"I bet Sally's gonna be happy to see you, Jack!" said Eddy.

"And I'll be glad to see her too," said Jack. "I really missed her while I was gone."

"Ooh!" said Ed, skidding to a stop. "What's that I see?"

By this time, the team was right in front of the bridge that led to the other part of the Graveyard. Ed ran up and picked something up off the ground. He ran back to Double D.

"Read to me what is on Miss Sally's paper plane, Double D," said Ed.

"Another one?" asked Eddy.

"Well, at least this one actually has something written on it," said Double D. He unfolded the paper and began to read.

"Jack, hurry up and come back to town! Lock, Shock, and Barrel brought Oogie back to life, and he's taken over Halloween Town! The skeletons that are probably attacking you now were made by Dr. Finkelstein and are being controlled by Oogie. These skeletons were specifically designed to stop you at all costs, and they will stop at nothing to track you down!"

Jack's eyes widened. Double D's jaw dropped when he stopped reading. Ed and Eddy didn't seem to know what to do. Eddy broke the silence.

"I always knew that doc was a quack," said Eddy.

"Eddy, the doctor doesn't look anything like a duck," said Jack.

"No," said Eddy. "'Quack' means . . . ah, forget it."

"Well, that explains why these skeletons are so bent on getting rid of us," said Double D.

"We'd better hurry and find Sally," said Jack.

"Right!" said all three Stouthearted Eds.

The team quickly crossed the bridge to the other side. But just as the Underground Burial Chamber was in their sights . . .

"Why do you always have to spoil our fun?"

The team stopped. They definitely knew that voice.

"This is the last time you'll get in our way!" Lock yelled, jumping out from behind a tombstone.

"What, again?" Eddy asked as another metal fence surrounded them.

"Hey, this time Lock's inside the fence with us," Double D noticed.

"ATTACK THE KIDNAPPER OF SANTA!" Ed yelled, charging.

"Ed, no, wait!" Double D yelled.

But it was too late. Ed was flailing all over the place, while the remaining three had to deal with the skeletons Lock had summoned. Just as the last skeleton was destroyed, Ed's head connected with Lock. Both boys toppled to the ground, incredibly dizzy.

"Cool!" Ed yelled as the metal fence sunk back into the ground. "Let's do it again."

"NOT again!" said Eddy.

Clunk.

"Hey, did something just unlock in that building?" Double D asked, pointing to the Burial Chamber.

Jack kneeled down in front of Lock.

"You win this time, Jack," said Lock.

"There won't be a next time," said Jack.

"Of course not, Jack," said Lock, putting his arm behind his back. "Whatever you say." Then he ran off again. Ed stuck his tongue out at Lock when he wasn't looking.

"I think we can go in there now!" said Double D, pointing to the Burial Chamber.

"Well then, what are we waiting for?" asked Eddy. "Let's go in there and get Sally!"

---

When the team entered the first part of the chamber, they learned that the Hanging Tree was right about the spiders and cobwebs. They were all over the place. It took all of Eddy's strength to keep from gagging as they made their way through the mess.

They finally made it to the door on the other side of the room, Jack went in first, with the Stouthearted Eds slamming the door shut behind them.

"Man, I hate spiders," said Eddy, shuddering.

"They're actually quite fascinating when you get used to them," said Double D.

"Yeah, to you," said Eddy. "But they bug me."

Jack, meanwhile, took a few steps forward, then he stopped. He grinned.

"Sally!"

"Jack!"

The Stouthearted Eds turned around just in time to see Jack and Sally running toward each other. They were overjoyed!

"Yes!" said Eddy, giving Double D a high-five.

Jack and Sally met in the middle of the room. Jack reached for her hands. "Sally . . . "

"Jack . . . "

"Ed!" said Ed.

This caused Eddy to smack Ed on the back of the head, and Double D to shush him. As Double D turned back to the heartwarming scene before him, he happened to glance upward. Then he froze.

"GYYYAAAAAAAAAH!"

Double D's sudden shriek caught the attention of everyone else. They looked up and saw that Double D had good reason to scream. The biggest spider that any of them had ever seen was sitting on the ceiling, just above Jack and Sally!

Suddenly, Sally was jerked upwards. "AAAH!" she gasped.

"What's this?" asked Jack. He could just make out that something that looked like spider silk had been wrapped around Sally's body.

Then the spider jumped down with a THUD. Then it roared in Jack's face.

"Aw, man!" groaned Eddy. "That's exactly what we need right now."

"SMASH THE SPIDER!" yelled Ed.

Double D looked worriedly up at Sally. "Patience, Sally!" he called. "We'll free you!"

As Jack and the Stouthearted Eds readied their weapons, Sally began to sing. And the boys couldn't help but join in.

Sally: We should have known not to believe
And things would not have turned so bad

Jack: It's true his plan was to deceive
But that should not make you so sad

Sally: But danger waits at every turn

Ed Edd n Eddy: And we are ready
To set things right here

Sally: How can you say that you will be okay?
And come back another day?

---

"Sally, I'm here," said Jack. "You're safe now."

"Jack!" said Sally.

---

Sally: What will become of our dear town?
Now that we've let our leader down

Eddy: What?

Jack: You know, dear Sally, that's not true
We can take this town back, me and you

Sally: There's so much danger yet to face

Ed Edd n Eddy: But we're not worried
Jack: Back home I hurried

Jack, Sally, Ed Edd n Eddy: Now we must stop
That evil Oogie's scheme
And save our Halloween

---

By this time, the spider was about half its original size. But it still was still standing.

"This is tougher than I thought . . . " said Jack.

"Tired . . . " said Double D. "So tired . . . "

"You can do it, Jack!" said Sally.

"I'm helping too, Miss Sally!" said Ed. "'Cause I have a Bony Helmet!"

---

Sally: We should have known not to believe
And things would not have turned so bad

Jack: It's true his plan was to deceive
But that should not make you so sad

Sally: But danger waits at every turn

Ed Edd n Eddy: And we are ready
To set things right here

Sally: How can you say that you will be okay?
And come back another day?

---

"You're really making me angry . . . " Jack growled at the spider.

"The only good spider is a squashed spider!" declared Eddy.

"Jack, watch out!" said Sally.

---

Sally: What will become of our dear town?
Now that we've let our leader down

Eddy: What?

Jack: You know, dear Sally, that's not true
We can take this town back, me and you

Sally: There's so much danger yet to face

Ed Edd n Eddy: But we're not worried
Jack: Back home I hurried

Jack, Sally, Ed Edd n Eddy: If we work hard
We'll overcome our shame
And beat him at his game

Now the giant spider was about the size of a regular spider, due to the boys smacking it around so much.

"One more good hit ought to do it!" said Double D.

"Hold on, Sally!" said Jack. Then the Soul Robber began to glow bright green.

"JACK!" yelled Sally.

"Soul Robber!" said Jack, whipping it out and grabbing the spider. Then he began to swing the Soul Robber in a circle, picking up speed with each spin. "I am the Pumpkin King! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!" Then, when he was at top speed, Jack flung the spider at the wall.

BOOM!

"HA!" said Eddy, running over to the spider, followed by Double D and Ed. "How do you like that, you nasty spider? That's what you get for messing with the Stouthearted Eds!" Eddy turned around chuckling, but then his face turned to pure horror. The rope holding Sally was just about to snap! "JACK!" yelled Eddy, pointing.

"SALLY!" Jack yelled. He ran as fast as he could to catch her. Just then, the rope snapped.

"I can't look!" Eddy and Double D said together, covering their eyes.

Ed, on the other hand, watched as Jack made it just in time. Sally landed safely in his outstretched arms.

"Miss Sally's fine," said Ed. Double D and Eddy peeked through their fingers.

"Jack . . . " said Sally.

Double D and Eddy let out big sighs of relief.

"Geez, give us heart attacks, why don't you?" asked Eddy, shifting his weight so he could lean on the wall. However, he wasn't quite close enough, so he landed on the ground. But as he did, something fell out from behind one of the tombstones in the room.

"OH!" said Double D, picking it up. Then all three Stouthearted Eds had smug little grins on their faces.

"What?" asked Jack.

"If this isn't irony, I don't know what is," said Eddy.

Then they held up their prize for Jack and Sally to see. Jack gasped.

The Stouthearted Eds were proudly displaying the Valentines Day Holiday Door.

---

Later, Jack, Sally, and the Stouthearted Eds were back at the giant tree in the center of the Graveyard, along with the Hanging Tree and Zero.

"Are you all right, Sally?" asked Jack.

"Oh, Jack," said Sally. "You came back!"

"Well, duh," said Eddy. "He got your note!"

Sally took something out of her pocket. "You have to rescue Dr. Finkelstein!" she said to Jack and the Eds. "This key opens the gate to his manor."

Double D took the key.

"Thanks, Sally," said Jack. ". . .I'm glad you're safe," he added shyly.

"We're all safe," said Sally. "Now that our Pumpkin King has returned."

The Stouthearted Eds nodded in agreement.

"Pumpkin King?" asked Jack. "Sally, that's it!"

"What's it?" asked Sally.

"Yes, please enlighten us, Jack," said Double D.

"I am the Pumpkin King!" said Jack. "And I can use my Pumpkin Fire to fight Oogie and his army! Good thinking, Sally!"

"Thank you, Jack," said Sally.

"No," said Jack. "Thank you, Sally."

The Eds couldn't take it anymore. All three of them burst into laughter.

"I'm sorry . . . " Double D gasped.

"You two are so cute together!" said Eddy.

"Jack and Miss Sally sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" Ed sang.