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Em returned home with the triplets and Jon just as the clock struck six. It was then that Dorothy and Aislynn appeared.
"Oh, good, you guys are awake, Uncle Henry can you take us to Aislynn's manor?" Dorothy asked curiously.
"Dorothy you shouldn't even be here, you should be in Oz, keeping an eye on your friends." Henry said.
"Uncle Henry, please don't argue." Dorothy said.
"Fine, why do you want to go there though?" Henry asked curiously.
"Because we want to get the hot air balloon and bring it to Oz." Dorothy said.
"Why?" Em, henry and Mr. Foreman asked in unison.
"Why?" The triplets echoed making everyone laugh.
"I don't know, ace suggested it, and it seems like a good idea." Dorothy said.
"Alright then." Henry said grabbing his coat.
"Mr. Foreman take care auntie Em and the triplets while we're gone." Dorothy said.
Mr. Foreman smiled warmly and saluted. Dorothy smiled and saluted back and was about to walk out when she turned to Mr. Foreman.
"Also if Alex shows up tell him where I am if I don't come back." Dorothy said.
Mr. Foreman nodded and smiled. Dorothy and Aislynn then walked out followed by henry and soon they were off.
Meanwhile back in the city.
Ellie had been watching Dorothy in the crystal ball. She picked up her wand and tucked it up her sleeve just as Alyssa walked in.
"The armies are on their way." Alyssa said.
"That's good, Alyssa can I ask you something?" Ellie asked curiously.
"Sure." Alyssa said.
"What is it like being completely in charge?" Ellie asked curiously.
"How do you mean?" Alyssa asked curiously.
"I mean what is it like, to be in command, stressful? Easy going? What?" Ellie asked curiously.
"It really depends, like now it can be rather stressful, but it's not always that bad." Alyssa said.
"Well, that's helpful." Ellie replied.
"It should be, think about it, anyways, I see you're watching Dorothy." Alyssa said walking over and sitting down next to Ellie.
"Alyssa, go join the others, get people out on the towers and keeping an eye out for the monkeys in the event they return, also warn them about dragons, the jester has those too." Ellie said.
"What? Oh right Glinda mentioned that once." Alyssa said getting up again and running out.
Ellie sighed and sat down again. Toto then ran into the room with pockets following closely behind. He ran over to Ellie and began pawing at her shoes. Ellie sighed and took them off surrendering them to Toto. Toto immediately began toying with them while pockets sat there and watched.
"Toto, I thought you were done doing that." Ellie said chuckling and picking up pockets.
Pockets meowed and licked Ellie on the nose causing her to giggle. She then set pockets on her lap and went back to watching Dorothy.
Later back in Kansas.
As the group arrived at Diggs manor they were surprised to find Jenny and Jessica waiting for them. Dorothy and Aislynn emerged from the truck. Immediately Aislynn ran over to her maids and embraced them tightly.
"Jenny, Jessica, you don't mind if ace and I take the hot air balloon to Oz do you?" Dorothy asked curiously.
"It's yours, just don't do anything foolish around the jester with it." Jenny said.
"I don't have any intentions to." Dorothy said rummaging through her pockets and pulling out her ribbon of keys.
"Dorothy, can we come with you guys?" Jessica asked curiously.
Dorothy looked at Aislynn for a moment, she shrugged and looked at them.
"Jessica, I'm not sure that's a safe idea, it would be putting you guys…" Dorothy said as Jessica cut her off.
"At risk, we know, it's not like Ace doesn't keep in contact." Jessica and Jenny said in unison.
Dorothy sighed then glared at Aislynn with a look of anger. She then turned and started for the shed. As Dorothy took the shed key in hand and approached the large wooden door she sighed and placed the key into the lock. She then pushed opened the door and flipped the large electric switch. The basket to the hot air balloon was then brought into view. The basket had two propellers attached to the top around where the flame would be. On the rim of the basket there was what looked like the tiller of a boat to steer the thing.
"Ace, if I send you and the balloon to Oz do you think that you and scarecrow can get the balloon filled up so you two can teach me how to fly it?" Dorothy asked curiously.
"Of course I can, but why would you want to stay here?" Aislynn asked curiously.
"Because I want to tell Jenny and Jessica what they're risking joining us." Dorothy said.
"But they, never mind, just send me and the balloon." Aislynn said
"Right, send Aislynn and her grandfather's balloon to the emerald city." Dorothy said clicking her heels.
Immediately a large wind blew through the shed and Aislynn and the balloon vanished. Dorothy then sighed in relief and left the shed. Tightening her grasp on the scepter she walked back to the manor. Uncle Henry had already left and Jenny and Jessica seemed to have already gone back inside. She went up to the door and immediately it opened.
"Dorothy? Why are you still here?" Jenny asked pulling Dorothy into house.
"I sent ace and the balloon ahead of me, I just wanted to tell you guys what you two are getting yourselves into." Dorothy said.
"Like the fact that would could be, killed, turned to stone, turned into puppets, the list goes on doesn't it?" Jessica asked walking out of the parlor.
Dorothy was shocked, what had Aislynn told these two? And why didn't she tell her that she was keeping these guys in the know? She sighed and motioned for Jessica to join her. As Jessica walked over Dorothy sighed again and stood between the two.
"Take us to the emerald city." Dorothy said clicking her heels together and immediately she felt herself lurch forward.
Well Jenny and Jessica have finally made a permanent comeback in the story, and in the next chapter you know what's coming. Don't you sweet reviewers?