Monsters Of The Night

## Summary

When a cane goes missing Ryder, Katie, Ace, Ranger, Danny and Rubble are on their way to find it

## Transcript

(We open on a gorilla stealing a ruby cane we then fade to the Mystery Patrol solving yet another mystery)

Ryder:Now it's time to see who this Swamp Witch really is.

(Katie unmasks it to be)

Ace:Aggie Wilkins one of Scooby-Doo's old criminals and the original Ozark Witch. Yup didn't see that coming,

Ranger:All yours girls, take her away.

Danny:The Swamp Witch of Ozark was like tough man.

Aggie:And I woulda got away with it too if.....

Ranger:What did she say?

Ryder:You know the usual.

(Cuts to daytime at the soda shop inside they read in the Daily Gazette their case was like always front page news)

Ryder:Hey listen to this gang. Mystery Patrol expose Swamp Witch of Ozark as hoax.

Ace:Another mystery solved.

(Ryder opens the paper)

Ryder:Gang.

Katie:Ryder do you always have to read the paper to us? Why can't we share it and take turns to read it ourselves and.....

Ryder:No this is important. Lost missing ruby encrusted cane Mecropolis haunted by monsters these creatures of the night are unknown and the only thing found at the scene was gorilla hair.

Ranger:Mayor of Mecropolis claims that creatures are responsible.

Ryder:Gang we've just been handed our next mystery.

Rubble:Oh boy.

(We cut to Mecropolis city hall)

Mayor Slayer:Thanks for coming so quickly kids. I have decided not to pay the ransom I rather use it to catch those crooks.

Ranger:Do you know where they are coming from?

Mayor Slayer:Our only lead is they are coming from the town's cemetery. But I'm sure it's just a crazy coincidence.

Ryder:Mayor Slayer we're gonna find out who's doing all this and why.

Ace:Yup Creatures of the Night beware.

Ranger:Yeah let's go.

Rubble:Home?

Ranger:To solve this mystery.

Danny:Mystery Inc cracked the case of the Wereferet the Tentacle Terror.

(Cuts to Ace and Ranger)

Ace:(Into Radio)Hey gang there's something suspicious in this moldy old cemetery. There are a lot of graves that have been dug up.

(Katie could be hears going whoa)

Ranger:Ace look out!

(A ghost chases after them)

Ace:Yow! (Into radio)Danny? Are you and Rubble out there?

(No response)

Ace:Danny come in. Danny?

(They run cuts to Danny and Rubble)

Danny:(Gulps then talks into radio)Ace? Katie? Ryder? Ranger? Rub? Anybody?

(They walk into each other and scream)

Danny:YIKES! This radio won't work and I can't find my bag of Rubble Snacks! (They run around)What else can go wrong? (A Frankenstein monster comes over the hill and roars)E YIKKKKKES! Rubble-Doo where are you?!

(Moaning can be heard)

Rubble:Rut roh. Rubble-Double-Doo! (Laughs)

(Wailing is then heard then Ryder talks into his radio)

Ryder:(Into Radio) I found the getaway vehicle but it looks like whoever was driving it got scared and crashed. And then jumped into a passing train. I don't know what's here but I think we need to get to the train station as fast as we can.

(Cuts to Katie she is at a cemetery and goes to a fence of a crypt it is capitalized reading GRAVES)

Katie:(Into Radio)Listen up guys. I just discovered the Graves family crypt and you're never going to believe this. Old Man Graves has a twin brother. Jebediah. And he works for the railroad. I'll meet you all at the train station.

(Cuts to Ryder being chased by a monster cuts back to Katie leaving the Graves crypt only to have two zombies come after her she runs)

Katie:Jeepers!

(Cuts to Ranger who has found some empty cages)

Ranger:That's strange these cages are empty and the bars don't look like they've been bent by a gorilla this is a clue. What the? An alien space ship. Hey these blueprints could be a clue. Better meet up with the gang at the train station.

(Cuts to train station)

Ace:Jinkies.

Katie:Jeepers. This place is really creepy.

(The gang are at the entrance cripping)

(They bump into each other screaming)

Ace:I think we've solved this mystery all we have to do is call the police.

(Danny makes the call the gang are unaware of the gorilla they sneak to their sides and the gorilla tries to avoid being spotted goes away Ryder walks around jumps back out Gorilla startles them)

Katie:Whoa!

(They run and run back to the sack over them and runs off only to be caught by the trap)

Ace:Jinkies.

(It snarls at her and Ranger they run net is lifted off of them Gorilla hits his back he faces him angry)

Danny:Keep your clothes on buddy I'm making a phone call to the police! (Back to call)And please come quick. Great thanks.

(Hangs up and realizing)

Danny:YIKES!

(Runs off and runs around trying to grab him and the rest help Ryder and Katie out of the net they run around hollering trying to avoid capture the gorilla crashes into Ranger's back up trap it works and the mask falls off)

Katie:The train conductor?

(Police arrives to arrest him)

Ace:Yep this is Jebediah Graves the head of an international smuggling and grave robbing gang the mayor's cane would have made him a fortune.

Ryder:He and his henchmen disguised themselves as creatures of the night to scare away the locals so they could dig up the graves.

Jebediah Graves:And I would have gotten away with it if it hadn't have been for you meddling kids!

Katie:But where's the mayor's ruby-encrusted cane?

(Thunder and moans and groans werewolf howl witch cackling roaring and grunting owls hooting and so on is heard Ranger holds a sound effect machine)

Ranger:They used this to spook the locals away.

(A ghost sheet comes no eyes or mouth it has the cane)

Danny:Yikes!

(Rubble throws it off of himself)

Danny:Rubble-Doo

Rubble:Rubble-Double-Dooooo!

(They laugh Graves is the only one who is unamused cuts to them at the local diner reading the town's newspaper Mecropolis Morning)

Ryder:Hey listen to this gang. Mystery Patrol returns missing cane and bust smuggling and grave robbing gang.

(Mayor Slayer comes)

Mayor:I can't thank you kids enough for your help.

Rubble:Lunch would be a good way to celebrate.

Mayor:Briliant idea young pup Rubble. Thanks for solving the Creatures of the Night mystery kids.

(They laugh and Rubble cheers his Scooby-Doo catchphrase the newspaper's headline is capitalized like the other ones we end our episode)