The Fright before Christmas
Christmas
Ember sighed softly as she waited in line, she saw Danny assigning a task to everyone in Halloween town. She didn't like this idea of taking over Christmas but she wanted to help him, she wanted another excuse to see him.
"Ember!" Technus shouted.
Ember gasped softly and quickly hide behind a small wall, she managed to see Technus walked past her and continued his way.
"Here you go," Danny said giving a doll to a small group of ghosts.
"What is this?" one of them asked
"A doll can you make more?" Danny asked smiling at them
"I think?" one of them mumbled walking away with the others.
"Ah! Technus!" Danny said smiling at him, he took one of his books and opened it to a page where the sellout of Santa was flying in the air with his reindeer. "Can you make me these?" he asked pointing to the reindeer.
"The construction seems simple enough…." Technus mumbled staring at the photo
"How horrible this Christmas will be!" Vlad said
"No, how jolly!" Danny corrected
"Oh…. how jolly," Vlad said nodding his head
"Danny!" Tucker shouted running towards Vlad and him
"What are they doing here?" Vlad shouted pointing at them
"Danny called for us!" Tucker said taking his devil mask off, "Tucker!"
"Sam!" she said as she removed her mask as well
"Dani!" she said lastly and did the same
"Ah! Halloween's finest trick or treaters!" Danny said going down to their level, "The job I have for you is top secret"
"And we thought you didn't like us, Danny," Sam said laughing as she held Dani and Tucker
"You're not allowed to tell anyone! Not a single soul!" he said and brought them closer; Danny leans in and whispered his request to them. "And one more thing! Leave Dan OUT OF THIS!" Danny shouted.
"Whatever you say, Danny," Tucker said
"Of course, Danny," Sam said as well
"No problem," Dani said as well as they all crossed their fingers from behind their back. They laugh and quickly left town hall, they walked down a small hill and arrived at an old tree with a gate hanging from a rope.
"I want to do it!" Dani said
"Let's draw straws!" Tucker said
"Danny said we should work together!" Dani said
"Three of a kind!" Sam said as the makeshift elevator went up.
"Birds of a feather!" Tucker replied
"Now and forever!" Sam said laughing slightly
"Wheee!" Dani shouted laughing as well
…..
(La, la, la
La, la, la)
Kidnap the Sandy Claws
Lock him up real tight
Throw away the key and then
Turn off all the lights
First, we're goin' to set some bait
Inside a nasty trap and wait
When he comes a-sniffing we will
Snap the trap and close the gate
Wait, I've got a better plan
To catch this big red lobster man
Let's pop him in a boiling pot
And when he's done we'll butter him up
Kidnap the Sandy Claws
Throw him in a box
Bury him for ninety years
Then see if he talks
Then Dan
Can take the whole thing over then
He'II be so pleased, I do declare
That he will cook him rare, where
I say that we take a cannon, aim it at his door
And then knock three times
And when he answers
Sandy Claws will be no more
Yes, you're so stupid, think now
If we blow him up to smithereens
We may lose some pieces
And then Jack will beat us black and green
Kidnap the Sandy Claws
Tie him in a bag
Throw him in the ocean
Then, see if he is sad
Because Dan
Is the meanest guy around
If I were on his boogie list
I'd get out of town
He'II be so pleased by our success
That he'll reward us too, I bet
Perhaps he'll make his special brew
Of snake and spider stew
We're his little henchmen and
We take our job with pride
We do our best to please him
And stay on his good side
I wish my cohorts weren't so dumb
I'm not the dumb one
You're no fun
Shut up
Make me
I've got something, listen now
This one is really good, you'll see
We'II send a present to his door
Upon there'll be a note to read
Now, in the box, we'll wait and hide
Until' his curiosity
Entices him to look inside
And then we'll have him
One, two, three
Kidnap the Sandy Claws
Beat him with a stick
Lock him up for ninety years, see what
Makes him tick
Kidnap the Sandy Claws
Chop him into bits
Mr Dan
Is sure to get his kicks
Kidnap the sandy claws
See what we will see
Lock him in a cage
And then throw away the key
….
Town hall
"It goes something like this," Danny said as he held a ribbon with some bells, he taps a few bells and replayed the Christmas song he had heard in Christmas town. He lowered the bells slightly and stared at the small band of a ghost, who held their instruments with a confused look.
"Like this?" one of the asked while he held his saxophone; the small band of three managed to replay the song with the notes being slightly off.
"Next!" Vlad shouted
"Perfect! Keep practising" Danny encourage and waved them off.
"Ember," Danny said smiling at her before bending over to retrieve something from his chest
"Danny! I had a terrible vision!" Ember said as she watched Danny turned around and held a drawing.
"That`s nice," Danny said while he adjusted the photo slightly
"I saw smoke and fire!" Ember tried to warn
"My Christmas is going to be filled with laughter and joy!" Danny said smiling and showing her the drawing. Danny held a drawing of him as the pumpkin king, he flips over a transparent sheet and revealed himself dress as Santa Claus.
"Please listen to me! This is going to be a disaster!" Ember said
"How could it be? The follow the pattern" Danny said blinded by his dreams
"It's going to be terrible!" Ember warned once more
"It won't be! Now get along" Danny said giving her the drawing and pushing her away. Ember sadly looked away and sighed softly, she clearly knew Danny couldn't see through his dream of creating the perfect Christmas.
"It's wrong, its very wrong" Ember mumbled looking back slightly; Danny picked up another toy and showed it to another ghost.
"This device is called a nutcracker," Danny said moving the mouth slightly
"Danny! Danny! We got him!" the three trouble makers shouted with the walking bathtub walking behind him them, with a large black bag inside.
"Perfect!" Danny said smiling while they opened the bag; Danny eyes widen slightly and backed away slightly when he saw the Easter bunny jump out from the inside of the bag. "That's not Santa Claus," Danny said.
"It's not?" Sam asked. Danny watched the Easter bunny jumping towards a ghost, he sniffs him for a few seconds before shouting and jumping back in the bag.
"Not Santa Claus!" Danny said placing his arms on his hip, "Take him back!"
"We followed your instructions," Tucker said hunching his shoulders slightly
"We went to the door" Dani replied
"Which door?" Danny asked glaring at them, "There more than one! Santa Claus is behind a door like this!"
"I told you!" Sam shouted strangle Tucker while Danny held the Christmas tree cookie; the trio started to fight each other. Danny sighed in annoyance and watched them, he took a deep breath and scared them to stop.
"I'm very sorry for the inconvenience," Danny said tapping the bag slightly, "Take him home first! Apologies as well and take good care of Santa Claus!"
"We'll get it right next time!" they shouted as they left.
…
Making Christmas
Making Christmas
Making Christmas, making Christmas
Is so fine
It's ours this time
And won't the children be surprised
It's ours this time
Making Christmas
Making Christmas
Making Christmas
Time to give them something fun
They'll talk about for years to come
Let's have a cheer from everyone
It's time to party
Making Christmas, making Christmas
Snakes and mice get wrapped up so nice
With spiders legs and pretty bows
It's ours this time
All together, that and this
With all our tricks we're
Making Christmastime
Here comes Danny
I don't believe what's happening to me
My hopes, my dreams, my fantasies
Hee, hee, hee, hee
Won't they be impressed, I am a genius
See how I transform the old rat
Into a most delightful hat
Hmm, my compliments from me to you
On this your most intriguing hat
Consider though this substitute
A bat in place of this old rat
Huh! No, no, no, now that's all wrong
This thing will never make a present
It's been dead for much too long
Try something fresher, something pleasant
Try again, don't give up
All together, that and this
With all our tricks we're making Christmastime
This time, this time
Making Christmas, making Christmas
La, la, la
It's almost here
And we can't wait
So, ring the bells and celebrate
'Cause when the full moon starts to climb
We'll all sing out
It's Christmastime
Hee, hee, hee
…..
"You don't look like yourself, Danny," Ember said while she made the final adjustments to his Santa suit.
"Isn't it wonderful!" Danny said admiring himself in the mirror
"But you're the pumpkin king," Ember said showing him a photo of who he truly is.
"Not anymore!" Danny said ripping the photo in half before throwing it away, "I feel so much better now!"
"Danny, I know you feel something, missing," she said
"There is something missing," Danny said staring at his reflection and adjust his fake bread
"Danny…. I understand how you feel" Ember said touching his arm slightly, "I feel the same... I'm missing something in my life too… and I think it's my desire to see the world"
"I got the bread, the coat, the boots... What else?" Danny mumbled clearly, he wasn't listening to her.
"Danny! Danny! This time we bag him!" the three shouted while they walked towards him with the walking bathtub.
"He's sure is big, Danny," Dani said taking the bag slightly
"And heavy," Sam said taking another side; they all pulled the bag opened and gasped slightly when Santa pop out from the bag.
"Santa Claus in person! What a pleasure to meet you!" Danny said shaking his hands and realising how small they were, "You have hands! And not claws!"
Santa rub his head slightly and saw he was surrounded by ghosts!
"Where am I?" Santa mumbled and rub his head
"Surprise, are you? I knew you would" Danny said leaning back, "You don't have to worry about Christmas this year! I'll take over tonight, you just rest!"
"What?" Santa said in shock
"Wait…. that's it!" Danny shouted taking Santa's hat from him and place it on his head, "Thank you! Now take good care of him!"
"Sure," the trio said walking away with the tub, ignoring Santa screams of shock and horror of Christmas being stolen from him.
"This is much worst than I thought!" Ember said shaking her head slightly
"I have to do something" Ember looked around and needed to stop him before he made a huge mistake, she looked around and got an idea. Ember returned home and went through the cabinet, she pulled out frog juice and quickly left. Ember returned to town hall and headed towards the fountain, she opened the jar and poured some of the fog inside, she smiled seeing the fog taking over the night sky.
"Hopefully this will stop him," Ember thought while she watched the frog become thicker
Dan's home
The trio arrived at Dan's home, they pushed Santa through a mental tub and managed to push him inside. They laugh and heard the tube making strange sounds, as Santa squeezed through before landing on some strange table.
"Where am I?!" Santa shouted with his hands tied up and above his head.
"Look who we have here!" a voice shouted as two dice rolled onto the table and hitting Santa. Dan smiled and approached him, he leans over taking his dice before backing away.
…
Well, well, well, what have we here?
Sandy Claws, huh?
Oh, I'm really scared
So, you're the one everybody's talking' about, ha, ha
You're joking', you're joking'
I can't believe my eyes
You're joking me, you gotta be
This can't be the right guy
He's ancient, he's ugly
I don't know which is worse
I might just split a seam now
If I don't die laughing first
When Dan says
There's trouble close at hand
You'd better pay attention now
And if you aren't shaken'
Then something's very wrong
Cause this may be the last time now
…..
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