Elphaba was grasping Fiyero's hand as tightly as possible, while squeezing her eyes shut even tighter.

"You can open your eyes now."

Elphaba shook her head emphatically. "If I keep my eyes closed then I won't be able to see them staring at me. I hate seeing those faces, those horrified faces, just because of my…skin color. I don't want it to happen all over again in a new place."

Fiyero looked at her and shook his head, smiling. "You've spent your entire life that way. So why should it matter so much to you now? Just open your eyes, please, for me."

Elphaba slowly began to let her eyes relax, but her grip on his hand was as strong as ever. After some time, her eyes became completely open. Looking around, Elphaba was in awe. They were on the edge of a forest looking out over some kind of town. The houses looked strange. They were made of…well she didn't know what they were made of. To her right, the sun was beginning to set, painting the sky with pinks, reds and oranges.

"See? Isn't it wonderful? Have you ever seen anything like it in all of your life!"

Elphaba hesitantly broke her firm gaze at the town to rest her eyes on Fiyero. He looked exactly as she had last seen him when they walked through the dragon time clock. He looked like a scarecrow and she smiled at it. "Will you take off that silly getup now?"

Fiyero grinned at her. "I happen to like it. Plus you never know what kind of people live here. They could all be scarecrows and I'll fit in just perfectly!"

Elphaba laughed at him and shook her head. That's why she loved him so much. No matter what situation he was in he found some way to make it humorous. She flung herself into his arms and they held each other in complete tranquility.

Fiyero broke the embrace first and grabbed Elphaba's hands. "Come on. Let's go find out what we're up against."

Elphaba stood her ground. "Are you sure we should? I mean we have no idea of what to expect."

Fiyero pulled her behind him as he walked purposefully toward the town. Elphaba let him pull her with him but was still unsure of whether they should go into the town or not. What if the people were exactly the same as in Oz? It would start all over again and where could she run? Nowhere. Elphaba was frightened and gave into her fears, letting Fiyero be the brave one. As they reached the town they saw a small sign that read, 'Salem, Massachusetts'.

"What do you suppose that means Fiyero?"

"You've got me, I'm just happy to have been able to read it."

Elphaba playfully hit him on the shoulder and smiled. They walked past the sign, side by side. The sun had set almost completely and it was getting darker by the second. The strange thing was that there didn't seem to be anyone in the town. Elphaba and Fiyero looked around, then at each other. Elphaba began to open her mouth to speak but the sudden sound of doors opening and closing gave her pause. She stepped behind Fiyero as hundreds of animals, ghosts, witches, princesses, and Oz knows what else ran from the houses.

"What in Oz's name is going on here! What's wrong with this place!"

Fiyero couldn't answer her, he was scared himself. The creatures surrounded the pair. A lot of them looked like people – children. But why were they wearing these … these … costumes? Looking closer, Fiyero concluded that they were children. "Fabala, they're children! They're just dressed up, like I am."

Elphaba lifted her face up from his back and looked around. "Children?"

"Yes, children. Look! Over there! See her? She's normal looking." Fiyero grasped Elphaba's hand and walked through the crowd over to the so called 'normal-looking' woman. The woman glanced at them as the pair walked up together and directly at her. Fiyero opened his mouth to speak but the woman beat him to it. "Those are some nice costumes you got there. The Wicked Witch and the Scarecrow, together. Who'd have thought." Elphaba's mouth dropped open at the women's comment and Fiyero could hardly speak. "You…you…you know who we are?"

The woman looked a little concerned. " Doesn't everyone? It's a classic. The Wizard of Oz."

Elphaba's curiosity overcame her shock and horror. "The Wizard of Oz! How do you know about him!"

"Are you two alright? It's a famous movie. You know, Dorothy, the Tinman, the Cowardly Lion." She stopped and gestured at the two of them. "The Scarecrow and the Wicked Witch of the West." Elphaba and Fiyero stared in disbelief. This was their story. But they weren't in Oz anymore. They couldn't be. If they were, the woman surely would have run away and found a guard by now. In addition, they were in a place called Massachusetts. Neither of them had ever even heard of such a land. The woman seemed to be getting annoyed with their ignorance and silence. "Well it's playing over at the town hall tonight after the trick-or-treating is finished. Maybe you should go and take a look. After all, you are dressed up like two of the characters. It's kind of silly dressing up like characters from a movie you've never seen before. Casey! Please don't pick up the candy from the ground!" She ran over towards a little girl dressed all in white and wearing a halo.

They had so many questions but without saying a word they turned around and walked down the street. Having no clue where they were going they stopped and asked random people where the 'town hall' was. They eventually found it and cautiously walked inside.