Chapter 6: Destruction Starts | In Love | Last Revenge

Jack rushed into Halloween Town in time to see Rachel setting fires to lure the citizens out. He rushed over to her and pulled her away from one of the houses. "Rachel, you have to snap out of it." She turned and nearly slapped him again, but he moved just in time. She snarled at him and continued her work.

"Jack! What's happened to her?" The Mayor was panicking as he rushed over to Jack. The skeleton was currently trying to form a plan, so he hesitated before answering, "She's been hypnotized by the Vampire King. I need to break her out of it. Maybe if I surprise her, I can get her out." The Mayor fiddled with his fingers, "How do you propose to surprise her?" Jack looked down at him.

"By kissing her…" He muttered. The Mayor gasped, "Why would you do that?" Jack frowned at the ground, "Because I've fallen in love with her…" The Mayor looked at him, "How could you fall in love with someone who slapped you?" Jack, who was daydreaming while looking absentmindedly at the ground, didn't answer. It was only when Scary, the taller witch, screamed that he looked up.

Rachel was now slashing her sword at the witch. Jack gasped and rushed over. He brought out the Soul Robber and flicked his wrist with the gooey green substance on it. Like it usually did, it acted like a grabbing hook. But instead of grabbing Rachel like Jack intended it to do, it grabbed her sword. "Well, better that than nothing." Jack mumbled to himself.

He pulled and the sword left Rachel's hands. This grabbed the Enchantress's attention. She hissed at him and pulled out a second sword. Jack, who didn't usually use a sword, did all he could do to block her. The skeleton was thankful that his reflexes were great and he didn't get tired easily. He didn't have the muscles or organs for that.

But Rachel did…

After a while, Jack could hear Rachel's heavy breathing. She was fighting to destroy him; that he could tell. But her red eyes showed something else. He couldn't figure it out. It wasn't until he got close enough that he realized what it was. Deep inside of her, Rachel was awake and pleading for him to end this.

It had been over thirty minutes now. Jack was surprised for two reasons: he didn't know he could use a sword so well and he didn't think that the Enchantress could last this long. But he could tell she was losing it. He needed to end this before she destroyed herself.

"Rachel," Jack began, "Listen, I'm going to help you…" There was a laugh behind Jack and the skeleton turned. The Vampire King was behind there with Vorgan and Damon in a heap at his feet. Jack gasped and forgot to pay attention to Rachel, so the Enchantress stabbed him in the ribs. Thankfully for Jack, the sword missed his bones and went into an open area instead. But Jack pretended that he'd been hit in the bone. He gasped and slumped to the ground.

The citizens outside gasped as Rachel, towering over him, bent down and retrieved both swords. She crossed the blades like an X and prepared to slice his head off. Then she looked up at the Vampire King for his command. But before he could utter a command, Jack moved.

Moving into the space between her front and the sword so he was against her, he pushed himself up, grabbed her face, and kissed her. He closed his eye sockets and poured everything he knew about love and how much he loved her into it. He loved her so much…

Rachel's eyes opened wide as the red melted away and was replaced with blue. Then, her eyes closed as she kissed him back. She dropped the swords and pulled him closer to her as he did the same to her. Everyone around them gasped. Even the Mayor who had expected this gasped in shock. The others had no idea. Sally was part of this group.

Jack and Rachel finally let go and opened their eyes. "I don't understand," Rachel said quietly. "I've always known what was best for me before, but now I feel so different. My fury and pain…it's all gone." Jack smiled, "That's love, Rachel…" Rachel's eyes widened, "So you didn't just kiss me to break the spell. You kissed me because…" Jack nodded, "Because I love you…"

Rachel gasped as tears formed in her eyes, "Really?" He nodded. "Even after all that I've done, though? And you're not going to betray me or leave me like the others did?" Jack looked at her sadly before he pulled her close. "I understand emotions are hard to control. And I would never do anything to purposefully give you pain. I would never betray you or leave you either. I'm not that kind of skeleton."

Rachel giggled and hugged him, "Thank you…" Jack smiled as he stroked her back, "You're beautiful when you smile. And I have to say that I like your laugh." Rachel laughed again. To Jack, it was like a beautiful bell. But then Jack was reminded of the problem at hand. "What do you say you get revenge one last time? You know…the Vampire King." Rachel looked up at him, smiled, and nodded.

Rachel turned to the Vampire King. With one quick movement of her fingers, the swords flew back in her hands. "Now then…what do you say we settle this without the hypnotism?" The Vampire King stepped back, "No, stop!" With Jack by her side and her new love for him, the hypnotism didn't work. "No!" The Vampire King screeched.

Rachel ran up and stabbed him directly in the stomach. "Try this on for size…" Then she started to mutter something inaudible. It was a spell. Her whole body began to glow and the glow extended through the swords and into the Vampire King's stomach. "No…NO…NOOOOOOOOOOO!" As the glowing ceased, the Vampire King began to turn to dust. As soon as the glowing stopped, the Vampire King was no more.

Rachel took the sword out of the pile of dust and turned to the Zombie King, "I'll give you this chance to flee. Unless you want to end up like him…" The Zombie King shook his head while he held up his hands and then took off in the opposite direction. The other zombies and remaining vampires followed him. Rachel smiled…

"Good riddance…"