Post by Songbird on May 5, 2013 17:41:31 GMT -5
Sherry Ann and Lucas walked for what seemed like forever. Lucas learned the hard way that if he were to run away next time, he should pack more than one sandwich in his backpack. Sherry Ann was a scarecrow and didn't need to eat, but she still had an empty feeling in the straw where a stomach was supposed to be.
They were about to eat Psy when they discovered a large orchard full of apple trees. Lots of red glistening fruit waited for them, all they had to do was pick it. Lucas raced to the tree with the biggest, juiciest apple he ever saw and ripped it right off. Then something suddenly hit him in the head.
Sherry Ann wasn't paying attention to Lucas because she was off picking her own apples. Just as she took her first bite, something also hit her in the head. She looked over at Lucas and noticed that he was being pummeled by apples, and then they started hitting her more frequently too.
"How would you like it if someone just reached up and picked your fruit?" said the tree to Lucas as it reached out with one gnarly branch and ripped out a strand of hair from his head.
"Ow that hurt!" Lucas said.
"Exactly," said the tree, "give us back our apples!"
"No I'm hungry and I already ate this one!" said Lucas.
So the tree commanded its fellow trees to continue to viciously attack Lucas and Sherry Ann with lots of apples, but they did manage to pick up a few as they ran away.
"Does everything here talk?" asked Lucas.
"I'm not sure, I've only seen the cornfield for my whole life," said Sherry Ann.
They finally got away from the trees and found a nice clearing to sit and munch on their apples. From somewhere behind them they heard another voice mumbling something that sounded vaguely like 'hey dicks'.
Frustrated that nearly every time a new character shows up in this story (except for the very beginning) they have to whisper from a location unknown to him, Lucas stood up and turned around stamping his feet. "WHERE ARE YOU?" he shouted at the air.
He heard the voice again, "Hey dicks."
Finally he saw something really shiny in the distance and walked over with Sherry Ann in tow. Standing next to a regular, not apple-throwing tree was a woman made entirely out of tin. The joints were rusted terribly and she was frozen with her arm bent at a ninety degree angle holding and ax.
"Hey dicks," she said again. This time Lucas noticed her mouth moving slightly and knew he was going to have a nervous breakdown if he didn't get to this stupid wizard soon.
"Hello? I'm Lucas, this is Sherry Ann....who are you?"
"Ooool cnnn," she replied.
"What? I can't understand you."
"Oool cnnn," she repeated.
"Sherry Ann, what do you think she's saying?"
Sherry Ann handed him an oil can that was lying directly in front of him.
"Oh," he said, quickly oiling the rusty joins on the tin woman.
"MUCH BETTER," she said. "I'm Pandora, the tin woman. I got left here by the man that built me and it rained a lot so I rusted in place. It's really annoying not being able to move, or talk, or cut down trees like I'm supposed to. You better put that oil can in your bag, we probably will need it later."
"What are you talking about?" Lucas asked.
"While you were busy having a tantrum, Sherry Ann explained to me that you're off to see some 'wizard' that's going to take you back home. I want to come with you and see if he can help me. Plus I heard the Emerald City makes excellent margaritas," she said.
"What do you need from him? I'm hoping he can give me a brain," said Sherry Ann.
"A heart...It seems like it could be useful, after all, I am technically a robot and I really would like it if the wizard could teach me how to love," said Pandora. "I mean that is the only explanation I have as to why I wouldn't also want a brain, I would have to be a robot."
"Okay we get it, can we go now?"said Lucas.
"Sure!" said Pandora and Sherry Ann. And then they also burst into song singing about the things that they hoped the wizard could give them, and followed that up with a reprise of the 'we're off to see the wizard' and then they set off again on the pinstripe brick road.
Meanwhile, Songbird was safe in her castle, looking at her crystal ball, plotting for ways to slow them down.
They were about to eat Psy when they discovered a large orchard full of apple trees. Lots of red glistening fruit waited for them, all they had to do was pick it. Lucas raced to the tree with the biggest, juiciest apple he ever saw and ripped it right off. Then something suddenly hit him in the head.
Sherry Ann wasn't paying attention to Lucas because she was off picking her own apples. Just as she took her first bite, something also hit her in the head. She looked over at Lucas and noticed that he was being pummeled by apples, and then they started hitting her more frequently too.
"How would you like it if someone just reached up and picked your fruit?" said the tree to Lucas as it reached out with one gnarly branch and ripped out a strand of hair from his head.
"Ow that hurt!" Lucas said.
"Exactly," said the tree, "give us back our apples!"
"No I'm hungry and I already ate this one!" said Lucas.
So the tree commanded its fellow trees to continue to viciously attack Lucas and Sherry Ann with lots of apples, but they did manage to pick up a few as they ran away.
"Does everything here talk?" asked Lucas.
"I'm not sure, I've only seen the cornfield for my whole life," said Sherry Ann.
They finally got away from the trees and found a nice clearing to sit and munch on their apples. From somewhere behind them they heard another voice mumbling something that sounded vaguely like 'hey dicks'.
Frustrated that nearly every time a new character shows up in this story (except for the very beginning) they have to whisper from a location unknown to him, Lucas stood up and turned around stamping his feet. "WHERE ARE YOU?" he shouted at the air.
He heard the voice again, "Hey dicks."
Finally he saw something really shiny in the distance and walked over with Sherry Ann in tow. Standing next to a regular, not apple-throwing tree was a woman made entirely out of tin. The joints were rusted terribly and she was frozen with her arm bent at a ninety degree angle holding and ax.
"Hey dicks," she said again. This time Lucas noticed her mouth moving slightly and knew he was going to have a nervous breakdown if he didn't get to this stupid wizard soon.
"Hello? I'm Lucas, this is Sherry Ann....who are you?"
"Ooool cnnn," she replied.
"What? I can't understand you."
"Oool cnnn," she repeated.
"Sherry Ann, what do you think she's saying?"
Sherry Ann handed him an oil can that was lying directly in front of him.
"Oh," he said, quickly oiling the rusty joins on the tin woman.
"MUCH BETTER," she said. "I'm Pandora, the tin woman. I got left here by the man that built me and it rained a lot so I rusted in place. It's really annoying not being able to move, or talk, or cut down trees like I'm supposed to. You better put that oil can in your bag, we probably will need it later."
"What are you talking about?" Lucas asked.
"While you were busy having a tantrum, Sherry Ann explained to me that you're off to see some 'wizard' that's going to take you back home. I want to come with you and see if he can help me. Plus I heard the Emerald City makes excellent margaritas," she said.
"What do you need from him? I'm hoping he can give me a brain," said Sherry Ann.
"A heart...It seems like it could be useful, after all, I am technically a robot and I really would like it if the wizard could teach me how to love," said Pandora. "I mean that is the only explanation I have as to why I wouldn't also want a brain, I would have to be a robot."
"Okay we get it, can we go now?"said Lucas.
"Sure!" said Pandora and Sherry Ann. And then they also burst into song singing about the things that they hoped the wizard could give them, and followed that up with a reprise of the 'we're off to see the wizard' and then they set off again on the pinstripe brick road.
Meanwhile, Songbird was safe in her castle, looking at her crystal ball, plotting for ways to slow them down.