After the Melting
Fanfiction by J. Thorne
Disclaimer - I don't own anything but the plot. Don't sue me!!!
Chapter 2
Traveling was harder than Elphaba had expected. While she hadn't been as pampered as Glinda had been in her youth, growing up in the Governor's household hadn't given her the skills necessary to survive in the wilderness. She was practically useless at getting any food, because she wanted to make sure than anything caught wasn't an Animal. However, she was good at spotting creatures that passed, so Fiyero was able to capture enough food for them both with her help. Hiding, however, was the true hard part. Elphaba's jade skin stuck out horribly in the dusty, barren hills that made up the southern part of the Vinkus country. Trees were too sparse, people not sparse enough. Too often they found themselves crouched near the ground, praying that the few people passing by would not notice them. By the third day, they were both worn out and frustrated.
"We can't go on like this, Fabala. Someone's bound to catch us, and then we'll have a time explaining ourselves. A scarecrow that can talk and a witch that's supposedly dead – someone's sure to alert the Wizard to either of these," Fiyero sighed.
Elphaba looked at him thoughtfully. She too was exhausted and decided that they couldn't travel in hiding anymore.
"Well, I had wanted to save this for when we settled down somewhere, but I guess now will have to do." She pulled out a crumpled piece of parchment from her dress and unfolded it.
"What is that?" Fiyero asked her, puzzled.
"It's a page out of the Grimmerie. It's true that no spell can be reversed, but there are other spells that might have the effect of reversing a spell. When I knew what I had to do to keep you alive, I spent all my energy searching for the right spell to turn you back. Now, stay still."
"But...what are you saying?" Fiyero asked frantically.
"Please just wait and see," Elphaba said, distracted. She looked over the parchment carefully before beginning to chant. "Fedeki Nemuro Chemera Chemera Fedeki Nemuro Cha, Fedeki Nemuro Chemera Chemera Cha!"
She repeated these words over and over, waving her hands in front of her. Fiyero watched her, completely enthralled at how beautiful she looked, even when she was casting a spell that could possibly go horribly wrong. Suddenly, he gasped out in pain.
"Fiyero, what's wrong? Oh, I've done it wrong, haven't I? Oh Fiyero, hold on, please!" Elphaba exclaimed, and then gasped as Fiyero fell to the ground. She rushed to his side, the tears that had threatened to fall since she had met the Wizard finally pushing their way out. She shook him roughly, trying everything and anything to wake him up, but no such luck. That night she sat with his head cradled in her lap, sobbing for all she had lost.
Fanfiction by J. Thorne
Disclaimer - I don't own anything but the plot. Don't sue me!!!
Chapter 2
Traveling was harder than Elphaba had expected. While she hadn't been as pampered as Glinda had been in her youth, growing up in the Governor's household hadn't given her the skills necessary to survive in the wilderness. She was practically useless at getting any food, because she wanted to make sure than anything caught wasn't an Animal. However, she was good at spotting creatures that passed, so Fiyero was able to capture enough food for them both with her help. Hiding, however, was the true hard part. Elphaba's jade skin stuck out horribly in the dusty, barren hills that made up the southern part of the Vinkus country. Trees were too sparse, people not sparse enough. Too often they found themselves crouched near the ground, praying that the few people passing by would not notice them. By the third day, they were both worn out and frustrated.
"We can't go on like this, Fabala. Someone's bound to catch us, and then we'll have a time explaining ourselves. A scarecrow that can talk and a witch that's supposedly dead – someone's sure to alert the Wizard to either of these," Fiyero sighed.
Elphaba looked at him thoughtfully. She too was exhausted and decided that they couldn't travel in hiding anymore.
"Well, I had wanted to save this for when we settled down somewhere, but I guess now will have to do." She pulled out a crumpled piece of parchment from her dress and unfolded it.
"What is that?" Fiyero asked her, puzzled.
"It's a page out of the Grimmerie. It's true that no spell can be reversed, but there are other spells that might have the effect of reversing a spell. When I knew what I had to do to keep you alive, I spent all my energy searching for the right spell to turn you back. Now, stay still."
"But...what are you saying?" Fiyero asked frantically.
"Please just wait and see," Elphaba said, distracted. She looked over the parchment carefully before beginning to chant. "Fedeki Nemuro Chemera Chemera Fedeki Nemuro Cha, Fedeki Nemuro Chemera Chemera Cha!"
She repeated these words over and over, waving her hands in front of her. Fiyero watched her, completely enthralled at how beautiful she looked, even when she was casting a spell that could possibly go horribly wrong. Suddenly, he gasped out in pain.
"Fiyero, what's wrong? Oh, I've done it wrong, haven't I? Oh Fiyero, hold on, please!" Elphaba exclaimed, and then gasped as Fiyero fell to the ground. She rushed to his side, the tears that had threatened to fall since she had met the Wizard finally pushing their way out. She shook him roughly, trying everything and anything to wake him up, but no such luck. That night she sat with his head cradled in her lap, sobbing for all she had lost.