Hurray!! (Trumpets go off) I'm working at super sonic speed! Because here's chapter 4! HALLOWEENTOWN!!
Jenna was still being pulled by Jack but she managed to stay on her feet. They were going at super sonic speed. They had already gone through the graveyard, the pumpkin patch, and like half of the town. The town was indeed very big, and even thought it was gloomy it was full of life and happy people.(hope that makes sense) Jenna was breathing heavily but managed to speak to Jack.
"Jack, can we please take a break"? She asked him, he immediately stopped and she ran into him. He turned to her looking a little embarrassed.
"I'm sorry that I'm pulling you through this so quickly". He apologized to her. She looked up at him.
"It's alright just what's the rush"? She asked him after she stopped panting.
"Like I said, things get pretty hectic during the time of Halloween". He said to her.
"See now that's what I don't understand. Halloween has already pasted, I wanted to mention that to you the last time you said it". She explained to him. He gave a small quick laugh.
"See now that's when our two worlds are different, Halloween is actually 13 days away". Jenna looked completely confused.
"Ok, I do not understand". She admitted to him. They continued through Halloweentown, when they came to the fountain that spewed out green ooze. Jack motioned Jenna to sit down on the rim. She knew he had to explain so she sat down, he then sat down right next to her.
" Well right now, time in your world has slowed down, each time a day goes by in Halloweentown an hour will go by in your world". He spoke softly and slowly.
"How do you know about this"? She asked.
"Because I have been through the holiday doors as well". He replied. She raised an eyebrow.
"You mean the door I fell through was a holiday door"? He nodded.
"Yes the holiday door of Halloween". She nodded now she understood more. Jack then explained the Christmas incident that happened two years ago.
"Oh so you're the one who gave Seth that killer jack-in-the-box". She said giggling a bit. He raised a would-be-eyebrow. She looked at him and knew his question.
"Seth is my younger nine year old brother. But I call him little buddy". She said as the image of him popped in her head. She did indeed miss her brother and her mother. She sighed and looked back up at him, then gave him a little smile. He gently smiled back at her.
"Jack, this has been on my mind for awhile; how do I get home"? That stumbled Jack for a second.
"Well that's simple". He said hesitating. She crossed her arms and frowned.
"Your lying".
"How can you tell"?
"It's a gift".
"Ok, I honestly don't remember". He confessed standing up outstretching his arms. "All I know is that you have to wait until Halloween". He said.
"Well, that's ok I understand". She said sincerely. She looked into his sockets; even though she only knew him for a couple of hours, she felt safe around him. She felt redness come upon her face. She smiled warmly and he returned her kind gesture.
"Jack there you are, I've been looking everywhere for you". A voice said from behind them. Jenna turned around too see, a short stubby man with a tall black hat.
"We still need to talk about prep…". He stopped when he saw Jenna.
"Why hello there I don't think I've seen you before. I'm the mayor of our beloved town". He said with an outstretched hand. She smiled sweetly then took it and replied.
"I'm Jenna Patsburg". He smiled happily.
"Well it's a pleasure to meet you my dear. So, it would be a pleasure to meet your parents Jenna". That caught Jenna off guard. Then Jack butted in.
"Actually mayor she's staying with me, I'm her legal guardian". The mayor turned to Jack. Jenna quickly caught on and joined in.
"Yes in fact, uh Jacks my uncle". She blurted out. The mayor turned to her. Behind his back Jack went wide eye.
"My mother is uh, very ill and might not make it so she sent me here to live with uncle Jack, uh my mother is a witch that's why I don't look like uncle Jack". She lied as she went along. The mayor turned back to Jack.
"But Jack there's still so much to do for Halloween you can't be stuck babysitting". He said as his head turned around to reveal a sad expression. Jenna jumped a little, surprised by this action. Jack frowned at the mayor.
"For Pete sakes I'm the pumpkin king". Jenna's eyes widened, she didn't know that.
"And I'm perfectly capable of multi-tasking, you don't have to worry about that". He explained to the mayor. Jenna felt dizzy but managed not to fall. Jack turned to her and went to her aid, just in case.
"Jenna are you feeling ok"? He said helping her stay up she nodded weakly
"Mayor that will be all, I will definitely finish up the preparations". The mayor nodded and walked off. Jack helped Jenna sit back down on the fountain rim. She looked up at him a frowned.
"Why didn't you tell me"? She said more demanding than asking.
"Huh what do mean"? He asked trying to look away. She was getting irritated.
"About being the pumpkin king"! She shouted at him. Then tried to calm down.
"Uh…well…because". He stuttered, she gasped in surprise.
"You meant to not tell me"! She said as her anger went up again. Her hands turned into fists.
"Why did you deliberately not tell me"!?!? She shouted again.
"Because I didn't want you to be afraid of me, run off and accidentally get in serious trouble". He tried to explain. A small tear came from her eye. But she still had an angry expression, he sighed.
"I truly am sorry and I wont do it again, I promise". He said sincerely.
"I'm still ticked off at you but ok. I forgive you". She said finally calming down.
"Well now that that is out of the way, where am I going to stay until Halloween"? She asked getting up from the fountain.
"Well with me of course, after all I am your "uncle"". He said putting air quotes around uncle. Jack and Jenna laughed at Jack's small and kind of lame joke.
"And also I'll do some studying on how to get you home". He added, she responded with a nod.
"So I'll be gone for 13 hours in the real world, that's about a day; man mom and Seth are definitely going to worry". He laughed. They started to continue on meeting everyone and seeing everything in Halloweentown.
"Jack can you tell me about the Boogieman guy, he didn't seem too nice". He put an arm around her as they continued to walk.
"I wouldn't worry about him, he was gone a long time ago and wont come back; ever". He assured her. But what Jack didn't know was that on the outskirts of Halloweentown there was a deadly trio planning a deadly scheme that would end in a deadly result.
Dun, dun, dun!!!!!!! As you can tell Jenna doesn't have a father, he died because well use your imagination because I don't know, send me a review if you have an idea. Will Jack keep his promise? Will Jenna trust him? And what is the trio planning. IMPORTANT QUESTIONS! Keep a look out for other chapters, till then. PEACE XD
