NOTE: Here's the next chapter. Spoiler alert, this is the very musical chapter. Anyway, enjoy!
Chapter 4: A Magic Land and a New Threat
Celestia took Twilight's hand and led her to the fountain, while the woman in the white dress began to sing softly to the little people.
[Celestia]
Come out, come out, wherever you are
And meet the young lady
Who fell from a star
Luna followed them and also began to sing to the Munchkin residents of the small village.
[Luna]
She fell from the sky
She fell very far
And Equestria is the name of the star
Munchkins soon filled up most of the town square, starting to smile and admire Twilight as an idol of heroism.
[Munchkins]
Equestria is the name of the star
[Celestia]
She brings you good news
Or haven't you heard?
When she fell from Equestria,
A miracle occurred
Twilight stepped forward to the Munchkins, to tell them what really happened.
[Twilight Sparkle]
It really was no miracle
What happened was just this:
The wind began to switch
The house to pitch
And suddenly the hinges started to unhitch
Just then, a witch
To satisfy an itch
Went flying on a broomstick
Thumbing for a hitch
[Spike]
And oh, what happened then was rich!
The Munchkins soon began to dance and sing along with Twilight and Spike in joy and harmony.
[Munchkins]
Yes. The house began to pitch...and?
[Twilight Sparkle & Spike]
The kitchen took a slitch
It landed on the wicked witch
In the middle of a ditch
Which was not a healthy situation
For a wicked witch
[Munchkins]
The house began to pitch
The kitchen took a slitch
It landed on the wicked witch
In the middle of a ditch
Which was not a healthy situation
For a wicked witch
[Twilight Sparkle]
Well no
[Munchkins]
Who began to twitch
And was reduced to just a stitch
Of what was once the wicked witch
Twilight was then approached by two small munchkins, who both gave her a small bouquet of flowers.
[Munchkin 1]
We thank you very sweetly
For doing it so neatly
[Munchkin 2]
You've killed her so completely
That we thank you very sweetly
[Luna]
Let the joyous news be spread
The wicked old witch at last is DEAD!
The munchkins all cheered and began to sing and dance around with happiness.
[Munchkins]
Ding-dong! The witch is dead!
[Spike]
Which old witch?
[Munchkins]
The wicked witch!
Ding-dong! The wicked witch is dead!
Wake up, you sleepy head
Rub your eyes, get out of bed
Wake up, the wicked witch is dead!
She's gone where the goblins go
Below...below...below
Yo-ho! Let's open up and sing
And ring the bells out
Ding-dong! The merry-oh!
Sing it high, sing it low
Let them know
The wicked witch is dead!
At that moment, the crowed parted while some trumpets played a fanfare for the arrival of a really important member of the munchkin committee, the mayor himself. He walked through the open pathway with his three assistants and all four of them approached Twilight with smiles. The mayor shook Twilight's hand and began to sing with his assistants.
[Mayor]
As mayor of the Munchkin city
In the county of the Land of Oz
I welcome you most regally
[Assistant 1]
But we've got to verify it legally
To see...
[Mayor]
To see?
[Assistant 1]
If she...
[Mayor]
If she?
[Assistant 1]
Is morally, ethically
[Assistant 2]
Spiritually, physically
[Assistant 3]
Positively, absolutely
[All Four]
Undeniably and reliably dead!
At that moment, the Munchkin coroner walked up to them and unfolded a scroll that read "Certificate of Death". The coroner looked at the mayor and began to sing.
[Coroner]
As coroner, I must aver
I thoroughly examined her
And she's not only merely dead
She's really most sincerely dead!
This marvelous news made the crowd cheer and sing once more.
[Munchkins]
Ding-dong! The witch is dead!
Which old witch?
[Spike]
The wicked witch!
[Munchkins]
Yes! Ding-dong! The wicked witch is dead!
Wake up, you sleepy head
Rub your eyes, get out of bed
Wake up, the wicked witch is dead!
She's gone where the goblins go
Below...below...below
Yo-ho! Let's open up and sing
And ring the bells out
Ding-dong! The merry-oh!
Sing it high, sing it low
Let them know
The wicked witch is dead!
Once the crowd quieted down, three little Munchkin girls wearing pink ballerina tutus came up to Twilight and began to sing softly to her.
[Lullaby Leagues]
We represent the Lullaby League
The Lullaby League
The Lullaby League
And in the name of the Lullaby League
We wish to welcome you to Munchkin Land
Once they were finished, they danced off and blew kisses to Twilight, who blew some back. Soon, three little Munchkin boys danced up to Twilight with lollipops in their hands. They stopped before Twilight and began to sing gruffly, but friendly.
[Lollipop Guilds]
We represent the Lollipop Guild
The Lollipop Guild
The Lollipop Guild
And in the name of the Lollipop Guild
We wish to welcome you to Munchkin Land
Once they finished, all three of them handed Twilight the lollipops, and she put them in her backpack. All of the Munchkins at that moment began to sing a grand finale to the new heroine of the magical land.
[Munchkins]
We welcome you to Munchkin Land!
Tra la la la la la
Tra la la tra la la
Tra la la la la la la
[Mayor]
From now on you'll be history
[Assistant 1]
You'll be hist
[Assistant 2]
You'll be hist
[Assistant 3]
You'll be history
[All Four]
And we will glorify your name
[Mayor]
You will be a bust
[Assistant 1]
Be a bust
[Assistant 2]
Be a bust
[All Four]
In the hall of fame!
[Munchkins]
Tra la la la la la la la la
Tra la la la la la la
Tra la la la la la la la la
Tra la la la la la la
Tra la la la la la la
Tra la la la la laaa!
Unfortunately, the celebration was short lived, for suddenly, there was a big puff of red smoke and fire in the middle of the town square. When the smoke and fire disappeared, there was a scary-looking witch standing there. She wore a black pointed hat, dress, cape and boots, and her face and hands were green.
All of the Munchkins screamed as they all hit the ground and covered their heads in fear. Spike jumped into Twilight's arms, as the witch briefly turned her head towards them. From Twilight's perspective, she looked awfully similar to Christine. The witch looked away from them and glanced around, as if she was looking for someone...or something.
Twilight turned to the two good witches, as they stood by her side. "I thought you said she was dead."
"That was her sister, Repestra, the wicked witch of the east," Celestia explained. "This is Chrysalis, the wicked witch of the west, and she's far worse than Repestra was."
Chrysalis turned towards them again with a glare on her face. "Where is my sister?"
"Yonder she lies" Celestia answered.
"Where?" the green-skinned witch asked.
"There" Luna answered, as she pointed to Twilight's house.
"Alright, who turned her into a house?" Chrysalis asked, still not understanding the horrible truth.
"Not the house," Luna explained. "Under the house."
"Under the house?" Chrysalis repeated, as she looked under the porch and saw her dead sister's feet, before giving a gasp of shock.
"Well, Repestra was always good at bringing down the house anyway" Luna tried to lighten the mood, but it didn't seem to work.
"Who killed my sister?" Chrysalis snarled, turning towards Twilight. "Who killed my sister? Who killed Repestra, the witch of the east?! Was it you?!"
Twilight drew back in fear, as Celestia put a hand on her shoulder. "No, no it was an accident. I didn't mean to kill anybody."
"Well, miss clumsy, I can cause accidents too!" the wicked witch barked.
"Don't you try anything!" Luna interfered. "She managed to defeat your sister when you couldn't. For all we know, she could have magical powers of her own. So you better beware."
"Ha! This little twerp doesn't have magic powers!" Chrysalis scoffed. "She just happened to drop a house onto my sister's head. But bad luck for my sister is good luck for me. Now Munchkinland is mine at lone last!"
"Aren't you forgetting the ruby slippers?" Celestia asked, getting the green witch's attention.
Chrysalis smirked and crept over to the farmhouse. "The slippers? Yes, the slippers!"
"Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo" Celestia whispered, as she flicked her wand towards the house.
Just as Chrysalis reached the front porch, the slippers vanished from the feet and the legs of the dead Witch disappeared entirely.
"They're gone!" Chrysalis yelled, as she marched back to the female group near the fountain. "The Ruby Slippers, what have you done with them, Celestia?"
"See for yourself" Celestia pointed her wand to Twilight's feet.
The teenage girl looked down at her feet to receive a big surprise. Her purple boots were replaced by the ruby slippers.
Chrysalis raised her broomstick in the air. "You give them back to me, little girl, or I'll—"
"It's too late! There they are and there they'll stay" Luna defended Twilight.
"Give them back to me," the wicked witch spoke softly to Twilight. "I'm the only one who knows how to use them, and they're of no use to you anyway. Give them back to me. Give...them...back."
"Don't let false sentiment fool you, Twilight," Celestia spoke up. "Those slippers must be very powerful, or she wouldn't be so desperate to have them."
"You stay out of this, Celestia, or I'll fix you and your sister as well!" Chrysalis snapped.
"Oh horsefeathers, you don't have any power here!" the woman in white laughed.
"Be gone, Chrysalis, before someone else drops a house on your head!" Luna warned, making the witch look up at the sky with slight concern.
"Very well, I'll bide my time!" the green witch turned to Twilight once more. "And as for you, my pretty one, it's true that I cannot attend to you here and now as I'd like, but mark my words, I'll soon have those ruby slippers and my revenge. So just try to stay out of my way. Just try. I'll get you, my pretty, and your little mutt too!"
And with that, the witch cackled and she disappeared the same way she came. Many of the Munchkins screamed, before they looked up to see that the wicked witch had left.
"Holy smoke!" Spike coughed.
"It's all right," Celestia spoke to the little people. "You can get up now. She's gone. It's all right. You can all get up. We're all safe and sound."
Taking her word for it, all of the Munchkins got off of the ground and started breathing with relief.
"Whew! What a smell of sulfur!" Luna said, waving her hand by her face to get rid of the smell.
Celestia took Twilight's hand and took her to the town square, while Luna followed. "I'm sorry, Twilight. I'm afraid you've made rather a bad enemy of Chrysalis. The sooner you get out of Oz in one piece, the safer you'll be."
"Oh, I'd give anything to get out of Oz in one piece," Twilight said. "But how can I get back to Equestria? We can't go the way we came."
"That most certainly is true" Luna nodded in agreement.
"But there is someone who can help. The Great and Wonderful Wizard of Oz himself!" Celestia announced, making the Munchkins bow their heads in respect of the wizard's name.
"The Wizard of Oz?" Twilight gasped with awe. "Is he good or is he bad?"
"Oh, he's very good, but very mysterious," Luna answered. "He lives in the emerald city and that's quite a long journey. Do you fly a broomstick by any chance?"
"I'm not even a witch, remember?" Twilight reminded her.
"Just checking," Luna chuckled. "And in that case, you'll have to walk. The Munchkins will see you safely to the border of Munchkinland."
"And remember, Twilight, never let those ruby slippers off of your feet, or you'll certainly be at Chrysalis's mercy" Celestia kindly warned the teenage girl, before kissing her forehead.
"So, how do Spike and I start for the emerald city?" Twilight asked.
Celestia pointed her wand over to the road made of yellow brick. "Well, it's always best to start at the beginning. Just follow the yellow brick road as far as it goes."
"But what happens if we—" Twilight began to say; only to be cut off by the two sister witches.
"Just follow the yellow brick road."
And with that, the two witches disappeared within the big pink bubble and floated away as the Munchkins waved goodbye to them. Soon the bubble was out of sight, and Twilight and Spike were amazed by the beautiful getaway.
"Wow, people come and go so quickly around here" Spike spoke, making the Munchkins giggle around them.
Twilight set Spike down and started to walk on the yellow brick road, while she began to sing.
[Twilight Sparkle]
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
[Spike]
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
[Mayor]
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
[Assistant 1]
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
[Assistant 2]
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
[Assistant 3]
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
[Munchkins]
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Follow, follow, follow, follow, follow
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Follow the Yellow Brick
Follow the Yellow Brick
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Eventually Twilight and Spike began to skip down the yellow road and the Munchkins followed them as far as the border of the village.
[Munchkins]
You're off to see the Wizard
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
You'll find he is a whiz of a wiz
If ever a wiz there was
If ever, oh ever a wiz there was
The Wizard of Oz is one because
Because, because, because, because, because
Because of the wonderful things he does
You're off to see the Wizard
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Once the Munchkins finished singing, they all waved and shouted goodbye to the teenage girl and the puppy. Twilight and Spike bid their farewells to the little people before they started their journey to the emerald city and the Wizard of Oz.
Well there's the fourth chapter of the story. Catch you later!
