And now, we're going forward with the next chapter! And in case you need a refresher, I'll be alternating between the Pup Named Scooby-Doo universe (taking place eight years in the past) and the current Scooby-Doo universe eight years later (that's the 'Where Are You?'/'Show'/'Scrappy'/'13 Ghosts' timeline, with some of the movies sprinkled in there). So, yeah, Pup Named Scooby-Doo is what we'll be focusing on this chapter! Anyway, enjoy!
EIGHT YEARS AGO...
Outside the Scooby-Doo Detective Agency treehouse, "Commander Cool" and his sidekick, "Mellow Mutt" were outside as the two were pretending to be busy with "work".
"Like, Mellow Mutt, what's the radar say regarding the crime?" Shaggy asked in a cool sounding voice, but was coming out more scratchy in tone.
Scooby was pulling out a pretend radar as he examined it, humming a little before his eyes widened. "Rad ruys roming in rot!"
Shaggy got up as he looked around immediately and noticed some cardboard cutouts of some fake monsters that Scooby and Shaggy have made for the occasion. "Like, I see them, Scoo- I mean, Mellow Mutt! But they don't seem to be noticing us! Let's turn on our cloaking device and get a little closer!"
"Right!" Scooby barked a bit before Shaggy joined Scooby on all fours as Scooby bent his body back as they started to creep up along the grass. From outside the treehouse, Daphne was looking outside, watching the young boy and dog in superhero suits making fools out of themselves as she shook her head.
"They may act like heroes, but the minute they come across a real creep, I know what's going to happen..." Daphne rolled her eyes as she picked up her hair brush to start brushing her hair with it, ignoring the fun that the two were having in the background and the noises they were causing.
But as Daphne was brushing her hair quietly, she couldn't help but contemplate what Shaggy had said to her earlier before leaving outside.
"Someday, these costumes will be quite the fashion statement."
Daphne lowered her eyelids in disappointment as she looked over towards the collection of comics Shaggy had sitting around. She frowned as she crossed her legs, because, after all, "a lady wouldn't be interested in such drivel"!
As she continually brushed her hair and crossed her legs, she paused as she looked up at the ceiling, knowing that she was a fan of mystery novels, which was why she joined Fred, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby in the first place, so she really didn't have any room to argue on that front. Of course, she never really believed ghosts were real. And the group she was always in, while Scooby and Shaggy were always a delight to talk to, despite the fact that the house they live in always had their Christmas decorations up at all time, she still thought they were nice in their own way. And Freddie... yeah, she had to admit, the boy was always a bit arrogant when it came to being leader, and he always had a one-track mind when it came to accusing Red Herring of anything, even if he was a big bully, but he had his heart in the right place. And Velma... sure, she didn't talk much, but when she does, she's a bit of a sweetheart and a genius.
As for Daphne herself? She chuckled to herself as she kept brushing her hair. She was the fashionista, always keeping up to trends and popular looks. Sure, she could have hung out with a better crowd, but she didn't. In fact, many times, she wondered if the popular crowd was better than the friends she currently had. She could join up with them, but... by the long run, she probably would be missing something crucial in her life. Maybe that's why she kept hanging with Scooby, Fred, Velma and Shaggy, because they were more than just a group... they were best friends.
"And..." The young girl paused as she looked over the comics, talking to herself. "Friends always share, right?"
She thought back to what Shaggy had said earlier about wearing anything Commander Cool related. Sure, she never got the appeal of superheroes, but... she bit her lip hesitantly. The next thing she knew, she got up and started heading towards Shaggy's comic collection, randomly picking up one from the pile, giving a sigh.
"One issue, just to mock while I wait for my hair to settle." Daphne frowned as she turned to the first page and started reading the text bubbles that were on the pages along with the pictures. "Hmmm... 'In the 39th National Bank of Walla Walla, Washington, a new diamond is being stored there in the hopes of future generations to come."
Daphne chuckled. "Oh, pretty diamond!"
She kept reading on as she read the world, "All of a sudden, CRASH!"
Daphne looked at the panel where a mysterious figure in shadow had crashed through the paper walls of the bank, spotting the nearby diamond as he took it from the world. Daphne read the villain's lines in a monotone voice. "At last. The Klopman Diamond! Now I can rule the world."
The fashionista scoffed. "Typical villain stuff."
She casually flipped the page as she continued reading on, with the characters of Commander Cool and Mellow Mutt in the next scene, examining the crime scene in hand as she casually read it. "Hmph, of course, the good guys come in to examine the crime scene, isn't that just typical?"
Nevertheless, she kept reading on as she went to the next page, with Mellow Mutt examining the crime scene and pointing with his nose some scraping tracks. Daphne rolled her eyes as she figured, "And of course, the sidekick is going to lead them right to the villain and..."
As she flipped the page, her eyes stopped as she noticed someone standing in the middle of the page, looking all smiley and triumphant. She was an older orange haired woman wearing a blue and red leotard outfit with a green G in the middle of the leotard, along with purple go-go boots and a red mask.
"Whoa... who is this girl?" Daphne asked to herself, looking amazed at the fashionable suit that she was wearing. She read the panel, "Come, come, Commander Cool, surely you'll need help from your old friend, "Gorgeous Gal"?"
Daphne read on as she noted Mellow Mutt's confused expression, along with Commander Cool's confused, yet frowning expression as he said, "And what business do you have in the name of duty?"
The girl in the comic gave a laugh. "Why, Commander Cool, how little do you realize just what I can do. I may look like a fashionista, but deep within is a raving beast willing to go out and fight crime. After all, you're not the only person out solving crime in this world."
Daphne couldn't help but giggle. "Wow, I can't explain it, but she's kinda relatable... and that suit... oh, the suit! It looks so... so..."
The young girl gasped as she covered her mouth as she looked around in embarrassment before looking back outside the window, just in time to see Shaggy and Scooby pretend fighting against a cardboard cutout. Daphne then lowered her head back down as she continually read the comic. As she flipped over the next few pages and continually read the adventures of Commander Cool and Mellow Mutt reluctantly working for Gorgeous Gal, she was continuously giggling with glee. "My, my... oh wow!"
As she kept flipping, she got worried, "Gorgeous, no! Don't go inside! It's a trap!" She continuously flipped the pages as she gave a grin, "Oh thank goodness. I knew you'd get out of that, my fashionable hero!"
She couldn't believe it, but she was going against what she had never do, or even admit. She read the comic eagerly, looking more and more anxious as she kept flipping the pages. Eventually, she had reached the end of the comic where the bad guy had been defeated, and Commander Cool and Gorgeous Gal were alone.
"I was wrong about you, Gorgeous. You do have a knack for the fighting spirit." Daphne said, this time, trying to attempt a cool voice for Commander Cool. She then spoke in a seductive voice for Gorgeous Gal, as she giggled, "Face it, Cool. You know I'm cute."
"Although... you seem to be pretty... cute." Daphne continued in the Commander Cool voice.
Daphne then switched to the Gorgeous Gal voice as she read the last panel. "Thanks for the compliment."
Daphne then went to the next panel and gasped as she saw Gorgeous Gal planting a small kiss on Commander Cool's lips, surprising him, and surprising Daphne as she whispered, "Whoa!"
She then flipped over to the next page to see Gorgeous Gal flying off, with Commander Cool and Mellow Mutt looking up, wondering who this mysterious 'Gorgeous Gal' character is, with Daphne saying, in the Commander Cool voice, "If there's one thing I'll never get, Mellow Mutt, is the odd way that women communicate."
Daphne rolled her eyes as she closed the comic, giving a huge smile. "Oh my goodness! This is so cool!"
Daphne covered her mouth as she looked around, as if expecting someone to jump out at any minute. Fortunately, nobody was around, as she gave a sigh of relief. Daphne paused as she looked over towards the pile of comics Shaggy had. "I wonder what the next issue is like."
Daphne curiously got up and started to head towards the comic pile, and just as she was about to reach for another comic, she heard the elevator ding. Daphne, in a quick panic, put the comic away and stood aside just in time as Shaggy and Scooby were screaming in fear and panic, running around and doing the opposite of being brave. Eventually, it all culminated in both Shaggy and Scooby hugging Daphne in panic.
Daphne looked rather unimpressed as she looked between the two scaredy-cats. "Okay, I'll bite. What happened out there, you two?"
"Like, th-th-th-th-there was a m-m-m-m-monster out there!" Shaggy said as he pointed out the window.
"Reah, ronster!" Scooby said as he got off Daphne for a moment and tried to do a horrible imitation of what seemed to be some oddly shaped Frankenstein monster with wings giving out an uncharacteristic roar.
Daphne just gave an aside glance before shaking Shaggy off of her. "Shaggy, Scooby, you know I say this a lot of times, but there's no such things as ghosts or monsters!"
"You keep saying that, but we know what we saw!" Shaggy shook nervously as Daphne rolled her eyes.
"So much for being "brave" superheroes, huh?" Daphne smirked towards the boy and dog as they glared at Daphne. Before Shaggy could give a retort, all three of them heard the telephone ring.
"I'll ret it! Roming!" Scooby said as he started to run towards the telephone, but before Scooby could grab it, Shaggy got it as he held it to his ear.
"Hello?" Shaggy asked as Scooby snapped his fingers.
"Awe, rucks!" Scooby frowned.
"Like, sorry, but the Scooby-Doo Detective Agency isn't currently-" Shaggy started, before pausing. "Oh, hi dad! What? A gem has been stolen from the bank? And you need our help finding some clues because we do the best crime solving? Well... I don't know..." Shaggy paused. "We don't exactly have all our members present. Well, okay, I guess it, like, wouldn't hurt. I'll be right over."
Shaggy hung up the phone as Daphne looked over to him in curiosity, with Scooby raising an eyebrow as Shaggy explained, "That was my dad. He says there's been a robbery at a bank, and he needs us to help him."
Daphne rolled her eyes. "Doesn't he know that Fred and Velma are out with the flu?"
"He doesn't know where else to turn." Shaggy said sheepishly. "And we never had to do this without Fred and Velma before... zoinks…"
"Rulp." Scooby swallowed in fear.
Daphne paused as she looked between the two, then at the comic as she thought about the one she read earlier. "You know, I bet Commander Cool and Mellow Mutt would LOVE to take on a case like this..."
Shaggy and Scooby looked at each other as they asked, "You think so?/Rou rink ro?"
Daphne gave a small grin. "I know so. Besides, what can I do out in the field with just me and you guys? This clearly sounds more of their department."
Shaggy and Scooby paused as they looked at each other... and grinned before Shaggy turned, "What about you?"
"Oh, no worries." Daphne frowned as she looked at her hands. "I'll be right here, probably painting my nails or something. You go ahead and do your little silly adventure. Don't hesitate to give me a call."
"Like, no problem!" Shaggy said as he turned to his sidekick. "Come on, Mellow Mutt! We have a duty to fulfill!"
"Reah!" Scooby grinned as he and Shaggy ran to the elevator and went down and out of the treehouse as Daphne watched the boy and dog run out, all decked out in their outfits.
As soon as Daphne was sure they were gone, she paused as she got an idea. "What they don't know... won't hurt them."
She took a deep breath and shouted at the top of her lungs.
"JENKINS!"
And that's it for this chapter! How did you guys like it? Next time, we'll see what is going on eight years later with Daphne, Shaggy and Scooby checking out the Commander Cool movie! Anyway, read, review, criticize and suggest, everyone!