The Wizard of Oz
Retold by Mutitoon
Chapter Ten
Dorothy and Toto walked to the throne room, and unlike her friends before her, the room was dark and had no light.
"This place is sure dark." The girl said to her dog.
Then, all of a sudden, a bright, green light beamed out all over the room, almost blinding Dorothy. When the girl regained her sight, she saw no one, only the throne that sat in the middle of the room.
"Talk about your lousy entrances." Dorothy announced out loud.
"Sorry for disappointing you." A gruff, older man's voice rang out, causing Toto to bark.
"Are you the Wizard of Oz?" The girl asked the voice as she picked up her dog.
"I am." The voice replied.
"If I could ask, why do you not show me a form of yourself?" The human female asked.
"I don't believe that I would impress a powerful witch like yourself." Answered the voice, which sounded like a joke.
Dorothy forced a smiled to cover her confusion and annoyance as she spoke, "Words can't describe what I'm feelin' right now."
"Right." The voice announced, probably having heard the tone of Dorothy's voice, "I can have your request to return you back to your home, but I need something in return."
"What is it?" The girl asked.
"You must put an end to the reign of Elda, Vampire-Witch of the West."
"You want me to end HER reign?" Dorothy asked, shaking from the thought of the idea of intentionally killing someone.
"I'm sorry," The Wizard's voice said, "but you must to allow your friends to get their hopes fulfilled."
After a small moment of silence, Dorothy said with a deep sigh, "All right."
Dorothy and Toto exited the palace and was met by her friends, Amy Rose, and Knuckles.
"What form did you see?" Cerberus asked, seeing the sad look on the human girl's face.
"He did not show himself." The girl replied.
"What?" The three companions exclaimed in confusion.
"That's right, he didn't show me his form, but what he told me to do is what really surprised me." Dorothy confessed.
"That doesn't sound good." Tenchi verbally thought.
"Yeah." Jigen agreed, "The Wizard wants me to get an item for Elda."
"Really?" The lion and the scarecrow exclaimed, "Me too!"
Jigen turned to Dorothy and asked, "What did the Wizard ask you to get?"
"Nothin'." The girl answered as Toto sat down next to his owner.
"So, he's giving you your wish for nothing?" Tenchi asked. Then, he smiled and said, "He must really see you as an important person."
"I don't think so." Jigen voiced out, "Dorothy, what are you suppose to do to get home?"
The girl turned her head from her friends as she answered.
"I have to end Elda's reign."
The group fell silent at the news, but Amy Rose and Knuckles still was able to talk.
"What!" Knuckles yelled out, "Do you mean to kill Elda?"
"You've got to be joking!" Amy Rose exclaimed in fright.
"I'm not." The girl replied to the pink hedgehog.
"Oh, boy." Cerberus thought out.
"Yeah." Tenchi agreed.
"Hmm..." Jigen hummed as he thought.
"What is it?" Dorothy asked.
"Dorothy, Tenchi said that you have an enchanted hair-tie." The metal man said.
"Yeah." The girl replied.
"That'll protect you." The tin man announced.
"You're right." Dorothy sighed out before smiling at Jigen, "Thanks, Jigen."
The tin man smiled as Amy Rose spoke up.
"What are you guys gonna do now?"
"What else?" Tenchi announced, "We go after Elda."
"Whoa!" Knuckles said, "Good thing I'm not going."
"I heard that." Cerberus announced.
Dorothy grinned at the guard's shocked facial expression before she said a statement.
"That's what you get for scaring and laughing at Cerberus."
"Real funny." The echinda announced, not really believing the warning.
"Let's go." Amy Rose announced.
"Yeah." Dorothy agreed.
The group followed Amy Rose to another entrance, which was guarding by a cat with light purple with dark tips on the hair and tip of the tail and white fur, yellow eyes, and a red opal on her forehead. The cat wore a purple robe, which a yellow neck and pink hem, white pants and gloves, high-heel shoes, which looked similar to Sonic's shoes, a red hair-tie, which sat on her head, and spiky frills on the wrists and ankles.
"Hi, Blaze." The pink hedgehog greeted the cat.
"Amy Rose," Blaze greeted, "it's good to see you again."
"Same here." The hedgehog said.
Blaze looked at Dorothy and her friends and asked, "Are you leaving?"
"We are." Dorothy answered.
"To the West?" The cat asked.
"That's right." Tenchi replied.
"I understand." Blaze announced. Then, she said, "Wait here."
"Sure." Dorothy said as the cat went to the gate.
The gate slid to the wall within a few minutes.
"Good luck." Amy Rose said to the group.
"Thanks." Dorothy said to the pink hedgehog.
"Wait." Blaze spoke out.
"What is it?" Jigen asked.
"Take this." Blaze said, offering a basket to the group.
"What is it?" Tenchi answered a question, which Cerberus answered, "It's food!"
"For the trip." Blaze explained.
"Thank you." Dorothy said with a grateful smile.
"You're welcome." The purple feline replied.
The group said, 'Good-bye' and went to the West.