Today's #flashfiction #TheSilverBrickRoad

“The toe bone connected to the heel bone, The heel bone connected to the foot bone,
The foot bone connected to the leg bone...”

Dr. Frankenstein*

Today I put the lime in the coconut. Anyway onto the flash fiction!

The Silver Brick Road

      Samuel wasn't an Oregon anymore. He was carried away by a flood and found himself somewhere strange. In the strange land a native told him to follow the silver brick road to the Sapphire City to met the great Witch Of Odd. Along the way he met some others who wanted something from the great Witch who's power was said to be so great she could grant anything.

       He met an injured cheetah, he told Samuel that he hurt himself doing a reckless stunt. The cheetah told Samuel he needed some fear from the Witch.

       He met the experiment of a mad scientist, a brain brought back to life in a small simple jar like body for life support and not much else. The brain desired a body for he only had the bare minimum to keep himself running. He desired to such things as smell.

       And last he met a mutant of sorts with two heads. The mutant had an extra heart and it was really affecting his blood pressure since he only needed two.

       So off Samuel went, him seeking a way home, one partner seeking fear, the next a body, the last the removal of a heart. They had an amazing journey and even killed a wicked wizard along the way.

        The met the Witch Of Odd, she was a totally amazing spell caster. The sheer amount of degrees from various magical institutions she obtained from her hundreds of years of living filled the walls of her office. An audience with her was not difficult to obtain. A witch like her gets very wealthy so after getting enough money to make herself living she went to using her powers to help people to pass the time. A healthy stream of requests kept her busy. She felt satisfaction also in turning down evil requests.

She gave the brain a body and fixed up the mutant's heart problem. But she didn't cast her next spells immediately.

         “Now throughout your long journey down the famous Silver Brick road you must have learned a great deal. Remember the friendship you have gained. Now then little brain, you have a body now, do not take it for granted, and no one else should take there's. Including you mutant. I cured one ailment of yours but I may not be here for the next. Unbeknownst to you your hearts were in worse condition than you thought. If you hadn't gotten friends to calm yourself and your blood pressure you would have died before reaching me. Others can keep you in good health just like magic a medicine can.”

         The mutant held his chest.

         The cheetah trembled, “Did you cast your magic on me? Why am I afraid?”

         “I did not use magic to grant fear on you. You are fearing the loss of your friend Samuel, who must go in a moment. Me removing him will give you enough fear. You thinking of him will make you understand the unknown well enough. You will worry, which will lead to fear. Fear is worry, and you needed to learn about worry from someone else. And now you can worry about yourself.”

        Then the witch cast a spell to send Samuel home.

        The odd thing about the Witch Of Odd is that when she agrees to help you some people are not satisfied with her help even if she gives exactly what they want. The cheetah got fear, and now would no longer hurt himself out of hubris. But now he feels worry for others and himself and was forced to get a friend and lose him for it.