"So, is anyone going to tell me why you all are dressed as KISS? I mean, you even dressed up my son as his father!" I gestured to Harry who was giggling and playing with his Catman teddy.

"Because! The surprise for you and Harry for his birthday is to go to KISS World's grand opening!" Daphne replied using the mirror in the sunshade to do her makeup. "Aren't you gonna dress up?"

"I'll do when we get there." I sighed leaning back in my seat.

"Like, I can't believe we get to go to KISS World!" Shaggy exclaimed in his Demon getup.

"And celebrate Harry's birthday! It's like killing two birds with one stone." Velma added.

"Rheah! Or two birds with one cat!" Scooby said poking him head between Shaggy and Velma while pointing at his Catman makeup. I couldn't help but laugh at their antics. 

     Fred didn't like KISS, but because it was for Harry, he reluctantly agreed to go. As he was a fan of the Ascot Five instead. Outside of the makeup, Fred and Paul got along well enough. He hadn't met any of the others. When Paul first visited for Harry's first Christmas, he had gotten me a full access pass, so I had a safe place to go to in the event I needed one. Daphne had made sure I packed it, but I didn't really think much of it. Having my full memories back was nice though. As well as strengthening my powers when no one around. I can now transform into my KISSterian form and stay that way so long as I'm awake. Which will be really useful when we get to the park. When we got to the park, I had Daph hold Harry and stayed in the van after everyone got out. Pulling the curtain over the back part of the van, I took my time transforming into my KISSterian form, so it made it seem like I was changing. Once I was done, I climbed out of the van and stretched.

"Wow, Ava. You look amazing!" Shaggy said as I walked back into view.

"Momma pretty." Harry clapped his hands before reaching out for me.

"It's so majorly groovy to be at KISS World on Halloween night." Daph said looking up at the park.

"Yeah, I just wish the guys were actually here." I sighed as Harry played with my amulet. It changed appearance whenever I transformed.

As we were walking towards the park, the guest were running away from it.

"Don't fans usually run towards awesome rock concerts?" Shaggy asked me. I narrowed my eyes. 

"Yeah, they do." I replied adjusting Harry on my hip as we approached the gate.

Some of the guests stopped us and said to run because of a witch.

"Wait, The Demon, The Starchild, The Catman, The Spaceman, The Phoenix, which is Ava," Shaggy counted off. "Oh, please tell me they added a witch."

"No, they didn't." I hissed thinking back on my past life and the movie about this exact scenario.

Fred said it sounded like a mystery and that we should get to work. As we walked up to the gate, security stopped us.

"Like, excuse me ma'am." Shaggy called out.

"Sorry, parks closed." the security guard said tilting her chin up.

"We're here to solve the mystery." Fred told her.

"Sure you are. Do you always solve mysteries wearing makeup and carrying around a toddler?" she glared.

"Actually, I have an all-access pass. Given to my by my boyfriend and son's father, Paul Stanley. Ring any bells?" I smirked holding up the shiny card.

She snatched the card out of my hand and looked it over before tossing it at me.

"My answer is still no." She snapped.

"That's fine. I'll just call Manny then." I held out my hand as Daphne placed my phone in it. "I'm sure he'll be really happy when he finds out you're denying his boss's family from coming in."

"I am Delilah Domino, chief of security. Why would I let random teenagers and a baby into an obviously closed park?" she scoffed. I could feel my eye twitch as Fred hastily grabbed Harry from me and Shaggy covered my son's ears.

"Now listen here you fucking bitch. I am technically part of KISS. Avalon Potter from Rising Phoenix ring any bells?" I growled getting in her face. I'm sure it must have been comical to see my five-foot ass in platform boots leaning on my toes growling at this woman. "We are here for my son's birthday. The son of Paul 'Starchild' Stanley, who mind you hasn't seen his daddy in over a fucking year and a half. Now you are going to let us in, or I will be calling Bill Aucoin and Manny Goldman to have your bitch ass FIRED!"

Whimpering from Scooby made me look at the gang. They all had terrified expressions while Harry just giggled and clapped. Sinking back to my heels, I pinched the bridge of my nose.

"Kids, go change. We can just go in through the employee entrance." I sighed taking Harry.

"I can't authorize that." Delilah stated making a grab for me.

"Ooh, you really are asking to be fired." I tsked while backing up.

     She just gave me a seething glare as we walked back to the van. The gang all took turns changing in the back of the van before I grabbed my wand and shrank my trunk down when nobody was watching. Slipping my things into my pocket, I closed up the van and led them past the gate, glaring at Delilah and flipping her off as we did so before coming up to a door. Taking out my pass, I pressed it against the card reader. A click was heard before the door opened for us. 

"Let's go figure this all out." I said leading them into the park.

"So like, why are you still in costume?" Shaggy asked me.

"Part of Bill's plan to reintroduce me back into the music industry. Plus, it's really comfy." I replied as we began sneaking behind booths to avoid prying eyes. As we passed by the main gate, I could hear Delilah talking to Manny about how she tried chasing us off, and how I yelled at her for denying us access.

"You seriously turned back Paul's girlfriend? Are you out of your mind?" I heard many exclaim. "She has full access for a reason."

"But sir!" Delilah tried to argue. I didn't hear the end of it as we neared the administrative building.

Inside, I could see Manny and Chip talking. Harry was babbling softly as I listened to them talking about losing the park and tours. I could only shake my head. Suddenly I heard Shaggy and Scooby screaming. Looking back, I saw them running. Right towards Delilah.

"Shaggy, Scooby. Wait!" Fred called out. But it was no use. They crashed into the woman making me bark out a laugh.

"You? I thought I told you kids to stay out!" she yelled as Manny came outside.

"Hey! Hey! Woah, woah, woah. Calm down." Manny said trying to diffuse the situation. He came up next to Fred and looked at us. "I'm Manny Goldman. The park supervisor. What's with all the ruckus?"

"Sorry, Manny." I sighed setting Harry down. "Something scared my friends when they were looking around."

"Ava! How wonderful to see you!" Manny's expression changed when he saw me. "You look amazing as always."

"It's nice to see you too. We came for Harry's birthday, but when we heard about the witch, we figured we could help." I explained.

"Yeah, and since we're also major KISS fans, we thought we'd could do all that we can to help out." Daphne added.

"We've got it under control, kids. Thank you very much." Delilah sniffed.

"But don't you want the fans to come back to the park?" Fred asked.

"Oh, they'll come back." a voice stated. No, it couldn't be.

Whipping my head around, I tried to look for the source. Suddenly an explosion of smoke and confetti blinded us before clearing up. There, right in front of us was the guys. The real KISS.

"To see us." Paul said.

"DADDY!" Harry screamed toddling towards the band. Paul got down on his knees and scooped our son up and swung him around before hugging him tight.

"Paul!" I shouted running forward with tears in my eyes. Paul was quick to hand Harry over to Gene before I launched myself into my beloved's arms and wrapped my legs around his waist and kissing him fiercely. "I missed you so much! Especially after my memories came back."

"Hey now, Firebird. I'm here." Paul whispered into my ear, and I stayed wrapped him like a spider monkey. "So, how can we help?"

"Actually, we're here to help you!" Velma said and I carefully clambered off Paul. "We're mystery solvers."

"That's funny, so are we." Ace... that's not Ace.

"You're not Ace." I leaned in close to study the man dressed as Spaceman, then Catman. "And you're not Peter. Paul, what happened to Ace and Peter?"

I received a solum look in returned, making my stomach sink as Gene handed Harry to me.

"Oh Merlin. Are they?" I asked looking up at Gene. A nod was the only reply. "Oh, how terrible."

"Wait, you're the ones they called for help?" Velma asked, getting everyone back on topic.

"Yeah, they wanted the best. They got the best." Gene laughed. "Plus, Ava. She's kinda just appears."

"Smartass." I muttered into my son's curls.

     Paul wrapped his arm around my shoulders and gave me a comforting squeeze while leaning his head on mine. Daph smiled at the sight of our little family reunited. Shaggy pointed out that the guys were a band, while Catman told him every band needs a hobby. Fred made a smart comment about the Ascot Five, and Gene shut him down. I could only sigh before looking at Paul and gesturing to Spaceman and Catman.

"Care to introduce me?" I whispered.

"Alright guys, now let's not get hasty. First of all, Ava. This is Tommy Thayer he's the new and true Spaceman, and this is Eric Singer as our Catman." Paul gestured to the two new faces. "Guys, this is my girlfriend, Ava and our song Hadrian."

"We call him Harry for short." I added shaking their hands. "It's nice to finally meet you all. We talked about you two a while back before I had my accident."

"Paul's talked so much about you." Tommy smiled. "And Harry."

"Yeah, I'm sure he has." I smiled sweetly before glaring at my other half. "We are going to be having a very serious conversation later."

"Someone's in the doghouse." Gene cackled.

     Eventually, the guys grouped up to talk about the gang while I just stood to the side. They didn't seem happy about the kids being here, but after Paul said something about his eye, they conceded. Paul announced that the kids could help before returning to my side and taking Harry from me. Our son giggled and played with his father's hair as we all headed for the security office. Seeing the witch on camera had me deep in thought. She's not just asking about the rock, but me as well. This is definitely different from the movie. Poor Shaggy and Scooby got spooked and hid in a locker. Which pissed Delilah off as it was her locker. Velma asked to see the park and Paul agreed before looking at the guys. Gene just rolled his eyes and walked off saying he needed to feed the beast. Shaggy and Scooby also went off in search of food.

"Well, you and Harry ready for a tour?" Paul asked wrapping his arm around my waist.

"Of course!" I smiled letting him lead us out and into the park. We walked around for a while, and it was incredible to see. "I can't believe you guys made a ride themed after me."

I looked at the Phoenix themed drop tower.

"It's incredible." I said.

"Only the best for you. We have two more rides dedicated to you. A tunnel that plays your music and has scenes from all your most popular shows, and a tower swing." Paul grinned.

"Wanna ride!" Harry squealed pointing at the big ferris wheel. 

"We will, Sweetheart." I assured our son taking him from Paul and putting him on the ground to walk for a bit. "But Mommy and Daddy are working. We'll ride rides soon."

"Otay." Harry cutely pouted holding both mine and Paul's hands.

"They're so cute as a family." Daphne gushed.

"Yeah, Starchild was beside himself when we had to be away for so long." Eric agreed. We were approaching a stage when Paul dropped our son's hand.

"KISS costume change activate!" Paul declared as he and the guys jumped on stage. "Care to join us, Firebird?"

"I don't know." I said looking at Harry.

"Go on, you've always put Harry before yourself. Enjoy yourself." Velma urged taking Harry's hand. 

"If you say so." I knelt down and gave my son a kiss before jumping onto stage myself.

     It was like a scene from Sailor Moon. Gene swung his arms in a circle with fire coming from his fists before getting into a firebender pose, Tommy twirled around like a ballerina with lightning swirling around him, Eric T-posed before flipping back and crouching down, and Paul danced around with a ribbon of purple light before posing. Now it was my turn. Oh boy, here goes. Closing my eyes, I clasped my hands to my chest and tilted my head back and tendrils of golden light and fire swirled around me in a pillar. Throwing my arms out, I unleashed my power as flames danced along my body altering my costume to actual armor. Curling in on myself, I threw my body back as light shot from the back of my costume, creating a shimmering cape. When the lightshow died down, I was in an actual shimmering version of my previous costume. My hair was in a high ponytail and a tiara like Sleeping Beauty's was in my hair with rubies glinting brightly.

"Wow!" the gang gasped as they drew closer.

"Oh, come one." Fred scoffed.

"Relax Fred. I'm sure it was all pre-planned." Velma assured him.

"You're right, it was a dress rehearsal for tonight's show." a young woman walked out. "Though Ava was an unexpected surprise."

"Sorry, Shandi." I sheepishly rubbed the back of my head. "Starchild insisted."

"No worries. I'm just glad we had your armor on hand." she waved off my apology. "Great test run, you guys."

"This isn't getting us anywhere." Gene grumbled. "We need to do our own investigation."

"Alright, Demon. I hear you." Paul replied. "Hey guys. We're gonna take a break."

     The band walked of the stage, and I jumped down to grab Harry before following them, waving to the gang. Paul and Gene smiled at us as I ran to catch up. Harry started whining about rides and wiggling around in my arms. Sighing, I started to veer off from the band when Paul came up to my side. He smiled and the three of us ventured off towards the children's area. 

"They aren't going to be mad that you're off riding rides, are they?" I asked.

"It'll be fine. Besides, I haven't seen Harry since he was a baby." Paul assured me ruffling our son's hair. "Man, I've missed you both."

"We missed you too." I sniffled leaning my head into his arm. "It was hard. When I got my wand and ring, I felt my whole world shatter, and getting my memories back only made it worse."

"I know, I'm sorry." Paul sighed placing a kiss in my hair. "A war broke out between Jendall and Fauna."

"I'm guessing that's when Peter and Ace..." I couldn't say the word.

"They're not dead but were forced to stay behind and rebuild. Peter's planet was caught in the crossfire." Paul explained as we came to a kiddie version of the Wildcat ride. Setting Harry on one of the cats and buckling him in, I stepped outside the fence as Paul turned it on.

"You should have called, you know." I stated watching Harry squeal with glee. "When you got back to Earth."

"I wanted too, but Bill put us through endless meetings and recording sessions to make up for lost time." Paul sighed coming up behind me and wrapping his arms around my waist. "Trust me, not a day went by that I didn't miss you or Harry."

"I thought you were dead." I choked out, leaning into him. "Every week, I'd call Bill and ask if he heard anything, and he'd say no."

"I'm so sorry, Baby." Paul nuzzled my neck and then rested his chin on my shoulder to watch our son. 

Soon Harry wanted to ride another ride, so we took him to a mini-coaster and buckled him in.

"I can't believe he's two now." Paul stated as we sat on a bench. "And tonight's his birthday of all days."

"Yeah. Fucking witch had to ruin it." I muttered snuggling into him. "I'm thinking of making a comeback. Harry's old enough now, I could get a nanny and an RV for the two of us. Maybe do like what we did when I first came here."

"Are you sure that's the life you want for him?" Paul asked looking down at me.

"I'm not the kinda woman who like just sitting around. Harry has traveled all over the world with us and loves it." I said smiling as our son waved at us. When the ride came to a close, I picked up our son and noticed he was looking tired. "Looks like somebody is ready for bed."

"Not tired." He yawned before curling into my chest. Chuckling, I kissed his curls and used my cape to cover him up against the chilly night air. 

"Uh huh." I snorted. "Want mommy to sing you a song?"

"Yeah!" Harry's head popped up real quick.

"Alright, but you have to go to sleep after." I combed my fingers through his curls before vanishing his smeared makeup. Harry just snuggled into me in response.

Where the north wind meets the sea
There's a river full of memory
Sleep, my darling, safe and sound
For in this river all is found

In her waters, deep and true
Lie the answers and a path for you
Dive down deep into her sound
But not too far or you'll be drowned

Yes, she will sing to those who'll hear
And in her song, all magic flows
But can you brave what you most fear?
Can you face what the river knows?

Where the north wind meets the sea
There's a mother full of memory
Come, my darling, homeward bound
When all is lost, then all is found

Soon, my boy's breathing was deep and even making me smile.

"Your voice never ceases to amaze me." Paul said leaning down to give me a kiss as we made our way back to the administrative building. "We've all got rooms there; he can sleep in mine. Manny will keep an eye on him."

"Good. Then we can dive headfirst into this mystery." I kissed him back before turning my attention to the path in front of me. 

     We made it to the offices and Paul showed me to the floor where the band's rooms were. His door had his star on it. Walking in, I didn't bother turning on a light before laying Harry down on the bed and covering him up. Summoning his KISS teddies, I placed them all around him before kissing his forehead. Paul did the same before we left the room with the door cracked. On our way out, we asked Manny to check on Harry every once in a while, before going outside. When we did, Shaggy and Scooby's cries for help made us look at each other before lighting up and taking to the skies.