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"Well Sam, we've certainly been falling for quite awhile now!" Max said as he and Sam were currently falling down a pitch-black bottomless pit.
"Well, I guess maybe you shouldn't have been messing with Geek's latest invention!" Sam said as he grabbed onto his Halloween-themed tie.
"I thought it was a soft serve machine!" Max said.
"How on earth do you mistake an interdimensional transporter for a soft serve machine?!" Sam said.
"Eh, it just looked like one, and I was craving some pumpkin spice soft serve ice cream!" Max said.
"Why would Geek make a machine that makes pumpkin spice ice cream?" Sam said.
"It's that time of the year! Everything's pumpkin spice!" Max said.
"Fair point." Sam said as the two kept on falling.
"Uuugh! HOW MUCH LONGER ARE WE GOING TO KEEP FALLING NARRATOR?!" Max shouted as all of a sudden, they fell onto the ground.
"Ugh..." Sam said as he and Max shook their heads and looked around.
"Hey Max, where are we?" Sam said as he noticed how gloomy their surroundings looked.
"Hey Sam, look! We're in a graveyard!" Max said.
"Well little buddy, as much as I'd like to say it, I'd prefer that we didn't spend another few years in the dirt like that time in Europe." Sam said.
"That was sure weird!" Max said as he touched a gravestone. All of a sudden, the two were ensnarled by tentacles, as an unspeakable monster rose from the gravestones, and roared at them. Max laughed.
"WHEEE!! This is so much fun Sam!" Max said as they were being flung around.
"Well that's what you say little buddy, I feel like that last Glazed McGuffin I had is coming back up!" Sam said as he suddenly threw up from motion sickness.
"Well, I'm having the time of my life!" Max said as all of a sudden, the two were let go, and put on the ground.
"Huh, what do you know..." Sam muttered.
"Aw man... I was having fun!" Max said as all of sudden, someone tapped Sam on the shoulder.
"Yeah?" Sam said as he turned around to see a tall, lanky skeleton wearing a striped black and white outfit.
"Hello there! Are you new?" The skeleton said.
"Yeah, I guess. Me and my little buddy are passing through." Sam said.
"Well I suppose introductions are in needing! My name is Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King! Now I'm going to need your feedback on that little scare we put you through!" Jack said.
"Well I lost my lunch because of it, and my little buddy over there had the time of his life. Of course we're not the average pair, so take what we say with a grain of salt covered with chocolate goodness." Sam said.
"Alright then! Thanks for your feedback, I'm trying to make the next Halloween our best!" Jack said.
"No problem." Sam said.
"Say, who are you?" Jack said.
"I'm Sam, he's Max, we're Freelance Police." Sam said.
"I'm also a slasher villain's worst nightmare!" Max said.
"Well that's nice. I welcome you two to Halloween Town!" Jack said.
"Never heard of it." Sam said.
"Oh come on Sam, for all you know, it could be in Romania or some other part of Eastern Europe!" Max said.
"Are you by chance from another world?" Jack said.
"Pretty much." Sam said.
"Figured you would take that more seriously." Max said.
"Well actually, a kid came by awhile back in tow with a duck and a dog, their names were Sora, Donald and Goofy. They were from other worlds, and were fighting against creatures called the Heartless!" Jack said.
"Well yeah, that makes sense." Sam said.
"You know, you sound almost exactly like Goofy." Jack said.
"Probably just a coincidence." Sam said.
"Do you know how we can get home? Our daughter is waiting for us!" Max said.
"Well, I don't, but Dr. Finkelstien probably might! Come on!" Jack said as he walked off into a nearby town. Sam and Max followed him.
"Well this place looks appropriately gothic." Sam said.
"Well, that's because we're the town dedicated to Halloween! There are others like ours, but at the moment, most of them won't let me in because of the Sandy Claws incident..." Jack said.
"Ooh, who's Sandy Claws?" Max said.
"It's a long story! Anyways, we're here!" Jack said as they stood in front of a laboratory. They entered to find a laboratory in front of them.
"Dr. Finkelstein?" Jack said as he called out. A large-headed man in a wheelchair proceeded to come out of the dark, accompanied by a rag woman.
"Ah, hello Doctor! As well as Sally!" Jack said.
"Well if it isn't Jack Skellington! What do you need Jack?" Dr. Finkelstein said.
"Well Doctor, these two need to go back to their world, do you happen to have an invention that can teleport people?" Jack said.
"Actually yes, I was working on a dimensional transporter at the moment... I just need to put in one last thing, and it can be finished! Sally, get it!" Dr. Finkelstein said.
"Well, there's actually a problem with that..." Sally said.
"What?" Dr. Finkelstein said.
"Earlier, when you were getting parts, Lock, Shock and Barrel came into the lab and stole the part, I'm betting they've already taken it to Oogie Boogie." Sally said.
"Well, without that part, we can't send those two back!" Dr. Finkelstein said.
"We can do it!" Sam said.
"Yeah, I wanna see this Oogie Boogie guy!" Max said.
"Well, it's dangerous... Oogie Boogie is the only resident of Halloween Town that actually wants to kill people!" Sally said.
"We have worse thugs than that for lunch." Sam said.
"Well then, we won't stop you! I'd go with you, but I need to prepare for Halloween!" Jack said as he left.
"Oogie's manor is over there, be careful!" Sally said as the two left, and travelled to get to the top of the manor.
"Ooh look Sam, a hole!" Max said.
"Well Max, let's jump down it for no apparent reason." Sam said.
"Already ahead of you Sam!" Max said as he had jumped in. Sam followed him and jumped as well. Eventually, at the bottom, they came to what looked to be a neon gambling hall.
"Wow, this place has more neon on it than a Vegas casino." Sam said as he looked around.
"Ooh look Sam, those cowboy statues have slot machines in them!" Max said as he tugged on one of their arms, starting the slots. It landed on three aces, and the three statues fired wildly into the air, hitting a wall.
"Whoa, that's crazy little buddy!" Sam said as he went over.
"Alright, what do you want? Why have you come to trespass in the great Oogie Boogie's lair?!" Oogie Boogie said as he tried to look all dramatic and evil.
"Rats, I lost." Sam said, ignoring Oogie Boogie.
"HEY! I'M TALKING TO YOU!" Oogie Boogie shouted. Sam and Max turned around.
"Oh, yeah. You. We're looking for a part for some machine, you have it?" Sam said.
"Oh, you mean THIS PART?!" Oogie Boogie said as he pulled out the part.
"Yeah, could you give it back?" Sam said.
"Well, I COULD, but I rather play it by the dice! How's about we play a little game of blackjack? Poker? Dice? Maybe some roulette?" Oogie Boogie said as he pulled out a pair of die.
"We don't have time for this... Max!" Sam said as Max jumped into his arms, and Sam flung him at Oogie Boogie.
"WHAT THE HE-" Oogie Boogie shouted as Max landed on him, and started ripping off his sack, revealing his body of bugs.
"Free snacks!" Max said as he began to start eating Oogie Boogie, until suddenly, most of the bugs fell down. Max picked up the part.
"Well here's the part!" Max said.
"Good job Max, let's get back to the lab." Sam said. When they got back to the lab, they saw Dr. Finkelstein, Sally and Jack all standing around.
"Well I'll be, you beat Oogie!" Jack said.
"Thank you!" Sally said.
"All in a day's work." Sam said as he handed the part to Dr. Finkelstein.
"Alright, just have to make this final adjustment, and it should be done!" Dr. Finkelstein said as he finished his machine.
"Get in." Dr. Finkelstein said as Sam and Max entered the machine.
"Bye you two! Be sure to visit!" Jack said.
"We'll see!" Sam said as they were all of a sudden, transported back to the basement of their house, just as they had left.
"WHAT THE HELL?!" Geek shouted as she saw her parents teleport in front of her.
"Oh, hey Geek." Sam said.
"Were did you guys go?! After Pop broke my invention, you both were sucked into that portal!" Geek said.
"Some place called Halloween Town." Sam said.
"I cannibalized a sentient sack of bugs!" Max said.
"L-like from The Nightmare Before Christmas?!" Geek said.
"We also met a guy name Jack Skellington! He said I sounded like some guy called Goofy or something like that..." Sam said.
"Yeah, about that..." Geek said as Sam and Max looked behind to see a spiky haired kid with a giant key, a duck with a staff, and a dog with a shield.
"They came here after you two went missing. We're gonna need to help them." Geek said.
"Well what do you say Max? You wanna go on another adventure?" Sam said.
"Hell yeah!" Max said as they went over to talk to the three, another adventure starting.