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The Troublesome Trio No More

It had gone too far. A prank gone to far how could that be? They'd always been fine nothing bad ever really happened. Even when Oogie had captured Sandy what's his name everything had been fine. No one except Oogie, who no one seemed to care about, had been seriously hurt. Not now though a simple prank gone horribly(Not in a good way)wrong. It wasn't supposed to be anything big just a small one out of boredom. Everyone thought it had been purposely done that way. Some of the citizens of Halloween town thought it had been purposely done like that, as a sort of revenge on the people for Oogie by the three. Jack just shook his head, or would have had he not been one of them who was injured. The pumpkins kings skull had been cracked and was being repaired by Finkelstein. Others were in bad conditions as well though would recover.

A meeting was being held all but those hurt attended, Lock, Shock, and Barrel included. They sat in the front at first as ordered by the Mayor so an eye could be kept on them. Yes, the meeting was of the prank and the culprits were them. The three were glad for the masks they were wearing at the moment, the masks covered up the nervous looks all three of them had on their faces. Barrel was staring at the ground in front of him. While Lock the ceiling. Shock however was staring straight ahead, it had been agreed she would talk to try and get the townsfolk to believe it had started as in innocent prank and nothing more. So of course she was the most nervous of the three. What if she fail to convince them. Would Lock and Barrel blame her for it? Would they never speak to her again? Many doubts and thoughts were creeping into the girls head.

The Mayors face was not his happy, usual face. It was the sad/confused/annoyed one. It had been ever since the incident. Except for when he was visiting Jack and saying everything was taken care of. The trio hadn't really been listening to the Mayor speak, too lost in their own thoughts to listen but the meeting was coming to an end. "Many of us find these three a danger to Halloween Town and its citizens. While others think it is no big deal and had been a one time thing…" He continued on awhile glancing to Lock, Shock, and Barrel occasionally. "So, we are going to have a vote. You must pick your options for each of them individually. Not as a group. You must pick innocent, to leave Halloween Town, or to have them changed by Doctor Finkelstein." The people of Halloween Town had started muttering things to each other. The Mayor cleared his throat to get attention again. "Do you three have anything to say?" He questioned looking to the three dumbstruck children.

Amazingly it was Barrel who spoke up though his voice was quiet and unsure, "A-All three of us. Er p-plead innocence" Though the boy with the skeleton mask did not look up from the ground, but he felt Lock and Shocks eyes upon him. "If neither of you two have anything to say. The voting will begin immediately! You will go to each of these tables first for Lock. Second Shock. And last is for Barrel. Write on the piece of paper either Innocent, Leave, or Be changed. Then put it in the box located on the table. Now let the voting begin" Announced the Mayor. Stepping down from the stage he approached the seated three. They looked up at him "Come on stand behind your table" He said to them in a monotone voice. Shock stood giving a worried glance to Lock and Barrel before walking off to stand behind the second table. Barrel the third and Lock to the first. Watching as each of the citizens wrote something on a piece of paper, slipping it into the box when they were done.

"The vote will be tallied and announced tomorrow" Said the Mayors voice once everyone, with the acceptation of the three trouble makers, were seated. Walking to each of the tables, he cast his vote then picked up each of the boxes. "Don't we get to vote?" Protested Lock, the first time he had spoken up. "Do we?" Repeated Shock. The question had been bothering her as well. The Mayor paused mid-step looking back at them. "Very well. But you may not vote for yourself" He murmured watching them scribble their votes already knowing what was written. They each slipped the two votes into the correct boxes as the Mayor held them out. Once it was done he walked briskly away from the three who were left to wait and wonder for the results.

"What do you think will happen?" Barrel asked his companions, taking a seat on the edge of the stage. Setting his mask beside him. Lock simply shrugged saying nothing. While Shock took a seat by the boy in the skeleton suit. "We won't know until tomorrow" She murmured glancing to each of her friends. Lock didn't look to well pacing around the stage, mask in hand muttering things to himself. Obviously worried. Shock sighed looking back to Barrel who also seemed extremely worried. "Calm down you two." Trying to make her voice sound as confidant as it could. "I'm sure they'll see the truth" Then was silent. All of them were. After awhile the three of them headed off. Waiting for tomorrow to come.

During the walk there was nothing but silence. Doubts filling each of their heads. Barrel seemed the calmest of the three shocking as it was. Lock and Shock seemed very, very worried though. It almost seemed from their expressions that they suspected the other for not voting innocent. Though they would never admit it out loud. Once back to the tree house they set out to sleep. A simple nod was all they received from each other before they headed off to bed. All had doubts creep through their mind as sleep took them.

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Um,yes hi, er I need reviews please...This is my first fanfiction ever and need help if you can't tell so I hope you enjoyed the first chapter even if it was only a little.