Chapter 26 Trapping Johnny's Kidnapper
"No way Freddy have you lost your mind? Who knows what that creature is that most likely kidnapped Velma's boyfriend" Shaggy stated as Scooby Doo agreed with his best friend about not wanting to be bait. "Would you do for a Scooby Snack?" Velma asked. "Not this time" answered Scooby because just like Shaggy he was scared too. "If you won't do it for a Scooby Snack then will you do it for me?" Crystal asked while staring lovingly into Shaggy's eye. "Dang it Crystal is staring at me with those beautiful eyes in a cute way that I can't say no to" Shaggy grumbled to himself. "Fine" exclaimed Shaggy which made Crystal hug him. As Shaggy and Scooby left to go find the creature Velma and Daphne looked at Crystal and Daphne asked her, "How did you convince Shaggy to go through with the plan?" "Oh that's easy. No guy can ever turn down a girl when she looks at him in a sweet and loving way that can melt his heart" Crystal answered. "We have to try that with our boyfriends" Velma said which Daphne agreed. "Ok here's the plan, Daphne I need you to help me build my latest trap" said Freddy. "What do you want Crystal and I to do?" asked Velma. "If you two are up for it I want the both of you to sneak back into the house and see if Johnny is there" answered Freddy. Velma was more than happy to do it if it meant finding her kidnapped boyfriend. "Crystal since you're going with Velma take as many pictures as you can that way we'll have evidences to show to the police" Freddy told her. "You can count on me Freddy. I'm glad to do my part in solving this mystery" Crystal said before she and Velma went back to the house where they believed Johnny might be.
"Who are you calling Freddy?" Daphne asked as she noticed her boyfriend getting his phone out. "I'm calling Carl that way he can help us with one of his inventions I saw in his lab that would be very helpful for building my latest trap" answered Freddy. Daphne thought it was a good idea because she saw all of his inventions when they visited his lab. Carl came right away with the invention that Freddy requested for Carl to bring and showed them what it can do. As the trap was being built Crystal and Velma made it back to the house. Lucky for them no one was standing watch either outside or inside the house. As quietly as possible they snuck in that way if someone was in the house they wouldn't hear them come in. "There's the door that those two girls came through. I think it leads to the basement" Crystal pointed out as she and Velma opened and walked down the stairs. "It's so dark in here" said Crystal. "No worries my cell phone has a built in flash light" Velma said as she turned on the light on her phone. While Crystal and Velma were looking around the basement they heard a faint moaning sound. "What was that?" Crystal asked. "I don't know but it sounds like its coming from over there" answered Velma as she and Crystal looked in another section of the basement that looked like a bedroom. "I found a light switch" Crystal said as she turned on the lights. When the lights went on Velma gasped because she saw Johnny tied to a chair with a bruise on his head. "Johnny!" Velma cried as she ran to her boyfriend who was barely conscious. "Ms. Jinkies is that you?" Johnny asked in a faint voice. "Yes Johnny it's me. I'm so glad we found you" answered Velma. Johnny was wondering about what Velma meant by we until he saw Crystal. "Oh I remember you. You're Shaggy's girlfriend Crystal" said Johnny. "We're going to get you out of here" Velma said as she and Crystal untied the knots freeing Johnny.
Crystal took a lot of pictures for evidences to show to the police as requested by Freddy. Johnny couldn't really walk or stand up straight so he leaned on Crystal and Velma for support. As soon as the three of them got out of the basement the two girls that Crystal saw earlier were in the house and spotted Johnny, Velma and Crystal. "The prisoner is loose!" shouted one of the girls. "Johnny do you know those two?" asked Velma. "Yes I do. The one with the eye patch is Tiffany and the other one is Phoebe. They were inmates of the women prison I told you about when I got locked up for littering even though I didn't do it. They're upset with me because I was let go before our dates. I was shocked to see them after all this time because I thought they were still in jail for their crimes" answered Johnny. "the person who wants her revenge found us online after we got out of jail and wanted us to help her with her plan" said Tiffany. "We're so mad at you Johnny Bravo for leaving before either of us can go out with you" Phoebe wined. "It's not my fault that my mom and neighbor found proof that I didn't litter. I originally wanted to stay because I told the warren that I tried to bribe the cop and that I hit on Judge Trudy but she didn't care and I was free to go by force" Johnny said to them. "Well that doesn't matter because we're going to capture your little girlfriend and that hippie chick" Tiffany stated as she and Phoebe tried to gang up on them. "There is no way I'm going to let you take us!" Velma shouted as she started unleashing some fighting moves that she knew.
While Velma was taking care of business Shaggy and Scooby found whatever the creature was that chased them earlier. "Are you ready Scooby?" Shaggy asked. "No but let's get it over it" answered Scooby. "Hey creepy monster try and catch us!" taunted Shaggy as he and Scooby Doo started running to lead the creature into a trap. The creature saw Shaggy and Scooby and started going after them. "Ok we give up!" Tiffany and Phoebe shouted as Crystal and Velma tied the two girls up. "Where did you learn those fighting moves?" asked Johnny. "I took self-defense classes back home at Crystal Cove that way I can protect myself" answered Velma. "Well they paid off because that was groovy what you did" exclaimed Crystal. "Which one of you two gave Johnny that nasty bruise on his head?!" Velma asked Tiffany and Phoebe. "It wasn't us. It was the other girl who was part of Johnny's kidnapping" Tiffany said. Johnny felt the bruise on his head and realized it has an unusual shape. "I know who did this to me and we have to find her quickly before it's too late" Johnny said. Velma called the police and they came right away to arrest Tiffany and Phoebe. "Officers don't go just yet. There are more people involved in my kidnapping and if you can wait a bit the other people responsible will be caught" said Johnny. The cops were fine with that and put Tiffany and Phoebe in one of the police cars.
"Faster Scooby Doo!" Shaggy screamed as the creature was ganging up in them. Before they lured the monster that was chasing them Freddy texted Shaggy about the trap and what to do so he and Scooby wouldn't get caught as well. Shaggy and Scooby jumped over the trap so they wouldn't get caught. However whatever that creature was that was chasing them got caught and was mad. Velma called Daphne to let her know that she and Crystal found Johnny, captured two of the people involved, called the cops and learned of another person involved in Johnny's kidnapping. Daphne told her where to meet them and they came right away. Before Freddy was able to unmask the person who kidnapped Johnny the sun was rising and the creature started to change. Instead of a wolf like creature a girl stood inside of the trap and Johnny recognized her. "Fluffy is that really you?" Johnny asked because he was shocked to see a girl from his past. "Yeah it's me" she answered. "But why did you do this?" asked Johnny. "Because I wanted to get even with you for breaking up with me just because I change into a female werewolf whenever there is a full moon. I even got those two inmates and that antelope girl involved" said Fluffy. "Antelope girl?" Velma said as she looked at Johnny. "Her name is Carol. I met her through a dating website. I didn't know I was about to go on a date with an animal until I met her. At first she got upset because when I said we shouldn't go on our date but I hate to see a woman cry even if she isn't human so I went out with Carol and surprisingly we had a good time. We dated for a little while but then Carol broke up with me because she moved away and thought that a long distance relationship wouldn't work out. Carol would never want to help you Fluffy. She was a good person who wouldn't do anything bad how did you get her involved?" demanded Johnny. "Simple I met her one day in a coffee shop and we were talking about our past relationships. I was surprised that she mentioned that you two used to date before she ended the relationship. I was surprised that she broke up with you and not the other way around like you did with me. I told her to meet me later that night because I wanted to show her something. When she arrived Carol was shocked that I turned into a werewolf right in front of her. At first she wanted to run away but I stopped Carol and told her if she doesn't help me with my plan I was going to eat her and you. When I found out that you became a College student I was shocked that any school would let you in but impressed at the same time. I disguised myself by changing my hair color, went with the name Fiona, I enrolled myself at Miskatonic University and I waited for the perfect moment to go with my plan. I was surprised that you got yourself a girlfriend and I'm wondering is she that crazy to actually fall for you. I wanted to do your precious Ms. Jinkies a favor by kidnapping you and leaving you in Mexico before you could break her heart. I would have gotten away with it to if it wasn't for your girlfriend and her meddling friends too" Fluffy said as the cops pulled her out of Freddy's pit trap and arrested her.
"Hold it Fluffy where is Carol? We found her horn the night that you kidnapped my boyfriend!" Velma stated as she showed Fluffy Carol's Antelope horn. "I'm right here" Carol said when she came out of nowhere. "I managed to escape when Tiffany and Phoebe were dealing with those two girls that freed Johnny." Carol then punched Fluffy with her hoof and said, "That's for forcing me to go through with your awful plan and for threating to eat me and Johnny too." The cops took Fluffy along with Tiffany and Phoebe to Jail. "I thought that Scooby Doo was the only talking animal. I didn't know Antelopes can talk as well" Carl said as he, Freddy and Daphne stared in amazing because they never met a talking Antelope before. "Some of us animals can talk" Carol stated. "I believe this belongs to you" Velma said as she handed Carol her missing horn. "Thanks my horn fell off after I knocked out Johnny because I banged my head. Johnny I'm so sorry so hurting you. I never wanted to do it but I feared that Fluffy was going to eat you and me. Please forgive me" cried Carol. "I'm not mad at you Carol. I figured that it was you because the shape of my bruise is the same as your hoof and were you the one treating my head injury because I've been groggy since yesterday" said Johnny. "Yes it was me. I felt awful for what I did and I was planning on busting you out so you can reunited with your girlfriend Velma but when she and that other girl came I hid because I was scared but became relieved when they freed you. I snuck out that way I can get the police but it looks like I was beaten to the punch" Carol told Johnny. "Thanks for looking after my boyfriend" Velma said. "You're very welcome" said Carol before she thanked the gang for returning her horn and told everyone that she was going to see a doctor about reattaching her horn back.
"I can't believe what happened all because some crazy girl wanted to protect me from you" Velma told Johnny as she escorted him back to his dorm. "Yeah me too" said Johnny. Velma tucked Johnny into bed and before she could leave Johnny held Velma's hand and said, "Don't go just yet. Could you stay until I fall asleep?" "Ok Johnny but only until you fall asleep" Velma said as she pulled up a chair and sat next to Johnny. Velma fell asleep while waiting for Johnny to go to sleep. He saw Velma was a sleep so he got out of bed, pulled out a cot from his closet and put some things on it so Velma would feel comfortable while she slept. Johnny placed Velma on the cot kissed her good night and finally went to sleep himself and was ready to move on from the horrible experience that he went through.