Dorothy, Madison, their dogs, Scarecrow, and Tinman kept on following the yellow brick road until came across a forest that Madison knew this scene. It was spooky, eerie, and Madison could hear noises that makes her shiver and scare. The gang stopped as they hear so many sounds that it's making them scared.

"I don't like this forest. It's dark and creepy." said Dorothy. "Especially the sounds that it's giving me the creeps." said Madison as she started to pick her dog up and held her close. "Of course, I don't know, but I think it'll get darker before it gets lighter." said Scarecrow.

The girls nod their heads in agreement. " Do... Do you suppose we'll meet any wild animals?" Dorothy asked. "We might." the Tin Man answered. The three looked at him. "You just have to say that?" Madison asked and the Tin Man shrugged.

"Animals that eat straw?" Scarecrow asked nervously. "Uh, some but mostly lions and tigers and bears." said Tin Man. "Lions!" "And tigers?" "And bears!"

Madison started to feel nervous but stood close to them and heard Dorothy said, "Lions and tigers and bears! Oh my!"

"Lions and tigers and bears!" the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Madison said in union and Dorothy spoke, "Oh my!" "Lions, and tigers, and bears!" "Oh my!" "Lions, and tigers, and bears!" "Oh my!"

Suddenly, they heard a lion roar and it made Madison and Scarecrow jumped with fear. Madison looked up to see a lion approach by a large rock. "Look!" she pointed out. The three looked up and saw the lion in fright. Abby barked at him, but Madison quietly shushed her.

The lion growled at them as the four stood still. But as the lion got closer, he leaped towards them and made the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Madison fell to the ground while Dorothy hid behind a tree. The lion growled at the scarecrow and the tin man as they were trembling, he growled at Madison as she held close to Abby, and then growled at Dorothy as she was still hiding.

The lion sneered and got up with his hind legs and had his paws balled up into fists. "Put em up! Put em up!" he spoke and looked at the three that were near him, "Which one of you first? I'll fight you both together if you want. I'll fight you with one paw tied behind my back! I'll fight standing on one foot! I'll fight with my eyes closed!"

He turned to look at Tin Man, "Oh, pulled an axe on me, huh?" he asked as he scared Tin Man and then he turned to the Scarecrow. "Sneaking up on me, huh? Why?" The lion growled and looked at Madison and Abby who was still barking at him. "Trying to let your little doggy to fight me huh?" "T-Trying not to let her go or else s-she will bite y-you!" said Madison but the lion mockingly laughed and then turned back to Tin Man.

"Here, here. Go away and let us alone." he said. "Oh, scared, huh? Afraid huh? How long you stay fresh in that can?" the lion chuckled and looked at him, "Come on, get up and fight, you shivering junkyard." he said then turned to Madison, "Have that dog release to fight little girl." "I'm not little!" Madison spoke and watched the Lion turned to the Scarecrow. "Put your hands up, you lopsided bag of hay!"

"Now that's getting personal, Lion." said Scarecrow. "Yes, get up and teach him a lesson." said Tin Man. "What's wrong with you teaching him?" "Well, I hardly know him."

Abby finally got off of Madison's grasp and barked at him along with Toto. "Abby, no!" Madison cried. "Well, I'll get you two anyway, peewees." said Lion and start chasing them.

Dorothy and Madison reacted to what the lion said and quickly rescued their dogs. Madison quickly picked Abby up before Dorothy and Toto and went back to Scarecrow and Tin Man. Dorothy finally grabbed Toto and head towards them. As Lion growled and ran towards them, something caught his eye.

He saw the necklace around Madison's neck and his eyes turned wide until he felt a slap on his nose from Dorothy's hand and he began to cry.

"Shame on you!" Dorothy scolded. "What did you do that for? I didn't bite them!" he said as he continuedly crying. Madison started felt sorry for him but stood with a disappointed look along with the others. "No, but you tried to. But it's bad enough picking on a straw man but when you go around picking on poor little dogs." said Dorothy.

"Well, you didn't have to go and hit me, did you? Is my nose bleeding?" the lion asked as he wiped away the tears off his face with his tail. "Well, of course not." Dorothy answered as she looked at him, "My goodness, what a fuss you're making! Well, naturally when you go around picking on things weaker than you are. Why, you're nothing but a great big coward!"

"You're right, I am a coward! I haven't had any courage at all. I even scare myself! Look at the circles under my eyes. I haven't slept in weeks." said Lion. "Why don't you try counting sheep?" Tin Man asked. "That doesn't do any good. I'm afraid of them." Lion answered, "Oh, that's too bad." said Scarecrow and then whispered to the girls, "Don't you think the Wizard could help him too?"

"I don't see why not. What do you think Madison?" Dorothy asked. "That's fine by me." she answered, and the girls turned to face Lion. "Why don't you, come along with us? We're on our way to see the Wizard now. To get him a heart." said Dorothy as she pointed to the Tin Man. "And him a brain." said Tin Man as he pointed to Scarecrow. "And take me and Dorothy back to our homes." said Madison.

"I'm sure, he could give you some courage." said Dorothy. "Well, wouldn't you feel degraded to be seen in the company of a cowardly lion? I would." "No, of course not." the girls spoke in union. "Gee, that's awfully nice of you. My life has been simply unbearable." said Lion.

Dorothy brought out her handkerchief and wiped away the Lion's tears. "Well, It's all right now. The Wizard will fix everything." she said. "It's been in me so long. I just gotta tell you how I feel." said Lion. "Well, come on." said Dorothy. "Do tell us." said Madison as the gang start walking along with Lion.

Lion: (singing) Yeah, it's sad, believe me, Missy

When you're born to be a sissy,

Without the vim and verve.

But I could show my prowess

Be a lion not a mou-ess

If I only had the nerve

I'm afraid there's no denyin'

I'm just a dande-lion

A fate I don't deserve

I'd be brave as a blizzard

Tin Man: I'd be gentle as a lizard.

Scarecrow: I'd be clever as a gizzard.

Girls: If the Wizard is a wizard, who will serve.

Scarecrow: Then I'm sure to get a brain.

Tin Man: A heart.

Girls: A home.

Lion: The nerve.

All: Oh, we're off to see the Wizard

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

We hear 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!

We're off to see the Wizard

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz!

To Be Continued...