Author´s Note: We move on with our story and see if Scooby will be able to get into the Rogers´house without been seeing. The poor Dane is going to have a very bumpy ride in this fic. To tell the truth, I was happy when Shaggy choose Scooby over Velma, not that I don´t like her, but she was getting too obsessive. That kind of situations are not new to me cuz my three best friends, the boyfriend of one of them and I had the same problem. Our relationship became jagged and although, I´m the only one who still sees all of my friends, I feel sad about it. Love shouldn´t tear friends apart but make their bonds stronger. Song belongs to the Muppets.
Anyway, let´s go!
8. When We Stand Together
8 hours before
Night is finally falling on Crystal Cove and Pike riding Scooby get to the Rogers´residence where they see a police man at the door. The Dane is about to walk to his door but the bird stops him.
"Hush now, mate. Listen" they can hear the car´s radio.
"All units here" that is the sheriff´s voice. "We are looking for four missing kids and their dogs. Fred Jones, blonde, tall and orange Ascot. Daphne Blake, long red hair, purple dress and green Ascot. Velma Dinkley, brown hair, glasses and orange dressed. Norville Rogers, tall, skinny, green shirt, long hair and goatee. And their dog, Scooby Doo, large brown with spots Great Dane. If you find the dog, bring it to the Animal Mental Asylum. I repeat..."
"Rot again" Scooby lowers his ears.
"Humans always using a not human factor to find a culprit. I don´t agree with Pericles in many things but I´m ashamed to say that this time he does have a point"
"Reah"
"We need a plan to get in there. Where´s Shaggy window?" the dog makes a gesture to say in the other side of the house. "All right, mate. So we need to go around the house and get to the window. Hmm. Watch this" the bird flies towards the police car and like all his wild family, Pike puts in motion the curious and snooping nature of his specie which immediately captures the agent´s attention. The dog is amazed but quickly gets focused and runs to the back of the house. When Pike has lost the officer, he flies to the window and opens it, sneaking the Dane inside. Once there, Pike closes the door and Scooby pushes the bed upright, revealing their hidden refrigerator and inside, the piece of Danny Darrow. They put it inside a leather bag and get ready to leave when suddenly they hear the sounds of other police cars. "Bloody pinecones! We must get out and fast, mate!" they jump out and run down the streets, hearing behind them the screams of the people.
"There he is! Is that dog!" they are chasing them.
Pike flies up trying to find a safe place but they are getting surrounded by the police cars.
"Argh! I underestimate Jones! Curses! We need to lose them" the kea flies ahead but the Dane spots then Officer Johnson from the asylum. They don´t stand a chance.
"Rake it"
"What?"
"Rake it!" the dog gives him the bag and keeps on running.
"But..."
"Ri´ll be fine" if Pike was clever enough to find him and do all those amazing things, perhaps he can take him out of jail in time or at least, save his friends before is too late.
"I´m not leaving a comrade to those humans!"
"Rave rhe gang!" smiles Scoob as he gets to where the officer is. Johnson tackles him down and puts a loop around his neck. The parrot watches sadly as the Dane is led into a van and taken to the asylum. Pike sighs. He has gotten himself caught to save him, to save the piece so that the gang has a chance. But they need Scooby to do so. Langdale knows that there´s only one thing left to do.
SD
Scooby is put in a high security cell where darkness is his only companion. The dog lies on the ground and sighs. Perhaps, he has been beaten after all. There´s no way Pike can save him from this place in time. He has failed Shaggy, the gang, Cassidy, Mr. E, Shogun, everyone.
All he can do now is wait and hope that at least someone will find the gang in time.
"So, we have given up" says a voice and Scooby sees Fenrir as his shadow, staring at him on the wall.
"Rhy do you ray rhat?"
"We are in a cage, waiting for someone to save the gang and crying over our paws. Why else?"
"Ro, Ri'm the rone in a rage. Ri've given up. Ru... are ree"
"Yeah, right. You know I was almost sure that you were of the brave type. Not fearless but willing to do anything to save your friends"
"Rand ri am"
"Then, why are you taking pity on yourself? You´re not like that feather brain. A human hater, walking grudge and self-proclaimed victim of humans"
"Rhy ro I reven listen ro you? Ri´m not like Pericles"
"Then, stop whining, will you? You have good friends, kid. Trust in them. You have something that I don´t have and that can move mountains" Fenrir lies down giving him his back and disappearing. Scooby goes quiet and sighs. After a long while, he begins to understand what the wolf meant. He has to trust Pike. He´s going to make it in time to bite that bird´s feathers off. But, how?
"Well, well. A new recruit" says a voice in the cell that is right in front of his. "And one that is not like this vile inmates"
"Uh, rho are ru?"
"Someone these humans consider a threat but I can tell that you are not a criminal, my precious. Who are you?"
"Rooby Doo"
"Scooby Doo. Pieces of eight! Now that, my dearest, is interesting, heartie. You and your friends were looking for the Planispheric disk, were you not?"
"Rhat´s right"
"Well, my dearest, let me tell you a little secret. That disk is a copy that humans made of a more valuable and wonderful artifact and treasure, far more important than some pile of gold"
"Really?"
"Indeed. The disk is a vulgar copy of the Universal Compass, a marvellous artifact thousands of years old that always speaks the truth, leads to certain treasures and is the key to Sunken Island"
"Row!"
"Knowing the missing pieces of the puzzle of Sunken Island, you can interpret what the Compass says and make her questions. But be aware, my dearest. Bones watches over that artifact"
"Rones?!" he remembers the pirate.
"Yes, and if you want, I can tell you a little story about it"
"Ruh, rokey"
"It all started five hundred years ago..."
SD
The boat gently touched the white sand.
The Seven Lords of Piracy came ashore after a long and dangerous journey across the Sea of Shadows. With them, a small size trunk with beautiful ornaments carved in iron. It was time to bury it in a safe place and only the Pirate King knew the perfect spot. The sun was setting so they had to hurry to catch the rising tide.
"Shiver my timbers, shiver my soul
Yo oh heave ho
There are men whose hearts as as black as coal
Yo oh heave ho
And they sailed their ship cross the ocean blue
A blood-thirsty captain and a cut-throat crew
Alligators: It's as dark a tale as was ever told
Of the lust for treasure and the love of gold"
The tension on deck had been more than just a feeling. The enormous value that they were going to bury had put the six lords against the monarch and terror of the seas, Jack Bones "The Red Death". It was not fair to bury such marvel until further notice, to get rid of those who were disloyal once he was back on the ship. But nobody said a thing. The only sounds that could be heard were the tune, the steps and dragging of the chest.
"Shiver my timbers, shiver my sides
Yo oh heave ho
There are hungers as strong as the wind and tides
Yo oh heave ho
And those buccaneers drowned their sins in rum
The devil himself would have to call them scum
Every man aboard would have killed his mate
For a bag of guineas or a piece of eight
A piece of eight
A piece of eight
Five, six, seven, eight"
Jack said nothing. He knew from the corner of his eye that his fate was sealed. He would get killed under the giant tree. Without making any glimpse of fear appear, he quietly sang the song.
His crimes would have left Blackbeard shivering and crying like a whelp. Nobody was compared to Jack Bones, not even his six companions, who had fought for oppressed homelands, and blown up vessels to dust.
"Hulla wacka ulla wacka something not right
Many wicked icky things gonna happen tonight
Hulla wacka ulla wacka sailor man beware
When dere´s money in the ground, dere's murder in de air
Murder in de air
One more time now"
The buccaneers marched with their sights set on the giant tree, which stood like a mountain on the edge of the forest. Everyone knew the place well and that it was time to end the crimes of Jack in order to use the treasure properly before returning it to its rightful mistress. The world deserved to get rid of a criminal who liked to dress in scarlet, with a skull mask always on.
Picks, shovels and muskets all mixed under the coats.
"Shiver my timbers, shiver my bones
Yo oh heave ho
There are secrets that sleep with old Davy Jones
Yo oh heave ho
When the mainsail's set and the anchor's weighed
There's no turning back from any course that's laid
And when greed and villainy sail the sea
You can bet your boots there'll be treachery"
A cloud of dust covered the protruding roots that seem like the foundations of a wooden cathedral. The hole was made and a hand was placed on the trigger.
It was time.
"Well, gentlemen. It was a pleasure to sail with you. I hope you will not be offended if I tell you that Auntie already knows that her beloved treasure is buried here and no one will come looking for it, until I have cleaned the Goodsight and the six ships of traitors and scum like you. Help the English against the rule of Philip?Please, gentlemen! Drake already does their dirty work" Jack slowly walked off the edge of the hole, giving his back quietly and hearing the unmistakable sound of muskets pointing at him. "A shame, really, but you know the saying" he kept on humming the song. "Shiver my timbers, shiver my sails" he suddenly turned. An explosion rocked the massif. With each note, a new shot. Black smoke bathed the face of Jack Bones. All around, the Seven Lords of Piracy lied dead, not a chance did they have to shoot and now their bodies covered the trunk. The double barrel gun smoked satisfied. The Goodsight´s captain blew the gun barrel. "Dead men tell no tales"
The heartless laugh made the night tremble. The tree shivered to its last leaf. Nobody tricked Jack Bones and walked away.
"Shiver my timbers, shiver my sails
Dead men tell no tales"
Did the Spanish Conquistadors knew about this?
Who is this inmate?
How is Pike going to save Scooby?
Will they make it on time?
Next Clue: From the Dark