A/N: Hello all! I decided to end my last series with "Tradition". This is the start of a brand new series which I hope to make less angsty. I hope you all enjoy it and thanks so much for the support on all of my fics.
Unholy Alliance
By 18lzytwner
Chapter 1
Elphaba held her breath waiting for the moment someone would open the trapdoor and kill her where she sat. The footsteps of Dorothy and her cohorts had long faded as had Glinda's but she still worried that she was not safe. The plan had worked so far but she wondered for how long her luck would hold out. Then after what seemed like an eternity she heard the voice she was waiting for,
"Fae?" At this she practically burst from her hiding spot under the trapdoor.
"Yero," there was a big smile on her face as he helped her out of the hole and then into his straw filled arms.
"It worked," he said.
"I guess it did. Is the next part of the plan still a go?" She wanted to know, unsure if he'd managed to secure passage out of Oz via the Animal Network that had been establish to covertly attack the Wizard's plans for the Animals of Oz.
"I sent Mestek ahead to make sure that the roads are clear. We just have to wait for him to return," the Scarecrow known as Fiyero explained about one of the many friends they had made in the Animal circle. Mestek was an owl who very frequently helped Animals and others make safe night journeys to freedom in the woods near the border of Oz and her neighbor, Ix. There was the Impassable Desert to deal with in-between but once clear of Oz, Elphaba could fly over it with her broom which she clutched tightly in her hand.
"I wish we could fly to Ix from here," she said.
"Regrettably it still is not safe here in Oz. The Wizard might be down for the count but those loyal to his way of thinking would not hesitate to hurt either one of us. Glinda has a big fight on her hands back in the Emerald City," Fiyero shook his head. Morrible was in jail but there would be the matter of her trial which was approaching quickly. If the witch was found not guilty, she would be free to launch a campaign to try to regain a position of power in Oz. Something that both Elphaba and Fiyero knew would spell doom for all the Animals of their home country.
"How can we leave her?" Elphaba asked, constantly worried about her friend. The green girl hadn't had many of them and she was slowly losing everything she'd ever held dear.
"We have no choice. We can't help her. She might be temporarily in power but until she can prove you didn't do what everyone thinks you did, she'd be forced to arrest and execute you. I think that is much worse than letting her think we're dead," he pointed out. Elphaba heaved a sigh. Of course he was right. If it was ever found out that Glinda was even friends with her then it could spell the end for the blonde.
"I'm going to miss her too but it's what we have to do," Fiyero said. It was then that Mestek arrived.
"The roads are clear once we are free of the castle. I didn't see any soldier's lingering so if we are to go, we must do it now," he said.
"Come on," Fiyero grabbed Elphaba's hand and they moved through the darkened castle as quickly and as cautiously as they could. Fiyero knew that snipers could be lying in wait, ordered to remain until dawn, at which point they would search the castle, making sure no one was around. He had used the old access tunnels to Kiamo Ko that he had known as a boy. It was the only way to not be spotted from the part of the castle that faced the Emerald City. However at the time he was beloved through Oz as the Scarecrow who was going to help Dorothy destroy the witch. Now if seen with Elphaba he would be a target too.
"The moon will be helpful in our escape," Mestek said as they entered the tunnel and made their way toward the exit.
"Good. The last thing we need is for me to use my magic to light the way and get us killed," Elphaba commented as they stepped out into the pale moonlight. Fiyero paused; his military sense about his surroundings helped him check every spot that would be good for a sniper. The scene seemed to be clear but unfortunately if he had had hairs on the back of his neck, he would know otherwise. There was the sound of a gunshot and Fiyero's first thought was to dive on Elphaba in an attempt to protect her. Mestek screeched and shot off into the trees in the direction that the bullet had come.
"Fae?" He asked her, hoping she was all right.
"Yero… I…" he looked down and saw the hole in his stomach which lined up with the hole in Elphaba's.
"Oh Unnamed God," he murmured.
To Be Continued...