Disclaimer: I do not own The Nightmare Before Chirstmas, Tim Burton does. If I did then well…I wouldn't be writing this fan fic now would I? It'd be a movie! Molly Finkelstien is an original character made by me though.
Intro
A cold breeze was blowing though the air of the most dismal looking town anyone would ever see. The main colors were of the darkest of all the colors, with lots of black, browns, grays and any other dark and depressing one could think of. It was a place only the dead could feel comfortable in, and they were. All the townspeople wanted this year to be their best yet, as they devoted everyday to make their special day as frighteningly horrible as they possibly could. Even though Halloween was a good three months away, everyone was acting as if it was the next day with the way they ran around doing their parts to prepare. Though in a rush, they all seemed quite joyful in their own devious ways, except for one, the newest member of Halloween Town.
She was a rag doll, and bore a slight resemblance to one named Sally, Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King's girlfriend, though when looked at more closely it was obvious that she was not Sally. No, this was Dr. Finkelstein's "daughter", Molly Finkelstein. Dr. Finkelstein created her not long after he created his wife, Jewel, since she wanted to have a daughter, so he made her one, and based her off the same design he had made for Sally, though with several differences. Molly's hair was not the auburn red that Sally's was, instead it was as black as a Raven's wing, and was cut to her shoulders, while Sally's hair went past her waist. Also, her eyes were green and her stitched on lips had black lipstick instead of the vibrant red that was on her older counterpart. Molly's dress was a full-length, sleeveless bodice dress that was made of soft black leather, one that dipped down to show off her long elegantly stitched neck.
Aside from her physical differences to Sally, Molly was also different personality wise. Her smiles were more devious and she was not as nice, in fact, one of her favorite things to do was to think of new ways to scam the other citizens of Halloween Town. The doctor got complaints from the Mayor, but Dr. Finkelstein would just wave it off as a "harmless prank". Because Molly was in a way like a second daughter, he was not as over protective and less strict with her than he had been with Sally. In fact, it almost seemed that he didn't notice Molly as much. Jewel was the one who had to remind him if she had been gone all day or not. This gave Molly some reason to feel somewhat depressed, though she also found the neglect to be more of a pro than a con, since she got away with pretty much everything with no more than a slap on the wrists.
Besides from conning the people of Halloween Town, she also enjoyed listening to jazzy music, dancing and singing as well as card games and even gambling, which was how she mostly conned the other townsfolk. She also recently got a job, helping the Witches with their shop, by order of the Mayor and Jack Skellington to keep her busy. Molly's friends were also the rambunctious trio, Lock, Shock, and Barrel, who also would help her in some of her other pranks. Though the people thought of them as a nuisance, they figured that it was better than having the three children following Oogie Boogie's orders. It seemed like such a long time since the Boogie Man had been defeated by their Pumpkin King that everyone almost forgot about him. Though there were a few people who still wondered about if he would ever come back somehow, and if so, would he seek revenge?