A/N: I don't own anything, except for Crow and Ivy. They are my original characters. Raven and Holly belong to Skellington girl.

The Lost Brothers

Chapter 3: The Shocking Truth

Crow and Ivy crawled out of the bag and found themselves in the attic of a strange tower. They looked around and saw twin girls in front of them. One of the twins had black hair and one green eye, her skin was a light blue with patches of bone. The other twin looked the same only with red hair. Crow stared at the black haired girl while Ivy stared at red haired girl. The twins then started to mimic each other. When they touched, they jumped back and screamed.

"Holy crap! It's not a mirror!" the black haired girl exclaimed.

"You mean this isn't the fun house mirror that you got from Grandpa?!" asked the red haired girl shocked.

The black haired girl shook her head. Crow and Ivy were hugging each other while trembling.

"W-Who are y-you?" asked Crow while, stammering a little bit.

"I'm Raven," said the black haired girl. "And this is my twin sister Holly."

Raven then pointed to the red haired girl.

"I'm Ivy," Ivy introduced herself. "And this is my twin Crow."

Ivy pointed to her brother.

"We have a few questions for you," said Holly.

"Ok then….Ask away," Ivy replied.

"Why were you at our father's grave?" asked Raven.

"F-Father! B-But that's our Uncle's grave!" exclaimed Crow.

Both twins' eyes widened.

"If that's your Uncle's grave, and that very same grave is our Daddy's….Then that means…." Holly began.

"That we're cousins!" Ivy finished.

"B-But Daddy never mentioned about his younger brother having kids," Raven said astonished.

"This calls for an investigation!" declared Holly.

"What about us?" asked Crow.

"Will ask Daddy about his brother and, if it matches what your Daddy is like then it will prove that we're related," explained Raven.

"Until then, just stay up here," Holly told them, as her and Raven headed toward the stairs.

"We'll be back, I promise," Raven promised them, as she and Holly went down the stairs.

In the Study:

Jack was on a ladder, reading a book when Raven and Holly entered the room. Jack turned his head and looked down at the two girls.

"Why, hello Raven and Holly," Jack greeted them.

"Hi Daddy," they greeted him back.

"Um….Daddy….We have some questions for you about-" Raven started.

"Your brother," Holly finished.

Jack sighed, came down the ladder and, put the book he was reading on a nearby table. He sighed again and sat down in an armchair. The girls walked up closer to him and got on his lap.

"Alright. Now what do you want to know?" asked Jack.

"Was he your older or younger brother?" asked Holly.

"How many kids does he have?" asked Raven.

"What does he look like?" Holly asked.

"What was he like?" asked Raven.

"Whoa, Whoa! One question at time," he said while smiling and holding up his hands in defense.

"Was he your older or younger brother?" Holly asked again.

"He was my younger brother," Jack replied.

"By how many years?"

"Four."

"How many kids does he have?" Raven asked again.

"Last time I heard, he had a pair of twins," Jack replied.

"Girl-Girl or Boy-Boy?"

"One of each."

"What does he look like?" Holly asked Jack.

Jack chuckled. "Believe it or not. But, we looked a lot alike when I was alive. And we weren't even twins."

"But that still doesn't answer my question," Holly pointed out.

"Ok. We-I mean he, has black hair and very pale skin," Jack told them.

"What was he like Daddy?" asked Raven.

Jack gave a sad look but, manage a smile. The two girls gave worried looks to each other.

"Your Uncle is a kind man. But he was also frail and easily frightened, almost all year," Jack smiled.

"Almost?" the twins asked in unison.

"You see Victor-that's his name- would act differently whenever I was around," Jack explained.

"So in a way, you were his source of strength," Raven commented.

Jack laughed. "Yes. I guess I was. But, he could never stand up against our mother."

"Not even when you were around?" Holly asked.

"Yes. But on one certain night; Victor would show a whole different side," Jack said smiling, while getting up out of the chair.

The girls jumped off his lap and looked up at their father.

"He was such a genius on that one special night. When we would scare and prank the town's people. And that one special night was Halloween night," Jack said while, giving a big smile.

"Wow Dad! Sounds like Uncle Victor was a great man," came Barrel's voice.

Jack, Raven and Holly turned their heads to see Lock, Shock and Barrel at the entrance to the study.

"How long have you been standing there?" asked Jack.

"The whole time," replied Shock.

"Uncle Victor really does sound like a great guy, dad," repeated Barrel.

"Yeah….To bad he's still alive," Lock commented.

"Then you would be quite shocked to hear that your father wasn't the one who was supposed to die," came Grim's voice.

Lock, Shock and Barrel ran over to Jack. Grim entered the study smiling, which was a rare sight to behold.

"What do you mean Daddy wasn't supposed to die?" asked Raven.

"Your father took your Uncle's place in death," Grim answered her.

Jack's kids turned and looked up at Jack in amazement.

"Did you really take Uncle Victor's place in death dad?" asked Lock.

"Yes I did," Jack said proudly. "And by the way; tell me Lock, Shock and, Barrel. How are our visitors?"

Lock, Shock and Barrel's eyes widened.

"Oh Crap!" exclaimed the three.

Jack put his hand on his forehead and shook it. "You forgot about them didn't you?"

"W-We didn't mean to Jack," Lock began.

"It just slipped our minds," Shock continued.

"We'll do it right now," Barrel finished.

"There's no need to go do that!" exclaimed Raven, as she took off into the air and flew straight out the window.

Lock turned to look at Barrel. "Bet'cha five bucks that she's going to break through another window."

"You're on," Barrel said, while shaking Lock's hand.

The two boys then heard the attic window break. Lock looked at Barrel with a sly smile and held out his hand. "Pay up."

Barrel reached into his pocket and took out a five dollar bill and gave it to Lock.

In the Attic

Crow and Ivy stared at Raven.

"Did you just come through the window?" asked Crow.

"Yep. I sure did," Raven said smiling. "Sorry if I startled you. But I have great news! If what our father said matches with what your father is like, then that means were related!"

Crow and Ivy then noticed Holly outside the window with a stern look.

"Raven….You should always make sure a window is open or, open it yourself before taking off like that. I mean you broke two windows for crying out loud, and dad is ticked!" Holly exclaimed.

"Oops…. I just got excited and worried about Crow and Ivy," Raven explained.

"So, no sugar was involved in anyway?" Holly asked, suspiciously.

"That's right," Raven replied, she then gave Holly an odd look. "Why do you ask if I had sugar?"

"No reason!" Holly exclaimed nervously.

"Okaay," Raven said awkwardly.

Crow and Ivy just gave weird looks to Raven and Holly.

Holly then came into the attic.

"Anyway….Dad would like to meet Crow and Ivy," Holly told them.

Crow and Ivy gulped as they left the attic with Raven and Holly.

A/N: I apologize for taking so long to update! So far it's been a pretty busy summer for me and my family. Anyway, ideas and comments are welcomed!

Once again, I own Crow and Ivy, while Skellington girl is the proud owner of Raven and Holly~.