Kai: Hello and welcome all. My first - EVER - Nightmare Before Christmas fanfic.

Peach: DIE PIXIES!

Kai: Sorry ... he's a Necro fanatic...

Kyle: On with it!

Zane: Kai nor Peach own anything from NBC, only the characters they make up in there heads and nothing more.

Kai & Peach: Pull up a chair, sit back and enjoy! Laugh and dance around

Eric walked into Halloween Town for the first time ever. He was a tall with brown hair and green eyes. His hair was cut so it fell just alittle past his shoulders. His hands held claw like nails and slightly pointed ears. He had weapons on his belt loops, throwing stars to be presise. His clothes of choice were red pants and a simple black shirt. He looked human actually.

He walked along the streets, not seeing a soul anywhere, no matter where he looked. He looked side to side before crossing the street, and saw city hall at lon last. He ran up the short steps with a faint ghost of a smile on his face. Finally, he'd find out excatly where he was. He pushed the doors of the city hall so hard they knocked back agianst the walls. Every face and head turned to him.

He didn't move and just stood there for a moment, like a deer in the headlights. "I'm ...uh .. looking for Jack Skellington ..." He said in a bit of a small voice and quietly shut the doors, then walked forward. No one said anything. "Can anyone tell me where he is" The crowd stepped forward to meet him, like it had been rehearsed. He backed up, this continued til the crowd of Halloween Town citizens had put the poor boy outside and where almost backing him up into the well. He held his hands up infront of him, showing her didn't mean any harm. The Witches came up to him and looked him over quickly, before taking another step forward. As a reflex, Eric stepped back, putting him in the well. He let out a loud and quick scream before he hit the green water.

The Halloween Town-ers laughed and let go of the silent act. They did to this to alot mostly for the heck of it to get the outiders out. He sat in the well glaring at them. The well was short, he hadn't expected that. Eric had thought it was deep, so he now sat there with his arms and legs over the sides, glaring at the backs of the ones who put there.

He waited until he couldn't see them anymore then ran one of his hands through his hair. "Great" He said sarcastically. "You just get here and you already make enemies.." Suddenly a white and boney hand was extended forward infront of his face.

"Need a hand?" Said the owner. Eric simply nodded and took the hand. He was pulled up and out quicky and almost landed himself on his butt, if the skelettin hadn't steadied him.

"Thanks" He said looking down instead of up.

"No trouble, it seems they were giving you the trouble" Eric looked up to the one who had helped him.

"Do you know where Jack Skellington is .. I was sent here to help him" He said quickly.

"You've found him ,boy" Jack said. "Now, what is your name?"

"Eric" He replied simply to the taller man. "I was sent from the Underworld to enlist your help"

"My help?" He asked."For what?"

"There's a war going on and,well, to be honest the Underworld has almost lost. Word had reached us that you have the power of fear on your side, and it's come to out attention that we could use that to our advantage." He seemed to have swapped personalities now, serious and businesslike from somewhat clusty and weak.

"A war?" Jack repeated, thinking. "I have no place in war"

"Allow me to put it this way, the Underworld balances out the darker side of things. If we lose, the balance is broken and then there comes a possible bloodbath"

"Come on then. I wish not to talk in the streets" Jack said, as he saw head poking out of windows. Eric nodded and followed Jack to his home.

Sally welcomed them both warmly and introduced herself to Eric. Jack and Sally had been married for a while now, both of them happy and proud of the fact. Eric just smiled, which made him look younger.

He sat down in one of the chairs, sitting straight and ready. "Like I was saying, if the balance is disrrupted, there's a bloodbath in order. There are other in - human creatures in other towns and such that want to get there hands on humanity so that they can end it, with us out of control, thats what will happen."

Jack looked shocked, as did Sally.

"Others will probably try to recruit you to their armies. I still have a few others to gain support from, but I was sent here first" He said. "Would you join with me?"

Jack looked at Sally. "Where will the war take place?"

"Everywhere, there are minions and spies lurking everywhere, but the main battle field will be Darkness" He said. "It's a small town thats been abandoned by many, now only a few demons live there. My job is to also enlist the help of Shadow Reaper. He was last tracked to the outside of Halloweeen Town. Seen anyone odd around lately?"

"No, you're the only people here since Morte" Jack said, shaking his head. "Morte and Kyle. There was a big scene in the square from it"

Eric nodded. "Will you help me then?" He asked.

"Yes" He said. "I will bring some with me too. If the war is going to be as bad as to affect us, I think we'll need more than just a few"

Eric smiled abit and said a simple thanks. "Can we leave within the next couple of days?"

"Yes, late tomorrow I would assume" Jack said, nodding. "I know who to ask, so I'll be back within and our or so"

Kai: Sorry if it's not the best ... I'm really trying here ... Next chapter you get to meet the Shadow Reaper and then one the call Death. This is my first Nightmare Before Christmas fic and I can't gurantee anything. I know that sounds lame, but atleast I'm honest. I know it's on the OOC side, but I'll fix that as best I can. Thank you for reading, review if you like, if you don't, don't.

Peach: Shakes head and sighs Moron ...

Zane: Thats it for now folks, have fun!