The second night of WrestleMania continue after an already action-packed night. The Equestrian Heroes prevailed in their ongoing battle against the Undertaker and his New Ministry. Additionally, they finally rescued Fluttershy and released the ‘true’ Undertaker from his urn imprisonment, ergo burying the ‘false’ pretender under six feet of dirt. However, the night was far from over and the main event was still to come.
Unable to prove their innocence to the WWE executives, Shaggy and Scooby Doo had to go and compete against Kane. Which is why the two sat backstage, wearing red and yellow spandex respectively. To say they looked more than nervous about what’s coming their way in a few short moments was a ‘major’ understatement. The rest of Mystery Inc. were currently setting up the trap for the Ghost Bear, which left Shaggy and Scooby backstage with Cookie.
“Like, do you think maybe the gang’s solved the mystery yet?” Shaggy asked hopefully. “Because there’s no mysteries to where we’re going.”
“Reah! To the rospital!” Scooby replied nervously.
“No, the morgue!” Shaggy whimpered.
“Come on guys, you gotta have confidence!” Cookie encouraged, his hands on his hips. “You have to get out there and give it your all! If you don’t hold back, you battle with your heart and soul, if you give everything you got, then you’ll not only survive this… you could win!”
Though the pep talk was inspiring, it was quickly dashed when the Big Red Monster himself walked behind Cookie. He stared intently toward Shaggy and Scooby, who froze upon seeing him. All it took for Kane was ‘one’ death stare, as vile and vicious as the Devil’s, along with one gesture of a throat-slit motion. Shaggy and Scooby both screamed in fear, as Kane walked off into the darkness with Cookie watching him go.
“Nice knowing ya!” Cookie told them, walking away.
Shaggy and Scooby sat there, shaking and whimpering in fear, which felt like an eternity. It was then the Mane Six, Spike, Storm, and Reuben approached them. Storm had to walk with crutches following some brutal beatdowns he received in the past twenty hours. Yet somehow, he still managed to get around just fine.
“Hey uh… break a leg, you guys,” Reuben spoke nervously.
“If we’re rucky…” Scooby whimpered.
“You guys ready?” Twilight asked them.
“To go home?” Shaggy quaked in fear. “More then ever, but not to die!”
“Come on guys, you can do it!” Storm spoke confidently. “Look at us: We’ve been out there the last two nights, with little-to-n-training. And somehow we defeated probably one of our biggest threats to date!”
“But you guys have liked faced even worse in the past,” Shaggy replied.
“That may be true Shaggy darling,” Rarity replied. “But we had little-to-no idea on how to handle it than you two.”
“If it makes y’all feel better, the gang wants us out there with y’all tonight,” Applejack informed. “Jus’ in case that there Ghost Bear done show up!”
“We’ll be by your side every step of the way dudes!” Rainbow nodded.
“I guess that makes it a little better,” Shaggy whimpered.
“Roy ry ruch…” Scooby shook.
“Alrighty guys, let’s get on out there!” Storm spoke determined.
Soon, the Equestrians accompanied Shaggy and Scooby through the backstage area towards the arena entrance. To say Shaggy and Scooby were scared beyond belief had to be perhaps the biggest understatement of all time.
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Out in the arena, the crowd was electrified more than they’ve been all throughout WrestleMania’s two nights thus far. The matches making up these nights have already been so amazing, there was no doubt this would be the ‘greatest’ WrestleMania of all time. Now it was time for the main event to close out the event and hopefully bring an end to this wild mystery once and for all.
“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the main event of WrestleMania!”
The crowd erupted in cheers and applause as pyro exploded across the arena and upon the stage. The thousands of fans attending weren’t the only ones getting to experience the amazing spectacle; millions of fans all around the world were currently watching the event on television. Meanwhile, Fred stood high in the scaffolding right above the ring as he looked down amongst the crowd, waiting for his plan to fall into play. He grabbed a walkie-talking from his side, to address the rest of the gang.
“Everybody in position?” He asked.
“Check!” Velma confirmed, from the sky box.
“Check!” Daphne confirmed, atop the titan-tron.
Daphne peered through her binoculars, spotting John Cena and Sin Cara standing on opposite ends of the arena, ready for action.
“Sin Cara’s ready,” Cena confirmed. “And so am I.”
“Triple H?” Fred spoke through the walkie.
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Outside the arena, Triple H stood in the pouring rain as the thunder rolled and the lightning cracked around the area. While this would make many quake in fear, the Cerebral Assassin was not moved. He stood looking over the WWE Arena, waiting for his part of the plan.
“Ready out here,” He confirmed.
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The crowd cheered in adulation as Mr. Vince McMahon walked onto the stage with a microphone in hand. Vince waved toward the crowd that jam-packed this arena, all the people coming to witness his grandest creation of all.
“Welcome to the main event of WrestleMania!” He announced.
And once more the crowd erupted in cheers and applause.
“Allow me to show and remind you all of why we’re here!” Vince informed the crowd. “The WWE Championship Belt!”
Soon, Ms. Richards emerged with her security guards. The guards themselves carted the championship down to the ring in its protective case. The majority of the fans bowed at the presence of the WWE Championship belt.
“The superstar who wins tonight’s main event will be the new WWE Champion!” Vince told the audience.
The crowd cheered as Velma looked down from the skybox, eyeing the WWE championship through her binoculars. One look and she instantly knew something was not right.
“Jinkies, that’s it!” She exclaimed, grabbing her walkie-talkig. “Fred, I know where the EMP device is!”
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Meanwhile…
Back down at ringside, Michael Cole sat at his commentary table as he prepared to address the crowd.
“Well ladies and gentlemen, we have made it to the main event of WrestleMania after two nights of amazing action at last,” He announced. Unfortunately, my broadcast partner, Jerry Lawler, is not here to call the action with me for this main event match. Instead, I will be joined at the commentary table tonight by an accomplice to our newest superstars here tonight. Please welcome to the commentary table, Discord!”
From out of nowhere, the familiar Lord of Chaos popped right into the picture at the commentary table. He picked up one of the headsets and placed them on his head.
“Welcome to the commentary table Discord,” Michael greeted kindly. “Pleasure to have you here with us.”
“Oh, you have no idea how much of a pleasure it is,” Discord smirked. “After being shunned to the sidelines of this fanfic series, ole’ Uncle Discord finally found his way into the picture! Take that Enigma and Drama! You can’t keep this Draconequus down!”
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One of the authors was repeatedly beating his head on a desk, while the other tried to calm his nerves.
“I will be the bigger author… I will be the bigger author… I will be the bigger author…”
“I know! I know! But we talked about this! Don’t let him get to you!”
“Urgh… I ‘really’ need a vacation!”
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“Who’re you talking to?” Michael asked confused.
“Oh—uh—never mind for now,” Discord responded. “Let’s get the action underway!”
“I couldn’t have said it better myself!” Michael nodded. “Tonight’s main event is sure to be a good one. We have the newcomers… Skinny Man and Dead Meat.”
Some of the crowd booed and hissed as the Mane Six, Storm, and Spike came out easily, while Shaggy and Scooby were pushed out by Cookie. The two goofs felt miserable doing this, slowly trudging toward the wrestling ring. As the Equestrian Heroes made their way down the ramp, along with Shaggy and Scooby, they took notice of Discord at the commentary table waving at them (Namely Fluttershy in particular). Fluttershy merely gave a small wave of her own, but some ponies could detect a slight ‘hint’ of sorts on her face.
“What is he even doing here?” Rainbow asked confused.
“I don’t know,” Fluttershy shrugged. “But it’s very sweet of him to come.”
“It’s because you’re happy to see him?” Pinkie asked coyly. “Maybe… you love him? Hmm???”
Fluttershy blushed heavily upon hearing that, hiding herself in her hair as they continued down the ring. Shaggy and Scooby shook with fear the whole day down the ring.
“Boy, those two are shaking more than leaves on a tree,” Discord commented.
“They’ll be facing the meanest competitor in and out of the ring!” Michael announced. “Back for revenge… determined to destroy anyone between him and the title! I give you, the Big Red Monster… KANE!!!”
*Deploy Kane Theme here*
Soon enough, Kane emerged from behind the curtain in a mad dash towards his opponents. Shaggy and Scooby yelped in fear, as they started fleeing for their lives. Kane proceeded to pursue the two individuals around the ring with murderous intent in his eyes.
“This is a last man standing match,” Michael informed the crowd. “The superstar who is unable to get back to their feet before a ten count after being knocked down is declared the loser.”
“Guess that leaves Scooby out…” Discord remarked.
Eventually, Scooby and Shaggy finally raced into the ring with Kane hot on their trail. They backed into the ropes, staring toward the Big Red Monster in absolute fear and panic.
“Come on, Scoob,” Shaggy stammered. “We got—we got to k-keep it together!”
“O-O-k-kay!” Scooby whimpered.
“Come on guys!” Spike cheered at ringside. “You can do this!”
“Chop him down to size boys!!!” Rainbow raised a fist.
“After Kane is finished with Skinny Man and Dead Meat, we’ll be scraping them off the mat with a spatula!” Michael commented, holding a spatula.
“I’m offended good sir!” Discord feigned disgust.
It was then he snapped his fingers and magically changed his appearance into that of a mine worker carrying a shovel.
“Why waste a good spatula over a shovel’s job?” Discord replied, with a southern tone.
At ringside, Kane growled at Shaggy and Scooby, the pair gulping loudly. The referee cued for the bell and the moment it rang, Kane charged across the ring towards the pair. Poor Shaggy and Scooby tried so hard to find a way out of this.
“And there’s the bell!” Michael announced. “Kane explodes across the ring.”
In the process of chasing the two, Kane knocked right into the referee sending him straight out of the ring and the man was completely out cold.
“There goes any chance for a fair match,” Discord commented. “Maybe I can jump in and get in on the action!”
“NOOOOOOOO!!!” The Mane Six and Spike shouted.
As Scooby and Shaggy tried to escape, Kane grabbed them both by the ankles. And with his strength, he hurled them clear across the ring like they were nothing. They bounced off the ring ropes along the other side and slammed right into Kane, actually causing him to stagger back.
“Skinny Man and Dead Meat slam into the big red monster!” Michael commented. “Certainly that blow can only increase Kane’s fury.”
Sure to his word, Kane snapped his head back at Shaggy and Scooby. All the rage was as clear as the fire burning in his eyes. The boys yelped in fear, proceeding to run around like frightened chickens with Kane chasing them throughout the ring once more.
Meanwhile, Velma and John Cena raced through the crowd toward Ms. Richards and the WWE security. Seeing their friend run up, the Equestrian Heros came alongside them.
“What’s going on Velma?” Twilight asked curiously.
“Miss Richards, you have to open the safe and check the championship belt!” Velma spoke urgently.
“Are you crazy?!” Richards responded. “Look, I checked the entire stadium for your electro-whatumacali! It’s not here!”
“It’s right there!” Velma pointed at the title.
“Impossible!” Richards scoffed.
“Velma may be onto something; we can prove it this time!” Twilight spoke. “If I only had a magnet—”
“I might have one!” Pinkie spoke up.
Pinkie reached into her hair trying to find a magnet. In the process she whipped out a ton of random objects: An ice sculpture of David Hasselhoff, a treasure chest, a suit of armor, and a whole bunch of miscellaneous items having nothing to do with the plot at all. In doing so, Sin Cara flipped in the area, landed beside the group, and handed Velma a magnet.
“Wow!” Velma exclaimed in amazement. “Where did you get that?”
“Luchadores—always ready for anything,” Cena answered.
“Hmph! I was about to find one you know!” Pinkie pouted, folding her arms.
“Just let it go Pinkie,” Applejack told her.
“Okay Miss Richards, this magnet will prove that your championship belt isn’t gold,” Velma explained. “Because if it sticks…”
Velma pressed the magnet to the side of the protective case, which pulled the championship belt upon it.
“Then it’s made of iron and it’s a fake.”
“But if that’s the ‘fake’ belt, where’s the ‘real’ one?” Spike asked.
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While this went on, back in the ring, things were not going in Shaggy and Scooby’s favor. Kane had both hands around their throats and lifted them high into the air.
“Caught in the clenches of Kane,” Michael announced. “The newcomers are done for.”
To the side, Discord busily chiseled their names on some gravestones.
“Does Shaggy’s name have two G’s in it or just one?” He asked seriously.
Kane delivered a massive Double Chokeslam, and the force of the impact bounced Shaggy and Scooby over the top rope sending them crashing onto the ringside floor. The two screamed in fear as they quickly scurried under the ring with Kane following right behind them.
“The bounce out of the ring offers Skinny Man and Dead Meat a chance for escape but look at this!” Michael announced. “Kane has just taken the match under the ring. It’s bedlam down below!”
As the scuffle continued under the ring, a massive cloud of dust seeped from under the ring. Eventually, the entire ringside area was completely shrouded in dust. Michael Cole and Discord brushed away the dust to clear their vision to see the match. That’s when Shaggy and Scooby ran out in front of them, with Kane in hot pursuit. They managed to dodge as Kane brought down a massive Axe Handle upon the table, smashing it to pieces before chasing after them once more.
“Not again!” Michael groaned, eyeing the destroyed desk. “Somebody get me another desk out here, please!”
“No need to worry about that buddy!” Discord told him.
With a snap of his fingers, Discord produced another announce table out of thin air. It was equipped with state of the art monitors and new headsets.
“Can you show me how to do that?” Michael asked seriously. “The number of desks I lose out here is insane.”
“Sorry mi amigo, that power belongs to yours truly,” Discord smirked smugly. “Besides, you’ve just got to know your sources.”
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In a random location, one of the authors was pulling along a suitcase filled with supplies for a trip. Preparing himself for a trip soon as this project came to an end. As he passed one room, he stopped and slowly stepped backward noticing something off. One of the offices, his own, had a real empty space in the corner and the author investigated. He looked around the spot, his eyes widened, and soon it dawned on him.
“WHERE’S MY DESK?!?!”
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Back with the rest of the gang, WWE security opened the championship box. Velma reached in and pulled out the belt itself. Flipping it over, she noticed a timer strapped to the back and in the midst of counting down.
“Jinkies!” Velma exclaimed. “The EMP is about to go off!”
“The whole place will go dark if we don’t do something!” Twilight said worriedly.
“We need to get it out of here right away!” Rarity added.
“We’ll never get it far enough away,” Richards told them. “The arena power generator is right below us; I’ve got to warn everyone.”
John Cena turned back toward the ring, spotting Shaggy tied up in the ropes by Kane, who went back to chasing Scooby.
“I have an idea!” He said determined.
Cena quickly grabbed the EMP device and raced to ringside. He hopped upon the apron and handed it to the tied-up Shaggy.
“Hold this and let go when I say,” He instructed.
“Right… okay…” Shaggy said unsurely.
Cena proceeded to pull back tightly along the ring ropes, while Shaggy clutched the device. Cena aimed for the windows at the top of the arena and was now ready to let it fly.
“NOW!”
Cena released the ropes and Shaggy was flung into the air. However, be he able to actually get off the ground, Scooby Doo dodged Kane’s attack and collided against Shaggy… hard. The device flew from his hands and into the air, as the Equestrians and Velma gasped in shock.
“That wasn’t supposed to happen,” Cena spoke.
“Ooh… I can’t look!” Fluttershy covered her eyes.
The device fell down to the ring floor and upon impact, the device went off and emitted a shockwave through the floor to the basement. The main arena generator sparked and exploded, causing every single arena light to turn off and stop the cameras. WrestleMania soon went off the air on every television set, leaving many viewers at home disappointed. At the main arena entrance, more security guards noticed the lack of power in the building.
“Who turned out the lights?” One security guard asked.
It was then that the Ghost Bear burst through the front entrance, tearing through everything in its path. It destroyed the glass displays of WWE history, scaring away any and all unfortunate enough to be in the area at the time. It released a monstrous roar, which bellowed throughout the entire arena, and most definitely heard by the Equestrians and Mystery Inc.
“Okay guys, it’s here!” Fred spoke through the walkie-talkie.
“Well it’s definitely not an Ursa Major!” Spike remarked.
“The fans are starting to panic!” Velma said worriedly.
“I-I-I-I’ve been panicking all night!” Fluttershy shook. “What’ll we do now?”
“Plan B!” Cena declared. “Here we go!”
“We’ll help too!” Storm added. “C’mon guys!”
With a nod of their heads, the Equestrians (And Spike) raced to help John Cena, who lit a green flare. Storm, Twilight, and Rarity channeled their magic to produce a giant ball of light which floated high above the ring. While they did so, Santino Marella, Brodus Clay, and A.J. Lee lit their own flares around different corners of the arena.
Even the very injured Miz lit a flare to help with the plan. However, he was having difficult lighting the fuse due to his many injuries. Thankfully, the Miz tripped over, and his flare miraculously flew into the air somehow igniting the fuse which caused a gigantic green flare to ignite on the arena corner (Don’t ask). On the other four sides, flares lit up the entire arena in a blazing light. The fans instantly began to calm down, relaxing upon seeing there was light in the arena, and at the very least they could see.
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Meanwhile, back down in the ring, Kane looked upon the fallen EMP device and examined it. During the distraction, Shaggy took the opportunity to motivate his buddy.
“Scooby! You can do it!” He encouraged. “You know all the right moves.”
“Ri do?” Scooby asked confused.
“Yeah! From the video game! I trust the massive power of your superstar-tastic dance moves! Just pretend you’re playing the video game.”
Scooby looked up at Kane, his perspective noticing him turning into pixelated graphics with health-bars for Kane and himself. Seeing this actually gave Scooby a bit more motivation.
“Ri can do ris!” He told himself. “Ri can do ris!”
Kane quickly dropped the EMP device and once again charged at Scooby Doo. With his newfound confidence, Scooby expertly jumped over Kane, causing the Demon to go sailing out of the ring.
“That a boy, Scoob!” Shaggy cheered from the ropes.
Kane reared back in anger, charging right back into the ring. Every time he tried to go on for an attack, Scooby dodged every one of his maneuvers. One in particular actually caused Kane to collide with the top turnbuckle that burst upon impact and Kane fell flat on his back. His eyes quickly snapped open as he spit out the stuffing and went back on the attack. While this went on, Daphne looked down from the titan-tron and noticed the Ghost Bear edging near the stage entrance.
“Ghost Bear sighted!” Daphne spoke through the walkie-talkie.
“Good,” Fred smiled. “He’s here! Just like we thought he’d be.”
“The lights are starting to go,” Velma observed, as the flares started fading.
“And we can’t keep this up forever!” Rarity groaned.
Indeed they couldn’t. Rarity, Twilight, and Storm were truly straining just keep the ball of light up. It was only a matter of time.
“Don’t worry—Fred’s on it!” Cena assured them.
“Triple H!” Fred called in the walkie.
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Back outside, Triple H got the heads up from Fred. Now it was time to officially get the power back in the arena.
“Okay guys, hit the generators!” He ordered.
With the aid of Sgt. Slaughter and Jerry Lawler, they managed to connect the main power grid to giant two generators just outside the building. Triple H grabbed the main lever and pulled hard, routing the power back into the arena.
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Inside the arena, all the lights and cameras started to work again. WrestleMania was officially back on air, much to the viewers’ delight.
“After a mysterious blackout, we’re somehow back on the air!” Michael Cole announced gladly.
Beside him, Discord hovered in mid-air dressed in pajamas while snoozing away on a pillow. When the lights came back on, he winced at the brightness and woke up.
“Can’t a chaotic entity get any shut eye around this dimension?” He groaned.
Behind the entrance, the Ghost Bear noticed the lights had once again come on in the arena. Growling in anger, it raced off backstage. This didn’t go unnoticed by Daphne, who quickly radioed to Fred.
“Freddy, go!” She exclaimed.
“Plan C!” Fred responded. “Twilight, I am activating the blast doors backstage so the Ghost Bear can’t escape. You guys head back there and keep him at bay!”
“You got it Fred!” Twilight responded.
“Time for a little bear hunting!” Rainbow declared, cracking her knuckles.
The Equestrian Heroes raced up the ramp and into the backstage region after the Ghost Bear. They ran around the backstage until they finally found the beast and Reuben stood before the bear in his Bone Bender attire.
“Hey Smokey!” Rueben yelled. “Where’s the fire? Prepare to face the wrath of the Bone Bender!”
“Well, I’m sure glad you didn’t start the party without us!” Pinkie smiled. “You know what I always like at my parties? A little bit of hard punch!”
The Equestrians and Rueben went on the attack upon the Ghost Bear. Reuben jumped upon the monster’s back as Twilight, Storm, and Rarity blast it with their magic. Rainbow, Applejack, and Spike threw haymakers upon the bear, and it stumbled backwards. From the sidelines, Fluttershy looked as though she wanted to hide as she usually does. And yet, after being held hostage by the Ministry for days, she finally decided she had enough.
No longer the scared, helpless Pegasus in that moment, she dug deep within herself and raced toward the Ghost Bear with a mighty cry. Leaping into the air, she delivered a powerful spinning kick which sent the Ghost Bear and Reuben through the backstage entrance onto the ramp. The fans and everyone else were immensely shocked and surprised upon seeing the giant Ghost Bear.
“Is that a bear?!” Michael asked shocked.
“What else could it possibly be?” Discord asked. “A parakeet?”
“Like, zoinks!” Shaggy shivered in the ropes.
“Is that… Reuben?” Velma asked.
Soon as the shock eventually faded, Rueben looked back and noticed the Equestrians still fighting the Ghost Bear. Rueben quickly raced in trying to help.
“Reuben, no!” Velma yelled.
The moment Reuben jumped toward the Ghost Bear, the next phase of the trap sprung. A catapult sprang toward the Equestrians, Reuben, and the Ghost Bear right into the ring. Naturally, Reuben and the Equestrians landed safely to the side. The Ghost Bear, however, landed right on Kane nearly flattening the Big Red Monster.
“I don’t believe it, folks!” Michael said amazed. “Kane has been flattened, and a new competitor has entered the ring.”
Deciding to act fast and keep the bear in the middle of the ring, Fred pushed a button in his control panel that activated the steel cage of the Hell in a Cell. John Cena and Sin Cara quickly jumped into the ring before the cage walls encircled the ring and no one was getting out.
“But wait! Someone has activated the cage! Sin Cara and John Cena are leaping into the ring.”
“Looks like we’re having an impromptu cage match!” Discord said excitedly.
“Like, we’re all doomed!” Shaggy whimpered.
“Ron’t worry, Raggy,” Scooby assured. “Ri’ll protect you.”
The superstars and Equestrians quickly pressed on the attack, as Rueben jumped along the Ghost Bear’s back and Cena raced toward the monster.
“The mysterious new competitor attacks the bear from behind,” Michael Cole commented. “Creating a distraction for Cena to make a move.”
However, the bear proved too powerful as it hurled Rueben off his back and threw him toward Cena. The two superstars collided with one another and flew back into the cage wall.
“But this powerful creature turns the tables on them both!” Discord remarked. “Ooh-hoo! What’s this? Sin Cara standing alone? I’m going to need more popcorn!”
Sin Cara stood defiant against the ghostly giant bear his grandfather before him fought many years ago. The luchador ran right toward the monsters, then began flipping and gliding around it like a piece of paper in the wind. No matter how much the bear swiped at him, it was unable to hit the luchadore. What the Ghost Bear did not know was all the activity off to the side. Twilight Sparkle, along with Rarity and Storm Shield proceeded to work their magic thereby making it near impossible to hit Sin Cara.
“The fearless luchador attacks,” Michael commented. “He glides around the bear like lightning. The bear can’t even touch Sin Cara. Ladies and gentlemen, I haven’t seen moves like this in the ring before.”
As he glided around the ferocious monster, Sin Cara came off the top of the bear and slammed both feet atop its heard, stunning the beast backwards. Thankfully, at that moment, John Cena recovered on the ground and worked his way back to his feet.
“Sin Cara delivers a stunning blow to the bear while John Cena recovers on the mat!” Michael commented.
“He’s really poking the bear now!” Discord added.
Cena snuck behind the bear, lifted it up, and slammed it upon the mat with a Lifting Side Slam.
“Cena is lifting the bear over his head… and the bear is down!”
When the bear was laid flat out on its back, Cena popped back up and threw his hand high in the air. All in the arena, all around the world for the matter, seemed to know ‘exactly’ what that meant as they all lifted their own hands high in the air.
“What’s that bear, what’s that?” Cena asked with the iconic taunt. “You can’t see me!”
Cena ran off the ring ropes and came back before dropping his fist right on the bear’s big face with the Five Knuckle Shuffle.
“Ladies and gentlemen, here it is. Cena’s vintage Five Knuckle Shuffle. It’s lights out for this big, bad bear. This match is over.”
“Aww, that’s a shame!” Discord pouted. “I was hoping this might go another twenty minutes or more.”
Cena and Sin Cara both gave a massive high five before they leapt into the air, ready to finish the bear once and for all.
“Cena and Sin Cara going for a tandem pin.”
At that moment, the Ghost Bear snapped back to life and smacked the two superstars away with one swipe of its massive claws. The two flew across the ring and collided with the wall of the steel cage, slumping beside Shaggy.
“Impossible!” Michael Cole gasped.
Turning to the sides, seeing Cena and Sin Cara knocked out beside him, Shaggy felt all hope of victory slowly fading.
“Scooby Doo, where are you?!” Shaggy cried out.
“This looks bad for skinny man. But wait, what is dead meat up to?”
Behind the Ghost Bear, Scooby snuck beside the still-unconscious Kane with a bucket of water in his teeth. Scooby took the bucket and dumped the water right into his face. The Demon’s eyes snapped open, and the Big Red Monster slowly got back to his feet.
“Dead Meat has revived Kane!” Michael Cole commented. “The Big Red Monster has risen.”
The Ghost Bear turned to see the newly arisen seven-foot monster standing across the ring from him and growled in anger. Kane hurled his arms up and brought them down with a force that triggered gigantic flames to burst from atop the four ring posts.
“Never before have we seen a stand-off like this. It’s Monster vs. Monster inside the cage at WrestleMania. Who will survive this supernatural match-up? Who will be victorious in this paranormal pandemonium?”
Both demons ran at one another, but Kane caught a swipe from the Ghost Bear and delivered a powerful punch that knocked the bear flying down to the mat.
“Kane drives the bear back with a stunning blow. The bear hits the mat.”
Knowing they needed to keep the big beast down, Kane jumped on one of the monster’s limbs and kept it pinned down. At that moment, Rueben, Sin Cara, and John Cena jumped along the other limbs and together they had the beast trapped.
“Kane pins down its leg. The new competitor, John Cena, and Sin Cara pile only the powerful creature, but they can barely hold it down.”
The Mane Six could see the other superstars struggling to keep the big monster on its back. They knew that soon enough it would pry itself free. Flutershy looked over and noticed Scooby Doo was the only legit ‘competitor’ in the match still standing.
“Scooby Doo, it’s up to you!” She yelled.
“Really?!” Scooby asked, shocked.
“Get up to the top rope and finish this thing Scooby!” Rainbow called out.
Looking up toward the top rope, Scooby Doo quickly ascended to the top rope and looked down toward the pinned bear, and the entire audience in attendance.
“Only Dead Meat can tip the balance now,” Michael announced. “Can he do it? Can Dead Meat save the day?”
Feeling the adrenaline flowing through him, knowing the severity of the situation, Scooby Doo smiled before leaping into the air.
“Scooby Dooby Doo!”
Scooby soared high into the air and performed a huge 450 spin before falling straight down, slamming into the bear. The force of the impact actually caused the ring to collapse and the whole cage fell apart.
“Dead Meat just delivered a gut-wrenching belly bomb that flattened the ring and exploded the cage!”
“BAH GAWD ALMIGHTY!” Discord shouted, in a country accent.
When the dust finally cleared, immediately after the huge impact, Scooby Doo stood victorious as the Ghost Bear was finally knocked out entirely by its feet.
“The dust is clearing now… the bear is out cold… Dead Meat wins it!”
*DING! DING! DING!*
The crowd went wild as they cheered for Shaggy, Scooby, and everyone else involved. The Mane Six finally managed to get Shaggy untangled from the ring ropes, ran right toward his best friend, and hugged him close. From the outside, the rest of the Mystery Inc. watched proudly, even Velma was having a hard time controlling her excitement.
“You okay, Velm?” Fred asked her.
“This… is… AWESOME!” Velma cheered. “Whoo-hoo!”
Soon enough, the rest of the superstars, including Mystery Inc. and the WWE executives entered the destroyed ring. WWE security grabbed the Ghost Bear and hoisted it up.
“Now let’s see who this ghost bear really is!” Fred declared.
He walked right up, yanked the fake head off the Ghost Bear, and everyone was beyond shocked to see it was in fact none other than… ‘Cookie’ controlling it.
“Cookie?!” Cena exclaimed in shock.
“Cookie?!” Vince McMahon exclaimed.
“Cookie?!” Everyone else exclaimed.
It was most certainly a shocker seeing Cookie as the mastermind behind the whole ordeal. But none more surprised than his own nephew, Reuben.
“Uncle Cookie! Why?! WWE is your life!”
“Even I’m still confused!” Spike remarked, scratching his head.
“WWE was his life,” Velma explained, facing Reuben. “But sadly, your Uncle Cookie never got the glory…”
“And his injury put him out of the spotlight,” Daphne finished.
“Permanently!” Fred added.
“A superstar bearing that much pain grew to truly resent the WWE and all it stood for,” Storm spoke up. “A man who could never be the champion he always dreamed of and all that resentment and envy over the years eventually grew into ‘hatred’. And training all those other superstars to be what he could not only made it ‘worse’.”
“It was then he developed his plan for revenge,” Twilight added. “But he knew that wouldn’t be enough. He needed a ‘pawn’ to steal the championship belt.”
“And that’s when he devised the idea of hacking into a video game and place those post-hypnotic suggestions into it. That game would become part of a contest Cookie set up with fake emails he sent throughout the WWE. That’s why he used the bear to attack the video game studio, to cover his tracks.”
“The contest itself would assure only the most skilled pawn would arrive at WWE city to aid in the theft,” Twilight added. “Cookie used flashing lights to activate Scooby’s post-hypnotic programming.”
“And so when Cookie identified the belt in Scooby’s bed as the championship belt, turned out he was lying,” Storm continued. “He’d already switched the belts but with Scooby taking the blame, Cookie would be free to carry out his ultimate plan: To turn off the lights, and with the help of the bear, generate so much panic and injury that WrestleMania would be ruined, and WWE would never recover.”
“And you guys only just figured that out, ‘when’ exactly…?” Rainbow asked, raising a brow.
“We didn’t initially,” Twilight admitted. “We needed all the clues to come together to support our theory.”
“But thanks to Fred here, we got the lights back on pretty quick,” Cena complimented Fred, with a stiff back slap. “Good work!”
“Ah, um, thanks!” Fred grunted in response.
“And the real championship belt, where is it now?” Mr. McMahon asked.
“Elementary, my dear Mr. McMahon,” Velma responded. “Cookie’s wearing it.”
Cena walked toward Cookie and opened the front exterior of the bear to reveal that Cookie was indeed wearing the championship belt. He quickly snatched it back.
“Sorry Cookie, but the championship belt isn’t for cheaters, it’s for champions.”
Cena held the championship gouge for all to see and the entire crowd cheered for its safe return.
“Good call, hiring these kids, sir,” Ms. Richards told Mr. McMahon. “I thought they might come in handy.”
“Hmm… sure you did…” Spike rolled his eyes.
“Just get Cookie out of here!” Vince ordered loudly.
“Yes sir! Will do, sir! You bet!” Richards responded nervously.
“The championship belt was the icing on the cake, Mr. McMahon,” Velma said. “Cookie could live off its golden jewels for the rest of his life.”
“And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for you meddling kids and your game-crazy dog!” Cookie yelled, dragged away.
“Hold on a minute!” Mr. McMahon yelled.
Security skid to a halt the moment they heard their boss.
“Bring Cookie back here a second!” He ordered. “I just had a thought.”
Doing as they were told, security dragged Cookie back to the ring. Vince looked right at Cookie with a smile on his face.
“I don’t think prison is enough a lesson for you, Cookie,” Vince smirked. “Someone needs to be taught a lesson, a lesson taken to the… extreme!”
*Deploy Dudley Boyz theme here*
The entire arena cheered with joy, while a look of fear spread across Cookie’s face as two men emerged from the backstage area. The personification of ‘extreme’ themselves, those two men were the backbone behind Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW for short). They held multiple tag team championships from around the world, both men WWE Hall of Famers. These two were known as the Dudley Boys: Bubba Ray and Devon Dudley.
The Dudley’s made their way into the ring, looking toward Cookie, who panicked upon seeing the two men. Both men faced each other before turning toward the crowd knowing exactly what they wanted.
“DEVON!” Bubba yelled to his partner.
The entire crowd got really riled up as they knew what came next. Bubby Ray and Devon counted down from three-to-one before they all yelled out:
“GET THE TABLES!!!”
Devon quickly slid from the ring, lifted the ring apron, and pulled out a table which he pushed into the ring. Both Dudley’s quickly proceeded set the table up and looked above Cookie. Vince looked at the security and gave them a nod. Security pushed Cookie forward and the Dudley Boys nailed their signature 3-D tag team finish through the table. The crowd erupted once more as the Dudley’s jumped back up and taunted with the crowd as security dragged a knocked-out Cookie from the ring carting him off to jail. Reuben watched as his uncle was taken away, looking toward everyone in shame.
“I guess after what my Uncle’s done, you won’t be wanting me around anymore,” He spoke sorrowfully.
“Not so, Ruby,” Santino assured him.
“You’re one of us now,” A.J. added.
“You got the funk, son!” Brodus complimented.
“That’s right, Reuben!” Mr. McMahon nodded. “You’ve shown a superstar spirit in the ring, and at the computer. You’ve earned a place with us in whatever you want to do. The choice is yours.”
Reuben’s eyes lit up as a smile spread across his face.
“Thanks, Mr. McMahon,” He thanked.
Vince grabbed a microphone once more and looked back at the crowd.
“Well thank you ladies and gentlemen for coming out tonight and we hope you enjoyed…”
“Not so fast, Mr. McMahon!”
Everyone turned as Pinkie Pie held a microphone and a piece of paper in her hoof.
“Don’t think you’re getting away with what you did in all this!” She said.
“What are you talking about Pinkie?” Twilight asked.
“Mr. McMahon dropped this a few days back, which I took the liberty to examine,” Pinkie replied, holding the piece of paper. “A written letter to Mr. McMahon… from the Undertaker!”
Everyone gasped in shock as they all looked back toward Mr. McMahon.
“That’s ridiculous!” Vince scoffed.
“That letter states that Mr. McMahon ‘knew’ about the New Ministry and their plans for us,” Pinkie explained. “Which explains why Mr. McMahon was so chill with us becoming involved with the Ghost Bear’s investigation. He already planned on putting us in matches at WrestleMania just to soften us up so the Undertaker could end us all for good!”
“But Mr. McMahon had been helping us through all this,” Rainbow countered.
“He was never helping us at all!” Pinkie responded. “He only wanted to make it as difficult as possible. Putting us all in the ring, with minimum training and no prior knowledge on our opponents, he ‘knew’ we wouldn’t stand a chance. What he ‘didn’t’ expect was us actually ‘winning’.”
“But what would getting rid of us accomplish?” Rarity asked. “He’s a man of business.”
“The note states that if Undertaker were to beat us all, allowing the darkness to run amuck in the world, this would allow Mr. McMahon to lead in his stead. It would be his own personal power play.”
“This is all ridiculous!” Vince spoke angrily. “I have no idea what you’re even talking about.”
“Actually… it’s true,” Fluttershy spoke up. “When the Ministry abducted me, I had been locked in a dark room for days on end. At first, I couldn’t understand what was going on being so disoriented. But I heard the talk about the Ministry’s plans and one of those voices sounded eerily similar to Mr. McMahon.”
“Sir, is that true?” Richards asked her boss.
Vince McMahon looked amongst his superstars, the Mystery Inc. gang, and even the Equestrians. But there was no way out for him.
“Fine… it’s true,” He nodded. “And I’d do it all over again if it meant the ongoing future of the WWE. I regret nothing; besides, what would it prove anyway? Exposing doesn’t change a thing. I ‘own’ the entire company, I own ‘every’ man and woman who signs with me, and not one police force in the entire world can have me jailed.”
To which Pinkie Pie merely gave a smirk of her own.
“Oh, I wouldn’t worry about ‘jail’ Mr. McMahon,” She smiled. “I just happened to find a more ‘appropriate’ punishment especially for you.”
The roof exploded off the arena as the WWE fans cheered so loudly it was deafening. A look came over Vince McMahon, of genuine fear and shock, knowing the arrival of this one man. From the back stepped the greatest superstars perhaps in ‘all’ of WWE history. A multiple time WWE champion, a Hall of Famer, and the toughest S.O.B. to roam the earth: Stone Cold Steve Austin.
The Texas Rattlesnake wasted absolutely no time as he walked down the ramp, stepped into the ring, and quickly (and precisely) nailed Vince McMahon with a ‘Stone Cold’ Stunner!”
The crowd erupted once more as Vince rolled out of the ring, feeling the effects of the Stunner. Stone Cold climbed the turnbuckles and raised his arms in victory for the cheering crowd. Then, in typical ‘Stone Cold’ fashion, Austin walked out of the ring and grabbed a case full of cold beer. Rolling back into the ring, he handed one to every superstar, even the Equestrians. Everyone popped them open, and Austin grabbed two of his own before smashing them together in the biggest ‘beer bash’ ever. Austin guzzled down his own beers before sliding out the ring once more and headed backstage while everyone else cheered.
Ms. Richards stepped into the ring with a microphone of her own.
“Now that we have the real championship belt, it needs to be awarded to ‘true’ champions,” She announced. “And after what I’ve seen tonight, they’re right here. Skinny Man and Dead Meat!”
The crowd cheered once more as Shaggy and Scooby looked immensely confused. Ms. Richards walked over and handed the belt to two of them. Their confusion quickly turned to joy as both smiled at one another. The only one who didn’t seem happy was Kane, who walked toward the two and raised his gloved hand. Shaggy and Scooby both whimpered and tried to shield themselves from the pain coming their way. But to their surprise, they made one quick peek and saw Kane extending his hand out toward them.
“Well done,” He congratulated deeply.
Scooby and Shaggy both shook hands before John Cena and Sin Cara lifted them onto their shoulders. The entire crowd, even the rest of the superstars in the ring (Minus Kane), started chanting ‘Scooby Doo’ over and over again. Shaggy and Scooby both felt so happy within this moment, a bolt of lightning would’ve struck, and they’d hardly notice it at all.
“Scooby Dooby DOOOO!!!” Scooby cheered.
Eventually, the two were let down as they continued their victory celebration. However, everyone noticed a strong wind started to pick up and everyone turned to see the portal once again open. The Equestrians all smiled upon seeing the familiar gateway.
“Well every pony, I guess it’s time to head back home,” Twilight observed.
The group took a step forward towards the magical force that would take them back home. The WWE superstars stepped forward to say their goodbyes.
“So… this is goodbye I guess,” Cena smiled at them.
“I’m afraid it is John,” Rainbow nodded.
“That’s a shame,” Triple H smiled. “You all have real potential to be amazing WWE superstars.”
“Perhaps, but we also have family and friends waiting for us back home,” Rarity informed them. “No doubt they all missed us dearly, and it’s high time we get back to them.”
The WWE superstars smiled at one another as they understood exactly what that was like. Being on the road as often as they are, going long period of time without seeing their friends and family, if any group could understand the desire to get back to their family and friends, it was them. One by one, they all shook hands with the Equestrians.
“Well, it was fun getting to thrown down with all of you,” A.J. Lee smiled.
“It was ‘funktastic’ man!” Brodus agreed.
“If at any time you guys want to come back and step in the ring with us again, you’re always welcome!” Reuben smiled.
“We’ll fer sure keep that in mind” Applejack smiled back. “But fer now… this is ‘yer’ moment, Reuben. Make it count while you can.”
Soon Mystery Inc. approached the girls, looking down toward their friends.
“Are you guys sure you gotta split?” Shaggy asked. “Like it’s been an awesome time hanging out with all of you.”
“Reah! Really fun!” Scooby nodded.
“And it’s been so much fun meeting you guys all over again,” Fluttershy responded. “But I’m sorry to say it’s time to go.”
“Don’t worry though dudes,” Rainbow said confidently. “I’m positive this won’t be the last time we meet each other.”
“Absolutely!” Pinkie nodded. “After all, the writers still have what ‘five’ move Scooby Doo stories in the wings? A few of them even include Shaggy, Scooby, and Scrapy. Speaking of which, I’m surprised we didn’t see him in this story… huh.”
Once more, everyone eyed Pinkie Pie quizzically. But they soon decided right away it was likely best not to question her and just go with it.
“Well, if this is goodbye for now, I suppose all we can say is that we can’t wait to see you all again,” Fred smiled.
“We’ll miss you all,” Daphne added, holding Fred’s hand.
The Mystery Inc. gang and the Equestrians shared a big group hug in farewell before the Equestrians finally drew back. They all turned back toward the portal, ready to step through and head back home. As they got closer, the magic emanating from the portal shifted the group back into their pony and dragon forms. Initially, those bearing witness would be surprised… but after tonight, and all they just witnessed, they weren’t going to question anything.
Just as they were about to step through, they noticed someone running toward their direction. They all jumped out of the way as R-Truth ran down the ramp, the 24/7 title clutched in his grasp. As he ran, he suddenly tripped on a loose grate along the ramp and ended up smacking his head hard rolling the rest of the way down the ramp before the Equestrians.
The ponies and Spike looked at him concerned, wondering if he was alright or may require some help. Then, an idea came to Spike as he turned toward the side and noticed the referee from Shaggy and Scooby’s match finally getting back up. He smiled quickly before looking back toward the others.
“I’ll be back!” He said quickly.
“What are you doing Spike?” Twilight asked.
Spike raced toward the referee and quickly pulled him toward where R-Truth was laid out. Quickly assuming the pinning position, and despite the referee’s confusion, Spike pressed down on R-Truth with all his weight as the official made the count.
1… 2… 3!!!
Spike quickly got up and cheered for himself, running around with the 24/7 belt he ‘just’ won.
“YEAH BABY!” He yelled. “My name is Spike and I’M THE NEW 24/7 CHAMPION!!!”
But his moment of celebration was quickly extinguished as he looked toward the ramp and noticed the entire locker room, both men and women alike, racing toward his direction.
“And that’s our cue to get the hay out of here!” He yelled quickly.
Spike raced through the crystal portal, jumping through while the rest followed behind him. The portal closed before any of the other superstars could get through and they all groaned in frustration. Meanwhile, the rest of the superstars and Mystery Inc. all laughed at the display. There was no doubt on any of their minds that this certainly has been a very fun, and even entertaining adventure for them all.