The two humans walked out of the kennel and took Scooby and Yabba to the adoption desk.
"Hear that boys?" the father asked the dogs "We're taking you two home"
"Oh joy!" Scooby said. "It's like a dream come true."
"Yeah" said Yabba.
Scooby and Yabba went up to the shelter's lisence registration booth with the family.
"I see you two have picked out a dog" the lady at the desk said as she looked at Scooby and Yabba.
"Yep" said the girl "I love them! They're not like other animals! They can talk"
"Anyways, I need you to fill out some forms before you leave." The lady said to the father.
"Sure, no problem." The father nodded as the lady got the papers in order.
"Are you excited, boys?" the little girl asked the dogs "You're going to be mine forever and ever"
"Uh huh" Scooby and Yabba nodded.
"We're going to have so much fun together" said the girl "You'll love living with us and I can't wait to introduce you to my big brother. He's the best!"
Soon, they left the pet shop and were in the car heading home.
"Thank you daddy! Thank you" the little girl said as she hugged Scooby and Yabba "I love my new talking dogs"
"Just make sure you take good care of them, dear." Her father replied.
"I will daddy, I will" said the girl, then she turned to Scooby and Yabba "By the way, what are your names?"
"My name is Scooby." Scooby introduced himself.
"And I'm his brother Yabba." Yabba added.
"My name is Emma" said the girl "And I've always wanted a dog. Now, I've got two! My own doggies to play with. Big brother will love you two"
"What's his name, Emma?" Scooby asked.
"His name is Daniel, but a lot of people call him 'Dusty' for some reason" Emma replied.
"I see." Yabba nodded understandingly.
Finally after several minutes, they finally stopped in front of a house.
"Okay Emma, okay boys" said the father "We're home"
"Awesome!" Yabba exclaimed as they got off the car.
They all walked inside of the house. It was just they had imagined a house would look like.
"Oh my god" said Yabba "Look at this place"
"Rit's perfect" Scooby said.
"Welcome to your new home, Scooby and Yabba" said Emma.
"Oh boy!" Scooby exclaimed as they leaped into the living room.
Scooby saw a TV set and a lovely soft couch, Yabba looked outside and saw a nice pool and finally, they went into the kitchen and it was filled with food.
"Roh boy" Scooby said as he looked at the food.
"We're home, Scooby" said Yabba "We're home"
Meanwhile at school, it was lunchtime and the gang were seated at the same table having lunch.
"Boy Shaggy, you must've been starving" said Fred "You eat like a pig"
"Can he help it if he has a digestive system that works ten times the speed of everyone else?" Daphne said.
"Is that true, Shaggy?" Velma asked, raising an eyebrow.
Shaggy nodded as he swallowed a triple-decker sandwich. "Like, it's a genetic disorder that affects one in three hundred people in my family through the male bloodline, as I mentioned to Daph years ago when one of her sisters asked me a similar question."
"Well whatever it is, I like it" Madelyn said "I love a boy who can eat his weight in food"
"Anyways, so are you guys staying at the library to study after school?" Shaggy asked. "We've got that history project to do."
"Yeah, it's only been a week and we have a project to do" Fred stated "I guess that's high school for you"
"Then we can all be study buddies" Madelyn said.
"Great idea." Velma smiled.
"We'll meet together in the library after school." Fred said. "So we can work on the project together."
Eventually, the finally bell ring and school had ended and while most of the students went home, our five protagonists went to the school library.
"It's a good thing we came here" Velma said "I just love the sweet smell of literature"
"I just love the sweet smell of waffles" Shaggy added.
Madelyn giggled "You're so funny, Shaggy"
"Shhh" said the librarian.
"Come on guys" Velma whispered "Let's get our books and study before the school closes at five"
Everyone else nodded as they picked a table and sat , Fred and Daphne went to search for some books on history, while Madelyn and Shaggy watched the table.
"So Shaggy, what do you like to do on weekends?" Madelyn asked him.
"Like, I take part in piano and guitar lessons." Shaggy replied.
"Guitar lessons?" Madelyn asked "I'm into magic. So if you're doing anything sometime this weekend, maybe we could...you know, do something, just the two of us"
Shaggy looked nervous "Um...uh..."
Madelyn made doe eyes and batted her eyelashes at him.
"Like, we'll see." Shaggy quickly replied just as Fred and the girls returned with the books.
"We're back with the books" Velma said as she placed the books on the desk "Come on, let's study"
"So, what were supposed to do our project on again?" Shaggy asked, confused.
"The Revolutionary War" Velma replied as she opened up the book "Now let's begin"
The kids started to look through the book.
"Hey look" Shaggy said as he pointed to a picture of Washington and his men on the Delaware River "Like, one of Washington's soldiers has a little cat on his head"
Looking towards where Shaggy was pointing, Daphne nodded.
"Interesting, Shaggy." She remarked. "I never knew they would allow pets to fight in the war."
Fred read the caption accompanying the picture and read, "Lieutenant General Washington crossing the Delaware River with the First Delaware Regiment under the command of Major Jonathan Muddlemore"
"Jeepers" Daphne said "That sure is some interesting information"
"I have an idea" said Velma "Why don't we do a project on Washington and his soliders? We could talk about the war, their hardships and what they went through just for our freedom"
"Works with me!" Shaggy nodded. "In fact, I think I'll like to do some research on the major with the cat, see what the occasion was for him in bringing his pet with him in fighting the war."
"That's nice, Shaggy" said Madelyn "I'll help you"
All of a sudden, the lights started to flash on and off at a random pace.
"Zoinks" Shaggy shouted as he jumped into Velma's arms "Wh-wh-what's th-th-that?"
"I...I...don't know, Shag." Daphne shivered as she slipped her hand on Madelyn's shoulder in fright.
Just then, a large gust of wind came along and a man in a tall, black manly cloak appeared in the middle.
"AAAHHH!" Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, Velma and Madelyn shouted as they ran away and hid behind a bookshelf.
A girl with messy brown hair also silently gasped at seeing the reaper-like figure and hid behind another bookshelf.
"J-j-j-Jinkies" Velma shivered as she peeked through the bookshelf.
"Y-y-you had me at th-th-that, Velma" Shaggy shivered as he peeked as well.
"Beware!" The man hollered in a ghostly, haunting voice.
"No talking in the library" shouted the librarian.
"Shut up" the reaper shouted as he tranquilized the librarian "I am the Library Reaper and I am here to capture all you pesky delinquents of Coolsville High"
"But first, you're going to have to catch us!" Fred replied defiantly, only him to get a foolish look on his face as a flying thick book knocked him in the head before slumping to the ground.
"Freddy!" Daphne gasped as she held onto his head "Freddy are you okay?"
"You monster" Velma pointed to the reaper "What have you done to Freddy?"
"He'll be okay" said the reaper "Now all of you children will come with me!"
Just then, another light flashed and everyone except for Shaggy, Velma, Daphne, Fred, Madelyn and the girl with the messy hair vanished into thin air.
"Jeepers" said Daphne "What happened to everyone?"
The reaper laughed evilly before disappearing.
Moments later, the police arrived at the library, along with Chief of Police Sam Rogers.
"Pop" Shaggy said as he saw his father.
"Son?" Sam asked as he saw Shaggy and his friends "What's going on here?"
"Like dude, there was this reaper and he like took everyone" Shaggy explained.
"A reaper?" Sam asked "Son don't be ridiculous, there's no such thing"
"But it's true, officer" Velma said "We did see a reaper"
"Now before kids you go on, can you tell me what exactly happened here?" Sam asked.
The kids wasted no time explaining that they were in the library to work on a history project, then the lights flashed and then the reaper showed up and grabbed everyone in the room.
"So that's why we called the police, Pops." Shaggy said. "We thought that there might have been a kidnapping or something."
"I see." Sam nodded as the investigators got down to work.
"You guys have to catch that reaper and get them back, sarge" said Fred "Before he does something to the kids and the librarian"
"Sorry kid" said Sam "We can't arrest that reaper unless we have evidence and since there's apparently no evidence to clarify that there was a reaper or who he was, I'm afraid it's impossible"
"You can't be serious" said Madelyn.
"Sorry little lady, it's the law" Sam said.
"Wait" said Fred "What if we can prove there was a reaper and then find out who his true identity? Do you think that'll help you guys?"
Sam turned to the officers and investigators before they nodded.
"Very well, then." Sam said before turning to investigators and officers and ordered, "Sergeant Kasem, you and your squad will remain at school to provide extra security in case that reaper, or whoever is behind the disguise, returns and kidnaps more students and staff members. Everyone else, it's back to Central."
"Yes, chief." Kasem nodded as the officers followed through with their orders from the chief.
As he and the officers left, Sam walked over to the kids.
"You kids, stay safe and be very careful." He said. "Especially you, Norville. I don't want you all to get into trouble or end up hurt."
"No problem, Pops." Shaggy nodded. "If I encounter something spooky or trouble, next thing you know, I'm on my way racing to the nearest station house."
"Good." Sam nodded in approval before taking his leave.
As soon as the adults left, the kids were stuck on the situation they were in.
"Great" Velma said sarcastically "Nice going Fred"
"What?" asked Fred.
"You want us to find proof of that reaper" Velma placed her hands on her hips "What do you expect us to do? We don't know anything about detective work or meddling"
"No we don't" Fred told his friends "But my parents do"
"Your parents?" asked Daphne "What do they know about solving mysteries?"
"They were part of a group of mystery-solvers known as the Mysteries Five." Fred replied. "It also helps with the fact that my father is a defence attorney specializing in criminal cases, which also requires a great deal of detective work, while my mother and their friends helps out with the investigative work."
"Perhaps they could of some assistance" Velma thought for a moment.
"Your parents were in a club of teen mystery solvers?" Daphne asked "Jeepers. That's interesting"
"Have you ever met their old friends from the club?" Madelyn asked Fred.
"Yes." Fred nodded. "There were plenty of times where my parents brought me to their law firm office and their friends from the club has visited plenty of times before, usually to update them on the investigations or hang out while my father isn't working on a case."
"Like, we sure can use the help." Shaggy said. "Because I really want to know what happened to everyone in the library."
"Has your father ever taught you detective tips, Shag?" Velma asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Like, he spent most of his career in patrol, but he did work in drugs and gangs before being made lieutenant." Shaggy replied. "He also had taught me and Maggie on making certain observations and how to spot certain clues others may have missed."
"That's impressive, Shaggy." Daphne said.
"I've got a fantastical idea" said Madelyn "Why don't we keep the legacy alive? We could start a mystery solving club just like Fred's parents did. The five of us"
"That will work." Fred nodded. "Except that we're going to need a mascot. The old club had a mascot in the form of a parrot named Professor Pericles."
"A parrot?" Everyone asked.
"Yeah" Fred said "The other two members still have him"
"Where are we going to get a mascot?" Velma asked Fred.
"A pet store, I suppose." Fred replied.
"Then that's where we are headed, gang" Velma said "Let's go"
The gang all walked out of the school and headed to the pet store to buy a mascot of their own.
Author's Note:
Looks like Mystery Inc. is forming and following into the footsteps of Fred's parents. But all they need is a goofy mascot and they must get one. As for Scooby and Yabba, they've gotten adopted by Emma and her brother, Dusty. So, how is Scooby gonna join Mystery Inc? Stay tuned.