Shaggy leans back against the seat of the van. The small box in his lap feels like it carries th eweigbt of the sky, but he wouldn’t let go. No matter what.

The lanky teen gently rubs his finger over top of the silver box. “Scoob... I- I love you buddy.”

He can’t stop the tears. He doesn’t want to. He wants to scream and throw things because it’s not fair. Why Scoob? Why his best friend?

His sobs turn into into choked puffs of air. Shaggy had told the other to leave him be. The gang wasn’t the same without Scoob.

Shaggy sniffles, but furrows his brow as an uneasy feeling grows in his stomach. The air around him grows heavy. His eyes snap up to the back doors of the van as an eerie red glow shines through.

The doors suddenly fly open.

“Hey-Ho, Kermit the frog here. Shagg, it’s time.”

The teen glares daggers at the figure before him.

“Like.. Kermit, man. Now isn’t a good time.”

The muppet pulls down his dark cloak, revealing his sinister smile. “On the contrary, now is a perfect time.”

The scruffy teen turns his head away, clutching the silver box close to his chest. “I promised to like.. never use my power for evil man.”

Kermit just chuckles. “That’s what Mickey said too. And ah, look where he’s at.”

Shaggy remains silent. He looks down at the box in his arms as his breaths start to grow ragged.

The frog enters the van slowly and places a hand on Shaggy’s shoulder. “I’ll tell you a secret Shagg. Everything I do, it’s for Miss Piggy. Not a day goes by that I don’t miss her.”

The teen continues to remain silent, so Kermit leans closer. “Don’t you want to avenge Scooby-Doo? Get back at that man who took him away.”

Shaggy thinks for a moment, then his eyes harden in determination. “Like... yeah man. You’re right.” He opens the silver box and pulls out Scooby’s collar.

He clenches the collar as his eyes begin to glow. The van starts shaking, pulses of light shooting out from around the lanky teen. His eyes go completely green as he surges to 1% of his power. “I will find you Scooby. And then I’ll kill the man who took you from me.”

The rest of the gang watches in horror from just outside the van. Their eyes trained on the glowing figure that blows a hole through the top of their van. They’re transfixed. And they completely miss the small shadowy green figure that slinks away.