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Jessica and Carlos are 5
“IT” Carlos pushed his sister then legged it, Jessica scowled, a scowl that quickly formed into a crocked grin, she let go of her father’s hand and gave chase. They ran over grave stones, over by the hollow tree, and then doubled back to their parents.
Jack and Sally lagged behind, watching with smiling faces as their children played joyfully before them. Jessica and Carlos were laughing, knife like laughter with an hint of cruelty that neither of them meant.
Jack’s perfect day took a nose-dive, as the Mayor ran over, as fast as his tiny legs would carry him, wearing his white ‘stressed’ face and yelling,
“JACK, JACK where have you been? I’ve looked EVERYWHERE for you!”
Jack would have liked to say that the mayor could not have looked everywhere as otherwise he would have passed Jack as to get to some of the graveyards beyond, but knowing the Mayor would throw a fit if he said this he said,
“Mayor it’s my day off what do you want?” Jack’s cool as a cucumber tone was an amazing contrast to the Mayors flustered as a cooked chicken whine (sorry I’m hungry).
“Jack need I remind you that you are THE pumpkin king AND ruler of Halloween town!”
“Yes Mayor, can I remind you that I have a wife and kids who also need my attention and I continually make wait for me so I can work, and that you are the Mayor an elected official that should be able to look after the town for one day.”
Jack was desperately wishing that he could take Sally’s hand turn round and then, like 3 years olds hum REALLY loudly every time the Mayor tried to speak,
The Mayor went mad.
“JACK HOW COULD YOU EVEN SUGGEST THAT YOUR DEVOTED, LOYAL AND HARD-WORKING MAYOR COULD NOT TAKE CARE OF THE TOWN FOR ONE DAY!?”
Jack felt the words devoted, loyal and hard-working should be replaced with annoying, stressy and pain in the arce, but decided that it would be best not to say it out loud.
The Mayor breathed in heavily, now out of breath after his high-pitched rant. Jack suddenly realized that he had the Mayor right were he wanted him.
“In that case me and Sally will go and leave you to it”
“WHAT!” The Mayor’s look of confusion was hilarious.
“Well I take it from the way you shouted at me you can deal with town business for one day”
“But we need to start planning for next Hallo-”
“Mayor, Halloween was only last month we do not need to start planning for the next one”
“Ok Jack if you’re sure”
“Yes Mayor I’m sure”
“Well- See you round then”
“Bye”
Jack and Sally turned away from the Mayor and their fake smiles became genuine and of relief.
Seeing that their parents were watching them now, Jessica and Carlos pelted away from them up towards spiral hill gate. They were about 300m from Jack and Sally. When the mayor shouted to Jack from the hill,
“Oh and Jack”
Jack and Sally’s heads turned. Jessica and Carlos looked at each other and remembered a day when shadows had promised to get them, and as Jack shouted back to the Mayor,
“Thanks” and Sally waved politely the shadows pooled at their feet and Jessica screamed to her parents.
Jack and Sally’s heads snapped round and watched as their children’s feet were overcome by shadows fixing them in place, as Jack and Sally sprinted forwards four more tendrils of shadow sped past them towards the town.
They got 50m away when the shadows congealed at their feet forming goo that fastened them to the ground. They heard screaming behind them and watched four more children being dragged along the grave yard floor. Three adults followed them, Oogie Boogie, his wife and Doctor Finkelsein following behind in his new fast wheelchair.
They ran after their children, but like Jack and Sally the goo made them stop, as they passed him, Jack recognised the kids Arachcana (pronounced Ara-can-a) and Beatlan, Oogie Boogie’s kids and Electrona (pronounced E-lec-tro-na) and Volto Dr Finkelsein’s latest creations (Jack felt it was a bit mean to give them names them sounded like Electron and volt, come to think of it arachnid and beetle weren’t that good either).
The six children were held up for all to see by pillars of shadow and the parents and creators of the children were stuck to the ground, helpless.
Then Arachcana and Beatlan screamed as the shadows pressed hypodermics of… something into their arms. Electrona and Volto yelled in pain as ten thousand volts ran through them.
But Jack and Sally could only see Carlos and Jessica, as the fungus the shadows had poured onto him began to take over one side of his body Carlos cried in terror and anger and pain and as the shadows took a knife an rammed it into Jessica’s heart she had no time to make a sound.
All the adults screamed but no one screamed louder than Jack. He didn’t notice as a ball of electricity, an atom creature, a spider, a scarab, a cat and a snake ran, slithered, scuttled and rolled over to their masters and try and get them to wake up, as all of them had fainted... or died.
He only noticed when the shadows, pets and all began to go away. By the time the goo loosened enough so he could move, they were gone, and Jack felt like part of his soul had gone to.
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OMG I sure didn't see that coming, well actually I did 1 cos of the last chapter and 2 cos I'm the one writing it PLZ comment then I know I'm doin something right.
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