Okay, so this is a new idea I thought of some time ago. The story is not finished, but I do have a few chapter already written out and I know the general idea of where the story is going. Since people actually like what I write (sometimes, anyways), I thought I'd post this nice little AU and see how much love it got (if it gets any at all). :)

I'm so freaking excited for this and I don't even know why. 8D

Well, what are you waiting for? Read on! :D

Chapter 1

A skeleton in a pinstripe suit walked into the studios where the movie he was going to do was going to be filmed. He would just meet the rest of the cast today, and that afternoon they would be doing the very first scene. He didn't really have any feelings towards the movie yet; the director had insisted they be surprised of what they were doing. They basically knew as much as the public. How weird was that?

He finally got there, and he was surprised at the amount (and variety) of creatures in there. Well, granted, he was a walking and talking skeleton for goodness' sake, but this town sure was weird! There were vampires, ghosts, witches, a corpse family, a hunchback, someone who turned his head constantly, and a wheelchair-bound doctor that funnily resembled a duck.

He held back his laughter at the scene. And they were supposed to 'live' in a town together? Leave it to Tim Burton to come up with something like this.

Aforementioned director finally came out from wherever he was hiding and gave them a warm greeting.

"Well, hello, my friends!"

Every creature and ghoul turned his, her, or its head toward him. Most of them smiled at who would be their boss for the filming of this movie, but he scoffed. He already didn't like him.

"Since most of you don't know what we are here for, I will explain it briefly. The movie will be centered on our main character, Jack, who is the King and ruler of Halloween Town. He is supposed to love Halloween, and he did, but lately he feels restless and tired of it. When he takes a walk through the Hinterlands and discovers Christmas Town, he loves it so much that he thinks it's what missing on his life. Later on, he is so overwhelmed by it and so curious of what it really means that he tries to take over it."

Jack crossed his arms and scowled. He didn't very much like his character now.

"With the help of his citizens, he will try to make a different, 'improved' Christmas, which ends up being a Halloween version of it. After he almost destroys Christmas in the Real World, Santa assures him that he doesn't need to take over other holidays if his rightful place is Halloween. This is just a brief summary of it, though, because we'll be adding things once we begin rolling," Tim finished.

The creatures stared at him as if he was crazy. Heck, he probably was.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Jack asked from where he was standing in the back of the room. Everyone turned to see him. "You don't know what we're going to do?"

"Well, it means we don't have an actual script yet..." he said apologetically, grinning sheepishly. That caused a myriad of reactions between the 'citizens', which weren't too happy with the idea of working without a guide, especially the creature that could turn his head. (The Mayor, it was?)

The complaints were cut short, however, when an agitated, disheveled teenager entered the room, yelling the director's name.

"Mr. Burton! Mr. Burton! The script is here!" he panted, reaching his side.

Tim sighed in relief, as did the rest of the monsters.

Jack swore that if he had eyes, he would be rolling them.

Tim was introducing everyone to the rest of the cast, starting with the ones who were at the front. When he got to a pretty, red-haired rag doll covered in stitches and wearing a patchwork dress, he had Jack's complete attention.

'What a beauty...' he thought dreamily, his eye sockets going half-lidded without him realizing it.

"Listen everyone, Sally here will be playing as the doctor's creation and daughter of sorts," Tim announced, a proud gleam in his eyes. The way he said it made Jack wonder if she played an important part in the movie nobody knew about.

Just then, the director spotted Jack and ran to his side.

"Well, if it isn't our fearsome king!" he introduced, making everyone gasp in amazement and some murmurs spread between them.

Jack scowled; was it really that difficult to picture a skeleton as the Pumpkin King?

'Hmph, I'll show them...' he thought angrily.

"Something wrong, Jack?" Tim asked, obviously noticing the skeleton's sour mood.

"Nothing," he snapped bitterly. The director gave him a questioning glance but shrugged it off, before spotting someone else.

"I see your late as always, Oogie," he said darkly to what seemed to Jack a giant potato sack.

Jack smirked. If Tim didn't like him, he figured he would.

"I arrive when I want to, clown. It's not like you'll need me anytime soon," he said, his voice dangerous but confident.

"I told you we were going to do a general review today, so you have to be here, as much as I don't like it," the director explained in exasperation.

Oogie scoffed and just walked to where Jack was. When Tim had gone off to introduce the remaining citizens, he spoke.

"He's such a pain in the ass for me. Just 'cuz I'm the boogieman," he muttered to Jack, who nodded his agreement.

"I bet if you were in my place that wouldn't be the case," he replied darkly, still scowling as he watched the director speaking to the other citizens.

Oogie looked confused. "Why? Who are ya playin'?"

"The Pumpkin King," he mumbled, his frown deepening and making it clear that he was not too happy about the idea.

The boogieman's reaction was much more than he expected.

"Wow, really? We're supposed to be enemies, man! Now that's gonna be difficult, 'cuz if you hate him as much as I do, we're gonna be great friends."

Jack chuckled. "I don't doubt that we will, Oogie."

Now, don't panic. Jack's not evil or something like that. He just doesn't like his 'boss' or his role in the movie too much. :) I don't know why I picture him and Oogie being friends, but that's just how my mind rolls.

It feels weird writing about someone who is real. I don't know; it's like I'm assuming things that aren't true and stuff. Fortunately, only Tim Burton is going to make an appearance in this story or else I wouldn't know what to do if, say, I had to write Johnny Depp or Henry Selick (although I should be writing the latter, he was the director of TNBC and Tim Burton only came up with the idea... Ah, well ^^") His character and personality will be completely made up by me, since I'm sure that if I even met Tim Burton personally I would die right then and there.

Please tell me what you think of this little AU! :D And if you have your own ideas of 'bloopers' or 'deleted scenes', let me know! :)