Morning arise, as the skeletal rooster crows. Spook and Mum heads to Jack's gate, preparing for this task.
"Can't believe she slept here all night!" Mum stares at Sally across from them.
"She is very worry about The King as much as we are! Now, remember what Molly told us! We must keep the ghouls away, so The King can't spread his news!"
"Uh, Spook?! We better start fast! Vampires, four of them! Dead ahead!"
They spotted the vampire brothers walking towards the gate, whispering to each others.
"Mum, remember the flashlights Molly transfer her moonlight magic into?!"
"What do you think I have in my hand?! But, look! They're carrying umbrellas! They didn't have those in the book!"
"Not everything is like in the story! Mum, can you steal their umbrellas?!"
"You bet ya!"
"Great, I'll give you the singal! In the meantime, follow me!"
"Something's up with Jack!" The brothers wondered, as if they were singing. Spook and Mum 'casually' went up to them.
"Good day, fellow citizens! Wanna see a trick?" The brothers were confused. "Now, Mum!" Using his mummy's wrappings like a lasso, he nabbed their umbrellas! They hisses, just when the boys uses their flashlights to shine an illusional sun at their face! They turned to bats and flew away!
Sally slowly awoken to see the boys high-five each other.
"It work! We chased them away! Maybe this plan will be a success!"
"Lets not celebrate just yet! We must keep all the ghouls away!"
Sally wonders what the boys are up to, as she stares up at the tower. Hoping Jack and Molly are ok.
In the library room of the tower, Mittens the Second watches the young witch study a page off her spell book, with laid on a small rounded table. Finish, she closed her book and face a red velvet drapery. She pulled it back to revealed a brown chest with sliver trims. She opened it up, which it had sharp teeth on the rails. Sigh, to hope it works. She twirled her wand.
"Christmas things I must store! So, down this chest and shut the door!" A small whirlwind appears on the wand's head, as she transfers it in the chest. The chest sucked up all Christmas related things in the manor and right in the chest! It then slam shut and quietly burp.
"You see, Mittens 2?! While Jack is downstairs, I uses this new spell to hide all Christmas things in the chest! He can't take over Christmas without something to work with! Now, lets hide from him and later to get rid of the chest!"
When Jack came upstairs, he was shock of the missing decorations.
"The books, my experiments! Everything is gone!" His noise from searching awaken Zero. "They all disappeared like magic!" Then, it hit him. "Molly! That girl can be a handful!"
Spook and Mum soon became overwhelm when many citizens crowded the gate!
"Don't you ghouls have anything better to do?!" Mum demanded.
"Look, mummy boy! Our king is coop up in there and we are worry out of our minds!" Howled the Wolfman!
"You think he has melted?!" Cried the Meltman.
"Gee, hope not!" Worried the cat ears one eyed monster.
"Maybe a spell will bring him out!" Wondered the tall witch.
"Or maybe a laugh!" Chucked the Clown.
"Spook, you say something! You're the wise one here!" He sighed.
"Look, everyone! The King is fine! Just because he hasn't been out lately, doesn't mean something happen to him. I promise you he'll be out and scaring again! So, please be on your way!" They all mumble to each others.
"And I thought this was going to be easy!" Sally watches them, wondering if they're trying to help Jack. She doesn't feels alone.
Molly peak behind the drape.
"Do you think the close is clear? Should we go and hide the chest?" Suddenly, the chest started to hop up and down! Molly gasp. She went and sat down on it.
"What's wrong with this chest?! Is the lock not strong enough?! Maybe I should recheck my book!" She tried to use the Floatation charm to bring the book to her when, the drape opened! Mittens two hiss and ran away. Molly gulp.
"Oh, Jack! Good morning! Why do you have a frustrating face?"
"My dear, do you know what has happened to the Christmas supplies?!"
"Arn't they suppose to be upstairs?"
"Do you know what happened to them?"
"Why would I? I've been here all this time!"
"What with this chest?"
"Oh this? I'm thinking about using this to keep some witch supplies in here!" She awkwardly smiled. It started to move again! She tried to keep a straight face, only for the chest to violently swung open!
Molly flew in the air! Jack jumped and successfully caughted her in his arms! All the Christmas supplies rapidly whirled upstairs. Jack felt Molly's nervous heartbeat, as he gave her a ferm look. She sigh.
"Okay, I tried to hide your Christmas things!"
"Why would you do that?" Gotta play innocent again!
"Ever since you got home, you have been doing nothing but experiment on Christmas! You have been turning a season of joy to a season of pain! I just wanted to remove your stress!" Jack calmly smiled and began to take her upstairs.
"It's very thoughtful for you to be concern. Christmas has been buzzing in my skull. What make it's magic special? Magic that doesn't come from a spell. Science didn't help to solve this, then what will?!"
They reached the top.
"Maybe it doesn't need explaining. The heart of giving is just enough. Like the ending of the Christmas Carol! The old man felt more happy when he gave to the needs!"
"It was also ghosts that helped him. Perhaps even ghouls can bring Christmas to others. Maybe even better!" Molly gulp. Had I said something wrong?!
Zero, hoping to remin his master who he is, gave him a self-portrait. Jack stared at it, intentionally.
"Molly, I have been too close to see, the answers right in front of me! If I have to learn the heart of Christmas, I need to experience it myself! By playing Sandy Claws!" She gasp!
'That's crazy! What will the Children think?!"
"Well, you learn to love Halloween over time! I'm sure the children would love ghoulish presents!"
"But, delivering presents is Santa's job!"
"Don't have doubts in me! You will see!" Jack placed her on his shoulders. Molly's heart pounds, as he dances with a Christmas tree.
"The living shouldn't have all the fun, us ghouls can celebrate Christmas too! I can make a Christmas tree and be the greatist Sandy Claws!" Gotta think fast!
"I have a bad feeling about this! When I said about giving, I didn't mean replacing Santa!"Jack held on to the tree's light trim.
"You don't believe I can handle Christmas time?! Have some faith in your guardian!" He strip the strings off the tree, making it twirl and fall. He toss her in the air, catches her in one arm, grabbed protection goggles and placed it over her eyes, slides downs on his knees to the electric chair, wrapped the string of lights around it and grin. "I'll show you, Molly! I can handle Christmas time and prove it too! And that's what I going to do!" He pulled down a lever to activate the electricity. He laughed his signature laughter, as her stomach pounds with butterflies more than ever before!
Outside, the boys felt relief that the citizens finally taken their leave.
"That was rough but, we did it!"
"I hope so." Spook had a little doubt. Sally, seeing them hard at work, almost thanked them, when a window brust open.
"Eureka!" All ghouls had eyes on Jack. Spook looked up on Molly's nervous face. Something has gone wrong.
"This year, Christmas will be ours!" Spook knew it! Mum's expression went to shock!
"All that work for nothing!" The other citizens cheered.
"Molly, I must go and prepare! Doubt me now but, just wait and see!" He placed her on her feet and took off. She remove the goggle off her eyes, as her cat rubbed her head on her masters leg. She heavily sighed.
"I got to reunite with the boys!" She ran out and to the front gate to meet them.
"Molly, what's happen?!"
"I'll tell you at the hangout! We'll figure this out!" They went ahead. She spotted Sally with a sad face. She went up to her. "Sally, don't be gloom. I don't like this either. Me and my friends will help him somehow. Please, cheer up!" She went to catch up.
"Molly, you have a heart of gold." She smiled.
