The Wicked Witch's Plan Part 2
"I hope you won't bring back any more lilies!" Flip laughed, teasing Alan.
Alan turned around and faced Flip.
"Very funny, Flip!" Alan shot back sarcastically.
Alan then went out the door for his walk.
Back in Oz, Anne and her three friends continued running through the snow.
"Come on," the scarecrow called out to Anne. "come on!"
"Hurry," the lion called. "hurry!"
They continued to run.
"Oh," the scarecrow shouted. "look! Oh, come on! Look at the scene of it!"
"It's wonderful," the lion shouted. "the Emerald City!"
But Anne was slowing down as she caught up to her three friends.
"Oh! Oh," Anne said, putting her right hand up to her forehead as if she was feeling dizzy. "What's happening? What is it? I can't run anymore, I'm so sleepy."
"Here, give us your hands," the scarecrow said to Anne. "and we'll pull you along."
"Oh no, please," Anne begged the scarecrow and the lion. "I have to rest for just a minute, Chu Chu... where's Chu Chu?"
Anne began to fall to the ground.
"Oh, you can't rest now," the scarecrow insisted to Anne. "we're nearly there."
Anne then fell to the ground.
The lion began to brush a teardrop away.
"Anne." the lion said with a sob in his voice.
"Don't cry," the scarecrow told the lion sternly. "you'll send yourself into a tailspin!"
"Coming to think of it," the tin man said. "forty winks wouldn't be bad."
The tin man began to fall into the snow fast asleep however, the scarecrow caught him.
"Don't you start it too, if you fall asleep, you'll rust again." the scarecrow said to the tin man.
"But..." the tin man began, yawning.
"No," the scarecrow said. "we ought to try and carry Anne, I don't think I could, but we could try."
"Let's." the lion said.
"Yes." the scarecrow agreed.
Suddenly, the tin man really did fall to the ground fast asleep.
"Oh no! He's gone Rip Van Tin Man on us!" the lion said in a joking manner.
"Look at him," the scarecrow said, worried. "this is terrible, here Lion, help me!"
"I sure can try." the lion said to the scarecrow.
The scarecrow tried to move Anne but he failed.
"This is terrible! I can't budge her an inch! This is a spell this is!" the scarecrow exclaimed.
"It's the Wicked Witch," the lion exclaimed. "What'll we do? Help! Help!"
"It's no use screaming at a time like this," the scarecrow told the lion. "nobody will hear you, Help! Help! Help! Help!"
Suddenly, the ghostly image of Guinevere began using her magic wand to break the snow spell and cause lilies to grow, thus awakening both Anne and the tin man.
"Lilies," the scarecrow shouted. "lilies are blossoming!"
"No they aren't." the lion said sadly.
The lilies began blossoming all around the foursome.
"Yes, they are! Maybe that'll help!" the scarecrow exclaimed.
"But it couldn't help." the lion said.
"But it does help," the scarecrow said to the lion. "Anne, you're waking up!"
"Oh," Anne said. "oh!"
"Oh," the tin man said. "oh! Something smells nice! It would warm my heart if I had one!"
"Look! His hat came off!" Anne exclaimed, looking at the scarecrow.
"Quick! Help me find my hat!" the scarecrow exclaimed.
Everyone began searching through the field of lilies until Anne found her scarecrow friend's hat.
"Here it is." Anne said.
Back in New Orleans, Alan began picking some more lilies for Anne while he was out on his walk, that is, until it started to rain lightly.
"Oh no," Alan shouted. "wham bam, I've got to jam before this rain becomes a downpour!"
Just as Alan got back to the Hyatt French Quarter Hotel, it had begun to rain harder.
Henry & Stanley were playing a game of Go Fish in the living room.
"So," Stanley teased Alan. "you did collect more lilies for Anne!"
"Stanley!" Henry scolded in a whisper.
Alan shot Stanley a look of seriousness.
"Don't be viscious," Alan said to Stanley. "it's not like you wouldn't pick roses for our new cousin, Lovisa Hunter, the daughter of Rosa's brother, Gregory."
Alan raced into the girls' bedroom to place his new lilies in the vase.
Alan saw Nancy fluffing Anne's pillows while he took the dead lily bouquet out of the vase and replaced it.
Anne just sighed.
"Oh, Anne," Nancy sighed. "I wish you would just snap out of this!"
"I won't leave the oilcan behind!" Anne said deliriously.
"Oilcan," Nancy asked Alan, looking at him. "what oilcan?"
"Got me, Nancy." Alan answered, tossing the dead lilies out the window.
"I won't leave the oilcan behind!" Anne said deliriously once again.
Suzie entered her bedrooom to find Alan watering his new lily bouquet.
"Supper is ready, Alan." Suzie said.
"Great, I'm starving," Alan said to Suzie. "what are we having?"
"Chilli con carne with cornbread and ice cold cow's milk." Suzie answered Alan.
Alan sighed, "Your chilli con carne can't be better than Cheetah's." he said to Suzie.
Suzie put her left hand upon Alan's right shoulder.
"Who do you think taught her to make it?" Suzie asked Alan firmly.
"Henry taught Anne how to make it." Alan said to Suzie, laughing.
"Oh, oops," Suzie said. "you're right, Alan."
Alan then followed Suzie into the kitchen, though still feeling disconnected from Anne, he ate all of his supper.
"Wow, Alan," Rosa observed. "I never thought I would ever see you eat so much!"
Alan set his drinking cup down, "That was delicious! Thank you, Suzie!" he exclaimed.
"You're welcome, Alan." Suzie said gently.
Tom then saw Nancy staring at her own chilli con carne and cornbread, he noticed that she was looking a tad uninterested in her dinner.
"Wow, Nancy, you look as though Stanley fixed supper tonight," Tom said. "now, what's wrong?"
The nearly 10-year-old looked up at her older brother.
"I miss Anne!" Nancy answered Tom, now sobbing.
Tom held Nancy close to him, "Don't worry, Nancy, everything will work out all right in the end." he said.
"Are you sure?" Nancy asked Tom.
"Quite certain, Nancy," Tom answered. "Anne won't be manic forever."
Alan quickly stood up, his expression was focused and determined.
"What's wrong?" Charlie asked now feeling concerned.
"Annie needs me by her side," Alan explained to his father. "I know it, I can feel it!"
Alan raced off to the girls' bedroom.
"Alan," Tom shouted. "halt!"