A/N: Sorry if this chapter is slow. I promise things will pick up soon. :) Enjoy.
Chapter 2
"We cannot go to the people of Oz and just show them their new King and Queen! Both are supposed to be dead and both were traitors under the rule of the Wizard!" Nosafir shouted.
"You must forgive Nosafir and his behavior. He cannot help himself. However he does bring up a valid point," Malaki explained.
"I can understand your situation and how this is going to be a little confusing. We will more than gladly explain everything to you," Fiyero said calmly. At those words, Glinda looked at Elphaba. Some things would remain better off not being said and she wondered if her friends had discussed this. After all as far as she knew, Fiyero did not know the Wizard was Elphaba's father.
"My husband is right. Full disclosure is probably best. We are not expecting all of Oz to just fall in line with what we tell them and have them accept it as the truth. Long gone are the days of lying and propaganda," Elphaba spoke up.
"There are those who are still loyal to the Wizard and what he stood for. How do you expect to confront these people?" A Council Member by the name of Sokai spoke for the first time.
"The best way is to show them what we intend to do and do it. The only way they will believe is if they see it. Of course not everyone will be happy, they never are," Fiyero explained.
"Then show us and we will show them," Sokai smiled. He seemed like an honest man who just wanted Oz to be one country again while Nosafir and Malaki would take some convincing.
"Then I will start. I have not had an easy life. One that has recently been compounded by my half-brother and the murder he committed," Elphaba began. Everyone except for Glinda stood there with looks of confusion on their faces including Fiyero.
"Iffix was my half brother. Son of Morrible and the Wizard, he came here in an attempt to have me join him. He threatened everyone I cared about and before he was destroyed he had killed King İzmir, attempted to kill Glinda, Fiyero, and our son," the room drew some gasps at the mention of the word 'son'.
"Forgive the interruption my Queen but weren't you the daughter of Most Eminent Thropp?" Sokai wondered.
"No, I was not," more gasping and a look on Fiyero's face that could only be described as one of confusion with a hint of sadness. She grabbed his hand and gave it a squeeze. He gave a slight smile before she continued.
"The Wizard was my father," silence fell over the room as the people in the room just sat there with their mouths hanging open.
"Everything I have spent my life fighting for, everything I thought I knew changed when Iffix revealed the secret to me. Upon his birth, Morrible must have discovered the horrible truth. She then tried to make me her star pupil. When I eventually refused, my life became a living hell along with all of my friends. My sister attempted to make Boq love her and never leave her. This forced me to turn him into the Tin Man in order to save his life. Fiyero was hung out in a field to die by slow torture and I was forced to turn him into a Scarecrow to save him. Morrible set a horrible turn of events, which lead to my sister death by Dorothy's house. I left Glinda to fend for herself, thinking that Boq, Fiyero, and I were all dead. Eventually, I learned that my father died. He never knew the truth, which I suspect, would have made him happy. I was always a disappointment to him. A blemish on the family and the name Thropp," Elphaba heaved a sigh. The room remained quiet for a few moments. No one seemed to know what to say. The version they had heard was completely different. Members of Glinda's Council weren't aware of the complete story but they also hadn't been brainwashed by the Wizard.
"Now let me fill in some of the gaps," Fiyero took over noticing that Elphaba was already looking drained. He sometimes marveled at her strength. She spent all that time fighting to save the animals and hardly ever looked tired but talking to a room of people exhausted her. As far as her little secret, he would make sure they discussed it.
To Be Continued…