The next morning, Jack was awoken by one of the vampires. "Jack! We have a report to make!"
Jack rose and rubbed his eye-sockets.
"There are hundreds of people outside the gate… they have flashing things and other electric things… should we scare them off?"
"No, no.." Jack rubbed his head. "They probably want to interview us. I will get ready and head out there. See to it that the First Lady and Vice President are able to come too. We must go meet the press!"
Several minutes later Jack was excitedly striding his way across the lawn with Sally and Dr. Finkelstein in tow. As they got closer and closer, more and more flashes came from the cameras and the people started holding out all sorts of microphones and yelling questions.
"Good morning everyone!" cried Jack. "Thank you so much for coming!"
"Sir!" cried one of the reporters. "Could you explain to use what the reason is behind this coup?"
Jack paused in momentary thought. "I am not sure what you are talking about…"
"Why did you take over the presidency?"
"Well, after careful thought and research I discovered that this wonderful country (which is one of my favorites to go to on Halloween) is in trouble… politically-speaking. You elect leaders who do not seem to be able to make all the right decisions. And you cannot agree on anything. I am here to embody and uphold the American Spirit! I want to revert this country back to its original golden age…" Jack continued on for several more minutes. "That is all," he concluded with a smile.
"What is the reasoning behind your appearance?" asked another reporter.
"My appearance… Uncle Sam of course!"
The reporters did not seem too pleased with this answer.
"No, we want to know why you are dressed up for Halloween."
"Oh, that!" Jack waved his hand. "We are from Halloween Town! We are the ones who…"
"President Skellington!" Dr. Finkelstein raised his voice for the first time. "We just thought it would be festive. We just love Halloween. In fact, the party tonight is also a costume party. We thought that would make it more fun…"
"Ah yes," Jack nodded in agreement. "Make sure you come. We will have food and entertainment! See you all tonight!" And with that, Jack led the procession back to the house.
Jack strode into the kitchen, "Everyone, take the amount of dinner and deserts I told you to prepare and double – er, triple it!" He went from there to the dining hall, "Perhaps we can squeeze a few extra chairs in at these tables…" And walked back into a side hallway, "And someone get us more backup toilet paper!"