Chapter 1: Creation

Jack Skellington of Halloween town could be described as an excellent leader and a proper gentleman to say the least. Always donning a pin stripped tuxedo, coming up with a great plan in the nick of time, and helping out his fellow residents in the town upon request. However, in a place like Halloween town, he was certainly not a being who stuck out like a sore thumb. In fact, he was as skinny as a stick and made almost entirely out of bones. But that didn't stop him from being who he always was, Pumpkin king of Halloween. One day in particular, a pale and sickly old man with an enormous head in a wheelchair rolled up to him. "Ah, Jack my boy. I'm glad you're here, I need you to get me some herbs for my latest experiment. I would get them myself, except I'm working on a very important project right now." If Jack had any eyes they would widen, "Project? May I see it Doctor?" Asked the skeleton. "You may my boy, but I need those herbs first." The skeleton nodded and went off on his way, only to return within as little as five minutes with everything in hand.

"Ah, glad you made it Jack, and with every single kind of herb in the graveyard as well. Now, I feel I can show you what I've been working on." The doctor wheeled over to a metal table covered with a white sheet. "I can't wait to see what it is Doctor." The doctor then grabbed a corner of the sheet. "Well, take note Jack, my project is not really an it." Then he yanked the entire sheet off to reveal a slim, yet curvy woman in blue skin who was patched together with thick stitches on her entire body. She also had long straight scarlet hair and ruby red lips that went with her round face perfectly. To top it all off, she was clothed in a patchwork dress and little black shoes. When Jack caught her entire body image, he gently touched her cheek with his long bony finger. "Doctor, she's beautiful." "Well, don't get too attached to her, she's not even alive yet." Jack removed his bony hand from her and asked, "Does she even have a name Doctor?" After storing the sheet away he answered, "Her name is Sally. Now stand back my boy." Jack stepped backwards from the lifeless body. "Now, then. IGOR!" In the room, a hunchbacked man waddled his way towards a giant handle. "Pull, the switch!" The hunched man grabbed the handle and responded in a nasily voice, "Yes master!"

When the switched was pulled, flashes of electricity and lightning sparked on and through the body as if it was a lightning rod. "That's enough!" And the switch was turned off. The lightning and sparks ceased flying and Jack and the Doctor moved over to the table to see that she didn't even move a millimeter. "Gah! I knew we should've used more power than that. She's not even moving." Before Jack could even turn around, he saw her eyelids move and her lashes flutter open. Her eyeballs then began to move around and first caught sight of the skeleton man, as soon as her eyes met his sockets, she gently muttered. "Hello." Jack made his giant toothy grin at her first word and called, "Doctor, come back!" The doctor turned his chair and his jaw dropped at the sight. "S-She's alive! SHE'S ALIVE! ALIVE! I DID IT! I CREATED LIFE!" After his excitement, the Doctor pulled another handle and the metal retrains on the living doll unclamped and she took her very first steps. With that, Jack took her tiny right hand into his much larger bony one. "It's nice to finally meet you Sally. I believe I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm Jack, Jack Skellington." He gently pecked the rag doll's blue skin on her hand and all she felt was the warmth of the skeleton man on her hand. While on her face, she could feel a shade of red expanding on her cheeks. "Sally!" Called the Doctor. The living doll switched her head towards the Doctor. "I see you recognize your name, my dear. Come now, let's get you upstairs for now." Jack then asked, "But Doctor, shouldn't she also become more familiar with Halloween Town as well?" "As much as I would like to do that, she was just bought to life. She can't be ready for everything yet."

With that in mind, Jack agreed to the Doctor's wishes. "Good bye Doctor, and good bye Sally. It's always nice to meet someone new." As the Skeletal man marched out of the door, Sally's eyes kept their focus on him and the sound of his voice echoed through her head constantly. "Sally, now that he's gone home please follow me." The rag doll began to take more steps that were wobbly but still got her around the metal plated home. "Excuse me, sir.." "Doctor, Sally. I am Doctor Finklestein and you are to address me that way." He interrupted. "Of course, Doctor. I want to ask you about Jack Skellington, he seems so nice." The Doctor finally stopped at a metal door. "Do not be so ignorant in the future Sally, Jack Skellington is not any ordinary citizen. He is the Pumpkin king of Halloween and is constantly busy to make sure Halloween is always the most horrible. But since you are newly created, I feel it's best for you to get used to your new room now. Thankfully, I installed an adult's brain into your head so you won't be completely ignorant and you'll be a fast learner as well. Now, good night."

SHUT! Went the giant metal door. On the ground, Sally stumbled over and picked up a leather bound book and feather quill in a pot of ink sitting next to it. "I think I may know how to write." She then put the book on a metal table and began to scribble on the pages.

"Dear Diary,

You may not know who I am but allow me to introduce myself. My given name is Sally by my creator, the Doctor. If you must know, today is my first day of life and I may have met the most interesting man I've seen so far, Jack Skellington the Pumpkin king. I just met him today and he's so polite, and handsome... Gah! What am I saying. Actually what am I feeling? I'm feeling something in my chest beat every time I even think of him. I might need to check around what I'm feeling. It's not causing me any discomfort, it's something else I can't describe. Is this what they call an emotion? If it is I can't wait to find out more about it. And I may find out more about Jack along the way.

Your friend,

Sally"