A/N: Well I swore on my Adam Pascal signed Rent playbill that there would be more frequent updates, and I failed, so to my readers, Adam Pascal owes you all some playbills. But in other news, I have a new laptop! So without further ado, I give you the third chapter of By The Light Divided.
There was dancing and singing abound in the capital of Oz. Men, women and children of all ages and backgrounds were attending the yearly festivities known as Melting Day. By the time the children of Oz were old enough they were told the story of the Wicked Witch of the West's reign of terror and her eventual demise by the savior girl Dorothy. Booths selling various knick-knacks and entertainment littered the city.
"Look, it's Glinda!" a woman shouted, just as every year and just the same as the years before, the crowd's gazes turned to the direction she was pointing.
The announcement of Glinda the Good had been part of the Melting Day celebration every since it's inception. The Good Witch floated down upon her bubble, into the vision of the Ozians and that's when the murmurs started. This year the Good Witch wasn't dressed in her normal festivity garb of sparkling gowns and shimmering jewelery, but instead she was clad in a black frock. Her eyes were red and there were dark circles beneath them, as though she had been crying and losing sleep for quite some time and her hair was in disarray.
"My fellow Ozians, I have an announcement to ma-"
Nobody in the crowd had even saw the beast coming, the large wolf must have snuck passed them and now it was carrying off Glinda. And for some reason nobody dared to chase after it.
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Elphaba took a deep breath, attempting to sort out her thoughts. Was what Marna and Aequitas spoke of true? Was she really the savior of Oz? And Aequitas, was there any way she could reason with him? She actually felt a bit sorry for the man, she knew of the slave trade and the horror the Vinkus tribes had endured at the hands of traders and vicious owners, and she knew how it felt to be looked down upon. So in a way, she could see why Aequitas would go to these extremes, but it didn't excuse the fact that her arms and legs were in agony at the moment. Forgetting she was chained, she attempted to stretch her arms and managed.
"He must have unchained me" she thought with slight relief, before remembering she was confined in a cell.
She stood up, grabbing the wall for support and looked around. For being a prison cell, it wasn't half bad. It was spacious and it had an actual bed instead of the typical prison cot, there was a full fledged bathroom area that was obscured from view, and the walls were quite clean as though they had been recently washed.
Elphaba shook her head, now was not the time to focus on interior design. That was something Glinda would probably do. Glinda…
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"I demand to know who you are, and where you're taking me!" Glinda screeched.
"My name is Marna" the She Wolf replied, "And I'm taking you to Elphaba"
The mere mention of her lover's name sent Glinda into a catatonic stupor and all she could do was whisper "Elphaba"
"Yes, Elphaba, she's being held prisoner and for some reason she wants to see you. Are you two friends?"
"Depends on what you mean by friends" the Good Witch sighed.
Had she heard the Wolf right? Was her Elphaba really alive and waiting for her…and being held prisoner?!
"Did you say she's being held prisoner? By who? And is this a joke? How is Elphaba alive?" Glinda started firing off questions.
"By a man who calls himself Aequitas, he refers to himself as the Bringer of Justice to the Vinkus, and I swear on the life of my first born pup this is no joke. As to how your lover is alive…you'll have to ask her" Marna halted, "You see that window up there?" she pointed upwards with her muzzle.
Glinda looked up, and sure enough there was an open window right in the side of the cliff.
"Through that window, Elphaba is waiting for you. If you climb on my back, you should be able to jump up and hoist yourself onto the ledge" Marna explained.
Glinda nodded to show she understood and shakily stood upon the Wolf's strong back. She took a deep breath and jumped, grabbing onto the ledge of the window. Sensing that the Good Witch requiring further assistance, Marna used her head to push against Glinda's bottom and give her a boost. That extra boost was all Glinda needed.
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Elphaba could hear Marna, and she wanted to call out to Glinda, to make sure she was there, but she stopped herself for fear that Aequitas would hear her. She had been watching and when she saw her lover's hands, she wasted no time rushing over to the window.
"Glinda!" she whispered "Slide off and I'll catch you"
Glinda made no indication that she had heard Elphaba other than actually following her advice. She slid off the window ledge and into Elphaba's arms.
"Glinda, I know I have a few things to-"the green woman was cut short by a pair of lips upon her own.
She fell into the kiss, whimpering as the ache between her legs grew. Glinda's hand had been entangled in her raven locks, but was now moving between her legs.
"Glinda, please" she moaned, no longer caring about being heard.
Glinda removed her hand from beneath Elphaba's frock and slapped her across the face with it.
"You better fucking tell me what the hell is going here" she demanded, tears streaming down her face.
Elphaba rubbed her sore cheek, "Glinda, I'm sorry, but I had to"
"You had to? You had to?" the blonde shrieked, "Don't give me that bullshit Elphaba Thropp!"
"Glinda listen to me, please. The Ozians hated me, if word got out that I was your friend, much less your lover they would have gone after you too, and I couldn't allow it. Faking my death was the only thing I could do" Elphaba said, "I wanted to tell you but Fiyero thought it was too dangerous"
"And how is Fiyero?" Glinda questioned, in a tone that sounded like if Fiyero was okay, he wouldn't be soon.
"Remember the Scarecrow traveling with Dorothy?" the emerald woman asked.
"What does that have to do with…sweet Oz" realization hit Glinda like bricks, "So Fiyero and the Brainless Scarecrow…"
"Are one and the same, yeah" Elphaba confirmed.
Glinda threw her arms around Elphaba and buried her face in her lover's shoulder, sobbing, "How could you leave me? I've been lost without you"
"I've been lost without you too, my love"
"What a touching reunion. Lumiere" suddenly the entire room was flooded with light.
"Glinda the Good, Oz's society dame, allow me introduce myself. I am Aequitas"
Glinda couldn't help but stare at the currently shirtless Arjiki, it wasn't his body though, but the scars that covered it.
"Oh these? This is what you're people did to me! To all of the Vinkusuns!" he roared.
"Glinda did nothing" Elphaba growled, clutching onto her lover.
"You're right…she did nothing. I'm keeping you alive Emerald Witch, but you're lover…she deserves death" Aequitas hissed. And as before, he vanished without a trace.
"Emerald Witch, Elphie what is he talking about?" Glinda asked, trembling in her lover's arms.
"A prophecy, it says I'm the savior of Oz" she sighed. "Glinda I won't lose you again, not now or ever"
"What are we going to do?" as far as Glinda could tell there would be no escape.
"There's a spell, but I don't know where it will take us or even if it will work. The Grimmerie just said it was supposed to take the caster to their destiny. But as far as I can tell, it only works on one person, but maybe if you say it with me…"
Glinda nodded in understanding.
Elphaba closed her eyes, and together her and Glinda whispered, "Vindico ut mihi meus fatum"
They felt as thought they were being pulled through a vacuum and then suddenly it stopped.
"Glinda, I don't think we're in Oz anymore…" Elphaba sighed, looking around in shock.
A/N: For anybody who cares, I have a playlist up for this story on my profile. It only contains the songs up to this chapter, in order to avoid any spoilers.
