Turning to the door of the 'Pole' Jack saw an umbrella bucket next to it and shuffled through it finding a good looking walking stick.
Making his way back to the doors of the Globe Room, Jack stuffed the walking stick into the door handles and pulled making them come off and the doors to open slightly.
Looking around Jack opened the doors and looked into the dark room seeing the door.
Smiling Jack was about to run for it when something, Jack thought it was a but looking wardrobe got in the way.
Slowly the room began to light up and on the sofa was the Other Mother.
"They say even the the proudest spirit can be broken," she said placing a hand on her heart. "With love."
All Jack did was roll his eyes not noticing a chair walking itself up from behind him and closing the door, as it scooped Jack up and walked him over to the Other Mother.
"Of course. Chocolate never hurts," the Other Mother said accepting a box she was being given by another form of furniture. "Like one? They're Cocoa Beatles from Zanzibar," with that she picked one out and with Jack watching bit the head right off.
"Ugh..." Jack said shivering with disgust. Then looking at the Other Mother right in the eyes said "I want to be... With my real friends. I want you to let me go."
"Is that anyway to talk to your mother?" the Other Mother asked throwing away the beetle and raising an eyebrow.
"You aren't my mother," Jack said firmly.
"Apologize, at once. Jackson." the Other Mother said.
"No." Jack said getting out of his seat and into her face.
"I'll give you, to the count of three," the Other Mother said also getting out of her seat.
"One." Slowly she began to get taller, and her hair was shortening as well.
"Two." Her face was being reshaped as well and more and more anger was being seen on it.
"THREE!" she cried grabbing Jack's hair and pulling the boy out of his own will down the corridor.
"OW! What are you doing?!" Jack said trying to get her to let go. "Ow that hurts!"
Coming to the full length mirror, the Other Mother waved her free hand at it the picked up Jack and threw him in.
"You may come out..." she said firmly "When you've learned to be a loving son."
With that she pulled herself back and closed the portal just as Jack came running up to it and began to kick, shoulder, and punch at the wall, but getting no where.
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It had been a few minutes since Jack, now on the floor knees to his chest, decided to give up on trying to escape when he heard a ghostly moaning.
"Who's there?" Jack asked looking around, not seeing all that much.
That was until a ghostly like voice came from across the room, lighting up the sheets and revealing a bed.
"Hush! And shush. For the Beldam might be listening." it said but it looked like there were two other lumps in the bed.
"You... You mean the Other Mother?" Jack asked making his way over to the bed.
When he didn't get a response, Jack reached out and pulled at the covers revealing three ghost children all looking scared, and all with button eyes. Their outfits raging the last few centuries.
"Who are you?" he asked kneeling down to the bed.
"We don't remember our names," a young boy in overalls and a bow tie said coming over to Jack "But I remember my true Mommy."
"Why are you all here?" Jack asked looking around seeing the other two as young girls. One looking taller and from the 1800's with her long dress, and fancy hat, and her hair tied up with ribbons.
The other looking like she was from the 1900's with her a pleated skirt, blouse, and cardigan, and shoes.
"The Beldam" they said together.
"She spied on our lives through the little dolls eyes," 1900's said floating until she was behind him making Jack follow here.
"And saw that we weren't happy." the boy, Jack guessing was from the 1700's said staying next to Jack.
"So she lured us away, with treasures."
"And treats"
"And games to play."
"Gave all that we ask"
"Yet we still wanted more."
"So we let her sew the buttons," 1800 said coming up in front of Jack and fazing through him shocking him never believing that he'd be the one to walk though someone else.
"She said that she loved us," 1700 said returning to the bed with the girls.
"But she locked us here."
"And ate up our lives." they said together as the sheet pulled itself back over them then lose it's shape as they disappeared.
"Well," Jack said standing up and going back to the wall "She can't keep Me in the dark forever. Not if she wants to win my life. Beating her, is my only chance."
"Perhaps, if you do win your escape, you can find our eyes," 1900 said coming forward.
"Has she taken those too?" Jack asked shocked.
"Yes sir. And hidden them," she said as all three lifted a hand to their buttons and looked down in shame.
"Find our eyes Sir." 1700 said loudly "And our souls will be free."
"I... I'll try," Jack promised suddenly feeling a pair of hands grabbing his wrist and another pair covering his mouth to stop his from screaming as he was pulled out of the room...
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Trying to fight whatever's got him Jack was about to slam whoever got him into the wall when he thought on who these small hands these might belong to making him stop.
Slowly the hands released him and Jack turned around to see Emma and Jamie with stitches to their cheeks making them forever smile.
"Em? Jamie?" he asked shocked, then kneeling down and pulling their hands away so he could see. "Did She do this to you?" he asked only getting nods.
Unpicking them out, Jack hugged them tightly.
"I am so sorry, I hope that feels..."
"Shh..." Jamie said looking around as Emma gave an all clear Jack only just noticing she had his staff in her hand.
Quickly the three ran back to the Globe Room and together pushed the wardrobe over.
"Jack!" the Other Mother called "Is that you?"
"Come on she'll hurt you two again," Jack said encouraging the two kids to follow him.
"We can't Jack," Emma said in a hushed voice as both she and Jamie backed away.
"We're only things she made to make you want to stay," Jamie said just as quiet and just as fast. "We're not real."
"Jack! How dare you disobey your Mother!" the other Mother called out scaring all of them, and making Emma and Jamie push Jack into the tunnel and close the door.
Giving a quick prayer to Manny that they would be safe, Jack began to make his way back through the tunnel running through cobwebs, and nearly tripping over and stumbling out the door at the other end, all the while hearing the Other Mother's voice call his name.
Quickly Jack slammed the door and locked it and took out the key and put it in his pocket. Once that was over he left the cabin and immediately went straight to the Pole.