//------------------------------// // Detroit Rock City/Stopping the Destroyer // Story: G5 Adventures in Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery // by ponydog127 //------------------------------// Everyone watched as the giant aircraft flew through the portal with KISS and the Gemstone Princesses onboard, but before they could say anything else, there was loud booming laughter coming from the inside of the volcano, lava and rocks spewing out from the top. That's when Fred knew that they had to move quickly in order to buy KISS and the princesses enough time. “Quick! Get in the KISS Car!” “KISS Craft!” Scooby shouted as he and the gang raced toward the craft in question, and once Fred was in the driver's seat, he tried to insert the keys in, but the ground was shaking so much, the keys slipped from his grasp and right onto the floor. “Whoopsie!! Ahhh!!” Everyone screamed as the aircraft began to tilt, and Scooby began to slip from the vehicle, leaving Shaggy, Velma and Daphne to grab his front paws and pull him in, with Misty, Sunny and Zipp pulling on them to provide them more strength. But as they pulled, Daphne strained at how heavy Scooby was. “You really need to lay off the Scooby Snacks!” “Huh?!” Scooby growled and began to struggle with all his might to pull himself inside, but as he did, the ground under them gave way, and they began to fall toward the lava below! “AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!” As they fell, Fred finally inserted the key into the slot, and the aircraft fired up... just as Shaggy suddenly appeared in the same place Scooby was in a few moments before. “Huh?! Like, how did I get out here?!” “Save those... rhetorical thoughts for later!” Zipp strained as they pulled Shaggy into the KISS Craft and they all buckled in. “Fred, put the metal to the pedal! We gotta get to the top of the volcano for the Destroyer to even notice us!” “On it!” Fred steered the KISS Craft up toward the top of the volcano, where the Destroyer finally began to break free. “Yes... freedom is mine!” XXXXXXXXX “We want KISS! We want KISS! We want KISS! We want KISS!” Manny Goldman was currently on the phone with security, watching the security cameras showing a multitude of fans, not sure about what he should do next. “I know the fans want to get in, but I haven't heard from KISS yet. Where are they...?” “We're here, Goldman!” Demon said from the onstage security camera. “Open the gates and let the army in. We need to rock 'n' roll!” Goldman didn't waste a second and let the multitude of screaming fans run wild toward the stage, letting the plan continue to come together. XXXXXXXXX At the same time, the gang finally reached the top of the volcano, where the Destroyer had finally rose into view. “Yes... free at last!” he declared with a laugh. “Free to destroy! Free to swallow the Earth in evil.” Fred pulled out the KISS megaphone he was previously given and turned back to the giant monster. “Not so fast, Destroyer!” “Out of my way, insolent flea!” the Destroyer shouted, and Hitch gulped nervously, looking back at his friends. “Whoa, he is REALLY big! Way bigger than Birdzilla.” Izzy then swiped the megaphone from Fred and pointed it directly at the creature. “Make us, buckethead!” “Whoa. That wasn't like you, Iz,” Pipp said, “but I totally agree. LET'S GET IT ON!!!!” XXXXXXXXX “All right, KISS World!” an announcer shouted to the screaming crowd. “You wanted the best and you got it. The hottest band in the world... KISS!!” KISS and the Gemstone Princesses began to play one of KISS' hit songs, Detroit Rock City, hoping it would be enough to lure the Destroyer out of hiding. XXXXXXXXX “I... hate... MUSIC!!!” the Destroyer claimed as he shot lasers all over the place, just as the singing began. Starchild: I feel uptight on a Saturday night Nine o'clock, the radio's the only light “Hold on, everypony!” Zipp turned the steering wheel and sent the gang fleeing from the Destroyer as it gave chase, everyone struggling to hold on for their lives. Starchild: I hear my song and it pulls me through Comes on strong, tells me what I got to do I got to KISS: Get up Starchild: Everybody's gonna move their feet KISS: Get down Starchild: Everybody's gonna move their feet KISS: You gotta lose your mind In Detroit Rock City Get up Starchild: Everybody's gonna move their feet KISS: Get down Starchild: Everybody's gonna leave their seat The gang finally made it through the portal, Fred slamming on the gas as they made their way through. Scooby managed to squint and look back just enough, and was horrified to see the Destroyer roaring and flying after them at top speed. “Heads up!” As Shaggy and Scooby quivered in fear with one another, a strong sense of determination washed over Sunny, who swiftly turned into an alicorn. “Misty, Izzy! Help me try and distract that thing with some magic blasts!” “We're on it!” Izzy and Misty nodded and leaned out the windows, firing their horns as Sunny charged her own magic, firing repeatedly at the monster, who responded by sending lasers at them too, sending them back down into the KISS Craft as the Destroyer began to suck them into his open mouth. Starchild: Moving fast, down 95 Hit top speed, but I'm still moving much too slow “Like, step on it, Fred!!” Shaggy screamed, and Fred immediately took the pedal to the metal, immediately speeding away. Starchild: I feel so good, I'm so alive Hear my song playin' on the radio It goes KISS: Get up Starchild: Everybody's gonna move their feet] KISS: Get down Starchild: Everybody's gonna leave their seat Shaggy looked like he was about to puke by that point, and Pipp looked disgusted by looking at Shaggy's disgust. “Oh, so gross! Here,” she handed Shaggy a barf bag. “Use it, use it, use it!” “Look, guys!” Sunny pointed behind them. “I think something is happening back there!” As they sped away, giant ethereal versions of KISS began to repeatedly attack, causing the Destroyer some severe damage, and that meant only one thing-- KISS's plan was working! Starchild: Twelve o'clock, I gotta rock There's a truck ahead, lights staring at my eyes “CURSE YOU, KISS!!!!” the Destroyer screamed one final time before he exploded, and the force of that explosion sent the KISS Craft spinning out of control before it exploded all its own. Starchild: Oh my God, no time to turn I got to laugh 'cause I know I'm gonna die Why? KISS: Get up Starchild: Everybody's gonna move their feet KISS: Get up Starchild: Everybody's gonna leave their seat At that moment that the song ended, the portal opened, and out from it came the unconscious group of friends, surfing along the crowd. Topaz sighed in relief and smiled at her sisters. The worst of it was finally over.