It had now been a day since the Equestrians landed in the ‘animated’ Coolsville, where they met the new Mystery Inc. gang. It still amazed the group they met the gang all over again in a completely different fashion. It honestly was a little too much to take in all at once, but fortunately, the gang seemed to accept them once more and that’s all that mattered. After their ‘re-meeting’, the group went back to Shaggy and Scooby’s humble abode in Coolsville, where they would be staying while in the new world. The group had a fun night: Laughing, eating, and playing wrestling games from sunset to sunrise… literally.
For this was the very position they currently found themselves in, as Shaggy and Scooby were playing the video game on the ‘hardest’ level possible. Shaggy was playing as his favorite wrestler, John Cena, and Scooby was playing ‘his’ favorite wrestler, Sin Cara. Shaggy and Scooby were massive fans of the World Wrestling Entertainment… or ‘WWE’ for short. These two goofballs practically idolized all the superstars who performed for the company (Even the superstars who ‘never’ get a push).
While Shaggy and Scooby played their video game, Rainbow Dash and Storm Shield were playing against one another in Shaggy’s WWE 2K14 video game. Storm had chosen to play as WWE Hall of Famer and ‘Real American’, Hulk Hogan. Rainbow Dash had chosen the ‘Best There Is’, the ‘Best There Was’, and the ‘Best Hall of Famer There Ever Will Be’, Bret Hart. The two were locked in a glorious battle of controllers as they fought it out on the silver screen. Rainbow was punching those buttons furiously, while Storm was cool as a cucumber staring blankly toward the screen without even looking where his hooves were tapping the buttons.
“Hey Storm, you better give up now!” Rainbow said confidently. “I’m this close to winning!”
“I wouldn’t be so sure of yourself, Rainbow Crash,” Storm smirked.
“Oh… it is ON!”
Over to the side, the rest of the Equestrian group cheered for their two friends as the game went on.
“Kick his flank Rainbow!” Pinkie cheered.
“Come on sugar cube!” Applejack coached. “Ya can’t let ‘im beat ya!”
“You’ve got this Storm!” Spike encouraged.
"Yay… games!" Fluttershy whisper cheered.
The only ones who didn’t seem to be enjoying it as much was Rarity.
“I cannot understand how you all can enjoy such barbarism!” Rarity spoke, disgusted. “Wrestling is just so uncouth!”
“It’s called having fun Rarity,” Rainbow replied, focused. “You should really try it sometime.”
“Rainbow does have a bit of a point Rarity,” Twilight nodded. “Besides, it’s not like we haven’t engaged in our own battles with powerful villains in the past.”
Rarity merely crossed her hooves and gave off a little huff. Storm and Rainbow, meanwhile, continued their own epic battle while Shaggy and Scooby played their own WWE game.
“Look out!” Shaggy said, mid-play. “John Cena is the doctor of thunder-nomics!”
Onscreen, the John Cena character tackled Sin Cara to the ground before picking him up to hit his signature ‘Attitude Adjustment’ maneuver. The screen zoomed in on Cena performing his famous ‘You Can’t See Me Taunt’ which Shaggy mimicked perfectly.
“You can’t see me!” Shaggy said. “You can’t see me at all. Like, no one can touch John Cena!”
“Rin Cara can!” Scooby replied.
Shaggy turned around and saw Scooby Doo standing on the back of the couch wearing a Sin Cara mask. He took a huge leap into the air.
“Scooby Dooby-Doo!” He chanted, as he flew.
He nailed Shaggy with a perfect flying cross body that mimicked Sin Cara on the screen. Scooby then rolled Shaggy up for a pinfall, just as the referee began the count.
“1… 2… 3! Sin Cara wins it!”
Meanwhile, on the other side of the room, Rainbow Dash thought she finally had the edge over Storm Shield. On screen, Bret Hart had Hulk Hogan in position for his signature ‘Sharpshooter’ submission. Rainbow chuckled as she had it set for Bret to lock it in, to which a small smile formed on Storm’s face. He proceeded to perform a complicated series of button presses to which Hulk Hogan conquered Bret’s maneuver then lifted him up for a body slam. With Bret Hart down, Storm used Hulk Hogan to drop his famous leg drop on Bret Hart for the one… the two… and three for the win!
Storm stood right up, cheering as Rainbow Dash sat there with her jaw dropped in shock. Her controller fell right through her hooves as she sat there frozen as a statue.
“Oh yeah! That’s what I’m talking about!” Storm cheered loudly.
“Way to go buddy!” Spike congratulated with a high five.
“T-T-That’s not possible…” Rainbow muttered, shocked. “I… never… lose.”
“Ah come on sugar cube, ya done lost fair and square,” Applejack spoke to her marefriend. “Guess Storm’s got a little more video game experience than ya.”
Storm then turned back to Rainbow Dash, holding out his hoof as a gesture of sportsmanship.
“Good game Dash,” He smiled.
Rainbow rolled her eyes before sticking out her hoof to shake his with a smile.
“I’ll admit you put one over on me,” She smirked. “But don’t think for a second I won’t have a rematch against you.”
“Can’t wait!” Storm chuckled.
“Way to go, Scooby-Doo, old buddy!” Shaggy congratulated.
“Booyah Dooby-Doo!” Scooby responded.
“Wow… Sin Cara defeating John Cena!” Pinkie smiled. “You’d think with all the success this guy’s had in Mexico; you’d think he’d be winning championships in the WWE! Probably would have to team with a fellow luchador just for that to happen…”
Pinkie… you’re referring to the ‘other’ Sin Cara, not the original performer…
“Congratulations!” The game spoke. “You just beat the game on the hardest level ever, Double Triple beatdown extreme! But can you complete the victory dance?”
“Ooh… I love the victory dance!” Pinkie exclaimed excitedly. “How super-awesome spectacular amazing is that!”
“Not like any wrestling games I’ve played in other dimensions,” Storm replied.
“Roh reah!” Scooby nodded.
“It’s all yours, pal!” Shaggy said, patting his friend’s head. “You’ve earned it.”
Sin Cara soon appeared onscreen and began performing a series of extreme dance maneuvers which Scooby mimicked to sheer perfection. Everyone and every pony watched in amazement as the Great Dane twisted and flipped through the air as he performed the victory dance. Eventually, Scooby Doo was able to complete the victory dance with the perfect score to seal the deal.
“Perfect score!” The game announced.
“Whoo-hoo!” Scooby and Shaggy cheered.
“That was so… TOTALLY AWESOME!” Rainbow yelled.
“Ah gotta say Scooby, that’s some mighty impressive foot work right there!” Applejack praised.
“Yeah… even better than Twilight’s dancing,” Spike remarked.
To which he acknowledged Twilight breaking out her terrible dance maneuvers. Every pony watched with wide eyes until she eventually stopped and looked at them.
“What?” Twilight asked.
“Uh Twilight, like no offense or anything,” Shaggy spoke honestly. “But I think it’s safe to say Scooby’s dancing was far superior.”
Twilight turned toward her other friends, most of them nodded along while Storm gave a casual shrug with a smile. Twilight merely frowned in annoyance. Just then, the screen popped out the WWE Chairman himself, Mr. Vincent Kennedy McMahon.
“Hello there!” The image spoke. “I’m Vince McMahon, chairman and CEO of WWE.”
“Mr. McMahon!” Shaggy and Scooby gasped, bowing in respect. “We’re not worthy!”
The Equestrian group looked at the pair with raised eyebrows of confusion.
“Uh Twilight, are they okay or something?” Spike asked.
“Why are they bowing down at the T.V.?” Spike asked.
“I believe it’s because with them being big wrestling fans and seeing the owner of their favorite wrestling company onscreen, they just have so much respect for him,” Twilight responded.
“Like we do with the Princesses?” Pinkie asked.
“Exactly!” Twilight nodded.
“Eh… anyone with that kind of money gets put on a pedestal,” Storm replied. “Not like he’s running for President of the country or anything.”
He’s making this WAY too real right now.
As Shaggy and Scooby got back up, everyone looked toward the screen as Mr. McMahon continued his speech on screen.
“Because you beat the game on this level and executed a perfect score on the victory dance, you win a special prize.”
“We did?” Scooby and Shaggy asked confused.
“They did?” Storm asked. “I wonder what the special prize is.”
“You’ve won an all-expense paid trip to WWE City! Come revel in a place dedicated to ‘everything’ WWE! It’ll be a week of fun and excitement, culminated in ringside seats at WrestleMania…”
“WrestleMania?” The Equestrians asked, facing Storm.
“Ah come on, I don’t know ‘everything’…” Storm frowned in annoyance. “Except it’s supposed to be very ‘large’… and has been around since the 80s or something.”
“But wait, there’s more!” McMahon continued. “We also want to invite ‘any’ friends that you would like to bring to WWE City to enjoy the fun and excitement with extra free tickets to WrestleMania. Don’t miss it.
“Report to training camp in WWE City as soon as possible with the game disc as proof of your win to claim your prize.”
The group were rather stunned by this sudden announcement, but none more so than Rainbow Dash. So shocked, so surprised over what Mr. McMahon said she started to scream like a fangirl.
“Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh!” Rainbow screamed.
“Like, Wrestlemania?! Ha-ha-ha!” Shaggy laughed. “You gotta be kidding me, think of it! The fun, the fans, the food! We gotta go, old pal, like, we just gotta go!”
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“We got to go!” Shaggy told the gang. “We just got to go! It’s the ultimate slam-tastic moment of a lifetime! It’s WrestleMania!”
“Reah! Reah! Reah! Reah!” Scooby nodded excitedly.
“I don’t know guys,” Fred spoke uncertainly. “It doesn’t really sound like something we’re into.”
“And I have a lot of reading to catchup on,” Velma added.
“Uh… no thanks,” Daphne replied, scrolling through her phone bored.
It was not even a lengthy period of time before the Equestrians and the rest told Mystery Inc. the news about receiving free tickets to WrestleMania. Yet now the Mane Six were surprised to see Shaggy & Scooby’s own friends turning down a chance of going on an adventure. Rainbow Dash was especially annoyed that nobody even suggested chaperoning the group because she was just as excited to visit WWE City. After all, the blue Pegasus lived for the action and excitement. This ‘WWE City’ joint seemed like a dream come true for her.
Even though she only ‘just’ heard about this place.
Just let her have this moment.
“Now what do we do?” Fluttershy asked nervously.
“This is so unfair!” Rainbow pouted slightly.
They turned toward Shaggy and Scooby wondering how they’d react to all this. Luckily, the food-obsessed teen had prepared for this.
“Like, don’t worry girls. I got this!” Shaggy said, facing his friends. “Come on guys, Scoob and I don’t really ask for anything!”
“Aside from Scooby Snacks?” Pinkie mentioned briefly.
“Aside from that,” Shaggy nodded. “I can’t even count how many times we were both used as bait to catch some crazy mask-wearing villain!”
“Reah!” Scooby Doo nodded in agreement.
“You two seem to do that quite a lot,” Twilight Sparkle pointed out.
“I got the photos to prove it!”
Shaggy proceeded to take out a huge stack of photos, much to the surprise of the girls, Spike, and Storm.
“Where the heck did all those come from?” Rainbow Dash asked.
“Don’t ask hun,” Applejack shook her head. “Just… don’t…”
“Take a good look people!” Shaggy presented. “Exhibit A! Here’s the time you made us dress up as giant tools to catch the Monstrous Mechanic!”
“I don’t remember ‘that’ episode…” Pinkie pondered, taking a photo. “Ooh! Look at this one! Shaggy and Scooby had to dress as ducks to catch the Horrific Huntsman!”
Rainbow Dash merely chuckled to which Twilight Sparkle frowned in annoyance.
“Rainbow Dash, that’s not funny…” Twilight scolded.
“My! Here’s when the boys had to be the cow to catch a crazed cowgirl from beyond the grave!” Rarity observed, facing Applejack. “Now that would’ve made for quite the scary story at that slumber party we had?”
“Hardy-har…” Applejack frowned.
“What’s not funny was that Scooby almost got turned into a Scooby milkshake!” Shaggy replied.
“Rit ras humiliating!” Scooby frowned.
“But I’m the milk was vanilla flavored right?” Pinkie asked.
“Like that’s what we thought, and now what’s left of them came home in a Manilla envelope,” Shaggy replied. “From Manilla… ironically.”
“I have no idea what Manilla even is, but… that’s something!” Spike shrugged.
“And the piece de resistance!” Shaggy concluded, holding a photo. “The time we posed as Senor Pepe Jose and the dancing hairless Chihuahua Don Pere to catch the ghastly Gordito of Guadalajara!”
“Noo…” Fluttershy gasped.
“Yes…” Shaggy nodded. “Like I had to shave off Scooby’s fur myself and it didn’t even grow back in… certain places.”
The Equestrians cringed over the very thought of it, Spike especially crossed his legs while Storm merely coughed over his arm.
“Scooby was naked!” Shaggy emphasized. “Look at him! Just look at him!”
“No, no, okay! We get it…” Velma spoke.
“Yeah you win, guys!” Fred relented.
Daphne had to stop herself from doing a spit take and actually chocked on her drink before she recovered herself with a look of shock.
“Win? Wait, what?”
“I was actually thinking about taking a trip anyway to try out my new allodium Q-36 digital SLR camera and optical stabilizer zoom lens,” Fred said, pulling out his camera. “Maybe I can snap some action pack pictures.”
“And this will give me an opportunity to explore the parallels between the modern world of WWE vs. Ancient warrior customs,” Velma agreed. “Besides, it beats another weekend with Grandpa Dinkley and his mysterious odor problem.”
“TMI Velma!” Rainbow said disgusted. “Way TMI!!!”
Suffice to say, Daphne wasn’t sure about going to WWE City. But when she looked at Shaggy and Scooby, seeing the hopeful gaze in their eyes, she just couldn’t disappoint two of her closest friends. Eventually, with a deep sigh, she relented.
“Okay, we’ll go to WrestleMania!”
Both Scooby and Shaggy cheered in excitement before they turned their attention to their Equestrian friends.
“You guys are more than welcome to come along too,” He suggested.
“Yeah dude, I’m totally in!” Rainbow nodded with a hoof bump.
“Ah wut the hay, ah’m in too!” Applejack agreed.
“WWE City, here we come!” Shaggy cheered.
“Roh boy! Ree-hee, hee-hee!” Scooby giggled.
“As long as we don’t forget the real reason why we’re here in the first place,” Twilight reminded.
“Actually princess, maybe going to this WWE City won’t be such a bad idea,” Storm replied.
“Storm, did that fight mess with your head?”
“Think about it: Any place you guys go to, chances are the villains are likely to be there,” Storm explained. “And usually they happen to be right where we expected them, under our noses. So maybe… if we go to this WWE City, the more likely we’ll be at the one place the villains would most likely make their presence felt.”
“When you put it that way that does make the most sense,” Twilight nodded.
“Trust me. We’ll find those villains and hopefully get some answers. But in the meantime, nothing a little fun at this WWE joint won’t hurt. Even if it’s mostly scripted stuff anyway…”
“Like… you take that back!” Shaggy frowned.
The two group of friends merely chuckled, as Mystery Inc. and the Equestrian Gang piled together into the Mystery Machine. With a turn of the key and the engines roaring, they proceed to head off toward their next destination: WWE City.