Amber, Jeff, and Devin sat in their car on a chilly Halloween night, driving on a street surrounded by thick woods. Jeff drove, Amber was next to Jeff in front and Devin was in the middle seat in the back. Amber and Jeff had been dating for two years now, though their friendship, they knew, was stronger than their romantic relationship ever was or ever would be. All of them were in their junior year of high school.
The trio had found each other in freshmen year. Jeff was a soccer player, strong-willed and yet he had an usually tranquil nature about him. Amber, a black belt in the martial art of Taekwondo, had beautiful, long blonde hair that went down to her middle back and beautiful blue eyes. Devin was muscular, as a drummer he had thick forearms, he had jet-black hair and eyes of an almost crimson color. The three didn't seem to be the kind of people you think would be close friends, but they had clicked immediately, despite every difference they held.
"That party was a lot of fun, wasn't it?" said Amber to her friends. "It was ok if you like Halloween parties. There were too many freshmen there." Jeff replied with a chuckle. "Well," said Devin. "Let's not forget that we too were all freshmen once." The group laughed together as they reminiced of fresmen year. "Those were great times," said Jeff. "But now that I look back, we were stupid too." Amber giggled and she and Jeff shared a glance. They looked at each other for a brief moment, and by the time they looked back at the road, a deer was in front of them.
Jeff swerved off the road and into the forest, avoiding the trees as best he could, but the car was out of control, the brakes had failed. Devin quickly moved to the seat on the right and buckled the seatbelt, he then yelled to Amber, "Buckle your seatbelt, hurry!" Jeff always wore his seatbelt, and was gaining worry as he saw that Amber's seatbelt was stuck. He yelled, "Devin help her!"
Amber appeared to be panicking as they came closer to a circle of trees that was unavoidable and they were going to hit no matter what. Her hands shook as she prayed silently to herself. Time slowed down as she stared blankly ahead, her mouth agape, struggling to get the seatbelt free. With impact just seconds away, Devin unbuckled his seatbelt and moved forward to put his arms around Amber, almost hugging her from behind with only the seat between them. Devin whispered quickly as Amber's eyes widened, "I love you."
As the front of the car was smashed in by the massive trees, Amber could feel her body being wrenched from Devin's arms and her seat, and the breath was stolen from each of their lungs. Devin tried desperately to hold on to Amber's frail little being, but to no avail. The windshield shattered as Amber's body crashed through, and a searing pain ran through her instantly. Jeff's seatbelt caught him by the neck, his face just inches from the stearing wheel, he cursed himself for getting a car without airbags.
As the car came to a halt and life froze, a blood-stained windshield gave way to Amber laying on the hood of the car, bleeding and without breath. She could see somewhat, but no concious thought or movement was possible. Jeff was the same, he wanted so badly to get up and make sure Amber and Devin were ok, but despite his longing, his limbs refused to move. Devin could only lay on the foor of the car, in shock of all that had happened, praying that Amber had heard his confession. Devin could not see what had become of the ones he held so dear, his body refused to move, but at the same time, none of them wanted to know. Everything became suddenly still and darkness overwhelmed them as a wind blew furiously.
...The three didn't know how long they'd been out, or where they were, but they were cold and felt a strange ache. As if waking from a peaceful slumber, it wasn't until they felt their hearts suddenly jolt that they could move again. Amber, Jeff, and Devin stumbled to their feet, but Amber was the first to open her eyes and a gasp met a scream.
They had figured out by now that their skin had become unusually pale, and the place in which the group found themselves was dark and frightening. They stood in a graveyard, and before them stood a rag doll, sewn together in a bit of a sloppy fasion, but beautiful in her own unique way. Amber felt bad as she realized that this creature was just as startled by the presence of the three friends as they were by her's.
Sally looked in horror at what she saw. Humans...live humans in Halloween Town? How could this be? Only one thing could bring humans to their world, and that was if they were dead! Sally saw one of the boys speak up.
Devin hadn't found his voice until now, when he saw this strange rag-doll woman, he felt himself calm slightly. "Excuse me miss?" he said moving a step closer. "Can you help us?" Sally's courage returned when she realized that they were clueless. "That depends." said Sally. "Do you have any idea where you are?" Jeff, Amber, and Devin exchanged looks of confusion.
"Look," said Amber. "My name is Amber, and these are my friends Devin and Jeff. We were in an accident, and I don't remember how, but we woke up here. I'm not sure where the car is, but we have to get back home before our families get worried. Can you help us please? Oh, by the way, that's a great Halloween costume you've got there!" Sally looked down at her dress.
"Costume? You really don't understand do you? You're dead!" The three people before Sally suddenly became even paler than they had been before. She decided that a more sensitive explanation was in order at the distrought looks on their faces. "Or at least you should be if you're here. I can help you figure this out, come with me." They followed the doll woman out of the cemetary through a pair of rusty, black gates and stared in awe of this little town before them. Amber clinged to her own arms, begging herself to awaken from this nightmare.
Everything was not quite right, and every building was titled. Nothing stood straight or simetrical. Though there were few citizens walking the streets at this late hour, the few that Amber, Jeff, and Devin did catch sight of were nothing less than amazing! They saw a clown that could take its face off. Vampires and witches stood at every corner. Things here were not the way the real world was, because in spite of the fact that everthing appeared so gloomy, the people here really were happy and cheery, no one was upset or scared.
"I'm Sally by the way." the rag-doll woman spoke. "You're in Halloween Town, this is where the souls of the dead come. The trouble is...you're humans. We have undead humans, but because they are undead, they lose their human form. Strangely, the three of you still appear in your human forms." "So, how exactly are we to figure this out Sally?" asked Jeff. "We'll go see my dear friend Jack Skellington. He's the Pumpkin King. He rules this land and he just might know how to help you."
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~*Tori*~
The trio had found each other in freshmen year. Jeff was a soccer player, strong-willed and yet he had an usually tranquil nature about him. Amber, a black belt in the martial art of Taekwondo, had beautiful, long blonde hair that went down to her middle back and beautiful blue eyes. Devin was muscular, as a drummer he had thick forearms, he had jet-black hair and eyes of an almost crimson color. The three didn't seem to be the kind of people you think would be close friends, but they had clicked immediately, despite every difference they held.
"That party was a lot of fun, wasn't it?" said Amber to her friends. "It was ok if you like Halloween parties. There were too many freshmen there." Jeff replied with a chuckle. "Well," said Devin. "Let's not forget that we too were all freshmen once." The group laughed together as they reminiced of fresmen year. "Those were great times," said Jeff. "But now that I look back, we were stupid too." Amber giggled and she and Jeff shared a glance. They looked at each other for a brief moment, and by the time they looked back at the road, a deer was in front of them.
Jeff swerved off the road and into the forest, avoiding the trees as best he could, but the car was out of control, the brakes had failed. Devin quickly moved to the seat on the right and buckled the seatbelt, he then yelled to Amber, "Buckle your seatbelt, hurry!" Jeff always wore his seatbelt, and was gaining worry as he saw that Amber's seatbelt was stuck. He yelled, "Devin help her!"
Amber appeared to be panicking as they came closer to a circle of trees that was unavoidable and they were going to hit no matter what. Her hands shook as she prayed silently to herself. Time slowed down as she stared blankly ahead, her mouth agape, struggling to get the seatbelt free. With impact just seconds away, Devin unbuckled his seatbelt and moved forward to put his arms around Amber, almost hugging her from behind with only the seat between them. Devin whispered quickly as Amber's eyes widened, "I love you."
As the front of the car was smashed in by the massive trees, Amber could feel her body being wrenched from Devin's arms and her seat, and the breath was stolen from each of their lungs. Devin tried desperately to hold on to Amber's frail little being, but to no avail. The windshield shattered as Amber's body crashed through, and a searing pain ran through her instantly. Jeff's seatbelt caught him by the neck, his face just inches from the stearing wheel, he cursed himself for getting a car without airbags.
As the car came to a halt and life froze, a blood-stained windshield gave way to Amber laying on the hood of the car, bleeding and without breath. She could see somewhat, but no concious thought or movement was possible. Jeff was the same, he wanted so badly to get up and make sure Amber and Devin were ok, but despite his longing, his limbs refused to move. Devin could only lay on the foor of the car, in shock of all that had happened, praying that Amber had heard his confession. Devin could not see what had become of the ones he held so dear, his body refused to move, but at the same time, none of them wanted to know. Everything became suddenly still and darkness overwhelmed them as a wind blew furiously.
...The three didn't know how long they'd been out, or where they were, but they were cold and felt a strange ache. As if waking from a peaceful slumber, it wasn't until they felt their hearts suddenly jolt that they could move again. Amber, Jeff, and Devin stumbled to their feet, but Amber was the first to open her eyes and a gasp met a scream.
They had figured out by now that their skin had become unusually pale, and the place in which the group found themselves was dark and frightening. They stood in a graveyard, and before them stood a rag doll, sewn together in a bit of a sloppy fasion, but beautiful in her own unique way. Amber felt bad as she realized that this creature was just as startled by the presence of the three friends as they were by her's.
Sally looked in horror at what she saw. Humans...live humans in Halloween Town? How could this be? Only one thing could bring humans to their world, and that was if they were dead! Sally saw one of the boys speak up.
Devin hadn't found his voice until now, when he saw this strange rag-doll woman, he felt himself calm slightly. "Excuse me miss?" he said moving a step closer. "Can you help us?" Sally's courage returned when she realized that they were clueless. "That depends." said Sally. "Do you have any idea where you are?" Jeff, Amber, and Devin exchanged looks of confusion.
"Look," said Amber. "My name is Amber, and these are my friends Devin and Jeff. We were in an accident, and I don't remember how, but we woke up here. I'm not sure where the car is, but we have to get back home before our families get worried. Can you help us please? Oh, by the way, that's a great Halloween costume you've got there!" Sally looked down at her dress.
"Costume? You really don't understand do you? You're dead!" The three people before Sally suddenly became even paler than they had been before. She decided that a more sensitive explanation was in order at the distrought looks on their faces. "Or at least you should be if you're here. I can help you figure this out, come with me." They followed the doll woman out of the cemetary through a pair of rusty, black gates and stared in awe of this little town before them. Amber clinged to her own arms, begging herself to awaken from this nightmare.
Everything was not quite right, and every building was titled. Nothing stood straight or simetrical. Though there were few citizens walking the streets at this late hour, the few that Amber, Jeff, and Devin did catch sight of were nothing less than amazing! They saw a clown that could take its face off. Vampires and witches stood at every corner. Things here were not the way the real world was, because in spite of the fact that everthing appeared so gloomy, the people here really were happy and cheery, no one was upset or scared.
"I'm Sally by the way." the rag-doll woman spoke. "You're in Halloween Town, this is where the souls of the dead come. The trouble is...you're humans. We have undead humans, but because they are undead, they lose their human form. Strangely, the three of you still appear in your human forms." "So, how exactly are we to figure this out Sally?" asked Jeff. "We'll go see my dear friend Jack Skellington. He's the Pumpkin King. He rules this land and he just might know how to help you."
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That's it for now! How are you liking this? Good? Bad? I NEED TO KNOW! ^_^ Please feel free to e-mail me at NeoTori7688@aol.com or give me a review. Thanks!
~*Tori*~