Cobwebs Tend to Vanish on Halloween

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Chapter 11

Pumpkin King Jack stood, staring at Cobweb through the eye sockets of the pumpkin on his head.

Jack wasn't going to physically harm Cobweb, considering Cobweb was still his son.

Cobweb gulped in fear.

"You have gotten on my last nerve, young man." Jack said angrily. "Now, return Cobweb Skellington to me, Boogie, or I may have to take drastic measures."

"Ooh! I'm really scared!" Cobweb exclaimed mockingly. Suddenly, a pumpkin bomb was thrown at Jack.

It exploded, but Jack used his long legs to jump out of the way. "That's not going to work again." He said.

Cobweb began to panic, flinging bombs and traps like mad. Jack dodged all of them.

"Fine…" Cobweb muttered. He went over to a lever and pulled.

The casino burst into life. Jack almost tripped over as the wheel around the casino table spun around.

The cards spun around, twirling knives and blades and the soldiers carried their guns with them as they moved forward.

Jack scowled beneath his pumpkin and ran, though it seemed he was running on the spot as the wheel spun.

Cobweb laughed at the Pumpkin King. Even Jack had to admit it, he did look rather stupid.

Jack couldn't help but keep glancing at the pit of lava, hoping to see Maverick climb out. But that wasn't happening. Maverick was gone. Jack still felt the tears threatening to fall as he thought of his grandfather. He'd only just apologized to him when he fell to his second death.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang!

Jack suddenly felt a breeze on the side of his head.

One of the soldiers had fired a bullet that hit Jack's pumpkin, breaking off a piece and revealing Jack's right eye socket. Jack had to be careful now, for he was getting distracted.

Cobweb picked up a purple box and threw it. It landed in front of Jack, the lid flinging open. A boxing glove shot out and punched Jack in the stomach, knocking the wind out of him. Jack clutched his stomach in pain.

As the soldiers were about to shoot again, Jack jumped, landing on one of the guns. As they shot, Jack stepped from one gun to another.

Cobweb stepped on a button and the circular saw came down.

Jack heard it coming and quickly jumped. His hand was almost cut off as he landed on the floor by a twirling blade.

As Cobweb chucked another box at him, Jack opened his palm and allowed a Pumpkin King flame dance on his hand before throwing it. The flame collided with the box, blowing it up.

"You're having trouble there, Jack!" Cobweb commented.

True, he was having trouble. He was having trouble because he was trying not to hurt Cobweb. If this were Oogie Boogie he was fighting…Well, Oogie would've been killed by now.

Jack paused to catch his breath.

Suddenly, the whole casino began shaking. Jack struggled to stay upright. Cobweb wobbled around on the platform, accidentally tripping.

"What the-?" Cobweb questioned as he adjusted his hat. He stood and looked over the side of the platform.

Lava suddenly exploded out of the pit like a volcano, a long wave of it heading upwards.

Jack watched while trying to protect himself from the flames.

Cobweb stared stupidly and gasped.

As did Jack.

The lava opened and Maverick Skellington scowled at Cobweb. His arms were spread out and his legs were together. He had a dangerous look in his eyes as he rose up to the platform, the lava suddenly stopping so that Maverick was standing in it and in front of Cobweb.

"Y-You!" Cobweb yelped.

"You idiot." Maverick said angrily. "You never put a fire sorcerer in lava."

Cobweb chuckled uncomfortably. "S-Suppose that was a bit stupid on my part."

Jack smiled, despite still stuck on the wheel. "Maverick!" He paused when he saw Maverick's eyes.

Maverick's eyeballs were looked like they were missing. They were replaced by a dark purple light, covering the entire eye. He had no pupils, no irises and no eyes. It looked like someone had taken out his eyes and put a purple torch in his head.

"What on earth…?" Jack questioned.

The lava flexed and twisted, so that Maverick was now heading head-first toward the soldiers. Maverick pointed his hand at them and a steam of lava went for them, destroying them. He did the same to the spinning cards.

"Hey!" Cobweb shouted. "That's my casino you're destroyin'!"

Maverick looked at him, his teeth bared.

Out of fear, Cobweb stepped back, tripping and falling on the lever. The wheel slowed down and everything suddenly stopped.

Jack was sure he had seen something like this before. Yes. When he had first met Maverick, when Cobweb had first discovered his magical abilities. There was that light in Cobweb's mask. The same colour as Maverick's eyes were now. But he didn't now how to stop it.

In a sudden burst of thought, Jack reached up and took hold of Maverick's hand.

Maverick turned his head to Jack, teeth still bared in anger.

"Maverick," Jack said softly. "It's me, Jack. I'm your grandson. I know that you're angry, but we'll get through this. Together. Like we always do. You need to calm down. You're not just a sorcerer. You're human, a werewolf and a Skellington. You need to calm down." He soothed.

Maverick stared at Jack, letting the words get to him. Slowly, the lava began drifting back to the pit, falling back into it. Maverick's feet touched the floor. The purple light in his eyes began to fade until Jack could see Maverick's clear, blue eyes again. His scowl turned into a look of confusion. "J…Jack…?"

Jack smiled and nodded.

Maverick wobbled and clutched his head. Jack helped him stay on his feet.

Cobweb looked over the edge of the platform. "W-What the heck was that?"

Maverick looked around in surprise.

"Maverick! Thank god you're alright!" Jack yelled happily, hugging his late relative tightly.

Maverick looked shocked.

Jack slowly released him and cleared his throat in embarrassment. "I mean…You know, good to see you…"

Maverick nodded. "You too…"

"I dunno what just happened," Cobweb began. "But what I do know is, you're both gonna be dead by the end of this."

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Author's note:

Wow. Maverick's back! Woo! And he lights up! Yay!

So, Maverick's back, Jack's happy and Cobweb's getting ready to kill. What will happen? Find out next time…