To Kansas or Bust: An Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) Story

By: GeneMarie85

Author's Note: Alright folks, it's here! A big thank you to those who have put in their own two-cents, and made this happen! I'll be updating pretty frequently, or I'll at least try to! This coming week is my last week of classes for this semester, so I should have a lot more time in the coming weeks!

Brief Summary: After having restored the Wicked Witch of the West, Theodora to her former self, Evanora the Wicked Witch of the East will stop at nothing to get her revenge. Meanwhile, the Wizard of Oz, Oscar Diggs and the Good Witch of the South, Glinda along with Theodora, Finley, and China Girl have been transported to Kansas. Only, this isn't the Kansas Oscar was expecting to return to. Instead of going home to Kansas in the year 1905, the five end up in the year 2013. What will happen now? Will there ever be a return to Oz? But they haven't come alone, Evanora has found them..

Rating: K+ for General Readers, but some intense scenes in future chapters. This will pretty much be PG to PG-13.

Disclaimer: All Characters are owned by Disney, and L. Frank Baum, a true writing genius!


Chapter One: Evanora's Revenge

Evanora, the Wicked Witch of the East knew she had lost once her younger sister, Theodora had been transformed back to who she was just weeks ago. But, the witch would not accept her fate. She was furious, and wanted nothing more than to get back at the ones who brought her back to the good side: Glinda, the Good and her Wizard, Oscar Diggs. The apple had been so powerful, and Evanora was so certain that she had manipulated Theodora that she had not even considered that there would be a counter-curse. But there was, and Glinda had used it. How had Glinda been so successful? How did she even know about such a counter-curse?

"She was taught well, very well." Evanora thought to herself.

"Surely I'd have known if there was a way to break the wickedness charm, I have every spell known to Oz!"

The witch paced back and forth around the common room of her barren castle. She gazed at her crystal ball, fuming. She looked inside, and through the cloudiness of the ball, she saw her sisters and the wizard…that wizard. The fraud. The mastermind, the escape artist. How Evanora loathed them. Furious, she watched. Something was happening, and the evil witch didn't quite know what it was, but she watched with a hateful curiosity.


The day was bright, sunny and warm. It was the most comfortable afternoon the land of Oz had experienced in 4 weeks. The Good Witch of the South, Glinda was dressed in her favorite cream dress with long sparkling tan sleeves. Atop her head rested the crown of Oz, and her long blonde hair blew in the wind. She smiled as she carried a silver tray with a pitcher of water and several glasses to the Wizard, and the Master Tinker and the rest of the Tinkers who were working on a special project. She sat the tray on the wooden table next to a strange-looking machine.

"Why thank you, most beautiful woman in all of Oz, we'll be needing plenty of water!" Oscar reached over, got a glass, and chugged down as much water as he could in one gulp.

"You're very welcome, dear Wizard" Glinda replied, blushing. She couldn't help but be happy of everything that had been accomplished lately. What with her sister being restored and all, she finally had a sense of joy and ease in her heart.

"Ahh..so refreshing"

"Yes, but please do save some for the rest of us!" a Tinker called out with a scowl.

"Oh, sorry" Oscar quickly got another glass full of water, and handed it to him.

"Here you are!" he exclaimed. The Tinker nodded, and drank down his water literally in one swallow.

"Thank you" he smiled.

Glinda giggled for a moment, then watched as the Master Tinker fumbled with the contraption that was being built. She didn't know for sure what it was, but whatever it was, it looked like an elevator with a large clock on top of it. It was big enough though for at least 10 people to fit inside.

"I really do not understand why you are building this..thing. What did you say it was again, Oscar?" she looked up and down, gazing at the sharp edges of the machine, glistening in the sunlight through its glass sides and wooden panels.

"It is what I would like to call, a work of pure genius. Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell would be envious at this new invention. This is the cream of the crop, the pure spectacle of wonder and bewilderment! Feast your eyes on the one, the only time and space capsule!" Oscar explained in his usual magician-like tone. He walked over to the machine and inspected it, eyes on every detail.

"She's a beauty! A one invention of ours that will take travel to a whole new level! I call it the Oz Capsule" the wizard continued.

"I only hope we have the mathematics correct. There are many portals through time and space. How else do you think the Wizard got here from Kansas?" Master Tinker questioned.

"Exactly" the Wizard remarked. "There has always been the possibility for man to travel through different dimensions and time"

"I certainly hope you all know what you are doing" Glinda replied with a look of concern on her face.

"It would not be good for you to try out this thing and then never be able to come back to Oz. Or worse, be lost somewhere in time and never find your way out"

"No worries, Glinda. Master Tinker and I got it all figured out, right?" Oscar nodded his head at Master Tinker.

"I do believe we have it figured out, but if anything goes wrong, it will be disastrous" Master Tinker warned.

Glinda gasped, and clutched at Oscar's hand. She had after all come to admire the Wizard since his arrival. He had even helped her get her beloved little sister back. She eyed at another young woman appearing from the front of the palace, and smiled.

"Glinda? Wizard? What are you all doing? What is that thing?" a voice that had not been heard in a soft tone for a month asked in confusion. It was Theodora, who had just woken up after a day of transformation. She had been a wicked witch, but only now had gained back her previous self. Her skin was no longer the ugly green it had been just two days before. She no longer wore the tight black dress and wide-brimmed witch hat she had worn previously. She now had back her normal, lighter complexion and large hazel eyes and long, dark brown hair. She wore a dark blue quarter-sleeved dress, matching slippers, her hair pulled back in a messy bun.

"Why Theodora, you're awake. How are you feeling? Still have a headache or feeling dizzy?" Glinda asked her sister.

"Nice to see you back to normal, and hopefully done throwing flames at me and making me dance" Oscar chuckled nervously.

"I'm fine, just a little dazed is all" Theodora answered, giving a surprised look at the Wizard, as though she was shocked at the very sight of him. She still had an inch of anger towards him, and still would not forget the heartbreak she had suffered a month ago. She had only now taken the chance to forgive him, but it would never erase everything that had happened.

"Would you like to try drinking water? Though I'm not so sure it wouldn't burn you still" Glinda poured a glass of water and offered it to her.

Theodora looked at the glass for a moment. She took it and lightly touched the tip of the glass, her finger on the edge of the water. She tipped the glass just enough to get water on her finger. She winced, expecting it to sizzle and smoke, causing immense pain. But it didn't. The finger was just wet. She breathed for a second, amazed.

"How did you do it?" she asked, staring at Oscar and Glinda.

"Your powers are still intact, the counter-curse worked. It allowed your skin to form a sort of barrier that will keep it from getting damaged by water. You can't see it, but it's there. Your wicked form is gone. Gone forever. You now have your positive emotions back, for the most part. If any negative emotions still exist, they aren't as strong as they were." Glinda explained, watching Theodora with the water.

"I can't believe it, finally. I don't have to be afraid of it anymore" Theodora glanced at Glinda and Oscar, then looked down at her hand. She still had the ruby ring.

"Welcome back my dear Theodora" Glinda said with a grin. She walked over an embraced her little sister gently. Theodora smiled warmly.

"Thank you"

"Good to have you back, so good to have you back" Oscar beamed.


"NOOOOOOO!" Evanora screeched, tearing at her rags. Rage welled up inside her, her temple pulsing in anger. Tears formed in her eyes.

"FOOOLL! YOU BLASTED FOOL! SUCH A NAÏVE IDIOT! I THOUGHT I HAD YOU! I THOUGHT I HAD YOU TRICKED! I THOUGHT I HAD YOU ON MY SIDE!" she boomed.

With a swipe of her hand, she knocked over the crystal ball. It shattered into tiny little shards on the floor, cutting part of Evanora's hand.

"Curses" she muttered to herself.

She felt half sick, half dead. She had to do something to stop this. The old crone turned to the window on the other side of her drab common room. She knew now what she would do. She walked straight over to the window, where her army of flying baboons were awaiting her command.

"Go! Go to the Emerald City! Terrorize them! Kill them! Show no mercy! Do not come back until they are all dead. The Wizard, Glinda and that traitor of a sister of mine… KILL THEM!" she demanded, seething in anger and hate. Her old white hair matted to her disfigured face.

"They will pay for this" Evanora vowed.

"THEY WILL PAY! FLY MY PRETTIES…FLY! FLY! FLY AWAY!" she called out.

The baboon army swirled around the castle, flying in herd after herd, by the thousands, and by the millions into the direction of the Emerald City. Evanora would have her revenge. No doubt, she was on a murderous mission. Bigger and more threatening than ever. How dare Glinda and the Wizard cross her path, and steal her sister.


Author's Note: I know that some of you have said that you like the idea of the gang going to Kansas 1905. I might in fact, still do that. But the parallels would be too complicated. I also have not yet put China Girl and Finley in the scene, they will be in the next one. I also kept Theodora's powers but eliminated the water weakness. About the sister thing, Glinda has only just found out that Evanora had lied about their relationship. Glinda and Theodora are close to the same age (maybe only 2-3 years apart, and Evanora had convinced both of them that they were not sisters when they really were. Hope everyone enjoyed this first bit!