Kara in OZ.Dear God what HAVE they done!

Chapter 2
As Kara and Toto continue down the yellow brick road, they come to a fork in the road. The dog plants his butt on the road and starts whining. His eyes seem to say to her "feed me.feed me" Kara looks at him and nods. "We could take a little break. I am a little thirsty."

They sat down in front of a cornfield and she poured water and a piece of bread with bologna on it into two dishes and watched the little dog eat and drink. As she drank her Deer Park water, she looked around her. 'Hmm. I wonder which way we should go' she thought. She looked at the dog and thought sadly of her children and husband. "Now I regret him and me fighting. But these shoes are awesome. Now. Which way should we go Toto?" she looked at the dog as she placed the empty bowls back in her backpack.

"You could always go that way" a voice with a familiar drawl to it drifted to her ears. She turned and saw a scarecrow, which could pass for her husband Maverick! She smiled softly, a natural reaction to her when she saw Maverick's deep blue eyes, the same eyes were staring her right in the face. "You said something didn't you?"

"Yes.I did.and um.I was wondering..ahhh. could you uhh.help me down?"

"Of course I could." Kara marched over to where the scarecrow was, and patted around the pole. She found a nail and pulled it, and the scarecrow fell off. He rolled over and stood up on the brick road, picking up pieces of himself, and stuffing them back in.

"Are you alright?"

"I'm fine.I believe I'd be perfect if I had a brain." He replied. "And if I didn't have that annoying little fear of a lighted match."

'Oh boy.I forgot he's the one that needs the brain, and I don't blame him for being afraid of a match.' Kara thought as she nodded thoughtfully. "Well, I am on my way to. um.mind not pulling at my braids?" she glanced at him, who had his hand around the base and was pulling. "Sorry," he said, letting go. "So.where are you going?"

"I'm going to the Emerald City to see the Wizard.Maybe he could give you a brain?" She nodded thoughtfully. He peered at her. "What's your name?" "Kara NightHunter. And this fellow is Toto." She bowed then smiled pointing at the dog.

"It'll be an honor to travel with you and your companion. So...which way?" "Lets go left." They locked arms and walked together down the road, the Scarecrow constantly falling into holes. Kara would shake her head when he did, help him up and they'd be on their way. Kara told him about the witch and how she was after her and the dog. "I'm not afraid of a witch.like I said... I'm only afraid of fire." he said, puffing his straw chest out looking macho, then fell into another hole.

Kara shook her head, and then yawned. She looked at the little dog, which was curled up in some bushes. "Maybe we should get some rest." she looked to the sky, the stars shining beautifully. Her eyes seemed to droop. Scarecrow looked down at her and pulled her to her feet, and she leaned on him as they walked. He stopped at a cabin, and led her in. he laid her down gently on the bed. She opened her eyes and looked up at him.

"Don't you sleep?" she asked groggily.

"No, I never get tired.and I never eat either. That's why I came with you. I wouldn't be any trouble to you. Get some sleep Kara. I can tell you need it." He gave her a lopsided grin as she fell asleep.

When she awoke in the morning she stretched and stood up. She walked outside and splashed her face with the cool water from the spring. She took her hair down and brushed it.

"You look pretty with your hair down. You should leave it that way." The scarecrow said from behind her. She looked at him and smiled warmly. "Alright," she said, standing up and grabbing her backpack. She walked back into the cabin and shut the door. She took the chemise off and fished through her bag for another one, since she really felt comfortable with it on. When she couldn't find one, she just put on a white turtleneck. She shrieked when the door opened and threw one of her sneakers at the scarecrow who fell over swirly-eyed. She quickly finished getting dressed and leaned over him then stepped over him muttering "Pervert."

"What did I do???" he asked rubbing his straw head as she walked haughtily in front of him. He watched her carefully, looking confused as he noticed she touched a gold band on her hand every other second. When she stopped on the road and sat down, he stood near her, then sat next to her.

"What's wrong?"

"I miss my family.I've been far from them, but not this far. I doubt Oz is even on a map!" she exclaimed almost depressively. He placed a hand on her shoulder, unsure of what to do. She leaned on him and sighed. He wrapped an arm around her, still not sure what to do. When she pulled away, he let his breath out and watched her.

"Now that I've made a fool of myself, let's keep going. These woods are creepy and if I had my powers I'd freeze it and crash through it."

"P..powers? Are you a witch??"

"A witch? No. I'm a priestess. I'm sort of a witch, but not as powerful, and I can only use my powers in the service of good. but I don't have my powers. This place must have neutralized them." Kara looked around thoughtfully and nodded as she headed towards the trees. She touched an apple on it, and her hand got slapped. Her eyes widened and she glared and slapped the tree back.

"HEY!" the tree yelled. "She hit me!!" It whimpered. She stomped her foot glaring at the tree.

"You hit me first!"

"You tried to steal my apple!"

"You're an apple tree! You shouldn't care! They grow back!"

".." The tree seemed speechless. Kara huffed. "May I have two apples for me and my dog?"

"What do you need apples for?"

"Because breakfast is a really good thing to eat?"

The tree started looking annoyed. The scarecrow in his infinite wisdom spoke up. "Come on Kara. you really shouldn't eat these apples." He pulled her away from the tree, but the tree pulled her back. "What are you saying stuffy? My apples aren't any good?"

"No.its just no one really wants to eat a worm head while eating an apple!" The tree got so mad; it threw Kara into the scarecrow and then threw apples at them. Kara eagerly grabbed a whole bunch of apples and stuck them in her bag. She slowly crawled over to a bunch of bushes, thinking she saw something shiny. What she saw next, scared her.