I DO NOT OWE THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS COPYRIGHT IF I DID MY BEST FRIEND WOULD POSSIBLY KILL ME TO GET THE RIGHTS TO JACK SKELLINGTON. THIS STORY WAS INSPIRED THE LOCK AND SHOCK PICTURE THAT WAS DRAWN BY RetroBatz ON DA SO GO CHECK OUT HER OUT!

"Lock, we need to get this project done!" a fifteen year old girl yelled. She wore a dark purple hat with a black sash above the rim, a matching dress that reached her knees was laced with a light purple fabric and a little bow was below her neck, black tights and dark purple calf high boots hid her legs while her dark purple almost black and her amethyst eyes brought out her bright green skin thanks to tanning with Sally.

"Would you calm down and shut up?" a fifteen year old boy replied annoyed. He wore a dark red sweatshirt and black pants. His red hair was shoulder with the bangs curled up into horns while his devil tail wagged back and forth like it was pacing. His pale yellow eyes glared at the TV as he watched his game crashed.

"Lock, you just need to do one thing for the project and we're done!" Shock stated as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"I don't get to play the console by myself when Barrel is around so since he's not here I'm going to enjoy myself!" Lock replied glaring at the black screen.

Shock sighed, "Lock, why won't you just copy down the list while you wait."

The devil put the controller on his lap, stretch, and his arms behind and looked at her upside down, "You want me to copy a list for the project?"

"The teacher wants a list of activities that the partner did for the project in their own penmanship," Shock explained. Lock blinked at her showing that he had no idea what she just said, "Your handwriting."

"Oh, why can't you forge it?"

"Lock, please just do it. It's our last class together this year," Shock wailed rubbing her temples. "If you do that one thing, I won't bug you or ask you any questions for the remaining time that is left until Barrel returns from the Prankster Ghouls tour."

"That isn't until another two months," Lock replied thoughtful. "Think you can do it?"

"Yes," Shock answered.

"I don't believe that you can," Lock stated, "How about I will do that list but we also make this into a challenge?"

"I'm listening," Shock said.

"If you do bug or ask me anything in the two months," Lock started off, "for two months then you will have to do my every bid and call for a week when Barrel's gone."

"And if I don't?" Shock asked.

Lock turned around after putting the controller on the floor and faced her, "Since you're taking advanced classes, I'll figure out and write down the answers for all of your advanced assignments for you to copy down for a week."

"Very well," Shock said getting up, "I'll grab the list for you to copy. Thank you in advance."

After Lock copied the list, Shock went back upstairs to put the list away.

"Two months without Shock talking to me, she's so going to break," Lock said as he turned the game on. "I better have a good idea of what I want her to do for a week."

Shock returned with an Environmental Science textbook, an art textbook, a spider notebook, spider folder, spider binder and a black notebook. She sat with one leg near her chest while her other leg was outstretched, she opened the art textbook and started reading that.

After an hour of the game not crashing, Lock completed it throwing the controller behind him which accidently hit Shock's arm while she was writing in pen. "Sorry Shock but I finally completed the game and not only that, I beat Barrel's high score!"

Shock waved it off and continued writing, "No insult, no comeback line, no nothing?" Lock asked picking the controller up.

Shock ignored him and continued writing, "What did you do to get Shock mad?" a skeleton asked.

Lock had to tilt his head all the way back to look into the tuxedo wearing skeleton, "Oh, we're having a challenge Jack. She's going to try to not talk to me for two months!"

Jack put his bony hand to his head, "This isn't going to be good, and I need you two to do something for me."

"What is it Jack?" Shock asked tilting her head to look at Jack.

"I need you two to investigate the haunting swamp," he replied. "I already talked to your teachers and they Okayed it."

"You mean that one area that is said to be swallowing all the citizens that investigate it?" Lock asked. "You want us gone is that it?"

"Yes and no respectively," Jack replied. "You have the agility and quick thinking while Shock can ride a broom –"

"By default mostly," Shock said to Jack closing the Environmental Science book.

Jack ignored her, "problem solving, vast amount of knowledge," Lock scoffed at that earning a glare from Shock, "and a little bit more strength then you."

"So basically," Lock said, "You want us to explore together with our challenge going on?"

"That's the idea," Jack sighed, "Do it some other time would ya?"

"But Barrel would be back in two months and that's how long our challenge is," Lock complained.

"I don't care," Jack said walking away, "You two are going to investigate the area! You're going to go out tomorrow morning."

Lock made a face behind Jack's face as he walked out, "'You're going to go out tomorrow morning,' who does he think he is?" He waited for an answer from Shock but never got one, "No answer?"

Shock just went up the creaky old stairs to her room with all the school stuff she brought down. Lock sighed, "It hasn't even been three hours and I'm starting to break, oh joy!"

Then, literally and methodically, a light bulb came on, Lock looked up at the light bulb before snapping his fingers, "I got a brilliant idea! I'll annoy Shock until she snaps! Thank you light bulb!"

"Hey, no problem," the light bulb replied.

Lock just blinked at it before going upstairs to annoy Shock.

Cliffhanger! Sorry RetroBratz it took me this long to get the story uploaded, I've been busy in real life and school is about to start. Yay! Last year of High School! Environmental Science is a real class because I'm taking it! So please read and review if you are on Fan fiction or read and leave a comment if I get this up on DA! Sorry it's so short too, I figured I'll make the next chapter longer! The picture inspiration will arrive in Chapter 2 or Chapter 3.