The Wonderful Land Of Oz

Chapter 99: (Prelude to Tournament)

(Prelude to the Tournament)

*July 22nd, 1906*

*Emerald Palace*

It was a beautiful night while Dorothy was still asleep in her bed while Ozma and Kiki were chatting amongst each other in the room that they were sharing.

"Dorothy's been asleep for nearly a week. How is that even possible.." Kiki curiously asked Ozma while looking over to see her friend sleeping peacefully before turning back to face Ozma.

"I'm wondering that as well, and I believe that her body is exhausted. She's been training for a year; however, it's only been a day for us, meaning that her body is recovering from her experience. I hope she can wake up soon.." Ozma responded with concern before getting up from her chair to head for the door.

"Let's take a walk, shall we? We can continue our conversation while Dorothy continues to sleep, okay?" Ozma advised Kiki with a smile while the girl nodded before getting up to follow her friend.

After this, Ozma and Kiki exited the room and began walking the corridors of the Emerald Palace.

"Ozma, what happened to the armies that the Nome King brought? I remember you've separated them, right? Are they still out there..." Kiki asked Ozma in a curious voice while she was met with Ozma shaking her head in denial.

"No, I've sent them back to their respective territories including Nome King himself so we don't have to worry about them anymore, and besides, Nome King lost his memory and it would take a few weeks for him to recover anyways," Ozma responded while she and Kiki continued to walk the corridors.

"I see, and how's Polychrome? Is she still at the hospital wing?" Kiki asked Ozma once more as her question was met with Ozma nodding in confirmation.

"She is, but she's doing much better now. She should be good to go for tomorrow." Ozma responded and this made Kiki smile with relief as she spoke again.

"I'm glad to hear that.." Kiki responded while Ozma smiled back as the girls continued their walk.

The girls continued to walk before entering another corridor and soon, Ozma began to speak.

"I've been meaning to ask you something. How long have you known Glinda, and Why is Glinda set on you becoming her successor? It's uncommon for any witch to step down from their duties, so I'm curious to know why.." Ozma curiously asked her friend while the beautiful moon illuminated the corridor.

This question caught Kiki off guard; however, she managed to come up with a response as she was in the dark as well.

"I don't know if I'm being honest; however, all I know is that Glinda is hoping that I become the next Good Witch of the South, but I also owe it to Glinda for raising me. If it wasn't for her then I wouldn't even be here today.." Kiki responded with a faint smile while Ozma smiled back before nodding understandably.

"I see, and I'm glad Glinda raised you, I heard most of the Quadlings that serve her are around your age, right? So I believe most are orphans like you, correct?" Ozma curiously asked Kiki while Kiki shook her head in denial before providing an answer to the statement.

"Not really, In short, some of them were willing to step up while some were kids Glinda found during her early years which she raised to be her bodyguards. I was one of those orphans she found." Kiki responded while Ozma nodded understandingly.

"I see, and as long as you're happy then It's all good to me." Ozma responded once more with another smile while Kiki nodded in agreement.

"Exactly, that's why I hope to protect my loved ones. If I'm going to become the Good Witch of the South then I can't be weak, especially since Glinda is the reason why I'm even here in the first place." Kiki responded in a motivated voice while Ozma was pleased to hear those words.