~Ding!~

With the little Hedgehog sounding off, Shaggy moved to pluck the little animal and reset the timer for a second hour before returning it to where it had been sitting. Giving it a nod, Shaggy was soon then interrupted by his buddy from somewhere behind him.

"Raggy! RI'm rone!" Called Scooby from the table, making Shaggy wander over from what he had been doing to take a look at the Danes creations.

Coming to the table, Shaggy looked down at the bunch of fishes and barrels that Scooby had made. The Canine cook had crafted each little fish and barrel with his own two paws and even managed to add some colored accents to them all with food coloring he had snagged when Shaggy wasn't looking. Making some barrels have green highlights like ooze, various metal looking bands, and the radioactive signs that Shaggy had mentioned earlier. And even the little piranhas and other fish had little color accents.

"Good going Scoob!" Shaggy gave the dog a heavy head scratch in thanks, earning a deep foot thudding in appreciation of the gesture. His posture slowly slipping to one side as his paw echoed his happiness and he leaned into Shaggy's hand to ask for more.

"R'hat ris reft?" Scooby asked once Shaggy had stopped and he was able to regain his tongue back into his head to ask. Shaggy moved to pluck the list off the counter and flip the pages to look over what they had left to do.

"We got the Worms done and setting, along with the beakers and the pumpkin mix. And the timer will let us know when the Toxic sludge will be ready for your creations. Looks like all that we have left is that and the gummy eyeballs!"Shaggy said as he plucked Scooby's masterpieces and placed them in the refrigerator for safe keeping. They might spoil a bit if they left them just sitting out as they waited another hour to place the creations into their awaiting mixture.

Halloween one of those times where the strange and weird felt a bit more normal. So the duo were both excited at the idea of making as creepy of edible eyeballs as they could make. In the past as kids, they used to be scared of all the masks and spooky figures that came out on that Holiday. But after training with the gang on their costume changes for candy, the scaredy duo's opinion changed. Enjoying Halloween as one of the many holidays that had a food element to them. (Other favorites being Christmas for cookies, candy canes and big family meals. 4th of July for BBQ's. Valentine's Day for Chocolate, and Easter for even more chocolate and marshmallows. And well, Thanksgiving was all about the food!)

Moving across the kitchen, Shaggy directed Scooby to gather the parts that they needed for the Gelatin eyeballs. Mainly the brownie silicon molds, which he was using to get the right kind of shape for the domed eyeballs. And the measuring cups for ingredients, and the ingredients themselves.

Heating up some milk, Shaggy worked on that while Scooby wiped down the rounds molds with some vegetable oil. Making sure the mold would release the precious eyeballs once they were done. Once the milk was set up, Shaggy had to bloom the gelatin in a measuring bowl he had brought over. Normally, there are two main options in types of gelatin, sheets or powder. The beatnik's personal preference was powder, as it was a bit easier to set up in his opinion.

He just had to pour in the powder and let it dissolve before adding some type of hot liquid element. Which was hot milk in this case. And once the milk was added, he made sure to add two to three teaspoons of sugar and a teaspoon of almond extract to add some flavoring to the dish. Making them taste with a light almond flavor similar to an Asian float/tofu dish the man had found online while hunting for recipes to make.

With everything mixed, Shaggy passed the measuring bowl to Scooby, who sniffed the mix with a nod before adding it to the molds that sat in front of him. Pouring it halfway in the brownie molds, to give them the right kind of shape. Also, if they were too big, it might not be as easy for the kids to eat. So they didn't want to make them the full size that the mold could actually make. Halfway was just enough.

"Alright! Now these little guys need to go into the fridge for setting. If I like' remember reading correctly, they need to sit for around four hours."

"R'awwww." Scooby moaned, sad that it took so long to make the yummy dishes they were working on. Prolonging the inevitable failures from happening, so they could 'test' how the treat was coming along.

"Yeah, I know buddy. But it's all worth it for the kids." Shaggy pointed out, which the Dane understood. It was very rewarding to make food for others, which is why they always liked Buffet Wednesday for the gang. And well… little kids always loved getting yummy things and giving Scooby head scratches and belly rubs as thanks. So it was well worth it.

Moving to the fridge, he placed the eyeball molds to sit and 'chill' out with the rest of the treasured treats that were hanging out and setting. And since the door was already open, Shaggy was able to look over what they had to take stock to see if they had enough.

"Alright. Hm. So we have a batch of eyeballs, sheets of soon to be pumpkins, cartons of worms and a bowl of dirt, and two set of cups… One of mad scientist cups, and one of toxic sludge. And a sheet of barrels, and fish. And the sludge is setting up still." Shaggy commented, eyeing the little hedgehog timer. Though not too much time was left, so they would be setting that up soon.

"Hey Scoob."
"Rah Raggy?"

"You know where the toothpicks are? We want to use them to get your fishes and barrels in place in their green goo." Shaggy wondered, asking the Dane if he had seen them. Toothpicks were always useful, so sometimes they grew legs and walked about the kitchen for various projects. So it was more a matter of remembering when they were last used, and which pantry, cabinet, shelf or drawer it could have ended up in.

Placing a paw to his muzzle, Scooby tried to recall when they had lasted used it. But as much as the dog thought, his mind ended up drifting more to the yummy food they had made in the last while, rather than how they had made it and with what. So he just moved through the kitchen searching. It was probably quicker than waiting for his mind to actually remember where they were. And as skilled as his nose was in finding things, they used far too many wooden instruments to be able to sniff out the box.

Shrugging, Shaggy couldn't remember either, moving to the other side of their large kitchen and trying to use his best guess knowing themselves, to where the little box might have ended up. Though it wasn't a bad thing for them to have to search, since they needed to wait for the little timer to sound off, before they could even use the toothpicks. So it was a good use of their time.

~Ding!~

"R'I found rit!"

Perfectly timed, Scooby had found their little box as the hedgehog called from its position on the counter. Ringing for a bit, telling them that their sludge was ready for the next stage.

"Good job Scoob! Now fetch your little guys while I grab the cups. And we'll use the toothpicks to skewer your works and then use another toothpick to release them into the sludge. The Jell-o should be thick enough to hold the various bits in place, so they don't sink to the bottom. Thankfully your apple fishies should be light enough to float. Though like' maybe next time, we should use some Swedish fish as well, to add some sweetness and candies to the dish as well."

"Rum! Swedish rish!" Scooby slurped, eager to try that next time. Even if it was just for them. But as much food they tended to stock up on in their fancy kitchen, those little snacks wasn't one of them. At least not unless they had a plan to use them for something. Which now, maybe they might need to add them to their stock.

So the two chefs got to work, meticulously adding each element to the little cups for the kids. Hoping that the kids will not only love the look of them, but enjoy eating the various parts of the Halloween dishes. And they had yet to disappoint, so the pressure was on to not only top themselves, but make sure the children loved what they made. And it didn't take too long to put the various bits in place and set the containers back into place to finish setting up.

"Well, it looks like we made everything!" Shaggy noted as he looked over the fridge. "The worms have to set, and then we can de-straw them. The Pumpkins need to set, before we can take the cookie cutters to them and enjoy anything that isn't a pumpkin."

"Rum rum!" Slurped Scooby, excited for that part of the process.

"Eh hehe, yeah. Me too. And the barrels are set in place and curing. And the measuring cups look like they are firming up nicely! We need to make sure to give Velma one of the Orange-banana ones. I bet she would like it in her color. And the eyeballs need to be painted, once they are ready for us to work on them. And then I think we are like' done!" Shaggy chirped eagerly. Everything was going to plan, and they would be ready to bring them to the party with plenty of time to spare.

"Well, since we have to wait for things to finish getting ready… Wanna go for a walk, old buddy old pal?"

"Rah rah!"

"Alright! Let me get my shoes on, and we'll head to the park while we wait. And by the time we get back, it should be time for unmolding and packing them to give off to Pop." Shaggy remarked as he closed the door to let it do its work to keep in the cold and help with the setting up of their goodies. Leaving the kitchen, the duo were off for a walk. Eager to get back once enough time passed to finish up their creations.