Alternate Timeline Possibilities

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What would have happened if Mayor Jones had killed the original Mystery Inc. and Pericles rather than letting them live? This is how I think everything would have turned out.

1. Ricky never created Destroido. Result: A healthy environment, no Skull Cattle, and villains such as Grandma Moonbeam, Hairmore, and Ernesto never disguised themselves as monsters.

2. Fred wasn't born. Result: The other members of Mystery Inc. never become a team and led normal lives, therefore Alice May, Professor Raffalo, Mary Ann Gleardon did not become villains. Others, however, got away with it. Sure, the villains caused some damage, but it was worth it, for the revenue stream's sake! Ka-ching!

3. Pericles' death made things easier for Jones. Aphrodite never got the formula for that Love Virus pheremone, Jones lacked competition over the Disc pieces, and Crystal Cove was never in serious danger of being utterly destroyed.

4. Crystal Cove never failed as a tourist town, thanks to Jones. The townsfolk still re-elected him over Avocados in spite of the missing crystal doorknobs. It was always obvious that CC wanted him to be their mayor: because he gave them what they wanted. As a matter of fact, Mayor Jones' actions are what made Crystal Cove succesful in the eyes of others. He was never "incompetent" when it came to running CC. He just didn't care for the people's safety, which they themselves did not seem to mind. The publicist's words in the third ep of season 2 proved that he had been doing a good job with the town.

5. Sheriff Stone lost his job to Dead Justice. Crystal Cove is not only the "most hauntedest place on Earth", but the safest as well. The "monsters" of season 2 are defeated in a manner that still worked in Jones' favor. People can't resist CC!

6. The Mayor himself was more successful at finding the Disc pieces. Since Fred never existed in his life, he kept being the same ruthless individual he was 20 years ago. Unfortunately, his actions lead to the destruction of Earth.

That's all I've got, for now.

[SpiderScooby]

Well, if Mayor Jones had taken out the original mystery inc, would the evil enity not just create another group of mystery solvers?

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Yes, I believe the Entity could have just created another group of mystery solvers, but it wouldn't have mattered much. As mayor, Jones would have the authority to place the new meddlers in jail for as long as he pleased - or simply kill them. We're talking about a less forgiving Mayor Jones here. In the original timeline, Freddy's existence turned him into a better person. He didn't even threaten the new Mystery Inc. with a cutlass as he did against the originals. He also let the Gang go when he could have kept them in the slammer. Unfortunately, he wouldn't care for this new group's lives in the slightest. He's that dangerous and it's obvious why he had to remain locked in prison.

[groovyscooby]

Interesting theory.....................

[scoobnick]

good thinking, but as iothers have said the entity would have created a different group, after all the original Mi was merely the third or fourth such group it had created.

[rocksunner]

I recently did a fanfiction with an alternate line-up for new MI that the evil entity could have chosen:

Velma-like: Marcie Fleach (easy)
Fred-like: Ethan (an action-oriented soccer guy capable of scheming)
Daphne-like: Brenda (she even attracts monster kidnappings)
Shaggy-like: Doogle (as an actor, he could be like anyone)
Scooby-like: Mr. Bendy (he would have to be kept out of the Asylum, of course)

The story is "Mystery Reincorporated" on fanfiction.net

[rocksunner]

I also think Mayor Jones wouldn't have it so easy. For unknown reasons, the evil entity seems to have its heart set on being freed by a group of four people and an animal. Jones is an outsider.

Look at the years he spent getting absolutely nowhere, because no events were bent in his favor. The gang got loads of help from seeming coincidences, and pieces started falling into their lap (such as in a cheese hauled in by a curiosity show).

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I didn't say Mayor Jones would have succeeded at finding all the pieces. Not only was he an outsider, but a loner as well. Teamwork and loyalty were the two virtues the backstabber Jones rejected in favor of working alone - was the key to everything. I simply came to the conclusion that his actions would have led to Earth's destruction due to the mayor halting vital time - that could have been used to find a way to defeat the Entity, of course - by attacking other mystery solving groups. The alignment of the planets and "Planet X's" arrival was always inevitable.

I read your story. It was pretty interesting! I also have an FF account; DarthHayze.

[rocksunner]

I didn't say Mayor Jones would have succeeded at finding all the pieces. Not only was he an outsider, but a loner as well. Teamwork and loyalty were the two virtues the backstabber Jones rejected in favor of working alone - was the key to everything. I simply came to the conclusion that his actions would have led to Earth's destruction due to the mayor halting vital time - that could have been used to find a way to defeat the Entity, of course - by attacking other mystery solving groups. The alignment of the planets and "Planet X's" arrival was always inevitable.

I'm not sure what, if any, damage the Entity could do during the Nibiru event if he wasn't free, but if he could still do significant harm then you make a good point.

I think, however, that Jones could have and would have been exposed before then by whatever mystery group the Entity could bring about. Anyone cast in the "monster" role (like the Freak of Crystal Cove) and opposed to one of the Entity's groups always got caught, eventually. The Entity can influence Jones too, and get him to make mistakes.

Thanks for your feedback on the fanfiction site, too. I enjoyed your comments on my "Disk Mania" story, as DarthHayze.

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The planet would have still arrived, even though the Entity was trapped in the sarcophagus. As for Jones being exposed, he made mistakes and ended getting caught by Fred, so his victory did not last for too long.

Don't mention it! I can't wait for the next chap.

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There is one more thing I feel like sharing with you guys. The reason Mayor Jones chose to disguise himself as the Monstrous Freak had to do with the fact that he realized other treasure hunters probably saw said creature in their nightmares as well. Ego, he used his costume as a very effective form of psychological warfare against those who dared interfere with his schemes. No wonder Cassidy feared him so! The original Mystery Inc. probably thought they had been dealing with the actual nightmare creature, who'd just "assumed" a different form outside the dream world.

[rocksunner]

There is one more thing I feel like sharing with you guys. The reason Mayor Jones chose to disguise himself as the Monstrous Freak had to do with the fact that he realized other treasure hunters probably saw said creature in their nightmares as well. Ego, he used his costume as a very effective form of psychological warfare against those who dared interfere with his schemes. No wonder Cassidy feared him so! The original Mystery Inc. probably thought they had been dealing with the actual nightmare creature, who'd just "assumed" a different form outside the dream world.

I'm starting to think there may be something to this idea. It explains why Brad and Judy took so long to show up after the Mayor was arrested.

I'm thinking the Mayor invoked the fear of the Freak when he kidnapped Fred, perhaps telling Brad and Judy he had discovered some way to make it do what he wanted. If they tried to get Fred back, or if they did anything to Jones, then the demonic Freak would harm Fred.

So why did they wait so long to return? As long as there was no natural explanation of why they all saw the same monster in their dreams, then the Freak might be real. Jones was in jail but the monster might still act. But then came the Dreamweaver, and there was a machine known to project dreams. Aha! So that's how Jones did it. So they returned.

[Deleted]

That's a very good theory!

[groovyscooby]

I agree!!!