The Wonderful Land Of Oz

Chapter 53: (Aurora Proves Dangerous)

(Aurora Proves Dangerous)

*January 15th, 1906*

*Land of Mangaboos*

Dorothy and the others were surprised at Aurora's request as Oscar began to speak up in regards to the suggestion.

"And what sacred trials shall we participate in if we want to leave here alive or in one piece" Oscar had asked in a curious tone of voice while waiting for his answer as Aurora began to explain everything.

"You and your allies must survive the black pit and once you make it past that, you must endure the valley of voices, the invisible bears, wooden gargoyles, and finally, the dragonettes but be warned that nobody has ever made it out alive...as if I care about that" Aurora had explained to Oscar and the others while laughing to herself which annoyed Dorothy.

"I see, well, we shall accept the challenge and when shall the ordeal begin?" Oscar had asked Aurora once more in an understanding tone of voice as he was met with Aurora's beautiful gaze as her eyes met with his and she began to speak once more.

"The trials shall begin shortly so please rest up shortly in the resting chambers of this palace" Aurora had responded back while pointing at the room that was behind her which made Oscar nod his head in understandment.

"Very well, we shall rest up for the upcoming trials and I'll ensure that the others shall follow suite and once again, thank you very much for giving us this chance" Oscar had responded back once more while tipping his hat and bowing on respect while he looked over and motioned for Dorothy and the others to follow him and they've did just that.

"I dearly hope we can survive these trials. Aurora is proving herself to be quite dangerous..." Jim had thought to himself as the big horse began to follow his human companions towards the resting chamber while Eureka yawned from inside the carriage in boredom.

"I just wanna go back home and rest on Dorothy's bed, meow, and pretend to whine so I can get more food" Eureka had lamented to herself from inside the carriage as she peaked out of the carriage and saw everyone entering the resting chambers.

"Wow, this room is quite beautiful but I don't see any beds or couches?" Betsy had spoken out in confusion while Zeb nodded his head in agreement.

"You're right, it seems we'll have to sleep on the floor which is no problem for me since I occasionally do it back at the farm" Zeb had spoken back in a rather calm tone of voice as he sat on the wall alongside Dorothy.

"The floor?! It's so uncomfortable and very hard but I guess most people are simply built quite differently I suppose" Betsy had spoken back to Zeb once more in a rather perplexed tone of voice as she eventually sat down as well and looked over to see the doors shutting behind them.

"Dorothy, are you doing okay? I know you weren't in the best of moods earlier but I just wanted to check up on you since you are my friend and all" Betsy had asked Dorothy in a curious tone of voice as she looked at her friend who gave her a smile and thumbs up much to her relief.

"I'm doing okay and I haven't gotten much rest yesterday so please excuse my behavior earlier and it seems we have to rest up before the upcoming trials" Dorothy had spoken back in a tone of reassurance which made Betsy smile as Oscar began to speak.

"Oh no, you had every right to have been angry and especially towards me since I've done some awful things but it wasn't my fault entirely but perhaps I'll tell the story later on since we do have to rest" Oscar had chimed into the conversation as he looked at the three children with a rather solemn yet determination look on his face as he vowed to protect the children from harm's way.