Cobwebs Tend to Grow on Halloween

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Chapter 11

Cobweb and his parents speed-walked down the path. Well, his parents were anyway. He was being dragged, his toes scraping against the ground.

Cobweb felt the tears developing in his eye sockets. He wanted to stay with Jack. He didn't even remember much about his parents. But he remembered a lot about Jack. When his birthday was, how long he'd been the Pumpkin King and…that proud look on his face when Cobweb had presented him with that jack-o-lantern.

Cobweb hung his head in sadness.

"We're here." Cobweb's father announced.

Cobweb looked up.

Their house was…in a tree? It was old and looked like it was about to topple over with all the rooms it had. A large pipe led down into the ground, and Cobweb didn't want to think about what was down there.

"This…is home?" Cobweb asked, confused. This place didn't look too safe for a child.

"Yep."

Cobweb was dragged into a cage and it lifted up to the tree house. It stopped with a jolt and opened.

Cobweb was pulled out.

"Finally!" Cobweb's father exclaimed with a frustrated huff. "Why didn't we just put 'im in a bag like we did with Sandy Claws?" He gestured to Cobweb.

"Oh, shut up, stupid!" Cobweb's mother exclaimed back. "You know we couldn't! Jack would know it's us and come and punish us! And he's not the only one!" She gestured to the entrance to the pipe.

"Please don't fight." Cobweb spoke up. Both his parents turned their heads to look at him. "And is it not children who get punished?"

"We're still in our costumes, aren't we?" Cobweb's father asked.

"Explains why we're taller then him." Cobweb's mother replied.

Suddenly, their chests opened, and Cobweb could finally see that their chests were made of wood. Two little doors were open on each of their torsos.

A miniature devil jumped out of his father's chest, while a petite witch jumped out of his mother's.

"It was cramped in there!" The devil complained.

"Oh, shut up, Lock!"

"Make me!"

"Wow!" Cobweb exclaimed, cutting them off. "You must be my siblings!"

"No, dumb-dumb!" The witch shouted. "We're not related!"

"We're not?"

"No!"

"Oh."

A small skeleton stepped out of the shadows, holding a black and orange lollipop. "Great! You guys got 'im!"

"W-Who are you guys?" Cobweb asked, beginning to back away.

"We're the best trick-or-treaters in Halloween Town! Lock!" Lock began.

"Shock!" Shock continued.

"And Barrel!" Barrel concluded, licking at his lollipop.

"T-That's…nice…" Cobweb said, turning and preparing to run, but Lock grabbed him by his tailcoat; pulling him back.

"Where ya going?" Lock sneered. "Why don't ya stay?" He led Cobweb back to the others.

"Uh…Where's Jack?" Cobweb questioned.

"How should we know?" Shock said.

"I need to get back to him."

"Oh, no, ya don't!" Barrel exclaimed, quickly tackling Cobweb to the ground.

Lock and Shock worked together to tie Cobweb's wrists together.

"Hey! What're you doing?" Cobweb yelled.

"Taking you to the boss." Lock replied, lifting him up with the help of Shock and Barrel.

"What do you mean? What's a boss?"

"Oh, you'll see! One," They held Cobweb back an inch from the entrance of the pipe.

"Two," Shock added.

"Three!" Barrel exclaimed, and they all pushed (more like threw) Cobweb down the pipe.

Cobweb screamed as he tumbled through, banging his head on the pipe when it turned a sharp corner.

He fell until he hit a circular table in the middle of a odd-looking casino. A shadow covered him and Cobweb looked up.

Above him was a large, burlap sack with large eye sockets and a mouth.

Well, well, well,

What have we here?

Cobweb, huh?

Ooh! I'm really scared!

So, you're the one everybody's talkin' about?

The burlap monster laughed, sending bugs flying Cobweb's way. He managed to dodge most of them, a couple landing on his chest.

You're jokin', you're jokin'

I can't believe my eyes,

You're jokin' me, ya gotta be,

This can't be the right guy!

The burlap man took Cobweb by the collar.

He's a kid! He's not scary!

I don't know which is worse!

I might just split a seam now,

If I don't die laughing first!

He shrugged and the top of his head (supposedly representing his hair) opened, a spider flying out on a piece of web before shooting back into his head.

When Mr. Oogie Boogie says,

There's trouble close at hand,

The burlap sack, supposedly Oogie Boogie, put Cobweb back on the table and spun it around. Then took hold of him again.

You'd better pay attention now,

'Cause I'm the Boogie man!

Oogie stepped back with Cobweb, lifting him up.

And if you aren't shakin'

Then there's something very wrong!

'Cause this may be the last time,

You hear the Boogie song!

Oogie stuck his snake tongue out at Cobweb, then dropped the poor boy onto the ground.

Ooh!

A few skeletons echoed him

Ooh!

Two more skeletons echoed him.

Woah!

He pushed some bats into Cobweb's face. The little bats echoed Oogie and sang with him.

I'm (he's) the Oogie Boogie man!

Cobweb was left in front of some moving soldiers. And they had guns. "Please," Cobweb pleaded. "Let me go and find Jack."

Just as the soldiers were about to shoot, Oogie quickly grabbed Cobweb and moved him away.

You're jokin', you're jokin'!

I can't believe my ears!

He spun Cobweb around and put his hands on his ears.

Would someone shut this fella up?

He kicked Cobweb and the boy fell to the ground.

I'm drowning in my tears!

It's funny, I'm laughing!

You really are too much!

He bent down so his face was close to Cobweb's.

And now, with your permission, I'm going to do my stuff.

"What're you going to do?" Cobweb asked, dreading the answer.

I'm going to do the best I can!

Woah!

The casino lit up in many flashing lights. Oogie did some odd dance while holding some dice in his hand.

The sound of rolling dice, to me,

Is music in the air,

He threw the dice, and they bounced off the skull of a skeleton hanging from the wall.

'Cause I'm a gamblin' Boogie man,

Although I don't play fair!

The dice bounced off Oogie's back and off of Cobweb's forehead, making the boy cringe in pain.

It's much more fun, I must confess,

With lives on the line,

He took a hook connected to a rope down from above him, hooking Cobweb's wrists.

Not mine, of course,

But yours, lil' kid!

Now that'll be just fine!

Oogie danced off.

"Let me go! You'll regret doing such a stupid act!" Cobweb ordered, being lifted off as Oogie turned the lever to pick him up.

Oh, brother, you're somethin'!

You put me in a spin!

You aren't comprehending,

The position that you're in!

It's hopeless, you're finished!

You haven't got a prayer!

Oogie strolled casually over to Cobweb.

'Cause I'm Mr. Oogie Boogie,

And you ain't goin' no where!

Oogie wrapped and arm around Cobweb's shoulders and laughed and evil laugh.

Cobweb struggled. "JACK!" He screamed.

Oogie placed a hand over Cobweb's mouth. "Shh, now, kid. I ain't gonna hurt ya."

"You just said you would!" Cobweb countered, somehow finding courage.

"That's just somethin' we do around here!" Oogie chuckled. "Just a little trick, don't worry!"

"…Really?"

"Sure! See? Nothing to worry about."

Cobweb watched him carefully.

"Now, back to business." Oogie said. "Don't ya recognise me?"

Cobweb tilted his head. "Should I?"

"Sure! You and I, we're ol' pals!"

"Really?"

"Sure!" Oogie rolled some dice in one hand. "You a gamblin' man, Cobweb?"

"…I'm…not sure what gambling is…" Cobweb replied.

"What? Not know what gambling is?" Oogie exclaimed, clearly astonished at Cobweb's lack of knowledge of his hobby. "Why, it's the thing that makes the world go 'round! Other then money, of course!"

"Hm." Cobweb hummed thoughtfully. "What about Jack? When is he getting here?"

"Jack?" Oogie asked. He faked a worried expression. "Oh, I sure hope he doesn't come! He's a real jerk, he is!"

"Jerk? What's a jerk?"

"Mean! He's mean! Born mean, that's what he is!" Oogie explained.

"Mean? He's been taking care of me!"

"That's what 'e wants ya to think! I thought that too when he and I were friends! But now…" Oogie sighed dramatically and turned away from Cobweb, gesturing to the casino. "I'm stuck down here…"

Cobweb tilted his head in confusion. Jack was so nice to him.

"It was horrible, Cobweb!" Oogie suddenly turned back to Cobweb. "And not in a good way! He killed me, Cobweb. Just when I was making friends with Sandy Claws, he came down 'ere and killed me!"

"Sandy Claws? You know Sandy Claws?"

"I sure do!…Or…I did…" Oogie saddened. Fake sadness. "Lock, Shock and Barrel had to patch me up."

"You're lying!" Cobweb accused. "Jack would never do that! Never!"

"It's true!" Lock called down. He came flying out of the pipe, Shock and Barrel in tow.

"It was hard finding enough bugs to put Oogie back together again!" Shock exclaimed.

"Without him, we were left on our own!" Barrel added. "Jack never took us in!"

Cobweb began rubbing the rope around his wrists against the sharp hook, hearing a snap.

Oogie, Lock, Shock and Barrel went on about how horribly bad Jack had been to them.

The rope finally snapped and, when they weren't looking, Cobweb made a mad dash for it.

"Hey!" He felt a hand on his shoulder and he was pulled back. "Where you goin'?"

"To find Jack!" Cobweb told the boogie man. "I need to get out of here!" The innocent Cobweb was back in a split second. "Please…Just let me go…"

"We're protecting you, kid!" Oogie wrapped an arm around Cobweb's shoulders. "Jack's a bad man! We're keeping ya safe!" Oogie pretended to pause in thought. "Say…You could stay with us!"

"Yeah!" Lock, Shock and Barrel exclaimed in unison. "Become one of the Boogie's boys!"

"I don't think so!"

Everyone turned.

Jack Skellington climbed down the rope hanging from the window, Alistair Skelton in tow.

Shadow held the rope for Jack and Alistair to climb down on, peeking in through the window.

"Jack!" Cobweb exclaimed happily.

"I knew it." Jack said angrily as he began walking towards them all. "I knew you were up to something." He was talking to Lock, Shock and Barrel, who began backing away. Jack pointed at Oogie. "And you brought him back!" It was not a question, it was a statement.

"Jack!" Oogie spoke up. "Glad ya could join us!"

"What're you doing with Cobweb, Oogie? What's he ever done to you?" Jack asked, demanding the answers.

"Nothing! It's what I've done for him!" Oogie answered, placing both hands on Cobweb's shoulders. "And a little for you, I guess." He shrugged.

"What do you mean?" Jack said.

"Don't ya get it, Jack?" Oogie sneered. "I created Cobweb!"

Jack's mouth hung open and his eye sockets were the size of dinner plates.

Shadow cupped her hands over her mouth, her mismatched eyes widening.

Alistair looked utterly confused.

Cobweb just stared at Oogie.

"…What?" Jack asked.

Oogie just laughed.

…

Author's note:

C'mon, I had to add Oogie Boogie's song. But Cobweb wasn't singing along, he was pleading then ordering. So, Cobweb was created by Oogie? What could this mean for Jack and the others? Find out next time!