Just another day in Halloween town, but not so good for the little witch. Molly, feeling a bit tired that morning, walks in the hangout, only to find her ghoulish friends licking big Halloween color swirly pops, happily enjoying themselves.
"Oh, enjoying some candies, I see." She moaned, only to follow with a big yawn.
"Yeah! We just bought some at the spooky candy store downtown! They're really good!" Mum chomp off half of his piece.
"At least I'm trying to enjoy mine. Get no flavor." Spook pop his lollipop in his mouth, only to show the candy visible in his stomach for a few seconds, then disappeared. "I hate when that happens."
Molly had a small laugh, as Spook chuckled as well.
"Here, Molly! I got you one as well. It's rotten orange flavor!" Mum gave it to her. She had a lick, only to gag a little.
"Gee, thanks. I'll just adapt to this taste." She lick a few more.
"Try chopping on it, it's hard and churchy!"
"I can't eat hard candies. My teeth are fragile and it could ruin my braces."
"What are braces?" Mum asked dumbly. Spook bop his head. "Ow! What did I do?"
"Don't you know anything?!"
"Hey, there's things I know and things I don't!" Spook rolled his eyes as Molly sighed and explained.
"They're tiny chains that helps keep my teeth straight and prevent them from wobbling. Like so." She opened her mouth to show her example.
"Oh, so that what they are! I thought you had pink teeth." Spook slapped hi forehead in annoyance. "Can you take them off for a while? You won't get the best experience by missing out the crunch!" She slowly shook her head.
"Sorry, Mum. I can't do it when ever I want. They're tightly wrapped around my teeth. Even if I could, it'll probably be painful to eat or to shatter them." He felt disappointed, but he understood. Though, it got Molly wandering.
"On the other hand, I had them since I was eight. I was told that I could get them removed when I turned 11 or 12. Well, I'm suppose to be 11, age wise that is."
"How would you get them off?"
"A professional dentist." Spook explained. Mum asked what that was, following a groan from Spook.
"Someone who tends teeth. I was meant to have an appointment around this time but, I don't see that ever happening. To say where I live now?! Even if I could get back to the human's world, I'll need a human guardian, health insurance, did I mention information, lots of them! I guess I'm stuck with them, forever." She placed down her candy on a table and had her head down.
"Wow, human's life is so confusing. I'm glad I'm a mummy!" Spook tried to think of a solution.
"I don't know any dentist around town. maybe you can try that one doctor." Molly looked up and snapped.
"No, no, NO!!!!! Not that big meanie head! I know he hates my guts! Beside, I'm not letting that quack touch my gums!'
"Yeah, you tell him! Never liked that old fart! And never will."
"What do you have against him." Mum struggled.
"Like Molly said, he's a meanie and too strange for me!"
Mum! Oh, never mind. Molly, I can understand. He's not the most trustworthy citizen in town, even though I know little of him. Maybe the king can help you out." Molly blushed.
"He makes me a bit nervous. If I tell him, there's no turning back. He'll take me to that nut doctor for sure! I'm rather not."
"Then, I have not clue. You want them off but, don't want to take any chances. I'm stump on this one." Spook became frustrated with her situation. She became down once more.
Suddenly, Mum had a brain fart.
"Molly, you don't need help! You can do it yourself! With your witch powers!" She grin at his words.
"That's right! I am a spell casting witch after all! I can prove I can take great responsibility for myself! Maybe my spellbook knows something! Thanks, Mum!" She kiss him on top of his head, making him blush. Spook disagreed.
"Molly, don't fall for this. You won't find a teeth tending spell in any spellbook! Mum is just being stupid!"
"Spook, You know I'm not always stupid!"
"Please, Spook. It's doesn't hurt to try." Spook sighed. She took out her wand, chanted 'An object from the past, appears very fast!' and zap, her spell book appeared on the table near her lollipop. She picked it up, quickly flip through thee page, only to find nothing. She sigh, as Spook shook his head.
"Just what I thought." She placed down her book.
"Maybe you need another book?" Mum asked.
"I can't get another spellbook until I completely master all the spells in here. Besides, there's probably no spellbook that can fix up my teeth." She sadly sighed."
"Molly, maybe I can back you up if you just tell the king your problem."
"No, Spook! I want to show that I don't need his help! If I can't find a spell, I'll make one up!" Spook gasp.
"No, spellcasting blindly can be dangerous! Especially on your own body! Don't makes this as hard as it should be!"
"Spook, I'm just going to cast a tiny rhyming spell."
"Yeah, don't be a party-pooper! Go on, Molly! Lets have candies together!" Spook frustratingly sighed.
"Molly, you are being ridiculous! But, if you want to take the hard way out, be my guest! Don't say I didn't warned you."
"Spook, trust me! This will save me from any pounding stomachaches and to be responsible for myself!"
She pointed her wand at her mouth.
"I don't have a dog, but a cat. No more braces, my teeth are as strong as a bat!" A black ominous spark tap her braces, slowly faded away. Spook quickly took note of that.
"That was probably your weakest spell chanting I heard."
"Who cares?! My teeth are free!" She cheered and twirled.
"Spook, you worry too much! Now, take a bite of your swirly pop!" But by just even one tooth tried to bite off a single piece, she yep in pain, dropping on the ground, she quickly held her right cheek.
"Your gums are in pain! Do you have a mirror in your bag?!" She indeed took one out and checked her teeth. She gasp in horror!
Ugly, rotten, croaked teeth has took it place! Her heart skipped a beat! Spook groan once more.
"Well, will you look at that? Your teeth turned rotten and now you are in pain! Impatience's get you nowhere!"
"Don't rub it in!" She groaned.
"Molly shouldn't be in pain! Many citizens here has rotten teeth!"
"Mum! She's a human! She shouldn't have rotten teeth!" Molly broke down and cried a few tear drops.
"Such a fool I am! A coward I am once more! All because I want to prove a point! How can I show my face to him?! I'm in deep trouble!" Spook floated by her side.
"Molly, the best you can do right now is to just explain what happened. I said I'll be by your side."
"No, I can't! I won't admit my mistake! I can't return home Tonight!'
"Come on, I seen your bravery many times! Why can't you face him?!"
"He make me feel small! He make me feel comfortably numb! I feel like I'm always under his thumb. I can't go home until I can figure it out myself!"
"But, what about your curfew?" Mum's question made her teeth hurt again, as she ran to the couch and scream in a pillow.
To leave her alone for a moment, the boys stepped outside.
"Will Molly be alright? We can't leave her all alone all night! Strange things happens in the dead of night!"
"Mum, our hangout is safe from all of that! She won't dare to step outside in the haunted hours."
"But, the King will get worry!.
"She needs some time off from him. I'll say with her for one night. My old man will be out scaring fishermen all night long, he won't ask me any questions."
"I forgot you have a dad." He sigh.
"The point is, I'll protect her from harm, but only one night, after that, I'll take some actions."
Molly laid on the couch, crying in pain but resting her wounds. Spook aid her on what ever she needed. Mum went home around ten, as Spook stayed up all night, guarding the front door and keeping an eye on her, as she struggled to sleep. But, when the midnight hour strike, that when Spook noticed something on her wrist. A closer look, a small glow appeared, revealing her red bracelet, only to turn back to be invisible. Spook wonder if it could mean something, like someone is tracking for her. Though it's a theory, he most get her home before she is discovered.
Early morning, Molly woke up. Seeing Spook by her side, she smiled.
"Spook, thank you for everything."
"How's your gums?" She stood up, hand on her cheek.
"A bit better, but still hurts. Couldn't sleep all night."
"Molly, You got to do something for your pain'"
"I know! I just don't like that mad doctor!"
"It's Halloween Town. We don't have normal doctors! Maybe the King won't be too mad if I help you explain."
"Maybe you can take over a human body and pretend to be my dad."
"But, can you even leave town?! You are just going to cause more problems that way!" Molly sighed, as Mum walked in.
"Hey, Molly! How's your teeth?!" She plop her head on her pillow and groan.
"I wish I never saw you guys eat candies."
"Don't blame it on 'I wish'! Focus on what can you do now! I told you many times, we can work it out together!" She stood up.
"You're right! I'm just causing more problems to myself. Just get me some time to think." After some quiet minutes, Mum looked at the window and saw something.
"Hey, Molly?! Don't you have cat doll with blue eyes?"
"Mum, don't ask dumb questions. you know I do!"
"Then, why is it outside?'
"WHAT?!" She pull off her blanket and ran to the window.
"Mittens?! What's she doing there?!"
"Molly, this looks like a trap!"
"You think I know that?! I'm not stupid!"
"Your toothache."
"Ha Ha! I'll just use the floatation charm to bring it here."
She successfully cast the spell on her cat doll.
"Hey, Spook. Who would know about her cat thing."
"I hate to admit, it got to be." But as she almost received it, the doll pull back, pulling Molly with it!
"MOLLY!" Spook grabbed her waist, only for the both of them to be pull though the window by an invisible force! Mum panic and ran outside, only for her wand and hat to be left behide. Mum picked them up, wondering the fate of his friends.
Spook, invisible, floating in a far distance, witnessing his dear friend, holding on to her cat doll so nervously, sitting on an examination table, shivering. Inside in the mad doctor's lab, she looked up at the disappointed slim skeleton.
"Molly Elizabeth Kim, I'm very upset with you!" He said firmly. "I'm warned you about reckless movements. When you didn't return that night, I had a feeling you were hiding something. Though that was smart of you to stay there with your friend but, using your powers blindly can have very dire results! Why did you try to hurt yourself?! Such a foolish thing to do!"
"I wanted to prove I can be responsible for myself! I'm sorry! I'm just a helpless stupid little girl!" She choke up in her tears! He calm down.
"Molly, there are somethings you can do and some you can't. I'm not here to control you, I'm here to help you. Perhaps we shall work on things that you can do and what you need help with. Don't be afraid to tell me things. promise that you won't hide things from me." she slowly nod your head.
"I'm afraid of the doctor." He smile.
"I won't let him hurt you. But we need to do a small operation to fix those teeth of yours."
"Oh, can I use magic?"
"Magic is what got use into this mess. I'm promise you'll be in good care. But until you are an highly experience witch, no more blind spellcasting!"
"I understand." He place her on her back.
"Now, rest your mind. When you wake up, your pain will be gone." He began to hum a smoothing melody. Before she could react, she began to slip to sleep. As Jack prep her, Spook left the
room, knowing his friend is good hands.
Mum wondered around the town square, crying. Spook came and made him jumped!
"Spook! You spook me!" He became annoyed. "You're okay! But, what about Molly?!"
"She's fine. Just as I thought, the King founded her."
"Is he mad?"
"At first, but he calmed down. I was invisible at all time. Molly handle her situation on her own. There was no need for me to help her. She's facing operation as of now."
"I hope that meanie isn't too harsh on her."
"Not with the King by her side. I wouldn't worry."
"Spook, Does Molly like the King?"
"Well, Mum. Take yourself in her shoes. She never had a real parent before. She relied on her brother for most this. She had to learn from school, the streets, her babysitters, she did things on her own. But, her life change. The King is part of her life now. She trying to learn how to adjust this. He give his love to her but, she doesn't know how to react to this. The only one she loved was her brother. Relationships take time to build up."
"Wow, Spook! You're smart!"
"It's common knowledge. I'm sure one day she'll return her favor to him."
"You know, he maybe the king of nightmares but, he's such a romantic guy!"
"Kind of weird to hear that from you but, it's true. Well, all is now is left for her to come out."
"Can I hold on to her wand?! Maybe I can make a worm meal for myself!"
"Sorry, Mum! Only she can use it."
"Darn it!" They soon waited for her at the doctor's lab main door, to hope she learn a variable lesson in all of this.
