Searching the principal's office was much more boring than Merlin thought it would be.

They could not find the Wicked Witch anywhere in town. So, they decided to search her office, looking for a clue to her whereabouts. In a hour, they had looked-through every file in that office. A few teachers protested, at least until Chase threatened them with a pistol. It seemed a little too forceful for Merlin, but he did not say something.

When he examined the contents of the desk, he discovered a black pearl necklace. All he did was touch it and he had a vision. In this vision, he saw a cave entrance. Walking into the cave was a woman wearing a black trench coat, high heels, and thin leather gloves. At first, he was seeing her from behind, then the image shifted. Now he was looking at her inside the cave. While the entrance may have been small, it lead to an enormous dome-shaped space. There were stone stairs circling the wall. And, just like the hallway in the library, there were dozens and dozens of wooden doors. There was a sphere in the center of the ceiling that provided light.

Suddenly, one of the doors opened. What came out sent a shiver down Merlin's spine. A cloud of pitch black smoke spilled out of the door and quickly covered everywhere in the domed chamber. The sphere in the ceiling descended into the woman's hand. Merlin could not get a look at her face. He was only seeing her from behind.

"I am here, Damon." The woman said. "Show yourself already. This whole scary smoke thing is kind of annoying me."

From the smoke, emerged a man wearing a black business suit, a red tie, several rings, polished black shoes and a brooch that resembled a torch. His hair was completely gray, his skin very pale, and his eyes a light blue. There was something odd about this man. Just looking at him, Merlin somehow knew for certain that he was not someone you wanted to anger.

"Hello, Selena." The man said. "What brings you here?"

"You summoned me here, didn't you, Damon?" Selena inquired.

"Oh, yes I did, but the reason behind the summons escapes me." Damon replied.

"Do you have any idea what happened to me?" Selena asked. "How did I end up under a curse just like the one my worthless little sister cast? Did you cast?"

"Me, cast the Dark Curse?!" Damon burst into laughter. "You should realize that is impossible. In order to cast that curse, I would have to crush the heart of the thing I love the most. And, in case you don't know me all that well, that is impossible, since I don't really love anyone. At least not in the normal sense."

"Also, this is not the Dark Curse." Damon continued. "It is different in terms of magical structure. I do find it rather amusing. I think I would like whoever has cast it."

"What do you mean, 'different in terms in of magical structure'?" Selena asked.

"This curse has built in responses, each one designed to be triggered by a different event." Damon explained. "Like, say if a certain person died, then the curse would begin some kind of reaction, which could be anything from a tree growing to the size of Rapunzel's tower or even the destruction of the entire town. Unfortunately, I don't know what triggers what. Only the person who made this curse could tell you that."

Merlin found this conversation rather disturbing. One wrong move by anyone, and the whole town could go up in flames. the worst part was how they did not know what the wrong moves were. This curse was going to be a pain figuring out.

"Tell me, Damon, these doors are all portal to other worlds correct?" Selena asked.

"Correct." Damon replied. "However, they are designed so that things can only enter this world. You can not use them to go back to Oz or the Enchanted Forest. Looks like you are trapped in this world for a while."

"Then I had better make myself feel at home." Selena said. "I will find the door to Oz and bring my armies here. This town will soon my own personal kingdom."

"Sounds like fun." Damon replied. "I will sit back and watch your little game. You don't have to worry about my tricks for a while. First, I want to see who everyone in this town is and where they com from. I want to know who I will be playing with."

"Very well, just leave me and my matters alone, alright?" Selena requested.

"No promises." Damon replied. "Now, see you later."

Suddenly, the man's body turned into a cloud of black smoke that merged with the rest of the smoke. Then the smoke poured out of the cave mouth, growing smaller. It traveled between the trees like a snake. At the same time, Merlin's vision began to fade. Next thing he knew, he was back in the school office and his clothes were wet. The Baytos brothers were standing over him. Chase held an empty metal bucket.

"Did you toss a bucket of water at me?!" Merlin asked.

"We were tired of waiting for you to come around." Ethan replied. "You have been unconscious for over a hour. That necklace you touched was a magic item known as Threat Foresight. It shows whoever touches it a vision of an approaching threat."

"What did you see?" Chase asked.

"Selena, I think." Merlin said. "I didn't see her face but based off what she said, I am sure it was the Wicked Witch. She was in a cave somewhere in the woods."

"What was she doing there?" Ethan asked.

"She was meeting with someone named Damon." Merlin replied. "Heard of him?"

The twins shook their heads simultaneously. This made Merlin wonder if Damon did not originate from Oz. Whoever he was, Merlin felt scared of him, and he has never even met the man in person. It was just a sort of instinct.

"What else did you learn?" Ethan asked.

"Selena plans to find a certain door that opens a portal to Oz." Merlin said.

"We need to find her now!" Chase replied. "In Oz, she has armies of flying monkeys and other witches. This town does not stand a chance against her forces."

"What do we do?" Merlin asked calmly. "Anyone have a plan?"

"Yes." Ethan replied. "However, we will have to split up. Brother, you go with Mulan and anyone willing into the woods to search for the witch. Merlin and I will guard the portals in the library. We already know that is where a portal to Oz lies."

"I will call Gwen, to see if Arthur can join us at the library." Merlin said.

"Alright," Chase replied. "Let us get to work and save this town."

Arthur awoke in the hospital with Gwen sleeping in a chair beside him. As usual, Arthur found her beautiful. It was clear that from the moment they arrived that she had never left his side. Arthur got out of bed and brushed his hand against her cheek.

That was when he noticed something strange. He was not in pain; all of his wounds had healed. There was not so much as a scratch on him. Given the injuries he had suffered, that could not have been possible. Unless, magic was used.

Suddenly, a sound echoed throughout the hospital. It sounded like the trunk of a tree snapping. Gwen did not wake because of the sound; she remained fast asleep. There was now a bad feeling in Arthur's gut. So, Arthur started moving through the hospital. As he walked around, he found that everyone was asleep. Every patient, doctor, and nurse. The more Arthur searched the worse his feeling got. If it were night, the place would seem scary to a normal person.

After a few minutes, Arthur heard footsteps. Carefully, Arthur looked around a corner. What he saw was not good. It was a black skeleton holding a sword in its right hand. The skeleton was moving from room to room, as if it were searching for something.

"Well, that is a problem." Doctor Asclepius, who had appeared beside Arthur, said.

Arthur was startled, but did not alert the skeleton to his presence.

"What are you doing here?" Arthur asked.

"Hiding from the Skeleton Soldiers in this hospital." Asclepius replied calmly. "You just saw one."

"Do you mean there are more of those things?" Arthur inquired.

"Yes, and if you wish to repay me for healing your wounds, please defeat them." Asclepius said. "They have come to drag me and anyone I have healed to the Underworld."

"You healed me!" Arthur replied.

"Oh right," Asclepius said. "Perhaps, I should have lead with they are here to kill us both? Well, I suppose it does not matter. Please use this to deal with them."

Asclepius handed Arthur a sword that had suddenly appeared in his hand. For a second, Arthur studied the sword. It was well polished with Greek letters carved into the blade.

"Just who exactly are you?" Arthur asked.

However, Asclepius had vanished into thin air. Arthur was about to search for the good doctor when he felt something on his shoulder. It felt like a hand made of ice. As Arthur turned around, he heard the skeleton say, in an emotionless voice, "Time to die!"