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The diggs residence the next day.
Dorothy had spent most of the rest of the previous day worrying about whatever it was the jester was planning, she didn't know what he was going to gain from his current part of his plan, but knowing the jester he now had some sort of plan. It was now nine o'clock of the following day and she was in the backyard of the Diggs residence with Aislynn, Ellie, Alex and Annabella, they took turns throwing a ball for Toto to fetch. He hadn't said much at all since they found out the jester had ransacked their house. Ellie then looked at Dorothy as Toto walked up to them.
"Dorothy, what is that red smoke in the middle of the scepter?" Ellie asked noticing it.
"Glinda said not to worry about it so we definitely shouldn't about it not to mention she literally laughed at it so she knows something that we don't and she finds it funny." Dorothy said.
"Fair enough, I'll just ask my sister about it later." She said.
"Girls!" Came the voice of jenny from the house.
"Don't forget me!" Alex shouted.
"Girls and Alex!" Jenny shouted.
"What?" Aislynn shouted.
"Come inside please!" Jenny shouted.
"I wonder what's wrong." Aislynn asked curiously.
"Maybe Donna and Kelly have found something." Alex said pushing Dorothy back towards the house.
"Right, that could be it." Ellie said.
"Come on Annabella." Aislynn said taking Annabella's hand and leading her along.
Toto followed closely behind them with the ball in his mouth, he wanted to bark but he didn't want to drop the ball. Soon they were all back in the house and walking towards the parlor. It was then that Jenny walked out of the parlor.
"Good, there you guys are, Alex, your parents called, they've been informed on what's been happening and should be back to get you and Annabella tomorrow, they are also happy that Annabella can walk now, Donna and Kelly are in the parlor with Mr. Alistair, officer grey, and your aunt and uncle." Jenny said.
Dorothy smiled as Alex pushed her into the parlor. Alex pushed her over to her aunt and uncle so that they could hug her.
"Dorothy, we checked the house, the only thing that seems to be missing is that one hair ribbon, oh and some fruit but that wasn't really surprising." Em said embracing Dorothy.
"Dorothy, it's good to see that you're back to normal again." Mr. Alistair said happily.
"It's great to be back to normal, I mean I can't walk at the moment but that's just a minor inconvenience." Dorothy said chuckling.
"Right, well, I'll be taking Donna and Kelly home tonight, their parents will be back in town tomorrow with some more stuff, and hopefully this will be their last trip till the New Year." Mr. Alistair said.
"That's good, it will be nice to finally see them for once." Alex said sighing.
"Yes, my sisters were always wanderers when they were younger, luckily your mother decided to settle down and open a business with your father after they had you." Mr. Alistair said.
"Yea, I wouldn't want to be spending all my time with my cousins" Alex said.
"You already go to school with us, what more could you possibly want?" Donna asked teasingly.
"Donna." Dorothy said looking at her.
"Yes Dorothy?" Donna replied.
"Shut up." She said chuckling.
"Dorothy Gale!" Auntie Em said gasping in surprise.
"Auntie Em, it's all in fun you know that." Dorothy said.
"Yes, well, right." She said trailing off.
Dorothy was about to say something when the scepter began to glow brightly, Dorothy tightened her grasp on the scepter, Alex then noticed this as well and grabbed on to the scepter. Dorothy then felt herself lurch forward, it wasn't long before she began to feel dizzy and sick, and she then felt herself land on the throne in the chambers. Alex appeared in front of her with the wheel chair. Dorothy carefully set the scepter down next to her.
"Good morning Glinda." Dorothy said as Glinda walked up to them.
"Good morning Dorothy, Alex." Glinda said looking over to him and nodding.
Alex brought the wheel chair over to the throne and Glinda helped Dorothy into the chair. She then took the wheel chair from Alex. She then wheeled it towards the door of the chambers.
"Glinda where are we going?" Dorothy asked signaling for Alex to follow.
Alex nodded and grabbed the scepter. He then ran after Dorothy and Glinda.
"We're heading to the banquet hall." Glinda said as they got to the closest dining hall.
Glinda waved her hand and the doors opened. Glinda then pushed the wheelchair into the banquet hall. Dorothy was immediately greeted by the sight of Scarecrow, Tin man, Lion, Marshal Mallow, China princess, wiser, Brianna, Caitlyn and Chrissy, and to her surprise, The Nome King.
"Dorothy!" Chrissy and Caitlyn exclaimed in shock.
"Hello Chrissy, hello Caitlyn, Good morning your majesty." Dorothy said looking at the Nome King.
"Ah Dorothy gale, it's good to see you finally back to normal, and Alex, it's a pleasure to see you again." The Nome King said puffing some smoke rings from his pipe.
"Pleasure to see you as well your majesty." Alex said bowing.
Dorothy held out her hand and the scepter flew out of Alex's grasp and into hers. Glinda smiled and walked over to her seat at the table. Alex walked over and took the empty seat next to Dorothy.
"Well, let this war council come to order, Dorothy we know the jester was once more spotted in Kansas and apparently stole one of your hair ribbons." Glinda said.
"Correct." Dorothy said.
"Do you have any guesses as to why?" Glinda asked curiously.
Meanwhile at the jester's hideout.
"No Glinda, I don't" Dorothy said, as her voice emerged from the crystal ball.
"Ah Dorothy, if only you knew." The jester said ringing a small silver bell.
A flying monkey then ran in carrying a lawn gnome, one of the ones he had stolen from the Teaks. He then walked over to a large cauldron filled with a strange, glittering, emerald green powder. He took a pinch of it and threw it over the lawn gnome. He then muttered something under his breath. A few seconds later the lawn gnome began to twitch and move.
"It works, sweet Oz it works!" he said doing some sort of jig around it.
"Oi would you mind not shouting?" the gnome asked covering his ears.
"Oh shut up." he said flicking the wand causing the gnome to be doused with a liquid from a small bottle next to the cauldron.
The gnome went stiff and became porcelain again, the jester laughed and pulled out the hair ribbon. This he placed in a small glass bottle labeled "the final ingredient" he then chuckled and started pouring liquids in a certain order into the cauldron on top of the powder.
"Glinda do you think that he would try that?" scarecrow asked.
"What place a spell over the entire land? I don't know, possibly" Glinda said sounding a bit worried.
"Oh don't worry my sweet Glinda, I wouldn't attack all of Oz at once, besides I'm not done yet, my secret weapon is not yet done." He said chuckling.
"But what about munchkin land?" Dorothy asked curiously.
"Still in pretty poor condition, Alison is currently watching it in my crystal ball." Glinda said.
"And yet I have not expanded my spell yet, not right now anyways, but soon the first half of my master plan will be complete." He said stirring the cauldron as the liquids began to bubble and change colors on its own.
"Glinda, what are you going to do if the spell does expand out of munchkin land?" Dorothy asked sounding concerned.
"Dorothy, I have a plan, but I'm not going to tell you it because you'd act like my sister if you found out." Glinda said.
"Ah yes, that spell she is only to use once, the spell from the Grimmerie." He said chuckling and adding more bottles of liquid.
"Dorothy I think it would be best if you didn't ask any more questions." Alex advised.
"Ah yes, you, the one who has become a thorn in my side since the girls birthday." He said walking away from the cauldron.
"Glinda, I command you as an Ally and as a king, to reveal what you are going to do!" The Nome king shouted slamming a fist on the table.
"Ah Roquat you need to control your temper." He said cackling wickedly.
Meanwhile back in the banquet hall of the emerald city.
Glinda had realized she couldn't win the argument and then went to get the Grimmerie. Dorothy looked at the Nome King who looked worried at this point.
"Oz help her if she pulls the same stunt that her aunt did all those years ago." He said in a worried tone.
"Well, here it is." Glinda said walking in with a large old looking leather bound book.
"Glinda! You cannot use spells from the Grimmerie you know it's completely forbidden!" the Nome king yelled.
Glinda looked at him, she then opened the book and placed it on the table.
"My aunt used this spell so many years ago to protect the land of Oz in turn she lost her life, using the spell three times has proven fatal, no one has survived the third time, I have no used it yet once, the scarecrow said I am only allowed to use it if it comes down to it but then I am forbidden to use it ever again" Glinda said.
"Glinda, your parents would never approve of you doing something this stupid." Caitlyn said worriedly.
"I know, I know, that's why I didn't tell you guys, and I forbid any of you to speak a word of this until I've actually used the spell." Glinda said sternly.
"understood." Dorothy said.
"Now, now that that's out of the way, we need to start coming up with a battle plan." Glinda said shutting the Grimmerie and placing it in a satchel she was now carrying with her.
"Glinda, we do not need a battle plan, not yet anyways." Dorothy said.
"Dorothy, let's face it, this is going to lead to all-out war, you being turned into a cat was just a warning shot." The china princess said.
"Princess, forgive me for saying this, all of you forgive me for saying this but I won't let this turn into all-out war, not while I'm still breathing." Dorothy said sternly.
"Dorothy, don't say stuff like that, we won't let you risk your life in this matter." Scarecrow said in a concerned tone.
"And I don't want you guys risking your lives for me." Dorothy said angrily.
"Dorothy, please just listen, we…" Glinda said.
"Alex, help me stand up please." Dorothy said looking at Alex.
Alex didn't even bother to question it he just helped her up and get her balance. She then grasped the scepter.
"Dorothy what are you doing?" Chrissy asked nervously.
"To my bedroom FLY!" Dorothy shouted.
The scepter took off instantly. She was able to pull herself onto just in time as it flew out of the room and to her room in the emerald city. She watched as everything went past her in a blur. Soon the scepter came to a gradual halt inside her room, right over the bed. Dorothy then flipped off the scepter. Landing on the bed she took the scepter and waved it in the direction of the door causing it to slam shut and lock. She then flipped over onto her chest and cried into a pillow. It was a few minutes before she heard a knock on the door.
"Dorothy, could you please let alex and me in?" Came the voice of Ellie.
Dorothy sniffed and waved the scepter in the direction of the door. It unlocked and opened allowing Ellie and Alex to walk in along with the wheelchair, and Annabella and Aislynn. Ellie walked over embraced Dorothy the door then slammed shut and locked again.
"What's wrong now?" Ellie asked curiously.
"All you guys ever talk about is going into all-out war because of this, but I don't want that to happen." Dorothy said through tears.
"Dorothy we don't want it to come to that but you know it may." Ellie said signaling for the others to come over.
Annabella ran over and climbed onto the bed trying to see Dorothy's face.
"Dorothy upset?" Annabella asked.
"Yes, Dorothy upset." Dorothy said turning her face so that she wouldn't have to make eye contact with anyone.
"Dorothy, no one ever wants to go to war, and no one ever wants to be the reason people go to war, but sometimes things happen." Alex said going to the other side of the bed so that he could make eye contact with Dorothy.
Dorothy's eyes met with Alex's for a moment. She sniffed and wiped the tears from her face. She then smiled, Alex smiled back and chuckled.
"Dorothy still upset?" Annabella asked curiously.
Dorothy giggled and looked up. She flipped over and reached out a hand. Alex took it and pulled her up into a sitting position. Dorothy then took Annabella in her arms.
"No Annabella, I'm not that upset anymore." Dorothy said.
"Dorothy, come on, Glinda recommended that we return back to Ace's house." Ellie said placing a hand on Dorothy's shoulder.
"Right, yea, let's go back." Dorothy said taking the scepter and waving it in the direction of the door.
The door unlocked and swung open. She looked at Alex who ran back over to the wheel chair. Dorothy turned just in time to see Alex vanish. Dorothy then handed Annabella off to Ellie who took her and then grabbed aislynn's hand. Dorothy then grasped onto the scepter which glowed brightly. Dorothy then felt herself lurch forward. The usual sensation ensued, she then dropped down into the wheelchair.
Well that was a bit of a doozy wasn't it? Have you figured it out yet?