A/N: Okay, no Elphaba or Glinda in this chapter... one of our surprises actually...lol Dunno if you will like it, but we hope you will. Enjoy! Thanks to Wolfie for betaing this!


The young woman landed on the hard floor with a thud. All she could utter was a guttural groan before she slowly opened her eyes again. It didn't do much good, though, as the space around her was dim. The dust in her eyes didn't help either.

"Are you okay?"

She flinched as she heard the voice, and with what felt like all the power she possessed, she lifted her head from the ground.

"Who's there?" she asked, trying to keep her voice steady, although her body was still trembling from the day's experiences.

The person moved out of the shadows and sat down at her side. A small candle was cradled between her hands. "Pfannee?" she said carefully. "Is that really you?"

"How do you know my name?" She raised her head a bit more to get a better look. The girl who was sitting next to her had long hair that she guessed had once been blonde. Now, it was dirty and not well-mannered. What struck her, though were the girl's eyes- those deep, sorrow-filled eyes.

"ShenShen." Pfannee broke into a small smile as she pulled herself completely off the floor.

"How did you end up here?" ShenShen set the candle down between them so she could gave her old friend a quick hug.

"It's a long story." The other girl sighed and twisted her hands in her lap. There were still marks around her wrist from where the handcuffs had been. "What about you? I haven't seen you since…" Her voice faded to give herself some time to think out the end.

"Shiz," ShenShen answered. "I went to the Emerald City to work, and there, I got involved in an organization against the Wizard. Well, the rest is history."

"How long have you been here?" Pfannee asked carefully.

"I've lost count of the days here," ShenShen answered. She turned and looked out through the barred door into the corridor outside. Once she made sure no one was out there, she continued. "I was part of a group that planned to take out Morrible. We truly thought things would be better." She fell silent for a second. "We never expected Morrible would find out."

"No one did." Pfannee sighed deeply.

"So what happened after Morrible took power?" ShenShen asked, moving closer to her friend. "We don't get much news down here." She looked around the small dungeon, where only a few other people and Animals were sleeping around them.

"She started by demanding that all Animals should be captured. Then, she continued to hunt down dissenters. Anyone who didn't share her opinions were targets," Pfannee explained. "Even Miss Glinda was captured, from what I heard."

"Really?" ShenShen said sadly. "I really thought she would have been able to do something. You know, maybe she would have learned something from that roommate of hers."

"You mean the Witch?" Pfannee clarified. Her friend nodded. "Too bad she's dead." She saw the shocked look on the woman's face. "Well, it's not like I ever liked her or anything, but she could have done something. She was a Witch after all."

"True." ShenShen nodded.

"So what will happen now?" Pfannee asked, looking around the small space. "Have you tried to get out? To make a run for it?"

"One man did." ShenShen's face turned serious. "He only got a few feet outside the dungeon before they caught him and killed him. No one tried after that."

"So we're just supposed to sit around here until Morrible dies of old age?" Pfannee exclaimed angrily. "Those people put me in jail! They captured me for having an opinion. There is no way I will just sit around and let them ruin what little is left of our world." She stood up and walked over to the bars that separated her from her freedom.

"What do you suggest?" ShenShen approached her from behind, her voice filled with a mix of fear and anticipation.

"I-" Pfannee thought for a second. "I think I have a plan."


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