Zero Lights the Way

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In Halloween Town's town square plaza, the citizens are gathered for Christmas Eve.

The mayor orchestrated the band.

The accordion player, the saxophone player and the cello player are playing Christmas music. They have been practicing for awhile. They got better with their upbeat rhythms.

The mayor smiles. He was getting into some Christmas thing.

Sally ducked herself to the fountain. She opens the cork of the 'Fog Juice' jug. Sally poured it into the fountain.

After a few moments, the fog comes out of the fountain slowly.

The redhead ragdoll hopes that this fog idea will work.

The mayor gestured to the coffin.

The lid of the coffin opened itself, popping out the skeleton in the red suit.

It was Jack Skellington as Sandy Claws (with the Sandy Claws' hat).

The residents of Halloween Town cheered and applauded for Jack.

The skeleton waves at everyone, showing a smile on his face.

Sally joined the crowd, looking back at the fountain. Then, she clapped for Jack.

The mayor went up on the wooden ramp. He took out his speech. The mayor tries to memorize the parchment while speaking. He wanted to talk like a professional speaker. The mayor faced everyone. Then, he looks at Jack. "Think of us, as you soar triumphantly to the sky, outshining every star." The mayor announced.

Jack Skellington posed, looking thrilled for the night.

The mayor continued, "Your silhouette, a dark blood on the moon..."

The fog from the fountain grew. And it came out of the wells too.

The mayor was happy. "You are our pride. You are our glory. You who have brightened millions beyond the grave." He announces.

The fog rises from the cobblestone ground. The citizens of Halloween Town are getting nervous.

The mayor did not notice the fog yet. "You have..." he trailed off his sentence.

The mayor looks both ways. He recognized the fog came out of nowhere. Just when the fog got higher.

The mayor was confused. Although, he efforts to read the speech thru the fog. "Devastated..." the mayor said. He squinted his eyes at it. "Uhh, the souls of the living...?" The mayor guessed. The fog got dense.

Jack looks down to what happened to Halloween Town. The skeleton was astonished. "Oh no." He whispered.

Jack was concerned. The skeleton faced the townsfolk. "We can't take off like this." He said.

The residents of Halloween Town gasped.

Jack gestures to the bony animals. "The reindeers can't see an inch in front of their noses." He explained.

Sally was relieved. "Phew." She whispers. Her plan to stop Jack worked.

The first vampire was befuddled. "This fog is as thick as...as..." he couldn't finish his sentence.

The cyclops was emotionless. "Jelly brains!" He exclaimed.

The second vampire was confused. "Or thicker!" He exclaims.

Jack sat in the coffin. The skeleton was melancholy. "Oh there go all of my hopes." He said.

The citizens of Halloween Town are sad. They are looking forward to do their Christmas this year.

Jack sighs. "My precious plans. My glorious dreams." He mentioned.

The corpse kid was crying. "There goes Christmas." He sobbed. The corpse kid's mother and father comforted their corpse son.

The residents of Halloween Town are awe in disappointment.

The ghost dog barks at Jack thrice times.

The skeleton shook his skull. "No, Zero. Down, boy." He said.

Jack stared down at the ground. The skeleton blinks his eyelids twice.

Then, Jack covers his eyes by the bright light. The skeleton was surprised with his smile. "My!" He exclaimed.

Jack was smiling at the ghost dog. "Zero, what a brilliant nose you have." He said.

The ghost dog smiled at Jack. It was Zero's pumpkin nose that was glowing brightly.

Jack was happy. "The better to light MY WAY!" He exclaims.

The citizens of Halloween Town are amazed about Jack's ghost dog.

Sally was worried. Her plan to stop Jack has failed for certainty.

Jack gestured out the bony reindeers to his ghost canine. "You're the head of the team, Zero!" He exclaimed.

The ghost dog goes in front of the first bony reindeer. Zero was glad to be Jack's sleigh tonight.

The residents of Halloween Town are cheering and hooraying for Jack and Zero. Everyone except the redhead ragdoll are smiling.

Jack was confident. The skeleton holds the reins on his left bony hand. His right bony hand pulls out the whip. "We're off!" He exclaims.

Jack slings the whip.

Zero and the three reindeers are moving forward.

The takeoff to deliver Christmas from Halloween Town was about to commence.

Jack waves to the town.

The town waved back at Jack.

Sally efforts to get thru the crowd but no avail. The redhead ragdoll was alarmed. "Jack, don't! Wait, Jack! No!" She shouted.

The skeleton sling the whip again.

Zero and the bony reindeers goes faster, running off of the ascending wooden path. The takeoff was a success.

Zero and the bony reindeers are flying towards the black sky.

The citizens of Halloween Town waves him a good luck. The mayor saluted to Jack.

Jack was excited. "Ho, ho, ho! Hahahaha!" He laughed merrily in his freaky way.

The skeleton's sleigh passes by the full yellow bright moon.

Jack heads to the world to deliver his Christmas.

The townsfolk left to do their own things.

Sally was gloomy. The redhead ragdoll waved to the night sky. "Goodbye, Jack..." she said.

Sally stares down while scrolling thru the town square. The redhead ragdoll doesn't know what to do. She can't reasoned or get the Pumpkin King to listen to her. Sally was glum. "My dearest Jack...Oh how I hoped my premonition is wrong..." she said.

Doesn't Jack notice Sally's feelings for him? Are they ever end up together? What if she is not the one for the Pumpkin King?

Oh Jack...

What will he do if his Christmas didn't go well?

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