Well, it's been a while, but looks like we're going to do another chapter, involving both past and future Daphne! Let's see where we go from here! Anyway, enjoy!

EIGHT YEARS LATER...

"...well, this feels like a familiar situation..."

Daphne groaned as she was struggling to get out of a large knapsack that had closed on itself as she groaned. She remembered riding that hidden slide down into the right and the next thing she knew, she was caught in the knapsack. Daphne kept kicking the bag as she gave a groan. "And me without my file... great."

Daphne felt around the bag for a moment as she tried to find a weak spot, before the beautiful girl gave a small sigh. "Ugh, so much for that. How do I find myself in these situations?"

The girl bit her lip as she tried to struggle out of the bag, hoping to cut an opening... before she heard footsteps. Daphne then went still as she held her breath, hoping that either Scooby or Shaggy had followed the path.

"A prisoner caught in the traaaaap..."

Daphne cursed quietly to herself as she heard the familiar voice of the phantom that she, Scooby and Shaggy have seen earlier in the movie theater. This phantom, or whoever it was if it was someone in a mask, had noticed the struggling sack. Next thing she knew, she found herself being lifted by the sack as she was lumped in the back by some strange person, presumably the phantom. Knowing that it was pointless to keep silent, she kept kicking the phantom in the back, hoping to annoy him to drop the sack she was caught by.

Unfortunately for poor Daphne, the man didn't seem to be budging anytime soon. She couldn't help but flash to the time when she was young, stuck in a similar situation... although she was more vocal about her capture back then.

EIGHT YEARS AGO...

"HEY! LET ME GO! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO YOU'RE MESSING WITH!"

"Shut it, brat! OW! Who knew she was quite the kicker?!"

A young Daphne was growling as she was being manhandled by her mysterious captor. The poor girl could only curse herself as she shut her eyes in anguish. She was supposed to be the super heroine, someone who was unstoppable! Or at least, as unstoppable as she was. She groaned as she shut her eyes, wondering if this is what happens if imagination gets pushed too far.

"Boss, we got one of the raiders!"

"Hold the bag upside down and cover her eyes when she gets up! We can't risk anything!"

The nervous girl bit her lip as she listened in the bag, looking pretty horrified. Were there two people here?

The next thing she knew, the bag had opened up...

EIGHT YEARS LATER...

...and Daphne found herself meeting the floor. She groaned as she tried to get up, but before she could do anything, a blindfold covered her eyes as the girl yelped. Daphne should have been used to this at this point, but she still hated that fact. "Hey!"

Before she could protest any further, something had covered her mouth tight as another pair of hands were busy tying her hands up behind her back, then followed close on her legs as they were tied together. The young adult muffled through her gag as she tried to struggle out of the ropes.

"Seems I have a very pretty woman in my disposal..."

The struggling Daphne could only roll her eyes through the blindfold. It was typical at this point that she'd get the same line. She could hardly believe that she used to be scared of this little line...

EIGHT YEARS AGO...

"Seems we have a very lovely lady in our disposal..."

The young Daphne shook in fear as she was trying to struggle through the ropes and blindfold that had trapped her, trying her best to talk through the gag, but to no avail.

"Just some dumb kid trying to play superhero. But all the same, we can't let her know about our plan!" The second person said. "Tie her to a chair and find any information about this red head! We could get a handsome ransom for this pretty little lady... that is, if she's even still here by then..."

Daphne's eyes widened through the blindfold as she kept struggling, trying her very best to get out. At the moment, she cursed this gag for blocking her mouth. Otherwise, she'd have summoned her butler to save her from any danger at all.

"Oh, you're not insinuating..." The first guy said.

"Tie her tightly to the chair and leave her in that room for now. As for that other kid and his dog, I'm going out to get them myself. They're getting a little too close to solving what happened to the diamond!" The second person said as Daphne tried to struggle.

The young Daphne was horrified, not only concerned for Scooby and Shaggy, but what the second person meant by 'if she's even still here'. Being a kid, Daphne could only imagine a number of possibilities? Would she be killed? Would whoever was doing this actually stoop so low as to kill a kid. If she could do it, she'd have bit her lip. But still, the poor girl kept struggling as she found herself be slung over and riding on someone's shoulder for a few steps before finding herself settling on a chair. Then, she felt the rough sides of some rope tying her up as the girl whimpered in horror.

"This was not how I wanted to spend my day..." Daphne thought as she heard the first person chuckle to himself.

"Don't feel bad. I'm sure you'll sell for quite a hefty price..." The person laughed as she heard footsteps walking out of the room. The poor young girl shivered in fear, wondering if this was what it was like to be a hostage. For the moment, the brave heroine side was gone, and so was the cocky, beautiful, haughty Daphne. What sat in that seat was a scared little girl who had little idea on what to do, or how to get out of the ropes.

EIGHT YEARS LATER...

"I'll be back for you..." The sinister voice chuckled as the tied up Daphne waited for a bit, before pausing to hear the door shut. As soon as she figured the coast was clear, Daphne took a deep breath as she decided to get to work.

"Okay, Daphne, you got caught off-guard and got yourself into danger once again. Fortunately, I think I know which knots the bad guy used to tie me up." Daphne said to herself as she started to use her fingernails to reach for the nearby knot.

Even though Daphne had trained herself quite well in self-defense, she also learned the specific knots of ropes and how to untie each one, in case she ever found herself stuck in a situation such as this. It was times like this that she was thankful for Velma giving her that book on ropes and knots. Sure, she sarcastically laughed at the smart girl for the White Elephant gift, but upon reading it, she actually memorized the details of each knot rather quickly... something she wished she had knowledge of in the early days.

"Well, no use crying over the past now." Daphne muttered as she wiggled her finger over the knot to get it loose. After a couple minutes, she found the loose end as the ropes fell off her hands. With her hands now free, she moved them around to find the knot on the chair. After a few minutes, she found the knot, and just as easily untied it, making her body loose once again. Once she felt the ropes loosen and her arms free, she immediately took off the blindfold and the gag as she looked down at her tied feet and untied the rope with ease.

"There we go..." Daphne gave a small nod as she stood up and rubbed her arms. "Thank you again, Velma Dinkley."

As Daphne recovered, she slowly took in her surroundings as she noticed that she was in a strange room... a room that seemed to be filled with... pictures. Pictures... of her. And Shaggy. And Scooby. Fred and Velma too. Daphne looked around as she raised an eyebrow.

"This is kind of... creepy." Daphne muttered to herself as she suddenly heard something. She turned around as her eyes widened to see something open up, and a familiar voice screaming from the distance.

Daphne tried to brace for impact as the next thing she knew, Shaggy had entered inside and knocked Daphne down to the floor, both of them in an interesting position.

Shaggy looked down at Daphne as both of them blushed in embarrassment as he smiled nervously, "Like... sorry. Are you all right?"

And with that, this chapter is now closed! How did you guys like it? Next time, time we head back to the past with Shaggy and Scooby trying to find Gorgeous Gal! Will young Shaggy manage to reach his beautiful heroine in time? Anyway, read, review, criticize and suggest, everyone!