Raft and Kimberly were talking to the cook who had a buffet table full of the breakfast food.
"This is way too much food." Kimberly said.
"Most of our guests left 'cuz of the food." 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 a hundred people," The cook replied. "I only know how to follow a recipe."
The group minus, Daphne, Velma, Brianna, Ellody, and Lisa, came over to the breakfast buffet table.
"Howdy, breakfast." Shaggy laughed.
Tawny and Millie were cleaning up the inside of the house as some furniture had been knocked over and/or broken up.
"Golly... The Jess Harper!" Kimberly gushed.
"Thanks for helpin' 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 when he was really young," Mike explained. "He had run away from home... His real home."
"Oh, so I see," Lil replied before looking to Jess. "What happened to your adoptive family?"
"Died in a fire," Jess sighed sharply. "I was the only survivor."
"Oh, my," Lil replied. "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 growled which made her blush and chuckle 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 stated.
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 giggled.
"Sonya's slang must've gotten to him." Mike replied.
"Well, I'm full," Cindy told the others. "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 in Sorghum City for quite a spell." Tawny told the others.
"Since that ghost's showed up, it's gotten even worse." Millie added.
"We saw lots of boarded up shops since we got here." Ellody said.
Velma soon suddenly sneezed. "Ugh... I think that 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 added.
"Don't worry," Ellody said. "We'll help in any way we can."
"Right, Lisa?!" Jade added.
"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 the right guy someday." Jade comforted.
"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 said to 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 advised.
"Horses! You can say it!" Velma glared. "I'm not allergic to the word! Horses! Horses! Hor-WAAACHOO! Oh, my gosh... I think I'm 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 your breakfast?" Carol asked.
"Yeah." Trish nodded.
"Then go right ahead." Sharon allowed.
"Thanks!" Trish smiled before going off.
"Have a good time, sweetie." Carol and Sharon smiled to their niece.
"See ya!" Trish 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 on the back of her sister's shirt.
"Mmm... I don't know what's better, this, or Sonya's food." Jess said as he finally ate the 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 was about to say.
"We're gonna rent canoes." Midge smiled.
"I don't know, Midge," Andy told his wife. "There's rapids on that river."
"It's okay, it says if you stay to the right it's safe, just don't go to the left at the fork." Buddy told his parents as he showed them a map.
"Well, I haven't left anything on my fork yet!" Andy said before laughing with Midge.
"Oh, shoot!" Midge giggled to her husband.
"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 smiled.
"You know... Quiet time can be nice too," Buddy told his parents. "We should have more quiet time!"
"Ugh!" Desdemona groaned to her younger brother. "How can you stand them?!"
"Having about millions of fans helps." Buddy smirked.
"Oh, there's that stage coach," Midge said as she pulled Fred's arm 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 soon approached the group.
"Morning, Crazy Q guests!" Larry greeted. "I'd like to introduce Kyle's niece, Wendy, she's a student in Mascot Prep."
"Mike!" Wendy beamed as she then came to the tomboy and hugged her.
"Oh, hey, Wendy," Mike smiled to the girl. "I thought you seemed familiar. Where's Little Debbie?"
"Visiting her grandmother," Wendy replied. "I come here every summer to visit my Uncle Kyle."
Lil's left eye twitched since Wendy was with Mike.
"Isn't this cool?" Wendy beamed. "We get to 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 liked you a lot after you saved me from my dad's former co-workers..."
"Ah, man, don't cry, please," Mike told her. "I hate it when girls cry... Uhh..."
"Mike will take you out on a date." Lightning told Wendy.
"What?!" Mike and Lil gasped.
"Really?" Wendy beamed. "That's awesome!"
"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 shrugged.
"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 even Twister could be as dumb as you." Lil added.
"How was I supposed to know?" Lightning pouted. "Nobody ever tells me nothing."
"Why don't you make it a friend date?" Katrina suggested to Mike. "You two can catch up together like old friends would."
"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 offered. "Right after we do our morning work-out of course."
Kyle lassoed his rope, jumping in and out of the rope. Larry juggled horseshoes and put it in his hat. Meanwhile, Jacob did both which made Wendy swoon over. Wendy waved to Mike as she ate her breakfast.
"If you ask me, I think she's starting to have a crush on Jacob." Trent told 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," Fred huffed in jealousy. "I just don't wanna do it right now."
"Uncle Larry, look at the gentleman over there," Jacob said to his uncle. "Isn't that the ex-gunslinger Jess Harper you told me stories about?"
"That's him all right." Larry told his nephew.
"He's, like, worth $5,000." Kyle added.
"Would he be worth anything now?" Jacob asked.
"I dunno, boys, 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 started on my catfish."
"Well, quit yer jawin', and eat then." Larry told him.
"My shoein' finger is feelin' itchy." Jacob said.
Fred then cleared his throat. This made everybody else look over to 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," Jacob replied. "Meet us at the barn later."
"Sounds great," Fred nodded. "That stake isn't gonna know what hit it."
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 as he continued to eat. "Food."
"This won't end well." Lil muttered.
Eventually, everyone finished eating their food.
"Mike, I'm gonna go snoop around this place," Jess told his niece. "I gotta bad feelin' about this."
"Me too, Uncle Jess," Mike replied. "I'm gonna go with Fred and help him."
"Be careful." Jess warned.
"You too." Mike nodded.
Mike and Jess shared an uncle/niece hug together before splitting up to go their separate ways. Fred looked into the barrel.
"Any idea what we're looking for?" Scott asked.
"Clues." Fred replied.
"Great." Chicken said.
"So, I'll see if I can find anything clue-shaped then." Shaggy replied.
Scooby looked up.
"Come on, Scoob," Shaggy smiled as he put his hat on. "Let's see what you can sniff up!"
"Reah! Reah! Rlues!" Scooby smiled back as he sniffed like the dog he was before he then saw a pair of feet. "Huh?"
"Hey there, little pony." An old man said.
"Rony?" Scooby asked out of confusion.
"How did ya get out?" The old man asked before bringing out a saddle to put on Scooby's back. "There, there, little pony, it's okay... Come with old Zeke, I'll take ya back to the barn."
"Whoa, there, partner," Mike stopped the old man who clearly had a vision problem. "Scooby's not a horse, he's a pedigree Great Dane."
"Reah," Scooby added. "Redigree."
"This is a dog?" Zeke asked out of confusion. "Gah... Why should I listen to a talking tree or candy cane anyway?"
"Uh, what?" Shaggy blinked.
"It's a joke, son, 'cuz of my near-sightedness." Zeke replied.
Shaggy and Mike just looked to each other. They both just shrugged to each other.
"Is this something?" Scott asked as he picked up something before the saddle was on his back as he was on his hands and knees. "Hey, what's the big idea?!"
"Here you go, little pony." Zeke said before holding out an apple to Scott.
"Uh, thanks, but I already had breakfast, and I'm not a pony!" Scott told the old man.
"Consarnit!" Zeke complained as he took the saddle then. "Could you point me in the general direction of the stables?"
Everybody then pointed to the right.
"Much obliged." Zeke replied only to go the wrong way.
"Hey, guys, look at what I found," Scott said. "I found some powder in the grass... Along with some crystals."
"Like, what could that be?" Shaggy wondered.
"I don't know," Fred replied. "Some kind of fertilizer?"
"Maybe Tawny would know what it is." Trent suggested.
They then came to Tawny to see if she could help them.