Chapter 8: The Poppies Field
Meanwhile in the Wicked Witch's castle, The Witch of the West was lying down on the couch with the crystal ball as a TV as she keeps her fingers to change the channel like a remote.
"And coming up next, The Ellen Munchkin Show"
"Boring" The Witch yawned and changes the channel.
"Today on What's That Monkey Doing With My Wand?"
"Seen it already" The Witch groaned.
"Today on Judge Ozian"
"Pfft!" The Witch scoffed and changes the channel again.
"We now return to The Oz and The Beautiful"
"Oh Brad! I need to tell you something, You're not the father of my child"
"Noooooooooooooooo!"
"Ahahahahahahahahaha! Man this show is funny!" The Witch laughed.
Soon a big ape who resembles Gutt enters the room as he bows before the Witch.
"Mistress, I have news for you"
"What now Chistery, I'm trying to watch my favourite comedy show" The Witch groaned.
"The mammoth with the rat has got another member of the group" said Chistery.
The Witch goes to the crystal ball as she sees the five heroes on their way to the Emerald City
"So you won't take warning, eh? All the worse for you, then! And since I'm bored, I'll take care of you now instead of later!" The Witch replied.
"What are you planning to do mistress?" Chistery asked.
"You'll see" She evilly chuckled.
Soon she got her spell book and goes through the pages as she evilly said
"When I gain those ruby slippers, my power will be the greatest in Oz! And now, my beauties! Something with sleeping powers in something that is attractive to the eye and soothing to the smell"
"Sleeping powers? Why not poison?" Chistery asked.
"Are you nuts? I'm not that type of witch" The Witch angrily snapped.
Soon she sees poppies in the path to the Emerald City as she adds
"Poppies! Poppies! Poppies will put them to sleep...sleep...now they'll sleep"
She casts her spell as green sparkles land on the poppies fields while the heroes were just out of the forest and sees the Emerald City ahead.
"Guys! Look! There's Emerald City! We're almost there at last!" Peaches cheered.
"At last!" Louis sighed in relief.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" said The Tin Mammoth
"Yeah! It's just like I knew it would be" said The Scarecrow.
"He really must be a wonderful Wizard to live in a City like that!" said The Lion
"Well, come on then! What are we waiting for?" Louis replied.
"Nothing! Let's go" said Peaches.
Soon the five heroes ran through the poppies field as the spell is taking effect on Lion, Louis and Peaches.
The Scarecrow and The Tin Mammoth looks behind them and sees the others being slow and struggling.
"Something's not right" said The Tin Mammoth.
"Guys! What's wrong?" The Scarecrow asked.
"I...I don't know but I feel sleepy" Peaches yawned.
"Me too" Louis yawned as he falls to sleep on the ground.
"Maybe we should rest" Peaches yawned again and falls asleep as well.
"But you can't rest now! We're nearly there!" The Scarecrow softly cried.
"Oh no! This is terrible!" The Tin Mammoth cried.
"Don't cry or you'll rust yourself again!" said The Scarecrow.
"Come to think of it, forty winks wouldn't be bad" The Lion yawned as he falls to sleep too.
"This is terrible!" The Scarecrow replied.
"Why?" The Tin Mammoth asked.
"The Poppies Field never made anyone sleepy...unless..." said the Scarecrow.
He touches a poppy as it then glows green.
"Oh my god! The poppies are under a spell! It's the Wicked Witch! She did this" The Scarecrow gasped.
"What'll we do? Help! Someone help us!" The Tin Mammoth cried.
"It's no use screaming at a time like this! Nobody will hear you!" The Scarecrow replied.
In Munckinland, Glinda was preparing an spell from a rookie spell book as she watches the heroes from a giant bubble.
"Hang on guys, The Witch of the West may have stripped my powers but she hasn't stripped one of the magic books power" said Glinda.
She then casts a spell that stops the sleeping spell in the poppies field and soon a bright ball of light appeared out of the magic book and flies to where the heroes are.
"Look!" The Scarecrow gasped as he points to the ball of bright light.
Soon it went off like a firework and snow falls on the poppie field.
"It's snowing! Do you think Glinda did this?" The Tin Mammoth sobbed as he can't help himself from crying.
"It could be! I hope it works" The Scarecrow replied.
Soon they saw the trio waking up from their sleep.
"It does help! Guys, you're waking up!" The Scarecrow cheered.
"*yawns* What happened?" Peaches yawned.
"Why is it snowing?" Louis asked.
"Unusual weather we're having, ain't it?" The Lion added.
"Well the Witch casted a sleeping spell on these poppies and since I'm made of hay and the Tin Mammoth is made of metal, We were unaffected by the spell and luckily Glinda saved you three from the Witch's spell, Isn't that right Tin Mammoth?...Tin Mammoth" said the Scarecrow.
The four heroes turn to see the Tin Mammoth rusted and frozen again.
"Oh no! He's rusted again" Louis said.
"Give me the oil can" said Peaches as she gets the oil can off from the Scarecrow and uses it on the Tinman.
Back in the Witch's castle, The Witch of the West as she saw the heroes getting the Tin Man moving again.
"Grrrr! Curse it! Curse it! Somebody always helps the girl and that rodent!" The Witch cracked.
"Couldn't you destroyed Glinda from the beginning madam?" Chistery asked.
"No you fool! I need to make her suffer first...But shoes or no shoes, I'm still great enough to conquer her and the Wizard. And woe to those who try to stop me and that includes that little mammoth and her little rat!" The Witch yelled.
She then storms off to the closet as she throws out a few things.
"OK! Where is it? I had it in here somewhere! Where's my broom?" The Witch grumbled.
Soon she came laughing evilly with the broom in her hand and cheers
"To The Emerald City as fast as lightning"
Soon she flies out of the window and said
"Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I believe I can fly!"
Suddenly the Witch hits a tree and falls to the ground.
Chistry looks out of the window as he can hear the Witch shouting
"I'm OK"
He then sees her flying away again to the Emerald City.
The heroes have escaped from the Witch's spell thanks to Glinda
Now they're close to the Emerald City
What happens next?
Stay tune to find out!
