(First lines)
(The gang cheers)
Another mystery bites the dust.
Yeah, celebrate. (Sheriff Stone closes the cell door)
Just cork it. You see this badge? Know why it's here?
It's here because if there's a crime, I solve it. (goes to the office door) Oh, and by the way, I've called all your parents, who by now I have on speed dial. (mocking) Oh, are you in trouble. Especially you, Fred. Say hi to dad, the Mayor. (leaves)
Just once it would be nice if someone thanked us for solving a mystery.
Good thing we're not in this to be liked. (Scooby, Shaggy, Velma and Daphne look a little annoying to him) You know, that didn't come out quite right.
Welcome to the Crystal Cove haunted tour. I'm your ghoulish guide Velma. The first documented case of the curse of Crystal Cove is from 1630, when a garrison of Spanish conquistadors mysteriously vanished from the harbor.
FTFemale Tourist
Oh, that is so scary! Where did they go?
What part of the word "mystery" didn't you understand? The curse struck again in 1765 when an entire town of missionaries likewise disappeared. Anyway, things were pretty quiet until 100 years later, when Cletus Darrow found gold here and renamed the town Crystal Cove. Most people thought the curse had been lifted, until the entire Darrow family disappeared one Halloween and was never seen again. (Velma plays a tape of the Darrow family screaming) Moving on. (Velma leads the tourists inside to the exhibits) Since the disappearance of the Darrow family, Crystal Cove has been a hub of paranormal activity. You might recognize some of our more famous visitors. Ghostly deep sea diver Captain Cutler, Miner '49er, Charlie the Haunted Robot, and who could forget the terrifying stylings of Space Kook? Not me.
MTMale Tourist
Oh! How frightening!
FTFemale Tourist
Oh! Absolutely blood-curdling.
Not really. They all turned out to be fakes. (The tourists gasp and talk amongst themselves) Yep. Captain Cutler, was just some guy who was hijacking boats. Miner '49er's real name was Hank. Charlie belongs to Mr. Jenkins who thought it would be easier to run an amusement park with a crazy robot. And Space Kook? Oh! Don't get me started! (Angie and Dale cover Velma's mouth)
DDale
Thank you, Velma. Well, that concludes the terror-ific tour.
Don't forget to stop in at the haunted snack shop for souvenirs and your complimentary undead sipper cup. (The tourists run off) What do you think you were doing?
DDale
Are you trying to destroy our business?
Reboot, parentals. I was just being honest.
DDale
Those were isolated incidents in Crystal Cove's otherwise-unblemished supernatural past of hauntings and paranormal happenings.
Your generation's belief, not mine. My generation, we only got one thing on our minds…
(tying his ascot) Solving mysteries and building traps.
You know what I mean, Dad. We just want answers. Is that wrong?
Tickling chin whiskers, Fred. The mayor's son is supposed to set an example.
I'm trying, Dad. In fact, just yesterday, I entered one of my traps in the district science fair. It was rejected for not actually having anything to do with science, but…
I just don't want you to make a mistake you'll regret.
You mean, like, making a bad trap?
No! Life is not all about traps. It's also about…
And sausages and orange juice.
PPaula
Don't forget to chew.
Like, thanks, Mom and Dad.
Yeah. Thanks, Mom and Dad.
CColton
Your mother and I are worried about this mystery phase you're going through. We're not saying find new friends. We're…
PPaula
Yes, we are. Find new friends.
You guys have got nothing to worry about, man. Me and Scoob always play it safe. If there's danger…
We run fast, really fast.
And as for our friends, if you guys just gave them a chance, you'd see…
The gang is misunderstood. We're just solving mysteries. All the kids are doing it.
BNBarty and Nan
No, they're not.
And what about this "Fred Jones?" Certainly, there must be other boys.
Not like Fred. He's, like, one of those geniuses that no one understands until they're dead. He sees things different, and he wants to catch those different things in his traps.
Honey, we just want you to go on to have a rich career, like your sisters.
That's Fred and the gang. Got to go. Don't want to be late for school. Bye, Mom. Bye, Dad. Bye, Daisy. Bye, Dawn. Bye, Dorothy. Bye, Delilah.
FForeman
Hey, you sure you guys don't want any of this Fruitmeir's smoothie? Oh, it's delic… (leans to a wall, which breaks) Ahhh! What the whozit? Which one of you broke that wall?
W1Worker 1
We barely touched it.
W2Worker 2
Is that another sewer?
FForeman
Impossible. There's only one sewer and we're in it. Unless…
W1Worker 1
We've broken into another dimension.
FForeman
No, idiot. We've busted through to one of the old Crystal Cove caves.
W1Worker 1
(turns the radioactive drum and knocks on it, seeing there is something inside of it) Huh? I think there's something in there. What should we do?
FForeman
Well, it's pretty clear, isn't it? Those are radioactive symbols, meaning what's ever inside is dangerous, meaning we need to open it right away. Don't want what's ever in there to mess up our schedule.
W1Worker 1
Hey, I think I see something.
These are military. From the oxidation, probably 30, 40 years old.
(finds locket) Fred, I found something! (Opens locket and music plays)
Hmm, could be a clue. Good work, Daphne.
Thanks, Fred. You're so sweet... (looks up. Fred has walked away, looking for clues) It's okay. We can talk later, um...
All right, you see what happens when you kids stick your noses where they don't belong? People get cocooned!
Like, man, we found them like that.
(trying to show what she means with her hands) Sheriff, there was a monster…
Quiet. From this point forward this is a crime scene and future tourist attraction - stay out of it. (walks away)
I gotta stay out of it right here. (holds up fist)
Let me talk to him. (walks away)
(dreamily) Don't worry. Fred will make him understand.
(runs back carrying body) Shaggy, start the car!
Like, I thought you were going to talk to him.
He wasn't in a listening mood.
(opens back of the van) So you stole a body? Rockin'. (Fred throws the body in the trunk)
Don't worry. I know just who can help us. (school bell rings)
ERProfessor Emmanuel Raffalo
All right. Who can tell me what photosynthesis is? (they all raised their hands up) And please don't say "plant farts". (they all lowered their hands) (sighs) (door opens and Professor Raffalo sees Fred and Shaggy carrying the body in the classroom)
Professor Raffalo, we need your help. (classmates scream and run out)
Couldn't you kids have waited for break?
No, he's alive. But he appears to be in some sort of dehydrated stasis. I don't quite know what that means, but I'm guessing it's temporary.
(sees squirrel food) Mmm, Scooby snacks. (Opens the squirrel cage reaching its food, and the squirrel goes rabid and attacks Scooby)
Do you know what could have done this?
The cocoon material looks organic, but I'll need to do further tests. The sheriff okayed this?
Uh, of course he did. What, do you think we stole a body? That's rich. (laughs as he pushes the gang out the school)
Mm, yeah, Crystal Cove. That was the Rotten Brains with their single, Zombie Housewife Blues. I'm Angel Dynamite. And you're listening to K-Ghoul 101.4 on your AM dial. (Shaggy knocks the door) I was wondering when y'all was gonna show up. He's in the back.
(Angel opens door. Fred is lying down with his head on the record player) Fred? It's us. We're here for you. (sits down next to him. Scooby Doo licks his hair)
It's no use, gang. I was the one who stole the body and Professor Raffalo paid the price. I should have listened to my dad and stayed out of any new mysteries.
We all helped steal the body, Fred.
Well, I actually never took... (Velma elbows him in the ribs) Ow! Okay, fine. Yes, we all took part, Freddie.
Fred Jones, you've never backed away from a mystery in your life.
Man up, Fred. We still have our first clue, the cocoon. I brought a sample... (Scooby is eating the slime from the cocoon) Scooby, what are you doing?
What? It's Ruitmeir's! Yummy! (Starts eating again)
Check it out. If that dog mutates, I'm putting it down. Dig?
Like, hold on, I think I get it. (walks over and tastes the slime)
DFDaphne, Fred, Velma, Angel
Ew!
No, you guys, it's Fruitmeir's. The cocoon is made of the same stuff as Fruitmeir's Dessert.
DFDaphne, Fred, Velma, Angel
What? (They all get up and taste it)
They're right. But if the cocoon is made of Fruitmeir's Dessert...
That means if we capture the monster, we can have our own shop. And we can have an endless supply of Fruitmeir's Dessert. Oh, boy.
No. It means that that Slime Mutant may not be a monster at all. What do we know about Franklin Fruitmeir?
Franklin Fruitmeir. Showed up in town out of nowhere two months ago. Before that, nothing. He's hiring right now for female servers.
If the girls can get jobs at Fruitmeir's, they can snoop around and find out more.
(he and Scooby are dressed as girls). Um, like, uh, this isn't exactly what I had in mind. Why are Scooby Doo and I dressed like girls when Velma and Daphne are girls?
Yeah. My skirts too tight.
Because Velma and I refused. (Shaggy and Scooby glare at them)
Mon-mon-monster! Like, right behind us!
Monster? There's no monster.
SSScooby, Shaggy, Velma and Fred
Daphne? Daphne? Daphne? Daphne? Daphne?
Here. I'm down here. I'm okay, but you better get down here. I think I found something.
This is gonna be awesome! (the cage eventually falls on him, Shaggy, Scooby, and Velma. The slime monster laughs and covers them in slime. Daphne gasps, then sees the slime mutant next to her)
Daphne, run! (Daphne runs past and jumps through hole in the ceiling, followed by slime mutant)
(Scooby starts eating slime)
Eat, gang! It's Fruitmeir's!
