Hello everyone !
Have you missed me?, I know I've missed all of you.
And yes it has been almost a month but I have been busy ( still am ) but decided on posted the first chapter anyway.
Its time for the gang to reunite and once again battle the forces of darkness.
But things aren't always as they seem and they will face new threats as well as old.
So get ready dearies for the start of the new installment of " Wicked Fans 2: Rise of the Avengers"
Disclaimer: I don't own Wicked, it belongs to Gregory Maguire and all of its other respective owners, I do however own my OC's, and any other OC's belong to their respective creators
( Oz: Kiamo Ko)
Elphaba and Glinda were sitting around Kiamo Ko lifelessly, it had been four months since they had said goodbye to their friends from Earth, but it felt far longer than that to the two witches.
"I wish they were here Elphie" Glinda said sadly as she leaned her head on her friends shoulder, Elphaba patted Glinda on the shoulder comfortingly, Elphaba had also been missing their young friends over the past few months.
"I know Glin, I do to" she replied as she looked back at the album that they had made of their times with their friends, so many happy and funny moments that had happened over their time in Oz, some of them were hard to look at because it also reminded them of the dark times that had happened, but they tried to focus on the positive memories and the knowledge that good had triumphed over evil.
"Hey you two" Came Fiyero's voice, as he had been leaning against the door frame and overheard them.
"Yero, what is it?" Elphaba asked as she turned to her love as he had a questioning look on his face.
"Why don't we go visit them?" he said as he looked at the two, he had been thinking about this for a while and having noticed that Elphaba and Glinda were becoming more saddened as the days past, he decided now was the right time.
Elphaba sighed slightly before answering the Vinkun Prince.
"Because Fiyero, I haven't been able to find a spell powerful enough to transport us to another world, the one I used to bring them here was a two way trip but that was to summon people here, not to travel to another world ourselves" Elphaba said dejectedly, she had been searching through the Grimmerie for a spell but still hadn't found one compatible.
"Well you can bless your lucky stars that I have one" came a voice from the far side of the room, the three whipped around quickly, but instead of an intruder they saw a familiar face.
"Caine!" Elphaba and Glinda exclaimed as the man stood there with a small smile on his face, before it turned serious.
"And were going to need it too, with what's coming" he said flatly.
"What do you mean, 'with what's coming'?" said Glinda with a frown.
"I sensed a powerful fluctuation of dark magic several days ago, I went out in search of it and discovered it was coming from Evanna's castle which had been abandoned after the battle several months ago, I searched all throughout the castle and found something that shocked me to the core" he said with a scowl.
"What was it?" asked Fiyero nervously, he was not looking forward to the answer.
"Magical residue was coming from the basement of the Dark Castle, I analysed it extensively and in the end I found that it leads to Earth" he said gravely.
"Sooooooo, someone used magic to go to Earth?" Glinda said, not fully grasping the tone in his voice.
"Not just someone, there's only two people I know besides myself who are able to make a portal from Oz to Earth, One of them isn't currently in Oz but another world altogether, and the other is my sister" he said as he scowled at the mention of his older sister, who was the cause of their troubles several months back.
"You can't mean…." Elphaba began as her eyes widened.
"Yes" Caine answered slowly "Evanna is still alive"
The room instantly became filled with silence and there were shocked and horrified expressions on Elphaba, Glinda and Fiyero's faces.
"B-But how, we saw her be disintegrated by the others, there was nothing left" Glinda said nervously.
"Physically there wasn't, but from what I've gathered she was able to cast a spell at the last minute which separated her spirit from her body, in this form she was able to return to the Dark Castle and regain her strength, although I'm guessing that she would have possessed a host as soon as she arrived on Earth" Caine explained as the others listened intently.
"So what do we do now?" asked Fiyero as he looked at the others, Elphaba had a look of contemplation on her face as did Glinda, Caine turned to them and answered.
"We have to go to Earth and put a stop to whatever she's planning" he said firmly.
"So does that mean…" Glinda began as her eyes widened slightly.
"Yes, were getting the gang back together" Caine said smiling slightly.
( Earth: Pennsylvania )
Holly stood in front of an assembly line as she placed bowls upon as she had been for the past hour, she was less than enthusiastic but it was work and she wasn't going to say anything as long as she was being paid.
However she longed to be with her friends once again, her true friends from her time in Oz, she had managed to reconnect with some of them online but finding all of them was a challenge and she still hadn't found everyone, there were a lot of 'Julie's' in the world as well as a lot of 'Shaun's', but she wouldn't give up, she believed that she would see them again.
Before she could place down another bowl she saw her hand glowing a white colour before it spread around her and she felt a rush of wind, before she knew what was happening she was standing outside, she saw that she was on a hill and that the moon was full In the sky, turning around quickly she found Caine standing there.
"Caine!" she cried as she run up to him and pulled him into a hug, he returned it as he smiled slightly.
"It's only been a few days love, didn't know you missed me that much" he said flirtatiously.
"Yeah but you seemed rather distressed when you left I was worried" she said as she frowned slightly as they separated.
" And what about my co-workers, I'm sure there pretty freaked out right now about how I just disappeared in front of them" she said as she gave him a small smack on the arm, he smirked as he waved his hand and a green glow encompassed it before disappearing.
"And now none of them remember it, they all think you went home early due to stomach pains" he said with a smile, Holly grinned and was about to hug him again when another familiar voice was heard.
"I'm guessing you've been coming here often Caine"
Holly turned to see Elphaba, Fiyero and Glinda standing a few feet away from them, Holly immediately ran over to them and pulled them into a hug, which was slightly difficult due to it being three people but she somehow managed it.
"I've missed you guys so much" she exclaimed as she released them all, they all gave her warm smiles in return.
"Oh, We've missed you too Holly" Glinda said smiling brightly at the younger woman.
"Why are you all here?" Holly asked enthusiastically, why would they choose now of all times to come to Earth?
As soon as she said that their faces fell and were replaced with looks of anxiety and concern, Holly picked up on it and looked back at Caine with worry.
"W-What is it?" she said with a tinge of fear in her voice, unsure if she wanted to hear the answer.
"It's Evanna, she's alive and here on Earth" He said gravely as Holly's face twisted to one of disbelief and shock.
He then went on to explain what he had found and there plan to find the others and stop Evanna and whatever she was planning, for good this time, by the time he was done with his explanation Holly had a blank look on her face before turning back to Elphaba and Glinda.
"I see, however I guess you guys don't know about what happened to me and the others I got in contact with when we got back?" she said as Elphaba and Glinda looked at her questioningly.
"What Happened?" Elphaba asked as she frowned in concern.
"W-We don't have our powers here" Holly said sadly, the two witches eyes widened in shock at her proclamation.
"We'll worry about that later, for now we have to get the others, thankfully I can summon the rest of them here and then we can explain everything" Caine said as he closed his eyes and concentrated, his eyes snapping open as he thrust his hands into the air and they glowed white before several bright flashes of light appeared before them.
When the light died down it was revealed to be several of their friends from their adventure only a few months ago, all were looking around in confusion and shock before they realised that they were standing once again in unfamiliar land and that they were together, however as they all looked around one thing simultaneously caught their eyes.
"YOU GUYS!" they all cried as Nia, Hope, Julie, Jane, Rae and Nagisa all ran into a massive group hug, all of them talking at once as the area was filled with excited chatter, s small cough caught their attention as they looked over to see Holly standing there with Caine, Elphaba, Glinda and Fiyero.
Loud screams erupted from them as they stampeded towards them and they four adults found themselves glomped by their friends who were going into 'Fangirl Overload' at seeing them again. It was only after several minutes of intense screaming and Elphaba and Glinda finding themselves nearly asphyxiated from being squeezed so much, had things finally calmed down and everyone had returned to rational or semi-rational thinking and were able to communicate properly.
"Why are you guys here?" Rae said enthusiastically before her eyes widened and she looked slightly nervous as she shifted on her feet.
"Cause if this is about that vase I broke in Kiamo Ko I'm just going to come out and say….I cannot pay for it" she said with her arms outstretched.
"No Rae where not here for…Wait that was you!" Elphaba exclaimed as Rae smiled nervously.
"Um…Maybe?" the younger girl said before jumping behind Holly for protection.
Caine sighed before he once again explained the situation to the rest of the girls, he hoped that they would take it calmly and rationally.
.
.
They didn't.
"ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS!" Screamed Jane as she looked about ready to pass out, Caine reeled back slightly as she yelled at him before composing himself, a blank look on his face.
"Yes, I'm afraid it's true" he said as the others looked all like they were going to hyperventilate.
"You know we don't have our powers? None of us do!" Hope said as she was wishing that her bubble powers were active right now, so she could fire a bunch of them into the air to relieve herself of the huge amount of stress that had been dumped on her.
Rae however had a moment of realisation as she turned to look at the people around her, noticing for the first time since they got here that they were missing someone.
"Hey you guys, where's Shaun?" she said as the others turned to her and their eyes widened before they turned back to Caine.
"That's another thing, there's something I have to tell you" he said as he looked at the group before sighing slightly.
( Australia )
Shaun looked in the mirror that was located in the back room of his shop, the area that was used as his office; he was straightening his maroon tie as he looked at his three piece suit before looking up at his hair, it was in its normal curly state and hadn't been brushed yet, frowning slightly he reached over towards a brush and brought it up to his hair, pausing before it actually made contact.
Narrowing his eyes slightly he put the brush down, raising his right hand he snapped his fingers and instantly his hair uncurled and straightened with magic until it was straight and looked longer due to it not having curls in it.
Smiling slightly he exited the room and made his way through the small shop and out the front exit, locking the door behind him he made his way down the street intent on visiting one place, one of the Diner's in town that particularly interested him.
After roughly ten minutes of walking he arrived at the establishment, glad that it was only a short walk from his own shop he walked through the door, the bell chiming upon his entrance. He smiled slightly as he smelled the ever present smell of ground coffee beans and food being prepared, the diner had a long counter which had seats up upon it in front of the barista and bar, and a window and set of doors which led off into the kitchen next to the restrooms doors, and it also had several booths on the opposite side for customers to sit in.
"Looks who's back, I shouldn't be surprised" came a gruff older sounding voice, turning with a small smile he saw an older lady in her late fifties behind the counter top, she was somewhat heavyset and wore glasses on her face and her hear was in a bun, she was giving him a criticizing look.
"Oh come on Granny you know I come here at least once a day" he said smoothly, the older woman was referred to by that by pretty much everyone, mostly due to her real name not being widespread knowledge, she was the owner of the diner and was tough as nails and a strong willed old broad.
"Yeah and let me assure you that your presence isn't the ray of sunshine you think it is" she snorted.
"And don't pretend the only reason you come here is because you love the cooking, because we both know that's not true" she said as Shaun looked towards the kitchen doors as a girl walked through it wearing a waitress uniform.
It was Rose.
He had set her up with a job here the day after she arrived at his shop with no memory of her life or him, Caine had resurrected her from the dead but for some reason her memories were lost to her, He had explained to Granny that she had arrived at his shop and had amnesia and needed a job, the older woman did more than that, going as far as to let her stay with her in her home and take her in, Rose had quickly become part of the family and struck a friendship with Susy, Granny's granddaughter that lived with her grandmother after her parents had died several years ago, they were the same age and got along perfectly.
Shaun came here every day just to see her and make sure she was ok, however it was a double edged sword. Rose was friendly and some would say even had a crush on him, but it was painful for him to look into her eyes and know that it wasn't really her, to not see that warm light that had once occupied her golden eyes, but he still came here every day without fail.
"Shaun, hi" she said cheerfully as she walked over to where he was standing from behind the counter.
"Hello Rose" he responded with a small smile as her saw her cheeks redden slightly.
"Is there anything I can get for you, your usual?" she asked smiling, he was the first person she had met after waking up on the side of the road besides that man Caine who had pointed her in his direction, and he had always treated her with kindness and was happy in her presence, she couldn't help but like him, just a little bit.
"Actually I was wondering if maybe you could get out of your shift early, I wanted to know if you would like to take a walk with me?" he said as he hid the nervousness in his voice and shifted on his feet slightly.
"Oh, um well I'd have to ask Granny first" she said as she turned to the older woman who had her arms crossed and a glare directed towards the boy.
"And just where exactly would this 'walk' be leading to?" she said evenly, Shaun felt himself sweat slightly under her gaze.
"Um, well there's this great spot up in the woods that I was..." he began but was cut off as she gave a scoff.
"So you're going to take this young lady out into the woods where there is pretty much zero supervision and expect me to let her go with you, how do I know you won't try something?" she said as she leaned over the counter and glared even harder at Shaun who now was stumbling over his words as he tried to defend himself, Rose was blushing even more and her face now resembled a tomato.
"G-Granny please, I-Im sure nothing like 'that' is going to happen" Rose said flushed as she tried to calm the older woman down, Granny turned to her and took a small glance back at Shaun before responding.
"Ok I guess you can go" she said before continuing "But remember if he tries anything, kick him right in the balls and look for something sharp and then you stab him right in the …" Before she could finish Rose quickly interjected.
"OK hehehehe, thanks Granny" Rose said hurriedly as she took of her apron and exited from the counter before she could hear what the older woman had to say, that conversation had been WAY too much out of her comfort zone.
Shaun had his eyes wide and his mouth slightly open as Rose linked her arm with his and dragged him out of the diner hastily.
( With Elphaba, Glinda, Caine and Co )
"You brought Rose back to life !" Screamed Nagisa as she stared wide eyed at Caine, who nodded.
Holly gave him a small frown.
"Why didn't you tell me this, I think we all deserved to know" she said slightly irritated as Caine turned to her.
"I wanted to wait until the time is right, and besides as I said she doesn't have her memories of anything of her previous existence" he said as he reached into his pocket and produced a glowing blue vial.
"This will return her memories, all we have to do is break it open before we teleport to where Shaun and Rose are, and her memories will be restored" he said as the others stared at it in slight awe.
Elphaba walked over towards them with a small smile on her face.
" This is good thing you guys, now all we have to do is teleport to them and we'll all be back together again" she said as she reached over and held Glinda's hand as they concentrated on the teleportation spell, Caine also concentrated as his hands glowed white, he opened the vial just before in a flash they all disappeared.
( With Shaun and Rose )
The two had been walking for about twenty minutes now and were now in the forest, light shone through the trees and Shaun smiled at the surroundings, Rose was walking beside him and taking in the scenery when she suddenly stopped.
Images began to flash into her head and her eyes widened as her breath caught in her throat, Shaun didn't seem to notice as he walked ahead of her, Rose looked up at him with widened eyes.
"Wait !" She exclaimed.
" No no, the spot is just through here" he said pointing ahead, not realising the tone in her voice.
Rose looked down at the ground, before taking a deep breath and looking up.
" …Huntsman….wait" she said slowly.
As soon as those word's left her mouth Shaun froze, his back still to her as his eyes widened in shock and disbelief, he slowly turned around to face her, Rose began to walk up towards him, a small smile appearing on her face.
"I-I remember" she said staring into his eyes, as he stared back.
" I love you" she said as her eyes misted over as she leaned into his arms as he wrapped them around her.
"Yes" he breathed out, his voice filled with relief as he hugged her.
"yes…..and I love you too" he said as his head rested on her shoulder.
After a few moments they separated, and he raised a hand to cup her face, Rose looked at him lovingly as she leaned in and their lips met, both of them pushing as much love and desire into the action as possible, Rose melted into the kiss and when they separated her eyes were still closed for a few seconds as she smiled slightly.
"You found me" she said breathlessly.
"Did you ever doubt I would" he said lovingly as she rested her head under his chin.
"Aaaaw, Cute"
They both turned around and saw a sight which caused both their eyes to widen in shock, there friends were standing there smiling at the sight of the two lovers reunited once again.
Shaun stared at them before he noticed the person he had been searching for over the past few months.
"Rae!" he cried as he ran over to his sister, Rose following behind him.
The younger girl ran towards him and practically leaped into a bone crushing hug, both of them not saying anything as there relief washed over them.
"I was trying to find you, I didn't stop looking I swear" he said as he held back tears, Rae just hugged him tighter.
"It's ok, were here now, and I'm not going anywhere this time, so there's no getting rid of me no matter how many things I break!" she finished with an exclamation as Shaun and the others laughed at her statement, when they parted Rose hugged the younger girl as she too was happy to see her again.
"I'm guessing there's something more going on here than a little reunion?" Shaun said as he surveyed the group with interest.
"Yes, there is" Caine said as he looked at the younger boy with interest.
"But there's one thing I think we'd all like to now first" he said as he raised an eyebrow at him, Shaun looked at him questionably.
"And what's that dearie?" he inquired, Caine seemed to be studying him intently.
"How come you still have your magic and your powers?" he asked as the others looked at both of them with wide eyes.
So there you have it, chapter 1 !
I feel great to be once again writing for all of your OC's and breathing life into them, and there is a new OC appearing next chapter courtesy of Swag Giraffe
So many questions raised in this chapter.
Exactly where is Evanna ?
What body is she using to hide in ?
How are the gang going to get there powers back?
How does Shaun still have his powers?
And what will the gang have to deal with now that they are powerless?
For the answers to all that and more, please stay tuned for the next chapter of " Wicked fans 2: Rise of The Avengers"