Chapter Twenty Six
(Hey, y'all!
On the previous chapter, there was an error in one part.
Where it says "The message that the Witch was giving us was this after ten seconds", underneath that sentence is an 'E'. The message was actually supposed to say "SURRENDER BEATRICE" but instead, almost the whole message was cut off. I'm really sorry that it just happened.
Anyway, here is a fun fact:
Walt Disney's favorite song was Feed The Birds from Mary Poppins. It was played many times when he was alive and it was also played by the original songwriter after he (Disney) passed away. According to a website, it said that during that performance, a bird flew by as Feed The Birds was about to end.
How cool is that?
Okay, here is another chapter.
This story will be done around a little bit after Christmas.
So enjoy the story and life as it goes!
Keep calm and read and watch Disney movies! :D
-imaginarytoon1)
Beatrice:
After taking a deep breath and began to walk, I was thinking about a lot of things. What I was thinking the most was 'Will the Wizard be able to help us'.
"Wait a minute, you guys." Lion said nervously. "I was just thinking…"
The last few words faded away as he spoke but I still heard them.
"Thinking about what?" I asked.
"I really don't want to see the Wizard this much." Lion replied. "I better wait for you all outside."
"What's the matter?" Head Numbers One and Two asked as Lion trembled in fear.
"He's just scared again." TW replied as Lion began to fiddle with his tail.
"Don't you know that the Wizard is going to give you your courage?" I asked Lion.
"I'd be too scared to ask him for it." Lion replied.
He attempts to turn away and run back to the doors but Scarecrow stops him just in time.
"Don't worry, Lion. We'll ask the Wizard for you." I said.
"I'd sooner wait outside." Lion replied.
"Why?"
"Because I'm still scared!"
Then, TW, Scarecrow, Lion, and I began to walk again. All of the sudden, Lion exclaimed in pain.
"What happened?" TW, Scarecrow, Toto, and I asked.
"Somebody pulled my tail!" Lion exclaimed.
Scarecrow and TW aimed their eyes at Lion's paws. He was still holding his tail.
"You did it yourself!" Head Numbers One and Two exclaimed in unison.
Lion looked at his tail and said, "Oh."
"Lion, take a deep breath and let it out." I said to him.
Lion took a deep breath in and he let it out, as I told him.
"I want you to stay calm. We came from such a long way and look where we are now. We made it this far and there's no turning back. We have to keep going." I said to Lion.
Then, Lion released his tail and Head Number Two hooked his arm with Lion's while Lion hooked his arm with my arm. TW also hooked arms with me.
"COME…FORWARD!" The bold, booming voice shouted as TW, Scarecrow, Lion, and I walked towards the doors in front of us.
"Tell me when it's over!" Lion said and covered his eyes.
After walking at least ten more steps, Scarecrow, TW, Lion, and I (along with Toto who was still in my bag) entered a huge green room that had the smell of smoke. I didn't look around too much and my eyes immediately aimed at throne-like altar that reminded me of a stovetop with its burning flames and without a pot or pan. But the flames in this room were not ordinary ones. They were actually plumes of fire that were being shot out from the bottom of the alter and on the top platform. Suspending from the top of the altar was a large, monstrous, disembodied toon head that I couldn't see very well with the rising smoke. My guess is that the head is the Wizard of Oz himself.
"I AM…OZ…THE GREAT AND POWERFUL!" The Wizard exclaimed as Scarecrow, Lion, TW, and I trembled in terror. "WHO ARE YOU?"
We were too scared to respond and I was nervous about saying the wrong thing if I spoke up.
"WHO ARE YOU?!" The Wizard exclaimed again.
Immediately, I walked up a few feet while I was twiddling with my fingers.
"If you please, I am Beatrice Birchwood." I said. "Just…Beatrice Birchwood. We come to ask you-"
Almost immediately, the Wizard interrupts me with a huge explosion from the flames and he shouts, "SILENCE!"
I ran back to my group of friends and I exclaimed, "HOLY CHIPOTLE", as TW wrapped his arms around me in fear.
"THE GREAT AND POWERFUL OZ KNOWS WHY YOU HAVE COME!" The Wizard said. "STEP FORWARD, TIN WEASEL!"
Immediately, TW releases me and he nervously walks up a few feet.
"YOU DARE COME TO ME FOR A HEART, YOU CLINKING, CLANGING, CLATTERING COLLECTION OF CALIGINOUS JUNK?!" The Wizard asked.
Whoa! What a way to use alliteration at the end of that sentence! I thought.
"Uh, uh, yes, sir." TW replied to the Wizard nervously. "Y-Yes, Your Honor. You see, a while back, we were walking down the Yellow Brick Road, and-"
"QUIET!" The Wizard exclaimed and TW retreated back to the group. "And you, TWO-HEADED SCARECROW…" Scarecrow ran up a couple of feet, fell down to their knees, and began to bow down in respect. "…have the effrontery to ask for a brain, you billowing bale of bovine fodder!"
Scarecrow sat up to their knees almost immediately.
"Yes, Your Honor!" Head Number One exclaimed.
"Your Excellency!" Head Number Two exclaimed.
"We mean…Your…'Wizardry'?" Both heads exclaimed in unison.
Scarecrow attempted to bow down but the Wizard exclaimed,
"ENOUGH!"
Scarecrow got up on their feet and ran back to Lion, TW, Toto, and me.
"And you, LION!" The Wizard exclaimed.
Lion quickly exchanged frightened looks with me, TW, and Scarecrow and he walked up a couple of feet.
"Well?" The Wizard asked.
Lion doesn't respond and he just stands perfectly still. After ten seconds, he fainted, landing on his back really hard.
While TW, Scarecrow, and Toto were fanning some cold air on Lion's face with their hands, I looked at the Wizard with an angry look on my face.
"YOU OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF!" I exclaimed. "You frightened him! Lion came all this way with us and he wanted to ask for your help!"
"SILENCE, WHIPPERSNAPPER!" The Wizard exclaimed. "The beneficent Oz has every intention of granting your requests! Two-Headed Scarecrow want to have a brain, Tin Weasel wants a heart, Lion wants courage, and you want to go home! I have actually planned to give you your requests!"
Almost immediately, Lion sat up with surprise and he asked, "What's that? What did he say? What did he say?"
"But first," The Wizard said, "YOU SIX MUST PROVE YOURSELVES WORTHY BY PERFORMING A SMALL TASK."
"What's the task?" Scarecrow, TW, Lion, Toto, and I asked in unison.
"BRING ME THE BROOMSTICK OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST!"
My eyes grew to the size of sugar plums at that task.
"We would accept the task but there are two problems." I said.
"What are they?" The Wizard asked.
"Well, we don't know where the Witch lives! How are we supposed to get to the broomstick if we don't know where to find him?"
"And when we do the task, we'll have to kill him to get it!" TW exclaimed.
"FAR OUTSIDE OF THE EMERALD CITY, THERE IS A FOREST WHERE HARDLY ANYTHING STAYS AND THE SUN NEVER SHINES BECAUSE OF THE DARK, THICK CLOUDS! YOU'LL FIND THE CASTLE OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST AFTER WALKING A FEW MILES IN THE FOREST AND THE CASTLE NEVER ALLOWS THE SUN TO SHINE THROUGH! BRING ME THE WITCH'S BROOMSTICK AND I'LL GRANT YOUR REQUESTS! NOW…GO!" The Wizard said.
"But what if the Witch killed us first?" Lion asked.
"I SAID, 'GO'!"
In pure terror, Lion ran away from us and out of the room. He continues to run while being in the hallway. TW, Scarecrow, and I ran after him but we didn't catch up in time. Lion begins to run towards a few windows, leaps towards one of them, and the window breaks after he ran and jumped through it.
…..
Greasy:
"Police are looking for a seventeen year old girl, Beatrice Elaine Birchwood, who is now missing after the deadly tornado came around here." TV News Reporter, Brittany Anderson, said on the television. "Thomas Birchwood, Beatrice's brother, claimed that he was going to his grandfather's house to check to see if his sister was doing okay after she ran away from a HJI with two more girls, Cressida and Penelope Gruwell. Thomas told us that he was halfway through the Norwood Forest when he found out that a tornado was coming. Cressida told Thomas that Beatrice ran back to her grandfather's house because Penelope left her doll behind. While looking for shelter, Thomas watched the tornado carry his grandfather's house away and he feared that Beatrice was also carried away. An hour after the tornado, Thomas, Cressida, and Penelope went looking for Beatrice in the Norwood Forest and so far, they haven't found her yet."
I know that deep down in my heart; muchacha is still out there and still alive. I really want those people, THOSE ABSENT-MINDED HUMANS, to stop saying that muchacha is either dead or not found! She is still alive! I know that she is!
"Beatrice is a girl who is seventeen years old, has blond hair, and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a gray oversized T-shirt and a black skort. If you find Beatrice, call the police or Scarlett Birchwood. Her phone number is at the bottom of the screen and anyone who brings Beatrice back will receive a fifty dollar reward." Brittany Anderson concluded.
"Es su amor que yo busco, no el dinero." I said.
Right now, I'm sitting on the couch of the living room in muchacha's house. I'm not the only one. Every member of the Toon Patrol was with me, along with Slimy, Flasher, Thomas, Penelope, and Cressida.
"I'm really sorry that we couldn't find muchacha today." I said. "We'll have to try again tomorrow."
Boss sighed in an irritated matter.
"Greasy, we can't look anymore." He said. "We 'literary' looked everywhere and Beatrice is NOWHERE to be found! I'm afraid that I have to give up on this."
"I don't care if you give up!" I replied. "But I'm still going to look for her and I'm going to find her!"
"Greasy!" Wheezy exclaimed. "Beatrice is still missing! It's very obvious! You're so obsessed with her and your worry and obsession is making things worse for us!"
"How is my love for muchacha making things worse for you?! That has nothing to do with anything!"
"Ever since you met Beatrice, you haven't been yourself! I saw you help her during the challenge in the Sleepwalking Incident and how you are changing yourself just so you can make Beatrice like you!"
"Wheezy, muchacha means a lot to me and I'd give anything this world to make her love me! You read her father's journal! Muchacha and Thomas have a destiny to fulfill and if muchacha doesn't fulfill her part of the destiny, then there will be no hope or future at all! If we continue to look and find her, then there's hope!"
"Destinies are for wimps."
"GUYS, THAT'S ENOUGH!" Thomas exclaimed.
Wheezy and I looked at him.
"Greasy is right. If Beatrice isn't found or doesn't fulfill her part of the destiny, then there's no hope at all! Things would become dysfunctional and people would turn against one another and behave like wild animals! I'm going to help Greasy find my sister and I'm not going to stop." Thomas said.
"You want to start looking right now?" I asked.
"Not right now. Since it's really late, we'll start looking tomorrow."
"All right. For those of you who still want to help, we begin the second day of our search tomorrow morning."
And muchacha, please be alive. I thought. I can't take your absence any longer. I really want to see you! Please be alive!