A/N: Ok, I admit it, I suck at updates. Disclaimer: I don't own jack squat.
Chapter 4: Booby Trapped
"Ok, bear traps?"
"Check"
"Trip wire?"
"Check"
"Shock, you got your ropes ready?"
Shock smiled maliciously. "Check"
"Barrel, your slingshot?"
He looked up, and nodded excitedly.
"Perfect," Lock said, rubbing his hands together and grinning ear to ear. "Let put Operation: Freedom into action."
The three children ducked behind the disgustingly clean sofa. It was the dead of night, Mother was sleeping, and the terrible trio had put their plan into place. "Ok Barrel, ready on my mark." Lock said. Barrel loaded his slingshot and peeked over the sofa.
"Three,"
Barrel stretched the elastic of his weapon.
"Two,"
Shock stuffed the material of her dress into her mouth, to muffle her giggles.
"Fire!"
The large rock sailed through the room at a high speed, and crashed against the needle woman's locked door.
The three trick or treaters huddled behind the sofa, as they heard a door open, a spring clang, and series of bear traps clamp shut. Shock darted out from the sofa, rope in hand, cackling as she bound the mangled woman hand and foot. Lock and Barrel stepped out from their hiding place, laughing and wooping.
At first, Mother simply lay there, looking disoriented, but then, something odd happened. She grew a sinister smile on her face, and fell apart. In a manner of seconds, there was nothing but a large pile of needles and two buttons surrounding the traps.
"So," Barrel asked slowly, "we won?" Suddenly, the needles began to shiver and move. They seemingly came to life, zipping toward Lock.
"Run Lock, run!" Shock screamed, but it was too late. Over fifty needles chased after the terrified devil, digging deep into his pale skin. He gasped and yelled as the needles covered his body, rendering him incapable of running away. The other two children clutched each other in fear.
"Damn it!" The witch screamed.
Later
"Have fun up there children!" Mother yelled at at the trio, as they dangled from ropes tied to Oogie's old lava mixer. Thankfully, the lava had long since dried into cold volcanic rock. "I'll be back when it's time for you to clean again!" She screamed gleefully, before leaving the casino and sealing the only exit.
"Great idea, little Red." Groaned Shock, trying to wiggle out of her bindings. "I'm not in the mood, big nose." Lock replied. "Come on guys, now's not the time to fight, lets just figure out how to get out of this mess." Said Barrel.
After a moment of silence, Shock spoke up. "Fine, you're right. Lock, try your tail." Lock struggled, wiggled, and winced at his fresh wounds. Eventually, he freed his tail. "Alright, lemme try the knots." His tail began working the knots on his wrists. After about ten minutes, his hands were free. "Yes!" He began working the ropes on his ankles, and the ones holding him to the mixer.
"Finally, I'm loose!" He cheered. "Well hurra. It certainly took you long enough, now help us down!" Called Shock from above. Lock sneered and felt his way through the dark casino, before finding the rusty control panel on the south wall. He first pulled the large light switch, activating the black lights through out the room. Then, with a mischievous grin, he then flipped the smaller switch to the right, activating the mixer's spinning blades.
"AAARRCK! Stop this stupid thing Lock!" Screamed Barrel. Shock merely squealed through gritted teeth. "Hahaha! You two know I never turn down a chance to torture you!" He flipped of the switch and lowered the mixer. After all three children were loose, they slumped against a wall together. "We gotta figure out something else. I can't take this crazy woman anymore." Lock sighed. Shock suddenly sat up straight, mouth in a toothy smile. She uttered two words: "Oogie Boogie!"