Isn't he wonderful? Didn't I say he would come?
Evanora [angrily]
You dare escort that... oaf in here and and allow him to climb on the hallow throne?
And why not? He is the wizard.
Evanora The wizard, or so he says. Did it not ever occur to you that he might be an impostor in league with the Wicked Witch and sent here to kill us?
Wicked Witch? Don't be ridiculous.
Evanora Oh, I'm not the one who is underestimating her cleverness. [pauses] Or maybe it is you that I am underestimating. [Theodora looks at her in surprise] Have you finally joined her side, sister?
I am on no one's side. You know that. I simply want peace, that's all I ever wanted and the wizard can do that. He's a good man.
Evanora What do you know about goodness? Deep down you are wicked.
[furiously]
I'M NOT WICKED! [In her rage, she shoots a fireball at a vase and blows it to bits. Theodora recoils at what she's done]
Evanora That temper really is wasted on you, isn't it?
Evanora [Theodora watches Oz and Glinda greeting the people in Evanora's crystal ball]
What's the matter, sister?
[jealously]
Look at how happy they all are. Do you think she'll be his Queen?
Evanora Well, of course she'll be his Queen. You can't compete with Glinda's charms - no one can.
[Theodora cries, her tears leaving burn scars on her face]
Sister, it hurts!
Evanora Such is a broken heart- your precious wizard did that to you.
[turns to her]
Make it stop.
Evanora Would you like me to? [Theodora pauses; cut to Evanora offering her an enchanted green apple] One bite is all it takes. One bite, and your world will change forever. One bite, and your heart will become impenetrable. One bite, and you and I will finally share the throne. [seeing Theodora's hesitation] Unless you'd rather see Oz and Glinda there? [Theodora grabs the apple and takes a bite. Immediately, the candles go out and a cold wind blows through the room]
[stares up at her sister in realisation]
...You're the wicked one - not Glinda! [Evanora smirks, victorious] Sister, you lied to me!
Evanora It's nice, isn't it? How clear everything becomes.
[suddenly begins convulsing with pain and gasping for breath; tearing off her cloak and necklace, she staggers across the room]
What is happening to me?!
Evanora [chuckling]
Oh. It's just your heart withering away. Fear not, Theodora, for soon you will feel nothing at all, except beautiful... Wickedness. [Theodora stumbles across the room, hallucinating about Oz laughing, and collapses behind a table; the fire blazes high. Evanora steps cautiously towards her] Sister...? [she shrieks and recoils as Theodora's hand, now clawed and green-skinned, shoots up and grabs the table, her nails gouging the stone surface. Evanora appears startled as Theodora -still unseen- stands up, casting a menacing silhouette on the wall] Oh, sister... You're hideous. [smiles weakly] I can cast a simple enchantment, and have you looking just the way you were before-
NO! This is who I am now! [flips her wide-brimmed red hat inside out, revealing a black witch's hat] I want him to see me like this! I want him to know that he was the one who made me this way! [cackles madly]
Evanora [to herself]
Oh, dear...
[Laughing]
OUT OF MY WAY! [flies into the city centre on her broom, causing the citizens to jump aside in fright; she lands in front of Glinda, stares at her for a moment, then kneels so that they are eye-to-eye] Give up, Glinda. Why do you continue to resist?
Because I believe in the Wizard.
[her face darkens with hatred and rage]
So did I, once. Behold. [she stands up, pointing to Oz's balloon full of stolen gold, rising over the city] LOOK! Your Wizard! [Glinda stares at the balloon in disbelief]
C1 Citizen #1
Where is he going?
C2 Citizen #2
[sadly]
He's abandoning us!
C3 Citizen #3
[sadly]
How could he?
[Knuck, the Master Tinker and Finley all watch in disappointment. Suddenly, an enraged Theodora conjures a red fireball and hurls it at the balloon]
No!
[The balloon is hit by the fireball and explodes in a burst of flame, raining gold coins over the center of the square. The crowd reacts with horror as the burning balloon crashes down on the heap of gold]
No! [starts to cry]
Evanora [mockingly]
Ohh... Not so Great and Powerful, after all.
W Winkee
[Theodora stares impassively at the bonfire as Glinda and the citizens cry quietly. As the Winkees begin to move the crowds back, Finley flies over to the wreckage and retrieves Oz's smoking top hat; he clutches it and begins to cry. A Winkee guard walks over to him]
Hey- [Finley looks up, and the Winkee pulls back the brim of his helmet to reveal Oz, grinning] Hello, Monkey.
F Finley
Oz! [beams, hugs him] I thought you were dead-
Shhh... You were crying pretty hard- was that for me?
F Finley
Oh... no, some of the smoke got in my eyes!
[laughs, unconvinced]
Oh, right.
F Finley
Wow, you fooled everybody - That was your greatest trick yet!
[grins]
That was just the opening act!
Evanora [to the Citizens]
Let this be the final word! [Oz and Finley glance nervously in her direction as she and Theodora step forward on either side of Glinda] Your prophecy is dead. Like the king who spoke it, and the wizard who tried to fulfill it! All dead!
[to Finley]
It's showtime. [leads him towards the projection-booth carriage, where the Master Tinker and Knuck are gesturing for them]
[to the Citizens]
And they will be joined in death, by Glinda the Good! [The citizens watch sadly as Theodora and Evanora close on Glinda] Farewell.
Evanora Say hello to your daddy for me. [she and Theodora conjure green lightning and red flames, respectively, and begin charging up their magical energies for the killing blow]
The dreams of the people live on.
[Just as Theodora and Evanora are about to strike, all the torches around the square are instantly extinguished]
[Laughing]
OUT OF MY WAY! [flies into the city on her broom, causing the citizens to jump aside in fright; she lands in front of Glinda, stares at her for a moment, then kneels so that they are eye-to-eye] Give up, Glinda. Why do you continue to resist?
Because I believe in the Wizard.
[her face darkens with rage]
So did I, once. Behold. [stands up, pointing to Oz's balloon full of stolen gold, rising over the city] LOOK! Your Wizard!
C1 Citizen 1
[Glinda stares at the balloon]
Where is he going?
C2 Citizen 2
[sadly]
He's abandoning us!
C3 Citizen 3
[sadly]
How could he?
[Knuck, Master Tinker, and Finley all watch in disappointment. Suddenly, Theodora conjures a red fireball and hurls it at the balloon]
No!
[The balloon is hit by the fireball and explodes in a burst of flame, raining gold coins over the center of the square. The crowd reacts with horror as the burning balloon crashes down on the heap of gold]
No! [starts to cry]
Evanora [mockingly]
Ohh...Not so Great and Powerful, after all.
[Theodora stares impassively at the bonfire as Glinda and the citizens cry quietly. As the Winkies move the crowds back, Finley flies over to the wreckage and retrieves Oz's smoking top hat; he clutches it and begins to cry. A Winkie guard walks over to him] [in Winkie voice]
Hey. [Finley looks up, and the Winkie pulls back the brim of his helmet to reveal Oz, grinning] Hello, Monkey.
F Finley
Oz! [beams, hugs him] I thought you were dead-
Shh...You were crying pretty hard - was that for me?
F Finley
Oh...no, some of the smoke got in my eyes!
F Finley
Wow, you fooled everybody - That was your greatest trick yet!
[grins]
That was just the opening act.
Evanora [to the Citizens]
Let this be the final word! [Oz and Finley glance nervously in her direction as she and Theodora step forward on either side of Glinda] Your prophecy is dead. Like the king who spoke it, and the wizard who tried to fulfill it! All dead!
[to Finley]
It's showtime. [leads him towards the projection-booth carriage, where the Master Tinker and Knuck are beckoning them]
[to the Citizens]
And they will be joined in death, by Glinda the Good! [the citizens watch sadly as Theodora and Evanora close on Glinda] Farewell.
Evanora Say hello to your daddy for me. [she and Theodora conjure green lightning and red flames, respectively, and begin charging up their magical energies for the killing blow]
The dreams of the people live on.
[Just as Theodora and Evanora are about to strike, all the torches around the square are instantly extinguished. In a blast of flame, a colossal image of Oz's face appears in the center of the plaza] [thunderously]
Fear me not, good people of Oz! Fear me not! For it is I: the great and powerful Wizard of Oz!
Evanora More tricks?! After everything?! How dare you defy us?!
[thunderously]
"Dare"?! How dare you, wicked sisters?! No-one defies Oz! [the citizens cheer]
Evanora Guards! Destroy him!
GO Guard Officer
Forward! Attack! [They throw javelins, to no avail. Oz laughs; the guards retreat].
Evanora Guards! Come back here in an instant!
[Oz is shown in the projection carriage, with Finley blowing a horn and shaking a thunder sheet for sound-effects.] [thunderously]
You thought you could kill me?! Me?! Thanks to you, I have shed my mortal shell and taken my true ethereal form. I am now more powerful than ever! I am invincible! You still doubt me?!
Doubt you? I defy you! [throws a fireball; Finley pulls a lever; Oz's image fades].
Evanora Beautifully done, sister.
F Finley
Hurry! You're taking too much time!
F Finley
They think they're winning!
Put it back on!
[the Tinker works the machine; no effect] .
What're you doing? Put it back on!
T Tinker
Loose wire. Screw's stuck!
Hold on! Use this! [gives him a tool]
[the image re-appears]
This can't be!
[laughs, then thunderously]
You cannot defeat me! I am immortal! I am the great and powerful Wizard of Oz! [the citizens cheer] Now, witness and observe, as I unleash the stars! Behold!
[Unseen by the witches, the Munchkins launch rockets, which explode into shimmering bursts and fill the sky above the city with light] .
[sotto voce]
So those are fireworks.
Evanora He is the Wizard. [retreats]
K Knuck
We got Evanora! She's on the run!
Come back, you coward! And you said I was the weak one!
[the China Girl frees Glinda]
