Me: Hey, guys. Here's the first chapter to CatDog and Oogie's Revenge. This chapter, we reach the first song, "Oogie Boogie's Song #1".
Cat: AKA, the song Jack and Oogie sing in the town hall.
Dog: By the way, Emilie, I just saw your latest chapter on Super Paper Mario. After seeing that chapter, I wanna see what happens next.
Me: If you feel that way, maybe I'll write the next chapter later. After all, I have plenty of time due to being out of school until college. Anyway, here's the story. Enjoy!
When Jack, CatDog, Lola, Mervis and Dunglap got to town, there was no one around. Then the gate slammed hard and a skeleton appeared.
"Oh! I don't believe we've met. I'm Jack, Jack Skell..." Jack said but was cut off when the skeleton attacked him.
"You...you're not from Halloween Town, are you?" Cat asked. So the team fought the evil creatures. But after fighting some bad guys, a cat alarm sounded. Then a voice was heard on an intercom. It was Oogie Boogie.
"Testing...testing. Is this thing on?" Oogie asked. "My dearly abhorred citizens of Halloween Town, this is Oogie Boogie speaking. Today, I bring you a joyous announcement. First of all, in place of Jack Skellington, yours truly is now the new ruler of Halloween Town. And secondly, as of today, this very hour, this exact moment, I declare this town will be changed to Oogie Town."
"Wow. This Oogie Boogie sounds weird," Mervis said.
"No wonder everyone hates him, Jack," Dunglap said.
"Also because he has bad ideas on Halloween," Jack said. "And that's killing others and gambling." Cat rolled his eyes in agreement. After fighting the rest of the ghouls, shadows disappeared on the door leading to the town hall, the gate to Jack's house and the gate leading to the pumpkin patch. Then Jack heard a crash from the town hall. The Mr. Hyde came out of the shadows.
"I'm not making any more traps," the big Hyde said. "Oh, Jack, it's you. And your friends as well."
"What exactly happened while I was gone?" Jack asked.
"Lock, Shock and Barrel sewed Oogie Boogie back together again," the big Hyde said.
"Bugs, bags and all," the medium Hyde said.
"Oogie is back," the small Hyde said.
"Dr. Finkelstein proposed a plan for the next Halloween," the big Hyde said. "He said you wanted a dangerous Halloween." The big Hyde said the citizens created traps all over the place. Jack didn't like this idea because it could hurt others. So Jack and the gang went to the town hall to investigate the crash from inside. On the stage, there was a dark shadow.
"What's this?" Jack asked.
"JACK!" the shadow said in a sing-song tone. It was Oogie Boogie's shadow. Jack and the gang fought Oogie and began to sing.
Oogie's Shadow: Well, well, well, Jack the Pumpkin King. Finally made it, huh. Ooh, I've been waiting. So how do you like my Oogie Town? Ha ha!
Jack: It's over, it's over. This time you've gone too far. It's over I'm serious, just who do you think you are?
Cat: Just because you fooled the town doesn't make you king.
Dog: You better give up, surrender now. We're fixing everything.
Oogie's Shadow: That's what think but you couldn't be more wrong. And this may be the last time you hear the Boogie song. Wow.
Ghosts: Wow.
Oogie's Shadow: Wow.
Ghosts: Wow.
Oogie's Shadow: Wow.
Ghosts: Wow.
Oogie's Shadow: I'm the Oogie Boogie man!
"Oogie, what have you done to everyone?" Lola asked.
"They're under my control now," Oogie's shadow said. Then Jack began to sing.
Jack: I see you're pretty proud of all your booby trapping schemes. But I can say you'll rule this town only in your dreams.
Oogie's Shadow: That's funny, Jack, it was a dream. But now it's coming true. 'Cause even my mere shadow knows your days as king are through. Wow.
Jack: Wow.
Oogie's Shadow: Wow.
Cat: Wow.
Oogie's Shadow: Wow.
Dog: Wow.
Jack, CatDog, Lola, Mervis and Dunglap: I'm (He's) the Pumpkin King!
Finally, Oogie's shadow was defeated. Then the shadow was disappearing into the ground.
"Beginner's luck if you ask me," Oogie said. "Don't worry, we'll meet again."
"Wow. Was that really Oogie?" Mervis asked.
"You said he was green not black," Dunglap said.
"That was his shadow, Mervis and Dunglap," Jack said.
"Huh? What the heck is this?" Cat asked, seeing strange sparks. Jack looked up and a wooden pumpkin appeared. Jack said it was the Halloween holiday door. Cat was worried that without it, he and the rest of the gang may never go back to Nearberg. So the gang went outside. The Corpse Kid came next to the fountain. Jack went to talk to the Corpse Kid.
"Jack, welcome back! It looks like the Witch Shop opened for the first time since you left," Corpse Kid said. "I guess that means things are safe now that you're back. Terrible things happened while you were gone, Jack...terrible things." Jack to his house and saw a letter on the gate from the Mayor. He said he was having everyone make the best Halloween ever. So Jack went to the Witch Shop.
At the shop, Jack talked to the witches.
"Jack! You've returned," the short witch said. "And your friends are here, too."
"Is it true? The whole town is booby trapped?" Jack asked.
"Oh. It's too embarrassing to talk about," the tall witch said. "We brought this upon ourselves. Say, care to buy anything? We got prime heads and torsos. But it will cost you an arm and a leg."
"It will?" Dog asked.
"It's a figure of speech, Dog," Cat said. "It means it's expensive."
"Maybe later. I have to find Sally," Jack said. So Jack went outside.
When the gang went outside, Jack tried to open the gate but it was locked. Corpse Kid said the Clown has it but he went missing. Then a manhole was moving. So Jack went inside and spotted the Clown. But he ran off as bad guys came out of the shadows. So Jack fought the bad guys until they were gone. The Clown came when he saw Jack and his friends.
"Jack!" the Clown said.
"No need to panic. You can calm down," Jack said.
"Is it really you, Jack? Oh, and good day, CatDog," Clown said. "Oh something terrible is happening."
"Don't worry. We'll return Halloween Town back to the way it was before," Cat said.
"Right now we need the gate key," Dog said. So the Clown looked around for the key. When the gang went outside, the Clown and the Corpse Kid were next to the gate and the gate key was found. But then more bad guys appeared out of nowhere. So Jack fought the bad guys until they were gone. The Clown opened the gate to the graveyard.
"I got the gate open for you, Jack," the Clown said.
"But not before Oogie's baddies grabbed Sally and carried her off towards the cemetery," Corpse Kid said. "I've heard that the cemetery is pretty dangerous these days. I hope she's okay."
"What? Took Sally? That's it, no more Mr. Nice Bones," Jack said. So he and the gang went to the graveyard.
Jack tried to call Zero from his grave but Zero didn't come. So Jack looked around the graveyard and saw the Hanging Tree up ahead. So Jack talked to him.
"Jack, you've come back," the Hanging Tree said.
"Hello, Hanging Tree," Jack said. "Hm...but where are your hanged men?" The Hanging Tree said his hanged men went to hide when Oogie's baddies came to the cemetery. So Jack went to Zero's grave to try and find him. But before he could reach Zero's grave, laughing and singing was heard in the distance. It was Lock, Shock and Barrel and they were with the Greasers again.
"Hmph...I might have known," Jack said.
"Welcome home, Jack," Barrel and Cliff said.
"How was your trip, Jack?" Shock and Shriek said.
"Are you having fun, Jack?" Lock asked.
"Duh...yeah. Hope you...duh...have a good time," Lube said.
"You six wouldn't have anything to do with Oogie's return, would you?" Cat asked.
"Who?" Lock asked.
"Us?" Shock asked.
"Oh...uh...um..." Barrel said. Jack told the kids to return the town to order. But the kids refused to and Barrel and Lube were dumb, telling Jack they were on a secret mission to stop the gang. Shock and Cliff hit Barrel and Lube. Then Lock and Cliff jumped out of the walking bathtub.
"Now you will have to play with us," Lock said.
"That's right. Get ready, pumpkin wimp and cat butt, you'll get pounded by skeletons," Cliff said and laughed. Then a bunch of skeletons appeared. So Jack fought them until they were all gone. Lock and Cliff tried to summon more skeletons but the skeletons were gone. Lock and Cliff promised to be good but Jack, CatDog, Lola, Mervis and Dunglap saw that they were crossing their fingers. So Jack and the gang went to Zero's grave. Finally Zero came this time.
"There you are, Zero. Come on. We need your help to find some hanged men," Jack said. Zero agreed and went to look for the hanged men.
Me: Well, that's the end of this chapter. Like I said, I'll still work on Super Paper Mario and Sonic.
Cat: I can't wait, Emma. Soon you'll reach the ending. I can't wait to see what happens in the end.
Dog: Me either. By the way, Emilie, how did you know the saying "It will cost an arm and a leg" meant the product is expensive?
Me: I have my ways. I've learned a lot of idioms in high school from my speech teacher, Ms. Bedalove. Anyway, don't forget to review.