Disclaimer, I don't anything pertaining to the franchise, but I do own the OCs

As the early morning dragged into late morning dorothy went to the library. it was that time of day where she would head to the children's section and recount the stories of her adventures to the children who would flock around to listen. Some adults even enjoyed hearing her stories as well, though for the life of them they could never remember to talk about later. Aislynn had gone up to the school book section and had taken to studying as she always would. And Madeline sat at a nearby table pretending to read a book. Dorothy told her stories until the kids started to get bored, normally after about an hour or so. As she got up she notice alex walking over to her. he walked over to her and smiled

"I would have been here sooner, but mom had me being the welcome wagon for the new family that moved in." Alex said.

"she sent you with a pie, didn't she?" Dorothy asked.

"uh, yes, how did you know?" he asked.

"I can smell it on you." Dorothy said.

"yea, I helped last night." Alex said

Dorothy smiled and kissed his cheek. He smiled and hugged her.

"they have a daughter; she seems to be around ace's age." Alex said

"so within a year or two younger than Maddie and I?" dorothy asked.

"most likely, she has a friend already as well, named, Bessie or something like that." Alex said.

"Betsy, her name is Betsy Bobbin, her family moved to the farm right up the street from ours." Dorothy said.

"Betsy, that's it, have you met her?" Alex asked.

"no." Dorothy said.

"well, I'm sure you'll meet them later, I pointed them in the direction of the park." Alex said.

Dorothy opened her mouth to say something but was interrupted by the librarian Mrs. T.

"Dorothy, your aunt is on the phone, she wants to know if you'll be home in time for lunch, the Teaks will be there, as will both families that moved in." Mrs. T said.

"Tell her I will be there, but I might be a bit late." Dorothy said.

The librarian nodded and walked away. At that moment Madeline came up next to her.

"Dorothy, I might have to run ahead of you guys and change into one of my more sensible outfits if you're having company over." Madeline said.

"seeing all the stares you've gotten, and the fact that you're wearing a hat indoors, I think that would be a good idea." Dorothy said.

"right, Madeline do you think you can find the way back to the farmhouse on your own?" Alex asked.

"I know I can." Madeline said.

"well, you did make it to the school on your own." Ellie said walking in.

"ellie, what are you doing here, I thought you were going shopping with your father today." Dorothy said,

"I was, but then he put on another of his more optimistic colorful outfits, I swear my dad is going to be death of me." Ellie said.

Madeline said nothing, she simply smiled and walked passed them, Aislynn joined them along with toto shortly after.

"dorothy?" Aislynn asked.

"yes ace?" dorothy asked.

"do you mind if I go back home, I'm still a little tired." Aislynn said.

"sure ace, if you're lucky you can catch up with Maddie, but make sure you're presentable, we're having company over for lunch." Dorothy said.

"yes mom." Aislynn said rolling her eyes.

"Don't roll your eyes at me young lady." Dorothy said unable to hold back laughing.

"dorothy, don't try to act like an adult, you can't pull it off." Alex said laughing.

"I know, but seriously ace, we're having company over, and I don't want you to look like you've spent the last couple of hours sitting with your nose in a book." Dorothy said.

"that's how I always look." Aislynn said walking passed them.

"toto, keep an eye on her." Dorothy said.

"yes dorothy." Toto said barking and running after her.

"so, why are we going to be late for lunch?" alex asked

"because I want to talk to you two about something, but not here." dorothy said leading them out of the library.

They walked to the nearby park, clearing some of the fallen leaves they sat down on the ground against a tree in the center of the park.

"what do you want to talk about dorothy?" Ellie asked.

"ellie, you are one of my best friends, and alex, you're basically my boyfriend, and I trust you two above most people." Dorothy said.

"yes, we know." They both said.

"well, we have two girls in the neighborhood, both whom are going to be over for lunch today, should we mention Oz right away? Or do we find another explanation for Madeline, who as you know, looks exactly like me." Dorothy asked.

"oh, dear, I hadn't thought of that." Alex said.

"tell me your mom called my aunt and suggested lunch." Dorothy said.

"well she mentioned something about it, so I assume that's how she knew." Alex said.

"but what do we do?" Ellie asked.

"well, Ellie, I can't just tell Madeline to leave, or to hide, and she doesn't have her makeup with her, and I only wear lipstick to the Christmas parties." Dorothy said.

"well, they're going to find out about Oz sooner or later, especially if they get involved around you." Alex said.

"your majesty if I made table a suggestion?" ellie asked.

"Ellie, don't call me your majesty!" Dorothy said.

"make me." Ellie said sticking her tongue out at her.

Dorothy grumbled and gave ellie a stern look.

"oh don't look at me like that, I just have to do that since you're a princess." Ellie said.

"Ellie, you're not helping." Dorothy said.

"well, it's your choice, your majesty." Ellie said causing dorothy to growl.

"I wonder, no, too risky." Dorothy said

"what?" Ellie asked.

"show them the scepter." Dorothy said.

"well they wouldn't be able to touch it if you're not holding onto it, it's zapped Ozma and myself a fair number of times." Ellie said.

"I know, but, what if I can't control it, nine times out of ten it seems to have a mind of its own." Dorothy said.

"she does have a point, but if we don't bring it with us, it could still fly at you." Alex said.

"or if I'm not available, at you." Dorothy said.

Suddenly dorothy began to feel strange, like a vibration going through her. coursing through her head. she felt an odd, giddy, and dizzy feeling. She blinked a few times as her vision began to blur.

"Dorothy, is something wrong?" ellie asked.

"I feel, strange." Dorothy said.

"what kind of strange?" Ellie asked.

"like an odd, dizzy feeling, like something's coursing through me." Dorothy said.

"we should get you home, I can contact Glinda, I think I still have some potion bottles in my bag." Ellie said going through her bag.

"Ellie, no, we can't do that, not with company over." Dorothy said.

"what about Madeline?" Alex asked.

"wait, dorothy, you and Madeline have a connection, right?" Ellie asked.

"yes, why?" dorothy asked.

"what exactly does it feel like in your terms?" Ellie asked.

"like an odd vibration is the best way to put it." Dorothy said holding her head

"Madeline must be trying to see if she can get the connection to establish both ways like with Glinda and I." Ellie said closing her eyes.

"If she is, I'm going to give a stern talk when I get home." Dorothy said.

And as suddenly as it had started it stopped. Madeline then appeared in front of them. she was wearing an outfit like Dorothy's but in night-sky purple with a gold letter M on the dress pockets.

"did you feel it?" Madeline asked.

"hey I was right." Ellie said laughing.

"Maddie, don't do that." Dorothy said.

"sorry, I was just trying to see if I could project my thoughts to you." Madeline said.

"would you mind like sending me a note next time, you know warning me?" dorothy asked

"check your upper breast pocket." Madeline said.

She did and found a small piece of paper with a warning on it.

"How did you? Never mind." Dorothy said shaking her head causing Madeline to smile.

"any way's Em has made a bunch of sandwiches, and your uncle has gotten a giant table out of the barn." Madeline said.

"with the number of people coming by I assume Mr. Foreman or Doctor Foreman as Ace still prefers to refer to him as will show up, I know he runs Mrs. Kepelsen's orchard now and he did say he'd bring over some more apples, so why not on a day like today?" dorothy asked.

"that's beyond either one of us dear." Madeline said.

"don't call me that." Dorothy said.

"darling?" Madeline said pulling her to her feet.

"No way." Dorothy replied.

"sweetie?" Madeline asked.

"only auntie Em can call me that, along with sweetheart or anything with the word sweet in it." dorothy said.

"dazzler?" Madeline asked

"you tell me." Dorothy said as they all started walking back to the farm house.

"No." Madeline said.

"on the nose." Dorothy said.

"nosey then?" Madeline asked.

"Maddie, are you going to try and come up with pet names for me for the entire walk?" Dorothy asked.

"yes." Madeline said.

"why?" dorothy asked.

"because I think it's fun?" she replied.

"can I call you any of those things?" Alex asked.

"wait until Maddie stumbles upon one I like." Dorothy said.

"hey, why does he get the special treatment?" Ellie asked

"ellie, I spend enough time with you to practically be your sister." Dorothy said.

"Glinda thinks of you as a daughter, you know that right?" Ellie asked.

"I've had my guesses." Dorothy said.

"good, well let's go." Ellie said running ahead.

Will Madeline come up with a pet name for dorothy? Will alex learn what he isn't and is allowed to call dorothy? How will the Bobbins and the Griffiths react to dorothy and alex? How will Betsy and Trot react? Will Madeline manage to forge the same bond with dorothy that Glinda and Ellie share? Read on to find out.