The man sprang from his chair Jedediah Brooks at your service said the man Happy to help Can you tell us how to get back to the main highway asked Fred Sure thing kids said the man He turned and squinted at the road ahead You drive up yonder a ways Then when you get to the fork in the road you go right GURRRGLE GURRRRRGLE Shaggy's stomach growled Mr Brooks looked at the front of the Mystery Machine You hav ing car trouble or something Velma laughed No just some passenger hungry
Daphne looked at the map I think I know where we are If we take a left at the fork we'll go into Sladeville Right Sladeville asked Shaggy Like maybe they have a burger joint there or something Mr Brooks eyes widened Oh you kids don't want to go to Sladeville That there is just an old ghost town A ghost town asked Shaggy and Scooby Doo together The entire van started to shake as Scooby Doo and Shaggy shivered in fear Mr Brooks eyed the Mystery Machine again Are you sure there's nothing wrong with your van Oh that’s just Shaggy and Scooby again explained Velma They don't know that a ghost town is just an old empty town It's not full of real ghosts Normally I would agree with you said Mr Brooks But folks in these parts say that the ghost of the outlaw Eli Slade roams the streets of Sladeville They named the town after an outlaw asked Daphne No ma am replied Mr Brooks The story goes that Eli Slade came into town one day and took over the place Made them change the
name of the town and everything The gang looked at Mr Brooks curiously Mr Brooks squinted at them T’d steer clear of Sladeville if I you were
WELCOME Wow it looks like a real Wild West town said Daphne Except a lot spookier added Shaggy The Mystery Machine slowly drove down the street It passed a run down bank a dentist office and a general store The signs were faded and all the windows were broken It looked as if no one had been there for a long long time I think Mr Brooks was wrong said Velma Good said Shaggy I don't want to run into the ghost of slade Eli
