(The Royal Family of Ev)

*October 21st, 1905*

*Land of Ev*

The bells were quickly rung for the arrival of Princess Ozma as Langwidere had taken the time to get herself ready by putting on the most beautiful head she could find.

"Ozma?! What in the world could she want?!" Langwidere had spoken out to herself as she quickly walked towards the living room area while Billina was watching this with curiosity.

"Ozma?' Who in the world is she?! I hope she's coming to save me!" Billina had asked Langwidere with curiosity as they waited for an answer.

"Ozma is the ruler of Oz which is the neighboring country to Ev, I have suspicions that she'll want a discussion in regards to an important figure" Langwidere had answered back as this was followed by the sound of the doorbell ringing which caught the princess' attention.

"Coming! I'll be there in just a second!" Langwidere had spoken back while looking at Billina rather coldly as she eventually walked towards the door and answered it.

"Good Evening, Princess Langwidere. How are you doing on this beautiful evening and could we come in?" Ozma had greeted Langwidere in a polite tone of voice as this was met with the young princess nodding her head while motioning her hands for the group to come in.

"Of course, I won't decline anything that you might need and to answer your question, I'm doing quite well. Just been intending on royal duties and ensuring that the Kingdom of Ev is safe" Langwidere had answered back as she had seen Ozma entering the palace alongside Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, Lion, and a Tiger as everyone sat down on the table.

"Wonderful but before we start the meeting, could you free Dorothy? I could sense her presence in this palace and she could very well be of a great use for us as well" Ozma had spoken to Langwidere once more as this revelation surprised Scarecrow and the others since it has been quite some time since they've seen Dorothy.

"W-Wait!? Dorothy is here?! How is that possible? I thought she went back home when we met Glinda?" Scarecrow had spoken out in confusion while Tin Woodman nodded his head in agreement as he was confused as well.

"I'm on the same page as you, This could also mean that Dorothy somehow had made her way back here" Tin Woodman had chimed into the conversation as this made Langwidere rather curious as she raised an eyebrow.

"Dorothy? Do you people happen to know her? I've imprisoned her cause she refused to give up her head but I can free her if you want" Langwidere had suggested to Ozma and the others in a casual tone of voice as this shocked everyone but Ozma in the room due to her rather absurd nature.

"H-Her head?! Now why would you want her head?! That's quite absurd indeed!" The Tiger who also went by Hungry Tiger had spoken out in surprise while Lion nodded his head in agreement.

"I agree! As King of the Beasts, I simply won't allow you to go for Dorothy's head, I simply won't!" Lion had spoken out while Ozma's expression remained serious as she motioned her hands for Lion and Hungry Tiger to quiet down.

"I see, You know that Dorothy has done no harm to you, right? I've met her before and she's a very kind and compassionate person so please don't ask for her head again, okay? And please free her as well" Ozma had responded back to the question in a rather stern tone of voice as Langwidere silently nodded her head in understandment before getting up from her chair.

"I understand, I won't pursue Dorothy's head any longer but if I see she's a threat then I shall take her head and add it to my collection, deal?" Langwidere had spoken back to Ozma while the young Oz ruler nodded her head in agreement as she had seen Langwidere leaving the living room to free Dorothy.

"I can't believe Dorothy is here, It's been quite some time since we've seen her, right?' Scarecrow had asked his friends as everyone nodded their heads in agreement.

"It has! Five years, maybe? It's quite crazy that this much time had passed by and I wonder if Dorothy would even remember us" Tin Woodman had spoken out to his friends while Ozma was quick to give them reassurance.

"I'm sure Dorothy will remember you guys since you guys were her first friends but for me, I'll have to explain my situation to her" Ozma had spoken out in a comforting tone of voice which made everyone in the room smile while Hungry Tiger was eager to meet Dorothy.

"This Dorothy person sounds quite interesting, I'm eager to meet her but I could go for some food right now since I'm quite famished!" Hungry Tiger had chimed into the conversation while Lion had quite the annoyed look on his face.

"You had just eaten right before we left. There's no way that you are hungry already" Lion had spoken out to his friend in annoyance while Hungry Tiger had a rather embarrassed look on his face as he and the others continued to sit in the living room until Langwidere finally appeared with Dorothy.

"I have arrived with Dorothy as requested, I hope this pleases you, Princess Ozma.." Langwidere had spoken out to Ozma and the others as she had seen Dorothy finally reuniting with her friends while she had walked over to sit down in one of the chairs.

"G-Guys! It's been awhile! I've missed you guys so much!" Dorothy had spoken out in joy as she walked over to hug Scarecrow with such joy as this pleased him.

"D-Dorothy?! You look so different! It's truly been quite some time and you've gotten a bit taller as well but I'm very glad to see you once more.." Scarecrow had spoken back to his friend while returning the hug before releasing himself from the hug as he could see Dorothy her attention to Tin Woodman.

"Tin Woodman! It's wonderful seeing you as well, how has it been ruling the Winkies' ' Dorothy had spoken to her friend as she and Tin Woodman hugged each other as both of them were happy to see each other.

"Dorothy, It's a pleasure to see you again and I find your hairstyle quite wonderful as well, I've missed you so much" Tin Woodman had spoken back to Dorothy as this made the young girl smile warmly.

"Thank you, and same for you, I've missed you all!" Dorothy had spoken once more to Tin Woodman as she finally walked over to Lion to give him a hug.

"It's very wonderful seeing you, my friend.." Dorothy had spoken out to Lion while the gentle beast was also happy to see his friend.

"Same for you, my friend" Lion had spoken out in joy while Langwidere grew impatient watching the events unfold.

"Are we done with the greetings? I want this meeting to be over already. We should be discussing whatever Ozma wants to discuss" Langwidere had spoken out in a tone of impatience while Ozma smiled back as she began to speak her mind.

"It's okay! Dorothy just misses her friends, that's all! We'll talk about what I had in mind.." Ozma had reassured Langwidere while looking over to see Dorothy approaching her.

"My name is Dorothy Gale, I'm assuming you are Princess Ozma, correct?" Dorothy had spoken out to Ozma in a polite tone of voice while holding her hand out for a handshake; however, Ozma simply chuckled back as she began to speak back.

"This might seem crazy to you but I used to be Tip, the same person you met five years ago but I'm a girl now and I'm the ruler of Oz; however, It's very wonderful seeing you again!" Ozma had spoken out to Dorothy as the young girl simply smiled back as she understood the situation.

"OOOH, you?! You look so beautiful! I'm glad you was able to find your true calling and I'm glad that things has been going well for you but I must ask, how did you become the ruler of Oz when Scarecrow was crowned king" Dorothy had spoken back to her friend in a tone of joy as she and Ozma hugged each other quite warmly before releasing each other from the hug as Ozma began to answer Dorothy's question.

"Things have been going wonderfully! Just been attending to royal duties and whatnot and as for your other question, It's a long story that involved Mombi but I'll explain more later" Ozma had answered back while Dorothy nodded her head in understandment as It was finally time for the meeting which made Langwidere relieved as she began to speak.

"Alright, Princess Ozma, why exactly brought you here today? You've also brought some friends as well so I'm assuming it's quite serious.." Langwidere had asked Ozma while winding up Tik-Tok as if she knew that he could have been of use while also unlocking Billina's cage.

"It's been brought to my attention that the royal family of Ev which consists of ten children with five of them being boys and the other half being girls have been captured by the Nome King due to a rather poor decision by the former King Evoldo. We also suspect that they could be kept in the underground kingdom where the Nome King resides in and with that, we intend on freeing them.." Ozma had explained to Langwidere that this revelation surprised the princess as she gasped quite loudly while Billina began to speak.

"Nome King?! I've heard Tik-Tok bring him up before but I never really bothered to ask but don't tell me we're gonna confront him?!" Billina had spoken out in a cautious tone of voice while Langwidere nodded her head in agreement.

"The hen is right, It would be utterly foolish to just barge into Nome King's kingdom unprovoked and demanding to release prisoners that were fairly handed over to him" Langwidere had spoken out as this had offended Dorothy as she quickly got up to speak her mind.

"You're wrong! Isn't it wrong to imprison a queen mother and her ten children?!" Dorothy had spoken out which surprised everyone in the room while Tik-Tok quickly stepped in to explain the situation to her.

"They were sold to the Nome King by King Ev-ol-do, I-T w-w-was E-Evoldo w-who d-did w-wrong.." Tik-Tok had reminded Dorothy while the young girl sighed to herself.

"I know Evoldo did was wrong but I just can't allow them to become prisoners and Nome King should had rejected the offer as well.." Dorothy had spoken back before sitting back down as she was met with a gentle touch of comfort by Ozma who smiled at her.

"Don't worry, we'll figure something out, okay?" Ozma had reassured Dorothy as this made her smile back quite warmly thus resuming the meeting.

"Like I said, It's quite a dangerous task since the Nome King is rather tricky and hard to deal with on certain days and who knows, he might turn everyone who dares to challenge him into ornaments!" Langwidere had explained once more in a serious tone of voice while Ozma listened rather carefully.

"Do you know where they might be confined? If you have that information then it would help us greatly" Ozma had asked Langwidere as she waited for an answer as the princess began to speak.

"No one knows, exactly. For the Nome King, Roquat of the Rocks owns a rather splendid red palace that's hidden underground yet nobody dares to disturb him due to the fear of his wrath…" Langwidere had answered back while Ozma nodded her head in understandment.

"I see, so we must find a way to head underground and confront Roquat or better yet, the Nome King but I thank you for providing us this useful information" Ozma had spoken back while bowing in respect as Dorothy began to ask her friend a question in regards to the Nome King.

"Um, excuse me? Could you explain more about the Nome King? I would like to know more about him.." Dorothy had asked Ozma in a tone of curiosity as Ozma was more than happy to explain this to her.

"He is said to be the Ruler of the Underground World, and commands the rocks and all that the rocks contain. Under his rule are many thousands of the Nomes, who are oddly shaped but powerful sprites that labor at the furnaces and forges of their king, making gold and silver and other metals which they conceal in the crevices of the rocks, so that those living upon the earth's surface can only find them with great difficulty. Also they make diamonds and rubies and emeralds, which they hide in the ground; so that the kingdom of the Nomes is wonderfully rich, and all we have of precious stones and silver and gold is what we take from the earth and rocks where the Nome King has hidden them." Ozma had explained to Dorothy while the young girl nodded her head in understandment.

"I understand, but what's your plan in regards to taking the rocks that were from his kingdom? I know most of it was during Oz's rule but I am still curious" Dorothy had asked once more while Ozma answered her question.

"My plan is to form a treaty to ensure that our people and the Nomes would never steal each of their diamonds, rubies, and everything else ever again, that's my plan" Ozma had answered back to her friend as this made Dorothy smile.

"I'm glad, I just hope everything goes well…" Dorothy had spoken out as she and Ozma shared a warm smile together as they had faith that things were gonna work out well.

*Underground Kingdom*

The kingdom was rather illuminous due to the many emeralds in place as the Nome King was sitting on his throne.

"Your Majesty. It seems that Princess Ozma has reached the Kingdom of Ev! What shall we do!" A Nome who's name was Kaliko had spoken out while bowing down to his ruler. Kaliko was a very slender nome with some facial hair and he was always faithful to the Nome King.

"Simple, keep a close eye on them and even if they find us then I will ensure that these fools will never liberate Evoldo's family.." Nome King had spoken out while laughing rather proudly to himself and to make matters worse, he was wearing the silver shoes! The same pair of shoes that fell off from Dorothy's feet five years ago..