The next morning came sooner than anyone knew.
"Rise and shine, partners!" Millie called out. "It's morning!"
"Five more minutes, Ma!" Chicken called back.
"Why is it still dark?" Shaggy muffled as he had the plunger stuck on his face.
Scooby then took the plunger off of him.
Shaggy shook his head back to normal. "Thanks, buddy."
Everyone soon came out, wearing their regular clothes.
"You're relcome." Scooby smiled.
"Quit fooling around, guys," Trent said. "We've got some detective work to do."
"Count me out!" Shaggy said and Scooby nodded in agreement. "I've had enough ghosts and not enough sleeping."
The cowardly duo then went to sleep on the couch.
"Should I say it?" Trent smirked.
"Go ahead." Fred allowed.
"Ahem!" Trent cleared his throat. "Breakfast!"
Shaggy and Scooby soon zipped out of the house to get something to eat.
"That's a good wake up call for them." Cindy chuckled.
"Velma, Brianna, Ellody, Cindy, and I will talk to Tawny to see what we can find out." Daphne suggested.
"Take Lisa too, please!" Scott begged her.
"Oh, Scotty, you're so funny." Lisa giggled.
Scott groaned in response.
"Can I get some breakfast first?" Cindy asked.
"Go right ahead, Cindy, we'll wait for you." Velma replied.
Cindy smiled as she then moved out to get herself some breakfast.
"And we'll talk to the eggs and see what we can bacon." Shaggy laughed.
Raft and Kimberly were talking to the cook as he had a buffet table full of the breakfast food.
"This is way too much food." Kimberly said.
"Most of our guests left because of the ghost." Raft added.
"We have a lot of other guests, but this is way too much." Kimberly agreed with her father. "Who's gonna eat all of this?"
Cindy licked her lips as she rubbed her hands together and was ready to eat some breakfast.
"The recipe said to cook for a hundred people, I only know how to follow the recipe." The cook replied.
The group minus Daphne, Velma, Brianna, Ellody, and Lisa came over to the breakfast buffet table.
"Howdy, breakfast." Shaggy laughed.
"Oh, no, you don't, Shaggy, I'm eating breakfast!" Cindy told the cowardly teen as she was quite hungry.
"Like, okay, Cindy, you can go first." Shaggy said.
"Thank you." Cindy replied.
Shaggy and Scooby looked very hungry as Cindy made up her own plate.
"Can you divide?" Kimberly suggested to the cook.
"I AM A COOK, NOT A MATHOLOGIST!" The cook snapped.
"I know how you feel, sir, I hate Math, but Ellody tutors me." Cindy told the cook.
"Look, all we're saying is that all this food will go to waste." Kimberly told the cook.
Shaggy and Scooby soon all of the other food left.
"What the heck?" Kimberly asked.
"They're always hungry." Trent said.
"At least I got to eat something this time." Cindy said as she ate her bacon.
"Like, can we have seconds?" Shaggy asked.
"Reah!" Scooby agreed. "Reconds!"
"You guys sure like to eat." Kimberly came to Fred, Trent, Shaggy, and Scooby.
"The four of you ate all that food?" Raft asked.
"No, we tried to take a piece of bacon, but he bit us." Fred replied.
"You should train your dog not to bite you." Kimberly advised.
"Not the dog." Fred said before pointing to Shaggy.
"Dang..." Kimberly bit her lip.
"Yeah." Trent nodded.
"Aw, poor Trent..." Brianna cooed to her boyfriend.
"Like, man, I tried to warn you not get close to me when it comes to food." Shaggy reminded.
"You heard the guest, whip up another batch." Raft told the cook.
"Do I need to divide by anything?" The cook glared.
Shaggy and Scooby were licking their plates clean.
"Great cooking!" Shaggy smiled up to the cook.
"Actually, can you multiply?" Kimberly asked.
The cook sighed as he seemed to have a lot of work to do.
"At least this isn't the Moon Cafe, Yuckie Duck is strict about Shaggy and Scooby." Cindy commented.
Raft turns around and bumps into someone. "Oh, I'm sorry, pardon me, I-" he then gasped once he saw who had bumped into. "Great Caesar's Ghost! You're... You're... The Jess Harper!"
"Howdy." Jess smiled and tipped his hat.
"Well, tan my buns! What're ya doin' here?" Raft asked.
"I heard my niece and her friends were having some sort of trouble, so I decided to come over." Jess said before smiling to Mike.
"That's the Jess Harper that you told me about, Dad?" Kimberly asked Raft.
"That's him alright, it's so great to see ya way out here, Jess." Raft smiled to the black-haired man.
"Golly, the Jess Harper, right here in this ranch!" Kimberly felt amazed.
Tawny and Millie were cleaning up the inside of the house as some furniture had been knocked over and/or broken up.
"Thanks for helping me, Millie." Tawny said.
Tawny and Millie smiled to this.
"That's my name, don't wear it out." Jess chuckled.
"Mike, I thought your mother's maiden name was Wolfe?" Lil asked her girlfriend. "How come Jess's last name is Harper and your mom's last name is Wolfe?"
"He was adopted by the Harpers in Texas," Mike explained. "When he was really young, he ran away from home. His real home."
"Oh, I see," Lil said before looking to Jess. "What happened to your adoptive family?"
"Died in a fire, I was the only survivor." Jess replied.
"Oh, my..." Lil frowned. "I'm so sorry to hear that."
"Yeah..." Mike sighed.
"It's a hard knock life for all of us." Jess said.
"I'm honored that you let me be apart of this family and I hope someday in the future, much more." Lil smiled.
"I told you she was perfect." Mike smiled to Jess about dating Lil.
Lil's stomach soon growled and she blushed while smiling sheepishly.
"I better get some food with Lil." Mike told her uncle.
"Totally understood." Jess nodded. "You kids be careful now."
"We will," Mike replied. "Care to join us?"
"Maybe later." Jess said.
Mike hugged Jess before going out with Lil. Velma sniffled and sneezed as her allergies had gotten much worse today.
"Did your uncle say 'totally'?" Lil asked.
"Sonya's slang must've gotten to him." Mike replied.
"Well, I'm full," Cindy said. "I'm going inside with Daphne, Velma, Brianna, and Ellody to see what we can find out."
"Okay, Cindy, stay out of trouble." Mike told her.
"You know I will." Cindy replied.
Mike and Lil then went off together to get some food. Chicken was back in his human form and yawned after he had spent most of the night catching up with his Uncle Longhorn.
"This has been abandoned Sorghum City for quite a spell." Tawny said.
"Since the ghost showed up, it's gotten even worse." Millie added.
"We've seen lots of boarding ships since we got here." Ellody informed.
"Ugh..." Velma sneezed. "I think my allergy medication is starting to wear off."
"This doesn't sound fair or any fun for your home." Cindy said to Tawny and Millie.
"No, it isn't." Brianna agreed.
"Don't worry, we'll help in any way we can." Ellody added.
"Right, Lisa?!" Jade firmly asked her childhood best friend.
"Oh, you know how helpful I am, Jade~" Lisa smiled. "I watch over Dexter and Dee Dee all the time..." she then sighed. "I just wish I had a boyfriend like you... Jeff is just a pile of dirt."
"You'll find one someday." Jade promised her.
"I can't leave here..." Tawny sighed. "I..."
"Hey," Daphne comforted her. "We'll get to the bottom of this ghost thing, it'll be okay."
"Ya know, ya might be able to find out more about Dapper Jack in town." Tawny suggested.
Velma soon sneezed so hard that it knocked her glasses off her face and her medicine out of her pocket.
"That's a good idea." Brianna agreed with Tawny.
Velma glared as she was on her hands and knees to get her glasses and medicine.
"Also, it might be a good idea to get Velma away from the you-know-whats." Tawny then whispered.
"Horses! You can say it!" Velma glared. "I'm not allergic to the word! Horses! Horses! Hor-WAAACHOO! Oh, my gosh, I think I am allergic to it."
Daphne, Velma, Brianna, Ellody, Lisa, and Cindy then went to go into town. Everyone else was getting some breakfast.
"Can I go to town with the others?" Trish asked her aunts.
"Did you eat breakfast?" Carol asked.
"Yeah." Trish replied.
"Then go right ahead." Sharon told their niece.
"Thanks!" Trish beamed and went off.
"Have a good time, sweetie." Carol and Sharon smiled to their niece.
"See ya!" Trisha replied as she went to join the others in town. "Hey, guys, wait up!"
Everyone was getting breakfast. Carol laughed as she put 'Kick Me' sign back of her sister's shirt.
"Hmm... I don't know which is better," Jess smiled as he ate the food. "This or Sonya's food."
Scooby made a huge pancake sandwich with eggs, jelly, and even fish as he then began to chomp at it. Shaggy then took his pancake stack on both ends and ate down the pancakes all at once.
"So, what're you fellas gonna do today?" Midge smiled to Fred as he ate his breakfast quietly.
"We-" Fred started.
"We're gonna rent canoes." Midge interrupted him.
"I don't know, Midge," Andy said to his wife. "There's rapids on that river."
"It's okay," Buddy said as he showed his parents a map. "It says if you stay to the right, it's safe. Just don't go to the left at the fork."
"Well, I haven't left anything on my fork yet." Andy smirked.
Midge and Andy then laughed out loud.
"Oh, shoot!" Midge smirked.
"Ya hear that?" Andy smirked to his family. "When I said I haven't left anything on my fork yet?"
Desdemona groaned and face-palmed.
"Yeah, I heard it, Dad." Buddy was even annoyed.
"Classic me." Andy smileed.
"You know, Quiet Time can be nice too!" Buddy told his father. "We should have more quiet time!"
"Ugh! How can you stand them?" Desdemona asked her little brother.
"Having a million fans helps." Buddy smirked.
"Oh, there's the stagecoach," Midge smiled as she wrapped her arm around Fred just as he was about to eat. "We might take a ride on that, that looks like fun!"
Jacob, Kyle, Larry, and a familiar red-haired girl then approached the group.
"Morning, Crazy Q guests," Larry greeted. "I'd like to introduce Kyle's niece Wendy; she went to Mascot School."
"Mike!" Wendy beamed before hugging the tomboy.
"Oh, hey, Wendy," Mike smiled to the girl. "I thought you seemed familiar. Where's Little Debbie?"
"Visiting her grandma," Wendy replied. "I come here every summer to visit my Uncle Kyle."
Lil's left eye soon twitched.
"Isn't this cool?" Wendy smiled to Mike. "We get spend some time together."
"Uh, well, Wendy, that's nice, but you should know something." Mike said.
"What's that?" Wendy asked.
"Wendy... This is Lil,..." Mike pulled Lil over. "She's my girlfriend."
"Girlfriend?" Wendy whimpered. "I like you a lot after you saved me from my daddy's co-workers."
"Aw, man, please don't cry, I hate it when girls cry, uhh..." Mike tried to think of a way to save herself.
"Mike will take you out on a date." Lightning said.
"What?!" Mike and Lil yelped.
"Really? That's awesome!" Wendy beamed.
"Uhh..." Mike wasn't sure how to react since that was so sudden.
"Oh, Mike, no wonder you're so popular, you're such a good friend!" Wendy beamed.
"Uhh...?" Mike blinked.
"You're the best!" Wendy squealed.
"Wendy, come on over here and get some food now." Kyle called out to his niece.
"Coming!" Wendy beamed and skipped over to him.
"What the heck, Lightning?!" Mike glared.
"What did I do?" Lightning asked.
"You're making me date Wendy!" Mike glared. "I like Wendy, but not in that way, I'm in love with Lil! You can't be that stupid!"
"Yeah, I don't think Twister could be that dumb as you." Lil agreed.
"How am I supposed to know?" Lightning pouted. "Nobody ever tells me nothing."
"Why don't you just make it as a friend date?" Katrina suggested. "You two can catch up with each other just like old friends?"
"I dunno about that, Katrina..." Lil folded her arms. "Wendy seems like a nice girl, but she seemed to be crushing on Mike."
"Mind if Kyle, Jacob, and I join you for breakfast?" Larry asked. "Right after our morning work-out of course."
Kyle lassoed his rope, jumping in and out of the rope. Larry juggled horseshoes and put them in his hat. Meanwhile, Jacob did both which had made Wendy swoon over.
"If you ask me, I think she's starting to have a crush on Jacob." Trent whispered to Mike about Wendy.
"As much as I like Wendy as a friend, I kinda hope Jacob distracts Wendy from her affections to me." Mike said to Trent.
Everyone was impressed by their performance.
"I could do that; I just don't wanna do it right now." Fred grumbled.
"Uncle Larry, look at that gentleman over there," Jacob pointed to the black-haired man. "Isn't that the ex-gunslinger Jess Harper from the stories you told me 'bout?"
"That's him all right." Larry told his nephew.
"He's worth like $5,000." Kyle added.
"Would he be worth anything now?" Jacob asked.
"I don't know, boy, but let's act casual," Larry said before clearing his throat. "Let's get a move on, boys, we got some shoein' to do after breakfast."
This interested Fred.
"Well, hold on there," Kyle said. "I ain't even gotten started on my catfish."
"Well, quit yer jawin' and eat then." Larry replied.
"My shoein' finger is feelin' itchy." Jacob said.
Fred then cleared his throat. This then made the boy look at the blonde boy.
"Say fellas, I know a thing or two about shoeing," Fred smirked. "Mind if I join you later?"
"Huh, you don't say," Larry smirked back. "You fast?"
"Fast? I'll say," Fred chuckled. "Fastest shoer in the West."
"We could use a hand like that," Jacob said. "Meet us at the barn later."
"Sounds great, that stake isn't gonna know what hit it." Fred replied.
The three gave him strange looks and soon walked off with their food.
"I was the horseshoe legion champ back in Camp Little Moose," Fred smirked to Shaggy. "I'll teach these cowboys a thing or two."
"Can't talk," Shaggy said while eating. "Food."
"This won't end well." Lil commented.