Mask of the Blue Falcon

chapter 6

"Everybody, stay calm," Becker told the crowd while walking before speaking through his megaphone at Shaggy and Scooby. "I have my security guards in there right now searching for those freaky perps!"

"Like, ow..." Shaggy winced.

Scooby shook his head as his ears were ringing.

"Snotty." Cindy mumbled as she didn't like Becker so far.

"You two, over here, now," Becker demanded to Jennifer and Brad. "I'm not gonna stand by while you wreck the place in the name of some crazy PR stunt for your movie."

"Mr. Becker, how dare you accuse us of this!" Jennifer glared while Brad texted on his phone. "Our fans are our most treasured asset. We would never do anything to endanger them, our humble city is worth that~"

"Excuse me, Mr. Becker, but we're The Mystery Incorporated gang, we'd love to look into this for ya." Fred offered.

"It's what we do." Brianna agreed.

"We solve mysteries." Velma informed.

"And run away a lot." Shaggy added.

"And eat." Scooby added to that.

"So, whatya say, Mr. Becker?" Trent asked. "Can we help?"

"You kids were pretty impressive in there with the reenactment to that emergency," Becker replied. "Lives were saved, but, eh, I can't let ya get involved. Besides, I'm shutting down this whole convention; I can't be responsible for anyone getting hurt. It's just too dangerous."

"Don't you worry, folks," A man walked over which startled Becker at first. "As Mayor of San Pedro, I would never let anything shut down the Mondo Pop Comic Con-A-Palooza," before he whispered to the guard as people came to film him. "You listen to me, Becker, this convention is the biggest money maker we have."

"But I can't ensure the safety of the people with those maniacs on the loose!" Becker replied.

"If you need the help, why not take these youngsters up on their offer?" The Mayor suggested. "They've behaved so admirably already, and they're free."

"Excuse me, Mr. Mayor, sir, we will do everything in our power to get rid of those B-Villains." Jayna promised.

"Yeah, because we're the Wonder Twins," Zan added. "Trained by the Superfriends."

"No worries, Mr. Mayor," Cindy added. "My friends and I are stronger and more powerful than we look."

"I agree, Mr. Starlin," Darren told the Mayor of San De Pedro. "I say you let these guys help, they all look quite 'super' to me."

Mike smiled up to him as she still couldn't believe he was really real.

"I believe in young heroes, haha!" The Mayor beamed before raising the Wonder Twins' arms and took everyone's pictures, minus Buttercup who was still hiding in the shadows.

"All right... You can help..." Becker groaned before walking away in defeat.

Shaggy and Scooby then posed with the mayor as their pictures were taken by the Press.

"Fantastic!" Fred smiled to the others. "Gang, looks like we have another mystery on our hands."

"Awesome!" Trixie beamed. "I can use my ninja moves on those creeps. Ay-yi!" She then accidentally kicked Flem in the stomach.

"Oh, my kidney!" Flem cried out before falling down.

"Oops, sorry, Flem." Trixie said.

"Better him than me." Cindy muttered to herself as Trixie helped Flem back up to his feet.

Later on that evening, everyone met up at the Mystery Machine.

"All right, V, what do we know about this monster and his partner?" Fred asked.

"Don't look at me, Freddy," Velma shrugged. "Comics aren't my thing, out of my area expertise, ask Geek-O-Man and his faithful sidekick, Hungry Mutt."

"She talkin' to us?" Shaggy asked after looking around with Scooby out of confusion.

"I think so." Scooby shrugged.

"Duh!" Mike told them due to being with the Drawn Together gang for almost a year before she shook her head. "Sorry, I had to do that... Gosh, I really miss Xandir, Toot, Foxxy, and even Captain Hero and Clara, and maybe Wooldoor."

"He sounds like SpongeBob based on the way you talk about him." Lil agreed.

"I gotta see them again." Mike replied.

"Anyway, do you two know anything about this?" Daphne asked the cowardly duo.

"Uh-huh," Scooby nodded. "A lot."

"That's right, Scooby-Doo," Shaggy smiled back to his dog as they showed the group pictures from the comics and TV series. "This Mr. Hyde character, he's Blue Falcon and Dynomutt's arch nemesis in the old TV Show. Willy the Weasel was a small town crook with dreams. He, like, created an experimental gas that transforms him into a nightmare! Bringing out his terrible, evil self."

"That explains the Mr. Hyde bit being like Jekyll and Hyde brought to us by Robert Louis Stevenson unlike Maxwell's Nintendo game." Cindy replied as she adjusted her glasses.

"As Mr. Hyde, he's a creature of pure chaos, trying to turn the world into a dark, twisted place." Shaggy concluded.

"What about his partner?" Trent asked. "Do you know anything about him?"

"Sorry, but I don't." Shaggy shrugged.

"Guys, I have an idea," Brianna suggested. "Since Shaggy and Scooby know so much about this Mr. Hyde guy, they should take the lead on this mystery."

"That's a good idea, Bri." Daphne agreed.

"Uh-uh!" Scooby put his paw up while shaking his head.

"Like, are you kidding?" Shaggy replied. "No way! Mr. Hyde's the one who taught us to be scared of monsters!"

"Before we do anything, may I say something?" Mike spoke up.

"Sure, go ahead, Mike." Fred allowed.

"Thanks," Mike nodded before explaining everything to everyone. "Mr. Hyde's partner is Dr. Fear: Action Guy's arch nemesis. He used to be a scientist who studied animals by the name of Dr. Eric Benson. He enjoyed experimenting on animals, mostly canines. One day, he made an experiment by turning people into creatures, and he even turned his own daughter into a coyote creature. That's even how he got his name by making sure that everyone would fear him."

"Isn't she amazing?" Lil smiled to Phil and Courtney about Mike's intelligence when it came to Action Guy trivia.

"Well, I'm glad that we now know about those two, but I say our first lead would be that movie producer, Jennifer Severin." Cindy replied logically.

"You're right, Cindy," Velma agreed. "She was acting a little too innocent if you ask me."

"Good call, girls," Fred nodded to them. "She's having a party tonight, let's check it out."

"A party?!" Flem and Earl smiled excitedly.

Flem and Earl hugged each other and Buttercup was standing right beside them which made the two boys jump a little bit.

"Are you going to wear that costume out there?" Flem gulped.

"I dunno, we'll see, depends, I guess." Buttercup replied.

"I hope you realize that you're talking like Mojo, right?" Mike pointed out.

"Crap!" Buttercup complained.