[IC] Mystery Incorporated: Scream On! { Angel & Sporko }

[AngelBites15]

Broken? Broken. Well, it's not like it happens every day, but once tensions increase, it does take a drastic turn. Egos, competition, and drama. Maggie saw it coming, but this time, she didn't.

Mystery Inc., a team of amateur sleuths, investigating supernatural and paranormal phenomena, has been broken up. Again. Fred with his ego, Daphne with her drama, and Velma with her self-esteem; it was a clash that drove them apart from time-to-time. Her brother Norville tried to patch and brighten things up, but as a result, it seemed to have unintentionally gotten worse. It has been two years since the case of the Luna Ghost, and they've gone their separate ways.

She, Scooby, and Shaggy tried to make the best of it: Spice up the Mystery Machine, take trips to the beach, make barbecues; "another day in paradise", as her brother would call it. But it still wasn't the same. They used to do this, all the time with the rest of the gang. But by themselves? Their absence was becoming difficult to adjust. Not to mention that Dianna, Fae, and Maggie were close friends, bringing another layer of loneliness upon the female Rogers.

These days, she would often force a smile in Shaggy’s direction, or give a bright idea to distract themselves, but the heart, surrounding their tight band of friends has been ripped in half. It truly hasn’t been very fulfilling these past two years.

They didn't think they would ever see each other again, but having to suddenly receive a request from Emile Mondavarious, there was an opportunity to get away from the grief. As usual, Shaggy would reject the idea at first, but once an "All-You-Can-Eat" buffet was mentioned, a "what the heck, why not?” came, right after. Plus, Maggie really wanted to get away from their hometown; the same place where there were lots of beautiful memories regarding their “once-friends”.

The drive to the airport wasn't long, and finding the gate was easy: Just spot a displayed poster that says "Come Visit Spooky Island". And, what no better way than to run into the rest of the gang once you get there? Fred was there, as well as Velma, but no sign of Daphne. However, seven purple bags towered on a cart, which became too obvious; by the reception desk, a familiar red-head complaining about the rule of having no more than two carry-on bags.

“What do I can’t have seven carry-on bags? That is so economy!”

[SporkoBug]

After everything sort of... exploded; Fae was kind of, left alone. She never vocalized her sadness of it all, she just kept her head down and continued on her work. It was easier to ignore this way, just put your head down in the office and focus mainly on whatever you were tinkering on or what code you were making.
After the massive falling out, she was reluctant to hang out with her cousin, but... She was the closest family at this point, so much that Fae even took the small amount of stuff she had with her and moved in with Daphne.

Fae often kept to herself even when they were living together, she got her own room and due to Maggie and Dianna never contacted her anymore she just sort of... stayed there.
Daphne would often pull her out and around, and she simply allowed it. There was no use arguing with her cousin, she got dramatic when things didn't go her way.

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Dianna's love of life sort of fizzled out when the group split, she spent the first month just staying in her room by herself. She often forgot to eat or drink, which caused her to get sick and very thin to the point where she was sent to stay with Velma due to it. Velma helped Dianna get at least a bit happier again, but she wasn't as energetic as she used to be.
They started to take more trips to the museum to see the new things that popped up, which easily helped her mood- especially the dinosaurs.

She stopped making so many costumes after things went south for the Mystery Inc; she took leave from her work, which she was allowed. She had enough holiday leave to just have a couple months off, that and she was close to her boss- who understood what was happening.
Things were... happening at least.

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As Daphne complained about her carry-on bags, Fae wanted to sink into the ground and disappear.
"Look," She said turning to her cousin, "I don't have any carry-on bags, can I take two of hers?" She asked as she looked to the receptionist. She turned back towards Daphne before she furrowed her brow, "Daph, just... Focus on the trip okay? I'm sure we can get these into the luggage bay, you don't really need everything on the trolley right?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.

Fae wore a loose fitting Jurassic Park tee that was given to her by Dianna after a marathon that the girls had done; a massively fond memory that she would never forget about. Even if she would never see them, she would at least have a few things to remember them by.
She gave a bit of a yawn as she waited for Daph to stop complaining about the carry-on; she was woken up pretty early to leave. She wasn't a fan of being up at the moment, she wanted to be back home tinkering with things but she looked forward for the island.

Dianna looked over towards the large tower of bags and she felt her stomach sink. She looked over to Velma with a worried look to check if she had noticed the tower as well. She looked around more, she swore she had seen Fred walking around too, but she didn't trust her eyesight.
Maybe she was just missing them more than ever? Who knows. She just wanted her friends back.

[AngelBites15]

Having to come from a wealthy family, Daphne was pretty straightforward on the concept of being prepared; in this case, fashion-wise. Having her cousin (and closest friend) along for the ride, she felt that Fae should really be thanking her, considering that this was the perfect getaway for the both of them, and that her stuff was in, at least, two of the bags. The red-head looked at her, after leaning against the receptionist desk, and rolled her eyes, behind her sunglasses. Before she could say anything else, she spotted Velma, standing with Dianna, and immediately expressed disbelief. What is this? Why are they here? She tipped her sunglasses down a little and, as if eyes were felt, the nerd returned her stare.

"Velma?", a voice called, appearing in the distance of them. "Fred?", she answered, feeling a bit awkward and confused. Velma looked back at Daphne, who pretended to mind her own business, and didn't just see her former colleague. Right place, wrong time? "Daph?", he called out, showing confusion as well. Having to get over her state, said-red head straightened up at the desk with Fae. "I'm not talking to you guys", she told them, having to make a zipping motion over her mouth, and throw away 'the key'.

However, no matter how much she tries to ignore them, Daphne couldn't hold back a demand for an explanation. "What the heck are you doing here?", said-demand came. "Isn't it obvious? We all got the same invite by Emile Mondavarious, the reclusive owner of Spooky Island", Velma answered, although it clearly was something that the rich heiress did not want to hear, judging by how she pouted. "That's not fair!", she complained, stomping her pink-heeled boot on the ground, frowning. "We were gonna solve a mystery by ourselves for the first time ever!"

Fred was more amused than agreeable. "How are you gonna solve it yourselves after you get caught?", he asked, wondering what her plan was gonna be, if her danger-prone tendencies got in the way. Daphne put her hands on her hips, straightening up. "I'm a black belt now. I've now transformed my body into a dangerous weapon", she was serious, but like every time, it was taken as a joke by the gang. Fred and Velma chuckled in amusement at her determination. "What? It's true", Daphne insisted, holding onto her pride. "Not to mention that I taught Bella a few things too".

"What is this?", another voice commented aloud, in the distance, almost delighted to see the gang back together again, though seemingly. The three of them heard the voice of Shaggy's little sister, and had their attention towards her, as she approached them with a grin; Shaggy following behind. "Looks like we're all going to Spooky Island, man!", he said, having to surprisingly give off a rather happy disposition, even though he was about ready to have a panic attack a few hours earlier. Amazing how much of mentioning a simple food buffet would brighten his spirits!

[SporkoBug]

Fae winced when Daphne called her by her first name, uttering out a quiet _{"It's... Fae."} She uttered as she looked at the ground. She hesitated before looking up to everyone else with a weak smile, leaning against the Bags slightly with a sigh. She watched Daphne, Fred and Velma all talk, avoiding a glance towards Dianna- as she did the same.
Her head shot up as she heard the voice of the female Rogers, her eyes widened with happiness as she tried to hide it; although by the sudden smile on her face was a massive give away.

"Is there something wrong with working in numbers anyway?" Dianna finally piped up as she glanced between the original team of Mystery Inc, finishing her look towards Daphne, "I know things went south, we all know." She continued before she closed her eyes and moved to grip the bridge of her nose, "I feel like we should just... Try and put the past behind us and enjoy this trip." She opened her eyes as she looked between Fae and Maggie. "For the good of old times, for the good of friendship."

Fae nodded slightly at Dianna's words, her eyes moving towards Maggie before she watched her and Shaggy. She hesitated before she mouthed 'Where's Scoob?', hoping she could see the words completely. She stayed quiet as everyone else talked, she didn't want to butt in, she just wanted their friendships to be mended, as if it was that easy.

[AngelBites15]

"Where's Scoob?", Fred asked them. "Aloha!", as if on cue, the talking dog himself was seen clumsily walking towards the gate in what seems to be a woman's outfit, with a hat and heels, causing quite an amount of attention from the crowd. “They won’t allow big dogs on the plane”, Shaggy explained. “So, we came up with this”, his sister added, with an embarrassed smile. “Clearly, not my best work”, this was Shaggy's idea, and all Maggie could do was look away in embarrassment at the scene, though was chuckling on the inside.

By the time the talking, disguised dog made his way over, Maggie continued to smile, not having to gather the tension in the air between the three former team members. Once she caught sight of her close friends, she made up by giving a hug to Dianna, before making her way over to Fae. She thought that it would be pleasant, considering that everyone was together in one place, but it was only when she looked at their faces that she managed to recognize the awkwardness and unease, which caused her to eventually frown. Being somewhat of an airhead had its perks: The female Rogers had the tendency to get very carried away with the things and people she enjoyed, to the point where she does not seem to read non-verbal cues. However, give her a second of two, and she'll catch up.

"Listen", Velma piped up. "I wouldn't have agreed to come if I knew you were", she said, a croak in her voice, causing Fred and Daph to glance at the ground, already thinking about abandoning the invite, and pretend they never saw each other. Maggie wanted to console the bespectacled young woman, but that was until Dianna decided to speak. "Yeah", Shaggy agreed to the young woman's words. "Think about it for one minute: Mystery Inc reunites. We'll be a team again, just like the old days", he said, hoping that it would help mend some of the tension.

The three seemed to be thinking it over, glancing to the ground, but still avoiding to look at each other. That was when the receptionist called for those boarding to Spooky Island. "I'm only in, if they are", Daphne said, not having to feel content on working with her former colleagues. It was at that point, that Fred rolled his eyes, and walked to the entrance of the gate, with Velma reluctantly following after. The red-head moved next, after putting her sunglasses back on. "Come on, Fae"

[SporkoBug]

At the sight of Scooby, Dianna only let out a small chuckle at the costume. Sure, it wasn't the best, but it was at least a decent effort!
"Honestly," she started as she looked towards Scooby and Shaggy, "It's not terrible, I'm proud of you guys." She continued before she looked towards Maggie as she came to hug her, Dianna gave a gentle hug to her before she watched her head over towards Fae.

Fae was frozen on the spot for a moment as Maggie got close to her, when she wrapped her arms around her Fae failed to hold back her emotions as she pulled Maggie into a big hug and leaned her forehead against Maggie's head. She had missed this, she had been so alone this entire time. Sure she had Daphne but Daphne wasn't one to talk to her about the stuff the others would; Maggie loved to talk about food, and would listen when she rambled about her mechanic work or coding details, and she and Dianna easily debated either or not they could make a fully articulate monster with the abilities of all three of them.

Fae let go of Maggie as everyone started talking again, before everyone slowly just... moved along. Dianna followed after Velma quickly, watching her cousin before she moved to grip her arm gently. _{"Everything will be okay."} She whispered to Velma with a small smile.
Fae looked over to Daphne as she told her to follow her. She nodded once as she started to follow, moving to pull the baggage cart along behind her. She sighed to herself, she had a feeling that Daphne would be holding her back from seeing her old friends... The only people she had ever been close to. She moved to fix her shirt awkwardly before she fixed over her sidebag with all of her gadget tools and her current smaller project.

[AngelBites15]

Velma has always been the most-emotional, so she was actually very glad and grateful that she had someone like Dianna. Probably her closest relative, aside from her own parents, she could always entrust the other like a sister, even though they didn't live in the same house, growing up. However, they always found time to talk on the phone, and bond. From them on, since childhood, they've been sticking to each other by the hip, sharing a multitude of intellectual interests...although Dianna was the most-artistic, out of the two. Giving her cousin a sad smile, she took a deep breath, and proceeded on boarding.

Scooby whimpered, as Maggie looked at the ground, having to feel slightly disappointed and saddened, that she couldn't enjoy the moment any longer, before heading onto another grand adventure. However, instead of a heartfelt reunion, it remained the same, since they broke up, two years ago - distant, shallow, and "shoulder-chipped", as if they were complete strangers, all over again...before they met in high school. Shaggy walked next to her, and wrapped an arm around her shoulder, and brought her in to comfort her, by the time they and the dog eventually followed.

In the plane, due to the rows having only three seats, most of the gang had to be split up in various directions, although they were all close to one another, and not far away; therefore, it was a packed flight. Internally, they were all pretty glad they didn't have to talk to each other the entire flight. Maggie was seated with Fae and Dianna in one row, in front of Fred and Velma, and next to the row that had contained Shaggy and Scooby. It was complicated to sort out, but it was easy to find everyone, considering that they were all near each other.

Reading a book - a cookbook, apparently - that she managed to grab from one of the stores in the airport, Maggie managed to keep her eyes on the pages, despite the loud noise, although she did take occasional glances at Shaggy, who seemed to be talking to a pretty blonde girl, next to him. With her hand still up, in order for the guy in the next seat to get out of her line of sight, Daphne kept her eyes on a magazine, completely ignoring the dude trying to hit on her.

It felt good to sit with her close friends, despite the awkwardness - so she decided to break the ice.
"So, how are you both doing? Taking it okay?"

[SporkoBug]

Dianna smiled back to Velma and continued onto the plane, putting her stuff into the appropriate places before she sat down at the end of the aisle before she noticed that Fae and Maggie would be sitting by her. She held her breath for a moment as she watched them, pulling out a small sketchbook to put on her lap to sketch in, in case the others don't want to talk.

Fae let Daphne and the Roger siblings on before her, smiling to the air hostess as she got on and headed to her seat, allowing Maggie to go into the middle of them. She sat down after she put her bags away as well before she sat down at the end, giving a small wave towards Scooby as he sat with Shaggy.
Fae almost jumped as Maggie broke the ice to speak, she let out a squeak before she let out a small laugh. Dianna gave a small chuckle as well as she shook her head.
"It's been terrible." Dianna started, looking towards Maggie, and then Fae. "I mean, I've been helping Velma as much as I can, taking her out places to keep her mind off things but it doesn't help my mind." She continued as she moved to grip the bridge of her nose.

"After it all happened I sort of just... Shut down, I got incredibly depressive, things got... Terrible for me." She admitted before she feigned a small smile, something that she was known for.
Fae stopped laughing before she looked into her lap weakly, "I... Know that feeling." She said as her right hand instinctively moved to rub her left wrist, which was adorned with a small cloth bracelet, that covered the majority of her wrist. "It's been... Lonely." She started as well, not looking up from her lap, "Daph took me in, she took care of me. But... nothing just felt right. I never had any other friends, I had co-workers, but I disliked talking about work stuff outside of work."

Fae glanced to Maggie with a tilt of her head, "I see you're still the cook you always have been?" She asked with a bit of a grin, trying to brighten the air around them.

[AngelBites15]

Maggie, admittedly, did not expect herself to be sitting in between two of her most closest friends. It was a rather surprising thing to find herself in, but she wasn't one to complain about such things. Usually, with complete strangers, she would keep to herself, and let time fly, but...in this case, these two individuals were, like, sisters to her. As of right now, she was listening to their confessions, having to show empathy in her eyes, as she always does. However, she frowned slightly when Dianna pulled off that smile; the same one that would conceal what she was really feeling. Her words were not matching her eyes. She was no expert in Dianna's field, but the female Rogers could tell that, despite the smile, there was a different kind of emotion in the other's eyes; the same kind that Fae was expressing profoundly.

They missed the presence of those who accepted them for who they were, and built a solid relationship with. The breakup only discouraged the comfort that they once had, creating an emotional rift in the heart, and ripping it in two. To reciprocate these feelings (and show she wasn't being fooled), Maggie placed a comforting hand upon her arm, before trailing it up to wrap it around her shoulders, so Dianna could lean against her. Rogers just couldn't stand the fact that the ones she deeply cared for, were feeling this way. It seemed that while Dianna was trying, as much as she can, to help her cousin, she wasn't taking the time to take care of herself. Having to be aware of preference, interest, and priority, Maggie respected their paths in life, but then, their own well-being had to be looked after, and she felt it to be right to step in.

Looking over at the other girl, having to give her a small smile, and a chuckle. "You should see me. Been working on a new recipe; one of our grandmother's favorites", she said. "Haven't found the time to cook it, but maybe after this trip, you are more than welcome to try it", she grinned, leaving her cookbook in her lap, as she brought over a hand to move a piece of hair out of Fae's face.

Hearing a barking sound, she turned to find Scooby barking at a cat that was near him, shortly until the creature made a run for it, causing the talking dog to compulsively give chase. "Sit grandma! Bad grandma! Don't eat the kitty!", Shaggy shouted, causing Maggie to cover her eyes, and groan. This was going to be a long flight, but after a few hours, the plane finally landed.

After arriving at the airport, Maggie placed her book back in the bag she stored above her. Apart from Scooby, having to nearly give himself away, she took the time to give comfort to Dianna and Fae, having to tell them stories of her and Norville's endeavors these past two years; at the same time, also admitting her own feelings of loneliness to them. It wasn't the same without them, since their time of bonding seemed to make it look like they knew each forever. However, whether if it became something more, she couldn't really say, even though all three of them shared an interest, and/or felt comfort, around women. Although Maggie has been experimenting with the opposite gender these past few months. Wherever their hearts were, Rogers kept it to herself, and will support them, no matter what.

Having to board a ferry, which would take them to the actual resort, Maggie felt the need to side with her companions during the entire journey, while at the same time, she smelled something fishy - not literally. Why invite all of them?

[SporkoBug]

Dianna felt her cheeks flushed before she moved her head onto Maggie's shoulder, she let out a long gentle sigh as her body seemed to suddenly just relax in the female Rogers shoulder.
She looked over towards Fae as she spoke before locking eyes with the bracelet around her hand; why was she wearing something like that? Fae had never been one for jewelry, especially any sort of bracelets.

Dianna's eyes moved away as Maggie started to talk before she smiled.
"I'd love to come over if you'd allow us over." She said with a small smile, "I'm guessing Shaggy isn't... being as strict as the cousins?" She asked, motioning with her eyes slowly to Velma and Daphne, "I mean, Velma has been... Okay, but she's been iffy on allowing me to contact you guys."

Fae flinched when Maggie moved to brush a bit of hair out of her face, her face deepened red before she looked away slightly. She noticed herself fumbling with her small bracelet around her wrists; a small bit moved out of the way and revealed what looked to be a small scar.
"I... Ended up breaking my old phone." She admitted, which is why she never contacted the other girls, "After everything, after Daph and I got home I kind of just... Blew up at her. We yelled, I cried, She cried... I then locked myself in the bedroom for..." She trailed off before she heard the barks from Scooby.

Dianna couldn't help but smiling as she watched Scooby bark at a cat, "He never changes." She said softly, she watched everything unfold before she returned her eyes on Fae's wrist for a moment.

As the plane landed and getting to the airport, Dianna glanced towards Velma with a small smile. She offered her cousin a thumbs up before she turned to Maggie and Fae with a bigger smile.
She was over the moon to have her friends back in her life, she never expressed it to anyone, but she adored her friends to the point where she felt like it was something more then just friendship.
Dianna remembered she had never really been in a proper relationship before, especially not with another woman.

Unknown to the other two girls, Fae was feeling the same. She had some girlfriends in the past, but they never turned out into a long term relationship; even more so with her relationships with men.
She never had a problem with men, especially since she was a tomboy; she used to be the 'guy' in her lesbian relationships, which she was fine with.

The ferry ride made Fae a bit worried, which showed on her face. She had never really been on a boat for a while, she worried about getting seasick. She fiddled with her bracelet and her top more, before Dianna moved and grabbed her wrist gently.
She lifted her hand up to her face and looked at the bracelet. Fae stared towards Dianna as she knew what she was trying to look at, before she pulled her hand away to point towards a bird flying across.
"Look!" Fae called out with a bigger grin, the Seabird flew along near the boat.

[AngelBites15]

"Trust me, aside from all of being engulfed in my cooking, he actually felt, from time to time, that we should have company; to enjoy the meals I cook for everyone. It's been quite lonely as of late when we don't have anyone over", Rogers admitted sadly. "We figured that you guys were busy, so we feasted alone", she added. Then, the admittance came. They couldn't reach them, due to circumstance, as much as they wanted to. "I'm sorry", she said to them both, giving her condolences.

Considering that Maggie was the tallest out of the three, she sat and stood between them for a majority of the trip, as she normally was, during their time together. It just seemed right, considering that Rogers felt the need to put most of her attention on them, especially after she learned that Fae and Dianna were in a rough place for a long time, since their separation. There was a lot of catching up to do, in regards to their relationship, and Maggie was sure that she was going to help them get back on their feet after falling. Unfortunately, Maggie was not an entirely observant person; one of her few flaws, so whatever Dianna was able to find out, she was completely unaware.

Looking over the side of the ferry, leaning on the railing, on the other side of Fae, Maggie let the gentle breeze go through her hair. Spotting the bird, she smiled, shortly before she caught sight of what was ahead: A complete theme park, covering the entire island landmass! It was a spectacle to behold! She decided to give Fae a hand with Daphne's bags, since seven was a bit much. Daph wasn't the type of woman to do pretty much everything by herself and, not that Rogers had anything against that, but it was the usual, since everybody in the gang had their perks. Once the ferry managed to reach the pier, they were soon engulfed by a crowd of college students. To make sure they didn't get separated (again), Maggie stayed close with the other girls.

"Welcome to Spooky Island!", a voice announced. "The frightfully-fun Spring Break resort for college students. Catch our Electrical Torture Parade; it's a dead world, after all! And don't forget to try our world-famous Splatterhorn!", a statue continued to share the news up to the newcomers, having to wave its arms around. "Scooby Doo! And the rest of Mystery Inc.! How marvelous it is to see you!", unfortunately, in the midst of his own excitement, he accidentally hit a few people walking by; the operator losing control over the mechanics. “Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry!"

"This ghastly thing...”, a man said in displeasure, as soon as he stepped out of the movable statue he had been occupying for the past half hour. Walking towards the gang, he smiled. “My apologies. It’s a new toy; still trying to get up to speed with it. Anyway, welcome!”. he said, reaching forward to shake Fred’s hand. “I’m Emile Mondavarious; the owner of this amusement park”, he introduced himself.

“You seem less...”, Velma piped up, almost a little skeptical.
“Spooky”, Shaggy added, mainly as a mental note for himself.
“...than we would have guessed”, the intelligent girl finished, still showing a face of slight disbelief. “You’re the one who brought us here?”

“Oh, no. What brought you here, is you’re insatiable appetite for a juicy mystery”, he responded; Maggie’s eyes narrowing a little at the remark.

[SporkoBug]

"You have no reason to be sorry!" Fae blurted out as Maggie apologized for not inviting them, "You had no real reason to know." She said, Dianna giving a nod.
The two girls kind of just stayed quiet while they got closer to the island before they saw the island. Fae's eyes suddenly lit up at the sight of everything.

"You're not allowed to pull anything apart." Dianna said offhandedly towards Fae, who shot her a childish glare, something that hadn't been done since the break up. Dianna gave a laugh and grinned towards Maggie, everything was so comfortable again; everything just felt... Good.
As they walked onto the pier, Dianna wobbled slightly as she stepped off the boat, Fae moving quickly to help her friend with a grin, offering her hand towards Maggie to help her down too.

As the crowd slowly gathered around them, Fae slowly slinked closer to her friends in mild fear of the large group of college students. She cleared her throat before her eyes were caught by the statue as they walked closer to it. As the man stepped out from behind it, her eyes lit up and she moved to step forward, Dianna moving to grab her shirt to pull her back.
"Gauk!" Fae yelped as Dianna pulled her under her arm with a bigger grin.
"She hasn't chanced has she?" Dianna said towards Maggie before she noticed her eyes narrowing. She looked towards the male before she looked him up and down almost quizzingly, "But you're the one who sent the letters right?" She asked after a bit of silence.

[AngelBites15]

Maggie allowed Fae to help her down from the boat, although she did kind of lost a little bit of balance, due to being used to the swaying of the ferry. Thankfully, in only a few seconds, Rogers gained what she could of her bearings. She chuckled at the impulsive antics of the other girl, having to find this amusing. Good thing Dianna's reflexes were faster. "...oh, yes!", the owner said, after a pause of what the said-girl asked him, shortly before he signaled them to follow.

Maggie didn't hesitate to follow after the man with the rest of the gang. At the same time, she wasn’t really sure of what to make of him. He seemed friendly, but the earlier feeling that she had, back on the plane, was lingering. “Now, I am in great need of help. I believe that somebody here is casting a spell upon the students”, he explained. "Have you noticed anything different between those arriving, and those departing?", he asked, giving them a moment to observe. Velma gazed at the departing line. "They look like regularly-behaved college students".

"Precisely. But they haven't when they arrived", Emile explained. “The ones arriving seem normal; they're energetic and fun. But the ones departing, well...they weren’t the same as when they had arrived". As if on cue, in the distance, one of the arriving male students approached a departing female, who he seemed to know for quite some time...until she suddenly assaulted him, surprisingly, in a physical sense. She lifted him off the ground by his shirt, and practically threw him, covering great distance! It was like she had superhuman strength! Maggie watched in disbelief, having to find it a little hard to believe that what she saw was real, and that Mondavarious may be right on his claim.

Biting his lip, the owner turned to them. “I’m terrified for the young people here, and I don't want to lose this place. The people coming off of that barge; the people that I love most, they’re in great danger. Will you help me?”, the owner asked, nearly begging for their help.

“I’m gonna solve this one first”, Velma declared, already eager. “Not if I solve it first”, Fred countered. “You guys are gonna look like total idiots when you’re captured, and I’m the one saving you”, Daphne said, having to already turn on her heel, and walk towards the hotel; the others not far behind. Maggie looked at the three, as they went their separate ways, frowning once more in disappointment. And so, the tension continued. Just like from two years ago. The mystery itself was intriguing, so Maggie put on her best smile, and turned to the man.

"I'm sure you're doing great business here, Mister Mondavarious. We will do what we can here to help", she said, although at the same time, she was quite concerned, regarding the competition between the other three that may happen for the next few days. Shaggy looked at her, having to remain quiet and relaxed, not even bothering to get in the middle of the squabble; just letting it go. He tried to settle things last time, but it ended breaking them all up. So, he found it necessary to not try again, mainly due to his fear of making it worse. Plus, the brother knew that this was affecting his sister, no matter how hard she tried to hide it.

Mondavarious was glad to hear their responses, having to sound relieved that he got some help. “This is marvelous! Just marvelous! I guess we should celebrate with a little Spookapalooza”, he said. “S-S-Spookapalooza? Ruh-oh!”, Scooby exclaimed, having to stutter at hearing the one word, hidden within the name.

After she was happy to give the others help with their bags, Maggie found herself sharing a room with them. Due to the later weather turning warm yet humid, she changed into something for the evening: White tennis-shoes, a pair of bell-bottom jeans with a belt, and a red, sleeveless tank-top. The only thing missing, would be her denim jacket. Pieces of her long brown hair was still clipped back, while the rest still draping down to her back and mid-chest.

Rogers was just walking into the two-person bathroom, until she spotted Fae standing in front of the sink, looking at her wrist.
"You doing alright?"

[SporkoBug]

Fae and Dianna both jumped when they watched the woman throw the male, Fae looked to the owner momentarily as he continued to speak before she looked to the others, who started bickering.
Dianna turned to Fae momentarily before she looked over towards the rest of the Gang, giving a weak smile towards Shaggy and Scooby as they started. Both Fae and Dianna moved to look to Maggie as she spoke again.

"I'd be more than willing to help." Fae said with a nod before she looked to Maggie and Dianna and hooked her arms around theirs. "As long as we work together." She said with a tilt of a head and a smile.
"Spookapaloza?" Dianna asked with a tilt of her head as it was mentioned, especially since Scooby repeated it.

Once they got into the rooms, Fae made her way into the bathroom to get changed while Dianna and Maggie stayed out in the proper room.
Fae had started to change into a slightly more... fancy top, a small button up red-and-black plaid shirt paired with black jeans. She had to wash her hands real quick, and pulled off her bracelet to get under it without getting it wet; she was halfway through when Maggie's words echoed through her ears.
"I'm fine!" She said with a wide, awkward smile. She moved to hide her hands behind her back quietly without another thought.

Dianna went through her clothes quietly, pulling out a long skirt to put on, with a long off-white t-shirt with a small flower pattern. It was something she had made herself at least. She changed quickly and pulled out a yellow hoodie with red petals over it, with a large red rose on the back of it; It wasn't her best piece, but it was something she was proud of.

[AngelBites15]

It made all the more sense for them to change their attires, since they were now in a more tropical setting, instead of the cool, suburban outskirts of their hometown. The island was nicely laid out, financially and theme-wise; it certainly had a vacation-feeling to it, being a resort and all, but everyone in the gang knew that this wasn't the time to treat it as such, especially since Velma, Daphne, and Fred would get too caught up in their ambition to a game of "one-up". However, that didn't mean that they couldn't try to blend, hence the reason why the three girls decided to change clothes, and settle in, before starting their investigation.

Fae's instinctual response made Maggie narrow her eyes, and tilt her head. While Dianna was working out her attire, Rogers scanned the other's face, before glancing at the hand she put behind her back. She looked back up at her, before giving an innocent smile, and leaning against the doorway. "You can tell me anything, Fae", she simply said, choosing not to poke around in her business. "Even after two years, we're still here for you; you know that", Maggie added, shortly before turning back to watch Dianna. "Best we look our part in this mystery, ladies. We don't want to miss the Spookapalooza", she said, with a grin.

Once they were ready, the trio ventured to the entertainment grounds, where certain performances were being held, with music playing over them. Fire breathers and twirlers - even performers thriving in tribal music. While the events may seem to be entrancing and enticing, the girls were on a mission, and have agreed to meet up at one of the tables near the bar to discuss their findings. Maggie managed to interview a few people, both employee and visitor, but strangely, no one claimed to have encountered anything unusual. That's odd - there were no witnesses, aside from Mondavarious. The taller girl sipped her drink at one of the tables, shortly before spotting Shaggy playing the crane game...and winning a prize for the blonde girl he was talking to, a few hours ago, on the plane.

[SporkoBug]

Fae's smile suddenly dropped when Maggie mentioned she could tell her anything, "I know, It's just... It's been so fucking long." She said, tears starting to slowly bubble in her eyes.
Dianna walked in slowly as she heard Fae swear, knowing she barely swore unless she was very angry or stressed. "What's going on-" She started before she saw Fae holding her wrist.

"Fae..." She started before Maggie mentioned about the Spookapalooza. "Right, I'm ready." She said as she looked down to herself before looking to Maggie and Fae.
Fae had managed to change into dark black skinny jeans with a black tank top, which revealed small cuts and marks over her shoulders and back. "I'll explain things when we get back." Fae said as she readied herself to leave, "Come on."

They went together to the entertainment grounds, Fae immediately was entranced by the atmosphere and she stopped in her tracks, allowing Dianna and Maggie to continue onwards.
Dianna walked off from the other two girls and started trying to strike up conversation with anyone she could in order to ask if anyone saw anything abnormally; annoyingly no one had anything to report. She looked around to try and find her Cousin but couldn't see her either, and now she was too far away to find Fae or Maggie. Damn Fae and her short stature.

Fae snapped back to reality as she was bumped into by Scooby, who was walking around finding places to eat.
"Scoob!" Fae said with a small smile, moving to run her hand in the great danes fur, "Seen anything weird yet?" She asked, trying not to panic at the fact she couldn't see over anyone around her.
"I don't know where to start.." She uttered to herself, glancing sideways to notice a male watching her quietly before she moved towards one of the fire breathers to just take in the atmosphere.

[AngelBites15]

It was only a bit of time that everyone split up. Maggie looked about, having to watch a majority of the performers passing by, as well as glanced at the people that sat at the tables. Something did not sit right, and she wasn't only talking about the strange markings that were all over Fae's upper body. She was aware of them, but she didn't want Blake's situation to trouble everyone, and waste their time. So, once they found the appropriate time to be alone, where Fae was a lot more calm, Maggie could potentially approach her on the subject.

However, the time to actually do so, wasn't fluid, since she traveled in a different direction, along with Dianna disappearing shortly afterwards, leaving Maggie by herself. Trying to observe the guests, as well as the employees, everything seemed like a regular vacation's evening. However, by the time she turned her upper body around to look behind her, she did notice one of the bartenders, glancing at her, from the bar. Her eyes widened a little, with her lips slightly gaping, she eventually looked away at her drink, when it seemed to be prolonged. It wasn't a look of curiosity, but rather, vigilance, as if he was looking out. As scattered as she may be in the head, Maggie wasn't dim enough to not know that someone was watching her.

Sniffing around, Scooby did indeed bump into one of the Blakes. "R'ae!", he said, giving her a lick, before shaking his head at her question. He then continued to sniff the ground, shortly before perking up. "R'urgers! (Burgers)", he barked, darting off into the bushes, and through the trees. "Fae!", Maggie's voice called, waving over to her from the table, avoiding to turn back at the bartender, in the distance.

Meanwhile, at one of the dance performances, Velma observed a tribal dance, around a fire. Everything seemed like your ordinary entertainment venue, until she looked over at the guests, where she could see a few of the college kids, in the further back end of the crowd, staring straight ahead from where they stood, and chanting under their breaths, as if they were in some sort of trance. At the same time, these words seem to be blending in too well with the music of the performance. That's strange. 'A magic spell', she was told. Were these people she was seeing, the victims of this? Who would be doing it? And, why?

[SporkoBug]

Fae grinned when Scooby spoke to her, before she watched him head off towards supposed Burgers in the bushes. Burgers in the Bushes sounded a bit off to her before she heard her name being called out.
She turned towards Maggie's voice, her face suddenly lit up as she walked over towards Maggie.
"Maggie!" She said with a tilt of her head, moving to sit beside her on another bar stool. "Anything of importance yet?" She asked with a small frown.
She turned to look around for Dianna, but couldn't see her anywhere- Despite the womans height.

Dianna slowly looked around as she was getting deeper and deeper into the crowd, panic started to set in as she was being pushed around the group of people.
She bumped into Velma and almost fell over her cousin. "Oh god I'm sorry." Dianna said before she realized who she bumped into before she smiled gently to her cousin. "How's it going Velms?" She asked with a bit of a grin.

[AngelBites15]

By the time she saw Fae sit next to her, at the bar, she smiled. She shook her head at her question. "Aside from a few creepy glances, I keep getting the same answer: Nothing. No one has seen anything out of the ordinary; no one has noticed anything weird", she said, almost a little disappointed, before looking through the crowd of people. "It feels like it's hiding in plain", as confused as Rogers was; how could Mondevarious be the only one making this claim, if none of the guests would be in agreement? Everybody and everything seemed to be living in a normal fashion, at least, that's what it looked like. It just didn't seem to make any sense...unless they were looking in the wrong places.

She was sipping her drink, before she widened her eyes, and raised her eyebrows, placing it back on the counter. "I did catch wind about some old, abandoned ride. Perhaps we should look there", maybe they didn't cover enough areas yet. "It's...actually not a bad idea", just as she said this, the sound of Scooby running from behind the trees, and in a panicky fashion. "R'onster! R'onster!", he shouted, scrambling into the arms on Shaggy. "A monster?", he asked, before looking in the direction where his dog came. However, instead of a "monster", it was some guy in a giant bunny costume.

"Scooby Doo, like, quit goofing around man", he scolded him, putting him down. Maggie frowned, before she too looked back in the direction that the Great Dane ran from. "We should follow the path. Maybe we'll nail ourselves a culprit".

[SporkoBug]

Fae frowned at the mention of finding nothing, now that she had the height of the bar chair she looked up and around slowly. She couldn't see Dianna just yet, nor could she see anyone else before Scooby ran over past them to his friend.
"Monster?" She asked before she looked over towards where Scooby went before she looked towards Maggie.
"We're thinking the same thing." Fae said with a grin before she heard footsteps behind her and glanced sideways towards Dianna.

Dianna had heard the commotion before she looked towards Fae and Maggie before she gave a small grin.
"Small adventure?" She asked as she moved to stand between Dianna and Fae, instinctively looping her arms into theirs like old times. "Let's go." She grinned even more.