The Wonderful Land Of Oz

Chapter 43: (Dorothy's Bravery)

(Dorothy's Bravery)

*October 22nd, 1905*

*Nome Kingdom*

Dorothy stood in front of the Nome King as she waited for her answer as this made the king laugh much to Dorothy's annoyance.

"Ha ho he hi ho!! Time? What makes you think I'm gonna give you more time?! You are just prolonging your inevitable defeat!" Nome King had spat out in a mocking tone of voice while Dorothy remained serious as she began to explain the situation to him.

"Well, I'm tired and I haven't gotten any sleep since last night and I swear, I'll resume the game once I'm all rested, okay?" Dorothy had spoken back to Nome King as this caused him to think about everything for a moment until deciding on a solution.

"I understand; however, I'll only let you rest for the night if you give up ten of your guesses which means that you'll only have one chance to save your friends and the Ev Family, is that a deal?" Nome King had spoken back to Dorothy while reaching his hand out for a handshake as Dorothy nodded her head in agreement much to Billina's dismay.

"Deal, I'll find a way to save everyone once I'm rested and that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make" Dorothy had responded back while shaking hands with Nome King thus sealing the deal while Billina didn't take this new agreement well.

"That girl! If she messes up then it's all over! What shall I do once Nome King sets his sights on me?!" Billina had thought to herself as she was filled with unease in regards to the new developments that she was seeing between Dorothy and Nome King.

"Good! I shall allow you to rest up and you should eat dinner first. It's quite important to eat something before getting a good night's rest! I shall see you tomorrow morning, toodles!" Nome King had spoken out to Dorothy for the final time before he used the silver shoes to return back to his throne room thus leaving Dorothy and Billina alone.

"Dorothy?! Are you sure that you can handle this? If you mess up once then it's game over! You'll never return home!" Billina had spoken out to her friend in a tone of concern as the pair made their way towards the dining table.

"I know, but I just have to try! I'm tired and if I was to play right now then I'd lose without a question..." Dorothy had spoken back to Billina as she sat down in one of the dining chairs while the red hen did the same thing.

"Well, I hope that you win! All of Ev and even Oz is counting on you, my friend.." Billina had spoken back to Dorothy as this made her smile rather warmly at the red hen as she began to speak once more.

"I will, I bet my life on it!" Dorothy had spoken back to Billina in a confident tone of voice as she knew that things may end up going her way.

Dorothy and Billina ate their dinner which was rather delicious and now, it was finally time for the pair to rest up for the night as Dorothy and Billina were laying in bed together.

"It feels strange sleeping in this place.." Dorothy had whispered to her friend while Billina chuckled to herself in agreement as she began to speak.

"You bet! Once you win this game then we're outta here, right?! I don't wanna spend one more day in this place!" Billina had spoken back in agreement as Dorothy started to laugh quietly to herself which made the red hen curious.

"What's funny? Do I have something on me?" Billina had whispered back while Dorothy had shaken her head in denial before answering the question.

"No, not at all! It's just that I'm glad that I could at least talk to someone during this time or else I'll be awfully lonely..." Dorothy had answered back in a warm tone of voice as this made Billina smile back.