A-note- I'm BAAAAAAACK! Here is the 25th chapter! So sorry that I haven't updated in a while my computer just died on me and I didn't trust the library's computer to upload chapters but I got a new computer for Christmas and I will be uploading a new chapter one a week due to schooling and work. Don't worry Alexa I will continue the story it's not over yet. Please leave a review.
Sally awoke to the chiming of the clock, Jack was already up and gone for work. Sally stretched with a yawn and got up and got dressed. She was on her way down when she heard Zero growling at the door.
"Zero, what is it?" She asked the Dog was pin pointed right at the door knob ready to pounce. Sally took a look out the window. There was nothing there but a small package, it looked like it was documents for Jack to look over. This wasn't unusual, Sally had scene Jack's work before. Why was Zero so unnerved about it? Maybe Zero was a little unnerved and just needed to go for a walk, maybe she could pick some wild herbs to make a nice soup for dinner.
Sally opened the door and let zero out and together they walked down into the streets. All the citizens were out and about going about their daily lives, however they seemed to all be watching Sally. She knew why, they all wanted her to be safe. She was Jacks fiancé and was bearing his child. Zero had floated over to the pumpkin patch and right through the gate. Sally was not far behind.
The pumpkin patch was lighted with a warm glow. It gave Sally comfort as she walked towards a small patch of herbs. She started to pick them when Zero had started to act strangely again. He was being awfully protective. He was turned away from sally and just floating there his expression was focused, this was very unusual for him. Zero was usually playful but not today.
Sally turned back and continued picking the herbs. She had been having a strong craving for a food with many flavors lately, but cravings were expected when you were expecting. Zero let out a bark which made Sally turn around and now she saw what was making zero up set. The pumpkins had mutated. Some had grown bat wings and some had grown legs that rivaled that of a spider, but they were all crawling to her as green drool hung from there carved mouths.
Before Sally could even let out a gasp Zero hand sprang into action. He dug his teeth into the closest mutated pumpkin's vine and pulled it back. This grabbed the Jack-o-spider attention, it went after zero and took a big bit into the little dog. Zero yelped and fell limp. Sally snatched the brave pup up and abandoning the herbs ran back to town to warn them.
The town was in no better shape big vines had burst out from the ground making huge holes in the sidewalks. Sally froze with shock as the vines slowly wrapped around the town. The citizens were running away trying to get to a safer area. Corpse Kid had slipped and the vines were nearly upon him. Sally place zero in a corner away from the stampeding crowds and rushed to help the small boy.
"Help me!" The Kid squealed as a vine wrapped around his ankle. He was being pulled back as Sally grabbed his hands. "Please don't let me go." The boy begged.
"I won't just hold on." But as Sally said this the vine started to pull tighter. She was holding on but she was slowly being dragged with him. Soon the high heels on her shoes snapped off and she fell forward. Another vine snapped around Sally's waist and began pulling. The sharp thorns started to rip her dress and cut at her skin. Although it caused her pain sally didn't let go, but her endurance was fading and the thorns were only digging in deeper.
"Hold on we are coming!" A voice called. Sally turned to see Thee Mayor rushing to the rescue. He was followed by the werewolf and behemoth. The pulled the vines apart so Sally and Corpse kid could wiggle free, and once they were Sally carried corpse kid off to his parents. She turned back to see the vines turned to Jack and Sally's home.
"Were is Jack?" Sally asked but no sooner had she asked when he had hopped over head. He landed gracefully on his fit. He was in his Pumpkin king form and covered in flames. He ran and started to burn the vines which were overtaking the town. The residents started to cheer as Jack cleared the town. Even Sally couldn't help but smile.
However the cheers didn't last, more vines kept breaking free and Jack could only do so much. A vine twisted its self around Jack's waist. He was lifted off his feet and was sent hurtling into the town hall doors. The town gasped as the vines closed in for more.
"No!" Sally screamed she made to rush to Jacks aid but the Mayor held her back. Jack shook off his dizziness that had come with the blow. Slowly he got to his feet. He looked out and saw the vines were blocking the front. Jack knew he was too week to channel his Pumpkin fire, he would have to go out through the trap door on the roof.
Jack limped as fast as he could to the ladder. Once he got there the vines were already upon him and what was worse some of them were still on fire. Smoke had begun to fill the building. Jack was at the top balconing when the building had been engulfed by Jack's own flames. Jack climbed out of the trap door and onto the roof. Vines had already began to swarm him. He saw a small opening to return to his loyal citizens he would have to slip through the vines and make a dash to safety.
He took off and swung through the vines as he did with the swords in Oogie's layer. His feet had only just hit the ground when a vine shot before his legs causing him to trip. Sally broke free of the Mayor's grasp and started to run to her beloved Jack. Just as she was around three feet away a thick wall of woven vines had broken forth and blocked her path. All she could do was watch as thick vine lassoed around Jack as he struggled.
Jack mustered all the strength he could to get to a terrified Sally, nevertheless the more he struggled the more vines would snatch themselves around him as well as become stronger with every effortful tug. Soon they were too many vines for Jack to handle and he was soon pulled back underground and out of sight.