Dorothy and the Scarecrow

This is an encounter between Dorothy and the Scarecrow after the melting of the Wicked Witch of the West. It is a Wicked fanfic.

Ok so my inspiration for this comes from a book I read in middle school called The Land of Stories. Basically the main character, Alex, has a dream where she meets her childhood fantasy heroes: Wendy Darling, Lucy Pevensie, Alice (from Wonderland), and Dorothy Gale. Alex has this vision because she is internally conflicted about killing the bad guy. The four characters encourage her, and something that always stuck with me is that Dorothy tells Alex that she always felt guilty for killing the Wicked Witch of the West, even though it was an accident. The premise of this fanfic is that immediately after the events in the castle, as the gang is returning to the Wizard, Dorothy is visibly upset by what occurred. The Scarecrow attempts to cheer her up. This fanfic is inspired by Wicked. There are no spoilers for Act I or II, but I will include an epilogue at the end with spoilers for the whole play. I will imply some things about the play, but nothing is directly referenced. Also there are spoilers for the Wizard of Oz, obviously.

Cover Photo credit goes to Universal Studios.