Hey people. Just so none of you get confused, I figured I would make this a Nightmare Before Christmas crossover. The crossover characters are going to be mainly Lock and Shock. If you want to read it from Shock's POV, I'm putting it up in the NBC section.

And if any of you have any ideas for starting out the first chapter of Shock's POV, I'd like to hear them, because I'm having a bit of trouble with it.

Thank you! And enjoy!


Chapter 2: Interviews and Phone Calls

My cell phone rang during the middle of the night when I was asleep on the couch at Tony's house. I looked at the time on my phone then the caller ID. It was three AM and I didn't recognize the number. I don't know anybody who would call me at this forbidden hour. I don't even think the number was of our world. The area code was four digits instead of three.

I groggily flipped open my phone. Tons of static. Figures. "Hello?"

"Anna?" chirruped the voice of my cousin, Shae. She prefers we call her Shock though.

"You realize that it's three o'clock in the morning here, right, Shae?"

"Shock," she corrected me, "and, yes I do."

"Why are you calling?" She was too awake for me.

"It's Halloween break in Halloween Town. I was wondering if I could stay with you? I have got to get from Lock and Barrel."

"Aww...are you and Lock having a lovers quarrel?"

Silence. I could sense she was glaring daggers at the phone.

"Touchy subject," I said rolling my eyes. She was so sensitive sometimes. "Okay, but something must be bugging you if your calling me."

"They just keep talking about how hot the chicks at school are. I feel like they're ignoring me. Plus, they go off with Oogie Boogie and don't even ask if I want to come."

"That's guys for--Wait! Oogie Boogie's back?"

"Yup. Thanks to Lock. The stupid, moronic demon brought him back." She paused.

"I'm not a stupid moron," Lock pouted from the other phone in the tree house.

I heard Shock growl under her breath. "I'm going to pack and give that fire-dweller a piece of my mind," she said trying to restrain her anger. "LOCK!" I heard her shout as I hung up my cell. "YOU'RE GONNA GET IT!"


"Bye Tony!" I called from the front door of his house. It was three in the afternoon and time for my interview.

"Hello?" Was I at the right address? Or was interview my supposed to be in an equipment room full of UV lights, stakes, and multiple types of guns?

I picked something up. "Is this a UV cross?"

Boy this guy is crazy...and cluttered.

"Hello?" I asked again.

"Yes, are you Annita Valgant?" asked a guy as he entered the already spacious closet. "Come with me to my office."

Good, at least he has an office.

"Anna, how much experience have you had in this field?"

His office wasn't much better then the closet. I'd say the closet had more room then this place by far! "Um, I'm an expert vamp hunter if that's what you want to know," I said. Oh dear! Now what did I get myself into?

"Good. Now, if will assist me in killing some vampires, I will see if you get the job or not."

He took me to his tracktor thing and then we went up to the graveyard. "You can call me Rookery," he said helping me out.

"Rook," I said seriously. "How about later tonight. That's when vampires usually come out. During the night." What was this guy? Some kind of ameture?

"I know that," he growled. "Now help me set this thing up," he said gesturing to a...well, to be honest it looked like a cage thing.

"And what's it supposed to do?"

"It will hold the bait for a vampire. Something with exquiste blood that will attract them," he said eyeing me in a way that gave me the shivers.

"Well, I'd better be getting home," I said nervously edging away. I turned and ran all the way home.