Me: Hey, guys. Here's a story called the Pumpkin Diaries, which tells the story of Jack's family from his parents to Jack himself to the Pumpkin Princesses and Prince. Enjoy!

Joe's Entry
October 31st, after the Halloween Celebration

My name is Joe Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town. My middle name was in honor of the jack-o-lanterns of the town every Halloween, which was told by dead father, Jon. He died after our arch enemy, Malum Boogie murdered him. That was a year before Malum's son, Oogie Boogie was born. My mother, who was a wolf, died of a high fever when I was six years old. I'm feeling very empty right now. This happens to all Pumpkin Kings or Queens in my family if they haven't been married a few years after our Coming of Pumpkin King or Queen Ceremony. But I never knew anyone I could love. I had a crush on my friend, Jean Jaylyn Raven, but I never told her because I'm a very shy man. So I went to the Hinterlands but tried not to go too far like I promised my father.
"Joe, how can this always happen to you," Jean said. "Come on, Una, lets go home." Una was a female ghost dog Jean had since she was eighteen.

November 1st

When I returned to town, the mayor, Adam, was panicking.
"Joe! Bad news! Jean has been taken away by Malum!" Adam yelled.
"What? That's it! No more Mr. Nice Bones!" I yelled. That's what my father used to say whenever Malum was anywhere around. So I ran to Malum's lair in the cemetery which was an abandoned club house that no one used since before I was born. I heard Jean's cries for help coming from the basement. I heard Malum and Oogie's voices, too. So I went down into the tunnel to the basement.
"Looks like you'll be my slave, Jean Jaylyn Raven," Malum said and laughed evilly.
"JOE HELP ME!" Jean screamed.
"We meet again, Malum," I said after I rescued Jean from her imprisonment.
"Well, if it isn't the Joe Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King," Malum said. So Malum and I fought each other until I saw a loose thread on Malum's sack. So I pulled on it, causing Malum to die. Then I told Oogie that if I catch him outside town, he will have the same fate as Malum. Oogie agreed and ran away in fear. Then Jean came to me from her hiding place she stayed at during the battle.
"Looks like Malum's gone for good," Jean said.
"Yes. I'm glad you're safe, Jean," I said. Then we kissed each other, revealing our true feelings for each other.

Halloween, 1 year later

We were just finishing the Halloween celebration. I had a plan for Jean, I was going to propose to her to become my queen forever. When I proposed to her, Jean happily agreed. We got married on December 6th and went on our honeymoon on the same day. Then Jean was next to feel empty.
"Joe, I'm getting the feeling something is missing in our lives," Jean said.
"Hm...I know. We need an heir to the Pumpkin Throne, a Pumpkin Prince or Princess," I said.
"You're right. Lets do it when we get back," Jean said.
"You got it, my queen," I said. So we tried to make a baby when we got home. But Jean always had a negative on her pregnancy tests which disappointed me so much. I really want a child of my own, one who will call me "dada" when he or she says his or her first word, one who will take over the Pumpkin King title and find a queen. But on January 7th, just as I was about to give up, Jean was feeling sick.
"Jean, what's wrong? Are you okay?" I asked.
"I'm...fine. Just a little flu," Jean said.
"We better get you to Dr. Finkelstein right away," I said.
"Good idea. I'm very curious about this, too," Jean said. So I took her to the doctor's and he gave Jean some tests. After about an hour, I saw a picture of something the size of a peanut inside Jean's belly. I couldn't believe it.
"Is that..." I asked, quietly.
"Yes. It's a baby growing inside Jean, your Pumpkin Heir," Dr. Finkelstein said.
"Joe...this is wonderful," Jean said, crying of tears of joy.
"I know. Our own Pumpkin Heir," I said. "And it should be due by October since it's January."

October 7th

Jean and I were having dinner tonight. But then after Jean took two sips of worm's wart soup, she clutched her stomach and started to moan in pain.
"Jean, darling, what's wrong?" I asked.
"Joe...I think the baby is coming..." Jean said.
"Oh man. Don't worry, Jean, I'll take you to the doctor," I said. So we went to the doctor's lab to deliver my child. The doctor set Jean in a comfortable bed in one of his extra rooms. The doctor knew Jean needed me so he let me stay to keep Jean comfortable. I held Jean's hand as she was pushing our baby out. The doctor was between Jean's legs, checking the baby. I kept coaching Jean until I heard a baby crying.
"It's a boy, Joe," Dr. Finkelstein said and wrapped the baby in a black blanket.
"He's beautiful, Joe," Jean said. "What should we name him?"
"How about Jack? Like my middle name," I said. "Jack Joseph Skellington."
"I love that. Welcome to the world, Jack Joseph Skellington," Jean said to our son. Finally my life was whole. I finally have my own child, the one I really wanted. After a few months, we were teaching Jack how to say "dada" or "mama". Finally Jack said "hi", "dada" and "mama". It made us so proud of Jack.

Me: Well, that was Joe's entry in the Pumpkin Diaries. You know, my first words were also "hi", "dada" and "mama". Don't forget to review.