SC: Still redoing…
Disclaimer: Come on, if I owned this, there'd be a second movie out.
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Chapter 2
The First Session
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Password: a3bd2ern2suy2
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Patient file #77012E
PROCESSING REQUEST...
Patient: Peterson, Aubrey (77012E)
Date of Birth: October 31, 1992
Date of Admittance: November 5, 1998
Condition: Suffers from sever hallucinations and delusional fantasies of a place called Halloween Town.
Notes: No progress.
x-Two weeks later-x
"I got a phone call from your sister yesterday after you left."
Aubrey didn't react to this statement. She instead chose to stare at the clock above Leon's head.
"She's made an appointment to come and see you tomorrow. Isn't that nice?"
"Doctor, please stop talking to me as though I'm an infant." She finally replied.
Leon frowned. "You didn't answer my question, Aubrey."
She sighed and met his gaze, unblinking. "It would be if my mother didn't put her up to it. She won't come out here herself to check up on me, so she sends Emily."
"Really." Leon asked curiously, writing this down in his notes.
Aubrey continued. "And she only comes on two days: the first of May, which is tomorrow, and my birthday."
Leon jotted something else down. "Doesn't that make you sad that your family doesn't want to come visit you? Is that why you created Halloween Town?"
Aubrey groaned in frustration. "I've already told you, I didn't create it. It's always just been there."
"But before your father killed himsel-"
"My dad didn't kill himself!" She jumped out of her seat, enraged. "It was a car accident. I don't care what anyone says, he was murdered!" She ran out of the room, slamming the door behind her.
Leon smiled. They were making progress...
xXx
I couldn't get to sleep fast enough that night, even with an IV pumping anesthesia into my bloodstream.
When I opened my eyes again, I was standing in front of a dead tree with a pumpkin shaped door on it. I turned its nose, the doorknob, shoved it open, and jumped through, landing, quite painfully by the way, on my butt.
"You're late." I looked up to see a grinning devil's mask staring at me.
"Where's Jack?"
Lock 'tsk'-ed, trying to sound annoyed. "Glad to see you too, Aubrey."
"I'm sorry. Hi Lock, great to see you, where's Jack?" I asked, grinning.
He helped me up, and I began dusting myself off. Not like there was really any dust in the Hinterlands, it was just something to do to get Lock talking. "Busy. Doctor F's latest experiment got loose."
I stopped dusting myself off. "You didn't...?"
"Shock, Barrel, and I are banished, remember?"
I looked at him skeptically. "That hasn't stopped you before."
He groaned. "It wasn't me this time. I cross my little black heart."
I laughed and hugged him. Hey, I didn't lie to Sandy. Technically, Lock isn't my boyfriend. Also technically, I wasn't supposed to be seeing him at all. "So where are Shock and Barrel anyways?"
"Shock's locked herself in her room again, and Barrel's probably watching the experiment try to destroy the town, even though he's not supposed to be there and is going to get all three of us in trouble." He shook his head. I couldn't help smiling. Lock had... matured, I guess would be the only word for it, since Oogie died. Unfortunately, he was the only one of the three. Don't get me wrong, he was still just as nasty with his pranks, but he now had the common sense of when enough was enough. That didn't stop the spider incident though...
I sat down, tugging him next to me. "So do they still hate me?"
Lock shrugged. "Barrel's coming around, I think, but Shock..."
"Not so much?" He nodded. "God, what did I ever do to her to make her hate me?!"
"Well, you're alive for one thing. And you stole me."
I pouted. "I didn't steal you, you come here of your own free will."
"Not in her eyes." He laughed.
I frowned. "You know I hate talking to you with that mask on. I can never tell what you're feeling." And so, to remedy this problem, I did the obvious thing: I stole it.
"Hey!"
I scrambled as he grabbed at me and ran behind a tree. "You have to catch me if you want it back!"
"Not much of a challenge." I jumped as he appeared next to me, but then stubbornly stuck the mask behind my back. "Aubrey..." Lock growled, crossing his arms.
I grinned, if you'll excuse the pun, devilishly. "You've gotta pay up first."
He leaned down, he was a few inches taller than me, being a guy, and a year older, and gave me a quick kiss on the lips. "Now, can I have my mask back?" I nodded and handed him the mask.
"Aubrey?" Jack's voice called.
Lock looked over his shoulder. "I'll see you later."
I nodded. "Bye." He ran off, back towards the tree house.
Jack came over the hill. "Ah, so you're here already. Sorry I'm late, I'm afraid Dr. Finklestein's latest experiment malfunctioned and broke out."
"Ah." Was all I could think to say, considering that was old news to me.
He put a bony hand on my shoulder. "Is something wrong?"
I growled. "It's that new doctor I've got. He's such a... a prick!" I stopped myself from cursing just in time. Jack was always telling me to watch my language.
Jack, forever wanting to be a helpful skeleton, just had to offer his help. "Want me to come give him a good scare?"
I shook my head. "No. He'd dismiss is as a nightmare. Nothing short of you and Oogie Boogie would get rid of this guy. Too bad that bag of bugs isn't around."
That may have surprised Jack a little. Normally, I would never wish Oogie's presence on anyone. He smiled anyway. "Well, I have something that may take your mind off it. Zero! C'mere boy!"
The ghost dog flew up, barking happily... right before he happily flew up to lick my face. I laughed, futilely attempting to avoid him. That dog could cheer anyone up.
xXx
Username: jacobsl
Password: a3bd2ern2sy2
ACCESS GRANTED
Patient file #77012E
PROCESSING REQUEST...
Patient: Peterson, Aubrey (77012E)
Date of Birth: October 31, 1992
Date of Admittance: November 5, 1998
Condition: Suffers from sever hallucinations and delusional fantasies of a place called Halloween Town.
Notes:
4/30/2006:
Progress made.
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SC: Still redoing it… I know, not much has really changed, but I'm still trying to make them a little better. And look! The chapters have titles now! Well... most of them will. This one is still lacking.
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