G5 Adventures in Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf

Not realizing that Shaggy, Scooby, the Mane 6 and Sparky had worked together with Indigo and her clan to save Googie and Scrappy from the Hunch Bunch, Dracula continued his broadcast of the race without a second thought. “Well, fans. The tension is mounting as the race for the "Monster of the Year" trophy gets more and more exciting by the minute. The Mummy has the bone bomber boxed in. The Franken-Wagon is creaming the Slime Speedster, and the witch sisters are sideswiping-- I mean, side-sweeping the Split-Personality Special.”

“Ooh!” Vanna Pira commented. “Are they ever going fast!”

“Yes,” Dracula nodded. “It’s a tortuous pace. My favorite kind.”

But the second they looked away, all of the racers collided right into each other, causing Vanna Pira to gasp. “Oh!!”

“Wonderful!” Dracula beamed. “A million dollar pile-up!”

“But Dracky,” Vanna Pira pointed out, “you’ve never seen a million dollars!”

“So what? It looks like something I've never seen before.”

That’s when the Werewolf Wagon and Shaggy’s car appeared on the racetrack again, one after the other. “And there goes Shaggy back into the lead,” Dracula said before he realized. “WHAT?! Shaggy?! And those other ones?!”

“Didn't you tell the Hunch Bunch to get rid of them?” Vanna Pira asked, causing Dracula to growl in annoyance and anger. “Just wait till I see Crunch and Brunch. Will I chew them out!”

“I’m afraid you’ll have to get in line, sire!” Brunch managed to groan as the Hunch Bunch flew past, still being attacked by the bees.

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After a few more minutes, the rest of the racers were able to prepare their cars before getting back into the race to catch up with Shaggy, much to Dracula's relief. “Well, fans, the monster cars are rolling again. And the action is getting very rough,” Dracula commented on the action. “The Franken-Wagon is in a duel with the Split-Personality special. The Mummy-Mobile is tangling with the Slime Speedster and the Bone Bomber is taking a licking from the Dragon Dragster.”

“But, Dracky,” said Vanna Pira, keeping her eyes on the Werewolf Wagon, “Shaggy is way out front!”

However, Dracula wasn’t worried for a change. “Not for long. He's about to run into some hard opposition.”

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Crunch and Brunch managed to find a cement truck and pulled it right beside the track, hoping to stop Shaggy in his tracks-- quite literally-- with this next sinister trick. “We shan't fail this time, old fellow,” Brunch told Crunch confidently. “This quick-drying cement will stop them in their tracks.”

“Ooh!” Brunch pointed at the Werewolf Wagon and Shaggy’s car coming up the road, watching them through his telescope. “Here they come!”

“Top ho!” Brunch smiled, grasping the lever that would release the cement. “Now when their car gets into position, count to three and I'll let it go.”

“One… two…” Crunch began counting before he stopped. “What’s after two?”

“Three, old fellow, three!”

“Oh, yeah! Three!”

Brunch released the cement, and it flowed right onto the racetrack... right after Shaggy's car and the Werewolf Wagon drove past them, causing Brunch to wince as the other racers got caught in their mess. “Oh, I say, old thing, your timing was just a tad off.”

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“Ohhhhhhhh that Hunch Bunch!! RAAAHH!!!” Dracula turned into bat form and flew away, leaving Vanna Pira to smirk to herself. “I knew someday they'd drive him batty.”

The peasants in the crowd groaned at this, finding the joke corny and wanting this race to be over with.

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“Good news, fans!” Vanna Pira took over Dracula’s commentating role after a few minutes. “The monster cars are back wheeling again! The Cauldron Coup is burning rubber, the Slime Speedster is running flat out-- and I mean flat. And the Franken-Wagon is tearing up the track! But they're still way behind Shaggy. Ahh… too bad. It looks like he's going to win and not be a cute werewolf anymore-- and all his friends and our little leopard servant Indigo will get to go free after all!”

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Dracula, who overheard this from where he and the Hunch Bunch were, smirked evilly at this. “Not if I can help it.”

“Is that enough man-eating plant seed, sire?” Brunch asked as he sprinkled the seeds over the road. “Yes,” Dracula said with a smile. “It is the most vicious plant in the world. It attacks the first thing it sees so don't mess up. The plan is to sprinkle the water on the seeds and run, run fast.”

“Bleah… you mean, like this?” Crunch sprinkled the water on the seeds before he and Brunch broke off into a fast run. “No! No, not yet!” Dracula tried to stop them. “Not till Shaggy comes!”

The seeds quickly grew into a large plant monster that roared at the top of its lungs, and Dracula screamed and tried to escape, but the plant quickly grabbed him and put him in his mouth before he could get too far.

Unfortunately, the plant monster spit Dracula right back up onto the racetrack just as the Werewolf Wagon barged through, knocking Dracula off to the side.

That seemed to boil Dracula over his limit. “All right… that tears it!” he spat. “No more Mr. Nice Guy! I am going to unleash… G.K.”

This caused Crunch’s body to immediately tense in fear. “Oh no!”

“Not G.K!” cried Brunch in agreement… and even the plant monster seemed fearful. “Oh no! Not G.K!”

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“Oh dear, oh dear!” Vanna Pira cried out in horror. “Not G.K!”

“Uh…” the peasants looked confused. “Who’s G.K?”

Dracula, however, poofed right next to a large gate in the castle walls. “Who’s G.K? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!”

As he opened the gate, a giant, menacing figure began to step out of it, growling and roaring angrily and ready to obey his master’s commands.

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Shaggy looked out the back window, only to see that the Werewolf Wagon was ahead of them by a long way, much to his excitement. “Like, oh, boy, guys, we're way out in front!”

“We’re gonna win this race and get our freedom back for sure!” chirped Pipp. “Nothing can stop us now!”

“Oh brother…” Indigo looked terrified as she saw what was ahead. “I wish you hadn’t said that, Pipp!”

The others looked where Indigo was staring, and allowed themselves to gasp at the huge, ape-like monster standing in the middle of the track. “What’s that?!” Scooby barked out. “Meet G.K!” Dracula smirked as he stood next to the beast. “Genghis Kong, take one!”

The monster, Genghis Kong by name, pounded his chest as the Werewolf Wagon got closer, and then grabbed the group, hoisting them high above the track. This caused the monster to roar, and Shaggy, Scooby, Indigo and the three ponies to scream in total terror.

Dracula, however, couldn’t be happier. “At last! Shaggy and his pesky friends are out of the race for good!”

That’s when all the other monster cars sped under Genghis Kong's feet, prompting Dracula to pull out a checkered flag. “Now, to the finish line to flag the winning monster!”

And just like that, he teleported away, leaving the monster to deal with the frightened group.

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“Everypony just stay calm!” Sunny tried to calm everyone in the Werewolf Wagon down. “We can find a way out of this! Just as long as we stay together!”

Just as she said this, however, Genghis Kong grabbed Scooby and held him out in his free hand. “Nice doggy,” he cooed to the quivering dog. “Coochie coochie coo!”

“YIKES!!!” Scooby yelped in panic, just before Genghis Kong dropped the Werewolf Wagon back onto the ground and just before the monster began to tickle Scooby on the belly, causing the Great Dane to giggle and yelp all at once.

Fortunately, the others arrived just in time to see the event, and Googie was first to gasp in horror. “What is that horrible thing?!”

“A n-n-n-nightmare called… Genghis Kong!” Shaggy stammered. “And to make matters worse,” Misty said with wide eyes, “he’s got Scooby!”

Scrappy’s eyes narrowed at this. “Hey! You let go of my uncle or I'm gonna ring your gong, Kong.”

“Easy, Scrappy,” Googie held the pup back. “I have a better plan. It's Operation Skateboard, got it?”

“Right on!” Shaggy nodded. “It’s Operation Skateboard!”

“Indigo, be ready to grab Scooby as soon as Genghis Kong gets moving!” Zipp shouted to the flying leopard. “We’ll handle the rest.”

“On it!” Indigo nodded and flew out of the Werewolf Wagon just as Googie and Shaggy pushed separate buttons, allowing huge skateboards to pop out in front. Then, they got in front of Genghis Kong and allowed the skateboards to gather underneath his feet, causing him to stumble and drop Scooby.

Luckily, Indigo was there to catch him when he started falling. “Gotcha!”

“Thanks, Indy!” Scooby thanked the leopard profoundly. “Hang on, guys!” Misty told her friends. “It’s time we settle this adventure once and for all!”

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Vanna Pira was there to commentate on the monster racers approaching the finish line, her own excitement growing. “Here they come, fans, down the homestretch. Looks like it's gonna be a photo finish!”

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“Okay, boss,” Brunch said as he took pictures of Dracula with the checkered flag. “Hold it!”

Dracula posed for another photo, blissfully unaware of what was heading.

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“It’s neck and neck-- I mean, wreck and wreck!” Vanna Pira commented before she saw Genghis Kong being pushed along by Googie and Shaggy’s vehicles, causing her to gasp in surprise. “But what's that? It's Genghis Kong coming on fast, powered by Googie and Shaggy!”

“Double yay,” the peasants droned on.

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Once they were at the right position, Shaggy knew that letting this giant monster go now was the right move. “Like, time to say so long, Kong!”

The brakes were put on by the two vehicles, sending Kong forward on the two skateboards… right toward the other monster racers, whose eyes widened in terror. “Oh no!!”

“Oh no!!” Dracula cried out as well, wincing as Kong finally made impact, crushing the other monster cars with his huge stamina.

Scooby got back into the Werewolf Wagon with Indigo, and turned to Shaggy with a cheerful smile. “Let’s go!”

“You said it, Scoob!” Shaggy put the Werewolf Wagon into full throttle. “Big finish coming up!”

And so, the Werewolf Wagon finally drove down the home stretch and finally crossed the finish line, breaking through the red ribbon at the end, meaning only one thing.

Shaggy's team had won the Monster Road Rally!

However, as everyone else cheered, Dracula jumped up and down in frustration. “No no no!”

“Sorry…” Genghis Kong apologized for smashing the others’ cars. “Sorry?” Dracula spat. “That’s not the way it was supposed to come out!”

No matter... he was still in control of this land, and in his land... he was free to change the rules.