Chapter Six: The Road to the Emerald City
Bu-Ling and the group, now accompanied by Brock the Cowardly Lion, have reached a flowerbed, with the Emerald City just beyond it. "We're almost there!" Bu-Ling chimed happily. "All we need to do is go through this flowerbed, and we're all set!" Chili added. The group then began to run towards the city... big mistake, for the flowers were actually the dreaded Poppies, and quickly put Bu-Ling, Cilan, and Brock to sleep. "I think we're in Poppy Terrirory. I knew this was too easy..." Ash replied. "Don't panic. We can figure out a way to solve this." he added... but soon saw Chili panicing, causing him to facepalm. All was lost... until it started to snow... "Snow?! WTF?!" Chili exclaimed, but soon saw it had a healing effect on the three sleeping group members. "What happened?" Bu-Ling asked. "The Poppies put you to sleep." Ash explained. "Then why weren't you affected?" Brock asked. "Because, unlike you, we're not living, breathing beings, but instead, sentient objects." the tin woodman explained before leading them to the Emerald City...
Meanwhile, Misty was watching through a crystal ball, and was furious! "DAMMIT! They're almost there!" she bellowed. "What're you gonna do?" a winged monkey asked her. "I'm gonna go send them a message!" she growled as she flew off on her broomstick.
Soon, the group reached the Emerald City, and were met by two guardians. "Halt. What is your business here?" one of them asked. "We're here to see the Wizard of Oz." Bu-Ling responded. "Alright, but you all must wear these as long as you are in the city." the other guardian replied as he gave them green spectacles. The group put them on, thanked them, and went inside the walls of the city... and were met with a shocking surprise; Misty was sky-writing a message, telling Bu-Ling and Cilan to surrender. The monkey fainted at the sight of this, but the others picked him up and went to the castle where the Wizard lived...
What is the wizard like? Will he help our heroes? Stay tuned...