"I think…we've lost 'im…" Shaggy gasped after a harrowing chase through the mall.
"Oh, really?" the robot screeched loudly, stomping into Nerdstroms. The gang cowered in fear as the robot approached menacingly. Closer and closer it came, but it suddenly found itself being pulled backwards!
Scooby was approaching the robot with a comically oversized magnet! The robot ran, breaking free of the magnet's grip, but left behind a bright red button.
"Thanks, Scooby," Shaggy sighed, giving his faithful pet a vigorous scratch.
"Rou're relcome!" Scooby yipped, giving Shaggy's hand a gentle lick.
"Jinkies, what's this?" Velma exclaimed, bending down to pick up the button that the robot left behind.
"Velma said 'jinkies!' " Daphne exclaimed. "It must be a clue!"
"A big one, too!" Velma replied, studying the red button with interest. "ASK ME ABOUT OUR SALES!" it blared in golden-yellow type. The fastener had broken, which had caused it to fall off. "I think I've solved this mystery!"
"Is it trap time, then?" Fred asked excitedly. "I've got just the plan."
"Like, does the plan involve us luring the robot into a trap?" Shaggy asked, his dread mounting.
"We're prepared to offer you three Scooby snacks apiece and a trip to the food court before we trap the robot," Fred replied, deadpan.
Shaggy and Scooby exchanged looks. "Is it just me, or are their offers getting better?"
"Reah! Reah! Rood rourt!"
"So, you two will find the robot and get him to chase you," Fred continued. "You'll lead him into the camping department of Stacy's Department Store and duck into a tent. You'll race out the back and we'll zip the tent shut, trapping that mechanical monster inside! It's foolproof!"
"Like, where have we heard that before?" Shaggy muttered.
Their bellies full from their promised food court jaunt, Shaggy and Scooby took off into the mall in search of the robot. "Man, I sure do love shopping at this mall!" Shaggy shouted loudly.
"Reah! Reah" Scooby yipped in agreement. "Rhopping!"
With a rhythmic clomping, the robot stomped up to the dog-and-detective duo. "Intruders! Intruders! Intruders!" it screeched, its siren blaring loudly.
"Like, gangway!" Shaggy shouted.
The duo led the robot on a harrowing chase through the mall, one that led through the clothing racks of New Army and Canadian Sparrow, a mad dash through the Mariawood PlayLand and featured an impromptu swim through the mall's gurgling fountain as well as an accidental ride on the carousel (The robot rode the pink unicorn, while Shaggy and Scooby mounted an ivory pegasus.) But finally, huffing and puffing, Shaggy and Scooby raced through the doors of Stacy's Department Store.
"Upstairs, Scoob!" Shaggy called, leaping onto the escalator. But Scooby's paws weren't meant for the slick linoleum, and he slid helplessly onto the down escalator instead. Inexorably, the robot clomped closer and closer to the scrabbling hound.
Scooby tumbled down the escalator and slid into a mannequin, knocking it over. The robot couldn't stop in time and tripped over the mannequin, tumbling into a display of sweaters and jeans. The mechanical man struggled to get up, but Scooby pounced on the robot, pinning him to the ground.
"What's going on here?!" Maria Webb shouted, storming down the escalator with fury etched into every line of her face. "Crashing through the store and knocking over displays like madmen?!"
Fred, Velma and Daphne, attracted by the commotion as well, clambered down the escalator to see the scene unfold. "Hey, you caught the robot!" Fred exclaimed.
"They did?" Maria echoed, noticing the struggling robot for the first time. "Well, who is it?!"