(Dorothy's Bravery)
*October 22nd, 1905*
*Nome Kingdom*
Dorothy stood in front of the Nome King as she waited for her answer as this made the king laugh much to Dorothy's annoyance.
"Ha ho he hi ho! Time? What makes you think I'm gonna give you more time?! You are just prolonging your inevitable defeat!" Nome King had spat out in a mocking tone of voice while Dorothy remained serious as she began to explain the situation to him.
"Well, I'm tired and I haven't gotten any sleep since last night and I swear, I'll resume the game once I'm all rested, okay?" Dorothy had spoken back to Nome King as this caused him to think about everything for a moment until deciding on a solution.
"I understand; however, I'll only let you rest for the night if you give up ten of your guesses which means that you'll only have one chance to save your friends and the Ev Family, is that a deal?" Nome King had spoken back to Dorothy while reaching his hand out for a handshake as Dorothy nodded her head in agreement much to Billina's dismay.
"Deal, I'll find a way to save everyone once I'm rested and that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make" Dorothy had responded back while shaking hands with Nome King thus sealing the deal while Billina didn't take this new agreement well.
"That girl! If she messes up then it's all over! What shall I do once Nome King sets his sights on me?!" Billina had thought to herself as she was filled with unease in regards to the new developments that she was seeing between Dorothy and Nome King.
"Good! I shall allow you to rest up and you should eat dinner first. It's quite important to eat something before getting a good night's rest! I shall see you tomorrow morning, toodles!" Nome King had spoken out to Dorothy for the final time before he used the silver shoes to return back to his throne room thus leaving Dorothy and Billina alone.
"Dorothy?! Are you sure that you can handle this? If you mess up once then it's game over! You'll never return home!" Billina had spoken out to her friend in a tone of concern as the pair made their way towards the dining table.
"I know, but I just have to try! I'm tired and if I was to play right now then I'd lose without a question…" Dorothy had spoken back to Billina as she sat down in one of the dining chairs while the red hen did the same thing.
"Well, I hope that you win! All of Ev and even Oz is counting on you, my friend.." Billina had spoken back to Dorothy as this made her smile rather warmly at the red hen as she began to speak once more.
"I will, I bet my life on it!" Dorothy had spoken back to Billina in a confident tone of voice as she knew that things may end up going her way.
Dorothy and Billina ate their dinner which was rather delicious and now, it was finally time for the pair to rest up for the night as Dorothy and Billina were laying in bed together.
"It feels strange sleeping in this place.." Dorothy had whispered to her friend while Billina chuckled to herself in agreement as she began to speak.
"You bet! Once you win this game then we're outta here, right?! I don't wanna spend one more day in this place!" Billina had spoken back in agreement as Dorothy started to laugh quietly to herself which made the red hen curious.
"What's funny? Do I have something on me?" Billina had whispered back while Dorothy had shaken her head in denial before answering the question.
"No, not at all! It's just that I'm glad that I could at least talk to someone during this time or else I'll be awfully lonely…" Dorothy had answered back in a warm tone of voice as this made Billina smile back.
"I-I see? W-Well, same to you, you're a great owner and friend.." Billina had spoken back to her friend in a happy tone of voice while feeling herself slowly drifting off to sleep including Dorothy as well.
"Goodnight, Billina…" Dorothy had whispered out to the red hen for the final time as the young girl slowly drifted off into a deserved and much needed rest.
*October 23rd, 1905*
The next morning had arrived as Dorothy and Billina both had risen up from their slumbers and of course, Dorothy had freshened herself up and was ready to take on Nome King's challenge.
"Dorothy, good luck!" Billina had spoken back to her friend while Dorothy smiled back.
"Thanks! I'll definitely win and save everyone, just you wait!" Dorothy had spoken back to her friend as she turned over to see Kaliko waiting for her with a smile on his face.
"Good Morning, Dorothy. Please follow me to the ornament room if you must" Kaliko had spoken back to the young girl while motioning his hands towards the entrance which caused Dorothy to follow along.
"Ozma, Scarecrow, everyone! I'm coming for you all!" Dorothy had thought to herself in sheer motivation as she continued to follow Kaliko until she was finally in the ornament room.
"As you might remember, you only have one guess since you had given up the other ten in exchange for rest so choose wisely and remember, the Nome King is always watching…" Kaliko had advised Dorothy while letting out a slow but creepy laugh as he exited out of the room and shutted the doors behind him thus beginning the game for Dorothy.
"Okay, I gotta choose carefully or else all will be lost but how do I know which ornament to touch…" Dorothy had spoken to herself in a rather concerning tone of voice as she walked across the ornament room with such anxiety while Nome King was watching everything from above with a smile on his face.
"That girl will never win the game! She won't be able to guess that the Ev Family are the purple ornaments! Ha he hi ho!" Nome King had spat out in a joyous tone of voice as he began to laugh; however, unknown to him, Billina was spying on him as this revelation surprised her greatly.
"Purple?! That's it?! I gotta tell Dorothy or else she'll turn into an ornament forever!" Billina had whispered to herself as the red hen quickly began to make her way towards the ornament room and to her luck, there was a small tunnel that led into her destination.
"Dorothy, just hang in there! I'm coming to save the day!" Billina had cried out in sheer motivation as she had hoped to make it in time as she continued to descend down the tunnel.
Dorothy was still roaming around as she was pondering on what ornament to choose; however, she also knew that one mistake could cost everything.
"Wait, the ornaments must be enchanted, right? Nome King has never told us this information but rather he told us that you must touch the ornament you think is correct, so.." Dorothy had spoken out to herself as she turned over to the first ornament she believed to be enchanted which was a purple kitten that stood on a mantel; however, Dorothy knew it was risky but she just had to try.
"It's all or nothing, EV!" Dorothy had cried out while placing her hand on the purple kitten ornament and with that, a flash of light appeared and a pretty fair-haired boy appeared beside her.
"Huh?! Where am i and who are you?!" The Ev boy had spoken out in confusion as this brought a huge smile on Dorothy's face as she jumped up and down in victory.
"I did it! I did it! I've found a way to beat the game!" Dorothy had spoken out in joy as this confused the boy even further as he continued to press on the issue.
"Done what? Could you explain to me what's going on?" The Ev boy had asked Dorothy once more as he saw Dorothy smiling at him as she began to explain everything.
"My name is Dorothy Gale and I'm here to save you, your family and my friends from the Nome King and also, you were an ornament for quite some time as well" Dorothy had explained to the boy as this initially surprised him; however, he had slowly come into an understanding.
"I see and It seems that my father sold my mother and siblings to the Nome King but I should tell you my name and It's Evardo, the heir to the throne of Ev" Evardo had spoken out in a polite tone of voice as he gently kissed Dorothy on her hand which made her smile.
"Prince?! So this means you are the heir to the Ev throne?! Am I getting this right?!" Dorothy had spoken back in surprise as she was met with Evardo nodding his head in confirmation.
"Yes, I was meant to take the throne; however, me and my family would find ourselves to be trapped in this prison but once again, I thank you.." Evardo had spoken out to Dorothy as all of a sudden, Billina came shooting out of the tunnel which surprised the pair.
"Dorothy! It's purple! You must touch..the.." Billina had shouted out in fear and concern; however, she wasn't able to finish her sentence as she saw that Dorothy had already guessed the game.
"Billina? Is there something the matter?" Dorothy had asked the red hen in a curious tone of voice while Billina had shaken her head.
"N-No! It seems that you've already figured out the game, right?" Billina had answered back while looking over at Evardo.
"Yeah, It took a great deal of thinking from me but I'm glad I was able to win the game in time" Dorothy had spoken back with a smile on her face as suddenly, there was sounds of a bell ringing from above which prompted the trio to look above to see Nome King clapping.
"Well, well, well! It seems that you've managed to free one of the the Ev children, eh? Very impressive indeed!" Nome King had spoken out in a proud tone of voice as he used the silver shoes to teleport everyone into his throne room.
"S-So you must be Nome King, right? Please, free my family and Dorothy's friends!" Evardo had pleaded with the Nome King; however the little king only smiled back while Dorothy was getting annoyed.
"Oh, no! This was only Round 1! The next round shall be different! It seems you've guessed the correct color for the Ev family which was purple, right? Now! I shall change the color and only give everyone once chance.." Nome King had spoken out while Evardo was shocked at this.
"W-What?! I thought Dorothy only had to free the family by doing what she was told and now you want to change the rules?!" Evardo had spoken out in outrage while Dorothy nodded her head in agreement.
"He's right! Just allow us to continue playing the game with the same rules, okay? There's no need to change the colors' ' Dorothy had spoken back in a stern tone of voice while Nome King grew more irritated by the pushback he was getting.
"W-Well! I just want more of a challenge! I felt like things were getting too easy! So i decided to change things up a bit!" Nome King had spat back in annoyance as he looked over to see Billina pacing back and forth as this caused him to speak out once more.
"W-What's wrong? You got to use the bathroom or something? What's with the running.." Nome King had asked Billina in annoyance yet curiosity at the same time.
"Oh me? I gotta lay my egg, that's all! Got a problem with it?!" Billina had answered back in a smart tone of voice as this frightened the Nome King greatly.
"E-EGG!?" Nome King had cried out in fear as he quickly jumped on top of his throne chair which confused Dorothy and Evardo.
"He's scared of eggs, huh? Maybe I could use this to my advantage and I hate using other people's fears against them but if it means saving Evardo's family and my friends, than maybe…" Dorothy had thought to herself as the young girl knew what she must do in hopes of ever saving her friends and Evardo's family.