One Drunken Evening In The Emerald City- Chapter 4

Written By Shamanalti and TroubledWaters

DISCLAIMER! I do not own any of these Characters, they belong to Gregory Maguire. I take no credit for any of the characters, but this story is for fun. My friend and I did this together when we started a RPG based on our favorite musical.

Two Animal scouts were surveying their surroundings to report back to their group of Rebel Animals. One of them happened to look up at the sky and his jaw practically dropped to the ground when he saw what appeared to be a green woman flying in the skies on what seemed to be a broom. He had never come across anyone who could do such a feat. "Hey Norbert, look!" He looked at his brother and pointed at the sky. Tobias was just stunned by what he was seeing. It had to be the same woman they had heard about from their uncle was grateful to be out of the Emerald City. What had started as a wonderful time had turned into something very sinister and dreadful. She couldn't stop thinking about what had transpired during their stay. That had happened over two weeks ago and she was back at Shiz. Surprisingly enough, she had not been socializing with her usual group of friends and she was in her room, sitting on her bed and staring at the empty bed that belonged to Elphaba. She couldn't help but to be worried about her and she wasn't feeling well that morning. She couldn't bring herself to leave this room just yet. She thought back to when Morrible had confronted her and demanded that she reveal Elphaba's whereabouts. But she couldn't. Not when she had not heard back from Elphie. And she wouldn't dare to tell Morrible where she was if she knew about it. She had stayed in her dorm room instead of going to school. She had gotten a note from the doctor excusing her from her classes. But she did complete her homework. She looked at the clock and sighed heavily.

Norbert looked where he was looking and gasped. He had never seen anyone fly like that before. He ran to get his uncle as Elphaba landed. She looked at them both. "Is this where the rebel animals are holed up? I am Elphaba Thropp, friend of Dr. Dillamond."Pfanee knocked on Glinda's door. It had been 2 days since she had last spoken to her friend and she was very worried about her. She sighed. "Galinda it's us. Please let us in so we can talk."

Tobias relaxed then and nodded. "Yes it is... Sorry for that... we've never seen anyone like you before and we know about you from our Uncle Dillamond. I'm his nephew Tobias, and that is Norbert." He then realized what he had said. "We were just shocked to seeing someone flying in like that. What kind of magic are you using?" He was curious. "We better be careful that no one followed you this way."Glinda sighed again and looked a few seconds at the door before she got up and opened the door. "Come in." She was still in her night gown and looked like she had just taken a Shen moved into the room with Pfanee and looked around. "I bet you're glad that the green bean is gone. It must feel good to have the place to yourself. The things I've been hearing... about how she escaped from the Emerald City. I hope they catch her." She then saw the way Galinda was looking at her. "Speaking of which... how was your trip there? You haven't even told us about anything. And we are worried about you."Glinda glared at Shen Shen. She didn't like the things she was saying about Elphie. "My name is no longer Galinda. Its Glinda now. And sorry if I haven't been good company since I've come here. I've been under the weather. And I will be seeing the doctor again soon. Don't worry, its not contagious. And as for my roommate... she has a name. Its not green bean. Its Elphaba Thropp. Make sure you remember that."

"This kind of magic." Elphaba replied, taking out the grimmerie. "Yes let's keep moving. I need to get word back to someone. Can you help me with that?" she asked as she followed them toward where the others were."Oh yeah we can help with that too." Norbert promised as they neared the camp. He smiled when he saw Dr Dillamond. "See who we brought for you uncle.""You and her seem rather chummy." Pfanee said looking at her strangely. "You used to hate her and couldn't wait to be rid of her. What on earth made you change your mind and start liking her? This is so strange of you Glinda."

Tobias nodded. "We are running low on supplies, but we can help you out. You helped our Uncle when he needed your help. And that makes you one of us." He smiled. "Sometimes, we send out a small group for a run to get more supplies from the next town. We have to do it underground since more and more businesses will not sell to the likes of us thanks to the one they hail their Wizard. He sends out the gale force to find us and imprison us. Anyways... we have to wait a few more days before we can do another supply run. If we go often, we have a better chance of being caught. Some of our friends and family members have been taken from us."Dr. Dillamond lit up when he saw Elphaba there. "Oh I am so happy to see you here..." He Baa'ed and then swallowed. "Sorry about that." He hugged her. "Now you are an outlaw. Yes, we heard about your escape from the Emerald City." He confirmed."Yeah what she said." Shen Shen remarked. "What is the deal with you and her? Thought you loathed her. How can you stand to be with someone like her anyways?" She rolled her eyes. "That's my business not yours. And for the record. I do not hate her. I may have loathed her at first, but that's because I never met anyone like her before. I didn't know how to act around someone like her. And then the more I got to know her, the more I realized things. Like it isn't her fault she was born green. What if you were born with purple hair? Or what if you were born with deformities? Would you want to be treated like you had some terrible disease and could spread it around?" She pointed Shen rolled her eyes. "Whatever. I can see that your mind is made up Glinda. I think I'm going to go take care of business." She then left. She didn't stop to see if Pfanee wanted to go with her.

Elphaba sighed. "I do understand that. I just need to get word out to someone as soon as possible. She must be very worried about me." She then smiled at Dr Dillamond. "I would rather be an outlaw than be with the wizard. He is not the man I used to hear stories of. Madame Morrible has changed him and certainly not for the better."Pfanee sighed. "Well I am not sure what I would think as I have never been in that situation. She just does not fit in. Her sister hates her and seems to think she is not worth the trouble. So if her sister doesn't like her then there must be something else going on." She shrugged.

Dr. Dillamond sighed and played with his goatee. "I always knew Morrible was up to no good. She just rubbed me the wrong way. I don't know what she did to get under the Wizard's grace. And personally, I don't care. We need to make a stand. Other Animals are finding their way to us. We will do something about the injustice being done. And we will do it with your help. I knew I could trust you Elphaba. Is there anyone else you trust who could also help us?" He nodded. "I will make sure they bring back more writing material when they go for the next supply run. And we might need to make a list of what other things we will need to help us get ready for what is coming our way. We cannot let them keep taking more of us and imprisoning us. This has gone on long enough."Glinda huffed. "Believe me... I plan to have a talk with Nessa about her sister. Elphaba has been there for her all her life and this is how she feels about her? We'll see about that." She began getting dressed. "Another thing..." She looked at Pfanee. "I will not have you or Shen Shen badmouthing Elphie again. She didn't do anything to either one of you to deserve being treated like she has been treated all her life. All just because she is green!" She was getting herself worked up again and suddenly, she had the urge to go to the bathroom. She ran into the bathroom and threw up again.

"Yes the young lady I am trying to reach." Elphaba replied. She then looked back at the book and chanted a simple spell. Several sheets of parchment appeared in her hands along with a quill. "Will this work? That way we don't have to wait for another trip to town for papers."Norbert gasped. "Oh my! What kind of magic is this?" He was stunned."What is wrong with you?" Pfanee asked. "Are you sure you are not contagious?" She asked as she stood at the doorway to the bathroom. She didn't want to venture any closer just in case.

Dillamond looked at his favorite student in surprise. "I had heard the rumors that you have the ability to do magic. Any help we can get would be greatly appreciated." He smiled. "So you have a friend? I am glad to know you finally have someone you can talk with. Do I know her?" He shared a look with his brother. A glint in his eye. He found it very impressive what Elphaba just did. "I better get some crates for you to sit on and to write on. And then when you finish your letter, we will take it with us to town and mail it off for you." He took off and enlisted Norbert's help to bringing the crates over for their new rinsed her mouth out and brushed her teeth. "The doctor told me that I do not have a flu or the fever. So it shouldn't be contagious. I am however supposed to go see the doctor again this afternoon to get the results. I don't want anyone else to know what happened here today. Do you get me? Not Fiyero... not even Biq. And NOT even Madame Morrible." She moved past Pfanee and started making herself more presentable.

Elphaba nodded. "Yes you do. Her name is Ga...Glinda Upland, she is a student at Shiz. She was also my roommate. She is with me on this kind of thing. She believes as I do that animals shouldn't be treated in the way the wizard and Morrible have been treating them."Pfanee sighed. "Why would we tell them? I mean yeah people think we gossip but really I don't like that. Anyway do you want one of us to go with you back to the doctor?" She asked.

"Thank you Dr Dillamond. I look forward to talking to you over supper." She promised as she sat down to compose her letter to Glinda. She started and stopped several times before she found the right words to say. She began;Dearest Lyndie,I am sorry it has taken me a few days to a week or so to get word back to you but I was hard pressed to find these people. They are camped outside of Shiz near the old castle. I am safe for now but I fear that our mutual acquaintance will find me soon. I have contacted our friend and will explain more to him of what happened while we were in the EC. Take care, and I miss you. I love you... shrugged. "Maybe I've learned my lesson about gossiping. Anyway I would like to come to support you. You are my best friend and no matter how I feel, I want to be there for you."

Soon, Tobias came for Elphaba. "Are you done with the letter to your lady friend?" He asked. "I could put them with the other mail to be sent out before the sun comes up in the morning." He smiled at looked at Pfanee with surprise. "Um sure. Just promise me... if we are going to be hanging out. No more bashing Elphie." She got her purse. "I'm going to lunch and then afterwards is the dr's appointment. So... still want to come?" She asked."Thank you that would be great" Elphaba said handing him the letter that she had now sealed. She sighed, "I am thankful for your hospitality. Is the food ready? I can smell it from here and it smells delicious."Pfanee nodded. "Alright no Elphaba bashing and yes I would like to still come with you. Shall we eat off campus? I would think you wouldn't want to chance running into someone you don't wish to talk to at the moment."

Tobias smiled and nodded. "Yes. Dinner is ready. Uncle has gathered all the Animals to come and meet you since you are the special guest of the evening." He winked. "Come this way." He led her to the caves were everyone was gathering to eat. But they were waiting for smiled when he saw them come. "Ahh good, you're here. You will be served first before the rest of us will eat. Its custom for guests." He explained. "I thought you could tell us of your adventure to the Emerald City." He brought her the rest of the way. There was a huge spread of vegetables prepared along with other foods and oats and such for everyone to eat. "You go first." He smiled, handing her a plate."Yes." Glinda nodded. "Thank you. That sounds good to me right now." She finally gave her a small smile as they left the campus and took a cab to a place for them to eat at. Glinda was feeling very hungry.

Elphaba blushed normally not used to this kind of attention. She quickly filled her plate with the foods she knew she could eat and was happy to see some milk as a selection for drinks. She then went to sit where she had been directed. She took the time while they gathered their food to gather her thoughts."So tell me about the Emerald City." Pfanee said smiling. "Was it everything people described? Did you see any shows there? Did you get to meet the wizard?"

Soon everyone had gotten their food and were seated. Dillamond and his family were sitting at the table with Elphaba. It was time to eat. When they finished eating, the questions would come for Elphaba to answer. They needed to know everything that happened in order to be prepared to face ordered her food and waited until she got her tea before she sipped and then looked at Pfanee. "At first it was. I mean it was everything we thought it would be until we got inside to the heart of the city. We went to the Wiz' o mania. But after that, we went to the Wizard's palace." She told her. She didn't say anything about what she had done with Elphaba prior to going to the show. "You cannot tell anyone what I am about to tell you."

Elphaba had finished before the others and sat studying those gathered around her. It was amazing how these people lived in harmony in the midst of a stand off with the wizard. To her the wizard and Morrible had the problem not those seated around her. Elphaba sighed lost in thought not noticing that those around her had been finishing up as well. She was startled when someone got her attention. She then blushed. "Sorry I got lost in thought.""Oh it sounds divine!" Pfanee said as she ate her food. "I bet everything there suited Elphaba just fine., I mean since it's all green. Someday I want to visit there." she sighed. She then looked at Glinda. "Of course I won't tell. If you tell me not to tell then the secret is safe." Dillamond smiled. "I am sorry. Not to put you on the spot dear Elphaba, but we would all like to hear what happened when you visited the Emerald City. What was that like?" He asked gently. "Remember, we are all here for you."Glinda sighed as she looked at her hands which were resting in her lap. "Believe me, the Emerald City is not without flaws. The City is beautiful yes, but the flaws lie in the people who run it." She began explaining. "Madam Morrible was there and you know what a horrid woman she is. And the Wizard... he is... he is her puppet!" She clapped her hand to her mouth. "It was just so... horrid!" She knew that Madame Morrible was spreading lies about her Elphie and she couldn't stand it."I know." Elphaba nodded. "It's just that it has been a jumbled mess inside my brain. Trying to make it make sense has made that even worse." She then sighed and started in on the story from the beginning, how asking Glinda to come started off the whole chain of events. How beautiful the Emerald City seemed yet how it changed so quickly. She then went into the whole thing with Morrible and the wizard not leaving anything out."That is horrible but why would they trick Elphaba like that? What sort of agenda do they have? I thought Morrible nice at first but I can see the other side of her just as easily. I really think power and money drives the woman to do such things." she sighed.

All the Animals listened intently to the story Elphaba was sharing with them. They were dismayed by what they were hearing. But they needed to know what was happening. After she told the story, they began to talk amongst each other about what they looked to be deep in thought. There was a lot they needed to do. He looked at Elphaba and stood up. "Come, let's take a walk. We need to talk about this some more." He had questions of his own that needed answers. "Lets go to the hidden cove. It is safe to talk there."Glinda shook her head and then went into great detail about what happened. She didn't say anything about having made love with Elphaba. She wasn't sure Pfanee was ready to hear about that. "So you see, we need to be careful where Morrible is concerned. She is up to no good and she has been spreading lies about Elphie. I cannot stand it! I wish I could just go slap some sense into that mean woman. She ought not to be working where she can cause more harm than good. I'm afraid bad things are going to happen as long as that woman is there." She had this impending sense of doom. Like she knew there were dark clouds rolling in. And she wasn't thinking about the weather. She then looked at the time. "We better get going. I don't want to be late for my appointment."

Elphaba nodded. "Alright that is fine. I need to clear my head anyway. All this talk has made me upset again to think what they have done." She walked along with Dr Dillamond in silence for a bit. She was enjoying the silence as it allowed her to put away the bad stuff and concentrate on the here and now. She had a lot on her mind and she couldn't help but to wish that Glinda were here with her. Just thinking about her made her miss her even nodded having been rather surprised at what Glinda shared. She was trying to process it and couldn't come up with the right words at that moment. Instead she focused on Glinda's doctor's appointment. "I hope they can figure out what's going on. Being sick is no fun." They walked out together and hailed a cab and went to the doctor's office.