Crossover Fic: Dorothy in Wonderland
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meridian_roseDorothy in Wonderland (1098 words) by meridian_rose
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Alice In Wonderland - Lewis Carroll, Oz - L. Frank Baum, The Wizard of Oz & Related Fandoms
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Dorothy Gale, Toto (Oz), White Rabbit (Alice in Wonderland), King of Hearts (Alice in Wonderland)
Additional Tags: Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, Crack Treated Seriously, Minor Character Death, Community: genprompt_bingo
Summary: Dorothy Gale's house lands in Wonderland rather than Oz.
For the genprompt bingo prompt "Crossover: Books and Literary"
At AO3 and under the cut:
Notes: While I've taken some liberties with the material, in the spirit of the prompt I've tried to stick to the books and there's a few lines of dialogue lifted from both "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" novel, with the ending more in line with the Oz novel as opposed to the film adaptation (which suggests it was all a dream). Both novels are available for free on gutenberg.org.
The Queen was as crimson as the roses she craved as she screamed at her unfortunate subjects.
Some tried to warn her of the approaching danger, some merely stared up at the sky in curiosity or horror or possibly hope. The King of Hearts timidly tugged at his wife's sleeve but she ignored him, even as the shadow around her grew larger and darker. At last he ran and the rest of the cards did too, diving behind bushes for cover.
"Off with their hea-"
The Queen of Hearts never got to finish her demand, for the house which had been approaching landed on her with a thud.
There was silence for a moment and then a handful of the braver cards scuttled forward to see, though the Four of Clubs threw himself flat on the floor in terror as the door of the wooden house was flung open.
A small dog with long silky hair came tearing outside, barking in excitement and a young girl followed him.
"Toto," she called. "Come back! Oh…" She stared around her as the cards quivered, unsure if she was a threat. "Oh, Toto. I don't know where we are at all. Toto, no!"
This last because Toto had decided to relieve himself against a nearby rose bush, along with the unfortunate Five of Diamonds who was still cowering beneath it, adding further insult to go with the drips of red paint that had fallen onto his back.
The King shook his head sadly at the foot sticking out from beneath the house. "I'm afraid she must be flat as a pancake."
"Who?" the girl asked.
"The Queen of Hearts," he said. "My dear wife."
The girl's hand flew to her mouth. "Oh dear! Oh dear! I didn't mean to! There was a cyclone you see. I think you'd all be blown away in a second, being rather like playing cards with delightful heads. It blew the whole house away and now I'm trapped here and I'm so sorry!"
The Knave of Hearts edged forward. "She was a terrible queen," he said. "I rather think you did us a favour, Miss. She was always wanting to behead us."
The Ten of Spades picked a white rose and presented it to Dorothy, who tucked it behind her ear.
The King brightened a little as he realized he was now free of the woman who'd made his life a misery. "Well, nothing to be done about it. I shall rule alone now. You are all pardoned," he said graciously.
The cards shuffled around and began to cheer now that no-one was going to cut their heads off.
Next he turned to Dorothy. "I am the King of Hearts. Welcome to Wonderland. Your name, Miss?"
"Dorothy Gale," she said with a curtsey. "From Kansas. Pleased to meet you, Your Majesty. And that's Toto."
Toto had been playing with the Two of Hearts and Three of Diamonds who'd made themselves into croquet hoops for the little black dog to run through and around, barking with pleasure at the game. He now ran back to Dorothy, who scooped him up.
"You say you are from Kan-Sass?" the King asked, puzzled.
"Kansas, Your Majesty. I'm sure it's very far from here and I don't know how to get home." Her lower lip trembled.
The King thought for a moment. "The White Rabbit is sure to know something about it," he said. "You should go and find the Mad Hatter, for the Rabbit is frequently a guest at his tea parties."
So off Dorothy and Toto went to find the White Rabbit.
Unlike other girls who might have found their way to the mysterious Wonderland, she would never meet the Cheshire Cat for he and the Caterpillar both hid from Toto who ran ahead of Dorothy, sniffing and barking and marking out this strange world with his scent.
Furthermore, when she found the Mad Hatter the poor Dormouse dived into the teapot and rather understandably refused to come out even when Hatter tried to pour him into a teacup.
When the White Rabbit finally showed up, late as usual, he was startled to see the white rose in Dorothy's hair, for rumours were already abounding about the girl who'd landed her house on the erstwhile queen. He became quite flustered when she gave him the rose he'd been admiring and immediately promised to help. He asked her all about Kansas and then took her on a long winding journey.
At a ring of mushrooms they stopped and he pulled a few pieces off each side, putting some in his pocket before handing one piece to Dorothy, feeding one to Toto and munching the third himself.
"You have to eat it," the Rabbit said and he seemed smaller than before.
Cautiously she did so and the next thing she knew she was shrinking, until she and the Rabbit and Toto were all smaller. Now she could see a door in the mushroom and that was a peculiar thing indeed.
The Rabbit opened the door and she followed him through, into a wood which soon gave way into a swamp. Dorothy picked Toto up, afraid of crocodiles or alligators.
At last they came to a shack and went in.
There was nothing inside but a door in the back wall, so huge that it seemed it shouldn't even fit in the house, with the brass handle far above her head.
"Here," said the Rabbit handing her two pieces of mushroom from his waistcoat pocket. "Eat that and then go through the door. Good luck." He glanced at his pocket watch, said "'Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!' and off he ran again.
Dorothy ate her piece of mushroom and Toto nosed at her hand as she gave him the other piece. She got dizzy as she began to grow rapidly, Toto growing too, until Dorothy was the right size for the door, and hopefully back to her rightful size.
She pulled on the handle and stepped through, Toto at her heels. She found herself back on the flat grey prairie in Kansas. The door closed behind her and vanished. Toto ran off to where Dorothy's Aunt Em was stepping out of the new house that Uncle Henry must have built.
"My darling child!" Em cried, as Dorothy ran over, folding the little girl in her arms and kissing her. "Where in the world did you come from?"
"From a place called Wonderland," said Dorothy with excitement. "It was very peculiar, Aunt Em. I'm so glad to be home again!"
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Alice In Wonderland - Lewis Carroll, Oz - L. Frank Baum, The Wizard of Oz & Related Fandoms
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Dorothy Gale, Toto (Oz), White Rabbit (Alice in Wonderland), King of Hearts (Alice in Wonderland)
Additional Tags: Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, Crack Treated Seriously, Minor Character Death, Community: genprompt_bingo
Summary: Dorothy Gale's house lands in Wonderland rather than Oz.
For the genprompt bingo prompt "Crossover: Books and Literary"
At AO3 and under the cut:
Notes: While I've taken some liberties with the material, in the spirit of the prompt I've tried to stick to the books and there's a few lines of dialogue lifted from both "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" novel, with the ending more in line with the Oz novel as opposed to the film adaptation (which suggests it was all a dream). Both novels are available for free on gutenberg.org.
The Queen was as crimson as the roses she craved as she screamed at her unfortunate subjects.
Some tried to warn her of the approaching danger, some merely stared up at the sky in curiosity or horror or possibly hope. The King of Hearts timidly tugged at his wife's sleeve but she ignored him, even as the shadow around her grew larger and darker. At last he ran and the rest of the cards did too, diving behind bushes for cover.
"Off with their hea-"
The Queen of Hearts never got to finish her demand, for the house which had been approaching landed on her with a thud.
There was silence for a moment and then a handful of the braver cards scuttled forward to see, though the Four of Clubs threw himself flat on the floor in terror as the door of the wooden house was flung open.
A small dog with long silky hair came tearing outside, barking in excitement and a young girl followed him.
"Toto," she called. "Come back! Oh…" She stared around her as the cards quivered, unsure if she was a threat. "Oh, Toto. I don't know where we are at all. Toto, no!"
This last because Toto had decided to relieve himself against a nearby rose bush, along with the unfortunate Five of Diamonds who was still cowering beneath it, adding further insult to go with the drips of red paint that had fallen onto his back.
The King shook his head sadly at the foot sticking out from beneath the house. "I'm afraid she must be flat as a pancake."
"Who?" the girl asked.
"The Queen of Hearts," he said. "My dear wife."
The girl's hand flew to her mouth. "Oh dear! Oh dear! I didn't mean to! There was a cyclone you see. I think you'd all be blown away in a second, being rather like playing cards with delightful heads. It blew the whole house away and now I'm trapped here and I'm so sorry!"
The Knave of Hearts edged forward. "She was a terrible queen," he said. "I rather think you did us a favour, Miss. She was always wanting to behead us."
The Ten of Spades picked a white rose and presented it to Dorothy, who tucked it behind her ear.
The King brightened a little as he realized he was now free of the woman who'd made his life a misery. "Well, nothing to be done about it. I shall rule alone now. You are all pardoned," he said graciously.
The cards shuffled around and began to cheer now that no-one was going to cut their heads off.
Next he turned to Dorothy. "I am the King of Hearts. Welcome to Wonderland. Your name, Miss?"
"Dorothy Gale," she said with a curtsey. "From Kansas. Pleased to meet you, Your Majesty. And that's Toto."
Toto had been playing with the Two of Hearts and Three of Diamonds who'd made themselves into croquet hoops for the little black dog to run through and around, barking with pleasure at the game. He now ran back to Dorothy, who scooped him up.
"You say you are from Kan-Sass?" the King asked, puzzled.
"Kansas, Your Majesty. I'm sure it's very far from here and I don't know how to get home." Her lower lip trembled.
The King thought for a moment. "The White Rabbit is sure to know something about it," he said. "You should go and find the Mad Hatter, for the Rabbit is frequently a guest at his tea parties."
So off Dorothy and Toto went to find the White Rabbit.
Unlike other girls who might have found their way to the mysterious Wonderland, she would never meet the Cheshire Cat for he and the Caterpillar both hid from Toto who ran ahead of Dorothy, sniffing and barking and marking out this strange world with his scent.
Furthermore, when she found the Mad Hatter the poor Dormouse dived into the teapot and rather understandably refused to come out even when Hatter tried to pour him into a teacup.
When the White Rabbit finally showed up, late as usual, he was startled to see the white rose in Dorothy's hair, for rumours were already abounding about the girl who'd landed her house on the erstwhile queen. He became quite flustered when she gave him the rose he'd been admiring and immediately promised to help. He asked her all about Kansas and then took her on a long winding journey.
At a ring of mushrooms they stopped and he pulled a few pieces off each side, putting some in his pocket before handing one piece to Dorothy, feeding one to Toto and munching the third himself.
"You have to eat it," the Rabbit said and he seemed smaller than before.
Cautiously she did so and the next thing she knew she was shrinking, until she and the Rabbit and Toto were all smaller. Now she could see a door in the mushroom and that was a peculiar thing indeed.
The Rabbit opened the door and she followed him through, into a wood which soon gave way into a swamp. Dorothy picked Toto up, afraid of crocodiles or alligators.
At last they came to a shack and went in.
There was nothing inside but a door in the back wall, so huge that it seemed it shouldn't even fit in the house, with the brass handle far above her head.
"Here," said the Rabbit handing her two pieces of mushroom from his waistcoat pocket. "Eat that and then go through the door. Good luck." He glanced at his pocket watch, said "'Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!' and off he ran again.
Dorothy ate her piece of mushroom and Toto nosed at her hand as she gave him the other piece. She got dizzy as she began to grow rapidly, Toto growing too, until Dorothy was the right size for the door, and hopefully back to her rightful size.
She pulled on the handle and stepped through, Toto at her heels. She found herself back on the flat grey prairie in Kansas. The door closed behind her and vanished. Toto ran off to where Dorothy's Aunt Em was stepping out of the new house that Uncle Henry must have built.
"My darling child!" Em cried, as Dorothy ran over, folding the little girl in her arms and kissing her. "Where in the world did you come from?"
"From a place called Wonderland," said Dorothy with excitement. "It was very peculiar, Aunt Em. I'm so glad to be home again!"
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