This story is based on the movie "Across the Universe". It will feature music mostly from the Beatles and some from Wicked, two from another musical and one solo track from Idina Menzel.

I don't own Wicked, the plot from Across the Universe, and the songs here.

Chapter 1: Hold Me Tight

In the beach during a cloudy day, a young man with long brown hair, sat all alone. The young man looked the waves of the sea being washed ashore. As he watched the beach, the young man was thinking about a girl he met less than a year ago and he thought that he would never see her again. While he continued to think about her, he sang a song about the girl.

Is there anybody going to listen to my story
All about the girl who came to stay?
She's the kind of girl you want so much
It makes you sorry;
Still, you don't regret a single day.
Ah girl! Girl! Girl...

Months ago

In the country known as the United Ozian States, a democratic country that consists of four states, the country is considered to be the most powerful country in the world. The only other country that claims to be the most powerful country is the Southern Isles Union, a country that has a different ideology than Oz. The Ozians are currently fighting in a war at country known as Olynam, a country that was split into two, and the Ozians are there in order to prevent the Olynamese to be at the Southern Isles' sphere of influence. But within the country, most of the Ozians are protesting against the war or fighting for equal rights for both humans and animals making the Ozians a divided .

In the state of Munchkinland, a young girl name Elphaba Thropp had a happy life. She is the only green girl in all of Oz, but people doesn't seem to be bothered by it. Elphaba is one of the most popular girls in school and has a family who loves her. Her brother currently goes to Shiz University and she would always play with her kid sister.

That night, Elphaba attended a school dance with Stu Best. While she danced with him, Elphaba sang along to the song the band was playing.

It feels so right now, hold me tight
Tell me I'm the only one
And then I might
Never be the lonely one
So hold me tight, tonight, tonight,
It's you, you you you oooo oooo

At a port city of Liverpool in a country known as Arendelle, a young man name Fiyero Jude Tiggular was at a nightclub with his girlfriend, Pfanne. The two danced together and Evelyn sang along to the same song that was playing in Oz, but the band made it a little loud.

Hold me tight
Let me go on loving you
tonight, tonight
Making love to only you so
Hold me tight tonight, tonight
It's you, you, you, you

Oh no
What it means to hold you tight
being here alone tonight with you.
It feels so right now.
Hold me tight
Tell me I'm the only one
And then I might
never be the lonely one, so
Hold me tight tonight, tonight.
It's you, you, you, you.

While Fiyero and Pfanne walked back home as the sun set, Pfanne was worried about Fiyero leaving her tomorrow. Fiyero was set to go to Oz to find his long lost father who he believed he fought in the second great war.

"Who will take me out next week? You'll be halfway around the world?" Milla told Fiyero.

"Well it better not be Crope Chopper." Fiyero joked and hugged Pfanne.

Back in Oz, Stu drove back Elphaba to her home. As they said goodnight to each other, Stu reassured to Elphaba that he will back for her soon. Stu, along some of the boys in his school, had been drafted to go to the Olynam War and Elphaba was worried that Nick will be killed in battle.

"Look I promise you that I'll be home after Lurlinemas. It'll be furlough after boot camp." Stu told her.

She hold his hand tightly. "And after that?" she asked.

"I… still don't know."

"Just promise me that you don't get yourselves hurt, okay." Stu kissed Elphaba and then drove back home.

The next day, Fiyero was working his last day on the shipyard at Liverpool. In Liverpool, the town is pretty much full of shipyard in every corner. After finishing high school, all the men would start working their way to the shipyard for mostly the rest of their lives. Fiyero's job at the shipyard was mostly fixing the ships before they take off to the seas. As soon as he heard the work bell rang, Fiyero is ready to get his last paycheck before heading to Oz.

"Last pay for a while, eh Fiyero?." the foreman said.

"Not really. It'll be my last paycheck ever working at the Liverpool shipyard, Cyril." Fiyero said.

The foreman laughed. "Oh, I felt the same when I was your age. I said to myself, 'when I'm sixty-four, I'll be long gone'. But I'm still here." he said and gave Fiyero his paycheck. "Now don't go spending it all on something useless okay."

"I won't, Cyril."

"Move it along. Some of us are thirsty and the pubs' gonna open in five minutes." Fiyero's friend Crope told them.

"Well, I'll be going now."

"Oh and be sure to tell your father I said hi."

Fiyero laughed. "I'm sure my dad will know you, Cyril." he said and left the shipyard.

NOTE: Don't worry, Fiyeraba will really happen in the next few chapters.