Cobwebs Tend to Want Revenge on Halloween

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Chapter 34

Jack Skellington felt panic rise into his ribs. God, there were so many of them. At least a thousand. "You've got to be kidding…" Jack muttered.

Just at that moment, the shadows descended. He watched as one went down to Maverick, knocking him over. The sorcerer wrestled with it before shoving his hand into its mouth, lighting a flame. The shadow screamed from the amount of light and blew up.

Night was creeping in and the moon climbed the sky, illuminating the scene with a silvery glow.

Jack gasped as a shadow came toward him. Quickly, he spun around; autumn leaves surrounding him. Pumpkin King Jack stood. Jack summoned a flame into his hand and, as the shadow neared, its mouth open to bite, he thrust his hand into its mouth; the light causing it to blow up.

Every person in the Pumpkin Patch was forced into fighting the army of shadow creatures.

Jack dodged the shadow creatures the best he could. One flew at him and, before he had a chance of moving, it sent its claws across his head; ripping a piece of the jack-o-lantern off of his face, revealing Jack's left eye socket and part of his nose. Soon, the rest of the pumpkin crumpled into pieces, falling to the ground around Jack's feet. "Here!" Jack called, catching Maverick's attention. "Watch this, Grandfather! This is something I taught my self while you were training Cobweb!" Jack stretched his arms out like a scarecrow's. Flames developed in both his hands. Quickly, Jack thrust his arms together, his wrists hitting. The flame turned into a blast and erupted forward. It hit a few shadows and immediately killed them. There was a large gap in the army.

Maverick smiled. "Nice!"

Jack looked over at his grandfather and smiled widely and proudly. "Are you proud of me, Grandfather?" He asked like a child.

Maverick opened his mouth to respond, but a shadow lunged at him and forced him to the ground.

"Maverick!" Jack called, just as the shadow's cohort leapt at him.

Maverick kicked the shadow away from him, but remained on the ground; lying on his back. Something was keeping him there. The silvery light…it was so tempting…

Suddenly, sensing something, every shadow turned to the sorcerer on the ground. After realizing this, the team did too. "Why're they…?" Jack trailed off.

"Dad!" Cobweb yelled, pointing at Maverick. "Dad, look!"

Jack turned to look at Maverick. Loud heartbeats could be heard.

Maverick was trembling. But why?

A shadow shot forward and gripped Maverick's tail. "No!" It shrieked. "I can't let you turn!" It squeezed the tail, attempting to cut it off. Maverick's foot lifted and- though Jack didn't know whether it was on purpose- kicked it away. That was when Jack realized what was happening.

Maverick was letting out sounds that sounded like raspy grunts as his canine teeth grew sharper and longer. His fingers twitched as his fingernails became claws. Maverick's irises and pupils disappeared, leaving only the whites of his eyes. Brown fur poked out from his sleeves, though it wasn't as thick as a full-werewolf's coat. His tail grew bushier and longer. His shirt stretched as the fur grew. His nose began to morph into that of a dog's, but, considering Maverick was only half-werewolf, it stopped halfway through changing. The full moon had taken its affect on Maverick.

"Maverick! The moon!" Jack shouted. "Stop looking at the moon!"

Too late. Maverick sat up. Digging his claws into the shadow near him, he threw it away. The newly transformed Maverick stood and threw his head back, howling to the moon. Maverick growled as he dug his claws into a nearby tree and dragged them down its trunk; creating deep claw marks in the bark.

Kranium grabbed Shadow's arm and pulled her over to a large tree. "Quickly!" Alistair followed them.

Cobweb began to follow, but turned, seeing Jack standing close to Maverick, and ran back. He took hold of his father's arm and pulled him over to the others. "C'mon, Dad!"

Jack peeked out from behind the tree, watching his grandfather claw at some shadows. "I've…never seen him like this…"

"Yes. He's a monster." Kranium muttered.

Jack's eye sockets narrowed and he turned to Kranium. "My grandfather is not a monster." Jack began to step out.

"Where're you going?" Kranium asked.

"I'm going to go and calm him down."

"Are you crazy, Dad? He'll kill you!" Cobweb exclaimed.

"Now, now, Cobweb." Jack smiled. "We know Maverick better then that. Once he sees me, he'll calm down."

"The child is right, Jack." Kranium said. "A half-werewolf, once transformed, cannot be tamed."

Jack frowned. "I know Maverick better then you do, Kranium. Grandfather would never hurt me."

"He did before he trained me." Cobweb pointed out.

"Well…He didn't mean it." Jack countered before running toward his grandfather.

"Jack, don't be a fool!" Kranium shouted. He sighed and leaned against the tree. "Interesting fact about werewolves: they attack the first thing they see."

Shadow gasped. "Jack!"

The Pumpkin King stepped toward his grandfather. A twig snapped beneath his foot, catching Maverick's attention. The half-werewolf turned, growling; drool dripping from his lip. "Grandfather, you've done an excellent job here. Now, come on." Maverick continued to growl at him. "G…Grandfather…?"

Maverick lunged forward, teeth bared and claws extended. Jack squeaked and dodged. "Grandfather!" He exclaimed. "Why did you do that?"

"Don't be an idiot, Skellington!" Kranium shouted. "Come back here!"

"No!" Jack called. He stepped closer to Maverick and gestured to himself. "Maverick, it's me, Jack. You know me. I'm your grandson. We live together."

Maverick sent his claws into a nearby tree; cutting it straight in half.

"Maverick, please, stop this. You have a human side in you! Listen to it!" Jack stepped forward. Maverick growled ferociously at him.

"He doesn't recognize you, Jack!" Shadow called.

Nevertheless, Jack began walking, slowly, over to him. He held out a hand, which Maverick attempted to scratch. Jack made his way over to Maverick and gently wrapped his arms around Maverick's shoulders.

Alistair watched Maverick's tail flicker back and forth and his eyes drifted over to an axe, which leaned against his house. Carefully, he began creeping over to it.

"Please, Maverick," Jack murmured. "Please, stop."

Maverick's growling ceased for a second. Suddenly, Maverick lifted his hands and plunged his claws into Jack's shoulder blades. Jack cried out in pain as Maverick dragged his claws down, leaving large cuts on Jack's back.

"Dad!" Cobweb yelled in panic. He began to move forward, but Jack put up a hand.

"Stay there, Cobweb!"

"But, Dad-"

"No! I've got this under control!"

"Looks like it…" Kranium muttered.

Shadow frowned. "Stop ridiculing him."

"I'm not."

Jack cringed in pain. "Maverick!" He yelled as Maverick's claws move a centimetre downwards. "Please!" A single tear rolled down his cheek.

Maverick's eyes widened, seeing the droplet travel down Jack's cheek. His tongue flicked out, licking the tear from Jack's face. He tasted the salty water. Inside Maverick's mind, his human self looked out. "He's right," it said. "You've got to stop. That's our grandson, Jack. He wouldn't hurt us."

"I'm sorry about this…" Jack muttered. "Now, Alistair!"

Maverick suddenly felt intense pain in his tail as Alistair brought the axe down upon it; chopping it off. The tail squirmed a little on the ground before stopping. Maverick let out grunts as his claws and teeth changed back and his fur disappeared back into his skin. His nose slowly morphed back into his normal, human-like nose and his irises and pupils came back. Maverick's eyes shut as he fell forward, making Jack tumble over. Jack sat up, Maverick between his legs; the man's head against his chest. Jack smiled down at him. Maverick's eyes slowly flickered open. He looked up at Jack, groaning. "Jack…Oh…What happened, mate?"

"You looked at the full moon for too long, Grandfather. You transformed."

"Oh…That's nice…"

"Dad!"

Jack looked up, just as Cobweb shot a fireball at a shadow creature. "He's too tired, son." Jack said.

Cobweb nodded.

Kranium ran out, but a shadow knocked into him. His cane went flying from his grasp. Kranium gasped and began to run over to it, but the same shadow tripped him up. Kranium could feel his body pulsing. He got onto his hands and knees and began to crawl over to it, but it was too late.

Cobweb looked over at Kranium. "Kranium? You ok?"

Everyone else looked over as well.

Kranium put both hands to his right eye sockets. His fingers grew longer, his fingertips sharper. Kranium threw his head back and let out a lion-like roar; his canine teeth sharp. He jumped up, his eye sockets filled with a green glow, and ran over to the shadow that had tripped him up; sending his fingers through it, destroying it. "Filthy vermin!" The skeleton jumped around, destroying each and every shadow; ignoring their cries of pain.

Shadow watched in awe and fear as Kranium ran out of victims and began clawing a rock. "K…Kranium?" She began to edge towards him. "Kranium…" She picked his cane up.

Kranium suddenly turned and looked at her. He bent his fingers. "No!" He shouted. "Get away from me!" He demanded, as though she was his servant.

Shadow took a step back, then walked over to him; wrapping her arms around him. Kranium thrashed, trying to get her away from him. Shadow pushed the cane to his chest. "Kranium, look! It's your cane!"

Kranium paused, recognizing the piece of wood. He stared at it, feeling his teeth, eye sockets and fingers return to normal. He sighed and hugged the sorceress to him. "I could've really hurt you…"

…

"Alucard was right." Kranium said as everyone gathered in a circle around the small fire. "I'm not a skeleton."

"What?" Shadow asked.

"I'm a bone demon."

Cobweb tilted his head. "What's a bone demon?"

"It's a demon who disguises themselves as a skeleton to avoid getting caught as a demon." Kranium stared at his palm. "I have…a demon form. There's a symbol carved into the inside of my cane that the demon hates. It blocks that form out."

"That's why you're so protective of your cane!" Cobweb realized.

"Yes."

Maverick chuckled. "Mum said there was nothing that could stop me turning. She said I'll always be her little puppy!" He paused, then scratched his head. "Oh…I've just embarrassed myself…"

"Yes. Yes, you have." Jack chuckled in amusement.

"But Montarg once made these glasses that protected me from the moon."

"Did they work?"

"Dunno…I destroyed them when we were testing them."

"Why?"

"I turned into a werewolf."

Jack frowned. "Well, they obviously didn't work."

"Yeah…There was a full moon out when Mum died, I think. I dunno. I was sleeping when she died…But I don't remember going to sleep…"

Jack's eye sockets widened and everyone looked at each other, all thinking the same thing. "Maverick," Jack began slowly. "How did your mother die again?"

"Oh, she got a heart attack. That's what Arachnid said. But it was weird…I woke up and Arachnid said Mum couldn't be with me anymore. But my tail was gone…and I had blood on my fingers. They wouldn't let me see my Mum's body…Weird, huh?"

Jack's mouth dropped open and Shadow used her hands to cover her mouth. "Oh, my god…"

"What?"

"Maverick…" Jack said slowly. "I…I think you might've killed your mother…"

"What?" Maverick laughed. "That's ridiculous! I'd never hurt Mum! Never!"

"Maverick, think about it. Your tail was gone, you had blood on your fingers and they wouldn't let you see your mother's body! You changed into a werewolf and killed your mother!" Jack explained.

Maverick opened and closed his mouth, his eyes welling up with tears. "No…You're wrong…I'd…I'd never hurt Mummy…" He said like a child.

"Maverick," Jack reached out to him as the tears travelled down Maverick's face. "Please, don't cry…"

"Mummy!" Maverick yelled, gripping his hair. "Mummy…died…werewolf…"

"Maverick," Jack muttered. "You need to calm down."

"Mummy…" Images of his mother flashed before his eyes. Maverick shut his eyes and, when they opened, they began glowing a dark purple.

"No!" Cobweb shouted, just as Maverick began to lift off the ground. Tears flowed down Maverick's face.

"Maverick!" Jack yelled, reaching up for him. "Maverick, I know it must be painful for you to find out you killed your mother! But it's part of your nature to transform when the full moon rises! Please," He took hold of Maverick's hands. "Just stop."

Maverick stared at the skeleton and, in Maverick's mind, the skeleton morphed into his mother. "Come here, sweetie," She said. "Mummy's got you."

Maverick felt the sobs escape him as Jack pulled him into his arms. The glowing stopped and Maverick sobbed in to Jack's shoulder; muttering: "Mummy…" and "I want Mama…" desperately.

…

Jack opened his eye sockets. The moon was still up in the sky. Maverick laid nearby, muttering: "Mummy, I don't wanna go to school" in his sleep. Jack looked over at the Twisted Hill. Shadow stood on top of it, staring at the moon. Jack tilted his head and got up, walked over to it and standing at the base. "Shadow?"

"Oh, Jack." Shadow said.

"Are you alright?"

Shadow sighed. "I…I've just got a feeling that something wrong is going to happen…"

Jack smiled softly. He began to sing:

You give me strength, you show you care,

I cannot fail with you so near,

I know I'd be lost without you,

The skeleton began to climb the hill as Shadow sang with him.

We'll stand together,

Now and forever,

And I'll tell you this very troubled night,

That we will set things right…

Jack took Shadow's hands in his. They smiled at each other before leaning in, Jack's arms going around Shadow's waist and Shadow's going around Jack's neck. Together, they shared a sweet, comforting kiss.

…

Author's note:

*Covers ears as Jadow fans squeal* Yes, it happened. Jack won.

*Clears throat* Finally, we see Mav as a werewolf! And we learn how his mum really died!

The song is called 'Spiral Hill' and it's a parody of the Finale, as sung in Oogie's Revenge by Jack and Sally.

So, Maverick's traumatized, Jack and Shadow are together and Kranium's transformed! Will Kranium get jealous of Jack? Will Mav wake up? And will Sally and Melissa do anything to help their guys? Find out next time…