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Something about that place name seemed familiar but Chibi-Usa could not remember where she had heard it before. She decided to ask about her 'mission' instead. "The Sorceress of the Winds sent me here. She wants me to recover some lost shoes, a pair of silver or ruby slippers she said that someone called the 'Wicked Witch of the East' stole from her."

Esmeralda said, "So you know some of the story. The shoes are magical; they allow the wearer to travel to wherever she wants."

That was certainly interesting. Chibi-Usa could use a pair of shoes like that herself.

Esmeralda continued, "The Sorceress was in Oz for a time, visiting Locala, I believe. When she summoned her rainbow to travel home, the shoes fell off and were lost in the desert. The Witch of the East had greatly coveted them and tried to steal them while the Sorceress was in Oz. She used a magical retrieval spell to call them to her and kept them for herself."

"So I need to find this Wicked Witch of the East and steal the shoes back?" asked Chibi-Usa.