Hello people! This is my second story ever on fanfiction and my first for Wicked!

Hope you all like it, enjoy!

P.S. this story was inspired by my good friend s-slytherin's just you and I defying gravity, so I suggest you all read it!

Disclaimer: I don't own Wicked or any of it's characters. I only own my love for it.

Chapter 1: Away From Home

Elphaba and Glinda looked down on Oz for the last time from their flying broom. It was sad, to leave all their friends and family behind, but it was for the greater good.

"I'll miss them all, won't you, Elphie?" Glinda asked with a sigh.

"Of course I will, but it is necessary if we are to survive, I hope you understand," the green woman responded.

They continued their flight in silence until they reached the castle in the west, where Fiyero suggested they stay. It was nighttime when they landed, and so there were few noises from any creatures that may have lived there. Elphaba lowered her broom in the inner courtyard and got off with Glinda, whereas they began an inspection of the place. Elphaba searched the inside while Glinda checked the outside and walls.

"Gee, sure is creepy at this castle, wish there was somebody else was here besides Elphie…" the slightly frightened Glinda said to herself.

"THE BLEDDY 'ELL AIR YE DOIN' OON MEH OOM, MEZZY??!!?" a thunderous voice boomed across the night sky. (A/N, if you can't understand the words, speak them out loud how they're spelt and it'll sound like English.)

Glinda jumped almost a mile out of her high heels, and cried out in response, "Wh-who are y-you!?"

"WHOO EM OI? WHOO EM OI?!?!?!?!? AH SHID BE OOSKIN' YE DE SAHM BLEDDY TING! AND WAH AIR YEH IN ME OOM?" the strangers voice struck like lightning.

"I-I'm G-Glinda , s-s-s-sir! And w-we didn't r-realize that y-y-you live h-here, s-sir!" she stammered through intense fright.

The deep and boisterous voice let loose a laugh that sounded much like a bear, "WOOHEHE, DOONEH WIT YERSELF NAOW, MIZZY!" his voice lowered a bit, "Ahm joost mezzin' wit ye. Woochah dah wooz a good lauf's woort… meh names Grakerydoohickajongshmah the third! Ye said 'We', who are ye here wit' mizz Glinda?

"A green woman named E-Elphaba, Mister Grapeydoodahikershoes!" she said as she butchered his long name.

"Wooheh, meh dearih, yeh messed oop meh name, 'tis Grakerdoohickajongshmah. But ye' cin cawl meh Grak." He said as he appeared from shadows.

He was a massive man, if he even was one. His torso had no clothing, but instead all he wore was simple shorts. Glinda could see his muscles were massive, and he could easily break some skulls if he wanted to. Grack's face was stern, yet his red eyes hinted merryness. He had jet black hair and a bronze-ish tan skin.

"Wilcoom to de Castle o' de weest, ow meh ah hilp ye?" he asked politely, if polite was possible with his deep and menacing voice.

"We, Elphaba and I, are wanted in the land of Oz so we escaped to this castle, which is owned by our good friend Fiyero."

"O'? Really? En' woot crahm wood ye be woonted fer?"

"Treason to that pompous fat old wizard," she said rolling her eyes, " I mean, it should be him who's arrested, after all, he's been demoting animal's rights every chance he gets! We were just trying to protect them…"

"Hmm… ah cin tell ye are tellin' de troot by yer eyes. Would ye like te start ah wor over et?"

She was a bit taken aback by the question, but answered it truthfully, "If that's what it comes down to, I'd fight until my very last breath! And so would Elphie!"

He pondered over it a bit, then replied, "Ah'll hilp ye people, yer good ah cin tell. Any woon cooms teh dis' castle, ah'll croosh em like flies. Make this yer headquarters. Ah'll goo raht naow and start rallehying en aormy, have a noice sleep!"

He ran at such an incredible speed away from the castle that she didn't have a chance to tell him she didn't really want to start a war.

"Dammit… what'll Elphie think? Oh, that's right, I should go tell her about Grack right away!"

And so Glinda ran off to tell Elphie all about her encounter with the cheery and powerful Grack. For some strange reason, she could tell there was more to Grack then met the eye, and that he would have a massive impact on the future of her and Elphaba, Oz, and the future as all knew it.

"What have I got myself into…" she said to herself as she began her search for Elphie.

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Well people, that's it for my first chapter! Hope you all like it! flames are accepted, but tell me why you flame first of all! Thank you, and good night!