Under Wraps

***Under Wraps*** is the second episode of the first season of *Scooby-Doo! Mystery Force.*

## Premise

Fred drives the Mystery Machine to search for his old friends, first, he needs Shaggy and Scooby-Doo as they working at carnival.

## Synopsis

Knots Company has been shut down for today as Fred and Russell, are the Mystery Machine as he always on the helpful rise on Mystery Inc as they will help each other form a team again, as The Evil Wizard appears at the carnival scarring a lot of people as they are going to have fun in rides as Shaggy and Scooby see it as they run away but sends them a warning to make sure that lives are frightened.

Fred and Russell go to the petrol to add more fuel to the Mystery Machine. Russell sees the company rising with the gadgets they can use for their products to sell for money. Russell is thinking about food first before going to travel around the world Fred sees Russell starting to act like Shaggy by eating the rest of the food as he keeps on eating fast. Fred knows that Shaggy and Scooby-Doo are at the carnival of where their new job after being fired from their last previous jobs. Russell sees on his camera from the carnival security as it turned out to be an Evil Wizard. Shaggy and Scooby need help as Fred speeds up to the carnival to find Shaggy and Scooby and solve a mystery.

Russell and Fred are outside of the carnival as they park. They talk about Shaggy and Scooby's obsession with food and bonding well with each other since they first met. Russell worries about Shaggy and Scooby being vulnerable against the Wizard, who is attacking them. Fred knows that Shaggy and Scooby-Doo will run away from it like in the past with Mystery Inc like the past. Russell also mentioned past criminals like Space Krook, Deacon Caswell, and Captain Cutler. Fred knows they are locked up, as Russell is worried about their escaping from prison by Skeleton Freak and his men. They need to find him before he frees the other as Fred said.

Fred and Russell arrive at the Carnival as he likes to look at stuff that interests him to look as Russell is urgent about it and tells him to snap out of it as Shaggy and Scooby are here. They advise them to watch the announcer is going to do magic tricks as Shaggy and Scooby are involved in helping them. They are going to do magic tricks to impress Russell and Fred, as they a lot of things as they failed to impress a lot of people in the carnival. The Evil Wizard appears behind Shaggy and Scooby as he attacks the Carnival, scaring a lot of people as they all run away. Shaggy and Scooby are chased by The Evil Wizard for the long run, as Fred and Russell retreat to the Mystery Machine to help them escape. Fred drives as Shaggy and Scooby panic as they arrive The Evil Wizard is trying to attack the Mystery Machine by chasing them. They escape with Fred’s great driving skills to get away from the Evil Wizard's vow for revenge.

Shaggy and Scooby-Doo are so happy to see Fred since they have been split up for 2 years. They know about Russell from years ago, and who worked with him in the past. They remember him as they didn’t like him when they first met as he looks like a “Bad Boss” as they understood that he has humor. Russell gives Shaggy and Scooby more food as he has spare in the Mystery Machine. Shaggy is in the dust as the Wizard tries to fire him back Russell learns that the magic blast is fake. Larry works at the food shop and he hates it as Russell pays him for food that he gives to Shaggy and Scooby as they eat a lot. Fred sees more pictures of The Evil Wizard appearing in the background and messing around with a lot of electric power as the light goes off and on. Russell worries about the Carnival going out of business if it continues like this. Fred wants Shaggy and Scooby to go as bait to lure Wizard into a trap. They go back to the carnival, and Shaggy eats one more food before they go.

Russell is inside with Fred as they hope they lure them into a trap for Shaggy and Scooby to distract them. Shaggy and Scooby perform their talent with tricks and stunts with people in the circus, who are not fazed by The Evil Wizard yet as Shaggy and Scooby's boss allows it to continue from Russell and Fred advised them as they are willing to capture the Evil Wizard. Shaggy and Scooby do tricks that are getting after their last performance. Russell and Fred are waiting for patients to know the plan is in motion as they will have to wait until the monster disappeared. The Evil Wizard punish them for their bad talent as he appeared to attack the again as Shaggy and Scooby ran. The Evil wizards chase them inside the circus as they go on rides to distract them. The Evil Wizard finally got them until Russell and Fred used the light to blind them, The Evil Wizard as he continues to struggle as both of them trap him with a hammer and hit him. Shaggy and Scooby bait worked, as they unveiled as it turned out to be Larry. Shaggy knows it’s the same person from the shop, who gave him food. He did this because Shaggy and Scooby-Doo's boss didn't feel like Larry didn't. He created a Wizard costume to scare, as he was the one who cut the power but still failed.

Police arrested Larry for his crimes of attacking the carnival, Fred is happy that he solved another Mystery just like in the old days. Fred is happy to see Shaggy and Scooby again as they want to return to Mystery Inc and solve it. Russell offers them to come back to solve Mysteries and stop Skeleton Freak. They had a long think about it as they accept, as they drive away from the Carnival. Fred knows two members who are not in Mystery Inc and still vailed Daphne and Velma. Russell knows it will take a lot to get their attention. Fred will not give up and will solve it together. Scooby says his name as he is back.

Skeleton Freak knows more will be enough for his plan to surface. As they see them solve another Mystery as they are looking to recruit his old team as he has other plans not just get rid of Mystery Inc and Russell. He will have a lot to do to make sure he gets them to play a game before confronting them.

## Characters

**Main characters:**

* Mystery Incorporated ***(Mentioned)***
* Scooby-Doo ***(First Appearance)***
* Shaggy Rogers ***(First Appearance)***
* Fred Jones
* Daphne Blake ***(Mentioned)***
* Velma Dinkley ***(mentioned)***

**Supporting characters:**

* Russell Jenkins
* Shaggy and Scooby's Boss

**Villains:**

* Larry ***(first appearance)***
* Evil Wizard ***(first appearance)***
* Skeleton Freak

**Other characters:**

* Carnival People (First Appearance)
* Police (First Appearance)

## Locations

* San Francisco
	+ San Francisco Carnival
	+ Eat and Meat Shop

## Objects

* Meat
* Sandwich
* Hammer
* Strings
* Cage

## Cast

Scooby-Doo
 Me (Beast Force 141)
 Laura Bailey | Police Officer #1
Carnival People #3

## Notes/trivia

* Shaggy and Scooby appear for the first time in Mystery Warfare.
* Evil Wizard always has his red-lighting attacks.
* Mystery Inc's number plate is 1969, the year Scooby-Doo aired for the first time.
* Karl mentions Captain Cutler, Space Krook, and Deacon Caswell about the past that Mystery Inc runs into years ago.
* Scooby-Doo calls Shaggy, Rhaggy for the first time in years.

### Miscellaneous

* Disguises: Shaggy and Scooby disguise as Magic Guys
* Traps: Hammer, Strings and Cage
* Clues: Magic Dust
* "Zoinks" count: 2
* "Hold The Phone" count: 1

### Cultural references

* Carnival People, one of them, looks like Vincent Price.
* Shaggy still has a Blue Falcon key ring in his pocket.
* Fred said "I have you now" is a reference to Star Wars: Episode 4.

## In other languages

 **Italian** | Sotto gli involucri
 **French** | Sous les enveloppes
 **Portuguese** | Sob sigilo