Wicked Comet 2, Part 11
As soon as the Orb cracked, Green smoke began to fill the air. The Crowd moved well away from the smoke as it rose and filled the courtyard.
"Behold my latest achievement!" Rich's voice sounded through the smoke.
As he said this, a figure rose out of the ground within the smoke. The Figure, definitely feminine, wore a long black dress which was covered in a patchwork of other dark fabrics, a cape and a conical hat with a wide brim around the bottom.
The crowd screamed as they realised who the figure was. The smoke cleared to reveal the Wicked Witch of the West!
"I'm Baaaack!" the Witch announced to the world in a high pitched, mocking tone. Rich knew this to be Elphaba's "Wicked Witch Voice" and it still brought chills to Rich's spine whenever Elphaba used it.
"You really think you could get rid of me?!" Elphaba asked sarcastically.
No-one dared answer.
"Aw look, they're too shy to speak." Elphaba said to Rich.
"Well, it has been a long time" Rich replied whilst going along with the act.
At this moment, Elphaba turned around and was "Surprised" to see Glinda tied up. The latter had a slight inkling of what was going to happen and was pretending to be scared.
"Well, Well, Well. What have we got here? It can't be my old friend Glinda the Good tied up to a pole?" Elphaba exclaimed in "Surprise".
"What are you doing you Imbecieles? Kill them!" Morrible shrieked.
Rich aimed his revolver at the mercenaries and said,
"Try that and I will shoot you"
He then turned to Morrible and said in a loud, commanding voice
"There is no way you can win Morrible! Let Glinda go, leave Oz with your minions and never come back or Elphaba and I will force you to!"
"I WON'T LET YOU!" Morrible roared, her eyes flashing red.
As all of this was happening Glinda nearly screamed in fight when she noticed a presence behind her and a familiar voice hissed,
"Be quiet. I'm gonna get you out of here"
"Fiyero?" Glinda whispered in astonishment.
"Yes" came the reply as Glinda heard the sound of her restraints being unlocked. She fell to the floor in a heap and Fiyero began to drag her out of the courtyard.
Everything seemed to be going so well until one of the mercenaries turned around and shouted,
"GLINDA'S ESCAPING!"
Elphaba, Rich, Fiyero and even Glinda all said at the exact same time,
"Bugger"
Rich immediately pulled the trigger on his revolver, the gun fired and a poppy gas bullet flew out and hit a mercenary, knocking him out instantly.
In an instant, the other mercenaries and the mutant creatures charged. Fiyero was doing his best to fight the enemy off with just a conventional sidearm but bear in mind, he was dragging Glinda along at the same time and he was a scarecrow.
Rich and Elphaba fought back to back as they pushed their way towards Glinda and Fiyero. The two Thropp cousins were an awesome sight whilst in combat. Rich firing his revolver and using hand to hand combat at the same time whilst Elphaba cast her magic, green energy flying through the air. The Emerald skinned Witch was also a brilliant hand to hand fighter.
Madame Morrible was about to personally join the fight when the crowd which had until this point had stayed well away from the confrontation, charged straight at Morrible and her Army! The civilians used any weapon they had to hand and those that didn't have any weapons just attacked Morrible's forces with their own bare hands! Rich, Elphaba, Fiyero and Glinda were all surprised at the Population actually helping them!
Morrible was furious; her plan was being torn to shreds by her four greatest enemies and the stupid general population!
Elphaba and Rich finally managed to make their way over to Glinda and Fiyero and together the four managed to get inside the Emerald City Palace. Elphaba and Rich locked the doors and barricaded them whilst Fiyero did the best he could to treat Glinda's injuries.
"Rich… you came back" Glinda said weakly as she reached out an arm to her love.
"Glinda, I love you, I will always come back to you" Rich replied taking Glinda's hand in his.
Glinda smiled at Rich and was about to say something else when the doors groaned loudly as something pushed against them!
"We need to get out of here!" Fiyero exclaimed.
"But where?" Elphaba asked.
Rich and Glinda looked at each other and nodded.
"My lab should be the best bet. It's easy to defend and it has a secret door for escape when and if necessary" Rich replied to Elphaba and Fiyero.
"Sounds like a plan" Elphaba replied.
Rich picked up Glinda and carried her bridal style up the stairs and through the many passage ways of the deserted palace. Elphaba and Fiyero followed Rich and readied themselves to defend him and Glinda if needed. Eventually they arrived at Rich's lab and barricaded the main entrance. But when Rich looked into the centre of the room, his eyes widened with horror!
"What in Oz?!" he exclaimed as he laid Glinda down on a bench and sprinted over to the massive, bulky and crude machine in the middle of his lab.
He began looking at some random dials and began muttering to himself.
"No, this can't be what I think this is."
"What is it?" Elphaba asked as she dashed over to her cousin.
"It's a portal generator" Morrible said as she somehow appeared in the Lab!
"How the hell did you….." Rich started but Fiyero cut him off.
"What is a Portal Generator?"
Morrible gave a smile that made Rich, Elphaba, Fiyero and Glinda all want to throw up where they were.
"It will rip open portals in space and time to other worlds. Once open, I will be able to take over all worlds and not just Oz!"