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When the Thunderbird awakens in the Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Provincial Park, the Mystery Gang and their new friend Ihaan embark on a journey that tests everything they thought they knew about mysteries and the Ghost of Ontario.

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After surviving their first year of college, the Mystery Gang is excited to return to Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Provincial Park to spend a week with their friend Ihaan, where they try to reintroduce him to society with modern gifts--and teach him the fun of solving mysteries.

However, that night, Ihaan dreams of the Thunderbird, a Spirit said to encompass good and evil, who only appears when someone needs help. The next day, he and the gang are drawn into a new mystery when the Spirit Animals disappear, and a strange lightning storm signals the return of the Thunderbird.

As Ihaan and the gang fight to calm the Lightning Spirit and save the Spirit Animals, Ihaan must learn where he truly belongs, while the Mystery Gang learns the harsh truth of the word "erasure".

By then, though, will it be too late for all of them?

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*Sequel to What's New Scooby-Doo: The Ghost of Ontario. Can be read as a standalone.*
*FYI: This story is based on a TV show, so expect a screenplay-like writing style.*
*Also inspired by Indigenous mythology.*
*Main Tropes: Angst with a happy ending and found family.*
*Moral: "Some mysteries are more than someone in a mask."*