(Nome King's Victories)
*October 22nd, 1905*
*Nome Kingdom*
Dorothy had seen Scarecrow walking inside of the room which brought forth a great deal of fear in her as she knew that if her friend was to fail then he'll forever be an ornament; however, she wasn't gonna give up.
"I hope Scarecrow is successful in his mission.." Dorothy had spoken out as she sat down on one of the chairs while Lion nodded his head in agreement.
"I'm with you, Scarecrow has shown many times that he's smart and able to get out of situations using his head so I do have faith that he will succeed" Lion had spoken out in agreement as the pair could do nothing but hope for Scarecrow's success.
*Ornament Room*
Scarecrow was walking around the beautiful ornament room as he was tasked in not saving the Ev Family but also Ozma and Tin Woodman as this made him think about the ordeal.
"Okay, I have eleven guesses and I need to use them wisely if I want to save my friends but which ornaments are my friends and the Ev family.." Scarecrow had spoken out to himself while walking across the ornament room before stumbling upon a shoe ornament made in china style which prompted him to touch it.
"Ev!" Scarecrow uttered out in hopes of the ornament turning into what he hoped to be his friends or the family; however, nothing happened thus leaving Scarecrow's chances to ten which surprised him.
"This is gonna be harder than I think but I must take my time or else all is lost.." Scarecrow had thought to himself as he was filled with the determination to save everyone as he continued to walk across the ornament room while Nome King watched everything with a smile on his face.
"He ha he ho ha ho! That fool will never discover the secret to winning this game! Not even his brains could decode it! It's all just too swell!" Nome King had spat out in a tone of joy and laughter as he continued to watch everything unfolding and to his further surprise, everything fell into place as he saw Scarecrow guessing wrong as he was finally down to one last chance.
"Think! Think! What ornaments are Ozma, Tin Woodman, and the Ev Family! Think! Think!" Scarecrow had spoken out in a tone of annoyance as it seemed that pressure was growing on him which caused him to knock on his strawhead in hopes of jogging his brain.
"There has to be some hint somewhere in this room or maybe what Nome King said.." Scarecrow had thought to himself while continuing to think rather hard about the situation until he finally touched an ornament on what he believed to be correct.
"Ev!" Scarecrow had spoken out in hopes of succeeding in his mission but sadly nothing happened meaning that Scarecrow had failed his mission; however, Scarecrow in his final moments had finally realized the key into guessing the ornaments right.
"Wait! I got it but It's too late for me to do something about it! Purple, Green, and Gold! These are the colors in freeing everyone but it must be a certain ornament! Dorothy! Please figure this out…" Scarecrow had thought to himself in that split second as he was now a small ornament where he shall remain for the time being.
*Nome Hallway*
Dorothy sat with Lion, Hungry Tiger, Billina, and Tik-Tok as everyone waited for Scarecrow.
"Ooh man! It's been quite some time since we've seen Scarecrow! What if he failed!" Hungry Tiger had spoken out in a tone of worry as this prompted Dorothy to quickly get up to defend her friend.
"Wrong! I refuse to believe it! I believe Scarecrow is gonna walk out with Ozma and the others and all will be good" Dorothy had spoken out to Hungry Tiger in a rather defensive tone of voice while Tik-Tok seemed to be in agreement with his friend.
"She's right, believe in Dorothy.." Tik-Tok had chimed into the conversation while Hungry Tiger wasn't sure but he remained optimistic.
"I guess everyone is right, I just hope all is well if I'm being honest…" Hungry Tiger had responded back as the sounds of the door began to open and to everyone's shock, It was Nome King and no signs of Scarecrow and the rest of their friends which shocked everyone.
"S-Scarecrow! There's no way he lost! Did you cheat or something?! I won't stand for it!" Dorothy had asked Nome King in an upset tone of voice as it was clear that the young girl's patience was growing thin as she just wanted her friends to be okay and to save the Ev Family as well while Nome King began to answer back.
"Oh heavens no! I've only observed his failure, that's all! I would never cheat anyone out of victory and everyone including me has been playing fair and square" Nome King had responded back as this only annoyed Dorothy further; however, she knew that further pushback would only anger the Nome King so she decided to keep her cool as she waited for whatever was coming next.
"So, how does Lion, Hungry Tiger, and Tik-Tok come with me so they could save your friends' sound? The more people participate, the more chances of victory!" Nome King had spoken out in a gleeful tone of voice as this made Dorothy rather suspicious as she began to question Nome King.
"Really? How am I sure that you are telling the truth? You probably have a plan to turn them all into ornaments thus eliminating any chances of victory for us, right?" Dorothy had asked Nome King in a curious yet annoyed tone of voice as she stood up to confront him; however, Nome King remained calm as he quickly eased Dorothy's worries.
"Oh no! The team is simply gonna engage in the guessing game and the rules are the same as usual but as i said! There are more chances of everyone winning and even if one person loses so don't worry about a thing!" Nome King had answered back while still retaining a smile as Dorothy was gonna press the issue any further but she noticed that Tik-Tok was shaking his head in the direction of Dorothy indicating that he and the others had got this.
"Dorothy, it's okay. We just need to use our wits to ensure a victory for everyone so please wait here with Billina, okay? We shall return with everyone in one piece.." Tik-Tok had advised Dorothy in a gentle tone of voice as this made her nod her head in understandment as she walked over to hug each and one of her friends before sitting back on the chair.
"Okay, I'll wait and you guys better come back with Ozma and the others, okay?!" Dorothy had spoken back to Tik-Tok and the others while giving her friends a smile and a thumbs up as she now was watching Nome King escorting her friends into the ornament room thus sealing their fate in the hands of the terrible Nome King.
"Please win, everyone, I'm counting on you guys!" Dorothy had whispered out as she had hoped that her friends were gonna succeed; however, Billina wasn't entirely sure on what to do next in regards to defeating Nome King and saving the Ev Family.
"You know, we could always make a run for it and call it quits but I guess that's not on your radar, correct? I know you'll never give up on your friends but It's just suicide proceeding at this point" Billina had suggested to Dorothy with concern in her voice as she saw the young girl quickly shaking her head which didn't surprise the red hen at all.
"No! Even if they fail then it's up to me to save everyone! I don't care how many days or months it takes! I will save my friends and the Ev Family as well! I refuse to give up!" Dorothy had responded back to Billina's suggestion in a rather offended yet motivated tone of voice as that conversation between her and Billina managed to catch Kaliko's attention.
"So, how does it feel to slowly be on the losing side, eh? Feels terrible, right?" Kaliko had asked Dorothy as he entered the waiting room while having a smile on his face.
"We won't lose! I refuse to allow myself to be turned into an ornament!" Dorothy had responded back as this made Kaliko chuckle to himself as he motioned his hand towards the dining area showing a toothy grin.
"Wise words from a foolish girl but anywho, The chiefs have prepared a meal for you and the hen so if you'll kindly follow me to the dining area.." Kaliko had spoken back to Dorothy as this made the young girl suspicious; however, she knew she didn't have much of a choice and she sensed no bad intentions from his body language so she obeyed.
"O-Okay, we'll go and I haven't eaten all day as well so I guess I should eat something.." Dorothy had responded back to Kaliko as she and Billina proceeded to follow the tall nome towards the dining area.
That area in the Nome Kingdom was rather decorated in fine ornaments which Dorothy would find to be beautiful but the thought of her friends being or potentially becoming ornaments left a bad taste in her mouth so she found it repulsive.
"I can't even look at ornaments without thinking of my friends nor the Ev Family…" Dorothy had spoken out to herself while signing to herself as she sat on the kitchen chairs alongside Billina who had a rather smaller one.
"This is all a dream, right?! I must be back in Kansas sleeping after a long day at school and this adventure has never happened!" Dorothy had spoken out once again as she refused that her friends were in the hands of the Nome King; however, Billina had given her reassurance.
"A dream?! Nope! This is all real and I know I said you should give up but I don't want you to lose your grip on reality like that Alice girl from that book!" Billina had spoken back to Dorothy in hopes of giving her at least a small push as this made the young girl smile at Billina.
"I know but I'm just a thirteen year old girl and I just can't handle losing my friends and becoming stuck as an ornament or being forced to be sent home. It sucks, truly! I already can't sleep well enough and if I was to lose my friends forever to this stupid game than…" Dorothy had responded back in tears as she was cut off by Billina who had a rather annoyed look on her face before it turned into one of compassion.
"Look, don't give up or think about those things just yet, okay? You'ved saved your friends from those witches and all was well, right? Now you must do so again! So wipe those tears and save those people that you care for!" Billina had advised Dorothy in a motivated tone of voice as the red hen saw the young girl wiping the tears from her eyes as she smiled warmly at her.
"Thank you, Billina. I needed those words of wisdom and I know I should be strong and courageous but if I was to fail then all of Oz wouldn't have a ruler and my friends would forever be gone but! I can't give up like you said! I will save my friends' ' Dorothy had spoken back to Billina in a motivated tone of voice as she could suddenly hear the sounds of the doors opening revealing the Nome King and him alone.
"Your friends have failed! It was hilarious! Hungry Tiger started touching random things and he failed after his eleven guesses while the others were clever but they failed in the end! Ha he ho ha ho!" Nome King had spat out to Dorothy in a rather mocking tone of voice in hopes of crushing her spirit; however, Dorothy refused to give up as she stared at him and began to speak.
"I see, well, I have one request and I'm asking for your permission in hopes of granting it…" Dorothy had spoken out in a serious tone of voice while Nome King simply smiled back at this turn of events.
"I'm listening, what shall I do for you, Dorothy?" Nome King had responded back in a tone of curiosity as he waited for an answer as Dorothy began to speak.
"Rest, let me eat and rest for the rest of the evening and by the next morning, I shall be the next one to go with full energy and concentration, will you grant that request for me?" Dorothy had asked the Nome King in a serious tone of voice as her eyes were slowly getting baggy due to the lack of sleep she's been having as in the end, Dorothy showed no interest of giving up despite everything while Billina watched with great interest as things with Nome Kinh were slowly reaching its climax.
