Shaggy's Showdown

chapter 4

Soon enough, it was time for bed. Cindy was using her phone to talk with her parents while everyone was unpacking and getting ready for bed.

"Everything is fine, Mom," Cindy replied. "Yeah, we're here already."

Shelly asked a bunch of questions and Cindy yes'd and no'd her mother.

Scott was unpacking his stuff since he was sharing a room with Lightning and Chicken. He looked around makes sure that Lisa wasn't there and he sighs in relief. "Phew!"

Chicken soon turned back into his, well, chicken self and he was going out the window to see if the longhorn steer he saw earlier was in fact, his Uncle Longhorn.

"That man Jo is gonna be so jealous when he sees that Lightning learned how to be a cowboy." Lightning bragged.

"Lightning, we had this talk before," Chicken scolded. "Jo is a girl, not a guy."

Lightning was about to say something, but Scott stopped him.

"The next words that come out of your mouth better be an understanding, otherwise you're gonna give me a migraine." Scott warned Lightning.

Lightning then nodded before looking curious. "Is there really a ghost here?" he then asked.

"That, is what we have to find out." Scott said before yawning.

There was then a howl heard.

"What was that?!" Lightning yelped.

Scott rolled his eyes.

"I'll be back later, see you guys in a bit." Chicken said before sneaking out the window.

"See ya." Scott and Lightning told him.

Chicken went back into his chicken form and then came to the fences as the longhorn steers were settling in for the night. "Uncle Longhorn, is that you?" he then called out to the steers.

"Chicken," Longhorn greeted. "Is that you, my favorite nephew?"

"Yeah, it's me." Chicken laughed.

"Oh, Chicken, it's been too long," Longhorn smiled as he then hugged his chicken nephew. "I haven't seen you and Cow since you guys brought me here after I failed as a professor."

"I know," Chicken replied. "We miss you so much."

"So, what're you doing out here?" Longhorn asked.

"I'm visitin' with my friends and girlfriend." Chicken told him.

"Flem and Earl?" Longhorn asked since Chicken mentioned he was with his friends.

"They couldn't make it because they went to a party at Veronica's house," Chicken replied. "I'm with my other friends: Scott Wallis, Lightning Jackson, Ellody Garcia, and Jade Summers."

"So nice that you have a girlfriend, is she a chick?" Longhorn teased.

"No, her name's Katrina Andre." Chicken said before he took out his phone and showed a picture of his girlfriend to his uncle.

"Oh, she's a human?" Longhorn asked.

"Not exactly a human." Chicken replied.

"What is she?" Longhorn asked.

"Uh, you ever hear of werecats?" Chicken asked.

"Uh, I've only heard of 'em, but I don't know any..." Longhorn shrugged.

"Well, she's one, she's also descended from Simone Lenoir, but she's good, I promise." Chicken told his uncle.

"She does look pretty as a human... I'd hate to see her as a monster." Longhorn chuckled.

"Yeah, she lived in the wild all her life, she's trying to adjust to human life." Chicken explained.

"What is she?" Longhorn asked.

"Uh, you ever hear of werecats?" Chicken asked.

"Uh, I've only heard of 'em, but I don't know any..." Longhorn shrugged.

"Well, she's one, she's also descended from Simone Lenoir, but she's good, I promise." Chicken told his uncle.

"So I see..." Longhorn said. "Great shot, son, how about your sister?"

"I don't think anyone's ever gonna get Cow off my back." Chicken scoffed.

"Maybe I can get her a bullfriend." Longhorn suggested.

"You think they'd wanna date her?" Chicken asked.

"Doesn't hurt to try." Longhorn replied.

Chicken shrugged.

"So, you guys hear about a ghost?" Longhorn asked. "I don't believe in ghosts until I see living proof."

"I don't think a living ghost is possible, Uncle Longhorn," Chicken replied. "I mean, we met different ghosts. Mike's aunt is a ghost... Danny Phantom's a ghost..."

"I don't believe in any ghosts unless I see 'em, though the others seemed to be spooked of that friend of yours, Shaggy Rogers." Longhorn told his nephew.

"Shaggy is afraid of his own shadow." Chicken replied.

"Oh, I know some people like that." Longhorn chuckled.

"Yeah." Chicken laughed as he bonded with his uncle.

Meanwhile, Mike was unpacking her suitcase and Lil was doing the same since they were sharing a room together.

"Thanks again for letting me come." Lil said to her girlfriend.

"Oh, it's no problem, you needed a break from school and Java Lava..." Mike said as she hung up her jacket.

"I just hope Chuckie can run the place okay on his own." Lil said as she sat on the bed.

"So, are he and Rhonda a couple now?" Mike asked with a smirk.

"Yeah, they are," Lil replied. "Everybody in school was surprised and shocked."

"Good, I guess my advice worked." Mike said.

"How'd you learn such good advice?" Lil asked.

"Mostly from Jen and Jamie who learned from Mom and Dad of course." Mike smiled.

"Wow, your parents sound really cool." Lil said.

"Yeah, they are." Mike agreed.

"You ever think about them?" Lil lay down on her bed as she stared out the window. "Like... You ever think they're watching you?"

"Jamie says they're in the stars..." Mike pointed into the sky. "Every night when I go to bed without turning into a werewolf, they're smiling down at all of us."

"And you're pretty popular back home, aren't you?" Lil asked.

"Yeah, because of my parents were really famous and I was born these powers so I can protect and help my friends and family." Mike explained.

"I just wish I could've met them." Lil told her girlfriend.

"Me too, you would like them, it's hard losing your loved ones," Mike sighed. "Me losing my parents, Sky losing Aunt Theresa, Jo lost her real family, Justin and Justine lost their dad, and Justine lost her new best friend..."

"I would imagine so..." Lil agreed. "I'm sure that Tommy and Dil's and Angelica's dads felt the same way when they lost their mother."

They then heard screaming and laughing.

"What was that?" Lil wondered.

"I don't know, but we better find out." Mike suggested.

Lil slid off the bed into her slippers and ran with Mike outside of the ranch house to see what was going on.