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Ch. 1- Family

*20 years later after Nightmare Before Christmas and 1 year after ROTG*

Hi, my name is Wednesday Skellington, but I like being called Nessy. I am the daughter of Jack and Sally. This is a story about my life.

I jump on the stair's railing and slide down and then I jump off at the end and run into Dr. Frankelstein. "Ops sorry grandpa," I yells at him as I keeps running towards my goal, my father's study.

Dr. Frankelstein, who is still in a wheelchair, sighs and looks up at his wife "Looks like she has her mother's spirit."

"That's our Wednesday," she says.

"I worry for Jack's sanity," he mutters darkly as he watches the figure of a girl disappear over a hill.

Zero sees me coming from where he and mom are and barks excitedly at me. "Hi Zero," I say patting the dog's head. "Hi mom where's dad by chance," I ask my mom who is sitting and reading a book.

"Where do you think he is Nessy," Sally asks as she points towards my father's old tower that is now his study.

"Thanks mom," I say running off towards the familiar tower that's I has come to love so much these past 18 years. I walks in and instantly shout "Dad!"

"Oh Nessy perfect timing. I need your help with something," Jack shouts from up above.

I take the stairs two at a time with Zero going up ahead of me. "Show-off," I mutter darkly in the ghost dog's direction. "What's up dad," I ask after I kiss him on the cheek and notice how strewn about the room is.

"I'm trying to make a new invention that throws pies at everybody," Jack says. "I just can't seem to find the right parts," he mutters darkly as he starts to dig in a pile.

"No wonder why it's so difficult. This place is an absolute mess. Besides I thought the mayor wanted you to make something scary," I ask.

"Eh scary is old school now. I wanted to make something, what's the word, funny," Jack said smiling brightly at me.

I smile getting caught up in my dad's spirit of going against the flow so I join in and help him sort out his study. Jack watches his daughter and realizes how the older I get, the more I act like Sally. She looks and acts more than her mother than me, he observes to himself. I just hope that she doesn't try and sneak out like her mother, he thinks to himself as he smiles at the old memories.

Soon the study is all sorted and then they both hear a anxious and very familiar voice coming from the bottom of the tower saying "JACKKK!"

"Oh boy," I mutter to myself darkly.

"Behave Nessy," Jack says as he looks out his window. "Ah Mayor what a wonderful surprise! Do you need something from me," he says.

"Probably coming to check on you, making sure you're not doing anything unplanned," I say to where only my dad can hear it.

Jack smiles a familiar smile at me at the same time as glaring at me. "Yes, just coming to check on how the invention is going. Can I come up," the Mayor asks.

"Sure," Jack says. I give him an exasperated look and he shrugs.

Soon the Mayor comes up and notices me. "Oh hi Wednesday helping out your father again," he observes.

"It's Nessy and yep indeed I am," I say looking annoyed. I hate it when people call me by my full name. I don't like it.

The Mayor notices that Jack hasn't made very much progress. "So where is it," Mayor asks as he looks around anxiously trying to find anything that dad was working on.

"Sorry Mayor. I haven't started yet. We needed to organize my study first," Jack says looking tired already from the Mayor being on his back.

"Oh well would you mind telling me your plans," Mayor asks.

"Well actually about that," Jack says as he trails off.

"You're not planning on doing something that is not scary aren't you," Mayor asks curiously.

"Well I wanted to make something funny actually," Jack admits looking excited.

"Funny," Mayor asks looking curious.

"Yes funny. Something that makes you laugh," Jack says and then he chuckles to make an example of laughing, "instead of screaming."

"Oh, I get it now. What's it going to do," Mayor asks.

"You'll see," Jack says with a sparkle in his eye. I watch dad talk to the Mayor excitedly about his new invention and how he wants to make more. The Mayor then leaves after dad is done explaining things. Jack notices the time and looks at me expectantly. "Let's go home, Sally is probably expecting us back soon," he says. I nod and follow him back to the castle.

We come enter into the house and we instantly smell food. We follow the smell and we are greeted by dinner. "You're late," Sally mutters darkly as she carries more plates in.

"Sorry my dear. Science never waits for man," Jack says as he kisses her cheek apologetically. We then eat together and afterwards I yawn being more tired than I normally am from all the excitement of the day.

"I'm going to bed," I say.

"Night Nessy," my dad says.

"Night," I say. I walk up to my room, which was my mom's old room and lay in the bed. I fall asleep with thoughts of future inventions in my head.

A/N: If you didn't notice there is a bit of a past with Wednesday and the Mayor.