(A Visit to the Rainbow)

*July 14th, 1906*

*Land of Whimsies*

Guph stood in front of the Whimsie Guard, hoping to enter the chief's office in hopes of talking to him.

"I wish to see the Chief of the Whimsies.." Guph asked the guard, and to his surprise, the guard nodded his head before getting out of their way so they could enter the office.

"Of course. We hope that you are enjoying your stay. The chief should be able to answer any questions you might have.." The Whimsie Guard spoke to Guph and the other nomes as he saw them enter the office.

"Why, of course. It's such an honor meeting the chief of this wonderful country.." Guph responded with a cunning smile before officially making his way to the Chief's office.

The office was small with the only piece of furniture being a small chair, and there stood the Whimsie Chief.

"Greetings, I'm General Guph, commander of the powerful Nome Army. We Nomes are going to conquer the Land of Oz, capture Ozma and the other Ozians, and plunder the whole country; however, we need the Whimsies's assistance…" Guph introduced himself while also explaining the situation to the chief as this intrigued him greatly, making him speak up.

"Will there be any fighting? We've been teased due to our small heads for most of our lives, hence why we wear big heads in our place.." The Whimsie Chief asked Guph curiously while he awaited an answer from the general, and to his luck, Guph nodded in confirmation.

"Plenty. We've heard of your powerful strength. Hence why we wanted your help. If possible, we also want to get a sample of your DNA so it could go towards Roqaut's secret weapon.." Guph answered, letting out a smile while

The Whimsie Guard laughed to himself before speaking once more.

"What reward will you give us if we help? And we've already given our DNA. The Growelywogs made sure of it, now tell us, what is our reward!" The Whimsie Chief responded rather excitedly mixed with impatience while Guph smiled even more, preparing to answer the question.

"The great King Roquat shall use his power to give every Whimsie a natural head as big and fine as the false head you and the others now wear.." Guph responded, hoping to give the Whimsies a sense of hope and confidence, and luckily this made the chief quite happy.

"Wonderful! I shall sing a song to celebrate this new partnership, wanna hear it? You better say yes!" The Whimsie Chief spoke with joy before getting up from his chair to sing a joyful song much to Guph's dismay.

"He didn't even wait for my answer; however, we've got the Whimsies so we're good, but my main concern is getting the Growlywogs's trust. I know they've sent their secret weapon to us; however, I fear that this might blow up in our faces…" Guph thought to himself with a rather serious expression on his face while continuing to hear the

Whimsie Chief's singing that was heard throughout the kingdom.

*Emerald City*

A few minutes passed after Dorothy's training session with Omby Amby as the young girl showed Aunt Em and Uncle Henry their rooms.

The room was a beautiful Victorian-styled area filled with plenty of books both from Dorothy's world and Oz. There were also beautiful red velvet couches.

"These are your rooms during your visit. I hope the both of you guys can make yourselves at home" Dorothy spoke to her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry while showing them the rooms, and they found it to be quite beautiful.

"I must say, Oz is quite a lovely place so far. I don't mind visiting here from time to time; however, we should head back home and change into our Sunday clothes." Uncle Henry responded joyfully while observing the room along with Aunt Em who nodded in agreement.

"Don't worry. Ozma will take care of that. Once the both of you change into something nice, I'll take the both of you to meet another friend of mine." Dorothy responded with a smile while walking over to the window to take a look at the beautiful scenery of the city.

"A friend? What is their name? We would love to meet the people you've been talking to us about" Aunt Em asked Dorothy curiously while walking over toward the window alongside Uncle Henry.

"Is it that Scarecrow fellow or perhaps that Tin Woodman fellow?" Uncle Henry chimed into the conversation; however, Dorothy shook her head in denial before answering their question.

"Nope, We're going to the rainbow to meet my friend, Polychrome. I've promised her that I'll visit her home next time and I want to keep that promise." Dorothy responded joyfully while Aunt Em and Uncle Henry had surprised looks on their faces.

"R-Rainbow?! That's impossible. Surely that must be a town in Oz, right?" Aunt Em responded to Dorothy in a surprised manner; however, Dorothy shook her head once more before answering once again.

"Anything is possible in the Land of Oz, but let's get going now. I want the both of you to have as much fun as possible." Dorothy responded joyfully before exiting the room, leaving Aunt Em and Uncle Henry alone for a brief moment before eventually following Dorothy.

The gang would tour some of the palace some more before meeting up with Ozma, who would change Aunt Em and Uncle Henry's outfits into something more fancy.

The new outfits were royal blue decorated with fine small jewelry. Uncle Henry's new outfit was a blue suit similar to a trenchcoat along with a hat while Aunt Em's outfit was a royal blue Victorian dress and she wore a feather on top of her bun.

"And there we have it. Henry and Em are officially ready to tour the Emerald City while also visiting Polychrome." Ozma spoke to Dorothy with a smile before looking over to see the couple smiling at her.

"Wonderful! These outfits look so splendid on us, thank you for this. It reminds me of our Sunday clothes." Uncle Henry thanked Ozma while Aunt Em nodded in agreement.

"You're welcome, and I wish I could go with everyone, but I have royal duties to attend to, so Omby Amby shall be taking my place, but I hope nobody doesn't mind.." Ozma responded with a smile while Dorothy and the others all gave her a reassuring look to ensure that things were all good.

"No worries, young lady. Being a Princess is quite a hassle so we must respect your time and effort." Aunt Em responded kindly while Uncle Henry and Dorothy nodded in agreement.

"Honestly, If it were up to me then I would have Ozma join us since she deserves a break; however, I know what she's doing is important.." Dorothy spoke to her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry, making Ozma smile.

"Don't worry, I'll be available after my royal duties, so I'll make sure to spend as much time as possible with you guys, but I also must send everyone to the Rainbow Kingdom. I don't want to waste any more time." Ozma responded before clicking her heels three times.

"Silver Shoes, I command you to send Dorothy and the others to Polychrome's home, the Rainbow Kingdom!" Ozma commanded the Silver Shoes. A brilliant flash of light consumed Dorothy and the others before sending them straight to the Rainbow Kingdom.

*Rainbow Kingdom*

Dorothy, Aunt Em, Uncle Henry, and Omby Amby arrive at the beautiful Rainbow Kingdom which is filled with beautiful rainbow buildings.

Uncle Henry and Aunt were awestruck at the majestic view of the Rainbow Palace which caused them to let out a few sounds of amazement.

The Rainbowland was vibrant in many colors that represented the rainbow, and it was filled with plenty of people with rainbow-colored hair and clothing while the scenery had a dreamy-like feel to it.

"This place is beautiful! It feels like we're in Heaven!" Aunt Em spoke in awestruck while Dorothy smiled at her amazement.

"It's quite beautiful. The palace should be this way. I remember Polychrome telling me the directions during my last visit, so please follow me." Dorothy responded joyfully before resuming their adventure toward the palace.

"Dorothy, you truly know many people. It seems making friends here is quite easy for you." Omby Amby spoke to Dorothy while walking along with the girl and her caregivers.

"It is. I have been lonely for most of my early childhood, so most of my friends are in Oz while my only friend on Earth is Betsy Bobbin, but other than that, Oz is where I feel like my heart is." Dorothy answered while Aunt Em and Uncle Henry smiled at what they just heard as they continued to walk toward the palace.

"I see, I recalled seeing Betsy back at Ozma's birthday party along with the other boy, so it's nice to see that you have friends back in your world. That's also why I've done that small training session with you so that you could protect those you love.." Omby Amby responded, smiling at the young girl which made Dorothy smile even more.

"And I'll always thank you for that; however, could I ask you a question?" Dorothy asked Omby Amby curiously, prompting the young man to look back at the girl.

"And what question shall I answer?" Omby Amby responded, stopping in his tracks to answer the question, as he heard Dorothy speaking.

"If you are more powerful than the Wicked Witches then why didn't you stop them? I can understand Mombi since Ozma told me that she was defeated by Locasta, and she didn't do anything evil ever again until the whole Jinjur ordeal; however, the other Wicked Witches were quite active in their evil." Dorothy asked seriously while Omby Amby quickly answered the question.

"Well, the former Wizard of Oz, Oscar, told me not to interfere and he reasons that they minded their business; however, The Wicked Witches knew that Oscar wasn't all-powerful and were in talks of overthrowing him. If that were to happen, the Emerald City would have fallen under their control.." Omby Amby seriously explained to Dorothy while this surprised the young girl.

"R-Really?! No wonder why the Wicked Witch of the West wanted the Silver Shoes. She was planning on conquering Oz with them sooner or later, but what about Glinda? I know she'll stop them." Dorothy responded in surprise while Omby Amby shook his head, surprising the young girl again.

"Glinda can't get involved in any affairs unless it's necessary. If she was to engage in combat, she'd die, and Glinda knows this for a fact; however, such an event would never happen in the first place because of me.." Omby Amby explained to Dorothy as this shocked the young girl.

"R-Really?! That's awful. What if Glinda dies and there's a threat that we can't defeat…" Dorothy asked with worry as this struck Omby Amby to the core, as he gave her a serious look.

"And that's what I'm worried about. There's plenty of ugly history in Oz that you don't know about; however, you shall know in due time.." Omby Amby responded for the final time before resuming the walk while Dorothy, Aunt Em, and Uncle Henry followed him.

"No wonder why Kiki is always with Glinda, but this means…." Dorothy thought to herself before stopping in her tracks to take another look at the beautiful palace which was home to Polychrome.

Dorothy began to think about her friends, all the enemies she's faced, and everything else during her time in Oz as the young girl began to close her eyes to breathe the air of the kingdom before opening her eyes once more.

"I want to get stronger! So strong that Glinda, Kiki, and the rest of my friends won't have to die!" Dorothy thought to herself once more while placing her fist over her heart, vowing to get stronger for the sake of her loved ones.