The door to his cell creaked open, causing him to drop the mirror. "his majesty wanted to see you in his throne room."
The Scarecrow frowned; mind still dealing with the fact that Dorothy was dead. "Like I have a choice in the matter."
Unhooking his arms from the wall, they forced him to walk by surrounding him with torches. He didn't even notice. His eyes were cast down as he was lead to the Nome King.
Upon his arrival the nomes sealed off the room, preventing Scarecrows escape. 'I can't believe she's dead. My Dorothy is gone.' Falling to the floor he rested his head on his knees. Due to his state of depression, Scarecrow failed to notice the Nome King had not appeared.
When the Gump had fallen apart Dorothy, Jack, Billina, and Tik-Tok had indeed fallen to the mountain below; but instead of being smashed to smithereens, Dorothy landed on one of the couches, Billina had gone into Jack's head, which then landed on his neck, and Tik-Tok fell on his head. Being made of metal all he suffered was a dented helmet. "Pick me up. Pick me up. Pick me up!"
"Alright Tik-Tok I'm coming." She lifted him up, "Thank you Dorothy."
"Why are you all upside down?"
Going to him, Dorothy pulled his head off and stuck it back n the right way. "Let's tie the Gump onto the sofa so he can walk.
"I hope we don't meet any other Gump's up here. I'd die a second time, from embarrassment."
"I think it is highly unlikely we will see other Gump's. But on that thought, where is here?"
A voice boom out of the air, "You are on my mountain." Looking around they saw a giant face had formed on the rock above, "Are you the Nome King?"
"Yes I am. And you are Dorothy Gale from Kansas. What brings you to my Mountain." 'As if I don't already know.'
Dorothy got a determined look on her face, "We've come with our army to rescue the Scarecrow."
Tik-Tok saluted as the Nome King laughed. The mountain shook making snow fall. "What's happening Mom?"
"It feels like an earthquAAHHHHHH." A crack split in the earth sending Dorothy into darkness.
She fell through layers and layers of precious stones. "Are these all yours?" "Yes! I would have more but you Ozians steal them from the ground. So I took back those I could and held captive the person responsible."
"You mean Scarecrow!" There was no answer. Her butt connected with rock as she slid even farther into the darkness.
Scarecrow was just sitting there mourning his loss when out of nowhere something heavy collided with him.
Out of instinct he grabbed onto it as he rolled over a couple times from the impact. Finally righting himself he waited for the room to stop spinning. When it did, he saw his arms were wrapped tightly around…
"Dorothy!"
"Scarecrow!" He pulled her closer pressing his face momentarily into her shoulder. She wrapped her arms around him, inhaling his wonderful straw smell that she'd been denied for so long.
"I thought you were dead. I saw you fall out of the sky."
"Mmhm. Wait! How did you see me fall? Were you on the mountain?"
"No, Ozma gave me this mirror that's been letting me watch you." He thought back briefly to the dream world. He couldn't loose her without letting her know how he felt.
"Dorothy listen to me, I have to tell you something before anything else happens, I lo…"
She closed her eyes at the sudden flash of light. When they opened, Scarecrow was gone.
"No! Bring him back." She got to her feet looking for a way out. "He didn't steal your stupid emeralds. They were there when he came. Give him back to me." She collapsed on a stone crying."
"There there my dear Dorothy, I had no idea he meant so much to you." He patted her shoulder.
"Of course you did," she spat, "that's why you captured him. You never gave a damn about the emeralds."
"Relax my dear, if it means that much to you I will give you a chance to rescue your friend. But of course you must do something for me in return."
"If it means rescuing Scarecrow, then I'll do it. Whatever the cost may be."
The Nome King laughed triumphantly. "Ah, I hear you're friends arriving. I'll let you reunite before I tell you what must be done. I'm sure with all of you there's no way you won't succeed."
