AN: I OWN NOTHING OF THE SCOOBY DOO FRANCHISE!!!!
Chapter Six: We Make Dinner for a Ghost
The children screamed and Velma shuut the chest. She shushed the children and took them back upstairs with the chest where they waited for the rest of the gang. Some of the children were still shaken by the sight. Mary clung to Chastain for dear life, Chastain clung to Anna, Anna clung to Susie, and Susie clung to Velma.
"Like, what do ya think you're doing around here?" Shaggy asked trying to seem tough and intimidating.
"I'm here visiting my uncle, this is his house." Harry explained calmly walking over to them.
"Likely story." Shaggy crossed his arms over his chest and stared him down. Harry hid a smile.
"Would you like to ask my uncle?" Shaggy uncrossed his arms. Maybe this kid was supposed to be here.
"Harry, this is my dad, Shaggy." Melinda introduced. "You've already met Scooby." She leaned next to Harry's ear. "He's not always like this, I swear." She whispered into his ear. Harry laughed slightly and asked if they'd like to join him for tea.
"Like, no thanks. We're here to solve the mystery exclusively." Shaggy said pulling Scooby to his feet.
"Says the one who insisted we look in the kitchen for 'clues'."
"Right, well come on Melinda." Shaggy took her by the hand and had her walk in front of him. When they were out of earshot Melinda turned around and stared icily at Shaggy.
"Dad, why did you do that! It's not like he's a criminal!"
"He is to me." Shaggy said walking past her and into a room marked Harry's Room.
"Dad!"
"What? I'm looking for clues!" Melinda sighed and followed Scooby onto the kitchen.
Shaggy searched his room high and low for something suspicious. His search came to a halt when he couldn't get the desk drawer open. It needed a key. He had found one under the bed, but it didn't work. He began searching for another key and eventually found one in a book. He put the key in the lock and the drawer clicked open. Inside he found a map. The map looked centuries old. Shaggy looked it over and was surprised to find it lead to buried treasure! He was just about to leave when a ghostly hand closed on his shoulder. He turned shakily around and came face to face with the ghost of Sir Lawrence.
"Give me my map!" the ghost roared in his face.
"Like, I'm sorry but I gotta run!" Shaggy said taking off down the hallway, the ghost in hot pursuit. He ran into Melinda and Scooby in the kitchen and quickly explained the ghost was after him. A few seconds later, the ghost appeared in the kitchen. Shaggy, dressed as a waitor, came rushing over.
"Your dinner sir, it awaits you!" He said in a French accent leading the ghost by the arm to the dining room and to a table. Melinda came rushing over, dressed as a waitress, and set a silver platter down in front of him.
"Here you are sir. Enjoy!" She said in a French accent as well. When the ghost removed the cover, Scooby was underneath eating away at a bone. When the ghost cried out in rage, Scooby shoved the bone in his mouth and ran off with Melinda and Shaggy.
Daphne and Freddie couldn't find anymore clues in the second floor so they called it a day and gathered up their kids. When they got to the main entrance and saw the scene of Velma and her children they immediatly asked what they had found. Velma described finding the chest and what was inside. Once that matter was cleared up, they noticed three people were missing. Where were Shaggy, Scooby, and Melinda?
"We didn't see them on our way up." Velma answered after Fred had asked. They were about to go search for them, when the three came running down the hall and straight into the gang, making one big Mystery Inc. pile. Once everyone had gotten up and straightened themselves out, Shaggy explained about what he'd found and being caught. Then Scooby explained the plan they had to get away. Lastly, but certainly not least, Melinda explained how it had failed and that they were just now running from the ghost.
"Well, we'll look through our clues once we're at the hotel." Fred announced.
"Oh, and Melinda." Velma said making Melinda look up from the chest.
"Yea?" She said dazed as if she'd been lost in thought.
"Sit with us. I don't think you'll want to sit next to that chest."
On the ride home, Melinda did as asked. Only she sat up front with Fred and Daphne instead of Scooby and looked out the window at the passing scenery. Her mind turned towards the chest. She was sure she'd seen it somewhere before. The question was, where? She taken out of her thoughts by Daphne putting a hand on her shoulder.
"Hey, look. I know you're upset right now, but please don't take it out on Shaggy and Velma. They mean well." When Melinda didn't move, Daphne sighed and turned back to face the windsheild. Melinda returned to her thoughts. Was it at her house? No it couldn't be, that thing is so covered with dust it's obviously been in Italy for years.... Melinda needed to know where she'd seen it before, and she was going to find out. At the library.