Here is the 3rd chapter, and Mr. Boogie is still out there somewhere! I hope you like character development, because I'm giving it to Lock, Shock and Barrel. Heck, why should I stop there.
Anyway, enjoy as it's my favorite chapter so far! I know, I'm still not at Christmas yet, but come on, I'm doing build up. (Eats a strange chocolate cupcake) "Needs more deer meat.. I mean more chocolate to cover the meat up. (Face palms) To understand what I'm gabbering about, it's in Pasta With the Creeps chapter 5, OK I'll shut up."
12 Nightmares of Christmas
The troublesome Nightmare
Halloween Town: November 26, 12:30 Hours
Jack Skellington huffed as he came up to a castle. It was owned by Lock, Shock and Barrel. He looked up and saw that the cage went up. He went up to the rope and crawled to the top.
He then crawled inside the troublesome trio's lair. He saw the three in a corner laughing at him.
"Where is Oogie," Jack demanded.
"We told you, we haven't seen him," Shock replied.
"Why are you even working for Oogie, he'll cook you up the first chance he gets," Jack Skellington asked as he walked closer to them.
"That's why, it's even in our song, if you would just have listened," Lock said.
"We try our very best to stay on his good side, duh," Barrel said.
Jack sighed as he walked up to them. "I know you don't really want to harm anyone," he said as he stood over them.
"Stop working with him, and I promise to keep you guys safe," Jack Skellington promised.
"No," the trio shouted at once.
The pumpkin king shook his head in disbelief at them.
"You guys are like teenagers now, it's time to move on. I'm stopping Oogie for good," Jack shouted.
"I'm sorry, but we can't take any chances," Lock sighed.
Jack tapped his chin, before snapping his fingers at a thought.
"You know, Oogie Boogie only goes after the bad kids, right? He hides in their closets and kidnaps them when they are sleeping," Jack warned.
Shock and Lock gasped at that statement.
"What? Mr. Oogie doesn't do that! Does he," Barrel replied.
"Oh he does, he's been doing that ever since the late 1700s," Jack Skellington added.
"Silly Jack, then he would have cooked us up already," Lock said.
"Oh really, when every other bad child is into a stew already, he will be only left with you guys. Now this is your last chance to join the good side, you won't get hurt on this side," Jack Skellington screamed.
The three teens got scared and grouped together in a hug while shivering.
"I'm telling the truth, I swear to Zalgo," Jack said showing the boy scout sign.
The three teens let go of each other before sighing while looking at the ground.
"Come on, show me where Oogie Boogie went," Jack Skellington said
"We told you, we don't know," Lock slowly whispered.
Then the four froze in shock as they heard Oogie Boogie's laughing echo throughout the castle.
"It's him," Shock shivered.
Jack Skellington grinned as he rushed over to the cage. He got inside pulled it down all the way to Oogie Boogie's underground lair.
He busted inside the Bogeyman's lair, but saw that it was dead empty. Jack sighed when he decided to go back home.
When he went into the cage again, he heard the trio scream of fear.
"I'll be right there," Jack shouted.
The cage quickly raised back to their room, where Jack gasped as he saw the trio backed into a wall.
Right in front of them was a swarm of Inland Taipans, the worlds most poisonous land snake!
"Help us," they cried.
Jack Skellington rushed up to the inland taipans. In a flash, fire surrounded Jacks body before disappearing, revealing him now in his pumpkin headed form. The snakes slivered up to Jack, before Jack had a fireball in his left palm, before throwing it at the snakes. Several snakes were burnt to a crisp, before the others scattered around.
In a flash, flames surrounded Jack, before going away, making him into his real form.
"Jack, look," Shock said pointing to the ground.
Everyone looked at the ground, and gasped at a shadow in the shape of Oogie Boogie.
Jack followed it, as the shadow disappeared. He looked in the weapons room, but didn't see anything. A small fly flew in front of Jack's face before being swatted away.
"Now where did he go," Jack shouted.
The trio slowly walked up behind Jack.
"It's no lie, those snakes were from Oogie Boogie," Barrel sighed.
"But we're on his side," Lock whimpered.
Jack turned to them.
"I told you, that nasty Oogie Boogie can't be trusted," Jack stated.
"I think we are ready to join the good side," Shock said.
"Yes," Barrel and Lock added.
"OK then, all I need is for you three to stay safe, but if you see any signs of him, come tell me," Jack said.
"We promise," the trio said.
"We just need to change our little song," Barrel said.
"Oh please don't," Jack moaned.
"He have to, it'll prove we are on your side now," Shock said.
As they started singing, Jack left the castle without them knowing, as they continued to sing.
Song: Hail to Jack Skellington
Lock, Shock, Barrel
Laa, la, la, la, la, laa!
La, la, la, la, laa!
Laa, la, la, la, la, laa!
La, la, la, la, laa!
Hail to Jack SKellington!
Boogie will never win!
When we find the Boogeyman
Jack will do him in!
Shock
Beause Mister Oogie Boogie
Is the meanest guy around!
Lock
If I were on his Oogie list
I'd get out of town!
Barrel
Jack'll be so pleased by our kindness!
Shock
That he'll reward us too, I bet!
Lock, Shock, Barrel
I wonder what it's going to be!
We cannot wait to see!
Wheee!
Halloween Town: November 26, 15:00 Hours
Jack Skellington was back in his house with Sally Ragdoll and Edgar Allen.
Edgar Allen was sitting in the corner still shacking with fear.
"This town isn't that big, I thought we would have found him by now," Jack sighed.
"Wait dad, you said you found those fireworks in Independence Town, were there any other towns you saw? Maybe Oogie Boogie escaped and went into on of those," Edger Allen said.
Jack turned to his son and said,"Well yeah. There was a town that hunts down a giant turkey for a big feast. A town were they all go to this church. A town with a bunny that makes candy, and you don't want to know how. That's about it, instead of Christmas Town and a door shaped like a heart."
"I should check Turkey Day town tomorrow," Jack Skellington said.
"Why not now," Sally replied.
"Because me and the doctor are going to find out what the fireworks do tonight at midnight, but right after, I'm heading on down to the holiday doors," Jack stated.
"Well, good luck," Sally sighed.
"I'll be fine, Sally, and then the town can get back to having creepy fun," Jack Skellington said.
Halloween Town: November 27, 00:00 Hours
Jack Skellington rushed to the top of Spiral Hill, where Dr. Finkelstein was waiting.
The doctor had the firework Jack gave him in his hand.
"Let's see what the firework does, once you lite it up," Jack said to the doctor.
Dr. Finkelstein nodded as he placed the firework on the ground.
Back on the ground several people were watching this go down. They were Lock, Shock, Barrel, Mayor, Sally and Edgar Allen. Edgar Allen walked a bit closer to the hill to get a better view of the firework.
"Alright, lite it up," Dr. Finkelstein said.
Flames surrounded Jack's body, before evaporating, showing the pumpkin king in his pumpkin head form. He then had a fireball in his palm, before throwing it down at the firework.
"Get back," Finkelstein shouted as he rolled his chair back a little.
After Jack used flames to transform himself back to normal, he ran a few feet away from the firework.
Soon the firework flew in the air, before exploding. The firework was a blue round one.
They all gasped in awe at the firework. The mayor had his face in the smile mode.
"That was amazing, we need those for next years Halloween," Mayor cheered.
Jack Skellington smiled as he looked down at the group of people.
"Glad you liked that, because there are plenty more in Independence Town! For now, I'm off to find Oogie Boogie, in Turkey Day Town," Jack shouted down to them.
Jack then rushed out of town and towards the holiday doors.
All those things Jack said about the Bogeyman is real! In fact, he's just as real as Jack the Ripper. Nah, the Ripper is, be the Bogeyman is a tall tale. Parents made him up to stop mischief from their children, or to stop a common behavior, like sucking their thumbs... Don't worry I'm not going to have the Bogeyman control me like Zalgo, that would be dumb.