Journey to Christmas Town
Chapter 2
So, our journey began in the forest on the edge of Halloween Town.
Jack led me and Benjamin through the woods as the sun shone down through the bare branches of the trees.
“How much further?” Benjamin moaned.
“Not too far.” Said Jack.
“You said that before a few minutes ago.” Benjamin complained.
“Oh, Benjamin, stop winging.” I said.
“But I’m getting tired.”
“Benjamin, how can you get tired? Your invincibility makes it impossible to feel any sort of pain.”
“Maybe it’s because I’m tired.” Said Benny Bear.
“Of course.” Jack came to the conclusion. “Benjamin, why don’t you carry Benny Bear for a while?”
“But I’m tired.”
“But if you carry Benny Bear then you won’t be tired anymore.”
“Yeah, Benjamin. Why don’t you do me a favour for once and help me out, as well as yourself.” Said Benny Bear.
Benjamin stopped and picked up his bear. Benny Bear then climbed onto the top of Benjamin’s head.
“Phew. That’s more like it.” Said Benny Bear.
“Chor!!!” Benjamin cried out.
“What? What is it?” I asked the suddenly excited Benjamin.
Benjamin raced forward and ran ahead of me and Jack.
“Benjamin, hang on…” But then, as I watched him run off, I saw what he was running for.
Right in front of us was a circle of trees, but not just any ordinary trees.
As I ran to catch up with Benjamin, I saw the trees properly and I noticed something unusual on the barks of the trees.
On the bark of each one was a door shaped like a symbol. Each tree had a different symbol door.
One tree had a clover shape for a door, one had a heart shape for a door, there was a door shaped like an egg on one, there was also one with a present for a door, one that had turkey as a door, I saw a jack-O’-lantern shape for one of the doors and last of all…a door shaped like a Christmas tree…
“This is it!” Said Jack. “This is the door!”
I gazed at the Christmas tree door.
“This is the doorway to a new world!”
“You mean, Chwistmas Town!” Benjamin cried. “Snow!!!”
Benjamin ran to the door and reached for the handle. He stood on his tip toes and stretched out his arm.
“Uh! Uh!” He tried to reach the handle.
“Please. Allow me, little fella.” Jack reached out from above Benjamin and turned the handle of the Christmas tree door.
Jack then pulled and opened the door to Christmas Town.
There was a cold breeze that flew out of the door as it opened. The wind blew my plats of hair as I felt the chill of the cold air.
Benjamin leaned over the hole in the tree bark that the open door had revealed. The bark was hollow and it looked like a bottomless pit since the bottom of the hollow tree wasn’t there.
But then, Benjamin leaned over too far…
“Wheeeee!” Benjamin fell head first into the tree!
“Benjamin!” I called after him as I looked into the tree where he fell. But he was gone!
“Where’d Benjamin go?” Said Benny Bear as he too looked over the open doorway. “Oh well, here goes!”
Benny Bear leaped into the bottomless hollow bark. And then he too disappeared!
“Jack! What’s happened to them?!” I urgently asked.
“Well, why don’t you find out?” Said Jack.
“Jump in THERE?!”
“The gateway to Christmas Town.”
I gazed into the hole in the bark. The cold wind still blowing out.
I guessed that this was it.
“Here I come, Benjamin!” I yelled out as I jumped.
I jumped, tucked my knees in and fell into the bottomless bark.
“Wheeeee!” Benjamin cried as he continued to fall into the darkness.
“Whoa! What’s happening?!” Benny Bear shouted out.
“Are you sure this was meant to happen!” I yelled to Jack.
“Trust me!”
