It's almost over! One more chapter and this story is over! But first, the recap!
Last time on: "Wizard of Daioh": Chiyo-chan and her friends re-enter the spooky forest to fetch the Wicked Witch's broom for the Wizard of Oz. Of course, that's where the Wicked Witch lives, and we all know how much she wants the ruby slippers. So the Wicked Witch summons her animal army to attack them, but we all know how Iriomote cats do against feral cats. When that fails, Nikko the pedo-flying monkey snatched Chiyo-chan. And the journey continues.
In the wicked witch's castle, Chiyo-chan was warped in chains as the Wicked Witch crackled in happiness.
"Finally!" the witch shouted, "The ruby slippers are mine! Now give me them!
"No!" Chiyo retorted.
"Fine then, I'LL YANK THEM OF YOUR FEET!" The witch grabbed Chiyo-chan's feet and tried to pull off the ruby slippers, but magic mumbo-jumbo prevented the slippers from coming off Chiyo's feet.
"Of course the good witch will put an enchantment on those shoes preventing me from taking them off of your feet. Ditch that plan, I'm bringing out the big guns!"
Chiyo-chan whimpered as the wicked witch brought a large hourglass filled with red sand and flips it around.
"When the last grain of sand drops in this hourglass," the witch said, "You are going to cease to exist!" The witch laughed as Chiyo as is crying, not knowing that Mr. Tadakichi is gone.
Meanwhile, Mr. Tadakichi, along with the scarecrow, tin woman, and yamamaya, were hiding in a random bush outside of the castle of the Wicked Witch.
"So, this is where that witch lives, huh?" the tin woman said with a confused look on her face.
"Yeah, and we're going to raid that place!" the scarecrow replied.
"But how?"
The scarecrow glance at the three guards and smirked. Later, the trio, now wearing guard uniforms, knocked on the door, which it opened, letting the trio and Mr. Tadakichi to dash into the castle. They searched frantically through every door until they found the door to the room that has Chiyo-chan in it. The tin woman used her ax to bust open the door.
"Mr. Tadakichi!" Chiyo shouted, running toward her dog and companions, "You guys save me!"
"No time to celebrate," the yamapikarya said, "Hop on my back, Chiyo-chan"
Chiyo climbed on the back of yamamaya as they dashed out of the room. When the witch returned the room, she realized that Chiyo is gone!
"Ninjas…" the witch assumed, as she jumped on her broom and started to zoom around her castle.
The gang was running through the hallway when Chiyo noticed to the witch is following them, throwing fireballs at them in the process. The cat and mouse chase continued until the gang reached a dead end and the witch cornered them.
"So, little girl, looks like running away from fears is going to save you this time!" the wicked witch said, "What are you going to do?"
Chiyo whimpers before she realized that the poppy pollen spell was broken by a rainstorm, so she got an idea. "Scarecrow-san, is there a bucket of water lying around?"
"Oh, you mean this bucket I got out of nowhere?" the scarecrow said, holding the conveniently placed bucket of water.
Chiyo grabbed the bucket and throw it to the witch, splashing her with water. Then, the witch started to melt.
"You cursed little girl!" the witch shouted, "Look what you have done! I'm melting! Melting! I going, going!"
The only thing left of the witch were her robes, hat, and broom.
"Chiyo-chan, how did you know that water was the witch's weakness?" the scarecrow asked.
"Remember when Miss Glinda used a rainstorm to dilute the poppy pollen," Chiyo said, " I thought the same can happen with the witch herself."
"Wow, you're a smart one," the tin woman complimented, "Now that we got the broom, let's go back to the Emerald City!"
"Perhaps I can help you," Nikko said, appearing out of nowhere.
"HOW IN THE HECK DID YOU GET HERE?!" All of the girls shouted with Mr. Tadakichi growling.
Will Chiyo-chan get back home? Will the scarecrow get a brain? Will the tin woman get a heart? Will the yamapikarya get some courage? Will I go insane? Find out in the FINAL CHAPTER!
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