A/N: This one's short and begins right where the last scene ended. Sylar wants to be good! Aw...
Disclaimer: I don't own Heroes or Wicked.
(Gabriel stands alone, watching them go. He thinks over what happened.)
Gabriel:
DID THAT REALLY JUST HAPPEN?
HAVE I ACTUALLY UNDERSTOOD?
THIS WEIRD QUIRK I'VE TRIED TO SURPRESS OR HIDE
IS A TALENT THAT COULD
HELP ME MEET THE WIZARD
IF I MAKE GOOD!
SO I'LL MAKE GOOD.
(He smiles, a look of hope in his eyes.)
WHEN I MEET THE WIZARD,
ONCE I PROVE MY WORTH;
WHEN I MEET THE WIZARD,
WHAT I'VE WAITED FOR SINCE,
SINCE BIRTH!
AND WITH ALL HIS WIZARD WISDOM,
BY MY PAST HE WON'T BE BLINDED.
DO YOU THINK THE WIZARD IS DUMB?
OR LIKE SOME FOLKS SO SMALL-MINDED? NO!
HE'LL SAY TO ME "I SEE WHO YOU TRULY ARE,
A MAN ON WHOM I CAN RELY;"
AND THAT'S HOW WE'LL BEGIN,
THE WIZARD AND I.
(Gabriel takes a few steps, thinking over the possibilities.)
ONCE I'M WITH THE WIZARD,
MY WHOLE LIFE WILL CHANGE,
'CAUSE ONCE YOU'RE WITH THE WIZARD,
NO ONE THINKS YOU'RE STRANGE!
(He looks back to where everyone was gathered) NO FATHER IS NOT PROUD OF YOU,
NO BROTHER ACTS ASHAMED,
AND ALL OF OZ HAS TO LOVE YOU
WHEN BY THE WIZARD YOU'RE ACLAIMED!
AND THIS GIFT OR THIS CURSE
THAT I HAVE INSIDE
MAYBE AT LAST I'LL KNOW WHY,
WHEN WE ARE HAND IN HAND,
THE WIZARD AND...
(He stops, his eyes clouding over with white as he uses precognition, one of the abilities he took from Isaac Mendez.)
UNLIMITED, MY FUTURE IS UNLIMITED;
AND I'VE JUST HAD A VISION ALMOST LIKE A PROPHECY.
I KNOW,
IT SOUNDS TRULY CRAZY,
AND TRUE, THE VISION'S HAZY,
BUT I SWEAR SOME DAY THERE'LL BE
A CELEBRATION THROUGHOUT OZ
THAT'S ALL TO DO
WITH ME!
(His eyes clear and he spreads his arms wide, triumphant.)
AND I'LL STAND THERE WITH THE WIZARD,
FEELING THINGS I'VE NEVER FELT!
AND THOUGH I'D NEVER SHOW IT,
I'D BE SO HAPPY I COULD MELT!
AND SO IT WILL BE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE,
AND I'LL WANT NOTHING ELSE 'TILL I DIE!
HELD IN SUCH HIGH ESTEEM!
WHEN PEOPLE SEE ME THEY WILL SCREAM (He chuckles)
FOR HALF OF OZ'S FAVORITE TEAM:
THE WIZARD...
AND I!!!!
(He walks off, overjoyed.)
A/N: His vision explained! It makes perfect sense, I think. Though, as usual, he doesn't understand the whole picture...