Skulduggery looked about when he heard hurried footsteps behind coming from behind him. "Jack?" "Skulduggery," he breathed when he stood before him, "Sally... she's gone..." "Gone? What do you mean gone?" Valkyrie stood by Skulduggery's side. "I mean she's not at my house, she's not in the doctors, she's not in Halloween Town!" "Where else could she have gone? Where in the world does she find comfort besides Halloween Town?"
Jack's eye sockets widened. "Christmas Town." Turning on his heel, Jack made his way back to the cemetery and through the crypt. Franticly, he rushed through the Christmas door and called her name. "Sally!" He told the elves to search their grounds but they didn't find the ragdoll. Jack continued his search by looking through all of the holiday worlds finding no love of his anywhere.
He fell to his knees in front of a perfect four leaf clover. "Sally," he muttered, "Where have you gone? Why did you leave me?" A memory replayed in his head,
There were tears in her eyes as she shook her head, "No you won't. We will go back to Halloween Town where we belong." "And leave the world behind?" Jack persisted, "No I can't do that." Sally backed herself away from him, "Then all my work was for nothing." She began to back step away further. "Sally," Jack yearned, but she ignored him. She kept walking away from him with her back turned.
He gripped himself tightly as he felt shame and loss rip through him. He needed to find her. He just had to. She couldn't have just disappeared off the face of the Earth. He regained his composure and returned to Dublin once more.
Dublin Cemetery...
Valkyrie immediately got to her feet at the sight of Jack Skellington. Finding Sally not by his side she ran up to him and gave him a hug. "What do you suppose we do?" asked Skulduggery, rising from the stone he was sitting upon. "I propose we start searching the planet for her," responded Jack pulling away from Valkyrie, "She has to be out there somewhere." "Well of course, but Jack," sighed Skulduggery, "Are you listening to yourself? There is no way we can search the entire world and manage to find her in less then a million years."
"There has to be another way," thought Jack. He thought long and hard. How did she find him?
The King of Halloween has been blown to smithereens. Skeleton Jack is now a pile of dust... That's it! "The well!" "The well?" questioned Skulduggery. "Yes, there is a well he look in to figure where the best Halloween spot will be every year. It's also where the town found out that I was shot out of the sky! Come on," he exclaimed, moving towards the crypt again. "I didn't even know you
had a well." Skulduggery and Valkyrie followed Jack.
Halloween Town...
Jack rounded the corner sharply nearly missing a startled Heartless. "Hold up!" yelled Skulduggery, "I am ever so slightly tired right now!" Jack ignored the other skeleton as he neared the well located near the fountain. Crashing into it, he leaned forward to peer into the calm water. Once Skulduggery and Valkyrie made it to him, he spoke: "Show me Sally the ragdoll..."
The Land of the Dead...
"You know what, I don't want to hear another fucking word about those skeletons! I don't care if Satan rains hell on me! I'm already dead!" "Calm yourself Lune," Nymphetamine curled her lip, "If you're just going to whine then go do it somewhere else. Oh, and don't worry, you'll get the punishment you deserve." "You mean
you will. I work for you." "Don't think I didn't know about your deal with Death. That you'll get life back." Lune glared at her. Vladmir pushed through the two, making them stumble back. "Oh shut it the both of you," he hissed, "My neck is on the line because of you idiots."
"Don't even get me started dog boy," Lune crossed her arms. He turned to her sharply, his teeth an inch from her face. "You're the one that took off this," he pointed to the collar on his neck, "I didn't ask to be turned into a monster." "Didn't need to be asked." "Enough," yelled Nymphetamine. She looked about and realized that one member of her group was missing. "Where's Elora?" "Who cares," sneered Vladmir, "She probably fled for her dead life. I should have to if someone hadn't dragged me over here." "You were on a leash. What was I supposed to do?" retorted Lune.
The entered Hells Mountain with the least of enthusiasm. Satan rising from his throne and appearing before them in the blink of an eye. "What have you done?" They were all silent. "Someone better answer me damn it! Before I blow this whole damn place off the face of humanity!" Vladmir took a step towards his master, "We screwed up." "Your fucking right you did! Vladmir, you may be my trusted advisor but I will never send you back-" He cut off when he saw over their shoulders a demon coming his way. "What?!" Satan barked at it.
Halloween Town...
The water in the well began to twist and morph. Jack edging ever closer, his nose almost touching the surface. It swirled and swirled until it came to a stop. The surface turned a deep black. Jack couldn't believe it. No, it couldn't be...
Skulduggery having not seen this before guessed what the meaning was instantly. "She's not dead," he assured Jack. "And how do you know?" Jack snapped. "She must be concealing her where abouts. She must be somewhere completely dark." It was a possibility. "Okay," Jack breathed, "Then we wait. She's bound to move sometime-" "Unless she doesn't want to be found." "We'll wait," Jack said sternly, "I will have her back in my arms." Skulduggery nodded, "I'm sure you will."
Dublin Streets...
Elora crept out from around a building and spotted a tall woman carrying a limp body. The woman entered in the estate with huge front steps. She neared the gates once the woman had entered the household, quickly glancing at the sign
Iris Aurther Manor.
Halloween Town...
Jack walked through the black gates of the cemetery with a heavy heart. How we longed for Sally... He made way up Spiral Hill alone, feeling the chill of the air run up his spine. He cleared his throat:
Sung in the same melody as the Finale(Reprise) from the movie
My dearest love,
Will you return?
I cannot live without you here
I know I'll be lost without you
I'll fall apart, dear
Your intentions unclear
But I'll tell you this very solemn night
That I will set things right
Near the Cemetery Gates...
Valkyrie turned away as she saw Jack buckle to his knees. "Skulduggery," she started as they began to walk away. "Yes?" "I have a question. What if we can't find her?" "We
will find her." She nodded, "Okay, I have another question. What actually turns you on?" They stared at each other.
The End
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That's all there is! There isn't any more!
Look out for the new upcoming part 3
