Dorothy Must Die

Ollie is headed to Emerald City in search of the other Wingless Ones—monkeys who cut off their wings to keep Dorothy from using the magic in the wings to control them. The three start down the road again but are stopped when an elegantly dressed young woman appears before them. The woman is a projected recording of Ozma, Oz’s true leader, which proclaims the end of sadness throughout Oz. No one has seen Ozma in years, and the projection makes Ollie and Indigo sad because “Ozma doesn’t care about us anymore” (67). When the wizard came to Oz, he sent away the young Ozma so she wouldn’t get in his way. After the wizard left, Ozma came back, and things in Oz were wonderful until Dorothy returned. Suddenly, Ozma disappeared, Dorothy took over, and happiness was decreed law of the land as things got worse and worse.

The group reaches a part of the road that spans a moss-covered river without supports. Monkeys patrol the bridge, and Indigo casts a spell to direct their attention away. The group ascends the road until they reach a platform high above the clouds that provides a view of Emerald City’s vast sparkling greatness.