TA-DA! The sequel to 'A Miracle Without Destiny' is here! This story revolves around Miracle's Daughter, Fate! She's wondered lately as to what her destiny is and what her fathers origin truly is. And with that, I beg you to read the story!
It has been sixteen years since that fateful day, long ago. Miracle was sitting in his chair, staring into nothing. His daughter was having fun with new friends, recently introduced into the town because The Author was too lazy to come up with original characters. And with that, our tale begins anew.
Miracle coughed, walking into the living room. His daughter, Fate Skellington, was reading a book. Johnny, the Homicidal Maniac! Miracle sat on the couch, resting his cane beside him. Fate looked at her father, thinking for a moment.
"Hey, dad? I have a question..." Fate said, standing up. "Hm? Ask it, then! I'm ready to answer!" Miracle replied, scooting over on the couch. "Why do you wear that hoodie? I mean, you're over 50 something years old, right?" Fate asked, poking Miracle's hoodie. "You DO remember the last time I didn't wear my hoodie in public..." Miracle sighed, bringing out a book of old photos.
"AGH! NOOO! The last time, you were arrested for streaking!" Fate said, taking the book and throwing it into the trash. "CORRECTION! It was 'Modest Stupidity'!" Miracle said, bringing out the Arrest warrant. "RIGHT THERE!" "Fine! You're right!" Fate laughed, standing back up. "Need any errands done? I'm going out."
"Nothing I can think of. Just return this DVD of Edward Scissorhands for me, alright?" Miracle said, pointing to a table with a DVD on it. "Give it back to Jack. He's been nagging for its return." Miracle sighed, standing up and holding his cane. "Alright! Don't blame me if I lose it!" Fate called out, putting on her hoodie.
"I wonder why dad has so many hoodies, anyway?" Fate thought, zipping up her jacket. It was pink, signifying that she was a girl. "I always thought he had so many because The Author kept ripping them... Who knows?" She walked out the door, taking with her the DVD.
"Hey, Fate! Wanna come to the casino with me?" A friend asked, walking up. Luna was her name, relatively new to Halloweentown. She's 'relatively new' because The Author only added her to this chapter...
"First, I gotta drop off this DVD. Then I'll go to the casino. I got my allowance! SPLEE!" Fate shrieked with joy, taking out a coin. "...One gold coin? Isn't that a bit... Small?" Luna asked, tilting her head. "You know how much this is worth, right? One GOLD coin, as opposed to a coin you would get from anywhere else, is worth about one hundred of any of those little coins!" Fate put the coin back in her pocket, zipping her leg pocket up so no one would take it.
They walked along to Jack's house, Luna looking at the clouds, and Fate staring at the ground. "Hey, Luna... Why do you have black sneakers?" Fate asked, curiously confused. "Well..." Luna Began. "OH, NONONO! NO ANSWERING THAT QUESTION!" The Author said, jumping out of a trash can. "Skellingtonslover never told me why! She only told me what she looks like! That means that all I know is that she looks like a ragdoll, wears a long, black-sleeved shirt, black pants, black sneakers, and braided hair! THAT IS ALL!" The Author said, jumping out of the trash can.
"... I hat him so..." Fate sighed, scooting back. A girl suddenly appeared, kicking The Author in the nuts. "I HATE HIM SO!" She said, knocking The Author to the ground. "...Pain... PAINPAINPAIN... Pain is sooooo uncomfortable..." The Author said, rolling around helplessly.
"YES! WOO! Way to go, Kitdra!" Luna said, hugging Kitdra. "I've been wanting to do that for years!" She said, twisting her paw finger around a whisker. "... Guys... Is it alright for him to be bleeding like this?" Fate asked, poking The Author. "...Uh... I think it's supposed to keep him warm..." Kitdra said, also poking The Author. "Well, I don't care. Let's just return the stupid DVD and get to the casino!" Luna said, walking towards Jack's house. The other two followed, and left The Author in a bloody mess.
Kitdra sighed, looking at her arm. "If I have nine lives, and I look like a cat, how many times do you think I could get away with stealing?" She asked, curiously. "...I don't think you'd get away with it... You're much too tall for a normal kitty..." Luna said, examining Kitdra. "She has a point, you know." Fate replied, giggling slightly. "Not nice..." Kitdra sighed, scratching her head.
They arrived at Jack's house, the DVD in Fate's hand. They knocked on the door, hoping this would not take too long. The door opened, and Jack appeared. "Why, hello, fate! Would you like to come in?" Jack asked, standing at the door. "No thanks. Just here to return a DVD that my dad borrowed." Fate replied, handing him a DVD.
"...Wait, I thought I was your dad?" Jack asked, rather confused. "Well, you are. But Miracle raised me because you have a bunch of strict rules about stuff I don't care about, right? And that's why I can't live here, right?" Fate asked, looking at Jack. Jack snapped for a moment, saying something. "...Wow... You got me there..." Jack sighed, walking back into the house.
"Hey, where's Sketchy? Sketchy Skellington?" Luna asked, peeking into Jack's house. "Oh, Sketchy? He's on his paper route, trying to get some money." Jack said, his hand on the door. "Well, you all had better be going, then. I have to work on next years Halloween... Stupid Mayor has relied on me to do all the work ever since he started running the Casino..." Jack sighed, closing the door.
"Aw! He's never around!" Kitdra said, sighing slightly. "Hey, he's the Pumpkin Prince! He can't do whatever he wants, you know..." Fate said, walking towards the Casino. "And besides, he's not gonna be interested in you! He's looking for a hot chick!" The Author said, jumping from behind the bush. Kitdra didn't say a word, she just kicked him in the nuts, AGAIN. This time, The Author didn't even fall down. He was stuck in that position for more than two hours.
They arrived at the treehouse where the casino was at, looking at the cage leading down. "...Who goes first?" Fate asked, looking at the cage. "...Why can't we all go in together?" Luna asked, steeping into the cage. "Because they rigged it so that it's more like a bungee jump." Kitdra replied, stepping back. "WHAT!? HOLY S***!" Luna screamed, dropping down to the casino below.
"Who's next?" Kitdra asked, looking at Fate. "Hey, I'm not going in next! I'm bald! I don't need to lose anything else!" Fate said, scooting back. Kitdra sighed, and stepped into the cage. With her wings spread out, she was dropped to the casino below. Fate got in next, and she also dropped down. With the three reunited, they stepped into the casino.
"I just thought of something..." Luna said, thinking for a moment. "You think they would set an age limit to this?" "Nah. This town doesn't have enough money, so they basically extract it from the children." Fate said, shrugging. "How do you think they can manage to fit the mayor's car into his own house?"
"...Odd..." Kitdra said, looking around. "Anyway, we need to get the chips and stuff to start playing." "Agreed." Luna and fate both said at once, walking towards a desk of sorts. A little heartless stood on the counter, a scarf covering everything except his left eye and a name tag that read 'Matthew LeBlanc'. He sighed angrily, and looked at the girls.
"Have you seen The Author?" Matthew asked. "...Noooo... Kitdra kicked him in the nut's somewhere else." Fate said, putting a coin on the counter. "A hundred coins in tokens, please." "That stupid Author said he's put me in his Fanfic. GREAT! Except or the first chapter, he made me a cashier-like idiot in a stupid casino! HE"S GONNA GET HELL FOR THAT!" Matthew said, getting some tokens. He handed them the tokens, and the three girls slowly backed away.
They walked into the casino, looking around. They saw Tikara, playing air-hockey against Wily Wonka. She won a lot, but I'm not getting into that here. The girls went to some cowboy looking slot-machines, and started playing. "Alright, here I go!" Fate said, slipping in a token. After a spin, she won with three sevens, and A thousand tokens came out of the machine.
"...O.O... How did you do that?" Luna asked, staring at the pile of tokens. "I'm lucky! ^_^ Why else would I be called Fate?" Fate said, putting the tokens into a bag. "Can you buy me some food? I'm broke... I lost a bet saying that The Author was not invincible, just too stupid to feel pain." "I suppose I could... I got enough money here to last awhile!" Fate said, walking towards a counter.
Fate exchanged the tokens for more coins, and they headed to a McPumpkins. "You think they would have a better name?..." Kitdra said, walking in. "Hey, The Author can't afford the licensing to get McDonalds, so he improvised." Fate said, sorting out some money. "He improvised with pumpkins?" Luna asked, thinking that that was the stupidest name she ever heard. "Don't ask me. I'm not the creative one." Fate said, ordering the food.
They sat and ate, chatting and having fun. They enjoyed what they were eating, and enjoyed the conversation they were having. After about half an hour of talking, they went back to their homes, going to bed. Fate got in her bed, sighing and wondering.
"Hey! I didn't even see you come in!" Miracle said, walking into the room. "Maybe it was because I was too busy trying to change hoodies with only one arm... Yeah, that's probably it." "Hey, dad... Why is there nothing new in this town? Why did Jack have to go searching twice for the answers to his feelings of emptiness? And why did it damage the town so much?" Fate asked, lying in her bed.
"Oooooooh, that's a tough one... Let me think..." Miracle thought for a moment, putting his cane down. "Alright, here's what it is. Something new isn't necessarily something grand. Jack just wanted to know if there was more to live than what was being shown to him. He endangered the town only because no one really thought there was more to the world. And the new world they found wasn't at all what they expected."
Miracle sighed, smiling at Fate. "But it's different now. People know that the world is full of things left to find out. No one is scared of Christmas or Valentines or St.Patricks. The doors leading to those holidays are known now as to what's behind them. And now that means that when you realize what you're going to be when you can walk out the door without guilt or remorse, searching to your heart's desire until you find out what you want your destiny to be."
"Wow... You rehearsed that?" Fate asked, rather surprised. "Actually, yes. Been waiting to say that all day." Miracle said, standing up. Miracle kissed Fate on her hairless head, and turned off the light. "Remember. As long as the sky has no limit, neither do your dreams." Miracle closed the door, leaving Fate to dream and for him to think.
