Shaggy the Vampire

Chapter 1 – Bitten!

It was pouring rain and visibility was very low. Shaggy hurried on, raindrops pounding his jacket. He wished he had a hood as the water was running off his hair onto his face and dripping down his neck. His fringe was so water-logged that it kept hanging down and he was continually pushing it out of his eyes.

He checked his watch and found it was half-ten at night. "Oh, crap!" he said. He was really late! He'd been watching a movie with Scooby, only to find there was no popcorn in the house – and there was no way you could watch a movie without popcorn. No way! So he'd hurried out to the shops to get some. However, it was a late night movie (one they'd seen before many times, "The Son of the Bride of the Ghost of Frankenstein") and it had been nearly nine when he'd nipped out. Normally, he'd never dare to face a dark, cold night but they couldn't watch one of their favourite films without popcorn and, due to the surprisingly large crowd (all wanting popcorn for a movie), he had only just managed to get away. "Poor Scooby. He's had to go through a good quarter of the movie without popcorn!"

Unfortunately, Scooby never did get his popcorn and Shaggy never made it home that night.

High above, the creature watched through the darkness as the tall, brown haired boy walked down the alley, never suspecting what was lurking nearby. They never do, mused the creature.

Standing up, it spread out its arms and swooped down through the rain and the dark, towards the tall boy in a sodden raincoat and carrying a shopping bag. He went down with a cry as the creature hit him and made no further sound…

Notes: Sorry, this is quite short but it's just the prologue. Also if anyone wants to know, "The Son of the Bride of the Ghost of Frankenstein" is from the 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo episode "That's Monstertainment", when they were facing Zomba.