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[¶]

[DOG HOWLING]

[HOOTING]

It sounded like the brown-breasted,

bottle-beaked bahooten owl.

Sherman, did you really bring me all the way out here

just to look at birds?

I thought you liked birds.

Yes, but sometimes there are other things I'd like to see.

Like what?

Like a movie.

[OWL HOOTS]

Oh. Shh, hear that?

The owl is near.

[CREATURE GROWLING]

[GROWLS] [GASPS]

[GROWLING]

Sherman? Yes.

Does it have unusually large eyes?

Oh, yes, I'd say so.

It's a nocturnal predator.

And a giant, pointy beak?

[FEET POUNDING]

And fur?

[CREATURE ROARS]

You know, Treena,

I'd be up for a movie.

[BOTH SCREAMING]

[¶]

[JUST FOR LAUGHS' "SCOOBY-DOO: ABRACADABRA-DOO" PLAYING]

¶ Everybody wants a chance To be a hero ¶

¶ Everybody wants a chance To save the day ¶

¶ Won't you come along And, baby, be a hero? ¶

¶ 'Cause it feels all right Yeah, it feels okay ¶

¶ Hey, Scooby ¶ Abracadabra-doo

¶ Come on, Scooby ¶ Abracadabra-doo

¶ Oh, Scooby ¶ Abracadabra-doo

¶ Yeah, Scooby ¶ Abracadabra-doo

¶ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

¶ Don't stand back You better run for cover ¶

¶ Do-do-do-do

¶ Need a chance That you can get away ¶

¶ Do-do-do-do

¶ Scooby and his friends Are gonna get you ¶

¶ Do-do-do-do

¶ 'Cause it feels all right Yeah, it feels okay ¶

¶ Hey, Scooby ¶ Abracadabra-doo

¶ Come on, Scooby ¶ Abracadabra-doo

¶ Oh, Scooby ¶ Abracadabra-doo

¶ Yeah, Scooby ¶ Abracadabra-doo

¶ Hey

¶ Hey

¶ Ho

¶ Ho

¶ Hey, hey

¶ Ho, ho

¶ Hey, hey Ho, ho ¶

¶ Everybody, let's go

¶ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

¶ Hey, Scooby ¶ Abracadabra-doo

¶ Come on, Scooby ¶ Abracadabra-doo

¶ Yeah, Scooby ¶ Abracadabra-doo

¶ Scooby-Doo-be ¶ Abracadabra-doo

¶ Oh, Scooby

[SIRENS WAILING]

Scooby-Doo captured the monster.

Scooby-Dooby-Doo!

[GROWLING]

[ALL GASP]

VELMA: It's not a real monster.

It's actually Ms. Thelmer, the company accountant.

My plan was perfect.

How did you ever--? [CELL PHONE RINGS]

Hi, Mom, can't talk.

Exposition time.

What?

Will you take the wrap-up, Freddie?

I'm back.

Ms. Thelmer is actually a corporate spy.

She pretended to be the so-called chemical creep

to scare people away

while she stole the company's secret formulas.

From now on the only books you'll be keeping

will be from the prison library.

Well, another successful case is closed.

Like, dude, I say we celebrate with a party

at the Burger Binge.

Yeah.

[CHANTING] Burger Binge. Burger Binge.

I've got a better idea.

Shaggy, you remember my little sister Madelyn?

Little "Doe Eyes" Dinkley?

Like, how could I forget?

That's not nice.

She really liked you.

I'm sorry, Vel. Madds is a sweet kid.

We'll have to look her up sometime.

That time is now.

My mom wants us to check up on her.

Is something wrong?

Madelyn's going to a special school for stage magicians.

And, well, according to my mom,

the school's being threatened by a gryphon.

Zoinks! Not a gryphon.

I mean, anything but a gryphon.

Like, what's a gryphon?

A creature that's half eagle, half lion.

Couldn't it make up its mind?

It's a legend, Shaggy, mostly from medieval times.

It doesn't really exist.

I've heard that rap before.

Come on. We can't say no to Velma's mom.

But can't we say yes to a burger party first?

SCOOBY [CHANTING]: Burger Binge. Burger Binge.

Burger Binge.

[¶]

SHAGGY: All right, Scooby-Doo.

Go fish.

I can't, Shaggy.

Why not?

I don't have a fishing pole.

[GIGGLING]

G.P.S.: Your next turn is five miles ahead.

Watch out for the dips in the road,

not including the ones in the backseat.

Ha-ha. That's a joke.

Pothole!

[ALL GRUNT] Watch out.

Would you please keep your eyes on the road?

I'm not sure about the Mystery Machine's new G.P.S., Fred.

Where'd you get your license, from a hobo?

I know, isn't it awesome?

This is the magician's school?

It looks like a castle.

It is a castle.

O'Flannery Manor originated in Ireland,

where it was known for its mystical happenings.

Back in the 19th century its owner,

Lord Seamus O'Flannery,

had it transported to America, brick by brick.

It says here that Seamus O'Flannery

practiced dark magic.

[GULPS]

Pretty creepy, eh, Scoob?

Yeah. Creepy.

It gets creepier.

When he passed on, Seamus had himself entombed

in an island crypt on the nearby lake.

Man, am I happy we forgot our swimsuits.

The castle was auctioned recently and cost the magician

a pretty penny to buy it.

G.P.S.: Turn left at the next pine tree.

Left! Wake up, people!

SHAGGY: Whoo!

Are you sure about this?

Relax, scarf boy.

We're taking the scenic route.

[LAUGHING]

Everybody calls it a scarf.

It's an ascot.

Hang a right at the weeping willow.

Right!

Veer left at the rhododendron.

Make a U-turn at the skunk.

[WHIMPERS]

[ALL GASP]

[G.P.S. LAUGHS]

VELMA: Fred, this can't be right.

FRED: I'd better check the warranty on this thing.

[ALL YELLING]

[GRUNTS]

[LAUGHING]

[¶]

Hey, look. It's the road to the school.

FRED: There it is.

[¶]

[TIRES SQUEAL]

Jinkies.

WOMAN: Velma!

Madelyn!

Oh, it's so good to see you.

You look so adorable.

Oh, my gosh. I can't believe it. You're really here.

My big sister.

Hi, Madelyn.

Hi, Daphne.

Hi, Freddie.

Hi, Scooby.

[GIGGLES]

[SHAGGY GOBBLING]

Uh, h--

H-Hi, Shaggy.

Hi, Madelyn.

MAN: Welcome, everyone.

[¶]

I'm Whirlen Merlin, maestro of the Magical Academy.

Alakazam.

And this lovely lady

is my former stage assistant, Crystal.

Hmph. I guess this school doesn't have much of a dress code.

Yeah.

Greetings.

I teach prestidigitory assistantship.

I'm also in charge of caring for our magical co-stars.

[WHISTLING] [BIRDS COOING]

[GROWLING]

This is Vernon, our star performer.

But don't worry. He's a real pussycat.

Nice to meet you.

[ROARS]

[SCOOBY WHIMPERING]

One, two, three, four.

Phew. Hee-hee.

MAN: We better hurry.

It's almost dark.

Don't want to be around when the you-know-what drops by.

All right, Marlon.

Marlon here is our resident stagehand.

He runs things behind the scenes.

We wouldn't have a show without him.

Marlon, please see to our guests' luggage.

Already finished, boss.

See you inside.

Yeah, Scoob, like, maybe we'd better go in.

[ALL CHUCKLING]

CRYSTAL: Repeat after me.

Open sesame.

ALL: Open sesame. [CLEARS THROAT]

Open sesame.

[¶]

I hope you find your time at O'Flannery Castle exciting.

It's the grandest magic academy in existence.

Gee, I wonder where all the students are.

Uh, I don't know.

In their rooms.

Where it's safe.

This is Ms. Alma Rumblebuns.

She was custodian of the castle before I bought it.

And now she's, uh, housekeeper to the students.

This facility allows performing animals only.

[WHINES]

Oh, that's okay.

Scooby's been through training school.

Yeah. Uh-huh, uh-huh.

[HUMMING]

[CHUCKLES]

[HUMMING]

Whoa.

Whoa!

[GIGGLES]

Like, he was dropped on his head when he was a puppy.

[CHUCKLES] [SIGHS]

Oh, very well.

I will show you your rooms.

[¶]

MAN: Cone Castle commercial.

Take one.

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]

WOMEN: ¶ We're Cone Castle Cones

¶ And we're healthy for you

¶ Run to your grocer And pick up a few ¶

¶ Mixing grown-up flavors Into kids' ice cream ¶

Liver. Onions. Broccoli.

¶ We're a gourmet lover's Dream ¶

MAN: Hold it! Hold it!

Pardon me for halting the festivities,

but I distinctly remember paying for a buttered Brussels sprout.

WOMAN: Ooh, um, sorry, I'm here.

Oopsy-daisy.

Oh, for heaven's sakes.

Can someone please manage this mess?

And you there. [CELL PHONE RINGS]

Your cone is crumpled.

Yes?

Mr. Curdles, it's me, Amos.

Remember when you told me to call

if anymore students arrived?

I saw four kids and a dog.

Four kids and a dog, eh?

[CHUCKLING] Whirlen must be awfully desperate

if he's enrolling animals.

Perhaps they'll get another visit from the you-know-what.

He's showing up almost nightly these days

and getting bolder each time.

I'd hate to think what could happen tonight.

I'm sure you'll let me know.

[ICE CREAM SQUISHES]

Will no one dab up this dairy?

MADELYN: They say Lord O'Flannery practiced real magic,

and that he had many secrets built into the castle walls.

Legend has it that he even conjured up a gryphon

to protect it, and housed the monster in that old tower,

called the Gryphon's Roost.

Like, why doesn't Whirlen Merlin knock it down

and put up a student union or something?

He's hoping to restore it someday,

but until then it's off limits.

His career goes all the way back to when he was a kid.

He started with neighborhood puppet shows.

Oh, and over here is his trophy case.

This is Whirlen Merlin when he was on stage.

Isn't he awesome?

I had no idea you were so into magic, Madelyn.

At least you've finally settled on something.

Where were you last semester, clown college?

[CHUCKLES]

Yeah, so I've done some soul-searching.

Not everyone is born

with a mystery book in her hand, Velma.

Well, I think magic is really cool.

I've always been fascinated by how it's done.

Just as Velma loves to solve mysteries,

I love to uncover the secrets of magic.

And this is the perfect school for that.

What about that gryphon?

Mom said--

Mom's just dramatic.

It's a silly old myth.

[GONG RESONATING]

[ALL GASP]

[WHIMPERING]

That's our dinner bell.

Alakazam.

And because you're our special guests of honor,

I've asked the chef--

That's me.

--to prepare a royal feast.

A feast.

Like, I think he said the magic word.

[¶]

The guests of honor almost outnumber the students.

And where are the teachers?

A lot of them left, thanks to that scary old gryphon.

Which no one has ever seen, of course.

Before we start, a little dinner lighting.

Alakazam.

[ALL GASP]

Far out.

Dinner by candlelight.

How romantic.

SCOOBY: Let's eat.

[GASPS]

Gee, Scoob, I think it's a little undercooked.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

Do not worry, never fear,

your favorite dish will now appear.

Pinch me, Scooby-Doo.

Extra cheesy cheese pizza, with a side of pickles.

[CHUCKLES]

Scooby Snacks in cherry sauce and whipped cream.

Ho-ho-ho-ho.

Ah.

Wow. Whirlen is amazing.

Ahh. I cooked it.

[¶]

Huh?

[ALL GASP]

[GASPS] What's that?

[WHIMPERING]

[¶]

[THUNDER CRASHING]

It's a devil of a night out there.

The kind of night that invites ghosts and goblins,

and other visitors.

Uh, Ms. Rumblebuns, is it okay if some of us

go back to our rooms?

I suppose so.

Psst, Shaggy.

Come on, while everyone else is eating,

I want to show you something special.

Like, now?

Yes, while the moon is still out.

I promise, you're going to find it very, very exciting.

You know, Madelyn, I find this pizza

very, very, very exciting.

MADELYN: Come on.

SCOOBY: Hey.

[OWL HOOTING]

SHAGGY: Are you sure you wanna go out in the dark?

Amos, the groundskeeper, is always out after dark.

Yeah, well, that dude's totally spooky too.

What I want to show you is something that was brought here

with the castle over two centuries ago.

[OWL HOOTS] Huh?

MADELYN: Hurry, guys.

It's right around the bend.

[¶]

[PANTING]

Here we are.

I found a picture of this sundial

on one of the castle walls.

When the moon is full,

and you twist it like so...

[¶]

That's Seamus O'Flannery,

the man who brought the castle over here from Ireland.

Wow, like, dig that crazy toothpick.

Heh. Shaggy,

that's the magic staff he used to summon

and control the gryphon.

I thought you said the gryphon was a myth.

I didn't want the others to be frightened.

I'm telling you because you're brave.

SCOOBY: Brave?

Shaggy, brave?

[LAUGHING]

[CLEARS THROAT]

Sorry.

[GIGGLES]

Like, what's all this gruesome graffiti?

It says, "winged protector, arise and guard this castle."

[CREATURE ROARING] [GASPS]

Don't look now, but I think it's arisen.

Ooh.

Look.

[ALL PANTING]

[¶]

[ROARS]

[ALL PANTING]

[SCREECHES]

[ALL PANTING]

[SCREECHES]

SHAGGY: Through here.

[SCREECHES]

Go!

Good thinking, Shaggy.

Like, who's thinking?

[GRYPHON SCREECHES]

Did you see how Whirlen Merlin

made that dessert appear out of nowhere?

Uh, not really, I was watching Crystal.

All she did was point.

It's the way she did it, so...effortlessly.

I can point too.

Usually when you do, you knock my glasses off.

Easy, Velma.

She hasn't done that in at least an hour.

Ha-ha. Very funny, scarf boy.

MADELYN [OUTSIDE]: Help! Aah!

SHAGGY [OUTSIDE]: It's the gryphon!

[¶]

It's the gryphon!

[BOTH WHIMPERING]

[ALL WHIMPERING]

[ROARS]

Oh, my gosh, there it is!

That's right, Daddy.

I told you it was real.

[ROARS]

Holy Houdini.

SHAGGY: Open sesame.

Open sesame.

Open sesame, now.

This way, guys.

[SHAGGY SCREAMING]

[GRUNTS]

[SCREECHES]

[CAMERA CLICKS]

When I enrolled Maxwell in your school,

I didn't expect dodging monsters

to be a part of the curriculum.

Good day, sir.

But we didn't know the gryphon was real.

Poor Whirlen.

There go the rest of his students.

[¶]

Where are you going?

Aren't we taking Madelyn home because of the gryphon?

No, Shaggy.

The gryphon has us curious.

[CHUCKLING]

Oh, looks like school's out.

Who's he?

Calvin Curdles, the cone king. [GROWLING]

He's been trying to buy O'Flannery Castle

since Whirlen beat him in the auction.

Alma. You look lovely as always.

Oh, here. Have a sardine-and-castor-oil.

It will enhance your lovely complexion.

Don't try to con me with your cones, Calvin.

Thought I'd bring something for the kiddies.

Oh, but I see there aren't any kiddies left.

[BOTH GASP]

I told you, Curdles, I'm not ready to sell.

Really?

Not even after your little pest control problem?

The Magic Academy has been my dream for years.

And we're not about to give it up

for little one scare, are we, gang?

No way.

Well... Uh...

Why do you want the castle, Mr. Curdles?

Well, my inquisitive little miss,

my dream is to re-tool it into my flagship restaurant.

Then I'll open more restaurants.

Soon I'll have kids all over the world

eating my vegetable and variety meat-flavored ice cream cones.

But won't the gryphon scare away all your customers?

Yes, well, I-- Uh--

I really don't believe in, uh,

things I don't believe in.

Neither do we, Mr. Curdles, [GROWLS]

which is why we intend to investigate.

Gryphon or no gryphon,

my offer won't be around forever, Whirlen.

I suggest you reconsider...

...soon.

[¶]

Hm.

[¶]

Call me if you hear anything.

He's right.

I don't know what to do.

We've got a school and no one to teach.

You still have me.

I wouldn't mind taking one of your classes.

That might not be a bad idea.

What?

We should take some classes to learn more about magic.

It could help us with our investigation.

We would be delighted to teach you.

The full faculty of the Whirlen Merlin Academy of Magic

is at your command.

[JUST FOR LAUGHS' "MAGIC" PLAYING]

¶ Feel like I've been hypnotized ¶

¶ When I look into you eyes

¶ I get feelings Crazy feelings ¶

¶ Deep inside

¶ And I fall underneath Your spell ¶

¶ I can't disguise it Very well ¶

¶ I get feelings Crazy feelings ¶

¶ I can't hide

¶ Then I feel magic In the air ¶

¶ I feel magic everywhere

¶ I feel magic Crazy magic in the air ¶

¶ I feel magic from the sun

¶ I feel love for everyone

¶ I feel magic Crazy magic in the air ¶

¶ Whoo-whoo-whoo

¶ Whoo-whoo-whoo

¶ Whoo-whoo-whoo

¶ Like a rabbit in a hat

¶ I go poof just like that

¶ I get feelings Crazy feelings I can't hide ¶

¶ Then I feel magic In the air ¶

¶ I feel magic everywhere

¶ I feel magic Crazy magic ¶

¶ In the air

¶ I feel magic from the sun

¶ I feel love for everyone

¶ I feel magic Crazy magic in the air ¶

¶ Whoo-whoo-whoo

¶ Whoo-whoo-whoo

¶ Whoo-whoo-whoo

¶ Magic

¶ Whoo-whoo-whoo

¶ Magic

¶ Whoo-whoo-whoo

[¶]

[SCREAMS]

[SIGHS]

Hm.

[MUSIC PLAYING IN DISTANCE]

What in the world?

[SOFT CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]

[GROANS] [RECORD SCRATCHES]

VELMA: Daphne?

Hey, Vel.

What's going on?

Oh, I'm tired of being klutzy old Daphne.

From now on I'm "Dazzling Daphne."

Centered. Controlled.

Graceful.

Does this have anything to do

with Fred going gaga over Crystal?

No.

[GRUNTS]

Maybe.

Why are you snooping around at this hour?

I thought you'd be doing the slumber party with Madelyn.

It's great to see Madds again,

but we don't seem to have that much in common.

Just between you and me, she's kind of a nerd.

No kidding?

Once she gloms onto something

there's no stopping her.

She's always over-analyzing every little thing

that attracts her attention.

Hm. There's some gritty residue on the floor.

It could be a clue.

It's rosin.

Dancers put it on their shoes.

Yeah. You and your sister are like night and day.

[GRUNTING]

It must be stuck.

A little help?

Sure.

[BOTH GRUNT]

Thanks.

Nothing like a workout to control

the klutziness.

[BOTH GRUNT]

[¶]

That wasn't klutziness, that happened on its own.

Come on.

[¶]

[BAT SCREECHES] [BOTH SCREAM]

This stuff must have been shipped over

from Ireland along with the castle.

Some of this is more recent.

This photo album can't be more than 20 years old.

Jinkies!

Isn't that Ms. Rumblebuns?

It's hard to tell.

She's smiling.

Madelyn says Alma's worked here all her life,

even before Whirlen won it in an auction.

This castle's like her home.

BOTH: Oh, my gosh!

DAPHNE: That's Mr. Curdles.

VELMA: They must have been boyfriend and girlfriend.

It takes all kinds.

I guess.

BOTH: Ew.

We have to build up our energy

in case we see that creepy gryphon again.

Like, who can run away on an empty stomach?

Not me.

[ANIMAL GROWLS]

I think we hit that kitchen in the nick of time, Scoob.

[ANIMAL GROWLS]

Like, your tummy is growling.

Not my tummy.

Huh?

Well, if it's not your tummy,

and it's not my tummy...

Like, it's his tummy!

[BOTH SCREAM]

[¶]

Scoob.

Whoa!

Zoinks! A dead end.

Nowhere to hide.

Look.

[GROWLING]

[SCOOBY & SHAGGY WHIMPERING]

[BIRDS SQUAWKING]

[BOTH WHIMPERING]

Phew.

Hello.

[ROARS]

Like, come on, Scoob.

Make friends with the nice kitty cat.

[ROARS]

[BOTH SCREAM]

On second thought, let's let him eat in peace.

[BOTH WHIMPERING]

[SHAGGY PANTING]

[¶]

[BOTH WHIMPERING]

Hey, look.

Puppets.

Like, this must be where they store

their Halloween decorations.

Huh. Hey, Scoob,

how many times have we run into goons like this?

"And I would have got away with it too,

if it weren't for you meddling kids."

[LAUGHS]

[GIGGLES]

"And your dog too."

[CLEARS THROAT]

[YELPS]

[WHIMPERING]

What are you doing in here?

Like, uh, we were just, uh--

No one is allowed in this room.

Not students, not visitors,

and especially not fleabags.

[UPBEAT DANCE MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]

BOTH: Huh?

[WHIMPERS]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[BOTH SCREAM]

[SCOOBY WHIMPERING]

Like, dude, how do you get out of here?

Scooby? Scooby-Doo, where are you?

[MUSIC STOPS]

[WHIMPERS]

Hey, who killed the light show?

Just me.

That was scary.

[GIGGLES]

Shaggy. MARLON: Oh, dear.

What is this place?

This is where I create props and illusions for the students.

I heard noises and found these two snooping around.

No harm done, Ms. Alma.

I'm happy to give them a demonstration.

[CHIRPING]

That's amazing. Thank you.

It's a three dimensional volumetric display.

Think of it as an upgrade on, you know,

your traditional hologram.

Yes, my big brother is quite the showman.

Alakazam.

That was a little illusion he whipped up for my farewell tour.

Wait, you two are brothers?

Funny, isn't it?

I get stuck with the looks,

while lucky Marlon here, the brains.

Yeah.

Lucky me.

I'm in the early stages.

Right now I can only create small things, but someday...

Hey, I just had a thought.

Maybe the gryphon is just like a humongous hologram.

Yeah, humongous hologram.

Nice try, you guys,

except holograms don't rip through trees.

Like, not even little ones?

Sorry.

By the way, Miss Crystal,

if that is your real name.

How is it that you knew exactly which button to push

to shut off the system?

Uh, because it says "off."

Oh.

If you ask me, Whirlen,

all this electronic fakery

is exactly what's doomed your school.

The students don't need to learn

a lot of hokey Las Vegas illusions.

They should learn the real magic of O'Flannery castle,

with all of its wonder and romance.

And do you have any stories of romance

you'd like to share?

[CHUCKLES]

Heavens.

I'm just the caretaker.

I leave the storytelling to the teachers.

And if the teachers are smart,

they'll treat the tradition of O'Flannery castle

with more respect.

That's the reason the gryphon's come back.

What do you mean?

It's here to return the castle

to the days of true magic.

The way it should be!

Okay, okay, Ms. Rumblebuns, we get it.

Thank you.

Well, no one can say she's not passionate about her work.

[LAUGHS]

Shaggy, Shaggy, Shaggy!

Oh, my gosh, I found it.

I found the magic staff.

You found the magic what?

[YELLS]

[¶]

MADELYN: I was reading about Lord O'Flannery.

He used a special magic staff

to summon the gryphon and control it.

Where is this magic staff?

Lord O'Flannery had it placed in his tomb,

which is on an island

right here, in Shadow Lake.

It's real close.

That's the same direction the gryphon came from.

AMOS: You won't want to be going there, my friends.

What that fancy book won't tell you

is when Lord O'Flannery came from Ireland,

with him came his clan's banshee.

Banshee. Like, that's a good thing, right?

It's a hideous female ghost

whose wailing dooms whoever hears it.

Not listening.

¶ La, la, la, la, la

Legend says the banshee wailed over Lord O'Flannery

as he breathed his last breath.

To this day the ghost guards his tomb,

ready to attack any who would disturb

the dark wizard's slumber.

You all have a pleasant evening.

[¶]

[DOOR CLOSES]

Alrighty, who's up for pie?

Come on, Shaggy. We gotta find that staff.

It could be a clue.

[SIGHS]

[ALL LAUGH]

[¶]

G.P.S.: Shadow Lake is a quarter mile ahead.

Spooky.

[G.P.S. LAUGHS]

FRED: We better stick together, gang.

Remember, that banshee could be anywhere.

Man, no matter how hard I try,

I can't forget something like that.

[¶]

All ashore who's going ashore.

[¶]

We should be getting close, gang.

Through here.

[¶]

How about we go over?

[DAPHNE GRUNTS]

How did you do--?

Whoa!

[FRED THUDDING]

FRED: Ouch.

Fred, you okay?

Yeah.

I guess we all have our danger-prone days.

[GIGGLES]

[¶]

[SCOOBY SNIFFING]

VELMA: I think Scooby found something.

Check out this strange marking.

Each monolith has its own.

FRED: And I found another on the floor.

There's one here too.

Huh?

BOTH: Uh-oh.

Oh, well, I guess we'll never get in that kooky crypt.

Let's head back to the castle and make enchiladas.

Oh.

It moved.

Oh, man.

Shaggy did it.

Come on, I bet if we push it...

FRED: All right, everyone push.

[¶]

A secret door, let's go.

[¶]

[ALL GASP]

Scooby, run!

Ooh.

SHAGGY: Hurry, Scoob!

[GRUNTING]

[SIGHS]

[¶]

VELMA: It's the O'Flannery crest.

Help me get the lid off.

[ALL GRUNTING]

MADELYN: That must be O'Flannery's staff.

And that must be O'Flannery.

[BOTH GASP]

I'll get it. Wait, wait.

Only the bravest hero should retrieve it.

Oh, all right.

[SHAGGY GRUNTS]

[GASPS]

[GRUNTING]

[SHAGGY THUDS]

Um, Scooby, do you mind?

Sorry, Shaggy.

That's okay. Thanks for the hand.

Uh, Shaggy...

Zoinks.

[GRUNTS]

Yep, that's me.

Shaggy Rogers, the bravest of heroes.

[ALL GASP]

Shaggy, we have a visitor.

Then, like, why is nobody saying hello?

[BOTH GASP]

Uh-huh, bravest of heroes.

So that's the banshee?

She doesn't look scary.

Yeah, she looks kind of pretty.

[SCREECHING]

[ALL SCREAMING]

FRED: Out here!

[ALL SCREAMING]

[SCREECHING]

We've gotta get back to the boat.

We can't leave the staff. Come on.

[SCOOBY GROANS]

[¶]

DAPHNE: Where did they go?

They'll be here. Let's get the boat turned around.

[BANSHEE SCREECHES]

Madelyn!

[BANSHEE SCREECHES]

Coming through!

[SHAGGY & SCOOBY SCREAMING]

[SCREECHES]

[SCOOBY WHIMPERING]

DAPHNE: Push us off, Shaggy.

[GRUNTING]

[BANSHEE SCREECHING]

[SCREAMS]

[SCREECHING]

[¶]

[ALL GASP]

[ALL GRUNT]

[ALL GROANING]

[¶]

Nice footwork, Shaggy.

Let's get this back to the castle and analyze it for clues.

I can't believe how you saved us like that.

Yeah, well, I do have some major feet.

It's more than your feet, Shaggy.

It's you.

You're so amazing, so forceful.

I think you're the bravest,

most wonderful boy I have ever known.

Uh, gee, Madelyn.

I-- I like you too.

Oh.

[MAKES KISSING SOUND]

It's getting late.

[GRYPHON SCREECHES]

[BOTH WHIMPERING]

[SCREECHES]

G.P.S.: What are you waiting for, directions?

Drive!

[¶]

[GRYPHON SCREECHES]

SHAGGY: Uh, shoo, gryphon.

Like, begone already.

I think the batteries are dead.

Hey. I put a box of magic explosives in the van

for practice on the field.

Like, Scooby-Doo, let's strike this gryphon out.

Yeah. Strike out.

[¶]

[SCREECHING]

[HORN HONKING]

[TRUCK HORN HONKS]

Uh-oh. I think Scooby dropped a live explosive in the box.

Like, which one?

I can't tell.

[WHIMPERING]

[¶]

[GROWLING]

Haven't lost him yet, guys.

[¶]

[TIRES SQUEALING]

Hurry. Inside.

G.P.S.: Hey, you're gonna leave me out here?

[ALL GRUNT]

What's all the ruckus?

[GRYPHON SCREECHES]

Gryphon attack. Run!

Huh?

[¶]

Let's get the staff to Whirlen.

[GASPS]

Oh, no.

Like, don't do it!

[GRYPHON ROARS]

[SCREAMS]

Madelyn! MADELYN: Velma!

[GRYPHON SCREECHES]

Oh, no.

Mr. Curdles, events have taken a terrible turn over here.

You might want to see for yourself.

[¶]

WHIRLEN: I don't understand.

Why are you taking all these magic tricks?

They're the only weapons we have against the gryphon.

But, uh, but you don't even know where the gryphon's taken her.

We have a pretty good idea.

We believe it's called the Gryphon's Roost

for a reason.

The Gryphon's Roost?

But it's not safe.

That-- The old place is liable to crash down on your heads.

We'll be careful.

Besides, if there are any clues,

I'm sure we'll find them there.

[METAL CLANKING]

[¶]

Like, I'm ready.

Ugh.

Why are you wearing armor?

Because even with this magic doo-hickey,

I need all the protection I can get.

Whirley, are you all right?

This gryphon business has beaten me, Marlon.

It's time to bring down the curtain

on this magic school, my dream.

[HANDS CLAPPING]

Touching, touching.

Your most heartfelt performance, Whirlen.

Now rejoice.

Kindly Calvin Curdles is here

with the silver lining to your cloud of despair.

How did you get in?

Through the door.

I'm prepared to take this monster-blighted castle

off your hands.

I'll even give you a third--

No, no, no, no.

Make that an eighth of what you paid for it.

Uh, this is hardly the time for real estate transactions.

When it comes to business matters,

Calvin Curdles was never one to consider people's feelings.

CURDLES: Now, now, Alma,

perhaps I'm doing us all a favor.

You've said yourself there was no gryphon

before these two took over the castle.

We're not to blame.

It's okay, Marlon.

Where do I sign?

[¶]

I think you should wait till we get back.

There's more to this gryphon business than meets the eye.

You know, I really, really don't like her.

Just give us an hour. Let's go, guys.

[ROARS]

[¶]

[CASTLE CREAKING]

[CLEARS THROAT]

Huh?

[SCREECHING]

[BOTH SCREAMING]

[BOTH GRUNTING]

[SCREECHES]

[CHUCKLES]

[GIGGLES]

What happened?

Like, it was the banshee. Heh-heh.

But she split when Scooby tripped.

VELMA: It's a wire.

What is it, a-- A camera?

I don't think so, Fred.

MADELYN: Help! Help!

Madelyn!

Madelyn, where?

Uh, up here.

[¶]

MADELYN: Help!

Help!

Help!

[¶]

MADELYN: Help!

[BANGING ON DOOR]

Can anybody hear me? Help!

[SOBBING]

[¶]

[SCREAMS]

[DAPHNE WHIMPERING]

[GASPS]

The stair moved.

[¶]

[BOTH SCREAM]

[GRYPHON SCREECHING]

[SHAGGY SCREAMS]

[GIRLS SCREAMING]

[ALL PANTING]

[ALL SCREAM]

FRED: There's a way out!

[SCREECHES]

[GROWLING]

[ALL PANTING]

[¶]

[ALL GASP]

MADELYN: Help, help!

She's on the other side.

[GASPS]

[CREAKING]

[¶]

[ALL GASP]

[ROARING]

Try the staff again.

The staff?

[GULPS]

[¶]

Like, you shall not pass, man!

[ROARS]

It worked!

[LAUGHING]

[GRYPHON GROWLS]

It didn't work.

We're done for!

[SCREAMS]

[GRUNTS]

[ROARS]

Not yet.

Let him have it!

[SCREECHES]

[ROARS]

[ALL SCREAMING]

The smoke bombs.

[GRUNTS]

[¶]

[GRUNTING]

[GRUNTS]

[GIGGLES]

FRED: Run!

[¶]

[GRYPHON HOWLS]

Shaggy, Scooby! Are you okay?

[BOTH GROANING]

Like, I think I still have all my pieces.

FRED: Stay there. We'll come back with help.

That's the best idea I've heard, like, ever.

[GRYPHON SCREECHING]

[BOTH GASP]

SCOOBY: The gryphon!

But, like, Fred told us to stay right here.

[ROARS]

Help, help! Can anybody hear me?

Like, she'll probably be okay until help comes,

don't you think?

Shaggy, Madelyn likes you.

Well, since you put it that way, Scoob...

[¶]

Like, dude, peep that crazy lock.

And us without the key.

Shaggy, look!

Huh?

Heh-heh. Good work, Scoob.

[CLICKING]

Yeah!

[¶]

[BOTH GASP]

[¶]

Oh! Shaggy!

Hey, Madds, you okay?

I am now. Mm.

[GASPS]

I mean, the gryphon dropped me in the tower, then flew off.

I hope he doesn't come back for a midnight snack.

[GASPS]

[GROWLING]

[GRYPHON ROARING]

SHAGGY: Quick, Scooby-Doo,

pull something out of that bag that'll help us escape.

Okay.

Oof.

[ROARS]

We can climb down on these.

Like, I don't know. It seems kinda flimsy.

[ROARS]

[BOTH SCREAM]

Come on!

[ROARING]

[ALL WHIMPERING]

[¶]

[ALL PANTING]

[ROARS]

[ROARS]

[SHAGGY GRUNTS]

[SCREECHING]

Like, beat it, Tweety!

[ROARS]

[ALL SCREAMING]

Where's the seat belt on this thing?

[SCREAMS]

CURDLES: Those kids won't find anything.

Why delay the inevitable?

I suppose you're right.

But I do hate letting down my students.

Oh, yes, it's a tragedy. Sign here, please.

[¶]

The gryphon's in the old tower!

Huh?

Come on!

[GROWLING]

[¶]

There they are!

MADELYN: Shaggy, try the staff again.

Dude, it's a fake.

Just try!

I totally command you by the powers of Houdini,

um, the Wizard of Oz and, um,

the English kid with the glasses--

[WHIMPERS]

--to put us down!

[¶]

[ALL SCREAMING]

SHAGGY: Like, dude, we're losing altitude!

[ALL SCREAMING]

[ROARS]

Bail out, bail out!

[ALL GRUNTING]

Shaggy got him! Isn't that incredible?

ALL: Yeah...

You really are brave!

Like, unsqueeze me, Madelyn.

You're denting my metal.

[GRYPHON ROARS] [ALL SCREAM]

[ROARS]

[¶]

[ROARS]

The poor thing looks hurt. Why doesn't it fly away?

[METAL CREAKING]

There's your answer.

[¶]

The gryphon, it's a gigantic puppet?

Correct.

This whole charade is making sense now.

Run!

MAN: Whoa!

[MAN GRUNTS]

Marlon...you?

Marlon operated that contraption

trying to scare everyone away once and for all,

but Shaggy and Scooby spoiled his plans.

So the monster never was real.

No, just a more sophisticated version

of the puppets in your magic act

when you and Marlon were kids.

The blimp carried the gryphon beneath it,

to make it look like it was flying.

But how did he disguise the blimp?

Remember how every time the gryphon appeared,

it was foggy?

The blimp generated its own concealing fog bank.

[ENGINE WHIRRING]

VELMA: I noticed some of the bottles

in Marlon's workshop were marked "glycerol",

a chemical used by professional illusionists in fog machines.

I used the fog to hide the blimp,

then worked the gryphon

through this hand-held animatronic control.

[ROARS]

[SHAGGY WHIMPERS]

But what about when the gryphon attacked us in the tower?

It couldn't have been the same puppet.

It wasn't.

After Whirlen bought the castle,

I started renovating the Gryphon's Roost.

I discovered Lord O'Flannery had rigged parts of the tower

with devices of his own to make superstitious people

think a monster lived there.

When trespassers entered the tower,

they would be driven away by the attacking gryphon.

I kept the secret to myself,

and outfitted the worn-out machinery

with state-of-the-art equipment.

Okay, but who was the banshee?

Another puppet, right?

Partially.

Marlon had several rigged to appear in various places.

Even in the lake, to make it look like she was chasing us.

She wasn't a puppet every time.

Yes, I realized that when we saw that device in the tower.

It was really a projector Marlon uses

for his volumetric displays, one of many.

Anyone entering the tower would have set off

an invisible electric eye,

activating the ghost.

[SCREECHES]

Marlon's technology was a lot more sophisticated

than he was letting on.

Marlon, why did you do this?

Because all my life I've been jealous.

While I did all the work, you got all the applause.

I finally decided I wanted to create my own magic act.

With my puppets and projections,

I could become a magic sensation.

Why didn't you?

Because I needed money to start the act,

and the only way I could get it

is if you agreed to sell the castle,

which I knew you wouldn't do unless you were forced to.

I didn't mean to hurt anyone, honest.

All I wanted to do was scare people away.

I tried to make amends.

After the automated gryphon wrecked the bridge,

I flew back in the blimp to bring you down.

But these two fearless souls

attacked me before I could explain.

Hey, how did the gryphon crash, anyway?

Here's your answer.

The magic staff?

Like, I guess it really did control the monster after all.

[CHUCKLES]

Oh, I'm so ashamed.

[SOBBING]

Who would've thought that miserable Marlon

would be behind this?

You would. You knew all along.

Of course.

Amos was the only one who was never afraid to be out at night.

He must've known the gryphon was a fake.

Amos probably followed Marlon to the Gryphon's Roost

while he was rebuilding it.

AMOS: I saw him going in there day and night

with loads of strange-looking crates.

So I got nosy and peeked.

Yes, and my guess is he told you, Mr. Curdles.

That's why you weren't worried about the gryphon.

You could even use it to get a cheap price on the castle.

Wow, these girlies are smart.

Oh, shut up.

No need to deny it, Mr. Curdles.

Your story about turning the castle into a restaurant

never made sense in the first place.

You were really buying it for Ms. Rumblebuns, weren't you?

Calvin, is this true?

Yes, Alma, it is.

I meant for it to be a surprise.

I operated a struggling ice cream concession here

for the few tourists who visited O'Flannery Castle.

It was here that I met

the castle's dazzling caretaker,

Ms. Alma Rumblebuns.

Ah, we were so much in love.

Fearing that a high-born creature of Alma's caste

could never settle for a mere sherbet-jockey, I left.

Determined some day to return a frozen novelty mogul.

Alas, I became so swept up

in the intoxicating world of cream and cones

I never came back.

But I couldn't forget you, Alma.

I thought that if I bought you this castle,

which you loved so much, you might love me again.

Oh, Calvin, I don't know what to say.

Well, just say you forgive me.

ALL: Eww!

Mm!

Please, Whirlen. I will double the price.

Don't do it, Whirlen.

I couldn't take the money now,

not when I've seen what the school means to you.

I was wrong.

My place is here with you,

passing on what we've discovered to kids who truly want to learn.

They're the ones I've really hurt.

I think there's time to make amends.

Starting with the education of our new apprentice,

Madelyn Dinkley!

Really? You mean it?

With your enthusiasm, and our coaching,

you could be the next big thing in magic.

Congratulations, Madelyn. You deserve it.

I must admit,

you handled yourself pretty well on this adventure.

Thanks.

I guess we Dinkley sisters have something in common after all.

[¶]

[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]

CURDLES: Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.

The Cone Castle Creamery,

makers of those cones that make you moan,

is proud to sponsor the very first show

by the students of the Merlin Brothers Academy of Magic!

And now your hosts, Marlon and Whirlen,

the brothers Merlin!

[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING OVER PA]

[AUDIENCE GASPS]

[AUDIENCE CHEERING AND APPLAUDING]

Isn't she adorable?

Yeah.

Hey, uh, shouldn't you be up there with her?

I've been training an assistant.

[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]

[ROARS]

[CHEERING AND APPLAUDING]

How did you do that?

That's my secret, scarf boy. Heh-heh.

Like, that was totally awesome, Madds!

Heh, thanks, Shaggy!

Hey, have you seen Scooby-Doo?

[GROANS]

Let's go. Move it. Move it, move it.

[ROARING]

[GROWLING]

[WHINES]

[AUDIENCE CHEERING]

Looks like your dog's braver than you thought.

Thank you!

Thank you, thank you, thank you, and thank you.

Scooby-Abracadabra-Doo!

[JUST FOR LAUGHS' "TOMORROW" PLAYING]

¶ Like to wake up In the morning light ¶

¶ Like to go out When the sun is bright ¶

¶ Spend the day Just playing in the park ¶

¶ But something happens When the sun goes down ¶

¶ And it gets dark

¶ It feels a little drippy

¶ Wait till I get slippy

[DOG HOWLS]

¶ Whoa-oh

¶Whoa-oh

¶ Tomorrow's gonna be Another day ¶

¶ Whoa-oh

¶Whoa-oh

¶ Tomorrow's gonna be Another day ¶

¶ I hear voices Talking in my head ¶

¶ I hear noises Underneath my bed ¶

¶ Someone there Behind the closet door ¶

¶ I shut my eyes

¶ Don't wanna think about it Anymore ¶

¶ Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

¶ Whoa-oh

¶ Whoa-oh

¶ Tomorrow's gonna be Another day ¶

¶ Whoa-oh

¶ Whoa-oh

¶ Tomorrow's gonna be Another day ¶

¶ Yeah, yeah, yeah

¶ Whoa-oh

¶Whoa-oh

¶ Tomorrow's gonna be Another day ¶

¶ Whoa-oh

¶Whoa-oh

¶ Tomorrow's gonna be Another day ¶

¶ Na, na, na

¶ Whoa-oh

¶ Whoa-oh

¶ Tomorrow's gonna be Another day ¶

[¶]

G.P.S.: You kids are still watching?

Well, the mystery's over.

Now move on with your lives.

[LAUGHS]

I need oil.