Sally looked over her shoulder and gasped, followed by Jack looking back with her. He yelled, "Everybody run!" And so they did...running as fast as they could. Jack helped Sally since running was never one of her strong points, and Jeff helped Devin carry Amber...but suddenly shots rang out...
...Devin fell as he felt an electrifying pain in his left leg. Amber came crashing down with him, letting out a yelp of pain as her body met the solid ground. He hovered over her, pushing his upper body up to act as a shield for the woman he loved. The rest of the group stopped and Jack approached with caution as Jewel came closer to Devin and Amber, her weapon drawn, ready to kill...
"Jewel," Jack said softly. "Don't do this! Just let them go!" "I have every intention of letting them all live and go home." "Good, so there's no need for that gun." Jack outstretched his bony hand. "Give me the gun Jewel, nobody's fighting you." "Their lives have a price Jack, I'm not going to let them live unless you give me something in return."
Jeff got angry, but Jack said calmly, "All right, what is it that you want?" She grinned. "I want Sally." Jewel said simply. Amber gasped and said with all her strength, "NO JACK! Let Sally alone, take me instead, please leave her be!" "Hush you, or I'll kill your friends." Amber quickly stopped her rage, but the tears didn't stop falling, they refused.
"Sally has nothing to do with this, I can't give her to you." Jack said, his own anger building. "And why is that?" asked Jewel with a grin. "Because you...love her? She isn't capable of love, she is a weak creature, and she must be destroyed." "I won't let you take Sally, and that's final." The Pumpkin King said.
"Very well, their heads are on your shoulders, Jack!" Jewel raised her weapon and pointed it at Devin...time stood still. Amber's scream echoed in the air as Jeff began to struggle with Jewel. He tried to get the gun out of her hands, but she had already pulled the trigger.
A pain shot throughout his body as Jeff felt the bullet enter his chest. Blood slowly trickled out of his mouth, and he fell forward. As he knocked Jewel over, he twisted the gun toward her as her finger slipped. Another shot broke the deafening silence, and Jewel immediately short-circuited and lay lifeless next to Jeff.
Jack ran immediately to take the gun and unload it. Amber crawled to be next to Jeff, despite the agonizing pain, and hovered her face over his. Devin laid in pain, not able to walk due to his leg. "Jeff," Amber said quietly. "Don't go!" Jeff coughed and laughed all at once saying, "It's ok Amber...Devin was going to go with you anyway." A tear slipped from her eye. "I can't lose you...I love you so much Jeff!" "I know Amber. You don't have to explain it to me, it's not your fault that you love Devin, and it's not his fault that he loves you. Take this chance, live for the day my sweet, love without guilt with a simple goodbye."
Amber kissed Jeff's cheek...he smiled, and suddenly, his body disappeared, leaving Amber alone...she smiled to herself. "It's ok now." she whispered as gravity pulled her to fall on her back, all clear thoughts were out the window. Jack moved Amber next to Devin as she opened her eyes again.
"It's time to drink the potions." said Sally as she handed a vial to Devin. "Thank you...both of you...we owe you our lives." said Amber. "Your welcome." said Jack. "We'll see you in the afterlife."
Devin drank the potion quickly...the world faded around him...he opened his eyes again in the back seat of the car. He blinked, but didn't move...fear still clinged to him as to what he may see...
Sally handed Amber the potion. "I'll never forget you!" Amber said. She chugged the potion, loving the taste of life, never wanting it to escape her again, and after a brief moment, she opened her eyes. She saw the blue sky above her, a new day shining. She screamed, "Devin?!?" "I'm coming Amber!" he yelled back.
He pulled himself off of the floor of the car and walked out to help Amber down off the hood. She hugged Devin with all her might. "Oh God!" Jeff lay in the front seat, lifeless...but smiling...
Amber and Devin looked at the circle of trees they had collided into. "No wonder!" Amber said. "We hit the back of the Halloween tree!" "We can't let anybody find this place." Devin said. "What do we do with the car?" asked Amber. "They'll want to know what happened to it." Devin thought for a moment...
...They stood there, cold and wet, Devin holding Jeff's limp body in his arms, as the car sank to the bottom of the river they had driven it into. They were covered in their own blood, injuries still on their bodies from the shots Jewel had fired.
They continued on a long, painful walk to the hospital, where they were treated and questioned. Their families rejoiced in their safe return, and Jeff's parents were forced to mourn the loss of their oldest son. They would never know of the sacrifice he made for his best friends...for true love...
...Three months had passed, and the two lovers had recovered well from the accident...both physically and mentally. Amber and Devin sat together by the river...the moon shining, his arms around her. They looked into each other's eyes. "I wonder what Jack and Sally are doing right now." said Devin. "I'm not sure. **sigh** I hope they find happiness."
...Sally and Jack kissed under the moonlight and walked back down the aisle, the people of Halloween Town cheering. Sally's black, silk dress flowed around her and they stepped into their wedding carriage labeled: JUST MARRIED. "I love you Sally." Jack whispered in her ear. They shared a kiss as the carriage went off into the night.
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Well...THAT'S THE END! I hope everybody enjoyed my story...I want some opinions...do you think I should do another NBC fic? Drop me some e-mails at NeoTori7688@aol.com or reviews to let me know what you think. Thank you for reading my story!
~*Tori*~
...Devin fell as he felt an electrifying pain in his left leg. Amber came crashing down with him, letting out a yelp of pain as her body met the solid ground. He hovered over her, pushing his upper body up to act as a shield for the woman he loved. The rest of the group stopped and Jack approached with caution as Jewel came closer to Devin and Amber, her weapon drawn, ready to kill...
"Jewel," Jack said softly. "Don't do this! Just let them go!" "I have every intention of letting them all live and go home." "Good, so there's no need for that gun." Jack outstretched his bony hand. "Give me the gun Jewel, nobody's fighting you." "Their lives have a price Jack, I'm not going to let them live unless you give me something in return."
Jeff got angry, but Jack said calmly, "All right, what is it that you want?" She grinned. "I want Sally." Jewel said simply. Amber gasped and said with all her strength, "NO JACK! Let Sally alone, take me instead, please leave her be!" "Hush you, or I'll kill your friends." Amber quickly stopped her rage, but the tears didn't stop falling, they refused.
"Sally has nothing to do with this, I can't give her to you." Jack said, his own anger building. "And why is that?" asked Jewel with a grin. "Because you...love her? She isn't capable of love, she is a weak creature, and she must be destroyed." "I won't let you take Sally, and that's final." The Pumpkin King said.
"Very well, their heads are on your shoulders, Jack!" Jewel raised her weapon and pointed it at Devin...time stood still. Amber's scream echoed in the air as Jeff began to struggle with Jewel. He tried to get the gun out of her hands, but she had already pulled the trigger.
A pain shot throughout his body as Jeff felt the bullet enter his chest. Blood slowly trickled out of his mouth, and he fell forward. As he knocked Jewel over, he twisted the gun toward her as her finger slipped. Another shot broke the deafening silence, and Jewel immediately short-circuited and lay lifeless next to Jeff.
Jack ran immediately to take the gun and unload it. Amber crawled to be next to Jeff, despite the agonizing pain, and hovered her face over his. Devin laid in pain, not able to walk due to his leg. "Jeff," Amber said quietly. "Don't go!" Jeff coughed and laughed all at once saying, "It's ok Amber...Devin was going to go with you anyway." A tear slipped from her eye. "I can't lose you...I love you so much Jeff!" "I know Amber. You don't have to explain it to me, it's not your fault that you love Devin, and it's not his fault that he loves you. Take this chance, live for the day my sweet, love without guilt with a simple goodbye."
Amber kissed Jeff's cheek...he smiled, and suddenly, his body disappeared, leaving Amber alone...she smiled to herself. "It's ok now." she whispered as gravity pulled her to fall on her back, all clear thoughts were out the window. Jack moved Amber next to Devin as she opened her eyes again.
"It's time to drink the potions." said Sally as she handed a vial to Devin. "Thank you...both of you...we owe you our lives." said Amber. "Your welcome." said Jack. "We'll see you in the afterlife."
Devin drank the potion quickly...the world faded around him...he opened his eyes again in the back seat of the car. He blinked, but didn't move...fear still clinged to him as to what he may see...
Sally handed Amber the potion. "I'll never forget you!" Amber said. She chugged the potion, loving the taste of life, never wanting it to escape her again, and after a brief moment, she opened her eyes. She saw the blue sky above her, a new day shining. She screamed, "Devin?!?" "I'm coming Amber!" he yelled back.
He pulled himself off of the floor of the car and walked out to help Amber down off the hood. She hugged Devin with all her might. "Oh God!" Jeff lay in the front seat, lifeless...but smiling...
Amber and Devin looked at the circle of trees they had collided into. "No wonder!" Amber said. "We hit the back of the Halloween tree!" "We can't let anybody find this place." Devin said. "What do we do with the car?" asked Amber. "They'll want to know what happened to it." Devin thought for a moment...
...They stood there, cold and wet, Devin holding Jeff's limp body in his arms, as the car sank to the bottom of the river they had driven it into. They were covered in their own blood, injuries still on their bodies from the shots Jewel had fired.
They continued on a long, painful walk to the hospital, where they were treated and questioned. Their families rejoiced in their safe return, and Jeff's parents were forced to mourn the loss of their oldest son. They would never know of the sacrifice he made for his best friends...for true love...
...Three months had passed, and the two lovers had recovered well from the accident...both physically and mentally. Amber and Devin sat together by the river...the moon shining, his arms around her. They looked into each other's eyes. "I wonder what Jack and Sally are doing right now." said Devin. "I'm not sure. **sigh** I hope they find happiness."
...Sally and Jack kissed under the moonlight and walked back down the aisle, the people of Halloween Town cheering. Sally's black, silk dress flowed around her and they stepped into their wedding carriage labeled: JUST MARRIED. "I love you Sally." Jack whispered in her ear. They shared a kiss as the carriage went off into the night.
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Well...THAT'S THE END! I hope everybody enjoyed my story...I want some opinions...do you think I should do another NBC fic? Drop me some e-mails at NeoTori7688@aol.com or reviews to let me know what you think. Thank you for reading my story!
~*Tori*~