Back in Boomerland, the remaining heroes were attending the memorial service for Shelly and Brenda.
Everyone was there to pay their respects and to say goodbye to their beloved friends. Everyone was their including the Teen Angels, the Neptune's, the Funky Phantom gang, the Chans, Flim-Flam, Gazoo, Tom and Jerry, Brenda's cousin Jim and her Uncle Jonathan, the Hex Girls, the friends that the Angels encountered on their past adventures and pretty much everyone that helped them through the adventure (except the non-HB characters).
Skip went to the podium to say his eulogy about Brenda "Today, we are gathered to say goodbye to a lovely soul, Brenda Chance. She was wonderful, kind, brave and the beautiful. Whenever she was around, I always felt like I would never be alone and when she wasn't, I always thought about how she was and what she was doing. We had been together for months and they had been the best months of my immortal life and we planned to get married soon. But today, tragedy struck us. Brenda was killed by a dangerous person, she was beaten to death. I prayed that she would live and she would make it, but she passed away. I will never find anyone as wonderful as Brenda. I loved her, and I always will."
Skip walked off the podium, while tears fell out of his eyes. Then, Biff was ready to make his eulogy. He walked onto the podium, composed himself before making his eulogy.
He spoke into the microphone "We are here to say goodbye to another wonderful soul, Shelly. Shelly was our lead singer and tambourine player. She had such a wonderful voice, the voice of an angel. She would usually antagonize us, but she only did that after losing her mother when she was so young. She may not have been all that kind, but she was still a good person and we loved her, like she was part of our family. Shelly had a heart and she was a good friend—the best I could ever ask for—and I let her travel with us because I didn't want to lose that friend! Jabberjaw, Clamhead and Bubbles stayed with her loved her for who she was, despite the fights and arguments. I loved her especially. Shelly was smart, kind, brave and a great friend. I love you, Shelly, and I'll never forget you or stop loving you."
Biff sadly walked down the podium and back to his tearful friends.
As the service went on, Scrappy found himself unable to stop thinking about the good times he had with his uncle Scooby. The part he wished he had forgotten was the moment he and Scooby faced Zin with his death ray as they were trapped in the final battle, where Scooby apologized for what he had done and his forgiving his uncle.
The mournful atmosphere did nothing to help him try to forget that moment. In fact, it only intensified until he finally couldn't take it.
"I can't forget it" Scrappy silently said to Googie.
"What do you mean, Scrappykins?" Googie asked him.
"I can't forget the moment Uncle Scooby and I were facing Zin and his death ray, the moment he apologized to me and I forgived him." Scrappy replied. "Why did I tell him that he and the gang are no longer welcomed here after Tom and Jerry shook their heads?"
"Are you crazy, Scrappy?" Augie asked. "They really aren't welcome here. Not after what they did to you and what they did to the place in the first place!"
"Yeah, I know." Scrappy replied. "But why are we jumping to conclusions that soon? How could he possibly have known back then that this place existed? How could he possibly have known that the paintbrush was actually a weapon?"
"Don't tell me you're now defending those unforgivable bunch, Scrappy." Stanley said.
"He's not, but that's the truth." Mudsy replied after some thought. "And if you think about it, does blaming Mystery Inc. does us any good? They created much of the mess, yes, but does blaming them bring Shelly and Brenda back?"
"And why on earth will Uncle Scooby come back and save this world in spite of our treatment of him and his friends after learning of their responsibilities?" Scrappy added. "Sure, they may not have anything better to do, but why? Why save this world if we give them the harsh treatment for creating the mess in the first place?"
"They said themselves once that they devote their entire life to mystery solving!" Marcie said "When the Evil Entity was erased from the timeline, we all came back to life and they had happy lives. But they were sad because there were no more mysteries! When you put that into mind, they basically said they wanted me dead! Because I died when the stupid entity did exist!"
"And Daphne's not my mama" Flim Flam sobbed "A real mama would never abandon her child! And might I remind you Scrappy, that your mama AND dad never loved you?"
"There's no need to remind me about that." Scrappy said. "But you guys didn't really answer my question. Why will they go through the trouble if they know they might get punished, even if they have nothing better to do?"
"Maybe it's cause they want to solve a mystery" Anne rolled her eyes "That's like all they care about! They only came here to solve mysteries! Not for our sakes. That's what I think!"
"Or maybe they do care about us" Scrappy said "I mean, if it wasn't for them, we wouldn't have found Ruff and Reddy, and we never would've stopped Zin."
"Not to mention that most of us were weak by then, and besides, who else would've been fully familiar with the Sword of Fate?" Mudsy added. "The sushi master may know it, as well as the Green Dragon, but who else is familiar with the Sword of Fate?"
Tom, who was holding the Sword of Fate nearby, nodded in agreement.
"Sure, they may be responsible for all of this mess." Scrappy added, "But where do you think we could be at if they never helped us? Maybe in a better world with the Funtastic Duo, but will you like to see this place being overran by Zin and his allies?"
"Not to mention that the superheroes from other dimensions will be gone forever." Mudsy added.
Everyone started to think; should they really stop talking to Mystery Inc? Or should they forgive them and let them back in their lives?
Meanwhile, Scooby and the gang made it back home. They weren't feeling like solving today's mystery, they were feeling blue about what happened a couple days ago.
"Like, let's go hit the sack, Scoob." Shaggy said as they entered their house. "I'm tired."
"Ri'm with rou, Raggy." Scooby nodded as he followed his best pal to their basement bedroom.
Fred and the girls were the last to enter the house, and after some silence, Fred and Velma decided to go to their rooms, while Daphne decided to follow Shaggy and Scooby down to the basement.
Daphne went downstairs and decided to talk to her friends.
"I feel bad" Daphne said "I mean, we'll probably never see our friends again. But at least we are still mystery solving."
"Yeah" Shaggy said in an unsure manner "I guess."
There was a sad silence, until Scooby had finally broken it.
"Guys" Scooby said "I'm sorry I ever went through that stupid mirror in the first place."
"What do you mean Scoob?" Shaggy asked his dog.
"I mean, if I hadn't created that ink monster, we'd have nothing to be upset about now." Scooby sadly confessed.
"Well, there was nothing you can do about it, Scoob." Shaggy said as he and Daphne patted his back. "Like, how could you have known about it back then?"
"The past is the past, and we can't change it." Daphne agreed. "I really wished, though, that I never had abandoned Flim Flam."
"And I wish I hadn't abandoned Scrappy." Scooby added.
"And I wish I didn't end my relationship with Googie." Shaggy said. "Like, I sure will like to know what I was thinking back then. Probably something stupid."
"Well, at least we're still together." Daphne said quietly "But on second thought, maybe we should give mystery-solving a rest."
"Like, I agree, Daph." Shaggy nodded. "They do have a point that there's more in life than mystery-solving."
"Yeah." Scooby agreed "Perhaps we should return and make amends?"
"You know what?" Fred said as he came downstairs "That would be great!"
"Yeah" Velma said "Out there in the forgotten land, we weren't some blasted meddling kids and their dog, we were just...people."
"And all those people" Daphne said "They weren't just other teams, they were our ancenstral blood. It was amazing. All those adventures we had with them saving the world, we were really living."
"Like I never felt so alive!" Shaggy said.
"When we were in Boomerang Land, we were already home!" Freddy said "Wish we realized that sooner."
"I'm really gonna miss those guys" Shaggy said.
"What do you say, we go back?" Fred suggested.
"Yeah!" Daphne exclaimed.
"Alright!" Velma added.
"I'm in!" Shaggy raised his hand.
"I know I just suggested making amends, but how do we do it?" Scooby asked Fred.
"Well" said Fred "We make it right by telling them how wrong we were and that we want to be with them and be a family! All of us!"
"Like, I only hope they get over with their hard feelings towards us." Shaggy said.
"Yeah" Daphne sighed "I hope Flim Flam will forgive me for abandoning him. I didn't want to, but I was afraid."
"Afraid of what, Daph?" Velma asked her.
"Afraid of the challenges and sacrifices I'll have to make as a parent" Daphne confessed "I just feel like I'm not good enough Velma."
"Jinkies" said Velma "I'm sorry to hear that."
"But I want to make it up to him" Daphne continued "I want to be his mother and I want to take those chances and make sacrifices for him. I love him! I want to hug him and kiss him and tuck him in at night and tell him stories and most of all...I want him to trust me."
"Like, I'm sure you can do it, Daph." Shaggy encouraged as he patted Daphne on the back. "And Scoob and I'll be happy to help out and assist you."
"And we'll be happy to help as well" Velma added.
"Then, let's go, gang." Fred smiled. "It shouldn't be too late for us."
"I'm afraid it might be, Mystery Inc." A voice suddenly said.
"Zoinks!" Shaggy jumped into Scooby's arms.
"Jeepers" Daphne shivered "W-what was that?"
"You kids have destroyed my plans." The voice said. "However, I will see to it that I'll get the last laugh!"
"Dr. Zin?" Fred asked as he recognizes the voice.
"And Jenny too!" Jenny added as she and her father and several armed agents enters the basement, surrounding the gang.
"But how?" Velma asked. "How did you managed to survive getting blasted by that death ray when Taffy threw her gold necklace in front of it's barrel?"
"Simple. It was thanks to our DC allies." Dr. Zin grinned. "I knew that something like that would've happened, so prior to getting down to work, my Jennifer arranged something with Cheetah."
"Like, let me guess:" Shaggy remarked. "From what I've read in one of the Superman graphic novels, there's a way for a person to be teleported out at the instant he/she is hit by a trauma like that death ray, and then have their 'ashes' teleported back in your place."
"Someone's been reading a lot of comics lately." Jenny smirked. "And you're correct. That's how Father and I survived and are here right now."
"And now, you meddling kids better come with us now." Dr. Zin ordered.
"Well, if you're going to take us, Doctor." Fred stepped up. "You'll have to go through me first!"
He then do a combat pose as he added, "It's a good thing I've been doing some martial arts lessons lately, so be prepared to..."
Before he could finish, a frying pan appeared out of nowhere and whacked Fred in the head, leading to a foolish look on his face before he slumped to the ground.
Turning towards the source of the whack, Zin saw an agent holding a frying pan.
"Got it from the kitchen, boss." The agent explained.
"Good work." Zin smiled as two other agents went to Fred and handcuffed him.
"Fred!" Velma and Daphne both shouted and tried to reach him, only for several agents to hold them back.
"Now, let's go!" Dr. Zin said sternly. "We don't have all night."
As the agents escorts the gang out of the house, Shaggy kicked an opened bag of potato chips onto the floor accidentally as he was led away by Zin and his agents.
"Move it!" The agent escorting him said. "No time for eating!"
The agents proceeded to take our heroes, to where was a mystery and I'm pretty sure it wasn't back to the island. At that same time, Vincent Van Ghoul saw the whole thing through his crystal ball.
"Oh dear" Vincent gasped "I must warn Scrappy and the others!"
Author's Note:
Scooby and the gang have realized something...home is where your heart is, and they've learned their one true place is in Boomerang Land, with their family; Scrappy, Flim-Flam, Googie, Madelyn, Brad, Judy, Pericles, Ricky, Cassidy and Marcie. But before they can go back and settle down for a new life with their 'ohana, the Zin's are alive and they've captured our heroes! Can Mr. Van Ghoul warn them in time? Or will it be too late?