Prologue
I am quite sure that almost all of you are familiar with the story of the Wizard of Oz; through the movie, if not the book as well. Even those few who haven't seen it are familiar with lines from it:
Dorothy looking around in wonder at Munchkinland saying: "Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore!'
The Munchkins singing: "Follow the Yellow Brick Road!" and the equally recognizable dance step.
"Run, Toto, run!"
The witch screaming: "I'm melting! I'm melting!"
Clicking your heels together three times and saying those unforgettable words: "There's no place like home!"
L. Frank Baum's story has become an American icon, made all the more popular with the release of the book and musical, Wicked. We're all indebted to the "revisionist" Gregory Maguire for telling the other side of the story. Unfortunately, he was off on a few of the details. You see, no one ever told him that you can't always trust everything Flying Monkeys tell you.
That is why Princess Ozma commissioned me to write this story, so our world could have some sense of what really happened. And I would ask you to remember, Oz stays the same. As for those who are called Royal Historians of Oz (myself, L. Frank Baum, and Gregory Maguire), any errors are our own faults.
Disclaimer: I do not own Wicked or Wizard of Oz. No duh