"AHA -" The triumphant guard flew into the cold, dusty room. The cold, dusty, empty room. "Where did those girls go?" he wondered. He thought he could expect something wicked from the green girl. After all, she was green. But the blond seemed so sweet and obedient.. "Well, men, back down the Wizard!"
Once down the rickety stairs and back to the Great Hall, the guards bowed down to the Wizard.
"Well?" he asked. "Where are they?" Pause. "Don't tell me they got away." Blank stares. "WELL, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? GO LOOK FOR THEM!"
Fearing the wrath of the Great and Powerful Oz, the guards scrambled to their feet and hit the ground running. When they had run out of the palace, however, they realized they had no idea where to look. Emerald City was a big place.
"Alright, men," the head guard called out, "gather 'round. We'll talk to every citizen of the city. Every Ozian, in fact! Tell 'em there's a Witch on the run and they must look out for their own welfare!"
"But. we don't know if either of those girls are witches.. We don't even know if they're really dangerous." The other guards mumbled agreement with the brave one who stood up to the leader.
"Well, do you have a better idea?" There was no reply. "That's what I thought." With that he gave orders for the different sections of Oz, and each of the men were off, headed cross country, while the leader headed back to the Wizard.