(End of the Wicked Witch)

*July 13th, 1900*

*Witch's Castle*

*Day 30, Night*

Cowardly Lion was laying in his cage that was outside of the castle as the creature sighed in despair as he was worried about Dorothy.

"I'm terribly worried about Dorothy, It's been days since I've seen her! I hope the evil witch didn't kill her…" Cowardly Lion had spoken out in a tone of sadness as he felt his stomach growling indicating that he was hungry however he had to tough it out due to being barely fed and today was one of those days that he went hungry.

"I gotta get out of here, I just need to. I need to find Dorothy, some food, and my friends so I could get out of this prison.." Cowardly Lion uttered out in a low tone of voice as he noticed a winkie guard watching him with great concentration as he had come up with a plan.

"Hey, you better not be sleeping! You are supposed to be awake and alert as per the Wicked Witch's orders!" The Winkie Guard had ordered in a stern yet fearful tone of voice as he knew that the Wicked Witch's anger was something to never mess with as he saw the lion slowly getting up on all fours.

"I know but I can't guard anything if I'm starving so I'll tell you this, You let me free for a moment so I can get some food then I'll make sure that I NEVER leave this cell, deal?" Cowardly Lion had spoken out in an attempt to persuade the guard; however, the Winkie knew it was risky due to the Wicked Witch's evil eye always watching, however he looked around to see that there was no eye watching.

"Okay, don't cause any trouble and there should be some food inside of the castle but do NOT get caught by the Wicked Witch or her evil eye, okay? The Winkie Guard had warned Cowardly Lion as he quickly opened the door as he saw the creature slowly walking out of the cage.

"Thank you, I appreciate your kindness.." Cowardly Lion had thanked the guard as he slowly made his way towards the castle while the Winkie Guard watched.

*Witch's Room*

Dorothy was mopping the Wicked Witch's room as she sighed in tiredness as she had been doing chores nonstop for an hour straight.

"Gosh, I've never done this much chores for Uncle Henry and Aunt Em. This is practically excausting! If the witch wants the silver shoes than she'll have to force me to give it away" Dorothy had spoken out in a tone of tiredness and annoyance as the little girl continued to do her chores until she heard the sound of the door opening to reveal the Wicked Witch who had a evil smile on her face.

"Girl! I have something I want you to do for me so come with me!" The Wicked Witch of the West had spat out in a sneaky tone of voice as this made Dorothy suspicious however despite her objections, the girl still had followed the evil witch while Toto followed the pair until they had made it to a flight of stairs that led to the cellar.

"I've dropped something important of mine down in the cellar so get your behind in there and get it for me and while you're at it, get more water as well!" The Wicked Witch of the West had ordered Dorothy while pointing at the bottom of the cellar as Dorothy had shaken her head in defiance which had surprised the evil witch.

"No, Why would you want me to do such a task? You usually wait until I'm done with one grueling task before asking me to do the next one" Dorothy had responded back in a cautious yet defiant tone of voice as the evil witch started to get annoyed.

"Impossible, there's no way she could see through my trick! It was simple! I'd convince her that I've dropped something and she'll follow through BUT she'll trip over on one of the mops that I've made invisible thus making the silver shoes fall right off!" The Wicked Witch of the West had thought to herself before speaking once more.

"Because I said so, Look! There's nothing to be afraid of!" The Wicked Witch of the West had spoken out once more in annoyance as she carefully leapt over the invisible mop in order to reach the stairs; however this only made Dorothy further suspicious.

"How strange? The way that you walked towards the stairs is awfully odd.." Dorothy had spoken to the witch in a cautious tone of voice as this annoyed the Wicked Witch.

"Quiet! You'll do as I say! You get your behind down these steps AND…" The Wicked Witch of the West spat out in fury as in her annoyance and anger, she failed to realize the very own spell she had caused as she slipped on the invisible mop and fell from the stairs and into the cellar as a loud thud was heard as Dorothy had realized what the evil witch was trying to do with her.

"I see, you tried to make me fall and hurt myself so that you can get the silver shoes, right? Well, you can't have them! I won't allow someone like you to use them for your own gain!" Dorothy had cried out to the Wicked Witch as she grabbed Toto and proceeded to walk back into the room to resume her mopping.

"A-As If I'll lose THAT easily! I'll get those silver shoes even if it means the girl dying!" The Wicked Witch of the West had spoken out in motivation as she quickly went up the stairs to where Dorothy was at as she barged right in much to Dorothy's annoyance.

"If it's another trick than I won't fall for it and I'm also protected by Locasta, the Good Witch of the North's kiss so using physical means won't do you good" Dorothy had warned the Wicked Witch however the witch knew that continuing to argue with her would be pointless as she looked over to see Toto barking at her.

"Well, If you won't listen to me then I'll kill and eat your dog right in front of you and I mean it!" The Wicked Witch of the West had spat out once more in annoyance as her threat had shocked Dorothy.

"You wouldn't! You're bluffing! You just want the silver shoes and I'm never gonna give it to you!" Dorothy had spat out in annoyance yet shock as she attempted to grab Toto however the Wicked Witch had snapped her fingers which caused the poor dog to be trapped in the center of fire that was around him which made Dorothy finally give in to her demands.

"F-Fine! I'll give you the silver shoes but please don't harm Toto or any of my friends…" Dorothy had spoken out in defeat as she sat down to take one of the silver shoes off.

"Goood, now hand them over to me! I haven't gotten all day!" The Wicked Witch of the West had ordered Dorothy as she saw the girl handing over one shoe which made her smile with evil joy while her evil eye fluttered around her staff.

"Now, hand over the other one or your dog gets it!" The Wicked Witch of the West had continued as she motioned for Dorothy to hand over the shoes however something sparked inside of the young girl as she gave the witch a glare.

"No, I'm not scared of you! Your threats are hollow and empty. If you want the shoes so badly then why not take it from me but NO! You would rather harm a poor and defenseless dog than actually take this one shoe from me" Dorothy had spoken back in pure defiance as this angered the witch.

"Oh really? THEN I SHALL KILL YOUR DOG!" The Wicked Witch of the West roared in pure anger as she attempted to use her staff to kill Toto however Dorothy noticed the barrel of water and quickly grabbed it as she dashed the water on the witch in hopes of distracting her however..

"AHHH! Y-You stupid GIRL! I'm allergic to water! IT KILLS ME!" The Wicked Witch of the West roared in fury as she felt her body slowly melting and burning away as walked backwards until collapsing on a shelf.

"I-I didn't mean to! You tried to kill my dog and I only used the water to distract you.." Dorothy uttered out in a tone of guilt as she watched the evil witch slowly crumbling.

"TO LOSE TO A STUPID GIRL! I WON'T ACCEPT THIS! I WON'T!" The Wicked Witch of the West roared in anger as she crawled over to where Dorothy was at as she used her hands cover her melting face revealing her one eye while Dorothy saw the evil witch coming closer towards her way as she saw the witch's hand reaching out in an attempt to strangle her however she could only utter her final words.

"P-Pluck! I always knew you had pluck, If only I could strangle y-" The Wicked Witch of the West had spat out for the final time before her body completely melted into goo thus leaving Dorothy feeling scared yet shocked as she saw the evil eye being destroyed alongside with the staff.

"S-She's dead, the Wicked Witch is dead.." Dorothy uttered out as she went over to grab Toto then put on the silver shoe so they could leave the room and to their surprise she had seen her friend who was roaming the castles for food as this made her happy.

"L-Lion! Oh how have I missed you!" Dorothy cried out in joy as she ran towards her friend to give him a hug as this made Cowardly Lion happy.

"D-Dorothy! It's you! It's been awhile! I'm happy that you're still alive!" Cowardly Lion had spoken out in a tone of joy as the pair were happy to see each other once more as the pair made their way towards the entrance of the castle where many of the Winkies were all grouped up due to hearing the Witch's scream as they saw Dorothy and Cowardly Lion walking together with smiles on their faces.

"The Wicked Witch, is she dead? Are we finally free?" One of the Winkies had asked the pair as Dorothy smiled by nodding her head in confirmation as this quickly made everyone's faces lit up.

"YIPPIE!" One Winkie cried out while doing a joyous dance while the other two Winkies danced together and began chanting.

"Hail Dorothy! The Wicked Witch is dead at last!" The Winkies had cried out in unison as they were finally to be freed from her rule.

Dorothy smiled however she knew her journey wasn't over yet as she vowed to find and restore Scarecrow and Tin Woodman into their former glory.