Me: Hey, guys. Here's the third chapter to The Nightmare Before Christmas (Spyro Style).
Spyro: I heard your computer crashed last month.
Cynder: So you won't be making a lot of chapters to Cynder's Taste of Fame right now.
Me: Right, so people who follow the story, don't get your hopes up on the next chapter. It might take a long time, so until I'm ready to do the next chapter to that story, enjoy this chapter.
(After the meeting, Spyro went home to look at the books he got from Christmas Town for information about Christmas, but Spyro couldn't grasp the whole idea.)
Spyro: There's got to be a logical way to explain this Christmas thing.
(Then Spyro pulls out a book with the title "The Scientific Method" on the cover. At Dr. Volteer's house, the mad doctor was locking Cynder in her room for poisoning him again.
Volteer: You've poisoned me for the last time, you wretched girl.
(Volteer slams the door and locks the door so Cynder won't be able to get out. Then the doorbell rang.)
Volteer: *Groan* My head. The door is open!
Spyro: Hello!
Volteer: Spyro Skellington! Up here, my boy!
Spyro: Doctor, I need to borrow some equipment!
Volteer: Is that so? Whatever for?
Spyro: I'm conducting a series of experiments.
Volteer: How perfectly marvelous. Curiosity killed the dragon, you know?
Spyro: I know.
Volteer: Come on into the lab and we'll get you all fixed up.
(Cynder was listening to the conversation by putting her ear against the door.)
Cynder: Hm...experiments?
(Spyro got home with all the equipment he needed for his experiments.)
Spyro: Sparx! I'm home!
(Spyro's first experiment had a microscope and holly berries. Spyro tried to get a closer look on the berry itself but it broke the microscope lens. Then Spyro tried using volts with a candy cane, but the candy cane turned into a noodle. Then Spyro tried making a snowflake out of paper, but ended up making a spider web. Then Spyro used a magnifying glass to look at the stuffing of a teddy bear. Then Spyro crushed a Christmas ornament and put it in a beaker.)
Spyro: Interesting reaction. But what does it mean?
(Back at Dr. Volteer's house, Cynder was making a drink in a bottle for Spyro. She put the bottle in a basket and tied thread on the handle to make the basket come down the window. Then Cynder jumped out the window, making her back left leg and tail to fall off. So Cynder got up and got thread and a sewing needle and sewed her leg and tail back on and went to Spyro's house to make her delivery. Back at Spyro's house, Spyro tried to solve an equation but it wasn't easy. Then he heard something tap on his window. Spyro looked at the window and saw Cynder holding a hook with a basket of goodies. Spyro waved at the rag dragoness and took the bottle and opened it, revealing a butterfly shaped cloud. Spyro went to thank Cynder, but she was gone. Spyro went to continue his experiments while Cynder sat next to the gate to Spyro's house. Then she picked a dead forget-me-not and picked the petals off it. But after picking two petals, Cynder saw a vision. The flower turned into a little Christmas tree and it spun around a little but then the tree burst into flames! This left the flower in ashes. Cynder couldn't believe what she saw. This was a sign that Spyro's idea of taking over Christmas is not a good idea. Then the sun came up as the citizens sang a song.)
Vampires: Something's up with Spyro, something's up with Spyro. Don't know if we're ever going to get him back.
Banjo: He's all alone up there, locked away inside.
Sorceress: Never says a word.
Bianca: Hope he hasn't died.
Citizens: Something's up with Spyro, something's up with Spyro.
(Cynder was concerned about Spyro after seeing that terrible vision last night. Spyro was still trying to grasp the whole Christmas thing.)
Spyro: Christmas time is buzzing in my skull. Will it let me be? I cannot tell. There so many things I cannot grasp. When I think I've got it, and then at last. Through my boney talons, it does slip. Like a snowflake in a fiery grip. Something here I not quite getting, though I try, I keep forgetting. Like a memory long since past, here in an instant, gone in a flash. What does it mean? What does it mean? In these little bric-a-brac, a secrets waiting to cracked. These dolls and toys confuse me so, confound it all I love it though. Simple objects, nothing more, but something's hidden through a door. Though I do not have the key. Something's here I cannot see. What does it mean? What does it mean? What does it mean? Hm. I've read these Christmas books so many times. I know the stories and a I know the rhymes. I know the Christmas carols all by heart. My skull's so full, it's tearing me apart. As often as I've read them, something's wrong. So hard to put my boney talon on. Or perhaps it's not as deep as I've been lead to think. Am I trying much too hard? Of course, I've been too close to see. The answer's right in front of me. Right in front of me. It's simple really, very clear like music drifting in the air, invisible but everywhere. Just because I cannot see it, doesn't mean I can't believe it. You know, I think this Christmas thing is not as tricky as it seems. And why should they have all the fun? It should belong to anyone. Not anyone, in fact, but me. Why I can make a Christmas tree. And there's no reason I can find I couldn't handle Christmas time. I bet I could improve it, too! And that's exactly what I'll do! (Cackles evilly)
(Spyro went to the window to tell everyone the good news.)
Spyro: Eureka! This year, Christmas will be...OURS!
(Everyone cheered except for Cynder. She was still shocked about the vision. Later that day, everyone was sent to the town hall to get an assignment for Spyro's Christmas plans.)
Ignitus: Patience, everyone, Spyro has a special job for each of you. Dr. Volteer, your Christmas assignment is ready. Dr. Volteer, to the front of the line.
(Inside the town hall, Spyro was talking to the vampires while looking at a baby doll.)
Shade (Vampire #4): What kind of noise is that for a baby to make?
Spyro: Perhaps it can be improved?
Vampires: No problem.
Spyro: I knew it! Doctor, thank you for coming. We need some of these. (Pulls out a book with a picture of Santa Claus and his reindeer.)
Volteer: Hm...their construction should be exceedingly simple, I think.
Ignitus: How horrible our Christmas will be.
Spyro: No, how jolly.
Ignitus: Oh, how jolly our Christmas will be. (Gets hit by objects launched by slingshots) What are YOU doing here?
Elliot: Spyro sent for us.
Wendy: Specifically.
Sharp: By name.
Elliot: Elliot.
Wendy: Wendy.
Sharp: Sharp.
Ignitus: Spyro, Spyro, it's Boogie's Boys!
Spyro: Ah, Halloween's finest trick-or-treaters. The job I have for you is top secret. It requires craft, cunning mischief.
Wendy: And we thought you didn't like us, Spyro. (Laughs)
Spyro: Not anyone must know about it. Not...a...soul! Now... (Whispers to Elliot, Wendy and Sharp)
(Ignitus tried to listen but his megaphone is blocked by his spider bolo tie. When he grabs it, the spider bit him before Ignitus put the tie back in place. Then Spyro finished talking to the three kids.)
Spyro: And one more thing. Leave that no account Malefor Boogie...OUT OF THIS!
Sharp: Whatever you say, Spyro.
Wendy: Of course, Spyro.
Elliot: Wouldn't dream of it, Spyro.
(But the three dragon kids crossed their fingers, which was a sign that they were lying. Then they dragons went to their treehouse not far from the graveyard. Then they sang this song.)
Elliot, Wendy and Sharp: Kidnap Mr. Sandy Claws?
Elliot: I want to do it.
Sharp: Let's draw straws.
Wendy: Spyro said we should work together.
Sharp: Three of a kind.
Elliot: Birds of a feather...
Elliot, Wendy and Sharp: NOW AND FOREVER! Wee! La la la la la lalalalala. La la la la lalalalala. Kidnap the Sandy Claws, lock him up real tight. Throw away the key and then turn off all the lights.
Wendy: First we're going to get some bait inside a nasty trap and wait. When he comes a-sniffing, we will snap the trap and close the gate.
Elliot: Wait, I've got a better plan to catch this big old lobster man. Let's pop in a boiling pot and when he's done, we'll butter him up.
Elliot, Wendy and Sharp: Kidnap the Sandy Claws, throw him in a box. Bury him for ninety and and see if he talks.
Wendy: Then Mr. Malefor Boogie man can take the whole thing over then.
Elliot, Wendy and Sharp: He'll be so pleased I do declare, that he will cook him rare! Weeeee!
(A bug in a cage is fallen inside a pipe leading to Malefor Boogie's lair in the basement of the treehouse. Then Malefor eats the bug.)
Elliot: I say that we take a cannon, aim it at his door and then knock three times and when he answers, Sandy Claws will be no more.
Wendy: You're so stupid, think now if we blow him up to smithereens. We may lose some pieces and Spyro will beat us black and green.
Elliot, Wendy and Sharp: Kidnap the Sandy Claws, tie him in a bag. Throw him in the ocean and see if he is sad. Because Mr. Malefor Boogie is the meanest guy around. If I were on his boogie list, I'd get out of town.
Sharp: He'll be so pleased with our success, that he'll reward us, too, I bet.
Elliot, Wendy and Sharp: Perhaps he'll make his special brew of snake and spider stew. Yum! We're his little henchmen and we take our job with pride. We do our best to please and stay on his good side.
Wendy: I wish my cohorts weren't so dumb.
Sharp: I'm not the dumb one!
Elliot: You're no fun!
Wendy: SHUT UP!
Elliot: MAKE ME!
Wendy: I got something, listen now. This one is real good, you'll see. We'll send a present to his door upon there'll be a note to read. Now in the box, we'll wait and hide until his curiosity entices him to look inside.
Elliot, Wendy and Sharp: And then we'll have him! One, two, three! Kidnap the Sandy Claws, beat him with a stick, lock him up for ninety years and see what makes him tick. Kidnap the Sandy Claws, chop him into bits, Mr. Malefor Boogie is sure to get his kicks. Kidnap the Sandy Claws, see what we will see, lock him in a cage and throw away the key! (Laughs evilly as they head into the Hinterlands.)
Malefor: Sandy Claws, huh? (Laughs evilly as he throws a dice with a snake inside.
Me: Well, that's it. I always loved "Kidnap the Sandy Claws", especially Korn's version.
Spyro: Me, too. It cool that you had your three fan characters from my game sing the song.
Cynder: I agree. And having Spyro sing "Jack's Obsession" was good, too. Who knew you would know the lyrics by heart.
Me: Well, if you have known the Nightmare Before Christmas since you were a kid like me, then you would know the lyrics to all the songs. Especially in the sequel of the movie that was a video game, Oogie's Revenge. So don't forget to review.