[Shock's POV:]

I looked at the time. Then, at the crowd through the closed curtains. Lock was no where to be found. Someone grabbed my shoulder. I turned around to see Barrel holding a tons and tons of roses.

"Thanks, Barrel." I said, giving him a hug.

"These are not from me." He replied.

"Then, who?" I asked. Barrel smiled and walked away. I saw a letter in the roses. Angela walked up to me. So did Penny.

"Check it out. Penny has a spell to change our clothes. So we don't have change a lot." Angela exclaimed.

"Ooh. Did Drake give you those?" Penny asked.

"No. He gave me them earlier." I replied.

"Then, who are they from?" Angela asked.

"They're from..." I said, looking at the letter and note. "Lock?"

I read the note. It read,

Each rose counts for all the times you were right.

Love,

Lock

[Lock's POV:]

My eyes slowly opened. I was tied up in a room. A small light shined down on me. The three boys stood in front of me.

"Well, well, well." A boy started.

"What do we have here?" The next boy continued.

"Mighty Lock, huh?" The last boy finished.

"Ooh! I'm really scared!" They laughed in unision. Blood trickled the side of my mouth.

"Allow me to introduce ourselves." A boy grinned.

"Shadow." The boy said.

"Twilight." The next boy said.

"And Lloyd!" A boy cheered.

"Indroducing...The nightmare before Christmas." A voice annouced.

"That's our cue. C'mon boys. Don't want to keep Drake waiting!" Lloyd yawned, walking out the door.

"Sorry, kid. Nothing personal. Just buisness." Twilight laughed, following Lloyd. Shadow gripped the door knob.

"Yeah, sorry. But we don't want you ruining the kiss. Here," He said, turning on the TV. "So, you could watch the whole performance. He slammed the door shut and threw a ciggerate on the floor. I heard him outside. "By the time he gets out of there, he'll be dead!" They laughed. The ciggerate lit a paper on fire. My mouth had a rag tied into it. I bit down into it. It tasted horrible.

For shock, I thought. I shallowed it whole and coughed. Some of the cleaning supplies lit on fire. It became louder. "HELP!" I coughed. "HELP!"

I stared at the TV. Shock was up. She was dressed as Sally. She clapped happily. A guy dressed a Dr. Finklestein grabbed her arm.

"You're not ready for this much excitement!" He snapped, dragging her by the arm.

"Yes, I am!" She snapped back. She pulled a stitch off and her fake arm broke off. She ran to the cementary. They moved on to Jack.

"Nice work, bone-daddy." One of the homeless guy greeted.

"Yeah, I guess. Just like last year. And the year before that." Jack sighed. He walked into the cementary.

Jack: There are few who deny, At what I do I am the best, For my talents are renowned far and wide When it comes to surprises In the moonlit night I excel without ever even trying With the slightest little effort Of my ghost-like charms, I have seen grown men give out a shriek With a wave of my hand And a well-placed moan, I have swept the very bravest off their feet! Yet year after year, It's the same routine And I grow so weary Of the sound of screams And I Jack, the pumpkin king, Have grown so tired of the same old thing… Oh, somewhere deep inside of these bones An emptiness began to grow, There's something out there far from my home, A longing that I've never known I'm the master of fright , and a demon of light And I'll scare you right out of your pants To a guy in Kentucky I'm Mister Unlucky [Sally sneaks behind each headstone to get closer to Jack] And I'm known throughout England and France And since I am dead, I can take off my head To recite Shakespearean quotations. No animal nor man can SCREAM like I can With the fury of my recitations But who here would ever understand That the Pumpkin King with the skeleton grin Would tire of his crown, if they only understood He'd give it all up if he only could… Oh, there's an empty place in my bones, That calls out for something unknown The fame and praise come year after year Does nothing for these empty tears.

"Jack," Sally sighed. "I know how you feel."

I looked down at my chair. It wasn't nailed to the ground. I hopped and hopped until I got to the fire alarm. Then, I heard Shock's voice through the door. "Hey, Shadow. Have you seen Lock?" She asked.

"Uh, nooooo." He replied, blocking the door. I was about to tell but she said,

"Aw. Okay. If you see him, tell me. He has red hair and fangs. He wears a red hoodie. He has a tail. And he has the most cutest, dreamous..." Shock dozed off. Shadow snapped his fingers and she snapped out of it. "Uh, haven't seen him." He lied. Shadow walked away and Shock took his place, sitting in the front door. I heard footsteps. "Hey, Barrel." Shock greeted.

"Why the long face?" He asked.

"Lock. I sent him an invintation but he hasn't showed up. This is the most important mile stone in my life and he didn't even bother to show up." She sighed.

"Let's just go." Barrel said. They walked away. I stared at the fire alarm.

"I can't ruin this for her." I sighed. The fire reached the sprinkles. The fire was gone but the room was becoming flooded. I stared at the TV. No one moved. All the sprinkles didn't go off. The water was up to me stomach. Someone walked by. The person slipped on the water.

"What the -" That person said. I reconized that voice. Jay Frost. He tried to open the door. It was locked. The water got to my mouth. The door knob moved aggresively. The water was near my eyes. The door knob moved faster.

"Oh, you have to be kidding me!" He snapped. Jay used his powers to freeze the sides of the door. The water was above my head. I struggled to swim up. My arms were tied behind my back. I was tied to a chair. I couldn't hold my breath any longer. He used all his might to break down the door. Water was about to wet everyone but Jay froze it with his fingers. I landed flat on the floor. My hair was wet and in my face. I gasped for air. My heart pounded. "Lock! Are you okay?" He said, helping me up. Jay wore a light blue long sleeved, button up shirt under his black blazer. His crystal necklace hung from his neck. His pants matched his blazer. "I was beat up by Shadow, Twilight, and Lloyd. They locked me in. The. Closet." I panted. They walked in. Jay got up and punched Lloyd. He kicked Twilight. Then, he flipped Shadow over. Lloyd got up and pushed Jay with a punch in the stomach. Twilight used his arm to hug my throat. He squeezed it tight. I couldn't breathe. Jay kicked Twilight's head. He tumbled back and landed on a board. He sent two buckets of paint flying in the air. One landed on his head and the other landed on Lloyd's head. Shadow was the only one standing. "Ha! Foolish Sandy Claws JR. You may have the powers of the element ice but I have the power of the light's mark, Shadow. And you can't touch what you can't see!" He said, turning into a shadow.

"Woah. Nerdfest over here." Jay laughed. Shadow choked Jay.

"Jay! He's your shadow. Punch your shadow!" I pointed out. He punched his shadow and Shadow appeared. Barrel opened a door. The door slammed into Shadow. "Is Jack here?" He asked.

"No, he's in the first row with Sally." Jay answered. Barrel slammed the door shut. Shadow fell to his knees. I picked up a cup of water and threw it to his face. "Here. This should stop the swelling!" I said just like Shock used to say to me. I turned to Jay. He held a suit in his hands.

"Treat my Shock well, you hear?" Jay said with a small smile. Smiling, I grabbed the suit and changed in the bathroom. My long sleeved button up shirt was red. My blazer was black. Just like my pants and tie. I ran outside. I was backstage and heard the performance.

Everyone: Jack's ok, and he's back, ok. He's alright. Let's shout, make a fuss, scream it out! Weeee! Jack is back now, everyone sing, in our town of Halloween.

Jack: It's great to be back. [Sandy Claws flys over](AN: Jay was hiding in Sandy Claw's sleigh and dropped some snow off from the back)

Sandy: Happy Halloween!

Jack: Merry Christmas! [Sandy drops off some snow]

Everyone: What's this? What's this? I haven't got a clue. What's this? Why it's completely new. What's this? Must be a Christmas thing. What's this? It's really very strange.

I didn't pay too much attention to the play. I searched everywhere for Shock. I turned around to see a girl named Angela. "Shock, right?" She asked.

"Yeah." I replied. Angela grabbed my tie and pulled me close to her face.