Hmm...I want to say sorry for my story being all messed, FF.net
decided to be all evil to me... . blarg, oh well, wooh my 5th
chapter...yay! I'm fighting with myself to weather to make Lock and
Shock...you know, like flirt a little, but I don't know if I want to put
that fact into play in my story, what do you think? Yeah I'm changing
perspectives again, plead don't get mad at me if it's a bit confusing ^^;
sorry if this chapter...well to put it bluntly...sucks, I needed an in
between chapter, and I didn't know what to do...
Night had finally fallen, and Lock, Shock, and Barrel were quickly moving under the cover of darkness, yet not quite knowing where they were going. Lock was grateful for tub, it was a great asset. His legs were simply not made for walking long distances.
"So what do you think Jack will do once we get back? I bet he's reeeealy mad!" Shock said laughing to herself.
"Well, we won't be back for a while, I can tell you that. I found a map today in a store, and according to this...we are about 3 states away from where we need to go." Barrel said, holding an upside down map up. "So, according to this map...we are supposed to be going down! Hey we're going the wrong way!" He shouted.
"Its upside down you idiot!" Scolded Lock taking the map from him, holding it the correct way. "We are going the right way!" He added rolling his pale yellow eyes.
As lively as the three seemed, they were all exhausted. A full day of walking with no sleep would make any one tired. After talking for a while, they took turns sleeping having one of them stay awake to make sure the tub stayed on course. Shock was the one awake now. She looked at her companions, both sound asleep. Barrel was sleeping on his stomach, his foot was twitching slightly, a sure sign of dreaming. She wondered what he was dreaming about, she figured it was about something dumb, like food. She worried about him sometimes... Her eyes then moved on to Lock, he was sleeping on his side, his hands under his head. Although she rarely showed it, she really cared for Lock and Barrel, maybe even more then they thought. When Lock had run off, she felt scared. She didn't like the thought of losing him. She may seem really mean most of the time on the out side, but she felt she didn't know what she would do if she was to ever lose her friends. She wondered how Lock's sister felt from the loss of her brother. She was only 10, and he was all she had in the world. She was glad no one was awake, she didn't want them to see her not acting like herself. She decided she should have nothing to worry about now. Smiling to herself, she kicked Barrel, it was his turn to keep lookout.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Some time later, the three found themselves out of the suburbs and in the country side. The sun was slowly rising, and the sky was a milky pink. All around them were fields full of crops or cows...some times both. This place was so mundane, they almost couldn't stand it.
"This place sure is empty!" Commented Barrel, taking in the view. Yet there was not much to look at, some fields, some cows, and a barn was about it. The three could already see that people were awake, it surprised them. In the suburbs people wouldn't be getting up for another hour. Of the people they saw, one was an old man another was a younger man, but still looked kind of old, and the last, a young girl, looking of the age of 15.
"Why do you think they are up so early? I thought humans never got up so soon." Shock said, turning to lock as if she was looking for an answer. But he just shrugged in return.
"I may have been one of them, but that doesn't mean I remember everything about my life." He said crawling out of the tub, his legs were stiff and he needed to move them. "Come on, I'm hungry, I bet we can find some food in those big plants over there." Lock said pointing to the corn. He had never been good at cooking, but he figured he could whip something good up. However good to Lock was known as vile to his friends, that's why Shock did most of the cooking back home.
The quest for food did not go well however. The three got mot much more then a lot of tripping and falling accomplished running trough the thick maze of corn. Tired and still hungry they sat down for a rest, totally oblivious to the face they were in a field of food.
"Ooooh! This is hopeless!" Wailed Shock, "Where's all the food! I'm starving."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Back in Halloween Town, Jack was in an uproar. He paced his room in Skellington manner, trying to find a way out of this situation Lock, Shock and Barrel had put him in.
"Sally, what am I to do? I can't leave my guard down for a second with those three!" Jack almost growled with anger. "I'm supposed to be the pumpkin king! How did I let this happen?" He buried his face in his hands.
"You're right Jack, you *are* the pumpkin king! I'm sure you'll find a way to solve this." Sally comforted, talking his hands in hers. Jack smiled at her.
"You're right, it's just that this time of year is so stressful, Halloween is only a month away. Now I have to go and find those little conniving--" Jack's words were suddenly interrupted by the Mayor barging through his door.
"Jack! Urgent news! Lock, Shock and Barrel are nowhere to be found!" His Gray face wailed in a tone of utmost horror. "Who knows where they are of what they're up to!" his eyes suddenly widened at the sight of Sally. "Oh Jack! I'm so sorry I barged in like that! Were you two in the middle of something?" Sally had to turn her head to hide the giggles escaping her as jack turned slightly red.
"No Mayor, I was just discussing the matter of Lock, Sock and Barrel's disappearance with Sally. We weren't in the middle of anything like...that..." Jack said, blushing even more.
"Oh... I-I didn't realize you already knew..." The Mayor stammered. "Well, do you know where they are?"
"Yes Mayor, I do. But I'm afraid I will not have enough time to go out and look for them." Jack sighed. "Halloween is so close I don't think any one could spare the time to go look for them. Another thing, I don't know where to begin looking for them."
Suddenly an all too familiar voice chimed in the conversation. It was one none of them were expecting. "Perhaps I could be of some assistance..."
A/N: yes I know...SHORT chapter, I'm sorry. But I got some really good ideas this weekend for further chapters! So it will all make up for the short chapter! YAY!
Night had finally fallen, and Lock, Shock, and Barrel were quickly moving under the cover of darkness, yet not quite knowing where they were going. Lock was grateful for tub, it was a great asset. His legs were simply not made for walking long distances.
"So what do you think Jack will do once we get back? I bet he's reeeealy mad!" Shock said laughing to herself.
"Well, we won't be back for a while, I can tell you that. I found a map today in a store, and according to this...we are about 3 states away from where we need to go." Barrel said, holding an upside down map up. "So, according to this map...we are supposed to be going down! Hey we're going the wrong way!" He shouted.
"Its upside down you idiot!" Scolded Lock taking the map from him, holding it the correct way. "We are going the right way!" He added rolling his pale yellow eyes.
As lively as the three seemed, they were all exhausted. A full day of walking with no sleep would make any one tired. After talking for a while, they took turns sleeping having one of them stay awake to make sure the tub stayed on course. Shock was the one awake now. She looked at her companions, both sound asleep. Barrel was sleeping on his stomach, his foot was twitching slightly, a sure sign of dreaming. She wondered what he was dreaming about, she figured it was about something dumb, like food. She worried about him sometimes... Her eyes then moved on to Lock, he was sleeping on his side, his hands under his head. Although she rarely showed it, she really cared for Lock and Barrel, maybe even more then they thought. When Lock had run off, she felt scared. She didn't like the thought of losing him. She may seem really mean most of the time on the out side, but she felt she didn't know what she would do if she was to ever lose her friends. She wondered how Lock's sister felt from the loss of her brother. She was only 10, and he was all she had in the world. She was glad no one was awake, she didn't want them to see her not acting like herself. She decided she should have nothing to worry about now. Smiling to herself, she kicked Barrel, it was his turn to keep lookout.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Some time later, the three found themselves out of the suburbs and in the country side. The sun was slowly rising, and the sky was a milky pink. All around them were fields full of crops or cows...some times both. This place was so mundane, they almost couldn't stand it.
"This place sure is empty!" Commented Barrel, taking in the view. Yet there was not much to look at, some fields, some cows, and a barn was about it. The three could already see that people were awake, it surprised them. In the suburbs people wouldn't be getting up for another hour. Of the people they saw, one was an old man another was a younger man, but still looked kind of old, and the last, a young girl, looking of the age of 15.
"Why do you think they are up so early? I thought humans never got up so soon." Shock said, turning to lock as if she was looking for an answer. But he just shrugged in return.
"I may have been one of them, but that doesn't mean I remember everything about my life." He said crawling out of the tub, his legs were stiff and he needed to move them. "Come on, I'm hungry, I bet we can find some food in those big plants over there." Lock said pointing to the corn. He had never been good at cooking, but he figured he could whip something good up. However good to Lock was known as vile to his friends, that's why Shock did most of the cooking back home.
The quest for food did not go well however. The three got mot much more then a lot of tripping and falling accomplished running trough the thick maze of corn. Tired and still hungry they sat down for a rest, totally oblivious to the face they were in a field of food.
"Ooooh! This is hopeless!" Wailed Shock, "Where's all the food! I'm starving."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Back in Halloween Town, Jack was in an uproar. He paced his room in Skellington manner, trying to find a way out of this situation Lock, Shock and Barrel had put him in.
"Sally, what am I to do? I can't leave my guard down for a second with those three!" Jack almost growled with anger. "I'm supposed to be the pumpkin king! How did I let this happen?" He buried his face in his hands.
"You're right Jack, you *are* the pumpkin king! I'm sure you'll find a way to solve this." Sally comforted, talking his hands in hers. Jack smiled at her.
"You're right, it's just that this time of year is so stressful, Halloween is only a month away. Now I have to go and find those little conniving--" Jack's words were suddenly interrupted by the Mayor barging through his door.
"Jack! Urgent news! Lock, Shock and Barrel are nowhere to be found!" His Gray face wailed in a tone of utmost horror. "Who knows where they are of what they're up to!" his eyes suddenly widened at the sight of Sally. "Oh Jack! I'm so sorry I barged in like that! Were you two in the middle of something?" Sally had to turn her head to hide the giggles escaping her as jack turned slightly red.
"No Mayor, I was just discussing the matter of Lock, Sock and Barrel's disappearance with Sally. We weren't in the middle of anything like...that..." Jack said, blushing even more.
"Oh... I-I didn't realize you already knew..." The Mayor stammered. "Well, do you know where they are?"
"Yes Mayor, I do. But I'm afraid I will not have enough time to go out and look for them." Jack sighed. "Halloween is so close I don't think any one could spare the time to go look for them. Another thing, I don't know where to begin looking for them."
Suddenly an all too familiar voice chimed in the conversation. It was one none of them were expecting. "Perhaps I could be of some assistance..."
A/N: yes I know...SHORT chapter, I'm sorry. But I got some really good ideas this weekend for further chapters! So it will all make up for the short chapter! YAY!