In Chapter One, is about Lindsey a girl, who is homeless in 2011. She goes to a local bakery and gets something to eat from the owner; Big Mama. Big Mama hands her a key and she leaves to go to a local graveyard, where she sleeps. She goes to the tree, she sleeps under and is sonly awaken by a sound. She wakes up and sees a door to a different world. She begins to look and falls in. She awakens in a new world. Where a she meets two nice teens, who look human but don't at the same time. Their names are Lance and Lucille.
Chapter Two:
A New World.
"She speaks!" The male said as he gasped . "COOL!" A female said being to touch my face. I hated when people touched my face. "HEY!" I shouted hitting the hand before gaining full concision of the situation. The blurred vision went away. I stared faces with an human male, who was oddly skinny than a female with white long hair, who had an more darker appearance. "AH!" I jumped back crawling backwards. "No need to be frighten." The female said with an smile. "We are friendly." The male spoke. I kept my guard up holding up my fists. "Stay away from me." I protested.
I didn't blink. "Where am I?" I asked the question before shuffling to my feet. "I don't want to hurt you, now, where am I?" I began to have a fear sink in. "Your in Halloween Town." They said in a cooing tone. "Halloween Town?" I said lowering my fist, rolling my eyes, just great, stuck in a place dedicated to a holiday, that, I couldn't hate even more. "Yup! I'm Lucille and this is Lance. We are the princess and prince of the town. Our father is the king. Our town is friendly, minus, the past though." She shrugged as she rushed over to shake my hand. I didn't know why, she was so peppy, I wasn't even interested in staying for long.
"Seems nice, um, so how do I get home?" I asked looking around. "You can't leave so soon. My parents would love to meet you, and we hardly get new people around here." Lucille eyes sockets began to move down showing, she was sad. It was scary to face her. I was surprised, I could actually pretend that she had eyes to get over how there were no eyes placed inside the eye sockets. "Not to intrude. We have to get home, it's almost time for the town meeting." Lance said holding this golden watch.
"Right, but, how do sneak her into town and stuff?" Lucille said holding onto my hand. I didn't speak no more. I was just trying to stay quiet and try to get along at least with them, maybe, if I did this I could get home faster. "Take her with us and have mom fix her up. Dad would freak out if he found out." He said rubbing his chin. "Alrightly, let's take the short cut." Lucille said with a smile.
[Sally's POV]
"Jack! How are you?" She said placing baby Jack Jr. into the crib, which, use to belong to Lance and Lucille when they were infants. "I'm…perfect." An huge sigh filled the room. "What's wrong?" She asked walking over placing an hand on his shoulder. "Just thinking about things, about, when Lance should be able to take over." he admitted, Jack had been the pumpkin king since the 1600's well after his father was king in 1300's. The only reason why he toke over was cause of death. "You have to know. Lance will do fine, he takes up after you, very polite and rational, not to forget witty." She said placing her head onto his chest.
"It's not easy as you think. He might get bored with power, it might even drive him insane. Have you thought of that?" he said getting testy. "I haven't Jack, but, you have to know, they will do fine when we are and not around." Sally lifted her head staring at his face. "We will talk about this later, I'm going to get ready." Jack kissed the top of her head, before walking away. "We always talk about things later." A frown came across Sally's face.
Sally turned around hearing the doorbell ring. "Please. PLEASE, don't be the mayor." She chanted, the mayor was very annoying and it wasn't easy to get over with. Sally went towards the door. She held her breath before opening it. Her mouth dropped before seeing an odd looking female and her children rush inside with it. "What's this?" She said looking outside the door. The streets were empty, maybe, everyone was to busy getting dressed and ready.
"I'm not a this ma'ma." Said the odd looking female. "Her name is Lindsey". Lance said to his mother. Sally nodded before speaking to the female. "Nice to meet you.. Lindsey." Lance rudely butted in. "Not to be mean, we need to hide her from dad and we need your help to get her made up for the meeting tonight. As well, we were hoping If you'll help use help her find her way home?" Lance finished the whole story, not, trying it beat about the bush. Sally didn't want to lie to Jack,but, she sure didn't want Jack to kill her. "Sure, why not." Sally began to smile. "Come on, let's get you all made up." Sally toke her hand quickly went into Lucille's room as fast as her feet could take her. While, everyone was getting primped up for a terrifying night around Halloween town. Sally had an challenge ahead trying to change and clean the female up for the night. "Go take a shower, we will work on your hair in a few." Sally toke Lindsey.
[Lindsey POV]
"Yes, ma'ma." I toke the blue woman instructions. I quickly darted to the room and began to turn on the water, letting the tub fill up. The place was sort of like the mid- 1800's when it was last decorated. Maybe, I lived so much in my modern world that seeing all of décor was weird. The water was hot, when I forced myself into the tub, it felt like molting lava. "HOT!" I screamed. I quickly covered my mouth. I felt clean, the dirt washing away from my pores and it felt so amazing.
My nails haven't looked so clean and bright. My hair never felt so silky. "Cleanly, cleanly, clean." It had been three days since I toke a great bath or shower. "Okay. I'm done." I wrapped a cloth around my waste. Popping my head from out the door, watching, and waiting for signs for this Jack male. I quickly began to slip and slide to the room. "OMPF!" I feel upon a someone. "Lance." I said shuffling up. "Sorry." I quickly said. "It's fine. It's fine." He said in a well made suit, it had a white and blue spider clip on it. "Nice-um-buttion-okay-I-gotta-go." I said in a rush tone before opening the door to Lucille's room.
"I am back." Sally smiled at me. "What's wrong?" I asked holding the cloth around me. "I have the perfect idea of how you should look tonight." Sally began to cooed and clapping her hands. "Now, time to make you look dead." My green eyes grew big. "I have to look dead, this, just get's better and better." I mumbled. I didn't fear much. Nevertheless, I feared snakes that was the only thing that could stop me in my tracks.
"Okay, here it is." Lucille walked into the room holding a dress. She quickly locked the door, and threw down underwear and bra and corset. "I thought we are going to a meeting type thing." I said as Sally toke out a few spiders with a well made web. "It's a type of ball meeting, we always pull together a scary ball before Halloween, it's in two days." I didn't know what to expect, but, if I wanted to go home, I would have to get with the program. "Oh..okay." I lowering my head. My hair began to be pulled into a high ponytail. The part was to make me look dead. All she did was powder my face a bit more. I guess, I already had a dead look to me. The cobweb went on top of my head that was used as a veil, Sally carefully place the black spiders on the cob webs.
"Done. Now, all you have to do is put of the dress and meet use downstairs." I looked at Sally. "Okay." I guess they wanted to give me space. I mean, I should get that, since, I am uncomfortable with my body around people.
[Lance's POV]
"Where is the clock?" Jack shuffled in and out the room panicking. "I can't find that watch." He said freaking out ramming through the box of watches. He threw the all around the place. Jack saw Lance press his body upon the frame of the door. "Looking for this?" Lance held the watch between this index finger and thumb, he twirled it. "Thanks son." He snatched it putting the watch into his pocket. "So, I bought a friend along to the meeting with us. I'm so sorry it came up late." He said watching his father fix his own tie. "Yeah,yeah, whatever." Lance sighed rolling his eyes, even rubbing his temples. "Anyways, I guess. I'll see you downstairs?"
"Okay son." Jack waved him to go. Lance hated being ignored. He hated when his father just acted like an mindless zombie. Well, the zombies were more nice and thoughtful than his father. He still worried about this whole thing. Lance was getting no younger, he needed his father respect and acceptance of being the next king.
Lance stood downstairs with Lucille and Sally as well Jack Jr. As Jack Jr. was being held in Sally's arms as she held the child keeping him safe and close to her. "Mom, where's Lindsey?" He asked looking at her. "She's coming down in a few." He nodded. "Does she have the dead look." he leaned over whispering. Farther could hear everything. "Oh yes, did you think, I would let the town know about another human?" She joked. "Plus, we don't want the zombies getting a hold of her tonight." Sally poked Jack Jr. tummy. "She's beautiful!" Lucille squeaked spinning in the hall, as she looked at Lindsey walking down the spiral stairs. "Beautiful." Lance smiled turning his full attention on her. "How's dead for yah, now?" Sally leaned to Lance before holding the child.
[Lindsey POV]
These heels, these god damn heels wear being to be pain, I couldn't get down the stairs. I saw everyone get quiet and speechless. I was fully down the steps. I wore an one shoulder dress, it was red, it matched my black widow necklace and black and red spiders placed in my hair. "I assume, I look nice. Thank you." I said blushing. I turned red. Everyone quickly began to tense up. "Come over here quickly." Lance whispered to me. I did as he said. I faced forward. I saw an tall man skinny and pure bones. He looked just like Lucille but a bit less of Sally.
"Is everyone ready?" He said walking down the stairs. I began to assume that this was the father, the pumpkin king, Jack himself. "Jack!" Sally said with a smile. I looked at them both as they shared a kiss. Even though, they weren't human, they were so beautiful together and happy. "Okay." Lance said. "This must be your friend." Jack said coming over to me. I felt my heart thumping and I felt my body getting warmer.
I quickly shook his hand fast and pulled my hand away. "Hi, I'm Lori, Lori Peterson." I lied. I wasn't giving him the identity that they other knew. I was going to keep it like this all night or until I get home. "I am already pleased to meet a friend of my sons." Jack told me. "It's nice to meet his father." I said before tripping ontop of him. He held me up these damn black high heels. "Sorry." I spoke with out permission. "Okay, let's get going to the ball!" Jack smiled.
If only did we all know, the ball was going to be a night we would never forget. And, the beginning of the true identity of my life and my true destiny.
[Lindsey POV]
The meeting. It should've been called an dance or ball or something. Everything was cute. The colors were fitting and glamorous. "Welcome to the annual meeting." it was an short round plumpy man, he was short and round like Big Mama. His voice sounded like someone I knew. He waved use inside handing us an paper. "Thanks Mayor." Lance said. I just smiled and walked into small closed place. It was clean, the town looked grungy and dirty, but, this place seemed to look clean. The food didn't look editable well at least for a human like me. I decided to skip out of food and a drink.
Two hours went by. The dance was okay, it was like a formal get together. I watched people talk. Everyone was scary everyone looked like a monster that you'd watch on TV. All of them, seem to worship the Skellington family. Jack was the one most to be marveled at. Sally was arguing with her father, he was in a wheelchair. To be honest, they didn't look anything alike to me. I wondered how her father was in that chair. I just sat fumbling with my nails.
The room went cooled as a few kids walked into the room. Well, three teenagers and their parents. They were dressed alike, I thought it was cute. "Lock, Shock and Barrel!" Jack smiled walking over with open arms. I watch an cocked an eyebrow. Shock was a tall female, she had an nasally type voice. Her eyes were a dark grey. Her appearance was human just he had a skin tone of green . Her hair was thin but still looked pretty healthy for the condition that it was in. The male standing next to her was a bit taller than her. He had his hair perfectly styled, he had two horns on his head, as if it was jelled into, that position. He had an large but perfectly shaped nose. He had a grey skin colored tone. Lastly, their was another male that was balled he had an circle face. He had dark circles around his eyes. He seemed the most happiest one out of all of them.
"Hello Jack." the female said shaking his hand. I watched for some reason, I had a uneasy feeling in my stomach about them. "Shock, how are you?" He said to her before the others walked away. I finally knew who was who after the males walked away. I made eye contact with Shock for an moment before quickly moving away to find Sally or Lance at least. I made my way past the crowd of dead people and other citizens of the city. I wanted to shiver. Bumping into them, they all scared me in a way. I had to play this off, or, they would know; or at least find out.
I finally made my way to the table that Lucille and Lance sat at. Lance seemed not to be interested in what was going on, as if, he had something better to do. Lucille was just chewing down on some pasta. I saw a white ball sitting on the plate. He toke a small bit and place it down. I gasped seeing it that it was an human eyeball. "Hi." I sat down looking at them. Lance looked at me without an word. Than, Lucille watched with an smile swallowing the food. "Hey! Having fun, did you try the pasta?" I shivered shaking my head. "I'm good without the pasta, but, I am having a okay time."
"After this, can we try to help me find a way home?" I asked. I didn't want to beat around the bush. I wanted to return to the human world, where people looked like me and ate meatballs instead of eyeballs. I just wanted to go home. It wasn't that I didn't want to be with them or people around the place. I just didn't belong to this supernatural world. Lance frowned before chuckling. "Sure, but, why do you want to leave so soon?" I think, he should've known that answer. "I -" Lucille cut me off. "Her parents might miss her, dugh, smart-one." She looked at me before reaching an hand over. "It's normal wanting to go home." I paused and thought. "I really don't have anything to go home to. I can stay as long as I want." I smiled nodding before coming to an conclusion.
[Jack's POV]
"We have a problem." Shock said before walking over to the punch bowl. It had fruit blood. "What would the problem be?" he asked looked at her. "Mr. OogieBoogie Man is back and we don't know how. But, he had build an army, more powerful than you and your father." Jack began adjust his arms. "Are you sure about that?" He asked before actually taking this into mind. "I am sure, Jack." Her eyes locked onto his face. "How can I trust you, you've betrayed this town before." Shock shook her head taking a sip of the blood. "I was young then, trust me. I found this out cause he tried to get use to join him. I was surprised he found us." Shock began to continue. "How is Barrel and Lock taking this? And how about the kids? Do they know?" Shock nodded than shook her head. "They actually arm moving use somewhere as well, the children, know nothing of this. I don't plan on telling them." Jack closed his eyes leaning on the table.
"I say, that we start getting prepared and build an army of our own." Shock said after gulping down a cup of blood.. "I can't put my people in harms way." Jack said turning away to think on this.