Disclaimer: I don't own any of these totally awesome characters... :(
This is my first nightmare before Christmas fanfic so please be nice! I really hope you like it! Sorry that the first chapter is rather short, I was just so exited to post it! Woooh!
It was a cool crisp day in Halloween Town. The sky was overcast, and a light wind blew. To Lock, this was a perfect day.
He sat on an old grave in the middle of a somewhat gray field. Lately he was feeling an emptiness in his life, yet he couldn't quite place what it was.
Ever since Oogie Boogie was destroyed by Jack, Lock found himself bored, and rather restless. To top it all off, he was having these strange visions that he could not quite explain.
As far back as Lock could remember he was always as he was now. He never seemed to age. He could only remember about 15 years, everything before that was a blur. Shock and Barrel were the only family he had ever had. He often pondered the idea of him once being alive, but he dismissed the idea. It was very rare that any one in Halloween Town was once alive. But still he couldn't help but think this.
"Lock? What's wrong, you haven't been yourself lately." Lock looked up to see Jack standing over him. He wondered why Jack even cared. After all, he wasn't exactly nice to Jack in the past.
"Nothing really," Lock lied, "I just wanted to be alone, I haven't been feeling well lately..." Jack gave him a look, he obviously didn't believe Lock, but he didn't want to make him feel any worse than he already seemed to be.
"You sure you're ok Lock? Even your friends think you have seemed a little depressed lately."
"No really, I'm fine..." He stared off in to the distance, not even blinking the whole time Jack was there, almost like he was watching for something.
"Lock, I have to go now, but if you need anything, don't feel afraid to ask me. I know we have had our differences in the past, but my doors are always open. I am the pumpkin king as you know." Jack gave him a reassuring pat on the back, and was off.
Lock sighed to himself. He felt tired. The sleepiness came so suddenly, he decided a nap sounded like a good idea.
Lock finally got to his home, he smiled seeing it. It was the only home he had ever known. It was almost impossibly shaped, with pipes coming out of completely random places, leading down to the now abandoned layer of Oogie Boogie.
Lock stepped into the over sized birdcage as it took him up to the front door. He stepped inside the dark hallway that branched off of the birdcage elevator. Feeling the sleepiness tearing at his eyes more then ever, he decided to just lie down on the musty couch that was quite conveniently placed. He fell quickly into sleep...that's when the dreams came...
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Lock!" A young blue eyes girl called his name, she looked about 10. "What are you doing out here all alone silly?"
Lock could not help to smile at his little sister. She was still at the age where the world seemed like one big game. He envied her for this, he always seemed to have a lot on his mined lately.
"Nothing Sarah, I just like to look at the stars, that's all." Sarah giggled at her brother. 'He can be so silly sometimes.' She thought to herself.
"Mind if I look with you Lock?" Her eyes sparkled at him. "Sure you can." Lock said, feeling better now that he would have someone to talk to.
"Lock? Can I ask you something?" she said turning to her side, looking like this had been on her mind for a while. "What is it Sarah?" asked Lock, sitting up. "Will you ever leave me? You know like mommy and daddy did."
Lock was a little surprised to hear her ask him that. She was so young when his parents were taken away. He wondered if she even remembered them.
"Of coerce not Sarah, I will always be here for you." He smiled again at his sister. They were all each other had.
"Oh look Lock! A shooting star!" yelled his sister, jumping to her feet in excitement.
"Well," Lock said "Why don't you make a wish?" Sarah shut her eyes for a moment, and a thought of her wish.
"So what did you wish for?" Prodded Lock. Sarah just giggled. "I can't tell you! Then it won't come true!"
Lock laid back down in the soft grass, smiling to himself. He even believed himself that he would never be separated from his sister.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Lock suddenly woke up, and found himself back in his dank gray home, no longer in the field. The dream made him feel odd. He began to wonder if it was even a dream. It was all too real. The girl in his dream made him feel even stranger, and a sudden wave of unexplained guilt washed over him. Lock however, being as stubborn as he was, just told himself that it was just a meaningless dream, and nothing more.
This is my first nightmare before Christmas fanfic so please be nice! I really hope you like it! Sorry that the first chapter is rather short, I was just so exited to post it! Woooh!
It was a cool crisp day in Halloween Town. The sky was overcast, and a light wind blew. To Lock, this was a perfect day.
He sat on an old grave in the middle of a somewhat gray field. Lately he was feeling an emptiness in his life, yet he couldn't quite place what it was.
Ever since Oogie Boogie was destroyed by Jack, Lock found himself bored, and rather restless. To top it all off, he was having these strange visions that he could not quite explain.
As far back as Lock could remember he was always as he was now. He never seemed to age. He could only remember about 15 years, everything before that was a blur. Shock and Barrel were the only family he had ever had. He often pondered the idea of him once being alive, but he dismissed the idea. It was very rare that any one in Halloween Town was once alive. But still he couldn't help but think this.
"Lock? What's wrong, you haven't been yourself lately." Lock looked up to see Jack standing over him. He wondered why Jack even cared. After all, he wasn't exactly nice to Jack in the past.
"Nothing really," Lock lied, "I just wanted to be alone, I haven't been feeling well lately..." Jack gave him a look, he obviously didn't believe Lock, but he didn't want to make him feel any worse than he already seemed to be.
"You sure you're ok Lock? Even your friends think you have seemed a little depressed lately."
"No really, I'm fine..." He stared off in to the distance, not even blinking the whole time Jack was there, almost like he was watching for something.
"Lock, I have to go now, but if you need anything, don't feel afraid to ask me. I know we have had our differences in the past, but my doors are always open. I am the pumpkin king as you know." Jack gave him a reassuring pat on the back, and was off.
Lock sighed to himself. He felt tired. The sleepiness came so suddenly, he decided a nap sounded like a good idea.
Lock finally got to his home, he smiled seeing it. It was the only home he had ever known. It was almost impossibly shaped, with pipes coming out of completely random places, leading down to the now abandoned layer of Oogie Boogie.
Lock stepped into the over sized birdcage as it took him up to the front door. He stepped inside the dark hallway that branched off of the birdcage elevator. Feeling the sleepiness tearing at his eyes more then ever, he decided to just lie down on the musty couch that was quite conveniently placed. He fell quickly into sleep...that's when the dreams came...
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Lock!" A young blue eyes girl called his name, she looked about 10. "What are you doing out here all alone silly?"
Lock could not help to smile at his little sister. She was still at the age where the world seemed like one big game. He envied her for this, he always seemed to have a lot on his mined lately.
"Nothing Sarah, I just like to look at the stars, that's all." Sarah giggled at her brother. 'He can be so silly sometimes.' She thought to herself.
"Mind if I look with you Lock?" Her eyes sparkled at him. "Sure you can." Lock said, feeling better now that he would have someone to talk to.
"Lock? Can I ask you something?" she said turning to her side, looking like this had been on her mind for a while. "What is it Sarah?" asked Lock, sitting up. "Will you ever leave me? You know like mommy and daddy did."
Lock was a little surprised to hear her ask him that. She was so young when his parents were taken away. He wondered if she even remembered them.
"Of coerce not Sarah, I will always be here for you." He smiled again at his sister. They were all each other had.
"Oh look Lock! A shooting star!" yelled his sister, jumping to her feet in excitement.
"Well," Lock said "Why don't you make a wish?" Sarah shut her eyes for a moment, and a thought of her wish.
"So what did you wish for?" Prodded Lock. Sarah just giggled. "I can't tell you! Then it won't come true!"
Lock laid back down in the soft grass, smiling to himself. He even believed himself that he would never be separated from his sister.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Lock suddenly woke up, and found himself back in his dank gray home, no longer in the field. The dream made him feel odd. He began to wonder if it was even a dream. It was all too real. The girl in his dream made him feel even stranger, and a sudden wave of unexplained guilt washed over him. Lock however, being as stubborn as he was, just told himself that it was just a meaningless dream, and nothing more.