Author's note: And now...the fourth episode of my reboot of SDMI: The Secret of the Ghost Rig, which takes place as the Crystal Cove city and county administrations election campaigns starts to get underway.

Speaking of the series, be prepared for a shocking ending for my upcoming revision of the season 1 finale, All Fear the Freak, where the gang separates but something shocking will happen. What is it? All I can say is stay tuned!

I don't own Scooby-Doo. Hanna-Barbara Productions and Warner Bros. does.

Chapter 1: A speeding ghost truck and two phone calls

April 13, 2012

It was a foggy evening on a stretch of Crystal Cove County Highway 1, the main county highway connecting the northern and southern parts of the county and runs along the Pacific coast and the coast along the Crystal Cove Bay.

During this time, a trooper of the Crystal Cove Police Department have pulled over a light blue car that was travelling 11 miles over the speed limit on that stretch of the highway.

The teenage driver of the car watched nervously as the trooper got off his motorcycle and walks towards him through the rear view mirror, expecting him to give him a speeding ticket.

With the trooper walking closer to him, the driver rolled down the window.

The trooper leaned in and said, "Did you realize that you were speeding, mister?"

"Uh...Yes, officer." The driver replied nervously.

"Good." The trooper replied. "Watch your speed next time, and drive carefully."

Just as the trooper said "Have a good evening." to the driver, a tractor trailer suddenly sped by them, narrowly missing the trooper.

"What in the..." The trooper exclaimed as he saw the flames coming from that trucks' wheels.

Immediately, he raced back to his departmental-issued motorcycle, turned on the sirens and took off and give chase to the speeding truck as the teenage driver looks on.

"Now this is clearly a traffic violation." The trooper commented as he speeds down the highway chasing the tractor trailer.

Eventually, he reached the driver's cab and yelled, "Excuse me, mister. Do you realize that you're speeding?"

However, the cab of the tractor trailer looked hauntingly spooky, and you can barely see through the cab windows.

"Mister?" The trooper asked nervously. "Anybody there?"

When he received no response, the trooper turned his attention back to the road, only to find a sharp curve up ahead.

"Uh oh!" He said as the motorcycle speeds towards the cliff, where stormy waters of the Crystal Cove Bay await.

The motorcycle soon dropped into the water, while the trooper hung onto a branch that grown out of the cliff side.

As he crawled his way back to the top of the cliff, he witnessed the ghostly-looking tractor trailer disappearing in the fog after a lightning flash.

Moments later, the trooper was back at his assigned station, speaking with several other troopers next to the watch office where the station's watch sergeant was working.

"I tell you guys, that speeding ghost truck is real!" The trooper said to the other deputies.

"No kidding, Higgins." One of the other deputies said. "Joe told me about witnessing that ghostly-looking truck speeding down the coastal highway while patrolling his beat the other night."

"And Frank barely managed to escape alive when he was chased by the Ghost Truck on his motorcycle another night, which is also why he's on leave right now." A second deputy commented.

"The sheriff sure isn't going to like the news, deputies." The sergeant remarked after listening to their conversation. "The department has been on tight, budget constraints in recent months, and now we've got a motorcycle to replace."

April 14, 2012

That morning at the Rogers residence, Shaggy was sleeping in with Scooby on his bed.

His dream about moving out and living in an apartment with Scooby and Daphne for university or college was interrupted when his cell phone, which rested on the small lamp table beside his bed, right by the alarm clock, started ringing.

"Now who could that be?" He grumbled under his breath as he struggled to get up and reach for his phone, not bothering checking for the caller ID. "Like, hello?"

"Hey Shag." It was Daphne on the other end. "I hope I didn't woke you and Scooby up."

"Like, you did." Shaggy replied as Scooby yawned and stretched his legs. "But don't worry about it. What's up?"

"I'm afraid I won't be able to make it to the library today for our weekend studying, Shag." Daphne sighed, and Shaggy can tell that her parents might have asked her to stay home. "My parents wanted me to meet someone. Probably someone for me to marry later on."

"Like, don't worry about it, Daph." Shaggy reassured his close friend. "If you want to make your parents proud of you, then go ahead. Scoob and I don't want to stand in your way between you and your parents."

"Okay." Daphne replied.

Detecting the sigh in her voice, Shaggy quickly added, "Like, Scoob and I may drop by at your place sometime this afternoon to see you, Daph, so don't worry about not being able see us the whole day."

"Works with me, Shag." Daphne replied, feeling relieved.

It was then that Shaggy can hear her father calling her to get downstairs.

"Well, I'd better go, Shag." Daphne sighed as her father calls her to get downstairs. "I'll see you guys later."

"Like, see you, Daph." Shaggy nodded before hanging up.

"Poor Raphne." Scooby remarked as Shaggy put his phone back on the table by the alarm clock. "Ri wonder who her parents are going to ask her to meet."

"Like, beats me, Scoob." Shaggy shrugged. "As long as the guy is a gentleman, then she should be fine."

"Reah, ralthough she may feel that romething's missing, Raggy." Scooby replied. "Rike rou, for instance."

Shaggy raised his eyebrows at Scooby's comment, but before he could question his friend, his cell phone ring again.

"Now what does Fred want?" He wondered as he saw Fred's name on the caller ID and answered. "Like, hello, Freddie?"

"Hey, Shag." Fred replied on the other end. "Are you and Scooby awake?"

"Like, we're just getting up, man." Shaggy replied. "What's up?"

"I'm afraid I'm going to need you guys, plus Daph and Velma, to meet me at City Hall today." Fred replied. "It's about Mayor Dad. He requested that I come over to his office and I sure wonder what he has in store for us."

"Like, no problem, man." Shaggy replied. "Scoob and I will be right over, but Daph won't be able to make it."

"How?" Fred asked.

"Like, her parents wanted her to stay home and meet someone." Shaggy explained. "It'll be a safe bet if it's some rich guy they want her to marry later on."

"I see." Fred nodded understandingly before hearing the incoming call notification beep on his phone. "Well, I'd better go. Someone's calling me now. Probably Velma or Mayor Dad."

"Alright, man." Shaggy replied. "Like, see you there."

He then hung up before he and Scooby proceeded to get changed and prepare for the day.

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