Frozen in Oz

Chapter 21 by Galinda

Chapter 21: Anna's Point of View

"Her soul is so dirty, water can melt her." The Tin Man griped as they walked along. 

"She made me this way, and she will die if it's the last thing I do." Anna 'Dorothy' had been walking for hardly ten minutes along the oddly yellow road she was directed along by Galinda, when she found the rusty robotic man.

"I used to have a real life!" She allowed the metal guy to rant about his old life and only half listened as she recalled all that had happened in the past half hour. After the Witch had left on broomstick, as weird as that was, she was met by a young man in a cornfield. Galinda was too busy enjoying a little Munchkin performance about who-knows-what, something to do with the Witch of the East? But Anna had seen. Had she not been so in love with Kristoff, she would have thought the man rather handsome. He kissed Elphaba in a way that a "young girl" should not have witnessed. Apparently, the Munchkins were under the impression she was hardly a teenager. Sure, she may be short for 19, but did she really look that young? I mean, the Munchkins were the short ones. Maybe it was the juvenile blue gingham dress? Whatever it may have been, she just sort of went along with it. The Witch and her boyfriend- lover- husband? left. She followed the Witch in hope that she might know Elsa's whereabouts, and then she came along the tin man, rusted still. After she oiled his joints, he hadn't even introduced himself. He had just started to get mad about his life. What an annoying downer. Deep in thought, Anna heard, "And then Nessarose-"

"Wait," she cut him off. "I've heard that name before."

"What, Elphaba? She's the Witch. So anyway,"

"NO! I mean Nessarose."

"Oh her?" the Tin Man sighed, "She's the Witch of the East, and was my lover too. Ever since her arms grew back and legs worked better, thanks to those magic shoes or whatever."

"These ones?" Anna gestured to her glittering feet.

"Yeah, something like that. She went power hungry. I dumped her and her sister killed me. So now I'm this robotic like thing."

"Hold up. Did this Nessarose by any chance get killed? By a falling house?" The Tin Man gave her an odd look. 

"A house?"

"From the sky." He was obviously confused.

"I've been in this forest a while- ever since that blizzard rusted me up."

"Oh. Was that blizzard coming from the West?"

"What, you think the Witch did it?"

"Or you know, someone with her, by chance?" He shrugged his metal shoulders.

"So now Nessa's dead? How'd you get her shoes?"

"Well, I didn't know I took them off a dead woman! That's pretty gross." She tried to kick them off, but they were stuck- almost as if by magic. Oh yeah- Galinda had cast a spell on them. she rolled her eyes. Just great. She was wearing a dead person's still-warm shoes. This place was creepy.

"Well anyone who killed the Witch of the East is worth knowing. She was insane- just like that foul green sister of hers."

"That was her sister?" It all made sense. Maybe the Witch could get these creepy shoes off? This whole day had just been really strange in general. And why was that girl green, anyway? Not to mention Galinda floating away in a bubble. Maybe she was hallucinating. She was brought back to the present by the Tin Man.

"Hello? Anyone home?" He stared at her. Apparently she had been absorbed in thought.

"Huh? Oh, sorry. What was that?"

"I asked who you are, blitzbrain."

"Well that's harsh. I don't even know you." She glared at him. He shrugged. 

"I don't exactly have a heart anymore."

"Sounds a lot like my ex." She muttered, horrible memories of the sideburned, self-centered jerk coming to her.

"Well?"

"Well what?"

"Who. Are. You."

"Oh. I'm An- Dorothy." She said quickly.

"Weird name. Andorothy."

"It's just Dorothy."

"That's not what you said." He crossed his arms.

"Well it's what I'm saying now." She retorted. To her surprise, he smiled slightly.

"I like you, Dorothy." 

"I feel indifferent towards you Tin Man."

"My name is Boq, mind you."

"Fine. Well I best be going."

"I'll come with you, Dorothy Gale."

"Gale?"

"Munchkin slang. It's short for red head."

"I see. Fine you can come with."

"Great! Let's go the Emerald City. I've always wanted to go there!"

"NO. I'm on a mission."

"Please?"

"No."

"Please?"

"No."

"Pretty please?"

"Augh fine. But don't you owe me? I oiled you in the first place."

"I can do you a favor right now." He leaned in and all of sudden they were kissing.

"You creep!" She jerked back and punched him hard, square in the the metal jaw.

"Now take me to the Emerald City." He said, a stupid grin on his face.

"Absolutely not." Boq snatched up Tardis from behind.

"Give him back!"

"My little Toto." He said, holding the dog close.

"It's Tardis."

"Toto." He retorted, unsuspecting of the Lion a few feet ahead of them. Anna didn't notice it either. She full on tackled Boq.

"Don't you touch him! That's my fiancee's dog." She snatched up Tardis, angry.

"Toto!" Boq shouted. "Wait, you're fiancee?"

"Goddammit Boq, it's Tardis! And yes, I'm getting married." She got up and quickly gathered her skirts and picnic basket, chasing the dog. By the time she saw it, it was too late.