The Wizard's True Form Revealed/The Group's Dreams Comes True (Peach Version)

*(In the chamber, Peach's group already told the Wizard their accomplishment)*

Wizard: Well, I can't believe my eyes! Do you have the wand?

*(Peach nods and showed it)*

Peach: We done what you told us.

Zelda: And I’m honored to not only become Oz’s princess again, but I’ll also accept Link’s hand in marriage when we grow up.

*(Link nods in agreement. The Wizard then spoke up as Peach let him levitate the wand away and seal it into a vault)*

Wizard: I see…. How very good.

Sonic: You bet!

Daisy: Now will you give us our dreams like you promised?

Yoshi: We worked so hard.

*(Then the Wizard boomed)*

Wizard: Not so fast! I’ll give this matter a thought. Go away and come back tomorrow!

*(Peach's group got shocked and then angry)*

Peach’s group: Tomorrow?!

Peach: But me, Rockruff, Daisy, Mario, and Luigi want to go home now!

Cait Sith: You have plenty of time already!

Tiger: Yeah!

Yoshi: We went through a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to get so far!

*(Then the Wizard got angry)*

Wizard: Do not arouse the wrath of the Great and Powerful Oz! I said come back tomorrow!

*(During this line, Midna felt something blowing a light wind at her and noticed a curtained corner. She got Rockruff’s attention, showed him, and they head over there)*

Zelda: If you were Great and Powerful, you’d keep your promises!

Link and Aryll: That’s right!

*(Suddenly, Midna and Rockruff pulled the curtain back to reveal a man shouting through the microphone and controlling the flame makers. The man has slightly tan skin, jagged scars over his right eye and left cheek inflicted by Master Xehanort, much like the wounds Braig received from Terra, short, black, shoulder-length hair that is tied into a short, high topknot, with one bang falling off to the right side of his face, a short, triangular soul patch, and a skinny black mustache, and wearing a white, long-sleeved red-lined, haori that has a hood, along with slightly shorter than normal, light-colored hakama, he wears a navy blue long-sleeved shirt with a large white X pattern on the front, gold and black armored boots, and a dull blue-green section that covers his abdomen, which sports the same symbol worn by his students near the top. Hearing the curtain pulling, Peach's group turned to the corner and got surprised upon noticing what Rockruff and Midna revealed)*

Rockruff and Midna: (Whispering to Peach's group) Look!

Real Wizard: (During Rockruff and Midna's lines) Are you criticizing the Great and Powerful Oz?! You should be grateful that I’m letting you wait until tomorrow instead of twenty years from now! The Great Oz has spoken!

*(He turned around and gasped upon noticing the group staring in curiosity and confusion and then pulled the curtain closed)*

Real Wizard: Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain! The Great Oz has spoken!

*(But Peach went over, picked Rockruff up while Midna floated to Zelda and pulled the curtain back again)*

Peach: Who the heck are you?

*(The real Wizard got nervous and tried to sound powerful again)*

Real Wizard: (Powerfully) I am the Great *(Slowly)* and Powerful…!

*(He spoke normally in embarrassment)*

Real Wizard: Wizard of Oz…. Actually, my real name is Eraqus.

Peach: (Surprised) You are?!

*(Eraqus nods apologetically as the group walked up to him)*

Eraqus: It’s true.

Vector: You humbug!

Megavolt: Like he said!

Eraqus: Yes, I’m a fake. And I apologize.

Daisy: You act like a bad person acting that way in there!

Eraqus: Actually, I’m a good person, but a poorly bad Wizard.

*(Hearing him say that, Peach's group’s anger melted away slowly upon seeing Eraqus hang his head in shame again)*

Zelda: So, you say you’re feared and respected because of that act.

Eraqus: (Nods) Yes. And like I said, I apologize.

Popple: And what about your promise?

Mario: You can do good by keeping it.

Luigi, Yoshi, and Vector: Please?

*(Eraqus then smiled brightly)*

Eraqus: Well, alright. I guess I’ll give you your dreams right now instead of tomorrow.

*(He goes over to Sonic's group)*

Eraqus: Sonic, you say you want a brain, right?

Sonic: Yep.

Eraqus: That’s a very mediocre commodity. Every pusillanimous creature that crawls on the earth, or slinks through slimy seas has a brain. Like, for example, I can sense in your mind that your plans you made to help your friends along the way on your journey proves that you had a brain all along.

Sonic: Really?

Eraqus: Yes. You just believed in yourself to make those plans and they came out perfectly. Therefore, you got a brain. Can you figure out an equation?

Tails: (Agreeing) Without our help?

*(Sonic thought it over and then said it)*

Sonic: The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side.

*(Peach's group got surprised and then happy)*

Luigi: That’s exactly right, Sonic!

Tails: You did it!

*(Sonic got happy)*

Sonic: All right! I got a brain! *(Gives a thumb's up)* Thank you!

Eraqus: (Giving him a medal that reads "A+") Anytime, my blue friend.

Shadow: And are we the best consciences ever?

Sonic's group: Are we?

Eraqus: Indeed, you are.

*(He conjured some gold badges that read “Certified Conscience” and handed them to Sonic's group, who accepted gladly)*

Sonic's group: Thank you!

*(They put their badges on. Eraqus then went over to Tiger and Fievel)*

Eraqus: And you say you wanted courage, right?

Tiger: Yep.

Eraqus: It’s just that you confuse courage with wisdom. And I sense from within your heart that this whole journey you went through with Peach’s group gave you the courage you needed. Therefore, you get a medal of honor as a reward for awakening your true courage.

*(He conjures another gold medal that reads “Courage” and gives it to him, much to his happiness)*

Tiger: (Chuckling) Shucks, folks, I’m speechless. Can’t wait to tell my loving supporting wife!

Peach’s group: Wife?

Tiger: Yeah. I’m married to Miss Kitty. And besides Fievel, she always stands by me.

Fievel: That is true!

Peach’s group: Oh, that’s cool!

*(Fievel then changed the subject)*

Fievel: Am I the best partner ever?

Eraqus: Yes, you are, Fievel. Because you helped everyone despite your small size, you made a big difference to prove your worthiness.

*(Fievel got happy as Eraqus gave him a white cowboy hat and a yellow neck bandana)*

Fievel: Wow, thanks! I feel confident already!

*(Eraqus nods in agreement. Then he went over to Cait Sith)*

Eraqus: And you said you want a heart, right?

Cait Sith: Aye, I really want one.

Eraqus: You’re in luck. I can give you one.

*(He conjures a red mechanical heart and installed it right into his chest. After Eraqus was done, Cait Sith felt his chest pumping softly)*

Cait Sith: I have a heart. I have a heart! Och, this is a beaut!

*(The others laughed a bit and then calmed down as Eraqus walked up to Link and Aryll)*

Eraqus: And as for you two, you wish to become a mechanic on flying things and knights of Emerald City, right?

Link and Aryll: Yes. But….

Eraqus: I can tell. You want to work as a mechanic on other things besides flying things, right?

Link and Aryll: Yes, exactly.

Eraqus: Then, you can be official mechanics working in Emerald City, as well as knights!

Link: Us?

Aryll: A job here?!

*(Eraqus nods)*

Link and Aryll: (Laughing merrily) Thank you!

*(Zelda and Link hug each other in laughter. After all was calm, Eraqus went up to Popple and the Fearsome Four)*

Eraqus: And you’re ex-con artists wishing to own a cafe and toy shop, right?

Popple and Fearsome Four: (Proudly) Yep!

Eraqus: Then you can officially run your businesses. Starting here in Emerald City!

*(Popple and the Fearsome Four got happy)*

Popple and Megavolt: Awesome!

Eraqus: And can you think up a name for your cafe and toy shop?

*(Popple and the Fearsome Four thought it over, brightened up, and all said the name in agreement)*

Popple and Fearsome Four: Cafe Peach and Joy Toys!

*(A short pause as Eraqus and the group smiled proudly)*

Popple: Like that name?

Bushroot: We picked that because of our friend, Peach.

Quackerjack: And joy rhymes with toy.

Megavolt: That's right.

Liquidator: And as owners of Cafe Peach and Joy Toys, we decree that our friends or any citizen in Emerald City are welcome to run the cafe and shop when we’re absent!

Popple, Megavolt, Quackerjack, and Bushroot: Yeah!

Eraqus: Not a bad idea!

Peach’s group: Yeah!

*(Eraqus then went up to Zelda, Midna, and Yoshi proudly)*

Eraqus: And I’m extremely proud of you for discovering your origin and for learning how to fly.

Zelda and Yoshi: Thank you.

Midna: And lucky for me, Hylia and Daphnes actually agreed to let me live with them and Zelda as a confidante and companion.

Zelda: And let me use magic always. Making me Oz’s very first Good Witch Princess.

Eraqus: That’s wonderful!

Yoshi: And I'm no longer timid and shy of flying anymore.

Eraqus: Indeed, Yoshi.

*(Then he went over to Peach, Daisy, Mario, Luigi, and Rockruff)*

Eraqus: And you want to get back home to Topeka, Kansas, right?

Peach, Daisy, Mario, and Luigi: Yep!

Rockruff: More than anything in the whole world.

Eraqus: You’re in luck! Ironically, I’m from Topeka, Kansas as well.

Peach’s group: Really?!

Eraqus: Yes. And I can take Peach, Daisy, Mario, Luigi, and Rockruff back there by my hot air balloon.

Luigi: So, you were from a Kansas State Fair?

Eraqus: Yes. Premier balloonist par excellence to the Miracle Wonderland Carnival Company, until one day, while performing spectacular feats of stratospheric skill never before attempted by civilized man, an unfortunate phenomena occurred. The balloon failed to return to the fair.

Tiger: Really?

Eraqus: Yes, and there I was, floating through space, a man without a continent.

Peach: Were you scared?

Eraqus: Scared? *(Scoffs)* You are talking to a man who has laughed in the face of death, sneered at doom, and chuckled at catastrophe.

*(Peach's group gave smug smiles, knowing he’s making it up. Eraqus chuckled a bit and then confessed before continuing)*

Eraqus: Alright, I was scared. Then suddenly the wind changed, and the balloon floated down into the heart of this noble city, where I was instantly acclaimed Oz, the First Wizard de Luxe!

Peach’s group: (Realizing) Oh, okay….

Eraqus: Times being what they were, I accepted the job, retaining my balloon against the advent of a quick get-away after I hoped that one day the Wicked Witches' group would be defeated. Up until now.

*(Peach group smiled proudly, knowing they did the right thing defeating Larxene, Hunter J, Myotismon, Vanitas, and Veran)*

Eraqus: And in that balloon, Peach, Daisy, Mario, Luigi, and Rockruff, I shall take you back to the land of E Pluribus Unum, or in other words, Topeka, Kansas!

Peach, Daisy, Mario, Luigi, and Rockruff: Thank you!

Blaze: So, where is the balloon?

*(Eraqus pulled the deflated hot air balloon out)*

Eraqus: Right here! And we’ll be leaving out there immediately, for this hot air balloon is magic.

Peach, Daisy, Mario, Luigi, and Rockruff: Wonderful!

*(Then they all leave, carrying the hot air balloon out to make their announcement of their accomplished dreams and let Peach, Daisy, Mario, Luigi, and Rockruff depart with Eraqus)*

***Coming up: The finale; Will Peach, Daisy, Mario, Luigi, and Rockruff finally return home? Find out in the final chapter!***