This is a sequel to Many Happy Returns. The story is mostly based on the Sherlock episode "His Last Vow." It will feature an original character that is based on the main villain of the episode.
I don't own Wicked or Sherlock
Chapter 1: de Capo
In a small office, all the leaders of Oz except Glinda plus Emerald City's highest ranking council members are meeting with Magnus de Capo, founder and head editor of Oz's most read newspaper tabloid the Oz of the World, who is being questioned for his frequent visits with Glinda. de Capo is asked if he has any influence to her, but replied that hasn't had any influence and claim that Glinda invited him. What they don't about de Capo was he also has the great skill of deduction, but unlike Elphaba's, he could also see people's pressure point. He would use people's pressure point to blackmail them. None of them could find anything wrong with him and decided to end it.
Before Lady Locasta Udent, Glinda's secretary of defense, is about to leave, de Capo stopped her. "May I join you?" he asked her.
"I don't think that's appropriate, Magnus." she replied.
"It isn't." de Capo then sat down and observed Lady Udent and found that her pressure point is her late husband, Lord Udent.
"Outside of the enquiry, we have no contact. So leave me alone de Capo."
"Hmm, about 32 years ago, your husband has met a Evananora Soforth."
"That was before I knew him."
"Oh and also, these letters are quite, explicit."
"I know about those letter." a concerned Lady Locasta said.
"Oh my. The letter says 'I long, my darling, to know the touch of your… body. Oh dear Locasta." he said as he closed his eyes and holding a blank paper.
"I will call someone to have you removed in this building."
"And what's that." he says while holding her hand, "Theodora Tinker. Quite young for you." she snatched her hand away with him and started to feel scared. "You could hit me if you want, but you won't. There will also be consequences. I have the letters and I have you."
"This is blackmail!"
"Of course it isn't. It's called ownership. I will make a deal with you. I won't publish this letters to the public if you retire from Oz. You're almost 70 Locasta, you won't last long."
She hesitated but has no choice but to give in. "Okay I will, Magnus. I will tell Glinda tomorrow that I will step down as Secretary of Defense as long as you don't publish those letters."
"Just as I thought. I believe we're done now." As soon as de Capo leaves, Locasta is devastated of he's done to her and is planning on calling the only person who will stop him.
For the past month Glinda is always in a happy mood whenever she sees her husband, Boq, by her side, but this time, she is somewhat sad that her when she learn that Lady Locasta told she's stepping down her position as Secretary of Defense. Luckily, she found a new person to take the role and is expecting her in Emerald City today.
"What are doing today?" Boq asked.
"We're going to the poorest section in Emerald City and we'll help feed the needy people there." Glinda replied as she is fixing her hair.
"You're truly are Glinda the Good."
"I don't know what Elphie is doing now. She never called me after the wedding."
"I'm sure she is fine Glinda. Your first priority is supposed to be Oz first, then your private life."
"Yeah I'm sure you're right."
Boq drove Glinda to the poorest district of Emerald City and Glinda has set up a table for the table for the needy. She was able to feed all of the people in the area except one person. "Sorry there, we're all out of food there." Glinda told the person
"Hmm I guess you're never good anyway." the person said. Glinda took a closer look at the person and found out that it's Elphaba. Glinda got mad and drag Elphaba to the carriage. "Ow! What did I do wrong?!" Elphaba asked.
"What are you doing there?!" Glinda shouted as she grabbed her arm and dragged Elphaba to her carriage.
"Doing undercover work."
"Oh yeah! I think you got messy relationship with Fiyero or trying to mooch off free food! Boq take us to Kiamo Ko!" Boq scaredly obey her and went to Kiamo Ko.
"I keep telling you I'm doing undercover." Elphaba said as they walk to the castle.
"And I keep telling you that you're trying to get free food."
Elphaba and Glinda went inside Kiamo Ko and Fiyero was surprised to see Elphaba in rags. "Whoa what happened to Fae?" Fiyero asked.
"Finding her in Emerald City and claiming that she's doing undercover work!" Glinda shouted.
"But Fae really did tell me that she is doing undercover work. She told me about two days ago. What do you think she did? I divorced her or trying to get free food?"
Glinda felt embarrassed after Fiyero told her what happened. "I'm sorry Elphie." she whelped.
"You're lucky that I'm not turning you into a mouse."
"Oh and Elphaba, someone's upstairs waiting for you." Fiyero said.
"What do they want now?" Elphaba said to herself. When Glinda and Elphaba arrived in her room, she was surprised that Nessarose in wheelchairs is in the room. "What do you want Nessa?" Elphaba asked her.
"What your husband said to you downstairs, I'm waiting for you." Nessarose replied.
"Why are back in Oz?" When Elphaba asked Nessarose, Glinda looked eager to say something to her.
"Elphie, meet Oz's new Secretary of Defense." Glinda happily said.
"What?"
"You're not the only who had their lives ruined by Morrible." Nessarose told Elphaba, "When Morrible died, people found out that she used my death as a way to kill you, Great Detective."
"So are you're here in my house to face against me in detective work."
"I'm smarter than you now, Elphaba, I could solve crime in a matter of seconds. But that's not why I'm here. I'm here to tell you about Magnus de Capo."
"Who is he?"
"Magnus de Capo is the owner of Oz's most famous tabloid papers." Glinda told her, "He always visit me for the past year and he seems quite nice."
"Yeah and the other thing you don't know about him is de Capo is also a blackmailer. From what I heard, he mostly blackmails every political figures in Oz except Glinda. Some say he kept files of every people he knows at his home called Grapedore. He also has deduction skills just like you and me, sister of mine."
"Hmm, this de Capo fellow is really an interesting fellow. I should try and see this man." Elphaba point out.
"Yeah if I were you, I should stay away from him. It's the reason why I'm here, I'm telling you not go looking further into this man or he'll blackmail you too."
"Fine, I won't go to Magnus de Capo and break into his office later on." Elphaba sarcastically said.
"I mean it Elphaba. He is dangerous and since I'm running the whole military now, I could easily arrest you."
"Um what was I going to say, oh yeah. Bye bye." Elphaba showed Nessarose the door.
"Unwise sister of mine." Nessarose said to herself.
"Sister of mine, don't appall me while I'm in rags."
"Well it was nice welcome treatment you got there, Fabala."
"You're welcome, Nessa." Elphaba sarcastically said to her.
"You know Elphie, you should really need a shower. You were out there for like what a week?" Glinda said.
"Oh I guess you're right. I probably stink like Fiyero's fish cooking." After about eight minutes in the bathroom, Elphaba, with clean clothes, was surprised to see Glinda still in the house "Glinda, why are still here?"she asked.
"Fiyero came to the room and said that they got another visitor waiting for you."
"Well send him in then." Glinda then call Fiyero from downstairs and told him that Fiyero is ready. While patiently sitting on her chair with a telegram, Elphaba saw a man who's partially bald with glasses, formal clothes, and a goatee with his bodyguards entered the room. The man's bodyguards checked Elphaba to see if she has weapons on him. "Yeah, go on write ahead. You won't find anything interesting in me." she remarked to bodyguards before turning her attention to the man. "And who are you supposed to be?"
"Magnus de Capo at your service, Ms. Elphaba Thropp. You might know me as the head editor of Oz of the World. Everyone in Oz reads it."
"I don't read newspaper. They're all just lies. I mostly get news from my friend Glinda."
"I see. Well I'm a friend of Glinda's as well. Always visit her for tea time." de Capo then observed both Glinda. He saw Glinda's pressure point is her husband, Boq.
"Shouldn't we supposed to have this meeting in your office."
"This is my office."
"No it isn't."
"Well it is now." he told Elphaba before sitting in her couch.
"Mr. de Capo, I have been asked to intercede with you by former Secretary of Defense, Lady Locasta Udent on the matter of her husband's letters. I've read her telegram about it just before you arrived here. Sometime ago you put pressure on her concerning those letters. She would like those letters back." Magnus chuckled, which confused Elphaba. "Is it something I said?"
"No no, just…" de Capo observed Elphaba to find out her pressure point is, "... reading." He notices that Elphaba has many pressure points and has found one that is new to him. "Brownbeard?" Elphaba became concerned when she heard him say "Brownbeard". "Bathroom?" de Capo asked to one of his guards.
"Just right next to a room that says 'Keep Out'."
"Is it like rest of the castle?"
"Yes sir, Mr. de Capo."
"Mr. de Capo, am I acceptable as an intermediary?" Elphaba said. "All that I'm saying is that she wants those letters back."
"Lady Locasta Udent. She's a Vinkun with a spine. Best thing about the Vinkun, they really like big places. Even a poorest Vinkun could afford a run down castle. Like your husband downstairs Ms. Thropp." de Capo then went to a fireplace in Elphaba's room and started to urinate in it right behind Elphaba and Glinda's backs. "You can do whatever you want in this place. No one's going to stop you." He stopped urinating and went back to face the two of them. "Tell Lady Locasta I might needing those letters, so I'm keeping them. Goodbye to you all." de Capo said as he threw a napkin at the floor before leaving the room.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking Glinda?" Elphaba said.
"No, and I never want to know what you're thinking Elphie."
"We're going to sneak into his office to find those files and destroy them."
"Ugh. I told you not to tell me!"
"We're sneaking in the office tonight. He's not gonna be in his office because he's going to have dinner with the Marketing Group of Oz from 7:00 to 10:00."
"Wait how did you know his schedule?"
"Because I know. Now come along. We'll kill time for some lunch in Gilken. And don't invite Nessa. She's now a bigger pain in the ass than she was two years ago. Also, don't bring a pistol."
"Why would I need a pistol?"
"Or a knife or a tyre lever. Probably best not to do any arm-spraining, but we'll see how the night goes."