Monsters United!

-By Franki Lewandowski

-Edited by Laura Lewandowski

Author's Note/Disclaimer: Reading back over this story always makes me laugh, even after so much time has passed since I started writing this. "Monsters" has been a crazy and non - canon "Nightmare Before Christmas" plot since its beginnings, and it, and all the characters it contains, are the property of their creators not ours. This story is meant for fun, and in no way do I or my sister mean to offend the original material or have taken its plot seriously. Enjoy this nonsensical and funny new story! - Franki Lew.

Chapter One: "We've Come to See You, Jack."

The sun set behind the Spiral Hill over the Halloween Town graveyard. The Pumpkin King Jack and ragdoll Sally sat together side by side, watching the skyline beyond the hills, wondering about what existed beyond their home.

"Sally," Jack said scratching his skull. "-Have you ever wondered what was out there?"

Sally looked up, frightened. She remembered what happened last time Jack got too interested in what was beyond Halloween Town. "No." she replied. "And I don't want to know."

"But what other monsters live outside of Halloween Town?" he asked. "I mean, well, we can't be alone."

Afterwards, Jack and Sally walked home together. Though he talked and acted normal overall, Jack's head was still full of thoughts of other monsters.

The next morning, Jack opened his eyes to another set of eyes staring back down at him and the next word he heard in an inward, non- Halloween voice was: "Aloha!" before a little blue alien jumped off his head.

Jack screamed and backed away in shock. "Wh - who, who… who are you?"

"Oh, don't mind us Jack. It's you we came to see." Said a strange voice behind him.

Jack turned and saw a big, pink worm that was lying on his floor. "Get away from me!" he shouted bashing against a mantle, knocking down a few knickknacks and a potted plant.

"Ow! Do you mind ya big stick man?" a deep voice boomed.

"Oh!" Jack said turning to perhaps the strangest sight yet. He had broken the pot of a large fly trap plant that he had never seen before… and it was the one who was talking in that deep voice!

"Well, help me up Bone Boy!" the plant shouted.

At last Jack couldn't take this confusion any longer and yelled: "Who are all of you, and what are you doing in my house?!"

"Hey Jack, we're not here to hurt you, we're simply here to see you." The worm said trying to calm Jack.

"Me?" Jack asked confused.

"Yes, and my name is the ALASKAN BULL WORM!" said the worm as unusually large bold font followed its words.

"That's an odd special effect..." Jack mumbled to himself.

"And this is Stitch." the Alaskan Bull Worm pointed to the blue koala-like alien sitting on the floor. "The first and only."

"-Thank God." muttered the plant with a chuckle.

" Oh yeah?" Stitch said defensively. "Well you have a girl's name!"

"I do not! You no good little..." the plant started as Stitch jumped away from its gaping jaws.

"Well, what is your name?" Jack asked suddenly curious.

The plant grinned and answered: "Audrey Two."

"That is kind of a girl's name." Jack said, both he and Stitch giggling.

"Shut up..." Audrey II grumbled defeated.

"Well, this has all been wonderful, but what are you all doing here?" Jack asked his senses returning to him.

"We're your fans, Jack." said the Alaskan Bull Worm. "-And besides, you asked for us to come."

"No I didn't." Jack replied. "I said that I wanted to know if there were other monsters outside of Halloween Town, and now I know. Now go away, you all can't stay here!"

"Oh." the Alaskan Bull Worm said with a sad face. "I guess that we should just... get... goooooiiingaaawww!!" the worm cried pathetically.

"Listen you, I have no legs!" Audrey II shouted. "And you know how hard it is for a plant to catch a cab!"

"Yeah, and I had to slither all the way here!" the Alaskan Bull Worm blubbered.

Jack looked down at Stitch who said with a shrug: "Stitch just flew here."

"Well, all right." Jack answered feeling sorry for these monsters. "But please don't disturb anything around Halloween Town while you all stay."

"Can do." Stitch remarked.

So Jack, even though he still felt unsure about the new guests, was at least going to be a good host and let the characters explore his home... much to his own expense.

"Ooh! This is pretty." said Stitch pointing to a glass statue of a jack-o-lantern which broke the second his claw touched it. "Oops."

"Nice going." the Alaskan Bull Worm said.

"What's that sound?" Jack asked hearing the crash of glass and an odd rumbling sound. "It sounds like a very hungry monster."

"It's three." corrected the Alaskan Bull Worm.

"I'm sorry, but I don't have any spare food for you."said Jack.

"Jack have these!" Stitch smiled greedily pulling a tray of stale Halloween candy off Jack's coffee table. "These candies!"

"I wouldn't eat those if I were you." Jack warned. "They'll make you hyper and giddy."

"I'm used to it." Stitch replied before he poured half the tray-full in his mouth.

"Can I eat this?" asked the Alaskan Bull Worm pointing his tail at a picture inside a frame on a shelf.

"No you cannot! That's my favorite picture of Sally." Jack answered snatching the picture away and clutching it against his chest.

"Who's Sally?" asked Stitch.

"She's my sweetheart." Jack replied

"Ohhh!" the three monsters said in astonishment.

"Yeah." Jack said chuckling. "Personally, I think that she looks skinnier in this photo than she is now."

"Good morning, Jack!" greeted Sally who had just walked in the room.

"Oh!" Jack said hoping that she hadn't heard his remark. "Hello Sally."

"Um, who and what are these creatures?" Sally asked noticing the three guests.

"Well that little blue creature is named Stitch, the pink worm is an Alaskan Bull Worm, and that plant over there is called Audrey Two." Jack introduced.

"Oh, that's... uh, nice." Sally replied unsure of these characters then remembered what she had came to Jack's house for. "Jack, have you seen my right hand? I think I left it here yesterday." she said holding up a stub of a wrist with no hand attached.

"-Right here." said Jack as he pulled a hand struggling to move on its own out of a vase. "The right hand is always the troublesome one."

"True, true." said Sally taking out her needle and sewing the hand back into place. "It's nice living in a world where nobody has any flesh or blood to lose."

"Aaaauugggghh!" Audrey II screamed making everyone jump.

"What's the matter?" Jack asked.

"That's what I eat! Blood!" Audrey II yelled flailing its vines in the air. "I need some food! Feed me, Jacko!"

"I don't have any blood on me, but I'm sure the vampires or the witches may have some for their reasons." said Jack.

"So go get it!" the Audrey II begged.

"You remind me of someone." said Sally. "A horrible monster named Oogie Boogie. He was violent, cruel, and did terrible things, but worst of all he ate people alive." Sally shuddered. "I could've been his Christmas dinner."

"Sally, I wouldn't ever let that happen to you." Jack said putting a skeleton hand on her shoulder.

"Oh, Jack." she said smiling sweetly.

"Aw, isn't that sweet?" asked the Alaskan Bull Worm.

"Eew! Etchiba!" Stitch said in his own native language.

"You said it." Audrey II replied understand Stitchs' alien tongue. "You'll never catch me falling over some girl."

Here are some last disclaimers and information that we thought would be good to throw in: Jack and Sally are from Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas", Stitch is from Disney's "Lilo and Stitch", The Alaskan Bull Worm is a minor character from "Spongebob Squarepants", and Audrey II is from "Little Shop of Horrors". If you have any questions or comments regarding the characters or this crazy story, feel free to PM!