Part one: The Strangest Town
Three children from Earth have ended up in the holiday world Halloween Town.
Join in the fun as Jack Skellington meets Emma, Anastasia and the daft little Benjamin and his bear.
Can these new kids make Halloween that little bit special this year? Read and find out.
(Trust me, it's fun and a bit funny)
Hi there, the name’s Emma. Emma Donnahue. Number one of the ten children and the leader.
I’m the most responsible ‘cause I’m the oldest, (well, Alex is fifteen too, but he’s not as wise as me).
I was also the first to be found and recovered.
I was found by Jack, Jack Skellington. He’s also a leader, the leader of Halloween Town. (Halloween Town is where I ended up after the IDCG incident).
Though my only concern was to find my friends and get home, I am thankful that Jack found me, he did become a good friend to us all.
Although my first impression didn’t go so well. (No one was surprised).
I remember opening my eyes and feeling like I’d been asleep for years.
My glasses must have been removed because everything was so bright, (plus I didn’t feel them on my face).
I looked around the room as I tried to sit up.
‘At last.’ Came a voice from behind me.
I looked round. And then gasped.
A talking Skeleton!?!
‘My name is Jack Skellington.’ He spoke as he shook my hand.
‘And what it yours?”
I just couldn’t speak or think straight.
The only words I managed to mumble out of my mouth were…
‘Your…you’re a…’
Then I fainted.
Hours later, I awoke again.
This time, I wasn’t so scared when I was reassured by a lady named Sally, Jack’s sweetheart.
Sally was a doll brought to life by another person in the room. An old man in a wheelchair. Dr. Finklestein was his name.
‘No need to be afraid.’ Sally reassured me.
‘No harm will come to you.’
‘Just try not to faint again.’ Jack added.
I was still a little shook up, but I wasn’t so scared any more.
The doll lady looked back towards me.
‘My name’s Sally.”
‘Emma.’ I mumbled.
‘Emma Donnahue.’
‘How did you come to Halloween Town, Emma?’ Jack questioned.
‘I found you unconscious in the cemetery. You weren’t hurt where you?’
‘Well, don’t think I’m hurt, but I don’t quite know how I got here. Me and my friends where in the IDCG when…’
Suddenly I remembered something very important.
‘My friends! Benjamin! Danny! Darah! Alex…’
‘Who?’ Pondered Jack.
‘My friends. There’s nine of them. Benjamin, Sarmoo, Annie, Ruth, Andy, Danny and Darah, Alex and…’ I took a few minuets thinking about what had happened while I said the last name.
‘Nadallia. Nadallia’s the reason I’m here. She destroyed the IDCG. That’s not our home, but it was where we were staying.’
‘If she’s your friend, why did she destroy this “IDCG”?’ Asked the Doctor.
‘I wish I knew. She turned…if you could want a better word…evil. We don’t know why this happened.’
‘Where are your friends are now?’ Jack asked.
‘I wish knew that too. They’re all younger than me, and Benjamin’s only four years old.’
‘Do you know where your home is then? Maybe we can get you there.’ Sally Suggested.
‘No, you don’t understand. My home is in another dimension.’
‘What?’ Jack, Sally and the doctor all said together.
‘The IDCG stands for the Inter-Dimensional Central Gateway. It’s a world between worlds. Between a dimension where everyone’s alive, and one where everyone’s dead. Someone sent us there when we were separated from our home. We were supposed to stay there until there was a way for us to get home. But Nadallia destroyed the IDCG. We were all scattered across this dimension. We all died in our last world, but we weren’t supposed to. That’s why we were trying to get back home. Our home is a living world. Our home is Earth.’
The Doctor wheeled over to me over hearing the name of my world.
‘You can’t mean thee Earth?’ He believed.
‘Yes, I do mean thee Earth.’
‘You mean to tell me that you are a living human being?’
‘I know my appearance deceives me. It happened when I was separated from my world after I died. If I was supposed to die, this is what I would have become in my new world. Obviously I wasn’t supposed to die. Other wise, I wouldn’t be able to remember my home.’
‘A daughter of Eve! A living daughter of Eve!’ The doctor was astonished.
‘A what?’ Jack questioned.
‘A true, living, human child.’ The Doctor briefly explained.
‘Are your friends living human beings as well, perhaps?’
‘Yes. There’s only mine and Alex’s appearances that have changed. The others are normal.’
‘A living person in Halloween Town?’ Jack pondered.
‘This is amazing! And your friends are alive too!’
‘My friend are alive.’ I began.
‘And they’re missing.’ I hopped of the table where I was sat.
‘Because my friends are alive and are lost in this world of death they are in a lot of danger. If any of us die here we can’t get back home. You see, we must all go home together. If we all reunite then some kinda portal will be recreated and it will open. Beyond that portal is home.’
‘But your friends won’t be in danger here.’ Said Sally.
‘They’re in danger with out me. I need to find them.’
‘Then we’ll help you find them.’ Said Jack.
I looked up at him, a bit surprised.
‘If your friends are here then we’ll find them. I promise.’
‘I’d warn you about making promises you can’t keep, but thanks…err…‘Jack’ was it?’
‘That’s right, Jack Skellington the Pumpkin King!’
‘King? Your king? Of this town? Why didn’t you say so! You must know this town like back of your hand! We must start looking now!’ I headed for the door.
‘Emma, wait! Let’s not be rash. You can’t go anywhere right now.’ Sally called after me as she followed.
‘It’s five in the morning.’
‘What!?!’
‘Why don’t we just find you somewhere where you can rest for now. You have only just woken up from unconsciousness.’ The Doctor wheeled over to us.
‘Sally, why don’t you take Emma to your old room. She can sleep the rest of the night there.’ The Doctor suggested.
‘But I can’t. They’re my responsibility.’ I said.
‘Don’t worry.’ Jack began.
‘We can look for your friend’s in the morning.’
I felt like I was betraying my responsibility. But I was tired. And maybe I would be more help to the others in my fittest state.
I decided to walk with Sally as she escorted me to her old room.
Though I couldn’t help worrying about my friends. If they had ended up in the same town as me then they needed my help as soon as possible.
I had to find them.
No matter what the cost.
I knew I would find them.
All of them.
