The Emerald City

[Oeilvert]

Masheck nodded, attempting to fully understand the robot's sorry tale; he inched close and retrieved the manual, looking it over and reading each page carefully. This would be difficult for a sorcerer; it would be even more difficult for a sorcerer born and raised in the Wonderful Land of Oz!

He found that the information was useless without tools and material to work with, until he heard the cough from his familiar who sat propped on his shoulder. He shot a quick glance towards Locke and smirked, then directed his eyes back to schematics and directions.

Pulling out his wand and book, he rummaged through until he found a page with the spell Fabricate. He nodded, then looked to both companions, and urged Wall-E back by siezing his arm and pulling him up the crater.

From a belt-side pouch he retrieved a bottle of salt, which he emptied in a large circle around the crash site, and moved over to where Livevus hovered in the air, opened still on this specific page.

Reading through several incantations the sorcerer raised both arms high into the sky, his wand directed skyward as clouds began forming, turning black and glowing with building lightning; he continued chanting in his archaic tongue, circling now around his Circle, his wand flicking over the machine he desired to repair and, after some time, raised once more his wand, fired a bolt of electricity into the clouds, and watched as hundreds more came crashing down onto the spacecraft, enveloping it in blinding light.

"For mending I call, a tinkerer's delight; I seek the Witnesses of Time and pray for the Clockwork Avenger. Bring forth the Great One's Hammer and strike true in your process, the fires of your forge shall encase my vessel; Fabricate!"

[Secondary Characters]

When he was pulled back, Wall-E flailed a little cutely. He didn't really resist, he was just suprised. Then, Oeilvert began his spell, which had the little construct curious. He watched carefully as the man began his incantation, even imitating him a little as though he wanted to learn.

Suddenly, there was lightning, and loud noises and bright flashes. Wall-E jumped, looking all around surprisedly before seeing the spell strike the ship. "WHOAH!" he called out, ducking behind Oeilvert for protection as the magic worked its... well... magic!

When it was all over, Wall-E rolled out to see what had happened. When he noticed the ship was back in working order, he hopped up and down happily and let out excited whistles. "Weeee!!!" he called out, then rolled around Oeilvert excitedly! He then rolled up to the ship and looked inside, before looking back to his companion and waving him over. He wanted to share his good fortune, after all, and let the wizard get a peek too!

[Oeilvert]

Oeilvert approached the newly-repaired spacecraft and smiled as his tinker companion squeeled in both fascination and joy to see its machine functional once more. He knelt beside Wall-E and questioned him on how to move it, and where they would go, crawling inside to take a seat.

"Was there a last destination? Or another destination you were heading before you crashed?"

[ultimecia]

[glow=purple,2,800]


**From Hyperspace, Jidoor Opera House**

Eyes starred down at the strange duo from behind, an even stranger figure sitting to the seat right next to the exit. Her wings would twitch lightly, feathers falling from them and disappearing before ever touching the ground bellow.

"Somewhere over the rainbow perhaps?"

The witch chuckled softly, holding a map of the many worlds afterward, covering her identity from the two, if they were to look behind them.

"Although... the weather is so nice here... why go just yet?" her voice remained sultry. She lowered the map halfway to reveal glowing golden eyes, watching the man, and finally the robot... a strange smile creeping through at the sight at the square construct.

[/glow]

[Oeilvert]

Though Masheck was an exceptionally powerful and bright sorcerer in his own right, he slapped himself for not feeling the presence of an intruder on their lot; he spun around fast, directing his wand produced from the sleeve directly at the map she seemingly held up in defense.

He started suddenly, and raised an eyebrow. "Who are you?" he demanded, taking a peek at the contents of the parchment gripped by this woman.

[Secondary Characters]

"Whoah!" Wall-E whistled when the woman made herself known. She hadn't been there a moment ago, he knew that much! Certainly, she wasn't there when Oeilvert was doing the incantation. He was a tad nervous about people just appearing, this fact made more obvious by his tapping his fingers together.

Looking between the two, he stood up a little taller, waving his ands to Oeilvert in order to try and make him stop. Having dealt with the Wicked Witch, he knew if there was a witch in the area it was best not to go pointing weapons at them. Holding up a finger to request a minute, Wall-E lowered himself, then rolled over to the woman.

Holding up a hand, he waited for her to take it, offering a suggesting whistle to indicate he wanted to shake. If she took it, and shook it, he'd introduce himself with a mechanical "WAaall-Eee"

[ultimecia]

[glow=purple,2,800]Her eyes slowly followed the construct as he etched his way closer. One of her eyebrows would rise while the other remained in place. She placed the map slowly aside, and reached down to curl two fingers, middle and index around the machine's hand,

"An adorable thing you are, 'Wall-E'... so much emotion... and yet not technically living."

She let go of his hand, and patted the top part of his head, before sitting back up, looking to the man in green. She crossed her legs, and her arms to stare at him, " I am a witch of course, but not one you should worry about. Do you... not have your own witches (demons) to fight?" [/glow]

[Oeilvert]

Oeilvert lowered his wand in respect for WALL-E and watched his performance with the merry greetings to the Witch of Time; when she reciprocated, he was very confused.

So she is another witch...

"Not...one I have to...worry about? And what do you mean? I am so confused..."

[ultimecia]

[glow=purple,2,800]Ultimecia would sit there, slowly tilting her head to the side, a strange smile taking over her lips as they curled upward. Feather's would continue to randomly fall from her wings without making a mess, "Somewhere, over the rainbow..." she started, her eyes looking down to the construct, "... there is darkness... awaiting its Overture."

The witch closed her eyes and opened them, to stare back at the green wizard, " You can find your witches there... but of course, you must wait for one to come to you... for you to have a road to follow."

She glanced down at the little one again, "To seek... your directive." [/glow]

[Oeilvert]

"I don't understand!" demanded the sorcerer, his eyes flaring. "Cryptic words are not--and have never been--my forte! I don't even know what I'm doing now...all I know is...I must leave this place."

[Secondary Characters]

When the witch reached down to pat the little robot, he let out a small mechanical purr of sorts, his eyes closing and his treaded foot kicking lightly. The hand was pulled away and Wall-E blinked a couple times, realizing he did something somewhat embarassing. He rolled around behind Oeilvert with a whistle.

He tilted his head a little, tapping his fingertips as the two spoke, blinking a little and taking it all in. He looked between the two back and forth as the conversation carried on. Then when she spoke of directives, he let out a whistle and a charming "direeective!!" he let out, seeming happy. He even held his hands up and hopped lightly. "Eeevaahh!"

[ultimecia]

[glow=purple,2,800]"Patience, Oeilvert." She chucked, her eyes carrying that mysterious aura, "Who is to say... I am not the first witch you encounter?"

The witch stood up, chuckling a little to the little robot. Turning to the closed exit, "Your little friend seems to get it." she spoke in that sultry voice of hers, looking over her shoulder once before turning to the exit, "Why not think about it... for a little while?"

With that, Ultimecia began to walk, the exit seeming to move about like a water wall, making ripples as Ultimecia walked through the closed entrance, and solidifying when she was out of sight.

**TimeWarps to: My Kingdom for a Horse, in Cornelia**[/glow]

[Oeilvert]

Masheck Octavian watched as Ultimecia took he leave and dropped his head, pinching the bridge of his nose. He was irritated, miserable and so out of place. Turning to his golem companion, he patted it on the head.

"Wall-E, could you possibly give me some insight to what that woman is blabbering on about? I am very confused still, can make no sense of it whatsoever, and wish to leave."

[Secondary Characters]

Wall-E blinked when Ultimecia disappeared, a shocked whistle following after her. He rolled over and placed his hand on the wall, feeling it to see it was in fact still solid. He tilted his head a bit with an impressed sounding "whoooahh"...

The little construct turned his head at Oeilvert's questions, and tilted his head a bit. He churred lightly, then rolled over to him, holding his hands up to guide him into a seat. He got the man comfortable before going over to a small cubboard to pull out a refreshing beverage, which he placed in the wizard's hand.

"I am very confused still, can make no sense of it whatsoever, and wish to leave." Said Oeilvert, which made Wall-E think a bit. He held up a hand and rolled out of the ship for a second.

When he returned, he had some rocks and leaves and such, which he quickly constructed into two rock carrots and a little model of a bunny. Using these as an example, Wall-E began to demonstrate what Ultimecia was hinting at. He held the bunny and one of the carrots. "Ooo..." he said, holding up one of the two "Ooo?" he added, holding the other.

Wall-E showed the bunny hippidy-hopping up to the carrot and play eating it. "Nomnomnom..." Wall-E beeped, and when the rabbit was "done", threw the rock carrot outside. He made the rabbit look around, then added a disappointed-sounding "Oohhhh...." and then tossed the rabbit out the pod with a whistle and a wave to indicate that it left. Then he picked up the remaining carrot and held it up. "Ta-daaa!" he said happily.

Hopefully, the parable of the rabbit and the carrot made its point...

[Oeilvert]

Once again Masheck patted the robot's head, smiling and nodding. "I understand now, Wall-E, I truly do." He leaned back in his seat and withdrew his wand, throwing his arms over his head and relaxing.

"Then we'll wait, I suppose. I just hope I don't have to wait too long here."