Nyctophilia 🕸️The Nightmare Before Christmas 🪦

Chapter 4

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Most of the creatures of Halloweentown stood in a line outside of the town hall, waiting to be told what 'job' they had been assigned to.

Blair stood by the doors, watching as more creatures joined the back of the line. She sighed, glancing inside the town hall where Jack was talking to Dr. Finklestein.

"Blair! I can see Blair!" Someone yelled, and before Blair could locate the voice, three little bodies collided with her. She stumbled back, wrapping an arm around the body that was clutching onto her abdomen.

Lock, Shock and Barrel, or 'Boogie's boys' as some people liked to call them, clung onto Blair until someone behind them cleared their throat. Blair glanced up, shooting a glare at the witches who were whispering and pointing at the 3 children.

"Let's go inside." Blair said, placing Barrel on the floor and ushering the 3 trick-or-treaters into the town hall, chuckling when they rushed towards the mayor and threw decorative bones at him.

"What are you doing here?" The mayor asked, cowering away from them.

"Jack sent for us." Lock answered, stepping forward.

"Specifically." Shock added, standing next to Lock.

"By name." Barrel finished, pushing himself between the other two.

Blair watched with a smile as they each said their name while taking their masks off.

"Jack! Jack! It's Boogie's boys." The mayor called, sending a worried glance Blair's way.

Blair's eyebrows furrowed, deciding to ignore him and crouch down beside Lock who was rummaging around in his bag of candy. "Are you looking for something specific?"

Lock nodded, digging his hand deeper into the bag and huffing when he still couldn't find what he was looking for.

"Why don't you empty the bag out onto the floor and I'll help you look?" Blair suggested, gently pulling his arm out of the bag.

They emptied the bag out onto the floor and looked through the contents of it until Lock suddenly gasped, startling Blair.

"What?! Are you okay?"

"I found it!" Lock exclaimed and Blair to let out a sigh of relief, fighting off a smile when she heard Shock and Barrel snickering behind her.

"Ah, Halloween's finest trick-or-treaters. The job I have for you is top secret." Jack said, walking towards them. He knelt down infront of Lock, Shock and Barrel as Blair scooped all of Lock's things back into his bag.

"It requires craft, cunning, mischief—" Jack continued.

"And we thought you didn't like us, Jack." The 3 kids laughed.

"Absolutely no one is to know about it, not a soul."

Blair's eyebrows furrowed as Jack leaned in and whispered orders to the trio.

"And one more thing." Jack grabbed the tail of Lock's costume to stop him from walking over to Blair. "Leave that no-account Oogie Boogie out of this!"