now, on with the story...

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The Nutcracker is so moved by the tears of Sleeping Beauty that he takes it upon himself to offer her a cool glass of water. He has no idea why he is doing this -- he is only a wooden holiday decoration, and, it is not part of the script. At the moment he hands the glass to her, their fingers touch -- their eyes meet -- and as if by magic (duh!) they fall in love.

The baby is lovingly adopted by The Nutcracker (who cannot have children of his own, but that's another story -- which I won't be telling here, or, for that matter ever!) The three are now united in goodness and off into the sunset they ride on their trusty steed, Donkey.

But wait! What about Jack? He agrees to take a job with a lower salary until the recession improves. He also agrees to pay overdue child support -- and -- most importantly -- he agrees to family counseling.

The evil spell has been broken -- and they all live happily ever after -- or -- until next halloween -- whichever comes first!

~ THE END ~

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Hey,HEY... get that camera off of me -- I am not crying -- I have allergies...

to the rescue...

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Upon hearing the cry of "help, help" from Sleeping Beauty, citizens of movie land gather from far and wide. Familiar celebrities whom we all know and love, such as, "The Nutcracker", Donkey (from Shrek), Buzz & Woody (from Toy Story), and, Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and, Cowardly Lion (need I mention their movie?) combine their forces of goodness in order to save this common piece of Halloween paraphernalia, Jack Skeleton, and his son, Baby Jack.

To lead the way, Nick the Pirate, comes out of retirement -- accompanied by his parrot appropriately named "Gossip". As the celebrities ready for a possible confrontation with the evil witch, Gossip suddenly squawks -- "Jack is a deadbeat dad! He owes child support to the witch for all of the monkey children he has sired with her" -- "squawk". The celebrities are surprised by the outburst, but, alas they understand that there is a recession. However, this is not a good enough excuse for them and they learn this guy is known around the neighborhood as "Wise Cracking Jack". Sadly, this is not a situation in which they can be judgemental (remember - they are all fictional characters). They continue on with the mission to save their comrade.



Sleeping Beauty had no idea that Jack -- the man of her dreams -- is such a scoundrel. She is once again, inconsolable...

beware the wrath of a woman scorned...

Ohhhhh nooooo! The witch has begun to work her evil magic! She was outraged when she found out about this romance. She has kidnapped Jack Skeleton and Baby Jack too!



Ohhh, nooo, not my baby...



Oooh, nooo, not my Jack...



Sleeping Beauty is inconsolable...



Will I ever wake up from this nightmare? Sob... sob...

right under my nose...

I have been so busy that I never even noticed what was going on! It must be true love -- I'm sure he doesn't make that much for a "living"!

And, I think the baby is the spitting image of his father :-)