Chapter 5: A Villain's Return

Oogie Boogie laughed as he watched Lock, Shock, and Barrel tidy up his old headquarters. "Oh, my plan is beautiful!" The evil monster laughed in delight. "Framing Jack is the perfect way to take over this town and to be able to scare the humans in the human world forever!"

Lock looked over at him. "Sir, why would you want to terrorize the human world so much when you can terrorize this town?" He asked.

"Because, you little fool, the treaty between our world and the human world must be fully broken in order for me to do so!" Oogie exclaimed. "If the Peace Dancer comes back, I won't be able to take over!"

"There is another Peace Dancer?" Shock asked.

"There has been for years, ever since I first tried to take over years ago," Oogie said to them. "Now is my chance for revenge and to not only get rid of the current Peace Dancer and break the treaty, but also to dethrone Jack!"

He laughed before glaring at the three. "Get back to work!" He said and they quickly did so, more afraid of him than they were of Jack. Jack was scary when he was mad, but wouldn't cause them physical harm, where Oogie would gladly do so.

The bugs scattered around as Oogie began redecorating the clean parts of the lair, finding his beloved pair of dice nearby too. "Ah, I feel it already," he said. "The thrill of the game. The thrill of getting rid of Jack. Now that he's been framed, time to make sure it'll stay that way."

One of his scorpion sentries came back and whispered something to him. "What?! Jack has the current Peace Dancer with him?!" He exclaimed angrily. "How did he get to her before I did?!"

The scorpion told him of Maria's grandmother. "Ah, she is why," he said. "That woman was the reason those three fools took so long to put me together. She almost talked them completely out of it!"

Oogie now grinned. "But she failed to tell her granddaughter as well," he said with an evil chuckle. "That girl won't stop me! No one will stop me! I'll win this game!"

His laughter filled the air again, and was heard by the wind alone, but the wind carried the sound of Oogie's laughter to Jack's home, where Jack and Maria heard it. Maria shuddered.

"Who was that?" She asked as she felt the wind gently blow at her braided hair, tugging it gently.

"Oogie Boogie," Jack said tensely. "He's back."

Maria stood up and hugged Jack, who returned her hug, rubbing her back to soothe her. "If Oogie succeeds in his plan, everything will fall apart," he said gravely.

Maria heard his unspoken words. She was Jack's world and her world's only hope now.

And that thought alone scared her.

Uh-oh! Big trouble coming! What will happen? Stay tuned for the next chapter!

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