Hey, you're not a mermaid!
SDr. Spike
Allow me to introduce my lovely wife Amy Cavanaugh, ordinary human and professional Commercial jingle singer.
That explains why your eerily beautiful singing voice made me want to put on deodorant! (Velma is disappointed)
You lied to me. You acted like you were my friend, and I believed you.
AAmy
I'm sorry. I came up with the mermaid character out of desperation. I'd gone to the police to report that my husband had been kidnapped by Fish Freaks, but they just laughed at me, then asked for directions to the oil platform so they could add it as a stop to on the Crystal Cove Mystery Tour. I thought that if I could make it sound like one of your mysteries, you'd help me rescue my husband. And you did.
How do you even know about us?
AAmy
I read your blog. I'm a fan.
Does that mean you're going to stay in touch?
AAmy
If you'd like to me to.
Well... whatever. It's your decision. But I wouldn't mind if you did. As far as helping, it's what we do. Our friend Angel also deserves a lot of credit. She knew about Destroido's involvement from some old newspaper articles. That's how we made the connection.
AAmy
Newspaper articles? That's strange. Destroido covered the whole thing up. The papers never even knew about it.
(In K-Ghoul, Angel Dynamite looks at the LP and Velma appears behind)
Lordy, Velma! Baby, you just about scared me out of my skin-tight leather foxy pants. What's with all the sneaking around?
What's that supposed to mean?
For the short amount of time that you've been in Crystal Cove, you sure know a lot about this town's mystery history.
Well, I'm just curious by nature. Remember the heebedy-jeebedies?
Stop. One of my big problems, on a list that's long and distinguished, is that despite my skeptical nature, I trust people. I want to see the best in them. Unfortunately, they usually let me down. Things have been adding up for me, Angel. The help you gave us on this oil platform mystery, the diary you provided for the Mystery Manor case; stuff that you shouldn't know and shouldn't have had, no matter what the heebedy-jeebedy.
I'm saying Angel Dynamite isn't your real name. I think your real name is Cassidy Williams, and you're one of the members of the original Mystery Incorporated that vanished in the caves beneath Crystal Cove. Tell me I'm wrong... friend.
(Angel Dynamite enters the Mr. E's lair)
The Mystery, Inc. kids have found a piece of the Planispheric Disk.
So now, we know where 2 of the pieces are. Good work, Angel.
Just remember, I'm working with you, not for you, E. I'm worried about those kids.
Pericles is loose, and that nutso parrot might go after the piece, which puts them in danger, and us, if the former members of our club get wind of it.
Don't worry, little Angel. The other 2 won't move a muscle as long as Fred Jones is still alive.
Look at that! Are Manticores double-jointed?
This is no Manticore, Daphne. This is... (unmasks the Manticore)
SSScooby, Shaggy, Daphne and Fred
Hot Dog Water?
Just as I suspected. It totally makes sense when you put the clues together. Someone with computer skills had to make that fake website, and Hot Dog Water has those skills. And remember, just before the Manticore attacked, I smelled something familiar. It was briny, greasy hot dog water. (to Hot Dog Water) But what I don't know is why Shaggy and Scooby had such high voices after you attacked them before, or why you'd want this amusement park to close so badly.
HDHot Dog Water
How could you know? Your intellect is so far inferior to mine. (takes off the Manticore's outfit) It all started on a boring Friday night when I didn't have a date.
HDHot Dog Water
I decided to run some experiments on the steel used to build the park's rides. I found that if you melted the steel down and combined it with chromium, stalagmite, and mercury phosphate, it created a kind of super helium. Shaggy and Scooby must have inhaled some helium gas from the Manticore's posterior relief hole. That's why their voices were so high. I figured if I could get the park to close, I could take all the steel, melt it down, and sell the super helium to the Australian zeppelin fleet. I'd have made a fortune and shown you up in the process, Velma.
(Sheriff arrests Hot Dog Water)
It still seems like something's missing.
(The Fortune Telling Machine prints the fortune)
HDHot Dog Water
(reads) "Meddling kids and their dog will foil your plan".
(Sheriff drives away)
I know who has the Planispheric Disk piece, but not where.
I put a bug on Velma when I saw her earlier. She didn't suspect a thing. Later, I heard Fred tell her that Shaggy and Scooby have the piece. But he didn't say anything more than that.
He told Velma and us enough. Everything will work out just fine. You see, Scooby is a far more trusting companion than Pericles was to me.
(Sheriff Stone arrives with Cachinga in the police car)
What in the name of kettle corn is going on? I thought you said he (Cachinga) was the creature.
Sorry we had to trick you, Sheriff, but we needed everyone to believe it was Cachinga (Fred deactivates the trap) so we could set a trap for the person who's really behind this.
(Fred unmasks the Headless Horror)
HHHeadless Horror/Marion
(gasps)
But how did you know that she'd attack? I don't get that!
We knew that if Dr. Spartan found out that the curse was fake he'd want to go back to living a life of adventure in the jungle.
A life she definitely didn't want.
MMarion
(annoyed) Fine. I admit it.
Well, you kind of have to. We caught you in the costume. But how--how did you know it was her?
We found this ring at the botanical gardens. A woman's ring. (to Marion) You went to Oxford, too, didn't you?
MMarion
Yes. (puts the ring on her finger)
But, Marion, why did you do it?
MMarion
Because I love you! Because I hate living in the jungle. It's icky. I decided if I couldn't convince you to give up that life, I'd scare you out of it. I came up with the fake legend of Sklar Gringat. I forged an ancient map to the ruins and put it someplace you'd find it. I knew you wouldn't be able to resist the challenge. You would be so consumed with finding your next great treasure, you wouldn't be thinking of me, as usual. I pretended to break my ankle because I knew you'd send Cachinga for help and go up into the ruins by yourself. And when you did, my plan fell into place. It gave me a chance to sneak around the back of the ruins, which were actually an old abandoned movie set. The Headless Horror costume was the final piece of the puzzle. I had it specially designed and took months of pilates to train my abdominal muscles to the point where I could control the mouth with my abs.
But the shrunken head... It talked to me.
MMarion
I got it at a Halloween store. You can record whatever you want it to say. I'm sorry, darling. I never meant to hurt you. I just wanted us to live a normal life. Which we could have if it weren't for those meddling sycophants. Can you ever forgive me?
Sure, I do, baby. I know I'm not the easiest guy to live with. You were just trying to get through to me. Don't worry, we'll work it out. (He and Marion kiss) Sheriff, I don't want to press any charges.
CCachinga
(leaves the police car with the spear) Thank you. It's been lovely.
SFShadowy Figure
Oof. Eahhh! Wood gets older than kindle!
Nice to see you again... (unmasks the Shadowy Figure)
SSScooby, Shaggy, Daphne, Velma and Fred
Professor Pericles.
Well, hello, children. How did you know?
Simple. There's only one brain large enough, beside my own, that could have pulled this off. We found the trojan horse program you put on Fred's laptop that let you control all of Fred's traps remotely.
Fred really should have come up with a more secure password than "trappin' guy".
Once you had control of the traps, it was like totally simple to simulate a haunting and terrify the Mayor.
And your avian attributes provided the means to make your spooky shadow creep float like a real ghost.
Too bad for you your avian diet gave you away.
Oh, what can I say? A bird's got to eat.
It still doesn't explain where my dad is, and why you were haunting him.
Why do you think? I wanted his piece of the Planispheric Disk, of course. I knew he would have it close. I just didn't know where. So I decided to scare it out of him.
(looks at the mysterious piece) Planispheric Disk? (to Pericles) But how did you know he had it in the first place?
Because, dear friend, he stole it from me a long time ago. (the gang is confused) Don't believe me? Ask him yourself. (takes off the Shadowy Figure costume and pushes the remote control's button that changes the stairs to slide, Fred unhands the piece of the Planispheric Disk and the gang falls down to the basement) (takes the piece #1 of the Planispheric Disk) I am the smartest criminal parrot in the world! You didn't think I have a back-up plan? (laughs) Until we meet again. Auf wiedersehen, Mystery Incorporated. (flies away)
Did you know we were standing on a trap?
(grabs Daphne) Honestly, there's so many in this house, I've kinda lost track.
(The gang hears a man trapped in a sheet)
Dad! (releases Daphne and uncovers the sheet) You're okay!
Dimpled puppet eggs, Fred! I am clearly not okay. Untie me.
(unties his dad) Dad, the house wasn't haunted at all. It was Professor Pericles.
Pericles? Are you sure? Did he get the--?
Planispheric Disk? Yeah. He said you stole it from him.
That's... that's absurd! We confiscated it off him years ago, when we locked him up. I've felt it was best to keep it here, safe. That's why I went back in for it.
Mayor Jones, why would Professor Pericles want that piece of the Disk so badly?
Oof! Ha! Ha! How should I know? Are you kids trying to imply something? Because if you are--
No, no, dad. We're just all really happy you're okay. That's what's important, right, gang? This mystery is over. (hugs Mayor Jones)
I'm not sure this mystery is over at all.
Time to reveal who Dead Justice really is. (unmasks Dead Justice)
SSScooby, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Fred
Deputy Bucky?
What? Bucky, you were like a father to me!
BBucky
You're 20 years older than me!
There's no proof of that. Why'd you do it?
Sheriff, I think we can explain.
Bucky was tired of being just a deputy. He craved the power and prestige of the Sheriff's office.
Bucky failed every one of his promotion exams. But it wasn't just his grades that got me thinking.
Like, Bucky's a doodler, and his drawings looked an awful lot like Dead Justice's demon bullets.
Bucky disguised himself as the Ghost of Dead Justice and chased down the town's most wanted.
He knew nothing would hurt Sheriff Stone more than losing his job to his hero.
The only thing I don't understand is how he created those bullets.
BBucky
CGI. It's all CGI these days. I programmed a laser pointer to simulate the animation.
Much as I hate to admit it, I owe you kids one. (Fred puts his hand on Sheriff's shoulder but he lets it go)
(gives an award to Sheriff Stone) People of Crystal Cove, there's a new old new Sheriff in town.
(The crowd cheers and applauds)
Thanks, Mayor Jones. And... Thanks for giving me a raise.
Raise? What raise? An hour ago, your job was free. Don't think I won't find another undead lawman if I have to.
(laughs) You're joking, right?
You know, dad, Bucky would have gotten away with it if it hadn't have been for us meddling kids. Maybe a little thank you might be, uh...
Uh, that's great, Fred. Listen, I'm late for a work meeting. (leaves)
But work's that way. (Daphne arrives) Why do I even bother?
(accompanies Fred) He cares, Fred, in his own way.
Now, Regina, time to come clean and reveal that you're-- (unmasks The Obliteratrix)
SSScooby, Shaggy, Daphne, Velma and Fred
Alice May?
She once pretended to be a Ghost Girl to kidnap Fred for her man posse because she wanted revenge for her father, the Creeper.
But, like, how did you get out of jail?
AMAlice May
I got out with the help of the same person who sent me to destroy you... Mr. E!
SSScooby, Shaggy, Daphne, Velma and Fred
Huh?
AMAlice May
E enlisted my services to put you kids in danger in hopes of drawing out his enemy, Professor Pericles. He figured if Pericles thought you were in trouble, he'd come to your rescue. E knew if he could get Pericles to reveal himself, it'd leave his piece of the Planispheric Disk vulnerable. Everything was fake. Special effects.
But, like, where'd you get all the high-tech stuff? How'd you disappear?
AMAlice May
E took care of that. It was all courtesy of one of Destroido's shell corporations: Quest Research Laboratories. They supplied me with everything I needed: Weapons, a high-tech cloaking device, even the effects.
(handcuffs Alice) So this was all staged by Mr. E to use the kids as parrot bait.
AMAlice May
That's right. And it would have worked, too, if I hadn't been stopped by you, Miss meddling sassy pants! (Next scene in the police car with Sheriff Stone and Alice May arrested)
Wait, so are you telling me that you escaped from prison months ago, and I never noticed? (laughs) I don't think so. (drives away)
Well, gang, another mystery solved.
I just wish we could have done something about your job, Professor Hatecraft.
DDean
(arrives with car) H.P.? Yoo-hoo! Oh, there you are, you dear man.
Don't worry, Dean Fenk. I'm on my way to clean out my office now.
DDean
Clean out your office? Oh, never. Heh! Haven't you heard the wonderful news? The song "Char Gar Gothakon", based on your novel, is a huge hit in Japan. And since Darrow College published the book, we're gonna make a fortune! (Professor Hatecraft is amazingly surprised) Now, I'm giving you Regina's old office Vampire books are so done and I'm having the dusk mobile repainted. (she and Professor Hatecraft drive away)
Well, Angel, it looks like we owe you one.
Yeah. You saved our tails.
How'd you know where we were?
It's time, Angel. I can't keep this secret anymore.
I wanted to tell you kids earlier, but I was afraid.
Of telling you the truth. My real name isn't Angel Dynamite. It's Cassidy Williams. I'm one of the original members of Mystery Incorporated that disappeared.
SSScooby, Shaggy, Daphne and Fred
What?
ADAngel Dynamite/Cassidy
It was all an accident. We should have never been in that condemned church. But Brad said he'd seen someone coming and going at night, and he wanted to investigate. We thought we'd found a treasure map, but it wasn't treasure; it was a threat, to not just our lives but the lives of our families. The thing in those caves forced us to leave Crystal Cove, or those who loved us would pay the price. (Shaggy and Scooby are terrified)
L-l-like, who threatened you?
ADAngel Dynamite/Cassidy
He called himself the Freak. The Freak of Crystal Cove. There, now you know the truth. That's what happened to the original Mystery Incorporated, and it will happen to all of you if you don't stop! Forget about the Planispheric Disk. Give Pericles your piece, or Mr. E. I don't care. The mystery is over. Let it end tonight!
You lied to us, Angel. You've been lying to us from the beginning. Why should we listen to anything you have to say to us now? This mystery isn't over until we say it's over. Come on, gang.
ADAngel Dynamite/Cassidy
No. No, you don't understand. He's still out there. (The gang drives away) The Freak is still out there!
