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*This is not a fan fiction, it’s based in a dream that I had and it’s not made up*
No one realized it, but there was a world that was starting to have life on its own. Some people knew about it from an old tale. Its habitants divided their towns in 7 doors looked in 7 trees in a respective order, and thus the holidays were created one by one. But there was one town that didn’t have a name, a particular town that was cover in a dark sky and with a gray mist. The town’s people were awfully scary. Those that stand out were a crazy scientist that lost his ability to walk, a bald giant with an axe that took care of the pumpkin patch and a clown that can take off his face. They were always fighting of which one was the scariest. One day, a tiny guy with two faces, a really politic guy with a scary tone of voice, decided to take control of the town as its major. Everyone was ok with it, it didn’t matter that much. But, after the town was starting to grow more, a strange shadow arrived. It was a tall figure covered in a dark hood. The kids, stared at him, and stayed still. They didn’t see his face, but they were trembling with fear. After that, the Major was working on an idea for which holiday they could be, and suddenly, the stranger appear in front of him.
“Who are you and what do you want?!”-said the Major.
“Me? I know myself very well, the question is, who are you?-replied the stranger.
“How dare you!”
“No! How dare you keep this town hidden from having a holiday of its own!
“But…where did you come from? Are you from one of the other towns?!”
“No, I just happen to drift here…”
“What do you want?”
“I wan to see fear in people’s faces…for I was born with this face!”
The stranger took his hood, and his face was discovered. He was a terrifying skeleton, with a black and white stripes suit, a bat like bow with its wings covering part of his skull. Lines were below the black eye sockets, and his grin was showing his sharp teeth and fangs.
“My name is Jack Skellington, I came from the pumpkin patch over there.”
“What?! But that’s impossible; Behemoth would never let someone be in the pumpkin patch!-said the Major with surprise.
“Oh, that thing, he tried to take me down with his axe, and next thing he knew, he had it in his head, looks like he changed a bit. Now it’s acting like sweet human child”-said Jack in his laughter.
“What do you really want?”-ask the Major.
“Are these folks really scary?”
“Yes…”-answered the Major, while his voice started to lose his scary tone, and his mean face, changed to one with fear.
“I decided what holiday we will be, haven’t you heard of Halloween?
“No…”
“It’s supposed to be the scariest day of the year, human kids dress up in scary costumes to pull pranks on their neighbors for exchange of candy.”
“What are you getting at?”
“Well, why don’t we take that holiday as ours?"
"I haven't thought of that..."
"Of course not, the only thing you are capable of is changing your faces.”
“That is not true!!”
“Really? You just changed your face now.”-said Jack with an evil smile in his face.
“Hmm, so what do we do?”
“What do we do? What are you going to do! You gather up all the citizens, we are going to make our first Halloween!”
“Ok, whatever you say.”-said the Major.
“Just to let you know, I’m not interested of being major or anything”
“Ok, just as you say, we will do.”
“That’s better.”
The preparations were starting, and Jack was teaching the town’s people to scare properly. But the people were more scared of Jack that the fact that it was their first time scaring humans. After a few days, on October 31st, Jack took off first and entered in the Human world. The kids were playing with their costumes and the candy they have collected. Jack put a big smile on his face, he was anxious with the thought that the humans would be scared of him as well. Then, the citizens of that little town called Halloween town, their official holiday, arrived. When Jack saw them, he commanded them to start the frightening. The kids saw the monsters coming and started running away to their homes. But it was too late. The adults realized the attack, and remember the tale of the other world with the 7 towns. It seems they finally put Halloween in that world. But they couldn’t do anything about it. Jack was having the time of his lifetime. Seeing the kids running away from him with such fright, he was really getting exited. But suddenly, a hand grabbed him. It was a tiny hand, pale gray and soft. When he saw the figure that stopped him to give him a lesson, he stood still in shock. It was a beautiful ragdoll, with long red hair and a dress made of different color patches. Her eyes were staring at him, with a sad expression.
“Who do you think you are?! Stopping me like that!”-asked Jack with anger.
“Dr. Finkelstein made me, my name is Sally. Please, stop this”
“Do you think with a single please you can stop my dream?”
“No, but this isn’t what you really want.”
“Really?! And how do you know that?”
“I have watched you since you arrived in town, that’s when the Doctor finished me. I kept staring at your lonely face, and wondered how would look your face if you weren’t alone.”
“I’m not lonely, I’m the Pumpkin King!”
“And who called you that?”
“Myself!”
“See? There was no one to call you that.”
“But…”
“Now that we have Halloween as our holiday, can you just take off with that?”
“NO! I want to scare people and to let them know that I exist to make their nightmares come true!”
“And that would make you not being lonely anymore?”
“Of course!!”
“It will not, they would know you exist, but, they would be so afraid of you, that they would not be near you.”
“But…”
“The town’s people admire you.”
“I thought they were scared of me.”
“Just because being scary is the only thing you know, doesn’t mean everyone will fear you. They were always fighting of who was the scariest guy in town. And then, you arrived. It’s true that they feared you, but now, they respect you.”
“Sally, was it?”
“Yes.”
“Do you think that this hollow chest of mine will be filled with happiness if I stay in Halloween town?”
“That’s for you to find out.”
“Then I’ll try.”
“Good for you.”
“Sally…thank you.”
“You’re welcome.”
They grabbed hands and returned with everyone to Halloween town. Back at the town, everyone worked hard with Jack to build a nice town with scary designs for themselves. They decided not to scare any kids anymore and to celebrate Halloween with themselves. Jack was then officially called the “Pumpkin King” since he came out of the pumpkin patch. Every decision in town would be made by Jack only, and the Major didn’t care about that, it was time for someone to make his work. And sweet and kind Sally, stayed by Jack’s side ever since, and thanks to that, his scary face was gone, and now had a big smile, his bow was in a normal position, and his teeth lost their sharpness, even his fangs were gone. Jack owed Sally a lot. Thanks to her, he stopped his big mistake in time. Maybe if he hadn’t stop, the kids would be so frightened, that they would not celebrate Halloween anymore, and the holiday would cease to exist, and the town would vanish. He save he’s new friends and his life too.
“Are you happy now Jack?”-ask Sally.
“Yes, I’m really happy of being here.”
“That makes me happy too then.”
“Then let’s be happy together.”
They embraced one another, and kissed. Finally, their town had a holiday of its own, and they could celebrate it every year like the other towns. And now, they had each other. But the humans will not forget the frightening attack they had by the citizens of Halloween town, especially Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King.
To be continued…
 Noriega_Graphics · Mon Dec 01, 2008 @ 12:36am · 0 Comments |
