"Dorothy and the Mushroom Queen" is an Oz story written by Eric Shanower. It was first published in Oz-story Magazine No. 2 in 1996, under the pseudonym "Janet Deschman." The story was reprinted in Shanower's collection The Salt Sorcerer of Oz and Other Stories in 2002. Dorothy and Flicker receive a hostile welcome, though Piopelp falls in love with Bungle, re-christens her "Beloved," and longs to keep her forever. In the end, Flicker and Bungle must tolerate each other and co-operate to rescue Dorothy from imprisonment and death.