This will be one of the more "Wizard of Oz" chapters. For Dorothy-haters, I don't hate her, so I'll be fair. I dislike her, though. Thanks to TheTbone and James Birdsong for reviewing. I hope this chapter doesn't disappoint for originality.

The little girl called Dorothy came along to where Fiyero and I were after a day. She was looking at a fork in the road. "Now which way do we go?" she complained.

"That way is a very nice way." Fiyero supplied.

Dorothy looked around. "Who said that?" Her dog barked at Fiyero. "Don't be silly, Toto." she said to him. "Scarecrows don't tal-"

"It's pleasant down that way too." Fiyero added, pointing the way she came.

Dorothy looked up again. "That's strange. Wasn't he pointing the other way?" I stifled a giggle.

"Of course, people do go both ways." This time Dorothy caught him pointing.

"Why, you did say something, didn't you?" she exclaimed.

Fiyero began to shake his head and nod. "No, yes, no, yes." I said.

"Who's that?" Dorothy asked. "You sound familiar."

"I was the girl sounding off at Glinda." I said carelessly. "And this is my high school and college crush."

"A scarecrow?" Dorothy said skeptically. "Anyway, why were you confusing me? Can't you make up your mind?"

"I don't have a mind to make up." Fiyero told her. "I haven't got a brain. Only straw."

It ended in us going with Dorothy towards Emerald City. She gave me some plant branches she broke off on the other side of the Yellow Brick Road to use as crutches, since mine had been taken.

I disliked Dorothy a little. Every time I looked at the shoes she wore that were Nessa's, I felt like punching her in the face. Her high voice and naivety were annoying. At night, Dorothy would curl up and fall asleep, while Fiyero and I talked.

"Why did you tell her you didn't have a brain?" I asked him once.

"Because it was all I could come up with." he admitted. "It's true, too. I was brainless back at Shiz, and now I'm a scarecrow, it's literal. Anyway, remember she said Elphaba's mad at her? If we stick with her, we'll find Elphaba for sure. Why did you decide to come?"

"I need some way of walking, and I do want to find Elphaba. The minute we find her, I'm going to go join her, no matter what Dorothy thinks of me."

"I think I better stick with her and secretly send a message to Elphaba. I've got a plan."

I smiled. "OK, cool."

Fiyero hesitated. "Also..." he grinned in a slightly teasing way, "What was that you said about me in high school and college?"

I slapped him on the arm, even though I knew it didn't hurt. "Oh, shut up! I wasn't the first girl who had a crush on you, and I wasn't the last. And I don't have a crush on you any more. You're with Elphaba, and I'm single."

Fiyero laughed. And so did I.

It was about a week before we came across someone else. Dorothy found him. It was a man...made out of tin.

We oiled him, and I knew who he was immediately.

"Boq!" I cried. Then I hugged him. "Are you OK? What happened to you? By the way, don't believe what Nessa told you!"

"Who's Nessa?" Dorothy asked.

I felt awkward. "Um...she was my best friend."

Boq also said something about not having a heart, and Dorothy invited him along to see the Wizard.

"Suppose he didn't give me one when we got there?" Boq said skeptically.

"He will!" Dorothy said confidently. "We've come such a long way already!"

A familiar cackle went through the air. Elphaba was standing on top of the roof. "You call that long? You've just begun!"

As she spoke, I whispered to Boq the true circumstances, and why I was going to go with Elphaba. I didn't want him to hate me. He nodded, and I called out "I'm coming!" Elphaba stopped short. She paused, then flew her broomstick onto the ground, helped me on, and we flew off.

We flew all the way into Kiamo Ko, in the west.

"Fiyero said I could use this castle." she explained.

"You do realized you just threatened him in the forest?"

Elphaba gasped. "Wha-I thought he was...I cast a spell, but I didn't think it worked."

"So that's why he turned into a scarecrow!" I exclaimed. Elphaba nodded.

"So what's next?" I asked.

"I'm getting Nessa's shoes from that farm girl." Elphaba explained. Suddenly, she looked at me, and said "Wait a second." She flipped through the spellbook, and chanted another spell. Suddenly, I felt new strength in my legs. I shakily stood, and found...I no longer needed crutches to support myself.

I would've hugged Elphaba, but I knew she wasn't good with physical affection, sisterly or otherwise, so I just thanked her so many times, but she waved it off. "It was pretty similar to the spell I cast on Nessa's shoes." she explained. "No problem."

It turned out Elphaba was furious at Dorothy for killing Nessa and taking her shoes. I didn't bother to defend Dorothy, even though it was more Glinda's fault.

"So what exactly are you going to do if Dorothy doesn't give you Nessa's shoes?" I asked.

"Kill her." When my shock appeared, Elphaba chuckled darkly. "No, I wouldn't go that far. I want to, but I won't go any further than threatening to kill her. What I will do is capture her."

"Well, I'll help. By the way, she's kind of stupid, she doesn't question anything, and you can probably make her cry." I told her.

"At this point, I don't really care." Elphaba said. "That little girl shouldn't even be in Oz."

"I think there's something out of place here." I suddenly realized. "Are you sure it was Glinda who got the house falling on Nessa?"

Elphaba shook her head. "No, Madame Morrible's the one with weather powers. I suppose she used them to create a tornado. But Glinda probably gave her the idea."

"So what are you going to do about her?" I asked in interest.

"Nothing." Elphaba answered. "Not now, anyway. Her political powers are far superior to my power."

I nodded. "Yeah, true. I can't believe she'd do anything like this."

I'm ending this chapter here, but stay tuned. Review, please!