(Lock's pov)
We took Sandy Claws to our house and shoved him in the pipe leading to Oogie Boogie's lair. But he was so fat it took all three of us to push him down. Shock pushed him with a broom, Barrel pushed him with a pitchfork, and I pushed him with a plunger.
"Don't do this!" Santa ordered. "Naughty children never get any presents!"
"I think he might be too big," Shock replied.
"No, he's not," I said. "If he can go down a chimney, he can fit...down...here!!" Finally, as we all pushed him down at the same time, he slid down the pipe.
We crouched down at listened, and soon enough, we heard Oogie Boogie.
Well, well, well.
What have we here?
Sandy Claws, huh?
Oooooh, I'm really scared!
So you're the one everybody's talking about, ha ha ha ha.
You're joking, you're joking.
I can't believe my eyes!
You're joking me, you gotta be!
This can't be the right guy!
He's ancient, he's ugly.
I don't know which is worse.
I might just split a seam now
If I don't die laughing first.
When Mr. Oogie Boogie says
There's trouble close at hand,
You'd better pay attention now
Cause I'm the Boogie man.
And if you're not shaking,
there's something very wrong.
Cause this may be the last time
You hear the Boogie Song.
Whoa. (Whoa.)
Whoa. (Whoa.)
Whoa! (Whoa!)
Then we heard Sandy Claws. His voice was quivering slightly.
Release me now or you must face the dire consequences.
The children are expecting me, so please come to your senses.
Shock and Barrel laughed their heads off, and I knew why. There was no such thing as sense when it came to Oogie Boogie. I couldn't help but shudder when I thought about what could happen if Oogie Boogie ever found out...
Ha! You're joking, you're joking.
I can't believe my ears!
Would someone shut this fella up?
I'm drowning in my tears.
It's funny, I'm laughing!
You really are too much.
And now, with your permission, I'm going to do my stuff.
A few moments passed of silence, besides Shock and Barrel chuckling softly and the sound of my beating heart. Then I nearly jumped when I heard Oogie Boogie again.
Whooooaaaa!
The sound of rolling dice to me
Is music in the air.
Cause I'm a gambling Boogie Man,
although I don't play fair.
It's much more fun, I must confess
With lives on the line.
Not mine, of course
But yours, old boy
Now that'll be just fine.
Release me fast
Or you will have to answer for this heinous act!
Oh, brother, you're something!
You put me in a spin!
You aren't comprehending
The position that you're in.
It's hopeless, you're finished.
You haven't got a prayer.
Cause I'm Mr. Oogie Boogie
And you. Ain't going. Nowhere.
Shock and Barrel laughed again, and I forced a laugh out of my lips. I felt sick. I walked away and was immediately hit with a wave of panic, and I rushed into the bathroom, slammed the door shut, locked it, and ran to the toilet. I fell over it and vomited violently.
When I finished, I swallowed behind the acid burning in my mouth. I flushed the toilet and wiped my face. I came out of the bathroom and went into the bedroom I shared with my cohorts.
To my dismay, they were in there. I flopped on my bed and tried to ignore the pain in my leg from falling and being stabbed in the leg by a sharp rock.
"Hey, Lock, you okay?" Barrel asked.
I nodded, afraid to speak because my voice would most likely be quivering. Oogie Boogie scared me, but I couldn't admit that.
"So...what was up with you and Skelly earlier?" Shock asked.
I cleared my throat, hoping it would help. "W-what are you talking about?" I stammered.
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The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin Princess - Fanfic Story 1
FanfictionJazmine "Skelly" Skellington has been known throughout the fourteen years of her life as "the Pumpkin King's daughter" and/or "the Pumpkin Princess". But she can't live up to her father. She notices, however, something about his attitude is weird. A...
