Oogie Boogie Strikes Back

chapter 3

Atticus and Mo were done with trick-or-treaters as it was getting quite late and Vincent was about to come home with Jenny from her first actual trick-or-treating in a small town and not in a rich neighborhood. They then saw Cherry, Akito, Estelle, Felicity, Lock, Shock, Barrel, and to their surprise, Ash and Emi along with their Pokemon.

"What's going on with your brother and sister, Vincent?" Jenny asked, dressed like a black cat.

Oliver and Snow White came from behind their legs, both dressed as a witch and wizard, yes, even cats dress up on Halloween.

"Looks like they're coming back with Aunt Cherry, Felicity, and-- Wait, are Ash, Emi, and their Pokemon with them?" Vincent asked, remembering the two Pokemon trainers from the Pokemon Movie 2000 adventure.

Jenny and Vincent decided to see what was going on.

"Aren't you too old for trick-or-treating?" Estelle asked Jenny, not meaning to be rude.

Jenny chuckled. "Never too old... Anyway, what's going on here?"

Lock stared at Jenny, making Shock hit the back of his head with her mask, making him focus as the twins explained what was going on and what they were told about in Halloween Town.

"Oh, dear." Jenny said out of concern.

"And we need Mom, Dad, and Vincent to come with us." Akito said.

"Go get your parents." Jenny said as she held her cat tail, a little worried.

And that is what they did as they made their way to the Fudo's house.

"I swear, if you three twerps are lying this time, I'm gonna put you in a boiling pot and when you're done, I'll butter you up." Cherry firmly told the three Halloween Town citizens with them.

Lock shook at that, he wanted to do that when he, Shock, and Barrel kidnapped Santa Claus for Oogie Boogie the first time.

"I promise you that we are telling you the truth, Mr. Boogeyman and his new friends even have their own creatures that are just like those creatures," Lock said, pointing to Ash and Emi's Pokemon. "Only more evil."

"You better be right..." Cherry shook her fist at them, not caring if they were children. When she was younger, they manipulated her the first time she came to Halloween Town and she wasn't messing around now. No mercy this time.

Shock tried to pet Pikachu to show that she showed no harm and smiled to the mouse Pokemon. Pikachu nuzzled her back gently, not even zapping her.

Atticus and Mo came outside, ready to take on things.

"Everybody follow Maman," Felicity advised. "She knows more about Halloween Ville than anybody."

"Lead the way, Cherry." Atticus and Mo said.

"Come here, dear..." Cherry picked up Felicity in her arms and led them into the forest.

Ash and Emi followed with Pikachu, as did Akito, Estelle, Vincent, Jenny, Lock, Shock, and Barrel.

"You don't have to come with us, Jenny," Vincent said. "It could be dangerous."

"I'll just be worried about you the whole time..." Jenny frowned as she held Oliver close in her arms.

Oliver gave a small mew in response, nearly pouting with his big brown eyes that could rival a puppy's.

"Alright, stay close then." Vincent advised.

Snow White came along with them so she wouldn't be left behind. Oliver dropped from Jenny's arms to walk with Snow White.

Cherry led the way to Halloween Town. "Are you three sure you didn't sew him back together?" she asked the kids, remembering that when she came back to introduce her family to Halloween that Lock, Shock, and Barrel did that, even if they promised not to be bad anymore.

"We didn't, Cherry," Barrel assured. "Honest!"

"Yeah, cross our hearts and hope to die!" Lock added.

Cherry got in their faces, threateningly. "Don't tease me..."

"We're not!" Barrel assured.

Cherry took them all until they were at the end of the forest and took them to the circle of trees that had various different symbols on them such as a turkey, an Easter egg, a Jack-O-Lantern, a Christmas tree, a big heart, a large shamrock, and an American flag. Akito, Estelle, Vincent, Jenny, Ash, and Emi looked with wonder, they never saw a forest like this before.

"This is the holiday worlds of old," Cherry explained to everybody who wasn't familiar. "Your eyes aren't fooling you, those are doorknobs on the trees and they each lead to a world of a different holiday."

"I still can't shake off when we went to Easter Town by accident," Lock shuddered. "All those bright colors made me sick!"

"This is amazing, each one of these doors leads to a town that is based on a holiday." Atticus said, sounding amazed.

"Yeah..." Cherry had her free hand on her hip as she still carried Felicity. "I came to Halloween Town when I got lost back then and went to Christmas Town with Jack, then he made me go with the trickster triplets and they went the wrong way to Easter Town. I told them they were going the wrong way, but they never listen!"

"Maman, can I open the door?" Felicity asked.

"Sure, sweetie..." Cherry put down her daughter.

Feliciy went to the door, but got ambushed by Lock, Shock, and Barrel as they wanted to do it.

"Oh for the love of Pete, I'll do it." Akito said, before walking up to the door that led to Halloween Town and opened it.

Felicity groaned. "I wanted to do it..."

Cherry removed the three trick-or-treaters and took her daughter back.

"Cherry, is this Halloween Town dangerous?" Ash asked, a little nervous.

"You'll be fine..." Cherry said before they all walked in.

"And besides, we have our Pokemon with us." Emi said to her brother with a smile.

"Just watch it, this town is weird around strange things they don't understand..." Cherry said before they went through the door.