G5 Adventures in Scooby-Doo! and the Cyber Chase

While the gang and ponies, along with their new Enchantix Wolf friends, tackled the final level, Eric, Bill, Officer Wembley, Professor Kaufman and Sparky worriedly waited back in the lab for them to return.

Just as their hopes were beginning to diminish, the laser activated and shot a blast of green light, and once that light faded… our heroes were back in the lab, safe and sound.

Hitch felt himself as soon as they appeared back in the lab, sighing in relief. “We’re back! We’re home!” he exclaimed just before he saw his little dragon. “SPARKY!!”

“Papa!!!” Sparky cheered and hugged his adopted father tight, causing Hitch to gasp. “I can’t believe it! Did he just…?”

“He sure did… Papa,” Zipp smirked as Eric approached. “You’re back! I thought you'd be stuck in the game forever!”

Pipp sighed in relief. “There really is no place like home.”

“Everyone okay?” Officer Wembley asked Velma and Zipp, and the former nodded with a smile. “I think so.”

“Well done,” Professor Kaufman smiled at the group. “You've saved the world from a terribIe menace.”

“And we brought Tanya and her sister back too,” said Sunny with a smile as Tanya and Anitra stepped forward. “So they can start their lives over.”

“There’s a lot we need to rediscover about ourselves,” Tanya said, smiling at her sister, “and I can’t wait to get started.”

“So am I,” Anitra nodded. “But did you find out who created the virus?” Bill asked, but Zipp gave him a narrowed look. “We've got a pretty good idea.”

“Good,” Professor Kaufman said firmly. “Because whoever created the virus must be punished.”

“Glad you agree, professor,” Velma said, “because you're as much a suspect as anyone here.”

“What?! Me?!” the professor asked in shock. “But I'm a scientist. I've dedicated my life to my students and this university.”

“But,” Tanya said in a suspicious tone, “you also stood to make a quarter-million dollars at the science fair.”

“If,” Daphne added, “you stole the invention.”

“Oh! Preposterous!” Professor Kaufman said in disbelief. “And let's not forget Officer Wembley,” Shaggy said, looking at the officer next to Professor Kaufman. “WHAT?!” Officer Wembley said, appalled. “I'm an officer of the law. Sort of. Anyway, I've never committed a crime in my life!”

“But you were the only person that was with us in the lab when we got sent into the game,” Fred pointed out, just before Velma spoke up again. “But once inside the game, we found some important clues.”

“Our first clue came when we were on the moon level,” Daphne interjected. “The Phantom Virus shouted ‘Play ball’.”

“And on the colosseum level, we found some chalk lines like a large diamond,” Fred agreed. “But,” said Velma with a smile, “our biggest clue was on the final level.”

“When the Phantom Virus appeared in a batting cage!” Zipp finished with a smile. “Uh… forgive me for being blunt,” Anitra said out of confusion, “but what do those clues have to do with anything?”

“Yeah. All I'm getting is that the virus had a thing for…” Eric began to say before he realized who the culprit really was. “Baseball!”

That’s when they all turned to see Bill trying to escape the room. “Bill?!” Izzy cried in shock. “Not so fast, kid!” Officer Wembley said just before Bill ran off to avoid them. Bill rounded a corner, only to be met with Mystery Inc, Tanya and Anitra in front of him and Officer Wembley and the ponies coming up from behind. As Bill began to back up and get away, Tanya swept her tail behind Bill’s foot, causing him to stumble to the floor, and this gave Officer Wembley the chance to handcuff him. “Okay, son, it's all over.”

“Bill, you were my best friend,” Eric said, clearly saddened and betrayed. “And, my best student,” Professor Kaufman added before Bill took on a bitter tone. “But you didn't pick my project.”

Eric crossed his arms at this. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Professor Kaufman chose your video design over mine… even though I've been here two years longer.”

“Students are all equal, Bill,” Professor Kaufman said sternly, and Velma stepped forward to close out the investigation for good. “So you invented the Phantom Virus, hoping it would scare Eric away.”

“That’s right,” Bill confirmed, “and it worked… till you guys showed up.”

“You were afraid that we would find out who created the virus,” Fred crossed his arms, leading Izzy to nod. “So you beamed us into cyber-space!”

“But thanks to some brand new friends,” Sunny concluded, “we were able to escape and come back here to expose your plan.”

“The prize would have been all mine!” Bill groaned as he was led away. “If it weren’t for…”

“Us meddling kids,” Mystery Inc chorused just before everyone else in the room laughed.

Another mystery was solved, and that meant only one thing.

It was now time to celebrate!

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Eric had taken the gang, the ponies, Sparky and the Enchantix Wolves to the malt shop that they had on campus in order to celebrate their success at escaping cyber-space and stopping the virus. “I wanna thank you for getting rid of that Phantom Virus,” Eric told the group. “Lunch is on me, guys.”

“In that case,” Shaggy said after finishing his cheeseburger, “I’ll have another cheeseburger!”

“Two cheeseburgers!” Scooby added. “Actually make it four!” Anitra said hungrily, downing her cheeseburger. “These things are divine!”

“No problem!” Eric smiled before it faltered for a few moments. “I'm sorry you guys got trapped in cyber-space.”

“Well,” Fred spoke, “it really wasn't all that bad.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. Going back in time was really fun,” Hitch nodded. “And,” Pipp added, “our outfits were amaziiing!”

“You did a great job designing aIl the game levels,” Daphne said, causing Eric to smile. “Thanks, Daphne!”

“But next time, go easier on the monsters,” Shaggy said, causing the group to laugh before Eric brought out his laptop. “Hey, Shaggy, l just pulIed up the Scooby-Doo video game on my laptop. Wanna play?”

Shaggy turned to the Great Dane beside him. “What do you say, Scoob? Now that there's no creepy virus in the game.”

Scooby nodded to this, and they immediately joined the others at the table while Shaggy logged into the game. However, Velma was a bit confused at their excited nature, considering what they had just been through. “Haven't you had enough for one day?”

“Eh, you guys deserve to have a little fun after what we’ve been through,” smiled Sunny. “Just as long as no more viruses come out of there.”

Shaggy got logged into the game, but immediately paused and turned the laptop around when he saw something. “Zoinks! Look!”

The others crowded around to see their virtual doubles waving to them. Then, Scooby grabbed the laptop and started tapping on the keyboard, much to Shaggy’s confusion. “What are you doing, Scoob?”

Before Shaggy realized it, Scooby had used the computer to give Scooby Snacks to Cyber Scooby, causing Daphne to chuckle. “Now that's what I call hacking.”

“Hacking,” said Misty, “and Scooby Snacking!”

“Scooby-Dooby-Doooooo!!” Scooby howled, leading the others to laugh just before another portal appeared. “That’s our cue, guys,” said Zipp. “We gotta get home.”

“Thanks again for everything,” Tanya told the ponies. “We’ll never forget your act of kindness.”

“That’s what we do,” Sunny smiled, and the ponies exchanged final farewells with the gang before they leapt through the portal back toward home.

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“And that’s everything that happened on that last Unity Quest,” Hitch told Posey and Windy, who stood there slack-jawed for a few moments before Posey spoke up. “Wow. I wouldn’t have believed it if it wasn’t you guys telling the story.”

“Do you think those wolves are going to be okay?” Windy asked in concern. “I mean… they did lose a lot of time being together after being stuck in cyber-space all that time.”

“I think they’re gonna be just fine, Windy,” Misty smiled. “After all… they’re family. And families always look out for each other.”

“Now,” said Pipp, “there’s only one question on my mind.”

Zipp looked at her sister in surprise. “What’s that?”

“Can we have dinner already? I’m starving!”