This story assumes the reader has seen the movie "Scooby Doo and the Ghoul School". If you haven't, just take note of the following cast list.

Ms. Grimwood: Runs "Ms. Grimwood's Finishing School for Girl's". She is a somewhat stocky middle aged woman who usually wears a pink dress with a red cape and headband. is friendly and welcoming, but her tastes lean toward the dark.

Sibella: Dracula's daughter, she has purple skin and long light purple hair. She is feminine, generous and helpful.

Winnie: A werewolf's daughter, she has tan fur and short orange hair. She is tomboyish, brave and confident.

Elsa: Frankenteen's daughter, she is tall with stitches in her skin and a hairdo similar to Frankenstein's bride. She is bright and strong as well as a bit of a tomboy.

Phantasma: The Phantom's daughter, she is light blue and transparent, with a white ponytail. She is joyful, ditzy and energetic.

Tanis: The Mummy's daughter, she appears to be the youngest of girls and is covered in mummy wrappings with a pink bow on her head. She is sweet and childlike.

Chapter 1:

Standing at the front of a small dusty classroom, Ms. Grimwood was entering her second hour covering dream spells. While Sibella and Phantasma both managed to sit up straight, their eyes had long since glazed over. Winnie had given up even pretending to pay attention and had taken to lazily pulling at a tangle in her curly red hair. All three quietly envied Tanis for being excused from such an advanced magic lesson. Elsa however was hunched over her desk, brow furrowed in deep concentration, scribbling down notes and diagrams. The only sound beyond Ms. Grimwood's voice and Elsa's pencil was the patter of rain against the windows. Sensing the majority's boredom, Ms. Grimwood paused the lesson.

"I'm sorry girls, this isn't an interesting subject, but dream spell rituals are unique among types of magic. I know you're all thinking about the upcoming gathering, but we're almost finished, so let's focus."

The rest of the girls momentarily stirred at the mention of the Grand Monster Gathering, but we're quickly lulled back into a mental haze as Ms. Grimwood resumed her dream spell lesson.

"Now remember, once the circle is completed you can try to enter your target's dreams, but just performing the ritual is no guarantee of success. You often need to construct an attractive framework to encourage your target to allow you into their dreams. In addition-"

A loud gong rang, jolting the nearly dozing ghouls. A moment later they were all smiles realizing the lesson was finally over and quickly packed away their books, eagerly awaiting their dismissal for the day.

"Just a moment girls, I know you'll all be attending the Grand Monster Gathering this weekend, but you are still to review pages 41 through 72 in "Dreams, Consciousness and Magic", understood?"

Their faces fell slightly, but they all acknowledged the assignment before making their way out. Once in the hallway they burst into excited chatter.

"Sibella, how many monsters do you think will be at the gathering?" Winnie asked.

"I'm not sure Winnie, but Daddy often spoke about monsters coming from many different places."

"I hope it's huge, with monsters from absolutely everywhere." Phantasma said.

"With all the work that goes into it, I'm sure it'll be fangtastic."

"You all should've paid more attention to Miss. Grimwood. She wouldn't be covering something, if she didn't think it was important." Elsa said.

As Elsa scolded them, Phantasma floated above her and gently tapped the right bolt on Elsa's neck causing a spark.

"C'mon, lightening up Elsa." said Phantasma, before giggling at her own pun.

Elsa stopped and frowned up at the phantom, while Winnie chuckled and Sibella failed to suppress a smile behind her hand as they headed upstairs.

"Are you sure you don't wanna try on your gown with us? It's not really my kinda thing either, but we gotta wear 'em." Winnie said.

"I tried it on yesterday, it fits. I'll find Tanis and join you soon."

Wearing her gown, Phantasma posed and giggled in front of Winnie's dresser mirror. Light from the ceiling made the pale blue dress' ghostly fabric shimmer and sparkle. The dress was full length with short sleeves and long evening gloves. It had required shipping in a special box as the fabric could only be handled, or worn, by spectres, it would simply slide through anyone else. Winnie's room was not ideal for such a meeting, the wood floor was almost entirely covered with a wide assortment of items, from magazines to brushes, but the girls had cleared enough space to get dressed up.

"I can't wait to see how it'll look with the earrings." Phantasma sighed happily as she careful took a seat on the edge of the bed.

Sibella took her place in front of the large mirror wearing her own gown, the reflection showed the gown and how she filled it out, but the rest of her remained unseen. The dark purple dress didn't have a red belt, but otherwise looked like her ordinary attire, except for a few subtle touches.

"I'd love to see how it goes with my hair, but mirrors never quite give me the full picture."

"I think it looks good, what do you think Phanty?"

"Looks great, wish I could pull off dark colours, but they always make me look a little pale."

Sibella and Winnie could only stare at Phantasma for a moment before they all broke into laughter. A knock at the door suddenly grabbed their attention.

"I found Tanis, can we come in?" Elsa asked.

"C'mon in guys." Winnie replied opening the door.

Tanis followed Elsa inside before her eyes went wide. She was already looking forward to seeing her Mummy daddy at the gathering, but had never thought of looking so glamorous with her best friends at the biggest meeting in monsterdom. She then noticed neither Elsa nor Winnie were trying on their gowns.

"Winnie don't you have a new dress?" She asked looking worried.

"Yeah, but I'm saving it for the gathering, besides it's not that big a deal."

"What about you Elsa?"

"Don't worry Tanis, you'll see it in a few days."

The next day's weather was a cloudy gloom, but the girls couldn't have been happier. Shaggy wasn't sure whether this was due to their odd tastes, the excitement of the approaching gathering, or both. He now sat in Ms. Grimwood's office, and even though he'd been there many times before, he couldn't help, but fidget and look warily about. The room's dark furniture all had demonic clawed feet carved into their legs, and shelves lining the room were always stocked with bound books covered in sinister glyphs, dried animal remains and colourful potion flasks; the whole place smelled vaguely of strange herbs and chittering sounds sometimes came from behind the shelves.

Ms. Grimwood was almost always light and relaxed, and even though she was smiling, she looked more purposeful than usual.

"Well Shaggy, are you ready to take my girls to the Grand Monster Gathering this weekend?"

"Like sure Miss. G, you can count on me."

"You've read over all the rules and precautions then?"

"Yeah, but like why can't we travel during the day?"

"Because Sibella will be with you of course."

"She never had any problems in the day before."

"To help you understand the situation, perhaps I should tell you a little of the school's history. Grimwood was established over two centuries ago, the founding was interesting, but its location is much more important.

"Like, you mean the swamp?"

"Actually the entire area, you see most monsters don't normally grow or age. Anyone turned into a phantom or a vampire as a child would remain that way forever under normal circumstances, but this area is saturated with special magical energies and one of the effects is to allow monsters here to age."

"But Miss. G, I've known the girls for years now and they all look the same."

"Do they? Think Shaggy, don't they look even a little bit different from when you first met them?"

"Ok, maybe they've grown a bit."

"Well they don't age like most people, even here. Mystical scholars I've read estimate any monster in the area ages a little bit less than one year for every five that pass."

"Is that why the girls are here?"

"This school has a long proud tradition of educating young lady monsters, but that wouldn't mean as much if they weren't able to actually grow up."

"So, is this magic why Sibella can go out in the daylight?"

"Certainly, once you leave the area Sibella won't be able to bear the Sun and she, Phantasma and Tanis won't be able to eat or drink anything until they get to the gathering."

"So like, the food grown here's also affected by magic? Is that why you always made sure Scoob and I also eat at least some food from the grocery store?"

"Yes, the food grown here appears rotten, but when it's cooked it dissolves into nothing within hours. Perfect food for people without the ability to digest anything. Of course Winnie and Elsa each have their own dietary needs, meat and electricity respectively. You and Scooby will always be welcome to dine with us, but once I realized you were going to stay, I also made sure to have supplies from the stores in town."

Suddenly a loud gong sounded, moments later came a gentle knock at the door.

"Please come in. My apologies, I nearly forgot about afternoon tea."

The office door swung open and a tall purple octopus wearing an old butler's uniform entered pushing a tea cart. The cart held china cups painted with floral stems and blooms, a silver tea pot and a tray covered with glossy black squares. Stopping beside the desk, two tentacles each delicately held cups while another poured the steaming tea. The citrus smell of the tea mixed with the musky odour of the fungus fudge. Placing a full cup of lemon rind tea on a saucer before Miss Grimwood and Shaggy, he awaited further instructions with a slight frown, and surprisingly rigid stance for an octopus.

"Thank you, that will be all."

Placing the plate of sweets on a side board, he bowed at where his waist would have been on someone with hips, and made a quiet exit.

"So like, what happens when we get there?"

"Once you arrive at the gathering the environment will be much like here, the girls will dine on food similar to that grown at the school and Sibella won't need to worry about the Sun. You also won't need to be their chaperon once you arrive, their fathers will be attending, and I know the host quite well."

"Since it'll be so safe, could Scoob and I leave to see an old friend in the area?"

"Well you'll miss the gathering, but I know the allure of old friends. I'm sure the girls will be fine if you don't attend, but please stay with them until they've seen the castle, said hello to their fathers and settled in. After that just be there to pick them up on Sunday night."

"Like, you got it Miss.G"