Cherry and Atticus on Zombie Island

chapter 4

Darla hummed dreamily in her sleep.

"Wake up, Darla, we're here." Amber said.

"Five more minutes..." Darla mumbled.

Patch came up to Darla's face, then licked her.

"Okay! Okay! I'm awake!" Darla giggled.

Patch smiled to her. "Good!"

Soon, Patch and Scooby looked outside one of the windows. There was a young woman who was traveling and getting some groceries. Patch smiled and waved at the woman.

"Who is that?" Annabelle wondered.

"I hope someone who can help show us around." Patch looked back to her.

"Oh, that's our new friend." Fred smiled.

"New friend?" Patch asked hopefully.

"Let's get to work and then get some food before we find this certain house." Fred suggested.

"More waiting?" Darla pouted.

"I know." Amber groaned.

"Ugh!" Darla groaned herself and flopped back.

"So boring!" Annabelle groaned.

"Now, calm down, it'll be just fine." Daphne promised.

The little girls scoffed and rolled their eyes as they got certain work done before they would then stop at a Cajun Restaurant to talk about their progress.

"Some food would be good." Mo said.

"Well, come on and you guys can have whatever you want." Fred smiled.

Cherry then woke up and held her stomach, feeling instantly hungry.

"Then, let's go find some food." Patch smiled.

With that, they all came out of the van and decided to take a break from their latest going around until they would get on the road, talking about a place called 'Moonscar Island'.

"Hopefully someone who knows the island well enough can come with." Mo said.

"Yeah, but who?" Darla asked. "My nana's busy with Naveen and Tiana."

"Who knows?" Atticus shrugged.

"What I want is a house that's really haunted," Daphne said as they ate. "I mean, there must be one somewhere in Louisiana."

"There is." a female voice called out to them.

"Who said that?" Atticus asked, looking for the source.

"Over here..." a young woman said. She had long black hair with a red headband like apparel on her head, golden hoop earrings, a red vest with a lavender top, red skirt, and red shoes. "I work in it. Sorry, I couldn't help but overhear. I work as a chef at a house on Moonscar Island, a house that is really haunted."

"Jinkies." Velma commented.

"My name is Lena," the woman introduced herself. "Lena Dupree."

"Pleased to meet you, Ms. Dupree; my name is--" Atticus said about to introduce himself.

"Oh, you don't have to introduce yourself, I already know who you are, Atticus Fudo." Lena smiled.

"You know his name?" Cherry asked in surprise.

"Of course I do, who doesn't?" Lena giggled.

Atticus smiled shyly in response.

"And these are Mo Brown and Cherry Butler," Lena then noticed the other adventurers, then glanced to Darla. "I feel like I've seen you somewhere before."