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[i] the shadows were gathering, they whispered to their master, from his throne Shadow guy spoke to no one in particular.
“Halloween town is still here huh? Darn it I though Jessica would have destroyed it by now, but they seem to have tamed her” he stood up tall “IS IT SO HARD TO ASK FOR SOME LITTLE GIRL TO ACCIDENTLY DESTROY THE TOWN OF WHICH SHE LIVES IN?” He slumped back into his chair sadness almost over coming him, his plan had failed, epically.
But the shadows whisper again, faster and faster trying to not let their master lose hope in himself. Somehow shadow guy smiled. “The dark twelve? Surly not, well then let’s see if Jack knows exactly who these people are” Shadow guy turned away things looked like they were on the up [/i]
Jessica was walking through the town. She was running an errand for her aunt Annabelle. Jessica was practically buzzing, Uncle Bonejangles AND Aunt Annabelle here at the same time? It was almost too good to be true.
“OI JESSICA!” Jessica groaned she turned around to see twist. Twist was the daughter of the mayor’s cousin of whom the mayor had agreed to give shelter to for a while, was coming her way. Twist pushed her with manicured hands.
“Twist, what do you want” twist leered at her.
“You know What I want” Jessica did know, twist wanted her a Carlos gone so Twist, who Jessica knew would could twist what her uncle did, would basically rule Halloween town.
“And I have told you that’s never gonna happen” Twist flicked her green pony tail behind her.
“We will see about that” Jessica sighed and dodged as twist tried to punch her in the face.
“Twist, what is your problem?”
“My problem is that all you are is some freaky over powerful demon that doesn’t belong here, no one wants you Jessica, no one needs you, you’re the older child but Carlos is going to be pumpkin King? This is because Your worthless Jessica, you aren’t needed, your just a waste of space that happens to be able to talk, I’M the boss got it?” Jessica was frozen, slowly she cocked her head. Twist jumped on her taking advantage of the fact Jessica couldn’t fight back, scraping her coat with her fingernails and kicking her hard. Jessica finally snapped back to her senses her brow furrowed in pain. And she hissed,
“Get…off…of…me…now” each word was measured, slow and careful; the entire town was probably watching twist try and beat Jessica up.
“Make me” Twist was too high on adrenaline and the fact it looked like she was winning, she never noticed the ominous tones of Jessica’s voice.
“Fine” Twist’s eyes went wide. Jessica threw her off literarily sending her flying. Then she ran faster than anyone else could, no one tried to stop her. Twist’s screams followed her, as she grieved the death of her perfect hair.
Beatlan peered around the corner, he knew Jessica didn’t want to be followed but what choice did he have? He had always been protective of her, even though he was the slightly weaker one physically, Jessica had always been treated like a ticking time bomb, everyone was waiting for her to explode. Meaning she knew she was different, and that people feared her, but all she had ever wanted was to be accepted. So he ran after her, making sure she couldn’t see him. She ran to a desolate part of Halloween town. She finally stopped when she reached the bay. In Halloween town they do have a beach, it’s far out around the back way, but you have to know your way around to get there. Jessica stood still for a moment, and then broke down. Beatlan was knocked for six Jessica under no circumstances broke down when it came to twist. Jessica sat on the sand, it was fined dry and slightly grey in colour but Jessica didn’t seem to care. When Skeleus demons cry they cry blood, the blood then turns into salt water; Beatlan took a deep breath and came out from his hiding place.
“Jessica?” Jessica half turned then hid her face in shame. “Jessica, it’s ok, there is nothing wrong with crying” Beatlan suddenly found himself running over to her, sitting beside and holding her close, he found himself hugging her and telling her it was all gonna be ok and he found himself asking, begging her to tell him what was wrong. And Jessica found herself letting him.
“Twist said what Tabor said years ago” Jessica eventually whispered. Beatlan’s eyes went wide then he made himself relax, on the outside anyway.
“I’m sorry” Beatlan said the words like they were forbidden, in a low voice so no one but Jessica could even stand a chase of hearing him.
“It’s not your fault” Jessica brought her feet up to her chest, and let herself remember.
It had been a sunny day, a rare thing in Halloween town, and Jessica had been playing with Electrona, Carlos and Volto, they had been what? Five? It had been at a time where her father had banned her from playing with Beatlan and Arachcana.
She had remembered Tabor walking over to them, smiling cruelly.
“HI! Do you want to play?” Jessica has asked, Tabor looked at her then said.
“So you’re the pathetic child of jack skellington? Of whom killed my father, who had to be brought back to life” Jessica looked perplexed. She knew their fathers had a problem with each other, but her father had never said anything about killing.
“What do you mean?”
“And so stupid she never even asks why she can’t play with my ‘siblings’” Tabor spat the last word like it was rotten fruit. “You’re so small, so stupid so…Pathetic!” and he hit her, across the face, already at seven years old Tabor was a bully.
Jessica knew instinctively that Tabor would come after her friends when he had done with her.
“Run” her first attempt was quiet; she was still in shock from the punch “I SAID RUN!” Jessica yelled with all she had. Electrona and Volto were not the loyal friends they were today, they were young and small and scared witless so they ran. Carlos stood still, he was so scared and yet Jessica needed help. But he couldn’t help her so he ran as fast as he could to get their dad. He always knew what to do.
“Aw did all your friends run away?” Jessica didn’t reply. Tabor lunged for her pinning her arms behind her. “they ran away because all you are is some freaky over powerful demon that doesn’t belong here, no one wants you Jessica, no one needs you, you’re the older child but Carlos is going to be pumpkin King? This is because you’re worthless Jessica, you aren’t needed, your just a waste of space that happens to be able to talk.” He then twisted her forearm out of the elbow joint. Jessica screamed. Tabor threw her to one side and holding the bone firmly in both hands began to raise it above his leg, shifting his weight onto his right leg.
“TABOR NO!” Someone ran from where they had been hiding, but it was too late, Tabor triumphantly brought the bone down. It hit his leg and broke, luckily cleanly but it still hurt Jessica. She screamed horribly something between a banshee wail and a howl of total agony, she laid back still clutching her elbow, twisting so she could see what was going on; the someone ran and jumped onto tabor’s back. In his confusion of trying to get the person off he dropped the two halves of Jessica’s bone. Jessica looked up and saw a small boy, about her age hanging on for dear life whilst he brother did a bucking bronco impression. A girl, obviously related to the boy sprinted over picked up Jessica’s bones and ran over to where she laid semi conscious. Tabor eventually threw is brother off. Then he turned on him.
“WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING? HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU NOT TO INTERRUPT ME WHILE I’M PLAYING?”
“But you were hurting her” the boy‘s voice was just above a whisper.
“Well you ruined my fun, happy now?” Tabor then stormed off.
“Beatlan” the girl talked to the boy, “I think she has come to”
“I wasn’t knocked out” Jessica weakly replied
“Oh, sorry” Jessica didn’t speak but the girl knew she was forgiven. “My name is Arachcana”
“I’m Jessica” Jessica paused trying to remember what he father had said about that name “wait my dad says I’m not to play with you, but I don’t see why now”
“Our dad is the same, but adults are weird” Jessica nodded. The boy walked over.
“I’m Beatlan” he looked shy he sat down next to her, and with his sister’s help propped Jessica up. She was in a daze doing and saying things in auto mode. Tabor’s attack had hit home good and proper. Meaning she would have quite happily just laid there for hours.
“Wait with her here I have an idea” Arachcana practically scampered away leaving Jessica and Beatlan alone. Eventually he spoke.
“Feeling any better?” Jessica shook her head. The boy looked nervous. “I’m sorry for what my brother did, it wasn’t nice and he shouldn’t have done it”
“Yeah” Arachcana walked over to Jessica, masking tape in hand “but he won’t stop” she knelt down beside Jessica and started to use the masking tape, as all five year olds do to fix Jessica’s arm. When it was done Jessica lifted her arm up…and the bones feel to the floor. Jessica laughed she couldn’t help it.
“Jessica!” Jack sprinted over. He hugged her, this one movement caused her to break down, she cried, almost silently. The one and only time Jessica had ever cried in front of her father.
Jessica shuddered and stood up, her long red coat bellowing in the wind.
Back in Halloween town twist was laughing, tabor wasn’t.
“You said what I told you to say then?” Tabor’s voice was low and steady.
“Oh yeah! And she totally freaked” Twist laughed through her nose.
“Good” tabor began to walk away and twist stopped laughing.
“w-where are you going?” she said
“Home” he said flatly.
“Why?” She said
“I don’t like you” Tabor walked calmly away.
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