Get your own Free Home Page"Yes, Sir," replied the page. "King Randywell 'Andywell of Brandenburg and Bompadoo, Lord of the Purple Mountains and Royal Ruler of Regalia."
"But he is only a child!"
"Actually, he passed the seven tests, so he is as proper a King as any in Oz," explained an old man with a monocle.
"Und who are you?"
"Grand Duke Hoochafoo, Uncle to the King."
"Und that?" asked the stranger, pointing to a purple-robed elephant who stood near the throne.
"I? Why, I am Kabumpo, Elegant Elephant of Pumperdink," replied the elephant. "In that Kingdom, I am a Prince and Chancellor, and advisor to King Pompus the Proud."
"By mine halidom, I have overcome a Dwarf King, and slain a dragon, but I have never seen such a thing as a talking elephant."
"You must not be from around here," said King Randy. "In Oz, talking animals and young Kings are quite common."
"I have never heard of such a place as Oz. I am Siegfried, son of Siegmund, former King of Xanten."
Upon receiving this information, Randy thought of something that he had heard, many years in the past. The young King rushed out of the Throne Room, and into his own bedroom, so that he could think more clearly.
"Now, where did that young King go?" questioned Siegfried.
"Don't you mind that, Sir Siegfried," answered the page. "You must've travelled a great distance. Come to the Dining Hall, and we'll have a nice meal prepared for you."
While Siegfried was being led to the Dining Hall, Kabumpo walked over to Randy's bedroom, and knocked on the door. Randy, who had been deep in thought, asked, "Who is it?"
"It is I, Kabumpo," was the reply. "I was just wondering why you ran out of the Throne Room so suddenly. Is something wrong?"
"Well, not exactly wrong," answered the King, as he admitted Kabumpo to his room. "I just remembered a story that my mother used to tell me."
"Your mother?"
"Yes, it was a long time ago. And I forgot all about it until that Knight said that his name was Siegfried. You see, this story was about a great warrior named Siegfried, who was also the King of a place called Xanten. He slayed a dragon-"
"Slew, my boy. The proper word is slew."
"He slew a dragon, and took its treasure. He also bathed in its blood, making his body invulnerable, except in one spot, where an oak leaf touched him. He also got a cap of invisibility from a Dwarf. Later, he married a Princess named Kremhild, and they lived happily, until Kremhild's father's Chief Counsellor-What was that man's name? Haggle, Hogbreath, Hagen. His name was Hagen, and he stabbed Siegfried in the vulnerable spot, killing him. Kremhild, of course, became upset, and, after causing many other deaths, she was finally killed. Whenever I heard that part, I was always glad that I lived in Oz, where no one can die."
"Why did your mother tell you that story? It seems rather disturbing for a young child."
"I s'pose Siegfried reminded her of my father. After all, he slew a dragon, and gained the aid of a Dwarf."
"So do you think the Siegfried here is the same as the one in your mother's story?"
"Well, what he said fits in with the story, but the Siegfried in the story was killed, remember?"
"Well, the story may not have been entirely true."
"I thought of that, but it may just be a coincidence. Tonight at dinner, I'll try to find out the truth."
At dinnertime, Randy told Siegfried to sit at his right. The King of Regalia explained that the Queen usually sat there.
"There is a Queen in this Kingdom?"
"Yes. Her name is Planetty, and she's very beautiful. I'll show you a picture of her after dinner, and, if you stay here for another week, you can meet her," stated Randy.
"Where is she now?"
"Oh, she's on a journey to UpTown."
"UpTown?"
"It's the capital of the Gillikin Country, where we live. I'll have to teach you about geozify later. By the way, Sir Siegfried, are you married?"
"I was once married to Princess Kremhild of Burgundy, the most beautiful und wonderful lady in any Kingdom."
"Well, what happened to her?"
"Actually, something happened to me. I was stabbed in the back by a member of the Burgundian court. I was supposed dead, and the Burgundians buried me."
"But you weren't actually dead?"
"Nein. A fairy, who said she was my guardian, brought me back to health. She then transported me to your mountain. I know not if my dear Kremhild is still alive."
"That fairy must've transported you through time. When I was younger, my mother used to tell me a story very similar to yours. According to her, Kremhild died soon after your burial."
"If what you say is true, I shall surely miss my dear Queen. I sometimes wish there were no such thing as death."
"Well, now you're in Oz, a wonderful fairyland. And in Oz, no one ever dies. And there are other advantages to living here, as well. How old do you think I am?"
"About sixteen years, maybe seventeen."
"Actually, I have lived for over eighty years. In Oz, you don't have to age unless you want to."
"Well, is there adventure in Oz?"
"Of course, Sir. Here, any journey may result in an adventure. There are plenty of odd villages and fabulous monsters here, as well as witches and wizards."
"Then I shall not mind living here, Your Highness."
After the Regalians had finished eating dinner, which consisted of ham, purple carrots, applesauce, and plum pudding, all served with sparkling grape juice, King Randy gave Siegfried a tour of the castle. Siegfried found Randy's castle more comfortable and pleasant than his old home in Xanten, but extremely purple.
"Well, yes, it is quite purple. Nearly everything in this Gillikin Country is purple. In the Munchkin Country, to the east, the national color is blue. The Winkies like yellow, and the Quadlings prefer red."
When the King and the warrior reached Randy's bedroom, the Regalian showed a picture of his wife, Queen Planetty, to the visitor. Siegfried observed, "She is pretty, but vhy does she look zo grey?"
"She's from Anuther Planet, a celestial body where everything is made of metal. Planetty and her horse were originally made of metal, but Jinnicky turned them into flesh."
"Und who is Jinnicky?"
"He's the Red Jinn, and the Wizard of Ev, the country to the northwest of Oz."
"Do you have tournaments here in Regalia?"
"No, but we have a large selection of games in the palace. Would you like to play Ozingo, or Ozopoly, or maybe a card game?"
"Do any of them involve fighting?"
"No, they don't. Someday you'll have to visit Halidom, in the Munchkin Country. They have jousting tournaments there."
Suddenly, there was a knock at the bedroom door, and Dawkins, the King's valet, called, "There's someone here to see you, Your Highness. Says it's important."
"Let him in," said King Randy.
Dawkins opened the door, and allowed a frightened Gillikin man to enter the room. This man had eyes on both sides of his head, two extra arms, and a tail.
"Is one of you King Randy?" asked the stranger.
"I am," replied the King.
"Well, my name is Salmor, and I have just escaped from a tower in the north. An evil sorceror is using people in his evil experiments. Originally, I was just a normal Gillikin, living in East Strillsta. Now look at me!"
"Actually, I can see some advantages to having eyes in the back of your head. And two extra arms would come in handy."
"That's what that madman said, too. He is attempting to create a race superior to anything currently living on Earth. But he constantly hurts people in dangerous experiments. Fortunately, I was not injured, and I escaped to here."
"Well, you were looking for some action, weren't you, Siegfried?" questioned Randy. "How would you like to travel with me to this tower?"
"I vould be quite glad to accompany you, Your Highness," stated Siegfried.
"Come with me to the castle armory, and we'll get some weapons and armor."
Siegfried and Salmor accompanied Randy to the armory, where the King dressed in his purple armor, and grabbed his sword. The Royal Armorer helped Siegfried to find armor and a sword. The three men then entered the Throne Room, where Kabumpo was reading from a large purple volume.
"Kabumpo!" shouted Randy. "We're going to a tower to the north, to try to stop an evil sorceror."
"I'll take you there," offered Kabumpo, as he placed the book on a table. "I don't have much to do tonight, anyway."
So Randy, Siegfried, and Salmor mounted the elephant, who quickly exited the purple castle, and began climbing down the mountain on which the palace stood. Salmor then directed Kabumpo toward the evil sorceror's tower.
"What is this sorceror doing, anyway?" inquired Kabumpo.
"He's trying to create a superior race of beings, through experiments with living things," replied Salmor. "Oh, turn right here, Sir."
"You can call me Kabumpo. Where are you from, anyway?"
"East Strillsta."
"I have heard of that Kingdom. They often buy grapes and marshmallows from Pumperdink, my home country. How did the sorceror capture you?"
"I was walking outside at night, trying to reach the general store. Suddenly, this sorceror comes by on some weird flying thing, snatches me, and takes me to his tower. Then he put me into a room with some other creatures, and pulled some switches. When I came out, the sorceror said, 'Interesting, but not quite what I wanted.' I escaped when he was busy with another experiment."
The Sun soon set, and the travellers spent the night by the side of the road. Early in the morning, the adventurers were ready to continue their journey, and, at about noon, Salmor called, "There it is!"
The tower was indeed there. The structure, made of a powerful black metal, stood seventy feet tall. There were no windows anywhere on the structure, but a door faced the travellers. A great statue of an evil-looking man was on the very top of the building. Behind the tower were the destructive sands of the Impassable Desert.
"That's a statue of the sorceror," announced Salmor, pointing to the structure on top of the tower.
"Glad we didn't reach this place last night," said Randy. "It's creepy enough in the daytime!"
"Vell, vhat are ve vaiting for?" asked Siegfried. "Let's go!"
"How shall we enter?" inquired Kabumpo.
"Well, there's the front entrance, which you can see now, and there's a back entrance, but both of them require a code for opening the door, and the code is randomly changed every minute."
"Then how did you get out?"
"There's a control panel upstairs that can open the doors more easily. I managed to use this when the magician's back was turned."
"Well, I don't think we can bump through that metal," stated Randy, "so I guess we'd better try the door."
"Are you sure there's no other vay in?" questioned the warrior from Xanten.
It turned out that there was another way in. As soon as Kabumpo came close to the tower, alarms began sounding. Two minutes later, a tall, black-haired man opened the front door.
"Ah, Experiment Number Two Hundred Twenty-Eight has returned," said this man, who was, of course, the evil sorceror. "And he's brought some friends. I've never had an elephant before. And this other one looks like Siegfried, the nearly-invincible German warrior. They'll certainly come in handy."
"Who are you, anyway?" inquired Randy.
"My name is Vell," replied the sorceror. "I was once Royal Magician in Nimenvell, but the King fired me. He said my ideas were too eccentric."
"What ideas were those?"
"To oust him from the throne, and then conquer the world. So I moved to Oz, where I've been working for the past five months."
"How did you know who I was?" asked Siegfried.
"I have studied the legends of Siegfried for many years. I always wanted you to use in my experiments, but the legends said you were dead. Now I see you here, quite alive and well."
"I am not going to stay here for use in your evil magic. Release your prisoners now, Vell."
"No, I shall not. You may be powerful, but I, with my magical powers, am stronger than all of you put together. Now, please step into my tower."
"Nein!" shouted Siegfried. The former King of Xanten leapt down from Kabumpo's back, and attempted to slash at Vell with his sword. However, the weapon could not touch the sorceror.
"Giganter, come here!" yelled Vell.
An winged giant, about as large as Kabumpo, walked out of the tower. His black hair stood straight up, and he was exceedingly muscular. At a sign from Vell, the giant lifted Kabumpo, who still had Randy and Salmor on his back, with one hand, and Siegfried with the other.
"This is Giganter, my creation with the most physical strength," explained Vell, as he walked into the tower alongside the giant. "He's smaller than a normal giant, with his power concentrated in this more manageable size. The wings are also quite useful. Unfortunately, in order to increase his physical strength, I had to decrease his mental power."
Vell and Giganter, who was still holding the sorceror's new captives, entered a large elevator in the center of the tower. The magician pressed an orange button, and the elevator quickly took its passengers to the top floor of Vell's home.
"Put the prisoners in the cell with the fairies, the potato, and the Horner," commanded the sorceror, as he exited the elevator. "I'll use them later."
Giganter carried Randy, Kabumpo, Siegfried, and Salmor to a cell, and tossed them into this cubicle. He then locked the door, leaving the travellers alone with four other prisoners. One was a pretty blond-haired fairy, a second was a human-sized potato, and the third was a one-horned Horner. However, it was the fourth captive who interested Siegfried.
"You are my guardian fairy, ja?" the warrior asked this brown-haired fairy.
"Yes, I am, Siegfried," was the reply. "Just before Vell drained my power, I managed to send a mental message to myself in the past. I told myself to send you to this place and time, so that you could rescue the evil magician's prisoners."
"Vell drained your power?" questioned Randy.
"He placed his fairy captives in a machine, and drained our fairy powers. He wants to use them for his own evil ends."
"What's your name?"
"I am Lanella, from the Forest of Burzee, and this is my daughter, Lelna," replied Siegfried's guardian, as she indicated the other fairy. "We were visiting a Quadling village when Vell captured us during our sleep."
"And who are you others?" asked Kabumpo.
"My name is Kartoffel," answered the potato, "and I once worked for Dick Tater in the Quadling Country."
"And I'm Graksie Horner," said the other prisoner, "from Chief Jak Horner's country, also in the Quadling Domain."
"Nice to meet you," said Randy. "I am Randy, King of Regalia, and these are Kabumpo, the Elegant Elephant of Oz and Prince of Pumperdink, and Salmor, from East Strillsta."
"I believe I've seen Salmor before," stated Lelna. "He was a prisoner here before, wasn't he?"
"Yes," replied Salmor. "That's how I got this tail, and these extra eyes and arms."
"We came here to save the prisoners," added Randy, "but we ended up being imprisoned ourselves."
"There must be some vay out of here," said Siegfried, as he examined the walls of the room.
"If we had our fairy powers, mother and I could get us out of here in a second," Lelna told the others. "But we don't, and I fear it's hopeless for us."
"It's not hopeless, Lelna," said Lanella, in an attempt to raise the spirits of the prisoners. "It may be difficult, but we'll escape eventually."
"Yes, after we've been turned into freaks like him," snapped Kartoffel, as he pointed to Salmor.
"You're calling me a freak?" objected Salmor. "You're just a giant potato. Nothing that sorceror does could possibly make you look any worse."
"Would you please cease this ridiculous argument?" ordered the Elegant Elephant.
"Yes," agreed Randy. "Fighting among ourselves won't get us out of the tower."
"We'll never get out anyway!" cried Graksie. "We're going to be doomed to live as lab rats!"
"Why are you so upset, Graksie?" inquired Kabumpo. "I've always heard that Horners were jolly folk."
"We are, in our own country," explained the Horner, "but I miss my wife, my family, and my radium mine. Why, I think I even miss the Hoppers!"
"I was engaged to be married, back in East Strillsta," said Salmor, "but I don't think Milna would want to marry whatever I've been turned into!"
"I miss my fairy bower in Burzee," added Lelna.
"And I miss-" began Kartoffel.
However, the others never heard what the potato missed. At that moment, Giganter opened the door, and said, in his rather dense voice, "The elephant, the potato, and the German are going to be used in one of the master's experiments."
The giant stooge lifted Kabumpo with one hand, and grabbed Siegfried with the other. He then used his mouth to lift Kartoffel, slammed the cell door with his left foot, and brought his passengers to the elevator. This elevator carried Giganter to a lower floor, where he threw Kabumpo, Kartoffel, and Siegfried into a laboratory.
"Thank you, Giganter," said Vell, who had been pushing buttons on a panel. "Now, before I begin, let me explain what I am going to do. I'm going to shrink the pachyderm, remove the nutrients from the potato, and analyze the nearly invincible body of Siegfried."
"Why are you doing all of this?" asked Kartoffel.
"Well, I find nature to be imperfect. I am attempting to correct the mistakes made by nature, and make perfect creatures. These creatures will serve me, and, with their help, I shall conquer Oz, and then the entire world."
"In other words, you're a crackpot," stated Kabumpo.
"Not at all. I am actually quite logical, and my changes will help more than they could possibly hurt."
"I do not care how logical you are," shouted Siegfried, as he leapt up. "You have no honor."
"You are quite right. I have no honor. I've never really seen the point to honor."
"Und you are also a coward. You cannot face me vithout your magical protection."
"True. I would much rather be safe than courageous. Besides, who are you to talk about hiding behind magical protection?"
While Vell and Siegfried were having this discussion, Kabumpo was silently approaching the sorceror. Suddenly, the elephant lifted Vell in his trunk, and held him tightly.
"What should I do with him?" questioned Kabumpo.
"You won't do anything with me," replied Vell. "Giganter, restrain this pachyderm!"
The henchman quickly removed his master from the elephant's grasp. He then pushed the pachyderm against a wall, and sat on him. Kabumpo tried to arise, but he could not move.
"Would you just remain calm? My experiments are enough trouble without the subjects struggling like this," said Vell.
So Siegfried and Kartoffel sat on the floor, and calmly awaited their fate. The sorceror returned to his control panel, where he pulled levers and moved switches.
Meanwhile, Randy, Salmor, Graksie, Lanella, and Lelna were discussing their predicament. The King and the older fairy remained fairly calm, and attempted the soothe the others.
"I've been in similar situations before," stated Randy, "and I always managed to escape. Once, many years ago, Kabumpo, my wife, and I-Well, actually she wasn't my wife back then-were trapped in the basement of the Red Jinn's Castle."
"And how did you get out of that?" inquired Lelna.
"We hit a drum. It turned out that one of Jinnicky's magical servants was imprisoned in the drum, and he helped us to escape."
"But there's no drum around here," complained Graksie.
"Maybe Vell has a weakness," suggested Lanella.
"A weakness?"
"Yes. I've been told that witches and dragons can be destroyed by water. Maybe another substance affects Vell."
"I don't see any water, or much of anything else, in this place. Even if we did know his weakness, how would we use it?"
Suddenly, the door to the cell opened, and a strange being, who had the head of a bird, the body of a bear, and human hands, entered the room. He was carrying a tray, and he handed bowls from this tray to the prisoners. The bowls contained an odd substance, which was light brown in color.
"Eat!" commanded the creature.
"This doesn't look very appetizing," observed Randy.
"It isn't," added Salmor.
"I don't like it very much either," said the servant, "but it's all Vell eats, and all he lets anyone else eat. I would much rather have some honey. I was a regular bear before the master's experiments, you know."
With that, the creature left the cell. Randy took a bite of his food. After choking down the first bite, he took another, realizing that he would need to eat something. He then stated, "It wouldn't be that bad if it were a little sweeter."
"Actually, that's what I thought, too," said Salmor. "What does Vell have against sugar, or at least an artificial sweetener?"
"Actually, I think I have a few sugar packets, if anyone wants to use them," announced Graksie.
"Wait a minute. What did you just say, Salmor?" asked Lelna.
"I just wondered why Vell doesn't want any sweetener in his food," answered the East Strillstan.
"Maybe that's his weakness!"
"I doubt that," stated Graksie. "A lot of people don't like sweet things."
"But it's the only chance we have!"
"So what are we going to do?" inquired King Randy. "Get Vell to eat some sugar?"
"Yes. We need to get some of Graksie's sugar into Vell's food somehow. Does anyone know how we could do that?"
"If we knew when he ate, it might help."
"He eats at two fifteen every afternoon," Salmor told the young King of Regalia.
"Well, it's one fifty now," stated Randy, after he looked at his pocket-watch.
"That bear always comes by this cell when he brings dinner to Vell. When he walks by, we'll call for him, and slip the sugar into Vell's food when the bear comes in."
Twenty-two minutes later, the prisoners had finished all of their food, Graksie had opened a packet of sugar, and footsteps could be heard outside the cell. Randy called out, "Mr. Bear, could I have some more to eat?"
The bear opened the door and stepped into the cell. He then said, "So you've learned to like the food, I see. Most of the prisoners here do, eventually. I'll bring you some more in a minute, but right now, I have to get this afternoon meal to Vell. He gets hungry if not fed regularly."
"Can we put our empty dishes on your tray?" inquired Lelna.
"Actually, that would be quite helpful. Then I can run them down to the dishwasher after I serve Vell."
While the prisoners were placing their dishes on the bear-creature's tray, Salmor dropped one. The servant leaned over to pick up the bowl, and Graksie secretly sprinkled some sugar into the large bowl that contained Vell's afternoon meal. The captives then bade farewell to Vell's servant, who, after closing and locking the cell door, rushed to the sorceror's laboratory.
Vell had almost finished adjusting the controls on his panel. He stated, "I'll be ready to perform my experiments right after my afternoon meal. Now, where is that stupid slave with my food?"
At that moment, the bird-bear ran into the room. After a quick apology for his tardiness, he handed the bowl of food to the evil magic-user.
"This is the greatest food ever created," stated Vell. "I really am quite nice to my prisoners, since I let them eat this."
"What is it?" questioned Kartoffel. "Not potatoes, I hope."
"Oh, it's too complex for someone like you to comprehend."
With that, the sorceror took a bite of his food. As it slid down his throat, Vell began to feel faint. Just before he fell to the floor, he gasped, "It's sweet! I've been poisoned!"
"What happened, master?" called Giganter, as he arose and ran over to the sorceror.
"He said something about his food being sweet," stated Kartoffel. "Then he said he was poisoned."
"That must be why he never sweetened the food," declared the servant who had brought the "poisoned" meal. "But I can't see how any sugar got into it, unless those prisoners did it."
"Poor master!" cried Giganter, as he kneeled on the floor before the sorceror's body.
"Oh, I'm sure he'll be all right," said Kabumpo carelessly.
"Nein, he vill not be all right!" shouted Siegfried, as he rushed toward Vell with his sword drawn. "I shall destroy him!"
Giganter called to Siegfried to stop, but the warrior pushed the giant servant out of his way. The former King of Xanten then prepared to bring his sword down on Vell's motionless body.
"Why are you doing that?" inquired the bird-bear.
"I must destroy this evil man!" yelled Siegfried.
"He may be an evil man, but I don't thing slicing him to pieces is the best thing to do."
"Besides, it's not honorable to strike a helpless opponent," added Kartoffel.
"Let Ozma deal with him," stated Kabumpo. "The important thing right now is to free Vell's prisoners."
"Ach, you are all correct," said Siegfried, as he returned his sword to its hilt. "I do not know what happened to me."
"Now, how do you open the cells?" questioned Kartoffel.
"I have a remote control that can do that," announced the bird-bear. "I have often considered releasing the prisoners, but I was afraid of Vell's wrath."
The creature pulled a remote-control device from a pocket in his fur, and pressed a large red button. Cheers could be heard from throughout the tower, and Randy, Salmor, Lanella, Lelna, and Graksie were soon in the laboratory.
"Were you the ones who poisoned Vell with sugar?" asked the bear-creature.
"Yes," replied Graksie. "I slipped some into his food."
"Good. Now we can leave this tower, and return to our homes."
"What about my enchantment?" questioned Salmor.
"And our powers?" added Lelna.
"First, let's take this sorceror to the Emerald City," stated Randy. "Then, Ozma can resolve everything."
"How will we get to the Emerald City?"
"We could use Vell's flying vehicle, if we knew where it was," said Salmor.
As if on cue, a Munchkin man and woman promptly entered the laboratory. The two of them were carrying a small winged vehicle.
"This is the thing Vell was riding when he captured us," announced the man.
"There's certainly not enough room on that for all of us," declared the potato.
"I'll take Vell to the Emerald City," volunteered Randy. "Then, I'll have Ozma transport the rest of you to your homes."
Kabumpo lifted Vell in his trunk, and placed the magic-user on the vehicle. The sorceror's head touched a button, and the machine flew toward the wall. Just before it crashed through this wall, Giganter jumped onto the back of the device. The vehicle then broke out of the tower, and soared up toward the clouds.
"I s'pose we'll have to get to the Emerald City another way," stated Randy.
"I'll take you there," said Kabumpo. "Does anyone want to accompany us?"
Siegfried was quite willing to travel with the two, so he and Randy mounted the elephant, and Kabumpo promptly left the tower. The group then travelled to the Emerald City. The journey was fairly uneventful. Although the adventurers met a few monsters and Purple Knights, Siegfried quickly drove these enemies away. Two days after they had started, Kabumpo, Randy, and Siegfried reached the beautiful capital of Oz, and they were soon meeting with Ozma herself. After Siegfried had been introduced to the young Queen, Ozma used the Magic Belt to transport herself and the Wizard of Oz to Vell's tower. The Wizard's magic, with some help from the Belt, restored those who had been enchanted by Vell to their original forms. The power of the fairies was also restored. All of the former prisoners, except for Randy, Siegfried, Kabumpo, Lanella, Lelna, and Salmor, were returned to their homes.
"So, should I summon Vell back here?" asked the Wizard of Oz.
"I've already tried summoning him with the Magic Belt," stated Ozma. "I don't believe we can magically transport him against his will. However, I'll tell the sky countries to look out for him."
"I'd like to return to East Strillsta now," said Salmor. "I'm sure Milna is wondering what happened to me. If you want to, you can all come to my wedding."
Ozma, the Wizard, Randy, Kabumpo, Siegfried, Lanella, and Lelna accepted Salmor's invitation, and the wedding was held the following day in East Strillsta. The evening after Salmor's marriage to Milna, the small group of guests sat around a table in the East Strillstan Inn, where the Ozites told of their adventures, and Siegfried discussed his.
"So, where are you going to go now, Siegfried?" asked the Wizard of Oz.
"You're welcome to live in my Kingdom, and in my palace, if you like," offered Ozma.
"Actually, I think I vould like to live in Regalia for a vhile," declared Siegfried.
So the warrior from Xanten returned to Regalia, where he remained for some time. He frequently travelled throughout Oz with Randy, Planetty, and Kabumpo, and I am sure that tales of some of Siegfried's adventures will soon come to the Great Outside World.
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