The next few weeks seemed to just fly by for Shaggy, Scooby and Lute as they went from location to location; unmasking fake monsters and getting some meals, shelter and even money as a reward. It went from someone piloting an exoskeleton dressed up as a giant monster to some sort of swamp monster and Lute had to admit that she found the mysteries kind of thrilling. Learning about them and pulling off the traps as Shaggy and Scooby helped distract the 'monsters' so that she could go from behind and take them out unexpectedly
"Looks kind of busy..." Shaggy said as the Mystery Machine had driven into the parking lot of a diner which seemed to be kind of full and Scooby groaned at the idea that they wouldn't get anything to eat. Lute however motioned for him to stop the van so that she could open the door and get out.
"No worries Shaggy... How about you find us a parking spot and I save us a table inside." Lute then offered as that seemed to save the dilemma as Shaggy and Scooby started waving to her.
"Okay then thanks Lute; I think me and Scooby could be lost if we didn't have you with us now..." Shaggy said as Lute waved back to them with a smile as she got inside. She got herself seated at the closest empty table and ended up overhearing a nearby conversation:
"Did you hear about that popular boy at that Summer Camp who caused a stir when he was making out with his own sister?"
"I know... My daughter had became a follower of him as well... Seemed like a regular joe to be admired..."
She raised an eyebrow at the gossip that reached her ears; she hated to think how depraved humans could actually be. She thought that they had gone beyond incest but apparently things like that still existed somewhere.
To drown out the talking around the other patrons of this she diner; she decided to look at her phone. It was her own phone from Heaven that was able to easily pass itself off as a human phone.
She looked at the photos on it with her smiling with Shaggy and Scooby; various attractions that they had stopped at and the good times they were having evident on their faces. One had her laughing as Shaggy and Scooby had face filled of cotton candy to the point that it looked like they had pink Santa beards.
They were actually fun to be around and Shaggy was kind of an awkward dork; sure easily frightened with his canine friend but rather nice and cute as well.
"While I am waiting; I could see what I can order..." Lute mused picking up the menu and looking over it as she saw a face looking over her shoulder.
"Big cow ribs; I would say go for them Danger Tits..." said a familiar voice and Lute looked over and jumped in silent shock as she was met with the masked form of the first man himself Adam.
"Adam... What... I saw you... How are you here..." Lute asked stunned as Adam laughed and put his finger to her forehead.
"I am actually here babe... Here in your head..." Adam replied and Lute quickly understood that this was her subconscious speaking to her. "So... How has it been... Wait; don't answer it... I know how it's been... You have been messing about with a stoner and his dog fighting people in suits..." Adam told her as his face fell in a glare making Lute gulp.
"That isn't it Adam... They picked me up... I was in a dark lost place..." Lute then tried to say as the vision of Adam crossed his arms and scoffed.
"This was what you have been doing instead of avenging me and our loss... Instead of leading our armies to exterminate every single sinner in that god forsaken pit... You have been instead looking for people acting like it's Halloween... Was this you trying to live out your desire of hunting the normal monsters?" the vision of Adam then told her as Lute looked defensive.
"Sir... Please... I had every intention of retribution... But then Sera cancelled the Exterminations... Direct order to stay there... I saw the sinner that got redeemed... The Princess... She was right... Everything that we believed in and was so certain in... What was I supposed to do..." Lute asked as the vision of Adam then went and shoved her off her seat and was overlooking her.
"All I'm hearing is excuses... What happened to the Danger Tits that served faithfully by my side all those times... Who slaughtered a shit load of helpless sinners during the Exterminations... The one whose dedication was so great that she cut off her own arm... Whose remaining arm I died in... All I see if a mere pathetic shell of the bitch that I knew..." the vision of Adam yelled at her angrily as Lute looked down and put her hand to her face.
"Ah you know what... .Maybe I am being too harsh... Let me help you up..." the vision of Adam offered reaching out to to her and Lute then reached for the hand and... It went right through. "HAHAHAHAH! I am not even here you dumb bitch; I wonder if you will fall for it a second time like that Princess..." the vision of Adam laughed at her as Lute reached out to the seat and pulled herself up as the vision of Adam disappeared.
She thought about what she experienced with a frown as she signed but noticed she got looks. "What are you looking at?" Lute asked with a glare as they looked away and Shaggy and Scooby came through the door. Lute then waved to them to get their attention while putting what had just happened off her mind.