It was an late afternoon, Muriel and Shaggy were doing laundry, while Scooby and Courage were both lying in bed together.
"Arms in," Muriel said, "shoulders back, bend over backwards. Ahhh... The power of doing housework, don't you agree Shaggy?" the old lady asked as she put the freshly fold shirt of Eustace onto a nearby pile.
"Like totally, Aunt Muriel, your awesome at doing the laundry," Shaggy said with a smile, as he fold some of his clothes before putting them into a basket next to him.
"Why, thank you dear boy," Muriel said, to her nephew.
Eustace entered the room wearing only a towel around his waist, he took a freshly fold shirt of his from the pile, from the bottom of the pile which caused the other shirts to fall to the ground.
"Eustace," Muriel chastised.
"Like, Aunt Muriel just folded them!" Shaggy growled out.
"Uh, sorry, you had the pile upside down," Eustace apologized before quickly trying to shift the blame on her.
"Rou still could have just lifted the pile," Scooby countered with a frown as Muriel came over to pick up the clothes.
"Blah, blah, blah," Eustace mocked as he put on his shirt.
"Like, I got it," Shaggy volunteered as he picked up Eustace clothes and began to fold them.
"Arms in, shoulder's back, bend over backwards," Muriel said, as she folding the clothes again.
Then suddenly Scooby and Courage saw that Eustace, had his arms in, shoulders back and bend over backwards, they gasped.
Turning around, Shaggy and Muriel saw Eustace on the floor, bent in a way that should not be possible.
"Muriel! You folded me clothes too tight," Eustace grunted out as he laid on the floor in pain, while his hands held his back to avoid it from breaking even more. "What are you trying to do to me?"
"I didn't do anything different, just the usual wash and fluff and fold, must be the new detergent I'm using," Muriel answered confused as to how this happened.
"What the-" Eustace said grumbling as he painfully lifted himself and walked out of the room, still with his back bent in a way that should not be possible.
Scooby, Shaggy and Courage winced at the old farmer's predicament, the sight of his uncle bent like that made Shaggy swallow.
"That's gonna hurt in the morning," Shaggy stated, with a wince.
Currently, the family were in the living room watching some television, while Muriel polished Eustace's shoes, Shaggy and Scooby were on the couch, eating snacks and Courage was to the side biting/chewing on an anchor.
"Beautiful," Muriel said as she finished polishing Eustace's shoes. "A good shine can make an old woman look young again."
"Ain't nothing going to make you look young again," Eustace complained angrily.
Shaggy then leaned over and whispered to Scooby, "Like, unless a tornado comes."
Scooby let a chuckle of amusement at Shaggy's statement, remembering the time a tornado came to Nowhere and de-age Muriel into a 3-year-old toddler.
"Just give me my shoes!" Eustace demanded while putting away his paper.
"Here you are... Crabby," Muriel teased as she handed Eustace his shoes.
"Eh, who needs em polished anyway? Just going to get scuffed, stupid as showering," Eustace complained as he put on his shoes.
Then out of nowhere, there was an explosion, and Eustace's feet exploded, leaving behind charred stumps. Shaggy, Scooby and Courage felt their stomachs flipped.
"Zoinks!" Shaggy exclaimed.
"MURIEL! What are you trying to do to me?! Next time you want to blow up me shoes, take'em out back!" Eustace shouted in pain.
"But I shined them just like always, maybe they changed the shoe polish formula,"Muriel told him confused.
"Like, do shoe polishes make feet explode?" Shaggy asked, bewildered.
"I don't think shoe polishes can do that Shaggy," Courage replied.
Muriel, Shaggy, Scooby and Courage went outside, as Muriel has Eustace's hat to give it to him.
"There it is for you Eustace, I've steamed and blocked it, like always," Muriel said handing Eustace his hat.
"Thanks," Eustace said as he took the and put it on his head, only for his head to go beat red a moment later. He suddenly screamed in pain, he quickly took off his hat to reveal two chickens pecking violently at his head. He screamed as he ran around tried to get the chickens off his head.
"Must be something new they're putting in the steam?" Muriel suggested as she watched Eustace run around in confusion and worry.
Scooby and Shaggy started laughing at Eustace's misfortune, when they got a warning glare from Courage, not make fun of the old cranky farmer. They immediately stop.
It was dinner time, Courage was on the floor, eating his dog food, Shaggy and Scooby were eating the giant pieces of steak Muriel had made for dinner.
"Like, it's the best steaks I ever had," Shaggy smiled dreamily as he forcefully swallowed what was in his mouth.
Scooby did the same and smiled up at Muriel. "Relicious!"
"I ain't eating your food," Eustace complained to Muriel as she placed his plate of food on the table.
"What are you saying Eustace?" Muriel asked sounding offended.
"Come on, angry old uncle, try the steaks. There yummy!" Shaggy insisted to his uncle.
"I'm saying that after I've been folded, blown up and eaten by chickens, I gotta think your aunt's got something against me," Eustace answered.
"I never do anything bad to you Eustace." Muriel told him.
"Like yeah, come on Uncle Eustace, it can't be that bad," Shaggy chimed in confidently.
"What do you call this?" Eustace asked as he took off his hat to show the bumps the chickens left behind.
Courage gasped seeing this, as the food he was eating fell out of his mouth when he gasped.
"Like, okay so it is that bad," Shaggy admitted nervously.
"Can't feel safe in your own home anymore," Eustace complained as he left the table and room.
"You don't think I'm doing anything mean to Eustace, do you boys?" Muriel asked everyone.
"Of course, not Muriel," Courage assured her.
"Reah," Scooby agreed warmly, with the cowardly pink beagle.
"Expect for the time, that alien took the kindness out of-" Shaggy started to say, before being elbowed by Scooby.
"Raggy!" Scooby scolded.
"Okay, okay, like, Aunt Muriel, you wouldn't even harm a fly," Shaggy changed the subject.
"Oh, well, must just be a coincidence or something. We can think much clearer after we have a good meal. Let's dig in," Muriel said as she handed Shaggy and Scooby some forks and knives, and more steaks.
However, before the family could begin, a loud crash from the living room happened which caught their attention.
"Rhat was that?" Scooby asked snapping his gaze from the food to the living room where the sound came from.
"I don't know, I hope Eustace is all right though," Muriel said worried.
Standing up, the family entered the living room and saw Eustace hurt by what appears to be a very intricate chandelier.
"Eustace! Are you okay?" Muriel asked.
"Nope! You probably loosened the chandelier when you were dusting it so it would fall on my head," Eustace accused.
"Re have a chandelier?" Scooby asked, not understanding the situation.
"You must have hung it while I was talking on the phone," Eustace argued, with Muriel.
"Well, I never-" Muriel began offended that Eustace thought that.
"Like, Uncle dude, how can she do that? She was with us in the kitchen the entire time!" Shaggy interjected.
"Reah, how can she be two places at once?" Scooby added, with a wrinkled brow.
Eustace was about to continue arguing but stopped when the trio heard knocking on the door.
"Who could that be?" Courage asked.
"MA!" Eustace said in shock when he opened the door to see his mother standing there.
"Like, oh great, her again," Shaggy said, frowning at the shorter woman at the door.
"Ras if we didn't have enough problems," Scooby remarked.
"We have to deal with her again," Courage chimed in with agreement.
"I got me a mail order degree in psychology therapy, and I'm going to help you and what's-her-name work out your problems, you stupid boy!" Ma explained before insulting and hitting Eustace with her certificate.
Eustace laughed nervously.
"Her a therapist!?" Courage gasped warily.
"Roh-boy," Scooby groaned, as he rolled his eyes, fearing where this was going to go. And he knew it would not end well.
"Time for therapy," Ma said as she wrote something down on a pad.
The family were in the kitchen sitting around the table waiting for the session to start. though, Shaggy, Scooby and Courage knew it was going to be a pointless one considering it was Ma.
"Rhis isn't going to end well," Scooby whispered to Courage who nodded with agreement.
"Let's get this marriage off the rocks and out to sea! How much is three plus seven?" Ma asked beginning the session.
"Huh?" Eustace asked confused.
"Why is the sky blue?" Ma asked again pointing her pencil to Muriel.
"Excuse me?" Muriel asked, clearly sharing her confusion with her husband.
"Like, I'm no therapist, but I'm pretty sure that's now it works," Shaggy pointed out, to Ma who just ignored him.
"Your marriage is dead as dust, make sure you keep the house, cause I gotta move out of that trailer," Ma said before turning to Eustace and revealing what she was actually after.
Scooby clenched his jaw, so that's why Ma was here, she is not a therapist at all! She was just trying to get between her and Eustace so she could kick Muriel out. What an awful woman! "Roh I get it, your not helping Ruriel or Rustace. Rour just separating them, so you can move in here!"
"I have no idea what you're talking about, you stupid dog!" Ma denied, as she cross her arms.
Shaggy glared at Ma, becoming very angry, "Like hey! Don't talk about my best pal, like that!" he folded his arms.
"You shouldn't come into my home and upset things like this," Muriel said, looking very upset as she poured two cups of tea and handed it out to Shaggy and Eustace.
"Like, thanks Aunt Muriel," Shaggy said as he took a sip of the tea, it help him calm down from his anger towards Ma.
Eustace suddenly screamed as his tea from his cup acted like a geyser and blew in his face.
"That's it! I'm going to go sit in my truck where it's safe!" he snapped as he got up and exited the house.
"There's something very strange going on around here," Muriel said as she opened the tea kettle in confusion.
"What else is new?" Courage chimed in caustically.
"Whatever you're up to, it ain't going to work, unless you cut me in for half," Ma said showing everyone where Eustace got his greedy nature.
Muriel, having enough, got up from her seat. "Come on boys, we got better things to do, than listen to such nonsense."
Shaggy, Scooby and Courage got up from their seats and followed Muriel.
"Something, very, very strange going on around here," Muriel said, as he opened the door and left the kitchen with, the cowardly trio.
They all went into the living room, with Shaggy and Scooby on the couch, and Courage sitting Muriel on her lap, in her rocking chair.
"Some therapist she is, if we only had someone here who could really help," Muriel said, clearly annoyed with Ma, the trio didn't blame her.
"Reah, we need a real therapist," Scooby agreed.
"But like, how are gonna find a real therapist at this hour?" Shaggy asked.
This, seemingly gave Courage an idea as he quickly went upstairs. Curious, Shaggy and Scooby, looked at one another in confusion and shrugged before getting up from the couch and followed him upstairs.
Courage turn on the computer and began typing.
"Like, What you doing, little pink dude?" Shaggy asked, as he and Scooby came up to the attic, to see what Courage is up to.
Only to get the cowardly teen's answer when the computer spoke up in a shocked tone.
"YOU, want to be a licensed therapist? A twit like you?" the computer asked while also insulting him.
Courage however, typed a response that every time he, and his friends needed his help."Okay, no need to get testy."
"Roh, I get it. Rou want to be a therapist to help Ruriel and Rustace," Scooby remarked, realizing what Courage was going for.
"Like, is that even possible?" Shaggy asked, with a wrinkled brow.
"It is, I just so happen to be certified to certify," the computer answered.
"Guess it's true that you can get anything on the internet," Courage said.
"All right, just answer these questions, and you'll have your license," the computer said with the screen changing.
"Mm-hmm," Courage said nodding his head.
"Okay. First question. How do you spell our time is up, pay me lots of money," the computer began with Courage typing the answer.
"There's no "Q" in Cincinnati, twerp," the computer insulted after Courage finished typing in the answer. "Next Johnny has three apples and Davey has two apples, why don't they just shut up and eat?"
Shaggy, Scooby and Courage all just looked at each other in confusion while wondering what exactly they got themselves into by doing this.
Fifteen minutes later, Courage had manage to answer all of the questions.
"Congratulations. You are now a fully licensed therapist," the computer said as he printed out the document.
"Oh, thank goodness," Shaggy sighed, with relief.
Scooby wiped his brow, "Reah, those questions were difficult."
Courage hopped down from the chair and bounced excitedly for his license.
"Word of advice. Just keep nodding and don't say anything," the computer said as the document finished printing.
"Now we just need Muriel and Eustace," Courage said as he hurried to leave the room and get the therapy sessions started.
"And so western civilization crumbles," the computer mocked.
Shaggy then turned his attention to Scooby and gave him a pet on the head, "Come on Scoob, let's get everything set up."
"Rokay, Raggy," Scooby affirmed.
Courage ran outside of the house, went into the truck and grabbed, Eustace. He then went back inside and went into the living room and grabbed Muriel as well.
When they got upstairs, Shaggy appeared to be dressing like, a manager.
"Like, good evening lady and gentlemen, you may step right in," Shaggy said, as he pointed to the attic door.
Muriel and Eustace both shrugged, as they went inside, and they're both greeted by Scooby.
"Rlease, take your seat," Scooby directed with a low bow, pointing to the a large couch for them to sit on.
Scooby then closed the door, to give them privacy, and the old couple saw Courage sitting on the red chair.
"How may I help you?" Courage asked, motioning the couple to talk about their issues.
"What?" Eustace asked.
"Oh, my," Muriel said.
"Can you tell me, what do you see in this picture?" Courage questioned, as he held up a picture of ink.
"I see a beautiful butterfly, who only wants to make her husband happy," Muriel responded.
"I see a girl hitting on her head, with a frying pan," Eustace replied, while hitting his head.
For the past five minutes, Courage written everything down, as Muriel and Eustace hit each other, with punching sticks.
"How could you ever think…I…ever…try…to…hurt…you?" Muriel asked, as she hit her husband, with her punching stick.
"I see, I see," Courage replied with a hush tone, as he wrote everything down, in his note book.
A few minutes later, the old couple finally calm down, as Muriel stroke her husband's bald head.
"I guess it all started with me Ma. She never liked me," Eustace said.
"I see," Courage observed, as he wrote down on his notebook down.
Five minutes later, Eustace has been thinking and finally made a decision, "Okay Muriel, I'll give you another chance."
Courage hopped out of his chair and walked towards the door, "Okay, you guys can come in," he said, opening the door.
Nodding and standing up, Shaggy and Scooby went inside and saw Muriel and Eustace hugging each other.
"Like, how did it go?" Shaggy asked.
"I decided to give your aunt another chance," Eustace said in a kind voice which surprised Shaggy and Scooby. Shaggy and Scooby have never the seen the cranky old farmer so gentle.
"Rice job Rourage," Scooby said giving him a pat on the head.
"Thank you, Dr. Courage. You're a brilliant therapist you are," Muriel said with a happy smile.
"Yay!" Courage cheered with a thumbs up.
"Pathetic," the computer mocked.
Suddenly, the door was slammed open by Ma who seemed angry.
"Eustace, you stupid boy! I'm the only therapist operating here! Kick her out! She's no good for you!" Ma demanded.
"You don't know what you are saying," Eustace argued.
"Yeah, I'm suppose you like the lobsters she stuck in your pants," Ma mocked.
"What?" Eustace asked confused.
As were Muriel, Shaggy, Scooby and Courage. The trio started at Ma, what was she talking about?
"Rhat do you mean by that?" Scooby asked. Rhat is going on?
Only for the trio jump in shock when Eustace suddenly started running around the room in pain as lobsters suddenly appeared in his pants.
"It ain't me Eustace! I'm not doing this!" Muriel shouted, clearly worried.
Ma Bagge began to laugh evilly getting everyone's attention.
"I got it!" Courage shouted as he used some tweezers to take the lobsters out of Eustace's trousers safely.
"You stupid dog!" Ma yelled before chasing Courage. "Get away from there!"
"Reave Rourage alone!" Scooby shouted, before also giving chase.
"You leave our pal alone!" Shaggy yelled, as he also give chase.
Courage hid behind the chair, before Ma catch up to him.
"Get that dog-" Ma yelled, before she could finished.
Courage shoved the painting of ink into Ma's face, before she could do anything else.
"I see a bitter old woman with a bad wig who's in a lot of pain," Ma said after looking at the image for a moment.
Five minutes later, after seeing the image, she agreed to go under therapy session, which surprised Shaggy, Scooby and Courage greatly.
"It all started out years ago, with my mother's, mother's auntie Griselda, she was a cruel woman, made us all miserable. She even threw some guy into the loch ness," Ma said as she laid down on the couch. "The monster ate him. Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha. Stupid boy."
Shaggy shook his head with a frown, "Like man, how many people in the Bagge family are bad to the bone?"
"Rapparently too many," Scooby said sadly, to his owner.
Before Courage could say anything, a black ghostly creature came up through the floor. The family, expect Ma all screamed in terror.
"THIS WAS YOUR GREAT-GREAT-AUNT! NOT THE CHUBBY ONE'S!?" the creature demanded.
"That's right, now leave me alone, I'm getting therapy you stupid ghost," Ma answered before waving her off.
The creature seemed to grow increasingly hostile with each passing second.
"Uh-oh," Ma said realizing her mistake, she got up and quickly ran over to Muriel and Eustace and handed the, a piece of paper. "Sorry, our time's up. Here's my bill."
"I feel so...inadequate," the creature said before laughing manically and pulling out more lobsters, she then gave chase to Ma.
The family exchanged an initially tentative glance at this, unsure of what to make of what just happened.
"Rhat just happened?" Scooby asked with a confused frown.
"Like, you're telling me Scoob, I don't know either to be terrified or confuse," Shaggy said, just as unsure what to make of this.
"Honestly, I don't know what to make in all of this," Courage agreed, beyond confused at this revelation.
The family were in the living room, with Shaggy and Scooby watching TV and eating snacks, and Courage was sitting on Muriel's lap in her rocking chair
"The tea's too hot, what are you trying to do? Burn me lips off my face. And my shoes, they're smudge, can't you polish them, right?" Eustace complained.
"Good to have everything back to normal, isn't it?" Muriel asked smiling.
"Well, as normal as everything could be, right Scoob?" Shaggy remarked, to his best friend.
"Reah," Scooby agreed, with a chuckle. "Scooby-Dooby-Doo!"
Well that's all for this chapter, next will be The House of Discontent. Let me guys know in the reviews/comments of what should I do for the future episodes or next chapter. And what Courage should say in future chapters. Until then this is vakarns signing out.
The House of Discontent Summary: The spirit of the harvest moon appears one night, demanding that the family leave since Eustace cannot seem to grow anything on their land.