//------------------------------// // The Rockin' Flume/KISS has Superpowers! // Story: G5 Adventures in Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery // by ponydog127 //------------------------------// As the others were solving their own clues down by the stage, Shaggy and Scooby licked on some delicious ice cream from the stand Scooby found earlier, and Pipp and Misty were happily to walk alongside. “Good deal finding that ice cream stand, Scoob,” Shaggy said to his best friend. “We'll have this case licked in no time. Ha-ha-ha!” “Yeah... licked!” Scooby devoured the rest of his ice cream, and Misty bumped him the cone, to which he swallowed whole. “Ah...” “So... what do you guys think of those bat pony sisters?” Misty asked after a minute of silence. “I think they're super sweet!” Pipp interjected her thoughts on the matter. “Maybe a little suspicious, kinda like my sister, but overall? I love their musical style.” “Still... it feels like they have some sort of secret they're keeping from us,” Misty said. “Like how I was working for Opaline. But you know... they play it a lot cooler than I did.” “Like, Misty, you gotta chill out,” Shaggy said before he frowned at the concerned look Misty was giving. “Hey... are you good? You act like some sort of natural disaster struck.” Misty and Pipp shared a worried glance at each other before they nodded. Shaggy and Scooby supported them from the very beginning. They needed to know about the threat Opaline could bring now that she had her full strength. Misty sighed deeply. “The truth is, guys... remember how I said that Opaline's true power comes from a dragon's fire?” “How could we forget?” Shaggy said with a nervous chuckle. “Yeah,” Scooby nodded with a shudder in between. “You guys are lucky to get out of each interaction alive.” “Yeah, well... here's the thing,” Pipp said with a bit of hesitance. “On our last Unity Quest, she was able to capture Sparky, and... she... stole a majority of his dragon fire.” Shaggy and Scooby stopped in their tracks with a deep gasp. “We got him back with the help of some new friends, thank goodness,” Misty said to reassure them, “but... Sparky is still kinda weak from most of his fire being gone.” “Ohh... poor Sparky...” Scooby whimpered, ears pinned. “So, here's what we wanted to tell you-- keep your eyes and ears open,” Misty spoke with a serious look. “Opaline could come after you guys, and we don't want you to get hurt.” To this, Shaggy and Scooby nodded firmly, making Misty and Pipp somewhat relieved. At least that was out of the way. Now they just needed to figure out where to continue their search for clues. That's when Shaggy spotted a building not too far off. “Dude, maybe we should investigate the Rockin' Flume.” “Ooh, good idea!” Pipp said. “I'm up for a good slow, water ride to get my mind off things.” They made their way toward the ride, where Shaggy read a sign with the Demon sticking a measurable tongue out of his mouth. “Your tongue must be this long to ride this ride.” “Ehhh...” Misty groaned as she stuck out her tongue to see if it was long enough... just as Scooby swiped Shaggy's ice cream. Scooby giggled and smirked as Shaggy downed his ice cream cone, smiling nonetheless. “Looks like your tongue's long enough to get us ALL on this ride! Heh-heh!” After they moved past the line queue and into the main part of the ride, Shaggy let out a relaxed sigh. “It's like the perfect park day. No lines, no operators.” But as they moved further in, they noticed red mist coming from a closet, and stuff repeatedly getting thrown from it, sparking their confusion and curiosity. “Huh?” No one knew what was waiting for them beyond that closet door, so they crept closer and sniffed the air, instantly reeling back in disgust and covering their noses. “P-U!” Shaggy fanned some of the mist away. “Like, what died in here?” But Shaggy got an answer he didn't want to begin with-- the witch emerged from the closet, causing them to scream in surprise. “Give me rock!” the witch shrieked, causing them to scream again and backed up in surprise... ...unaware that Shaggy turned on the control panel, as one of KISS' songs, Shout It Out Loud, began to play as the ride swept them into a sort of cavern, full of rock and roll instruments. Well the night's begun and you want some fun Do you think you're gonna find it (Find it) You got to treat yourself like number one Do you need to be reminded (Need to be reminded) Shaggy, Scooby and their pony pals stared in awe at the magnificent display... but it didn't last long when the witch showed up. It doesn't matter what you do or say Just forget the things that you've been told We can't do it any other way Everybody's got to rock n roll... Yaaa-aaay When the witch sent bats to try and get them to go to her, Shaggy and Scooby found guitars to whack them away, just before the ride continued down a steep watery hill. Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud After they made it down the hill, they witnessed confetti coming down from a giant Catman display, and went through a flaming Demon's mouth. If you don't feel good every way you could Don't sit there broken hearted (Sit there broken hearted) Call all your friends in the neighborhood And get the party started (Get the party started) The group narrowly escaped the witch before they started slowly going up another hill, which led to the biggest drop of the ride. Don't let them tell you that there's too much noise They're too old to really understand You'll still get rowdy with the girls and boys 'Cause it's time for you to take a stand Yaa-aa-aay... Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud After the drop completely soaked them, they paddled the rest of the way to escape the witch, but she kept following them, even to the giant swing ride, where Misty, Shaggy and Scooby hung on for dear life and Pipp just flew beside them. Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud You got to have a party Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud Turn it up louder But to their dismay, the witch could fly too, and she used a magic axe to chop the swing they were on, sending them into a pile of stuffed KISS bunnies. Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud And everybody shout it now Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud The Crimson Witch made all the rabbits come to life and attack, but they were able to kick the bunnies off of them and used them as ziplines to get to the nearby drum ride. I hear you gettin' louder Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud Everybody shout it now Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud The Crimson Witch quickly used her magic to start the ride, but sped it up to disorient the group so she could attack them easier. Pipp loved thrill rides, but it was ridiculous to be going that speed. But just as all seemed lost, Shaggy spotted eight figures on a building nearby. “Girls, Scoob, look! It's the sisters and KISS!” Suddenly, to their surprise and shock, KISS actually FLEW DOWN with the sisters and demonstrated some unique and crazy superpowers. Demon began to spit huge fire blasts Catman had real cat like behavior Starchild could fire magic blasts through the star marking on his eye Spaceman could shoot and control electricity And the sisters harnessed the magic in their tiaras, and that magic reflected right on their hooves, all in different colors, like the gemstones they represented “Whoa!” Scooby exclaimed with wide eyes. “KISS is super buff!” “And they HAVE to show me how they harness magic like that!” Pipp exclaimed, referring to the sisters. “Sunny has to see this!” As she whipped out her phone and began recording, Spaceman used his electricity powers to stop the ride, and Catman leapt right at the Crimson Witch, but that didn't seem to do any good. Now it was the sisters' turn to step up. “Girls!” Rose shouted. “Crystal rainbow blast!” They put their hooves together as their cutie marks began to glow, and after their powers charged enough, they blasted it at the witch, and that dissolved her axe and caused her to start to flee. But luckily, Starchild was there to strike her down to the ground. The witch shrieked upon impact, and landed on the ground with a livid look. “You'll NEVER stop me!” And just like that, she disappeared in red mist, and KISS and the sisters flew off just before the others screeched to a halt before the drum ride. “We heard the commotion,” Fred spoke, all out of breathe. “Are you guys okay?” “Whoo, I think me and Pipp are okay,” Misty said, easily shaking off the dizziness. “But, Shaggy and Scooby? Ehhhhhh... I'm just not sure.” “Hey, man...” Shaggy chuckled as he and Scooby stumbled out of the drum ride in a daze. “Did anyone catch the license plate number on that witch...?” And just like that, Shaggy and Scooby passed out in Fred's arms, causing mass worry. “Oh boy!” Sunny said, picking the unconscious Scooby up while Zipp got Shaggy in her hooves. “Ponies, we need to get them medical attention-- NOW!!” “And then after that,” Misty whispered to herself, “I need to figure out what the heck just happened here.”