Hello everyone. The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of my favorite movies. So I have a idea for a story. All the same characters, but OOC. I already know I'm gonna get hate for this, but I like the idea. We still have Halloween Town. But Jack is no longer a skeleton. Just a very tall, lanky, misunderstood, lonely teenager,. Sally is his friend, but doesn't get to get out much. So please, before you bash, just read. And let me know what you think. I do not own any of this.
Jack sighed as he looked out the window to see the autumn leaves falling from the trees. Halloween was coming soon. He glanced once more out the window before going back to his desk to continue his work. His father never really did anything for any of the holidays, but Halloween used to be Jack's favorite. It was his escape from the world. One night a year he can be someone else other then Jack Skellington. But Halloween has become empty to him. When he was a kid, it was all about how cool or scary your costume was. Now that he is 17, the only thing that matters if it's sexy or not.
None the less, every year Jack would work his fingers to the bones to create the perfect costume and, once he hit middle school, help make new ideas for the town's Halloween celebration. Year after year, it's the same routine. "Something's missing... But what?" he mumbled to himself and began tinkering with his costume. He worked for a couple of hours until he just couldn't stand it anymore. Jack slid back his chair and went downstairs to go outside. There his dachshund, Zero, barked and ran up to him. "Hey Zero." Jack said, trying to force himself to be happy, with not such luck. As he walked into the woods, he felt a little more at home, with Zero following closely behind. In the woods, the words came out of him, his own personal lament...
"Oh somewhere deep inside of these bones
An emptiness began to grow
There's something out there far from my home
A longing that I've never known..."
He could run away. Leave behind that life. His father would not miss him. The only time he talked to him is when Jack needed something. Other then that, his father just sits in the house, working at his computer by day, drinking alone at night. He has no true friends. Sure, there are the people who admire his work, but they've never really spoken to him other wise. Then there is Sally. Sally is his friend, but he doubt she'd miss him. As Jack pondered all of this, he kept walking. Not aware of the direction, going just to go. He didn't even notice the sun was setting until Zero jumped on him, knocking him from his thoughts. As he looked up, he saw a sign ahead. "I'll just wait in this next town until dawn." he thought to himself and walked, where now he could see little glowing lights of different color off into the distance.
Well readers, I hope this didn't upset you too much. Please let me know what you think.