"Quit it!" cried Lock, "just wait 'till we get you to Oogie Boogie!"
"You three! Stop!" exclaimed Jack from just over the horizon.
"Hurry! Inside!" and with that the gate slammed shut, just out of the reach of Jack. Lock, Shock, and Barrel were now safe inside Boogie Manor, and the poor pup was terrified of what they would do.
"Master! We have it!" screeched Shock. From the shadows Oogie Boogie appeared in an instant with the widest grin they had ever seen plastered across his face.
"Open the sack, and let's see what we have here." They did as they were told, and a dull glow filled the room. "THIS little creature made all that noise and suffering?" Boogie cried in amazement and disbelief. "It cannot be so."
Just then, Zero let out another long howl, filling the room with his pain. But it did not end there. His howl could be heard all throughout Halloweentown, and Jack heard it loudest of all. The pain rung in his skull and a tears filled his eyes.
"I must get inside," he thought to himself. "There must be a way." He pondered for a moment. He knew that brute force would never get him past the enchanted gates of Boogie Manor and finally decided to use his mighty voice. In but an instant his mouth grew to an enormous size and his face stretched out of proportion. He let out his mighty scream and the very ground shook in terror. Every window in town shattered. The gates of Boogie Manor, made of solid steel, shattered like the windows above. Jack grinned for a moment, and slowly approached the entrance way.
"Master Boogie!? Jack's coming! What do we do?" asked Barrel.
"Do? DO? Nothing, Jack poses no threat to me, he's just a fool. Go and entertain him while I play with this creature," remarked Oogie with a laugh, "bring back what's left of him."
Jack entered cautiously, and looked up in awe. Few creatures had ever set foot in the manor by choice, and he least of all wanted to be there. The walls were made of the bones of countless creatures and the room had a horrid smell. It was death that hung in the air, and the blood of thousands of needless deaths stained the hands of the Boogie Man.
At first glance one would see a rustic old interior, in dire need of repair. But then, as the light from outside slowly rose to the ceiling, everything seemed to change. In the light one could see the horrific statues that decorated the side passages. Vile creatures that struck fear into even the Pumpkin King. These creatures were not just monsters, they were, what seemed to be the victims of the manor. Each with it's own look of terror and disgust upon it's face.
It was then that Jack noticed one of the sculptures seemed different, something about it was special. The head was sitting high upon an alter and was the only creature that did not look afraid. The sculpt sat their with it's eyes closed and seemed to be waiting for something. Jack approached slowly, and looked over it cautiously. As he did, it slowly started to turn towards him. It's mouth opened, and it called to him.
"Jack..." it cried.
"Do I- know you?" Jack asked. It was then that everything went black and he was knocked aside.
"Now it's OUR turn to have some fun," screeched a young voice in delight.
"You three! Stop!" exclaimed Jack from just over the horizon.
"Hurry! Inside!" and with that the gate slammed shut, just out of the reach of Jack. Lock, Shock, and Barrel were now safe inside Boogie Manor, and the poor pup was terrified of what they would do.
"Master! We have it!" screeched Shock. From the shadows Oogie Boogie appeared in an instant with the widest grin they had ever seen plastered across his face.
"Open the sack, and let's see what we have here." They did as they were told, and a dull glow filled the room. "THIS little creature made all that noise and suffering?" Boogie cried in amazement and disbelief. "It cannot be so."
Just then, Zero let out another long howl, filling the room with his pain. But it did not end there. His howl could be heard all throughout Halloweentown, and Jack heard it loudest of all. The pain rung in his skull and a tears filled his eyes.
"I must get inside," he thought to himself. "There must be a way." He pondered for a moment. He knew that brute force would never get him past the enchanted gates of Boogie Manor and finally decided to use his mighty voice. In but an instant his mouth grew to an enormous size and his face stretched out of proportion. He let out his mighty scream and the very ground shook in terror. Every window in town shattered. The gates of Boogie Manor, made of solid steel, shattered like the windows above. Jack grinned for a moment, and slowly approached the entrance way.
"Master Boogie!? Jack's coming! What do we do?" asked Barrel.
"Do? DO? Nothing, Jack poses no threat to me, he's just a fool. Go and entertain him while I play with this creature," remarked Oogie with a laugh, "bring back what's left of him."
Jack entered cautiously, and looked up in awe. Few creatures had ever set foot in the manor by choice, and he least of all wanted to be there. The walls were made of the bones of countless creatures and the room had a horrid smell. It was death that hung in the air, and the blood of thousands of needless deaths stained the hands of the Boogie Man.
At first glance one would see a rustic old interior, in dire need of repair. But then, as the light from outside slowly rose to the ceiling, everything seemed to change. In the light one could see the horrific statues that decorated the side passages. Vile creatures that struck fear into even the Pumpkin King. These creatures were not just monsters, they were, what seemed to be the victims of the manor. Each with it's own look of terror and disgust upon it's face.
It was then that Jack noticed one of the sculptures seemed different, something about it was special. The head was sitting high upon an alter and was the only creature that did not look afraid. The sculpt sat their with it's eyes closed and seemed to be waiting for something. Jack approached slowly, and looked over it cautiously. As he did, it slowly started to turn towards him. It's mouth opened, and it called to him.
"Jack..." it cried.
"Do I- know you?" Jack asked. It was then that everything went black and he was knocked aside.
"Now it's OUR turn to have some fun," screeched a young voice in delight.