TNBC: Making Christmas

Forgive Me, Mister Claws

Sandy Claws twisted his right black boot on the ground. He squashed the last Oogie Boogie bug.

Jack looks at Sandy Claws. The skeleton was melancholy. Jack sighs. The skeleton walked to him. "Forgive me, Mister Claws...I am afraid that I made a terrible mess of your holiday..." Jack apologized.

Sandy Claws glanced at the skeleton. He was serious. "Sir, I don't mean to be strict or anything." He assured.

Sandy shrugs his shoulders. "Who am I to call you to give you my thanks for saving my life?" He asked.

Jack recognized something important. The skeleton retrieves something in his jacket. "You may not know, Sandy Claws. I believe this belongs to you." Jack answered.

The skeleton pulled out Sandy Claws' hat. Jack showed it to him.

Sandy Claws has his eyes widened with anger. "Well I'll be on my sleigh ride." He said.

Sandy Claws snatched his red hat from the skeleton. "Jack!" Sandy Claws exclaimed.

The skeleton was glad that the Christmas leaders remembered him.

Sandy Claws was irritated. "The next time you take the urge of someone else's holiday..." he said quickly.

Sandy Claws pointed out to Jack at Sally. "I listened to her!" Sandy Claws exclaims.

The redhead ragdoll was smiling.

Sandy Claws brushes off his hat lightly. "She's the one who makes sense around this insane asylum." He said.

Sandy Claws nodded his head at the skeleton. And thank you for saving my life...and for giving back my hat..." he said.

Sandy Claws puts his red hat back on his head. "You are forgiven, Mister Jack Skellington." He mentioned.

Sandy Claws huffs and puffs, walking to the middle of the area. He mumbles on scary things in his frustrations.

Jack made his reassuring smile. "Mister Sandy Claws...I hope there is still time..." Jack said.

Sandy Claws halts. He turned around and faced the skeleton. Sandy Claws was puzzled. "To fix Christmas?" He inquired.

Sandy Claws was determined. "Of course there is. I'm Santa Claus." He said.

Santa Claus used his magic sparkles to fly to the pipe. He was on his way to the different town.

Jack was speechless.

Sally walks to the skeleton. The redhead ragdoll was confident. "He'll fix things, Jack. He knows what to do." She reassures.

The skeleton turns around. Jack was curious with his smile. "How did you get down here, Sally?" He wondered.

The redhead ragdoll was shy yet have the courage to speak up. "Well Jack...I was trying to free Sandy Claws from Oogie Boogie...Well I really have to...Well I wanted to...to..." Sally trails off her saying.

Jack gestures to himself. "To help me." He mentions, finishing words for her.

The redhead ragdoll turned away from the skeleton. Sally was bashful. "Jack, I couldn't let you just-" she tries to finish her sentence.

The skeleton halts her. Jack held her left shoulder. "Sally..." he said.

The redhead ragdoll turns around to face the skeleton. Sally was smiling big.

Jack goes closer to her. The skeleton was delighted. "I can't believe I have not ever realized that you would try to save Sandy Claws. To save me." He said.

The redhead ragdoll blushes her cheeks.

Jack narrowed his eyelids. The skeleton was solemn. "Sally, I should have listened to you. You were right about my Christmas. It already happened. Knowing that Sandy Claws will fix this, I believe you." Jack mentioned.

The redhead ragdoll took a deep breath. Sally takes his bony hands. "Don't feel too bad, Jack. It was just a mistake. We will learn and get thru it." She comforted.

Jack was passionate.

And so does Sally.

They stared at each other for awhile.

The skeleton shifts his skull close to her.

The redhead ragdoll blinked her eyes once.

Jack narrows his eyes. "Sally..." he said.

She narrowed her eyelids too. "Jack..." Sally said.

The skeleton closes his eyes slowly as Jack goes near her head. "I just wanted to say I lov-" He almost completed his sentence.

The white bright light flashed on them.

The skeleton and the redhead ragdoll shuts their eyes from the light. They shielded their face.

Jack and Sally looked up in their sulky expressions.

Whoever turn on the bright light, it was the happy mayor. "Jack! Jack, it's you!" The mayor hollered.

Zero looks up, smiling.

Barrel points out to the mayor. "There he is!" Barrel exclaimed.

Lock raises his right arm. "Alive!" He exclaims.

Shock nodded her head. "Just like they said." She said.

The mayor threw the knotted rope to them below. "Grab a hold, my boy!" He exclaimed.

Jack took Sally's left blue hand. The skeleton grasped the knotted rope.

They got dragged up from the mayor and the three pranksters.

Jack, Sally, the mayor and the three pranksters are heading to Halloween Town.