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Chapter 2

Out of Oz

Galinda walked out of the forest and into the light. The land that stood before her was foreign; she had never been there before.

"Where am I?" she wondered out loud. She was now alone in a field. So, she decided to walk through it to find some type of civilization.

After 2 long hours of walking, she came across an animal village (no Animal not animal.). There were no humans, only Animals everywhere. She walked up to a Cow sitting on a bench,

"Excuse me," she began, "where am I? I walked out of a forest and I was here and I'm not sure at all where I am."

The Cow answered sweetly, "My dear, you are in the Badlands. Do you need help finding anything? Or anyone?"

Galinda smiled. "Thank you for your kindness. I'm sorry for bothering you, but there is something I need to know. Have you ever heard of an Elphaba Thropp?" she asked.

The Cow looked up, deep in thought. "I do believe I have. I'm sorry, you must forgive me. I've just come here from Oz about a month ago. From what I heard, she was living here, but she left a few weeks ago. I'm sorry. Did you know her?"

Galinda looked down. "Well…..I….*sigh* yes. She was my best friend. But in Oz, as you may know, she was known as the Wicked Witch of the West. But please- she was not wicked at all; just misunderstood. I miss her so much……she was my only true friend……" she trailed off.

The Cow gave her a look of sympathy. "I'm so sorry my dear. I always thought of her as wonderful too. She wanted to give the Animals their rights back……I'm so sorry to leave you like this, but I must go. It's been lovely meeting you."

Galinda smiled. "Think nothing of it. It was nice meeting you too. My name is Galinda; I was Glinda the Good but I had to change my name because all of Oz turned against me. They found out I was friends with her. What's your name?"

The Cow's eyes grew large when Galinda told her what her real name was. "My goodness, it's an honor to meet you. My name is Kara." She said bowing, then walking away

Galinda giggled. "Please, there is no need for that. Again, it's been lovely to meet you!" she called after her.

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Elphaba walked as quietly as she could through the twig covered forest floor. Two weeks had passed. She was heading for Oz. She had to get back to Glinda if she were ever to go on. Fiyero and Rosalie were her whole life. She needed someone to help her get through this. The Animals were great friends, but she needed her best friend for something like this.

At last, she reached the gates to Oz. She had it all planned out; she would wear a dark cloak and enter unnoticed. Then, she would somehow sneak into the Emerald Palace. This was the best plan she could come up with after all the stress of the past two weeks.

She pulled the cloak up over her head and walked up to the guard standing at the gates. Right before he opened them, he saw a flash of green skin on her hand and gasped.

"Sweet Oz…….it's the witch!" he yelled. Elphaba, panicking, ran back into the forest as fast as she possibly could. She hid behind a tree as two Gale Forcers passed by talking. She listened intently.

"I swear, I saw her go through here! What are we gonna do?" the one who was guarding the gate said. The other one answered, "Just stay calm. There's only one thing to do; send the witch hunters out again. They'll fix this problem with the Tin Man in the lead."

Elphaba gasped softly and ran back through the forest. She couldn't let the Gale Force catch her again; especially with Boq, the Tin Man, in the lead. She had to stay hidden in the forest.

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After a while, she came across an abandoned cave. It would have to work for now. She had nowhere else to go. She couldn't go back to the Animals in the Badlands. That would be putting them all in danger. There was no way in all of Oz she could go to Fiyero either. He would never forgive her from that night when he left.

Thinking of all of her friends and her family, she drifted into a long, deep sleep.

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Meanwhile, Fiyero and Rosalie had been living right outside the border of Oz. They always heard news about Oz this close. Fiyero wanted to keep up with all that was happening.

Fiyero felt extremely guilty for leaving Elphaba the way he did; especially taking Rosalie with him. He wanted to apologize to her, but he was afraid of rejection.

Today, the morning paper from Oz came, as usual, but today there was an unusual title on the front page that read:

Good Fortune Witch Hunters!

A WORD OF CAUTION TO ALL CITIZENS OF OZ! THE WITCH IS BACK! BUT DO NOT WORRY! THE WITCH HUNTERS ARE HERE TO HELP! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US IN THE HUNT, PLEASE CONTACT THE TIN MAN

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT!

Fiyero dropped the paper in shock. Was she crazy? How could she go back to Oz? She could get killed.

He quickly ran to pack some things. He was going after. He realized that no fight could change his love for her. He had to go save her.

So, he got Rosalie and headed for the border of Oz closest to the Badlands.

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