The Future of Oz
By 18lzytwner
Chapter 1
"Fiyero…" she was trying to be gentle. She didn't want to freak him out.
"Fiyero," a little louder this time. Still no response. So she did the only thing she could think of, she elbowed him in the ribs.
"I'm up! I'm up!" He said.
"Good because I think we're about to have a visitor and I could use your help," Elphaba told him. He looked at her and then realized that he felt wet and so did the bed. He picked up the blankets and looked down underneath the covers.
"The baby!" He practically jumped out of bed.
"It would seem that this little one wants to come early. Please get Doctor Magi," she asked through gritted teeth. Fiyero headed for the door to their room.
"Pants!" She screamed at him. He was wearing nothing but his birthday suit and that would have been embarrassing as he was running down the hallway.
"Right!" He replied and quickly grabbed a pair from the chair where they'd been thrown the night before. Leave it up to his wife to be practical at a time like this. Wife. Baby. A lot had happened in the last five and a half months.
"Love you!" He shouted as he ran down the hallway.
"Your Highness! What's going on?" A guard asked as he blew past him in the hallway.
"Baby is coming! I need to get the doctor!" He replied without stopping. The guard took it upon himself to find the King and Queen and alert them to the development.
Now almost completely out of breath, Fiyero ran in through the doors of the infirmary. Doctor Magi was checking over the cook's assistant for what looked like a burn on his hand.
"Baby… is… coming!" He managed as he tried to catch his breath.
"Get the midwife and meet me down in the Prince and Princess's room!" Magi told his assistant.
"Yes Doctor!" Kapoor responded. Magi promised his patient he would be back and grabbed his bag. He then headed to the Prince.
"Any contractions?" He asked as they walked quickly down the hallway. The doctor was not a man who could run anymore so this was as fast as they could go.
"It looked like it. She was clenching her teeth when she talked to me. Why is the baby here now though? It too early!" Fiyero was concerned given what happened last time.
"It happens. Two weeks isn't too bad. I'd be more concerned if it were two months," Magi explained. Fiyero only nodded. They were closing in on the royal bedroom and they noticed his father standing outside.
"Your mother is already inside. You stay here with me and let the Doctor and your mother handle things until the midwife arrives," Tahir told him.
"But…"
"It is how these things are done son. She's in good hands," his father said. It was then that he pulled off his bathrobe and gave it to his half naked son.
"I'm…" Fiyero started.
"Nervous, scared, unsure of the future?" Tahir asked.
"All of it and maybe more," his son swallowed.
"You will be fine. You helped bring down the Wizard and Morrible. Raising a kid will be easy compared to all of that," the King chuckled. Fiyero just gave him a look.
"I'm proud of you son. You've become the man that I always knew you could be," he said.
"It's all because of Fae," the younger man smiled. Before his father could remind him that he had to have a good foundation for Elphaba to love him like she did, they heard her shouting.
"You remind her how much you love her when this is all over ok? She'll need to hear it," Tahir told him.
To Be Continued…