It was Halloween night and Cody still didn't have a costume for the annual costume party at Ced's place. "Oooh, I hope they have a few costumes left." Cody said in a panicked state. He ran in and went to the front counter, only to find a note reading, "All out of Halloween costumes. Fabric and materials in back. ~Management" Cody sighed in disappointment. "Well...maybe I can throw something quick together for the party."

Cody went to the back to find some assistance, but it was eerily absent of any signs of life. Cody looked around as he saw a bunch of old antiques and curios. "How am I suppose to find anything in this "straight outta Scooby-Doo" backroom?" Cody said frustrated. As he continued to look, he didn't notice a rogue bowling pin on the ground. As he stepped on it, he began to slip and roll towards a shelf, knocking over a jar with purple goo in it, causing it to crash with a loud "CRACK."

"Ewwww! What is this stuff?" Cody screamed as he unintentionally stepped in it. "Of course I have to be as ditzy as Daphne and knock over some weird purple goop." He tried to step out of the puddle, but the goo became as sticky as rubber. "Come on....errr, let go!" Cody said struggling to break free. What he didn't know what the goo was slowly working its' way up his shoes and began to coat his legs. Slowly, he broke free. "Phew. That's better," Cody sighed in relief. "Now to get outta...hey! What the heck?" Cody looked down and saw up to his knees covered in the purple goo. Cody tried to get the goo off, but the more he struggled, the more he got on his body. Soon his thighs were covered, then his arms, then his chest. Finally, it was working its way to his neck. Cody tried to call out for help. "Help! Somebody help m....," but it was too late. Cody had become immobilized and engulfed in a casing of purple goo.

He remained sedentary for only a minute, until the goo began to change from the feet up. Cody's feet and legs turned into a rubbery pair of light purple high heels and pink stockings. As it moved up his body, it turned into a rubber purple dress and green scarf, with a big and squishy pair of breasts forming. Finally, it reached the top of his head, turning into a dolled up face with pink, puffy lips, topped with long red, rubbery hair and purple headband. Cody slowly managed to move his legs and turned around to see he was a rubberized version of Daphne Blake, the same woman he had compared himself to when slipping on the bowling pin.

"No! No no no! I look like a inflatable Daphne doll." Cody said in fear. However, what came out of the costume's mouth in a pitch perfect Daphne voice was "Jeepers! I look totally groovy!" Cody covered his mouth, only to see his fingers were stuck together, like webbed feet. "I gotta get out of this costume. Maybe someone at Ced's party can help me." Cody said to himself, which translated to "I gotta get to that outta sight party. Maybe I'll see a total hunk who wants to go solve a mystery with me." Cody left the mysterious store that turned him into a rubber doll in a desperate attempt to solve a mystery even he didn't know he would be a part of.

Since Scooby-Doo turns 50 this year, I thought it would only be appropriate to have a SD-themed Halloween story this year. And let's be honest, a lot of us are here because of all those crazy unmasking moments by those meddling kids and their dog. Happy Halloween!

Artwork by  ProtoyBonnie