Author's Note: Quick intermission! I hope you guys pay attention to my use of Glinda and Galinda in every installment of this collection. When I use Galinda, that means they're still in college at Shiz. On the other hand, me using Glinda, indicates that they are now adults and stuff because some may think (or I thought) Glinda is the "changed for good" gal who became Elphaba's bestfriend and Galinda is that annoying shallow student who once called Elphaba an artichoke. In the musical, the two became friends at the OzDust ball before the Popular scene and Galinda hasn't changed her name yet. So she became Elphaba's friend before she even got to be Glinda. So yup. Clear. There are no Galinda = mean; Glinda = good mindset in here.
BROOMS AND BUBBLES
"Well, we can't all come and go by bubble!", Elphaba said. Glinda made a face at this.
"Sure, we can!", the blonde said after a while. Elphaba's brows came closer to each other. "We should switch our means of traveling for a day! You can ride my precious bubbly bubble and well I, more than anything really think it's fun riding that stick of yours, Elphie!
"It's called a broom and that idea is ridiculous!", Elphaba snarked.
"Please, Elphie. Please", Glinda said while blinking repeatedly and making her pleading face look adorable in front of her friend's face.
Elphaba sighed. "Okay. I think we should give it a try. But only for one-", the green girl didn't finish her sentence because the blonde snatched the broom from her hands.
"Wait! That's not how it-", but Elphaba's warning went to deaf ears because Glinda immediately sat on the broom's body, made a high pitched cackle and the broom flew ungracefully, dragging the blonde on the empty jars nearby.
"works", Elphaba finished, grinning at the blonde who just got slammed on the jars of beans.
"Ouch. That is not a very good first try, I see", Glinda said while gently rubbing her back that is aching too bad.
The blonde suddenly got a silver stick from her huge blue ballgown that surprisingly has a pocket. As Glinda pulls it away, the stick gets longer until it got completely out of the blonde's pocket. It's her wand.
"Okay. I'm handing you my wand. You say these words, 'Nemnem baluska' and have to wave it from the left, forming an infinity sign and point it out. A pink lightning will appear and there you have it, you'll have my bubble!", Glinda said feeling proud of herself.
Elphaba sighed. She then told Glinda how to use her broom. "You have to sit on the broom and cackle three times while positioning your legs for the flight. And by the way, don't cackle too high pitched, my broom may not like it". The green girl then made a teasing laugh, referencing to the happening a while ago. The two left each other after that.
Elphaba went to one of her favorite places: that quiet grassland. She loved going in there because it's not always crowded and people who usually go there don't care what other people around them do. There are those who read books, sleep, eat and mostly people who just want to be alone for a while. As for Elphaba though, she has to figure out how to ride her friend's bubble.
Glinda, on the other hand, went to her room after realizing how filthy and hideous Elphie's broom is. She decided to make it look pleasing enough for her own sanity. And when she says, "pleasing", it mostly involves pink, feathers and glitters. Yikes.
"Nemnem boluska", the green girl said hesitantly while waving the wand on the manner Glinda told her to. "Or was it menmen beloska?" Elphaba tapped her forehead twice. The wand produced a yellow lightning that made Elphaba's face look hopeless because this is her 20th attempt and she hasn't gotten it right yet.
"Oh no! What is it this time?", the green girl nervously asked while searching for what the wand produced. Apparently, she already encountered dogs, wild monkeys, and Morrible's angry face after messing up the spells she isn't really aware about. This time, flies appeared and they bit her skin until everything is now painful and red. "Ouch!"
While in her room, Glinda is finishing the broom's last touch before she attempts riding the old thing.
"Okay, pink glitters on the body, check!", the blonde started. "Cute feathers on the handle, already there! And okay, the ribbon." When Glinda tries to put the ribbon on the broom's handle, it starts flying by itself and the blonde chased it until it went out of reach. But the petite girl is determined to do her mission. When the broom flew near her bed, she immediately jumped at it and she successfully tied the ribbon on it's handle.
"Okay, there you go!", Glinda said proudly but the broom started flying again, dragging the blonde on mid-air until it got out of her touch. She squealed nervously, then hurt herself as she fell on the floor. "Ouch!"
She stumbled on one of Boq's love letters and realized they got a double date with Fiyero and Elphaba tonight.
"Oh snap! How could I forget about that? It's in an hour and I still haven't figured out how to control this thing", Glinda said as she glared at the broom that is now quietly staying on the floor. She immediately ran to her closet to change clothes and hurriedly did her hair and makeup which actually took her half an hour. After that, she went outside holding her roommate's broom and started figuring out how to fly it.
Meanwhile, Elphaba is still struggling with Glinda's wand. "This is hopeless! That restaurant that Fiyero stated is very far and I don't have my broom. I can get there though if I just got this bubble right", Elphaba then assured herself. She took a deep breath.
"Nemnem baluska!", she said and waved the wand from the right forming an infinity sign then pointed it out. A green then pink then green then pink lightning appeared and the next thing that happened surprised her. She is now inside a bubble and they are now flying. She grinned. "Yes! Okay. Let's go to that restaurant fast!", Elphaba told the bubble and they flew with the birds in the sky. The green girl suddenly remembered what Glinda said, there should be a pink lightning from the wand. What she saw was pink and green, there is a possibility that she might have done something wrong. She swallowed but assured herself that it would be fine. She took a deep breath and arranged her hat that has a pointy end. And that pointy edge got in contact with the bubble, popping it and making the green girl fall from the air. "Ughhhhhhh!"
Glinda, on the other hand, did what her friend told her to. She gently sat on the broom's handle, cackled three times, but she actually did cackle four times, the first one she said wasn't included because she had to clear her throat first. But the broom recognized those four cackles and it flew violently in the sky, up to its highest reach, dragging with it the blonde, who is now screaming on the top of her lungs, then unceremoniously dragged her down again on the ground. Glinda's pretty face got a bump and her arms slammed on the ground, creating themselves fresh wounds. Her hair is now also messed up. "I think, this really is a ridiculous idea. Sorry, Elphie", Glinda realized before searching for the broom and trying again.
Elphaba fell on the mud near the animals' barn. Her hair is all tangled up and bruises as well as red bites from flies a while ago, now inhibit her skin. Her black frock and boots are now filled with mud. The green girl grasped the wand that is now all covered up with mud. She performed the spell again, realizing she should've waved from left to form the infinity sign and not right. Starting it from the right must have messed up the composition of the bubble, making it easily popped out by pointy objects, in this case- her hat.
Pink lightning came out from the wand and she had a successful flight at last. The green girl sat on the bubble with relief as it takes her to the restaurant.
Meanwhile, Glinda is still figuring out how to ride her friend's broom. She practiced her cackle hundreds of times before riding the filthy old thing, afraid that it might drag her again to places she doesn't even expected to be dragged if she did the cackle wrong. She noticed that as the pitch of her cackle fluctuates, so is the speed and how graceful the broom flies. She suddenly remembered how Elphaba reminded her of not cackling too high pitched because the broom may not like it.
She then placed the broom in the right place, suddenly feeling determined. She cackled three times, careful of how high pitched the cackles are, positioned her legs to the right places and she was surprised when the broom flew gracefully. She didn't like that her hair is now even messier because of the wind but she is now happy that she finally executed a successful flight.
At the restaurant...
"I wonder what's taking them too long", Boq said in a worry tone as he and Fiyero waits for the two girls to arrive.
"It's not unusual for Glinda to be this late though. With all that makeup thing and stuff, she probab-", Fiyero didn't finish his sentence because Boq stared shockingly at the door.
When Fiyero looked at the door, he was surprised as well: he saw Glinda holding a pink broom, her hair all messed up, a big bump got stuck on her forehead and wounds appeared on her arms. Beside her is Elphaba, holding a muddy wand, her skin filled with red animal bites and bruises and her dress all covered up with mud. The two went to their table.
"What in Oz happened to both of you?", Boq asked as he regained his senses after suffering a dramatic shock.
Glinda and Elphaba immediately sat on their respective seats and they both replied, "Oh. You don't want to know".
