meanwhile, prof. wogglebug stomps toward the emerald city to complain about scraps to the wizard. he encounters jenny jump and jack pumpkinhead, who have set out in search for the missing scraps. the wogglebug decides to join up with them, as the most direct approach to recovering his air castle. (the later chapters of the book alternate between the two plots: the runaway scraps and her companions, and the searchers pursuing her.)