Chapter 7: Back Together
Once the police got there,
Fred defrosted the monsters and Daphne pulled off the mask as the godparents held the kids back
"Just as we suspected" Katelyn said "Mr. Lewis"
"But why?" Daphne asked. "You were one of my best workers"
"But I would have made a fortune by selling the factory once I scared you off" Lewis said as Fred unmasked the other monster
"Mr. Doyle of Doyle Dog Treats" Fred presented
"Ruck!" Scooby said making a face at the mere mention of the treats he'd rather starve than eat. And coming from Scooby Doo, that said something
Mr. Doyle and Mr. Lewis teamed up to scare the Blake Family into selling the Scooby Snacks factory after they inherited it from Mrs. McSnack who was the previous owner of the Scooby Snacks factory" Velma explained. "When scaring didn't work, they resorted to kidnapping and locking up Daphne and any family or someone she appointed to speak in her behalf. Then Mr. Lewis would have jurisdiction to sell the company" Velma explained "Little did he know that Kristy and Katelyn, Daphne's twin children, had met up at camp and switched places. Kristy, who was taking the place of Katelyn, called her twin and asked for back up"
Kristy and Katelyn waved as their names were mentioned
"And I would have gotten away with it too. If it wasn't for you meddling kids and those dogs" Lewis spat
"Please tell me he was just talking about my kids" Fred whispered to Shaggy
Shaggy and Scooby chuckled. They knew that Fred HATED being called a 'kid'
Doyle and Lewis were escorted out
"That brought back some memories" Daphne said
"Yeah" Fred said
"Hey Shaggy?" Velma suggested as she got an idea "Why don't we show Katelyn, Kristy, and Scrappy the old Malt Shop?"
"You've already brought us there" Kristy said
"We'll talk more later" Shaggy said after seeing Velma's subtle notion to leave Fred and Daphne alone to talk
The godparents and the dogs took the kids outside leaving Fred and Daphne alone
There was a bit of an awkward silence as the parents noticed what their so-called friends had done
"So…they switched" Daphne sighed
"Katelyn had to tell me" Fred said "Though I noticed Shaggy and Scooby didn't seem too shocked"
"Neither did Velma for that matter" Daphne mused
"Velma's always been the smart one" Fred pointed out
Silence
"So…you mentioned that Scooby and Shaggy have been trying to keep Mystery Inc going?" she asked
"Yeah. They never gave up hope that the gang would get back together. And when Kristy was old enough and in school or at camp, I'd help out a bit…But it wasn't the same without you"
"Well…I'll admit I HAVE missed the thrill of solving mysteries. I almost forgot how fun it is to unmask a villain"
The two laughed a bit before going silent again.
"Why'd you leave Daph?"
"Oh Fred…we were young. We both had tempers and different ways of thinking so I left… and you never came after me" she said with a sigh
"I didn't know you wanted me too" Fred said
"It's all in the past" Daphne said with a shrug "Wanna meet the others at the malt shop?"
"Actually…I think I'll head home" Fred said "Now that the factory and you are safe, there's really no reason for me to stay"
"Oh" Daphne said sounding disappointed. "What about Kristy?"
"I trust Shaggy and Scooby" Fred said "They can bring her home in the van before school starts. That way you have more time with her"
"Okay. And I'll send Katelyn over for Christmas"
"And then Kristy can spend Easter with you" Fred said
They shook on it and Fred turned to leave
"Do you need a ride?" she asked
"Nah. I'll catch a cab" he said "You head to the malt shop"
15 minutes later,
Daphne walked into the shop seeing Shaggy talking to someone on his cell phone as Velma was telling the twins a few stories as Scooby ate a LARGE banana split and the rest of the gang was sipping on some shakes
"Yeah." Velma told the girls. "We all had our own catchphrases. Mine was 'Jinkies,' Shaggy's was 'Zoinks,' your mother's was 'Jeepers,' and your father's was 'let's split up gang'"
"And let's not forget Scooby" Daphne said scratching the Great Dane's head
"Scooby Dooby Doo!" Scooby told the girls his phrase
"Where's Fred?" Velma asked
"He's headed home" Shaggy answered as he rejoined the group.
"What about Kristy?" Katelyn asked
"I'm taking her home" Shaggy answered "That way she has more time with you guys"
After about an hour at the shop, the gang piled into the Mystery Machine and drove to Blake Mansion. Daphne went into her late father's study and froze in the doorway. Then she walked in and closed the door.
"I wonder what's going on?" Scrappy mused as he went over to the door with the twins and peeked in
Scrappy was about to exclaim something when Katelyn covered the puppy's mouth and dragged him away from the door as Kristy reclosed it. Both kids looked triumphant
"Your Dad's in there isn't he?" Velma figured
"And making out with Mom" Kristy confirmed
"I said he was 'headed home'" Shaggy said
"Mission accomplished" Katelyn said before turning to her godparents. "Thank you guys so much for your help"
"anything to get the gang back together" Velma said
"Mystery Inc is back and better than ever" Shaggy announced
"Scooby Dooby Doo!" Scooby cheered
Life was going to be back to as normal as possible for the gang
The End