A/N: Hi guys! This is my third Wicked story, but it's the first one I'm publishing on this site. I thought it would be cool to write a story based on the musical, but told from Shell's point of view, so you would get the idea of what would happen if Shell was in the musical. You don't get many stories with Shell in them, and there is not one story on this site where he is the main character. At all. If you don't believe me, you can select Shell from the character list and you'll see for yourself there's not one story about him. Because this is musicalverse, I have decided to make Nessa and Shell twins just for a change, and there may be one or two book references, but I'm not sure yet. Also as this story is based on the musical, it will have nothing to do with Shell's role in Son of a Witch. As for pairings, it will probably be a Fiyeraba, which is a change as I normally write Gelphies. This story is a K+ for now, it may go up to a T later, it depends. Anyway please enjoy and rate and review, and please be kind with comments as it's my first story on the site.
- Sharky
Brother of a Witch
The Life and Times of Shell Thropp
By SharkyTheBwayFreak
Chapter 1: Twins!
"Come on Melena, push!" yelled Nanny, who was serving as the midwife. "PUSH!"
Melena Thropp pushed as hard as she could, taking deep breaths as hard as possible.
"I see a head!" exclaimed Nanny. "Come on Melena, you can do it! PUSH!"
Melena pushed harder and harder, until finally the baby popped out. Nanny rushed to get a blanket, and wrapped the newborn in the blanket. "Congratulations," said Nanny, smiling down at the mother-of-now-two. "It's a boy."
Melena held out her arms as Nanny gently held her the new baby. She smiled at her second-born. The baby opened his eyes, revealing two dark brown orbs that were Melena's own. He had short dark brown hair and a long thin nose that made him look like his father, but with some of his mother's features. His older sister, Elphaba, was very much the spitting image of her mother, but then again, Melena couldn't be certain that her husband, Frex, was Elphaba's father.
"He's beautiful," Melena whispered, tickling the baby's cheeks, causing him to laugh. "I'm naming him Shell. Shell Frexspar Thropp."
"Shell?" Nanny asked in confusion.
"After Turtle Heart," Melena replied. "A good... friend of mine..." She forced the words out, and immediately Nanny could tell that something was wrong.
"Melena!," exclaimed Nanny. "What's wrong?"
"Another... baby!" panted Melena. "Another baby... is coming! I knew I shouldn't have taken... too many of those... milk flowers... when Frex forced me to!"
"Ssh, relax," said Nanny, taking Melena's hand and squeezing it comfortingly. "It's not your fault. Just push as hard as you can and the baby will come out fine."
Melena nodded and smiled. "Thank you Nanny. For all you've... done for me." She pushed as hard as possible before turning to Nanny once more. "Nanny. I need you... to do me a favour."
"Yes?"
Melena reached underneath her pillow and pulled out a small green bottle. "Give this to Elphaba," she instructed. "Tell her to keep it safe... at all times. Whatever you do, do not let Frex find out about it. He can never know. I know she is only an infant but...," she took a deep breath, "...she'll understand someday. And Nanny... watch over her. I love her so much and I want her to know that I will always love her, no matter what colour her skin is or what other people say. She's my little girl... and that's all that matters."
"I will," said Nanny softly. "I'll watch over her. Over all three of them. Come on now, push! You can do it! I see the baby's head!"
Melena pushed as hard as possible, forcing the new baby out and allowing Nanny to catch her. "Well done Melena," said Nanny. "You have a beautiful baby girl... Sweet Oz!" she exclaimed; she had just noticed that the new baby's legs were tangled, and no matter how hard Nanny tried, she could not untangle them. However, aside from the legs, Melena had given birth to a healthy baby girl, who, like Shell, was a combination of her mother and father. She had her mother's long brown hair and dark eyes, but her face was shaped almost like her father's. "Melena, meet your daughter," said Nanny, holding the baby out to Melena, who for some reason appeared to be asleep. Confused, Nanny scooped Shell into her arms, and looked both twins in the eyes, smiling.
Suddenly, Melena's husband and the Governer of Munchkinland, Frex, rushed into the room, followed by his green-skinned two-year-old daughter Elphaba, who he often pretended didn't exist. "Melena!" he yelled. "I heard someone yelling, what happened?" He shook his wife's body and pressed his ear against her belly. "Sweet Oz," he whispered, wondering what might have caused this to happen. Before he could think, however, Nanny spoke up. "Frex, Melena gave birth to twins. She's already named the boy Shell..."
"After Turtle Heart?" Frex asked; Turtle Heart was a good friend of Melena's who Frex normally got along with.
"After Turtle Heart, yes," continued Nanny, "but she passed out before she could even see her daughter, so she remains unnamed. Speaking of the girl, it might come as a shock to you that her..."
"Nanny, please," said Frex, taking each of the babies from her. "What is there to worry about? They both have normal skin, so how could anything possibly... Oz no!"
He had just pulled back the girl's blankets to reveal a tangled-up pair of legs. For a moment, he couldn't even look at his daughter, but then he closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "At least she was born normal," he thought to himself. He smiled at the new baby, and she smiled back. "Your name shall be Nessarose," he told her "for you are the most beautiful thing I have ever seen." He then turned to Nanny. "Keep watch on them, I have to go write a report." He walked out of the room, knowing he would get over Nessarose's cripple in a matter of time, when he saw his oldest daughter, Elphaba, standing in the doorway. She could see his eyes staring down at her, and she could see that his face was turning a bright red.
"You," he spat. "You did this!"
"What's wrong, Papa?," asked Elphaba, a confused look on her face. She was two, nearly three years old, surely she'd done nothing wrong? But Frex ignored her and grabbed hold of her arm, dragging her across the room to where her now dead mother lay.
"Do you see what you've done?" he yelled, before taking baby Nessarose from Nanny and showing Elphaba her legs. "DO YOU SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE?! And stop that crying! You're lucky your mother let you live here, because if it was up to me, you would have gone straight to an orphanage! You've killed my wife, you've crippled my daughter, you're lucky your brother is in good condition, because if anything had happened to him, you'd have been out before you can say "Wizard of Oz"! Now get out of my sight!" And with that he strode out of the room, slamming the door behind him.
"Ssh, don't cry, honey," said a voice from nearby. Elphaba looked up to see Nanny smiling down at her. "It wasn't your fault your mother died, and it wasn't your fault your sister is crippled. If anyone's to blame it's your father, making your mother chew all those milk flowers. Come here," she said, pulling the little girl into a hug. "Don't listen to him, you're beautiful, no matter what he says. Oh, I have something for you too." She pulled the little green bottle that Melena had given her out of her pocket and handed it to Elphaba. "It was your mother's, and she wanted you to have it. Keep hold of it at all times, and whatever you do, don't let your father get hold of it! Understood?"
Elphaba dried her tears and nodded. "Good girl," said Nanny, stroking her hair. "Time to meet your new siblings I think," she smiled, handing Elphaba baby Nessarose. "This is your little sister, Nessarose." Elphaba looked at her little sister, who smiled at her and touched her hand. Elphaba stroked her sister's hand back, and placed a kiss on her cheek. She then handed her back to Nanny, who gave her baby Shell in return.
"And this is your little brother, Shell." Elphaba took her baby brother from Nanny and looked at him smiling. Little Shell opened his eyes and saw his big sister for the first time. He nestled into her arms and kept smiling up at her, even when he had his eyes closed. Shell saw his older sister for the first time, and from that moment on he always loved her and looked up to her.
Did you enjoy the first chapter? Next chapter will have all three kids off to Shiz!!! Please rate and review and I will try to update as soon as possible.