Here's the thing I mentioned! Yeah I couldn't tell you without giving it away.
Okay, time for background: You may be surprised to learn that while I do write a lot of fanfiction, I don't really read a lot of fanfiction. No particular reason, it's not like I'm against it or anything, I just don't. And even when I do, it's usually just the occasional oneshot. I don't know-I can't really read a story on a computer for very long. My eyes don't like the backlight. That's why I could never get into the Kindle. But I digress.
One day, though, I was skimming the Aladdin section, and the same title kept popping up every other story, with numbers or a variation on it. This confused me, and I hunted for the original. When I finally found it, it looked really long. I groaned, and groaned again when I saw it had OC's. But I also saw it had hundreds-literally HUNDREDS- of reviews, and when I read them, they were all GOOD reviews. Glowing, even. I decided to read at least a little of it to see what all the fuss was about.
I stayed up all night reading every single one of the stories. I would take breaks for my eyes for about ten seconds, then go back for more. I loved the style-it reminded me of my own writing. It was slightly satirical of the subject matter, but still had a lot of heart and fleshed out, dynamic characters.
That story was called Don't Rub the Lamp by MidnightGypsie, and I HIGHLY reccomend it.
But back on topic-I discovered these stories right when I was writing the tail end of OTR. A while later, I was trying to think of a way I could give you guys a sneak peek of the story without giving too much away.
Then it hit me. MidnightGypsie had made these trailers for her stories. I thought it was perfect, and would be so much fun to write. And it was-God, I had fun writing this. I'm a movie buff, and love trailers, so this was a dream come true.
So I hope you enjoy this trailer for OTR 2!
Disclaimer: I don't own Wizard of Oz. I also don't own the idea of making movie trailers for stories-MidnightGypsie does.
Narrator: She dropped into a magical world unlike any other...
(Cut to Doe walking around Munchkinland in awe)
Doe: (voiceover) Now I know we're not on Earth.
Narrator: She had only one goal in mind...
(Cut to Doe looking at Kirk through the crystal ball)
Doe: (voiceover) I'm so worried about Kirk...
Narrator: But she made some friends along the way...
(Cut to the four skipping arm-in-arm towards the Emerald City)
Doe: (voiceover) You guys are the best friends in the world, ya know that?
Narrator: Now that she's home, something doesn't feel right...
(Cut to Kirk talking to Doe, who is sitting at a table, looking troubled and almost on the verge of tears)
Kirk: You miss those guys, don't you?
Doe: Of course I do! They were my best friends, and I'll never see them again!
(Blackscreen)
Narrator: Or will she?
(Cut to Doe and Kirk spinning through the air)
(Flash to the two in the middle of a forest)
Doe: We're in Oz, Kirk! We're in Oz!
(Cut to Tin Man and Lion giving Doe, Kirk, and Brutus a group hug)
Lion: Hooray! Dorothy's back!
(Cut to Scarecrow spinning Doe around a large throne room)
Scarecrow: I can't believe it!
Doe: Believe it-we're here to stay.
Narrator: And they all lived happily ever after, right?
(Black screen)
(Close-up of Doe, laughing hysterically. She abruptly stops and looks the camera dead in the eye, stone-faced.)
Doe: No.
(Flash to a silhouette of a man laughing maniacally in the Witch's castle)
Kirk: (voiceover) How did he get here?
(Cut to Glinda talking to everyone gathered around her)
Glinda: He possesses an evil that far surpasses any I've ever seen.
Doe: Well, he was a lawyer once.
(Cut to Tin Man and Lion in the throne room)
Lion: Are we gonna hafta f-f-fight?
Tin Man: (shaking his head forlornly) I don't think he'll rest until we do.
(Cut to Doe and Kirk talking in a large garden)
Kirk: You're not going to fight.
Doe: I don't need your permission.
(Cut to Tin Man and Scarecrow in a library)
Tin Man: You have to tell her. What if one of you doesn't come out of this battle alive?
(Pan to Scarecrow's face as these words sink in)
(As epic music plays, images flash by very quickly-Doe and Kirk sparring; a blonde-haired girl intently studying an enormous book; Lion lunging at Nikko; Doe and Scarecrow sharing a hug; Tin Man swinging his axe furiously at something off-screen; Scarecrow dodging a huge fireball; Glinda with her eyes closed and her hair blowing as magic swirls rapidly around her; Kirk in fighting stance, his arm bleeding; monkeys crashing through a glass skylight; Doe roundhouse-kicking someone who is off-screen; Tin Man looking curiously at a striped tie he picked up off the ground; Lion throwing his hands out in front of his face and flinching as the camera zooms right at him-)
(Sudden blackscreen and silence)
(Fade up on Doe lying on the ground, unconscious, a small trail of blood working its way down her face)
Scarecrow: (voiceover) DOROTHY!
(Drumbeat to blackscreen. Big, bold, golden letters fade up)
Over the Rainbow 2: Toil and Trouble
(Cut to Kirk loading a gun)
Kirk: Good thing I always carry bullets with me.
Doe: (facepalm, whispers) You are such a redneck...
(Blackscreen with gold letters)
Coming Soon
I'm really proud of this, I must say. I hope it gets you all pumped for the sequel!
First chapter will be up within a week AT THE MOST. Hope to see you there!