Oogie has possesd a girl from Halloween Town, and orders her to murder Jack's son. She knows that the death of the Pumpkin Prince is the only way she can break free from Oogie, though her new-found love for Jack's son makes it difficult to carry out her orders
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Elizabeth trudged through the gates of the cemetery. It was a cold night, and the air left Goosebumps on her skin, but she ignored them, and continued on her search, "Witch hazel. Where is that Witch Hazel?" she whispered, looking at some of the dried up flower beds near the graves. "Ah, There it is!" she said happily, bending over to pick some of the valuable herb. The witches had promised her five silver coins for every stalk she brought them.
The girl was about to get up when she felt something brush against her side. She turned to see a small black cat rubbing her affectionately. "Hello, kitty," she greeted him with a smile. "I'm Elizabeth," she told him. The cat did nothing in reply. "What shall I name you?" she thought for a moment. "Thatchit! You look like a Thatchit," she proclaimed, scratching the cat behind it's ears. The cat meowed and leapt onto her shoulder.
"I'm assuming that you'd like to come with me, then?" she asked the cat as she stood up, stuffing the witch hazel into a little bag that she had been carrying. She wandered out of the cemetery and into the outskirts of town. They walked for quite a long time before they came to a stop. She stared down a large hole in the ground and at rope that dropped down inside of it.
"Hold on tight ," she told the cat on her shoulders, as she grabbed the rope and climbed down it. Once they hit the ground, Tatchet jumped off the girl's shoulder, and stared up at her.
"Isn't it marvelous?" she motioned to the building they had landed in. It appeared to be some sort of an abandoned casino. A giant roulette wheel served as floor, and playing cards lay scattered around everywhere. "I found it the other day. No one's here anymore, and I keep finding brilliant little trinkets all around."
Elizabeth walked through the building, admiring the neon signs that had long since burnt out, and the giant roulette wheel under her toes. "What's this?" a glint of red caught her eye. She bent down, and picked up her treasure. "Why, it's a die!" she told the cat. "oh, and look! The little holes go all the way through. Wouldn't that make a lovely necklace if I found some string?" she asked. A small, green bug climbed out of the die she held, and crawled into her hand.
"Oh! I'm sorry if I disturbed you," she told the bug. It twitched it's antennae, and it stared up at her. She was about to put the bug down when it quickly crawled up her arm. It settled on her shoulder for a moment, then scurried up her and bit her neck.
Elizabeth screamed in agony as the bugs venom seeped into her blood. Her heart was throbbing, and felt like it would burst. She writhed in pain, and tears streamed down her cheeks.
"I can make it stop" a deep voice that she had never heard before cooed.
"Make it stop!" she screamed back to it. It was becoming hard to breathe, and the world seemed to be going blurry.
"You have to promise that you'll do me a favor in return." The voice replied.
"ANYTHING! I'LL DO IT! I'LL DO IT!" She gasped, clutching her chest.
"alright" the voice replied. The pain stopped.
"Wha-What was that?" she asked, looking around the abandoned building, expecting to see the person who was talking to her.
"It's only me, Doll face," the voice replied. It didn't seem to be coming from anywhere. It sounded as if the voice was inside her own head.
"Who are you?" she asked timidly, looking down at herself. Her hands shook with fright.
"Is the name Oogie Boogie familiar to you?" the voice asked slyly.
"The boogie man?" she cried. "but-but you've been dead for-"
"Nineteen years. I know, I know!" the voice yelled in a rage over the lost time. Elizabeth felt the pain start to come back.
"Stop! Please!" she pleaded. He stopped again.
"Dreadful sorry, love. It's just a touchy subject for met," he told her. She nodded, her hand over her heart.
"How-how are you doing that?" she asked, panting.
"You were bit by my bug, Sweetcakes. I'm part of you now. I can do anything I want." He told her menacingly.
"You're horrible," she spat.
"How often do you need to learn this lesson?" he asked, tightening his grip on her heart once more. He quickly released it, though, and considered Elizabeth's reaction.
"We made a deal. Do you remember?" he asked. Elizabeth nodded.
"I want you to do one thing for me. A simple task really, and I'll even let you take your time." He told her.
"What is it?" Elizabeth asked.
"There's someone who stands in the way of me becoming the pumpkin king-Jack Skellington's son. The pumpkin prince. Be a dear, and kill him for me."
(A/N: The story wasn't supposed to begin like this, but I needed this chapter so the story would make at least a little bit of sence...
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