The Wonderful Land Of Oz

Chapter 61: (Secrets of the Kiss)

(Secrets of the Kiss)

*January 22nd, 1906*

*Emerald Palace*

A few days had passed since the encounter with Aurora as Dorothy's eyes slowly opened while finding herself lying on the hospital bed.

"W-Where am I.." Dorothy uttered with a groggy voice as she turned around to see Ozma, Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, Lion, and Hungry Tiger standing by herself which quickly surprised the young girl.

"G-Guys!! It's wonderful to see you guys again! I've missed you all so dearly! How have things been?" Dorothy spoke out with joy while gently leaning forward to give each of her friends a warm hug as she had a smile on her face.

"It's so great to see you again, my friend. We've been doing very great lately. We heard about your adventures down below. That was quite scary to deal with Mangaboos, Invisible Bears, and other such things" Scarecrow spoke out to his friend while Tin Woodman and the others nodded in agreement.

"If it wasn't for Ozma trying to visit you the other day then all would have been lost but I also feel Glinda would have intervened anyways since she always watches over the entire Land of Oz" Tin Woodman spoke out with a smile as this made Ozma remember a very important detail that she nearly forgotten.

"That reminds me! Once you are rested then we need to visit Locasta to discuss the strange star on your forehead.." Ozma spoke out to her friend while pointing at the small but half star on Dorothy's forehead which caught the young girl's attention as she gently touched it.

"Oh yeah, It's been a while since I've seen the Good Witch of the North so I gotta pay her a visit one of these days" Dorothy spoke out while getting up from the hospital bed which surprised her friends.

"Wait, are you going right now?! Are you sure about this? You still need to rest up for just a few more hours" Lion spoke back with concern while Hungry Tiger nodded in agreement; however, Dorothy smiled back while jumping up and down.

"It's okay. I'm okay now! My injuries weren't as bad as the others so I should be okay and speaking of the others, how are Zeb and the others doing? I hope they are doing well" Dorothy spoke back to Lion while doing stretches as she waited for a response from her friend.

"Oh, okay. I'm glad to hear that. Your friends are outside in the Emerald Gardens and they've been quite worried for you but we've told them that you should be alright" Lion responded while this made Dorothy smile warmly while she continued to stretch.

"That's wonderful and I should check up on them before me and Ozma depart for Gillikin Country. I don't wanna worry them anymore" Dorothy spoke back while walking toward the front door of the hospital wing which was followed by Ozma and the others following her along.

Dorothy and the gang walked across the corridors of the Emerald Palace until they reached the garden area and there was Oscar, Zeb, Betsy, Jim, and Eureka hanging out in the area.

"Dorothy!! It's great to see you! We were worried that your injuries were gonna be worse than we thought but we're just glad you are okay!" Zeb spoke out to his cousin in relief while running over to give Dorothy a warm hug which was returned by Dorothy.

"Thank you, Zeb. It's great seeing you and the others again as well. It brings relief to see that everyone is okay as well" Dorothy spoke back to Zeb while looking over to see Betsy playing with Eureka while Oscar was sitting with Jim which made her smile as she waved and called at them to catch their attention.

"Hey guys! How was the recovery? I'm glad to see you guys doing well" Dorothy spoke out to Betsy and the others with joy as this was met with Betsy and Oscar's faces lighting up with relief as they quickly ran over to their friend.