Raw was much pleased to hear that Zelena had been melted by a bucket of water and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free. They went in together to the castle, where Dorothy's first act was to call all the Winkies together and tell them that they were no longer slaves.
“Thank you, most kindly,” one of the Winkies said after they cheered. “But, now that we are no longer in servitude, what shall we do now?”
“Well,” Sunset said. “What did you do before Zelena came to power?”
“Most of us were her slaves since we were born,” the same Winkie said. “All we knew was servitude.”
“Nicholas II of the House of Chopper and his brother,” another Winkie said. “Had the sense to leave Winkie Country while they could.”
“Nicholas II was the father of our friend, Nicholas III,” Spike said. “He said Winkies were the best tinsmiths in the land.”
“That is true,” another Winkie said. “That’s how the witch had so much metal.”
There was great rejoicing among the yellow Winkies, for they had been made to work hard during many years for the wicked witch Zelena, who had always treated them with great cruelty. They kept this day as a holiday, then and ever after, and spent the time in feasting and dancing.
"If our friends, Bartleby and Nick, were only with us," said Raw. "I should be quite happy."
“Yes,” Dorothy agreed. "Don't you suppose we could rescue them?"
“We can try,” Raw said.
So, they called the yellow Winkies and asked them if they would help to rescue their friends and the Winkies said that they would be delighted to do all in their power for Dorothy, who had set them free from bondage. So, she chose a number of the Winkies who looked as if they knew the most and they all started away. They traveled that day and part of the next until they came to the rocky plain where Nick lay, all battered and bent. His axe was near him, but, the blade was rusted and the handle broken off short.
“Don’t worry,” Sunset said. “Hopefully, we can help you getting back to your old self again.”
The Winkies lifted him tenderly in their arms and carried him back to the Yellow Castle again, Dorothy shedding a few tears by the way at the sad plight of her old friend and Raw looking sober and sorry.
“Do not feel sorry,” Nick’s head said comfortingly. “I cannot feel pain.”
“Gather as many tinsmiths as possible,” Dorothy said. And when the tinsmiths came, bringing with them all their tools in baskets, she inquired, "Can you straighten out those dents in Nick, bend him back into shape again, and solder him together where he is broken?"
“We shall indeed,” one of the tinsmith said.
The tinsmiths looked Nick over carefully and then answered that they thought they could mend him so he would be as good as ever. So, they set to work in one of the big yellow rooms of the castle and worked for three days and four nights, hammering, twisting, bending, soldering, polishing, and pounding at the legs, body, and head of Nick until at last he was straightened out into his old form and his joints worked as well as ever. To be sure, there were several patches on him, but, the tinsmiths did a good job and as Nick was not a vain man, he did not mind the patches at all.
“Thank you all very much,” Nick said gratefully.
When, at last, he walked into Dorothy's room and thanked her for rescuing him, he was so pleased that he wept tears of joy and Dorothy had to wipe every tear carefully from his face with her apron (held aloft by Sunset’s magic) so his joints would not be rusted. At the same time, her own tears fell thick and fast at the joy of meeting her old friend again and these tears did not need to be wiped away. As for Raw, he wiped his eyes so often with the tip of his tail that it became quite wet and he was obliged to go out into the courtyard and hold it in the sun till it dried. The Equestria residents were similarly touched.
“That is so sweet,” Fluttershy smiled.
"If we only had Bartleby with us again," said Nick when Dorothy and the others had finished telling him everything that had happened. "I should be quite happy."
“Hey, that’s right,” Rainbow said. “We should help him, too.”
"We must try to find him," said the girl.
So, she called the Winkies to help her and they walked all that day and part of the next until they came to the tall tree in the branches of which the Winged Monkeys had tossed Bartleby’s clothes.
“Their friend is undressed,” one Winkie observed.
“For him,” Rainbow said. “That’s not a good thing.”
“Hopefully, he’ll feel better once we bring him his clothes,” Dorothy said.
The clothes were on a very tall tree and the trunk was so smooth that no one could climb it, but, Nick said at once, "I'll chop it down and then we can get Bartleby's clothes."
“Or I could fly up and get them?” Rainbow suggested.
“No need to trouble yourself,” Nick said. Now, while the tinsmiths had been at work mending the woodman himself, another of the Winkies, who was a goldsmith, had made an axe-handle of solid gold and fitted it to Nick's axe instead of the old broken handle. Others polished the blade until all the rust was removed and it glistened like burnished silver.
As soon as he had spoken, Nick began to chop and in a short time, the tree fell over with a crash, whereupon Bartleby's clothes fell out of the branches and rolled off on the ground.
“That gold handle is really sturdy,” Sunset said. “Gold is normally a soft metal.”
“I guess those tinsmiths really did know what they were doing,” Pinkie said.
“The Winkie that made the handle was a goldsmith,” Sunset said.
“Then, that goldsmith knew what he was doing,” Pinkie said.
Dorothy picked up the clothes and had the Winkies carry them back to the castle, where they were stuffed with nice, clean straw and behold! Here was Bartleby, as good as ever, thanking them over and over again for saving him.
“Thank you all so much~!” Bartleby said delightfully.
Now that they were reunited, Dorothy and her friends spent a few happy days at the yellow castle, where they found everything they needed to make them comfortable.
But, one day the girl thought of Aunt Em and said, "We must go back to Oz and claim his promise."
“You’re right,” Nick said. “Zelena has indeed been killed.”
“And we did promise to bring him proof of her defeat,” Bartleby said.
“I think I know what we can bring,” Sunset said.
“What’s that?” Dorothy asked.
Sunset picked up Zelena’s regular pointed hat, which she’d taken off before her demise. “This should be proof enough,” she noted. Chapter 13: The Rescue, she said internally.
"Yes," said Nick. "At last, I shall get my heart."
"And I shall get my brains," added Bartleby joyfully.
"And I shall get my courage," said Raw thoughtfully.
"And the rest of us shall get back to Kansas," cried Dorothy, clapping her hands. "Oh, let us start for the Emerald City tomorrow!"
This they decided to do. The next day, they called the Winkies together and bade them good-bye. The Winkies were sorry to have them go and they had grown so fond of the Nick that they begged him to stay and rule over them and the Yellow Land of the West. Finding they were determined to go, the Winkies gave Toto and Raw each a golden collar, to Dorothy, they presented a beautiful bracelet studded with diamonds, to Bartleby, they gave a gold-headed walking stick to keep him from stumbling, and to Nick, they offered a silver oil-can, inlaid with gold and set with precious jewels. The Equestria residents were given gold badges. Everyone was very grateful for their gifts. Every one of the travelers made the Winkies a pretty speech in return and all shook hands with them until their arms ached.
Dorothy and Sunset went to Zelena's cupboard to fill their baskets with food for the journey and there she saw the Golden Cap. Dorothy tried it on her own head and found that it fitted her exactly. She did not know anything about the charm of the Golden Cap, but, she saw that it was pretty, so, she made up her mind to wear it and carry her sunbonnet in the basket.
“Nice cap, Dorothy,” Sunset said, pretending she knew nothing.
Then, being prepared for the journey, they all started for the Emerald City and the Winkies gave them three cheers and many good wishes to carry with them.
“It’s back to Emerald City we go!” Rainbow said.
“Yee-haw!” Applejack cheered. “Let’s move along, y’all!”