Meanwhile, the rest of the heroes were still trying to lose Captain Planet and the Planeteers.

"Where could they gone?" Kwame looked left and right "They couldn't have gone far."

"There will be no need" said Captain Planet "They're all gonna die anyway. What do we care?"

"Yeah" said Linka "What do we care? The point is, we got the paintbrush."

"Yes." Captain Planet nodded. "So let's return back to the base!"

"Right" The others nodded before making their way back to Messick Island after reuniting with the other two Planeteers that were pursuing Shaggy's group.

After Captain Planet and the Planeteers were gone, Augie and his group emerged from their hiding places.

"The coast is clear, guys." Augie said as he peeked out from the empty trash can he was hiding in.

"What a relief!" Taffy agreed.

"Wait, did any of you guys see Mudsy or Boo?" Dee Dee asked.

"Mudsy and Boo?" Augie asked as they all look around, only to find that six of their friends were missing. "I don't see them here!"

"And Shaggy, Scooby, Scrappy and Daphne." Biff added. "They're gone, too!"

"We must have split up with them while in that dark tunnel." Skip said. "We'd better find them."

"Yeah" Cavey agreed. "And where are Blue Falcon and robot dog?"

"Yeah" said Jabberjaw "Where is the Blue Falcon?"

"And where's Dynomutt?" Taffy added.

"I think they said they were gonna track down more superheroes" said Clamhead "I hope they arrive soon."

"Come on gang," said Biff "We've gotta find the others."

"Don't worry me will the way" said Cavey.

Cavey pointed out his club and it opened and a bird came out holding a candle. The bird with the candle soon led the gang through the darkness.

"Zowie" said Taffy "This sure is a large tunnel. How are we gonna find the exit?"

"Follow me." Cavey replied.

After what seemed like hours walking in the darkness, the gang finally exited the tunnel

"Finally" April sighed "We're finally backed in the light of day."

"But how are we gonna find the others?" Clamhead asked "They could be anywhere."

"Hey Angels" Dee Dee saw something on the ground "Check this out."

Dee-Dee picked it up and showed it to them.

"Daphne's scarf" said Bubbles "She must've dropped it. We'd better return it to her."

"That's it Bubbles!" Dee-Dee snapped her fingers.

"What is?" Bubbles asked.

"Elmo can sniff this scarf and track down Daphne's scent" Dee-Dee showed the scarf to Elmo "Okay boy, sniff it out."

Elmo sniffed the scarf and started to pick up the scent.

"Ruff! Ruff!" He barked.

"That's my dog!" Augie said "Lead the way Elmo!"

"And don't lose that scent." Taffy added.

"Losing the scent is nothing compared to losing Brenda." Skip sadly said.

The gang followed Elmo's lead as he tries to track down Daphne and the rest of the group.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles from Boomerang Land's main continent, Charlie's group finally made it to Venus De Milo Arms, home of the Holiday family.

"Here we are gang" said Jessica "Venus De Milo Arms, home of the Holidays."

Upstairs in the Holiday's apartment room, they were all enjoying some lunch. This would probably be their last meal and their last day together.

"Boy," said Gus "I can't believe the world is ending."

"I can't believe the world is ending right now" Laurie sadly said.

"Sob, sob, sob, whimper, whimper" Brutus sobbed "Oh the agony. The pain, the all happening so soon, the suddenness even"

"According to my calculations" said Precocia "We have only 9 hours, 42 minutes and 54 seconds in counting, daddy."

"Gee, thanks" Gus sarcastically said.

"Thanks for coming over Groovia" Hap said to his girlfriend "I would hate to spend my last few hours of living without you."

"Just don't leave me, okay?" Groovia asked him.

"I won't" Hal wrapped his arms around "I won't leave your side."

Just then, they heard knocking coming from the door.

"Now, I wonder who that may be." Gus wondered as he got up and went for the door.

"Probably the landlord" said Laurie "I guess he wants to demand his rent one last time."

Gus opened the door only to reveal it wasn't the landlord. It was Charlie, the animal characters, Jessica and the kids.

"Excuse me, sir" said Mr. Jinks "Is the Holiday residence?"

"Why, yes." Gus replied before he recognized the characters. "Yogi Bear? Boo Boo? Charlie Chan? Huckleberry Hound?"

"Yep, that's us." Yogi smiled.

"And of course old me" Huck pointed to himself "Huckleberry Hound."

"Now that's what I call an unexpected guest" said Gus "Hey Laurie! Brutus! Kids come here and welcome our guests!"

The rest of the Holidays came over and greeted the guests.

"Why don't you all come in?" Laurie asked them.

"Now that is something" Pixie said "Come on guys."

Charlie, Huck, the bears, Mr. Jinks, the mice, Jessica and the kids walked inside and they were introduced to the Holidays.

"Oh boy" Precocia smiled "Huckleberry Hound is in our apartment."

"Great to be here young lady" Huck shook Precocia's hand.

"Anyways," said Gus "This is Laurie."

"Hey" Laurie said.

"Brutus" Gus showed Brutus.

"A pleasure to make your acquaintance" Brutus bowed "Oh joy! Jubilation! Happiness even"

"I think we've met a distant relative of yours" Huck said to Brutus.

"Precocia" Gus introduced his daughter.

"Howdy do folks!" She said.

"And that's my son, Happius" Gus introduced his son.

"And this is my girlfriend, Groovia" Hap put his arm around Groovia.

"I think we've met your doppelgänger" Jessica told Groovia.

"Pleased to meet you" Groovia said "So what're you guys doing here?"

"We're actually on a mission to save the world." Flim Flam replied.

"Save the world? How" asked Gus.

The group wasted no time giving the Holidays an overview of their mission and their quest to find Ruff and Reddy.

"Ruff and Reddy?" Gus asked "They're on their way back from eating right now. You'd better stay here and wait for them."

"In the meantime," said Laurie "Precocia, why don't you and the kids get better acquainted?"

"I guess so" said Precocia "After all, these are the final hours of my life. Come on guys!"

"Wait up Precocia" Mimi picked up Chu-Chu "Come on guys."

Precocia and the other kids decided to go inside Precocia's room and watch some TV.

"So let me get this straight," said Hap "Are Ruff and Reddy really the only ones?"

"Yeah, they are." Boo Boo nodded. "They're so forgotten that even Yogi, Huck and I couldn't remember them, that is, until Top Cat mentioned them."

"Plus, they're among the first creations of the Funtastic Duo, other than Tom and Jerry, who still got their hearts and are thus ineligible to be king of Boomerland." Mr. Jinks added.

"That is way out" said Groovia "Anyways, Hap and I are gonna go take a walk, Mrs. H."

"Yeah" Hap said sadly "If I'm dying, I'd spend my last few hours with the love of my life."

Gus looked at the two sympathetically "Oh fine. You two spend your dying hours together. But be back when we all start fading for real."

"Sure pop" Hap walked out of the apartment holding Groovjs close to him.

"Oh joy! Joy! Joy! Joy!" Brutus jumped for joy "I was in the presence of monarchs, kings, the next rulers even."

"I could've sworn that lion sounds familiar" Huck trailed off.

Meanwhile, Scooby, Scrappy, Mudsy, Daphne and Shaggy arrived at the sushi place the voice came from.

"Like, I don't believe it, Scoob!" Shaggy exclaimed when they entered the sushi restaurant. "It's Matsuhiro, the samurai master!"

Sure enough, the familiar-looking Japanese man was standing in front of them.

"Samurai Scooby, Shogun Shaggy!" Matsuhiro said. "It has been a long while!"

"Heavens to Delaware Scooby-Doo" said Mudsy "You know this guy?"

"Yes, we do, Mudsy." Scooby nodded.

"He helped Shag and Scooby out and trained them to be samurais when the Black Samurai appeared during our trip to Japan a few years back, Mudsy," Daphne explained.

"Gee, Uncle Scooby a samurai?" Scrappy asked excitingly. "Now that's something."

"Reah, re-he-he-he-he-he-he" Scooby laughed.

"Like, what brings you here, Matshuhiro?" Shaggy asked the sushi master.

"I hear you two were on a mission to save our world from the forces of evil," Matshuhiro explained "So, I flew in from Japan and went searching for you five and now I've found you."

"Great to meet you sensei" Scrappy shook Matshuhiro's hand "I'm Scrappy-Doo!"

"And I'm Mudsy the Funky Phantom" Mudsy introduced himself "The spirit of 1776 at your service and this is Boo."

"Meow" Boo meowed.

"Nice meeting you all." Matshuhiro bowed. "Now, I've got urgent news for you all."

"Like, what is it?" Shaggy asked.

"The Sword of Doom has been stolen from the Tokyo Museum of History." Matshuhiro replied urgently.

"The Sword of Doom?" Daphne asked. "I thought Scooby sliced the sword in half in that final battle, so what good can it have?"

"That's the thing." Matashuhiro replied. "However, that sword could be repaired and have its power restored by someone with expert in sword-repairing with the right tools and equipment. Someone like..."

"Dr. Zin!" Shaggy said urgently.

"But how could he have found out about this?" Daphne asked. "Impossible!"

Scrappy trailed "Unless he could've gotten the ancient book of Boomerang Land. It has important stuff in it. So he must've found out about the sword from there."

"Wait, so there was an ancient book on Boomerang Land?" Shaggy enquired.

"Yes." Scrappy replied. "It details the history of every single cartoon produced by the Funtastic Duo, including our own long-running series and that of Tom and Jerry's."

"And the Sword of Doom could lead to destructive consequences if it falls into the wrong hands again." Matshuhiro added.

"Zoinks" Shaggy exclaimed. Turning to Scooby, he added, "Like, Scoob, I've got a feeling the Sword of Fate will be needed again."

"Reah" Scooby nodded.

"So where do you suppose we find it?" Daphne asked "I'm pretty sure it's not around here."

"To find the Sword of Fate, you must travel through the four gates: Earth, Sky, Fire and Air and then find the Green Dragon." Matshuhiro said.

"A green dragon?" Mudsy asked. "Where could it be?"

Mudsy, Boo, Daphne and Scrappy all turned to Shaggy and Scooby, both of whom nodded.

"Like, just follow Scoob and I." Shaggy replied. "Our journey starts at Mount Fuji over at Japan."

"That's correct." Matshuhiro nodded. "I suggest we get moving right now."

Leading them to the backlot of the restaurant, he revealed a jet-helicopter with two darkly-clothed figures on standby.

"Who are those people?" Scrappy asked as he gestured towards the figures.

"Don't worry, Shogun Scrappy." Matshuhiro replied. "They're my samurai apprentices who helped me in searching for you five."

The two samurais nodded before one of them made eye contact with Shaggy and Scooby, as if to signal them over.

Shaggy and Scooby glanced at their friends before walking over, where the four then bowed at each other.

Then, the two samurais lifted their hands and green rays shot out from them.

Mudsy, Boo, Scrappy and Daphne all gasped and covered their eyes.

When the light died down, the four uncovered their eyes and looked.

Shaggy and Scooby were now donning their samurai outfits.

"Like, it still fits after a while." Shaggy commented.

"Reah." Scooby agreed. Turning to his friends, he added, "Let's go."

So the nine of them boarded the helicopter-jet, the roof covering the backlot of the restaurant then opened up, and the helicopter-jet took off and flew off into the horizon. Would they get the sword and back in time?

Author's Note:

Boy! Things are starting to really heat up right now! Scooby, Shaggy and Daphne have reunited with their old master from Japan and are on their way to recover the Sword of Fate once again! But can they get back to the continent in time? And what about Augie, Skip, the Teen Angels and the Neptunes? Will they find their friends in time? And what about the other uncaptured characters? Zin and his allies have captured the Looney Tunes, so who which WB Kids characters will they go after next? And can our heroes save them in time and save the world now that they have 9 hours left before they all die?

I would like to thank my good friend, wsdsrdbw4096 for coming up with the Samurai Sword idea and for helping me find Garfield arcs for the Garfield stories! And for helping me with a whole bunch of our recent chapters! We're gonna make this one big Magum Opus!

I'm sorry captaincartoon123, we can still be friends and we can still do some stories together (there is one I'd love you to help me with, in fact). Hope there's no hard feelings.