Chapter Two!
Trick 'r Treat?

The sleigh landed beside Spiral Hill. Jack stood up and took Sally's hand, helping her out of the coffin. She smiled, walking with him up to the top. Jack bowed one arm across his chest, the other reaching for her. "May I have this dance under the light of the full moon?" Sally giggled, taking his hand. She set her other hand up on his shoulder and followed his steps as he guided them in a slow waltz, raising his arm to twirl her underneath. He brought his arm down to trap her against his body and she tilted her head to smile up at him, moving gracefully with him, swaying gently.

The Pumpkin King smiled back, bending his neck to kiss her. When he pulled up he saw she was crying and moved the hand on her waist to wipe the tears away. "Sally my dear, what's wrong?" The ragdoll shook her head. "I'm just so happy, Jack...I never expected this to happen to me...It feels like I'm dreaming. But I know it's real. I've been waiting all month since you proposed to me for this night...And now that it's here and we're together, I never want it to end." She reached up to wipe some tears that had formed on his skull, having gone unnoticed. He smiled, taking her other hand and turned her around to face him. "Oh, Sally...I feel exactly the same way...My life is perfect now with you by my side and our child on the way...I'm the luckiest man in the world..."

"And I'm the luckiest woman in the world..." She kissed him again. Jack grinned. "So have you thought of any names yet?" He asked. Sally smiled. "Well if it's a boy I was thinking Chris. Short for Christmas, the night we shared our first kiss." Jack smiled, stroking her hands with his thumbs softly. "And if it's a girl?"

"If it's a girl I was thinking about...Meagan. It's a nice and simply beautiful name."

"Meagan...It's wonderful! How about Joann for a middle name?" Sally smiled wide. "That's perfect! And if it's a boy...Finkelstein? That way he has some of each of us in him."

"Chris Finkelstein Skellington...It's lovely..."

"So it's settled. If it's a boy he'll be named Chris Finkelstein Skellington. And if it's a girl she'll be called Meagan Joann Skellington." Jack nodded in agreement. "So it shall be, my love..." He kissed her again and they held each other close.

When Jack pulled up he knelt, pressing the side of his skull against his new wife's stomach. He grinned when he heard a heartbeat. "I can hear it's heart beating..." He held her waist gently, kissing her stomach. She giggled, resting a hand on the side of his cheek bone. "Isn't it a beautiful sound, Jack?" "The most beautiful thing I've ever heard, along with your singing." Sally blushed and kissed him when he stood up. He kissed back, letting her rest her head on his chest as he danced with her slowly with the full moon behind them. "You know, since we're gonna be getting a new addition, we'll have to remodel my house. I will have the Mayor start construction first thing in the morning. Our home will have to be big enough to hold a nursery, a kitchen for your cooking, a large enough bedroom for us, and some extra bedrooms for when our little one grows up. They'll also be room for more children if we decided to have more." Sally gasped. "Oh, Jack! Do you mean it?"

"With all my heart, dearest Sally." She hugged him tight, wrpoing her arms around his neck. Jack wrapped his arms around her waist and hugged back, resting his skull atop her head. Zero flew over, flying around the newlyweds, barking happily. Sally looked at him and laughed. She let go Jack to crouch and scratch the ghost dog behind his ears. "Don't worry Zero, there will be plenty room for you as well." Zero leaned into her touch. Sally then thought of something and straightened up. "Oh, Jack! What about my cat?"

"Hmm...Well she's an outdoor cat, right?"

"Yes, she is." Sally answered. "Then there's no problem. Zero won't give her any trouble. Isn't that right Zero?" He looked down at his dog with a stern look. Zero whined but agreed, barking. He flew up to lick both of them, making them laugh.
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Shock watched the newlyweds from behind a gravestone, trying to hear what they were saying. Barrel was helping Lock search for bugs in the dirt. The devil looked up at Shock and scowled. "Aren't you gonna help?!" Shock spun around to face Lock. "Shut up! Jack and Sally are on Spiral Hill!" Barrel looked up, curious. "Really?" He pushed past Lock who followed, stepping on tip toe to peer over the tombstone. Barrel climbed onto both of their backs to see. "What's going on?" He asked. "It looks like they just got married!"

"What?! No way!" Lock exclaimed in disbelief. "Aww, that's so sweet!" Barrel smiled. Both Lock and Shock turned their necks to shoot dirty looks at their cohort. "What?" He asked cluelessly. Lock threw Barrel off his back and turned around to face him. "It's not sweet! It's gross! Blegh!" Shock made a face when Jack and Sally kissed. She turned back. "Stop arguing and listen! I think they're having a baby!" Lock turned around and stood on tip toe again. "Now THAT'S interesting! Wait til Oogie Boogie hears about this!" Barrel grinned. "He'll be so pleased!"

"I wonder what he's going to plan!" Shock cackled. She saw a bug and grabbed it, dropping it in her pocket with the others. "Alright you morons, back to work! We almost have enough bugs to restore Oogie!" Lock and Barrel went back to the dirt, grabbing every bug they could find.

They stuffed their pockets with bugs until they were filled and quickly ran through the south graveyard, running through the gate and through the cemetary to their large treehouse. "I can't wait to get revenge on that town! They'll pay for banishing us!" Lock said mischievously. "This time Mr. Oogie will do a real number on him!" Barrel agreed. He pulled out his orange and black lollipop and sucked on it. Shock reached their hideout and stepped into the cage, followed by Lock and Barrel. Lock shut the cage and brought them up, being the first to step out. "This is it! After a month of hunting for bugs, Oogie will finally return!" He exclaimed as his tail swayed eagerly.

Once Barrel and Shock were out, they all ran as fast as their small legs would carry them inside. They didn't stop until they made it to the center of their treehouse where Oogie stood in the glass chamber. He appeared to be almost complete; however he was missing his feet. Shock opened the door and pulled the bugs from her pockets, throwing them inside. She then grabbed a nearby bundle of burlap which had been sewn together for Oogie a week ago by her hands. Barrel and Lock threw their bugs in and Lock grabbed his plunger, using the handle to shut the door. He ran over to the panel and pushed the necessary buttons. The bugs came together and Settled under his body, forming his feet. "AH HA HA HA HA! AT LAST I AM COMPLETE AGAIN!" He boomed with laughter as he became a shadow. Barrel stood on a stool to open the door and let him out. Shock held up the burlap as the shadow crept inside, filling it quickly and taking his old shape. "OOGIE BOOGIE HAS RETURNED!" He announced. The three children applauded loudly, cheering happily. "Hail to Mr. Oogie! Hail to Mr. Oogie! Hail to Mr. Oogie!" Oogie Boogie walked over to the trio, grinning evilly. "And now to reward you three for being so loyal and bringing me back, again..." He headed over to a large pot and started a fire under it.

The water began to boil and he looked over at them. "One of you climb on my shoulders and grab the onions up on this shelf." He ordered. Barrel raised his hand. "Oh! pick me, pick me, Mr. Oogie! I'll do it!" He ran over quickly and climbed their master's back, getting on his shoulders. "Mr. Oogie, we just found some news that might interest you!" Shock said. "Oh? Go on..."

"Well we just saw Jack and Sally on Spiral Hill and they just got married-"

"And they're having a baby!" Lock interrupted. Shock glared at him. "I wanted to tell him!" Lock stuck out his tongue at her. "You were too slow!" Shock grabbed his throat and started to strangle him. He made choking noises. Oogie didn't price. Either that or he didn't care. "A baby can help a lot...I can kidnap it and force Jack to give me Halloween Town! Now that'll be just fine!" He laughed. Barrel grabbed the onions. "Got 'em Mr. Oogie!"

"Good boy, Barrel!" Oogie grabbed the onions. "So Mr. Oogie what kind of stew is this anyway?" Barrel asked. "I call it Trick 'r treating stew..."

"Ooo sounds tasty! What's it made of?" Oogie smiled wickedly, grabbing Barrel. "You three, of course!" He dropped Barrel in the pot and laughed. Shock let go of Lock and they both laughed, along with Barrel. "Nice prank, Mr. Oogie!" Lock grinned. "Yeah! You really got me there for a second!" Barrel laughed. Oogie didn't laugh and the trio stopped laughing themselves "Mr. Oogie? You're not laughing?" Shock questioned with a puzzled face. Lock's tail fell limp. He suddenly felt afraid. "M-Mr. Oogie...?" He stuttered. "Sorry my faithful henchmen, but after being defeated for a second time, I'm just so hungry...I'm afraid bugs aren't going to fill me up. And now that you've all been banished, I'm afraid I just don't have any more use for you three. Consider this an honor! You get to be my meal and help me get stronger! Now come here!" He reached for Lock and Shock, but they moved out of the way. Shock gripped her broomstick. "You're going to cook us into a stew?!" Lock's tail lashed about in anger and he swung his plunger into Oogie's stomach, making him double over. "I don't believe it...Jack was right! He said you would do this, but we didn't believe him! We thought you cared about us!"

"Cared about you? Me?! Don't make me laugh! You three were never anything more to me than slaves. Henchmen to do my dirty work!" He lunged at Lock, but Shock slammed the end of her broomstick into Oogie's foot, making him grab it in pain. "GAH! SHOCK, YOU LITTLE BRAT!" Lock ran over to the pot and stood on the stool, grabbing Barrel. He pulled as hard as he could, causing the chubby boy to tumble on the floor on top of the devil.

Shock jabbed at Oogie with her broomstick again and helped Lock get Barrel up. "Let's get out of here!" The trio said in unision before running to the cage. They got inside and the cage lowered it to the ground, running as fast as they could away from the treehouse. They didn't know where they were going, but they knew they had to get away from Oogie. Wherever their feet would take them, thinking about Jack's warnings and how he was right...They should've listened...Now, it was too late. Now not only were they banished, but they were also alone and homeless with nowhere to go...