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it occurs to me I do a lot of these 'character sheets', huh...

Anyway, this is a concept I'd had rattling around for ages for a new "Scooby-Doo" universe where Velma is the main character and de-facto "leader" of the group (as she should have always been - FIGHT ME ).

The premise is Velma has a blog (the titular "Mystery.Inc") where she solves submitted mysteries under a pseudonym (open to suggestions; something 'easter-eggy') with near-flawless success, resulting in modest internet acclaim.

Little does she know that one of her fans actually goes to her high school and has figured out her identity, and in the middle of writing a new post she's approached by them. Who is it? None other than the ultra-popular school hero, Fred Jones (who, unbeknownst to most, is apparently quite the detective himself ).

From there things escalate quickly: He convinces her to start solving mysteries in the field, starting with some strange goings-on in their town. Their success draws the attention (and jealous ire ) of the school's Queen Bee, Daphne Blake, who - despite the image she strives to maintain - is really just as sharp and calculating as either them.

At first Daphne is only interested in "saving" her dear Freddie and returning everything to status quo, but once she gets a taste of that sweet mystery solving mojo (and a new appreciation for the wonderful Velma) she's in it just as hard as the two of them. Later on Shaggy and Scooby are roped in, at first just for their car - which he taxis them in in exchange for food (I know it's typically crediting as being Fred's car; but in this version it'll be Shaggy's to start, but then later on they all work to turn it into the tried and true "Mystery Machine" we all know and love) - but later he becomes as much a part of the team as anyone, with Scooby as their mascot.
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This version will borrow some elements from several older series, but there's also some fairly new beats as well:

- The team will be younger than usual and have to deal with school, parents, chores and other responsibilities besides JUST solving mysteries.
- There'll be many different kinds of mysteries and they'll a bit less fantastical. In other words, they WON'T all be caused by crooks disguised as monsters/ghosts (those'll be special/built-up-to events). As a result...
- Monster encounters will be more intense, scary and physical (involving makeshift weapons, pepper spray, tasers, and other forms of self defense); the classic "trapping" method comes in later as their safer alternative
- Scooby will be less cowardly and act more like a dog (he'll be as sentient and expressive as he normally is, but he won't straight up "talk" like he usually does; think "Brain" from 'Inspector Gadget')
- Scooby and Shaggy will still be the "cowards" of the group, but it'll be a more pragmatic 'Why don't we just call the cops right now?' sort of thing; they like helping people but not as gung-ho about the danger as the others
- But - perhaps MOST controversially - in this AU I will ship FredxVelma and ShaggyxDaphne, because I am a sick fiend and I need to be stopped.

...No, I'm serious.

Description
it occurs to me I do a lot of these 'character sheets', huh...

Anyway, this is a concept I'd had rattling around for ages for a new "Scooby-Doo" universe where Velma is the main character and de-facto "leader" of the group (as she should have always been - FIGHT ME ).

The premise is Velma has a blog (the titular "Mystery.Inc") where she solves submitted mysteries under a pseudonym (open to suggestions; something 'easter-eggy') with near-flawless success, resulting in modest internet acclaim.

Little does she know that one of her fans actually goes to her high school and has figured out her identity, and in the middle of writing a new post she's approached by them. Who is it? None other than the ultra-popular school hero, Fred Jones (who, unbeknownst to most, is apparently quite the detective himself ).

From there things escalate quickly: He convinces her to start solving mysteries in the field, starting with some strange goings-on in their town. Their success draws the attention (and jealous ire ) of the school's Queen Bee, Daphne Blake, who - despite the image she strives to maintain - is really just as sharp and calculating as either them.

At first Daphne is only interested in "saving" her dear Freddie and returning everything to status quo, but once she gets a taste of that sweet mystery solving mojo (and a new appreciation for the wonderful Velma) she's in it just as hard as the two of them. Later on Shaggy and Scooby are roped in, at first just for their car - which he taxis them in in exchange for food (I know it's typically crediting as being Fred's car; but in this version it'll be Shaggy's to start, but then later on they all work to turn it into the tried and true "Mystery Machine" we all know and love) - but later he becomes as much a part of the team as anyone, with Scooby as their mascot.
------------
This version will borrow some elements from several older series, but there's also some fairly new beats as well:

- The team will be younger than usual and have to deal with school, parents, chores and other responsibilities besides JUST solving mysteries.
- There'll be many different kinds of mysteries and they'll a bit less fantastical. In other words, they WON'T all be caused by crooks disguised as monsters/ghosts (those'll be special/built-up-to events). As a result...
- Monster encounters will be more intense, scary and physical (involving makeshift weapons, pepper spray, tasers, and other forms of self defense); the classic "trapping" method comes in later as their safer alternative
- Scooby will be less cowardly and act more like a dog (he'll be as sentient and expressive as he normally is, but he won't straight up "talk" like he usually does; think "Brain" from 'Inspector Gadget')
- Scooby and Shaggy will still be the "cowards" of the group, but it'll be a more pragmatic 'Why don't we just call the cops right now?' sort of thing; they like helping people but not as gung-ho about the danger as the others
- But - perhaps MOST controversially - in this AU I will ship FredxVelma and ShaggyxDaphne, because I am a sick fiend and I need to be stopped.

...No, I'm serious.