Disclaimer: I don't own Avalon or The Wizard of Oz
I would also like to say that even though in the pervious chapter it said the earth fairymental's name was Rica it is actually Ria, that was a typo, sorry.
This chapter is probably one of the most uneventful but I guarantee the next will make up for it. I did have a lot of fun writing this chapter so I hope you like it!
Avalon
Chapter 4.
The girls returned home through the portal, after saying their farewells and agreeing to meet again soon. Back home things were as boring as ever, especially in school. During Language Arts everyone in the class was either asleep or on the brink of it, when their teacher, Mrs. O'limmy made an announcement.
"Everybody I have a very important announcement!" (Yeah, like that really got the attention of a class of eighth graders.) "We will be holding a 'play night'! Different groups of students will perform plays of various fairy tales for the student body."
"I bet there doing this to make up for the disaster of 'A Mid-Summer's Night Dream'" Joey whispered to Marcus.
"I hope to have as many sign-ups as possible!"
Later at lunch Kara and her friends sat outside. "Hey over here!" Kara called to Emily and Adriane who were about to sit down at a table some ways off. They exchanged looks of uncertainty but followed Kara's gesture to her table. The boys welcomed them but the girls just glared and shot Kara a 'how could you?' look.
"Hey are we gonna do one of the plays? You know for the play night?" Adam asked.
"Well we defiantly are." Heather nodded, "Uh…I guess you guys can be in it to, you could be like the extra people or something." Heather looked at Emily and Adriane like they were lower life forms, because in school, they were.
"Actually," Kara spoke up "Adriane, Emily and I are going to do our own play." She received shocked stares from the entire group.
"Kara," Tiffany sounded hurt "Who else is going to be in it? It can't be just you three."
"We have other people. There's Lorren, Tasha, Zach, Marlin, Kee-lyn, and Jaaran."
"What makes you think they'll be in a play with us?" Adriane spoke up.
"They will, they will." Kara smiled slyly.
Kara had somehow managed to convince her entire group to go to Ravenswood together, so together they walked, up the driveway to the ancient manor.
"Are you sure it's safe, last time we were here for longer then 15 minutes we were attacked by a rabid wolf!" Heather's eyes darted back and forth as if expecting it to lunge out at her from the shadows.
"Of coarse it's safe." Kara smiled, "We wouldn't take you here if it wasn't. So what play are you guys gonna do?" She asked her friends.
"We were thinking about Cinderella of Sleeping Beauty or something along those lines." Tiff stated proudly. "What are you guys doing?"
"The Wizard of Oz." Kara sounded very matter-of-fact.
"The Wizard of Oz?" Emily asked.
"It seemed appropriate." She smiled
Once inside the manor they heard the creaks of the floor boards under someone's weight upstairs. Kara's group looked apprehensive but Emily, Kara and Adriane smiled.
"On second thought, I don't think we'll need you guys, we've got all the help we need." Molly, Heather and Tiffany looked relived but the boys looked a little disappointed as the mages raced up the stairs.
In the library they found the boys, Kee-lyn and Tasha all crowded around a book shelf.
"What are you guys doing?"
"Moving the book shelf." Tasha turned to face them. "You told us you needed more room to practice, so we are going to push it back." The girls stepped back as the boys set their hands against it.
"My jewel won't move it so we have to do it the old fashioned way." Zach explained.
The boys set their hands upon the old shelf and pushed, moving it about a millimeter.
"So, have you guys ever been in a play?" Kara asked way too innocently.
"Why?" panted Lorren.
"Because…Ikindofsignedusallupforaplayatmyschool." (Translation: I kind of signed us all up for a play at my school.)
"YOU WHAT!" The boys gave the shelf an extra hard push by accident and pushed it over. It hit the ground with a horrible thud that shook the room and most likely the whole manor. The entire room was covered in dust, books flew and a few pieces of wood splintered off, causing them to duck. When it was finally clear enough to see, everyone was coated in dust and they all glared at Kara.
"What?"
"A play?" Marlin asked aghast.
"I think it sounds fun!" Tasha piped in.
"I don't think so." Lorren said in a 'not in a million years' tone of voice.
"Aww, come on Lorren!" Kara whined.
"No!"
"But
you'd make a cute Tin Man!"
Under the dust he blushed and gave a small smile then quickly erased it. "Wait, a what?"
"A Tin Man, for the Wizard of Oz! That's our play!"
"The Wizard of where?"
"Oz."
"Never heard of it." Tasha shook her head.
"You guys are deprived."
"You see I have the whole cast planned out. Marlin will be the Lion."
"No he will not!" Marlin crossed his arms.
Kara continued as if he hadn't spoken. "Lorren will be the Tin Man."
"I don't like the sound of that."
"Zach will be the Scarecrow."
"Why do I have to be a bird?"
"She said scarecrow, not crow!" Adriane sighed.
"So…I'm a scary bird?"
"No!"
"Emily will be Dorothy."
"Why?"
"Because you all ready have the goody-goody attitude and your hair's all ready red. Tasha will be the Wicked Witch of the West."
"Hey! Why do I have to be a Wicked Witch?"
"Because you are a witch and you're already green!"
"That's discrimination! And I am a sorceress not a witch."
"Same difference. I, of coarse will be Glenda the Good Witch of the North."
"Why is the North good and the West bad?" Kee-lyn asked.
"Because the guy who wrote the play felt like it."
"Actually," Emily interrupted "There is a reason; you see The Wizard of Oz was one huge allegory written about the election between…"
"I don't care. Anyway, Jaaran will be Oz."
"Cool."
"You really thought this whole thing through in one day." Emily noted impressed.
"You got anything better to do in algebra? Adriane and Kee-lyn, you guys will be extras wherever we need you."
"Can I be the Wicked Witch of the East?"
"No Adriane you cannot be the Wicked Witch of the East."
"Darn it."
And again the argument continued until they arrived at some sort of an agreement. But while they talked, not even five foot away that next part of the magic book reveled itself, except now the book was trapped under the enormous bookshelf which had been toppled over.
I sat in a small glade and waited…and waited…and waited. My impatience was growing stronger every second. Milady Ria had instructed me to sit in this glade and wait for three girls. I questioned how they could find this place; everyone was new here as I had said before, this is a very new land.
"Hello." An uncertain voice reached my ear. I turned quickly to see a young girl with fiery red curls stepping cautiously from the wild thicket that surrounded this haven. She wore a green gown with the symbol of Aquatainia embroidered on the front; no doubt she worked in the castle but was certainly not of royal blood.
"Ah, finally!" I scoffed with an impatience I am not proud of. "You decided to show up!"
She gave a start of surprise; she had obviously not seen me (why do rabbits have to be so short?). "Oh, ah, yes, sorry. The prince's seahorse was not feeling well and they needed me to help take care of her." She rubbed a glowing blue jewel on her wrist with un-ease.
"Please forgive my rude behavior." I begged softly. "I am nervous too."
"Well get over yourself, we have work to do." A cold voice stated. Behind us was a young lady who neither of us had noticed. Hair as dark as the Raven's wing fell about her sunned face. A fierce faced wolf stood at her heel. She wore tough clothes made of leather and hide. Then with much more noise then the other two combined a third and finally girl stumbled before us, making quite a mockery of herself. Golden hair was tangled with leaves and her equally as gold dress was torn in various places where the bramble had fought her. As she straightened up I realized that this could be none other then the beautiful fairy princess who was unquestionably the most beautiful in the realm.
"May I ask for you ladies' names?"
"I am Victoria." The dark haired girl responded, "And this is Thorn." Her wolf growled its greeting. They both seemed rather rough, forest people I presumed.
"I believe you already know my name, I've never met anyone who had to ask." This princess seemed to be losing her appeal with every word. "But my name is Isabella, just to be proper in my greeting." She smiled a dazzling smile that could win anyone over.
The third girl kept her head lowered, another sign of one who has worked under the eye of royalty. "My name is Elizabeth." She quietly announced.
"Well," I slapped my furry brown paws together, "We have a lot of work ahead of us ladies." I took in Victoria's amber paw shaped gem, and Isabella's unicorn horn that hung round her neck and nodded, "Yes, we've got a lot to do."
