A/N: I'm back! Firstly, a huge apology for keeping you waiting. I lost all my chapters and only just recovered them. (thankfully)

I hope you all enjoy the chapters to come, thank you for sticking with me and continuing to follow Hello, Yellow Brick Road.

This chapter is dedicated to Mara - Thanks for making sure I found what I was looking for!

Harry Maybourne grinned and crossed his legs.

"I've been expecting you," he said.

"Clearly," Daniel said under his breath. The others stayed silent. They were too shocked. "Of all the things I was expecting…"

"This was so not on the top of the list!" Jack finished. "Care to explain yourself, Maybourne?"

Harry's smile dropped as he realised his guests did not find the whole situation as humorous as he had planned. "Maybe we should adjourn to the Feasting Hall."

SG-1 followed Maybourne into the large hall which was adorned with huge portraits of gods, who they assumed were supposed to represent the Wizard.

"Please, take a seat," Maybourne said, pulling out a chair for Sam. "I see I estimated your measurements perfectly, Colonel," he said with a glance at her dress. She glared back at him.

As the team sat down, the room filled with servants, all dressed in elaborate green gowns and tuxedos. They carried all sorts of delicious smelling meals on their trays, twirling around each other in a complicated dance. They spun in and out of each other so quickly that it made Daniel dizzy. Finally, they set down the large silver trays onto the table, bowed again, and literally leaped out of the room.

"Ah, privacy," said Maybourne serenely. Sam, Daniel, Jack and Teal'c all glared at him, their expressions clearly showing just how appalled they were.

"Maybourne…" Jack started, not really sure which question was most important to ask. "What the hell?"

Maybourne smiled again. "I take it you're surprised to find me here," he said, pleasantly.

"I don't think surprised is exactly the right word," Sam said.

"What happened to being King Whatever the first?" Jack asked.

"Oh, I still am," Harry assured. "My permanent residence is with my people. I just come to Oz every other day, make a new decree, check on construction," he said, as though it was something that every average person did on a daily basis.

"I can't believe I thought you'd changed," said Daniel, more to himself than to Maybourne.

"Changed? Of course I've changed, Dr Jackson," he said. "These people have taught me so much. I love them like they're my family."

"Which is why you completely ruined their infrastructure, took them from their homes, put them in danger and murdered them," Daniel said, his eyebrows furrowed in anger.

"Murdered?" Maybourne asked. "I never murdered anyone. And for your information, these people didn't have an infrastructure."

"Why did you not tell us of this place when we last encountered you?" Teal'c asked.

"It was a surprise. You did get it, right? This is Oz," he said, gesturing around him. "Isn't it wonderful?"

"Yeah, the excitement's worn off just a bit," Sam snapped, not forgetting how sick she had been.

"Are you telling us that you changed everything about this world just tosurprise us?" Daniel asked.

"Well, Jack mostly," Harry answered fondly. "But sure, if you guys got a kick out of it too…"

"Do you realize what you're saying? What you've done?" Daniel asked. "You said you felt terrible about leading your people on, about lying to them, but you're doing exactly the same thing."

"Yes, and like my people, the Ozzians have benefited from my knowledge of irrigation, construction and law," he shot back.

"That doesn't give you the right to…"

"Pipe down, Daniel," Jack said, touching Daniel lightly on the arm. Daniel huffed and looked angrily at Jack. "Hey, don't look at me, I agree with you. But…let's just keep this civil for now, ok?" he asked.

"What were the circumstances of this planet before you arrived?" Teal'c asked.

"It was a mess," Maybourne said. "They'd been ravaged by the Goa'uld. Their towns were completely destroyed and their leaders were killed for showing disrespect to their Gods. But that was long before I got here. They never picked themselves back up again. By the time I arrived, there were riots in what was left of the streets, people were killing each other for a loaf of bread. It was ridiculous."

"So what made you stay?"

"They needed help. I could provide it."

Maybourne took the opportunity to hack into a large leg of meat, not looking up at any of his guests.

"That's a load of crap, Maybourne," Jack said. "Come on, what did they have? Naqudah? Lots of…wives?"

"Or a repository of Ancient artefacts?" Daniel asked.

Maybourned raised his eyebrows and smiled wryly. "I take it you found the device out in the corn fields," he said.

"The crow zapper," Jack confirmed.

Maybourne nodded. "It's true. I've found several Ancient devices during my time here," he said.

"Which is why you wanted us to come here," deduced Sam.

"Like I said last time we met, I'm no Dr Jackson when it comes to deciphering Ancient texts. I just thought you might like a bit of an adventure when you finally got here," he said, clearly proud of his hand in the transformation of this planet into Oz.

"And a great adventure it was," said Jack, sarcastically.

"Not to your liking, Jack?" Harry asked. "I find that hard to believe."

"Oh, it started out just great," said Jack. "Dancing midgets and all. But trust me, Maybourne, the backside of this little jaunt through your Merry Old Land of Wacko wasn't as dandy as you'd expect," he said.

"What?" asked Harry.

"What substance did you use around the poppy fields?" Sam asked.

"Oh, you liked that?" Maybourne asked. "I tricked you, didn't I?"

"What was it?"

"Powdered root of the Asoka plant," he said. "Practically harmless when ingested. I bet it knocked you out pretty well though, right?"

"Oh yeah," Sam said. "I suppose it's poisonous?"

"Only after prolonged contact with the eyes or broken skin," he said. "It needs direct and immediate contact to the blood stream to actually…oh no, you didn't…"

"She did," Jack said. "Will it do her any damage?"

"Not for the long term," Maybourne said. "Although, it is known to be quite a powerful hallucinogen," he said hopefully to Sam.

She nodded. "It was one wild trip, Maybourne," she said, disgustedly. Harry looked around at the other three members of SG-1, all of whom were glaring daggers at him.

He chukled nervously. "So," he said. "I suppose you'll be wanting to see those Ancient artefacts, right?" he asked.