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The shadow

After experiencing emotional trauma, many magical beings have reported seeing 'The Shadow'
This dark figure plays off of the emotions of those who see it and can only be vanquished if the trauma is resolved
'The shadow' is a highly dangerous being and if seen one should take extra caution.

Elphaba closed the book, this was not good, not good at all. She thought back to all the emotional trauma she had been through and felt a large lump in her throat

"Elphie, can I come in?" Glinda spoke, tapping on the door

"Of course you can Glin" Elphaba called out wiping away the tears that had managed to escape from her eyes

The door opened and Glinda stepped in "Did you find anything?" she questioned

"It's named 'The Shadow'" Elphaba replied "It pretty much feeds off grief"

"Oh, Elphie"

"I'm scared Glin" tears were beginning to return to Elphaba's eyes

Glinda wrapped her best friend in her arms "Everything will be okay"

Elphaba started sobbing on Glinda's shoulder "How do you know that?"

"Because it has to be" Glinda said a tear rolling down her own cheek

...

"Fiyero! Oh, thank Oz you're awake!" Elphaba gushed. Oscar had showed up at the castle and told the two girls that Fiyero woke up and they had rushed over

Fiyero looked up at the green girl above him, she looked familiar but he didn't know who she was "I'm sorry" he responded "May I ask who you are?"

Elphaba's heart dropped "You don't know who I am?" tears began to sting her eyes again

"I'm sorry" was all Fiyero could reply, he knew that he should know but he just couldn't remember

Elphaba's eyes moved to her feet "Could you, uh, excuse me please" she said before running out. As soon as she was out of the room she broke to the floor and began to sob. All Elphaba had wanted her entire life was to be loved and now it had been taken away from her, she saw a doctor approaching Fiyero's room and straightened herself up "Excuse me, are you Fiyero Tiggular's doctor?"

"I am" he replied

"Would you be able to tell me the extent of his brain injury?"

"I'm sorry" the doctor said a look of confusion crossing his face "but there's nothing wrong with his brain" he walked into the room and left Elphaba sitting there in confusion

Fiyero didn't have a brain injury? Then why didn't he remember her?

"So" Glinda said coming up to her "How is he?"

"He's fine" Elphaba replied

"Elphie what's up?"

Elphaba raised her eyes to meet Glinda's, fresh tears brimming "He doesn't remember me"

...

"It says that 'The Shadow' has the ability to devour a persons memory" Dorothy began, reading from a book

"Well, is there anyway of him getting them back?"

"It says that all things the shadow takes will be returned upon the shadow's defeat" Elphaba groaned and lay her head on the table "Isn't that a good thing? Well, good regarding current situations"

"If I was sure that we could defeat him, sure. But, I don't know if I'm going to be able to get over all the emotional trauma I have in my life right now"

The door opened and Fiyero walked in, the doctors had let him go home after a few days as there didn't seem to be anything wrong with him "I'm sorry, I was just wanting a book"

Elphaba looked up at him with tears still in her eyes "It's fine" she said with a weak smile "Come on in"

"So, what are the two of you reading?" Fiyero asked fumbling through the spines in an attempt to find what he was looking for

"Just researching 'The Sha- hold on a second, the two of us?" Elphaba questioned

"Yeah?" Fiyero turned, confused "One, two" he said pointing to Elphaba and then to Dorothy

"Fiyero, Dorothy's been dead for around four months now. Can you honestly see her?"

Fiyero looked at Dorothy a little shocked "Yes, why can I see her?" he asked starting to freak out

"Calm down" Elphaba said in a calm voice "It'll just be from coming in contact with 'The Shadow'"