There they were locked in a tailspin as the monster raged on destroying everything in its path. However, Speed Buggy and Melissa weren't giving up just yet. Speed Buggy used all his strength to skid to a stop leaving burn marks behind him.
"Good work Speedy now go after the monster," Mark urged from over the radio.
"Are you okay Melissa?" came Dick's voice next.
"Yeah, I'm fine,"
"Great,"
Speed Buggy raced after their metallic foe. The monster turned just in time to see Melissa yank out her whip and use it to tie the monster around the legs bringing it to the ground with a disturbing crunch of metal. Melissa jumped out casting her helmet aside in the process. Speed Buggy followed behind. Everyone was waiting gathered around the fallen monster.
"Good work Melissa," Fred congratulated her.
"Thanks,"
"How'd you do it?" Velma asked.
"I'll tell you later. First, let's put this creep and his partner behind bars," Melissa declared.
"Yeah, but where's the opening at?" Shaggy asked.
"Right here Shaggy," Tinker replied pulling a lever on the monster's head revealing Natalie and the guy that had pushed Melissa over.
"Uh, care to clue us in?" Fred asked.
"This is Natalie and Nate. These two cooked up quite the scheme. First, they sent what they considered to be threatening letters to the racers" Melissa began.
"Then when those failed they built this robotic lizard to destroy the race," Dick continued.
"So they could resume their smuggling operation under the cover of the convention," Debbie finished.
"And we would've gotten away with it too if it weren't for you meddling kids and that overgrown toy car," Nate declared as the police cuffed them.
"But why did she do it?" Shaggy asked pointing to Natalie.
"Because the earnings from the smuggling operation give her a nice cushion to fall back on when racing season ends. You should see the inside of her locker it's full of reptile things,"
"She's right," Mark confirmed.
"Nice job guys," Velma said.
"Now, I believe we've got a race to finish," Tinker declared.
"Don't look at me," Melissa cried throwing her hands up.
"Relax Melissa your work is done," Debbie laughed.
"Thank goodness,"
"Now let's finish this thing,"
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The gang sat up in the stands with Melissa and Dick in front of them.
"Aren't they crashing our date?" Melissa whispered.
"Don't pay attention to them, Look Speed Buggy's in the lead," Dick pointed out.
"Five dollars says he wins," Melissa replied.
"I'll take that bet," Dick said shaking Melissa's hand to seal the deal.
Sure enough Speed Buggy won first place. Dick in response handed over fifteen dollars causing Melissa to look at him in confusion.
"Just Because I love you," Dick explained.
"I love you too Bird Boy,"
The end.
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