Hey everyone! I saw the Nightmare Before Christmas in 3-D and it was…TOTALLY AWSOME!!! I loved it! Well here is my next chapter!

Sally lied in her bed thinking of nothing but Jack. She hadn't been up there in three days, and couldn't stop thinking about poor old Jack.

"Poor Jack." She said. "Up there all alone in that dark dusty old castle. I wish there was something I could do to help." Suddenly Sally shot her head up. "Maybe there is something I can do." She quickly ran over to the closet. She took out an apron, a broom, and a dusting pan. Then she tied her long red hair up into a ponytail like she had done before. She quietly walked down the steps hoping not to wake her father from his afternoon nap.

"Sally!" She was unsuccessful.

"Oh….uh hey dad." Her father looked up and down at her for a moment.

"Sally, why on earth are wearing an apron, and why do you have a broom and dustpan?" He asked questionably.

"I…uh…well I suddenly am in the mood for c-cleaning." She said.

"Cleaning?"

"Yeah…so I'm going to go over to my friends house help hi- I mean her clean up." She said. Her father stared at her for a moment. Oh, I hope he's buying this. She thought.

"Oh, well I think that's marvelous Sally!" He said. She was relieved. "And since you're suddenly in this cleaning mood why don't you also clean your room." He said. Sally rolled her eyes.

"Dad, some things are impossible." She said, as she walked out the door. She started to climb the huge hill and up to the castle. She opened the giant door.

"JACK?" She called out. Suddenly Jack appeared from another door.

"Sally? What are y-"But he was cut off by Sally.

"Oh Jack, I hope I'm not intruding, but I kept thinking about the castle, and I figure if we cleaned it up a bit, maybe things would be a bit happier around here." She said with a smile.

"Sally I…"

"Now we need a bucket, and a mop." She said as she began to walk towards a closet door.

"Sally look…" He tried to say but a cleaning cloth was thrown at his face by accident as Sally searched for a bucket.

"Found one." She said as she placed the mop on a wall and the bucket on the floor. She walked over to a huge curtain.

"Sally I-I appreciate this but…" Suddenly she opened up the giant curtain letting the blinding sun in. Jack squinted his eyes, and began to move back. He had gotten so use to the dark that the light became new for him. Suddenly he stumbled backwards.

"See you just need to let a little light in Jack." Sally said. But when she turned around, Jack was stuck in the bucket. "Oops, sorry Jack." She said as she helped him up.

"Sally this it's nice that you want to help but…I'm afraid the castle is just so big, and it's old, and…"

"Please Jack. This old castle is just so beautiful, and I think it would cheer you up." Sally looked at him with pleading eyes. He just couldn't say no to those big green eyes.

"Oh…Okay." He said giving in. Sally smiled a huge smile

"Great." Sally said. Suddenly Lock, Shock, and Barrel appeared.

"Hi Sally." They all said at the same time.

"Hey kids." Sally said. "Would you like to help us clean?" She said coming down to their eye level.

"Clean?!" The two boys said in a whining voice. Shock elbowed both of them. "Ow!" They said.

"We'd love to." Said Shock.

"Okay, why don't you kids clean the staircases, I'll clean down here, and Jack you clean upstairs." Sally said with a smile. Jack just dragged himself up the stairs, and began to sweep.

"I can't believe I'm cleaning the castle." Jack said to himself as he looked around the room. "Well I guess it could use a little cleaning he said. As he saw to rats scurry by. He kept sweeping for what seemed like hour, before he finally heard a call.

"JACK, COME LOOK." Sally cried. Jack walked down the staircase, and couldn't believe his eye sockets. The room looked brand new. The wooden stair case glowed, the curtains had no cobwebs, and the floor was so shiny he could see his own reflection in it.

"So what do you think Jack?" Sally asked.

"Sally it looks…amazing. I-I can't remember the last time the castle looked this good. Thank you." He said.

"I just thought you might have wanted to be in a place with a bit more of a happier environment, no big deal really." She said with a smile. "And of coarse the kids helped Jack said.

"It was nothing, Sally." Shock said.

"Yeah nothing." The two boys said in tired voices. Suddenly they both fell to the floor from exhaustion. Shock just rolled her eyes.

"Come on you two." She said as she dragged the two boys out of the room. Jack and Sally just chuckled at the three.

"Sally I-I wish there was something I could do to repay you." Jack said. Suddenly he had a thought. "Wait I have an idea. "Do you like horses?" Jack asked.

"Yes I love horses."

"Then follow me." Sally took off her apron, and followed Jack. He led her to what seemed to be a stable. She couldn't believe what she saw. She saw a black horse, and a skeleton horse. Jack went over to the skeleton horse and petted its long spine.

"Sally meet Beauty and Zero." He said. "This one's Zero." He said gesturing to the skeleton horse. Sally stared at the horse with wide eyes.

"Jack, why do you have…"

"A skeleton horse?" He finished for her. Sally nodded her head in response.

"Well, my creator first decided to test his new ideas for creating a human on animals, so he tried to create a horse. He didn't quite succeed with Zero, but when he tried again he got Beauty." Sally was amazed, as she moved towards the black horse.

"Go on and pet her." Jack said. Sally patted the beautiful black horse. It had the softest coat she had ever felt.

"Do you want to ride her?" Jack asked.

"Oh, well I've never ridden a horse before. My father never let me; he always said it was too dangerous."

"Well don't worry your with an expert." Jack said as he climbed onto the horse. "Come on." He said. He extended his long skeleton hand towards her. She hesitated at first, but when she looked at Jacks smiling skull she suddenly felt confident. She took hold of his hand, and he pulled her up in front of him.

"Hang on." He said. He tapped his foot on the side of the horse and they were off. The horse ran very fast. Sally was both excited, and a little frightened at the same time. The horse's speed increased. Suddenly it jumped a little, Sally being a little scared, clutched onto Jack. He was startled by the move. He felt her small hands around his neck, holding onto him, so she wouldn't fall. He liked the feeling. Stop it Jack! He told himself as he snapped back to reality. Soon they reached the stables again. Sally and Jack both jumped off the horse.

"That was so exciting." Sally said.

"Glad you enjoyed it." Jack said.

"Oh, I have to get home, I don't want to be late for dinner again, my dad will freak out. Bye Jack."

"Bye Sally." As soon as she left he walked back into the newly cleaned castle, and suddenly Jack felt happier. He walked over to the large window where the giant curtain was. He was about to close it, but then he saw Sally walking down the hill. He smiled to himself and then walked away letting the reaming sunlight in the sky light the room.

Hope you liked my chapter! I'm so excited for Halloween. I'm being Sally this year! I hope you guy's all have a great Halloween!