(Keep Up, Dorothy!)

*July, 26th, 1906*

*Topeka, Kansas*

Dorothy and Dion wasted no time quickly jumping straight into the next round of their fight by charging straight at each other as their elbows clashed.

After this, the clash's impact caused some small lighting cracks to appear from the pair before they quickly broke free from the clash.

"Straw Wood Strings!" Dion cried out before expanding his arms to unleash another deadly attack toward his opponent, and of course, this moment shocked Scarecrow since that was his move.

"Using another one of my best friend's moves against me? Talk about insanity!" Dorothy spoke out before quickly dodging the attack with ease.

After this, Dorothy quickly ran across the trail of strings before quickly delivering a kick that sent Dion flying up in the air; this was followed by Dorothy flying up.

"Kansas Crusher!" Dorothy cried out before launching a slew of punches and kicks toward Dion which caused the creature to yelp in pain while continuously being overwhelmed by the attack.

Soon after the assault, Dorothy used one of her legs to swiftly kick Dion back to the ground which generated a loud thud as parts of the arena were destroyed.

"I'm not done yet! Here's the finisher, Dion!" Dorothy cried out once more as she generated a yellowish energy ball from her hand before immediately sending it toward Dion's way as this caused a small explosion to the arena, creating a small crater in the process.

During the events of this, everyone was stunned by the performance of Dorothy.

"A-Amazing! The young girl, Dorothy, is winning so far. What a stunning turn of events!" Emily spoke to her microphone while Louis was stunned at everything.

"I-I can't even see what's going on!? Just flashes of light and plenty of loud sounds but if this girl is winning then I'm rooting for her!" Louis spoke in a stunned voice while looking over to see Mario checking on Sadako, who was still unconscious.

"But to think this Dorothy girl is still standing…" Louis thought to himself before returning to the battlefield. On the other side, Ozma and the others continued to cheer Dorothy on.

"Keep it up, Dorothy! You can do this!" Scarecrow cheered for his friend as he continued to do so.

Back at the battle, The smoke slowly cleared away before showing Dion, staring up at his opponent with menacing eyes.

"I see, it seems I've underestimated you since that little attack managed to cut me a little so now I shall fight a little more seriously.." Dion spoke to Dorothy with annoyance while looking at his hand which had a small wound.

This, in turn, made Dorothy raise an eyebrow as she began to speak.

"W-Wait what do you mean?! Dorothy uttered back; however, right when she said this, she saw Dion quickly charging towards her.

After this, Dion elbowed Dorothy in her jaw, and this sent her flying up in the air before feeling a hard punch toward her back causing her to cry out in pain.

"Y-You little.." Dorothy uttered in annoyance as she attempted to deliver a swift kick to Dion; however, this was only an afterimage as Dion dodged it. This event shocked Dorothy as she suddenly felt the creature's presence behind her, which made her eyes widen.

"Let me tell you something, when I was being created back in the Land of the Growleywogs and the Nome Kingdom, I sensed your power, It was faint; however, I knew that you were the one I wanted to fight from the moment I was born, so I intend to force that power out of you…" Dion explained to Dorothy before delivering a swift kick toward her back that caused her to fall back to the ground.

Everyone who had seen this was shocked at Dion's sheer power and speed.

"Dorothy! Let me step in! This battle might end badly for you.." Azure advised Dorothy while reaching his hand out in hopes of his offer being accepted; however, this was rejected to his dismay.

"No way, this is my fight, but thanks for the suggestion." Dorothy responded with a smile while she slowly got up from the rubble, dusting some dirt off in the process.

This made Azure surprised at the response; however, he knew it was pointless to convince her even more.

After this, Dorothy quickly charged toward Dion with such speed that both opponents began to exchange punches.

"Come on, Dorothy! Show some energy! You don't have that star mark on your forehead for no reason! Are you perhaps weak like Ozma, hm?" Dion commanded Dorothy before laughing as he continued to trade blows with her.

"Don't speak of my friend like that! Ozma is very important to me, and I don't care if you talk badly about me, but talking about my friends will.." Dorothy attempted to speak as she attempted to throw an uppercut; however, this was blocked by Dion's knee.

"Will what? Do something about it instead of talking nonsense like you've always been doing." Dion advised Dorothy while using his free right hand to form a rainbow energy ball before quickly using the attack to jab Dorothy in her stomach.

Dorothy screamed in pain as she felt the impact of the attack that sent her crashing back on the ground, and Dion smiled at this.

During this, Betsy and Zeb watched in shock as their friend was struggling against Dion.

"D-Don't give up! Show him who's boss! You can do this, Dorothy!' Betsy cheered for her friend while she continued to watch the battle.

On the other side, Ozma and the others stood in shock as they just witnessed the attack.

"Come on, Dorothy. I know you can win. Show him everything you've got.." Tin Woodman whispered to himself while this was heard by Scarecrow who nodded in agreement.

"S-She wasn't lying when she said she might have trouble with him, but no matter what, I will still be rooting for you.." Scarecrow thought to himself while continuing to watch the fight unfold.

Back at the battlefield, Dorothy slowly got up from the rubble.

"To answer your question…" Dorothy spoke while she clenched her fists in anger, feeling the power in her forehead slowly glowing but faintly.

"I'll make you regret talking about my friends in such a manner!" Dorothy cried out in righteous anger before charging toward Dion to deliver a hard uppercut to the creature's stomach.

This action caused Dion to cough in pain before smirking at this, after that, Dorothy delivered a slew of punches toward him before ending the attack by forming an energy ball in the cusp of her hand and she jabbed him with it, causing him to grunt in pain as he was sent flying in the air.

Of course, Dorothy wasn't done as she thrust her plans forward, determined to defeat Dion.

"TAKE THIS!" Dorothy cried out as she fired a huge energy attack from her hands in hopes of harming Dion.

The energy attack came rushing toward Dion, and it managed to hit him directly causing cheers to erupt from Dorothy's friend group, and of course, Emily reported this.

"W-What a wonderful display of power! Could this be the attack that makes Dorothy the victor!?" Emily spoke to her microphone in an upbeat voice while she watched with anticipation.

*Wilson Home*

Meanwhile at a small home, a couple in their fifties watched the events from the projector that broadcasted from their radio from the materials Kiki had used.

Their names were Arthur and Clara.

"Say, isn't that Dorothy? The girl whom Em and Henry adopted when she was little…" Arthur asked his wife in a curious voice while Clara nodded in confirmation.

"Sure looks like her. She's gotten so big as well. She truly looks like Lily, her mother." Clara responded before sitting down next to her husband.

"Well, I'll be! Dorothy is a teenager now and you're right. I also remember Lily dropping her off since she had an important issue to take care of before her death, but what's that star mark on her forehead, is it a tattoo? She's a teenager after all so a rebellious phase won't surprise me" Arthur responded before taking a sip of tea from his cup while Clara nodded.

"Same here, perhaps she wants to fit in a certain crowd? Who knows, but as long as Dorothy is winning then it shouldn't matter at all, right?' Clara responded to her husband while the gentleman nodded.

*Arena*

Back at the arena, the smoke slowly cleared, revealing Dion to be alive and bruised from the attack, and as for Dorothy, the glow from her forehead disappeared.

"I see, so hurting your friends is the key to showing me that power, huh? I'll keep that in mind…" Dion spoke to Dorothy before descending on the ground to face the girl.

"Remind me again, How exactly did you achieve such strength in such a short period.." Dion curiously asked Dorothy while he waited for an answer.

"I've trained, that's all. Pretty much a year's work of training in a short period, why?" Dorothy responded in a serious voice while Dion laughed in response to what he heard before looking at her with a serious yet disappointed look.

"I see, it's such a shame that all of your so-called hard work will go to waste. You've been such a disappointment so I shall end this battle then I'll tend to your friends next…unless…" Dion responded before smirking once more as he charged toward Dorothy.

Dion quickly elbowed Dorothy in the face and this sent her flying across the arena before she was met with a hard kick to her chin that sent her flying up in the air.

"You're finished!" Dion cried out with an evil smirk as he attempted to kick his opponent back down; however, Dorothy quickly dodged by using an afterimage which surprised him as he had a shocked look on his face.

"Now where are you?.." Dion uttered before turning around and right as he did, he was hit by an energy blast. One, two, three, and finally four energy blasts hit Dion all at once, more than a slew of them attacked him.

"This ends here and now, Dion!" Dorothy cried out while continuing to pummel her opponent with energy blasts; this was followed by Dion struggling as he tried to break free; however, he didn't notice that it was because of Dorothy's star on her forehead glowing once more.

The battle continues to power on, Will Dorothy defeat Dion and save the world?!