Sally opened her eyes, shocked to find Jack lying on the ground, lifeless.

"Oh Jack..."

She rose to her feet and stared at Deco. "What have you done?"

"I took care of him so that we could be together." Deco replied.

"But I love Jack! Hold on Jack! I'll help you!"

Deco tried to stop her but Zero was faster, biting him on the leg, seconds before Deco reached Sally.

"OW!"

Zero barked frantically in an effort to wake Jack. When that didn't work, Zero licked his owners face repeatedly.

Finally, Jack's eyes opened. "W-what happened?"

"Come on, Jack! Let's get out of here!" Sally cried.

Jack and Sally ran as fast as they could (Sally, clutching tightly to her dismantled limbs) until they came to a forest of trees.

And before them was a tree trunk with a pumpkin on its door.

"Ah... here we are." Jack said "Come on, Sally! Hang on to me!"

She clung to him tightly as they climbed through the door and found themselves tumbling down, down, down, landing with a thud on the hard ground.

Minutes later, Sally looked around at the grey sky and dismal surroundings.

"Oh, Jack! We're back in the town called Halloween!" She cried happily.

"But Sally..."

"Yes, Jack?"

"This place is so dark and gloomy. Not at all like the colorful world where Deco lives. I thought you were happy there."

"I thought I was too." Sally said. "But then I realized something."

"What's that?"

Sally moved closer and kissed him. "You're the only one who can make me happy. I love you, Jack."

"I love you too, Sally."

She hugged her pumpkin king, smiling at how good it felt to be held by his long, thin arms.

"Come on." Jack said, taking her hand.

"Where are we going?"

"To a special place. But first let's get you all sewn back up. Zero! Find me a needle and thread!"

The dog turned to fetch the items, but then Sally stopped him.

"I have some right here. "

She removed the needle and thread from her pocket and handed them to Jack.

Ever so gently, he began to stitch her up until she was as good as new.

"How does that feel? He asked.

"It's wonderful, Jack. I love it."

"Zero, cut that out! I need some time alone with Sally!"

Sally laughed as Zero continued kissing her face, excited to have her back in the town of Halloween.

Jack led her up the hill where the ground curved into a circle...

And kissed his beautiful rag doll under a huge yellow moon.

THE END

A/N: Sorry a lot of the chapters were so short. I usually try to make them much longer but I was trying to get this finished as quickly as possible. Thank you for reading and for your patience while I worked to get it finished. Hope you enjoyed it! I also wanted to thank those of you who have already left reviews. I took your feedback into consideration and actually got some good ideas for the rest of the story because of it!