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REMEMBER it have to be events BEFORE "The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King"
TNBC: Our Nightmare (Chapter 5) by rainbowthefox, literature
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TNBC: Our Nightmare (Chapter 5)
On a Tuesday morning, Sally sits herself by a window to practice her knitting while letting in fresh air. It is a beautiful time to look outside, as the pumpkin sun lightly warms her skin while she listens to the sounds of children playing from below. Every time she glances up from her work, she can see the town and its people in clear daylight. Not such a horrendous day by Halloween Town's standards, but she finds it relaxing, nonetheless.
Halfway into her work, the front doors of the manor open. She turns her head and smiles when she finds Jack coming through the doorway. He promptly sets the papers he's holding aside when he finds her in
TNBC: Our Nightmare (Chapter 3) by rainbowthefox, literature
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TNBC: Our Nightmare (Chapter 3)
The Pumpkin King is surprised to find that he sleeps in the next morning, waking only when the sun manages to peek through his closed curtains. He surfaces from his sheets and stretches, hearing several of his bones popping as he rolls his skull to the side. A blissful sigh emerges from his lips as his frame relaxes. He wonders why he feels so good until it hits him. That's right. Sally gave him that massage last night, didn't she? That must be why he slept for so long; he's never felt so much tension leave his body before...
Jack climbs out of his bed to change into clothes, leaving himself in his undershirt as he heads downstairs. He's in
TNBC: Our Nightmare (Chapter 2) by rainbowthefox, literature
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TNBC: Our Nightmare (Chapter 2)
"I can't wait to see you again."
How true those words rang in his skull....he's only said them a few minutes ago, yet they still hold so much meaning. The Pumpkin King briskly makes his way into Halloween Town after passing through the gates of his home. His stride is confident and he wears his usual, outstretched smile as he passes by his citizens. It's almost second nature for him to greet anyone who addresses him, and execute it all in a chipper manner. That has always been a habit of his, but this time, there is no underlying sadness he is attempting to conceal. The way he presents himself feels...more true, now, to how he's always wante
TNBC: Our Nightmare (Chapter 1) by rainbowthefox, literature
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TNBC: Our Nightmare (Chapter 1)
The Skellington manor has only housed 2 residents in most of its existence.
The 3-story mansion equipped with a large observatory atop has only ever sheltered Jack Skellington and his ghostly pet, Zero. It comes to no surprise that the house wasn't expecting the softer pair of footsteps that came in one fateful afternoon. The moment Sally Finklestein steps into the Pumpkin King's manor, there's an audible groan that sounds from the floor, accompanied by the walls making sudden, sharp creaks. The ragdoll freezes in fear. But as her foot lingers longer on the tiled surface, the noises stop and she is left to listen to the sudden silence in its
Two Dearest Friends (Chapter 26) ENDING by rainbowthefox, literature
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Two Dearest Friends (Chapter 26) ENDING
Sally's life feels absolutely miserable.
After that horrendous evening, she has experienced nothing but pain and suffering. It felt like something was ripped out of her when she saw Jack leave that day, and its absence has left a very cold feeling in her leaves. Like she is missing something crucially important to her functioning. She feels lonely and miserable, just like she was before she met the man of her screams. And now she remembers why she wanted so badly to leave this life - all of it is absolutely unbearable.
She spent the next two days after the incident sobbing to her heart's content. She couldn't think or do much of anything -
Two Dearest Friends (Chapter 25) by rainbowthefox, literature
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Two Dearest Friends (Chapter 25)
Jack Skellington paces around in his observatory, one hand resting on his skull and the other on the side of his hip. He walks around contemplatively as he mumbles under his breath. Zero watches from his doggy bed below, his small head tracing over the skeleton as he moves himself about the room.
How am I going to do this? He thinks to himself. Telling the whole town I'm courting someone...This isn't as simple as I thought...
He can already hear all of the gossip and judgements from his fans and admirers; attempts to slander Sally's name solely because she has the undead heart of the Pumpkin King. He won't tolerate such misdemeanors, and wi
Two Dearest Friends (Chapter 24) by rainbowthefox, literature
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Two Dearest Friends (Chapter 24)
"Fellas! Come look an' see!"
The two members of the Halloween Town Band quickly rush over to their remaining accordion player by the Graveyard's gate. They press themselves against the bars as their eyes naturally come over to the Spiral Hill, where they find two small figures kissing. They notice this because of the pair of arms wrapped around the taller one, and the white skull pressed against the smaller face is an obvious takeaway. Different noises emerge from their mouths all at once, but before they can attract any attention, they flip over to conceal themselves behind a wall. In this moment, they look at each other in disbelief.
Coul
Two Dearest Friends (Chapter 23) by rainbowthefox, literature
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Two Dearest Friends (Chapter 23)
Finklestein is not surprised when Sally doesn't return home early.
In fact, he spends his time looking outside of the window, watching as the reds, yellows, and oranges gradually turn darker. After hours of waiting, he eventually finds himself staring at the endless amounts of stars in the sky. And in that time, he feels...numb. He thinks of nothing, feels nothing, and says nothing. He, instead, spends his time counting how many stars he sees, wondering to himself why he never looked at the sky like this before. But then it dawns on him why he is exactly sitting in his Laboratory late at night, waiting for someone instead of going to bed. An
TNBC: Two Dearest Friends (Chapter 22) by rainbowthefox, literature
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TNBC: Two Dearest Friends (Chapter 22)
The Doctor's aroused suspicions are even further confirmed when he finds his ragdoll chipper about absolutely everything he gives her. Whether it'd be scrubbing the tower's toilet or sweeping the bedrooms, Sally is very willing to do anything he says. And from the few times he watches her, secretly from the side, he finds her smiling and humming...at one point, he even found her singing! Something certainly has her attention, and it gnaws at his brain that he doesn't know what it is. He is very certain it is something from outside - something she drugged him for to see, or something to do....
Now he is sending her off to do some homework, al
TNBC: Two Dearest Friends (Chapter 21) by rainbowthefox, literature
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TNBC: Two Dearest Friends (Chapter 21)
The week goes by incredibly fast, and that's because of how much time she spends of her afternoon reading. She slips the covers back on the books in case Finklestein stops by her room and checks on her, which he does multiple times and even asks her about the material. She manages to slip by attempting to sound as sophisticated as possible and the Doctor, thankfully, leaves her alone. But when Friday comes, she spends a lot of time thinking of how her evening with Jack will transpire. She has lots of questions about Romeo and Juliet, but the shy part of her makes her wonder if he'd even find them worth answering.
She twiddles with her finger