(Oz's Terrible Requests)

*June 11th, 1900*

*Emerald Palace*

*Day 7, Morning*

Scarecrow was taken by surprise at the beautiful angel as he was expecting the giant head whom Dorothy encountered as he began to speak.

"G-Good Morning, My name is Scarecrow and I came here to seek some of your wisdom or rather a brain so I could become smart and think for myself.." Scarecrow had introduced himself to Oz as the beautiful angel simply stared back with a serious expression.

"I already know who you are and what you seek. I'm running low on time today so I will make this visit quickly. If you truly want brains then you must kill the Wicked Witch of the West and if you do, I shall give you some of my knowledge…" Oz had spoken back in a calm voice as Scarecrow simply looked down before looking up to object to the request.

"B-But, We don't have the power to kill her, I heard she's rather terrible! Dorothy has also spoken to me about this situation as well.." Scarecrow had objected as this made Oz shake their head in disappointment before speaking once more.

"I see, you and your little friends thought you guys were gonna come here and ask me to do these favors without any form of payment? You truly don't have any brains which is why I'm offering you this chance, Do you NOT want brains? Do you NOT want Dorothy to return home? Well, answer me" Oz had spoken back in a defensive tone of voice as these words made Scarecrow look down before shaking his head in denial as he wanted some brains and for Dorothy to go home.

"N-No! I do want Dorothy to go home and I do want some brains!" Scarecrow uttered back as he knew it was pointless to argue with Oz any further while the beautiful angel smiled.

"Good, now get out of my sight and don't come back here until you've defeated the Wicked Witch of the West, got it?' Oz had spoken back in a stern tone of voice as Scarecrow nodded his head in defeat as he turned around and walked away as the angel disappeared.

"Oh maan, Oz has told me the same thing that Dorothy had to endure, how could we ever defeat the Witch.." Scarecrow had spoken out in a sad tone of voice as he opened the doors to see his three friends jumping up in anticipation but unfortunately, Scarecrow had shaken his head in defeat as Dorothy and the others knew what happened.

"Oz told you the same thing as well, didn't he? I only killed the Witch of the East by accident so I don't know why Oz thinks we have the power to kill the other one…" Dorothy had asked Scarecrow as her friend nodded his head in agreement.

"I'm afraid so but when I met Oz, it wasn't a man but rather a beautiful woman but her personality was quite the same as you described it.." Scarecrow had responded back as this surprised Dorothy and the others as this was different than how Dorothy described Oz to be as Cowardly Lion began to speak.

"Maybe Oz was sick today and he had someone to fill him in however, whoever was filling him in decided to pull off a prank or something" Cowardly Lion had chimed in while Tin Woodman nodded his head in support.

"This might be the case. Either Oz changes forms or somebody was playing a trick but I think it's best to head back to our motel rooms until tomorrow.." Tin Woodman had spoken back to Cowardly Lion and everyone else as for the rest of the day, our heroes remained at the motel while thinking about their future encounter with the Wicked Witch of the West.

*Day 8, Morning*

*June 12th, 1900*

The next morning had arrived as it was Tin Woodman's turn to see Oz as the tin man walked through the corridors of the palace room while expecting to see either a giant head, an angel, or rather something unexpected as Tin Woodman was now standing in the exact same room that Dorothy and Scarecrow were at.

"Great Oz, I have arrived in search of a heart, I have been feeling cold hearted lately and I want a heart of kindness…" Tin Woodman had spoken out and a gust of smoke appeared.

Oz had taken the shape of a most terrible Beast. It was nearly as big as an elephant, and the green throne seemed hardly strong enough to hold its weight. The Beast had a head like that of a rhinoceros, only there were five eyes in its face. There were five long arms growing out of its body, and it also had five long, slim legs. Thick, wooly hair covered every part of it, and a more dreadful-looking monster could not be imagined.

"I'm Oz the Great and Powerful! I see that you seek a heart, yes? If you truly want a heart than you must help Dorothy and Scarecrow in killing the Wicked Witch of the West, I won't take no as an answer.." Oz had spoken out in a gruff tone of voice as his mere presence made Tin Woodman's metal body shake in fear however he had kept his composure.

"I-I know it's not wise to go against your great words so I shall h-help my friends in their mission but, why do you need us to kill the witch?" Tin Woodman had spoken out in a tone of fear as the great beast laughed at the question.

"Why? Why? WHYY? I said so, that's why. I don't do anything for free! If you kill the witch then I shall give you the most kindness and righteous heart that any man could ask for, deal?" Oz had spoken out in the same gruff tone of voice as he suddenly disappeared into thin air thus leaving Tin Woodman alone as the tin man had simply walked towards the exit.

*Day 9, Morning*

*June 13th, 1900*

The final morning of visits had arrived as it was Cowardly Lion's turn to see Oz as he was expecting either a giant head, an angel, a terrible beast or something new as the feline creature walked across the hallways of the palace room until he came to a complete stop.

"So, you are the Cowardly Lion, correct? Why do you seek courage when you should have it" Oz had asked Lion in a calm yet booming voice as a huge fire ball appeared as the entire room was covered in smoke which surprised the Cowardly Lion as this scared him however he knew he had to remain strong for his friends and himself.

"G-Great Oz, I-I seek courage, I want to be as brave as possible If I want to be king of the beasts so I beg you, Please instill some courage in me..' Cowardly Lion had pleaded as this was to avail as Oz laughed at what he just heard.

"Really? Well, if you truly want courage then you must help your poor little friends in killing the Witch! If you do, I shall make you the bravest person in all of Oz! Now go! I'm short on time!" Oz had responded back in the same calm yet booming voice as he disappeared into thin air while Cowardly Lion stood there in shock.

"Oh dear, It's the same thing that he told my friends but why did Oz appeared as a fireball for me and not for the others? I was hoping for the angel…" Cowardly Lion had spoken softly to himself as he made his way towards the doors as he saw his friends standing up with blank expressions on their faces as they knew what was to come as Cowardly Lion explained the situation to the gang.

"I see, Oz has told you the same thing and to you he was a ball of fire, right?" Tin Woodman had asked Cowardly Lion as the creature nodded his head in confirmation while Dorothy sat on one of the couches in defeat.

"I thought Oz was gonna be this wonderful person but turns out he's just this really mean person, I guess I'm never gonna head back home.." Dorothy uttered out as she felt tears flowing down her face however she looked up to see Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion all having the same defeated look as well.

Dorothy sat on the couch as something inside of her started to ignite as she remembered Kansas and what she called home as a jolt of motivation caused the young girl to stand up.

"Let's go, Winkie Country is the place, right? If Oz wants us to defeat the witch then we'll do it! I want to go home and I want you three to be happy with a brain, heart, and courage!" Dorothy had spoken out in hopes of motivating her friends as the three had thought of it for a moment until they spoke up.

"Y-You're right! We can't allow this to stop us! We gotta head west so we could complete our mission…" Scarecrow had spoken out in support of Dorothy while Tin Woodman and Cowardly Lion both had expressed the same feelings.

"I'm with you guys. If I want courage then I must help my friends with whatever troubles they're in! So, let's head to Winkie Country!" Cowardly Lion cried out in motivation as this made Dorothy smile as she let out yelp of praise as everyone smiled.

"Alright! Let's head off to Winkie Country!" Dorothy cried out in joy as she and her friends quickly made their way out of the palace as the gang knew that as long as everyone's hearts were united together then nothing could stand in their way in their desires to achieve their dreams as Dorothy and the others had officially started their journey to the Winkie Country.