Sam and I raced to the window and looked out. The sight made me want want to faint, down the street we saw the three figures of a witch, a devil, and a skeleton running at high speed. I shook my head in disbelief, perhaps my eyes were playing a trick on me, or maybe it was a dream. Or maybe.....just maybe, this was real. I breathed heavily as they went out of sight. Then I did something I never thought I would do. I grabbed my sweatshrit and ran out of my room down the stairs. Sam grabbed hers and followed me, calling out.
"Where are we going?" I didn't look back but ran out the door leaving it open.
"After them." Was all I replied as I charged down the street in the direction the fictional characters had ran. I could hear my own feet slamming on the ground, and Sam's behind me came second. The cold air whipped at my face and I could see the breath infront of me. I zipped around the corner and skidded to a stop. Questions filled my head as I stared down the bare street taking in deep breaths.
"They went this way..." I mumbled to myself, sighing in defeat. Sam walked up behind me and placed a hand on my shoulder. Turning to her I gave another sigh and shook my head, my eyes closing. I turned back so my sight was on the pathway the three should have took.
"Am I completely crazy?" I asked, half joking and half in the truth. In the corner of my eye, I saw Sam shaking her head.
"I saw it too, so it's not really possible." She exclaimed to me, I raised an eyebrow, now deep in thought. What would Lock Shock and Barrel do if they just pulled a good prank? My hand went to my chin as I continued to think.
"We should go back home, remember we're celebrating Christmas tonight since we're leaving on Christmas day." Sam explained to me. That's when it hit me, home, celebrate. Of course! Lock Shock and Barrel would go back to their tree house and celebrate! I smiled in triumph, however, now wasn't a really good time to go searching. I turned back to Sam.
"You're still spending the night right?" I asked, she thought for a second but nodded. I nodded and smiled.
"We'll look for them tonight, okay?" I asked her, wanting her to agree before I went all nuts. She nodded in agreement quickly. And with that, we both headed back to the house.
Lock's POV
We ran back to Halloween Town laughing all the way. What a great trick! This girl was so stuck up it was nothing but fun to prank her. I laughed in amuesment, I got to admit, the portrait was the most fun. We lifted up in the elevator and walked into the main room.
"Man that was awesome!" I shouted with excitment, my pulse still pumping and my blood racing. The other two nodded and yeahed in agreement. Just then, a shout boomed through the room.
"LOCK SHOCK, BARREL!" Our master cried, the most evil and hated monster in all of Halloween Town. Oogie Boogie. We cringed in fear. Shock was brave enough to step up to the pipe and reply.
"Ye...yes sir?" She asked, and you could even hear the fear in her voice.
"I have a job for you." He replied, his voice now lowering, I let out a small sigh in relief.
"What might that be sir?" Shock asked, we all sat in silent waiting for a reply.
"I need you to bring me someone, a girl, not just any, a very smart one. She knows many things that you would not imagine. Bring her to me." He ordered us, now kidnapping was something we could do.
"Is she human?" I asked, not even knowing I did.
"Yes." Was all his reply, Barrel stood up close to the pipe and finally spoke.
"How do we know what she looks like?" He asked, a picure then flew up the pipe and floated a bit before landing on the ground. I bent over and picked it up, observing it close. I knew that face, it was the girl we had pranked. This, was gonna be fun.
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Well, here's the second chapter, hope you enjoyed it! If anyone wants to draw a picture for the story, that would be amazing, if you do, PM me and I'll give you the details. Thank you and see you in the next chapter!
