A Drift into the Past

My little summary, but more in depth…

After the story Tin Man, many things were left unsaid, who was the witch? Where did she come from? How did she get locked in there? This story, will be about Dorothy's grandchild, who fills in the gaps.

Serena, Dorothy's granddaughter, is next in line for the throne. She's about 19. Strong willed, and filled with the magic of light, she discovers an evil being who helped the wicked witch of the west try to end her grandmother's life…


Disclaimer: I do not own Tin Man, but the new names are somewhat mine… although the characters from Tin Man, like the witch… are not. This story came from my imagination, but I don't take all the credit, since if it wasn't for the show Tin Man, it would never have come to mind.
The Prologue

Serena, a woman of 19, walked through the maze to Finaqua, where she was staying for the summer. It was strange, the maze was always green, and the height always stayed the same. But then again, she was never one to question the power of the O.Z. It has taken her 15 years to memorize how to get through this maze, you'd think that magic… or instinct would guide her eh? Well, although magic flows strongly through her, she still had the worst memory ever. She finally reached the end of the maze, and couldn't help but gasp at the beauty of paradise. She did it every time she exited the maze, Finaqua was just so beautiful. The lake, pure and glittering under the blaze of the two suns, twinkled to her. The pearly white castle also shimmered in the sun, almost like they were greeting her. The gazebo only held a large swing, but it supported her mother for the moment. Her mother read a book, swinging gently, probably being pushed by the wind a bit. But she was surprised that her mother was alone, usually… her sisters and brothers would be around the water, and under the gazebo.

"Mother!" She shouted, approaching the older woman, swinging under the green gazebo.

"Yes, darling?" Her mother asked, surprise and joy written on her face. Her father was inside, probably discussing the agreements for the use of time storms, as they always did every 10 years. They always had to make another treaty after a decade, since wizards don't live long, and we must make sure that the newer wizards don't open up time storms… unless directed by one of our family members.

"Where did everyone go?" Serena wondered. It was unusual for her sisters and brothers, and her cousins, who stopped by for a visit, to be inside.

"They're inside preparing themselves for an exploration, they just left. You could probably catch them before they leave if you hurry," Her mother answered, her honey eyes shining. Her mother was always encouraging the exploration, and was very mischievous when she was younger… so she heard. But now, her mother was a bit more laid back, and was in favor with wearing big balls gowns, and good table manners. Serena kissed her mother on the cheek, and ran towards the castle.

Serena swung open the doors, and almost bumped right into her twin Kelsey. Serena was born a minute after Kelsey, but her mother had chosen Serena as next in line… because her powers were stronger. It didn't bother Kelsey at all, she wanted to sail the seas and travel. Serena gave her sister a hug. Kelsey returned in smiling, they were the same height. Serena had lavender eyes, where Kelsey had chocolate brown, with little slivers of lavender laced through. Serena's hair was dark brown, which she had tied back with a lavender ribbon. Kelsey's hair was a lighter shade, closer to a dirty blonde. She was paler than Serena too; it was easy to tell the difference between the two in their appearance as well as their attitude. Serena was wise, calm, witty and very energetic sometimes. She had a quick temper, and when she makes up her mind, she rarely changes it. Serena was always strong in what she believed in, although very open minded to suggested. Kelsey was hyper all the time, with a smile always on her lips, she was very caring and loved to explore, especially if there was a boat, and water involved. But they were both independent, and only depended on each other, that was it.

Valarie followed after her, we call her Varya, for reasons we don't even remember. She's our cousin, an only a few months younger. Her older brother, Steven, was standing next to her. He had been reading a book while walking, and looked up to see why they had suddenly stopped. They were both very crazy and random, but Steven was more into reading, and Varya enjoyed sports and fighting. Her brother Kevin, and other brothers were not in sight, most likely with her father, talking military. Although they were at least two years younger, they felt that they needed to act mature and were very interested in joining the ranks. Finally, her sister Emily, known as Shadow, since her powers were strongest when she tried to manipulate shadows was behind, tapping her foot impatiently. Angel was last, her youngest cousin of 15, who shyly and patiently waited for them all to move. Steven was not at all concerned with the fact that he was the only male, since he'd rather be hanging with us… then bored with the boys. Serena had many more cousins wandering around… but this was the group out for exploration.

"'Ello Phoebs!" Kelsey greeted, her arm around her twins shoulder, leading her to the maze. Everyone else followed. They called Serena Phoebe, we don't even remember why. It's weird. She noticed her sister Tiger waiting for us at the beginning/end of the maze. Her real name is Jennifer, but they prefer Tiger, for her power to shape shift into a Tiger, and speak with the animals as well.

"I'm joining you guys," She told them, her violet eyes gleaming as if there was something that they would find. Her sister was a year younger, but she loved to take charge. Serena and Kelsey always clashed with Tiger, because they wanted to do their own thing, but Tiger wanted to tell them where to go. Tiger didn't really like the idea of Serena getting the throne, because Tiger knew that Serena would have kids. But Serena shook it off.

"Okay!" Serena replied, trying to keep her voice happy. It annoyed her sometimes that Tiger thought she had all the control, but she wasn't in the mood to argue. Kelsey obviously had the same look on her face, you know what they say about twins being able to read minds. Although Kelsey could read minds, so it really didn't matter.

They all headed into the maze, out in about 10 minutes. As they entered the forest, Serena started to get a headache, and started to silently panic. She usually got bad headaches when bag things would start happening, or when she'd get a vision. Serena was psychic, and it sometimes scared her. But she shook her head, trying to put a mask on her face, and they continued walking. They came across apple trees, and she didn't know why… but she had to approach it. Suddenly, she felt herself drift into the past.

A woman, it looked like her grandmother Dorothy, walking with a scarecrow. She was trying to pick an apple… Apple trees throwing apples at her. Someone watching her from the forest, but she didn't have green skin, like from the stories her grandmother told her. Who was it?

But as quick as it came, it disappeared. She saw Shadow reaching for an apple. "No Shadow! Stop!" Serena shouted, and Shadow stopped, her hand barely touching the apple. Then the tree came to life and a branch swung and knocked Shadow to the ground.

Serena quickly ran over to Shadow, Kelsey following the lead. Steven came too, and they dragged her away. Then Varya looked at the tree. "Why act afraid of this stupid tree? What can it do? Throw apples at us?" She asked, laughing. Serena rolled her eyes. Varya started laughing, until she realized that there was an apple in her mouth. Angel suppressed giggles, and caught a few apples that the other trees started throwing. Soon, everyone was catching beautiful red apples. Then, they all laughed as they walked away from the angered tree

I'm ending here. I want to thank you for reading it, this is more of the prologue if anything. Sorry if it wasn't really interesting, I just wanted to pull out the Characters, so it wont confuse you later.

Please review, I want to know what I can do to make this more interesting to you. Don't worry… it gets better!!

Thank you for reading.

The Author.