(The Yellow Brick Road)

*June 5th, 1900*

*Munchkin Country*

*Day 1*

Dorothy stared at the Good Witch of the North in complete awestruck as she had appeared out of thin air as all of this was new to the young girl.

The little witch's hat was pure white. It rose about a foot above her head and was pointed at the tip with little jingle bells which ran all across the brim and made a faint tinkling sound as she moved. She wore a puffy white gown that hung in pleats from her shoulders. Over it were sprinkled little stars and half moons that glistened in the sun like diamonds. The little woman's face was covered with wrinkles, her eyes were the colour of violets, her short curly hair was nearly all white, and she walked rather stiffly, but had a friendly, welcoming smile.

"You must be the young girl who defeated the Wicked Witch of the East, correct?" Locasta asked Dorothy in a polite tone of voice as she waited for an answer as Dorothy eventually nodded her head.

"Y-Yes but I didn't mean too, I truly didn't. My house literally fell on her, I'm truly sorry for my actions…" Dorothy apologized to Locasta as the Munchkins fell into laughter while some shouted praises of joy while Locasta smiled at the young girl before filling her in.

"Oh dear, it's actually a good thing! She was a terribly evil witch I must say! She ruled over these poor Munchkin folk with an iron fist for quite some time, that is until when your house crushed her.." Locasta had spoken back in a happy yet calm tone of voice as she pointed over to where her legs were located.

"Oh my, she sounds awful! I just hope I don't anger people that she knew.." Dorothy had spoken back in a worried tone of voice while Locasta remained calm as she further explained to Dorothy about the situation.

"No worries my dear! She has zero connections to anyone since she was a rather private person although I should explain some other things to you, my dear but first…" Locasta had explained to Dorothy as she looked over at the legs and feet of the dead witch and what captured the old witch's attention were the silver shoes.

"These silver shoes shall do, POI!" Locasta had spoken out as with the snap of her fingers, the silver shoes had magically appeared to Dorothy as the young girl was wearing the shoes which was followed by the mutters and chatter amongst the Munchkins as they were surprised at what they just witnessed as this also surprised the young girl.

"A-Are these the evil witch's shoes? I don't know if I can handle wearing them.." Dorothy had objected to the good witch as Locasta spoke once more.

"No worries, my dear. These silver shoes are very useful when in great need but they're very powerful indeed, unfortunately they won't protect you from harm's way.." Locasta had explained as she walked over and kissed Dorothy on the forehead as a small yet beautiful glow appeared before it disappeared.

"W-What happened? I felt this strange glow when you kissed my forehead…" Dorothy had asked in confusion as she waited for an answer.

"That kiss is meant to protect you at all costs. You see, you are in Oz, a beautiful yet dangerous country if you aren't too careful so my kiss shall protect you from harm" Locasta had explained while Dorothy nodded her head in understandment.

"I see, Oz seems like an interesting place but how do I actually get back home? My folks are awfully worried about me at this point.." Dorothy asked Locasta once more as she saw Locasta pointing over to a yellow road.

"My dear, you must follow the Yellow Brick Road at all costs and once you do, you shall enter the great Emerald City and there, You will meet Oz, the Great and Powerful…" Locasta had answered back as right when she said that, the Munchkins all bowed in respect.

"So if I meet Oz then he'll help me get home, right?" Dorothy had asked Locasta as the old witch nodded her head in confirmation.

"Correct, I don't want to waste any more of your precious time so I unfortunately must take my leave but always remember, follow the Yellow Brick Road, my dear! Farewell.." Locasta spoke out to Dorothy as she smiled at the young girl before disappearing.

"Goodbye! I promise I'll get to the Emerald City as safely as possible!" Dorothy had spoken out while waving goodbye in the process as the Munchkins said their goodbyes as well.

"Goodbye, Good Witch of the North! We all thank you for your guidance" All of the Munchkins cried out in unison as this was followed by cheers which made Dorothy smile.

"She seems like a good person but I must take my leave as well. It was wonderful meeting everyone here! Goodbye!" Dorothy had spoken out to the Munchkins as she and Toto officially began their journey to the Emerald City by following the Yellow Brick Road.

"Farewell, Dorothy! We give you our eternal thanks for liberating us from the evil witch of the west, Farewell, our Dorothy!" All of the Munchkins cried in unison once more as they saw Dorothy walking further away from their town until the young girl disappeared from their sight.

*Scarecrow Patch*

Dorothy and Toto were walking across the fields as this amazed the young girl.

"Wooow, Imagine if Uncle Henry's land looked like this? He'll truly be proud of himself!" Dorothy had spoken out to herself while Toto was walking ahead of her but was also waiting for his owner as the dog saw Dorothy looking at the sky.

"Oh no! It's almost getting dark, we gotta find shelter while we still can" Dorothy had spoken to Toto as she gently picked up her dog and right as she was ready to search for shelter, a voice called out.

"You better hurry or else those crows will bother you like they do with me" A voice called out to Dorothy which captured her attention.

"W-Who's there! Please show yourself.." Dorothy had cried out as she looked in all directions before turning around to see a brown scarecrow.

"Am I imagining things or did that scarecrow just talk to us?" Dorothy had spoken out once more as she was met with the scarecrow moving only his hand due to his body being placed on a stand meant for scarecrows which surprised Dorothy.

"Now, don't be scared! I don't mean no harm. I just meant to guide you towards wherever you was going but the question is, WHERE are you going!?" Scarecrow asked Dorothy while waiting for his answer.

"I'm going to see Oz so I can find a way to get home but since it's sunset, I thought I'd find shelter in the time being." Dorothy had answered back as this surprised Scarecrow as he let out a smile.

"Oz? Now he's a good fellow from what I've heard, Oh I wish I could meet him so he can give me a brain.." Scarecrow poundered as he sighed to himself while Dorothy began to ask questions.

"A brain? Do you not have one? You can talk and you seem smart for a scarecrow." Dorothy had asked Scarecrow in a tone of curiosity as the straw man began to tell his explanation.

"Well, I was gonna have one but the person who created me simply forgot and to make matters worse, I'm constantly being harassed by crows! I used to scare them away with some good acting but one of them discovered that I was made of straw and that I had no brains so they constantly picked on me" Scarecrow explained to Dorothy as he saw the young girl walking towards him which made him curious.

"I'm terribly sorry to hear that, nobody doesn't deserve to get treated this way and I mean nobody! I'm gonna find a way to get you down and you're coming to Emerald City" Dorothy had spoken back to Scarecrow as she carefully undid the knots that held the scarecrow as after some time, Scarecrow officially fell down from his stand.

"W-Whoa! I've never stood up like this so please excuse my falling.." Scarecrow had explained to Dorothy as he struggled to stand and walk as Dorothy helped him along the way.

"What's your name? I'm terribly sorry for not asking at this point but you seem nice" Dorothy had asked Scarecrow as she had a smile on her face.

"Name? I don't have any names since I don't have a brain to even think of one but since I'm a scarecrow then you can call me, Scarecrow" Scarecrow had answered back as he, Dorothy, and Toto made it out of the area which he formerly resided.

"Scarecrow? That's wonderful! I shall call you that. We also have a long way to go but I'm sure that the journey would be worth it since I'm gonna go home and you're gonna have a brian!" Dorothy had spoken out in joy while Scarecrow smiled as the trio had officially resumed their journey to meet the great and powerful Oz.