A door was quickly pulled open and beat against the wall as a large
dull sack was tossed into the tiny room's corner. Jack struggled to free
himself from the bag only to find that the moment he could stand, Lock,
Shock, and Barrel were upon him.
The three laughed in wicked entertainment as Jack fought them off reluctantly. But soon, Shock was no where to be seen. Just as Jack noticed, Lock and Barrel jumped aside revealing her to have gathered up a box of some sort.
"Let's see if he likes our toys," she remarked. Just then she sprang the small metal box and awaited his reaction. Nothing happened for a moment, but then the box exploded. It released a net which immediately ensnared all three of the little children, and a few red eyed scorpions as well.
"No!" exclaimed Lock, as the scorpions began towards them, he started to cry. "Help us! Somebody help!" Tears ran down his cheeks.
Jack looked upon them and grinned viciously for a moment; but only a moment. His softer side could never allow him to let the children come to harm.
"I can get you out of this if you promise to help me free the creature you took from the Hill," he said casually, barely glancing at the approaching scorpions.
"We will! We will!" they all called in unison.
"-and; you must tell me about the statues that I saw," he added.
"Fine, just save us!" exclaimed Barrel.
He did just that, he reached out with a long boney claw and tore the little bindings with ease.
"Now then, what of the statues...?" he asked.
While all of this had happened, Oogie Boogie had been trying to figure out what exactly made the little ghastly dog howl with such pain, to no avail.
"Enough of this!" he slammed his pointed palm against the grainy wall, "you are useless!" He pondered in silence for a moment, realizing his scheme was not as well thought out as he thought. His eyes narrowed as his mouth formed a wicked grin. "If I cannot make use of you, I can still enjoy torturing you."
He pulled a lever which seemed to appear from no where and a door beneath the dog immediately opened. The dog fell and his whimper could be heard until he sharply landed a moment later.
"But before I get to that," he thought aloud, "I have a better idea. It's not often I have a chance to destroy Jack, and the place of Pumpkin King IS rightfully mine. I am the most terrifying creature to ever grace the land of Halloweentown, and I," he quaked, "deserve the position of King!"
"I don't think so, Boogie Man," called Jack through the closed door, as he tore it from it's hinges. I am the Pumpkin King, and I'll be dead before I see you with even a mock up of my crown!"
"Oh, I think that can be arranged," Oogie said anxiously. He retreated to the recesses of the room and walked straight into the wall through a shadow. "This will be fun after all."
Jack was left in a barren room only to hear the muffled cries of a ghost dog below, and a hollow laughter filling the room from no where.
"If you wish to hide in the shadows, Boogie Man, go torment some children. But it takes a little more thought to confuse me." With that he leapt forth and tore the curtains from the window, once more filling the room with light.
"Curse you," screamed Oogie Boogie, unaware of the cliche sounds he made.He took form in the center of the room burnt and weakened. "Why won't you just leave me alone? You ruin everything! I won't stand for it!" Oogie Boogie slid down into the now open passage leading to the little dog.
"You cannot hide from me," taunted Jack, who simply leapt down the passage. He found himself in a vast and empty room, much like a cave. Bats and skeletons littered the darkness and hardly a step could be taken without landing on a remaining bone or two. "Where are you Boogie Man? Cowering in the darkness? To think you believe you are ready to be Pumpkin King! You are a fool!"
"Oh I'm not hiding Jack, you'll see me soon enough," he echoed through the emptiness.
Jack stepped forward, crushing a bug in the dark. The ground filled in but a moment with insects of every size, shape, and color. They slowly made their way into the void. Though he could not see it, Jack knew they were headed to Oogie Boogie. They gave him his power, and it was grand.
In the middle of the cave-like room Oogie Boogie was on his knees awaiting the power his insects would bring. They approached and covered him entirely. There were enough to cover every inch of his body and more, making him bigger and stronger.
As Jack looked forth he could see the brightly colored insects amassing themselves and dropped to his knees, slowly and stealthily approaching.
The Boogie Man let out a terrible and triumphant laugh, "come to me Jack, we'll see who truly is the King." Oogie Boogie was now twice as tall as Jack, and several times as thick. He was the size of a giant, and his fists were as thick and strong as tree trunks. His flesh was now composed of the insects, for the true Oogie Boogie body was deep beneath them, covered and protected.
Jack watched and waited until the Boogie Man turned about, and then he quickly leapt to the creature's back, clawing wildly at his face.
"Enough!" said Oogie as he swung with a fist, slamming Jack to the ground. He stepped forward, sure his victory was at hand. "You see Jack, it was me all along that deserved the crown, not you. If you would have never come to Halloweentown, I would rule- and now; now I will take my throne and bring those worthless humans a true Halloween, one that will be remembered for the rest of time."
Jack lie on the ground, barely able to breath. He was dizzy and the world around him faded in and out in a swirl. All he could think was that he failed the dog, he failed the town, and he failed the crown.
The three laughed in wicked entertainment as Jack fought them off reluctantly. But soon, Shock was no where to be seen. Just as Jack noticed, Lock and Barrel jumped aside revealing her to have gathered up a box of some sort.
"Let's see if he likes our toys," she remarked. Just then she sprang the small metal box and awaited his reaction. Nothing happened for a moment, but then the box exploded. It released a net which immediately ensnared all three of the little children, and a few red eyed scorpions as well.
"No!" exclaimed Lock, as the scorpions began towards them, he started to cry. "Help us! Somebody help!" Tears ran down his cheeks.
Jack looked upon them and grinned viciously for a moment; but only a moment. His softer side could never allow him to let the children come to harm.
"I can get you out of this if you promise to help me free the creature you took from the Hill," he said casually, barely glancing at the approaching scorpions.
"We will! We will!" they all called in unison.
"-and; you must tell me about the statues that I saw," he added.
"Fine, just save us!" exclaimed Barrel.
He did just that, he reached out with a long boney claw and tore the little bindings with ease.
"Now then, what of the statues...?" he asked.
While all of this had happened, Oogie Boogie had been trying to figure out what exactly made the little ghastly dog howl with such pain, to no avail.
"Enough of this!" he slammed his pointed palm against the grainy wall, "you are useless!" He pondered in silence for a moment, realizing his scheme was not as well thought out as he thought. His eyes narrowed as his mouth formed a wicked grin. "If I cannot make use of you, I can still enjoy torturing you."
He pulled a lever which seemed to appear from no where and a door beneath the dog immediately opened. The dog fell and his whimper could be heard until he sharply landed a moment later.
"But before I get to that," he thought aloud, "I have a better idea. It's not often I have a chance to destroy Jack, and the place of Pumpkin King IS rightfully mine. I am the most terrifying creature to ever grace the land of Halloweentown, and I," he quaked, "deserve the position of King!"
"I don't think so, Boogie Man," called Jack through the closed door, as he tore it from it's hinges. I am the Pumpkin King, and I'll be dead before I see you with even a mock up of my crown!"
"Oh, I think that can be arranged," Oogie said anxiously. He retreated to the recesses of the room and walked straight into the wall through a shadow. "This will be fun after all."
Jack was left in a barren room only to hear the muffled cries of a ghost dog below, and a hollow laughter filling the room from no where.
"If you wish to hide in the shadows, Boogie Man, go torment some children. But it takes a little more thought to confuse me." With that he leapt forth and tore the curtains from the window, once more filling the room with light.
"Curse you," screamed Oogie Boogie, unaware of the cliche sounds he made.He took form in the center of the room burnt and weakened. "Why won't you just leave me alone? You ruin everything! I won't stand for it!" Oogie Boogie slid down into the now open passage leading to the little dog.
"You cannot hide from me," taunted Jack, who simply leapt down the passage. He found himself in a vast and empty room, much like a cave. Bats and skeletons littered the darkness and hardly a step could be taken without landing on a remaining bone or two. "Where are you Boogie Man? Cowering in the darkness? To think you believe you are ready to be Pumpkin King! You are a fool!"
"Oh I'm not hiding Jack, you'll see me soon enough," he echoed through the emptiness.
Jack stepped forward, crushing a bug in the dark. The ground filled in but a moment with insects of every size, shape, and color. They slowly made their way into the void. Though he could not see it, Jack knew they were headed to Oogie Boogie. They gave him his power, and it was grand.
In the middle of the cave-like room Oogie Boogie was on his knees awaiting the power his insects would bring. They approached and covered him entirely. There were enough to cover every inch of his body and more, making him bigger and stronger.
As Jack looked forth he could see the brightly colored insects amassing themselves and dropped to his knees, slowly and stealthily approaching.
The Boogie Man let out a terrible and triumphant laugh, "come to me Jack, we'll see who truly is the King." Oogie Boogie was now twice as tall as Jack, and several times as thick. He was the size of a giant, and his fists were as thick and strong as tree trunks. His flesh was now composed of the insects, for the true Oogie Boogie body was deep beneath them, covered and protected.
Jack watched and waited until the Boogie Man turned about, and then he quickly leapt to the creature's back, clawing wildly at his face.
"Enough!" said Oogie as he swung with a fist, slamming Jack to the ground. He stepped forward, sure his victory was at hand. "You see Jack, it was me all along that deserved the crown, not you. If you would have never come to Halloweentown, I would rule- and now; now I will take my throne and bring those worthless humans a true Halloween, one that will be remembered for the rest of time."
Jack lie on the ground, barely able to breath. He was dizzy and the world around him faded in and out in a swirl. All he could think was that he failed the dog, he failed the town, and he failed the crown.