Chapter Five

Brrr let out a deep sigh as he listened to the debate between the Cow and the Goat. The two Animals had been debating on which milk was best for ten minutes. He let out another sigh. Sometimes he wished he had never become King of the Forest, but he was grateful for doing it because he was able to make a difference in the lives of his fellow Animals. None of this would have been possible if Glinda the Good had not requested for him to rule.

A sudden commotion outside jolted the Lion from his thoughts and stopped the fighting between the Cow and Goat. The three Animals walked outside to see what was going on. He squinted as he stepped into the sunlight. A smile crept upon his face as he saw his daughters coming. Confusion then came upon his facial features as he saw two humans walking behind them. It was a man and woman from what he could tell. He stood up straighter as the four of them approached.

"Kat, Leigh, what are the two of you doing here? Who are the humans?" He questioned for the sake of the Animals. Even though the feud between the two races had ended, many Animal's either disliked or distrusted humans. Brrr could see both points of view, but he knew the acts that humans did depended on the choices they and how they behaved; just like with the Animals.

The white Tigress gave a small bow to him before answering. She pointed to Daphne and explained that she the daughter of Glinda the Good. This caused the Animals to sigh in relief. Each one of them had a deep respect for the good witch, and for the things she had done to help them. Kat then pointed to David and told Brrr that he was a friend of future ruler of Oz.

Brrr gave the humans a polite nod and motioned for the four of them to come into his office. It was private there and more quiet. They would be able to talk about things without everyone watching them.

David held Daphne's hand as they entered the King of the Forest's office. It was rather large with lots of furnishing made of wood. It was very inviting.

"So why exactly are you here?" The male Lion questioned.

"Well, you see, sir-" Daphne began to reply. She was interrupted when they heard a loud machine sound outside. It was in the shape of a dragon and was extremely large.

"The time dragon," David whispered under his breath.

"We will finish this conversation later," Brrr told them. "Come, let us see what he wants."

The Animals and David stepped outside. He paused as he realized Daphne was not coming. He turned and saw an angry look of her face, but it quickly disappeared. He shook his head. He must have imagined it. "Are you coming?" He questioned.

She nodded and stepped out with him. She took several deep breaths and clutched her fists. She would be nice to the time dragon as long as it was not here for her.

Once they reached outside, they saw the entire Animals from the village gathered around the great machine. Nervous expressions were upon their faces. The time dragon came either to bring good news or bad news. It had the unique ability to tell the future and it was never wrong. This was both a blessing and a curse. It was definitely a curse if it brought bad news because if it had to do with a person, people would shun that person from society.

The dragon started to speak of a prophecy that had taken place twenty years ago. Before another word could escape its' mouth, it was thrown back into a tree and was slammed repeatedly on the ground. Dirt and gravel filled its mouth, making it unable to speak at all.

All of the Animals looked at each other in shock. This had never happened before. Who on earth had this ability? They wondered.

David was about to perform a spell to make the dragon speak when he noticed Daphne running in the wood. He decided to follow her. No one else seemed to notice she was missing.

Half an hour later, he finally found her. She was sitting on large, thick fallen tree branch. Her face was buried in hands. He took a few steps closer toward her quietly. As he got closer, he heard her crying. He touched her shoulder gently. She jumped up startled and looked at him. "Are you okay?" He asked quietly.

She nodded at him.

"Are you sure?"

Daphne shook her head and mumbled something unintelligible under her breath extremely fast. "What was that?" David questioned.

The future ruler of Oz took a deep breath. "I know why the time dragon was here," she replied.

David stared at her. The look on his face told him to tell him.

Daphne took a deep breath. "I-I-I am the reason that everything has happened in Oz. I am the reason why Oz is going to get destroyed."