Cracks the ground aoppeared in the floor, and the former hole that they had taken shetlers opened up again. Stripetail stoofd up from his table, his eyes narrowed. His keen magical abilities were tuned towards the disturbance, and he had long ago learned to trust his intincts they were usually right. His felloe customers the scooby gand, trembled as the ground shook. "What's happening NOW?' Dixie asked. She had only come in to see her cousin and his owner.. and all sorts of strange things had happened since. She couldn't take much mnore of this.
"I say we leave.." Shaggy exclaimned" Mr stripetail could you cover our bill, I don't get paid... "He began... "If you say "i will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today" I'll turn you into a pair of shoes. and dogs like shoes.. for chewing on..." stripetailn snapped..
'REy! Rats rot rice" Scooby spoke up..."ENOuGH" Stripetail roared and hit his staff on the ground hardhis staff gave off a blinding light and the ring on Scooby's paw reacted. Stripetail paused as he looked at Scooby's ring,then at Dixie's, whixch was reacting to Scooby's . A half-amused look appeared on Stripetail face. "I gave you two the wrong set of rings.. " He said shaking his head..."Follow me I'll explain later when there is time.." Scooby , dixie and Shaggy Looked at each other incredulously...Then reluctantly followed him.
_ Nick and Aves stumbled as the earthquake grew in intensity "I.. guess you were right about Chong" Nick said, his voice being drowned out by the noise.
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