G5 Adventures in Scooby-Doo! and the Cyber Chase

The Mane 6 were being summoned on their next Unity Quest adventure, but like always, they had no idea where exactly they were going.

But in a way... they couldn't wait to find out for themselves.

What our heroes don't know, however, is that this Unity Quest was going to be one of their craziest, wildest and... actually... funnest adventures to date.

Now, let's check in with the ponies and see how they're doing on their mission.

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The portal from Equestria opened, and the Mane 6 and Sparky leapt out of it and looked around to see if they could recognize where they were.

However, it didn’t look familiar-- it seemed like a rest area out in the countryside, causing Zipp to hum in thought. “I don’t see anypony that needs our help yet… maybe we just have to be patient.”

“Or… maybe who we’re supposed to help is somepony inside that rest area! And I think I know who it is!” Pipp said, pointing to a nearby sight that made Misty gasp in delight. “The Mystery Machine! Scooby and the others must be here!”

“Come on, let’s look around for them,” Sunny said as she trotted around a bit. “I’m sure they’re around here some--”

“SUNNY!!!”

The earth pony mare yelped as a large brown blur tackled her to the ground, only to discover it was a very excited Scooby licking her face, causing Sunny to laugh out loud. “Well, we found one of our friends,” Hitch laughed with a smile as he helped Sunny onto her hooves. “Even if he found us first.”

“Hey, Scooby! Ooh, it is SO good to see you!” Izzy said as she rubbed the Great Dane on the head. “Speaking of which, where are the others?” Pipp asked, looking around. “I thought they’d be with you.”

“We are here, Pipp!” called a voice, and it was revealed to be Velma’s voice as she, Fred, Daphne and Shaggy walked over to them. “Scooby just got a little too excited and ran out toward you before we could.”

“Oops…” Scooby realized, smiling nervously at this. “Sorry.”

“Well, it’s good to see all of you, nonetheless,” Zipp said as she hoof-bumped Fred. “What have you guys been up to since we saw you last?”

“More mysteries, mostly,” Fred shrugged, “but we can tell you all about it and what we’re doing out here once we’re on the road.”

“Really?” Misty said as they walked toward the Mystery Machine again. “Where are we going?”

“We can’t go into ALL the details,” Daphne said with an excited grin, “but that’s what makes it a surprise! You guys are gonna love it.”

That left the ponies curious about where they were going but didn’t say a word as they got into the Mystery Machine and set off once again.

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As they drove for the next while, the Mane 6 told their longtime friends about their previous Unity Quest since they had last seen the gang, and the gang listened, interested entirely.

However, as they continued to talk, the gang remained very vague about where they were going. All the ponies knew was that they were going to visit the gang’s friend Eric at the university he was at.

After a little while more of talking, snacking and video game playing, Shaggy spoke up to Fred, who was focused on driving at the time. “Like, are we there yet, Fred?”

“I told you, Shaggy,” Fred responded. “Soon.”

“But you said that over, like, an hour ago!” Pipp said with a huff. “I gotta get out and stretch my legs and wings eventually!”

“The university isn’t that far away from here, Pipp,” Velma told the pink pegasus. “Once we get there, you can stretch your legs and wings before we go where Eric told us to meet him.”

“You know,” said Daphne, “it’s so impressive that Eric received a grant for his computer project.”

“Doesn’t surprise me,” Fred said with a smile. “Back in high school, they practically lived in the computer lab, right, Velma?”

“Yep,” Velma nodded. “He’s one smart cookie.”

“Cookie?” Scooby became excited when he heard this. “Cookie?!”

“Sorry, Scooby,” Zipp said, rubbing the Great Dane’s head. “Figure of speech.”

“Aww…” Scooby pouted as he sat back down beside Shaggy, who was playing a space game on his video game console. “Cheer up, Scoob. When we get there, we get to play the computer game Eric designed. I bet it’s way cooler than this one.”

“Yeah!” Scooby nodded. “Cooler!”

“Really? Eric designs video games?” Misty asked. “He sure does,” Velma nodded. “And he managed to put all of us in there too! Surprise!”

“Wait… really?!” Zipp asked in excitement. “He put US into a video game?”

“That’s awesome!” Sunny squealed. “So that’s why you were being so vague!”

“We didn’t wanna spoil the surprise until we got a little closer to the university,” Daphne smiled. “But just imagine,” Fred spoke up, “a computer game starring all of us!”

“Solving mysteries in cyber-space!” Hitch agreed with an excited nod, while Shaggy frowned, having lost on his own video game. “Like, I hope I do better on Eric’s game than this one.”

“I’m sure this is gonna be really fun, Shaggy-- trust us on that,” Zipp smiled. “Next stop, the state university!”

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It wasn't much longer after that until our heroes pulled into the parking lot of the university, finally getting to stretch after such a long car ride.

However, our heroes had no idea where exactly they were supposed to go, so they just decided to wander around campus until they found the computer lab.

Unfortunately, this was a mistake in the making, because the security guard who spotted them (a big, tall, and bulky male with a brown buzzcut and a security uniform) did not look happy at all. “Hey! Where do you think you’re going?”

“To visit our friend, Eric Staufer,” Velma explained. “He’s a student here.”

“Not if you’re not on my list,” the officer said, gesturing to the clipboard he had with him. “Uh, it should be under Fred Jones,” Fred told the officer, who looked for Fred’s name on the list. “Is this whole group with you?”

Fred nodded at this. “Yes, sir.”

“Including the colorful horses, the lizard and the dog?”

“Dog?” Scooby looked around, confused. “Where?”

“Uh… begging your pardon, sir,” Sunny said, “but… we’re ponies. Not horses. And Sparky is a baby dragon.”

“Yeah,” Pipp nodded sassily. “There’s a real difference.”

“Yeah… whatever.”

Unaware that the Mane 6 were glaring at him for his rudeness, the officer glanced at the list again, eventually finding Fred’s name. “Ah, there you are. But just so you know,” he said, not noticing that Scooby had taken his hat and was mimicking every move that the officer made, “I don’t like a bunch of punks and their pets running around my university.”

“Your university?” Daphne asked in confusion. “It might as well be. I’ve been here for twenty years and there’s never been any trouble on my watch,” the officer boasted proudly. “I’m the head of security. Wembley’s the name.”

The gang and ponies tried to stifle their laughter at Scooby’s antics, and Hitch was able to stop so Officer Wembley wouldn’t get suspicious. “As a fellow officer of the law myself, I gotta admit, 20 years is an impressive record.”

“You bet it is, and I’m gonna make sure that it stays--” Officer Wembley began to say before noticing his hat was gone, causing him to turn to Scooby, who chuckled nervously, and snatched his hat back. “Oh, a wise guy, eh? I’m keeping a special eye on you, pooch.”

“Pooch?” Scooby questioned. “Like, Scooby’s just playing, officer,” Shaggy defended his friend as Scooby nodded in agreement. “Yeah,” Scooby nodded. “Sorry.”

“Well, since that’s over and done with,” said Zipp, stepping forward, “we’d really like some help finding the computer lab.”

The officer glared hard at the group for a moment before sighing and pointing in another direction. “The lab is three buildings down on the left.”

“Oh, great! Thanks!” Izzy said cheerfully. “Let’s go, guys!”

But as they left, Officer Wembley gave the group one final piece of advice. “And keep your dog off the grass!”

“Huh?” Scooby looked shocked before he huffed and turned to follow his friends, unaware that Officer Wembley was watching them leave. “Geez, that guy really needs to take a load off,” Pipp said with a frown. “He acts like we’re a bunch of criminals or something.”

“He just takes his job really seriously, Pipp, like any law enforcement officer would,” Hitch pointed out. “I sure take my job seriously, but… I do feel like something else is going on.”

“But what?” Misty asked with worry. “I’m not sure, but we better keep an eye on things while we’re here,” Sunny said to her friends as they noodded, hoping in her gut that there wasn’t anything too serious on their plates.

But you never know with these ponies and their new friends… especially with a new mystery right around the corner.