A/N: Ok, I reread the original 'How He Came to be' and I felt it needed a fresh new start. So ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, dead things and alive!! I present… 'How He Came to be' Version 2.0!!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything that is related or affiliated with The Nightmare Before Christmas and I don't personally own the following names: Macy, Mervin, JC and Penny, and Ross. I'd like to thank those stores for giving my nameless characters names when I couldn't think of any.
Ch 1: The Plan
"Please Lock!?"
"No."
"Pleeeeeease?"
"No!"
"Plea-"
"Noo!!"
"But why?" The small carrot top that was begging her brother stomped her foot. Her name just happened to be Nallie. The current situation she was in was to beg her older brother, who's name was Lock, was to be a her ballet partner for the best holiday in the world, Halloween.
"There is no way in the world that I am going to be that for Halloween. I'm going to be a demon, devil, as in I already have a costume! So stop arguing!!" Lock's was red faced, which clashed with his pepper-red hair. You could tell he was obviously irritated by his little sisters pleading stares. Nallie just gave a miserable, cheerless face towards Lock. He cringed at the face.
"Errrrrhhh… No!!!" Lock gave up and walked away, knowing that another face would break him down. Nallie just glared at Lock as he left the room. That wasn't the end of this.
10 minutes later, when Lock arrived at the local park, he was headed toward his friends. His two and only best friends were on the spider web jungle gym that was located in the middle of the park.
The girl hanging upside down haphazardly on the top bar of the jungle gym was Macy. Her long, jet black hair hung limply around her face. The boy sitting next to Macy's legs was Mervin, who sat there with an air of boredom surrounding him. His short, choppy blonde hair was hanging loosely around his face.
"Thanks for joining us Lock. Took you long enough." Macy snapped this in her usual fashion, but it wasn't as lethal sounding as she usual. Mervin just nodded in agreement.
"My sister-" Lock started but Mervin took the opportunity to interrupt.
"You're too easy on your sister. You should have just ditched her." Mervin said this while grinning, but Lock just retorted with a glare. He couldn't help it if he had a soft spot for his sister.
"Forget it. We need to refine tomorrow's plans so it is perfect." Macy said this with an air of official business. Mervin's face faltered for a moment, and then he meekly spoke up.
"Uhh… what's the plan again???" Macy just closed her eyes and sighed in annoyance. Lock knew that wasn't a good sign.
"The plan genius is that tomorrow we go to the bridge, we bring lots of eggs, and when older kids without parents cross the bridge we pelt them with eggs. Got it?" Mervin scrunched his face in thought and nodded. He was a bright kid, but he forgot a lot of things.
"How many eggs did you guys get?" Lock asked this with a tone of uncertainty. He worried that he didn't get enough eggs.
"I got three 18 cartons." Macy said this casually, like it was an everyday event.
"I got two 18 cartons." Muttering to herself, Macy glared at Mervin for remembering eggs but not even remembering the plan.
"I only got one 18 carton." Lock flinched at the out burst from mostly Macy.
"What do you mean only one!!? We've been planning this for months and you only got one!" If this were a cartoon, red hot steam would be pouring out of Macy's ears.
"I could only get one. I don't have that much money you know!" Although Lock was scared out of his wits by Macy, he didn't let it show. They glared in each others faces until Mervin was able to calm Macy down.
"Look, I'll bring another two 12 cartons for Lock. You know how he has no lying ability at all." Lock glared over at the well meaning Mervin, just for insulting him. Lying came very hard for Lock. "Then we'll have 132 eggs, which is good for about how many people will cross the bridge on the particular night. This means exactly 4 eggs per person."
"You can remember this, yet you can't remember a simple plan! You aggravate me!" Macy dropped to the ground gracefully while chastising Mervin. Lock just chuckled and Mervin jumped to the ground.
"Well it's not my fault!"
"What do you mean it's not your fault!? Of course it's your fault!" Their voices faded off into the distance as they walked away.
Nallie popped her head out of the bushes that were near the jungle gym. She laughed in delight at the news she just heard. It was the perfect blackmail.
A/N: I tried to make it longer but it came out 43 words shorter… I'm going to have to ponder this. Well, it's better written, so please R/R.