In the history of out there crossovers; this might be one for the ages especially with the planned pairing... Shaggy one half of the lovable cowards and Lute the zealot 2nd in command of Adam... Let's see how this goes for them and maybe some redemption for her...
Late in the afternoon on a highway road as a light green and light blue coloured van decorated with orange flowers known as the Mystery Machine was driving through to little to no traffic in it's way. At the steering wheel was a thin man in a green shirt in his early 20s and sitting right next to him was a brown furred great dane. They were none other than Norville 'Shaggy' Rogers and his best pal Scooby Doo; owners of the Mystery Machine ever since their mystery solving gang Mystery Inc went their separate ways.
Love the World by Austin Roberts played on the radio as Scooby was in charge of checking out the map. "Like how to the nearest town are we Scoob?" Shaggy asked as Scooby had unfolded up the big map and Shaggy actually to push it away with Scooby looking through it. They were on their way to look for employment in a nearby town to help them off their seats a bit. They hadn't had jobs since they haphazardly decided to leave their gym teaching positions at Grimwood's Finishing School for Girls.
In hindsight; it wasn't really the best decision as not only did they grow attached to their students but the reason why they took the job in the first place was because they needed money. It was expensive eating as much as they liked to and when they were on the road solving mysteries with the gang; it was Daphne who took care of expenses with her credit card but now they had to earn their own money.
"Rell... Right here... Ro, Reft here... Re're lost Rhaggy..." Scooby ended up admitting and Shaggy sighed realising too late that putting Scooby in charge of the map may have been a mistake. Shaggy looked to the road and then saw a truck stop bar.
"No problem Scooby; there is a place where we can ask for directions!" Shaggy said feeling optimistic as he then drove right up to the establishment and then parked it with the other vehicles including some motorbikes. They opened the door as coming out of the bar were some big muscular man in biker's attire.
They gulped and tried to walk around but they blocked the entrance; "Don't mind us... We are looking for directions..." Shaggy said as the leader looked down at Shaggy.
"I direct you to move your stupid hippie piece of trash away from our bikes! It is insulting to think that you thought that you could park it anywhere near our turf!" the leader said as Scooby jumped into Shaggy's arms as they were in full blown coward mode.
A short white haired one armed woman with grey hair skin was at the counter of the bar; "Another one..." she said banging her glass on the counter as the bartender gave her a look as he took the glass.
"This is like your 19th or 21st round; are you sure that you haven't had enough?" the bartender asked as the woman gave him a look and then banged the counter with her fist with a hard slam.
"I will tell you when I've had enough! So just shut up and just fill it up!" snapped the woman as the bartender and some close patrons gave her a look but the bartender nonetheless filled it up.
How did it come to this; Lute the right hand woman of Adam the commander of Heaven's angel army the Excorcists; stuck here in some shit little Earth bar because there was no drink in Heaven that could help her deal with what she was thinking.
The last Extermination; it was meant to show a message to Hell not to try rise up again or dare kill any of them. Bathe the grounds with their ashes; starting with that stupid hotel that Lucifer's brat set up as an example thanks to her questioning how Heaven and the Extermination works. For daring to speak up against Heaven's higher ups or Adam.
But no; the Extermination failed... She was beaten by that traitor Vaggie, she had to lose her arm to set herself free, her leader and close friend Adam was easily beaten by Lucifer and she had to watch him die in her arms after being slain by that short little monstrous demon. Forced to order a retreat with threats by Lucifer.
She had plans to take over Adam's position as well as take care of the princess problem but things got worst when she returned...
That snake demon in the hotel who perished in his stupid contraption... He didn't get killed permanently a second time... He was restored and made his way to Heaven as a new seraphim...
He got redeemed...
A sinner got redeemed and sent to Heaven...
She was still taking this in and reacted badly when Sera the High Seraphim told her that the Exterminations are now cancelled; that Heaven would be putting backing into the hotel project... That she would be allowed to take Adam's place as high commander but that they would no longer be Excorcists... They would have to be on guard and on hold for if demons trying and rise up against them...
This was a mistake and she reacted strongly and loudly at Sera; she got suspended for her troubles and told her to relax.
She didn't know what to do and was now on Earth; trying to drink her feelings away. This was her 4th bar (each one in a different state in the US) and she had left on tabs with hundreds of dollars to them that she had no intention of paying or going back to those forsaken places.
She downed her drink and looked at the glass; she could just imagine the princess' smug little face upon finding out that she was right...
How could it be after all this time; why had it taken this long...
Long she carried on with the conviction that she was eliminating unforgivably damned souls that wasted their chance and would have to pay for their evil nature; that there was no changing their fates...
She killed thousands of souls during her time...
How many of them had the capability of redeeming themselves like the snake guy?
She heard a commotion and barged through the doors and found Shaggy and Scooby there with the leader of a bike gang holding Shaggy up by the collar of his shirt.
"With the example that we are gonna set with you; no one will even think of parking something so revolting in our turf again..." the leader said as Lute couldn't take any more.
She put her hand on the guy's arm and said "let the guy down and let him go; this is a free country and I don't see any sign that said that he can't park here so stop being a petty little shit."
The bikers then paused and looked towards her along with the leader who put Shaggy down as they were in disbelief to which she raised an eyebrow; "You're a stranger around these parts so you don't know... But we are the Horsemen of the Devil and we run this part of the country!" the leader told her threateningly and she scoffed at that with a snicker.
A lot of the demons in Hell would eat these losers alive; the bikers didn't take kindly to that and they jumped at her only to be met with kicks to the faces from her. They groaned in pain but go up and tried to swarm her only to be punched hard in the guts and then kicked in the jaws; the leader Lute punched at him and sent him up in the air and landed at the bikes and groaned in pain.
She then extended a hand to the speechless Shaggy and Scooby; "Like thanks for that... That was amazing... I'm Shaggy... This is Scooby..." Shaggy then greeted her and Lute raised an eyebrow at the names but waved to them.
"Don't mention it; I would suggest that you go to your van and get out of here before any police get here..." as bar patrons ran out to see what had happened.
"How about you; we could give you a lift to where you are headed? To pay you back for what you have done; not many would be willing to stick their necks against bikers like those guys for a couple of yellow belly cowards." Shaggy offered and Lute shook her head.
"No thanks... I am just a drifter anyway... Trying to make sense of my life..." Lute answered and Shaggy then thought of something and whispered to Scooby.
"We are off to the nearest town to try and find us work to do; we are short of money... You could come with us?" Shaggy then asked and Lute thought about it; she was tempted to just say no and be on her way but she honestly had else to do. She was just going about trying to drink her sorrows away at random bars; no other plans nor any idea of how long she would be doing this.
Maybe finding some other work will help her clear her head...
"You know what... Why not? I'm Lute..." Lute then said with a smile as Shaggy and Scooby opened up the doors for her to enter as they entered back through her. Shaggy started riving off as the bartender had ran out and noticed what had happened and was now yelling about all the drinks that she had paid for.
"Row rid you right right rhat?" Scooby ended up asking her and Lute was able to make out what he was saying.
"Well... Let's just say that my old job gave me plenty of practice..." Lute answered but then her eyes widened and looked at Scooby. "Excuse me but... Did your dog just talk?" Lute asked Shaggy incredulously.