"Jack, please don't go!" Sally Pleaded
"I have to go Sally my dear, it is my job as the king of Halloween
Town." Said Jack.
"But what if you aren't back in time for the baby? What if you miss
the biggest day of our lives?!?" Said sally, she was beginning to cry.
"Don't be silly my love, of course I'll be back in time. I wouldn't
dare miss the day my child is born!" Jack said.
"What if you do?" she shouted, tears now streaming down her cheeks.
"Sally, please, please stop crying. I promise I'll be back in time.
I'll be gone for only two weeks my dear, and you must understand that
I have to go." Said Jack. He gave Sally a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"What if the baby is born early? You know it can happen, sometimes
they can even be born a month or more early." Said Sally.
"Don't worry, I'll be here when our child is born." He replied.
Jack was right; he had to go. If he did not show up in Easter Town
tomorrow morning he could get into a lot of trouble, and Halloween
Town could be ruined. Tomorrow was the first day of the Yearly Holiday
Gathering, which is a two week long gathering of all the leaders of
the holiday towns. It is held in a different town each year, this year
it is in Easter Town, and next year it is going to be in Christmas
Town. But Sally also had a point; the baby was do in three weeks, and
if the baby decided to come a week or two early Jack would miss the
day his child would be born. So Jack and Sally Skellington had spent
the last month arguing about Jack leaving.
"Sally I'll be back in just a little while, I have to go talk with the
mayor." Jack shouted, as he shut the front door.
He arrived at the mayor's front door five minutes later and rang the
doorbell. It let out a horrible screech; that sounded like finger
nails dragging down a chalkboard.
The mayor pulled the front door open, and had his huge smile on his
face. "Come in Jack, come in! I have a few things for you to look at,
and some great ideas of things you might want to discuss at the
Gathering! He said, in a loud booming voice.
Jack quickly made his frown into a big forced smile and entered the
mayor's house. He and the Mayor took a seat around his kitchen table.
"Oh isn't it so exciting! You must be so happy to go to the Gathering.
Bet you can't wait!" Said the Mayor.
"I was excited about it when the idea of the Yearly Holiday Gathering
was made, but I am not so excited at the moment." Said Jack. At the
words the Mayor's happy face quickly spun around to his unhappy face.
"Jack, what do you mean?" He said
"Its just that Sally is due to have our child in three weeks, and if
the child comes even a week early I'll miss the day of its birth.
Sally is very upset about this, and I really would hate not to be
there for her and the child." Jack said.
"Oh, dear. I see what you mean, but Jack you'll have so much fun at
the Gathering. Please just cheer up and enjoy yourself." The Mayor
said.
"I don't know if I'll be able to enjoy myself while I am worrying
about the baby." Said Jack
"Oh, no." He groaned, "What do you want to do about it?"
"I am not sure, I mean I have to go and all." Said Jack
There was a long pause. Neither of them spoke for about five minutes
until finally the Mayor spoke.
"Jack, I think I have an Idea!" The mayor said, he face spun around to
the happy half; "If Sally starts having the baby while you are gone we
can send Zero to go get you, and hopefully you can make it back in
time and see your child being born."
"Great idea! This is going to work out after all." Said Jack, as a
real smile spread across his face.
Jack headed home after a long talk with the Mayor. They went over what
Jack was going to say while at the gathering, and he gave Jack a large
stack of papers reminding him of the things to talk about.
"Sally I am home, and I have some great news!" said Jack as soon as he
walked into the doors of his house,
Sally came down the stairs with an excited look on her face "What is
it?" She asked.
"The Mayor thought of a delightful plan!" Jack said "If you start
having the baby while I am away, Zero well be sent to fetch me
immediately and I'll come home right away."
"That is a good idea, but what if you don't get back in time?" Sally
said
"I will get back in time!" Jack said confidently
Jack and Sally sat down and had there last dinner together. It was
rather romantic. They ate in the light of candles; the table was
decorated nicely with black roses, and black and white confetti. They
had a delicious meal containing of baked bat sandwiches, newt eye
stew, and very tasty homemade green tri juice. Normally they would
have drunk champagne rather then juice, but since Sally was pregnant
she couldn't drink anything containing alcohol.
"Sally, I love you so much." Said Jack, he sweetly kissed Sally, and
tucked her into their bed. "I'll see you in two weeks sweetheart."
"Bye Jack, please be careful. I love you" Said Sally.
"Good night" Jack said. Then off he went to go to Easter Town.
"I have to go Sally my dear, it is my job as the king of Halloween
Town." Said Jack.
"But what if you aren't back in time for the baby? What if you miss
the biggest day of our lives?!?" Said sally, she was beginning to cry.
"Don't be silly my love, of course I'll be back in time. I wouldn't
dare miss the day my child is born!" Jack said.
"What if you do?" she shouted, tears now streaming down her cheeks.
"Sally, please, please stop crying. I promise I'll be back in time.
I'll be gone for only two weeks my dear, and you must understand that
I have to go." Said Jack. He gave Sally a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"What if the baby is born early? You know it can happen, sometimes
they can even be born a month or more early." Said Sally.
"Don't worry, I'll be here when our child is born." He replied.
Jack was right; he had to go. If he did not show up in Easter Town
tomorrow morning he could get into a lot of trouble, and Halloween
Town could be ruined. Tomorrow was the first day of the Yearly Holiday
Gathering, which is a two week long gathering of all the leaders of
the holiday towns. It is held in a different town each year, this year
it is in Easter Town, and next year it is going to be in Christmas
Town. But Sally also had a point; the baby was do in three weeks, and
if the baby decided to come a week or two early Jack would miss the
day his child would be born. So Jack and Sally Skellington had spent
the last month arguing about Jack leaving.
"Sally I'll be back in just a little while, I have to go talk with the
mayor." Jack shouted, as he shut the front door.
He arrived at the mayor's front door five minutes later and rang the
doorbell. It let out a horrible screech; that sounded like finger
nails dragging down a chalkboard.
The mayor pulled the front door open, and had his huge smile on his
face. "Come in Jack, come in! I have a few things for you to look at,
and some great ideas of things you might want to discuss at the
Gathering! He said, in a loud booming voice.
Jack quickly made his frown into a big forced smile and entered the
mayor's house. He and the Mayor took a seat around his kitchen table.
"Oh isn't it so exciting! You must be so happy to go to the Gathering.
Bet you can't wait!" Said the Mayor.
"I was excited about it when the idea of the Yearly Holiday Gathering
was made, but I am not so excited at the moment." Said Jack. At the
words the Mayor's happy face quickly spun around to his unhappy face.
"Jack, what do you mean?" He said
"Its just that Sally is due to have our child in three weeks, and if
the child comes even a week early I'll miss the day of its birth.
Sally is very upset about this, and I really would hate not to be
there for her and the child." Jack said.
"Oh, dear. I see what you mean, but Jack you'll have so much fun at
the Gathering. Please just cheer up and enjoy yourself." The Mayor
said.
"I don't know if I'll be able to enjoy myself while I am worrying
about the baby." Said Jack
"Oh, no." He groaned, "What do you want to do about it?"
"I am not sure, I mean I have to go and all." Said Jack
There was a long pause. Neither of them spoke for about five minutes
until finally the Mayor spoke.
"Jack, I think I have an Idea!" The mayor said, he face spun around to
the happy half; "If Sally starts having the baby while you are gone we
can send Zero to go get you, and hopefully you can make it back in
time and see your child being born."
"Great idea! This is going to work out after all." Said Jack, as a
real smile spread across his face.
Jack headed home after a long talk with the Mayor. They went over what
Jack was going to say while at the gathering, and he gave Jack a large
stack of papers reminding him of the things to talk about.
"Sally I am home, and I have some great news!" said Jack as soon as he
walked into the doors of his house,
Sally came down the stairs with an excited look on her face "What is
it?" She asked.
"The Mayor thought of a delightful plan!" Jack said "If you start
having the baby while I am away, Zero well be sent to fetch me
immediately and I'll come home right away."
"That is a good idea, but what if you don't get back in time?" Sally
said
"I will get back in time!" Jack said confidently
Jack and Sally sat down and had there last dinner together. It was
rather romantic. They ate in the light of candles; the table was
decorated nicely with black roses, and black and white confetti. They
had a delicious meal containing of baked bat sandwiches, newt eye
stew, and very tasty homemade green tri juice. Normally they would
have drunk champagne rather then juice, but since Sally was pregnant
she couldn't drink anything containing alcohol.
"Sally, I love you so much." Said Jack, he sweetly kissed Sally, and
tucked her into their bed. "I'll see you in two weeks sweetheart."
"Bye Jack, please be careful. I love you" Said Sally.
"Good night" Jack said. Then off he went to go to Easter Town.
