(Fist of the Dragon)

*July, 26th, 1906*

*Topeka, Kansas*

The battle raged on as Dorothy continued to pummel Dion with energy blasts while the star mark on her forehead was slowly glowing.

During this, Dion grunted in annoyance as he felt himself being pushed back by the attack.

"T-This girl.." Dion spoke to himself while continuing to protect himself from the blasts.

*Gillikin Country*

The purple castle illuminated beautifully within the purple land and inside, Locasta watched the battle from her crystal ball which was being projected for all to see.

"Dorothy, child, you must win this fight. Any further delays might allow Dion to overcome this.." Locasta thought to herself in suspense while she continued to watch the ongoing battle.

*Topeka, Kansas*

Back at the arena, Ozma and the others watched with great intent as they were pinning their hopes on their friend.

"Come on Dorothy! Keep pushing! Don't stop now!" Scarecrow cheered for his friend while Polychrome and the others joined in as well.

"He's right, you can do it! Don't stop using that attack." Polychrome cheered Dorothy on as well; however, during this, Ozma and Omby Amby had serious looks on their faces which caught her attention.

"Aren't you two happy? Isn't Dorothy winning?! She has him on the ropes." Polychrome asked the pair with concern in her voice while she waited for an answer.

Soon after, Omby Amby began to answer Polychrome's burning question.

"Not quite, it's almost like she's desperate, looking for any chance to turn the tables.." Omby Amby responded while Ozma nodded in agreement, and of course, this didn't please Polychrome.

"N-No way! We must help her!" Polychrome responded in a worried voice while attempting to help her friend; however, Ozma quickly stopped her.

"Don't be reckless! I'm sure Dorothy won't appreciate you helping, trust me, I feel like she wants to be the one to take down Dion, especially since she wants to protect her loved ones." Ozma advised Polychrome in a stern voice.

Of course, Polychrome was about to protest; however, she eventually stepped down before smiling.

"Fine, but Dorothy better not die on us, I mean it." Polychrome responded once more before looking back up to see the ongoing battle. Back at the battlefield, Dorothy continued to pummel Dion with the energy blasts.

"D-Damn! This ain't helping!" Dorothy spoke to herself while continuing to pummel Dion with the energy blasts while on the other hand, Dion slowly was being pushed back.

Dorothy continued to pummel Dion as each attack got stronger due to the star mark glowing on her forehead; however!

"E-Enough!" Dion roared in annoyance before quickly creating a huge green forcefield that managed to destroy the small energy blasts.

The site of the event surprised everyone while Emily began to speak through her microphone.

"A-And Dion appears to have created some sort of barrier! What could happen next?! Will Dorothy destroy this barrier?!" Emily cried out to the microphone while Louis was listening to everything that was going on.

"Whoa, these two are incredible! If the girl wins then I should ask her to join your troupe, we could use another member." Louis spoke in awestruck before turning over to check on his friend, and there she coughed as she woke up.

This made Louis happy and he quickly went up to check on her while Mario did the same.

"S-Sadako! I'm glad you're okay and I thought he broke your neck. Did he miss perhaps?" Louis spoke to his friend in a relieved voice while his friend slowly began to speak.

"J-Jeez! That guy did a number on me, and I'm okay. He only knocked me out badly, but who's fighting him?" Sadako uttered in shock while rubbing her head as she waited for an answer.

"I-It seems that Dorothy or whoever is fighting him, and they're pretty neck to neck…" Louis responded while Sadako's eyes widened with surprise before looking up to watch the battle.

"I-I see.." Sadako responded while she continued to watch the battle.

Back at the battlefield, Dorothy breathed heavily while seeing the forcefield being put out and during this, the glow on her forehead disappeared.

"D-Damn it. I-I have no choice but to unleash THAT move but what choice do I have?" Dorothy thought to herself while continuing to catch her breath as Dion's forcefield slowly disappeared.

"Oh, what happened to that vinegar you hadn't a second ago? Don't tell me that you've given up already?" Dion spoke to Dorothy while looking down at the arena.

Soon after this, Dorothy began to speak in a serious voice.

"No, I will never give up. Let's continue this, shall we?" Dorothy responded before preparing herself for whatever was to come next.

"Very well.." Dion responded while he and Dorothy descended back to the ground.

After this, Dorothy wasted no time in preparing for her ultimate move that she's been saving which was also noticed by Omby Amby.

"So, she's using that move.." Omby Amby thought to himself while continuing to watch the events unfold.

Dorothy continued to focus her energy and strength on her right arm which caused a small purple aura to appear, causing Dion to raise an eyebrow in curiosity.

Soon after, Dorothy would let out a shout as a purple aura illuminated from her hand which piqued Dion's interest.

"FIST OF THE DRAGON!" Dorothy roared with sheer motivation before charging directly toward her opponent with the intent to hit him with it.

Immediately after, Dorothy charged right after him, hitting him directly in the stomach which caused Dion to grunt in pain before being pushed back from the attack.

The attack slowly manifested into a mighty purple dragon that roared with intensity while continuing to push Dion.

"F-Foolish girl!" Dion cried out in annoyance while feeling himself being pushed back as parts of the ground were being destroyed.

Of course, this chain of events was seen by her friends and those who were watching.

"You can do it! Keep pushing!" Betsy cheered for her friend and this led to Zeb, Ozma, and everyone else whom Dorothy cared about, cheering her on.

The shouts and praises coming from Dorothy's friends motivated the girl to keep pushing.

"I-I will WIN!" Dorothy roared in motivation while continuing to use her energy and strength to push the attack further towards the ground.

The dragon attack continued to make its way across the prairies, destroying the land that was in its path while pushing Dion back as well.

"S-Such power! I just see more! B-But.." Dion uttered with a mixture of excitement and annoyance before attempting to push away the attack; however, he felt himself going up in the air.

"HAAAHH!" Dorothy roared in fury while she moved her arm up in the air as the dragon ascended in the air.

This beautiful site was seen by everyone in the area as this was followed by Louis and the others even cheering her on.

"She's going to do it!" Sadako cried out joyfully while Mario and Louis cheered Dorothy on.

Back at the battlefield, Dion struggled to push back the attack, and in the end, he failed to do so.

"N-NO!" Dion roared in apparent defeat as the attack fully consumed him before generating a loud explosion.

After such an event, there was a moment of anticipation as everyone saw Dorothy breathing heavily before looking up to see if Dion was defeated or not.

"W-Wow, Dorothy is simply amazing; however, I'm curious about that move she did.." Polychrome spoke out in an awestruck voice as Omby Amby began to speak.

"That was her Fist of the Dragon. It's a move she's been working on for the past year, well, a day for everyone else, but back to what I'm saying. The attack requires someone to pin their energy in their right arm, right? This will cause the user to generate a powerful attack; however, it will cause the user's arms to be in great pain.." Omby Amby explained to Polychrome while the rainbow girl nodded understandably before speaking once more.

"I-I see. I never knew such a move could be lethal; however, was it something you taught Dorothy?' Polychrome asked once more while she had a curious yet concerned look on her face as she waited for a response.

"No, Dorothy came up with the move on her own. I only know of the effects and everything else by her telling me. She told me it was her trump card of sorts or perhaps something that could weaken Dion.." Omby Amby responded before looking back at the battlefield while Polychrome nodded in an understanding way.

"Dorothy, please be okay.." Polychrome thought to herself with a look of concern on her face as she continued to watch the battle.

Back at the battlefield, Dorothy breathed heavily before falling to her knees, holding her right arm in pain.

"D-Damn, my arms hurt like hell." Dorothy thought to herself while continuing to catch her breath as she saw the dust slowly settling.

Soon after, the dust slowly disappeared, and to Dorothy and everyone else's shock. Dion was alive although a bit bruised all over and he had a rather serious look on his face.

"W-What..n-no way.." Dorothy uttered in shock while having a shocked expression on her face as she winced in pain due to her injury.

"I'm getting bored of this little one-on-one match, I shall change the rules! Since Dorothy is incapable of fighting, I shall make it to a battle royale, everyone is free to fight me, and who knows, I might lose or I might just kill everyone.." Dion announced in a booming voice as this sent shockwaves within Dorothy and everyone else.

"N-NO! Stay away from my.." Dorothy attempted to speak; however, she felt a hard uppercut in her stomach from Dion which sent her flying before she collapsed on the ground.

"LIKE I SAID! I shall fight everyone else instead, oh, to make it fair.." Dion spoke once more before quickly teleporting within the crowd of Dorothy's friends, his entire focus being on Ozma.

This event surprised everyone as Ozma was now face to face with the terrible creature.

"Dion, stop this madness, now or I'll have no choice but to destroy.." Ozma seriously advised Dion; however, before she could say anything else. Dion placed his fingers on her lips, silencing her.

"You might give me trouble, so…" Dion responded; however, right before he was going to finish what he was saying, Dorothy charged at him.

"L-LEAVE HER ALONE!" Dorothy cried out in an attempt to attack him; however, Dion quickly clapped his hands which immediately trapped her in a green cube.

Soon after this, Dion quickly did the same for Ozma, trapping her in an even stronger prison cube.

"There we go, now the battle royale shall be fair.." Dion spoke in a prideful manner before proudly laughing to himself.

This chain of events caused Dorothy and Ozma to struggle to break free as they pounded their fists on their respective prison cubes.

"The strongest metal in all of Oz mixed with Tungsten, the strongest metal in this world, let's see if you can break free.." Dion spoke to Dorothy in a mocking voice before turning his direction to Scarecrow and his friends.

This chain of events caused Scarecrow, Lion, Tin Woodman, and the others to step up to face Dion, who was smiling.

"Now, come at me.." Dion uttered in a cocky voice while motioning his hand for his opponents to come forward.

"Heh, I've been waiting for this, come at me, you freak!" Azure cried out in motivation before cracking his knuckles in preparation for the battle.

The battle takes a turn for the worst, will everyone pull through!?