Lock, Shock, and Barrel ran as fast as their little legs could carry them. Shock very quickly took the lead. She pushed past the Clown with the Tear-Away Face (to Clown's surprise and subsequent crash) to clear a path as they got into town, with her brothers on her heels. While Clown tried to right himself again, the tricksters kept running, with only the Pumpkin King on their minds.

It wouldn't be long before the three of them spotted a tall, familiar figure just down the street and headed their way. Lock, Shock, and Barrel seemed to pick up a second wind as they got closer, then quickly surrounded Jack. All of them frantically spoke at once, their voices overlapping over one-another's until it was impossible to pick out their individual voices in the cacophony. They couldn't even properly finish each other's sentences. Worse, still, each of them tried to get the Pumpkin King's attention first, either by shouting louder or tugging at his pantlegs.

"Jack!"

"Jack, Jack, Jack!"

"Th-there's a thing--"

"Jack!"

"--Graveyard--"

"Jack! You've got to come now!"

"--Have to hurry!"

"Jaaaaack! Jack! Jack! Jack!"

"Jack!"

"It's Sally!"

"Not a cat!"

"Jack!"

"Shadowy thing--"

"--Not a fun one--"

"Jack!"

"--Come now!"

"Jack! Jack! Jaaaaaaack!"

"Need to--"

"--Hurry!"

"Jaaaaaaack!"