(Royal Athletic College of Oz)
*July 15th, 1906*
*Emerald Palace*
The next day arrived as Dorothy and the gang which included Polychrome, Uncle Henry, Aunt Em, and Omby Amby were ready to depart to meet Woggle-Bug after a night's rest.
The main method for their transportation was a small royal chariot that was controlled by Sawhorse.
"Take your time and be gone as long as you wish! We'll all be waiting for you." Ozma spoke to Dorothy and the others with joy in her voice as she waved goodbye from afar.
"Thanks! Good luck with your work today, my good friend. We should be back before evening. I want to show my Aunt Em and Uncle Henry what Oz has to offer!" Dorothy responded cheerfully while waving back at her friend with a smile on her face.
Omby Amby watched this with a small smile before motioning his hand forward which prompted Sawhorse to begin moving.
"The little Sawhorse sure beats all the little critters I've seen! Could he talk?" Uncle Henry curiously asked Omby Amby while the young man nodded in confirmation.
"Yes, but he could get rather shy when meeting new people so he prefers to be quiet; however, he'll get used to the new company in a few minutes or so." Omby Amby responded while Uncle Henry nodded understandably.
"Fascinating. I wish the horses back in Kansas could talk." Uncle Henry spoke once more with a chuckle while Dorothy and Polychrome headed the conversation before beginning their conversation.
"Dorothy, are there any animals that could talk back in your world? If not then that would be quite boring.." Polychrome asked her friend curiously as this was met with Dorothy nodding in confirmation which surprised the rainbow girl.
"R-Really?! Which animal? I'm curious to know." Polychrome asked Dorothy once more while making a surprised expression on her face.
"A Parrot. They're bird creatures, but they could talk; however, it's only to repeat what other Humans say, so it could just be rather annoying at times.." Dorothy responded to the question while Polychrome had a cute expression of wonder before nodding understandably.
"I see. Your world sure has rather odd stuff. No wonder why it's quite primitive, no offense." Polychrome responded before chuckling at her friend while Dorothy chuckled back.
"None taken. We quite have a long way to go before we even build something like the Emerald City." Dorothy responded cheerfully while she and Polychrome smiled once more as the pair continued to enjoy their ride toward Woggle-Bug's academy.
The chariot that was being pulled by Sawhorse would continue going toward its destination which was the college owned by Woggle-Bug, and after a few minutes of walking the pathway, the gang finally arrived at their destination.
*The Royal Athletic College of Oz*
"We made it, and it seems Professor Woggle-Bug has been expecting us." Omby Amby spoke to everyone while getting out of the chariot alongside Dorothy and the others.
"Wooow. This is beautiful. I wish to go to a school like this.." Dorothy complimented with a smile while observing the college building which she found to be beautiful.
The college was named The Royal Athletic College of Oz and the college has a grand and royal look to it. It had a beautiful green marble structure that had a dazzling look with a Roman streak.
"Welcome! We are pleased to have our special guests visiting this great place of learning" Woggle-Bug greeted everyone with a smile while Dorothy and the others waved back.
"Good Morning, Woggle-Bug. It's a pleasure seeing you these days, my good friend!" Omby Amby greeted his friend with joy before walking over to give him a warm hug which made Dorothy smile.
"Pleasure to see you as well. I know it's a busy day for you and the others so I'll skip the introductions and jump straight into the tour, so if you'll follow me." Woggle-Bug responded to his friend before turning around to walk inside the college, followed by the others.
Woggle-Bug escorted the gang inside of the college and eventually led them outside of the balcony. The gang could see a sports field resting on the grassy field which had two circular goalposts at each end.
"This place is quite beautiful, Mr Woggle-Bug. I wouldn't mind sending Dorothy here when she becomes an adult." Aunt Em complimented joyfully while Uncle Henry nodded in agreement.
"She's right. We won't mind filling out the paperwork or whatever you might desire." Uncle Henry spoke to Woggle-Bug as well while Woggle-Bug smiled back.
"Why thank you, and my college accepts people of all ages, so if Dorothy wants to join she's free to do so." Woggle-Bug responded while patting Dorothy on the back. Dorothy smiled at what she heard before staring out of the balcony alongside Polychrome.
"Moving on, This is how my fellow students usually spend their time these days. This college is turning out to be a great success, and we're turning out many valuable citizens each year, isn't that amazing or what?" Woggle-Bug explained to the gang while showing them the field, and this made everyone interested in what he had to say.
"Wonderful, but don't you teach anything else? Don't they get reading, writing, mathematics, or science?" Dorothy asked Woggle-Bug curiously while maintaining her politeness.
"Well, they would take doses of those every night and day. I'll show you the way to those doses…" Woggle-Bug responded as the news surprised Dorothy greatly as she let out a surprised yell.
"D-Doses?! Y-You mean you don't teach them but rather feed them something so they could learn the subjects?!" Dorothy asked Woggle-Bug in a surprised manner while hearing the laughter of Woggle-Bug.
"Follow me. I'll explain more once we enter the medicine room." Woggle-Bug responded calmly before walking over toward the door alongside Dorothy and the others.
The gang would walk the hallways once more before stumbling upon a blue door that led to the medicine room, and there, the gang would enter the medicine room.
"This is the educational medicine room. This is where I serve my fellow scholars the pills for their education.." Woggle-Bug explained to Dorothy and the others while the young girl walked around the room, staring at the blue jars of medicine.
"But, how do your students study? I believe studying and learning through textbooks is helpful for the mind and soul." Dorothy asked Woggle-Bug with a hint of concern in her voice that was met with a chuckle from Woggle-Bug.
"Don't worry. I have pills for Algebra, Science, English, and other such subjects. Taking each pill equals four hours of study; however, they only take the pills three times a day to avoid side effects." Woggle-Bug explained to Dorothy as he showed her the small pills.
Dorothy would observe the pills with great focus before turning her attention back to her friend.
"That's quite a lot of pills. I don't even take that many for my ammonia, but do your students take them with applesauce or water at least? I don't want them choking or anything." Dorothy curiously asked Woggle-Bug while staring at the pills as she was met with Woggle-Bug shaking his head.
"No, my dear. They're sugar-coated and easily swallowed. So there shall be no worries of choking or any of the sort." Woggle-Bug responded with a smile while Dorothy nodded understandably.
"I see, but I believe studying and reading the material wouldn't hurt once in a while. Having time to bond with friends will help you grow and succeed in the educational and social department." Dorothy spoke to her friend once more with a sincere voice.
"Well, the students would just rather take the pills than actually do studying and other such marvelous things so the pills were created as a more effective method: however, I'll take your wonderful advice in mind." Woggle-Bug responded to Dorothy with a smile while seeing the young girl smile back.
During this, Omby Amby would approach Woggle-Bug so he could prepare for the farewell.
"Dorothy has such a high spirit. I don't see that these days, but we'll be taking our leave since we have other places to visit, but it was a pleasure seeing you again." Omby Amby spoke to his friend while shaking his hand.
"Of course, no worries. I wish you and the others the best of luck during the journey." Woggle-Bug spoke to his friend for the final time before escorting them to the exit.
The gang followed Woggle-Bug toward the outside entrance of the college and there stood Sawhorse waiting for them as they all sat on the chariot seat.
"Goodbye Mr Woggle-Bug! It was wonderful meeting you! Hope to see you soon" Polychrome spoke to Woggle-Bug with a smile on her face for the final time while waving him goodbye as Sawhorse began to move the chariot toward their next destination.
"Goodbye! Don't forget my advice as well, Woggle-Bug." Dorothy bid farewell to Woggle-Bug as well while waving goodbye which was met with Woggle-Bug waving back.
"Goodbye, My friends. I hope we can see each other again." Woggle-Bug responded joyfully before turning around to walk back to his college.
Sawhorse continued to take the gang away from the college and onward towards their next destination; however, the shadow of Dion and Nome King's impending invasion still looms over…
*Forest*
Dion found himself in the area where Dorothy first met Lion, and the site wasn't pretty as he was holding a Munchkin hitchhiker by his throat.
"Fool. You think you could stand a chance against me?" Dion spoke to the hitchhiker with a smile while the hitchhiker struggled to break free.
"W-Who are you, why are you doing this..." The Hitchhiker spoke in between breaths; however, he felt himself falling unconscious before being dropped on the ground.
"Because I want to get stronger, that's all. You should feel proud of becoming a part of me.." Dion responded with a smile before kneeling and placing his tail on the back of the hitchhiker to feast on him.
"It seems I've grown a tail. This would make things easier.." Dion thought to himself before flying away from the scene, laughing to himself rather pridefully.