Jack Skellington returns to Gracey Manor

Cousin Itt got news from the Hitchhiking Ghosts

Out in the Spiral Hill Graveyard, Itt wonders around for the clues. The traces of the missing pumpkin king.

From the Hinterlands' entrance, the three peculiar phantoms arrived to a new place. Thing was leading them. Ezra Beane was impressed.

"So this is the Spiral Hill Graveyard."

Cousin Itt takes detection on the three ghosts. Itt hides behind the tombstone.

Professor Phineas Plump loved it. "Why, that hill itself is giving us a way to Halloween Town."

The Spiral Hill untwirls the swirl shape for them.

Gus, still carrying an iron prison ball, was flabbergasted. "It's possessed!"

Ezra calmed the small guy. "Nonsense, Gus!" He added, walking up the uncurled Spiral Hill. "If the twisted hill believes we're here, regarding the pumpkin king, then the citizens of Halloween Town must know about Jack Skellington's whereabouts."

Phineas and Gus followed Ezra.

Cousin Itt acted shock. Itt came out of hiding, rushing over to them. The disembodied hand was thrilled to see the living hairball. The living toupee felt the same way. Missing each other.

The three odd phantoms are already on the other side of the area. The graveyard.

Phineas got weirded out. "Oh-oh!" They stared at him. Professor Plump pointed at the living toupee. "It's the hair monster!" Then, Ezra and Gus glanced at Itt. Cousin Itt talks in gibberish, sounding a question.

It was Ezra Beane who replies. "Oh yes. We do know Jack Skellington."

Gus was confused. "Wait! You know what a living hairball is talking about!"

Ezra soothed the two men. "I certainly do. Phineas, that hair monster looks too friendly to be dangerous. And Gus, when we first met in a dungeon, you barely hear yourself speaking. It's like mumbling as some creature."

Phineas and Gus understood. They apologized to Itt. Cousin Itt forgave them.

The three hitchhiking ghosts introduced themselves. Same goes to Itt Addams.

The living hairball efforts asking about the pumpkin king in gibberish.

Ezra answers. "Yes, Cousin Itt. We have a message from Jack." He added, inquiring Itt. "He instructed us to pass the news to anyone in Halloween Town. Would you be so kind to pass it along to Sally? And the Addams family when you get a chance?"

Cousin Itt was happy to take the message. Itt nods his head. Ezra whispers Cousin Itt's ear.

While one of hitchhiking ghosts go whispering on, Itt continues to bobs his head several times.

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Back in Halloween Town, Sally was dreading over Jack.

Morticia eases her pain. "Don't torture yourself, Sally. Your dear friend has been thru the worst."

Gomez paced back and forth, puzzling. "Morticia, standing around doing nothing and worrying won't do good. I just don't get why he would have come to his thinking place...And run off obsessing over the nightmare he had..."

Sally recognized when the obsession was mentioned. The ragdoll became devastated. "This is all my fault."

Morticia protests. "Of course it isn't, dear."

Sally dreads more. "Yes, Morticia. Please, listen! I told Jack that 'It would not go away unless I do something about it'." The ragdoll was begging for help. "He's going back to the haunted mansion to break the curse! We had to go after him!"

Fester calms Sally. "Now, now. We do not know if he's heading back to Gracey Manor or not."

Cousin Itt speaks in gibberish, confirming for what the ragdoll.

They all looked who said that from the opened gates.

Gomez exclaimed. "Itt, you ol' bean! You got Thing back!"

Itt talks in gibberish again, mentioning the three spirits he met.

Sally approached Cousin Itt. "Do you know where he is?"

Itt nodded his head. Cousin Itt tries to tell the news to the Addams and Sally. It was gibberish.

Fester complained. "Slow down, Itt! We can rarely hear a word you're saying!"

Thing attempts to help out. The disembodied hand heads into the black box. Thing was knocking in letters to spell out.

Gomez translate. "Jack...went back...to the...haunted...mansion...He...will...break...the...curse...to...face...his...nightmare...If...something...happens...to him...Summon...a...rescue...party...All...hail...the...pumpkin king!"

He was eccentric. "Eureka! We got Jack's whereabouts! Thank you, Thing!"

The disembodied hand was glad.

Fester shouted. "Why are we standing around in an instant! The Pumpkin King needs us!"

Morticia agrees. She told Madame Bovary. "Mama! Watch Wednesday and Pugsley while we're gone for the night!"

Madame Bovary was expecting that. "Way ahead of you, Morticia! Go get Jack back!"

The Addams (Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Cousin Itt and Thing) and Sally left Halloween Town. The ragdoll summons Zero from his grave. Sally told him what happened today. They followed the ghost dog. Zero's jack-o-lantern nose brights up. They leave the Spiral Hill Graveyard. And enter the Hinterlands to go after the Pumpkin King. But they have to find the Haunted Mansion first.

This gets better. Next part coming up!