Act 2, Scene 3

[The Scene Opens At The Governer's House In Munchkinland.]

Boq: Will there be anything else, Madame?

Nessarose: I've asked you to call me Nessarose, remember?

Boq: Yes, Madame. (He Exits)

Nessarose: Boq... (Gets angry. Grabs hand mirror and checks her reflection)

[Elphaba's face is seen from inside a closet]

Elphaba: Well, it seems the beautiful only get more beautiful, (Nessarose Screams) while the green just get greener.

[Nessarose is scared and confused. Elphaba steps out of the closet.]

Elphaba: I'm sorry. Did I scare you? I seem to have that effect on people. It's good to see you.

Nessarose: What are you doing here?

Elphaba: Well, there's no place like home. I never thought I'd hear myself say this but I need father's help. I need him to stand with me.

Nessarose: That's impossible.

Elphaba: No, no it's not. Not if you ask him. You know he'll listen to you.

Nessarose: Father's dead.

Elphaba: What?

Nessarose: He's dead. I'm the governor now. ... Well what did you expect? After he learned what you'd done, how you'd disgraced us, he died... of shame. Embarrassed to death. And my poor child ...

Elphaba: Good, I'm glad. It's better that way.

Nessarose: That's a wicked thing to say.

Elphaba: No, it's true. Because now it's just us. You can help me and together we can...

Nessarose: Elphaba, shut up! First of all, I can't harbor a fugitive, I'm an un-elected official! And why should I help you? You fly around Oz, trying to rescue animals you've never even met, and not once have you ever thought to use your powers to rescue me!

(Sing-songed & sung) All of my life, I've depended on you
How do you think that feels?
All of my life, I've depended on you
And this hideous chair with wheels.
Scrounging for scraps of pity to pick up
And longing to kick up my heels.

Elphaba: Nessa, there isn't a spell for everything! The power is mysterious. It's not like coddling up a pair of... (realizes something)Wait. (She pulls out the Grimmerie from her bag)

Nessarose: What are you doing?

[Elphaba begins chanting.]

Nessarose: What is that? Ah! My shoes! It feels like... like they're on fire! What have you done to my shoes?

[Nessarose lifts her dress, revealing that her shoes have changed from silver to Ruby. Nessarose stands, but falls. Elphaba gives her a hand.]

Nessarose: No, don't help me. (She stands.)

Elphaba: Oh, Nessa, at last...

(sung)I've done what long ago I should
And finally from these powers something good
Finally, something good

[Nessarose goes to hug her sister, but lunges for her bell.]

Nessarose: Boq! Boq! Come quickly!

Elphaba: Boq?

Nessarose: (As she's going to her chair) Boq! Come here at once! (Sits in chair)

Elphaba: No! Nessa, listen, nobody can know I'm here!

[Elphaba attempts to go back to the closet as Boq enters.]

Boq: Yes, what is it, Madame Governor ... (Sees Elphaba) You!

Elphaba: Boq...

Boq: What are you doing here? (Pulls out a weapon ant points it at her) You stay back!

Elphaba: Boq, it's just me, I'm not going to hurt you!

Boq: No! You're lying! That's all you ever do! You and your sister! She's as wicked as you are!

Elphaba: What are you talking about?

Boq: I'm talking about my life. The little that's left of it. I'm not free to leave Munchkinland, none of us are. Ever since she took power, she's been stripping the Munchkins of our rights... and we didn't have that many to begin with! And do you know why?

Nessarose: To keep you here, with me. But none of that matters anymore. Look.

[Nessarose stands up. Boq drops his weapon.]

Boq: (To Elphaba) You did this for her?

Nessarose: For both of us!

Boq: Nessa, this changes everything.

Nessarose: I know.

BOQ:
(sing-songed)Nessa

Nessarose: Yes?

BOQ:
(sung)Oh, Nessa
Surely now I'll matter less to you
You won't mind my leaving her tonight.

Nessarose: Leaving?

Boq: Yes,

(sung)
That ball thats being staged,
Announcing Glinda is engaged
To Fiyero

Nessarose: Glinda?

BOQ
(sung)Yes Nessa, that's right
I've got to go appeal to her
Express the way I feel for her

[Boq sees how upset Nessarose is]

Boq: Nessa, I lost my heart to Glinda from the moment I first saw her. You know that.

Nessarose: (Spoken) Lost your heart? (Sung) Well, we'll see about that...

Elphaba: (Trying to hold her back) Nessa, let him go...

NESSAROSE
(sung)Did you think I'd let you leave me here flat?!

Boq: (Picks up weapon and points it at her) Don't come any closer!

NESSAROSE
(sung)You're going to lose your heart to me, I tell you!
If I have, I have to... (Sees the Grimmerie) magic spell you. (Grabs the book and beings chanting from it)

Elphaba: Nessa, stop!

Boq: What is she doing?!

Elphaba: No, Nessa, you're pronouncing the words all wrong!

Elphaba: Nessa!

[Boq yells in pain]

Nessarose: (Stopping abruptly) Boq! What is it?

Boq: (Gasps.) My heart feels like it's... shrinking.

Nessarose: Elphaba, do something!

Elphaba: I can't! You can't reverse a spell once it's been cast!

Nessarose: So what do we do?

[Boq falls into Nessa's empty wheel chair.]

Nessarose: Elphaba, do something!

Elphaba: I can't! Remember, you can't reverse a spell once it's been cast!

Nessarose: This is all your fault! If you hadn't shown me that horrendible book.

Elphaba: Hush will you! I have to find another spell... it's the only thing that might work.

[Elphaba wheels Boq behind the closet with the Grimmerie]

Nessarose: Save him, please!

NESSAROSE:
(sung)Save him please, just save him.
My poor Boq, my sweet, my brave him.
Do not leave me till my sorry life has ceased.

[Elphaba wheels the chair out, which is not facing the audience and is seen casting a spell]

ELHAPHA
(begins chanting in melody while Nessarose sings)

NESSAROSE
(sung)Alone and loveless here,
Just the girl in the mirror
Just her and me, Wicked Witch of the East!
We deserve each other.

[Elphaba stands next to Nessarose]

Nessarose: Well... what about his heart?

Elphaba: It's all right. He won't need one now. I have to go. What happened to those Monkies is my fault. I have business to attend to in the Emerald City.

Nessarose: You're not going to free some Monkies, you're going to find Fiyero! But it's too late... (Elphaba leaves) Fabella please!

Elphaba: Nessa, I have done everything I could for you but it has never been enough and it never will be...

[Elphaba leaves]

Nessarose: Elphaba, wait! Elphaba!

[Boq wakes up.]

Boq: Where am I? What happened?

Nessarose: Nothing, Boq, you just fell asleep... and...

[He sits up, squeaking. He is made of tin. Nessarose screams]

Boq: What is it, what's wrong?

Nessarose: No, it wasn't me it was her! I tried to stop her.

[Boq looks at himself and screams. He runs off screaming.]

Nessarose: Boq, please listen! It was Elphaba! Boq! It was Elphaba!