Oz: The Great and Powerful Junior Novel Disney Book Group by Disney Press

Author:Disney Press [Press, Disney]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Junior Novel
Amazon: B00BC710M2
Publisher: Disney Press
Published: 2013-04-09T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

ACK INSIDE THE EMERALD CITY PALACE, Evanora stood in the throne room, staring into a large crystal ball. She watched as Oz and Glinda met, and watched as the group entered the cemetery together.

“No, no, no! No, it cannot be!” Evanora screamed, even as her magic crystal ball proved that Oz had not defeated Glinda as Evanora intended. “Curse you, Glinda! Curse you and your pretty little face!”

Just then, Theodora ran into the room. “Sister!” she began. “Sister, the Wizard is missing!” Theodora was panicking. “I’ve looked everywhere, but he’s gone. Where is the Wizard?”

“Where is the Wizard?” Evanora repeated as a new plan began to form in her evil mind. “With Glinda,” she hissed, her voice cold. She gestured toward the crystal ball.

Moving closer, Theodora gazed into the ball’s misty depths. She saw Oz and Glinda walking through the graveyard. Her eyes lit up. “Then it’s happening!” she cried happily. “He’s fulfilling the prophecy. He’ll bring her darkness to the light and peace to the land.”

Evanora bit her tongue. She wanted to shake her foolish sister, but that would not help. She had to think carefully about her next move. So much depended on what happened now.

After a few moments, she finally spoke. “Yes, I’m certain that’s all it is,” she said, her tone leading. “It must be. I just pray she hasn’t fallen for his charms, too.” Leaning down, she picked up a small jewelry box from under a nearby table. While hidden from view, Evanora whispered a few words and it magically transformed into one of Oz’s music boxes. Standing up, she held it to her chest fondly.

Theodora’s eyes flashed with confusion when she saw the box. “Where did you get that?” she asked.

“This?” Evanora replied innocently. “It was a gift, from him. He came to my chambers last night and oh, how we danced. For hours it seemed. You were right. He is the great Wizard. He must be, to make me feel the way I did.…”

Her voice trailed off. Peering out from under her lashes, she waited to see if her words would work their own magic. Sure enough, Theodora’s eyes had filled with tears. Her plan was working!

She kept going. “Oh, no!” Evanora said, feigning distress. “Not you, too, sister.”

Theodora nodded sadly. “He said we would rule Oz together. He said I would be his queen.”

“Did he?” Evanora asked, once again acting like the kind and caring big sister. She walked over and gently stroked Theodora’s hair. Then she added, “Are you quite sure it wasn’t you who said that to him?”

Theodora stopped sniffling as she recalled her conversations with Oz. Then her eyes grew wide. Her sister was right. He had never said those things. It had been her all along. She had thrown herself at him like a fool. Shame washed over her and she shrugged off her sister’s touch, racing from the room.

Behind her, Evanora smiled with satisfaction. Her sister was angry at herself, true, but Evanora would use that anger.

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