Author's note: Here's the final chapter, folks!

Before I go on with the final chapter, I'll like to thank my friend Scoobyfan1 for giving me the inspiration of giving Shaggy, Scooby and Daphne magical powers. His two stories, The Warlock in the Green Cotton Shirt (Formerly titled Shaggy's Magical Mystery) and The Reluctant Sorceress, gave me the inspiration on giving the three characters magical powers in my stories.

In fact, the trio are going to have magical powers in both Dimension Four and Dimension Five Timeline Two.

In addition, I will also like to thank my friends Ellis97 and The Thirteenth Ghost of giving me the inspiration of placing all Hanna-Barbera characters in the same, shared universe for Dimension Four, particularly the former with his Boomerland stories.

And now, on to the final chapter of A Coolsville Central High School Story!

By the way, which of the chapters in the story are your favourites?

Chapter 22: A new name and a new beginning

February 14, 1969

That morning, it was business as usual at Coolsville Central High School, other than the fact that the back area of the school library has been sealed off by crime scene tape as the police seized the counterfeit equipment in the hidden bomb shelter.

The Coolsville Gazette also had the following headline:

"TEENAGE SLEUTHS OF COOLSVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL UNCOVERS COUNTERFEIT RING

Former chemistry teacher Alice Gosnell and two wanted robbers taken into police custody, facing charges of fraud, larceny while former chemistry teacher also faces a charge of attempted murder"

The headline was accompanied by a photo of the gang taken at the front entrance of the school with the following caption:

"From left to right: New Mysteries Five group leader Frederick 'Fred' Jones, Velma Dinkley, Daphne Blake, Norville 'Shaggy' Rogers & Scoobert 'Scooby' Doo: The sleuths that uncovered the counterfeit ring at Coolsville Central High School"

The presence of the gang's photo in the headlines made them famous and popular in school, even to the point where the Mysteries Five commented that their reputation may get superceded by the gang someday.

"I still can't believe we actually solved a mystery yesterday." Fred remarked as they met up with the Mysteries Five.

"You guys sure did a great job, Fred." Mike commented as he shook Fred's hand.

"Yeah." W.W. agreed. "You guys sure showed those crooks!"

"Well, the only thing is, I'm not sure if we'll like to get into 'mystery-solving' fully." Daphne said. "Especially after what had happened yesterday."

"Yeah, with that former chemistry teacher pulling a gun on us, I sure don't want to risk my neck and end up on the wrong end of a weapon!" Shaggy agreed.

"Reah! Reah!" Scooby agreed.

"Well, you guys were lucky that you were able to walk away from that unharmed." Ronnie said to them. "But what really amazed us is how Shaggy and Daphne managed to catch those bullets with their bare hands before you all could get blasted."

"Yeah!" Fred said. "How did you guys managed to do it?"

Shaggy and Scooby shared a look. Should they tell their friends about their magical powers?

Similarly, Daphne was thinking about the same thing. She still wasn't sure whether to fully trust her friends just yet wth a huge family secret like that.

"Uh, like, it just so happens that Scoob, Daph and I watched too much action movies." Shaggy said.

"Action movies?" Velma asked. "What do you mean?"

"What Shag meant was movies with a lot of martial arts, like those starring Bruce Lee." Daphne said.

"Reah!" Scooby agreed. "Bruce Lee! Ry favourite martial arts movie star!"

"Oh, I see what you mean." Mike said.

"I didn't know you like watching action movies, Daph." Fred remarked.

"Well, it's a trend that I've started picking up lately, Freddie." Daphne said. "Especially after watching a handful of Green Hornet episodes at Shag's place with him, Scooby and Sugie, and I quite enjoy watching 'The Legend of the Masked Bandit' movie with them, which featured Scooby's favourite hero El Sabueso."

"So anyways, all of that action movie-watching just, well, made me feel excited and enters my imaginations." Shaggy continued. "There has been times where I'd pictured myself and Scoob facing a gun-toting villain and ended up defeating him without the use of any weapons, and I even remember dreaming about catching a bullet with my bare hands just as the villain was about to shoot Daphne."

"Yeah. Shaggy does have a great imagination." Daphne added.

"Now that's interesting." W.W. nodded.

"So anyways, have you guys ever fear ending up at the wrong end of a firearm during a mystery?" Velma asked the Mysteries Five.

"Well, there has been times where we did consider the risks of ending up at the wrong end of a firearm during a mystery." Ronnie replied. "But no matter what our fears were, we know that there's always something fishy about those legends we encountered or heard about, and we know that from past experience, there are always ways to prevent yourselves from ending up on the wrong side of the weapon."

"Such as?" Velma asked.

"Such as always anticipate your opponent's next moves." Kelly says. "Observe them, particularly after unmasking them. Make sure they don't have any tricks up their sleeves and anticipate what they might do if you notice some tricks."

"And use your surrounding environment to your advantage." W.W. added. "There's always something out there that may help you get out of a mess, in case the culprit manages to escape or makes a desperate move to turn the tables."

The gang all nodded understandingly as they took note of that.

"Well, other than the close call, gang." Fred said. "Did you guys enjoy the adventure we went through?"

"If you ask me, I'd say it was groovy." Velma replied. "Us doing detective work, especially with the fingerprint observations I did."

"Not to mention that we did help the police discover a counterfeiting ring." Daphne added.

"Or Scoob and I discovering important clues and piece them together, as well as capturing those three spooks!" Shaggy added.

"Reah! Capture them!" Scooby barked.

"I'm sure glad you guys had fun." Fred smiled. "Speaking of us, what name should we go with as a team if we were to run into another mess?"

"One thing for sure is that I don't want the 'New Mysteries Five' name." Velma suggested. "Too much like the Mysteries Five."

"Yeah." Linda agreed. "That name makes it easy for you guys to get confused for us."

"Maybe we can go with 'Teen Solvers'." Daphne suggested.

"A little too close to 'Teen Angels'." Fred replied.

"Perhaps 'Scooby and the Meddlers'?" Velma asked.

"Well, I don't know." W.W. said. "The title is too long, and it sounds similar to 'Josy and the Pussycats'."

"Your group name should be short but memorable." Ronnie suggested.

As Shaggy and Scooby looked around, the latter saw an advertisement poster from a certain company.

"Rey Raggy!" Scooby says, pointing to the poster.

Shaggy turned towards where Scooby was pointing at and saw the company name, which ended with "Inc."

"Like, Acme Inc..." Shaggy thought for a while before snapping his fingers. "That's it! 'Mystery Inc.'!"

"'Mystery Inc.'?" Daphne asked. "Sounds like a groovy name to me, Shag."

"Yeah." W.W. agreed. "Short but sounds catchy."

"Sounds alright to me, Shag." Ronnie said as everyone else nodded.

"Then it's settled, gang." Fred said. "From now on, we'll be known as 'Mystery Inc.'"

"You're a genius, Shaggy." Velma said.

"Like, the credit goes to Scooby Doo." Shaggy replied. "He was the one that directed me to that advertisement poster with the 'Inc.' name on it."

"You sure know how to come up with good names, Scooby." Daphne said as she rubbed Scooby's back.

"Rawwwww." Scooby smiled as Daphne rubbed his back.

Later that afternoon, after school, the gang met up together as usual before walking home together.

"So do you guys have any plans for Valentine's Day?" Velma asked as they walked home together.

"Well, Freddie and I are planning on going out together in the evening." Daphne said. "He mentioned that there's a groovy restaurant that he wants to try out, saying that he heard that they served good steak."

"Like, I hope that restaurant does serve cheeseburgers with chocolate sauce and maple syrup." Shaggy remarked.

"Yum, yum, yum!" Scooby said as he licked his lips.

"Cheeseburgers with chocolate sauce and maple syrup?" Velma asked. "Yuck! Your stomach must be made of scrap metal, Shaggy."

"Can I help it if my favourite toy as a child was a garbage truck?" Shaggy asked.

"Well, don't worry Shag." Daphne said. "If Freddie and I can't finish, I may box up the leftovers for you and Scooby to finish."

"Sounds good to me, Daph." Shaggy smiled as they stopped at an intersection and watched a streetcar cross the road.

"And the restaurant also plays some good music, too." Daphne continued. "Music that I hope we can dance with."

"Yeah." Fred nodded. "It will be fun to dance with some rock or disco music, although some waltzes could bore things up."

"Oh, Fred." Shaggy said. "Like, waltzes are fun to dance to."

"Yeah." Daphne agreed. "It gives one the feeling of being in Vienna."

"I know that." Fred replied. "It's just that the slow rhythm sort of makes things boring, not wanting to spoil the fun."

"Oh, don't worry." Shaggy said. "There are still going to be some waltzes that are exciting to listen to, such as the Waltz from Aram Khachaturian's Masquerade Suite and the main theme of the 1951 French movie Sous le ciel de Paris, or in English, Under the sky of Paris."

"Wow, Shaggy." Velma remarked. "You sure know a lot of music."

"Like, I had the pleasure of playing music and inviting other bands to perform at school events." Shaggy said. "Not to mention that being in the school orchestra and in the student music council, I've got access to a lot of good music."

"I see." Velma nodded.

Later, Shaggy and Sugie were walking Scooby in the park when they encountered Daphne.

"Ah, hey guys." The redhead smiled as the trio stopped to greet her.

"Like, hey Daph." Shaggy smiled back. "On your way to meet Fred?"

"Yeah." Daphne nodded. "Our first time hanging out together. Hope it goes well."

"Don't worry, Daph." Sugie said. "He's a good friend, so it should be alright. After all, things were magical when you were with Norville."

Daphne nodded before glancing at her wristwatch. "Well, I better be off now. See you guys around, eh?"

"Yeah." Shaggy smiled. "See you, and have a happy Valentine's Day!"

Daphne smiled back as the trio waved their hands in goodbye with smiles on their faces before taking her leave.

Mid-April, 1969

As the weeks went by, the gang continued to meet and hang out together. They will discuss interesting topics and homework, as well as school and friends.

They will also discuss fun mystery stories, such as the exploits of Sherlock Holmes, and as the time went by, their friendship began to grow and solidify.

The gang also became quite popular at school, especially after their formation of a mystery-solving club at school, where students interested in mystery-solving gather together and discuss a mystery story and try to figure out the culprit and motive based on evidence presented in the story.

Later that month, Shaggy turned 16 and started taking driving courses at school in preparation for getting his driver's license.

However, the course was put in jeopardy when a phantom appears at a grade crossing where a former student was said to have died, and...well. That's for another story.

The adventure continues in D4 Scooby-Doo and the Railway Phantom, so stay tuned, folks!

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