds, looking for the tiny speck that represented a galaxy she had once visited. It seemed like such a long time since she had seen that magnificent blue and green rock, full of so many different creatures it made her head spin. And it still amazed her that there were sentient beings in that nearly desolate galaxy.

She sighed dejectedly as she remembered a certain sentient being in particular.

"Get it together Crystal!" she angrily reprimanded herself, "It was for the best, you and I both know it never would've worked out…Just forget you ever met them."

She blinked in surprise at her own self-conscious, 'Forget them'? How could she ever forget them? How could she forget the people that had made her feel so happy and welcome, even if they didn't really know her. The people who accepted her even when they found out what she was… The person who loved her even when he found out what she was…

Crystal wrapped her arms around herself and sniffed, slowly slidding down the wall until she was sitting on the ground, she pulled her knees up to her chest and tried to ward of the tears in her eyes that threatened to drag her into a state of despair. She wished Amber was there, she would make her feel better.

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Two figures, a male and female, watched her from one of the windows of the building.

The guy sighed, "Well, she's taking this a lot better than I expected…" he muttered to himself but the girl heard him and turned to him angrily.

"Are you kidding me?! Look at her, she's miserable!" she shouted, causing the guy to jump slightly at her outburst.

"Look," he muttered after the other had calmed down a little, "All I'm saying is it could be worse, you and I both know that. Most people in her situation would've gone into depression by know."

The girl sighed and turned away, "I know…" she sighed, and turned slightly to glance out the window again, "I don't know Derex…look at her…she looks about ready to give up…"

Derex glanced out the window at Crystal as well, and blinked his Saffron eyes.

"She could really use a friend right now…" the girl seemed to be hinting towards something.

Derex frowned again and turned his nose up a little, "She could use a good kick in the rear is what she could use."

The girl gasped in umbrage, "You insensitive jerk!" she barked, punching him in the arm roughly.

Rubbing his arm angrily, Drex turned fully to girl, "Look Melody, it's true! If she would just get over that…that bean, it would do all of us a world of good!"

The anger seemed to vanish from Melody's face as she gave a scrutinizing look, which immediately transformed into a knowing smirk, "Ooh, so that's what this is all about."

Derex just glared at her, "What are you talking about?" he growled.

Melody just smirked wider, "You still like her!" she exclaimed teasingly.

Derex clenched his hands into fists and looked ready to kill Melody, "I do not!" he retorted, "I just think it's better if she just hurries up and moves on! We are dealing with a crisis here!" he shouted and Melody frowned not looking at him.

"No one has ever been abducted before, and by our own kind to boot!"

Melody just sighed, "But…she was so happy…" she whispered.

Derex sighed, "She'll get over it Mel, she has to. If she doesn't then we'll never find--"

Both of them froze when they heard the door open and Crystal stumbled in soaking wet. She looked very pale and seemed to be shaking.

Melody quickly raced over to her, "Crystal are you--"

Another alien, green, suddenly burst in from another door and turned to Derex, "We've located her sir!" he exclaimed.

"Wonderful Gady, alert the Captain, tell him we'll be ready in an hours time, and to set our course for…" Derex paused realizing he didn't even know where they were going.

The green alien nodded and explained the situation, "We have located her in the 'Milky Way Galaxy' as we have learned its occupants refer to it as such; on the planet 'Earth'."

A sudden crash and scream caused both males to look over at Melody and Crystal.

It was Melody who had screamed being Crystal had apparently collapsed, "Crystal!" she shrieked, "WHAT DO WE DO? WHAT DO WE DO?!" she cried beginning to cry dramatically.

Derex quickly ran forward and picked Crystal up, he turned to the other alien, "Tell the Captain complications have arisen, and we'll need a few more hours," he said before racing out of the room and heading toward the infirmary.

"Now look what you've done Crystal," he muttered running down a hall, "And just when we were about to find the bastard that kidnapped Blade and Amber too."

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Sorry this one was so short… I just kinda couldn't think of anything else to put for this chapter…NEway thanks for reading! Oh and for NEone who's wondering both Derex and Melody are friends of Crystal.

Melody looks similar to Crystal, but taller and has a skinnier head with what looks like hair, that's darker pink than her skin. (If you can't imagine that just think of Leah from "Osmosis Jones") She also has Dark Green eyes and her skin has the same almost-see-through-ness that Crystal has.

Derex on the other hand is more of a dark peppered color, with solid-colored skin (you can't see anything through his skin like Crystal), he's also taller than both of the girls, has an almost arrow-shaped head, and has lighter grey markings, like stripes, all over his body, and Saffron (cat-like) eyes.

The other alien, Gady, has Dark-ish green skin, the same see-through-ness as the girls with darker green spots under his skin, and red eyes (but just the pupil is red). He is a friend of Derex even though he is from a far lower rank, Derex being nearly at the top rank.

Next Time: Back to the Gang's POV, what was the thing that Scooby and Shaggy saw? Well find out in this chapter, and some more familiar faces, and a not so familiar one bumps into the Gang.