I know I have not touched my one other unfinished story for like a year, but I had at least get this down because of how many unfinished Wizard of OZ story I have seen and read. Lot of them are really good and left on a cliffhanger for like 5 years. That just makes me sad, I also got curious about the Dorothy and Scarecrow pairing it just to darn cute. I'm also interested in Woodhead the carousel horse, Jack Pumpkinhead and Tik Tok if I'm getting their names right. I have not read any of the Oz book series except for the first book so I'm sorry I miss represent them. With that let's get started darling and go the wonderful story land of Oz to mess some stuff up and pair up some lovebirds, shall we?
Midnight Wishes
Chapter 1
Scarecrow's Pov
I stood there emits the roar of a storm as it brews on the horizon with the same sickening tint of that vile witch from all these years ago. I leave my terrace to re-enter my study, my eyes wander to the far side of the room where the fireplace sets. It glowed a lovely shade of forget-me-not blue, the reason of this is because of a spell to prevent it from accidentally setting me on fire, this particular color, on the other hand, was a personal request of mine. Every time I see it and feel the warmth emanating from it, memories of my beloved Dorothy come to my mind.
I go to sit down on my reading sofa near the genital flames, the memories of our adventure flash in my mind, from her saving me from that cornfield to us meeting our friends on the way to see the wizard, and last to when we had to say goodbye. I remember every detail of that moment, to how her voice dripped with sadness, how her lips felt like silk butterfly wings grazing my cheek, but most importantly what she had said still rings in my ears.
"I'll miss you most of all." I murmured to myself in a dream-like state.
It had been 7 years from that day, and I still can't let go of her no matter how much I try. I admit I'm in love with her, though I haven't said a word of it even to my dearest friends. I realized this fact about 4 years ago, during the time when I just started my rule here in Oz. Though things were hectic from all the needed changes from the messed up and segregated government the wizard left, nobles still try to get their hands into oz in a form of sending their princesses to seduce me, I mean "court" me. None of them even got close to it though, no one had that sparkle in their eyes or the curious spirit when the chance learning something new came about. During this time my mind was always on her, how I longed for her to be with me and how my heart began to fluttered when I dreamed of her.
Now I might not be the only one who needs her, I reflect on the reports from the scouts, something is coming, we don't know what but one thing is for sure, we need to stop it or we are all doomed. Hopefully where ever Dorothy is she is safe and sound.
Dorothy's Pov
The light of the early morning summer sun gleamed through my window of my worn down apartment to greet me. I rubbed my eye quickly to relieve the burn from that fiery light, I miss the old farm and the sound of the roaster in the early hours. Once the Depression hit everything went downhill, the biggest part of my old life's downfall was the Dust Bowl. Those years were too much for my aunt and uncle to bare, after the first 3 years Aunty Em fell deathly ill and passed away in her sleep, 2 years later my uncle couldn't hold on anymore. He always said he was going to hold on for her and he did, he was able to see the storms less on bit by bit, the scientist said it was going to end soon and that was enough for him. He passed away on the anniversary of their wedding holding onto a collection of the photos of them together, I can never forget the look on his face, he was in total bliss. On the back of a photo with all of us together he wrote down his last words to me
" Sorry I have to leave you like this Dorothy, but somethings can't be helped. Just know I love you, we both always loved you, so keep your head held high and never stop going for your dreams. Em and I will be watching over ya with your parents, who knows maybe heaven is like that Oz you always talked about. Be strong Dorothy.
Love, Henry Gale"
Toto and I sadly had to move to the city once the funeral was done, the farm was too much for me to handle on my own especially being only 16 and with no one else to help. It was a rough start but soon enough I was able to get a teaching job for writing and music at a nearby school in my apartment in Seattle, the Emerald City. I couldn't help it I guess, that dream was just so real.
I start to do my morning routine, first, I get clean up and get dressed because it's the weekend I wear a pair of jeans and a button-up shirt to lounge around in. Next, cook myself up some breakfast, after that, I sit at my fire escape reading and grading my students work as static orchestra music filled this empty space. I look over to Toto as he sleeps in his nest of blankets, it has been 14 years since I have been to Oz, something in me keeps on wanting to believe that it's true. Every time I think about that place I always see this somehow charmin` face of a scarecrow smiling at me. In the most recent years, he has been invading my dreams out of nowhere, making my heart race like a wild horse. I set aside my papers as I start to get flustered at my own daydreaming when my phone starts to ring.
"Hello this is Dorothy Gale "
"Hello Dorothy it has been a long it's been a long, its Marvel, how have you been little lady?"
I giggle lightly, it has been so long since I last seen him
"I have been good, just trying to live a good life with all this fighting going on, I just hope those boys are ok. They left the farm to get a better living and then once thing are looking up for them, they are drafted into some war."
"Their good strong boys, I'm sure that they will be fine and I bet they are honored to be apart of this battle. Part of me thinks that they're doing it to for you."
"Do you really think so, but why me of all people?"
I hear a faint chuckle on the other end of the line
"For one thing for sure is that they always protected you especially after you came back from - ah that coma, and for a while, Hunk did fancy you quite a bit."
"Ok ok, I believe ya, leave it to you to bring something up that happened around a decade ago."
I laugh at myself remembering the day when Hunk asked me on a date, it ended with us both being awkward messes and our boat tipping over into the lake with us in it. We made the most of it though, by swimming and splashing each other the rest of the day. In the end, we decided to just stay friends, though I did like him, he just looked so much like Scarecrow, it wasn't fair to him. I sighed to myself
"So why is it that you're called I doubt it is just to have idle chatter?"
The other end went silent for a while until I heard marvel sigh
" Dorothy, have you experienced anything odd lately, like dreams about Oz of any kind even nightmares?"
I ponder on this for a few seconds
"Every once in a while, it has been happening a lot more lately and to be honest I can't stop thinking about the Scarecrow. It's just that place seemed so real I can't believe it was all some crazy dream."
The other end was silent again
"Marvel whats wrong?"
"There are some things I need to send to you, do you still live in the apartment in Seattle?"
"Yes, but what's going on?"
I hear papers wrestling in the background, yell out with panic in my voice
"Professor."
"Don't worry Dorothy, everything will be clear in a few days and you should get something with an emerald in it and I'll send so to you as well just in case. Stay safe Dorothy."
"Wait, Professor."
Before I could say anything else, the line went dead and the room went still. I turn to Toto who looked up to me with a slight tilt of his head.
"Toto I don't have a good feeling about this."
Well my darlings the setting up for this story is nearly done, I had done research to make sure the timeline for this was just right and I do have elements of other Oz stories in this because they are interesting suggestions like our world is faster than Oz and a few others I can't say because of spoilers.
Check out Heart of Oz by SilveryBeing and Emerald Heart by Fauna Greywolf if you want to try to find out.
Timeline
1918 Dorothy birthday
1914 – 1918 World War I, Period
1929 she goes to oz - 11 age
1930 – 1936 dust bowl -17 age by the end
1929 – 1939 the great depression -20 age by the end
1939 – 1945 World War II, Period -
1944 my story - 25 age