(Purple, Green and Gold)

*October 23rd, 1905*

*Nome Kingdom*

The Nome King and even the rest of the Nomes were frightened by Billina which caused quite a commotion as Dorothy tried to explain the situation to him.

"Billina lays her eggs once a day but don't panic, we'll dispose of the egg in a jiffy" Dorothy had spoken out to Nome King while Evardo nodded his head in support as this somewhat eased Nome King's worries as he slowly gotten down from his throne and motioned his hands for the rest of the Nomes to quiet down.

"G-Good! You better make it quick! I'm not gonna allow either of you to use this opportunity to cheat me out! You wouldn't want to see me angry, would you?" Nome King had spoken back to Dorothy in a tone of annoyance while pacing back and forth to further ease his worries.

"Of course, I'll take Billina into a private area so she could do her business if that's okay with you?" Dorothy had spoken back in a polite tone of voice while gently picking up Billina in the process as the red hen began to speak.

"You won't want me to lay an egg right in front of you, yeah, I thought so!" Billina had spoken out to the Nome King in a rather smart tone of voice as she and Dorothy went into a private area leaving Evardo with the Nome King.

"Such a troublesome hen! I hate eggs! I find them to be utterly repulsive! Wouldn't you agree? Evardo?" Nome King had spoken out to the young prince in a rather disgusted tone of voice as he finally sat back down while letting out a sigh of relief.

"S-Somewhat but I implore you, please free my family and Dorothy's friends at once! She's already won the game technically and I feel like you should play fair as well" Evardo had answered back in a pleading tone of voice as everything seemed pointless due to Nome King not being convinced at the slightest.

"I'm afraid not, once Dorothy and the hen return than I shall commence the next part of the game in which you'll be given a chance to free your family and the others and of course, if you lose than it's game over" Nome King had answered back as this made Evardo annoyed; however, he knew that pressing the issue on would spell trouble for him and Dorothy so he accepted whatever was coming his way.

"F-Fine but just know that me and Dorothy shall win! That I can ensure" Evardo had spoken back once again as this made the Nome King glare at him with such annoyance; however, that quickly turned into a smile.

"Good, very good of you to understand the situation here…" Nome King had spoken out to him once again as he suddenly looked over to see Dorothy and Billina returning back from their errand.

"So, have you disposed of that terrible egg? Don't lie to me now…" Nome King had asked Dorothy with a hint of authority while raising his eyebrow in suspicion as he noticed that Dorothy and Billina seemed too happy.

"Yes, your majesty. We've disposed of the egg and we're ready to begin round two of your game if that's okay with you.." Dorothy had answered back while this left Evardo confused yet filled with curiosity as he noticed that the girl was acting a bit odd just by reading her body language.

"This girl, she's up to something, I just know it! But whatever it is…could it fool the Nome King…" Evardo had thought to himself as his thoughts were interrupted by Nome King as he began to speak once more.

"Alright, we shall begin round two of the game and remember, I will be changing the colors as well and I'll give you a few tips, there are three colors this time so be sure to guess correctly, okay? I won't tell you what color of course but I'm sure you both can figure it out…" Nome King had explained to the pair while Dorothy and Evardo both nodded their heads in agreement.

"Don't worry, we'll figure it out and we won't give up that easily!" Dorothy had spoken out to the Nome King while giving him a confident smile as she saw the king using the silver shoes to transport her, Evardo, and Billina back into the ornament room thus beginning round two of the more harder guessing game.

"Great, how are we gonna make the correct guess? I don't want to turn into an ornament again.." Evardo had asked Dorothy in a tone of curiosity yet concern while observing the room with great interest as Dorothy began to answer back.

"Well, we must take our time and and make a very educated guess but be warned, we only have one chance so we definitely gotta be absolutely sure in our choices" Dorothy had answered back as of course, this didn't ease Evardo's worries but the young man knew he had to try at the very least.

"So, how old are you? You seem quite mature for your age?" Evardo had asked Dorothy as this seemed to have slightly offended the young girl as she began to speak.

"It's quite rude to ask a girl their age but I'm thirteen years old…" Dorothy had answered back while walking across the ornament room as she was also thinking about the ornaments.

"Thirteen? Impressive and I'm seventeen years old but despite my age I'm still mature enough to take on the throne and once I do, I'm gonna be the best king there was in Ev" Evardo had spoken back to Dorothy as this made her smile which was seen by Billina.

"Look at those two! They're chatting away while we're on a mission! Well, it seems like I'm gonna have to get the job done" Billina had spoken out to herself as she ventured off on her own and was amazed on how big the ornament room was as she continued to walk until coming across a green grasshopper ornament and unknowns to her, it was Ozma!

"A grasshopper! They're quite tasty back in Kansas and I'm a bit hungry…" Billina had spoken out while staring at the ornament blissfully unaware of the truth; however, the red hen knew she was on a mission.

"Nope, I'm not eating until everyone is safe and sound!" Billina had spoken out once more as she proceeded to walk away from the ornament before noticing a purple footstool ornament which caught her attention.

"This must be it, Ev!" Billina had cried out and with that, the once purple ornament had vanished and a lovely lady, tall and slender and most beautifully robed, stood before her.

"And who you must be.." The woman had spoken out in a gentle voice as she looked down at the red hen with confusion on where she was at.

"My name is Billina and it's a long story but I've freed you from your enchantment spell…" Billina had answered back in a polite tone of voice as this seemed to have surprised her.

"I see, and I humbly thank you for your kindness; however, what about my dear children?!" The Queen had spoken back in a rather worried tone of voice while Billina quickly eased the Queen's worries by explaining more of the situation.

"They've been turned into ornaments by the Nome King and fear not! Dorothy and your eldest son are attempting to save everyone right now as we speak!" Billina had answered back in a voice filled with hope as this made the Queen smile.

"Evardo? He's been saved?! I'm so glad…truly I am…" The Queen had spoken back while tears flowed down her face as she couldn't believe that her son was okay as she looked back down at the red hen.

"You can call me Evadne, that's my name, brave hen" Evadne had finally spoken out In introduction as this made Billina smile.

"Wonderful name and my name is Billina and let's head over to Dorothy and the others!" Billina had spoken out to Evadne as the young woman nodded her head in agreement.

"Yes, I truly need to see my son!" Evadne had spoken back as the pair quickly made their way towards Dorothy and Evardo.

"Guys! I've found Evadne, the Queen of Ev! Isn't that great?!" Billina had spoken out to her friends in joy as this caught their attention since they appeared to be quite happy.

"M-Mother?! Is that you?! Is it really true?!" Evardo had spoken out in joy as he felt some tears coming down from his face as he was met with his mother nodding in confirmation.

"Yes, it's me, my darling child. I've missed you so much! Oh how I was worried!" Evadne had spoken back to her son in what seemed like forever as the pair embraced in a warm hug which made Dorothy smile.

"Billina, you did wonderful and I know I could count on you…" Dorothy had spoken to her friend as this made the red hen smile brightly.

"Oh, I already knew the secret to the game! The purple ornaments are the Ev family members but I don't know about our friends…" Billina had spoken back to Dorothy as this revelation surprised the young girl greatly as she gasped.

"Really?! So that's what you were gonna tell me before I freed Evardo! I had a feeling it was gonna be purple…" Dorothy had spoken back as she looked over to see Evadne approaching her.

"And who you must be? Are you perhaps Billina and my son's friend?" Evadne had asked Dorothy as she was met with the young girl nodding her head in confirmation.

"Yes, I'm their friend and you can call me Dorothy if you must. It's a pleasure to meet you" Dorothy had answered back to the Queen as she and Evadne had shaken hands with each other.

"Splendid and my name is Queen Evadne, it's a pleasure to meet you as well and if I may ask, what shall we do next?" Evadne had asked Dorothy in a curious tone of voice as this made the young girl smile with bright optimism and hope.

"Next, we'll free the rest of your children including my friends as well, Queen Evadne and I think I also found the way to save my friends as well…" Dorothy had answered back while gently touching her hands to show comfort as this made everyone smile in the room.

"Dorothy, she might actually help us win this game, I just know it…" Evardo had thought to himself as he felt a sense of hope for the first time in what felt like an eternity as he saw Billina speaking out once more.

"What do you mean? Have you figured out a way to win the game?" Billina had asked her friend as she was met with Dorothy nodding her head in agreement which made everyone smile in joy.

"Please tell us! I would do anything to save the rest of my dear children!" Evadne had asked Dorothy as well in sheer anticipation as the young girl began to answer back.

"Well if the Ev family is purple then I'm assuming my friends are green since that's the color of the Emerald City and as for Tik-Tok, I think he's gold due to his body!" Dorothy had answered back in a confident voice that was filled with hope as this made everyone smile with joy.

"That's it! Why didn't I think of this sooner! I've heard the Emerald City is filled with green due to the emeralds that were mined from this kingdom while Winkie Country is yellow meaning that Tik-Tok could have been built in that country, you are a genius!" Evardo had spoken out to Dorothy while gently lifting her hand as he kissed it which made the young girl blush.

"I-It was nothing, really!" Dorothy had spoken back as she could feel her face growing more hot by the moment but she still managed to smile back at the young prince; however, during all of the commotion…

Nome King was watching everything unfold from his throne with such anger in his eyes as he knew that Dorothy and the others were dangerously close to winning the game.