Once again I got this idea while mowing the lawn. The first part of this section will not seem like it's about Wicked, but I promise you it is. Anyways in the next chapter I will bring in more Wicked characters! So anyways please enjoy! If I don't get reviews I won't continue this story. It is up to you readers! Enjoy! As Always -Greengirl16

Vanessa Travis snuck into the local diner. She looked behind her to make sure her mother hadn't followed. The coast was clear. She spotted Justin at a near by table and approached him.

Justin saw Vanessa coming, "Hey my beautiful Nessa. Do your parents know you're here?"

"Nope," Vanessa smiled slyly and sat down and joined him for lunch.

"Vanessa? Vanessa," Dorothy called for her daughter. Where could she have gone? She was here a few seconds ago she thought to herself. She started walking back to her family's farmhouse. It was near where she had lived when she was a child. She always knew there was no place like home. That's why she couldn't stand leaving Kansas once she had a family. Her husband Earl had built the cabin a few months before Vanessa was born and they had been living there happily since.

Dorothy came around the corner. Wow something smells delicious, she thought. She approached the local diner and checked the menu. It was almost lunch time and she was starving so why not stop here for a bite to eat. Dorothy walked inside and waited to be seated. She looked around and in the corner of her eye spotted her daughter with that horrible boy, Justin.

Dorothy stormed over to their table and grabbed Vanessa by her wrist, "What in the world are you doing with him! You know your father and I don't approve of you dating this boy!"

All the people in the diner turned to look at the commotion causing Vanessa cheeks to turn bright red. "Mother I love him! Why can't you understand that," Vanessa questioned starting to tear up.

"Vanessa, I am sorry, but I can't deal with this anymore," Justin said grabbing his coat and heading for the door.

"Justin," Vanessa pleaded, but Justin was already out the door.

"You ruin everything," Vanessa said turning to glare at her mother, "I hate you." Vanessa stood up and sprinted for the door. She turned down the sidewalk and started to run as fast as she could. She had no idea where she was going she just had to get away from her horrible parents.

She was passing the local college and was almost out of town. Only a few more blocks before she could finally stop. Suddenly she ran into someone causing all their things to fall onto the ground. Vanessa looked at her escape deciding whether she should continue. She glanced down at an older man picking up some books on the sidewalk. Sighing, she bent down to help. She grabbed a book and a small picture of a green girl fell out of it. Strange, she thought. She handed them both back to the man.

"I am terribly sorry sir," Vanessa apologized.

"No, it's my fault. I really need to start paying attention. Let me make it up to you and buy you a coffee," the man offered.

"Alright," Vanessa said hesitantly glancing one more time at her path to freedom before following the man into the nearby coffee shop.

They both ordered coffee's at sat down at a table by the window.

"Allow me to introduce myself, I am Professor Marvel, and you are?"

"I am Vanessa Travis."

"That's a nice name, so what brings you to this part of town?"

"I am running away," Vanessa said looking at her feet.

"Why is that?"

Vanessa explained her situation about her parents disliking the guy she loved and how her mother always embarrassed her.

"Who did you say your mother was," the professor questioned at the end of Vanessa's story.

"Dorothy Travis. She used to be Dorothy Gale before she married my father. Why did you know her?"

"Yes, I met her back in Oz…," she professor stopped realizing his mistake.

"Oz? My mother used to talk about Oz. She said she had a lot of friends there. What is it like?"

"It's a wonderful place, but it's extremely hard to travel to."

"Oh."

"Achoo," the professor sneezed. He looked around the coffee shop. A woman had just walked in with a dog. The professor sighed and then sneezed again. "Excuse me," he said. "I am extremely allergic to animals," he explained. "They have caused me so much trouble in my life. I used to have to visit an allergy specialist once every 2 weeks!"

"That's terrible," Vanessa exclaimed.

"Well, it's getting late and you missy should be getting home."

"Alright," Vanessa reluctantly agreed.

She finished her coffee and headed for the door. The wind had picked up slightly. A storm must be coming, I better hurry, she thought. She started down the street walking quickly.

"Vanessa," she heard someone shout her name. She turned and saw her mother running towards her. She frowned. Her mother ran up to her and gave her a hug.

"I am so glad you're safe! You had me worried sick!"

"I am alright mother," Vanessa said sighing.

"Ok, well we better get going. It looks like it's about to storm," Dorothy said glancing up at the darkening sky.

They were about half way home and the wind had really picked and was now howling and blowing items this way and that. Suddenly Dorothy and Vanessa heard something that sounded like a freight train. They turned around and saw a twister that was headed straight for them!

"Take my hand," Dorothy shouted over the howling wind.

Vanessa did as her mother told her and as soon as their hands connected they were both whipped up into the twister and started to swirl around.

Dorothy and Vanessa landed in a huge field that stretched on for miles. Vanessa stood up and rubbed her head, "Mother, where are we?"

Dorothy sat on the ground in shock and looked dumbfounded out at the colorful land ahead of her.

"Mom are you okay?"

Dorothy nodded her head.

"Okay, than can you please tell me where we are?"

"Vanessa…welcome to Oz."

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