Willow scooped Sunshine up in her arms. It was along way to the evil bitch Veruca's castle and she really wanted to meet this Oz character. There was a split in the road and she looked down each. Damn. "Which way, Sunshine?" She asked the puppy who just stared up at her with huge brown eyes. "Some prefer to take the left way." She heard a light British accent say. She looked up to see a tweedy looking scare crow in a field of corn. "Did you hear something Sunshine?" she said looking back down at the ball of fur in her arms he whimpered and jumped from her running into the corn. "Bloody hell girl, look up." She heard and looked up again the scare crow was waving his arms frantically. "Oh my." She mumbled moving towards it.

Willow stepped in front of the scare crow and took a second to look at him. "Your not like a regular scare crow are you?" She asked innocently. He glared at her, "No the man who made me was British and thought I should look like a proper Brit. Do you think you could get me down from here? Its terribly boring. "She quickly moved behind him and fingered the back of the post, "I don't see how I could.." she said softly and then jumped when a huge Lion came out of the corn timidly. "Try rippin him off," The lion said and stood up on two legs. Willow screamed and backed away from the huge lion.

The lion screamed too and tripped over a corn stalk falling on his butt with a ompf. "Owwwwww" He complained and rolled off of the corn sniffling "Why'd ya have to do that? I didn't mean to scare you!" he exclaimed finally getting himself upright and clutching his tail to his chest. "Lovely." the scare crow said glaring at the lion, "Do you think you could pull the pin so I can get down, old chap?" he said and the lion shook his head, yes. He pulled the pin down and the scare crow fell down. He quickly picked himself up and walked over to Willow. "'allo. I'm the scare crow Lyles." he said extending his hand. "I... I'm Willow." Willow said shaking his hand and clutching Sunshine who she had picked up when the lion had appeared and frightened her.

The still sniffling Lion came up to her and grinned a goofy grin. "I'm Dander, the lion." he said but didn't move to touch her. "Hello," Willow said and smiled at him. He seemed like a nice lion. "I'm Willow and I'm sorry that I scared you.. it just I wasn't expecting a lion to come out of the corn like that and I.." Dander cut her off "its all right Willow, I'm sorry that I frightened you." Lyles cleared his throat "Yes well, thank you very much for taking me down from that pole it was terribly uncomfortable."

Willow nodded in understanding. Dander seemed to be bouncing on his heels twirling his tale in his fingers. "So why are you out here all alone Willow?" he asked and backed away from Sunshine when he growled. "All alone with your doggy that is.. Nice doggy."

Willow laughed "I'm going to find the Wonderful Wizard, Oz. He was trapped by the evil bitch Veruca and now needs someone to save him from her castle." Willow said summing up her journey in as few words as possible. Lyles smiled gently at her. "I've heard of the Wizard Oz. He's suppose to be terribly nice until Veruca took him over." He said and sighed. "Do you think perhaps I could accompany you? I was suppose to go and have my dear friend Jennifer teach me how to read but she also was taken over by Veruca and so I was put on that pole."

Willow thought for a second, what could the harm be? "Of course." Willow said with a affirmative nod. Dander was shuffling his feet. "Do you think I could come too? I have to find Spordelia! I'm in love with her and she said that I could kiss her when I got some courage." Willow crinkled her nose. "Your in love with the Wicked Bitch of the West?" Dander's eyes got huge. "Well.. more like in lust. But who's counting?" Willow nodded "fine, but you must be careful! I killed her sister so she must be horribly mad at me. " Willow said softly and then jumped back as a huge cloud of pukey green smoke exploded next to her. There was some coughing and finally the Evil Bitch Veruca emerged from the smoke. "YOU!" She growled in a voice that reminded Willow of a large bird.

"You... you're dead!" Willow said with eyes wide. "You'd like to think that wouldn't you?! Give me my Slippers you little witch!" Veruca growled suddenly her head was flying through the air and Willow nearly fainted as Veruca's decapitated body slid to the ground and a lean well cut tin man stepped forward. "'ello luv." he said smiling.

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