The Conjurer of Oz

Chapters

Chapter 2 – Curiously Conjured Cyclonic Conundrum?
Chapter 3 – Spike I Have a Feeling We’re Not in Equestria Anymore
Chapter 4 – The Blank Flankins and Pinkie Pie in Disguise?
Author's Note 2: I'm Alive
Chapter 1: Running Away?
Chapter 5: TheGNPWWOTWT? Or Trixie as everypony but TheGNPWWOTWT calls her.
Authors Note: Please Read
Chapter 6: If Only I Could Use Those Fancy Mathematics.

Chapter 2 – Curiously Conjured Cyclonic Conundrum?

The Conjurer of Oz
Written by TheGSPony

Authors Note:

Listed below is the crossover character list of all characters that have been revealed up to this point for anyone who forget from the last chapter I will be including it at each chapter so everyone can have a quick reference in case anyone forgot. Well this is chapter 2 hopefully it is as good as the first if not better. As before, constructive criticism is much appreciated I want to try and improve my writing so you enjoy it more. Also if you spot any errors or something I failed to ponify let me know so I can correct it. I will also try and get these chapters out quicker from now on. I will aim to get one chapter done every 2 weeks or quicker. Well that’s all for now, happy reading and hope you enjoy.
Also forgot to do this before, but all characters belong to their respected owners and what not.

Character List:
Dorothy – Twilight Sparkle
Aunt Em – Granny Smith
Uncle Henry – Big Mac
Hunk – Applejack
Hickory – Fluttershy
Zeke – Rainbow Dash
Todo – Spike
Miss Gulch – The Great and Powerful Trixie

Chapter 2 – Curiously Conjured Cyclonic Conundrum?

Twilight and Spike had been wondering down the road to Canterlot for a few minutes now, when Twilight suddenly made a realization.

“Hey, Spike did you see Rarity in town earlier today? I haven’t seen her all day.” She asked.

“I went over to her Boutique but Sweetie Belle said she went to some convention in Canterlot.” Spike replied.

“What do you mean by some convention?” Twilight questioned pressing spike for more information.

“It’s some sort of convention for people who love Emeralds and stuff, I hope she brings back some souvenirs for me” Spike said with a look of longing in his eyes that cause Twilight to roll her eyes.

They continued to walk down the path when Spike noticed a traveler pony’s cart of the side of the road up ahead.

“Hey Twilight, that isn’t Trixie’s cart is it?” Spike asked while nervously hiding behind Twilight.

“I don’t think so, let’s go check it out.” Twilight said as they crossed a bridge and approached the cart.

The cart was a large wooden cart on four wheels and completely enclosed. Painted on its side was a sign that read:

Professor
SWIRL
Acclaimed by
The CROWNED HEADS of EQUESTRIA
Let Him Read Your Past • Present and Future In His Crystal
Also Juggling and Sleight of Hand

“Well it’s definitely not Trixie’s Cart” Twilight said as they approached, “let’s see if this Professor Swirl is around.”

Upon approaching the cart they could hear somepony humming aloud and rummaging around in the cart. They walk around to the entrance just as an older unicorn stallion proceeds to step out wearing a black Stetson on his head with a suit and tie. The older pony looks up at them and stops humming aloud.

“Well, well, a houseguest?” he says as he spots the young mare, “and who might you be?”

“I…” just as Twilight begins to speak the stallion interrupts.

“No, now don’t tell me” he says as he approaches a fire pit and sits down, rubbing his chin, thinking to himself. “Let’s see, you’re travelling in disguise. No, that’s not right” he continues as he puts his hoof to his head, “You’re going on a visit?” he asks again as he looks at her but realizes he’s wrong due to her vacant expression. “No, I’m wrong,” he continues as his gaze reaches her laden saddlebags and then finally concludes, “You’re running away.”

“How did you guess?” Spike exclaims suddenly.

“Ha, Ha!” the pony laughs heartily as he explains his abilities, “Professor Swirl never guesses he knows.” Spike stares wide eyes as this knowledge sinks in, while Twilight just rolls her eyes.

“Now, why are you running away” Professor Swirl inquired.

“Well….” Twilight began

“No, no, no, don’t tell me,” Swirl interrupted, “Um, they don’t understand you at home, they don’t appreciate you,” He continued while gauging Twilight’s reaction. “You want to see other lands, big cities, big mountains, big oceans.” He concluded smiling as he saw Twilight’s face light up at the mention of cities, Spike continuing to remain in awe at the stallion’s apparent mind reading ability.

“It’s just like you could read what was inside of me!” Twilight exclaimed while Spike shifted his eyes down to the campfire and noticed a large basket of hay fries crisping next to it.

“Yes, well um” Professor Swirl answered while noticing Spike now drooling at the site of the fries, his stomach rumbling as he slowly approached.

“Spike!” Twilight yelled, suddenly noticing Spikes sudden infatuation with the food, “that’s not polite. We haven’t been asked yet.”

“Ah haha,” Swirl heartily laughed at the Spikes drooling state, “He’s perfectly welcome” at this Spike picked up the fries and proceeded to engulf them whole. “As one pony to another, or well a dragon in this case” Swirl stated as he proceeded to levitate another basket of hay fries next to the fire to crisp. “Here now, let’s see, where were we?” He asked Twilight.

“Please Professor, why can’t we go with you…” Twilight asked placing her hoof on Swirls shoulder, “…and see all the crowned heads of Equestria?” she pleaded while looking into his eyes.

Upon hearing the young mare mention the crowned heads of Equestria Professor Swirl looked up with a bit of confusion and asked, “Do you know any?”

“Why as a matter of fact…” Twilight began with a look of pride in her eyes only to be interrupted by Professor Swirl with his sudden realization of what she meant.

“Oh! You mean the thing,” he said pointing to the sign on the cart, “Yes, Well, I never do anything without consulting my crystal first,” he continued as he stood up from the fire pit and proceeded to the cart. “Let’s go inside here. We’ll…” he began as he ushered the lavender mare toward his cart, “Just come along. I’ll show you.”

As Twilight Sparkle stepped into the cart her eyes took a moment to adjust to the lack of lighting and began to take in the marvelous collection of mystical artifacts displayed all along the shelving in the cart. She saw everything from ancient books to skulls of ponies from ancient times and sitting on a small stand in the middle of a table was a small clear crystal ball that gave off a hint of magic.

“That’s right. Here, sit right down here. That’s it.” Professor Swirl said as he proceeded to light the candles in the room and then take his place seated in front of the crystal ball. “This is the same genuine, magic, authentic crystal used by the Princesses Celestia and Luna in the days of the ancient Ala’Cornus empire, in which Celestia first saw the approach of the malevolent being known as Discord and the rise of Nightmare Moon and so on and so on.” Swirl continued as he levitated a sorcerer’s hat onto his head. This hat had a blue color with several stars and moons visible circling around the hat and at the top of the hat it had a single bell and several more bells lined the rim of the hat.

“Wait, your hat looks just like the hat of Star Swirl the Bearded?” Twilight asked realizing that the hat looked just like the one from her costume for Nightmare Night a while back.

“Oh, you know of Star Swirl the Bearded!” Professor Swirl exclaimed, “Why I was the former roommate of Star Swirl’s current descendant’s Father’s, Brother’s, Nephew’s, Cousin.” Swirl attempted to explain to the now confused mare.

“O-kay?” Twilight deadpanned not quite grasping the relation hidden in the explanation.

“Well, let’s move on then,” Swirl stated while moving the crystal ball closer to him. “Now, you’d better close your eyes, young filly, for a moment, in order to better in tune with the infinite.” He rehearsed as he took her saddlebags and when Twilight had closed her eyes, he proceeded to rummage through the bag looking for anything to aid him in his fortune telling. “We ah, we can’t do these things without reaching out into the infinite,” he continued having at last found a picture of her with Granny Smith standing in front of Sweet Apple Acres. He proceeded to return the items to the saddlebags and placed them on the ground before continuing, “Yes, that’s all right. Now you can open them. We’ll gaze into the Crystal.”

Professor Swirl and Twilight leaned in toward the crystal attempting to see into it. “Ah what’s this I see?” Swirl exclaimed, “A house with a picket fence and a barn with a weathervane of a red apple.” Swirl continued looking up at Twilight as he spoke observing her reactions.

“That’s Applejack’s Farm” Twilight said surprised at the detail of the professor’s description.

“Yes, there’s an older mare, she’s wearing an orange scarf with red apples on it, her face is careworn.” Swirl said attempting to describe the mare in the photo from memory.

“That’s Granny Smith!” Twilight exclaimed at the detail at which he was able to describe her.

“Yes, her cutie mark is of a fresh apple pie” Professor Swirl said, continuing to watch Twilight’s reaction.

“That’s right. What’s she doing?” Twilight asked, causing Professor Swirl to gaze deeper into the crystal.

“Well, I can’t quite see,” He stated as he stared into the crystal trying to discern what was happening in its depths. “Why, she’s crying. Somepony has hurt her. Somepony has just about broken her heart.” Swirl continued as he turned to look at Twilight.

“Me?” Twilight asked with a bit of hesitation fearing the inevitable response.

“Well, it’s somepony she loves very much, somepony she’s been very kind to, somepony she’s taken care of in sickness.” He explained while continuing to look at Twilight instead of the crystal ball.

“I had the Strangles once and she stayed right by me every minute.” Twilight said worry starting to show on her face. “What’s she doing now?” She asked.

“She’s… What’s this?” He exclaimed his voice putting on a sense of urgency. “She’s putting her hoof on her heart. She’s dropping down on the bed.” He continued trying to impart the urgency of the situation on Twilight.

“No, no, no.” Twilight said, as the worry started to show on her face.

“That’s all. The crystal’s gone dark” Professor Swirl sighed as he leaned back from the crystal.

“Well, you don’t suppose she could really be sick do you?” Twilight asked, having stood up at the sudden sense of urgency and the desire to check up on the older mare started to take hold of her. In her panic she proceeded to grab her saddlebags and head toward the exit of the cart, “I’ve got to go home right away.” She proclaimed.

“But what’s this?” Professor Swirl questioned Twilight, “I thought you were going along with me.” He continued as he proceeded to get up from the table and follow Twilight out of the cart.

“No! No, I have to get to her right away. Come on Spike!” Twilight shouted as she exited the cart, Spike stepping away from the fire with several hay fries in his claws and a few in his mouth. “Come on, Come on,” Twilight repeated at Spike as she proceeded back toward the road.

“I’m coming, I heard you the first time, sheesh!” Spike deadpanned as he shoved the remaining clawfuls of hay fries into his mouth.

Half way to the road, Twilight turned around and said, “Goodbye, Professor Swirl, and thanks a lot!”
The wind at this point had picked up considerably and the unusual storm from the Everfree Forest was practically on top of Ponyville, as Professor Swirl stepped out of the cart. He proceeded to walk toward a mint green unicorn mare at the front of the cart messing with some unusual artifacts.

“Better get under cover, Lyra.” Professor Swirl urged as he approached the unicorn, “There’s a storm blowing up, it’s a doozy, to speak in the vernacular of the peasantry.” He continued.

“But you said you would tell me all you know about the legends of the humans this afternoon Professor.” Lyra whined. Not paying attention to the impending storm.

“Don’t worry I’ll tell you all about the disappearance of the Humans after this unusually magic laden storm passes,” Professor Swirl assured her, while also having noticed the unusual feel of the fast approaching storm. “Poor filly, I hope she gets home all right.” He states as Lyra and him proceed to find shelter from the storm.

The storm had already spread out over Sweet Apple Acres blowing up dust and dirt everywhere making it nearly impossible to work. Out in the distance a twister had formed and was heading straight for the farm and the town of Ponyville beyond it. Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash had both returned to the farm to help Applejack prepare for the approaching storm.

“Hurry up and get them Cows loose!” Big Mac yelled to Applejack directing her to the barn. “Where’s Fluttershy? Fluttershy! Doggone it!” Big Mac continued to yell trying to find Fluttershy.

“It’s a twister!” Rainbow Dash yells as she flies over to Big Mac, as the cows pass by, stampeding out of the barn to escape the path of the storm. “It’s a twister!” she continues pointing toward the Everfree Forest watching as the large plume of cloud extending down out of the sky continues to drift toward the farm. “The Weather team can’t do anything to stop it, it’s got some sort of magic controlling it.” She tries to explain to the Big Mac as they help the last of the cows out.

“Moooo-ch obliged,” Mooriella yells as the last of the cows rush out of the barn.

“We need to get to the Apple cellar, we’ll be safe there,” Applejack yells as they head back to the house. “But first we need to find Fluttershy, has anyone seen her?” she asks.

“I think she’s with Granny Smith at the house.” Rainbow Dash hollers the wind now making it very hard to hear anything.

As they head back to the house, Granny Smith and Fluttershy step out of the house and onto the porch.

“Twilight!” Granny Smith yells out trying to call Twilight Sparkle not realizing she had run away. “Twilight Sparkle!” she yells again but can’t seem to spot her anywhere.

“Eeep!”
Granny Smith turns suddenly to the house upon hearing the sound of a startled pony only to find Fluttershy cowering on the porch pointing in the direction of a now apparent twister heading straight for the farm.

“Oh Ponyfeathers! A twister, let’s get to the apple cellar young’un.” Granny Smith hollers over to Fluttershy above the sound of the storm.

With much effort, Twilight Sparkle had managed to make it back to the farm and now saw the twister approaching the farm.

“We have to get to the farm and make sure everyone is okay, they should be in the apple cellar by now.” Twilight yelled as she and spike attempted to make it to the front gate. “I can feel the storm Spike, there is so much magic in it, it’s affecting my horn and that twister seems to be at the center of it. I wonder what could be causing this.” Twilight continued as they moved closer to the farm.

“Twilight it’s too hard to walk in this wind!” Spike said as he was attempting to walk toward the farm but not making any ground. Twilight turned to him and using her magic levitated him onto her back as they approached the gate of the farm.

“Come on everypony in to the apple cellar!” Big Mac yelled as they made it to the apple cellar.

“Big Mac! I can’t find Twilight!” Granny Smith yelled as Big Mac approached the apple cellar. “She’s somewhere out in the storm” She cried. “Twilight! Twilight!”

“We can’t look for her now” Big Mac said while attempting to push Granny Smith into the apple cellar while Applejack and Rainbow Dash tried to keep the doors open in the gale. “Come on, get in the cellar. Hurry up.” Big Mac urged her.

“Granny Smith, have you seen Fluttershy we haven’t seen her yet?” Applejack asked as Granny Smith stepped into the Cellar.

“Don’t worry she’s already in the cellar.” Granny Smith said as she climbed down the steps followed by Big Mac. Rainbow Dash and Applejack proceed to wrestle with the cellar doors against the wind before finally managing to close the doors and lock themselves in.

“I sure hope nothing happens Twilight,” Applejack cried as they made their way down into the cellar.

“That egghead! She knows how to take care of herself she’s probably just in the basement of the Library,” Rainbow Dash assured her as they made their way to the bottom of the cellar now safe from the storm.

“Spike we’ve made it!” Twilight exclaimed as she kicked the gate door open and proceeded to walk to the door of the house. As she approached a strong gust of wind ripped the screen of the door off its hinges and sent it flying away from the house. She pushed the door in and entered the house beginning to search for the Apple family, with the twister bearing down on the farm.

“Granny Smith!” Twilight yelled as she checked each of the rooms in the house looking for Granny Smith. “Granny Smith!” she called again as she approached the back of the house.

“They’re probably already in the Apple Cellar,” Spike suggested to Twilight. Twilight opened the back door and walked up to the Apple cellar. She tried to open the door but it was locked shut, so she proceeded to kick on the door to try and attract the attention of somepony inside.

“Granny Smith! Big Mac!” Twilight yelled as loud as she could hoping somepony would hear her above the storm, but to no avail. “Spike they can’t hear us due to the storm, we will have to wait it out inside the house.” Twilight told Spike as they made their way back inside against the force of the wind. Twilight walked into the guest bedroom of the house and walked up to the window looking out at the storm.

“Granny Smith?” Twilight hesitantly called out one more time hoping to hear somepony else in the house. As she turned to face inside the house a sudden gust of wind hit the window causing it to break apart from the wall hitting Twilight in the head causing here to fall over onto the bed and slip into unconsciousness.

“Twilight!” Spike shouted as Twilight hit the bed, jumping onto the bed and attempting to awake her. While he sat there the house began to shake as the twister overtook the house. “Holy Guacamole!” Spike exclaimed when with a sudden strong lurch the house lifted upwards and they were swept into the eye of the tornado. Spike watched as the house was lifted by the tornado wondering where they would land and if Twilight would be okay.

To Be Continued

Chapter 3 – Spike I Have a Feeling We’re Not in Equestria Anymore

The Conjurer of Oz
Written by TheGSPony

Authors Note:

Trying to get these out faster but I just get caught up in real life too much. Well, below is the revealed character list so far. Including small guest appearances I tossed in.

Guest Appearances:
Professor Marvel’s Horse Sylvester – Lyra
One of the farms horses (switched to cows for Equestria continuity) - Mooriella

Chapter 3 – Spike I Have a Feeling We’re Not in Equestria Anymore

After what seemed like several minutes the lavender unicorn began to stir. She slowly awoke to the sound of a howling wind and an unusual swaying motion. The motion reminded her of being on a boat or riding in a flying chariot. But that wind was loud and hurt her ears and as she listened, she began to hear a voice that sounded distant but seemed to be getting louder, she tried to hone in on the voice.

“Twilight!” The voice yelled, “Twilight wake up! You’ve got to see this!”

Twilight recognized the voice as Spike her assistant and slowly opened her eyes and sat up, that’s when she realized what had just happened. “Spike what’s going on, where’s the tornado?” She asked as the realization of the rocking motion began to dawn on her.

“Twilight look out the window,” Spike said with a look of shock on his face.

She approached the window and looking out to see a wall of clouds in every direction, with the occasional object drifting past. But before she had time to grasp the situation a pony happened to float by lounging in a rocking chair.

“Madam Mayor is that you?” Twilight asks with a rather confused expression on her face.

“Oh hello Twilight Sparkle, how have you been, such fine weather we’re having today don’t you think?” She said.

“Um, I guess so, you don’t notice anything strange right now Madam Mayor?” Twilight asked, as doubts began to form in her mind.

“No, everything seems fine just have to finish sewing these socks of mine together” Mayor said as the wind began to pick up and she drifted away from the window. “Well, I’ve got to go, see you later Miss Sparkle” Mayor said, waving as the storm pulled her away from the window.

Twilight just sat there for a minute as she tried to puzzle together what was going on. “Spike could you pinch me I think I am dreaming” She asked. “Ouch! No I’m awake this doesn’t make any sense” she said aloud arguing with herself.

“Twilight,” Spike said snapping her from her daze. “Something else is approaching the window,” he exclaimed as he pointed to the window.

Twilight looked to the window just as a cow floated up to the window.

“Oh! hello Daisy Jo?” Twilight said, yet again befuddled by the sudden appearance of somepony outside the window.

“Moooooo! ... Oh hello Twilight have you seen Pinkie Pie I wanted to thank her and the Cake’s for those wonderful cookies the other day” she mooused.

“No, have you tried Sugar Cube Corner in Ponyville?” Twilight stated.

“Well that’s just it, I was traveling there when suddenly I was picked up in this big gust of wind and now I’m here don’t cha know?”

“No I don’t know! This doesn’t make any sense” Twilight yelled, even more confused now than before.

“Well if I were you, I wouldn’t work yourself up over spilt milk Twilight. Well I got to go, see you around the farm.” Daisy Jo said waving as she too drifted away from the house in the winds of the storm.

Just as suddenly as she appeared and before twilight could get back to the conundrum of these situations two stallions rowing a boat approached the window. They both wore straw hats with the same red and white striped manes.

“Not those two again,” Spike growled as they approached the window.

The brothers proceeded to throw an anchor overboard landing it inside the house where it latched onto the window sill holding the boat in place.

“What do you two want?” Twilight asked with daggers in her eyes.

“What’s wrong? Still upset over that little cider incident” they said together. “We thought you of all ponies would know to love and tolerate others” they preached.

“Okay fine, now what is it that you want?” Twilight asked again.

“Why we saw your predicament and wanted to offer you a proposition,” Flim started. “And well, we have an exciting new product just right for you." Flam continued.

“What could you two possible have that would be helpful to me right now?” Twilight asked her curiosity getting the better of her.

“Why it’s only the latest and greatest invention ever made” Flim exclaimed waving his hooves in the air. “It will revolutionize the industry.” Flam continued. “It’s such a new concept that we don’t even have a fancy and catchy name for it yet” They finished together.

“Well quit stalling and tell me what it is” Twilight yelled suddenly before they could continue their rambling.

“Why it’s a magical flying rowboat of course” They said pointing at the boat they were in, “and we are willing to trade this awesome new invention for the small price of your house” they said.

“Really?” Twilight said the curiosity now gone from her eyes. “You want to sell me a small flying rowboat when I am apparently in a larger flying house, that doesn't seem like a very fair trade.”

“Um well yes,” the brothers said sweat starting to roll down their faces when they realized she had a solid argument. “But it seems that you are not interested in our product,” Flim said. “Come on brother, Lets head to the next house maybe we will have luck there” Flam said as he removed the anchor. “Good Day Miss Sparkle” the brothers said, tipping their hats as they continued to row the boat away.

Twilight walked over to the window and looked out to see the storm raging around her. Then she looked down, “Sweet Celestia!” Twilight cursed, catching a glimpse of how high up she was and seeing the funnel of clouds down below. “We must be up inside the Cyclone” She exclaimed as she stepped back from the window. Suddenly Spike yelled.

“Twilight look who it is!” he yelled fear showing on his face as his claw pointed out the window as the figure came into focus.

“It’s Trixie!” Twilight said as Trixie came into view pulling her cart behind her.

Trixie noticed her from outside the window and glared at her as she approached. “That’s the Great and Powerful Trixie to You!” She yelled as she stopped next to the window and began to transform. Her cape and hat changed from a light purple with stars on them to completely solid black with no distinguishable features. Her cart disappeared and a broom formed underneath her and she proceeded to fly on it. She slowly drifted away laughing evilly as she vanished from sight. As soon as she was gone the wind began to slow down and the house began to fall.

“Spike hang on to something” Twilight said as she jumped onto the bed and wrapper her hooves around one of the bed rails. The feeling of weightlessness took over as the house spun and dropped altitude causing everything in the room to bounce around. Twilight and Spike were being tossed around as the bed shifted until with a sudden lurch and a loud bang the house came to a sudden and abrupt stop.

“Eep!” Twilight squeaked as everything came to a sudden stop and the noise of the storm suddenly ended. Twilight looked around for a bit and then got up put Spike up on her back and proceeded to walk through the destroyed house.

Neither of them said a word as they left the bedroom, Twilight put on her saddle bags as she stepped through the door way into the hall. Ignoring the state of the house she began to approach the front door curious to see just where she had landed. The complete silence was making her nervous as she approached the door.

Twilight using her magic opened the door to reveal a magnificent landscape filled with color, far more colorful then Ponyville had been that day. There were plants everywhere, most of them she didn’t recognize, which cause Twilight to become upset when she realized she left her botany book at the library. Next, she notice the yellow pathway made of bricks and the small pond filled with large lily pads
And there was a small bridge over the pond. Twilight could even hear several different birds chirping nearby

“Whoa!” Spike said practically speechless at the sudden change of scenery.

“Fluttershy would love this place” Twilight said commenting on the variety of flora and the numerous sounds of the fauna in the distance.

As Twilight proceeded to walk out of the doorway, she saw several small buildings that looked like cottages, as she got closer she realized that they were too small for your average pony to use. And that the yellow path seemed to spiral into a central point with a red pathway at what appeared to be the center of the small village.

Twilight approached the small pond then turned around to look at her number one assistant, “Spike, I have a feeling we are not in Equestria anymore,” she exclaimed, unaware of the numerous eyes watching her from the bushes. “We must be over the rainbow,” Twilight said, remembering the song that Fluttershy had sung earlier that day.

“Twilight I think we are being watched?” Spike said a hint of worry in his voice.

“Spike you're just being paranoid,” Twilight said as she lower the baby dragon off her back onto the yellow pathway.

“Then what’s that!” Spike yelled. Twilight turned to see a small bubble approaching, as she looked at it closely she realized it was radiating a lot of magic and it was getting bigger.

“Spike get behind me,” Twilight said as the bubble floated closer to her it was now as big as her and was getting bigger.

The bubble had a rainbow hue to it and once it touched the ground it changed to a slight pink color before it suddenly burst, sending out a wave of magic and a flash of light as bright as the sun. Twilight and Spike were suddenly hit by the wave of magic and the ensuing flash and everything became engulfed in a bright white light.

To Be Continued…

Chapter End Authors Notes:

So yeah included a lot of random guests in this chapter, Sorry it’s so short this time but still haven’t figured out how to toss the munchkins into the pony universe yet I have a few thoughts and think I have narrowed it down to a few options so hopefully I can get the next chapter out in under two weeks. Secret message begin: If you read this and comment on the story and mention reading this you win a cookie. Well next chapter will really start getting into the Land of Oz and the meat… scratch that…, the leafy goodness of the story. Feel free to comment and leave constructive criticism so I may improve. Also if you see any mistakes let me know so I can correct. If I forgot to ponify something let me know, I tend to miss some things when I am watching the film, reading the script and typing the ponified story at the same time, occasionally tossing in some original dialogue to make it much less of an exact copy of the original story so it still provides an interesting read. Thank you.

Chapter 4 – The Blank Flankins and Pinkie Pie in Disguise?

The Conjurer of Oz
Written by TheGSPony

Authors Note:

Took a bit of a break there, but I plan to get back into this story and try to finish it by the end of August because if I don’t finish by then I may have to put it on hiatus. Well hopefully I can get into a rhythm of a chapter every two weeks. Support is always encouraged so comment away; it will help motivate me to write faster. Below is updated character list with Guest appearances so far. Also, Please note this section was very hard to do since the entire chapter is a freaking song in the movie and I had no clue how to go about doing that so yeah just kind of went with what I thought would be the best option, basically a mix of singing and talking scenes… this is too hard to really describe, just read it and find out. Comments Encouraged!

Character List:
Dorothy – Twilight Sparkle
Aunt Em – Granny Smith
Uncle Henry – Big Mac
Hunk – Applejack
Hickory – Fluttershy
Zeke – Rainbow Dash
Todo – Spike
Miss Gulch/Wicked Witch – The Great and Powerful Trixie
Professor Marvel – Professor Swirl (OC pony- Friend of a descendent of Starswirl)

Guest Appearances:
Professor Marvel’s Horse Sylvester – Lyra
One of the farms horses (switched to cows for Equestria continuity) – Mooriella
Tornado encounters – Madam Mayor, Daisy Jo, Flim and Flam

Chapter 4 – The Blank Flankins and Pinkie Pie in Disguise?

As the flash of light vanished Twilight opened her eyes to see a fuzzy outline of a large pony and as her vision’s focus returned the image became that of a beautiful alicorn that reminded her of her mentor.

“Princes Celestia…?” Twilight began to yell in excitement, stopping when she noticed the unusual clothing the princess seemed to be wearing. Her tiara had been replaced with a large pink crown and she wore a large frilly pink gown that was covered in glittering stars covering much of her body as well as her cutie mark.

“Now I know we’re not in Equestria anymore,” Twilight said, thinking that this must be some conjured lookalike

“What if we’re in another Dimension?” Spike exclaimed, “Or what if we were abducted by Aliens, or Zombie Aliens!”

“Spike! You need to stop reading those comics with Pinkie Pie! Zombie Aliens, where do you even come up with this stuff?” Twilight said, her voice sounded as if she was slightly exasperated with current events. The alicorn began to approach the two of them carrying a large wand in her hoof.

“Are you a good witch or a bad witch?” the alicorn said pointing the wand at Twilight.

Twilight looked around for a bit confused and seeing no other pony asked, “Who, me?” The Alicorn nodded her head and gestured for Twilight to continue. “Well, why I’m not a witch at all, I’m Twilight Sparkle, Resident Librarian of Ponyville and protégé of the princess in the Land of Equestria. She continued with a hint of pride.

“Oh, “ the Alicorn sighed then looking down saw Spike standing next to Twilight and gestured her wand at him and asked, “Well is that the witch?”

“Me, well I’m Spike and I’m not a witch, I’m a Dragon!” Spike exclaimed puffing out his chest.

“Spike, no he’s not a witch, he’s been with me since he hatched, he’s practically my little brother.” Twilight explained.

“Oh, Well! I’m a little muddled?” the Alicorn laughed. “You see, the Blank Flankins called me because a new witch has just dropped a house on the Wicked Witch of the East. And there’s the house and here you are, and that’s all that’s left of the Wicked Witch of the East.” She continued pointing to the remains of the Apple family’s house.

Twilight looked over at the house and saw four legs poking out from under the house. These legs were black and looked sickly, with these circular portions that looked like they had been cut out. What struck her as the most intriguing aspect was actually the set of four beautiful ruby slippers covering the hooves of the apparently crushed Witch.

“And so what the Blank Flankins, want to know is, are you a good witch or a bad witch?” The Celestia lookalike asked.

“But I already told you, I’m not a witch at all,” Twilight said, “I’m Twilight Sparkle Protégé of Princess Celestia ruler of Equestria, and besides, witches are old and ugly, since their bodies have been corrupted by the dark magic’s that they wield, “ Twilight finished, recounting a passage she had read about dark magic, Strictly for educational purposes mind you. Twilight suddenly turned around when she heard what sounded like several fillies giggling in the distance.

“What was that?” Spike said looking around but not seeing any sign of life besides them and the Alicorn.

“Why those are the Blank Flankins, they were laughing because I am a Witch” The Alicorn Witch began. By this point a confused expression had formed on Twilight's face. “I am Celestia, the Good Witch of the North, I don’t know who this Princess Celestia is you mentioned but she has apparently stolen my name, for we have never met.” She concluded with a slight grin on her face.

“But you look exactly like her, how could you not be her? This doesn’t make much sense!” Twilight exclaimed, rubbing her temple with her hoof as she tried to think up an explanation.

“Well I can assure you I am most definitely not this Princess you speak of and I have never been to this land of Equestria you speak of.” the Good Witch Celestia claimed.

“Twilight maybe we shouldn’t spend too much time dwelling on this fact and press on if we ever want to escape the aliens.” Spike stated tugging on Twilight's mane to get her attention.

“Yes, your right Spike the sooner we get some answers the sooner we can get home.” Twilight confirmed with Spike, before turning back to face the Good Witch. “I beg your pardon, but I have never seen a good witch before, this violates all the known physical laws of magic” Twilight said to the Good Witch Celestia, who just smiled at her.

“Only Bad witches are Ugly,” Celestia replied as she began to walk toward the center of the town, spreading her front legs out in a sweeping motion she said, “The Blank Flankins are happy because you have freed them from the Wicked Witch of the East.”

“Oh, but if you please, what are Blank Flankins?” Twilight asked, turning around almost immediately afterwards when she heard the same giggling from before but yet again seeing nothing.

“Why they are the Little Ponies who live in this land. It’s Blank Flankin Land, and you are now their national heroine, my dear,” the Good Witch announced. She proceeded to wave her wand in the air and turn around in place calling out, “It’s alright, you may all come out and thank her.” As she said this Twilight looked around and saw several small fillies and colts start walking out from behind bushes and out of houses. Most of them were wearing elaborate clothes that reminded her of some of Rarity’s more over the top designs. Though this paled in comparison to what she noticed next, all of the young ponies did not have cutie marks, not a single one of them.

“Spike do you notice something odd about all these Ponies?” Twilight whispered to Spike.

“Yeah, they all are young and lack cutie marks and some of them look like young versions of the residents of Ponyville.” Spike replied. “See! Look over there, that little filly sitting upright on that bench, she looks just like Lyra just much younger?” He continued as more fillies and colts found the courage to come out of hiding and approach them.

Meanwhile in what appeared to be a dark abyss, a door opened flooding the abyss with light as a pink pony walked in looking around with her blue eyes. Once she was past the door she stopped and said, “Uh oh, I feel a combo coming on,” upon finishing that statement, her body began to experience a series of sudden uncontrolled motions that only she understood. “Itchy back, knee twitch, and eye flutter? Well that’s one I don’t get every day, one of my friends is about to be the guest of a party in another Dimension. Aww, it won’t be the same without me, well I guess that means I’ll have to invite myself, better go grab my party cannon…” The mysterious pony yells, filled with the excitement of a party. She pulls out her party cannon and proceeds to run further into the abyss causing the door to close behind her returning everything to darkness in this endless realm beyond the wall.

To help gather the timid Blank Flankins from hiding Celestia the Good Witch of the North began to speak in a lullaby like trance waving her wand around causing the little ponies to start coming out from their hiding places just about everywhere.

“Come out, Come out wherever you are,“

“And meet the young mare who fell from a star”

“She fell from the sky, she fell very far,”

“And Equestria she says is the name of the star.”

As she was singing Ponies were coming out of houses and climbing out of the ponyholes that lead to the sewers as if spellbound they began to recite the Good Witches words

“Equestria she says is the name of the star.”

“But Celestia, I don’t think you understand, Equestria isn’t a star it’s a nation and I don’t think I fell from the sky I think I arrived here via some sort of magical dimensional rift or something.” Twilight whispered into the Good Witches ear as they walked toward a stage in the center of the town.

“Yes I realize that Twilight, but if you want to explain dimensional travel to little fillies and colts then be my guest” the Good Witch Celestia replied to Twilight with a slight wink causing her to slightly blush in embarrassment at not realizing that the Good Witch was intentionally simplifying the mystery of her arrival. The Good Witch then turned back to the Flankins and continued her magical lullaby.

“She brings you good news, or haven’t you heard.”

“When she fell out of Equestria a miracle occurred.”

“More like dumb luck,” Spike suddenly interrupted, while he was trying to balance on one of the huge lily pads in the clear pond next to the stage.

“Spike, be quiet about that, we need to stay on their good side until I can figure out how to get home” Twilight whispered to him.

By this point most of the Blank Flankins had gathered next to the stage and were waiting for an explanation when the Good Witch turned to Twilight and spoke, “this is your chance to explain what happened just remember to keep it simple they are just young fillies and colts.”

“Celestia, what do you mean? Do you want me to sing for them or something?” Twilight asked as she saw all the staring faces of the ponies waiting for her to speak.

“Well you don’t have to, but it’s in the script.” The Good Witch said.

“Script, what do you mean by that?” Twilight said catching the unusual word in this Celestia lookalikes last comment.

“Oh! Nothing, nothing at all…” The Good Witch quickly countered though her eyes seemed to avoid Twilights. “The Blank Flankins are getting impatient perhaps you should proceed with your song part” Celestia the Good Witch continued as she stepped to the side of the stage and gestured for Twilight to step up and sing.

“Well I guess I have to,” Twilight said as she took center stage and breathed in and began to tell of the most recent events leading to her mistaken defeat of the Wicked Witch of the East.

“It really was no miracle, what happen was just this.”

“The Wind began to switch, the house to pitch,”

“and suddenly the hinges started to unhitch.”

“Just then the Witch, to satisfy an itch,”

“went flying on her broomstick thumbing for a hitch.”

“Woah! I didn’t know you were taking rhyming lessons from Zecora, Twilight.” Spike said, stunned at how well she managed to rhyme her words.

“I haven’t been taking lessons, it just sort of came naturally to me, and I don’t understand it. It must have something to do with this place; it almost reminds me of Pinkie Pie.” Twilight said to Spike.

Almost immediately after Twilight had song her tale, several of the Blank Flankins stepped forward led by one colt in particular. When Twilight saw this she could have sworn the colt looked like a colorful version of Star Swirl the Bearded with his tall pointed hat and blue cape along his back.

The young Star Swirl began with the others shortly following him like in a choir.

“And oh what happened then was rich!”

“The house began to pitch, the kitchen took a slitch.”

“It landed on the Wicked Witch in the middle of a ditch.”

“Which! Was not a healthy situation for the Wicked Witch.”

“Wow, catchy” Twilight said now that the Blank Flankins had completely taken over in singing about her explanation of the events of her arrival.

They had broken into a full on dance in the center of town all the while continuing to sing about the demise of the Wicked Witch of the East. As they sang, a carriage being pulled by two colts was being brought over to Twilight’s position. It seemed to be escorted by what looked to be young Guardsponies dressed in an unusual form of honor uniforms and wearing large pointy green helmets

“The house began to pitch, the kitchen took a slitch.”

“It landed on the Wicked Witch in the middle of a ditch.”

“Which! Was not a healthy situation for the Wicked Witch.”

“Who began to twitch, and was reduced to just a stitch”

“Of what was once the Wicked Witch.”

The Good Witch Celestia motioned for Twilight and Spike to board the carriage amid the cheers and shouts of joy from the Flankins. Twilight climbed into the chariot only to be greeted by two familiar colts

The first colt that approached her was a light blue colt with orange mane who said, “We thank you very sweetly for doing it so neatly.”

The second colt who approached was a bit taller and had an orange coat with turquoise mane and said, “For killing her so completely, that we thank you very sweetly.” finishing for the first one and presenting her with a tasty bouquet of daffodils and daisies.

“Why thank you, these look delicious.” Twilight said as she accepted the bouquet, though she couldn’t help but shake the feeling that she knew these two colts. Leaning over to Spike she whispered, “I cant seem to place it but these two colts look familiar do you notice it as well?”

Spike looked at the two colts and then his eyes grew larger as realization set in, “Twilight they look just like Snips and Snails though their mane styles are slightly off and they lack their cutie marks.” He replied.

“Yes that’s it, though let’s not say anything until everything calms down a bit” she concluded as they sat down in the carriage when it started to move down the red brick road.

“Let the Joyous news be spread,” The Good Witch Celestia announced, “The wicked, old witch at last is dead!” she concluded while flapping her large wings in an impressive display as she stood on her hind legs and elegantly waved her forelegs in the air.

The Blank Flankins cheered at this announcement and began to all jump around in a wild celebration. Then the whole town got back into a rhythm and started singing again. While the Royal Flankin Honor Guards marched behind the carriage in a parade style formation escorting Twilight to her next destination.

“Ding-dong the witch is dead. Which old witch The Wicked Witch?”

“Ding-dong the Wicked Witch is dead.”

“Wake up you sleepypony. Rub your eyes, get out of bed.”

“Wake up the Wicked Witch is dead”

“She’s gone where Cerberus lives below, below, below.”

“Yo-ho, let’s open up and sing and ring the bells out.”

“Ding-Dong the merry-oh, sing it high, sing it low.”

“Let them know the Wicked Witch is dead.”

The carriage arrived at the steps of what looked to be a town hall from what Twilight could see of its architecture, and the fact that it was the biggest building in town.

“Um, Twilight, they just took us in almost a whole circle, couldn’t we have just walked it’s only like 40 hooves from where we were before.” Spike asked as the carriage began to slow down.

“Spike don’t be rude, we don’t want to be rude and potentially insult their traditions, just go with it for now.” Twilight answered with an air of diplomacy.

As the carriage came to a stop three ponies came out of the building dressed in these poufy gowns and they were each carrying a long bugle horn with royal banners on each. They proceeded to play into the horns signaling the arrival of several important looking ponies though the one at the front with the exaggeratedly long top hat caused Twilight to gasp.

“Madam Mayor, what are you doing here?” Twilight said as she stepped out of the carriage to approach the officials.

“Why, I don’t know how you know my name, Ms. Sparkle of Equestria but yes I am the Mayor of Blank Flankin but I don’t know how you know my name.” the Mayor said.

“Oh! I’m sorry you look like somepony I know and you conveniently have the same name.” Twilight apologized looking extremely embarrased. Then under her breath so that only Spike could hear she muttered, “I think I know what’s happened and I have a feeling this won’t be the last time we meet someone we know.”

Twilight started to think aloud in a quiet whisper and though only certain words were overheard by the others, Spike was able to catch something about alternate dimensions, the multiverse, string theory, wormholes, and he swore Twilight mentioned Pinkie Pie somewhere in her rambling before Spike noticed that the Mayor and her associates were waiting for Twilight to stop.

“Twilight” he said, nudging her so she looked up and saw the waiting ponies.

“Oh! Sorry please continue” Twilight apologized to the Mayor allowing her to continue her speech.

“Well as you know I am the Mayor and these are my associates,” the Mayor said as she pointed to her advisors. “We have Filthy Rich,” she said pointing to a pony in a long velvet cloak. “Then there is Fancy Pants here” she said pointing to the pony to her left with the frilly suit and oddly styled hat that Twilight guessed was currently in style, though she had her doubts that Rarity would approve. “Lastly over here is Doctor Whooves,” who had a large pocket watch around his neck and kept glancing at Twilight with a look that seemed to border on familiarity.

“Why, hello Twilight Sparkle, as the Mayor said I am the Doctor and I just have to ask you. What are you doing here?” Doctor Whooves asked.

“Well I don’t know I just sort of transported here in some weird magical storm along with my friends house…?” Twilight told him.

“Well, I don’t know exactly what happened but it sounds like some form of dimensional travel but I wouldn’t worry about it, just keep pressing forward and you should find a way back.” The little colt version of The Doctor said. “Oh, and when you get back, tell Derpy the muffins were delicious and I will be visiting her again, but anyways, I think the Mayor wants to talk.” The Doctor continued. Then he leaned in closer and whispered, “Likes the sound of her own voice that one does,” pointing to the Mayor.

“Ahem!” the Mayor coughed to get their attention. “Thank You!” She said, and then she stepped forward and began to speak to the crowd and Twilight.

“As Mayor of the Blank Flankin City, in the county of the Land of Oz I welcome you most regally…” The Mayor began, only to be interrupted by Filthy Rich.

“But we’ve got to verify it legally. To see”

“To see” the Mayor replied

“If she.” Filthy continued waving his arm for emphasis

“If she.” The Mayor said nodding her head

“Is morally, ethically…” Filthy began,

“…Spiritually, Physically…” Doctor Whooves exclaimed,

“… Positively, absolutely…” Fancy Pants added.
“… Undeniably and reliably dead.” They all finished together facing Mayor Mare.

“Well it seems we are in agreement that we need to have the coroner examine her.” Mayor said, signaling for the coroner.

When the coroner arrived Twilight took one look at the colt and started smiling to herself, then she turned to Spike and said, “That colt looks just like a little version of Big Mac and he’s small compared to most of the other colts here.”

“Yeah and he’s wearing a cloak and a hat practically just like that costume that Big Mac wore at Nightmare Night.” Spike laughed.

“Ah Little Mac, as Coroner can you aver to us the status of the Wicked Witch?” Mayor asked the tiny colt.

“Eeyup.” Little Mac said with a high pitch voice.

“So you have thoroughly examined her?” Mayor asked

“Eeyup.”

And was she not only merely dead but she’s really most sincerely dead?” Mayor inquired further.

“Eeyup.” Little Mac replied once more presenting a certificate of death to the Mayor.

Mayor Mare stepped forward again raising her arms in the air and shouted to the crowd. “Then this is a day of independence for all the Blank Flankins and their descendants.”

“If any!” Filthy Rich suddenly yelled out

“Yes, let the joyous news be spread, the wicked old witch at last is dead!” Mayor Mare exclaimed causing the crowd to break out into an exhilarating cheer followed by them breaking into song, yet again to the dismay of Twilight, as they ran through the town alerting all of the remaining Flankins of the joyous news.

“Ding-dong the witch is dead. Which old witch The Wicked Witch?”

“Ding-dong the Wicked Witch is dead.”

“Wake up you sleepypony. Rub your eyes, get out of bed.”

“Wake up the Wicked Witch is dead”

“She’s gone where Cerberus lives below, below, below.”

“Yo-ho, let’s open up and sing and ring the bells out.”

“Ding-Dong the merry-oh, sing it high, sing it low.”

“Let them know the Wicked Witch is dead.”

As all the remaining Flankins approached the center of town the Royal Flankin Honor Guard formed a perimeter around the town hall. Then they parted and two fillies dressed in very fancy dresses with tiaras approached Twilight. Twilight thought that they reminded her of some of the nobles of Canterlot the way they were dressed but Spike recognized them immediately.

“Hey, they look like those two uptight fillies that are always being mean to Applebloom” Spike whispered,

Twilight upon realizing this, whispered back, “yes I agree but they may not act like them here so just don’t act like you know them.”

The two fillies bowed and then proceeded to speak, “We represent the Royalty League, The Royalty League, the Royalty League and in the name of the Royalty League we wish to welcome you to Blank Flankin Land.”

“Whats the Royalty League?” Twilight asked the two fillies on the completion of their greeting.

“Why it’s only the most important group in Blank Flankin Land, we are the council of Nobles who run the town for the lesser ponies.” The magenta filly said. “Speaking of which, here come three of the lesser ponies now, come on Silver Spoon lets go before they infect us with their inferiority.” She sneered. The two fillies walked away as three very recognizable fillies approached.

“Let me guess?” Twilight said as the three fillies approached, “You all are the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Right?”

The three fillies gasped, “How did you know?”

“Oh, a lucky guess.” Twilight replied.

“Well anyways we are the Cutie Mark Crusaders and in the name of the Cutie Mark Crusaders, we wish to welcome you to Blank Flankin land” they said in unison then they started to walk around Twilight and when they spotted what they were looking for the suddenly exclaimed. “We’re on a quest to get our cutie marks and you have a cutie mark; you have to tell us how you got it.” The three fillies crowded around Twilight waiting to hear her story.

“Well I don’t think we have time for that right now, maybe afterwards I can tell you.” Twilight said. “And besides why do you want your cutie marks so badly, no pony else here has them.” She asked.

“Well, you see we want to be the first, since no pony has gotten one in as long as we can remember, so we want to get ours so we will be special.” They said.

“But what will you do when you get your cutie marks?” twilight asked.

“Well once a Blank Flankin gets their cutie mark they are no longer a blank Flankin and thus they have to go on the Great Journey of Cuteceanera?” The Fillies said.
“Where do you go on this journey?” Twilight asked

“Why that’s simple you just follow the Red Brick road until you get to the end, didn’t you know that, everypony knows that?” They said.

“No I didn’t, and you just go on this road not knowing where it leads and just leave everypony behind?”
Twilight inquired.

“Exactly, though shouldn’t you know this already, you have your cutie mark?” They replied,

“Well, I…” Twilight hesitated then coming up with an idea promptly countered, “Well if no pony else has gotten their cutie marks in so long, how do you know this is what you are supposed to do.”

The three Fillies thought for a moment and after a while looked up at Twilight with those wide smiles and said, “Well that’s easy, because the yellow brick road only goes to the Emerald City thus to go on the Journey of Cuteceanera you have to go down the red road or else you would be taking the Journey of Sorceanera which all young wannabe witches and wizards must take.”

“Oh! Well that makes sense.” Spike said with a hint of sarcasm

“You know what, sorry I asked,” Twilight sighed, “now what were you all doing before this.”

“Oh! Sorry, we were only supposed to great you, so welcome to Blank Flankin Land, oh and have a Lollipop, my friend Twist made it,” the Applebloom doppelganger said presenting her with a large rainbow swirled lollipop. Then the three fillies got up and ran back into the crowd discussing something about their latest plan to become…

“CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS WICKED WITCH HUNTERS ARE GO!!”

As the fillies disappeared into the crowd, the cheering began again and the crowd of ponies started to converge back on Twilight.

“Please tell me they aren’t going to start singing again,” Twilight asked.

“Yep they’re going to” Spike said as the crowd of little ponies all began singing again.

“We welcome you to Blank Flankin Land”

“Tra la la la la la”

“Tra La La Tra La La”

“Tra la la la la la”

The Mayor stepped up next to Twilight with her advisors and spoke, “From now on you’ll be history”

“You’ll be hist…” Flithy Rich said as he cut into the conversation only to be interrupted himself.

“You’ll be hist…” Fancy Pants said interrupting Filthy.

“You’ll be history” the Mayor finalized interrupting both of them.

“And we will glorify your name!” the Mayor and her advisors all shouted in unison.

“You will be a bust,” Mayor said,

“Be a bust,” Filthy said.

“Be a bust,” Fancy Pants replied.

“In the Hall of Fame!” They all exclaimed together.

Then all the little ponies in the city started singing and dancing

“Tra la la la la la”

“Tra La La Tra La La”

“Tra la la la la la”

Then suddenly out of nowhere a large cloud of smoke appears in the middle of town with a band along with confetti and Streamers shooting out in all directions.

As the smoke begins to clear Twilight notices what appears to be a pony standing on what looks to be a cannon in the lingering smoke. Then suddenly the pony leaps out of the smoke unto the stage.

“Surprise!” the Pony yells as she lands in front of Twilight. “Aww! Shoot! I’m Late.” She continues when she realized all the singing and dancing has ceased. “Hi, Twilight, what are you doing in Oz? I didn’t know you could break the wall too.” The Pony says walking up in front of Twilight.

“Pinkie Pie… is that really you? But how…?” Twilight says as she struggles to grasp the situation meanwhile Spike has already collapsed from the sudden surprise moments ago.

“Well duh! Of course it’s me silly who else would it be” Pinkie exclaims.

“But, what are you wearing you look like a weird gryphon hybrid” Twilight said looking at the unique costume that Pinkie Pie was somehow dressed in, it had wings and a solid tail and her legs looked like they ended in soft Claw like fixtures. Not to mention the unusual clothing she was wearing with consisted of a matching hat and shirt with red stripes on them.

“Why I’m not a Gryphon I’m a Flying Monkey” Pinkie stated.

“But why and how?” Twilight pressed further still unable to grasp the situation unfolding with Pinkie.

“Well that’s simple, because there are only four mane characters in this story and six of us so the writer needed a way to incorporate the other two characters so I became Nikko General of the Flying Monkey Legions commanded by the Wicked Witch of the West.”

“But why are you on the side of the Wicked Witch, and isn’t she dead?” Twilight asked.

“Geez Twilight I think you hit the books too hard and hurt yourself, you are over analyzing this, it’s just a story not like anything bad is going to happen and if it does I’ll know and tell you. As for the second question that’s Glinda’s... I mean Celestia's line.” Pinkie Pie explained as she hovered off the ground to see if her wings worked.

Twilight turned to Celestia the Good Witch and stated, “ I thought you said the witch was dead.”

“She is, the one under the house is the Wicked Witch of the East, the Wicked Witch of the West is still alive and she’s worse than the other one.” Celestia explained.

“Then why are we celebrating if there is still a wicked witch out there” Spike asked rhetorically

“Pinkie, you still haven’t told me how you got here?” Twilight asked her unusual friend.

“Why that’s easy, I used the Trap Door located over there beneath the yellow brick road.” Pinkie explained.

Then suddenly Pinkie’s legs all began to shake causing Pinkie to Gasp. “My Pinkie Sense,” she said, “The Wicked Witch is coming!” Pinkie continued as she started gathering her things and heading over to the spot where she first appeared. “Well Twilight the Witch is coming but you won’t get to see her until the next chapter because the Writer is tired and is going to leave off with a cliffhanger just like the last chapter.” And with that Pinkie Pie fired her cannon which released a cloud of pink smoke that upon clearing away revealed that the pink pony had disappeared to where ever she came from.

“Well that was weird,” Twilight said as she tried to grasp what had just happened. But before she could get a chance to think a maniacal laughter arose from somewhere nearby…

“Mwhahahahaha! Why hello Twilight Sparkle I’m so happy to see you here, it seems fate will allow us the chance to prove who is more powerful” the evil voice on the wind shouted.

“Wait, do I know you, show yourself?” Twilight said.

“Why certainly,” the voice said and then the sky began to grow dark as a thunderstorm began to form overhead and then there was a blast of red smoke in the location where Pinkie was just a moment ago and a few fireworks shot out of the smoke exploding in an eerie green color and adding to the smoke. Then the outline of a pony appeared in the smoke standing on its hind legs wearing what appeared to be a cape and a witch hat and laughing as it lunged out from the cloud of smoke.

“Mwhahahaha! It is I the Great and Powerful Wicked Witch of the West Trixie! and I want to know who Killed my sister the Wicked Witch of the East so I may have Vengeance! Mwhahahaha!”

To Be Continued

Authors End Notes. Sorry for the unannounced Hiatus hopefully I can get back on track, this is a longer chapter then most, though I am about a third of the way through the movie and I foresee only about eight more chapters left at max before I finish and I will try to finish the next few chapters faster. Let me know of any errors I didn’t bother to proofread this time since I wanted to get it out before I put it off again.

Author's Note 2: I'm Alive

Alright Everypony, as it says above, I'm back. I've finished Basic Training and am now in Technical Training. I don't have a lot of free time, the hours are pretty long (4:30am to 5:30pm approx. usually later due to meetings and briefings and then have to eat dinner) I'm usually not getting back to my room until 7pm then I have to study for at least and hour, but I have weekends off. I intend to get back to writing the story but I can only write so quickly and I have to focus on my classes first. I will try and have another chapter up by end of next weekend but no guarantees. I need to go back through my notes and reread my old chapters to remember what I was doing and get all the characters back in my head. Thank you everypony who has decided to stick with this story and hold out hoping I finish it I still have every intention to finish what I started, just might take a while

Thanks,
TheGSPony

Chapter 1: Running Away?

The Conjurer of Oz

Written by TheGSPony

Authors Note:

In case it wasn’t obvious this is a crossover between the show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and the movie The Wizard of Oz. This is basically the movie if it happened in the world of the Ponies. Twilight is playing the part of Dorothy, while many of the other ponies will be coming into play further on as the story progresses. I won’t reveal them so as to not ruin any surprises. At the beginning of each chapter I will place the current character list that has been revealed up to that point to help you remember since I don’t know how much time it will take to write each section. And yes there are only 4 main characters in the group for the wizard of OZ but don’t worry I have found a place for all of the Mane 6 in this story. This story will be following the movie more so than the book. This is my first attempt at writing a story in a long time, (seriously I am an Aerospace engineer I haven’t written anything other than a technical paper in over ten years) and my first venture into the world of pony other than lurking on sites like Equestria Daily, FimFiction, and such, so be gentle! But constructive criticism is appreciated. If you want any more of my life story feel free to comment on the site after reading and I will be happy to oblige, but enough of that, now on to what you really wanted… the story.

Chapter 1: Running Away?

Twilight Sparkle lived in the midst of the small town of Ponyville in the Library to be exact, which was built out of a large tree. She would spend much of her time there doing research on the Magic of Friendship, with her faithful assistant Spike. Though Friendship couldn’t always be learned about through just research, and sometimes she would go out into the town to learn with some hands on experience. Today was one of those days and she left the library to wander the streets looking for one of her friends. She had decided to dress up today and was wearing a nice white and blue dress and some blue bows in her mane, it was a simple dress the way she liked them. Spike had left earlier that morning to go into town for who knows what reasons, Twilight just assumed he was going to help Rarity as the love struck dragon usually did. As she was walking into town she happened to notice how everything seemed to have a rather monochrome tint to it almost as if everything was a shade of golden brown. Pondering this unusual color scheme in her head for a while she looked up and noticed that the sky had become overcast as a storm seemed to be blowing in from the Everfree Forest.

“Maybe I should go check up on Applejack and see if she needs any help on the farm with that unscheduled storm approaching.” Twilight said aloud to herself. Just as she was about to head to Sweet Apple Acres she heard a panicked voice calling out to her. She turned around to see Spike running to her as fast as his two legs could carry him.

“Twilight! It’s horrible! She’s after me and wants me destroyed.” Spike yelled as he frantically approached her.

“Calm down Spike, now what’s all this about and who would want to hurt you.” Twilight questioned her assistant.

“It’s that boaster Trixie she’s back in town and making outrageous claims against you.” Spike exclaimed.

“Well what’s that have to do with you?” Twilight asked Spike with a confused look.

“Oh, well you see after she setup her cart and started trying to rally support against you I got up to defend your honor since you weren’t there and well I accidentally set fire to her hat and cape.” Spike stated. Though Twilight pressed him for more details and he went on to explain about the fireworks display, the hiccup spell, the swarm of bees, the laughing gas and finally concluded his tale with a rather explosive sneeze by yours truly that lead to a rather angry unicorn chasing him across town.

Twilight looked around for a bit then turned to Spike saying, “Well I don’t see her chasing you anymore so I think you’re fine, so quit worrying.”

“But she said she would make me explode twice!” Spike cried out cringing at the thought.

“Well she isn’t coming yet, Spike so calm down and tell me if she managed to hurt you” twilight said.

“No I managed to get away before she cast any spells on me,” Spike stated after finally calming down from his panicked run.

“Well she tried to, so let’s go over and tell Big Mac and Granny Smith over at Sweet Apple Acres and maybe we can hide out over there until things blow over.” Twilight smartly suggested as she levitated spike up onto her back.

As twilight galloped to the gate of Sweet Apple Acres she gazed up at the storms progress and that’s when she felt a sudden surge of magic in her horn that relinquished as soon as it had arrived.

“Spike?” she asked, “do you have a strange feeling about that storm?”

“It just looks like any other storm to me though it is very big and seems to be coming from the forest” Spike answered. “Why do you ask do you think it has something to do with the fact that everything seems to have gone to a shade of brown?”

“Well I just have a feeling that there is a magical presence in that storm and yes I think it is affecting everything around it, but I don’t know what yet perhaps I should send a letter to the princess.” Twilight conjectured.

“I don’t know, and besides you don’t have to tell the princess about everything you know. I couldn’t write the letter anyways, I don’t have any quills with me right now.” Spike explained.

“Well let’s worry about that later, we’re here so let’s go find Granny Smith” Twilight said.

“There she is,” Spike yelled pointing to the incubator behind the house. Twilight approached Granny Smith, noticing that both she and Big Mac seemed to be frantically working with the incubator and several dozen newborn chicks.

“Granny Smith!” yelled Twilight as she approached the incubator, “Granny Smith Just listen to what Trixie did to Spike.”

“Now Twilight Please, we are trying to count these chicks” Granny Smith stated

“But Trixie, she tried to explode Spike…”

“Now why would she do a thing like that he’s just a baby dragon” Granny Smith interrupted.

“Well she said she would and she did try…”

“Now don’t go telling us highfaluting stories like that, right now sugar cube, this incubators gone bad and Big Mac and I need to remove these chicks so Big Mac can fix the incubator or we are likely to lose a lot of them” Granny Smith continued.

“Eeyup,” Big Mac stated, confirming Granny Smiths Story.

“Oh! The poor little things” Twilight sighed, “but Granny Smith what about Spike, what if Trixie tries to hurt him or something, it’s not like he meant to destroy her clothes she was neighing him on with all her boasting and it just sort of happened.”

“Seventy,” Granny Smith told Big Mac after counting the chicks, “Now Twilight, please….”

“But Trixie said she was going to get Mayor Mare to round up Spike” Twilight cried.

“Twilight, we’re busy, go talk to AJ about this” Big Mac commanded.

“Oh all right,” Twilight sighed knowing she wouldn’t get anywhere with them at the moment. Thus she headed over to the barn to find Applejack. “Don’t worry Spike I think with Applejacks help we can stand up to Trixie’s threats.”

As Twilight made her way to the barn she spotted Applejack, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash all working on a cart. Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash were Lifting the bed of the cart up while Applejack was working underneath it.

“Come on Applejack, how long is this going to take I need to go practice my moves,” Rainbow Dash shouted to Applejack under the wagon.

“Take it easy Rainbow, just a second” Applejack replied, “alright that should be fine now just let me…”

Upon hearing the job was done Rainbow let go of the cart with a loud Thump!

“Ow! Rainbow you got my hoof” Applejack shouted.

“Well why didn’t you get your hoof out of the way in time” Rainbow stated defensivly.

“Eeep!” Fluttershy winced realizing what happened, “Oh I’m so sorry are you okay Applejack you’re not hurt are you”

“No, I’ll be alright ya’ll hear, just landed the cart bed on my hoof is all, ” Applejack said.

“It’s a lucky thing it didn’t land on your head though I doubt it would do any damage” Rainbow Dash joked.

“Ha Ha, very funny Rainbow,” Applejack deadpanned.

“Oh! Hey Twilight!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed as Twilight approached her friends next to the barn. “What brings you to Sweet Apple Acres?”

“Oh, I was just wondering if Applejack needed help with that storm looming over the Everfree and apparently Trixie is back in town and I don’t know what to do about her.” Twilight said, starting to retell everypony the situation. Meanwhile Spike hops off her back and starts walking around trying not to attract attention to himself. “And now Trixie is trying to hurt Spike for some silly accident with her cape and hat.” Twilight concludes.

“Sorry Twilight I would love to help you with that but I got to feed the pigs for Applejack,” Rainbow said as she flew over to the pig sty.

“Now Twilight, ya’ll ain’t using your head about Trixie and I’m no expert but it’s like you ain’t got no brains at all,” Applejack stated.

“What do you mean, I certainly do have brains” Twilight defended.

“Well why don’t you use them,” Applejack said, “when Trixie comes to town just ignore her and she will go away and don’t let Spike neigh her on, because ya’ll will be playing into her hooves.”

“I suppose I could do that, but that’s not the point I shouldn’t have to avoid her” Twilight said.

“Yeah and we shouldn’t let her talk bad about Twilight that way, spreading rumors and such,” Spike added.

“Well your heads aren’t made of hay so I suspect ya’ll can think for yourself” Applejack said as she proceeded to pick up a hammer and nail the cart bed down. “Ouch! I caught my hoof again” Applejack yells as the hammer comes down on her hoof.

Twilight walks over to where Rainbow Dash is feeding some pigs and starts to climb up onto the fence of the pig sty.

“Now are you going to let that old Boaster Trixie try and buffalo you,” Rainbow Dash exclaims as she feeds the pigs, “I’m not afraid of her and neither should you just have a little courage, you know. You need to have more guts like me.”

“I’m not afraid of her!” Spike yelled out.

“Says the dragon that was running in a panic earlier today?” Twilight teased, “Anyways, I’m not afraid of her I just don’t want to have to listen to her brag. Besides she said she would hurt Spike.”

“The next time she boasts around you, you should just walk right up to her and cast a spell on her or something that will shut her up, and that’s what I would do if I could use magic!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed as Twilight suddenly slipped on the railing and fell into the pig sty, getting her hoof caught in the wire as she fell.

“Ah!” Twilight yelled as she landed in the mud with the pigs. “Rainbow help me, get me out of here.”

“I’m coming Twi!” Rainbow yells as she leaps into the pig sty and rushes to Twilights aid, removing her hoof from the wiring and flying her out of the pig sty and back onto solid ground. Fluttershy rushes over after hearing the shouting.

“Twilight, are you alright?” Fluttershy asks.

“Yes, I’m alright I just fell in and then Rainbow jumped in to help me…” Twilight said, proceeding to look over at Rainbow, and notices the beads of sweat sliding down her neck. “Why Rainbow, you’re just as scared as I was.”

“Yeah what’s the matter Rainbow going to let some pigs make a coward out of you” Applejack joked.

“I wasn’t scared, I was nervous cause I though Twi might have gotten hurt, that’s all. I wasn’t scared in the slightest” Rainbow Dash stated in an attempt to defend herself.

“I was scared” Fluttershy whispered.

As the four mares joke about the incident, Granny Smith approaches from the house with a tray loaded with some apple fritters. “Here here, what’s all this ponying around, when there’s work to be done, we have to prepare for that strange storm that’s approaching and ya’ll promised to help” Granny Smith barked.

“Well, Twilight fell into the sty with the poor helpless pigs and…” Fluttershy began to say before Granny Smith interrupted again.

“I know what you were doing you were spending more time talking with the animals rather than feeding them and cleaning the barn with Applejack.” Granny Smith said, accusing Fluttershy.

“I’m sorry Granny Smith, but some day their going to build a big animal shelter in the middle of Ponyville so all the animals can be taken care of, and name it after me,” Fluttershy claimed as she turned to go clean the barn.

“Well don’t start daydreaming just yet, there’s still some work to do, but have some apple fritters so you don’t have to work on an empty stomach.” Granny Smith said as she passed the tray around. Fluttershy and Applejack left to go work in the barn as Granny Smith turned to Rainbow Dash.

“Well, you see, Twilight fell into the pig…” Rainbow stated to explain before she was interrupted by Granny Smith.

“It’s no place for a scholar like Twilight being near a pig sty, now go feed those pigs before they starve.” Granny Smith barked.

“Granny Smith, you know what Trixie said she was going to do to Spike. She said she was going to…” Twilight exclaimed to Granny Smith.

“Now Twilight dear, don’t you fret and quit imagining these things out of proportion, you start to get stressed out over nothing and it’s not healthy for you.” Granny said. “Now just help us for the day and try to stay out of trouble.”

Twilight walks away from Granny Smith toward the apple orchard with spike following and she begins thinking aloud, “Some place where there isn’t any trouble, Do you suppose there is such a place, it wouldn’t be a place you could get to by boat or train. It’s far, far away, behind the moon and beyond the rain.”

“Twilight I don’t mean to be rude, but isn’t the moon much farther away than rain seeing as the rain comes from clouds,” Spike asked sarcastically.

“Oh Spike! I am just being philosophical,” twilight explained.

Just then a pink party pony pops out of a pile of hay nearby hollering, “Hey Twilight.”

“Ah!, Pinkie, you scared me, what are you doing around here?” Twilight asked after recovering from her slight scare at the hoofs of this pink pony.

“Oh! Nothing much just getting ready for the musical number” Pinkie explained matter-of-factly.

“What musical number?” Twilight asked with a rather confused expression.

“Well, it was the song you were about to sing, but the Writer decided that you wouldn’t do as good of a job with this number, so the Writer wanted Fluttershy to sing it feeling she would be better suited and thus he sent me to stop you from singing and let Fluttershy handle it.” Pinkie said in one breath.

“Pinkie I still don’t get it but I have learned to trust you by now, so let her take over for now” Twilight sighed, admitting defeat.

As Twilight goes to sit down, and wait for the supposed musical number Pinkie sunk back into the pile of hay she came from and promptly disappeared, just as Fluttershy rounded the barn.

“Oh! Hi Twilight, I’m not disturbing you am I?” Fluttershy asked

“No Fluttershy you’re perfectly fine right now” Twilight explained. All of a sudden there is a loud boom and a rainbow streak arcs across the sky. “That must be Rainbow Dash”

“Yes it is, Oh! Twilight, have you ever wondered what lies beyond the rainbows in the sky? Sometimes I just want to sing about the possibilities,” Fluttershy exclaims, suddenly breaking into a soft peaceful melody that attempts to answer her own question.

“Somewhere, over the rainbow, way up high,

There's a land that I heard of once in lullaby.

Somewhere, over the rainbow, skies are blue,

And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true…”

“...Someday I'll wish upon a star

And wake up where the clouds are far, behind, me.

Where troubles melt like lemon drops,

Away above the chimney tops,

That's where you'll find me…”

“Somewhere, over the rainbow, bluebirds fly.

Birds fly over the rainbow,

Why then -- oh, why can't I…?

If happy little bluebirds fly

Beyond the rainbow

Why, oh, why can't I?”

After finishing her singing Fluttershy looked around to see Twilight listening intently to her and apologized, “oh I’m sorry Twilight; I didn’t mean to steal the spotlight from you I just felt compelled to.”

“Oh, don’t worry about it Fluttershy it was lovely, but can’t you just fly over the rainbow anyways, you are a Pegasus” Twilight asked.

“Um… Well I would, but… I’d be too… scared to go that high” Fluttershy stuttered out.

“But Fluttershy, you went all the way to Cloudsdale with Rainbow Dash that’s like just as high up.” Twilight said, continuing to inquire about her friend’s song.

“Um… Well… I… Eeep!” Fluttershy hesitated under Twilight’s questioning.

“Twilight it’s a song it’s meant to be theoretical she doesn’t literally mean flying over the rainbow. Geez!” Spike stated coming to the aid of Fluttershy. “Now let’s go hide, did you forget that Trixie is after me!” Spike exclaimed trying to push Twilight toward Applejacks house.

“Well goodbye Fluttershy,” Twilight said as she turned toward the house and Fluttershy proceeded back to her cottage to take care of her animals.

Along the road from Ponyville a light azure colored pony wearing a partially burnt cap and hat pulling a cart galloped toward Sweet Apple Acres with a seething look in her eyes.

“Where is that dragon?” Trixie fumed, “I searched all of Ponyville, even the library of that Neighsayer who ruined my reputation.”

As Trixie approached the Farm she was greeted by a large red Stallion.

“The Great and Powerful Trixie wants to know if you are the one called Big Macintosh one of the proprietors of this Farm?” Trixie asked as she approached the Fence.

“Eeyup! Now what can I do for you Miss Trixie?” Big Mac Responded.

“Trixie is looking for that ignorant pony Twilight Sparkle and her annoying dragon Spike” Trixie shouted. “Trixie knows they are here, so let Trixie in so she may speak to you about them”

“Twilight, what has Twilight done?” Big Mac asked as he opens the fence for Trixie to enter.

“What’s she done!” Trixie yelled, “That annoying pony ruined my performance and destroyed my costume” she continued, pointing to her burnt hat and cap.

“What she set you on fire?” Big Mac asked.

“No her dragon Spike” Trixie answered.

“Twilight set her dragon on fire how’d she manage that?” Big Mac asked again.

“NO!” Trixie yelled having become exhausted trying to explain it as they walked into the house.

Trixie walked into the living room where Granny Smith was sitting in a rocking chair and took a seat in the chair across from her. Big Mac walked over and stood out of the way near the entrance to the house.

“That dragon is a menace to Equestria I, Trixie am taking him to the Mayor to make sure he gets destroyed.” Trixie exclaimed to Granny Smith, as Twilight approached with Spike on her back.

“Destroyed! Spike?” Twilight questioned Trixie, “Oh! You can’t you mustn’t, Granny Smith, Big Mac, you won’t let her hurt him, will you?”

“Of course we won’t, Will we Granny Smith” Big Mac said trying to comfort Twilight.

“Please, Granny Smith Spike didn’t mean to,” Twilight cried.

“Yeah I didn’t mean to burn her clothes, I sneezed that’s all, besides it was her lame tricks that caused me to sneeze” Spike said attempting to defend himself.

“Yes, if anything I deserve to be punished for letting him go outside without me.” Twilight pleaded.

“If you don’t bring me that dragon I, The Great and Powerful Trixie will devote my shows to defaming the Apple family name in every town I travel to, you will be ruined.” Trixie boasted. “there is a law protecting honest pony’s from dangerous magical creatures” she stated.

“Honest Pony’s? Humph!” Spike snorted under his breath.

“How would it be if she keeps him locked in the library? He’s really kind…” Granny Smith said, “With kind ponies that is.”

“Well that’s for the Mayor to decide. Here is her letter letting me take him.” Trixie sneered as she pulled out a letter and handed it to Granny Smith, “Unless you want to go against the law.”

Granny Smith took the note and read it then handed it to Big Mac who proceeded to read it.

“Eeyup!” Big Mac said to Granny Smith

“We can’t go against the law, Twilight. I’m afraid you will have to give her Spike.” Granny Smith said.

“No” Twilight and Spike said in unison as tears began to form in Twilights eyes.

“Now you’re seeing reason,” Trixie scoffed, “and here is what Trixie is taking him in so he can’t harm me again.” She said as she pulled out a large wicker basket and shoved it at Twilight and Spike.

“No, I won’t let you take him!” Twilight yelled as she smacked the basket away. “You leave Ponyville or I’ll teleport you to the moon myself” she yelled as she charged toward Trixie.

“Twilight!” Granny Smith yelled. Twilight stopped and backed away from Trixie.

“You wicked old witch” Twilight yelled at Trixie. “Big Mac, Granny Smith, don’t let her take Spike.” Twilight pleaded as tears began falling from her eyes. “Don’t let her take him, please! Stop her.”

Trixie began to try and grab Spike who had a firm grip on Twilight’s back as Twilight attempted to fight her off and Big Mac attempted to stop the fighting.

“Put him in the Basket Big Mac,” Granny Smith sighed as Big Mac reached for spike and picked him up off Twilights back.

“Don’t! Big Mac!” Twilight pleaded one final time as Big Mac proceeded to put him in the basket.

“Twilight don’t let her take me,” Spike cried out.

“Spike! Don’t worry I’ll think of something,” Twilight said, practically weeping as he was put into the basket. Then with a rather loud sob, Twilight ran into the back room and wept hysterically.

“Trixie!” Granny Smith yelled as she jumped out of her chair and approached the azure pony standing in her living room. “Just because you think you are great and powerful and can go about showing off everywhere doesn’t give you the power to run the rest of us,” She ranted, “For many years I have worked on this farm and I have been dying to tell other ponies what I think of ponies like you” she continued. “But now, well being a Celestia worshipping pony, I can’t say it.” She finishes, and storms off leaving Trixie with a shocked look on her face.

Big Mac walks away with a slight smirk on his face as Trixie moves to leave the house. She approaches her cart and tosses the basket in the back and proceeded to head back to town.

While sitting in the basket Spike started to wonder why he was letting her take him.

“You know, I could just send a letter to Princess Celestia she could get me out of this.” Spike spoke to himself in the basket. “Besides, why am I even in this basket I don’t have to take this from her, I’m a Dragon.” Spike continued as he proceeded to push up on the basket lid. It popped up easily; she hadn’t even thought to lock it. “How intelligent does she think I am, not locking the basket like that?” Spike questioned.

Spike peeked his head out of the basket and looked around, spotting Trixie who wasn’t looking back at the cart. He then proceeded to jump out of the basket and leap off the cart and started running back to the Sweet Apple Acres where he saw Twilight last.

Twilight had been sitting on the floor of the guest bedroom crying. Granny Smith had allowed her to stay there until she recovered. As she was sitting there thinking of what to do, she heard a voice in the wind. She couldn’t tell what it was but it was getting closer, then as she heard it again her ears perked up and her smile returned.

“Spike!” Twilight exclaimed as she turned to the window Spike jumped through.

“Spike, I got you back.” She cried as she hugged him.

“Yeah I escaped her and ran back, don’t let her take me again” Spike cried as he returned her hug.

“I’m so glad you came back Spike, “Twilight continued to cry, “Oh! Trixie will be coming back for you when she realizes you’re missing. We got to get away; we’ve got to run away. We’ll run away, back to Canterlot, and get the Princess to help us.

Twilight looked around the room and gathered a few things she thought she might need and then proceeded to head out the back of the house. She approached the road outside of Sweet Apple Acres, and started heading down the path away from Ponyville with Spike on her back.

All the while the unusual storm from the Everfree Forest continued to spread out across the sky and the winds began to pick up in the town of Ponyville.

End Chapter 1

Chapter 5: TheGNPWWOTWT? Or Trixie as everypony but TheGNPWWOTWT calls her.

The Conjurer of Oz
Written by TheGSPony

Authors Note:

Yes another chapter, by now as you have probably figured out, don’t believe a word I say in these note’s, I’m a compulsive liar, so yes there will be more chapters, when, when I can finish them. Why did it take so long for this chapter, Real Life Sucks!, but that’s a whole other story I don’t have time for, so just insert a RL complication that suits you for the reasoning behind my delay on writing. So without further adieu something that isn’t Chapter 5 followed by Chapter 5 itself.

Character List:
Dorothy – Twilight Sparkle
Aunt Em – Granny Smith
Uncle Henry/(Munchkin) Coroner– Big Mac
Hunk – Applejack
Hickory – Fluttershy
Zeke – Rainbow Dash
Todo – Spike
Miss Gulch/Wicked Witch – The Great and Powerful Trixie
Professor Marvel – Professor Swirl (OC pony- Friend of a descendent of Starswirl)
Good Witch of the North Glinda - Celestia
Nikko the Flying Monkey General – Pinkie Pie

Guest Appearances/Minor Characters:
Professor Marvel’s Horse Sylvester – Lyra
One of the farms horses (switched to cows for Equestria continuity) – Mooriella
Tornado encounters – Madam Mayor, Daisy Jo, Flim and Flam
Various Munchkins – Snips, Snails
Lollypop Guild – Cutie Mark Crusaders
Mayor – Mayor Mare
Mayors Associates – Doctor Whooves, Filthy Rich, Fancy Pants

Chapter 5: TheGNPWWOTWT? Or Trixie as everypony but TheGNPWWOTWT calls her.

The manically laughing pony jumped out of the quickly vanishing smoke causing all the flankins to go running for cover. Some even just fell to the ground covering their faces with their hooves in the hope that this new witch would ignore them. She stopped laughing and looked around for a bit her telekinetically suspended broom held by her side, her blue sparkling cape flowing behind her as she spun around. Then her eyes fell on a most unwanted site, she walked over to the edge of the fallen house and beheld the remains of her sister witch.

“Who killed The Great and Powerful Wicked Witch of the West’s Sister? Who killed the Wicked Witch of the East?” Trixie said as she approached Twilight and the Witch of the North Celestia, “Was it You Sparkle?” Trixie finished, seething Twilight’s name through clenched teeth.

“No! No, Trixie it was an accident, you’ve got to listen to me. I didn’t mean to kill anypony!” Twilight said, with Spike hiding behind her hoping if this was the Trixie from Ponyville she wouldn’t remember the earlier incident in town.
“That’s The Great and Powerful Wicked Witch of the West Trixie to You. Twilight!” Trixie exclaimed as she brought her broom closer to her, “and, Well, My! Little! Pony… I can cause accidents too!”

A small glow began to form around Trixie’s Horn as she started to raise her broom up when suddenly The Good Witch Celestia interrupted. “Aren’t you forgetting the Ruby Slippers?”

“The Great and Powerful Wicked Witch of the West Trixie forgets nothing, she was merely waiting for the proper moment” Trixie exclaimed, “Now the Slippers, Yes” she continued as she turned to the house. “The Slippers” Trixie muttered as she approached the feet of the Wicked Witch of the East.

“Wait did she just say ‘Ruby’ slippers?” Spike asked, just now realizing how hungry he was.

As Trixie reached down for the slippers, there was a sudden purple blur that ran by and the slippers were gone. Once they were removed from the hooves of the Wicked Witch of the East her black hole covered legs curled up under the house and disappeared. “They’re Gone!, Where did The Great and Powerful Wicked Witch of the West Trixie’s slippers go?” Trixie cried as she turned to face Twilight and the Good Witch Celestia. “The Ruby slippers, what have you done with Trixie’s slippers?” Trixie yelled galloping toward Celestia the Good Witch.

Twilight hearing a sudden slurping sound turned around to see Spike drooling as he held one of the Ruby slippers, in his claws getting ready to eat it with the other three at his feet below. “Spike, don’t eat those, they aren’t yours” She whispered noticing that Trixie was staring at Celestia and hadn’t noticed them with the slippers. She gazed up to Celestia who had noticed Spike’s move and was repositioning herself next to Twilight and block the dragon from Trixie’s view.

“Give Trixie Back her slippers at once or I’ll…” Trixie said, as she planted herself in front of the Good Witch.

“Or you’ll what?” The Good Witch Celestia interrupted, catching The Wicked Witch of the East off guard and causing her to stop and think of a plan. Celestia then using the distraction whispered to Twilight, “Quick, put on the Ruby slippers.”

“…I’ll, I mean… The Great and Powerful Wicked Witch of the West Trixie will summon an Ursa Major! To wreak havoc on this small defenseless town! Yes, that’s what Trixie will do.” Trixie threatened.

“It’s too late!” Celestia claimed, as Twilight stepped out from behind her, wearing the Ruby slippers, “There they are, and there they will stay” she continued as Twilight admired her new slippers and Spike complained about losing a delicious meal.

“Give Trixie back her slippers, Trixie is the only one to know how to use their show stopping power!” Trixie exclaimed to Twilight, “They are of no use to you. Give them back to Trixie. Give! Them! Back!” She demanded.

“Keep your hooves tight inside of them.” Celestia directed Twilight, as she stood next to the rather confused purple unicorn. “Their magic must be very powerful or she wouldn’t want them so badly” She continued.

“You stay out of this Celestia, or I, The Great and Powerful Wicked Witch of the West Trixie will fix you as well.” Trixie barked pointing her hoof at Celestia.

“Oh ha ha ha” Celestia laughed, merely waving off The Wicked Witch of the West Trixie’s threat, “Rubbish. You have no real magical talent here. Begone, before somepony drops a house on you too.” She finished, waving her hoof to shoo Trixie away as Trixie gazed upward with a hint of fear showed upon her face, before she realized where she was and quickly hid it away.

“Very Well, I’ll bide my time.” Trixie said, while pointing a menacing hoof at The Good Witch Celestia, then turning to Twilight she continued, “And as for you, My Little Pony! Its true you May have defeated my sister, The Wicked Witch of the East, and while, The Great and Powerful Wicked Witch of the West Trixie can’t attend to you here and now as Trixie would like, You will never have the amazing show stopping power of The Great and Powerful Wicked Witch of the West Trixie, So just try and stay out of Trixie’s way! Just Try.” Trixie yelled as she stepped closer to Twilight trying to intimidate her.

“I’ll get you My Little Pony, and your Baby Dragon too.” Trixie declared as she turned away from them heading for the spot where she appeared earlier. “AAhahahahahahaha! AAAAAHahaha!” Trixie yelled as she planted her front hooves down and shot out a cloud of smoke and a flash, though when the smoke cleared she was still there tapping her hoof impatiently.

“Um, Twilight! Wasn’t she supposed to leave after the smoke cleared?” Spike asked. Just then several of the bricks of the yellow brick road lifted up and a pink blur jumped out.

“Sorry everypony, my fault, I forgot to open the trap door, it’s only one way so let’s try the dramatic exit scene again!” Pinkie Pie said, “Oh, hey Twilight, Sorry about the long cliffhanger somepony felt bad and decide to keep going again, just remember everything I told you, Well I got to go, Alright Wickedy Witchedy Trixieson, every things all set for Round two.” Pinkie Pie machine-gunned, before jumping back into the hole in the ground.

“Trixie thought Trixie told you not to call Trixie by that name, now get back to the Castle, Nikko Pie!” Trixie yelled into the hole.

“Okie! Dokie! Lokie!” Pinkie exasperated, as she poked her head back out, “TGAPWWOTWT your all set for you grand exit.” She finished hoping back done into the darkness.

“Thank You!, now where was Trixie?” Trixie pondered while she repositioned herself, “Oh yeah, I’ll get you My Little Pony, and your Baby Dragon too. AAhahahahahahaha! AAAAAHahaha!” Trixie exclaimed raising her hooves up and bringing them down just like earlier causing a flash and some smoke but this time she was gone when it cleared and the trap door had vanished without a trace.

“That was Really Weird!” Spike exclaimed breaking the odd silence following the Trixie’s departure.

“No kidding.” Twilight said, “And I still don’t understand why Pinkie seems to be the only pony who knows what’s happened and why is she on Trixie’s side, and why does Trixie hate me so much?” Twilight Wondered out loud.

Celestia stepped forward waving her hoof in the air and called out to the still cowering Blank Flankins, “It’s all right. You can get up. She’s gone.” She turned around and repeated her statement to those behind her, “It’s all right. You can all get up.”

“Twilight, she may claim to not be the Princess, but she sure does act like her?” Spike whispered,

“I know Spike, but I don’t know what to do about it, this whole situation seems so scripted. Let’s just play along for now and try and find out if my other friends are here.” Twilight Replied.

The Good Witch Celestia approached Twilight, waving her hoof trying to dissipate the lingering smoke, “What a smell of sulfur.” She remarked.

She looked too Twilight and with a sad expression on her face exclaimed, “I’m afraid you made rather a bad enemy of Trixie the Wicked Witch of the West.”

“Wait, I made an enemy,” Twilight Interrupted, “You were the one who made me put on these Ruby slippers, she wouldn’t be so mad if I had just given them to her. Why didn’t you take them instead you’re a witch as well, don’t you know how to use them?” Twilight said, glaring with a look of confusion toward her former mentor.

“Oh, well…” Celestia stumbled, “Well you see, I couldn’t take them because I already have a set of slippers… See.” She said, pointing to her hooves which had some slippers that looked to be made of either diamonds or silver. “So i had to get you to wear them.” She finished.

“Well I guess that makes sense” Twilight affirmed.

“Well seeing as you now have the Wicked Witch against you, The sooner you get out of Oz altogether, the safer you’ll sleep, my little pony.” Celestia stated.

“Oh, I’d give just about anything to get out of Oz altogether” Twilight said.

“Even your complete collection of Daring Do books?” Spike questions,

“Ehehe! Well almost anything” Twilight Countered. “But how do I get back to Equestria I don’t think I can come back the way I came. While I could levitate the house I don’t think I could travel that far. Twilight asked aloud.

“That’s true, Though the only Pony who might know, would be the Great and Wonderful conjuror of Oz himself.” Celestia answered as the Blank Flankins all began to bow in reverence at the mention of the Conjuror of Oz.

“Oh please, Not another pony who talks in the third person with an annoying number of titles added on every time, Trixie is bad enough” Spike Complained.

“No The Conjuror of Oz is not nearly so bad, though he is a bit unique.” Celestia said with a small smile on her face.

“The Conjuror of Oz? Is he good or is he wicked?” Twilight asked.

“Oh, very good, but very mysterious, he lives in the Emerald City, and that’s a long journey from here.” Celestia answered, “Did you bring your broomstick with you?” she asked Twilight.

“Why would I need a Broomstick?” Twilight asked aloud, “Oh wait, yeah I get it, No, I’m afraid I didn’t” she replied.

Celestia sighed, shook her head and continued, “Well then you’ll have to trot.” As she said this she started to move off of the stage and head toward the middle of the road. “The Blank Flankins will see you safely to the border of Blank Flankin land.” She said as Twilight followed her off of the stage.

“And Remember” the Good Witch Celestia said, a tone of seriousness overpowering her normally cheerful self. “Never let those ruby slippers off your feet for a moment, or you will be at the mercy of Trixie the Wicked Witch of the West.”

“But how do I start for Emerald City?” Twilight asked.

“Wait! Did you just say…? Emerald! City!” Spike asked, his mind overcome with the thought of a city of delicious jewels.

“I don’t think she literally means a city made of Emeralds Spike, it’s probably just themed around them, though that would be a good place to look for Rarity if she is here.” Twilight explained.

“No, it’s not a city made up entirely of emeralds” Celestia said plainly, causing Twilight to give Spike an ‘I told you so’ look, “It’s made up of a combination of jewels ranging from rubies and sapphires, to Diamonds, but the most common gem used is the emerald.” Celestia continued, causing Spikes mouth to drop and Twilight to roll her eyes.

“But you still haven’t answered my question of how to get there?” Twilight pressed on.

“Well, it’s always best to start at the beginning.” Celestia said.

“How does that answer my question?” Twilight cried out, the stress of the past few events starting to get on her.

“All you do.” Celestia said, sweeping her hoof across the horizon, “Is follow the Yellow-brick road.” She concluded, her hoof pointing at the center of the town where the yellow bricks began to spiral out.

“Oh, Right.” Twilight said as she approached the center of the town. “Oh and if there is a witch of the east and west and they are sisters, what about the South. Is that Witch your Sister… Luna?” Twilight asked the Good Witch Celestia, since this had been bugging her since she met the Witch.

“”Hmm, how did you know the name of my Sister, the Good Witch of the South? Are you sure you’re not a Witch?” Celestia asked, surprised at how Twilight new of her Sister.

“Well, it was just a lucky guess ehehe.” Twilight mumbled while looking at the ground, “So couldn’t you and her join up and fight the remaining Wicked Witch together?” Twilight asked.

“No, I’m afraid I can’t Twilight.” Celestia Said.

“Why not?” Twilight continued to question Celestia.

“Well… Um. You see, the reason is… She’s on vacation” Celestia mumbled.

“Um Celestia, is there something you aren’t telling me?”

“Um no, she’s on vacation, that’s where she is.” Celestia said.

“Where on vacation?” Twilight said still trying to get more info out of the Good Witch Celestia.

“Um oh, nowhere special, just her usual spot, you know, on the moon.” Celestia said.

“The Moon?!” Twilight exclaimed. “What’s she doing on the Moon?”

“Well you know, relaxing, and taking a break, something about liking bananas or not, you know the Usual.” Celestia concluded.

“But that doesn’t make any sense. I…” Twilight began only to be interrupted by The Good Witch Celestia as she began to wave her hoof and glow.

“Just follow the yellow-brick road.” Celestia said as she faded into a glowing orb and started to disappear. “Do you like mmmmm bananas?" Her voice whispered on the air as she disappeared.

The Blank Flankins all waved and shouted goodbyes as The Good Witch vanished.

“Well that was odd. Ponies just keep appearing and disappearing so quickly here.” Spike said to the sound of giggles from the Blank Flankins surrounding them, “What should we do now Twilight?”
He asked.

“Well I guess we should follow the yellow-brick road.” Twilight said as she placed her hoof at the center of the Spiral. “Follow the yellow-brick road?” Twilight said again as she started to walk along the spiraling road.

Noticing that the road spiraled around several times Twilight said “Why can’t I just cross the red road and go straight to the edge of this spiral?”

Suddenly the Flankin Mayor jumped in front of Twilight and said, “Follow the yellow-brick road” So Twilight continued down the path when two of the mayors advisors and a another Blank Flankin jumped forward and reiterated, “Follow the yellow-brick road.”

“Don’t tell me, they are about to sing again aren’t they.” Twilight thought aloud.

Just then the Blank Flankins broke out into song as Twilight continued trotting down the yellow-brick road.

“Follow the yellow-brick road”

“follow the yellow-brick road.”

“Follow, follow, follow, follow”

“follow the yellow-brick road.”

“Well hopefully they don’t sing the whole way or this is going to be a long trip and I want to sleep some” Spike said having climbed onto Twilights back and was attempting to stretch out on her back.

“Follow the yellow-brick, follow the yellow-brick”

“Follow the yellow-brick road”

As Twilight continued to trot down the road the Blank Flankins gathered behind her dancing as they sang and escorted her to the end of their land.

“Your off to see the Conjuror,”

“the Wonderful Conjuror of Oz”

“You’ll find he’s a Con of a Con if ever a Con there was.”

“If ever, oh ever, a Con there was the Conjuror of Oz is one because”

“Because, because, because, because, because”

“Because of the wonderful things he does”

The Blank Flankins came to a stop at the edge of the town and continued to sing and wave goodbye as Twilight continued to trot down the yellow-brick road with Spike sprawled out on her back.

“Your off to see the Conjuror,”

“the Wonderful Conjuror of Oz”

“Wait, That’s the border of their lands, the edge of town, that took all of about twenty seconds and what could have possibly happen that would endanger me in their town? This is getting ridiculous” Twilight complained. “Well at least I don’t have to listen to their extremely repetitive songs anymore” She concluded.

“Yeah, well at least we are on our way home, I just hope it’s not too difficult to find our friends.”Spike Said. “Oh, and what did Celestia say to do if we hit a fork in the road?” He asked.

“She didn’t say anything Spike; in fact she was really vague about everything.” Twilight responded, “Well, I guess we will just have to cross that path when we come to it.” Twilight concluded as they made their way down the long and winding road, the Land of the Blank Flankins getting ever further away behind them.

To Be Continued

Authors End Notes: Sorry about the long wait, the next post will be an Authors note, please read it. It will explain some things since I will be putting the story on Hiatus Shortly. Sorry. As usual any gramatical errors or general mistakes let me know so I may fix them.

Authors Note: Please Read

Hello everypony,

I wish to apologize for the lack of continuity in my updates of the story I’m no professional writer and I don’t have a lot of time to really focus on this. Not to mention I get easily distracted. The good news is I plan to finish what I have started; it just may take a while. I don’t know when I will be able to start writing again due to Real life complications.

To make a long story short after not being able to find a job for 8 months, I went and enlisted in the Military, Air Force to be specific, (I like Planes) I leave for Basic Training in less than a week at the time I posted this chapter and while I know when I will get out of Basic, I don’t know exactly when I will be able to start up on the story again since I have Tech School for 6 months after that. I Believe I will be able to write some in Tech School but I don’t know for sure and don’t want to guarantee anything. Thus I will be activating a Hiatus on this story until at the earliest December at the latest sometime in July, but I intend to continue the story when I get back.

Thank you for Reading and I hope you enjoy the story and I can’t wait to get back to writing it.
TheGSPony

Chapter 6: If Only I Could Use Those Fancy Mathematics.

The Conjurer of Oz
Written by TheGSPony

Authors Note:
Well it’s finally here, a new chapter for you to enjoy. And hopefully I can keep moving along with the chapters, I’m pretty busy with my job now, but I’ve got a little bit of free time on weekends to whittle away at this story, so hopefully I can spit out another chapter soon. Also i was trying to rush this through so I never proofread it so let me know if you see any major errors.

Character List (as they appear):
Dorothy – Twilight Sparkle
Aunt Em – Granny Smith
Uncle Henry/(Munchkin) Coroner– Big Mac
Hunk – Applejack
Hickory – Fluttershy
Zeke – Rainbow Dash
Todo – Spike
Miss Gulch/Wicked Witch – The Great and Powerful Trixie
Professor Marvel – Professor Swirl (OC pony- Friend of a descendent of Starswirl)
Good Witch of the North Glinda - Celestia
Nikko the Flying Monkey General – Pinkie Pie
Guest Appearances/Minor Characters:
Professor Marvel’s Horse Sylvester – Lyra
One of the farms horses (switched to cows for Equestria continuity) – Mooriella
Tornado encounters – Madam Mayor, Daisy Jo, Flim and Flam
Various Munchkins – Snips, Snails
Lollypop Guild – Cutie Mark Crusaders
Mayor – Mayor Mare
Mayors Associates – Doctor Whooves, Filthy Rich, Fancy Pants

Chapter 6: If Only I Could Use Those Fancy Mathematics.

Twilight had been wandering down the yellow brick road for most of the morning and her hooves were getting tired. She had at first been entranced by all the scenery and the colorful landscapes. Though as she walked the path eventually wandered into some corn fields and she was no longer able to admire much of the landscape since the stalks seems to be at their peak and thus blocked her view of all but the sky.

“Hey, guess what Twilight.” Spike said

“What is it Spike?” Twilight asked as they rounded a bend in the road.

“This reminds me of your battle with Discord, When you’ll were trapped in that hedge maze, except this time the walls are cornier” Spike joked.

“Ha Ha! Very funny Spike.” Twilight said, rolling her eyes. As they continued down the road, they approached an intersection with the yellow brick road splitting off into three different directions. “Follow the Yellow Brick road?” Twilight asked aloud as she walked into the middle of the intersection. “What the Hay!” She hollered as she turned to look down each of the paths. “That Witch never said what to do if we came to an intersection. How in the Hay am I suppose to know which way is the Emerald City?” Twilight complained while standing in the middle of the path, looking for any detail that would give up the answer to her question.

“Well Howdy do, but that there way is a very nice way” A voice suddenly announced from somewhere amongst the Corn stalks.

“Yagh!” Twilight shrieked jumping up as she was started by the sudden voice announcing the presence of somepony nearby. She looked into the Corn field looking for somepony hiding amongst the stalks, but all she saw was a Scarecrow hanging up on a pole, with one hoof pointing down one of the paths she had to take. “Who’s there, where are you? Spike did you see somepony” Twilight rapid fired her questions charging up her horn just in case.

“I don’t see anypony Twilight, just that odd looking scarecrow,” Spike said, pointing to the scarecrow on the pole.

“That’s absurd Spike. You don’t really think it’s that scarecrow that said it, scarecrows can’t talk.” Twilight said as she watched the scarecrow, looking for some sign of life, or a magical presence.

“Y’all would like it down that way as well Sugarcube.” the Voice said, at the exact same time that the scarecrow moved its hoof to point down the opposite path from where it was pointing before.

Twilight stared at the Scarecrow for a bit with a confused expression on her face, “Spike, please tell me I’m not crazy and that you saw that scarecrow move just now?” she asked keeping her eyes on the scarecrow.

“Um, yeah it definitely moved.” Spike said as he continued to stare at the scarecrow as well.

“Of course, if y’all can’t decide, there are some ponies that go both ways” the Scarecrow said as it crossed it’s hooves to point in both directions.

“What in the Hay, why you can talk!” Twilight exclaimed as she approached the Scarecrow. “You did say something, didn’t you? She asked. Causing it to shake it head left or right as if to say no, then it stopped and hesitated for a second, before shaking its head up and down. “What the Hay, Can’t you make up your mind?” She asked.

“Aw ponyfeathers, that’s my problem, I can’t make up my mind. Y’all hear, cause I ain’t got a brain.” The Scarecrow said. “Only Hay” the scarecrow concluded as she grabbed her straw hat and lifted up the side to reveal all the hay underneath.

“Aaugh! That doesn’t make any sense!” Twilight exasperated, “if you didn’t have a brain you couldn’t be moving or talking without the aid of magic, and I don’t sense anything of the sort on you.” She went on. “So how could you be talking without a brain?” She concluded.

“Well horseapples, I don’t know, but there are plenty of ponies without brains who do an awful lot of talking don’t they?” The Scarecrow questioned.

“Yes, I guess you‘re right, I can think of a few ponies I know who fit that description.” Twilight laughed.

“Achoo!” Nikko Pinkie suddenly sneezed as she wandered the witch’s castle, “Hmm, Somepony must be talking about me, maybe I should go investigate!” She said as she jumped out the nearest window and took flight.

Twilight approached the Scarecrow in the corn fields looking at her with the scrutiny of a scientist trying to make sense of a new discover. She was unsure how this scarecrow was able to talk and move and she wanted to find out. She also thought that this scarecrow looked vaguely familiar, but she couldn’t quite place it. This Scarecrow resembled an earthpony mare, and was wearing clothes that seemed made from burlap sacks. Atop her head, she had a Straw hat with a sunflower attached to its side. Whenever she moved some of her hay would slip out and she would have to stuff it back in. Her mane and tail were quite plain and aside from being made from hay, they seemed to hold together pretty being tied up in a ponytail. Twilight continued to scrutinize the scarecrow until she heard the voice of her assistant.

“Twilight, shouldn’t we introduce ourselves?” Spike asked trying to catch Twilights attention.

“Oh! I’m sorry, I got so wrapped up in my thoughts, I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Twilight Sparkle, and this is Spike.” Twilight said.

“Well Howdy do Miss Twilight, and welcome to Candied Corn Acres.” the Scarecrow replied, “and how are y’all doing today?” She inquired

“Well aside from the tornado, my house landing on a witch and angering her sister, and being utterly lost in some new land that’s never heard of Equestria without any of my friends, I guess things are going very well, how about you scarecrow.” Twilight replied with a hint of pent up agitation.

“Well land sakes, that sounds like quite a tale, as for me, I’m not doing very well at all, you see it’s a mite bit uncomfortable being stuck up here til the cows come home with a pole in your back.” The Scarecrow countered while flailing her hooves to show how she was suspended above the ground.

“Sweet Celestia, that does sound uncomfortable,” Twilight exclaimed, “is there any way for you to get down?” she asked.

“Well give me a second will y’all,” The Scarecrow said as she proceeded to attempt to reach behind herself and grab the pole.

“Do you need a hoof, I could help you?” Twilight asked.

“No thanks, I can take care of myself,” Scarecrow said as she tried to wiggle off the pole, “if I could just move this way,” she continued as she tried to shift to one side. “Now I just have to turn like this.” She went on talking herself through the procedure. After a few attempts and several grunts and groans later the Scarecrow gave up and conceded, “Okay, I guess I really could use y’alls help”

Twilight smiled as she walked up behind the Scarecrow and started examining the pole she was attached to. “Well let me help you then, now let’s see…” She said as she looked for a way to release scarecrow.

“Much obliged Twilight,” Scarecrow said.

“Well, I’m looking for a way to get you down, but I just don’t know how to go about releasing you.” Twilight said with a hint of worry hidden in her tone.

“Well Horseapples, now I’m not very good at them fancy mathematics and physics stuff, but I believe if you just change the angle of the nail downward in the back, gravity should help me get down just like an apple being bucked from a tree” Scarecrow replied.

“Oh, well let me see.” Twilight said as she charged her horn and magically bent the nail, and with a sudden slip the scarecrow came falling down to earth.

“Oomph!” Scarecrow grunted as she landed on her plot then rolled over as she attempted to stand. “What the Hay!” She yelled as she got up. “I just keep losing bits of me whenever I move” she complained, pointing to the pile of hay that had fallen out of her stomach area in the fall.

“Holy Celestia, Does that hurt?” Twilight shrieked, seeing the ‘insides’ of the scarecrow on the ground next to her.

“Oh no, it doesn’t hurt at all I just have to pick it up and put it back in again, though it can get time consuming, Hungry?” Scarecrow replied, offering some of her stomach hay to Twilight.

“Um ahahah! I think I’ll pass Twilight said as her face turned a slight shade of green at the prospect of eating this ponies insides, if you could call them that.

“I’ll take some, I’m starving!” Spike exclaimed taking the piece from scarecrow and eating it himself.

“Well land sakes, it feels good to move the old hooves again, Bucky McGillicuddy and Kicks McGee were getting sick of hanging around all day.” Scarecrow exclaimed as she took her first few steps in several days and promptly fell down.

“Ah! Are you okay?” Twilight asked as she hustled over to where Scarecrow fell down.

“I’m just dandy, but did I happen to scare you?” Scarecrow asked?

“Oh! No, not at all, I just was worried you had hurt yourself” Twilight replied as she sat down on the ground with Scarecrow.

“Like somepony made of straw could possibly hurt themselves, we just watched her shove her stomach back in” Spike deadpanned.

“Oh ponyfeathers, I didn’t scare you? Scarecrow asked.

“No of course not, why would you want to?” Twilight replied.

“I didn’t think so.” Scarecrow started as a crow flew onto her straw hat. “Boo! Scat!” She yelled at the bird which promptly ignored her. “Horseapples, I can’t even scare a crow. They come from all over the Land of Oz, just to eat in my corn fields and mock me, I almost wish I had an apple orchard instead since they wouldn’t bother it.” Scarecrow continued to rant. “Why it wouldn’t be such a problem if I had a brain, then I could outsmart the varmints” She concluded.

“I think I am going to regret this, but what would you do with a brain if you had one?” Twilight asked Scarecrow.

Suddenly there was a rustling in the nearby corn field causing Twilight Spike and the Scarecrow to turn and face the noise and then a pink blur ran out of the field and straight towards Twilight, coming to a stop directly in front of her.

“Hiya Twilight, Did I miss it?” Nikko Pinkie yelled

“Pinkie?” Twilight screamed, when she realized who it was. “What are you doing here? I thought you were helping Trixie?” she continued.

“Oh, I am helping her, but right now she’s being a big old gigantic grumpy McGrumper pants so I decided to see how you were doing. Oooo! You found your first team member, only two more to go and you max out your party size.” Nikko Pinkie rambled on.

“Pinkie, you still haven’t answered why you are here?” Twilight continued, pressing Pinkie for answers.

“Oh, well, I didn’t want to miss the song.” Nikko Pinkie replied with a shrug.

“Wait what song?” Twilight interrupted.

“Well duh! The one that’s about to start, but don’t mind me, I’ll just stay hidden in these bushes for now.” Nikko Pinkie said as she jumped into the corn field and disappeared.

“Well that was awkward, now where were we?” Twilight asked Scarecrow.

“What in the hay?” The Scarecrow exclaimed before recalling the previous conversation. “Well, you had just asked me about what I would do with a brain” She finished

“Well what would you do?” Twilight asked again.

“Aw Ponyfeathers, if I had a brain, I could…” Scarecrow started, causing Twilight to realize another song was brewing in this land apparently filled with ponies who seemed to want to sing about everything.

“I could while away the hours,

Conferrin’ with the powers

About the Mathematics of strain.”

And my mane I’d be combing’

While my thoughts were busy roaming’

If I only had a brain.”

At this point, Scarecrow decided to roll over onto the road and use the momentum of the spin to help her stand up. As she slowly started to rise Twilight rushed over to lend her a hoof if she desired it

“I’d unravel every riddle

For any individ’le

In trouble or in pain”

As she sang, the Scarecrow successfully stood up on her hooves for the first time in a while and attempted to maintain it. Twilight could tell she was still a bit unstable so she stayed next to her and managed to catch her when she inadvertently slipped.

As she was helping Scarecrow to get up, Twilight caved in and decided to get into the song as well, hoping she could encourage her to stay upright.

“With the ideas you’d consider

You’d be another Clover the Clever

If you only had a brain.”

This motivated Scarecrow to try harder and she finally managed to stand unaccompanied. Scarecrow started to let loose and toss a few turns into her impromptu song and dance number, though they were a bit sporadic considering how long it had been without her standing on all four of her hooves. She stumbled frequently but managed to stay up as she song the next few lines

“Oh, I could tell you why

The Zap Apples rarely grow

I could think of things I’d never think I’d know.

And then I’d sit til my minds aglow

Scarecrow intentionally dropped down at this point looking up at Twilight before she started to rise again testing her flexibility and doing a quick spin to test her balance.

I would not be just on display

my head all full of hay’

my heart all full of pain.

Scarecrow was really getting into her song so she started jumping around on her own and then started to complete a few spins.

“I would prance all a glitter

life would be an apple fritter

if I only had a brain!”

“Whoah!” Scarecrow cried at the conclusion of her song when she slipped and fell in the center of the intersection during her spinning. This caused Twilight to rush to her aid carrying some of the hay that had fallen from her stomach area again.

“Wow! That was different…” Twilight remarked as she stuffed the fallen hay back into Scarecrows body. “Are you sure you don’t have a brain, or are being powered by some magic, cause if the scarecrows back in Equestria could do that, it would be as effective as Fluttershy’s stare” She finished.

“It would!” Scarecrow exclaimed, “and what is this Fluttershy’s Stare, it sounds scary” she continued.

“Um yes, and well a friend of mine has the ability to stare animals into suspicion” Twilight replied.

“Well land sakes! So, where’s this Equestria y’all been talking about?” Scarecrow asked.

“Well that’s where I live, and I want, no I need to get back there as soon as possible before any more disasters occur.” Twilight answered as she started looking back down the paths trying to determine her next destination, “That’s why I am heading to the Emerald City to ask the Conjurer of Oz for help.” She continued.

Scarecrow stared at Twilight for a moment as the nonexistent wheels in her head spun around until something clicked, “You’re going to see the Conjurer?” she asked.

“Why yes I am.” Twilight replied.
“Do you think if I went with y’all, this here Conjurer might give me some brains?” Scarecrow asked.

“I don’t know, but this is the Conjurer of Oz were talking about, he has to help, everypony I have spoken to has spoken so highly of him. Besides, even if he doesn’t help you, you’d be no worse off then you are now.” Twilight said.

“Yes, that’s true” Scarecrow acknowledged

“But on second thought, you probably shouldn’t come, I’ve got a witch mad at me, and if she acts the same as I remember her, she’s likely to target you to get to me and that would be a lot of trouble for you.” Twilight said, trying to get Scarecrow to change her mind.

Witch? Well Horseapples! I’m not afraid of a witch!,” Scarecrow started enthusiastically, “I’m not afraid of anything…” she continued suddenly getting quiet and looking around nervously. “Well shoot, in all honesty I’m afraid of many things, droughts, lightning, fire...” she whispered

“Well, I don’t blame you for those; especially the fire, that would be quite dangerous for you, being made of hay and all.” Twilight replied.

Suddenly overwhelmed with confidence Scarecrow shouted “Well I reckon I’d face down a full grown fire breathing dragon for the chance of getting some brains.” She started to stand up while reasoning with Twilight about letting her tag along. “Look, I won’t cause y’all any trouble, because I don’t eat a thing, well I’ll occasionally eat apples, but I don’t need to.” She stated. “And I’m no good with fancy mathematics, so I won’t try to manage anything because I can’t think, so won’t you please take me with you?” Scarecrow pleaded.

Twilight stood up as she pondered the decision to have the scarecrow join her, she knew the scarecrow looked familiar, but she just couldn’t place it, she was trying to remember where she had seen this pony before. “Why of course I will” Twilight answered, deciding that she could figure out more about this pony as she traveled to the Emerald City.

“Yee-Haw! We’re off to see a Conjuror!” Scarecrow hollered as she jumped into the air. Unfortunately she still wasn’t used to standing that well and slipped when she landed causing her to topple over though Twilight was able to catch her and hold her mostly upright.

“Well you aren’t starting off very well” Twilight said as she held her hoof around scarecrow helping her to regain her balance

“Oh I’ll try! Really, I will.” Scarecrow said as she stopped wobbling and stood up straight on all 4 of her hooves again

“To Oz?” Twilight asked as they turned to face down the nearest section of the path

“To Oz!” Scarecrow replied as they began to step off together.

As the two companions took off they began to sing and as they did they turned to face each direction the path took and eventually choose the path they felt was best and began down the path.

“We’re off to see the Conjuror,”

“the Wonderful Conjuror of Oz”

“We hear he is a Con of a Conjuror if ever a Conjurer there was”

“If ever oh ever a Conjuror there was the Conjuror of Oz is one because”

“Because, because, because, because, because”

“Because of the wonderful things he does.”

“We’re off to see the Conjuror,”

“the Wonderful Conjuror of Oz”

“Twilight wait!” Spike yelled, as Twilight and Scarecrow made their down the path to the left of where Twilight had originally come to the intersection.

“What now Spike?” Twilight said as she and the scarecrow halted and turned back towards the intersection.

“Um Twilight How do you know that is the right way?” Spike asked.

“Well, Scarecrow seemed to think this was the right way and it looks like a good choice to me?” Twilight said.

“Twilight did you bump your head at some point since we got here? Cause since when did you follow the directions of a Scarecrow without a ‘brain’ I mean come on your smarter than that.” Spike explained putting emphasis on the brain or lack thereof.

“Oh whoops, you’re right Spike. I guess I just got swept up in the moment. Now how do we determine which way is the right way.”

“Oh! I know, Pick me! Pick me!” Nikko Pinkie said as she jumped out onto the path again.

“Pinkie?” Twilight stated with a hint of confusion as she had been startled by the pink ponies sudden reappearance.

“Yes! Thank you Twilight.” Nikko Pinkie said.

“Huh! Wait.” Twilight said still recovering from her confusion. “Pinkie, have you been here this whole time, and you knew which way to go?” Twilight asked Pinkie

“Well Duh! Of course I have, how else was I going to help you choose the correct path.” Nikko Pinkie stated matter-of-factly

“Let me guess, next, you’re going to tell me you know why Scarecrow seems so familiar to me.” Twilight remarked

“Well that’s easy silly pony, but I can’t tell you, you have to figure out where you’ve seen her on your own, but don’t worry you’ll figure it out before you wake up.” Nikko Pinkie said.

“Wait! Wake up?” Twilight asked.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about Twilight, but let me show you which path to take.” Nikko Pinkie continued, avoiding the question. After looking at all four paths she point to the one that when straight ahead instead of the path on the left or right. “That’s the correct one” Nikko Pinkie finished before she turned and started to bounce back toward the corn fields.

“Wait, Pinkie, how’d you know which path is the correct one?” Twilight asked.

“Well that’s simple.” Nikko Pinkie replied as she took a big breath before continuing, “You see, if you had gone left, you would hit the wall of the set and not be able to go any further, and had you gone right, you would have walked off stage and hit a camera pony, so you kind of had to go straight forward, cause you will turn on the path before you hit the stage wall thus allowing your journey to continue.” Nikko Pinkie concluded.

Twilight and Scarecrow just stood there both as confused as the other. Though Spike was just as lost, he seemed slightly amused by Pinkie’s approach.

“Well, that’s all I can do now, so I’ll see you all later, you know, we should have a party when you come visit me in the Witch’s castle in scene 24.” Pinkie said as she turned and took off into the air going over party preparations in her head as she flew away, Twilight swore she heard mention of a water pail in Nikko Pinkie’s ramblings though what that meant she wasn’t sure.

“Well that was odd.” Twilight said,

“You don’t say” Scarecrow answered.

“Well it is Pinkie being Pinkie, I say we trust her” Spike stated.

“Yeah she hasn’t steered us in the wrong direction yet, and it’s not like we can’t turn around if she's wrong, though I get the suspicious feeling that this is the right way because I do sense a strong magical presence in the distance that way it may be the Emerald City.” Twilight said as she looked down the chosen path.

“Well let’s get going then. I’m not going to get my brain just sitting around.” Scarecrow stated as she started to head down the path.

The group took one last look around and started heading down the path. As they rounded the first bend Twilight saw that the path was leading them to a forest in the distance. She began to wonder what other oddities resided in the land and she suspected she would encounter a few in that forest shortly.

To Be Continued

Author's Note

Authors Note:

Yay! One more chapter done and if I had to break it down I would say we are almost halfway through the story, I’m expecting around 7 more chapters depending on how I break it down. If anypony was curious and/or using the film as a reference I’m about 40mins into the 100min movie at the conclusion of this chapter.