(Original designs by me, art drawn by my beloved mutual @runrabitrunrun-thecringeremake ❤️)

Much like other people, I looked at the trio and decided they needed more story. I had previously done this on an old social media account, however that account is deleted along with all of my work. As I have come back into the fandom, I have reworked my au heavily and am happy to bring it back into light!

This au is a future telling of Lock, Shock, and Barrel from The Nightmare Before Christmas. These characters meant a lot to me when I was younger (especially Barrel) and I have loved to bring this au back to life. It is canon in the movie that the trio are 6 (Barrel), 7 (Lock), and 8 (Shock). I use Lock as an age marker, since he is the middle ground, so when I reference an age, know that Barrel is a year younger, and Shock is a year older. This au starts when Lock is 19, spanning until he is 25! This is essentially a future characterization of the trio that I have based off of their personalities from the movie and the game Oogie’s Revenge. (And Slightly Zero’s Journey) This au states their pasts, personalities, dynamics, and their future! Though some things have not been revealed, and will not be revealed until my my fic is posted (Twofacedlady on ao3). More information will come as chapters for that are posted.

Personalities

Lock

Full/Real name: Edan Eris Kinger (Names meaning fiery and of kings/kingly. Goes by name “Lock” as a name given to him by Boogie)

Nicknames: Brat (Shock) ANY FORM OF THE WORD BRO (Barrel)

Birthday: Halloween (though he doesn't remember it) year unknown.

Age: 19-25

Gender identity: He/they/it (got called an it by humans so many times that he just adopted it as a pronoun)

Sexuality: Doesn't have a preference, if he likes someone he likes someone

Species: Imp (wild creature, humans just called them imps)

Appearance:

Hair color: Orange (short slicked back, straight)

Eye color: Pale yellow cat eyes, black slits

Skin tone: Pale white skin, hints of Cerulean blue (blue lips, blue blood)

Body type: Lean though quite Underweight

Weight: 110lbs

Marks/Scars: Head injury scar, concealed beneath his hair, scars from being stung and bitten by bugs and scorpions

Extra: orangish red horns, orangish red devil's tail, sharp teeth

Clothing: Tripp Pants, Typically wears a tank top, fingerless gloves, combat boots, and angel bite piercings. Mask worn on his belt (black charcoal around the eyes of mask now)

Personality:

Typical mood: Short tempered, Bratty, straightforward (a little tone deaf), cunning, chaotic, (kinda inwardly falling apart), very cleanly, mood swings, a bit on the wild side.

Likes: Shiny things, mischief, his Pitchfork, eating bugs, scrapbooking (won't tell anyone about it), the color orange, violent horror movies, his mask, scaring people, alternative rock, confusing Jack, talking to Sally, Barrel and Shock, Scaring Jack (as he is taller than Jack and Jack is objectively afraid of him)

Dislikes: Sappy movies, country music, valentines day and 4th of July, thinking about the past, The Mayor, looking stupid, fireworks, snakes, orange juice, essentially anyone that isn't his friends, that one clown citizen, the thought of losing his friends, feeling small, and messy rooms.

Shock

Full/Real name: Valentina Rae Smith (names mean determined and wise, goes by Shock as the name boogie gave her)

Nicknames: Bossy/Bitch (Lock) Any form of the word bro (Barrel)

Birthday: around February, year unknown

Age: 20-26

Gender identity: She/her

Sexuality: Lesbian

Species: Witch

Appearance:

Hair color: Dark plum purple (middle back length, thin dreadlocks typically bound in a loose ponytail)

Eye color: Grey

Skin tone: dark green

Body type: Inverted triangle (?) (small waist but broad shoulders)

Weight: 136lbs

Marks/Scars: secret tattoo of a devil mask and a ghoul mask, done when she was an early teen with a sewing needle and some ink.

Extra: none

Clothing: Black dress (kinda like Morticia Adams but with no sleeves), wears a strip of fabric from her old dress as a sash, large black witch hat, long black gloves (elbow length), knee length black boots, regular ear piecings. Wears her mask on a long strap like a purse.

Personality:

Typical moods: Bossy, Messy, smart, good at planning but sucks at improv, mischievous, determined, wise (when the moment is right), loud, unfunny.

Likes: Learning, reading, romcoms, meeting new people (though she is a little sceptical of everyone when she first meets them) Cats, soups and broths, the color blue (typically darker shades), popcorn, staying up late, Lock and Barrel, foraging for ingredients, bossing her brothers around, making potions (explosives).

Dislikes: Being called any form of bro (looking at barrel), being bossed around (looking at lock), cleaning up after herself, being treated like a kid, people mispronouncing words (does that herself just won't admit it), things being destroyed. People raising their voices.

Barrel

Full/Real name: Toby Andreas Montegale (names mean strong willed, kind, goes by Barrel as the name boogie called him)

Nicknames: Bear (Lock and Shock)

Birthday: Somewhere in November, year unknown

Age: 18-24

Gender Identity: He/they

Sexuality: omnisexual

Species: Ghoul

Appearance:

Hair color: forest green (also slicked back, short, straight)

Eye color: Lime green, really dark black streaks under his eyes

Skin tone: Very pale green (almost white)

Body type: Chubby (super strong though)

Weight: 182lbs

Marks/Scars: slit across his right palm from cutting himself on a broken window when he was 12

Extra: His iconic duck feet, missing tooth far left side.

Clothing: Black or dark grey band t-shirts, black zip up jacket, skeleton gloves, dark colored cargo pants (typically green or black) Black converse, gauges, tongue piercing, industrial bar piercings on both ears along with regular ear piercings, stud lip piercing. Wears his mask around his neck, mask resting in the back. Headphones resting on his shoulders.

Personality:

Typical moods: Calm, chilled, social, techy, wise (honestly more than shock), funny, foul mouthed, jokeful, modest, loving, kind, well-mannered.

Likes: Technology (tweaking it, taking it apart and putting it back together), playing pranks on shock and lock, his snake, indie music (indie anything), his bong, hello kitty (not afraid to admit it), card tricks, over ripe fruit, candy, puns, Jack, Lock and Shock, the color black.

Dislikes: Rude people, being bored, messy code (glancing at Undertale), anyone who is hateful, seeing his friends unhappy, having things under his finger nails, stubbing his feet (does it a lot), false jewelry?? For whatever reason??

Lore

Families:

Lock was taken from his family when he was 3, he was his parent's only child and they were devastated when he went missing. Lock cannot remember his family, as he sustained head trauma shortly after he was taken. Boogie (evidence from the movie and game) Was the rudest to Lock. Lock never sees others of his species and knows very little about himself and his species. All he knows are his instincts and the things he hears about imps from other people (which is very little, as you don't often see imps around.) He eventually sees his parents again, learning more and more about himself every day. Though he did choose to continue living with the trio in the treehouse, visiting his parents every so often.

Shock was taken from her coven/parents when she was 4. Her mother was apart of a coven, and fell in love with a human man. Her father and mother loved each other dearly, and Shock was raised half by them and half by the coven. After she was stolen by boogie, her parents were devastated. Her mother left her father to go look for her, while her father turned to his own human resources to find her. Shock was the second most affected by the childhood they went through, but she is replacing that fear with determination as she strives for freedom and self expression.

Barrel was taken when he was 2, he had 2 older brothers and a younger sister, along with his parents. His parents looked high and low for him, and are still searching for him to this day, moving from place to place in hopes of finding him again. He knows where they are, as he is very technical and knows how to find things that don't want to be found through the internet, however he cares about Shock and Lock too much to leave. He decided that they are better off without him, and that Shock and Lock need him more than they do. Least affected by boogie half because he was too young to retain many memories, and half because he made a promise that he would protect his friends. Barrel will stop at nothing to protect them as they did when he was too helpless to protect himself.

Other

As they got older, Lock began to develop feelings for Barrel, despite his un-wanting for said feelings. Barrel had brought a few partners to the treehouse throughout the years and was never in anything long lasting, but Lock was afraid that the dynamic for their group would change. He didn't know Barrel's exact feelings about him, but he was too afraid to find out for many years. He started liking Barrel at around the age of 15. Fell first, but Barrel fell harder <3

Barrel started to develop feelings for Lock when he was around 16, but had never seen Lock bring anyone around and assumed he wasn't looking for that kind of thing. He had no issue with his feelings for Lock, seeing no shame in loving someone you've known your whole life, but thought Lock would never see him romantically. Essentially a very “take what I can get" type of person, enjoying Lock's company, though his feelings got stronger as they came into adulthood. He had moments where he would get down, wishing he could have Lock even for a moment, but he is a very patient soul.

Shock always wanted a girlfriend but could never find someone that suited her personality, let alone someone she felt like she could bring around Lock and Barrel without said person being afraid or her brothers hating them. She was also quite afraid that Lock especially wouldn't like whichever girl she decided to bring around. Shock later on while in the square by herself while Lock and Barrel were out playing around, she meets the Mayor's estranged daughter, Mabel, coming to live with him while her mother is sick. She is a child of divorce and not very fond of her dad, but struggles with emotions and her dad stifling her. Shock teaches her what freedom feels like, and Mabel teaches her how to process emotions.

Eventually Shock finds out that Lock is her familiar, sparking a moment of understanding between them, and Shock became a better sister to Lock after realising that she had said many hurtful things to him without ever knowing that they hurt him. He started being less of a hindrance to her, and they had a moment of mutual understanding that allowed them to be better friends, and even better siblings (though they never stopped throwing hands lol). (Now Lock, as her familiar, has to come with her sometimes to help her with her studies and craft, much to his distaste.) Barrel and Shock are still great friends, and even better siblings, and he's like a chill little brother to her.

The trio enjoys pranking people, going to festivals, smoking together, playing multiplayer games, trick or treating (though Lock has no interest in candy considering he can't taste sugar), tormenting the Mayor, and Lock and Shock enjoy fighting. Lock and Shock are around equal strength, and typically tire each other out before either actually gets hurt. Barrel has come to a point in his life where he has grown to ignore their fights, typically playing a game on his phone or listening to music while they battle it out. Their pranks are quite dangerous, and one must be prepared before going into their house lest they step into a beartrap or a preexisting fight happening. Their most memorable prank was the graffiti they spray painted all over the town in bright pink, sending the citizens of Halloween town into anguish. Jack never did prove it was them, but he knew deep down.

Rules of my AU

Fan art is welcome, along with fan works! I love seeing others make art out of my work, and I love seeing others works too!!

Can we collab?

YES!!!! I love collabs <3333

AUs made of my AU are welcome! I love to see what other people come up with!!

Requests are welcome but I will take awhile to draw any as I do any and all drawing on my phone, with my finger, on Ibis paint.

Questions are always welcome! I love questions and it helps me further develop my story!

Please do not incorporate homophobia, transphobia, racism, radical feminism, misogyny, incest, or ANYTHING of that nature into my work. It is unacceptable and unwelcome and I will report and block you if I see it.

Cussing and LIGHT NSFW are welcome, BUT (light) NSFW is only welcome with their adult forms. The trio has always had a sailor mouth, even when they were younger lol.

Please feel free to DM me for other questions! See my pinned post for info about me <33

Percy: The AU’s main focus. Percy must overcome the challenges following his rebuilding, from physical to mental. Things aren’t exactly easy after getting possessed then hit by a wrecking ball and rusting in a construction zone for a month.

The Playful Poodles: Still as chaotic as ever but mellowed a bit after temporarily loosing their big brother. The trio tend to keep the cast’s spirits up and genuinely care, no matter how many tricks they pull.

Krupp is a Retired Superhero. More Vigilante than actual superhero. He Willingly retired after both realizing he needed a job to provide for him and that being a superhero wasn't rewarding/ fulfilling anymore.

Compared to his cannon selves he's still grumpy but less of an Ass. He's fully human and all his cannon relatives are related to him.

This version of Krupp had a better life growing up as John is still around and ended up divorcing Bernice. Ben went to live with him and was allowed to still be a Kid.

his father started up a carpentry business that Jasper took over.

Krupp still uses his powers in the privacy of his own home but there's not much he Needs them for. He does still fly/ float with the curtains closed. He'll never give that up. He still has his basic set of powers in some capacity. ( From cannon but also just him being Rusty)

For the most part he's largely grown to feel like he Doesn't need to use them as much even if he had the chance. He's grown to like being in the background, just be Ben.

In the prologue and chapter 4 it's demonstrated he can use his powers With Clothes just fine. He adopts the captain underpants persona later on. Snapping and water have no actual effect on him. Granted he won't be happy if you splash him with water.