Post by bigscoobydoofan on Oct 30, 2021 17:33:44 GMT -5
Hey guys, I'm gonna start posting episodes from my series!
This episode is from my series its terror time scooby doo, which is similar to be cool! It's called 'The Barking Dead' and is actually reimagining of 'Which Witch is Which?' from WAY! Enjoy!
(Also, sorry, there isn't chapters here D:)
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It was night at an eerie swamp.
Alligators with glowing yellow eyes were in the murky water, staring into the full moon. Bats were detecting their prey in trees. Snakes covered the trees too, gritting their sharp teeth.
A man was walking through some land beside the swamp, holding a camera.
“Man, this is such a trek.” He sighed. “I wonder where the rest of the crew is. Wait until they find out that me and my editor buddy have edited the first scene of this baby!”
Suddenly, he heard the croak of a frog. He turned around and saw a frog staring at him.
“Are you talking to me?” The man asked. “Are you talking to ME?”
The frog croaked again.
“Oh, you don’t know what you’re getting into, pal,” The man grinned, “For I am SERGEI SANDERS, FAMOUS PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR!”
The frog just stared blankly at him. Birds in the trees began to laugh.
“Challenging me, huh?” Sergei asked. “Dangerous decision…...I’ve learned a few spells myself from my career of horror movie making……………...Ala kazam, ala kazoo, I shall unleash dark magic, RIGHT UPON-”
The birds flew away and the frog bounced away.
“Wha…..wha…….that was gonna be so cool! I was gonna say the word ‘you’ and then you pests would disappear or something!” Sergei groaned. “Oh, brother. Look at yourself. You’re talking to animals, what are you, Cinderella?”
He continued walking along the swamp.
A few moments later, he began to hear spooky moaning noises. Sergei looked around.
Then, he cracked a wide, chilling grin, and began to take a straight direction into a bush. Two red eyes were watching him in the darkness.
Meanwhile, two other men were out in the swamp. They were both wearing berets and glasses, and both had goatees.
“Zebediah, where can Sergei be, non!?” One of the men asked.
“Pardon! I don’t know, merci!” Zebediah replied. “We have to find him, Zeke, qui qui!”
“Yes, qui qui!” Zeke agreed. “Or we will not finish this film, non! Non!”
“Okay, we should probably stop the whole French thing.” Zebediah sighed, talking in an American accent. “I get that we’re directors, but this is just stupid.”
Suddenly, they saw a shadowy figure coming towards them. When they looked closer, they saw that it was Sergei!
“Sergei!?” Zebediah and Zeke both gasped.
This time, Sergei had greyish skin and green veins, and was moaning creepily. He was a zombie!!
“AHHH!” Zebediah and Zeke screamed.
…
The Mystery Machine was driving along a road near the swamp.
“Oh boy, I can’t wait to go fishing today, gang!” Fred exclaimed. “We’re gonna catch a LOAD of fish! Like salmon, trout, sharks, salmon…”
“You do realize that none of those fish can be found in lakes, Fred……….right?” Velma asked.
“Oh, uh….yeah! Yeah! Totally, I am uh, quite an expert actually!” Fred replied with a nervous laugh. “For example……….did you know that, uh, Dodo birds are found in lakes?”
“They’re extinct.” Velma said with droopy eyes.
“Oh.” Fred uttered.
Shaggy and Scooby looked out the window and saw the spooky swamp.
“Like Scoob, have you ever wondered if someone is being attacked by some sort of monster right now in that swamp while we’re just in the Mystery Machine?” Shaggy asked
“We have a no-ghost privilege right now.” Scooby said.
“Oh guys, don’t worry, there probably isn’t a ghost in that swamp!” Daphne’s voice reassured them.
When Shaggy and Scoobyy looked around, they couldn’t see Daphne!
“Uh, Daphne, where are you?” Shaggy asked.
“Oh, one second.” Daphne replied.
Then, she revealed herself at the back of the van, and she had painted herself grey!
Fred stopped the van.
“What the heck are you doing?” He questioned.
“What? I’m camouflaging!” Daphne explained. “Look! I’m now the back of the van! Try find me!”
She blended into the back of the van again.
“Whaaa?” Scooby gasped.
“Like, she vanished!” Shaggy gasped.
“Guys, please tell me you’re being sarcastic, she’s so obviously right there!” Velma exclaimed.
“How can you tell?” Scooby asked.
“Look, she’s even holding her purse! What walls have hands?” Velma pointed out.
“No, I’m sold on this one.” Scooby shook his head.
“Seeeee?” Daphne smirked.
Velma sighed.
Fred continued driving.
“Huh…….this isn’t the lake...…” He gasped. “Where are we?”
Everyone groaned.
“Just once, can we buy a MAP!?” Shaggy exclaimed.
“But I like to go cheap!” Fred protested.
“Maybe we could ask him where we are!” Scooby suggested, pointing at someone in the road.
Fred stopped the van and the figure walked towards the van.
“Hello…..can you help us?” Fred asked. “Ya see, we’re lost and we don’t know where we are and-“
“GIVE ME YOUR BRAINS!” The figure moaned, revealing himself to be the zombified Sergei!
“AHHH!” The gang screamed.
“Fred, drive!!” Velma yelled.
“What do you think I’m gonna do, give him my brain?” Fred asked.
“Oh, so we were wrong.” Shaggy said.
“Darn it!” Scooby groaned.
There was a pause. The zombie of Sergei stared at the gang awkwardly.
“BRAIIIIINS!” He moaned.
They screamed again and Zombie Sergei pounded on the window.
Fred twisted the wheel in a whole turn and the Mystery Machine swerved round.
He drove the van diagonally through some trees, and soon it came out of the trees and drove back onto another road.
“That was close.” Fred sighed.
“See? THIS is why ya need camouflage!” Daphne smiled.
She brought out a camo uniform from her purse and put it on.
“Try find me now!!” She exclaimed.
“She’s invisible again!!” Shaggy yelled.
“What is going on!?” Scooby screamed in panic.
“But she’s-she’s….” Velma protested, “ah forget it.”
Just then, Fred saw a general store up ahead.
“Look, a general store! Maybe we could ask the store owner what that was all about back there.” He said.
“Like, a general store?” Shaggy asked.
He and Scooby smiled.
…
It cuts to Shaggy and Scooby busting into the general store nearby.
“Yo yo yo, put your hands up!!” Shaggy commanded.
“We’ve come to digest your goods, you have the right to remain silent!” Scooby barked.
“Where’s the stuff, man?” Shaggy questioned.
“One more minute of hunger and we’ll be bringing the FBI over.” Scooby said
Fred and Velma walked into the store.
“What are you guys doing?” Velma asked.
“Usual drill.” Scooby shrugged.
Zebediah and Zeke from the opening walked over to them.
“Oh, this isn’t a real general store, merci!” Zebediah said.
“Qui qui, it’s just a building that we rented for our new movie, non!? Qui qui!” Zeke added.
There was an awkward silence.
“Okay, we’re not actually French, ya got us.” Zebediah sighed.
“Wait a second- you’re those famous directors, The Z Brothers!” Velma exclaimed. “Zebediah Perkinson and Zeke Greenfield!”
“Yeah, that’s us!” Zeke smiled. “Qui qui you could say, hehe.”
“We got lost and saw the zombie of a man back on the road, do you know anything about that?”
Fred asked.
Zebediah and Zeke glanced at each other worriedly.
“It’s the producer of the movie we’re currently working on, Sergei Sanders.” Zebediah said. “Ya see, a real zombie has been haunting the swamp where our new film is being shot, and he’s been turning people into zombies! If this continues, then our film could be discontinued!”
“DISCONTINUED FILM!?” Shaggy and Scooby screamed, hugging each other.
“Don’t worry Mr. Perkinson and Mr. Greenfield, we’ll help you find out what’s going on. We’re mystery-solving teenagers, ya see!” Fred reassured them.
“Really? GREAT, QUI QUI, QUI QUI!” Zebediah smiled.
There was silence.
“Okay, you can cut it out, Zeb.” Zeke whispered. “You can investigate in the swamp where we’re shooting the film. A few of our actors have quit, so we’ll just be busy trying to cast new people.”
Shaggy and Scooby gasped.
“Hey, we can be actors in the film!” Shaggy suggested.
“Yeah!” Scooby agreed.
“A talking dog? How could a talking dog be an actor?” Zebediah asked.
“Don’t challenge me, Perkinson.” Scooby warned.
“Yes! You two can be zombie minions in our new film!” Zeke nodded. “It’s called: Zombies Of Tomorrow!”
“Hang on…...zombies?” Shaggy gulped.
“We didn’t sign up for that.” Scooby remarked. “But we’ll take it.”
“Well, I guess I’m with you guys.” Velma said.
“Hey, where’s Daphne?” Fred asked. “She’s barely said anything.”
“I AM NOW THE FLOOR!” Daphne shouted.
Fred and Velma looked down and saw Daphne in her camo outfit, with her face flat to the floor.
They both facepalmed.
…
Soon, Shaggy and Scooby were in the swamp with Zebediah, Zeke and two other actors.
“Here’s the script, merci!” Zeke said, handing the script of the film to Shaggy and Scooby. “Zombies of Tomorrow: A story about a girl who meets a man in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, and falls in love with him!”
“Awwwww!” Scooby smiled.
“Then they both die in the final scene on that riverboat that we rented over there!” Zebediah said, pointing to a white riverboat nearby.
“Not aww-worthy.” Scooby remarked.
A blonde woman and a man with a brown beard walked over.
“Hey!” The man waved.
“Hey, like, I know you guys! You’re Hugo White and Alice Smith, those famous actors!” Shaggy gasped.
“Oh yeah! I loved you in…….uh……..” Scooby stroked his chin, “Okay, admittedly, I have no idea who you are.”
“We played Delilah and Dom in Crab President 4!” Alice noted.
“CRAB PRESIDENT 4!?” Shaggy and Scooby screamed.
“Answer for your crimes!” Shaggy snapped.
“We don’t talk about sequels.” Scooby growled.
“Gentlemen, please!” Zebediah yelled. “We’re starting shooting soon! Okay, so in this scene, Alice, who plays the main character Elizabeth, and Hugo, who plays the main character’s love interest, Pablo, are hiding behind those trees from you guys, the zombies! Have we got that clear?”
Scooby and Shaggy were already dressed in zombie costumes!
“More clear than ever.” Shaggy smiled.
“Wow, you guys look great!” Alice exclaimed. “It’ll sure be fun working with you!”
“Trust us madam, we know.” Scooby nodded.
“Welp, we should probably start hiding!” Hugo grinned.
“Lights!” Zeke said, fixing a camera onto a rig. “Camera! ACTION!”
…
Meanwhile, Fred, Daphne and Velma were checking out another area of the swamp.
“This swamp is so creepy.” Fred commented. “Everything feels so weird, even the animals feel like they’re threatening me.”
Some vultures in a tree were trying to aim a cannon at them. They both nodded in agreement with Fred's comment.
“The suspense is rising, rising and rising!” Daphne whispered. “You might wanna watch out, Fred and Velma, cause you don’t know when one of your friends could just..”
Abruptly, she jumped into a bush.
“Vanish…” She hissed.
“You’re right there! I can see your hair!” Velma pointed out.
“Well Velma, I think she does a pretty good job. It’s like she’s put on an invisibility cloak or something!” Fred chuckled.
“See? That’s the magic of……….camouflage..” Daphne whispered.
Just then, a man with brown hair who was wearing a black suit with grey polka dots walked over to them.
“Oh, hey kids.” He said. “Seen anything fishy around here? You need to be careful honestly..”
“Waiiit, you’re Danny Doomsday, a famous actor from many zombie films!” Velma gasped as Daphne walked out of the bush.
“Do you recognise everybody?” Fred asked, astonished.
“I’m not that boring, Fred. As a matter of fact, I actually watch movies.” Velma whispered.
“Yep, Danny’s the name.” Danny affirmed.
“What are you doing walking around this swamp?” Daphne asked.
“Well, I’m a part of that new film, Zombies of Tomorrow, and I’m playing the main zombie villain, but since I heard about that zombie infection that’s been going around, I’ve decided to scan the area, ya know, just to make sure we’re all safe.” Danny explained.
“We’re solving this mystery too.” Fred said.
“Well I wish you good luck on finding out what the heck is going on around here.” Danny wished. “Maybe we could team up, eh? Actually no…..since ya never know if you’re gonna find……...A ZOMBIE AROUND THE CORNER!”
He roared and made moaning noises, trying to swipe the trio.
“AHHH!” Fred, Daphne and Velma yelled.
“Nah, I’m just kidding. Man, I’m a really good voice impressionist!” Danny remarked.
“M…..maybe you could save that talent for other uses....” Fred muttered.
“Welp, I’ll be off.” Danny sighed. “I’ll see you kids la-”
Just then, a moth began to whizz around his face.
“Oh no……...not the moth…….” Danny’s eyes widened.
“Uhh, is anything wrong, Mr. Doomsday?” Velma asked.
“Moths……..they’re my childhood enemy…….” Danny whispered. “They’re coming back…..”
Then, another moth began to whizz around his face. Then more came!
“AAHHHHHH!” Danny screamed as a swarm of moths chased him away.
“That was…….odd.” Velma remarked.
“Gee, I guess you could say that he really camouflaged into those moths!” Daphne added.
Fred and Velma looked at her, annoyed. Daphne took a few steps back into the bush.
…
Meanwhile, Hugo and Alice were being chased by zombies of Shaggy and Scooby through some trees!
“HELP US! SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP US!!” Alice screamed.
“Don’t worry, my love, I’ll sacrifice myself!” Hugo reassured her.
He gave Alice a kiss and was dragged away by Shaggy and Scooby.
“Augghhhhhhhhhh…..aughhhhhhhhhhhh….” The two pals moaned freakishly.
“I want brains……..brains are food………” Shaggy moaned.
“Popcorn is also a food……….” Scooby drooled.
Hugo glanced at Alice in confusion.
“Popcorn……...hot dogs……….foood………………….grahh…..” They both growled.
“CUT!” Zeke shouted into a megaphone.
“Was that good?” Scooby asked.
“Zombies aren’t supposed to know what food is! They can’t even form a sentence with more than 1 word!” Zebediah yelled.
“Like, sorry.” Shaggy nervously laughed.
“I still thought it was good.” Scooby shrugged.
“Alright, we’ll have a break for now. Alice, Hugo, you can go rest in your cabins. As for you two………………….I can’t command you, I’m too scared to think of what you do in your free time.” Zeke said.
“Like, fair enough.” Shaggy agreed.
They all began to walk away from the set. A zombie, which looked like the zombie from ‘Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!’ was watching them in some bushes.
Shaggy and Scooby walked past cabins, which all had actors’ names on them.
“Check it out, Scoob, this must be where the actors in Zombies of Tomorrow hang out!” Shaggy explained.
“We’ll be one of them one day.” Scooby predicted.
“Which one do ya think has snacks?” Shaggy licked his lips. “After all, it was the whole reason we even did this operation…”
“The mission continues.” Scooby said.
They walked past multiple doors with door knobs, which were locked. Then, they reached Danny Doomsday’s cabin, which was at the very end. It had a door with a keyhole in, and the door had been creaked open.
“Look Scoob, it’s Danny Doomsday’s cabin! Yknow, the zombie impressionist guy! It’s open!” Shaggy gasped.
“Bingo….” Scooby whispered.
They crept inside and saw a banquet of food on a table! Shaggy and Scooby eyes turned into hearts.
“Like: Augghhhhhhhh, let’s tuck innnnnn, aughhhh!” Shaggy moaned, imitating a zombie. Then, he stopped. “Was that good?”
“We need to put you on broadway!” Scooby nodded.
They began to tuck into the food. They ate chicken, chips, chocolate, peanuts, gummies, cookies and more!
Abruptly, Shaggy spit out a banana. There was an awkward pause. Then, they continued eating.
The zombie who was watching them in the bushes entered the cabin and crept up behind them. He tapped on Shaggy’s back.
“I know, I know, my banana allergy can be quite awkward, okay Scoob?” Shaggy admitted.
“What?” Scooby asked.
“You tapped me on the back…...right?” Shaggy asked.
Scooby slowly shook his head. They turned around and saw the zombie!
“AUGGHHHHHH!” The zombie moaned.
“ZOINKS!” Shaggy screamed. “Was that good?”
“Great, but THIS will add even more flavour to the audition!” Scooby yelled.
They ran out of the cabin and the zombie chased after them.
The zombie’s moans echoed around the swamp as he ran after them.
“Like, I thought that zombies were slow!!” Shaggy complained.
“The movies lied to us!” Scooby cried.
“Quick, in here!” Shaggy commanded.
They ran into the riverboat that had been rented and slammed the door.
The zombie slowly walked over to the door of the riverboat, growling. Then, he flung it open to reveal…
Shaggy and Scooby dressed in purple suits with top hats?
“Welcome, sir, welcome to the riverboat gambling saloon!” Shaggy said.
“The gambling saloon which is above a river!” Scooby added.
“Exactly!” Shaggy agreed, “Now, are we playing dead or undead today?”
“Uhhh…………...AUGH!” The zombie growled.
“Just as I thought.” Shaggy said. “Now, do ya wanna win some money?”
The zombie nodded.
“Come on over, ya pile of brain-eatin’ flesh!” Scooby chuckled, bringing the zombie over to a casino machine.
“We welcome you to: GRAVE PINBALL!” Shaggy announced. “The pinball game we all know and love, just with a……….perished twist! Now, that’ll be 10 dollars!”
The zombie grunted in shock.
“You heard the man, ten dollars.” Scooby commanded.
The zombie sighed and handed Shaggy ten dollars. Then, he began playing the game.
One pinball rolled onto the surface, and the zombie was able to control the obstacles. But then, when he controlled one obstacle with a joystick, he twisted it too hard and the stick snapped off!
“Uh oh! That’ll be twenty dollars to fix, young man!” Shaggy commanded, sternly.
The zombie sighed and handed him twenty dollars. Then, he continued playing.
Just as he was about to win, the pinball shot up!!
“UAGHHHHHHH!” The zombie growled.
“Don’t worry, you’ve got this, keep it together, unlike your diet!” Scooby commanded.
The zombie sighed and continued playing. A montage played of the zombie trying and failing to win on the machine.
He kept on banging his head on the machine frustratedly.
Then………….on one attempt……..
The pinball rolled down the surface…………..and made it! The zombie had won!
Shaggy, Scooby and the zombie gasped. The zombie leapt up out of his seat and cheered.
“Congratulations! You won! You won!” Shaggy smiled. “Now for the prize! What will it be? Zombie goods or the undead dash?”
“Auuuuuuuu undead dashhh…..” The zombie moaned.
“Well, zombie goods would’ve been a thousand dollars, and the undead dash is us getting away while you figure out it was a ruse. But oh well!” Shaggy shrugged.
“Better luck next time, toodles!” Scooby waved.
They ran off. Soon, the zombie realized it was a trick and roared!
Shaggy and Scooby ran out of the riverboat. They didn’t have enough time to see Zombie Zebediah and Zeke walk out of some bushes, moaning with dribble running down their mouths.
…
Meanwhile, Fred, Daphne and Velma had reached an old, abandoned shack.
Fred opened the door a tiny bit and looked inside. Nobody was there. He signalled for the others to come inside and they crept in.
In the shack were candles on tables, and there was spooky equipment everywhere. The statue of a voodoo priest stood at the back of the room...
“Woahh….” They all gasped.
“What is this place?” Fred asked.
“I think I’ve got it. This may be the hideout of the zombie.” Velma suggested. “Legend goes that in the 1700s, a craze spread around like pandemonium: Voodoo. It is stated that a voodoo priestess named Agatha Voric lived by herself in a swamp, and was affected by this voodoo craze. She began to experiment with black magic, and one day, she was able to summon a zombie. But, that was before the authorities found her, she was executed, and the zombie apparently got away…”
“All of this stuff is really weird.” Fred remarked. “Just look at this, it’s the shrine of a HAMSTER GOD!”
He pointed to a shrine of a hamster, which was surrounded by flowers and decorations.
“Look! I’m a voodoo priest!” Daphne exclaimed, leaning against the voodoo priest statue in her camo uniform. “Can ya see me? WoOoOoOoOO!”
“AHH!” Fred yelled.
“Worship me!” Daphne commanded, imitating the statue.
“Don’t hurt us, please!” Fred begged.
“You seriously aren’t convinced by that, right?” Velma asked.
“Convinced by what? It’s a possessed statue!” Fred yelled.
Velma rolled her eyes.
Then, Shaggy and Scooby crashed into them, screaming.
“What happened to you two?” Velma asked.
“Like, we got attacked by a real life zombie!!” Shaggy shouted.
“Why did I get a deja vu feeling when I saw him!?” Scooby asked.
“Like, I don’t know, I did too…” Shaggy stroked his chin.
“You saw the zombie!?” Fred asked.
“Yeah, it was so creepy!” Shaggy replied. “But, to be fair, we did get free money from him…”
“A scam from the grave.” Scooby smiled.
“This mystery really makes no sense.” Velma remarked. “What could a zombie want in a swamp? I mean, it’s not like he even has the intellect to be aware of anything…”
“Maybe if we blend in, we’ll get the answer…..shhh……” Daphne, who was now hiding behind a cabinet, whispered.
“Cut it out, Daphne, this camouflage thing isn’t helping.” Velma commanded.
“Like, who are you talking to, Velma?” Shaggy asked.
“Yeah, are you doing okay?” Fred asked.
“Boo!” Daphne yelled, revealing herself by jumping.
“AHH!” Shaggy, Scooby and Fred screamed, startled.
“How did you teleport there?” Scooby asked.
“Wow, you guys are gullible.” Velma remarked.
Just then, Daphne swiped her arm over the cabinet, knocking over some keys.
Velma picked them up.
“Huh……..keys……..if this is the zombie’s hideout, then what would he want with keys?” She asked.
Shaggy cleared his throat.
“Auuughhhhh………….I want keys……….woooo……” He moaned, imitating the zombie. “Like, was that good?”
There was an awkward silence.
“Eh, I thought it would help the case. Was worth a shot.” Shaggy shrugged.
“Stop it Shaggy, you’re scaring me.” Scooby said.
Suddenly, Fred began to hear noises…….moaning noises…..
He looked around, trying to find where they came from.
He stroked his chin and glanced at the others.
A few seconds later, Shaggy finally turned around and realized that Fred was gone!
“Like hey, where did Fred go?” He asked.
“Oh yeah, where’s Fred? He was just there a second ago!” Velma pointed out.
“Must’ve gone fishing.” Scooby muttered.
“Daphne, is this another one of your camouflaging tricks?” Velma questioned.
“What? No!” Daphne, who was trying to camouflage into the wall, replied. “I’m just a wall!”
“Like, what if the zombie gets him!?” Shaggy gasped.
“Well, he won’t exactly find brains.” Scooby shrugged.
“We have to find him! Shaggy, Scooby, try find Fred, and we’ll try look for clues.” Velma commanded.
…
Fred was walking through the swamp with a flashlight, trying to find out where the noise was coming from.
“Sounds like zombie moans….” He said, “if I tell the rest of the gang about them, then they could get in trouble…..come on Jones, you got this.”
Then, the moaning noise got louder.
“HELLO?...........Come out, come out wherever you are!” Fred yelled.
Suddenly, his eyes widened very hard. A grin began to form on his face.
Then, he walked directly into a bush, where two red eyes in the darkness were waiting for him.
...
Soon, Shaggy and Scooby were walking through the swamp, holding flashlights.
“Fred!?” They called, trying to look for Fred.
“You there, Freddy boy?” Scooby asked.
There was no response.
“Like, we’re having no luck with this.” Shaggy sighed. “Hey, maybe we could practice for the movie while we’re out here!”
“Oh yeah!” Scooby agreed. “Auuuuuuuuuuuugh…….I’m a zombie…..”
“BRAINS! GIVE ME BRAINS!” Shaggy moaned. “I want brains for breakfaaaaast…....aand luuunch….and dinnnerrrrrr…...woooo….”
“I also want snacks…….” Scooby moaned. “Woooo…..”
Some frogs who were sitting on a lily pad laughed at them.
“As if you could do any better!” Shaggy snapped.
The frogs immediately shut up.
Then, Scooby noticed a camera on the ground, next to the swamp’s river. He picked it up.
“Look at this, it’s a camera.” He reported.
Shaggy walked over to him and looked at the camera.
“Like, I recognise that camera, it’s one of the cameras from the production of Zombies of Tomorrow!” He said.
“D…..d…...do you think something bad happened?” Scooby asked.
“Hopefully not……” Shaggy gulped.
“AUUUUUUUUGHHHH!” A spooky voice suddenly moaned.
Then, a figure came out of the shadows of some trees. It was Fred! But something was different about him……..his skin was grey, green veins were visible on his face, and his teeth were twisted. He was a zombie!
“Too soon, Fred.” Scooby snapped. “Wait…………”
The zombified Fred roared.
“AHHHH! ZOMBIE FRED!!” The two pals screamed.
Fred tugged a tree off the ground with all of his might and hurled it at Shaggy and Scooby. They jumped out of the way.
“I WANT BRAINS!!” Fred yelled.
“You always have, Jones!” Scooby cried as they ran off.
…
Meanwhile, Velma and Daphne were walking around another part of the swamp.
“I wonder if Shaggy and Scooby have found Fred yet.” Velma wondered.
“With their luck, they’ve probably found the zombie!” Daphne remarked.
“Eh, you’re probably right.” Velma agreed.
“Don’t you see? It’s the reason why we need protection…..” Daphne whispered. “Here, put this on!”
She shoved another camo uniform into Velma’s hands.
“NO.” Velma replied. “This is really dumb.”
“Trust me, it works!” Daphne reassured her. “Look, deadly snakes!”
“AHH!” Velma screamed, jumping into a bush.
Daphne, with her camo uniform on, stood still as a pair of snakes slithered past. Then, the snakes sensed something, and looked around.
They stared directly into Daphne’s eyes….
But they didn’t see anything! They continued to slither around, going away.
Velma got up and stepped out of the bush.
“Okay, I’ll admit, that was impressive.” She admitted to Daphne. “But-but……...maybe those snakes were blind!”
“You know it works, you’re just too afraid to say it.” Daphne smirked.
Then, she rolled onto the ground, and then bumped into some sort of device.
She got up and picked the device up. It was white and looked like a speaker.
“Wait, Velma, what’s this?” She asked.
Velma grabbed the device off of her and looked at it.
“Hmmm….” She said, “I think it’s a communicating device…”
Then, she saw a brown, wooden pole next to them, and wires were at the top of the pole.
“It probably came from the top of that pole over there.” Velma added.
“But what’s it for?” Daphne asked. “Ooh, maybe it plays music when it turns on!”
She snatched the communicating device off of Velma and tried turning it on.
“This mystery is starting to make a little bit of sense. Welp, I guess it’s time to find Shaggy and Scooby.” Velma declared. “Who knows where they could be by now.”
Suddenly, she heard moaning noises.
“Hey Daphne, do you hear that?” Velma asked.
There was no reply, but still moaning from close by.
“Daphne?” Velma asked.
She slowly turned around, to see that Daphne’s skin was grey, green veins were visible on her face, and her teeth were twisted. She was now a zombie too!
“Please tell me this is a zombie camouflage…” Velma muttered.
Zombified Daphne roared.
“AHH!” Velma screamed.
The zombified Daphne ran after her.
Velma spotted a log in front of her.
“That gives me an idea…” She whispered. “I’m sorry I have to do this, Daphne!”
She jumped over the log and then kicked it. The log rolled over to the zombified Daphne and tripped her over. Velma got away.
…
Soon, Shaggy and Scooby were running in the swamp, and Velma was running towards them!
They all bumped into each other and fell over.
“Jinkies! Shaggy and Scooby!” Velma cried. “Oh, I’m so glad you two are here, Daphne turned into a zombie!”
“Like, so did Fred!” Shaggy exclaimed.
“He did!?” Velma asked. “Oh no, this is terrible! One more step and we could be next!”
“Hang on………...how do we know whether to trust you?” Scooby asked.
“Scooby, I am not a zombie.” Velma replied.
“Story checks out, I think her case is clear.” Scooby remarked.
“Like, guys, look! The cabins for the actors!” Shaggy said, pointing to the actor’s cabins.
The trio got up and walked over towards them.
Velma walked over to Danny Doomsday’s cabin, and peeked inside. It was a mess.
“Seems like Danny Doomsday’s cabin was ransacked!” She gasped.
“So have these…” Scooby reported, looking into other cabins.
“But…...but……….oh, I don’t even wanna say it…” Shaggy shivered.
“It must’ve been the zombie.” Velma finished.
“She said it.” Scooby said.
Then, he began to sniff the ground. He looked around, trying to find anything. Then, he stopped. He had found a coin.
Then, he found another coin…..
Then another!
“Look, a trail!” Scooby yelled.
Shaggy and Velma ran over.
“Jinkies, it’s a trail of coins.” Velma gasped.
“Like, don’t tell me that the zombie is a rich businessman now, huh?” Shaggy remarked.
“Let’s stay realistic.” Scooby added. “Even I could do better, and I’m a dog.”
“Maybe if we follow the trail, then it’ll lead to another clue….” Velma suggested.
Shaggy and Scooby glanced at Velma.
“It’s like walking into fire.” Scooby muttered.
They began to follow the trail. Soon, after a few minutes, the trail stopped.
They were at the set where Shaggy and Scooby were at, except it was now completely destroyed!
“ZOINKS! What happened over here?” Shaggy asked.
“Is this one of the sets for Zombies of Tomorrow?” Velma questioned. “It’s been destroyed!”
“I blame Fred.” Scooby said.
“Or should we say: I blaaame Freeedd……..brains……....” Shaggy smiled.
“Blah! Auuuuuuuugh! Fred is the chosen one! The chosen one to make mistakes!” Scooby moaned. “HE WILL NOT BE SPARED!”
Velma was just staring at them.
“What?.........................Um, was it good?” Shaggy asked her.
Suddenly, they began to hear rustles of leaves.
The main zombie who Shaggy and Scooby fooled walked out of the bush.
Then, so did zombified Fred…
Then, a zombified Daphne, zombified Zebediah and Zeke and zombified Sergei also walked out!
“Maybe ask them!!” Scooby yelled.
The zombies roared.
Chase scene starts
The zombies of Zebediah and Zeke chase Shaggy and Scooby into the swamp. Shaggy and Scooby grab cameras which are on tripods and snap pictures, which flash, blinding the zombies. Shaggy and Scooby laugh and run off.
The main zombie chases Velma into a bush. He ends up not being able to find her. Velma pops out of another bush and pulls out a box which is labelled ‘Swamp Snacks’. She hurls the snacks at the zombie and different animals from the swamp rush over to the zombie and peck at him.
Zombie Fred is chasing Shaggy and Scooby. He finds them in a clearing, dressed as fishermen. They show him some fish at the end of fishing rods and zombie Fred goes to grab them. The two pals hurl the rods around zombie Fred, tying him up, and run off. Zombie Fred busts out of the rods and runs after them.
A cameraman who is a part of the crew is walking along. Then, a ghostly hand drags him into a bush.
Velma, Shaggy and Scooby are running past the cabins. Then, zombie Daphne reveals herself to be painted the same shade as the cabins, and chases after them. The trio jumps on crocodiles heads, but when zombie Daphne goes to jump on them, the crocodiles launch her back towards a cabin.
They burst into the fake general store from before, and a crowd of zombies chase after them.
A Scooby-Dooby-Doors scene plays in the general store. Velma runs from one shelf to another, being chased by zombie Sergei. Shaggy and Scooby run from one shelf, pretending to be zombies while being chased by the main zombie. Zombie Daphne bumps into zombie Fred, and they both try roaring at each other. Zombie Zebediah and Zeke chase Shaggy and Scooby from one shelf, trying to get pictures of them. Velma is pretending to be a witch and flies on a broomstick from one shelf to another. Shaggy, Scooby and Velma ride on alligators and chase all of the zombies from one door! Then, the Scooby-Dooby-Doors scene ends.
Velma, Shaggy and Scooby run out of the store, being chased by all of the zombies. They dash into the white riverboat, and Velma locks the door. The zombies bang on it angrily.
Chase scene ends
Soon, Shaggy, Scooby and Velma were sitting on seats in the saloon of the riverboat.
“I can’t believe this.” Velma sighed. “Now we’ve lost Daphne and Fred to the zombies.”
“Like, yeah. And if production of the movie finishes, which I highly doubt will happen, then they won’t be there to see it.” Shaggy moped.
“I can’t even make a zombie joke here. This is just too sad.” Scooby whimpered. “Was that good?”
There was an awkward silence.
“Sorry.” Scooby muttered.
“Honestly, I don’t think I’ll ever take a guy who doesn’t know what fish are in lakes, and a kooky girl who always does the randomest things, for granted ever again.” Shaggy admitted.
“Me too.” Velma agreed. “But that’s the thing. We’re all allowed to have opinions, and impressions, and even dislikes for people, but most of the time, it’s not okay to take them for granted. Maybe this could all be a visual metaphor of how society can change people because of lack of appreciation.”
“Which is why WE need to save them from this state, ” Shaggy added, “because it’s not even like anyone else can. Sometimes, people see things that others can’t. And we see Daphne and Fred as awesome friends. So let’s solve this mystery and turn everyone back to normal!”
“Right! But first, I need to find out why whoever’s behind this is doing what they’re doing..” Velma stroked her chin.
Just then, Scooby picked up something off the floor. It was a coin, exactly like the ones from before!
“Hey, this looks familiar.” He noticed. “This might be the same coin from that trail.”
“Wait…..” Velma’s eyes widened, looking around the room. “From research I’ve done before, I can gather that this riverboat is pretty abandoned.”
She walked over to a dusty casino slot machine.
“Yeah, this slot machine is 60 years old.” She reported. “Don’t you guys see!? This is it! This is the answer!”
“Velma…” Scooby smiled. “We have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about.”
“But, like, we’ll pretend we do anyway!” Shaggy shrugged.
“Great! And now, as Fred always says: It's time to spring a trap!” Velma declared.
…
Shaggy and Scooby were in the riverboat. Scooby was posing as a film director, and Shaggy was posing as an actor playing a zombie.
“Oh monsieur, I can’t wait to finish this film, qui qui!” Scooby exclaimed.
“Like, yeah! The FINAL SCENE IN THE RIVERBOAT!” Shaggy added, emphasisizing the last few words.
“Maintenant, mettez-vous en position s'il vous plait, et rappelez-vous, forte émotion de zombie.” Scooby commanded.
“You know French?” Shaggy whispered.
“Well yeah.” Scooby shrugged. “I do it better than the Z brothers anyway. Now, lights…...camera……..action!!”
Velma clicked a clapperboard and recording started.
“Elizabeth……….Pablo…….where are you creatures!?” Shaggy growled. “I’m looking for you...come out, come out, wherever you are…..”
He strolled round the room.
“Either way, your brains will end up being my dinner…..” He smirked.
Abruptly, he bumped into the main zombie, who smirked.
“But like, mine first.” Shaggy gulped.
All of the other zombies burst into the room and moaned. Shaggy, Scooby and Velma screamed.
“So what’s the plan!?” Scooby asked Velma.
“Uh……..uh……...I don’t HAVE a plan!” Velma admitted. “I thought we could stall the zombies long enough until I could figure out what’s going on with this communicator thing!”
She showed the two pals the communicating device from before.
“Great job, Velma!” Shaggy snapped.
“I still blame Fred.” Scooby muttered. “Wait- that gives me an idea!”
He ran away, and the zombies chased after him.
“SCOOBY-DOO! WHERE ARE YOU GOING!?” Shaggy yelled.
…
Scooby burst into the captain’s room of the riverboat and grabbed the wheel. He began to twist it, and before the zombies could capture him, they slipped over and slid to the wall!
Scooby smiled.
“This should take her long enough.” He said.
He then sped the riverboat forward, into the lake.
The boat crashed through multiple structures.
“Shaken, not stirred.” Scooby smirked.
Meanwhile, Shaggy and Velma were crashing against the wall.
“What is Scooby doing!?” Velma asked.
“Hang on a second………...I think he’s driving this boat so that it can stall time and the zombies can’t get us!” Shaggy realized. “Maybe you can figure something out with that device thingy!”
“Wow! That dog’s a genius!” Velma exclaimed. “Now let’s see what’s going on here….”
In the captain’s room, Scooby was dodging the zombies’ grasp.
“What’s taking them so long!?” He wondered.
“SCOOBY-DOO, I WANT BRAIIINS!” Zombie Fred groaned, grabbing the dog’s tail.
“WE’VE ESTABLISHED THAT, JONES!” Scooby screamed, kicking zombie Fred in the face.
Then, the riverboat crashed through a tree!
“ZOINKS! Wait, that’s not my line….” Scooby gasped. “What am I doing with my life?”
Meanwhile, in the saloon, Shaggy and Velma were trying to figure out what was going on with the communicating device.
“Come on Velma, there’s gotta be a way….” Shaggy whispered.
“I’m trying to figure it out!” Velma replied.
“You can’t escape me!” The main zombie growled, walking up to them.
“LIKE, RUN!” Shaggy screamed.
They ran away from the zombie.
Soon, they burst through a door and ran onto the deck of the boat. But they reached a dead end!
The water below crashed onto them as the zombie roared even louder.
Meanwhile, Scooby was having a struggle, trying to drive the ship while fighting off the zombies.
“Braiiiinss……” They all moaned.
“Can’t you just leave me alone!? I’m a poor little dog!” Scooby wimperd, pulling puppy eyes.
There was an awkward silence.
“You’re not buying it, are you?” Scooby asked.
The zombies shook their heads.
Suddenly, zombie Daphne grabbed Scooby and threw him into a corner! Then, they all began to corner him!
Meanwhile, on the deck, the zombie was getting closer to Shaggy and Velma.
“This ship needs to reverse, this is all too much for me..” Velma groaned. “............WAIT! REVERSE! THAT’S IT! I KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS!”
She grabbed a lever on the communicating device and began to rewind it. Then, she also pressed other buttons.
“Like, please let this be good…” Shaggy cried.
Finally, Velma slammed a button on the device and showed it to the zombie.
“THERE!” She smiled.
In the captain’s room, Scooby was whimpering loudly.
“HELLLLP!” He screamed.
Abruptly, all of the zombified victims……..returned to normal!
Fred, Daphne, Sergei, Zebediah, Zeke, the cameraman and more looked at each other in confusion. Then, they took their fake teeth off and wiped face paint that had been applied to their faces off.
“What is going on?” Daphne asked. “Scooby, are you okay?”
“Yeah, why are we all on this boat?” Fred asked.
“Huh?” Scooby grunted.
…
Soon, outside the riverboat, everybody was gathered around the main zombie, who was tied up. Cops were there too.
“Finally! The zombie’s been captured! Merci, merci!” Zebediah cheered.
“Yeah, great work kids, but who is this guy that’s been ruining the production of our movie?” Zeke asked.
“Well Mr. Greenfield, sometimes the answer is doom.” Fred replied as he ripped the mask off the zombie.
“DANNY DOOMSDAY!?” Everyone exclaimed.
“Exactly.” Velma affirmed. “Ya see, Danny wanted to steal some of the old money and casino machines from the riverboat, which would cost millions now after many years. But he knew that the final scene of Zombies of Tomorrow was going to be filmed in the boat, so had to scare people off.”
“As an impressionist, Danny had experience with sounding like animals and supernatural beings.” Fred explained. “That’s how the zombie walked, talked and sounded so real.
“Danny rigged communication devices onto different areas of the swamp, which contained soundwaves which could spread around the area and control people’s actions and personality.” Daphne explained, “That’s how he was able to ‘zombify’ everybody.”
“But how did you know it was Danny?” Hugo asked.
“Like, it was simple really.” Shaggy replied. “All of the other cabins for the actors had doorknobs, except for Danny’s, which required a key. That meant that the keys we found in the voodoo shack had to belong to him!”
“Yeah yeah yeah, it’s all true.” Danny sighed. “And I would’ve gotten away with it too……..if it weren’t for these meddling MOTHS!!”
Moths began to whiz around his face again!
“Uhhhhhhh….isn’t the phrase ‘meddling kids’?” Fred asked.
“No, the moths are the true villains of this whole thing!” Danny exclaimed. “OH, I HATE THEM! I HATE THEM!”
As the police dragged him away, more moths followed him.
“Welp, this mystery sure has taught me a lot.” Velma began, “An adventure about friendship, appreciation, survival…..”
“And I was a zombie the whole time, can you believe that!?” Fred asked.
“More or less.” Scooby shrugged.
“Like, Scoob, we should probably get back to filming Zombies of Tomorrow with the Z brothers and the rest of the crew!” Shaggy remembered.
“Oh yeah!” Scooby agreed.
They walked over to the Z brothers.
“Hey Zebediah, Zeke, don’t you think it’s time to get back to filming?” Shaggy asked.
“Oh, well, we’ve got something to admit to you fellas...” Zeke gulped.
“Ya see….we’re going to be working on a new movie from now on, qui qui…” Zebediah began, “.................it’s called ‘Camo Girl’.”
Daphne appeared from behind.
“Stay hidden!” She smiled.
Shaggy and Scooby stared in horror.
“Scooby…..Dooby……..you’re kidding me….” Scooby uttered
The screen cuts to black.
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This episode is from my series its terror time scooby doo, which is similar to be cool! It's called 'The Barking Dead' and is actually reimagining of 'Which Witch is Which?' from WAY! Enjoy!
(Also, sorry, there isn't chapters here D:)
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It was night at an eerie swamp.
Alligators with glowing yellow eyes were in the murky water, staring into the full moon. Bats were detecting their prey in trees. Snakes covered the trees too, gritting their sharp teeth.
A man was walking through some land beside the swamp, holding a camera.
“Man, this is such a trek.” He sighed. “I wonder where the rest of the crew is. Wait until they find out that me and my editor buddy have edited the first scene of this baby!”
Suddenly, he heard the croak of a frog. He turned around and saw a frog staring at him.
“Are you talking to me?” The man asked. “Are you talking to ME?”
The frog croaked again.
“Oh, you don’t know what you’re getting into, pal,” The man grinned, “For I am SERGEI SANDERS, FAMOUS PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR!”
The frog just stared blankly at him. Birds in the trees began to laugh.
“Challenging me, huh?” Sergei asked. “Dangerous decision…...I’ve learned a few spells myself from my career of horror movie making……………...Ala kazam, ala kazoo, I shall unleash dark magic, RIGHT UPON-”
The birds flew away and the frog bounced away.
“Wha…..wha…….that was gonna be so cool! I was gonna say the word ‘you’ and then you pests would disappear or something!” Sergei groaned. “Oh, brother. Look at yourself. You’re talking to animals, what are you, Cinderella?”
He continued walking along the swamp.
A few moments later, he began to hear spooky moaning noises. Sergei looked around.
Then, he cracked a wide, chilling grin, and began to take a straight direction into a bush. Two red eyes were watching him in the darkness.
Meanwhile, two other men were out in the swamp. They were both wearing berets and glasses, and both had goatees.
“Zebediah, where can Sergei be, non!?” One of the men asked.
“Pardon! I don’t know, merci!” Zebediah replied. “We have to find him, Zeke, qui qui!”
“Yes, qui qui!” Zeke agreed. “Or we will not finish this film, non! Non!”
“Okay, we should probably stop the whole French thing.” Zebediah sighed, talking in an American accent. “I get that we’re directors, but this is just stupid.”
Suddenly, they saw a shadowy figure coming towards them. When they looked closer, they saw that it was Sergei!
“Sergei!?” Zebediah and Zeke both gasped.
This time, Sergei had greyish skin and green veins, and was moaning creepily. He was a zombie!!
“AHHH!” Zebediah and Zeke screamed.
…
The Mystery Machine was driving along a road near the swamp.
“Oh boy, I can’t wait to go fishing today, gang!” Fred exclaimed. “We’re gonna catch a LOAD of fish! Like salmon, trout, sharks, salmon…”
“You do realize that none of those fish can be found in lakes, Fred……….right?” Velma asked.
“Oh, uh….yeah! Yeah! Totally, I am uh, quite an expert actually!” Fred replied with a nervous laugh. “For example……….did you know that, uh, Dodo birds are found in lakes?”
“They’re extinct.” Velma said with droopy eyes.
“Oh.” Fred uttered.
Shaggy and Scooby looked out the window and saw the spooky swamp.
“Like Scoob, have you ever wondered if someone is being attacked by some sort of monster right now in that swamp while we’re just in the Mystery Machine?” Shaggy asked
“We have a no-ghost privilege right now.” Scooby said.
“Oh guys, don’t worry, there probably isn’t a ghost in that swamp!” Daphne’s voice reassured them.
When Shaggy and Scoobyy looked around, they couldn’t see Daphne!
“Uh, Daphne, where are you?” Shaggy asked.
“Oh, one second.” Daphne replied.
Then, she revealed herself at the back of the van, and she had painted herself grey!
Fred stopped the van.
“What the heck are you doing?” He questioned.
“What? I’m camouflaging!” Daphne explained. “Look! I’m now the back of the van! Try find me!”
She blended into the back of the van again.
“Whaaa?” Scooby gasped.
“Like, she vanished!” Shaggy gasped.
“Guys, please tell me you’re being sarcastic, she’s so obviously right there!” Velma exclaimed.
“How can you tell?” Scooby asked.
“Look, she’s even holding her purse! What walls have hands?” Velma pointed out.
“No, I’m sold on this one.” Scooby shook his head.
“Seeeee?” Daphne smirked.
Velma sighed.
Fred continued driving.
“Huh…….this isn’t the lake...…” He gasped. “Where are we?”
Everyone groaned.
“Just once, can we buy a MAP!?” Shaggy exclaimed.
“But I like to go cheap!” Fred protested.
“Maybe we could ask him where we are!” Scooby suggested, pointing at someone in the road.
Fred stopped the van and the figure walked towards the van.
“Hello…..can you help us?” Fred asked. “Ya see, we’re lost and we don’t know where we are and-“
“GIVE ME YOUR BRAINS!” The figure moaned, revealing himself to be the zombified Sergei!
“AHHH!” The gang screamed.
“Fred, drive!!” Velma yelled.
“What do you think I’m gonna do, give him my brain?” Fred asked.
“Oh, so we were wrong.” Shaggy said.
“Darn it!” Scooby groaned.
There was a pause. The zombie of Sergei stared at the gang awkwardly.
“BRAIIIIINS!” He moaned.
They screamed again and Zombie Sergei pounded on the window.
Fred twisted the wheel in a whole turn and the Mystery Machine swerved round.
He drove the van diagonally through some trees, and soon it came out of the trees and drove back onto another road.
“That was close.” Fred sighed.
“See? THIS is why ya need camouflage!” Daphne smiled.
She brought out a camo uniform from her purse and put it on.
“Try find me now!!” She exclaimed.
“She’s invisible again!!” Shaggy yelled.
“What is going on!?” Scooby screamed in panic.
“But she’s-she’s….” Velma protested, “ah forget it.”
Just then, Fred saw a general store up ahead.
“Look, a general store! Maybe we could ask the store owner what that was all about back there.” He said.
“Like, a general store?” Shaggy asked.
He and Scooby smiled.
…
It cuts to Shaggy and Scooby busting into the general store nearby.
“Yo yo yo, put your hands up!!” Shaggy commanded.
“We’ve come to digest your goods, you have the right to remain silent!” Scooby barked.
“Where’s the stuff, man?” Shaggy questioned.
“One more minute of hunger and we’ll be bringing the FBI over.” Scooby said
Fred and Velma walked into the store.
“What are you guys doing?” Velma asked.
“Usual drill.” Scooby shrugged.
Zebediah and Zeke from the opening walked over to them.
“Oh, this isn’t a real general store, merci!” Zebediah said.
“Qui qui, it’s just a building that we rented for our new movie, non!? Qui qui!” Zeke added.
There was an awkward silence.
“Okay, we’re not actually French, ya got us.” Zebediah sighed.
“Wait a second- you’re those famous directors, The Z Brothers!” Velma exclaimed. “Zebediah Perkinson and Zeke Greenfield!”
“Yeah, that’s us!” Zeke smiled. “Qui qui you could say, hehe.”
“We got lost and saw the zombie of a man back on the road, do you know anything about that?”
Fred asked.
Zebediah and Zeke glanced at each other worriedly.
“It’s the producer of the movie we’re currently working on, Sergei Sanders.” Zebediah said. “Ya see, a real zombie has been haunting the swamp where our new film is being shot, and he’s been turning people into zombies! If this continues, then our film could be discontinued!”
“DISCONTINUED FILM!?” Shaggy and Scooby screamed, hugging each other.
“Don’t worry Mr. Perkinson and Mr. Greenfield, we’ll help you find out what’s going on. We’re mystery-solving teenagers, ya see!” Fred reassured them.
“Really? GREAT, QUI QUI, QUI QUI!” Zebediah smiled.
There was silence.
“Okay, you can cut it out, Zeb.” Zeke whispered. “You can investigate in the swamp where we’re shooting the film. A few of our actors have quit, so we’ll just be busy trying to cast new people.”
Shaggy and Scooby gasped.
“Hey, we can be actors in the film!” Shaggy suggested.
“Yeah!” Scooby agreed.
“A talking dog? How could a talking dog be an actor?” Zebediah asked.
“Don’t challenge me, Perkinson.” Scooby warned.
“Yes! You two can be zombie minions in our new film!” Zeke nodded. “It’s called: Zombies Of Tomorrow!”
“Hang on…...zombies?” Shaggy gulped.
“We didn’t sign up for that.” Scooby remarked. “But we’ll take it.”
“Well, I guess I’m with you guys.” Velma said.
“Hey, where’s Daphne?” Fred asked. “She’s barely said anything.”
“I AM NOW THE FLOOR!” Daphne shouted.
Fred and Velma looked down and saw Daphne in her camo outfit, with her face flat to the floor.
They both facepalmed.
…
Soon, Shaggy and Scooby were in the swamp with Zebediah, Zeke and two other actors.
“Here’s the script, merci!” Zeke said, handing the script of the film to Shaggy and Scooby. “Zombies of Tomorrow: A story about a girl who meets a man in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, and falls in love with him!”
“Awwwww!” Scooby smiled.
“Then they both die in the final scene on that riverboat that we rented over there!” Zebediah said, pointing to a white riverboat nearby.
“Not aww-worthy.” Scooby remarked.
A blonde woman and a man with a brown beard walked over.
“Hey!” The man waved.
“Hey, like, I know you guys! You’re Hugo White and Alice Smith, those famous actors!” Shaggy gasped.
“Oh yeah! I loved you in…….uh……..” Scooby stroked his chin, “Okay, admittedly, I have no idea who you are.”
“We played Delilah and Dom in Crab President 4!” Alice noted.
“CRAB PRESIDENT 4!?” Shaggy and Scooby screamed.
“Answer for your crimes!” Shaggy snapped.
“We don’t talk about sequels.” Scooby growled.
“Gentlemen, please!” Zebediah yelled. “We’re starting shooting soon! Okay, so in this scene, Alice, who plays the main character Elizabeth, and Hugo, who plays the main character’s love interest, Pablo, are hiding behind those trees from you guys, the zombies! Have we got that clear?”
Scooby and Shaggy were already dressed in zombie costumes!
“More clear than ever.” Shaggy smiled.
“Wow, you guys look great!” Alice exclaimed. “It’ll sure be fun working with you!”
“Trust us madam, we know.” Scooby nodded.
“Welp, we should probably start hiding!” Hugo grinned.
“Lights!” Zeke said, fixing a camera onto a rig. “Camera! ACTION!”
…
Meanwhile, Fred, Daphne and Velma were checking out another area of the swamp.
“This swamp is so creepy.” Fred commented. “Everything feels so weird, even the animals feel like they’re threatening me.”
Some vultures in a tree were trying to aim a cannon at them. They both nodded in agreement with Fred's comment.
“The suspense is rising, rising and rising!” Daphne whispered. “You might wanna watch out, Fred and Velma, cause you don’t know when one of your friends could just..”
Abruptly, she jumped into a bush.
“Vanish…” She hissed.
“You’re right there! I can see your hair!” Velma pointed out.
“Well Velma, I think she does a pretty good job. It’s like she’s put on an invisibility cloak or something!” Fred chuckled.
“See? That’s the magic of……….camouflage..” Daphne whispered.
Just then, a man with brown hair who was wearing a black suit with grey polka dots walked over to them.
“Oh, hey kids.” He said. “Seen anything fishy around here? You need to be careful honestly..”
“Waiiit, you’re Danny Doomsday, a famous actor from many zombie films!” Velma gasped as Daphne walked out of the bush.
“Do you recognise everybody?” Fred asked, astonished.
“I’m not that boring, Fred. As a matter of fact, I actually watch movies.” Velma whispered.
“Yep, Danny’s the name.” Danny affirmed.
“What are you doing walking around this swamp?” Daphne asked.
“Well, I’m a part of that new film, Zombies of Tomorrow, and I’m playing the main zombie villain, but since I heard about that zombie infection that’s been going around, I’ve decided to scan the area, ya know, just to make sure we’re all safe.” Danny explained.
“We’re solving this mystery too.” Fred said.
“Well I wish you good luck on finding out what the heck is going on around here.” Danny wished. “Maybe we could team up, eh? Actually no…..since ya never know if you’re gonna find……...A ZOMBIE AROUND THE CORNER!”
He roared and made moaning noises, trying to swipe the trio.
“AHHH!” Fred, Daphne and Velma yelled.
“Nah, I’m just kidding. Man, I’m a really good voice impressionist!” Danny remarked.
“M…..maybe you could save that talent for other uses....” Fred muttered.
“Welp, I’ll be off.” Danny sighed. “I’ll see you kids la-”
Just then, a moth began to whizz around his face.
“Oh no……...not the moth…….” Danny’s eyes widened.
“Uhh, is anything wrong, Mr. Doomsday?” Velma asked.
“Moths……..they’re my childhood enemy…….” Danny whispered. “They’re coming back…..”
Then, another moth began to whizz around his face. Then more came!
“AAHHHHHH!” Danny screamed as a swarm of moths chased him away.
“That was…….odd.” Velma remarked.
“Gee, I guess you could say that he really camouflaged into those moths!” Daphne added.
Fred and Velma looked at her, annoyed. Daphne took a few steps back into the bush.
…
Meanwhile, Hugo and Alice were being chased by zombies of Shaggy and Scooby through some trees!
“HELP US! SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP US!!” Alice screamed.
“Don’t worry, my love, I’ll sacrifice myself!” Hugo reassured her.
He gave Alice a kiss and was dragged away by Shaggy and Scooby.
“Augghhhhhhhhhh…..aughhhhhhhhhhhh….” The two pals moaned freakishly.
“I want brains……..brains are food………” Shaggy moaned.
“Popcorn is also a food……….” Scooby drooled.
Hugo glanced at Alice in confusion.
“Popcorn……...hot dogs……….foood………………….grahh…..” They both growled.
“CUT!” Zeke shouted into a megaphone.
“Was that good?” Scooby asked.
“Zombies aren’t supposed to know what food is! They can’t even form a sentence with more than 1 word!” Zebediah yelled.
“Like, sorry.” Shaggy nervously laughed.
“I still thought it was good.” Scooby shrugged.
“Alright, we’ll have a break for now. Alice, Hugo, you can go rest in your cabins. As for you two………………….I can’t command you, I’m too scared to think of what you do in your free time.” Zeke said.
“Like, fair enough.” Shaggy agreed.
They all began to walk away from the set. A zombie, which looked like the zombie from ‘Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!’ was watching them in some bushes.
Shaggy and Scooby walked past cabins, which all had actors’ names on them.
“Check it out, Scoob, this must be where the actors in Zombies of Tomorrow hang out!” Shaggy explained.
“We’ll be one of them one day.” Scooby predicted.
“Which one do ya think has snacks?” Shaggy licked his lips. “After all, it was the whole reason we even did this operation…”
“The mission continues.” Scooby said.
They walked past multiple doors with door knobs, which were locked. Then, they reached Danny Doomsday’s cabin, which was at the very end. It had a door with a keyhole in, and the door had been creaked open.
“Look Scoob, it’s Danny Doomsday’s cabin! Yknow, the zombie impressionist guy! It’s open!” Shaggy gasped.
“Bingo….” Scooby whispered.
They crept inside and saw a banquet of food on a table! Shaggy and Scooby eyes turned into hearts.
“Like: Augghhhhhhhh, let’s tuck innnnnn, aughhhh!” Shaggy moaned, imitating a zombie. Then, he stopped. “Was that good?”
“We need to put you on broadway!” Scooby nodded.
They began to tuck into the food. They ate chicken, chips, chocolate, peanuts, gummies, cookies and more!
Abruptly, Shaggy spit out a banana. There was an awkward pause. Then, they continued eating.
The zombie who was watching them in the bushes entered the cabin and crept up behind them. He tapped on Shaggy’s back.
“I know, I know, my banana allergy can be quite awkward, okay Scoob?” Shaggy admitted.
“What?” Scooby asked.
“You tapped me on the back…...right?” Shaggy asked.
Scooby slowly shook his head. They turned around and saw the zombie!
“AUGGHHHHHH!” The zombie moaned.
“ZOINKS!” Shaggy screamed. “Was that good?”
“Great, but THIS will add even more flavour to the audition!” Scooby yelled.
They ran out of the cabin and the zombie chased after them.
The zombie’s moans echoed around the swamp as he ran after them.
“Like, I thought that zombies were slow!!” Shaggy complained.
“The movies lied to us!” Scooby cried.
“Quick, in here!” Shaggy commanded.
They ran into the riverboat that had been rented and slammed the door.
The zombie slowly walked over to the door of the riverboat, growling. Then, he flung it open to reveal…
Shaggy and Scooby dressed in purple suits with top hats?
“Welcome, sir, welcome to the riverboat gambling saloon!” Shaggy said.
“The gambling saloon which is above a river!” Scooby added.
“Exactly!” Shaggy agreed, “Now, are we playing dead or undead today?”
“Uhhh…………...AUGH!” The zombie growled.
“Just as I thought.” Shaggy said. “Now, do ya wanna win some money?”
The zombie nodded.
“Come on over, ya pile of brain-eatin’ flesh!” Scooby chuckled, bringing the zombie over to a casino machine.
“We welcome you to: GRAVE PINBALL!” Shaggy announced. “The pinball game we all know and love, just with a……….perished twist! Now, that’ll be 10 dollars!”
The zombie grunted in shock.
“You heard the man, ten dollars.” Scooby commanded.
The zombie sighed and handed Shaggy ten dollars. Then, he began playing the game.
One pinball rolled onto the surface, and the zombie was able to control the obstacles. But then, when he controlled one obstacle with a joystick, he twisted it too hard and the stick snapped off!
“Uh oh! That’ll be twenty dollars to fix, young man!” Shaggy commanded, sternly.
The zombie sighed and handed him twenty dollars. Then, he continued playing.
Just as he was about to win, the pinball shot up!!
“UAGHHHHHHH!” The zombie growled.
“Don’t worry, you’ve got this, keep it together, unlike your diet!” Scooby commanded.
The zombie sighed and continued playing. A montage played of the zombie trying and failing to win on the machine.
He kept on banging his head on the machine frustratedly.
Then………….on one attempt……..
The pinball rolled down the surface…………..and made it! The zombie had won!
Shaggy, Scooby and the zombie gasped. The zombie leapt up out of his seat and cheered.
“Congratulations! You won! You won!” Shaggy smiled. “Now for the prize! What will it be? Zombie goods or the undead dash?”
“Auuuuuuuu undead dashhh…..” The zombie moaned.
“Well, zombie goods would’ve been a thousand dollars, and the undead dash is us getting away while you figure out it was a ruse. But oh well!” Shaggy shrugged.
“Better luck next time, toodles!” Scooby waved.
They ran off. Soon, the zombie realized it was a trick and roared!
Shaggy and Scooby ran out of the riverboat. They didn’t have enough time to see Zombie Zebediah and Zeke walk out of some bushes, moaning with dribble running down their mouths.
…
Meanwhile, Fred, Daphne and Velma had reached an old, abandoned shack.
Fred opened the door a tiny bit and looked inside. Nobody was there. He signalled for the others to come inside and they crept in.
In the shack were candles on tables, and there was spooky equipment everywhere. The statue of a voodoo priest stood at the back of the room...
“Woahh….” They all gasped.
“What is this place?” Fred asked.
“I think I’ve got it. This may be the hideout of the zombie.” Velma suggested. “Legend goes that in the 1700s, a craze spread around like pandemonium: Voodoo. It is stated that a voodoo priestess named Agatha Voric lived by herself in a swamp, and was affected by this voodoo craze. She began to experiment with black magic, and one day, she was able to summon a zombie. But, that was before the authorities found her, she was executed, and the zombie apparently got away…”
“All of this stuff is really weird.” Fred remarked. “Just look at this, it’s the shrine of a HAMSTER GOD!”
He pointed to a shrine of a hamster, which was surrounded by flowers and decorations.
“Look! I’m a voodoo priest!” Daphne exclaimed, leaning against the voodoo priest statue in her camo uniform. “Can ya see me? WoOoOoOoOO!”
“AHH!” Fred yelled.
“Worship me!” Daphne commanded, imitating the statue.
“Don’t hurt us, please!” Fred begged.
“You seriously aren’t convinced by that, right?” Velma asked.
“Convinced by what? It’s a possessed statue!” Fred yelled.
Velma rolled her eyes.
Then, Shaggy and Scooby crashed into them, screaming.
“What happened to you two?” Velma asked.
“Like, we got attacked by a real life zombie!!” Shaggy shouted.
“Why did I get a deja vu feeling when I saw him!?” Scooby asked.
“Like, I don’t know, I did too…” Shaggy stroked his chin.
“You saw the zombie!?” Fred asked.
“Yeah, it was so creepy!” Shaggy replied. “But, to be fair, we did get free money from him…”
“A scam from the grave.” Scooby smiled.
“This mystery really makes no sense.” Velma remarked. “What could a zombie want in a swamp? I mean, it’s not like he even has the intellect to be aware of anything…”
“Maybe if we blend in, we’ll get the answer…..shhh……” Daphne, who was now hiding behind a cabinet, whispered.
“Cut it out, Daphne, this camouflage thing isn’t helping.” Velma commanded.
“Like, who are you talking to, Velma?” Shaggy asked.
“Yeah, are you doing okay?” Fred asked.
“Boo!” Daphne yelled, revealing herself by jumping.
“AHH!” Shaggy, Scooby and Fred screamed, startled.
“How did you teleport there?” Scooby asked.
“Wow, you guys are gullible.” Velma remarked.
Just then, Daphne swiped her arm over the cabinet, knocking over some keys.
Velma picked them up.
“Huh……..keys……..if this is the zombie’s hideout, then what would he want with keys?” She asked.
Shaggy cleared his throat.
“Auuughhhhh………….I want keys……….woooo……” He moaned, imitating the zombie. “Like, was that good?”
There was an awkward silence.
“Eh, I thought it would help the case. Was worth a shot.” Shaggy shrugged.
“Stop it Shaggy, you’re scaring me.” Scooby said.
Suddenly, Fred began to hear noises…….moaning noises…..
He looked around, trying to find where they came from.
He stroked his chin and glanced at the others.
A few seconds later, Shaggy finally turned around and realized that Fred was gone!
“Like hey, where did Fred go?” He asked.
“Oh yeah, where’s Fred? He was just there a second ago!” Velma pointed out.
“Must’ve gone fishing.” Scooby muttered.
“Daphne, is this another one of your camouflaging tricks?” Velma questioned.
“What? No!” Daphne, who was trying to camouflage into the wall, replied. “I’m just a wall!”
“Like, what if the zombie gets him!?” Shaggy gasped.
“Well, he won’t exactly find brains.” Scooby shrugged.
“We have to find him! Shaggy, Scooby, try find Fred, and we’ll try look for clues.” Velma commanded.
…
Fred was walking through the swamp with a flashlight, trying to find out where the noise was coming from.
“Sounds like zombie moans….” He said, “if I tell the rest of the gang about them, then they could get in trouble…..come on Jones, you got this.”
Then, the moaning noise got louder.
“HELLO?...........Come out, come out wherever you are!” Fred yelled.
Suddenly, his eyes widened very hard. A grin began to form on his face.
Then, he walked directly into a bush, where two red eyes in the darkness were waiting for him.
...
Soon, Shaggy and Scooby were walking through the swamp, holding flashlights.
“Fred!?” They called, trying to look for Fred.
“You there, Freddy boy?” Scooby asked.
There was no response.
“Like, we’re having no luck with this.” Shaggy sighed. “Hey, maybe we could practice for the movie while we’re out here!”
“Oh yeah!” Scooby agreed. “Auuuuuuuuuuuugh…….I’m a zombie…..”
“BRAINS! GIVE ME BRAINS!” Shaggy moaned. “I want brains for breakfaaaaast…....aand luuunch….and dinnnerrrrrr…...woooo….”
“I also want snacks…….” Scooby moaned. “Woooo…..”
Some frogs who were sitting on a lily pad laughed at them.
“As if you could do any better!” Shaggy snapped.
The frogs immediately shut up.
Then, Scooby noticed a camera on the ground, next to the swamp’s river. He picked it up.
“Look at this, it’s a camera.” He reported.
Shaggy walked over to him and looked at the camera.
“Like, I recognise that camera, it’s one of the cameras from the production of Zombies of Tomorrow!” He said.
“D…..d…...do you think something bad happened?” Scooby asked.
“Hopefully not……” Shaggy gulped.
“AUUUUUUUUGHHHH!” A spooky voice suddenly moaned.
Then, a figure came out of the shadows of some trees. It was Fred! But something was different about him……..his skin was grey, green veins were visible on his face, and his teeth were twisted. He was a zombie!
“Too soon, Fred.” Scooby snapped. “Wait…………”
The zombified Fred roared.
“AHHHH! ZOMBIE FRED!!” The two pals screamed.
Fred tugged a tree off the ground with all of his might and hurled it at Shaggy and Scooby. They jumped out of the way.
“I WANT BRAINS!!” Fred yelled.
“You always have, Jones!” Scooby cried as they ran off.
…
Meanwhile, Velma and Daphne were walking around another part of the swamp.
“I wonder if Shaggy and Scooby have found Fred yet.” Velma wondered.
“With their luck, they’ve probably found the zombie!” Daphne remarked.
“Eh, you’re probably right.” Velma agreed.
“Don’t you see? It’s the reason why we need protection…..” Daphne whispered. “Here, put this on!”
She shoved another camo uniform into Velma’s hands.
“NO.” Velma replied. “This is really dumb.”
“Trust me, it works!” Daphne reassured her. “Look, deadly snakes!”
“AHH!” Velma screamed, jumping into a bush.
Daphne, with her camo uniform on, stood still as a pair of snakes slithered past. Then, the snakes sensed something, and looked around.
They stared directly into Daphne’s eyes….
But they didn’t see anything! They continued to slither around, going away.
Velma got up and stepped out of the bush.
“Okay, I’ll admit, that was impressive.” She admitted to Daphne. “But-but……...maybe those snakes were blind!”
“You know it works, you’re just too afraid to say it.” Daphne smirked.
Then, she rolled onto the ground, and then bumped into some sort of device.
She got up and picked the device up. It was white and looked like a speaker.
“Wait, Velma, what’s this?” She asked.
Velma grabbed the device off of her and looked at it.
“Hmmm….” She said, “I think it’s a communicating device…”
Then, she saw a brown, wooden pole next to them, and wires were at the top of the pole.
“It probably came from the top of that pole over there.” Velma added.
“But what’s it for?” Daphne asked. “Ooh, maybe it plays music when it turns on!”
She snatched the communicating device off of Velma and tried turning it on.
“This mystery is starting to make a little bit of sense. Welp, I guess it’s time to find Shaggy and Scooby.” Velma declared. “Who knows where they could be by now.”
Suddenly, she heard moaning noises.
“Hey Daphne, do you hear that?” Velma asked.
There was no reply, but still moaning from close by.
“Daphne?” Velma asked.
She slowly turned around, to see that Daphne’s skin was grey, green veins were visible on her face, and her teeth were twisted. She was now a zombie too!
“Please tell me this is a zombie camouflage…” Velma muttered.
Zombified Daphne roared.
“AHH!” Velma screamed.
The zombified Daphne ran after her.
Velma spotted a log in front of her.
“That gives me an idea…” She whispered. “I’m sorry I have to do this, Daphne!”
She jumped over the log and then kicked it. The log rolled over to the zombified Daphne and tripped her over. Velma got away.
…
Soon, Shaggy and Scooby were running in the swamp, and Velma was running towards them!
They all bumped into each other and fell over.
“Jinkies! Shaggy and Scooby!” Velma cried. “Oh, I’m so glad you two are here, Daphne turned into a zombie!”
“Like, so did Fred!” Shaggy exclaimed.
“He did!?” Velma asked. “Oh no, this is terrible! One more step and we could be next!”
“Hang on………...how do we know whether to trust you?” Scooby asked.
“Scooby, I am not a zombie.” Velma replied.
“Story checks out, I think her case is clear.” Scooby remarked.
“Like, guys, look! The cabins for the actors!” Shaggy said, pointing to the actor’s cabins.
The trio got up and walked over towards them.
Velma walked over to Danny Doomsday’s cabin, and peeked inside. It was a mess.
“Seems like Danny Doomsday’s cabin was ransacked!” She gasped.
“So have these…” Scooby reported, looking into other cabins.
“But…...but……….oh, I don’t even wanna say it…” Shaggy shivered.
“It must’ve been the zombie.” Velma finished.
“She said it.” Scooby said.
Then, he began to sniff the ground. He looked around, trying to find anything. Then, he stopped. He had found a coin.
Then, he found another coin…..
Then another!
“Look, a trail!” Scooby yelled.
Shaggy and Velma ran over.
“Jinkies, it’s a trail of coins.” Velma gasped.
“Like, don’t tell me that the zombie is a rich businessman now, huh?” Shaggy remarked.
“Let’s stay realistic.” Scooby added. “Even I could do better, and I’m a dog.”
“Maybe if we follow the trail, then it’ll lead to another clue….” Velma suggested.
Shaggy and Scooby glanced at Velma.
“It’s like walking into fire.” Scooby muttered.
They began to follow the trail. Soon, after a few minutes, the trail stopped.
They were at the set where Shaggy and Scooby were at, except it was now completely destroyed!
“ZOINKS! What happened over here?” Shaggy asked.
“Is this one of the sets for Zombies of Tomorrow?” Velma questioned. “It’s been destroyed!”
“I blame Fred.” Scooby said.
“Or should we say: I blaaame Freeedd……..brains……....” Shaggy smiled.
“Blah! Auuuuuuuugh! Fred is the chosen one! The chosen one to make mistakes!” Scooby moaned. “HE WILL NOT BE SPARED!”
Velma was just staring at them.
“What?.........................Um, was it good?” Shaggy asked her.
Suddenly, they began to hear rustles of leaves.
The main zombie who Shaggy and Scooby fooled walked out of the bush.
Then, so did zombified Fred…
Then, a zombified Daphne, zombified Zebediah and Zeke and zombified Sergei also walked out!
“Maybe ask them!!” Scooby yelled.
The zombies roared.
Chase scene starts
The zombies of Zebediah and Zeke chase Shaggy and Scooby into the swamp. Shaggy and Scooby grab cameras which are on tripods and snap pictures, which flash, blinding the zombies. Shaggy and Scooby laugh and run off.
The main zombie chases Velma into a bush. He ends up not being able to find her. Velma pops out of another bush and pulls out a box which is labelled ‘Swamp Snacks’. She hurls the snacks at the zombie and different animals from the swamp rush over to the zombie and peck at him.
Zombie Fred is chasing Shaggy and Scooby. He finds them in a clearing, dressed as fishermen. They show him some fish at the end of fishing rods and zombie Fred goes to grab them. The two pals hurl the rods around zombie Fred, tying him up, and run off. Zombie Fred busts out of the rods and runs after them.
A cameraman who is a part of the crew is walking along. Then, a ghostly hand drags him into a bush.
Velma, Shaggy and Scooby are running past the cabins. Then, zombie Daphne reveals herself to be painted the same shade as the cabins, and chases after them. The trio jumps on crocodiles heads, but when zombie Daphne goes to jump on them, the crocodiles launch her back towards a cabin.
They burst into the fake general store from before, and a crowd of zombies chase after them.
A Scooby-Dooby-Doors scene plays in the general store. Velma runs from one shelf to another, being chased by zombie Sergei. Shaggy and Scooby run from one shelf, pretending to be zombies while being chased by the main zombie. Zombie Daphne bumps into zombie Fred, and they both try roaring at each other. Zombie Zebediah and Zeke chase Shaggy and Scooby from one shelf, trying to get pictures of them. Velma is pretending to be a witch and flies on a broomstick from one shelf to another. Shaggy, Scooby and Velma ride on alligators and chase all of the zombies from one door! Then, the Scooby-Dooby-Doors scene ends.
Velma, Shaggy and Scooby run out of the store, being chased by all of the zombies. They dash into the white riverboat, and Velma locks the door. The zombies bang on it angrily.
Chase scene ends
Soon, Shaggy, Scooby and Velma were sitting on seats in the saloon of the riverboat.
“I can’t believe this.” Velma sighed. “Now we’ve lost Daphne and Fred to the zombies.”
“Like, yeah. And if production of the movie finishes, which I highly doubt will happen, then they won’t be there to see it.” Shaggy moped.
“I can’t even make a zombie joke here. This is just too sad.” Scooby whimpered. “Was that good?”
There was an awkward silence.
“Sorry.” Scooby muttered.
“Honestly, I don’t think I’ll ever take a guy who doesn’t know what fish are in lakes, and a kooky girl who always does the randomest things, for granted ever again.” Shaggy admitted.
“Me too.” Velma agreed. “But that’s the thing. We’re all allowed to have opinions, and impressions, and even dislikes for people, but most of the time, it’s not okay to take them for granted. Maybe this could all be a visual metaphor of how society can change people because of lack of appreciation.”
“Which is why WE need to save them from this state, ” Shaggy added, “because it’s not even like anyone else can. Sometimes, people see things that others can’t. And we see Daphne and Fred as awesome friends. So let’s solve this mystery and turn everyone back to normal!”
“Right! But first, I need to find out why whoever’s behind this is doing what they’re doing..” Velma stroked her chin.
Just then, Scooby picked up something off the floor. It was a coin, exactly like the ones from before!
“Hey, this looks familiar.” He noticed. “This might be the same coin from that trail.”
“Wait…..” Velma’s eyes widened, looking around the room. “From research I’ve done before, I can gather that this riverboat is pretty abandoned.”
She walked over to a dusty casino slot machine.
“Yeah, this slot machine is 60 years old.” She reported. “Don’t you guys see!? This is it! This is the answer!”
“Velma…” Scooby smiled. “We have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about.”
“But, like, we’ll pretend we do anyway!” Shaggy shrugged.
“Great! And now, as Fred always says: It's time to spring a trap!” Velma declared.
…
Shaggy and Scooby were in the riverboat. Scooby was posing as a film director, and Shaggy was posing as an actor playing a zombie.
“Oh monsieur, I can’t wait to finish this film, qui qui!” Scooby exclaimed.
“Like, yeah! The FINAL SCENE IN THE RIVERBOAT!” Shaggy added, emphasisizing the last few words.
“Maintenant, mettez-vous en position s'il vous plait, et rappelez-vous, forte émotion de zombie.” Scooby commanded.
“You know French?” Shaggy whispered.
“Well yeah.” Scooby shrugged. “I do it better than the Z brothers anyway. Now, lights…...camera……..action!!”
Velma clicked a clapperboard and recording started.
“Elizabeth……….Pablo…….where are you creatures!?” Shaggy growled. “I’m looking for you...come out, come out, wherever you are…..”
He strolled round the room.
“Either way, your brains will end up being my dinner…..” He smirked.
Abruptly, he bumped into the main zombie, who smirked.
“But like, mine first.” Shaggy gulped.
All of the other zombies burst into the room and moaned. Shaggy, Scooby and Velma screamed.
“So what’s the plan!?” Scooby asked Velma.
“Uh……..uh……...I don’t HAVE a plan!” Velma admitted. “I thought we could stall the zombies long enough until I could figure out what’s going on with this communicator thing!”
She showed the two pals the communicating device from before.
“Great job, Velma!” Shaggy snapped.
“I still blame Fred.” Scooby muttered. “Wait- that gives me an idea!”
He ran away, and the zombies chased after him.
“SCOOBY-DOO! WHERE ARE YOU GOING!?” Shaggy yelled.
…
Scooby burst into the captain’s room of the riverboat and grabbed the wheel. He began to twist it, and before the zombies could capture him, they slipped over and slid to the wall!
Scooby smiled.
“This should take her long enough.” He said.
He then sped the riverboat forward, into the lake.
The boat crashed through multiple structures.
“Shaken, not stirred.” Scooby smirked.
Meanwhile, Shaggy and Velma were crashing against the wall.
“What is Scooby doing!?” Velma asked.
“Hang on a second………...I think he’s driving this boat so that it can stall time and the zombies can’t get us!” Shaggy realized. “Maybe you can figure something out with that device thingy!”
“Wow! That dog’s a genius!” Velma exclaimed. “Now let’s see what’s going on here….”
In the captain’s room, Scooby was dodging the zombies’ grasp.
“What’s taking them so long!?” He wondered.
“SCOOBY-DOO, I WANT BRAIIINS!” Zombie Fred groaned, grabbing the dog’s tail.
“WE’VE ESTABLISHED THAT, JONES!” Scooby screamed, kicking zombie Fred in the face.
Then, the riverboat crashed through a tree!
“ZOINKS! Wait, that’s not my line….” Scooby gasped. “What am I doing with my life?”
Meanwhile, in the saloon, Shaggy and Velma were trying to figure out what was going on with the communicating device.
“Come on Velma, there’s gotta be a way….” Shaggy whispered.
“I’m trying to figure it out!” Velma replied.
“You can’t escape me!” The main zombie growled, walking up to them.
“LIKE, RUN!” Shaggy screamed.
They ran away from the zombie.
Soon, they burst through a door and ran onto the deck of the boat. But they reached a dead end!
The water below crashed onto them as the zombie roared even louder.
Meanwhile, Scooby was having a struggle, trying to drive the ship while fighting off the zombies.
“Braiiiinss……” They all moaned.
“Can’t you just leave me alone!? I’m a poor little dog!” Scooby wimperd, pulling puppy eyes.
There was an awkward silence.
“You’re not buying it, are you?” Scooby asked.
The zombies shook their heads.
Suddenly, zombie Daphne grabbed Scooby and threw him into a corner! Then, they all began to corner him!
Meanwhile, on the deck, the zombie was getting closer to Shaggy and Velma.
“This ship needs to reverse, this is all too much for me..” Velma groaned. “............WAIT! REVERSE! THAT’S IT! I KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS!”
She grabbed a lever on the communicating device and began to rewind it. Then, she also pressed other buttons.
“Like, please let this be good…” Shaggy cried.
Finally, Velma slammed a button on the device and showed it to the zombie.
“THERE!” She smiled.
In the captain’s room, Scooby was whimpering loudly.
“HELLLLP!” He screamed.
Abruptly, all of the zombified victims……..returned to normal!
Fred, Daphne, Sergei, Zebediah, Zeke, the cameraman and more looked at each other in confusion. Then, they took their fake teeth off and wiped face paint that had been applied to their faces off.
“What is going on?” Daphne asked. “Scooby, are you okay?”
“Yeah, why are we all on this boat?” Fred asked.
“Huh?” Scooby grunted.
…
Soon, outside the riverboat, everybody was gathered around the main zombie, who was tied up. Cops were there too.
“Finally! The zombie’s been captured! Merci, merci!” Zebediah cheered.
“Yeah, great work kids, but who is this guy that’s been ruining the production of our movie?” Zeke asked.
“Well Mr. Greenfield, sometimes the answer is doom.” Fred replied as he ripped the mask off the zombie.
“DANNY DOOMSDAY!?” Everyone exclaimed.
“Exactly.” Velma affirmed. “Ya see, Danny wanted to steal some of the old money and casino machines from the riverboat, which would cost millions now after many years. But he knew that the final scene of Zombies of Tomorrow was going to be filmed in the boat, so had to scare people off.”
“As an impressionist, Danny had experience with sounding like animals and supernatural beings.” Fred explained. “That’s how the zombie walked, talked and sounded so real.
“Danny rigged communication devices onto different areas of the swamp, which contained soundwaves which could spread around the area and control people’s actions and personality.” Daphne explained, “That’s how he was able to ‘zombify’ everybody.”
“But how did you know it was Danny?” Hugo asked.
“Like, it was simple really.” Shaggy replied. “All of the other cabins for the actors had doorknobs, except for Danny’s, which required a key. That meant that the keys we found in the voodoo shack had to belong to him!”
“Yeah yeah yeah, it’s all true.” Danny sighed. “And I would’ve gotten away with it too……..if it weren’t for these meddling MOTHS!!”
Moths began to whiz around his face again!
“Uhhhhhhh….isn’t the phrase ‘meddling kids’?” Fred asked.
“No, the moths are the true villains of this whole thing!” Danny exclaimed. “OH, I HATE THEM! I HATE THEM!”
As the police dragged him away, more moths followed him.
“Welp, this mystery sure has taught me a lot.” Velma began, “An adventure about friendship, appreciation, survival…..”
“And I was a zombie the whole time, can you believe that!?” Fred asked.
“More or less.” Scooby shrugged.
“Like, Scoob, we should probably get back to filming Zombies of Tomorrow with the Z brothers and the rest of the crew!” Shaggy remembered.
“Oh yeah!” Scooby agreed.
They walked over to the Z brothers.
“Hey Zebediah, Zeke, don’t you think it’s time to get back to filming?” Shaggy asked.
“Oh, well, we’ve got something to admit to you fellas...” Zeke gulped.
“Ya see….we’re going to be working on a new movie from now on, qui qui…” Zebediah began, “.................it’s called ‘Camo Girl’.”
Daphne appeared from behind.
“Stay hidden!” She smiled.
Shaggy and Scooby stared in horror.
“Scooby…..Dooby……..you’re kidding me….” Scooby uttered
The screen cuts to black.
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