1Chapter 13: Horrible

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Both Elphie and I stood with our arms crossed, unwilling to believe a word that wicked wizarding wretch had to say. He was telling us how we could be wonderful, and Elphaba- poor Elphaba. She was so starved to be excepted that she was listening.

Elphaba seized my arm all of a sudden, bringing me back to Oz. "Doesn't that sound wonderful?"

Oh, she wanted it so bad. "Well, it does sound fun." We held hands and whirled a little. "When we are wonderful, it would be wonderful? Wonderful! Wonderful-"

The wizard held up his fingers, counting off. "One! Two- and!"

The three of us danced around until I tore away. "Very well. We will except your proposition, but only on one condition."

Elphaba nodded approvingly at me, then pointed a slender finger at the monkey cage. "You set those monkeys free!"

He walked over and opened the cage. "Done!"

I watched Elphaba as she shrieked with excitement, the monkeys flying everywhere, then began looking for Doctor Dillamond. There he was! I tore the blanket from his back and stroked his head. "Sh, it's alright sir. We'll get you safe."

"Doctor Dillamond?" Elphaba landed at my side and took the creature's hoof in her hand. "Doctor? It's Elphaba."

He bleated pitifully, then bowed his head in shame.

I put a hand on Elphie's shoulder as she began to weep, then leapt up. "No, she is nothing like you! We'll never join you, you- YOU!!!"

Elphaba leapt up, her eyes blazing. "You wretch! You horrible wizarding wretch! You think you're so wonderful, but all you're doing is making Oz worse! I swear from this moment, my only purpose will be to fight you until the day I die! Come- Glin- Yero?"

Fiyero had dashed into the room. He looked back and forth at us, then leveled the gun at the Elphaba. He looked at me. "Glinda? What are you- nevermind. You had better go."

"No! I'm standing with my best friend, no matter what!" To make the point, I stood between the two of them. "I thought you loved her!!!" The statement was ridiculously dramatic.

Fiyero's breath seemed to stop short, then he pointed the gun at the wizard. "Get back!" The little man scrambled away.

Elphaba sighed. "I thought you had changed."

"I have changed." Still holding the gun at the wizard he came to us. "Let's get out of here."

"I have an idea! Take it!" Shoving the Grimmerie into Elphaba's arms I ran towards another side of the room. I had spotted a real wand in the corner and remembered that Glinda is able to do at least one bit of real magic. I ran, seized the wand, pointed it at Elphie and Fiyero- who seemed lost with each other- and shouted, "BUBBLE!"

They both looked at me as if I had misplaced my mind, right before they were encased in a giant floating bubble that carried them safely away to the forest, where I wanted them to spend a romantic evening together. Then a bony hand seized my arm before I could move.

"YOU!" Mme. Morrible's grip tightened, making me yelp. She whirled me and knocked me hard against the wall, taking the wand from me. "You stupid little school girl! Where did you send them?

I stood up straight. "I'll never tell you!" She struck me hard in the face, knocking me out.