Sally decides to seek help in one of the other holiday towns, starting with Valentine Town. If so, then what happened to Halloween Town is her fault. When she reaches it, she finds the door open and realizes that she forgot to close it she must have let the old man out. She tries to escape the house and runs to the holiday grove, then past it, looking for the tree with the crescent moon on the door, thinking it would be a good place to hide. He sees her through the window and blows a handful of sand over her. Sally hears the old man crooning a lullaby outside on the street.

She tries the finished potion on Jack, but it fails to wake him. Careful not to be seen by the old man, Sally gathers the ingredients necessary for her potion. Terrified, Sally recoils until he passes. When she reaches the street, however, she hears a sound and sees an old man with a long beard floating toward her with sand spilling from his pockets.

Sally decides to brew a potion to wake Jack. Every one of the residents she encounters is sound asleep, including Jack, and they are all dusted with fine sand. When she wakes, Sally finds Halloween Town perfectly quiet. She finally retrieves her arm, sews it back on, and then falls asleep. Forgetting the door, Sally chases Zero back to the cemetery. She opens the door and is about to fall through when Zero grabs her arm and pulls her back. Investigating, she finds an overgrown door with a crescent moon sign on it. She considers going to Valentine Town to ask Queen Ruby for advice, but she hears Zero barking deeper in the woods. Sally flees to Jack for help, but he is preoccupied and can only tell her that whatever kind of queen she wants to be will be perfect.Įscaping to the woods with the ghost dog Zero, Sally returns to the holiday grove. The Vampire Prince and the Witch Sisters sweep Sally away and start pinning her into an uncomfortable dress, criticizing her hair, clothes, and posture. When Sally and Jack return to Halloween Town, Jack is immediately caught up in the preparations for Halloween, which is only two weeks away. Sally feels especially insecure after meeting Ruby Valentino, the queen of Valentine Town, who seems impossibly perfect. Sally and Jack spent their honeymoon in Valentine Town. After saving Jack (and Christmas) from the near disaster caused by his impulsive attempt to co-opt Christmas, Sally has won his heart, and they are married, but Sally worries that she does not know how to be a queen.

Sally the ragdoll has loved Jack Skellington for as long as she can remember. Page numbers in this guide refer to the Kindle ebook edition.

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