In the Wizard's chamber, Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion were met again by the giant floating head engulfed in green flames.
OZ: AND I CAN'T BELIEVE MY EYES?! YOU CAME BACK FROM THE LAND OF THE WEST?!
Dorothy: Yes, sir. We've done what you've asked of us. We brought you the Witch's broomstick.
Lion: Dorothy melted her and saved us!
OZ: OH, YOU LIQUIDATED HER, EH? VERY RESOURCEFUL.
Dorothy: That's right. And now, we would like you to keep your promises to us, if you please.
OZ: NOT SO FAST! I HAVE TO GIVE THE MATTER A LITTLE THOUGHT. GO AWAY AND COME BACK TOMORROW!
Dorothy: Wha-? Tomorrow? But I wanna go home now!
The guys, standing behind Dorothy who stepped forward to show the broomstick to the giant head, became vexed after how the Wizard had sent them to undergo hardships with the Wicked Witch.
Tin Man: You've had plenty of time already!
Scarecrow: We're not gonna wait days longer for this!
Lion: Yeah, you tell him, straw man!
OZ: DO NOT AROUSE THE WRATH OF THE GREAT AND POWERFUL OZ!
Toto picked up a scent and heard some strange whirring noises. They were coming from an emerald green curtain that stood at the corner of the room, and the movement of a person's shadow lurked under the curtain. Toto decided to go investigate who or what it was behind the curtain, leaving Dorothy and guys unaware of his disappearance.
Dorothy: If you were really great and powerful, you'd keep your promise!
OZ: DO YOU PRESUME TO CRITICIZE THE GREAT OZ, YOU UNGREATFUL CREATURES?! THINK YOURSELVES LUCKY THAT I'M GIVING AUDIENCE TOMOR-
Suddenly, an alarm had gone off and distant yelling came into the room. Dorothy and the boys were caught off-guard. Then the Scarecrow pointed towards the green curtain that moved as if the wind blew on it.
Wizard: Aah! What are you-? Uh, Beware! The Great Oz has spoken!
Toto came out from under the curtain, then he tugged and pulled at the bottom of the curtain to expose a middle-aged stout man with a moustache, dressed in a black tuxedo with a green tie, moving some knobs and levers with some kind of machinery. The man looked scared when he saw Dorothy and the boys staring at him, wide eyed, before approaching him, cautiously.
Dorothy: Who are you?
Wizard: (through microphone) Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain! I don't know who he is! I'll get rid of him! Secure the gates! Secure the strangers before I lose my temper!
Lion: Can you stop already? You're embarrassing yourself.
Wizard: (imitates OZ's voice) The Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz has…
The Tin Man unplugged a switch from the wall and shutting off the microphone.
Wizard: …spoken.
Dorothy: So, who are you?
Wizard: (timidly) I…I, uh…I am…the Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz.
Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Lion gaped at the man who called himself the Wizard in shock and dismay. Toto shook his head and gave a confused expression.
Dorothy: You are? I don't believe it.
Wizard: I'm afraid it's true, there's no other wizard but me.
It was then the group began to feel angry and used by this fraud of a wizard.
Scarecrow: (grieved tone) You great, big, HUMBUG!
Lion: (angrily) Yeah!
Wizard: (regretful) You're absolutely right. I am a humbug.
Dorothy: (angrily) You're a very bad man.
Wizard: Oh, no my dear. I'm a very good man; I'm just a very bad wizard.
Scarecrow: You better be good enough to be able to send Dorothy back to Kansas!
Lion: And don't forget about the rest of us!
Tin Man: How do you think we feel?
Scarecrow: We did what you asked us!
Tin Man: We brought you the broomstick and risked almost getting killed for it!
Lion: What about your part of the bargain, Mr. Phony Baloney?!
Scarecrow: What about the heart that you promised Tin Man?! And what about the courage you promised Cowardly Lion?!
Dorothy: And what about Scarecrow's brain?!
Wizard: But you already have them! You've had them all the time!
Scarecrow: Wha-what are you talking about? We haven't!
Tin Man: You don't get around us that easy!
Lion: Not never, not no how!
Scarecrow: You promised us real things! A real brain!
Tin Man: A real heart!
Lion: And real courage!
Wizard: (to Scarecrow, calmly) Listen, if you're smart enough to want a brain, you're smart enough to have one. I was told by Jellia Jamb on how you figured out a way to escape the kalidah in the forest and you came up with a plan to rescue Dorothy. (to Tin Man) And I was told how you wept when Dorothy asleep in the poppy field and wept when you were concerned for her safety. That proves you do have a heart to show the love and affection for your friends. (to Lion) And I was told how you risked your life to save Dorothy from the kalidah and how you faced all odds to come to Dorothy's rescue. So you see, gentlemen, you already have what you've been searching for all along.
The Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Lion listened to the Wizard's speech, now suddenly calm and no longer angry, began to think deeply about what he had told them. Even Dorothy, also calming down, thought about it, and began to realize that the Wizard was right.
Dorothy: I think he's right, you guys. I've seen the way you acted smart, kind, and brave when we faced so many dangers. Maybe you do have what you wanted inside of you after all.
Sadly though, the boys were not convinced that they already had what their hearts desired.
Scarecrow: Aw, gee, kiddo. That may be true, but I still have an empty head on the inside. I won't be happy if I do have brains inside my head.
Tin Man: I may have cried a lot, but I wish to feel all different kinds of emotions, to feel love, happiness, fear, sadness…
Lion: We get the picture, Tin Man! Listen Dorothy, I may look brave to you, but I was definitely scared by the dangers we faced together. Furthermore, the animals in the forest will keep picking on me if I don't go back feeling braver.
Dorothy just shrugged her shoulders at the Wizard, and the Wizard thought for a moment.
Wizard: Well, if that's what you wish, then maybe there is something I give to you, gentlemen. I can bestow gifts upon you to make your lives happier, and as rewards for your quest!
Tin Man: Can you? Honest?
Wizard: You said I must keep a promise, and so I shall! Wait a moment, folks.
The Wizard disappeared behind the curtain, and the sound of metal falling and nails being unscrewed. Dorothy and the boys didn't know what was going on back there, until the Wizard's hand stuck out from the curtain, beckoning the Scarecrow to come in first.
Wizard: You first, Scarecrow!
The Scarecrow disappeared behind the curtain. There were different sounds that came from behind the curtain. Like the sound of gears being screwed into place, a hammer hammering, and flashes of light illuminated the bottom of the floor beneath the curtain. Dorothy, the Tin Man, and the Lion exchanged worried looks, wondering what the Wizard was doing to the Scarecrow.
After what seemed like half an hour, the curtain drew back and the Scarecrow emerged. His friends rushed to him to see if there was anything different about him.
Dorothy: How do you feel?
Scarecrow: Hmm, let's see…engage in synoptic simulation sequence!
His brain functioned like a computer as calculations and mathematics danced before his eyes.
Scarecrow: The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side. *gasps* Holy smokes! I got a brain! How can I ever thank you enough?
Wizard: Well, you can't.
Dorothy: What did you put in his head?
Wizard: I made him an electronic brain assembled from spare parts of my machinery. Now I'll be right back for Lion. His gift comes next.
The Lion started to feel excited. If the Scarecrow's new brains worked perfectly, then maybe his newfound courage will help him feel braver. The Wizard took out a green square shaped bottle, poured its liquid into a crystal glass cup, and added a little tropical cocktail umbrella to the cup. The Wizard came back out holding the glass cup, which he offered to the Lion, who looked at it strangely and sniffed it.
Lion: Uh, what is that?
Wizard: It's courage in a bottle. Drink it and you'll feel braver than any lion in the world.
The Cowardly Lion hesitated before he took that glass cup and drank every last drop till it was empty. Suddenly, he felt the muscles in his body grow physically strong and he puffed his chest out, unleashed his sharp claws, and struck the green curtain and wall, roaring like never before. Dorothy and the Wizard had to duck to avoid the Lion's claws.
Lion: All right, flying monkeys! I'm ready for you the next time we meet! I'll teat them all apart, rip 'em all limb from limb! (roars)
Tin Man: Well…uh…glad to see your using brawn instead of brains. Hehe.
Wizard: And now, you are next, Tin Man.
The Wizard reached into his coat pocket and took out a metal red clock shaped heart attached to a gold chain. The Tin Man was overjoyed. The Wizard opened the lid on his front chest and carefully attached the heart inside the Tin Man's body, before closing the lid again. The heart inside of Tin Man rattled and beat at his chest as the Tin Man was overjoyed to feel its rattling.
Tin Man: Oh! Oh my goodness! Can you not hear my heart beat? Oh, it feels so wonderful!
Wizard: Well, I'm glad to see that you boys like them!
Tin Man: What do you think, Dorothy?
Dorothy: You guys have wonderful gifts, but I still believe that you've had them inside of you from the start.
Scarecrow: Hey! What about Dorothy?
Lion: Yeah, Dorothy next!
Wizard: Oh, uh, yes. Dorothy…um…
Tin Man: You don't have to think of a way to get Dorothy back to Kansas, she could stay here in Oz with us.
Dorothy: I'm sorry, but I can't stay. This could never be like Kansas. Aunt Em and Uncle Henry might've stopped worrying what happened to me right about now.
Wizard: Well, you force me into a cataclysmic decision. The only way to get Dorothy back to Kansas is for me to take her there myself.
Dorothy: Will you? Can you do that?
Wizard: Yes. As a matter of fact, I'm an old Kansas man myself.
Scarecrow: So you're from where she's from?
Wizard: Exactly! I was born in the western wilderness, and as a young man I got a job at the Miracle Wonderland Carnival. Worked as both a magician and a balloonist, and not bad with the ladies either. But working there can be difficult. Even people call me a fraud and humbug, despite my wonderful tricks. But one day, a twister came to the Kansas prairie, and it pulled me and my balloon right inside.
Tin Man: Weren't you frightened?
Wizard: Frightened? You're talking to a man who has laughed in the face of death, sneered at doom, and chuckled at catastrophe!
Dorothy gave the false Wizard a look, knowing he was making that up, so he admitted defeat.
Wizard: I was petrified.
Lion: Aren't we all?
Wizard: But by luck, the wind changed and balloon floated down right into the Land of Oz. The people here believed I was a wizard for a few reasons. One, they never saw a balloon before. Two, they were easily impressed by my magic tricks. Three, my name was the same as the name of their land.
Dorothy: What is your name?
Wizard: My real name is Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmanuel Ambroise Diggs.
Scarecrow: Oscar Zor-what'sa? That's a big name.
Wizard: But everyone calls me either Oz or Oscar Diggs. Sometimes people make fun of the initials of the name for meaning – Oz Pinhead.
Dorothy and the boys tried to stifle their snickering and giggling, but they didn't wanna be rude so they let the Wizard continue with his backstory.
Wizard: Anyway, I accepted the job of ruling Oz, and hidden my balloon in a storage room in case of getaway. I created that giant head you see before you to make people think I was a great, powerful, and terrible wizard. I created the contraptions and machinery to operate the giant head.
Dorothy: But people say you don't like being called upon? Was it because you were afraid of being called a fraud?
Wizard: (timidly) You could say that. Back home, life is rough and people are against you. Once you set foot in the Land of Oz, it feels like you've be sent to a paradise. But I was terribly afraid of the Wicked Witches, even though I used some of my tricks to chase them away from Emerald City; they were still a threat to Oz, so I shut myself up in my chamber and will not permit anyone to see me. I learned long ago that the Witch of the West's broomstick had a special power, so I asked the four of you to retrieve because that broomstick can become a-
Dorothy: Scepter?
Wizard: How did you know?
Dorothy: Glinda told me.
Wizard: And she's right, of course. That broom was the source of her magic, and you were to bring it here for the protection of Oz.
Scarecrow: (coldly) But Dorothy went through a lot of trouble on getting that broomstick for you.
Dorothy: Enough, Scarecrow! (to the Wizard) Look, what you mentioned before on your backstory, I know how you feel. Nobody would listen to me when Toto bit that nasty Miss Gulch on the leg and she was going to take him away to the sheriff to be destroyed, and no one in my family helped me. Toto escaped so the two of us ran away from home because I believed they didn't care about me. But then I met Professor Marvel who told me about the wonders of the world, yet he said it would be better seeing if I stayed at home. But you won't know anything if you stay inside these chambers every day, hiding from the whole world. It's about time for you to get out and see the rest of the world when you still have the chance.
Wizard: You're absolutely right, my dear.
Scarecrow: But that just leaves one question. If you're gone, who's gonna rule Oz and be in charge of the Emerald City?
Wizard: Not to worry. I think I've already made my choice.
By late afternoon, a gigantic hot-air balloon had been placed in the city square for people to look and marvel at. But the civilians had been gathered in the Wizard's chamber for the Wizard to make a speech, and to see Glinda pass the Witch's broomstick, now a scepter, to its new owner.
Wizard: Good people of Oz, it is I, your Wizard! Appearing to you for the first and last time. All of Oz is celebrating the end of our enemies, the Wicked Witches of the East and the West, all having been destroyed by this brave young girl and her companions!
Civilians: Hail to Dorothy Gale! Dorothy Gale, the witch-slayer! Hooray!
Dorothy smiled modestly and waved to everyone.
Wizard: Yes, hail to Dorothy, but its all hail farewell to me. I am to embark on a hazardous and technically unexplainable journey into the outer stratosphere. To confer with other wizard etc. And so as Dorothy and I say a bittersweet goodbye, it's my pleasure to hand over the leadership to a team, who have courage, brains, and heart. Let's hear it for the brand new Oz Region!
The crowd parted and a marching band played as the Scarecrow came marching up to the stage, looking proud. He had been redressed in different clothes. He wore a dark blue coat with gold lining and buttons, a collar around his neck, dark pink gloved hands, dark blue pants and boots, and a dark blue hat with a dark pink strap. Across his chest was a green strap with two gold badges of royalty. The Tin Man came up on the stage next. He had been genuinely polished and his heart rattled in his chest as he stood proudly on the stage beside the Scarecrow. The Lion was the last to come up on the stage. He no longer wore a red bow in his mane, for in its place stood a golden crown embedded with different colored jewels. But he still wore the red bow on his tail. Now all together, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Lion each gave a bow to the crowd as the Wizard finished his speech.
Wizard: Obey them as you would me! And now you, Glinda.
Glinda: Thank you, Wizard. Dorothy Gale, because of your triumph over the Wicked Witch, you now own the scepter. You are now Protector of Oz!
The scepter was given to Dorothy, who smiled and curtsied to the Good Witch. Then she placed the scepter behind a glass case, where it glowed brightly. The crowd cheered again as the Scarecrow and the Tin Man lifted Dorothy on their shoulders so everybody can see Dorothy and cheer and applaud for her. Toto had climbed onto the Lion's head and barked to show how happy he was.
The procession was carried to the outside of the Emerald Palace, where the Wizard boarded his balloon and gave one last goodbye to the citizens of Emerald City. Before getting into the balloon with the Wizard, Dorothy looked back at her three best friends, all now saddened by her departure.
Dorothy: I'll miss you guys very much, and I'll never forget you.
The Lion affectionately rustled Dorothy's hair like a man would do for his child, the Tin Man cried as he patted Dorothy's hand tenderly, and the Scarecrow took Dorothy's hand to kiss it passionately.
Scarecrow: We know you have to return to your world, but maybe someday you'll return to Oz.
Wizard: Come Dorothy, it's time to go!
But as Dorothy climbed halfway into the balloon, Toto spotted a Siamese cat in the arms of a pretty lady in green, and he did what any dog would do when he sees a cat, chase it. He jumped out of Dorothy's arms to go after the cat, growling and barking.
Dorothy: Oh, Toto! Come back here! Don't go away, Wizard, I'll be right back!
Scarecrow: Stop that dog!
The boys had seen what had happened and they tried to help with the Scarecrow and the Tin Man holding onto the ropes of the balloon that had already been released, and the Lion helping Dorothy go after Toto. The little dog had finally caught up to the cornered Siamese cat that hissed at him while trying to protect herself, until the Lion grabbed Toto by the collar and lifted him up, glaring at him.
Lion: Bad dog! You've got a balloon to catch!
The Lion handed Toto back to Dorothy, and they both raced back to the balloon. But as she got closer to the balloon, the balloon rose into the air and the ropes that the Scarecrow and the Tin Man held onto snapped. The Wizard and the balloon floated away without Dorothy and Toto.
Dorothy: Oh, no! Wizard, come back!
Wizard: I can't come back! I don't know how it works! I'm sorry, Dorothy! Goodbye, folks!
The crowd waved goodbye to the Wizard, just as his balloon disappeared behind the clouds and out of the Land of Oz.