Clara's POV:
"This is beautiful." I said. Everything seemed to glow from within. Each color seemed brighter & more vibrant than any I had seen back home…
We had landed just outside of a little town, built into the land itself. Trees & flowers grew freely, & the buildings were tiny but comfortable. The people who lived in them probably wouldn't be any taller than my waist!
"Where are we?" I asked, mostly to myself. K-9 answered any way.
"Cross referencing visual data with registry of known planets & dimensions." He followed me as I continued to look around. I had the strange feeling that we were being watched…
"Location is unknown." he said, after a few moments.
"Great." I said, turning to him. "So we have no idea where we are, or any idea how to get back?"
"Affirmative."
"You're in Oz." I spun around to see who had spoken. A woman with blond curly hair stood behind me. Her white ball gown seemed to shine from within. She had definitely not been there a moment ago…There was something almost familiar about her…
"Who are you?" I asked.
"I am River Song. I am a Good Witch, most of the time." she said with a smile. "Are you the girl from the blue box?"
"I am."
"Then you're the one who has killed the Wicked Witch of the East?"
"What? No." I said. "I came here in a blue box, but I didn't…" I trailed off as I noticed for the first time a pair of legs sticking out from under the TARDIS.
"Oh no." I breathed.
"Listen, I didn't mean to kill anybody." I said, turning back to River. "It was an accident, I swear."
"Then you don't want to assume control over the lands to the East?" River asked.
"Of course not!" I said. "It's all just a mistake. I am so so sorry."
River smiled. "Don't be. The Wicked Witch of the East was a cruel mistress. The Munchkins are now free!" People, who I assumed were the Munchkins, came out of their tiny homes & hiding places. They began to joyfully celebrate their freedom. Many came up to me & shook my hand. I was just about to be introduced to the Mayor when it happened.
There was a blinding blue flash of light. The Munchkins ran back to their homes for safety. A woman had appeared, looking exactly the way you would picture a Wicked Witch. She looked absolutely evil.
"Now, I know my sister would never approve of you lot running around, being joyful like this." she said. "I can't wait to see how she'll punish you."
As the Wicked Witch turned in my direction, I felt my blood run cold.
She looked exactly like Missy.
"I suppose you're the girl everybody's talking about?" she asked me. "Well, you don't look like a killer. Believe me, I've met plenty!" She laughed. "Wait until my sister hears of this! She'll have fun torturing you, just for stepping foot on her turf without permission."
"I think not." River said. "The rumors are true. Your sister is dead."
"That's impossible."
"See for yourself." At that, Missy finally noticed the legs sticking out from underneath the TARDIS. She cried out in anguish & grief…before turning back to me.
"You." Before I even had the chance to react, to even think about making a run for it, she was in front of me once again. "You killed my sister! I shall make you pay for what you've done!"
"It was an accident!" I said quickly.
"Have you forgotten the Sapphire Slippers?" River asked, behind me. She was completely calm, which helped keep my own panic at bay…although not by much.
"That's right!" Missy ran back to her sister's body. "Now that she's gone, I can finally have..." She trailed off as she approached the body. "They're gone!" she shrieked.
"What have you done with them? Missy demanded as she came back to confront River.
"I've done nothing. The Slippers have chosen Clara."
I looked down at my feet & gasped. My uncomfortable stilettos were gone, & were replaced by beautiful blue flats. The color reminded me of the TARDIS, & they seemed to sparkle from every angle. They fit me perfectly, & were more comfortable than any of my shoes back home!
"Those shoes were my sister's, who you have so horribly killed. The least you could do is let me have the Slippers as a token to remember her by." Missy said, sweetly…or as sweetly as she was able to be.
"They are very powerful. Their magic might just be the only thing that will keep you safe." River said.
"Stay out of it. This isn't your domain." Missy snapped.
"It's not your domain ether. You rule the lands to the West. This is the East, which Clara has chosen to free." River stepped forward, confidant. "Go, before somebody drops a blue box on you too." There was a rustling as the Munchkins, finding courage in River's words, started to come out of hiding.
"Oh, fine." Missy said, realizing that she was outnumbered. "But make no mistake. I'll get you, my pretty, & your little tin dog too." There was a burst of blue light, & she was gone.
"Well, this has been interesting, but I think I should probably be leaving now." I said, still shaken.
"Yes, the sooner you leave Oz, the safer you'll be." River said, as she & the Munchkins escorted K-9 & I to the TARDIS. I said my good byes, waved & stepped into the TARDIS...
I stepped back out after only a second, coughing. The smoke had gotten worse.
"I shall determine the extent of the damage, Mistress." K-9 said.
"Fine." I said, in between coughing. The Munchkins got me a glass of water, which I drank carefully.
"The environmental regulatory system has been severely damaged. The radiation detector & the nexial tracers are also offline. Repairs have been initiated. They will be complete in the equivalent of three weeks of Earth time."
"Three weeks?" I said. "I can't stay here for three weeks with a Wicked Witch after me." Not to mention that the Doctor would probably notice his TARDIS was missing by then…
"Maybe the Wizard of Oz can help." said one of the Munchkins. They all seemed to agree.
"Who?" I asked.
"The Wizard of Oz lives in our capital, the Emerald City. Few have ever seen him & lived to tell the tale."
"Is he Wicked?" I asked.
"He's the greatest man that Oz has ever known." River said.
"How do I get to the Emerald City?" I asked. River smiled, & led me a few steps away from the TARDIS. We stood on a path that looked like it was made of golden bricks.
"Follow the Yellow Brick Road."
This chapter was written a bit differently than my other chapters. The holidays are so busy that I didn't really have time to sit & write the entire thing from start to finish, so I sort of wrote it in parts over the course of many weeks…My holiday prep is nearly done, so hopefully the next chapter will be posted soon!
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((I wrote the last bit of this scene when my Internet was down, so I used some placeholder text to stand in for the TARDIS parts that were damaged...which I forgot to delete when I first posted this. It's fixed now. Enjoy!))