Kill The Wicked Witch

Oz stood near the window in one of the palace towers looking at the view of Oz. This girl had definitely caused some kind of trouble. He could see black clouds and flying monkeys and Theodora's soldiers more often than usual. Glinda had been out protecting her the best she could and he worried about her. He always worried about Glinda whenever she dealt with the witches.

But he had decided what he would say to Dorothy when she came. He couldn't send her home, but he could do something else.

"When is she going to get here?" Finley asked hopping up on the windowsill with China.

"According to Glinda, she should be here today."

"What are you going to tell her?" China asked.

"Simple, I'm going to tell her to kill Theodora."

Finley and China gasped. "Why?!"

"Evanora's already gone, now we've just got to take care of Theodora somehow. I'll tell her I'll send her home if she kills the witch. There'll be no more evil witches in OZ and there will finally be peace. Now, if only she'll get here before Glinda does…"

"Glinda's not going to like it," China pointed out.

"I know. But she'll have to understand. I'm doing this for her." He looked at the two of them seriously. "Neither of you tell her this, understand? This is between you and me." He looked back out the window and down below people were greeting Dorothy and a scarecrow, a tin man, and a lion. "Hmm, I didn't know she had friends. I hope they don't want anything too. Come on."

They went into the throne room just as they got a call from the secretary. "Someone's here to see you Mr. wizard."

"Send her up," he replied. They all got behind the curtain and turned on the smoke machine. Dorothy and her friends came in and they looked afraid at the sight of his face in the eerily colored smoke in the dark room. "So you're Dorothy?" he said. "I've been expecting you."

"Yes, Mr. Wizard," she said nervously. "The good witch sent me here."

"Well, what do you want?"

"I-I'd like you to send me back home sir. I'm from Kansas and I got stranded here by a tornado." She pulled the scarecrow forward. "This is my friend the scarecrow. He'd like something too sir."

"Well let's hear it. What do you want?"

"I-I'd like a brain sir. My head is only filled with hay and stuffing. I'd like to have some of your great wisdom."

"And you, you over grown slot machine?" he said to the tin man.

"Um…a heart sir. The ability to have emotions and feel what it truly means to love."

Oz turned to the lion. "And you?"

The lion went for the door screaming and Oz was tempted to laugh at how ridiculous it was. Dorothy pulled him back and made him speak. "Tell him what you want."

"I-I-I want some courage sir. So I can…go back to being king of the jungle."

"And you expect me to grant your wishes?" Oz said.

"Yes sir," Dorothy said.

"And what do I get out of it?"

"Well…we'd be very grateful to you sir."

Oz laughed. "You think your gratitude is enough?!"

"What do you want sir?"

"I won't grant any of your wishes unless…you kill Theodora, the wicked witch of the east!"

Dorothy and her friends looking horrified. "Mr. Wizard, I'm sure there has to be another way…!"

"Either you kill the witch or you can forget about going home and everything else you want! And don't come back until you do it!" Behind the curtain he motioned to Tinker and he turned off the smoke and the lights.

"Mr. Wizard, wait!" Dorothy exclaimed. After realizing he wouldn't come back, she and her friends left the room.

Oz came from behind the curtain. "I think that's a job well done."

"I still can't believe you did it," Finley said.

"It doesn't matter." He went for the door and left the room. "She'll kill Theodora and Glinda will send her home."

The main doors opened and Glinda came in.

"Good luck," China said and they left the two of them alone.

Glinda came over to Oz and he hugged her. "Has Dorothy been here?"

"Yes, she has."

"Where is she?"

"I sent her to Theodora."

Glinda's eyes got wide. "Why?!"

"I told her I won't send her home until she kills Theodora." Seeing the look on her face he suddenly regretted everything.

"You did what?!" Her eyes were burning with anger. "Oscar, why did you tell her to do that?!" She turned her back on him and stomped away.

He followed her up the stairs. "Glinda…" He turned her around at the top of the stairs and put his hands on her shoulders. "Glinda, don't be mad. I did this for you."

"How could you have done this for me? I would never wish death on anyone. You know that."

"I know dear, but Evanora is already gone. If Theodora is gone, there will be no more evil witches and we can all live in peace. They won't be coming after us anymore and I won't have to worry about your safety anymore and you won't have to worry about mine."

"But what if she doesn't make it out alive? You know Theodora, Oz. You know how powerful and merciless she is and she has all of those guards and flying monkeys. Dorothy's house killed her sister! Can you imagine how angry she is right now? If we can barely stop her, what makes you think a 14 year old girl can? Did you think about that?"

He realized she was right. Now that he thought about it, Dorothy didn't stand a chance. "I guess I didn't."

She went over to the couch and sat down. He sat next to her and held her hand. "Glinda, I'm sorry. I didn't realize…I wasn't thinking. I was just trying to look out for you."

"Yeah you weren't thinking." She looked at him and could see the sincerity in his eyes. She softened up a bit and brushed her fingers across his cheek. "It's okay Oz. I understand what you were trying to do." She sighed. "I just don't feel right about it."

Glinda comes up with a perfect solution to the problem...and Oscar ruins it with his crazy ideas. How does she put up with him?