"You three are going to school and that's final!" the deep voice of Oogie Boogie told his three minions before slamming the door on them and sending them to bed.

"What's this place they call 'school'?" the devil known as Lock asked.

"Beats the boogey out of me." the witch known as Shock shrugged.

"Aw, come on, guys, it might be fun!" the zombie known as Barrel beamed.

Lock and Shock in return glared at him.

"He hates us," Shock pouted. "He just wants to get rid of us, I know it! Why else would he send us away like that?"

"Come on, now," Lock tried to soothe her. "It might not be as bad as all that... Maybe we could have some 'fun'..."

"But, I just said that..." Barrel spoke up.

"Nobody asked YOU!" Shock slapped him, in slight pain and anger with what Oogie had told them.

"Well, we might as well grin and bear it," Lock climbed up to the middle bunk bed which had three beds that they all shared since Oogie had 'adopted' them into his care. "We don't need friends though, we have each other."

"Yeah, Scare School still sounds at least bit interesting." Shock slept in the bunk on top of him.

"It can't possibly be worse than hanging around here all day and having the whole town hate us." Barrel climbed into the bottom bunk.

"Good night, my brothers, we'll discuss this more in the morning..." Shock yawned, getting tired herself.

"Good night..." Lock and Barrel then said.

And with that, all three of Oogie's boys went to bed. They were going to leave first thing in the morning. Why Oogie was sending them off to school, they never knew.

The next morning came quicker than they thought and Oogie woke them up with their favorite, snake and spider stew.

"Now, hurry up and eat, your ride is expecting you outside." Oogie told 'his three children'.

"What?" Lock's eyes widened. "But we obviously have to pack our stuff!"

"I took care of that for you," Oogie gestured to their things arranged by color, purple for Shock, red for Lock, and green for Barrel. "The sooner you're done eating, the sooner you start school."

"Yes, Oogie..." the three droned.

"Now, don't cause TOO much trouble, I don't wanna have to get my rear end to your school and listen to what your headmasters have to say about your rough housing." Oogie scolded.

"Yes, Oogie..." the three repeated.

Oogie then left them, obviously not going to wait outside with them and say good-bye to them.

"You think he REALLY wants us to learn, or is he REALLY trying to get rid of us?" Lock spoke up.

"Yeah, he left too quickly." Barrel agreed.

"It kills me to say this, but you two are right," Shock said to her coharts. "There's no way out of this... We just better finish eating and then get ready to go."

Lock, Shock, and Barrel finished their food and put them in the sink. The kids then took their respective bags and headed outside the door. To their surprise, there was a flying pirate ship that was expecting them.

"Well, here goes nothing..." Lock gulped.

Shock and Barrel nodded, going after him. They wondered what sort of adventure would be in store for them in this place called Scare School. They all sat together as the ship got back in the air and seemed to fly them straight out of Halloween Town. The kids fell asleep on the way. Barrel and Lock were lying against Shock as her hat nearly tipped over her head.

"Wake up, lads and lass, we're here!" the driver called.

Lock, Shock, and Barrel woke up and yawned a little. They rubbed their eyes and surprised how fast the trip went. The kids grabbed their bags and left the ship and were on their way out as they saw their new school. It didn't look too bad for their taste, it was totally creepy in the middle of nowhere. Nearly like home sweet home to them. They were still nervous though. At least they were with each other.

As long as they could remember, the three kids have always been together. They might not remember where they came from or who brought them into the world, but they always stuck together. Through Barrel's stupidity, through Shock's bossiness, through Lock's manipulation, the three always had each other no matter what. As far as they and anyone else were concerned, they were family. They then went up to the school doors and walked inside, and they saw other monster children.

The three Oogie's boys never really knew any other monster children besides maybe Corpse Kid. They looked around as they were trying to find their way to the headmaster's office as they passed skeleton twins, a vampire bully, and a zombie girl who was reading. The kids had to admit, they were a little scared and nervous about being here, but they didn't dare admit it. This was their story now and they were sticking to it.

"Hey, babe..." a voice called.

"Huh?" Shock looked around, then looked to Lock and Barrel, who only shrugged. Shock looked back to in front of her and let out a startled scream as she saw the vampire boy in front of her.

"Relax, I'm not gonna hurt ya," the vampire chuckled. "Who're these? Your posse?"

"They're my brothers!" Shock snarled at him, then grew quiet. "Sort of..."

"You three must be new around here," the vampire smirked. "The name's Thatch. And you are?"

"Lock." the devil replied.

"Shock." the witch added.

"And Barrel!" the zombie finished.

"Nice names, especially you," Thatch winked to Shock. "Let me help you out around here... There's a ghost here who's REALLY friendly..."

"A friendly ghost?" Oogie's boys said together like it was unheard of.

"Yeah, that was my reaction too," Thatch replied. "His name's Casper. Anyway, there's this big meeting to welcome in fresh meat like yourselves, why don't you put your bags away for now and come join us... You can stand next to me, sweetie." he grinned to Shock.

The witch girl felt very uncomfortable. "Thanks, but I think I should stick with Lock and Barrel... Umm... Meet you there then?"

"Suit yourself, hon." Thatch shrugged and walked away with the other monster students.

Lock, Shock, and Barrel met the headmaster who had two heads and was named Alder and Dash.

"Lock, Shock, and Barrel," one of them read their names. "How interesting to come from a household of a witch, a devil, and a zombie in the same family."

The three kids shrugged how it was possible, but they were always together for as long as they could remember.

"No matter, now, your legal guardian is Mr. Oogie Boogie." Dash continued to read.

"Yes, he's kind of our father." Shock guessed.

"We've known him for a long time, sirs." Barrel added.

Lock only nodded in agreement.

"Well, okay, welcome to Scare School, you three, we to keep everything in lined for you during your education," Alder handed them keys. "These are your room keys, you'll be bunking together since it's specific that you don't spend any time away from each other."

"Yeah, we're kinda close." Lock shrugged.

"How, nice, just be lucky you aren't attached, four new students in one week, what a day this has been!" Dash praised.

The three kids then got their stuff and moved into their new room. It was like their one at Boogie's place. A simple one colored room and a bunk bed with three beds in it.

"Since I'm the oldest, I'll get the top." Shock dibbed.

"And I get the middle." Lock agreed.

"And I," Barrel smiled, then frowned. "Get the crummy bottom one..."

Lock and Shock giggled at this.