Chapter 9
Clara gave the Good Witch a worried look, but did as she was told, and opened the door. Mr. and Mrs. Upland didn't waste anytime rushing inside. Fiyero followed close behind them but at a slower pace.
"Oh, let me see! Let me see my grandchild." Melinda replied, her voice beyond excited.
"Meet your granddaughter," Glinda said, as she opened up the blanket to show her parents the baby.
"Oh she's so...green?" Melinda asked in shock. "She's green? Why is she green?" Glinda darted her eyes around the room in a nervous manner. Sure the new baby wasn't as green as Elphaba. She was a faded green color but that didn't stop her mother from noticing.
"She's green because well, you see, Lady Glinda has been eating a lot of green vegetables, so the baby would be nice and healthy. So it makes sense that the baby would be a little green. But I'm sure the color will fade in a few days." Clara assured her. Glinda was amazed how quickly Clara had thought up the lie. But would her parents believe the lie was the real question.
"Oh, well, that's a relief," Melinda answered, as she looked at Galal who didn't look convinced.
"Now Fiyero come here and take a look at your new daughter." Melinda said, as she pulled the Prince over so he could get a look at her.
"She's beautiful," Fiyero whispered, as he patted the baby's head. "Glinda, she has your eyes."
"Aw, what a prefect family! Don't you think so Galal?" Melinda asked, as she placed a hand over her heart.
"Have you decided on a name?" Mr. Upland answered, his eyes fixed themselves intently on the green baby before darting them over to Glinda.
"Not yet," Glinda admitted, as she avoided her father's stern gaze.
"Come, Melinda, we should leave the new family alone," Galal said, as he motioned to his wife to follow him.
"Yes, of course, oh I just can't believe our first grandchild is born!" Melinda mused, as she hurried out of the room followed by Mr. Upland. Once Mr. and Mrs. Upland were gone everyone let out a giant sigh of relief.
"Now that was close. Quick thinking there Clara." Fiyero said.
"I'm surprised they bought that lie about Glinda eating too many green vegetables," Clara answered, as she took a seat.
"You tricked my mother, but my father looked a little unconvinced." Glinda replied, as she looked down at her daughter and began to rock her. Her eyes then began to droop down. There was no doubt that giving birth had worn her out.
"We'll leave you and Elphaba alone with your new child." Fiyero replied, as he stood up. "Congratulations again on the little one. She's so very precious."
"Thank you," Glinda whispered.
"I'll tell your parents you are resting with the baby, so they won't just walk in on you two." Clara added, before exiting with the Prince.
"Elphie, you can come out now." Glinda said, as she nuzzled her daughter's nose. Elphaba wasted no time leaving her hiding spot, and taking a new position next to her wife and child. She watched as Glinda opened her dress up, so the new born babe could begin to nurse for the first time. In a matter of seconds the green baby had begun to suckle.
"This seems almost unreal to me," Elphaba replied, her voice soft. "But this is our child. Here she is. She's laying in your arms. Sweet Oz, this is our child." Glinda giggled, leaned over, and kissed her green wife on the side of her mouth.
"Yes, my Elphie, this is our child, and I have been thinking of some names. But there is one name that I like more than any other."
"Which one, my sweet?" Glinda answered by leaning over, and whispering the name in Elphaba's ear.
"Would you be okay with that name?"
"I think it's prefect," Elphaba replied, as she kissed the Good Witch with a gentle passion. "I love you so much." After that was said the green baby pulled away from Glinda's bosom and made a small popping nose to show she was done drinking.
"And I love you. Would you like to hold your daughter?" Glinda asked.
"Yes," Elphaba answered, with nod, before Glinda gently placed the green babe in the her arms.
The green Witch didn't make a sound after that, but Glinda knew she was moved beyond words, as she held her daughter, because a tear of joy could be seen rolling down from Elphaba's face.
...X...
That night Elphaba fell asleep in their bedroom as Glinda decided to sleep in the baby's nursery. The green woman thought she had locked the door before she went to sleep, but she must have forgotten because the door did open and a tall figure walked in.
The moon light, coming through the window, clearly showed it was Mr. Upland. He approached the sleeping Witch, lifted up the gun, that was hiding against his leg, and pointed it Elphaba. Once he was only inches from her he spoke up in a booming voice.
"So the Wicked Witch of the West lives."
Elphaba's eyes snapped open, once she heard this harsh voice, to see Mr. Upland pointing a gun at her head. The green witch tried to calm her heart and keep her stoic appearance.
"I knew my wife's rambling, when she came home, about the Wicked Witch of the West seemed strange. I thought, like she said, it was only a dream, but once I saw that my grandchild was green I knew it was not just coincidence." Galal spat, as he jabbed the gun once against Elphaba's head. "You are Wicked through and through! You don't care about anyone but yourself! You should die a slow painful death for seducing my daughter, and forcing her to have your child!"
"I never forced your daughter to do anything!" Elphaba answered, only to have the gun jab against her temple once more.
"Liar!" Galal replied. His eyes were angry and his voice was thick with hatred, but a hint of fear also loomed as well.
"Why don't you just kill me?" Elphaba growled, in a tone which surprised her. She was sure Galal had come here only to murder her.
"I'm not a fool!" Galal snarled, as he held on to the gun even tighter now. "I know you will haunt me forever if I do. You're body might be dead, but I know your spirit will stalk me everywhere I go if I was to kill you. You're too Wicked to let my own soul rest."
Elphaba wondered why he carried the gun in the first place. If he wasn't going to kill her then why did he need it? There had to be another motive.
"What makes you think I'm just going to say here as you take off with my wife and child?" Elphaba asked.
"Your daughter's life hangs in the balance if you don't heed my words. If I see you again then you can say goodbye to her." Galal snapped, as he motioned to the gun.
"You would kill you own grandchild?" Elphaba questioned in shock.
"To make sure my own daughter is safe from you yes! My daughter deserves a Prince not a Witch!" Galal shouted before calming his voice. "Don't worry though, after I get my daughter and granddaughter away I will be sending some old friends to come by to see you. I think you know them. The Gale Force guards!" With that Mr. Upland took off at top speed out of the room. Elphaba took off after him, so she stop him from locking her inside, but she was too late.
"Damn it!" Elphaba cursed. She was trapped with no way to get out until the Gale Force came.
...X...
In only a few minutes Mr. And Mrs. Upland had gotten Glinda and the new baby into a carriage and was riding off. Glinda had been drugged with a sleeping pill so she wouldn't resist being taken away.
Meanwhile Elphaba was doing everything she could to open the door, but everything she did seemed futile. Just then she heard rocks hitting her window. Elphaba opened the door to see Fiyero.
"Elphaba, Mr. and Mrs. Upland took off with Glinda and the baby!" The Prince shouted.
"I know! Mr. Upland told me before he locked me my room! He threaten to kill the baby if I come after them." Elphaba yelled back.
"He saw you and didn't kill you?" Fiyero asked in shock.
"Thankfully not! But he is going to send the Gale Force here once he gets Glinda and the baby away! I need to get to them!" Elphaba yelled.
"Then you'll need this!" Fiyero shouted, as he held up her broom stick and threw it up to her as hard as he could. Elphaba grabbed it, and wasted no time getting on it and flying down next to Fiyero's side.
"He drugged Glinda with a sleeping pill. That's why he was able to make off with her and the baby."
"Yeah, he drugged Clara too and he would have drugged me too, but I didn't drink the wine when we toasted to the new baby last night." Fiyero answered.
"I'm going to go, and get Glinda and the baby back." Elphaba said, as she fixed her hat quickly.
"Wait, Elphaba, you said that Galal is going to kill the baby if he sees you," Fiyero replied, as he grabbed her arm.
"I've come too far to lose Glinda and our new child. If I let Galal take them away I know I will not see them ever again. Besides if I don't go after them the Gale Force are going to come after me anyway. I'm going to get my wife and child back." Elphaba answered, as she got on her broom.
"I'll try to wake Clara up again and then her and I will follow you," The Prince said. "Good luck."
"Thanks," With that Elphaba flew off.
A/N: The next chapter will be the last.
