Snape; Good luck in New York, try not to get mugged.

"Oh, very clever. Do you do stand-up? Maybe that would explain why you always smell like rotten tomatos."

Snape; At least I don't go around dousing everything in perfume!

"You could at least wear some cologne once in a while. Smelling like the dungeons doesn't exactly attract a whole lot of females."

Jareth; She does have a point. That's why I always use Colgate!

"Ummmmm...Jareth?"

Jareth; Yes?

"You do know that's a brand of toothpaste right?"

*Nods proudly* "Of course! It keeps me minty-fresh! Sarah loves the smell of peppermint."

*Shakes head wearily* "You see what I must deal with? Sometimes I think that these characters that I do not own will be the death of me. I don't even make money off them so it's not like I get compensation for their insanity!"
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"STEP FORWARD, YOU MOTLEY COLLECTION OF INGRATES!" The giant green..er..thing..bellowed at them, causing Marie to wince. Gimli saw it and took a stance in front of her, his axe held at the ready. Snape loomed over her shoulder, Jack scooted a bit closer to her, Arwen put her hand on Aragorn's shoulder and Nelly Lovett stood almost impossibly close to Todd.

Jareth glared cooly at the impressive monstrosity, holding it's gaze indefinitly. Hellboy held Liz tight against his side, Hatter just grinned up at the Wizard, while seemed entirely engrossed in keeping Charlie safe from harm.

Marie smiled at him. The chocolatier could be so sweet..pun unintended. Edward was stoic, his jaw clenched and his gold eyes unafraid. Eddie was bit more timid, but held his ground, however, he did gravitate towards Marie's general direction. She had his child-like trust and he adored her like he would an older sister.

"I SAID STEP FORWARD!" Commanded the Wizard.

Gandalf slammed his staff onto the emerald tiles of the floor. It created a din that echoed through the walls and silenced the other. "We are not here to suffer insults!" Growled the Grey Pilgrim fiercely, he seemed to grow in height and made the room a bit darker.

"THE ALL-KNOWING OZ IS AWARE OF WHAT YOU HAVE COME TO DO...GANDALF THE WHITE WIZARD! YOU HAVE COME SEEKING ALLIES TO STAND UNITED AGAINST A MOST TERRIBLE FOE."

Unnoticed by the crowd of characters, Thing scuttled off of Austin's shoulder and dropped to the floor. It hurried to where a great green curtain seperated a certain part of the room.

"That is true." Gandalf agreed, though he still seemed angry. "However, allies should not fight amongst themselves while being acquainted, lest they waste valuable time."

"YOU MAY BE WISE, MAIA, HOWEVER, I AM RELUCTANT TO CALL YOU 'ALLY' UNTIL YOU HAVE DONE ME A SERVICE."

"Those friends who expect things of their friends are not truly friends." Gandalf replied through gritted teeth. "Still, what is that you would have us do?"

"BRING ME THE RUBY SLIPPERS OF DOROTHY. SHE BORROWED THEM AND I NEED THEM BACK..." The green face blushed a bit. "THEY WERE...ERM...RENTALS AND I REFUSE TO PAY THE FINE!"

"And if we do this?" Gandalf prodded anxiously.

"THEN YOU SHALL HAVE THE GREAT OZ'S EVERLASTING GRATITUDE!" That was when Thing made it's move and slid back the curtain to reveal a little man pulling levers and speaking into a microphone. The man yelped and pulled the curtain back into place. "PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN!" Oz said in a panicked voice. Thing ripped back the curtain again and the man bit his lip.

"Aaah...hello." He said in a pleasently humble voice. "I'm the GREAT AND TERRIBLE..er..WIZARD OF OZ!" He attempted a smile, but gulped at the glares he recieved.

"I would like to know exactly what the fuck is going on here." Snape asked with all the warmth of ice in his voice.

gave him a stern look as he uncovered his son's ears. He turned to Jack. "You're a pirate and he curses more than you do! I have yet to hear you utter a single foul-mouthed word the entire time we've spent on this insane adventure."

Jack grinned, his gold capped teeth shining even in the dim light of Oz's home. "I' all comes from good breedin'." He boasted smartly.