Good going! But how did you find your way out?
You were saved by junk food?
Like, what can I say? Junk food and me have a very special relationship.
Maybe I should ask it for advice.
Speaking of clam cones, I see Skipper Shelton isn't around again. Or are you, Skipper? (unmasks the Man Crab)
SSkipper
(arrives) Ah, back from the Laundromat, I am. And once more does me nose-hammock smell fresh as the morning tide.
Wait, if you're not the Man Crab, then who...?
Everyone, meet Bud Shelton. (grabs Bud's head out of Man Crab disguise)
SSScooby, Shaggy and Daphne
Who?
The Trickell's Triquid mascot.
BBud
And the inventor, not that dirtball, Trickell.
Like, how did you know, Velma?
I knew it wasn't a real crab because Daphne never got allergic when she was around it. Plus, when I saw the mole pattern on the cheek of man next to Trickell in the newspaper, I remembered the same pattern on the mascot.
BBud
He took the credit for my creation. It was supposed to be called Bud's Bloosh. I was still working on the name. I spent countless hours making the Man Crab costume and even more time building my system of trap doors and stairs under the beach. And in case anyone came snooping in between kidnappings, I hid my costume in a locker big enough to hold it, putting a label with Skipper's name on it over the real label. So if anyone found it, they'd blame him.
All that work just to get back at Mr. Trickell? Wouldn't it have been easier and-- more legal to sue him?
BBud
Are you kidding? Lawyers take forever. I would have succeeded, too, if it weren't for you meddling brats probing into my crustacean-themed revenge scheme.
SSkipper
Well, "almost" doesn't shuck the clam, (to Scooby) does it, wolfie?
(Skipper and Scooby laugh)
I have no idea what you're talking about.
DMrs. Dinkley
(giving tour) This is the location of the most recent attack by the creature that's been spookifying the children of Crystal Cove. (notices the gang) Velma, sweetheart, how are you? (yelling) Sheriff, they're back!
Mom, please! We just wanted to see what was happening!
DMrs. Dinkley
There's nothing to see. Not unless you're paying.
PDr. Portillo
The peoples have long told the tale of Qué Horrífico. A normal man by day, but every sundown he changes into Qué Horrífico. He roams through the villages and plays his song of mystery on a pan flute, turning the childrens into... Terriblegatos!
In America, we call it 'getting spookified'.
PDr. Portillo
That is good enough, thank you. Eventually, he takes them to his spooky town, or cave or something. There's a lot of debate on that, who can really know.
Watch it, Daphne! Remember, we're married; don't look so happy!
It's almost sunset. We'd better get inside.
Right. (loudly) Come, two young children, it's bedtime! Grandma's gonna tell you a story!
(Inside, ready for trap)
Aren't you going to tell us a story?
(Mayor Jones and Sheriff Stone arrive)
What in the name of whole wheat toast is going on?
(Scooby unmasks Qué Horrífico)
MAMary Anne Gleardan
You mean her.
FDFred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy
Mary Anne Gleardan.
MAMary Anne Gleardan
I was trying to scare all the adults out of Crystal Cove so I could run the city my way. (hocking) (to Fred) I told you, I have brilliant ideas. (to everyone) With all the adults gone, there's be no one to stand in my way. I learned about the legend of Qué Horrífico in Dr. Portillo's honors class. It was the perfect solution. I used the high school's theater department for my costume. I went to every kindergarten and elementary school in the city to convince the children to pretend to be spookified. In return I offered them Utopia! When that didn't work, I offered them candy. Whenever the children heard me playing the pan flute, that was their signal to put on their fake hair and fangs and commence spookification. I almost had the whole town cleared of adults. I would have, too, if it weren't for you (speaks latin)
FDFred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby
Huh?
MAMary Anne Gleardan
(sighs) Loosely translated it means "Meddlesome kids" in latin.
AArthur
I'm going home. I miss my mom and dad. (The other kids say goodbyes and walk into their homes) By the way, this was lame. (Sheriff Stone handcuffs Mary Anne)
MAMary Anne Gleardan
Wait, you're taking me to jail?! But I'm just a kid!
Do you know how many boxes we're stuck with of Qué Horrífico t-shirts, Qué Horrífico pamphlets, Qué Horrífico dance CDs, Qué Horrífico--?
MAMary Anne Gleardan
Okay, okay. I see your point.
I'm telling you, she's up to something!
C'mon, Daphne. So, Alice was using the shower and hanging out in the school basement late at night. Haven't we all?
What if Alice is the ghost girl the Sheriff mentioned? You could be in danger, Fred.
Don't you think I'd know if she were a ghost girl?
I'd be willing to bet... no.
Yeah, like, what do we really know about Alice?
You mean, besides the fact that she's super nice, and her hair smells like peaches, and sometimes I get lost in her eyes, and -
Fred Jones, do you like this girl?
(points at his "watch") Wow, look at the time.
You're not wearing a watch, Freddie.
Oh. Well, I'd better go find one, then!
DDelilah
Hey, baby sis. Something got you down.
Hey, Delilah. It's okay, I'm fine.
DDelilah
No, no, I can tell. Same way I can tell when I look in the eyes of the enemy and see their cold, grey heart and know it's either me, or them.
DDelilah
Ah, boy trouble. I've been Fear's bunkmate before. Let me tell you a story. There was a beach. Enemy dug in along the shore. They picked us off one by one but I knew I had to get my men through, understand?
DDelilah
All right, here's another story -
Delilah, really, don't worry. I'm gonna figure this out.
DDelilah
I hear you. Call if you need me. Whoo-aahh!
GGGhost Girl
Don't touch me!
(arrives with Sheriff Stone) Hazy fantasie, Fred. Didn't you hear me when I said, "if you see a ghost girl, do not go to the prom with her".?
Don't worry, dad. She may look like a ghost girl, but in reality she's... (unmasks the ghost girl) Alice May. Or she's also known as...
SSScooby, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Fred
Alice Carlswell.
Carlswell? As in Deacon Carlswell? The Creeper?
AAlice
That is right. He was my father. When daddy was in prisoned, I vowed revenge on those who put him there. I used his old costume to construct my own. When I found the legend of the evil ghost girl online, I was ready to spring my trap. I grabbed that fool Randy to throw you all off the track. And I kept him hidden and fed in my father's crypt until I could let him go. After that, it was just a matter of getting rid of your precious leader, and Fred. I'm going to zap your gang the way you feeded my father. And I would have succeeded, too, if it weren't for you meddling... schoolmates... of mine.
