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all eyes were on dorothy, the silence lasted for several minutes. Until madeline broke it that is.
"Dorothy, are you insane, you can't go to the city." Madeline said.
"and why not?" dorothy asked knowing full well what the answer would be.
"Well for starters, she wants to kill you!" Madeline said.
"And?" dorothy asked.
"dorothy, you are the only thing that poses any major threat to Evanora." Madeline said.
"there are other people who practice magic in Oz." dorothy replied.
"Dorothy, she took down Glinda and Locasta." Ellie said.
"But she couldn't take down Cassandra or Angela." Dorothy retorted.
"Cassandra and Angela, as it turns out, are cousins to Theodora and Evanora." The jester said.
"So?" Dorothy asked.
"Cassandra can only defend, trying to fight would likely kill her." The Professor said.
"Well, either way, I stand by it, I want to go back to the city and rescue the others" dorothy said.
"No." the jester said sternly.
"yes." Dorothy replied.
"kid, I know your intentions are good, but if you go back, you will be captured, and she will kill you." The jester said.
"that's a risk I'm willing to take." Dorothy said.
"Dorothy, you don't even have a grasp on magic good enough to even free them." Ellie said.
"Ellie is right dorothy, even if you did go back, you wouldn't be able to free them." Alex said.
"then I you all can come with me, or I can get Cassandra." Dorothy said.
"kid, the answer is still no." The jester said.
Dorothy sighed she knew she couldn't win, it was all of them, against her. She sighed again and got up, walking out of the room.
"where are you going?" The jester asked.
"Exploring." Dorothy grumbled.
She walked along the hallways she had been through. Until she found one that she hadn't explored yet. Opening the first door she came to she found herself in another storage room. This room however had a crate in it that was open. Walking over to it she looked in and found a small journal, similar to those that had been in the library. picking it up she noticed on the cover it said in gold writing `Property of western castle, if found please return'. She knew she shouldn't just read it, but her curiosity began to get the better of her. Opening it however revealed that it was empty to her disappointment. Sighing she put the book back into the crate and was about to turn to leave when she found that she was no longer in the castle, but now face to face with father time.
"Your friends are right you know, you can't just waltz in to the city." Father time boomed out.
"why did you bring me here?" dorothy asked.
"there are things that you must know." His voice boomed out.
"If it concerns the information I have recently learned, then I don't care." Dorothy said.
"But you do care, but you are starting to lose yourself, pushing your friends away." He said.
"I am not losing myself, I am not pushing them away." Dorothy said.
Father time smiled and walked up to her.
"Oz is threatened, Evanora is the most powerful witch Oz has produced so far, I cannot say if she is indeed the one the prophecy speaks of, but she is hungry for power, I am breaking my own rules by even telling you any of this." He said placing a hand under her chin.
Dorothy immediately backed away from. She knew she couldn't run from him, not in his domain.
"I don't want to be any part of the prophecy, I don't want to be part of anything, two people have died by these hands, it's a miracle that the jester is even alive." Dorothy said.
"Dorothy gale, come with me." Father time said turning and walking in the opposite direction.
Dorothy sighed and followed him. They walked for what dorothy felt was an eternity, until they reached what seemed to be a large mirror.
"is this all you wanted me to see?" dorothy asked.
"look in the looking glass, tell me what you see." Father time said.
"I see myself, my reflection." Dorothy said.
"no." He replied.
"What do you mean, no?" dorothy asked.
"no with your eyes, look with your heart, what do you see within you?" he said.
"I don't see what you mean." Dorothy replied.
"I cannot explain more clearly than that." He replied.
"it isn't clear at all." Dorothy said.
"as your time passes, you may eventually begin to see the meaning of what I ask of you, if what you see reflected is just what you see now, then you must find the answers for yourself." Father time said.
"you're speaking in riddles." Dorothy said becoming more confused than upset.
"what you see as a riddle, I see as perfect sense, but if you want a riddle, I'll gladly provide." He said.
"No thank you." Dorothy replied.
"suit yourself." He replied.
"is that all?" Dorothy asked.
"no, there is one more thing." He said.
"what?" dorothy asked.
"don't forget who you are." Father time said.
"I wont." She said.
"There is never enough time to do or say all the things that we would wish too, the important thing is to do and say everything you can, in the little time that you have." Father time said.
"Very philosophical." Dorothy said.
"Remember, time is short, and suddenly you aren't there anymore." Father time said his voice becoming an echo.
Suddenly dorothy found herself back in the room she had been in. but this time alex was in there, leaned up against a wall, scepter in hand.
"He warned us he would be borrowing you for a bit." Alex said.
"so in turn you came to look for me?" dorothy asked.
"No I wanted to see if I could be where you were going to turn up." Alex said.
Dorothy said nothing. She simply ran to him and embraced him tightly.
"Alex, I'm sorry, I'm sorry about how I acted earlier." She said.
"dorothy it's alright, we all know you meant well." Alex said
"So, there you two are." Came Madeline's voice.
"Madeline, do you mind asking Polly or Cecil or anyone really if they can start a pot of tea going?" alex asked.
"Did that before I came to look for you guys." She replied.
"Clever." Alex said.
"yes, and speaking of clever, I came up with a plan." Madeline said.
"you did?" dorothy asked looking up from alex.
"yes, but I need some time to prepare it, but everyone else seems to think it could work." She said.
So what is Madeline's plan? What would make them change their minds? for answers for These and other question Find out in the next chapter.
