Chapter 3

History Retold

Shaggy, Daphne and Scooby began their story from the beginning.

"Well I guess it was right after me and Fred broke up that one time. We were all going off to do other things, Fred you went to trap camp for a few months then became an instructor there for a while. Velma you went off to apply to NASA. Well Shaggy went to collage while I tried to become a reporter." Everyone nodded at this as it was common knowledge to them. Daphne continued "Anyway eventually I got something as a freelance news reporter but I had no stories to do as we had cleared up almost everything newsworthy here in Coolville. Shaggy after a month of being in school had dropped out and started helping me with my career." Daphne paused and thought out the next part of the story, Shaggy beat her to it though.

"Yeah so we like, took off in the newly dubbed Mystery Machine Mark Two and traveled all across America just us, Scooby and Scrappy. After exhausting all that we eventually went all over the world. Don't get me wrong it was scary as hell, Scoob and I running from the newest spook and unmasking several new villains." He gulped then looked at Daphne. She nodded her head; it was ok to go on. "Without either of us realizing it we had gotten to be closer as friends. We were in sync so often it scared people. But all good things must come to an end." His eyes dropped to the floor at the memory. "We decided to go on vacation for a while."

"What's so bad about that?" Fred questioned interested in the story.

"Nothing bad until we ended up in the Himalayas instead of Hawaii. We were in our plane, the Mystery Flying Machine when we got lost." Daphne said before Velma interrupted her.

"Where'd you get a plane or learn to fly for that matter? Also who in their right minds would confuse Hawaii For one of the coldest mountain ranges in the world?" Velma had an annoyed look on her face, none of this was making sense.

"Well the ding bat here put Scooby in charge as navigator." Daphne complained. "As for how we got the plane, I'm a Blake Velma, sure I don't like to flaunt my family's fortune but I'm still rich you know. Anyway both shaggy and I have pilot's licenses. On one of our cases we helped out a person who taught us." Daphne put a hand on Velma's shoulder "I really am sorry about earlier, I hope you will understand when we come to the next part."

"So we ended up with one of our engines blowing and crash landing. We went to the nearest town to try to make repairs that's when we met Flim-Flam. Yes Fred that's his actual name." Shaggy said as Fred opened his mouth to ask that very question. Shaggy and Daphne looked at each other. "He was what ten or eleven?" she nodded. "Well he was like a con artist who was in town trying to make a buck with his miracle cure all potion. He introduced us to a warlock of great power; his name was Vincent Van Ghoul."

"Anyway we found out from him our plane had been taken inside the temple nearby and were about to leave town when the locals insisted we stay for the show at the pub. They spiked Daphne's drink with wolfs bane, which ended up with her turning into a werewolf. Then she and the townspeople chased us. Flim-Flam opened a bottle of his potion and sprayed her with it and what do you know the damn stuff actually worked. She was cured then he cured the rest of the town as well." Shaggy paused to get himself a drink of water.

Daphne picked up after him. "Then inside the temple we lost track of Shaggy and Scooby. There were two ghosts who tricked them into opening that damned chest. We were too late to stop it from happening. Seeing as they let the ghosts out they were the only ones who could put them back so we traveled far and wide to get them all. Or as Van Ghoul put it so many many times 'Because you let them out.' And so our adventure began a year and a half of ghost hunting."

Daphne took a sip of her own water before continuing. "We got our first ghost Malgor the Malevolent he was the ghost of an evil warlock. We cornered him in an ancient abandoned castle, and let me tell you that place gave me the creeps and we were lucky to even make it out alive. The next ghost was Queen Morbidia; it just kept going on and on." Daphne then stopped suddenly uncomfortable. She was unwilling to go on.

"Well what happened next." Velma said her anger no longer evident. This was an interesting story after all.

"I can't. I shouldn't." Daphne protested.

"Come on Daph it's just us, tell us for old times' sake." Fred was also riveted.

Shaggy broke into the conversation saving Daphne the embarrassment. "You don't have to say anything Daphne I'll tell them." He looked at Velma as if to say he was sorry. "We became more, uh, physical with our relationship to deal with all the psychological stress." He then ducked and covered expecting the Wrath of Velma, when no pain was forthcoming he looked up to see Velma's smiling face. "You're not mad?" he was confused now.

"No, for one I now understand what's going on. Two that was ten years ago that's old news now, and I was only angry before because it looked like you preferred her over me a couple hours ago. Three I love you more than that more so now that I know what happened all those years ago." Velma drew Shaggy closer to herself and their lips met for the first time since the nightmare happened. No one noticed the look of shock that was on Fred's face. He hadn't even done that with Daphne, and they had been going out off and on for years.

Daphne with a blush continued as Shaggy was occupied. "As you can tell we were successful in getting the ghosts back as the world hasn't ended yet. So Shaggy what should we do to see if has been opened again?" she was curious what plan he had.

"First ill call someone I know then I think we all need sleep for now." Shaggy said getting up. The others followed suit and Fred was going back to his room with a yawn and so was Daphne to her room. Velma was the last to get up and collect her book. "Velma?" Shaggy asked quietly thinking she wouldn't hear him.

"Hmm what is it?" the woman asked in the same hushed tone he used.

"Can I sleep with you tonight?" He blushed heavily and expected a stern refusal. He was very surprised by her answer.

"I'd like that. Now make you call quickly it gets cold in my room." She left to her room but instead of closing the door she listened to his side of the call.

"Hello, Miss Grimwood Its Shaggy, Shaggy Rogers. Yeah, I was wondering if Phantasma was still around. Really? I actually need to talk with her father. He be there later? That's great well if it's ok with you me and my friends need to come by. What oh yeah it the rest of mystery Inc. Yeah ill warn them about things. Ok see you in a couple days, Bye." With that he walked to Velma's room and fell into bed with her. They didn't get much sleep that night.