eacox1787 asked for this one. Here you go, Amigo! Enjoy! :)

Ben 10 belongs to Cartoon Network and Man of Action. Vampirina and The Nightmare Before Christmas belong to Disney. I only own Rachel and Sasha.


Saving More Than Just A Holiday

Chapter 1: The Plan

"Come on, hurry!" A voice whisper-hissed.

"Keep your hat on!" Another voice whisper-hissed.

"Quick! Before he comes back!" A third voice whispered.

The three moved quickly to Dr. Finklestein's lab. "Are we absolutely sure about this?" The second voice asked. "What if it doesn't work?"

"We'll make it work!" The first voice said. "We have to, if we want to save our skins!"

They moved quickly before looking around the lab. It was a bit messy, which frustrated them. "Ugh! This will take forever, Shock!" The second voice said.

"Shut up, Lock!" She hissed. "Barrel, if you were Dr. Finklestein, where would you hide a new invention?"

The young boy gave it some thought. "Somewhere nearby," he said.

A closet was nearby and when they looked, they found the new robot that the doctor had been working on. "Perfect!" Shock said happily. "Alright, we need to take it apart. Where's the tub?"

Lock opened the window and gestured down below. "There it is," he said.

Quickly, the three worked to break down the robot and toss the pieces into the bathtub that was waiting below. With the three of them, it took no time at all and they quickly left the lab, making it look like no one had ever been there.

They had to be very careful, because if word got out about their plan, they'd be in big trouble. "Okay, back to the treehouse," Shock said.

"We need to get a lot of bugs," Barrel said quietly.

"Don't worry, Barrel, we will," Lock said. "And then we can help Oogie Boogie take over Halloween Town."

"Jack ruined his plans last time, but not this time," Shock said with a giggle. "This time, Mr. Oogie Boogie will defeat Jack."

Making it to the treehouse, they unloaded the tub and then went out hunting for bugs, being careful not to be seen. The residents were getting ready for Halloween and so were all in town perfecting their acts and scares.

Lock grinned as he found some good bugs. "Good thing there's a lot of bugs in the pumpkin patch," he said.

"And no one will even notice until it's too late?" Barrel asked with a giggle.

"That's right," Shock said, giggling again as they kept collecting the bugs.


In town, Jack and Sally were overseeing everyone's acts and scares they planned for Halloween. The clown had a new trick up his sleeve with making his body disappear, but his head stay put until it exploded into a balloon of confetti. He then popped right back into place, laughing hard.

Jack smiled. "What a wonderful trick!" He praised the clown, approving of the trick before the band played a catchy tune, much to the Pumpkin King and Queen's delight.

The Mayor even got in on it with making his head spin before his body spun around and Hanging Tree playfully grabbed Sally, making her squeak in surprise before she laughed while the hanging men grabbed Jack, making him give a shout of surprise before he laughed too. "Quite a surprise," the skeleton said approvingly.

"Thanks," Hanging Tree said. "We've been practicing that one for a while."

As he went through the list, Jack noticed that Lock, Shock, and Barrel weren't present. While the three didn't partake in the scares and surprises before, he had hoped they might this year. "Jack, what's wrong?" Sally asked.

"I'm worried about Lock, Shock, and Barrel," he admitted. "They've been very quiet since Oogie was defeated, but I was hoping they might take part in the scares and surprises."

"Well, perhaps they're perfecting their trick-or-treating," she said. "They are the finest trick-or-treaters, after all."

"True," the Pumpkin King said before smiling at her and noticing his wife's stomach was rounder now. He placed a gentle hand on her stomach. "I can't wait for our little one. When did the doctor say it would be time?"

"Hopefully on Halloween," Sally said, smiling as she leaned against her husband's side. "To think, we'll be introducing the new Pumpkin Prince or Princess this year."

"Oh, that will be so exciting!" Jack exclaimed. He was overjoyed that he was going to be a father. He then had an idea. "Sally, why don't we go visit Rachel and Sasha for a bit? Halloween isn't for a little more than a week and we both deserve a break from all this planning."

She smiled. "That sounds lovely," she said as she held onto her husband as he helped her down the steps before they went to their home.

As Sally rested on the couch, Jack dialed a number, smiling at his wife, who smiled back.


In Pennsylvania...

Demi noticed something didn't seem right and it made him nervous. "Demi, what's wrong?" Vampirina asked.

"I don't know," he admitted. "Something...feels off."

Boris walked in. "You know, I've been sensing something off too," he said. "But I just can't figure out what."

Oxana came in from getting the mail. "Odd, we have no reservations this week," she said. "I was hoping we would."

"It's still a bit early, Mama," Vampirina said. "Maybe they'll come at the last minute."

"Perhaps," Oxana agreed.

Demi looked a bit more worried. "Maybe I should pop over to my folk's house and see if everything's okay," he said.

Boris nodded. "Go ahead, Demi," he said with a smile, knowing how close the ghost was to his family.

The doorbell then rang and Vampirina went to answer it, finding Poppy and Bridget at the door. "Hi!" She said excitedly. "Come on! Let's get started!"

The girls giggled as they gathered around to decide on their costumes and masks while Oxana and Boris watched them. Chef Remy came out with snacks for them all, which they enjoyed.

But little did they know that something was going to happen, something that might not only cause chaos, but perhaps would even plunge the human world into darkness.


Ooooh! What's going to happen? What are Lock, Shock, and Barrel up to? Read on! :)

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