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Ottsel of the Ages: I'm back again with another chapter!

Brooke: Where's Haley?

Evy: We were forced back into this lame fic. (Grumbles)

Brooke: Yea! And where's Haley?

Haley: Oi! Here I am!

Ottsel of the Ages: You two aren't supposed to be here! Your not even in this chapter!

Evy and Haley: Oh....Whoopies! Wait a second is that why you locked us in our dressing rooms?

Ottsel of the Ages: Uhh......Read, review and enjoy! (Runs away)

Disclaimer: I don't own the Nightmare before Christmas...blah, blah, blah. You know what I mean. On with the fic!

Chapter Three

Welcome to Halloween Town

Most of the people stopped and stared and them and began to whisper. She had to strain her eyes to hear a bit of what they were saying. But, she only caught fractions of their conversations. Just words like 'Sally', 'Anne', and 'girlfriend'.

'What were they whispering on about? What the hell are their problems? What did I do?' Brook thought.

Some of the residents even glared at her. When they walked through the door of a large building she sighed with relief. Jack looked up the large staircase then called out, "Doctor? Doctor Finkelstein?"

A small man in a mobile wheelchair appeared at the top of the stairs. "Why Jack my boy? What brings you here? And who is that lovely young lady?"

Jack started up the stairs. "This is Brooke. She-well she fell from the sky and landed on a tombstone back first. Could you check her out and she if she's okay, if nothing's broken?"

Dr. Finkelstein smiled and motioned him to follow him to the medical room. There was a large cabinet and medical table. Jack gently put Brooke on the table and she laid down. A small hunchbacked man came out with a large machine that hooked onto the ceiling.

"Thank you Igor and could you also get me the M.T.D as well?" Dr. Finkelstein threw what looked like a dog treat to Igor who caught it and replied, "Yes Master."

Dr. Finkelstein then positioned the machine over Brooke and lowered it to it was about 2 inches over her body. She wondered what the machine was supposed to do and she shuddered. 'Ugh, the machines here are so weird, so are the way things are run here? And why are the other townspeople so rude?'

While thinking she scowled then caught herself and forced a smile. "Um, what does this machine do, and what's a M.T.D?"

The Doctor smiled. "Don't worry, it's only and X-ray to check to bones. The M.T.D, aka the Muscle Tension Detector, detects and disturbances in the muscle tissue. If both read ok signals then your free to go."

Brooke smiled back uneasily as he flipped the switch and turned the machine on. After he said her skeletal system was perfectly fine and nothing was damaged, Igor came back with a thicker and slightly larger machine, the M.T.D.

Igor took back the X-ray and the Doctor lowered the M.T.D. "You might want to close your eyes, Brooke."

The switch was flipped and a blindingly bright light appeared from the machine. She shut her eyes tightly. She heard the advice too late. The doctor muttered then chuckled, "Your fine, a slight damage in the muscles, many bruises will be visible and you'll be a bit sore, but that's it!"

Igor took the machine away and disappeared to another part of the lab.

Brooke smiled at Dr. Finkelstein then looked up at Jack. "So then I'm fine. Okay good! Yay!"

Jack smiled back and then Dr. Finkelstein cut in, "Yes, but you'll need a good 24 hours of rest and I'm afraid-" he looked around the lab, "-I have no room here for you to stay here. You'll have to stay at Jack's home."

Brooke looked at Dr. Finkelstein then at Jack. "Is that okay with you, Jack? I don't want to be a burden to you."

Jack smiled. "It's no problem at all Brooke! Are you able to walk now?"

The Doctor cut in again, "Well, now that you okay, young lady, and no rudeness intended but I must ask you to leave. I have to begin working on a large project. So I'll bid you good day-" he looked out the window, "- or rather a good night."

He hurriedly ushered them out. Brooke limped next to Jack when a small child came up to her smiling then frowning. He had pink hair and dark green clothes and blue eyes, a dead spiked lizard hung in his hand. "Ralph don't like you! Lizard don't like you either!"

The boy then hit her with the lizard and ran away laughing hysterically. Jack glared after him then looked at Brooke apologetically. "Sorry about that. Nobody knows where that kid came from-he just appeared one day- he's a very strange boy."

Brooke rubbed her leg where the kid hit her and muttered, "Yea, adorable little monster."

They arrived at a large guillotine fence. Jack pushed it open and let her pass first. She smiled and walked pass but stopped to stare at his house-it was huge! He looked at her and smiled, "Interesting isn't it?"

"Yea, and really big."

He took her hand and led her inside. She looked around and thought to herself, 'Wow-It is interesting just like he said'.

But before she could wander off and explore Jack caught her and told her where to go and where'd she sleep. "The top tower on the left shall be your room and-," he pointed upwards, "-the room right above this one two floors up is the bathroom- if you want to freshen up and relax. I have to do some things tonight but tomorrow I promise you a tour of Halloween Town!"

Brooke smiled and headed upstairs whispering down to him, "Goodnight Jack."

She found the bathroom and showered, then walking up to her room in a black towel. 'I'll ask my questions tomorrow,' she thought sleepily.

She looked in the wardrobe near the bed and found a nightgown and fresh pairs of you-knows-whats and put them on before settling under the fluffy quilt of the large bed four post bed and then falling down into the pillows and falling fast asleep.

Ottsel of the Ages: Yippee! Another chappie done! Sorry if there so short or screwed up or whatever! I'll fix my mistakes and make the chapters longer!

Brooke: You know, nobody cares about your stupid fic, how long your chapters are or how many mistakes you make!

Ottsel of the Ages: Really?

Brooke: Yea, because nobody's gonna read your story anyway. You suck!

Jack: Well that's not nice, I wouldn't say suck just-

Ottsel of the Ages: (sniff) Fine! All the more reason to torture you guys in my LONGER chapters! HA! :)

Jack and Brooke: Noooo.... X.X

Ottsel of the Ages: Yes! Mwa! Please review and tell me whether on your opinion if I sucked ( or just tell how much you like it )!