Title: Sleigh Ride
Author: Vivian Tanner
Rating: K+
Main Characters: The fierce some foursome, DG, Raw, Cain & Glitch
Summary: While trying to teach the boys about Christmas on a much needed vacation, DG gets captured by a band of renegade long coats. In the process of escaping the gang gets to act out one of Glitch's new favorite songs when they're forced to take an impromptu sleigh ride.
Disclaimer: I claim no ownership to these characters; the lucky owners are the creative minds behind Sci-Fi Channel's "Tin Man", and the amazing author L. Frank Baum. I'm just barrowing them for a short time (though I wouldn't mind keeping Glitch or Cain for a little longer). This story was written purely for the joy of writing, no money is being made for its creation. Please don't sue me; I really don't have anything of value anyways.
A/N: This is the first fan-fiction I've wrote for this series, but I was so upset with the ending of the movies that I had to help our favorite quartet continue their travels. And they just look like a fun group to write for. Please review; let me know if I should continue or stick with the cowboys I usually write for.
Sleigh Ride
Chapter I: Plans Gone Wrong
"Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Oh what fun it is to. . to. . to -." The off key singing came to a sudden stop throwing the three traveling champions into silence. "What was the next line again? Oh I wish DG was here, she would at least sing with me."
"For the last time Zipper head will you please shut-up. The idea is to sneak up on these guys so we can get the princess back, not get caught along side her." Wyatt Cain, former member of the Central City Tin Man squad, once a member of the Mystic Man's protection detail, member of the former resistance and now self appointed protector of the youngest princess of the O.Z. knew in his heart he should be nicer to his friend but at the moment he wasn't listening to his heart he was listening to other parts of his body.
The four friends had decided to act upon DG's idea to get away for awhile, while there was a slow down in problems at the palace to need their time and attention. Since the defeat of possessed form of Azkadellia the four unique companions had been thrust, along with everyone else, into the mountains of work needed to fix the O.Z. after the witch's reign of terror. Three months had passed since the eclipse and within that time the only chance the four had had to talk was on the rare occasions when they were at lunch or dinner together. Now after all of that time and hard work the unlikely friends were on their way to the Queen's frozen palace in the north to spend a few weeks away. While the trip was being planned DG had mentioned something they celebrated on the other side, a holiday called Christmas. Ahamo had been in the library at the time and had instantly began reliving childhood memories of the day, which got DG talking about her holiday experiences. The trip planning meeting basically dissolved into the two experts of the holiday teaching it, including the carols, to the rest of the group. A group which had grew to include Jeb, the Queen, Azkadellia and Tutor when the other five had talked through dinner still stowed away in the library.
Now, standing here in the bleak cold landscape, with the other two members of his group staring at him like lost puppies waiting of him to plan their next move Cain found himself wishing he had fought with DG about accepting the Queen's idea of throwing their own Christmas party at the palace. The offer had been made over breakfast the morning following the library discussion, and subsequently shot down by DG later at lunch.
Flashback
"But my dear you and your father sounded so happy last night talking about this Christmas of yours, I thought you would love to celebrate it in the O.Z." The Queen could not understand why her youngest daughter would rather go tramping around the forest with her friends in the snow, rather than stay at the palace and celebrate this Other Side holiday in the warmth and safety of being among her family. "Wouldn't you rather stay out of the cold? Why . . . we could throw a ball?"
"I'm sorry mother, that sounds like a nice idea and all but I really need a break. I don't know how many more meetings or fittings or coming out what-ca-ma-call-its I can take. I mean I went from being a twenty year old girl with a dead-end job, in a nowhere town to the princess of an entire realm that I can barely remember!" DG hadn't meant to start yelling but once she had gotten going there was just no way to control the emotions she had been bottling up inside of her since the beginning of this insane trip. Now, starring at the stunned faces of everyone at the table around her the young princess had the sudden desire to flee . . . so flee she did, straight out of the kitchen to her room.
Back in the dinning room, the Queen quickly schooled her features to hide the shock that had flashed through her person at the outburst of her youngest. Around her the other occupants at the tabled handled the outburst in three distinct manners. Ahamo moved to check on his wife, Az and Jeb both became quite interested in the new wall paper, while Cain, Glitch and Raw rose as one each mumbling an excuse for their early departure and left to check on DG.
End of Flashback
Yup, I should have took the kid back to settle things with her mother, and pushed the idea of staying there till the snow stopped. The Tin Man came to a stop, glancing around the trio to look for any landmarks to get his bearings from. Unfortunately all he saw has he slowly spun in a circle was lots and lots of white. Damn, now we're lost out here without the carriage, without supplies, without DG, and-.
"Jingle bells, jingle bells . . ."
Cain was just about to yell at the head case to shut up when his eyes caught something in the distance that made him smile.
"I think we may have found them boys."
"What makes you say that?"
When Glitch did not receive an answer he turned to comment about Cain not being the one who was suppose to glitch. Instead he found himself following the gazes of his two friends into the distance at a single wisp of smoke rising up from the forest.
"So, um Cain . . . what do we do now?"
"We get DG back."
TBC . . . .if you think I should? Please review, all comments are appreciated.