Miss Grimwood's School for Ghouls

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As they traversed through the dark stormy night, the team found themselves getting even closer to Scooby and Shaggy than before, and they found themselves quickly bonding to Scrappy, despite just meeting him a few minutes before.

However, as they drove along, the storm began to get even worse. "Zoinks!" Shaggy said from the driver's seat. "I can't see a thing through this windshield!"

"Oh, man... neither can I! What a washout!" Sunny tried to glance through the windshield, but to no avail. "Oh, boy..." Shaggy muttered. "Maybe I shouldn't have taken this new job."

"Don't be silly, Shaggy," Scrappy reassured. "You'll make a great gym teacher, and I'll make a great assistant. See? I've been working out."

The tiny pup lifted a large weight over his shoulders, but as the van rocked along, Scrappy lost balance, causing him to fall back into the open doors, only holding on by his back paws. "Oh no!" Scooby cried. "Scrappy!" Misty shrieked. "Zoinks!" Shaggy exclaimed. "Like's not only working out, he's falling out!"

"Whee! I bet this is great for building up my shoulder muscles!" Scrappy said, pleasantly enjoying the ride. Zipp and Pipp grabbed Scooby's tail in their teeth while Scooby made a move toward his nephew, grabbing his hind legs. "Scrappy!" the elder Great Dane said. "Let go!"

"Anything you say, Uncle Scooby!" Scrappy said, and willingly let the weight go, causing the group to fly back into some workout equipment. "Gee, Pipp and Zipp!" said Scrappy. "Are you ready to work out too?"

"...not especially," Zipp groaned, helping her sister out of the mess they got into. "Like, I'm ready to get to this fancy girls' school and taste their fancy cooking," Shaggy laughed. "Me too-- I haven't had a bite to eat all day!" Hitch agreed. "In the meantime, I'lll check the grub compartment," Scrappy said, opening the box in front of him and pulling a sandwich out of it. "Hey! There's a sandwich left!"

Shaggy took the sandwich from Scooby's nephew, but immediately spit out the small bite he took, seeing that there was no condiments on the sandwich... only a chuck of map being eaten. "Like, anyone for a road map on rye?"

"I put it there for safe keeping, Shaggy," Scrappy answered. "But without the map," Misty gulped worriedly, "I think we're lost!"

But as they drove through the storm, a building came into view. "No, we're not. There's the school!" Scrappy said. "Not too shabby, Shaggy."

"Only the best for my friends!" Shaggy laughed before noticing the sign in front of the building. "Huh? Military school? Like, we're looking for Miss Grimwood's Finishing School for Girls."

"Ohhhhh... it must be the spooky-looking place next door!" Izzy cheerfully pointed at the building next to the military school-- a creepy old house that had a sign that read 'Miss Grimwood's Finishing School for Ghouls'... not what Shaggy previously thought. "Like, looks like no one's home," Shaggy gulped nervously. "We'll come back some other time."

"Yeah!" Scooby agreed, but before they could get moving, the gate to the finishing school slowly creeped open. "See, Uncle Scooby?" Scrappy said. "I knew they'd be expecting us."

"Scrappy's right, fellas," Sunny said. "Let's at least go take a look-- it can't be all bad. Like my dad used to say, don't judge a house by its paint job."

"Or a school by its appearance," Zipp added. Realizing their pony friends were right, Shaggy piloted the van through the gate, but as they drove, the windshield wipers stopped working. "What a time for the wipers to conk out..." Shaggy muttered. "Like, I can't see the road!"

Suddenly, a brown tail began to wipe over the windshield, and as it turns out, Scooby and Sunny were on top of the van, with Sunny holding an umbrella over Scooby so he wouldn't get wet. "How's that, Shaggy?" Scooby asked. "Like, much better. I think I see the school!" Shaggy said, just before taking a closer look and gasping. "But I'm not sure I want to."

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