Dorothy takes a step towards Red and asks her what she is looking for. She loses the scent and they decide to try and find a way back to the Enchanted Forest, just as Red hears a growl. Fans overall liked the couple, and were happy to see LGBT representation in Once. But that didn’t happen because Red came back for her. Mulan never got a girlfriend. However, Dorothy mysteriously disappears. Type (?) Zelena appears and the three pull their weapons on her. Snow keeps encouraging her to try but Red is scared. "Ruby Slippers" is the eighteenth episode of the fifth season of ABC's Once Upon a Time, and the one hundred and sixth episode of the series overall. Red takes off her cloak and transforms into a wolf. Red takes a moment then follows. On AO3, Ruby Slippers is the most written ship for Dorothy and the fifth most written for Red. "Ruby Slippers" is the eighteenth episode of the fifth season of the American fantasy drama series Once Upon a Time, which aired on April 17, 2016. Dorothy starts to lunge at the dog, but Mulan holds her back. Red lies unconscious after the Charming Family finds her. Character Most fans are mixed on the couple. Red saw the way that Dorothy looked at her and transformed, and thinks that Dorothy is freaked out. In the Underworld, Henry writes what happened in his storybook. She wakes up and ask her how she got here. Snow asks frantically as her best friend Ruby is laid down on her bed back at the Underworld version of the apartment, and David asks further why she's down there at all. Red becomes distraught again, thinking that Zelena killed her. Mulan asks what’s so wrong about that. A small dog appears. The term "Friends of Dorothy" was a slang term back in World War II, used to say that someone was gay out in public, without having others know it's meaning. Red thanks Mulan for finding Dorothy and Snow gives her some reassurance before she goes to her. https://shipping.fandom.com/wiki/Ruby_Slippers?oldid=197871, It's also used in reference to Red's real name, Ruby, and Dorothy's silver slippers, Ruby Slippers is the first canon LGBT true love in, Dorothy calls Ruby "Wolfie," while Ruby calls Dorothy "Kansas.". Ruby Slippers Red decides to go for it, and goes to Dorothy, only to find that she’s gone. In flashbacks, Ruby and Mulan find themselves in Oz, where they meet Dorothy. Dorothy explains that Zelena came after them, before putting Red’s cloak back on her. If I know what love is, it is because of you. She tells Red to not be like her and not wait too long to tell Dorothy how she feels. Dorothy is shocked but gets on Red’s back, to get away from the flying monkeys. Dorothy says that’s the problem and starts heading towards the poppy field. She explains that she used a tracking spell to find Zelena to help Dorothy. "Is she okay?!" Zelena shows them a magic mirror that reveals Dorothy. Snow doesn’t believe that, and thinks that Red should. Emma thinks that Em might still be there, and they go off to look for her. She’s not sure if that’s actually what she was looking for. Dorothy chases after him, but he begins to get lost. Dorothy Gale Status of Relationship She hesitates for a moment before placing a kiss upon Dorothy’s lips. Red They get to the farm house before Zelena can take off. Mulan gives Dorothy a vial of the sleeping draught and goes to inform Red, who sounds hurt. Red says that Snow is right. She points her crossbow at them, demanding to know if which one is a witch, since Toto only barks at witches. She goes to pet Toto, but he starts to run away. Suddenly several flying monkeys appear. Despite looking everywhere with Mulan they couldn’t find her. She needs her to blow true love’s kiss into a bottle, in order to wake her up from the sleeping curse. Hades appears and reveals that he was the cause. Red knows that the only person in her family that was good to her was her Aunt Em, but she’s dead. Although she thinks it should be fair and gives Dorothy the nickname Kansas. Also Known As Dorothy won’t give them to her, but Zelena reveals that she has Toto. She doesn’t know what happened to her after she went to face Zelena. Even though they’ve just met, she’s never felt this way for anyone before. A small dog appears. The three begin to make a sleeping powder to knock out Zelena, and the only ingredient they need is poppys. Mulan and Red arrive in Oz searching for Red’s pack. Dorothy knows where to get them and Red decides to go with her. Femslash She lived on the run after that, and although she found people that cared for her, she still felt like something was missing. She laughs at the name but allows it. Red says that Toto barked at her because she’s a werewolf, not a witch. Snow says that love is worth the risk and Red decides to give it a try. FANON They make it back to Mulan, who asks what happened. They then head off to go talk to Zelena. Dorothy was afraid of losing Red to Zelena, but Red almost lost Dorothy. Dorothy asks if that’s why Red came to Oz, but Red actually came to look for her pack since she thought that’s what was missing. Canonical? Red is in tears as she helps Dorothy sit up and asks why Dorothy left. Red thinks they won’t do any good since there’s no one to give Dorothy true love’s kiss. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. She can tell how much Red care’s for Dorothy and let’s her know she can tell her anything. They arrive at the Underworld version of Granny’s diner to get information from the blind witch about Em. Dorothy takes a moment to answer, but is fine. Red goes to pick up a flower, but Dorothy pulls her back a moment letting her hand linger on her shoulder. She becomes distraught, blaming herself for Dorothy going missing, but Snow tells her that it’s not her fault and they’ll help her find out what happened. Red says that it’s fine. Ruby Slippers is the femslash ship between Red and Dorothy Gale from the Once Upon A Time fandom. Snow asks why she’s not headed to Oz now, but Red doesn’t think Dorothy feels the same, so the kiss wouldn’t work anyway. In fact she kinda likes the nickname. The only thing left of her is a scrap of cloth. She loses the scent and they decide to try and find a way back to the Enchanted Forest, just as Red hears a growl. Canon They get to the poppy field, and Dorothy warns Red to be careful. Dorothy tells her that she can handle herself, but Red didn’t ask for permission. Character 1 Canon 2 Fanon 3 Fandom 4 Trivia 5 Gallery 6 Navigation PAST Mulan and Red arrive in Oz searching for Red’s pack. Ruby Slippers is the femslash ship between Red and Dorothy Gale from the Once Upon A Time fandom. She doesn’t want Red to accidentally get hit by the seeds and picks on of them. Many also thought that it was handled the same way any couple had been on the show, which is more an insult towards the writing of the show than the couple themselves. Red is about to pet him, calling him Toto, when Dorothy appears. She reveals that she was here after being banished and only wants to get back to her baby. Zelena actually put her under a sleeping curse, which Red demands that Zelena wake her up from, but she can only be awoken by true love’s kiss. There is a moment of uncomfortable silence before the two leave. They don’t know why she’s in the underworld aside from a piece of checkered cloth. There’s no one else left to give Dorothy true love’s kiss. Regina then comes out and gives her the silver slippers she was able to get from Zelena. Red Kansas. Red’s not sure. Before she can do so Em screams and turns to water. Red assures Dorothy that they’ll get him back, and she understands what it’s like not to belong, since her entire village ran her out, since she wasn’t so in control of her shapeshifting and accidently killed her boyfriend.