The Wonderful Land Of Oz

Chapter 21: (Flight of the Fugitives)

(Flight of the Fugitives)

*December 20th, 1900*

*Gillikin Country*

The next morning had arrived as Tip and Jack Pumpkinhead were up and ready to go as they continued to walk across the country as Jack Pumpkinhead asked him many questions.

"So, who rules the Emerald City again? I'm quite lost, Is it Oz?" Jack Pumpkinhead had spoken out in curiosity as Tip began to answer his questions.

"King Scarecrow of course! He became king once Oz had left the Emerald City and he's been ruling over the people of Oz ever since!" Tip had answered back while Jack Pumpkinhead nodded his head in understandment as he and Tip continued to walk across the land as this felt like an eternity as Jack Pumpkinhead began to complain about the situation.

"Father, This walking has me tired! Is there a quicker way!" Jack Pumpkinhead had complained to his creator as Tip had shaken his head in denial as this made him frown in disappointment while letting out a huge sigh as Tip began to speak.

"I mean, If you have any other methods than let me know but It seems that we might have to walk, UNLESS.." Tip had spoken back to Jack Pumpkinhead as he quickly had thought of an idea as he had a smile on his face which made Jack Pumpkinhead rather curious.

"F-Father, do you happen to have an idea? That smile seems like a glimmer of hope in my book" Jack Pumpkinhead had asked Tip once more as the young boy nodded his head rather enthusiastically as Tip quickly began to gather some wood that happened to be lying on the ground.

"I do have an idea and I'm gonna build a sawhorse and give life to it! This will definitely take us to the Emerald City without any issues" Tip had spoken out in joy while he began to build the sawhorse while Jack Pumpkinhead watched with great interest and after a few minutes, the sawhorse was officially complete.

The Sawhorse's body was a log with a notch cut in one end for a mouth, two knots for eyes and a branch for a tail. His legs are four straight tree limbs stuck into his body and spread wide apart for stability.

"Wooow! This looks quite marvelous! I have a feeling this can definitely bring it to the Emerald City!" Jack Pumpkinhead spoke out in joy while Tip nodded his head in agreement as he had brought out the powder of life which he had brought from Mombi's house.

"I agree but I just hope this works on this thing or else we're gonna be walking until our hearts burst!" Tip had spoken back as he sprinkled some of the powder on the sawhorse and after a few seconds of waiting, the Sawhorse had come to life as it looked around until it locked its eyes on Tip and Jack Pumpkinhead who had smiles on their faces as they began to jump in joy.

"Yippee!! The sawhorse is alive!! It's alive at last!" Tip had cried out in joy as he had heard Sawhorse yawing rather loudly before speaking.

"So, it was you two who had brought me to life, right? I'm Sawhorse and I can take you guys anywhere!" Sawhorse had spoken to the pair as his voice was a gruff yet friendly one as Tip smiled at this and began to speak.

"Greetings, My name is Tip and I'm the one who gave you life. I hope that we can become good friends or something like that" Tip had spoken out in a rather polite tone of voice while Jack Pumpkinhead had started to introduce himself as well.

"And my name is Jack Pumpkinhead! I just hope that our presence won't annoy you or anything but my father needs help in getting to the Emerald City" Jack Pumpkinhead had spoken to Sawhorse as well as the object had listened to the both of them as carefully as possible before making up his mind.

"I see, you both have  such wonderful names and I shall take you both to this Emerald City; however, how do I even get there?" Sawhorse had spoken back in confusion as this led to an issue as Tip himself didn't know where exactly the Emerald City was at.