The first thing the Group saw was the Doctor himself, who seemed to have awaited their arrival as he sat on the opposite side of the room with his back turned.
"Dr. Finkelstein, why are you doing this?" Jack demanded as he stepped forward.
"Where's Bentley, you creep?" Sly demanded a little more edgily.
"Calm yourself, Sly, perhaps if we . . ."
"Ah, Jack, I see you managed to make it here." The Doctor spoke up as he wheeled around to face the group. "You've been busy, Jack; I think it's time for you to rest." with that, he flipped open the top of his head to scratch his brain; however, was what the group found much more unexpected . . .
"AY DIOS MIO!" Carmelita cried out as she turned as green . . . as the thing she saw in Dr. Finkelstein's head? "What in Hallow's Eve is that?"
"Oogie switched his brain!" Jack gasped as he saw the Doctor's real brain on a nearby table.
"Now that's cool!" Murray said with a grin which led his friends to look at him weirdly.
"Shall we begin?" The Doctor sneered as he wheeled himself to the center of the room. "I think you'll like this device; I've made it especially for YOU!"
He then activated a machine that had locked lasers onto them and had four gigantic metal claws. Jack, Sly, and Carmelita stood back with wide eyes as they saw this, but Murray was having mixed feelings about this.
"This would be so cool, if it weren't for the fact that it can kill us . . ." He stated in shock and awe.
"Obviously . . ." Carmelita remarked bitterly.
"Sly, Murray, Carmelita, you've made it!"
Sly, Murray, and Carmelita recognized that very voice, and looked around for the source.
"BENTLEY!" Murray shouted as they saw their turtle friend tied to a table, while a laser slowly moved from the floor to said table.
"Bentley, what happened?" Carmelita asked as she thought what was happening to the safari turtle was somehow . . . familiar.
"So, what's up doc?" Sly sarcastically asked as he raised an eyebrow at said doctor. "You expecting him to talk or something?"
"Why no, Mr. Cooper, I'm not." Dr. Finkelstein replied in a seemingly calm voice. "I'm expecting him, and all of you . . . TO DIE!"
At the same time, Jack glanced between the Doctor and his real brain on the table and was contemplating a plan . . . until it had finally came to him!
"We have to switch the Doctor's real brain back to save him!" Jack stated as he gained everyone's attention. "Let's see . . . if we open his head from behind . . . then get in front of him . . . and trow his real brain in . . . Yes! That should work!"
"Okay, well, that's one part." Carmelita said as she glanced at the Doctor then back at Jack. "But we need some one to put the real brain into his head; how are we suppose to do that?"
"Soup's on, guys!" Murray explained as he fiddled with Jack's sack.
"What's that mean Murray . . ." Sly started, but then it dawned him as Murray held out the Sleep soup. "Oh, now I get it!"
"Wait a minuet, that's right!" Jack exclaimed as he thought of another plan. " We have the Sleeping Soup that Sally made!"
"Right, now we just need to . . ." Carmelita was about to say, but then . . .
"Order up: Worm's Wart Soup for the Doctor!" Murray shouted as if he were a server at a diner and simply handed the soup to the Doctor. "Here you go, sir, enjoy!"
It was then that the Doctor, without hesitating, wolfed down the whole bowl. The group watched as he threw the bowl away, but before anything else could be said, his head slumped as he nodded off to sleep.
"that was easy." Carmelita said, though she felt it was too easy . . .
"Now's our chance!" Jack said as he looked at the fake Billy Ho. "Open his head up, Murray!"
"Roger that!" The hippo saluted and did as instructed . . .
Unfortunately, the soup's affect seemed to be only temporary as the Doctor instantly woke up seconds later; causing Murray to retreat back to the group.
"Okay . . . that didn't work at all." Sly stated bluntly with a growl as the machine came back to life.
"Guys, I think that made him angry!" Bentley called from the table he was strapped to. "Be careful, and for everything that is good, get me off this thing!"
The group readied their weapons just as Dr. Finkelstein began his onslaught.
Dr. Finkelstein: This town has changed, my boy
Since you've been away!
Without a Pumpkin King
It's Oogie Boogie's way!
Jack: Doctor, Please!
Oh, can't you see you're wrong?
Dr. Finkelstein: You were the king
But now you're nothing but prey!
Oogie Boogie is back
And he's planning to stay!
Jack: It's a crazy web you're weaving!
Oogie Boogie will soon be leaving!
Doctor, please!
It's not too late!
Dr. Finkelstein: All my machines will seal your fate!
My lasers will slice you!
My blades will cut deep!
And when it's all over
Sally, she will weep!
The days of your good-natured
Mayhem are through!
I'll tear up this town!
And I'm starting with you!
"Talk about 'mad doctor' . . ." Sly mumbled from hearing what the Doctor said.
"We'll rescue you, Doctor!" Jack called out in determination.
"Never, Jack!" Dr. Finkelstein shot back.
Dr. Finkelstein: Well, now, my boy
It seem you've lost your crown!
In a few mere moments
You'll be six feet in the ground!
Jack: Stop at once!
Can't you see this is absurd?
Dr. Finkelstein: No more tricks!
Your friends are now your foes!
And now this dance
Is nearing it close!
Jack: All these people that you're hurting
Oh, good doctor, it's disconcerting!
Doctor please!
Your thinking is all wrong!
Dr. Finkelstein: In a moment finally you'll be gone!
Jack: Your intentions are evil!
Sly: Your thoughts are all bad!
Murray: The "thing" that you work for
Carmelita: Is no more than a cad
Jack, Sly, Murray, and Carmelita: When we finally get that
Foul brain out of you
You'll see no more foes
But friends that are true!
"Well, Jack, like my inventions?" The Doctor asked tauntingly.
"If I might intervene, no, we all hate them!" Carmelita cried out in anger.
"In some ways." Murray admitted sheepishly.
"Doctor, you've got to control yourself!" Jack insisted as their onslaught continued.
Dr. Finkelstein: This town has changed, my bow
Since you've been away!
Without a Pumpkin King
It's Oogie Boogie's way!
Jack: Doctor, please!
Oh, can't you see you're wrong?
Dr. Finkelstein: You were the king
But now your nothing but prey!
Oogie Boogie is back
And he's planning to stay!
Jack: It's a crazy web you're weaving!
Oogie Boogie will soon be leaving!
Doctor, please!
It's not too late!
Dr. Finkelstein: All my machines will seal your fate!
My blades are now spinning!
My creations are large!
When they move towards you
There's no question who's in charge!
If by some chance
You survive the attack
There'll be many more!
You better watch your back!
"Just about done, Doctor!" Jack assured with a smile.
"Curse you, boy!" Dr. Finkelstein snarled.
"No really, you're welcome!" Murray yelled back sarcastically.
Dr. Finkelstein: Well, now my boy
It seems you've lost your crown!
In a few mere moments
You'll be six feet in the ground!
Jack: Stop at once!
Can't you see this is absurd?
Dr. Finkelstein: No more tricks!
Your friends are now your foes!
And now this dace is
Nearing its close!
Jack: All these people that you're hurting
Oh, good doctor, it's disconcerting
Doctor, please!
Your thinking is all wrong!
Dr. Finkelstein: In a moment finally you'll be gone!
Jack: You shoot and attack us
Sly: It rolls off our back!
Murray: He's not your enemy
Carmelita: He's the Pumpkin King Jack!
Jack, Sly, Murray, and Carmelita: When this is all over
Good friends we will be!
You'll praise Oogie no more!
You can take that from me!
"Oogie's had control over you long enough!" Jack stated.
"I'm not defeated yet!" Dr. Finkelstein snarled in protest.
"That's what you think." Sly mused with a sinister grin.
"Huh?" Jack and the Doctor confusingly asked in unison
"NOW GUYS!"
It was then that Carmelita appeared to the right of the Doctor, while Murray appeared on the left as Carmelita shot at the top of the Doctor's head. The fake Billy Ho rushed to the Doctor and swiped the bad brain out of his head.
"TOUCHDOWN!" The hippo shouted as he slammed the Doctor's real brain into his head.
The Doctor began to moan and groan as the machine began to die down until it had finally shutdown. As Murray examined the Oogie brain, he gained looks of disgust from the fake Kato and sheriff.
"You do know that was in the Doctor's head, right?." Sly questioned with a raised eyebrow.
"Yes, yes I do."
"Will you get rid of that thing already!" Carmelita almost yelled as she felt as though she would throw up.
"Okay, okay, I'm doing it, spoiled sport." The hippo mumbled as he threw the Oogie brain in a trash bin.
It was then that the Doctor regained his composure, and wheeled himself to the group.
"I'm sorry Jack, and . . ."
"Cooper Gang." Sly put in.
"Cooper Gang, I never imagined my brain would be replaced and the town deceived . . ." Dr. Finkelstein said a bit sadly.
"Aren't you forgetting something."
Everyone saw that the safari turtle, even though the laser was now shut down, was still strapped to the table.
"Oh, yes." The Doctor said as he pressed a button that released the turtle from his bindings. "My apologies, young man."
"I hope you weren't hurt too much, Bentley." Jack said as he and the rest of the group were relieved he was okay.
"I'm just fine, but thanks for your concern." Bentley said as he retrieved his weapons and walked up to the group. "But I should thank you Doctor, because look what I found."
The turtle then pulled out something that shocked the group entirely, for what he held was a large four-leaved clover shaped door.
"Doctor, that's the St. Patrick's Day Door!" Jack gasped loudly.
"Indeed, this is a Holiday door, hmm . . ." The Doctor thought until he came to a horrifying discovery. "Jack, what's today's date?"
"December 24th." Murray interjected, which led everyone to think.
"December 24th?" Carmelita calculated with her fingers.
"December 24th." Bentley concluded as he thought a bit.
"Today's . . . Christmas Eve . . ." Sly said as he eyes became wide.
"Oh no, it's almost Christmas!" Jack gasped as everyone became beyond worried.
"I wonder what's happening to with the Christmas Door." The Doctor said in a grim voice.
"Considering what's already been happening . . . something way beyond the point of horrible." Bentley said as he shivered. "We have to find it, and fast!"
"We need to go back to the Pumpkin Patch." Jack said as he gained everyone's attention. "But it won't be easy; according to Murray, Oogie's ghosts have possessed the pumpkins at the entrance, preventing anyone from entering."
This made Bentley think.
"Hmm . . . though we're able to strike anything physical with our weapons, they won't be very effective to the creatures inside, which pose the real problem. However . . . if we were to create some sort of device that can abolish the apparitions from reeling back into their gourds for protection, they true appearance would allow us the gambit of the apparitions without any foul play to be done to any one of us!"
The raccoon, hippo, and vixen merely stared at the turtle with weird look. What in the world did he just say?
"Uh . . . okay." Jack said, though he was just as confused.
"I get it!" The Doctor exclaimed as if he under stood the turtle. "We'll scare those monsters out of the pumpkins! G-give me a moment . . ."
As the Doctor went to his desk to work on the device, the group stared at him in disbelief. Had he honesty understood that one speech?
"You know, you could have said what he did." Carmelita said with her arms crossed.
"Well, sorry for being technical." Bentley retorted with a snort.
"Is the Doctor himself again?"
The group turned to see the familiar rag doll form of Sally entering the lab, while holding a green present in hand.
"Oh, he is, he is." Sly replied with a gentle smile.
"He's making a device that will help us defeat Oogie's army." Jack explain in his usual upbeat voice.
"Jack . . ." Sally uttered as she presented him with the green . . . well, present. "Do you think this will be helpful, too?"
"What's this?"
"I have a thought . . ." Sly said with a smirk.
In a twirl of snowflakes, Jack was now wearing a new outfit, which gained a laugh from the raccoon.
"I's Sandy's suit!" Jack exclaimed as it was complete with hat and beard.
"Ha ha! That out fit suit you!"
Everyone turned to see Dr. Finkelstein approaching. and laughing.
"I completed the scare device." He continued as he handed Jack another box, which appeared to be another present. "If I told you what's in it though that would ruin the surprise!"
"Of course . . ." Murray grumbled with a pout.
"Hide this in your Sandy bag and use it to stun Oogie's monsters!"
