The Wonderful Land Of Oz

Chapter 20: (Tip and Jack Pumpkinhead)

(Tip and Jack Pumpkinhead)

*Author's Note: The second story arc begins and this is loosely based on The Marvelous Land of Oz and just like the source material, Dorothy will NOT be in this storyline*

*December 19th, 1900*

*Gillikin Country*

Five months had passed since Tip's encounter with Dorothy as the young boy sat outside of his home while humming to himself as he looked up at the beautiful night sky.

"I wonder how Dorothy has been doing. I hope she has managed to head back home..." Tip had spoken quietly to himself as he drowned himself into boredom before another thought came to him.

"You know, I don't remember much about my parents or anything else. Mombi has only told me that she found me and that was it..." Tip had spoken out once more as his thoughts were interrupted by loud banging as this startled him as it belonged to Mombi.

"Boy! I told you to head over to the pumpkin fields and fetch me some pumpkins! Do you NOT want dinner tonight?!" Mombi had spat out to her servant in a voice of disdain as the young boy quickly nodded his head in understandment as he didn't want to anger Mombi any further.

"Y-Yes Master Mombi! I shall head to the fields at once, I won't take long" Tip had responded back in a polite tone of voice as he quickly ran over to the pumpkin fields which consisted of small, medium, large and plenty other different shapes and sizes of pumpkins as Tip walked around as he suddenly came up with a plan.

"Wait, If I can scare Mombi by creating a living pumpkinhead than that will surely get a good laugh out of me! It's gonna be perfect!" Tip had spoken out to himself as the boy snickered to himself as he found two pumpkins, one for Mombi's pie and the other which was just the perfect size for his prank as he quickly gathered it and ran back to his home which he always found to be stuffy due to Mombi's habit of clogging up space.

"Mombi! I've gotten the pumpkins like you've asked!" Tip had spoken out while knocking on the door and after a few minutes of waiting, Mombi had finally answered the door with a smile on her face.

"Finally! Now I can make my famous pies with these but, what are you doing with that pumpkin? I didn't ask you for two pumpkins you nitwit!" Mombi had spoken back to the young boy in a tone of disdain as she saw Tip walking past her rather quickly as he began to answer her question.

"Oh Nothing much! Just something I'm keeping for myself, that's all" Tip had answered back in a sing-songy tone of voice as he quickly went to his room as Mombi was left confused.

"This boy confuses me sometimes but as long as he stays away from my site then I should be good! I still haven't forgotten about that blasted girl and her little friends.." Mombi had spoken out to herself as she walked over to the kitchen area which was rather small yet fitting to her tastes as she prepared to fix her pumpkin pie.

*Tip's Room*

Tip was inside of his room which wasn't the most comfortable but it was still manageable for the boy.

"Mombi is gonna be scared out of her pants once she sees this, I can't wait to see her reaction!" Tip had spoken out in a sneaky tone of voice as he prepared to build the pumpkinhead and after a few minutes of building,

He was finally finished as he looked at his work. "Marvelous, It looks splendid and I think I should name it as well. Its name shall be Jack Pumpkinhead, that's it! Jack Pumpkinhead shall be his name" Tip had spoken back in joy as he continued to stare at his work.

Jack's head was a very large carved pumpkin that resembles the wickedly jolly expression of a traditional Halloween pumpkin. His tall figure is made entirely from bark and dead tree limbs of solid hickory and jointed with wooden pegs. His neck is a sharp stick upon which his pumpkin head is placed. His clothing consisted of purple trousers, a red shirt, a pink vest with white polka dots, stockings, and shoes.