Chapter 3: With a Little Help From My Friends
After being in sea for almost a week, Fiyero finally reached Oz. But Fiyero is far away from where his father currently is. Fiyero walked from the docks to the middle of a freeway that connects to Munchkinland. Fiyero stopped and held out his arm for someone to pick him up. A car stopped and the driver kindly let Fiyero in the car. Fiyero told the driver to drop him off at Shiz University and the driver thought he was a student and the driver took him there.
Shiz University is one of the top schools in Oz. Only families that came from higher backgrounds can go to Shiz. Students who go to Shiz end up being lawyers, doctors or become politicians. The faculty and students are mostly humans, but the school are also accepting animals students and the most well known teachers in Shiz are animals.
During a sunny afternoon, a young student was running around the campus trying to get to his next class while he carried a lot of stuffs in his hands. While he looked at his watch, the student bumped into Fiyero and dropped all of his stuff to the ground.
"I'm sorry. I didn't see you there." the student apologized.
Fiyero helped out the student. "No worries. I get that you are in a hurry for your next class or something."
"Thanks man. I owe you a lot." the student said as Fiyero handed his stuff back.
"Oh, I'm looking for a Professor Hubert?"
"No such person that I'm aware of." the student said and started to walk away.
"Erm, Professor Wesley Hubert?"
The student sighed and walked back to Fiyero. "Listen man, I kind of pissed off every professor at Shiz and Hubert is not one of them." the student said and saw a familiar figure near from where he's standing. "Wait a second, it's a Wes Hubert. Yeah I kind of know him. He's at right over there near the history building." the student said as he pointed at the janitor.
Fiyero went to the janitor and he felt really scared to talk to him. "Can I have a word?" he asked the janitor.
"If you're looking for work, go ask administration." he replied.
"I already job, thank you."
"You sound like you're from out of the country."
"I'm really am yeah."
Wes smiled as he remembered the good times. "You know I was stationed at Arendelle during the war. Had some good times."
"Yeah, I know. At the Valley of the Living Rock front, right?"
Wes stopped on what he's doing and looked at Fiyero. "Yeah, I was. But how would you know that?"
"That's because I'm your son."
Wes scoffed. "No I don't think so."
"My mother is Janis Tiggular."
Wes remembered that name and he was convinced that Fiyero is his son. Wes took him inside to his quarters and Fiyero showed him the pictures he took from his mother's box and Wes remembered them. "Wow. How did you find me?" Wes asked.
"Through army records."
"If I would have known about you-"
Fiyero cut him off. "What? You would've come back, is that it? You know she said that wouldn't proved that you loved her... but only felt obligated."
"Well, it would have been better if she was raising a kid on her own." Wes remarked.
"Yeah, well, she wasn't the only one in those days. You could excused the bastard by saying his dad was killed in the war. It will take more than just one true love to thaw her frozen heart."
"Did she found someone else?"
"There were a few hopefuls. But I think I scared them off." Fiyero joked.
"Listen, Fabio. I-"
Fiyero corrected him. "It's Fiyero."
Wes sighed and continued. "Fiyero. I got a family. I got a wife two kids."
"Yeah, look, Mr. Hubert. I didn't come here to derail your life. And I'm not here for your love or your approval. I'm just here so that we both know that the other exists."
Wes nodded and agreed. "Okay. I kind of get of your saying."
Later that night, the student who Fiyero bumped into earlier was at the rooftop with his three friends playing rooftop golf. "Fifteen buck says miss this shot." the student remarked
"Fifty bucks says I marry your sister." his friends remarked.
"Yeah maybe in your next lifetime. Alright are you guys ready? I'm not gonna spend a hard day's night today."
"Ready." all of his friends told him.
"Fore!" the friend shouted.
The student spitted at his friend and made him hit the wrong. "Ha! You miss! Now it's my turn." The student put a golf ball in a beer can and he was in position. "Fore!" The student hit the ball and broke a window from someone's dormitory. "Oh, yes! Yes! Yes! How do you like me now?!" the student shouted.
"We're going to get you assholes!" the people in the dormitory
"Yeah I like to see you try! They're not going to get us, guys. They're not-" The four saw the other students and they know they're coming to get them. "They're not joking." the student said and they ran out of the roof.
The four split up and the student hid behind the platform that's beside the door to leading to the janitor's office. Luckily, Fiyero was outside having a cigarette and let the student inside while the other students were still busy chasing them. Fiyero and the student continued to run until they reached to the janitor's office.
"Shit, I'm out of shape." the student remarked, "You're the guy that asked about the janitor right? So what are then? Are you like the assistant janitor or something?"
"I'm just bunking here temporarily."
"Why?"
"Why do you need to know?" Fiyero asked.
The student's eyes narrowed. "You're wanted by the cops? The Gale Force?"
"It seems to me that you're the one on the run." Fiyero joked.
"Yeah. Thank you for that one. So where's the accent from?"
"Same place as me: Liverpool."
The student sat down. "Liverpool. Isn't it in Arendelle? You know the one with all the snow?"
Fiyero also sat down and continued where he left off. "Yeah, that's the place."
"How did you get here? A yellow submarine?"
Fiyero laughed at the student's joke. "No, just a regular ship."
"Do you have a name?"
"It's Fiyero. Fiyero Jude Tiggular. And your's"
"Avaric. Just Avaric. And around here, I'm the 'Sun King'."
"Please to meet you."
The two shook hands. "Well Fiyero, as a stranger to our shores, the least I can offer you is some Shiz hospitality." Avaric said as he handed Fiyero a bottle of beer.
After a few minutes in Wes' office, Avaric brought Fiyero with him back to his dorm and saw that his friends were already there. The five of them have good time in there room by drinking beer and smoking marijuana and all of them sang a song through the night.
[Avaric]
What would you do if I sang outta tune?
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
Lend me your ears and i'll sing you a song
And i'll try not to sing outta key
O, I get by with a little help from my friends
[Avaric's Friends]
He gets high with a little help from his friends
[Avaric]
O, I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends
What do I do when my love is away
[Avaric's Friends]
Does it worry you to be alone
[Avaric]
No, I get by with a little help from my friends
Later that night, Avaric and his friends went to a local bar and they continued to sing as they drank beer. The waitresses also sang as they took their glasses and an old man also sang to Avaric and Fiyero and Avaric's friends laughed. After they drank, the five played pool at the bar and they continued their rooftop golf game.
[Waitresses]
Do you need anybody?
[Avaric]
I need somebody to love
[Old Man]
Could it be anybody?
[Avaric]
I want somebody to love
[Avaric's Friends]
Would you believe in a love at first sight
[Fiyero]
Yes, I'm certain that it happens all the time
[Avaric's Friends]
What do you see when you turn out the lights?
[Avaric]
I can't tell ya but I know its mine
[Avaric+Friends]
O, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mmm, I get high with a little help from my friends
O, I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends
The next day, the five of them continued their fun by running around Shiz
[Avaric's Friends+Fiyero]
Do you need anybody?
[Avaric]
I need someone to love
[All]
Could it be anybody
Oooh, Oooh!
By with a little help from my friends
High with a little help from my friends
Try with a little help from my friends
By with a little help from my friends
[Avaric]
Yes, I get by with a little help from my friends
With a little help from my...
[All]
Friends...