Disclaimer, same as usual, if I owned it, it would be on the the big screens not on a website.
Dorothy found herself once again in the middle of a nightmare. She saw her friends once again being tortured. The jester laughed doing summersaults and cartwheels.
"I'll find you, no matter what, I make my way through your friends, your family I will take away everything that you love, I will find the scepter, and more importantly I will find YOU!" he said laughing wickedly.
This time Dorothy was able to scream, but then she felt a warm embrace.
"Dorothy, please wake up, oh no she's having the nightmare again." Came Ellie's voice.
Dorothy snapped awake, and sat up running into Alyssa embrace followed by Ellie's.
"Don't worry Dorothy, it's alright your safe." Ellie said as Alison walked in alongside.
"The nightmare?" Alison asked.
"We assume so. Toto was barking loudly, luckily Dorothy hadn't locked the door so I was able to get it. Alyssa's room was closest so I went and got her." Ellie said getting up.
"She was literally struggling in her sleep, screaming and crying." Alyssa said getting up.
Toto then jumped back up on the bed and walked up and licked Dorothy on her face. She picked him and cried more while petting him.
Elena then came into the room. Still in her uniform, she put a hand on Dorothy's forehead.
"She's burning up." Elena said opening her pouch and taking out a small bottle and running into the bathroom. Alyssa then repeated the action of placing her hand on Dorothy's forehead.
"My goodness, she's right." Alyssa said.
"She can't get sick, not now." Ellie said.
"I don't think she's see I think she's just afraid." Alyssa said worriedly.
"Alison awaken Glinda." Elena said coming out of the bathroom with a glass of water. She then handed it the Alyssa and poured a few drops of the liquid in the bottle into the water. It started to fizz and turn a turquoise color.
"Dorothy, drink this, it will taste horrible, but it will help." Ellie said as the glass was handed off to her.
Dorothy did as she was told and drank the liquid, it did in fact taste terrible, but it got her mind off of what she had just seen. As soon as she finished she coughed and gagged a bit, but then stopped.
Glinda then walked in followed by Alison. When she saw the sight she sighed and walked over to Dorothy. Placing a hand under her chin.
"What did you see child?" Glinda asked Dorothy in her sweet voice, but she knew she didn't really have to ask.
"The jester, he said, he would find me, and he would find me and the scepter, Oh god." Dorothy said hugging Glinda and sniffling a bit.
"What was in that drink that you gave her?" Alyssa asked.
"Calming tonic." Elena said.
"Where'd you get calming tonic?" Alison asked pulling a small book from her pocket and flipping through it.
"From me." Glinda said.
"Oh, that's okay then, I just wanted to make sure it was the actual thing and not an attempt at making it." Alison said putting away the small book.
Just then Dorothy began the feel drowsy and dropped her head back on the pillow, next thing she knew she blacked out again.
It wasn't until later that morning that Dorothy awoke again. She sat up and looked around she found Ellie asleep in the chair next to her bed and Elena on the couch by the mirror. Toto was asleep on the foot of the bed. She found a small note on the bed side table. Which read 'Dorothy, the tonic put you to sleep, Glinda put you in a dreamless sleep. Hope you slept well, Alyssa'. This made Dorothy smile, just then Toto awoke, saw that Dorothy was awake and barked. This made Ellie's eyes open.
"What is it Toto?" Ellie asked getting up and stretching.
"Good morning Ellie." Dorothy said smiling.
"Dorothy! are you feeling okay?" Ellie said getting up and putting her hand on Dorothy's forehead, "well at any rate you aren't burning up anymore." She added.
"I'm feeling better." Dorothy replied as Toto came and licked her face causing her to giggle.
.Elena then stirred a bit and woke up. Noticing Dorothy was awake she got up without saying a word, walking over and placing a hand on Dorothy's forehead.
"Thank goodness, you're not burning up anymore." Elena said.
"Funny am I hearing an echo?" Ellie asked giggling.
"Oh, we've already don't this?" Elena asked.
"I just did a moment ago." Ellie said.
"Oh, anyways, I'm going to go to my room and choose my outfit for the wedding it's only a few days away." Elena said leaving.
Dorothy and Ellie sat there in silence for a few minutes, then Brianna came in carrying two plates.
"oh good you two are up, I saw Elena and assumed you two were up so I brought you two some breakfast." Brianna said walking over and handing them the plates then leaving.
Dorothy and Ellie ate in silence, each in turn sharing part of their meal with Toto. By the time they had finished it was eight o'clock. Ellie decided to go and change into some sensible day clothes. Dorothy decided to do this as well. She got up after Ellie had left and went into the closet. She grabbed a light green dress, and a blue shirt to wear under it. She also grabbed a pair of light blue socks with white trim and the silver flats, they matched with the dress nicely. Dorothy then went into the bathroom and changed. Then when she emerged tying her hair into pigtails, she decided to go visit Glinda.
"Come on Toto." Dorothy said grabbing her key and hanging it around her neck.
She left her room locking the door like she normally did and followed her memory to Glinda's chambers. She found the door open when she got there but she didn't see Glinda. She walked in and looked around. The room was completely void of any life besides her and Toto. She sat down on the couch next to the door and looked around some more.
Glinda had a lot of trinkets and little statues, but something she had made her shudder. It was a crystal orb that looked like the one that the jester used with the scepter. The main difference was that this one was pink and full of smoke. Dorothy got up and looked at it, carefully picking it up from its base. Images flashed in and out of it things that she had on her mind flashed through it then the image of Ellie's lost sister appeared, well the image of her eyes, full of sorrow and fake happiness. Dorothy knew she had seen those eyes somewhere before, she just couldn't put a face of people she knew right now to them but she then felt a feeling of calm swept over her like a cold wind.
"I see you've discovered my little box of thoughts." Glinda said walking into the door way
"Glinda! I'm so sorry, I didn't mean too." Dorothy said guiltily placing the orb carefully back on its base.
"Don't think about it my child, I'm glad you discovered it, how to you feel now?" Glinda asked walking over to her.
"Actually I feel at peace. as if a heavy burden has just been lifted off me." Dorothy said.
"And that's the smoke in the orb. It takes what you're thinking about and puts positive energy into you, its power is also really dangerous as much as it is useful." Glinda said picked up the small orb.
"I know that feeling, but what's the dangerous part?" Dorothy asked worriedly.
"it can, if you really feel you need it too, seal away memories inside it, I've only had to use it twice, once when I was much younger and came into its possession and then shortly after my aunt died and I became ruler of the north." Glinda said wrapping her fingers tightly around the orb, "however doing that leads to regret, because your memories are what make you whole." She added still smiling.
Dorothy looked at Glinda who handed her the orb. "The orb is passed down over time to a new owner as soon as the old owner thinks it fit." Glinda added as well.
"And you want me to have it?" Dorothy asked.
"I think you need it more than I do, or ever will again. Glinda said smiling at her, if you need to you can use it to get rid of the memories of your nightmare" Glinda added.
Dorothy then thought about it. And shook her head, placing the orb back on the stand.
"If I am going to face the jester I'm going to need to remember what it is I'm fighting for." Dorothy said
Dorothy looked at Glinda, smiled and hugged her, who returned the embrace.
"You should go now child, I'm sure your friends are looking for you now." Glinda said chuckling.
Dorothy nodded and turned around as they pulled out of the embrace. She then walked out. She headed towards Ellie's room but she never made it because a few minutes later she ran right into Ellie.
"Dorothy! There you are. I was just looking for you, you're needed in the chambers." Ellie said looking at Dorothy's dress and admiring it.
"Did anyone tell you why I'm needed?" Dorothy asked.
"Yes… um wait no, they just said to get you." Ellie said grabbing Dorothy's hand and pulling her along.
"Okay, there's no reason to rush is there?" Dorothy asked looking at her friend as Toto began to run after them.
"Dorothy, if someone requests you there you should always try to get there as quickly as possible." Ellie said in a stern voice.
"Who told you that?" Dorothy asked.
"I did, it's a rule of thumb I live by." Ellie said stopping and picking up Toto, who in turn licked her on the nose making her giggle.
"It's a soldier thing isn't it?" Dorothy asked.
"Yep." Ellie said putting Toto back down and walking faster.
"Wow you really know how to keep up a pace." Dorothy said walking faster trying to keep up.
"Once again, if summoned go as quickly as possible." Ellie said taking on the tone she had used in the forest.
Eventually they made it to the chambers. The doors were slightly ajar, Dorothy put her hands on the door and pushed them open. She was greeted with a surprise. It was like a small surprise party. One that she had no idea what it was all about. Just as she was about to question it two hands covered her eyes, not saying anything.
"Alyssa?" Dorothy questioned.
"Over here dorothy." came Alyssa's voice from the other side of the room.
"Um, scarecrow?" she questioned again.
"Over here kiddo." The scarecrow said, his voice coming from where the throne would be.
"Guess again dorothy." Ellie said giggling
Dorothy was stumped, she had seen the other girls at the table, and then a second pair of hands closed over the first pair she could feel it happen.
"Marshal mallow?" Dorothy questioned not really liking this game, she couldn't win it she was running out of guesses as to who the people were that were covering her eyes.
"What?" Marshal mallow asked, his voice coming behind her.
"We'll give you one more guess Dorothy, so think wisely." Came the voice of wiser.
"Wait, before I take my next guess what is this all about?" Dorothy asked running back on her thoughts.
"It's a little party to take your mind off things, I've always found that parties are also a great way to relieve stress." Came the voice of the china princess.
"But you're a princess you can do a lot of things, to relieve stress, I still have to get something ready for the wedding." Dorothy said just thinking about this now.
"Dorothy, you've had a rough night, you've help us. It's our turn to return the favor." Came the voice of the china princess.
Just then Toto barked a few times as if to confirm something he was questioning only to be shushed by Ellie.
"Shush Toto, I'm enjoying this." Ellie said giggling.
"Can I at least get a hint?" Dorothy asked hopefully.
"Here's a hint it's someone you know." Came the tin man's voice full of excitement
"Okay, before you think about giving advice make sure its useful tin can.
"Hey take that back." The tin man said, his voice filling with anger.
"Will you two stop bickering!" came Elena's voice
"Ah, I'd do it you two, when she starts expanding her vocabulary she's either very worried or about to be very upset." Came Alison's voice.
Dorothy giggled a bit. She then got lost in thought, she couldn't think of who else in Oz that she knew who could be covering her eyes. Then she thought of something.
"I'm going to asked three more questions after that ill guess." Dorothy said.
"Fire away, you've got nothing to lose child." Came Glinda's voice from in front of her.
"Friend or Foe?" Dorothy asked thinking of the first thing that popped into her mind.
"Definitely friend." Ellie said.
"Hmm, men or women?" Dorothy said thinking about the fact that there were two people holding their hands over her eyes.
"Man and woman." Glinda's voice said
Dorothy was at a loss now, she didn't know any men in Oz outside of her friends. And they were all on the other side of the room. So as a last ditch resort she asked the final question in her mind.
"Are they a currently residing here in the emerald city as a wedding guest?" Dorothy said.
"We don't know we haven't asked if they're just passing through." Alyssa said/
Dorothy was at a complete loss now, who did she know that would just be passing through the emerald city, the answer that was in her mind was, no one of course but then who would be covering her eyes. Her friends would never let total strangers play this game so it was either people she met in passing, or even more someone she did know and the names were just evading her. So she gave up.
"Well, I'm out of guesses, tell me who these people are that are covering my eyes." Dorothy said.
"Why don't you ask them?" Ellie said putting emphasis on the word 'them'.
For whatever reason this worried Dorothy, if it was someone she met in passing then she would feel embarrassed. If it was someone she had forgotten she would be completely embarrassed, for her it was a possible lose-lose situation.
"Okay who you are?" Dorothy asked said closing her eyes and bracing herself for what she might be met with. She felt the hands leave her eyes but she kept them closed worried.
"Why don't you open your eyes?" came two voices that made Dorothy's eyes snap open.
King of the Cliffhangers is back but I'm assuming you know who I put into this story. But heres a hint it may not be who your thinking.