What the Hex Going On?

## Summary

The Paw Patrol is headed to their friend Mayor Goodway's estate. When they arrive, Goodway's Uncle Stuart disappears, and when they find him, he says he was beckoned by the voice of the Ghost of Harry Warden from the Warden Mansion. The gang find themselves wrapped up in the tangle of the spooky ghoul of Harry Warden who wants the family treasure.

## Script

(We open on the mansion where we hear a voice)

Voice: Come, come.

(We move over to the mausoleum where a bat flies out screeching we then cut to Stuart Goodway an African America male with gray hair and black framed glasses)

Voice: Come, come.

(The bat is heard screeching we then fade to a wide shot of the road where we see the Mystery Patroller drive by cuts to the gang)

Ryder: Well we're almost to the Goodway estate gang.

Ace: It sure was nice of Mayor Goodway to invite us up here for the weekend.

(Cuts to Katie)

Katie: There's so many groovy things to do.

(Cuts to the back where Danny has a sandwich)

Danny: Yeah like swimming and eating, and tennis and eating, and riding and eating. (Rubble takes it) And eating and.... (Notices his sandwich is gone) Huh?

(Cuts to Rubble who eats the sandwich and licks his paws cuts to Danny)

Danny: How do you like that?

(Cuts to Ryder he spots something)

Ryder: Hey, look at that.

(Cuts to Stuart who walks past the door)

Katie: (OS) Jeepers, someone's going into that old mansion.

(Cuts back to Danny and Rubble)

Danny: Like wow. Who'd do a creepy thing like that?

(He looks to Rubble)

Rubble: I don't know.

(They continue to look as we fade to the Goodway estate the Mystery Patroller is parked out front and we fade to inside where Mayor Goodway along with her brother Gustavo and his children Justina and Julius and Mayor Goodway and Gustavo's uncle Otis is inside)

Mayor Goodway: Gee, it's sure good to see all of you. But I hope this wasn't the wrong weekend for you to come up here.

Ryder: Why's that Mayor?

Gustavo: Well the last few nights we've been hearing a lot of strange noises.

(Cuts to Rubble)

Justina: (OS) And now it looks like Great Uncle Stuart has vanished.

(Rubble gasps and gulps cuts to Katie)

Katie: Could it have been him we saw going into that old mansion?

(Cuts to Gustavo)

Gustavo: You mean the Warden Mansion? Maybe we'd better go up there and see.

(Rubble goes" Uh-oh" as we fade to them all outside the mansion)

Mayor Goodway: Uncle Stuart, Uncle Stuart?

(Danny looks around)

Danny: Like, you know, there's no sign of him anywhere.

(Cuts to Katie)

Katie: Look, someone's in the shadows.

(The lights come on to reveal an elderly version of Stuart cuts to Rubble who screams)

Rubble: Ahhhh!

(Cuts to Stuart)

Mayor Goodway: (OS) Uncle Stuart!

Gustavo: (OS) He's become an old man!

(We fade to the inside of the Goodway estate where Stuart sits in a chair)

Otis: What happened Stuart?

Uncle Stuart: It started when a ghostly voice called out from the old mansion. I had to obey it.

(Flashback happens)

Uncle Stuart: (voice) It drew me out of the house. I was in a trance. (We slide the scene to the mausoleum) I went past the Warden Mausoleum. (Scene slides again and Stuart walks past the front door like it was when the gang saw him) And finally, into the old mansion.

(We fade to him looking at someone or something)

Uncle Stuart: (voice) And there is where I saw the Ghost of Harry Warden.

(We move to see the Ghost of Harry Warden)

Harry Warden: The Goodway fortune belongs to me. Unless it is returned to this mansion before morning the entire family shall suffer this terrible fate.

(Turns him into an old man flashback then ends)

Uncle Stuart: That's when he made me an old man, as a warning to you all.

(Cuts to Mayor Goodway)

Mayor Goodway: What are we going to do?

(Cuts to Gustavo by the phone)

Gustavo: First off, I'm gonna call the sheriff. (Holds phone up to him and takes it down) That's strange. The phone's dead.

(Cuts to Ace and Katie)

Ace: Why don't you go get the sheriff, Mr. Goodway. We'll wait here.

(Cuts to Ryder)

Ryder: We'll keep an eye on Uncle Stuart until you get back.

(Cuts to Gustavo)

Gustavo: Are you sure you'll be all right?

Ryder: Sure. And to make sure nothing else happens we'll all take turns standing guard.

Katie: Who's gonna stand the first watch?

Ryder: Who else? The watch dog.

Rubble: Right, the watch dog. (Realizes and gulps) That's me.

Ryder: That's right, that's you.

Ace: Just think, Rubble, no ghostly voice will get past your keen sense of hearing.

(Rubble goes to get a horn and acts like he's hard at hearing)

Rubble: Huh?

(Ryder takes it and puts it on Rubble's head)

Ryder: (OS) That old hard at hearing trick isn't gonna work tonight Rubble.

(Rubble chuckles and we fade to him sleeping and Uncle Stuart is asleep as well but the sound of Harry Warden calls for him)

Harry Warden: (OS) Come. (He hears it) Come.

(He acts like how he was before, Rubble's ear taps on his head waking him up)

Rubble: Huh? (Looks at the chair) Where'd he go?

(Goes to get a bugle and does the army call)

Ryder: (OS) Hey, what's with the bugle call Rubble?

(Rubble babbles about Uncle Stuart being gone)

Ace: Uh-oh. It looks like Uncle Stuart's gone again.

(Cuts to Katie)

Katie: He's not the only one. Mayor Goodway's gone too.

(Cuts to Danny)

Danny: But like where?

(Back to the whole gang)

Ryder: We better get ourselves up to that old mansion.

Ace: And fast.

(We fade to the Warden Mansion where the van is parked out front cuts to inside where the gang are seen walking and Danny is using roller skates cuts to Katie)

Katie: I don't see any sign of Mayor Goodway, Uncle Stuart, or the ghost.

(Cuts to Danny and Ace)

Danny: Like, maybe we're in luck and he's out haunting another house.

Ace: Say, what have you got on your feet?

(Cuts to Danny's feet)

Ace: (OS) Roller skates? Why are you wearing those silly things?

(Cuts to Danny)

Danny: I'm not taking any chances. If we do see that ghost, he'll never catch me.

(Cuts to Ryder)

Ryder: Come on, let's keep looking.

(Cuts to Rubble who gulps as he walks cuts to the bookcase they walk by it and it slides open revealing Mayor Goodway tied and gagged, the ghost follows the gang cuts to Danny who looks in a pot)

Danny: I wonder if ghosts can hide in little pots.

(The Ghost takes a chimney puffer and blows Danny with it)

Danny: I guess not. (Takes off) Yikes! (Goes out of control like Shaggy in the opening) Whoa, whoa! Whoa wha, whoa!

(Skates into a room and crashes into something cuts to inside the bathroom where he is in a bathtub with it on we blackout and fade back on Rubble looking into a kitchen and looks around and sees a refrigerator)

Rubble: Rubble Doo!

(Goes to it and opens it revealing a bone)

Rubble: Bone!

(Cuts to a bull dog snarling at the entrance and goes up to Rubble and Rubble giggles and puts the bone in its mouth and runs off and the dog breaks it)

Bull Dog: Why you! Come back here!

(Looks around and Rubble sneaks away in a tub cuts to him sneaking away cuts back to the dog the ghost points to where Rubble is)

Harry Warden: Psst.

(Dog turns around and sees the tub cuts to the tub and back to the dog and chases after Rubble cuts to Rubble he peeks out and sees the dog coming after him and runs and as he hides the dog comes and we hear a crashing sound Rubble walks out laughing and the dog runs off Danny comes out of the bathroom sock and wet)

Danny: Like wow. How soggy can a guy get?

(The dog comes running into him and back into the tub)

Bull Dog: Hi.

Danny: (To himself) If there's one thing I can't stand. It's taking a bath in a haunted house.

(We fade to the gang)

Ryder: Weather you know it or not Rubble, you found our first clue.

Rubble: I did?

Ace: Sure who ever heard of a ghost needing a watch dog to scare everybody away?

Danny: Like you mean there isn't any ghosts?

Ryder: Well I haven't seen any. Yet.

Katie: And we haven't see Mayor Goodway or her uncle either.

(Cuts to Danny looking at a chair)

Danny: Hey was Uncle Stuart wearing a blue suit, red tie and tennis shoes?

Ryder: Yeah, when we last saw him.

Danny: (Covers his eyes and points his hand at the chair) Then I think we found him. Only he looks a little older now.

(Cuts to a skeleton)

Ryder: Wow. I guess that ghost wasn't kidding.

Ace: That's just about as old as you can get.

(Cuts to Rubble being scared)

Ryder: It sure would help if we could find another clue.

Danny: (OS) Uh-huh. I found one.

(Ryder turns to him we cut to him and there is a gloved hand on his shoulder)

Ryder: (OS) Great where is it?

Danny: (Points) Him.

(We move to the ghost and we cut to the gang)

Gang: It's the ghost!

(Cuts to Rubble)

Rubble: Ghost?!

(He scurries into a closet and closes it and puts an out to lunch sign on the knob)

Harry Warden: This is the last warning. Either the fortune is brought here before morning, or all those in the Goodway house shall grow old. Now go.

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## Trivia

* This story is based on the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode of the same name.