Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters in this story, and I don't own the movie, which I got the story line from. I'm not taking any credit in making up any of these characters, don't worry.

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"So we're in Schnoz, huh?" Rogue looked around again, noticing several creepy people wandering slowly closer. "Then what exactly are those?"

Jean giggled annoyingly, motioning towards one of them, who quickly scampered over beside her. "These are the pigmies! They keep me company on the nights that I'm lonely." she giggled as the one beside her looked up and grinned, his eyes sparkling behind his classy red shades.

"We live to serve, m'lady.." with that, he disappeared beneath her skirt, along with four or five of his little friends.

"Anyway, if you want to get back home, you have to follow the green and red plaid road! Oh, and if you wear these shoes, the wicked witch of the northeast won't be able to lay a hand on you!" Waving her magic wand excessively, a pair of black Chuck Taylors appeared on the pale girls feet.

"I have to go though, just follow the road and you'll be fine." levitating upwards again, the pigmies could be seen clinging to her legs as she fluttered off.

Rogue looked over at Kurt, shrugging "I guess we should go then."

"Vell, ze sooner ve go, ze better.." With that, the two started on their journey to see the wizard of Schnoz.

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Walking along the road, Kurt was slapped a few hundred times for singing annoying show tunes. Ducking into a field to get away from her, he stopped and looked up at a platform sitting on top of a pole, with a person sitting on top of that.

"Vat are you doing up zere??" Kurt looked up, and the boy looked down at him.

"Man, I don't have a spine, yo, I can't get down or I'll hurt myself." Swinging his feet boredly, he grinned as Rogue approached. "Hey baby, wanna help me down from here?" Sighing, she shook her head.

"We don't have the time, we're on the way to the wizard of Schnoz!"

"So? Take me with you, I need a spine, yo.maybe he'll give me one." Shaking her head, she and Kurt helped the boy down.

"So what's your name?"

"Most people call me Toad, and if you kiss me, I'll turn into yo' handsome prince." Grinning, he puckered his lips, only to be hit hard enough to knock him over.

"Come on guys, let's go, I wanna get out of this place." Leading the way, Rogue, Kurt, and Toad all headed towards the Violet Village, where the Wizard of Schnoz was said to live.

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"Wait up, yo, I cant walk as fast as you can!" Chasing after the two, Toad tripped over another rock, for about the tenth time, landing face first on the red and green plaid road.

Looking back and sighing, Kurt disappeared from Rogue's side and appeared at Toad's, picking him up and teleporting back over to Rogue. "Vell hurry up! Ve vant to get home!"

"I wanna get a spine, yo, but it's hard to walk on this path! I keep gettin' dizzy!"

Just shaking their heads, Rogue and Kurt shoved the scaretoad ahead of them, making sure he kept a good walking speed so they could get back faster.

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"Hey, you guys here that?" Looking around, Rogue tried to find the source of the odd gulping-like sound.

"Zere!" Kurt pointed to a small clearing near the edge of the road, surrounded by trees. Sitting on a tree stump, a metal man had a small jar of black liquid, pumping it into the crevices of his arms. Blinking, the three curious people walked over slowly.

"Uh, what're you doin'.sir?" Rogue stepped up first.

"The name's Piotr, and I'm oiling myself. Its hard being made of metal, and I like not being rusted over, unlike some people." he motioned toward another tin man, standing in the middle of the clearing about ten feet away, axe held over his head as if in the process of chopping down a tree.

"Stupid guy's been there for the last three years, hasn't even bothered asking for any oil.anyway, who're you and what're you doing here?"

"I'm Kurt, zis is Rogue and Toad. Ve're on ze vay to see ze Vizard of Schnoz! Rogue and I vant to go home, and ze scaretoad vants a spine!"

"Mind if I come along? I need to get more oil or I'll rust up like that moron."

"Ah don't see why not, it's startin' to get pretty creepy around here."

Standing, the large metal man followed them back onto the path.

"Man, this -is- pretty creepy. Maybe we should just go back and forget about it, yo." Toad almost stopped walking, but Piotr pushed him forward to keep him walking. Walking in silence for about an hour, they all stopped when they heard a low growling somewhere ahead of them.

"Vat is zat.?"