DISCLAIMER: I do not own The Nightmare before Christmas, just Nightshade and the kids.

A/N: This chapter is based loosely on a dream I had not too long ago.

I am back at the tower, ready to meet the kids and tell them more stories of me and their family.

Thankfully, they are still here.

The twins see me first. "Nightshade!" Their cousins looked in my direction after hearing the cry, and their expressions brighten.

"Hello, all. Ready to hear another story?" I sit myself down and make myself comfortable.

"What story will you tell us today, Nightshade?"

"Well, today, I might tell you about your grandfather's accident."

It was about two months after I first moved in.

Sally was going to clean the tower, so I went to help Jack in the Mayor's office. Obviously, we would be working on Halloween, coming up later in the year.

We started off with some simple progress checking. That involved going around town and checking on several monsters doing different jobs.

During this part of the day, I acted as your grandfather's bodyguard and an extra hand/opinion.

As we went around, we were asked multiple things, from 'Which is better: a screech or a roar?' to 'What's the best way to sneak up on a human?'

Around midday, the Mayor called Jack into his office to work on some plans. We went up to the highest floor so Jack could do some research.

Seeing as it was lunchtime, I left the room to fetch something for Jack.

But when I left, that's when the disaster began to happen.

You see, after I left, Jack began to flick through a large, old, dusty book. But, something made him slip. The book flew from his grasp and smashed through a large window. But it didn't stop there. Jack had totally lost his balance, causing him to fall from the now broken window towards the stone pavement below.

The twins gasp and hold each other in a mixture of fear and excitement.

I had just entered the room when Jack began to fall. I dropped everything and extended my wings in a heartbeat. Then before you could say, 'Wait!' I flew out of the window after him.

The twins gasp again, louder this time, and hold each other even tighter than before.

I flew down as fast as I could. I managed to use my wings to send a gust of wind towards Jack, somehow softening the landing.

However, Jack wasn't uninjured.

Luckily I was there, or else he would have been killed. I quickly formed a clone and sent her to get help. Moments later, Jack was being carefully whisked off to Dr Finklestein's laboratory.

At the Doctor's lab, Dr Finklestein set about analysing Jack and checking for injuries. After what seemed like ages, he came out and broke the news to Sally and me.

"Jack is quite alright, but he has fractured his right leg."

It was devastating news. Being a skeleton, it would be VERY difficult to recover from such an injury. It could have been worse; his leg could have been broken, which would definitely be a problem. But still, a fracture was quite bad.

Sally and I entered the room where Jack was still unconscious from the fall. He woke up minutes after we had sat down.

"Sally? Nightshade? What are you two doing here? What am I doing here?"

Sally answered calmly, but I could still tell she was deeply worried. "You fell from the top floor at the office, dear, and fractured your right leg. You would have died, had Nightshade not saved you."

I was proud of saving my master, and replied modestly, "I was just returning the favour."

Jack beamed, but then appeared very worried. "But how am I going to prepare for Halloween?!"

Just at that moment, as if on cue, Dr Finklestein swept into the room, carrying a pair of wooden crutches. "I had a feeling you would want to move around, so I whipped these up for you."

"Why, thank you, Doctor!" Jack was pleased, knowing that he wouldn't suffer immobility during his period of healing.

He tried to get out of his bed, but Sally and I helped him back into it. Dr Finklestein explained why. "Your fractured bone needs a bit of healing time before you can start using the crutches."

Jack groaned to himself with frustration. He didn't want to waste time by waiting for his bone to heal. What would the Mayor say?

He thought, "This is going to be a long, slow process."

"But don't worry, kids. His bone healed up very quickly. Just in time for Halloween, in fact!" From the captivated faces around me, I can tell that they enjoyed the story. The twins squealed with delight. "That was awesome!" Jason is definitely excited, too. "Well, I have to go now. But don't be sad. I'll be back tomorrow with a fresh story to tell you!"

A/N: Thank you guys so much for all the positive feedback on the last few chapters! My school holidays are nearly over though, so I won't be able to update as often. But, more chapters on the way, though! Please review! If you have any questions, I will happily answer them! :)