Halloween Decades Ago.
A little Girl was going Trick or Treating by herself.
She walked up to the Mansion Door.
When she knocked An Old Man answered and threw her candy on the ground.
"You will never get this from me, you little Brats,never," Cletus Darrow stated.
Mrs. Darrow tackled him.
The Child ran away in fright as she dropped more candy on the floor.
"It's mine,Give it to me," Mrs. Darrow demanded,
As the two kids jumped in, tackling their parents.
"Can't have it," Cletus said.
As they fought with their hands, it fell onto the ground.
The Daughter saw it and grabbed it as she smiled.
Mrs. Darrow elbowed her to the ground as she grabbed it.
"Give me that," Cletus ordered
Cletus charged his wife and shoved her out of the way.
As he admired the piece, his son somersaulted and grabbed it.
"I have it, I have it," Danny announced.
As the ground began to shake.
The Floor began to crack.
"Daddy,Mommy, What's going on?" Danny asked.
They all screamed as their House sank into the ground.
At K Ghouls, The Next Day.
"Angel Dynamite,coming at you with the spinners, spinning round, for all you sinners in this town,be right back,Dig?" She announced as she walked away.
She walked out of her booth and to the Gang.
"Okay,Kids, lay it on me, and don't hold out on me," Angel ordered.
"Okay, here are the clues we have so far that we know are linked to the Curse of the Haunted Treasure, One, the locket we found in the Crystal Cove Caves, which has the the pictures of Brad Chiles and Judy Reeves from the Original Mystery Incorporated inside,Two, Professor Pericles,also a member of the original Mystery Incorporated,who escaped from prison and vanished without a trace," Velma explained.
"You forgot the part where he tricked me and Scoob," Louis added.
Scooby patted Louis's head,comforting him.
"Anyway, Three, The Darrow Family who disappeared along with their mission nearly 75 years ago, without a trace,which leads us to four, Mr. E, a mysterious ally who's been leaving us clues to help solve this Mystery," Velma continued.
"The one, I don't trust," Louis muttered.
"It's okay,Louis," Scooby reassured hugging him and patting his head.
"Which we still haven't managed to solve," Velma mumbled.
"Mr. E left this on my doorstep last night,weird, it doesn't have the standard letter,E,stamped on the front," Daphne commented.
"Be careful," Louis mouthed to Angel.
She nodded.
Scooby looked at Louis suspiciously.
Louis gave him a awkward smile as he waved to him.
Scooby was keeping an eye on him a lot more now.
Not just to protect him but to find out what secrets he was hiding.
Ever since he read Louis's diary, which he hadn't managed to finish yet he hadn't trusted him very much.
"Dear Diary, Man, I dig Ricky, last night, I fantasized that he took me in his big arms on a magic carpet ride all the way to the mysterious perfumed gullies of Romancylvania," Daphne read.
"Ew," Louis,Scooby,Fred,and Shaggy whispered.
"This belonged to Cassidy Williams of the original Mystery Incorporated," Daphne pointed out.
"Try the last entry before they disappeared," Angel suggested.
Louis again told her,"Careful," mouthing it, she was making herself look suspicious.
"Dear Diary, In Our Quest to track down the Cursed Treasure, we leave tonight, to search the site of the old Darrow Mansion," Daphne read.
"That's weird,the paper said, they disappeared from the Crystal Cove Caves," Velma mentioned.
"That Mansion used to stand where Darrow College is now," Angel stated.
That Night at Darrow University.
"The Boiler Room, is the lowest point in the entire College, if the Mansion is underneath this will be the best access point," Velma said.
"I don't know about this guys, I don't like this," Louis warned.
"Why? Do you know something we don't?" Scooby interrogated.
"No,Scooby, Why would I?" Louis responded as he rolled ahead of Scooby.
He put on a nervous face getting nervous that Scooby was trying to figure him out.
"Start searching,Gang," Fred commanded.
"If we're lucky,we'll find a subtle clue that will help us,be patient though, this could take hours of careful," Velma informed.
"I found something," Daphne announced.
Velma frowned realizing she was wrong.
Fred and Daphne pushed a Crate out if the way revealing the Chimney to the Mansion.
Scooby sniffed.
"It looks like a chimney," Scooby informed.
"No offense,Scooby,but,duh," Louis commented.
"Yeah, and I don't think Santa's been down it in awhile," Shaggy added.
"I wonder where it leads," Daphne stated.
"Only one way to find out," Fred answered as he jumped and slowly slid down the Chimney and jumped.
"Fred," Louis called.
"All clear,come on down," Fred ordered.
"Catch me,Fred," Daphne commanded.
As she jumped,there was a large thud.
"Ow," She complained.
"What did you say? Daph," Fred wondered.
"Never mind," She responded.
Velma didn't say anything she just jumped.
"Like,dude,time to drop out of college,"Shaggy said.
Scooby jumped in his arms and they both jumped leaving just Louis up there.
"Your turn,Louis," Scooby warned.
Louis gulped, he was very nervous to jump.
Louis launched himself out of the Wheelchair and down the chimney.
When he got down halfway, his head began to hit the walls.
They hit him over and over again till he finally reached the bottom.
By that point,he was unconscious.
Suddenly, he felt shaking.
He opened his eyes to see Scooby shaking him awake.
"Louis, Are you okay?" Scooby asked.
"Y-yeah," Louis replied.
"How many toes am I holding up?" Scooby wondered lifting his foot and holding up an amount.
Louis looked and replied," Two."
Scooby let out a sigh of relief, his friend was okay,he probably had a minor concussion.
All of a sudden, a wall cut them off from the Chimney.
Scooby quickly grabbed Louis and pulled him out of there and put him on his back.
Fred saw it closing and tried to stop it but it was too late.
"It's sealed shut,Is everyone alright?" Fred notified.
"Like,define alright," Shaggy requested.
"B-b,bones," Scooby stuttered as he picked up bones of a rat.
As it turn to ash.
"Where are we?" Daphne asked.
"If I'm not mistaken, it's Darrow Mansion," Velma answered.
"Welcome back,Mystery Incorporated," a strange voice announced from the Radio.
"Who is there?" Louis wondered.
"This time...you'll never leave," The voice informed as he cackled.
"Who are you? And, How do you know us?" Fred questioned.
"I'm surprised you've forgotten,Mr. Perfect Big Chin Man," the voice commented.
"Um, Have you two met?" Daphne asked.
"Maybe, they have," Louis added.
"Oh,yes,yes, surely you remember me Tanya, How did you become a Boy? Wait, to think I wouldn't recognize you,well, I will not be fooled,I have been waiting a long,long time and I'm ready for your return,Mystery Incorporated will not get out of this mansion alive this time!" the voice replied.
"This time?" Scooby repeated.
"Now,in the honor of your return,I've set some very, special traps," the voice said.
"Did you say traps?" Fred wondered.
"Oh no," Louis whispered.
"That's right,specially designed for my old visitors,Brad, you too,Judy,Cassidy,Ricky,Tanya, and of course,the ever cunning Professor Pericles," Danny Darrow responded.
"Excuse me Demented Speaker,sir,there's a misunderstanding,see,we're not," Velma tried to warn.
"Enough! You'll never get my treasure,and you'll never make it out of here alive," Danny lashed out angrily as he turned it off.
"Like, Why does he have to keep saying that?" Shaggy asked.
"To spook us," Louis notified.
"Why does he think I am a bird?" Scooby wondered.
"I don't know the answer to that one," Louis answered.
"For some reason,this guy believes,we're the original Mystery Incorporated," Velma stated.
"And what does my Grandmother have to do with this?" Louis questioned.
"Fred, What's going on?" Daphne asked.
"Sorry,Daph, I stopped paying attention after he said," "traps," Fred replied.
Fred chuckled.
"Like,I got an idea,let's get out of here before we step in one," Shaggy mentioned.
Shaggy stepped on a floorboard which opened part of the floor where spikes were at the bottom.
Shaggy,Scooby,and Louis were at the edge of it
"Way to go,Genius," Scooby commented.
"We should have stayed where we were," Louis warned.
"Stay calm,Gang,clearly that crazy adult expects us to panic and run for the door,stepping on a pressure switch,that's no doubt,under that Persian Rug,however,cool logic tells me that all these traps must have a bypass switch which is located right over there," Fred explained pulling Scooby,Louis and Shaggy back to the group.
"A boy with an Ax and a Hat?" Daphne questioned.
"Ax,Hat,AxHat,Exit,no doubt behind that painting,follow me,Gang," Fred eludicated as he opened the painting.
It turns out a rope was connected to the painting triggering another trap.
A saw dropped from the Ceiling towards Shaggy,Scooby, and Louis.
Scooby pushed Shaggy out of the way and Louis ducked backwards when they did, it lit the rug around the girls trapping them in nets.
"Wow,the Calahash Gambit, I've only read about it in books," Fred stated.
A large wooden log was hanging above them,the rope holding it was breaking.
"Fred," Daphne and Velma complained.
"I've been preparing for a Master Trapper Showdown like this my entire life," Fred said.
He messed with the Lamp Shade then the thing to turn it on.
After that,he searched through the nightstand as the rope continued to break.
Fred pushed them open and closed them in a pattern making almost all the traps disappear.
The Rope snapped and Velma and Daphne moved out of the way.
The same happened with Shaggy and Scooby except it was a spear.
They moved out of the way but Louis was still there.
He saw coming to him as he covered his eyes preparing to be impaled.
Scooby quickly reacted as he jumped on top of him and rolled him out of the way.
Scooby put him back on his back and followed Shaggy.
An Anvil almost dropped on Fred until he moved.
The Gang ran through the Hallways as the traps fell behind them.
The Gang ran until they ran into another room when it finally stopped.
The Gang panted, they were out of breath from all the running.
The doors closed quickly.
"Everyone stay close," Fred ordered.
Daphne clinged to him.
"Uh,Daphne not that close," Fred informed.
"Oh,sorry, it's just you get so swarthy when you take control,like a trucker with an ascot," Daphne explained as she softed his chest.
He just continued pretending she wasn't there.
Scooby laughed at that.
Louis just rolled his eyes.
Fred walked up to the next door and twisted the knobs but they didn't do anything.
Suddenly,the door turned around taking the Gang to the other side.
"We made it," Daphne said.
"Of course,we made it, no one can touch Freddy Jones," Fred said.
As they Gang's feet touched a wire as they all fell.
Louis held on to the edge for a minute.
That was when he slipped and fell as well.
When Daphne woke up she was chained to a couch,she rubbed her head in pain.
She yawned before noticing where she was.
Fred woke up tied to a Chair.
"Where? Where are we?" Daphne wondered.
I-I don't know," Fred answered.
All of a sudden a Radio turned on as Danny laughed and coughed.
"You think you're clever with traps,Do you? Here,Brad and Judy,here is where things get truly diabolical," Danny commented.
"Our names aren't Brad and Judy," Daphne shouted.
"You're wasting your time trying to confuse me,Brad and Judy,for this is just a recording of my voice that can answer you," Danny lied.
"Uh,but, you did just answer me," Daphne pointed out.
"Okay,fine,fine,I'm here,you're quick,but, Are you quick enough for my next trap? Please,take note Brad and Judy,that you are in a swimming pool," Danny replied.
"You call this a trap,Radio Voice? you forgot to fill it with water,Daphne and I can breathe down here for decades," Fred commented.
That was when the water turned on and began to fill up the Pool.
"Plus or minus," Fred added.
"I've arranged this trap around the theme of love,Brad, your girlfriend there has always wondered 'how much you love her' now's your chance to prove it,your loveseat is free to float,her loveseat is chained to the bottom of the pool,attached to that float is an Egg Beater,next to the pool is a Hammer,by the door is a screwdriver,a large rock sits on the pool deck,if you're clever enough you can escape this trap,or you could stay faithfully with the girl you love,let's just hope that whatever stuff you're made of,floats," Danny eludicated as he laughed.
"What do you think?" Daphne asked.
"I think I've made a terrible mistake,Daph,this man,this fiend,is a genius,I mean I've studied some brilliant trap makers but this guy tops them all,the slow filling pool thing,and-and those little clues which seem to make no sense,wow,I mean,Fleebermeyer tried something similar in 41 but this guy," Fred said.
"If you can't get us out of this,then,well,move over to me,at least we'll be together," Daphne requested.
"Sorry,Daph, but I've got other plans," Fred answered.
"What?" She shouted.
Fred put his tied hands underwater and grabbed the rope where the Egg Beater was connected to.
He turned it on and it made him float over to the edge of the pool.
"You're not gonna leave me, Are you?" Daphne questioned.
"No distractions,Daphne,now the Hammer,of course," Fred stated.
As he used his chin to move and grab the Hammer with his mouth.
He hammered a part of the edge making it fly into the air.
He spit the Hammer out of his mouth and grabbed the piece and used it to cut his ropes.
"And I am out of there," Fred announced jumping out of the pool.
"I'm not," Daphne notified.
Fred tried to yank the doors open but they didn't
He picked up the Screwdriver.
"I can use this Screwdriver to remove the Hinges and escape,very nice,What's that Rock for?" Fred mentioned.
He ran to the rock and picked it up,seeing the paper and taking it off to read it.
"For weighing you and your sweetheart down together for all eternity, cackle, cackle, jibber, jabber, cough,cough," Fred read.
"Oh well,Fred,at least we'll be together,it's tragic,but so romantic," Daphne stated.
He didn't say anything he just jumped into the pool.
However,he did come back up.
"Sorry,Daph,didn't hear you,I was busy thinking about my trap-making nemesis,no way am I letting it end the way he wants it to" Fred said.
Fred lifted the rock.
"Fred,What are you doing? Not like this!," Daphne questioned.
Fred hit the rock on the Chains setting her free.
She began to sink,she swam up and leaned her head against Fred's chest.
"Oh,heh,heh,good one,boyfriend," Daphne rephrased.
He carried her out and set her down on the Pool Deck.
"You okay? Daph," Fred asked.
"Oh,yes,I'm fine,I mean,just to be on the safe side,Shouldn't you give me some CPR?" Daphne requested.
As She puckered her lips expecting him to do mouth to mouth with her.
He pressed hard on her stomach making her cough.
She quickly grabbed his arm forcing him to stop.
"I meant mouth to mouth CPR," Daphne notified.
"Ha,that would never do any good,not with all the water in your lungs blocking the air," Fred warned.
As she sighed and turned to her side.
Shaggy awoke first.
Almost everyone was laying on each other.
Shaggy was laying on Scooby's back and Velma was laying on Shaggy's shoulder with her hand grasping his arm.
Louis,however was in between all the sharp objects on the ceiling.
"Scooby,Shaggy,Velma,wake up," Louis shouted
Shaggy opened his eyes.
"Like,Where are we?" Shaggy asked.
The three immediately woke up and sat up seeing the sharp tools on the ceiling.
"Louis," Scooby called.
"It's okay,Scooby, I am fine,well,more or less,I can't exactly move,these sharp things are pinning my shirt to the ceiling," Louis try to reassure.
"You are nearly at your moment of doom,well,three of you are anyway,hee,hee,someone in this room is a big,fat,insecure know it all,but,only the truly smartest member of your party can figure out this trap and escape to live,ha,ha,good luck," Danny explained.
"Big,Fat,Insecure Know It All?" Shaggy questioned.
"Don't look at me,I am more of an idiot than a Know It All," Louis warned.
"I don't think you are an idiot," Scooby complemented.
"Thanks,Scoob,if I wasn't on the ceiling right now,I would give you a hug," Louis replied.
Scooby gave him a big smile.
"Who is that? Then," Scooby wondered.
"Oh,come on,I wouldn't exactly describe myself as big or fat or insecure, Am I?" Velma added.
Scooby and Shaggy looked at her as if she was crazy.
"You're not," Louis responded.
"Thanks," Velma thanked.
"No problem," Louis answered.
"Why aren't you two supportively agreeing with me?" Velma questioned.
"What?" Shaggy asked.
"Huh?Oh,uh,sorry,You're awesome," Scooby rephrased as he blushed in embarassment.
"Like,besides,you're the only one who can get us out of here," Shaggy pointed out.
"Better,good thing I never go without my Swiss Army Grooming Kit,I'll just use my dainty eyebrow trimmers, and," Velma whispered.
As she cut one, knives came shooting out of the wall and to them.
"Duck," Louis ordered.
As they ducked,they stabbed the floor.
"Jinkies! Maybe,in this instance,I'm not the smartest member he's talking about,But,It couldn't be you,Could It?" Velma wondered.
"Nope,it can't be him," Louis commented.
"Mm,Louis is right,nope,not me," Shaggy replied.
They both turned to Scooby.
Scooby gasped realizing it might be him.
He gulped in fear.
"Me," He guessed.
"You're all we have left,pal," Shaggy informed.
"Follow your intuition,Scooby-Doo," Velma suggested.
"I know you can do this Scooby,you are one of the smartest people,actually,you are the smartest dog I know, and I don't doubt you, one bit,you've got this," Louis reassured.
Scooby saw Louis up there and quickly reacted.
He jumped onto the Ceiling where Louis was and landed in between the blades where Louis was and was over him.
"What are you doing?" Louis asked.
"Following my Intuition,Saving You," Scooby responded as he held on to Louis by putting his legs around Louis's waist.
Scooby yanked on Louis's sleeves but they wouldn't budge,they were stuck under the knives.
"It's not working,forget me,get them out of here," Louis requested.
"No way, I have an idea but it might sound off at first," Scooby warned.
"What is it?" Louis wondered.
"I am gonna remove your clothes," Scooby notified.
"What?" Louis questioned quite uncomfortable about what his Friend just said.
"Well,not literally remove all your clothes but remove your shirt," Scooby informed.
"Then just say that," Louis ordered.
Scooby took out a claw.
He put the claw down on Louis's chest.
He began to cut through the fabric of the shirt.
He clawed through the shirt,he clawed upwards,tearing it every time he moved his claw through his shirt.
Louis winced,his claw was starting to scratch his actual chest.
Scooby looked up at him to see if he was okay with this.
"Are you sure you are okay with this? Cause if you are uncomfortable or I am hurting you,just say something and I'll stop and try to find another way," Scooby questioned.
"Yes,I'm fine,you need to do this," Louis lied,he knew this might be the only way of getting him down so he lied to him.
He went up to his shoulder and began to claw towards the sleeve.
He directed his claw to the sleeve as he clawed the shirt off the middle and first sleeve.
He then went to the other sleeved and cut that loose from him.
It made them both fall to the ground.
Shaggy and Velma moved out of the way as much as they could.
Scooby landed on his back on the ground.
Him and Louis were face to face.
"You did it," Louis cheered.
"Indeed I did," Scooby agreed.
He sat up and opened his legs freeing Louis's waist.
He now had one leg up in a bent position with his knee facing towards the ceiling and the other laying on the ground.
When he sat up,it made Louis sink down to his chest.
Scooby picked Louis up.
"Good job,Scooby,thank you so much," Louis thanked.
As he hugged him.
Scooby sat there shocked he had forgotten what that felt like.
He had been so busy trying to find out what Louis was hiding, he forgot how much it would probably hurt his friend that he invaded his privacy,Louis never invaded his after all,not to mention,Would they even still be friends after that?
He could imagine them not being friends,they had worked so hard to become them,it would be hard if it was all in vain.
However, it also felt kind of awkward.
Since Scooby had one leg up and one leg down and Louis was hanging off of him,cause his legs were useless after all,wouldn't that count that his legs were open?
He just shook it off and hugged him back.
"Okay, I hate to break up the Love Fest,but we need to get out of here," Velma reminded.
Scooby nodded.
The two stopped hugging and got serious.
He couldn't go yet though, he had to keep Louis with him,there was too little room for Shaggy,Velma,and Louis, specifically if Louis was sitting up like he would need to.
"I am going to put your legs around my waist,keep your arms around my neck," Scooby notified.
"Okay," Louis agreed.
Scooby slowly wrapped Louis's legs around his waist.
Louis winced at the pains he was getting from it.
"Gotcha,Hang on," Scooby announced as he tried to figure out where to go.
He sniffed and immediately knew where to go.
He saw Louis nervous so he decided to give him a suggestion.
"Hey,don't pay attention to traps,pay attention to my face," Scooby suggested.
"Okay," Louis agreed.
He bent down low and used his toes to move across the floor away from the first rope.
"Just look at him," Velma said.
Scooby jumped over the next one.
"There's no way a human physique could wind it's way through all those trip wires," Velma added.
When Scooby landed from the jump,he stood on his front paws so he wouldn't hit the other one.
"Hang on," Scooby ordered looking down back at Louis.
"Yes Sir," Louis answered.
As Scooby smiled at him,as he continued.
He didn't even have to look at the next ones,he just looked at Louis the rest of the time until he was done.
"Ta dah," Scooby whispered.
"Way to go,Scoob," Shaggy cheered.
"But, how'd you know to go over there?" Shaggy asked.
"I smelled food," Scooby pointed out as he laughed.
Scooby tried to eat it but spit it out instantly.
Scooby saw some got on Louis's face.
"Sorry," Scooby apologized.
As he licked the crumbs off Louis's face.
Velma groaned irritation as she took the paper off her face.
"It's a clue,it says that to deactivate the traps in this room simaltaneously apply pressure to the four gray floor tiles next to you," Velma read.
Scooby prepared to apply pressure to the first two standing on his hind legs to do so.
Louis bent himself backwards to prepare to press on the other two.
As they both did it simaltaneously, deactivating the traps.
"We're free,you did it pal," Shaggy cheered as he ran to him.
Velma walked towards them as she saw the knives stab into the floor then.
Scooby returned to four paws instead of two as Shaggy hugged him.
"And now I am upside down," Louis warned.
"Yay,Scooby-Dooby-Doo," Scooby shouted.
"Of course,it all makes sense,as the smartest, I decided to let Scooby get us out of this," Velma pointed out.
"Like,this clue is written for Professor Pericles,not Scooby-Doo," Shaggy informed.
"Ah,so in the old Mystery Incorporated,Professor Pericles was the smartest,he would have been drawn to the Seed Cake, and used his wings and claws to press the tiles,it all makes sense,guys," Velma explained.
But when she turned around they were gone.
"Guys,hey,wait for me" Velma yelled.
That was when the Gang met up,Daphne and Fred were running to them.
"Oh,thank goodness you're safe," Daphne mentioned.
"We made it past the traps,now,let's see if we can find a way out of this place," Fred ordered.
As they walked up the stairs.
They opened the door to the room.
"A radio microphone,this must be where that crazy voice guy is broadcasting," Daphne stated.
"And look at all these old listening tubes,I bet he could follow our progress anywhere in the Mansion," Velma said.
"Huh,Ew," Scooby complained as he smelled the pot where something was cooking.
"Blech," Louis muttered.
"Rats," Scooby mumbled.
"Could I be on your back again, I'm kind of tired of seeing things upside down and me having my legs around your waist feels off," Louis requested.
"Sure," Scooby agreed.
As he put him on his back.
"That's better," Louis replied.
"Like,whoever this guy is,let's not invite him over for dinner," Shaggy commented.
"Don't worry,the only dinner being served tonight,will be you," Danny threatened.
"Uh oh," Louis whispered.
"No one outwits,Danny Darrow," He yelled.
As he laughed.
Louis buried his face in Scooby's neck in fear.
He grabbed the Fire Poker and began to corner them as he continued to laugh.
Shaggy grabbed the Rug and put it over his head.
Fred pushed him into a chair and Velma kicked it outside.
As Shaggy and Scooby closed the door when he was rolled out.
"That's little Danny Darrow,he's lived down here all these years," Daphne wondered.
"You stay out of my room,stay away from my treasure," Danny demanded banging on the door opening it slightly.
Shaggy put his back against it but he still was opening it.
Louis helped Scooby push on his side.
"Why does he keep talking about a treasure?" Velma asked.
"We'll figure it out later," Fred replied.
Fred went to a Night stand that was against the wall as he moved it.
When he moved it,a strange puzzle piece fell out.
Fred pushed it against the door blocking his way in.
"For now,let's just get the heck out of here," Fred finished.
"Hey,guys,look,over there," Louis notified.
"Good eye,Louis," Scooby complemented.
"It's like some sort of Puzzle Piece," Velma stated picking it up.
Danny used the Fire Poker to make holes in the door.
"My Treasure,My Treasure," Danny shouted as he looked through the holes.
As they looked in fear realizing he was getting in.
He made a bigger hole big enough for him to get through.
He jumped out and onto the Nightstand.
"You found it,give it back," Danny demanded.
They screamed as they ran into another hole in the wall.
Scooby began passing when Danny stabbed the Fire Poker into the wall stabbing it into Louis's side.
As he winced in pain.
"Louis," Scooby called out.
Scooby put Louis back underneath him so he wouldn't get impaled again.
He would have to take care of it later.
Shaggy tried to follow but he stabbed it into the wall in front of him.
They ducked as him and Velma continued.
Daphne would have gotten impaled if Fred wouldn't have stopped her.
He stabbed it into that part of the wall.
As they both ran past dodging it.
He looked into the big hole he made and saw them gone.
They continued running until Scooby fell into a part of loose flooring.
Shaggy fell in next and Fred ran into the girls pushing them out.
As a painting opened,they all slipped out.
"Ow," Louis complained.
"Don't worry,Louis,we'll get you fixed,and get you a new shirt," Scooby reassured
"Like,we're trapped," Shaggy yelled.
"Not yet,we aren't," Velma disagreed.
"Sorry,Velma,but these blueprints belong in the hands of a professional,when History writes it's final passage and we are but dust,this day will be sung on in the musical of time,two trap masters,born of flesh, but,skilled by gods," Fred said.
"Or they are both lunatics," Louis added.
"Facing each other with traps on the field of battle,the acronym burning in their lungs," Fred continued.
"Uh, What's wrong with Freddie?" Scooby asked.
"He's gone crazy," Louis commented.
"Oh,he's just in a zone,it'll pass,if not we'll spray him with a hose," Daphne warned.
"Now,Follow me to Victory,Yah," Fred commanded.
"Or death," Louis commented.
Danny Darrow burst out of the room and looked around for them.
"Danny Darrow,Danny Darrow," Scooby called in a female voice.
"What's that?" Danny wondered.
"This is your mother speaking," Scooby lied.
"Mommy,you came back to me," Danny asked.
As he opened the hatch,Scooby kissed him on the cheek.
Danny growled as he blushed in embarassment.
"You're not my Mommy," Danny yelled as he jumped down the shaft missing Scooby.
He fell into a Laundry Basket that was on a cart.
It wheeled him into another shaft making him go up by the Hammer hammering a Button.
He was spranged out and trapped in the Piano.
They all ran out to take it off.
"Way to go,Gang," Fred said.
"Who's been served now?Huh," Fred commented.
"I won't deny it,you are a worthy opponent," Danny complemented.
"Gee,thanks,you're not bad yourself," Fred replied.
"Was that a Gage Burrow Stratagem you used back there?" Danny asked.
"You recognized it? You know I thought at first I'd go with the Orpheous Proposition,but,I didn't have any milk," Fred wondered.
"Excuse me,Sorry,to interrupt,but,What's the idea trying to kill us," Velma questioned.
"And what's with this thing?" Velma added.
"My Treasure,I thought you had returned to steal it," Danny replied.
"Returned? I think you have us confused with the Original Mystery Incorporated," Daphne repeated.
"Say,now that you mention it,you don't look anything like I remember you,especially that parrot and boy over there," Danny informed.
"Thank you," Scooby thanked.
"Uh,well,cause, I am not my Grandmother," Louis notified.
"I've made a terrible,terrible mistake,What has become of me? I suppose it started that Halloween Night,my family came upon a Mysterious Artifact,a key to finding the great cursed treasure rumored to lie beneath Crystal Cove,it corrupted us with greed,I had just gotten my hands in it when the Earth shook and swallowed our entire house,my loved ones grew old and passed all around me, but I hardly even noticed,then,those meddling kids showed up,they were after my treasure,I knew it,so I spied on them and I booby trapped the whole house, in ways that would prey upon their weaknesses,eh,but they left," Danny eludicated.
"So you've been waiting for them to come back all this time?" Daphne wondered.
"Truth be told,I kinda lost track, Has it really been that long? How do I look? Haven't let myself go? Have I?" Danny asked.
"Uh,no," Fred answered.
"You look fine," Scooby complemented.
"You look amazing," Louis added.
"I love what you've done with your hair," Daphne said.
"My whole life has been a waste," Danny complained.
As he sat down,he set off a booby trap.
He chuckled.
"That's one of my earlier models," Danny stated.
All of a sudden, the Earth began to shake.
"What's going on?" Shaggy asked.
"All those traps going off must have awakened the Area's Fault Line," Danny warned.
As the floor cracked breaking him off the chair and onto the floor separating him from them.
"Quick,grab my hand," Fred ordered reaching out his hand to him.
"Don't worry about me,now's your chance for escape," Danny notified.
"But your treasure," Velma reminded.
"Keep it, and may it bring you more happiness than it ever brought me,now,through that crevice before it's too late," Danny commanded.
The others were going out but Louis who had let go of Scooby to try to save him.
"No, I am not leaving you,I don't leave anyone behind," Louis informed.
"Go,you must, I'll be fine,but before you go, your Grandmother, I can tell you one thing about her,she is a traitor she betrayed the original Mystery Inc. and she can betray you too," Danny explained.
Everyone else had ran out.
"Where's Louis?" Scooby wondered.
"I think he's still in there," Velma warned.
Scooby serioused up and jumped back inside,
"Scooby,no," Shaggy called.
"No,I have to save everyone,I have to protect everyone I care about and you are part of that group," Louis pointed out.
"You can't save everyone,now,you need to go,before it closes," Danny pleaded
"Louis,we've got to go," Scooby notified.
"But I can't leave him," Louis disagreed.
"We have to,to live," Scooby informed.
He picked Louis up and put him on his back.
"Get out of here," Danny demanded.
"No,I can still save him,please,I know I can," Louis begged.
Scooby ignored him and ran up the steps.
"No," Louis yelled.
The Gang watched as the hole closed before they could get out.
"Oh,no,they're gone," Fred whispered.
"Oh,Scooby," Shaggy mumbled.
Suddenly,out of the dirt came Scooby and Louis,Louis held onto Scooby's neck.
As it closed permanently.
"You guys are alive," Shaggy cheered.
"Don't scare me like that," Velma commanded as he bumped her fist into Scooby's arm.
"We won't," Scooby answered.
"After all that,he saved us," Daphne mentioned.
"Or did we save him?" Velma questioned.
Scooby got up as him and Louis joined the Gang around the piece.
"Yeah,like,he did say this wedge was," Shaggy agreed.
"Cursed," Scooby continued.
"Whatever it is,it's our responsibility now,the question is," Fred said.
"Are there other pieces out there? And if there are, Who else is looking for him?" Louis wondered.
Mayor Jones watched them from his Car as he drove away disappointed about what his son was getting into.
Back at Shaggy and Scooby's house.
Scooby got a wet cloth and went to look for where Louis was.
He found him on the Balcony sitting on the edge of the Ballustrade.
"Hey, to get you cleaned up," Scooby announced.
"Yeah," Louis agreed in a disappointed tone.
"Are you okay?" Scooby wondered.
"Yeah," Louis lied.
"I can always tell when you are upset, What is it?" Scooby warned.
"I just,I couldn't save him, no matter how hard I tried I couldn't do it, and hearing his screams,it just felt like I didn't try hard enough," Louis explained.
"Hm," Scooby responded taking the wet cloth and slightly moving it across the wound he had.
Louis winced in pain.
"Louis, you did the best you could,he would have died no matter what and if he didn't, we could've lost someone really important," Scooby reassured.
"Like who?" Louis questioned.
"You," Scooby answered.
Louis sat silent,he didn't know what to say.
"Whether you value yourself or not,I value you,and that is just enough for me," Scooby replied.
Louis smiled.
"There all done," Scooby notified.
That night they were sleeping on opposite sides of the bed,both were silent.
"Scooby, I have one more question," Louis mentioned from his side of the bed.
"Okay,shoot," Scooby requested.
"Do you trust me?" Louis wondered.
Scooby hesitated.
He really hadn't been as of late and, Why was he not trusting him?
He hadn't really given him a reason not to.
From now on,He would trust in Louis and let him keep his secrets,cause he knew he wouldn't hide anything important from him.
Later on that night,he was still reading Louis's Journal he had just finished reading Louis's POV on when they dealt with the Ghost Trucker, when he started flipping through the pages.
And came across the part of Secrets.
He thought about turning the page to read it but he hesitated.
He still was about to.
Until Louis turned from his side to Scooby's,he put his arms around Scooby's waist.
As he smiled and nudged his head on Scooby's chest.
Scooby looked at him,he looked at how big his smile was.
He thought about how big his smile was whenever he was with him.
As if seeing him was the best thing.
Like they were destined to meet or something.
In that moment,He knew he wouldn't he would reject the temptation
He smiled as he put the Journal down and put his arms around Louis and went to sleep as well.