Fae's Duty: Opening Day
The day came.
We were both silent through breakfast.
It was too stressful for us to talk about the mission.
As I went out the door, Fiyero finally said something: "Good luck today."
I gazed at him sadly. He didn't know of my intentions to do whatever it took, and I wasn't going to tell him.
I murmured, "you too," and strode out onto the streets of Oz.
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I walked around Zeb's building and poked my fingers into various nooks until I found the ticket. I pulled it out and tucked it into my satchel and walked away. I had a strange sensation that someone was watching me, but I shook it off, looking around and seeing nobody.
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The guards looked threateningly at me as I walked up to them, ticket in hand. One of them reached out and snatched it away from me, judging my reaction to the situation. Eventually, he nodded and handed my ticket to the first of a line of people, who beckoned to me. I hoisted my satchel higher onto my shoulder and followed him.
When the boy had shown me to my area of the event, I assessed the position and swore silently. I was stuck in one of the back tents, nowhere near the main stage; it would be very hard to get through the crowd toward the target.
Noting where I was in the crowd, I made my way to the abandoned apartment nearby. Checking to see that nobody was looking, I slid down through the open window into the darkness of the room below. Sure enough, I saw a pile of fabric tucked into the supporting rafters.
I pulled it out, tucked it into my satchel, and climbed back out of the apartment building. The crowd had increased, making it even harder to push my way through. Luckily, it also made it more difficult for the guards to see that I was getting closer to the main stage.
Finally, the stage was directly in front of me. All that remained was to wait for the perfect moment and attack.
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A/N: Next we'll get a tiny bit of Fiyero's perspective, leading up to the end. Sorry for the long delay; RL has caught up to me and held my plot bunnies hostage.