It was Halloween night and as usual Jack Skellington was out and about,
delivering
fear into people hearts and floating nightmares into the minds of innocent
children.
Ever since the Christmas disaster , now more commonly know to mortals everywhere as the Nightmare Before Christmas, Jack had been hard at work making twisted toys and petrifying parcels all ready for his new age of Halloween .
As Jack threw his 'gifts' into each house he couldn't help giving a cackle of delight, then suddenly a rooftop window bust open and Jack was sprayed with a burst of cold water! Jack latterly span around to see a boy frowning at him,
"You ruined my Christmas 2 years ago!" the boy hissed.
Jack stayed calm and coolly reached into his sack of toys and pull out a flaming pumpkin, with black flames, he turned on his heel to stare at the boy, whose bravery suddenly deserted him.
"Happy Halloween!" he cackled throwing the pumpkin towards the window, the pumpkin exploded and a hundred bat were sent flying around the boy, who shut the window with a snap, anciently trapping the bats inside with him!
Jack laughed as a cloud bats erupted from the chimney along with several high pitched screams!
Back in Halloween Town the Halloween Celebrations had already began. A giant straw horse loomed into view around the Town Center where most activities took place.
Upon the horse sat a straw figure of the Pumpkin king himself, everyone was
singing, dancing and celebrating.
All except one person, a hooded, black clad figure huddled up in one corner, his face was in shadow, except two faint glimmers of blue where his eyes should have been. He had an object hung on his back this also faintly glimmered, but not blue, more of a slivery, dark purple. The shadows were obstructing the object so it was hard to see in great detail.
Suddenly the great straw figure reached down, grasped a flaming touch and set itself alight! No one jumped at this as they were all expecting it.
But then the figure screamed and fell off the horse, his body burned black and his pumpkin head splattered on the floor!
Everyone jumped and ran to the fallen figure everyone that is except the mysterious shadow and Sally the rag doll.
Sally had been expecting that too, Jack and herself had come up with that idea earlier in the year, they both thought that that the town should get a scare as well as the real world people!
"Oh my God, is he alright!" cried the Clown
"Jacks head shattered you idiot he's dead!" replied the Mayor
There was a crash of lightning and a flock of bats grouped together on top of the fountain, suddenly a high pitched cackle broke the atmosphere. Everyone span round.
"HAPPY HALLOWEEN!" Jack shouted his hands in claw-like positions and his legs perfectly straight.
"FOOLED YOU!" Jack laughed
"JACK!" was the reply from everyone
"You should of seen your faces, they were classical!" said Jack still in hysterics
"That wasn't funny Jack, you nearly scared us to death! The Mayor said in a half cross – half shocked tone of voice
"Oh grow up!" said Sally softly as she walked over and stood next to Jack
"That's not like you, to say that to the mayor Miss Sally!" replied the Mayor in a posh, important way.
"Her name is Sally Ficklestein, she is my creation!" said the familiar voice of Dr Ficklestein, Sally's creator, a person Sally hated above all.
Sally hid behind Jack as the Doctor approached them, he was followed by his wife that he had created, called Edgar.
"Jack you have something of mine a wish for it to be returned!" growled Ficklestein
"I haven't got an 'it' to return to you doctor!" Jack replied coolly
"Don't mess around with me Skellington, Sally is mine, she will always be mine and you are not going to stop me getting my daughter!" Ficklestein hissed
"I'm not your daughter, I never will be, you may have created me but that doesn't make you my father, a father has to care as well as create!" Screamed Sally
"Fine then Doctor if we are going by possessions, then Sally lawfully 'belongs' to me!" Said Jack
"She's mine Skellington because I created her, you don't have a bond with Sally, a bond bigger than creator and creation, so give it up!" Ficklestein Spat!
"She is with me Doctor, we do have bond, Sally and I have something to announce, Jack Skellington, King of Halloween, lawfully make Sally my future Queen!" cried Jack with a victorious smile on his face.
"And since I am the King, Doctor I can sentence you to total damnation, if you try anything to harm Sally or bring her back into your 'care' against her will, and I don't even you would take that risk!" Jack added warningly.
Dr Ficklestein and Edgar headed off into the shadows, when he was out of earshot he said to himself
"This isn't over Jack because I would take that risk!"
Ever since the Christmas disaster , now more commonly know to mortals everywhere as the Nightmare Before Christmas, Jack had been hard at work making twisted toys and petrifying parcels all ready for his new age of Halloween .
As Jack threw his 'gifts' into each house he couldn't help giving a cackle of delight, then suddenly a rooftop window bust open and Jack was sprayed with a burst of cold water! Jack latterly span around to see a boy frowning at him,
"You ruined my Christmas 2 years ago!" the boy hissed.
Jack stayed calm and coolly reached into his sack of toys and pull out a flaming pumpkin, with black flames, he turned on his heel to stare at the boy, whose bravery suddenly deserted him.
"Happy Halloween!" he cackled throwing the pumpkin towards the window, the pumpkin exploded and a hundred bat were sent flying around the boy, who shut the window with a snap, anciently trapping the bats inside with him!
Jack laughed as a cloud bats erupted from the chimney along with several high pitched screams!
Back in Halloween Town the Halloween Celebrations had already began. A giant straw horse loomed into view around the Town Center where most activities took place.
Upon the horse sat a straw figure of the Pumpkin king himself, everyone was
singing, dancing and celebrating.
All except one person, a hooded, black clad figure huddled up in one corner, his face was in shadow, except two faint glimmers of blue where his eyes should have been. He had an object hung on his back this also faintly glimmered, but not blue, more of a slivery, dark purple. The shadows were obstructing the object so it was hard to see in great detail.
Suddenly the great straw figure reached down, grasped a flaming touch and set itself alight! No one jumped at this as they were all expecting it.
But then the figure screamed and fell off the horse, his body burned black and his pumpkin head splattered on the floor!
Everyone jumped and ran to the fallen figure everyone that is except the mysterious shadow and Sally the rag doll.
Sally had been expecting that too, Jack and herself had come up with that idea earlier in the year, they both thought that that the town should get a scare as well as the real world people!
"Oh my God, is he alright!" cried the Clown
"Jacks head shattered you idiot he's dead!" replied the Mayor
There was a crash of lightning and a flock of bats grouped together on top of the fountain, suddenly a high pitched cackle broke the atmosphere. Everyone span round.
"HAPPY HALLOWEEN!" Jack shouted his hands in claw-like positions and his legs perfectly straight.
"FOOLED YOU!" Jack laughed
"JACK!" was the reply from everyone
"You should of seen your faces, they were classical!" said Jack still in hysterics
"That wasn't funny Jack, you nearly scared us to death! The Mayor said in a half cross – half shocked tone of voice
"Oh grow up!" said Sally softly as she walked over and stood next to Jack
"That's not like you, to say that to the mayor Miss Sally!" replied the Mayor in a posh, important way.
"Her name is Sally Ficklestein, she is my creation!" said the familiar voice of Dr Ficklestein, Sally's creator, a person Sally hated above all.
Sally hid behind Jack as the Doctor approached them, he was followed by his wife that he had created, called Edgar.
"Jack you have something of mine a wish for it to be returned!" growled Ficklestein
"I haven't got an 'it' to return to you doctor!" Jack replied coolly
"Don't mess around with me Skellington, Sally is mine, she will always be mine and you are not going to stop me getting my daughter!" Ficklestein hissed
"I'm not your daughter, I never will be, you may have created me but that doesn't make you my father, a father has to care as well as create!" Screamed Sally
"Fine then Doctor if we are going by possessions, then Sally lawfully 'belongs' to me!" Said Jack
"She's mine Skellington because I created her, you don't have a bond with Sally, a bond bigger than creator and creation, so give it up!" Ficklestein Spat!
"She is with me Doctor, we do have bond, Sally and I have something to announce, Jack Skellington, King of Halloween, lawfully make Sally my future Queen!" cried Jack with a victorious smile on his face.
"And since I am the King, Doctor I can sentence you to total damnation, if you try anything to harm Sally or bring her back into your 'care' against her will, and I don't even you would take that risk!" Jack added warningly.
Dr Ficklestein and Edgar headed off into the shadows, when he was out of earshot he said to himself
"This isn't over Jack because I would take that risk!"