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Ch. 12
The scream echoed throughout the forest, frightening birds and other small creatures. The three fools all stopped what they were doing to look at their infuriated master who is red with anger. The lion turned pale, the scarecrow felt his knees shaking, and the robot can hear himself clank in fear. Mustang sighed and turned around to walk. Silence filled the air as the three terrified servants walked behind their master.
"You think he's mad?" whispered the robot to the scarecrow.
"Of course he's mad!" replied the scarecrow, his voice, in a whisper but with more intensity and impatience.
The lion sighed at the scene before him. He always gets blamed along with the two.
"Would you two just stop this?" he interfered, "Mustang might burn us this time."
The two stopped their little argument, finally realizing that they will get burned once they continue with their pointless babbling.
Mustang and his crew crossed rivers and hanging bridges. They crawled through mud and swung on vines until they reached the said kingdom. Mustang looked in awe. It's as if the place was taken right out from a landscape painting.
The purple mountains, the steady flowing of the river, the green fields, and the tiny, but beautiful cottages that surround the area, everything looked perfect. Right in the middle of it is a gigantic stone palace. Gray and sturdy, Mustang figured that whoever ruled the land must be a strong and serious man. His cronies looked above the blue and cheerful sky. The lion sniffed the fresh air and smiled. Who would've thought that the kingdom would be such a wonderful place? They almost forgot that trouble will ensue once Mustang seeks Hawkeye, the so-called princess.
"Let's go." Mustang said in monotone.
"What's your plan, sir?" asked the lion.
"Fight to get her back." Mustang said, "And if she's asleep, I'll show the prince that I'm the only one who's capable of waking her up."
"Sounds like a plan."
Together, they walked towards their destination.
Back with Hawkeye:
Hawkeye and Glenn walked the yellow brick road. Still unsure if she should pursue the wizard to find Roy, she asked the boy.
"Is he really capable of helping?"
"Yes." Said Glenn, "He's much better than that old man who got lost here years ago."
"You have something against the old man?" asked Hawkeye.
"It's not that I have something against him," replied the boy, "It's just that he's sooooo fake. He's hiding behind some image projector. I dunno what the hell people call it."
"So you do have something against him." confirmed Hawkeye.
"Shut up." Glenn said sighing, "How I feel towards previous rulers is none of your business, young lady."
"Fine, I will, I will." Riza said, feigning her defeat. "But anyway, the bottom line is, you trust this fellow more than the former?"
"Yup." was the only reply he had given her. Silence enveloped their surroundings as they walked towards their destination. But the silence broke when the Good Witch of the North appeared before them.
"Boo!" she greeted, trying to surprise her cousin.
"Very scary." Glenn said.
"You could at least pretend that you freaked out." said the witch. "It'd be more fun."
The boy sighed and got his beautiful strawberry locks off his face.
"What do you want me to do, fake a shrilly scream?" asked the boy. "Moving on, what the hell are you doing here?"
"You're no fun." stated the witch, "But you're right, let's get right down to business."
"A'right." Said Glenn, "By the way, this is my friend, Riza Hawkeye."
"She's the reason why I'm here." The good witch admitted, "You see, I met a cocky ass---"
Immediately, Glenn cut her off before she continues using profanity.
"Watch the language, you're in fairytale land."
"Fine. Going back, I met a man a few days back, I'm pretty sure he's looking for her."
"Great, do you know of his whereabouts?"
"Well, so to say, you wouldn't find him in Emerald City. If you go to the next kingdom… perhaps you'll see him."
"What kingdom?" interrupted Hawkeye.
"The kingdom on the other end of the forest, I think Glenn knows where it is." She looked at her cousin thoughtfully, "You do, don't you?"
"Of course, I do." said the boy impatiently. "Thanks for the tip. We gotta get going."
"Anytime!"
And with a poof, she disappeared behind yellow smokes.
Glenn looked at Hawkeye and smiled.
"So… shall we go there?" he asked.
"Definitely." Hawkeye replied.