The Chipmunks Go To The Movies - the Wizard of Oz!

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Okay so I just realized I didn't explain the CAST reasoning last chapter... so I'm gonna do that at the end of THIS chapter lol.

Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Yep – I gained ownership of AATC last night. I was so thrilled! Obviously sarcasm – I don't own anything related to AATC or the Wizard of Oz.

Chapter Three

Jeanette and Lilly were walking down the yellow brick road.

It had been pretty straightforward until they reached a center point with crossing roads.

"Oh I wonder which way we should go… Ellie never specified what to do in an intersection." Jeanette said to herself, trying to look past both optional roads.

"E-excuse me miss, but that way seems like a nice way." A voice suggested.

She darted her head up. "Who said that?"

Lilly barked excitedly.

Jeanette turned her head towards where Lilly had barked at and saw a scarecrow – who was oddly similar to Simon, including glasses –, hanging up in the cornfield, pointing to his left.

"That's ridiculous- scarecrows can't talk."

"Although it's lovely that way too." The same voice spoke.

She looked up. "Wasn't he just pointing to his left?" The scarecrow was now pointing to his right.

"Of course people tend to go both ways." The scarecrow's arms were crisscrossed, pointing in both directions.

Jeanette gasped, walking over to him. "You did speak!"

The scarecrow shook his head no, but then nodded his head yes.

"Are you trying to mess with me or something? Why can't you make up your mind?"

"I'm afraid that's the trouble. It seems that I can't make up my mind, because I don't have a mind. I don't have a brain for that matter. My head is only full of straw." The scarecrow explained sadly, lifting his hat a little to show her the straw peeking through.

"Well then how are you talking if you don't have a brain?" she asked.

He looked confused. "I'm not sure. But some people with brains do an awful lot of talking."

"That's a very good point." Jeanette commented.

"Well, I don't think we've met properly yet." he said after a moment or so.

She gawked at him. "You don't remember me either? Eleanor and Brittany didn't, so it must be this weird place or something… Anyway, my name is Jeanette Miller and we're best friends."

"Hello Jeanette – nice to meet you. I'm glad we're friends – I've never had a friend before. As for me, I'm not exactly sure what my name is," he admitted.

She looked dumbfounded. "But your name is Simon."

"It is? All right then – I wouldn't have known that anyways. In that case… Hello, my name is Simon." he smiled, happy that he had a name.

"Are you feeling alright? It must not be that much fun to hang up there on a pole all day."

"Oh trust me – it's not." he deadpanned.

"Well, would you like me to help you get down?" Jeanette offered.

"If you would. That would be very kind."

She nodded, going behind him. "I'm not… exactly sure how to… go about this…"

"W-well of course I'm not that smart about doing things but… There's nail on the back of the pole. Maybe if you bend it a little I'll just slip off and-"

As Simon spoke she did so, causing him to fall off with a yelp.

Jeanette kneeled next to him.

"There goes some more of me… again…" he muttered, looking at the straw that had fallen out of his chest in the process.

"Oh – does that hurt you?" she asked with concern.

"No, I just keep picking it up and putting it back in again." Simon explained positively, stuffing the straw back into place.

He stood up, but before he could move any further he tripped over the fence.

Jeanette was startled and screamed at this, rushing to his side.

"Did I scare you?" Simon asked.

"No, I thought you were hurt." she explained, helping him sit up.

"…But I didn't scare you?" he confirmed hesitantly.

She shook her head.

"…Of course not." Simon dryly muttered as a crow flew onto his shoulder. "Go on, go away."

The crow ignored him and took some of his straw.

He shooed the crow with his hand and it finally flew away. "I can't even scare one of these useless crows… They just love to come to my field and eat my corn in mockery."

She giggled, even though it was a bad time.

Simon scrunched his eyebrows together. "What?"

"Nothing… For someone without a brain you're awfully sarcastic." she commented.

"I'm not sure what sarcasm is… I do know that I often use irony to show my annoyance."

"That is sarcasm Simon." Jeanette said.

"Oh. Well in that case I guess you're right." he smiled. "I wish I had a brain… Then I could scare these crows off."

"What would you do if you had a brain?"

"Well… I'm not sure."

"So you're not going to sing?" she asked.

"Why would I sing? I'm not sure I could even rhyme very coherent words." Simon pointed out.

"You can always try. I know back home you had a great voice."

"I did?" he asked.

She nodded.

"Well I do have a song in mind… But it's kind of goofy." he confessed.

"I don't mind." Jeanette assured him.

He smiled a little. "Okay… If I had a brain-"

"I could while away the hours,
Conferrin' with the flowers,
Consultin' with the rain.
And my head I'd be scratchin'
While my thoughts were busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain."

He tried to stand up but tumbled over the fence.

Jeanette ran over and helped him stand up as he sung again.

"I'd unravel every riddle
For any individ'le
In trouble or in pain."

Simon slipped and almost fell down again but Jeanette held his sides up and sang.

"With the thoughts you'd be thinkin'
You could be another Lincoln
If you only had a brain."

He managed to stand up straight and sang again.

"Oh, I could tell you why
The ocean's near the shore.
I could think of things I never thunk before
And then I'd sit-"

He kneeled down and pointed at his temple.

"-and think some more."

He stood up.

"I would not be just a nothin',
My head all full of stuffin'
My heart all full of pain."

Simon put his hands to his heart. He moved away from Jeanette for more room; he began dancing, his limbs moving as if they were boneless – which they were as he was a scarecrow.

"I would dance and be merry
Life would be a ding-a-derry
If I only had a brain!"

As soon as he had finished singing, he lost his balance and fell to the ground. He had lost some of his straw too. Jeanette took the straw and immediately went over to him.

"I realize most of my wording was off but forgive me – as I said before, I don't have a brain. If I did I would've been more grammatically correct." Simon apologized as she stuffed the straw back into his chest.

"That's all right." Jeanette assured him, smiling. "There aren't that many scarecrows in California, but I'm sure if there were and they did what you just did, the crows would be terrified!"

"R-really?" he asked in amazement.

She nodded, giggling.

"Where's California?" he asked.

"It's where I live. And I want to go back there very badly; I miss my home. I'm going to the Amethyst City to see if the Wizard of Oz can help me." Jeanette explained.

"Hey… Do you think that if I went with you, and asked for it that… that the Wizard would give me a brain?" he asked.

"I'm not sure. The chances are as good as me going back home. And I don't really know those chances. But you won't lose anything if you come."

"Do you think I could come with you then?"

"Well, maybe you shouldn't… Brittany is mad at me and… Well, she's a witch and you might get into trouble." Jeanette hesitantly answered.

"Witch?" Simon scoffed. "I'm not afraid of a witch! In fact, I'm not afraid of anything… Except for a lighted match." he gestured to his straw interior.

She nodded in understanding. "I can see that – straw is very flammable."

"But I'd face a whole box of matches if it meant I would get a brain." he said determinedly.

Simon saw the unsure look in her eyes and sighed, turning to face her. "Look, I'm not going to be a big problem because I don't eat. A-and I won't try to handle anything myself because I can't think. Won't you take me with you?"

Jeanette smiled. "Of course I will."

They stood up.

"We're off to see the Wizard!" he cheered, but stumbled as he stood.

She steadied him with a laugh. "Well it doesn't seem like you're starting off very well…"

"I guess without the pole I'm pretty clumsy." he sighed.

"That's alright." she assured him. "So… to Oz?"

"To Oz." he nodded before a look of apprehension formed on his face. "I'm not going to have to sing again – am I?"

"Only if you want to."

"Will you sing with me?"

She nodded, holding his arm as they walked so he wouldn't fall.

They began to sing, Lilly eagerly following them.

"We're off to see the Wizard,
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz!
We hear he is a whiz of a Wiz
If ever a Wiz there was.
If ever oh ever a Wiz there was,
The Wizard of Oz is one because
because, because, because, because, because...
Because of the wonderful things he does!
We're off to see the Wizard,
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz!"

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Hope that was enjoyable!

Sorry it was short. That scene is pretty short in the movie... soooo yeah lol.

Okay so here's a few notes about this chapter:

"Well, I don't think we've met properly yet." The reason Simon said this rather than Jeanette was because – again –, she recognizes everyone but they don't. So she thinks that they already know each other – when Simon had no clue who she was.

And while the scarecrow in the movie was all happy and positive and goofy – Simon's pretty much gonna be himself – sans the smartness xD.

I made him hesitant to sing the song because I know in the show he wouldn't be hesitant, but he's a brainless scarecrow in this sooooo yeah.

Oh, and last chapter I said I'd explain why I made him the scarecrow.

Here's the reasoning for the casting:

I wanted to go for irony in most of this... so that is why Simon has no brains, Theodore has no heart, and Alvin has no courage.

Jeanette is the 'Dorothy persona' because Simon is the Scarecrow.
Everyone always talks about how the Scarecrow and Dorothy were hinted at liking each other because she said, "I think I'll miss you most of all."
If I did the obvious and had Brittany be 'Dorothy', then it would be awkward for her to say that to Simon – and there's no way I'm having Alvin as the scarecrow. Plus, any excuse for some form of Simonette to happen I'm down for lol.

Eleanor is the Witch of the North because... Well if I had Brittany be this than it would be too OOC for Eleanor to be the Wicked Witch of the West. That's why I changed the color from pink to green.

Brittany is the Wicked Witch of the West because I couldn't think of anyone else – and preferred not having an OC play this role. Plus, if it's not taken seriously than Brittany being the Wicked Witch is as hilarious as Trina being the Wicked Witch! (this Victorious parody I read one time by bluecinderella4 reference btw)

Simon is the Scarecrow because of satire. He's the smart one, so him not having a brain is pretty ironic. Also, if Jeanette is 'Dorothy' then... yeeeeeah.

Theodore is the Tin Man because he's so kind and has such a big heart... so again, it's ironic for him to not have a heart.

Alvin is the Cowardly Lion because he's always so cocky and saying he's fearless- so irony is slapping him in the face.

(I had a lot of trouble coming up with Theodore and Alvin's parts... I was wondering about having theirs be realistic – Alvin being heartless and Theodore being a coward. But then Simon's ironic state would be out of place. Then I got all confused... Plus in the movie the Tin Man isn't actually mean – he's really nice. So I figured it would be weird having Alvin basically be a sweetheart.)

Judy Garlank was the Witch of the East- mainly so Brittany could be jealous of her and her shoes xD

Lilly is Toto because she's the boys' dog so... yeeeah.

Next up they'll meet Theodore and... things will happen. That's all I'm going to say.

I changed up a few scenes in the next one so it won't be exactly like the movie... or any parodies lol.

Thanks for the support and hope you enjoyed this chapter!

Next one will probably be up tomorrow but could be the next day.