Anthony had lead the gang from the Palace of Emeralds, across the Vinkus river, and through the Kumbricia Pass in the Greater Kells mountain range. It was time they stopped to make camp for the night, gather their strength and continue their journey to wherever it was King Anthony wanted to take them.

"We shall stop here for the night. We haven't much further to go but its safer to rest here for the night. The new Witch is sure to have many spies. Lanse and Em please go grab firewood, Aunt Mara and Strom I would request your assistance with something you've never done before." Everyone smiled and nodded and Lanse and Em went to the right, towards due East. Aunt Mara was confused.

"Anthony you know I'd help you with anything in life but I have a feeling this is going to be more unusual than anything I can think of," she laughed. I laughed too but then raised my eyebrows.

"You're right! I need both your help casting a spell over our camp sight. The spell requires those to cast it who share a common family tree. The protection charm needs a group of people who have an unbreakable bond: family." She gave me another hug and Strom smiled. "Follow my lead," I said. My eyes instantly lit up brightly blue, surprising Strom and Mara. We moved positions so that we all only held each other's right hands, and raised the left out in front. "Ask your selves why am I doing this? Who am I protecting? Repeat that answer in your head let it fill your heart and magic will do the rest," I instructed.

Slowly, a yellow string twirled around all our hands, and then in a triangular array moved upwards towards the stars, and burst apart in a bubble shaped shield, that dropped down to the grass. We released holding hands but the spell wasn't over.

"Ok now we need to hide our noises and make anything within the shield be invisible to outsiders. Raise your right hand and repeat after me: Tuebor omnius". As we repeated the spell, the edges of the shield flashed blue and purple and white periodically, enhancing the magical shield with more hiding those within properties.

"Well who knew I had power like that within me?" Mara said happily. Magic in Oz was always fun to cast.

"You're a mom there is no stronger bond between people in any world so therefore, your aid in the spell has made this shield harder to penetrate than if it were made of steel, and you can't even see it!" I high fived her, the feeling was pretty awesome admittedly.

Confident the spell was strong; he bade them return with Lanse and Em to the fire site. Strom was having something strange happen to him. He was alright but his fingers started shingin white very brightly, and the wind picked up speed…

"Anthony what's going on?!" Mara worried. Strom's eyes flashed very bright white, and fell to his knees. I walked over to him to see what was happening and asked a few questions.

"Strom, are you in pain?"

"No," He said trying to fight the change. The more he appeared out be struggling, the more violent the weather got. Rain, hail, howling winds, things were getting out of hand. With one hand aimed at Mara, Lanse and Em I protected them from the changing weather, and with the other I attempted to calm down Strom.

"I need you to think of something that makes you happy! Anything! Come on man you can do this! Do not fight it, let it fill your head and heart! You have magic Strom! Conquer it's tamelssness!" I broke the proverbial ice with that one. Then suddenly Strom smiled and the weather immediately stopped. Sun shined quietly and beautifully behind fluffy white clouds. I released the spells and smiled.

"Well, how do you feel fellow mage?" I happily asked.

I have the power to change the weather with my emotions! Anthony! This is incredible!" He laughed, becoming excited with the new skill.

The morale was excellent. Things couldn't be better for the time being. Or, so I thought. Meanwhile Lady Glinda had been absent for over a week, and the reason had been revealed.

"WHO BROUGHT YOU HERE WITCH? SPEAK UP! OR I WILL HAVE YOU BEGGING FOR DEATH!" Nessa screamed. She was in her wheelchair and in the younger less creepy appearance. The Witch of the East's true nature would only be visible if she is not sitting in the cursed wheelchair… Malky was in her lap, meowing with delight in the Good woman's pain. Magic was torturing Glinda. She had been caught by the wrong Witch in this exiled castle in the middle of an Ocean, with no exit. Through the tears and blood, Glinda managed a sentence.

"You will face a reckoning Nessarose! The Blue King will take you down in the end, and you will never be heard of again! Torture me all you want, you can't deny reality," she sighed.

"A foolish Witch who dares to say I will do anything but wreck havoc on Oz, deserves nothing more than isolation. I would love to stay and chat old friend but I have a Country to steal. She turned the wheel chair around and smiled. In a flash of purple smoke she was gone. Lady Glinda tried to summon her bubble, but in this torture chamber, she had no magic. And was therefore, mortal…

Back in Oz, Commander William Cherrystone, Captain of the King's Guard, was getting a sit rep from his soldiers near the Mockbeggar Conference Hall, when suddenly a commotion demanded his attention at once. It was the King of Oz had come to check on the soldiers Commander Will thought.

"Sire I thought you were in the Vinkus what are you doing here? Is everything alright do you need aid?" He inquired cleverly and sincerely.

"All in good time old friend. Now go, transfer all troops to the Vinkus-Quadling Border at once soldier," said the King. Commander Will ordered as the King said. It was midday (a day after the revelation of Strom and tortured Glinda) and many citizens were out shoppig in the street market or talking with friends. The King stood on a boulder, and Commander Will turned around and hid to watch, suspicious that this maybe wasn't the King…

"Great people of Oz: The real enemy of this world is not a returned Wicked Witch, that was a lie and false information fed by propaganda and political tyrants. The true person you all should fear, IS ME!" And the King cast a curse on every citizen in the area. There were sparks of electricity, and then a laughter, and then a bang.

Commander William arrived at the scene too late. Hearing screams and smelling sulfur, he ran back to the site, but was slow by seconds. He saw all of his men assigned to Quadling, scattered around, but burnt to a crisp. The stunning woman had quite literally shocked them all. He witnessed the King hold a woman close to him by the waist, and bit her neck drinking her blood. When the King drank enough of it, he moaned with the super charge his magic got, and teleported away. Commander William was furious. The King had betrayed Oz! Murdered friendly citizens! There began a political uproar unlike any Oz had ever seen before. Commander William debated staging a cous d'etat, and military member or not, everyone in Oz agreed on one thing: something must be done to Anthony the King of Oz. Or as he was called now: Anthony the Brute. Hundreds of citizens gathered around carrying torches and spears, and everyone was shouting and screaming in a mob type rage. They all gathered at the Emerald City Gates which thankfully the Guards were still obeying his orders on posting men there. Commander William went to the famous balcony and spoke to them.

"People, please calm down we have everything well in hand! The King of Oz has never and will never harm Ozians! What happened before was clearly a frame job! Somone tipped him off and took his form to make us do what we're doing right now! We must have faith in our selves!" He attempted. It was a great speech, but no one wold listen. The raging continued, and progressed.

"If the Guards won't do anything, then we will! MARCH TO VINKUS! STRING UP THE KING!"

"HANG HIM!"

"CUT OFF HIS HEAD! HE NEEDS TO FEEL OUR PAIN!" The huge mob yelled in collective agreement and started marching west. Commander Will had one last thing to tell them.

"If you do this, you will all be charged with murder, and High Treason. The penalty for both of which is prison for life in Southstairs! You all have a choice! Death or safety in staying here away from the Wicked Witch's dangers!" No one listened again. Commander Will turned to his right arm man and said, "Round up two flanks of troops, meet me at the Vinkus River, we are going to protect the King at all costs. MOVE SIR!" He ordered. The guard ran off immediately and he looked up with a worried tear at the stars. "Where are you Glinda?" was all he said.