Glinda's Plan
After Lady Glinda took the proverbial bullet for Ozma, everyone thought she died. But the keen observer would have noted that she is immortal, and therefore cannot die. The question among Anthony now is, where did she go? Everyone else in the cell with Glinda thinks she has died and now that they have lost more hope. Alec on the other hand knows Glinda is immortal, and therefore thinks she has a plan, and needed to escape in the most unsuspecting, and discreet way possible: fake a death, and appear somewhere else to carry out a hidden agenda.
The truth was she did have a plan, and she did not die. The death was a fake, just as Alec son of Ozma predicted, and she was waiting for the right moment to reunite with Anthony and Alec. She had to keep up the belief she was dead, and decided the best way to do that was to come up with a disguise.
Anthony and Alec were finally at the Dragon cupboard, or at least what once was the Dragon Cupboard. It now looked like a barren wasteland graveyard. Filled with the bones of dead Dragons such has huge rib cages that looked like catacomb halls, and fractured Dragon skulls scattered throughout created a mystical, and mourning feel to the site. Anthony was glad he found the thick dark blue robe, the air was colder and the wind a little stronger in this wide open field. He searched the bodies of dead people also scattered throughout, and much to his random as it may be delight, an almost stereotypical wizard's hat. With a wide brim to shield the wearer from both sun and rain, and a curved aged cone on top the brim, it completed his image perfectly. It also happened to be the same shade of dark blue as his robe, so he took it.
"Alright Anthony we made it, now all we have to do is find Bluefire. Shouldn't be too hard right?" They both knew it was a very slim chance that Blue was here, but still they searched.
"I don't know, all I'm seeing…is bone." I answered. We walked slowly through the carnage to not miss any small details.
"Anthony we should search the perimeter, as flat as this place is if we walk the edges we'll be able to see the whole place," Alec suggested, still wearing the camouflage uniform and hat with combat boots, perfect clothes for the weather and environment.
So the two men both of which now growing stubble, the persistence of their mission gave spare time only for sleep and primitive hygiene, not nearly enough time to shave, and even if they did have time, how would they do it? A few hours went by and then the rain came, they were half way around the Dragon graveyard when all of a sudden something went terribly wrong.
"ANTHONY GET DOWN NOW!" Fire bombs rained down all over the field, burning the environment, and forming fire walls preventing them from further movement. The fire also obscured their view but it was obviously a dragon that initiated the attack. Anthony used his staff again to create water shields around him and Alec to absorb the fire. Blast after blast of firebombs rained down on them, and it seemed to not stop. Anthony also used the staff to fire back with an exploding force, sort of like an invisible and deadly crackers .
"WHY DO YOU DISTURB ME AND MY MASTER? WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE FOR COMING HERE? WHO ARE YOU!" The Dragon was enormous, and hard to tell if black or blue. Winged, and with huge curved horns on his head, the Dragon was clearly an elder Dragon, but despite his enemy appearance, had the voice of someone Anthony knew.
"I am Alec son of Ozma, and this is The Blue Wizard, we have come for reasons of our own, either leave us now, or prepare to be slaughtered!" Alec said, conjuring a ghost blade the size of a great sword, and readied himself to attack.
"YOU STILL HAVE NOT ANSWERED MY QUESTION, WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE HERE? ANSWER OR I SHALL EAT THE HEAD OF YOUR FRIEND!" The dragon had a very low toned, voice with an accent that sounded British to Anthony.
"We came looking for a friend! An old friend, maybe you knew of him, but he was killed by the Wicked Witch of the West, his name was-" Anthony was interrupted. Alec was stunned that I was so ready to give away our mission to what looked like an enemy, but I decided to gamble.
"Bluefire. Bluefire, that was what they used to call me. I am Bluefire, though not as you remembered me. I have chosen to disguise my outward appearance so as to appear on the opposite side, we are always being watched by the forsaken Emperor," Bluefire replied. Anthony and Alec were both very relieved and thankful that it was their friend.
"How can I be sure? Say something about me only you would know," I demanded proof. I had learned not to trust so suddenly earlier.
"I remember on our way to the Conference of the Birds, you randomly made out with your girlfriend, although that would be difficult to do now seeing as she is dead killed in the same fight as my wife Violet. I was resurrected accidentally. When the Emperor cast his spell, he didn't realize it applied to all the Dragons, not just his. But when I came back, I was in an entirely different Oz, and chose to disguise myself. But know this Anthony, as long as I have air in my lungs, I will defend you." Blue lowered his head and offered a hug Anthony thrilled that they had another remarkable hero in their midst. And he wasn't sure, but he swore he could see the slightest tint of silver shining in a ring shape on his head, like a crown.