Scooby Doo and the Grimwood Girls
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Okay, let's see what I can do with the Cliffy instead of working like I should be doing right now.
If Shaggy were not the typically easy-going soul that he was he would have started swearing up a storm at the sight of the others. Sure, they had just finished their second experience with the real supernatural, but he still didn't want them bothering the girls. Between Fred and Daphne's show and Velma's investigative nature it just couldn't end well. Not that he thought the gang would hurt the girls, of course. It's just that others they might tell might not be so understanding.
Even with only being there for a single school year Shaggy felt he had to watch out for the Grimwood girls. He was just loyal like that.
Besides, Shaggy wasn't looking forward to Daph's reaction if she ever realized that he had broken the camera and ruined her monster footage intentionally on that spooky zombie island plantation. Eye witness accounts were all well and good, but without tangible proof most people wouldn't care.
Still he knew he couldn't try to ignore them, so he went into damage control. "Hey gang. What's up?" Shaggy asked with a timid wave.
"Not much. We just got finished talking to the mayor and Thorn's dad and were feeling hungry so we were wondering where you two were so we could have lunch," Fred explained.
"Looks like you beat us to it, though," Daphne said with a smile.
"Like, you know us. We're always up for a good meal, right Scoob?" Shaggy asked.
"Reah," Scooby replied with his trademark chuckle.
"So who's you friend, Shaggy?" Velma asked as she adjusted he glasses to give Sibella a once over.
Shaggy forced down his nervousness as he stood to make introductions. "Gang, this is Sibella. Sibella, this is, like, the rest of Mystery Incorporated. Fred, Daphne, and Velma," Shaggy said with a nod to each of his friends.
"Nice to meet you," Daphne said for the gang as a whole with a smile.
"It's fang-tastic to meet you too as well," Sibella said with a grin.
Fred and the others, minus Shaggy and Scooby, shared a confused look at the girl's choice of words but for the most part just shrugged it off.
"I have to say, that's some outfit you have on," Velma commented, referring more to Sibella's lavender complexion, two-tone purple hair, and fangs than to the tight black long sleeve Hex Girls t-shirt and hip-hugger jeans the vampiress was wearing.
"So you' re a Hex Girls fan, huh? Were you here for the concert?" Fred asked with a friendly grin.
"Pretty much. Sally-er Thorn, rather, is a distant cousin of mine on our mothers' sides. I wanted to see her biggest concert yet while I had the chance now that I'm out of school. Imagine my surprise when I saw Shaggy on stage with her," Sibella commented.
"You knew Shaggy from before?" Velma asked, ever the curious person of the group.
"Mmm. He was the P.E. coach for a year at the preparatory Academy I attended as a girl. In fact, he led up to out first victory ever against the boys from the military Academy across the way," Sibella explained with a fond grin at Shaggy.
"Like, we were just doing out job," Shaggy said with a self-deprecating chuckle.
"Reah. Our job," Scooby agreed.
"Jinkies! Shaggy, you never told us you were a teacher," Velma exclaimed with a look of surprise.
"Like, it was just for that one year. Some of the parents were kind of intimidating. Besides Scoob and I were still dealing with Scrappy then. You know, back when he really was still a puppy," Shaggy explained with a wince.
The others shared his reaction. It was hard to equate the over-eager and occasionally annoying nephew of Scooby's with what Scrappy eventually became.
"That does remind me, though. Ms Grimwood has mentioned that you are more than welcome back anytime. At least to visit if not to teach. I know Tanis would be thrilled if you were there for her graduation. She still misses you and Scooby," Sibella offered with a smile.
"I'll definitely, like, keep that in mind for later. Although it's hard to think of little Tanis as all grown up," Shaggy said with a rueful shake of his head.
"Just let me know and I can get a message to Ms Grimwood. Anyway I should probably get going. I want to get a little time with Sally before I leave. If you want to meet up again later I'm staying with her at her Dad's place," Sibella said with a smile before standing up and giving Shaggy and Scooby each a hug. "It was nice to meet you all," she said to the others before heading out to make her exit. It was better to get out of there before she said something more incriminating than her usual "fang-tastic" choice of words.
"She seems nice," Daphne said one the girl was out of the diner.
"Like yeah. All the girls there were. It still seems strange to see her all grown up, though. Like, she was only thirteen when I was at Grimwood. Time sure does fly," Shaggy said with a shake of his head.
"So how come you never mentioned that you were a teacher before?" Velma asked as the gang got some seats and settled in around Shaggy and Scooby.
"It was just that one year and it didn't really seem like much of a fit after it was done. Too stationary for me me and Scoob, y'anno? It was the year before I, like, started racing professionally," Shaggy explained with a shrug.
"Yeah, I remember how excitied people were about your racing career before you decided to give it up after that bad accident," Fred commented as he looked over a menu.
Shaggy and Scooby both shivered in recollection of that "accident." In truth, it was the aftermath of the whole Monster Drag Race debacle. Shaggy just couldn't get on the track without worrying about Sibella's father coming for him or the possibility of ending up a werewolf again. Not to mention all the strange things that happened to Googie until she got fed up and decided that hanging around him and Scoob was cursed or something. Shaggy hadn't had much more than a passing fling here and there since Googie left.
"I'll never understand how you ended up with one of the most frightening jobs in the world like that," Daphne said with a shudder of her own. She may have grown out of the "danger prone Daphne" phase of her life, but she still didn't like the thought of what could happen on a race track.
"Like, after the creepy stuff we've seen since we were kids, racing just didn't seem that scary to me. Besides, it was like learning to run from ghosts and monsters, but with a car. That's probably why I was a natural," Shaggy said with a nervous chuckle.
"So are you going to see this Sibella girl again while you're both in town?" Velma asked after a moment.
"Probably. I want to see if Scoob and I can work out a visit or something later," Shaggy said with a shrug.
"So where was this school, anyway?" Velma asked.
"Like in Louisiana, out near the swamps," Shaggy answered.
"Really? How come you didn't ask us to stop by while we were there last time?" Fred inquired.
"We were, like, there for yours and Daphne's show. I didn't want to waste your time doing something that was just for Scoob and me. Besides, we kind of got, like, busy after that with the whole zombie thing. After that I just wanted out of there," Shaggy explained.
"Shaggy, you should know better! We wouldn't have minded taking a day or two for you to visit some friends. How many times have we dragged you and Scooby along to visit one of our various friends or relatives? It wouldn't have been a bother at all," Daphne scolded with a look.
For his part, Fred looked more resigned as he interjected, "We were pretty preoccupied and caught up with looking for real monsters then, Daph. I can see where Shaggy might have have though that. Sorry if we were too caught up with the show then, guys."
"Like, no problem Fred. What's done is done," Shaggy said with an easy going smile.
Daphne looked a bit guilty as she thought of her own quest for ratings and notoriety as a television journalist before she offered her own apology that Shaggy and Scooby shrugged off as easily as Fred's. Nether man nor dog were prone to holding a grudge.
"Well, at least you can reconnect a bit with an old friend. That's always a good thing," Daphne offered after a moment of silence.
"Yeah, it will be, like, great," Shaggy agreed with a grin.
Velma, on the other had, remained silent as she started to wonder more about this Grimwood school in general and the Sibella girl in particular. Who was she exactly? Was her arrival really a coincidence? What were her intentions toward Shaggy?
Wait. Where had that last one come from?
If Shaggy were not the typically easy-going soul that he was he would have started swearing up a storm at the sight of the others. Sure, they had just finished their second experience with the real supernatural, but he still didn't want them bothering the girls. Between Fred and Daphne's show and Velma's investigative nature it just couldn't end well. Not that he thought the gang would hurt the girls, of course. It's just that others they might tell might not be so understanding.
Even with only being there for a single school year Shaggy felt he had to watch out for the Grimwood girls. He was just loyal like that.
Besides, Shaggy wasn't looking forward to Daph's reaction if she ever realized that he had broken the camera and ruined her monster footage intentionally on that spooky zombie island plantation. Eye witness accounts were all well and good, but without tangible proof most people wouldn't care.
Still he knew he couldn't try to ignore them, so he went into damage control. "Hey gang. What's up?" Shaggy asked with a timid wave.
"Not much. We just got finished talking to the mayor and Thorn's dad and were feeling hungry so we were wondering where you two were so we could have lunch," Fred explained.
"Looks like you beat us to it, though," Daphne said with a smile.
"Like, you know us. We're always up for a good meal, right Scoob?" Shaggy asked.
"Reah," Scooby replied with his trademark chuckle.
"So who's you friend, Shaggy?" Velma asked as she adjusted he glasses to give Sibella a once over.
Shaggy forced down his nervousness as he stood to make introductions. "Gang, this is Sibella. Sibella, this is, like, the rest of Mystery Incorporated. Fred, Daphne, and Velma," Shaggy said with a nod to each of his friends.
"Nice to meet you," Daphne said for the gang as a whole with a smile.
"It's fang-tastic to meet you too as well," Sibella said with a grin.
Fred and the others, minus Shaggy and Scooby, shared a confused look at the girl's choice of words but for the most part just shrugged it off.
"I have to say, that's some outfit you have on," Velma commented, referring more to Sibella's lavender complexion, two-tone purple hair, and fangs than to the tight black long sleeve Hex Girls t-shirt and hip-hugger jeans the vampiress was wearing.
"So you' re a Hex Girls fan, huh? Were you here for the concert?" Fred asked with a friendly grin.
"Pretty much. Sally-er Thorn, rather, is a distant cousin of mine on our mothers' sides. I wanted to see her biggest concert yet while I had the chance now that I'm out of school. Imagine my surprise when I saw Shaggy on stage with her," Sibella commented.
"You knew Shaggy from before?" Velma asked, ever the curious person of the group.
"Mmm. He was the P.E. coach for a year at the preparatory Academy I attended as a girl. In fact, he led up to out first victory ever against the boys from the military Academy across the way," Sibella explained with a fond grin at Shaggy.
"Like, we were just doing out job," Shaggy said with a self-deprecating chuckle.
"Reah. Our job," Scooby agreed.
"Jinkies! Shaggy, you never told us you were a teacher," Velma exclaimed with a look of surprise.
"Like, it was just for that one year. Some of the parents were kind of intimidating. Besides Scoob and I were still dealing with Scrappy then. You know, back when he really was still a puppy," Shaggy explained with a wince.
The others shared his reaction. It was hard to equate the over-eager and occasionally annoying nephew of Scooby's with what Scrappy eventually became.
"That does remind me, though. Ms Grimwood has mentioned that you are more than welcome back anytime. At least to visit if not to teach. I know Tanis would be thrilled if you were there for her graduation. She still misses you and Scooby," Sibella offered with a smile.
"I'll definitely, like, keep that in mind for later. Although it's hard to think of little Tanis as all grown up," Shaggy said with a rueful shake of his head.
"Just let me know and I can get a message to Ms Grimwood. Anyway I should probably get going. I want to get a little time with Sally before I leave. If you want to meet up again later I'm staying with her at her Dad's place," Sibella said with a smile before standing up and giving Shaggy and Scooby each a hug. "It was nice to meet you all," she said to the others before heading out to make her exit. It was better to get out of there before she said something more incriminating than her usual "fang-tastic" choice of words.
"She seems nice," Daphne said one the girl was out of the diner.
"Like yeah. All the girls there were. It still seems strange to see her all grown up, though. Like, she was only thirteen when I was at Grimwood. Time sure does fly," Shaggy said with a shake of his head.
"So how come you never mentioned that you were a teacher before?" Velma asked as the gang got some seats and settled in around Shaggy and Scooby.
"It was just that one year and it didn't really seem like much of a fit after it was done. Too stationary for me me and Scoob, y'anno? It was the year before I, like, started racing professionally," Shaggy explained with a shrug.
"Yeah, I remember how excitied people were about your racing career before you decided to give it up after that bad accident," Fred commented as he looked over a menu.
Shaggy and Scooby both shivered in recollection of that "accident." In truth, it was the aftermath of the whole Monster Drag Race debacle. Shaggy just couldn't get on the track without worrying about Sibella's father coming for him or the possibility of ending up a werewolf again. Not to mention all the strange things that happened to Googie until she got fed up and decided that hanging around him and Scoob was cursed or something. Shaggy hadn't had much more than a passing fling here and there since Googie left.
"I'll never understand how you ended up with one of the most frightening jobs in the world like that," Daphne said with a shudder of her own. She may have grown out of the "danger prone Daphne" phase of her life, but she still didn't like the thought of what could happen on a race track.
"Like, after the creepy stuff we've seen since we were kids, racing just didn't seem that scary to me. Besides, it was like learning to run from ghosts and monsters, but with a car. That's probably why I was a natural," Shaggy said with a nervous chuckle.
"So are you going to see this Sibella girl again while you're both in town?" Velma asked after a moment.
"Probably. I want to see if Scoob and I can work out a visit or something later," Shaggy said with a shrug.
"So where was this school, anyway?" Velma asked.
"Like in Louisiana, out near the swamps," Shaggy answered.
"Really? How come you didn't ask us to stop by while we were there last time?" Fred inquired.
"We were, like, there for yours and Daphne's show. I didn't want to waste your time doing something that was just for Scoob and me. Besides, we kind of got, like, busy after that with the whole zombie thing. After that I just wanted out of there," Shaggy explained.
"Shaggy, you should know better! We wouldn't have minded taking a day or two for you to visit some friends. How many times have we dragged you and Scooby along to visit one of our various friends or relatives? It wouldn't have been a bother at all," Daphne scolded with a look.
For his part, Fred looked more resigned as he interjected, "We were pretty preoccupied and caught up with looking for real monsters then, Daph. I can see where Shaggy might have have though that. Sorry if we were too caught up with the show then, guys."
"Like, no problem Fred. What's done is done," Shaggy said with an easy going smile.
Daphne looked a bit guilty as she thought of her own quest for ratings and notoriety as a television journalist before she offered her own apology that Shaggy and Scooby shrugged off as easily as Fred's. Nether man nor dog were prone to holding a grudge.
"Well, at least you can reconnect a bit with an old friend. That's always a good thing," Daphne offered after a moment of silence.
"Yeah, it will be, like, great," Shaggy agreed with a grin.
Velma, on the other had, remained silent as she started to wonder more about this Grimwood school in general and the Sibella girl in particular. Who was she exactly? Was her arrival really a coincidence? What were her intentions toward Shaggy?
Wait. Where had that last one come from?
roting_CORPSE said:
kinda disappoint that we won't get to see the alien hippie girl from Alien Invaders. 
it would have been <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVmLwLTIitI' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Groovy</a>
it would have been <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVmLwLTIitI' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Groovy</a>
After all we're talking about Goblin King already and that was after the aliens.
DhampyrX2 said:
roting_CORPSE said:
kinda disappoint that we won't get to see the alien hippie girl from Alien Invaders.
it would have been <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVmLwLTIitI' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Groovy</a>
it would have been <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVmLwLTIitI' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Groovy</a>
After all we're talking about Goblin King already and that was after the aliens.
Good bit, Dhampyr. But, I looked it up, Thorn's real name is <a href='http://scoobydoo.wikia.com/wiki/Thorn' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Sally McKnight</a>
Here's a little something more...
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<a href='http://elfranco.deviantart.com/art/phantasma-teen-139875264?q=gallery%3Aelfranco%2F614157&qo=12' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>A young woman</a> walked down the street in the cold, crisp fall air of Minnesota, with blue hair and skin as pale as the dead. Closing her eyes behind the red sunglasses, she focused her senses, only to be interrupted by her cell phone.
Smiling as she saw the caller ID, she answered in her normal happy, happy tone, "Fantastic Female Phantom, Phantasma," she giggled in a high pitch, continuing, "How was the concert, Sibella?"
"Fang-tastic, Phanty, I think the Hex Girls are going to be big, but you willl never guess who was on stage with them..."
"Ooohh," Phanty giggled, starting to float off the ground, "Tell me, tell me, oh batty-Bella, I'm dying to know."
"You're already dead, Phanty, dear, but I'll tell you, it was Shaggy Rogers and Scooby-doo!"
Phantasma gasped, "No way! What were coach and Scooby doing at your cousin's concert?"
"Oh, you know, Shaggy just can't stay out of trouble," Sibella answered, "He helped Sally deal with an evil spirit of some hag witch."
"Ooh, sounds exciting, same ol' scardy-hero Shaggy, huh?"
"Actually, I think he's gotten better, and he's back with those friends of his as well," The vampire waited a moment before continuing, "He doesn't seem to have aged a day, Phanty, and Scooby looks healthy as ever."
Phantasma whistled, "Almost seven years, huh, I guess Ms. Grimwood was right, huh?" A nearby building exploded outwards, drawing her attention.
"HOLD STILL, WHELP!"
Phantasma saw a floating, metal man aiming weapons at-
Hearts in her eyes as she saw her white-haired hunk, Phanty shot to the phone, "Sibella, I'll call you back," Shoving the cell into her pocket, she took off after the fighting ghosts, "Phanty's coming for you, dreamboat." Her high pitched laugh echoed as she flew off.
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Velma sat back, her curious nature flaring in her head. She'd spent the last few hours at her laptop, searching every database she could for 'Grimwood', coming up with only an almost century old picture of a stout woman in a Louisiana news paper. It wasn't that she didn't trust Shaggy, just the opposite, she'd trust her childhood friend with her life, but something seemed...off.
Maybe it was just someone she didn't know showing up after having to deal with the actual supernatural again, but something didn't seem quite right with the young Sibella, Shaggy seemed to know and Thorn probably did too, but if there was something that got under Velma Dinkley's skin, it was a mystery.
Speaking of skin, the skin color of Shaggy's student also set off alarms, searching all databases she could, there was no illness or condition that could cause such a phenomena.
As her cousin Abby would say, something was hinky about all this, and by jinkies, Velma Dinkley would find out what!
Here's a little something more...
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<a href='http://elfranco.deviantart.com/art/phantasma-teen-139875264?q=gallery%3Aelfranco%2F614157&qo=12' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>A young woman</a> walked down the street in the cold, crisp fall air of Minnesota, with blue hair and skin as pale as the dead. Closing her eyes behind the red sunglasses, she focused her senses, only to be interrupted by her cell phone.
Smiling as she saw the caller ID, she answered in her normal happy, happy tone, "Fantastic Female Phantom, Phantasma," she giggled in a high pitch, continuing, "How was the concert, Sibella?"
"Fang-tastic, Phanty, I think the Hex Girls are going to be big, but you willl never guess who was on stage with them..."
"Ooohh," Phanty giggled, starting to float off the ground, "Tell me, tell me, oh batty-Bella, I'm dying to know."
"You're already dead, Phanty, dear, but I'll tell you, it was Shaggy Rogers and Scooby-doo!"
Phantasma gasped, "No way! What were coach and Scooby doing at your cousin's concert?"
"Oh, you know, Shaggy just can't stay out of trouble," Sibella answered, "He helped Sally deal with an evil spirit of some hag witch."
"Ooh, sounds exciting, same ol' scardy-hero Shaggy, huh?"
"Actually, I think he's gotten better, and he's back with those friends of his as well," The vampire waited a moment before continuing, "He doesn't seem to have aged a day, Phanty, and Scooby looks healthy as ever."
Phantasma whistled, "Almost seven years, huh, I guess Ms. Grimwood was right, huh?" A nearby building exploded outwards, drawing her attention.
"HOLD STILL, WHELP!"
Phantasma saw a floating, metal man aiming weapons at-
Hearts in her eyes as she saw her white-haired hunk, Phanty shot to the phone, "Sibella, I'll call you back," Shoving the cell into her pocket, she took off after the fighting ghosts, "Phanty's coming for you, dreamboat." Her high pitched laugh echoed as she flew off.
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Velma sat back, her curious nature flaring in her head. She'd spent the last few hours at her laptop, searching every database she could for 'Grimwood', coming up with only an almost century old picture of a stout woman in a Louisiana news paper. It wasn't that she didn't trust Shaggy, just the opposite, she'd trust her childhood friend with her life, but something seemed...off.
Maybe it was just someone she didn't know showing up after having to deal with the actual supernatural again, but something didn't seem quite right with the young Sibella, Shaggy seemed to know and Thorn probably did too, but if there was something that got under Velma Dinkley's skin, it was a mystery.
Speaking of skin, the skin color of Shaggy's student also set off alarms, searching all databases she could, there was no illness or condition that could cause such a phenomena.
As her cousin Abby would say, something was hinky about all this, and by jinkies, Velma Dinkley would find out what!
While the show had mainly Shaggy and Daphne, occasionally Velma and Fred rejoined the gang for an adventure or two. Anyway, time for my snippit!
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Fred frowned ôAre you sure Velma? DonÆt you think that the school might just be lacking in information online?ö he asked
ôEven if that was true Fred, most schools at least have contact details onlineö Velma pointed out ôand aside from that, what about her peculiar skin colour?ö
Daphne shrugged ôwell she does know Thorn, maybe it some kind of full body make up?ö she asked ôthough I have to say, the purple does fit her rather well, it must be hard to keep that shade constantö
Velma shook her head ôEven if that was the case, it seems too convenient, something is telling me thereÆs more to this, that thereÆs a mystery behind it
ôWhy would Shaggy keep us in the dark though?ö Fred pointed out ôhe trusts us, and weÆre good friends, heck even when we split up he still tried to keep in contact with us when he couldö
ôExcept for that one yearö Velma countered ôI understand that he was working there as a teacher, but he never called or mailed me once until after he spent the time at that academy, and I bet it was the same for you twoö she continued, receiving nods from both of them ôDonÆt you find it just a bit suspicious that he didnÆt try to get in contact? Not even by mail?ö
ôI think you have a point Velma, but what are we supposed to do? We donÆt know where this Grimwood is, and I donÆt think itÆll be easy to find out eitherö Fred said, mind switching to the creative mode that he usually reserves for making traps, he had gotten good at it over the years.
Daphne sighed ôand we donÆt even know the name of that military academy, if we knew that it would be easy to figure this outö
It was like a lightbulb went off in her head ôDaphne youÆre a genius!ö Velma exclaimed, rapidly typing on the computer.
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It wasnÆt like Shaggy didnÆt trust the others in his secrets. Quite the opposite, they were his closest friends, so usually heÆd have told them in a heartbeat, and he actually had considered telling Daphne at one point, as sheÆd probably believe him after the incident with the thirteen ghosts. But after the incident with Revolta, heÆd been very hesitant in telling the others anything about Grimwood for fear that one of them might accidently let it slip out in public.
Thankfully, he knew that Scooby had a similar mind to it, and, as far as he knew, so did Scrappy. The poor physically challenged dog had been too much of a strain on Shaggy and Scooby after Googie left, although Scrappy had taken that rather hard as well. For his safety, he got sent back to live with his main family, although the two did make sure to occasionally write to Scrappy, as much as he was an annoyance, he had grown on them, heÆd been part of the family and still saw them as family too, if the letters were any indication.
HeÆd just have to hope that the school was as well hidden as ever.
(And for my next trick, I will think about writing a snippit in the Get a Clue show!)
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Fred frowned ôAre you sure Velma? DonÆt you think that the school might just be lacking in information online?ö he asked
ôEven if that was true Fred, most schools at least have contact details onlineö Velma pointed out ôand aside from that, what about her peculiar skin colour?ö
Daphne shrugged ôwell she does know Thorn, maybe it some kind of full body make up?ö she asked ôthough I have to say, the purple does fit her rather well, it must be hard to keep that shade constantö
Velma shook her head ôEven if that was the case, it seems too convenient, something is telling me thereÆs more to this, that thereÆs a mystery behind it
ôWhy would Shaggy keep us in the dark though?ö Fred pointed out ôhe trusts us, and weÆre good friends, heck even when we split up he still tried to keep in contact with us when he couldö
ôExcept for that one yearö Velma countered ôI understand that he was working there as a teacher, but he never called or mailed me once until after he spent the time at that academy, and I bet it was the same for you twoö she continued, receiving nods from both of them ôDonÆt you find it just a bit suspicious that he didnÆt try to get in contact? Not even by mail?ö
ôI think you have a point Velma, but what are we supposed to do? We donÆt know where this Grimwood is, and I donÆt think itÆll be easy to find out eitherö Fred said, mind switching to the creative mode that he usually reserves for making traps, he had gotten good at it over the years.
Daphne sighed ôand we donÆt even know the name of that military academy, if we knew that it would be easy to figure this outö
It was like a lightbulb went off in her head ôDaphne youÆre a genius!ö Velma exclaimed, rapidly typing on the computer.
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It wasnÆt like Shaggy didnÆt trust the others in his secrets. Quite the opposite, they were his closest friends, so usually heÆd have told them in a heartbeat, and he actually had considered telling Daphne at one point, as sheÆd probably believe him after the incident with the thirteen ghosts. But after the incident with Revolta, heÆd been very hesitant in telling the others anything about Grimwood for fear that one of them might accidently let it slip out in public.
Thankfully, he knew that Scooby had a similar mind to it, and, as far as he knew, so did Scrappy. The poor physically challenged dog had been too much of a strain on Shaggy and Scooby after Googie left, although Scrappy had taken that rather hard as well. For his safety, he got sent back to live with his main family, although the two did make sure to occasionally write to Scrappy, as much as he was an annoyance, he had grown on them, heÆd been part of the family and still saw them as family too, if the letters were any indication.
HeÆd just have to hope that the school was as well hidden as ever.
(And for my next trick, I will think about writing a snippit in the Get a Clue show!)
I think it's Freddie's stupid ascot.
"That is sooowwwwwll not fair!" Winnie whined as her voice trailed off into an involuntary howl on the word "so." "Why did you get to run into Coach when all I have to keep me entertained is playing with the alligators and a few of the local boys that just think I'm really hairy? I knew I should have gone with you instead of coming here with Pop."
"No need to growl, Winnie, darling. I just wanted to catch you up on what was going on here is all. Besides, I think I might be able to get Shaggy and Scooby to come to Grimwood for Tanis' graduation. You'll get to see him then," Sibella shot back over the phone with a grin.
"Grrr, your family are all way too lucky when it comes to running into him. It's not fair," Winnie grumbled.
"I don't think my father's batty ideas count as luck, Winnie," Sibella countered flatly.
"True enough. At least he's had the sense to keep himself, lately," Winnie replied.
"After what Mother did to Munch and Crunch he got the message to leave well enough alone," Sibella replied with a wicked smile. Those creepy hunchbacks deserved everything they got and more for trying to sabotage Shaggy like that.
"Anyway, how did the concert go?" Winnie asked in hopes of changing the subject. Sibella was just creepy (in the bad way) when she purred like that, even over the phone.
"Oh it was wonderful! Sally thinks they might get a chance at a record contract, and she's talking about this battle of the bands coming up next year sometime in Australia. Oh, and I have t-shirts for you and the other girls, too," Sibella gushed.
"Neat. I hope I can make it the next time you go to a show," Winnie responded happily. The couple of times that Winnie had met Sally and her friends she had really liked them. They were certainly nicer than that weirdo old actress aunt of Sibella's. I mean wearing a veil for thirty years in public instead of changing your name and moving on? Some vampires were such drama queens.
"Listen, Winnie, I need to go. Sally's ready and we're heading out for a bite," Sibella said as she noticed her cousin appearing in the doorway to her room.
"Um, you do mean just going to dinner right Bats?" Winnie asked her friend.
"Winnie! You know that I only feed from sanctioned donation centers. I'm strictly vegan beyond that. Well, vampire vegan, anyway," Sibella replied huffily.
"I'm just yanking your chain, 'Bella. you know that. Now go have fun with your cousin. And don't do anything I wouldn't do with Coach," Winnie teased with a smile.
"You bat," Sibella responded with her typical pun. "No shedding on the couch or chewing up my pillow in my sleep," Sibella teased back.
"That was only that one time! And I do not shed, miss Purple Princess," Winnie shot back hotly at her closest friend.
"I know, Winnie. I know. But I really have to go. I'll call again later," Sibella promised.
"Later, Sibella," Winnie said.
"Bye Winnie," Sibella replied before the pair hung up.
"That is sooowwwwwll not fair!" Winnie whined as her voice trailed off into an involuntary howl on the word "so." "Why did you get to run into Coach when all I have to keep me entertained is playing with the alligators and a few of the local boys that just think I'm really hairy? I knew I should have gone with you instead of coming here with Pop."
"No need to growl, Winnie, darling. I just wanted to catch you up on what was going on here is all. Besides, I think I might be able to get Shaggy and Scooby to come to Grimwood for Tanis' graduation. You'll get to see him then," Sibella shot back over the phone with a grin.
"Grrr, your family are all way too lucky when it comes to running into him. It's not fair," Winnie grumbled.
"I don't think my father's batty ideas count as luck, Winnie," Sibella countered flatly.
"True enough. At least he's had the sense to keep himself, lately," Winnie replied.
"After what Mother did to Munch and Crunch he got the message to leave well enough alone," Sibella replied with a wicked smile. Those creepy hunchbacks deserved everything they got and more for trying to sabotage Shaggy like that.
"Anyway, how did the concert go?" Winnie asked in hopes of changing the subject. Sibella was just creepy (in the bad way) when she purred like that, even over the phone.
"Oh it was wonderful! Sally thinks they might get a chance at a record contract, and she's talking about this battle of the bands coming up next year sometime in Australia. Oh, and I have t-shirts for you and the other girls, too," Sibella gushed.
"Neat. I hope I can make it the next time you go to a show," Winnie responded happily. The couple of times that Winnie had met Sally and her friends she had really liked them. They were certainly nicer than that weirdo old actress aunt of Sibella's. I mean wearing a veil for thirty years in public instead of changing your name and moving on? Some vampires were such drama queens.
"Listen, Winnie, I need to go. Sally's ready and we're heading out for a bite," Sibella said as she noticed her cousin appearing in the doorway to her room.
"Um, you do mean just going to dinner right Bats?" Winnie asked her friend.
"Winnie! You know that I only feed from sanctioned donation centers. I'm strictly vegan beyond that. Well, vampire vegan, anyway," Sibella replied huffily.
"I'm just yanking your chain, 'Bella. you know that. Now go have fun with your cousin. And don't do anything I wouldn't do with Coach," Winnie teased with a smile.
"You bat," Sibella responded with her typical pun. "No shedding on the couch or chewing up my pillow in my sleep," Sibella teased back.
"That was only that one time! And I do not shed, miss Purple Princess," Winnie shot back hotly at her closest friend.
"I know, Winnie. I know. But I really have to go. I'll call again later," Sibella promised.
"Later, Sibella," Winnie said.
"Bye Winnie," Sibella replied before the pair hung up.
