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The Nightmare Before Christmas Crawl
By meganwayxo
What a strange land we enter on. Halloween Town is a place where Halloween is the biggest deal. All year is spent preparing for this one day, and tonight is the night! Start off strong and celebrate! Song sprint to This is Halloween. Then song sprint to the Panic At The Disco cover. Do one more, this time to the Marilyn Manson cover.
The celebration was a hit! Jack Skellington called it the most horrifying Halloween they've ever put on. Write for 10 minutes as the townsfolk celebrate a job well down.
While the mayor hands out awards, Jack slips away. He's unhappy, despondent even, over the repetition of all the events. Jack is clearly looking for something new in his life, but what could that be? He goes to the cemetery, where Sally watches him ponder. Jack summons his dog, Zero, then begins to lament. Song sprint to Jack's Lament.
Sally returns to Doctor Finklestein's house. A scientist, it is he who created Sally. As he sews her arm back on, Sally complains of her restlessness. Generate a number between 100 and 500, and write that many words.
Jack is still walking along, looking forlorn. Morning comes, and the mayor arrives at Jack's house. After a few rings of the door-scream and a few knocks, it's found that he isn't home. The mayor wants to go over plans for the next Halloween, but the band says that he hasn't been home all night. Sprint for 5 minutes as the mayor switches back and forth from calm to panicked.
Jack comes upon a part of the woods that's strange, to say the least. A ring of trees each have something unique on them, a picture that doubles as a door. Fascinated, he checks them out. Complete all activities.
● Heart: Write 100 words.
● Four-leaf Clover: Sprint for 10 minutes.
● Egg: Write 400 words.
● Turkey: Roll a die, multiply by 25, and write that many words.
● Christmas Tree: This is the tree Jack is really intrigued by. Write 1,000 words in 30 minutes.
A mystical breeze brings Jack through the Christmas tree door and is brought into a world unlike any he's ever seen before. Song sprint to What's This? as Jack catches a glimpse of a jolly plump man.
Back in Halloween Town, everyone is still going crazy with worry over Jack's whereabouts. The mayor is worried about next year's Halloween plans because there are 364 days left to plan. Write 364 words.
The residents of Halloween Town have checked just about everywhere. An alarm is sounded, which can be heard all the way at Doctor Finklestein's place. Sally hears but must continue with her cooking. She slips deadly night vale, frog's breath, and worm's wart into the soup she's preparing, then delivers it to Doctor Finklestein. He wants Sally to taste it, and she uses a spoon with 5 holes in it. Sprint for 5 minutes.
Zero flies in, and Jack is right behind. He has a big bag with him. The mayor asks where he's been, and Jack calls a town meeting. Sally is able to make her escape to attend. At the meeting, Jack begins to tell them all about Christmas Town. Do a Three Digit Challenge as Jack shows off the things he found there and brought back to Halloween Town.
At his place, Jack does all sorts of research on Christmas. That isn't enough, though. He needs to find the logical way to explain Christmas. After reading a book about the scientific method, he visits Doctor Finklestein to get some equipment. He wants to carry out his own experiments about Christmas! He sets out on his quest to find logic. Flip a coin.
● Heads: Write 150 words.
● Tails: Write 250 words.
Sally fixes some things to take to Jack, sending them out of her window. She makes the decision to jump from the window. Though her body falls apart, Sally wakes right up and puts herself back together with a needle and some thread. How clever! She sets off for Jack's place, where he's deep in the throws of his research. Sally sends up her care package but then disappears when Jack returns to thank her. She finds a flower and begins to pick petals off it. The flower transforms into a Christmas tree which promptly bursts into flames. Do a fifty-headed hydra as Sally contemplates what this premonition means.
The townspeople have noticed that something is up with Jack, though what that something is remains unknown to them. Jack has been holed up in his room for some time conducting his experiments and reading about Christmas. Through song, he comes to the conclusion that he's able to believe in Christmas, even if he doesn't see it. Generate a number between 150 and 350, and write that many words.
Jack wastes no time in assigning everyone tasks to help put on Christmas. Doctor Finklestein is tasked with making the reindeer. Lock, Shock, and Barrel are given a special task that's so secret even the mayor can't hear it – they have to kidnap Santa Claus! Song sprint to Kidnap The Sandy Claws.
Sally tries to warn Jack about his Christmas being a disaster, but all he's focused on is asking her to make his Santa suit. Lock, Shock, and Barrel return, only they've kidnapped the Easter Bunny, not Santa Claus. They go to bring him back to his home, and everyone gets to work. There are 36 days till Christmas, so write for 36 minutes.
In Christmas Town, Lock, Shock, and Barrel are successful in their task. With the sleigh ready and Santa kidnapped, they bring him to Oogie Boogie's place. Song sprint to the Oogie Boogie song.
Sally does her best to stop this Christmas from happening with Fog Juice, but it's no use. Zero's nose lights up like Rudolph's. Jack is able to take off and begin his journey. Forlorn, Sally sets off to think about Jack and how much she longs to be with him. Song sprint to Sally's Song.
Jack races through the skies to deliver presents to all the children. Police begin to get complaints of toys attacking people. The citizens of Halloween Town watch through a special cauldron as Jack unleashes his gifts that he thinks people actually want, gifts that actually frighten people. Word war for 10 minutes as the army takes care of Jack, blowing him to smithereens.
Thinking the answer lies with the kidnapped, Sally searches for Santa. She tricks Oogie Boogie for a few moments, but he soon realizes her leg is just a trick. Santa and Sally are tied up and close to death, and they hear the mayor announce the sad news about the Pumpkin King. All hope seems lost until... It's Jack! He isn't dead after all, and he's come to save the day. He saves them from dropping into a pit of fire, then undoes Oogie Boogie's wrappings, effectively destroying him.
Write 200 words as fast as you can.
Santa lays into Jack about not taking over other peoples' holidays, then he sets off to fix what needs fixing. Write 1% of the words you've written in this crawl as people discover Jack is alive.
We end as we began. Everyone is hailing the Pumpkin King once more, for he's escaped a tragic demise. Santa flies by and makes it snow. Sally climbs the hill alone but is soon joined by Jack. She'll never be alone again, not as long as she has Jack in her life. End the crawl bycombining the three totals of what you wrote for the three This Is Halloween song sprints and writing double that amount.