Chapter 38: An Elephant Always Regrets:
Undercover Elephant's POV:
My name is Undercover Elephant. I'm a detective. This is my assistant, Loudmouse. Anyway, we haven't had a case yet.
"Undercover, those kids with the puppy solve more mysteries than us," says Loudmouse.
"Don't worry," I said, "I'm sure we'll get something!" I then had a call. "Hello?"
"Undercova Elephant! I'm back!"
I recognized that voice!
Shaggy's POV:
We were at the Takamoto Bowling Alley when we saw Undercover Elephant. We met him during that Prof. Moriarty mystery.
"You okay," asks Fred.
"Huh?" He looked at us. "Oh, hey Kids. No, I'm not okay. Look, here's the story..."
Undercover Elephant's POV - Flashback:
Loudmouse and I were undercover in the gang of notorious gangster, Al Cabone!
""alright, boys, dis be gonna be da biggest heist o' our lives! we're gonna rob Top Cat's Casino!"
My disguise was full proof... except for one problem...
"It's Undercover Elephant!"
The fact that anyone can tell I'm an elephant!
"Get dat pachyderm," says Al Cabone.
They all came for us, but Loudmouse and I managed to get away. But when we got in our car, Al Cabone chased after us. We managed to lose him, but his car got attacked by a stampeding herd of elephants... which I find ironic. Anyway, even though Al Cabone was a bad guy, I have always felt bad for causing his death...
Shaggy's POV - Present:
"... and now his ghost is haunting me," says Undercover.
"Where's Loudmouse," asks Daphne.
"To keep him safe, I had to fire him," says Undercover.
We then heard crying. "Is he around here," asks Velma.
"Nope, he's on the other side of town," says Undercover, "now you know where he gets his name."
"Don't worry, Undercover," says Fred, "the Scooby-Doo Detective Agency is on the case!"
"No, Kids, this is something I have to do myself," says Undercover. He then walks away.
"We're going to help him, aren't we," asks Daphne.
"Yep," says Fred.
...
Like, we secretly followed Undercover to the old hideout of Al Cabone.
"Let's split up, Gang," says Fred.
...
Scoob and me were walking through the halls. "Why do haunted places always have to be spooky," I asked. Scoob then looks at me in confusion. "Yeah, you're right. It wouldn't work if a ghost haunts a happy looking place."
"Get out!" We saw a ghost and we ran.
...
When the ghost found us, Scoob and me were mimes. We were making an imaginary wall around the ghost. "Okay, that's enough!" The ghost removes his sheet and it's Undercover.
"Undercover," we both asked.
"I was just trying to scare you kids out so I can take care of the real ghost myself," says Undercover, "I didn't think it would be that hard to scare you two!"
"Oh, we're always scared," I said, "but when we go to a corner with no chance of escape, this seems like the best option."
"Fair point," says Undercover.
Then the real ghost comes. He looked like a skeleton with long white hair, dressed like a 1920's gangster. "Undercova Elephant! yo' caused my dirt nap! naw, yo''re gonna be sleepin' wit' tha fishes!"
We then all screamed and ran away.
...
We then regrouped with the others. "Did you find the ghost," asks Daphne.
"Technically, two," I said, "but the first one was Undercover here!"
"And we just ran from the second," says Undercover.
"Well, if it isn't Underpaid Elephant!"
We looked and saw these three bears. "Oh, hi Hustle, Boogie, and Bump," says Undercover, "rival detectives."
"We're the CB Bears," says Hustle, "and we heard about your ghost problem. Don't worry, we got it!"
"Thanks, but we're helping him out," says Fred.
The CB Bears then laugh and walk away.
"Thanks a lot," says Undercover.
"Undercova Elephant, itz tha end o' tha line fo' yo'!"
The ghost came.
"Run," says Fred.
Chorus: I know a place where I am going
And the place where I am going's
Just around the bend
And you know
There's a lot that I can show you
And if you wanna go there I can get you in
"Happy" is the secret word
And if you're happy it will get you through
And I love you, ya know it's true
And I can make ya happy if ya love me too
The things that you see
You've only been dreaming
But I can make your dreams come true
Cause I love you; ya know it's true
And I can make ya happy if ya love me too
I know a place where I am going
And the place where I am going's
Just around the bend
And you know
There's a lot that I can show you
And if you wanna go there I can get you in
"Happy" is the secret word
And if you're happy it will get you through
And I love you; ya know it's true
And I can make ya happy if ya love me too!
...
"I think we did that song before," I said.
"Who cares," asks Undercover, "that ghost has us beat!"
"I don't think so," says Velma.
"You mean you figured it out," asks Undercover.
"Then it's time to set a trap," says Fred.
Al Cabone's POV:
I finally found undercova elephant. "Now dat I got yo', itz time yo' give up on..." I then looked n' saw there was anotha one! "What?" Then there was another! There was a total o' seven undercova elephants! I was so freaked out; I fell in a box Where two o' da unda elephants trapped me...
Shaggy's POV:
"You thought you had me fooled," says Undercover, "well, you're wrong! Now, which CB Bear are you really? You're Hustle, right?"
"Neither," says Fred, "he's Red Herring!"
"Actually, the ghost is really..." Velma then unmasks the ghost.
"Loudmouse," asks Undercover.
"He's using a robot suit," says Velma, "but I'm not sure why he's doing all this?"
"Because I'm tired of playing second banana to an elephant who doesn't even wear good disguises," says Loudmouse, "I was going to scare him into retirement and then start my own detective business! And I would've gotten away with it too if it weren't for you meddling kids and your puppy and Undercover and... hey, wait, there's four of you kids, plus one puppy, plus one elephant, that's six! So, who's number seven?"
We all look, and it turns out to be Fester Addams. "I couldn't resist!" He then leaves.
Undercover's POV:
Well, my assistant turned out to be a traitor, but that's the least of my problems. I then looked at the newspaper and I was confused. The headline said that I solved the case! Then there was a knock on the door. It was the CB Bears. "Hey, Undercover," says Hustle.
"Sorry we're always making fun of you," says Boogie.
"Turns out, you're a great detective," says Bump, "we figured the ghost was that Red Herring kid."
I was even more confused.
...
"Why does everyone think I solved the case," I asked, "it was you kids!"
"We thought it would help your business if we gave you the credit," says Velma.
"Thanks kids," says Undercover, "hey, wanna see my latest disguise?" I then showed them. "I'm dresses as a pup named..."
"Scooby-Dooby-Doo," says Scooby dressed like me.
We both laughed.
In the next chapter, Scooby and the Gang team up with Inch High Private Eye.