NellytheActress: The plot didn't go anywhere. Those were just events contributing to the plot.
"So… after we defeat this Morrible person, we're done?" Maxinena asked as she sprinted to keep up with the rest of the girls, Elphaba, Fiyero and Glinda.
"Hopefully. Morrible's the one behind the scenes controlling all of this all along," Elphaba said, tightening her cloak around her shoulders. "It has to be her."
"So, how are we going to stop her?" Juyaliana asked, blowing a strand of hair from her face.
"I… don't know."
"Wait… before we burst in and try to stop her, we should think of a plan first," Elicity suggested. "Luckily for us, I have a plan." She whispered her plan to everyone, a large smile on her face. "What do you think?"
"I just hope it works," Nathalinia sighed.
"Since when do my plans never work?"
The girls slowly turned around to face Elicity and she sighed. "Don't answer that. But this time, it will work."
"Let's hope," Lizzie muttered under her breath.
"Where's Morrible?" Elphaba asked, turning towards Maxinena.
"Why are you asking… oh, yeah," Maxinena said, chuckling sheepishly, stomping her foot. "She's up in the attic."
Everyone rushed up to the attic and Elphaba used her magic to open the large, double doors. Morrible was sitting in an armchair, relaxing.
"You look comfortable, Madame," Elphaba snarled.
"Ah, Miss Elphaba. And you brought friends. How charming," Morrible said, giving the girls a sickly sweet smile.
"Can we kill her now?" Nelliee asked impatiently.
"Patience, young one. Mustn't go jumping into the water when you don't know how deep it is," Morrible said calmly.
"What in Oz is that supposed to mean?" Maddalia growled, still holding her ground.
With a sinister smirk, Morrible flicked her wrist and send the girls flying against the opposite wall. When they tried to get up, they found themselves bound by an invisible force.
"Well… this was unexpected," Chanela said sarcastically, glaring at Elicity.
"How is this my fault?" Elicity asked, reading between the lines.
"Your plans never work."
"How was I supposed to know this would happen? We were so close to surrounding her and taking her out just like I planned."
"So close, yet so far," Maxinena whispered bitterly.
"Well, Miss Elphaba, I would say 'it's a pleasure to see you again', but we both know that would be a lie," Morrible said, rising from her chair.
"Save it, Morrible," Elphaba snarled.
"Hey, where did the blonde cream puff and the Gale Force guard go?" Juyaliana asked.
"I told them to leave. I don't want them getting mixed up in this," Elphaba said, her gaze never leaving the older woman.
Nelliee raised an eyebrow. "When did you have time to do that?"
"Probably while we were running up here," Nathalinia suggested logically. "I mean, that is when we last saw them."
Nelliee rolled her eyes and sighed. "Whatever."
"I have waited for this moment a long time," Morrible confessed, stepping closer to Elphaba. "Finally being able to defeat the Wicked Witch of the West."
"What makes you so confident, Morrible?" Elphaba asked, tilting her head to the side.
"This." Morrible waved her hand and sent Elphaba flying across the room and crashing into the opposite wall.
"That's gonna leave a mark," Maxinena winced.
Elphaba pushed herself to her full height and opened her palm, expecting a fireball to appear, but nothing happened. "What…" she whispered as she tried again. Still nothing.
"She did not just do what I think she just did," Maddalia muttered, struggling against the invisible force holding her back.
"Powerless, Miss Elphaba?" Morrible sneered.
Elphaba froze, unsure of what to do. She looked over at the girls. Nelliee and Nathalinia were both looking at her with raised eyebrows.
"Um… hello! Nelliee and I didn't teach you what we taught you for nothing!" Nathalinia quipped, looking from Elphaba to the bow and quiver strapped to her back.
"If you think you can defeat me with a silly little bow and arrow or a little play sword…"
Nelliee scoffed, clearly offended.
"Then there is no hope for you yet," Morrible smirked.
"There's always hope!" Nathalinia shouted.
"You're in no position to comment!" Morrible shouted at the younger girl.
"Where's the Wizard?" the green witch asked, sending daggers at Morrible.
Morrible cackled and waved a dismissive hand. "I had no need for him anymore. He was beginning to get in my way. And no one gets in my way and survives."
"You… you killed the Wizard?" Lizzie gasped.
"Does that mean we won't be able to do it ourselves?" Maddalia pouted.
"Sadly," Maxinena sighed.
"Aww, man!" Elicity scoffed, crossing her arms over her chest and pouting.
Elphaba had to think quickly. How was she going to defeat Morrible? She couldn't use any of her powers or manual weapons. She was beginning to lose faith. She wondered if all of this was done in vain, a lost cause. She looked back at the girls, who all seemed to be giving her the exact same look.
It's not over.
She took a deep breath, newfound courage driving her forward. She felt the familiar feeling of her magic coursing through her veins. Could it be? But she couldn't use her magic when she tried the first time.
"It's over, Miss Elphaba. You've lost," Morrible cackled.
"No, it's not over. And I've won!" Elphaba said as green magic shot out from her fingertips.
Though surprised, Morrible quickly countered Elphaba's magic her with red magic. The two magic streams clashed, lighting up the entire room.
"Wow," Chanela whispered.
"Give up, Miss Elphaba," Morrible hissed, pushing her magic against Elphaba's.
"Never," Elphaba grunted, pushing even harder.
"If we could move, we would be cheering you on, Elphaba!" Juyaliana quipped happily.
"I bet that made her feel better," Chanela sighed.
"Well, it's the best we can do right now."
"Go, Elphaba! It's your birthday! Go, Elphaba! It's your birthday!" Maddalia cheered.
"When is Elphaba's birthday?" Maxinena asked, wrinkling her forehead in confusion.
"We'll have to ask her, just not right now," Lizzie said, focusing on the action.
"This is getting very boring," Nelliee sighed, blowing a strand of hair away from her face. "Let's see some action!"
"This isn't 'action' enough for you?" Elicity asked, raising an eyebrow.
"They've been at it for hours!"
"It's been two minutes," Nathalinia retorted.
"Nobody asked you!"
The girls looked up to see that Elphaba had the upper hand and her magic was closing in on Morrible's.
"Yes… yes… yes…" the girls chanted in a whisper as Elphaba pushed her magic against Morrible's with all her strength. Morrible pushed back, but her magic wasn't strong enough against Elphaba's and she collapsed under the pressure.
Once the light from their magic died down, the girls were released from the spell and ran towards Elphaba, who was lying on her side, her back facing them.
"Elphaba? Elphaba, are you alright?" Chanela asked, gently shaking the green girl.
Elphaba moaned and slowly opened her eyes. She pushed herself up, wincing as she did so. "What…" She slowly lifted her gaze, and saw that where Morrible once stood, was now a pile of dust. "Did I…"
"Do that?" Nathalinia finished, gesturing to the pile of dust. "Yup, you did."
"And it was awesome! You should have seen it!" Juyaliana smiled, clapping her hands together.
"Juyaliana, she was there," Lizzie deadpanned.
"I meant from our perspective."
"Tied up with an invisible magic force?"
"N… oh, never mind."
Elphaba rose to her full height, wobbling a bit to keep her balance.
"Juyaliana, would you do the honors?" Maxinena asked, smiling at the younger girl.
"It would be my pleasure," the Airbender smiled, waving her hand at the pile of dust, which was carried off by a wind gust out the window. "We'll never see her again."
"So, we did it? We saved Oz?" Chanela asked, her eyes wide with excitement.
"I think we did," Lizzie smiled.
"We. Are. So. Awesome!" Maxinena laughed, high-fiving Elicity and Maddalia.
The girls started celebrating, but stopped when they didn't hear or see Elphaba taking part in any of the celebrating. "Elphaba, are you alright?" Nathalinia asked, slightly tilting her head to the side.
Elphaba was quiet and had turned a lighter shade of green. Her arms were wrapped tight around her waist and her hat laid abandoned on the floor next to her.
"Elphaba?" Lizzie whispered. "Are you alright?"
"I… I have to go," Elphaba said as she ran out of the attic. The girls heard her footsteps grow lighter and lighter until they could no longer be heard.
Juyaliana slowly stepped forward and picked up Elphaba's hat and dusted it off.
"Will she be alright?" Chanela asked as they walked out of the attic and down the stairs.
"She's probably just tired. Saving Oz will do that to a person," Nelliee said, sliding down the railing and landing gracefully on her feet.
A few hours later, Elphaba awoke and registered that she was laying on a bed. She turned and saw a familiar face sitting on a chair next to the bed, looking down at her. "G-Glinda?"
Glinda nodded, her blonde curls bouncing against her shoulder. "Are you alright, Elphie?"
Elphaba pushed herself up and nodded. "What…"
"The girls told me what happened. The Wizard and Morrible are gone. They're never going to bother us again, Elphie."
Elphaba smiled softly as the blonde took her hand. "I'll clear your name. You can come back to Oz."
"Glinda, I…"
"I'll start reinstating the Animals. I'll do anything for you, Elphie. I just… I can't lose you again."
The green girl smiled and pulled her friend into a hug. "Don't worry. You won't."
"Fiyero's been so worried about you, too. That's why he joined the Gale Force. He wanted to find you, to talk to you, to make sure you were alright, and to try and clean this whole mess up."
Elphaba blushed. Fiyero had really done that for her. She quickly realized she was blushing and quickly tried to cover it up, but Glinda had already noticed.
"It's alright, Elphie. I know you have a major crush on Fiyero." The green girl gaped at her and she laughed. "It's okay. We broke up about a year after you defied the Wizard. I realized… our relationship wasn't going to work out… we… we weren't perfect together."
Elphaba looked down. She didn't mean to indirectly (or directly) cause her best friend's breakup. "I'm sorry."
"Don't be. Fiyero told me everything, starting with the lion cub, which, according to him, is when it all started."
Elphaba's eyes widened. "The… the lion cub?"
Glinda nodded. "And right before you left for the Emerald City, when he gave you those poppies… I was too blinded by my one-sided love for him that I didn't even realize… Oh, don't give me that look, Elphie. I'm fine now. When he told me is a completely different story, but now… I'm okay."
Elphaba looked slightly relieved. "Are you sure?"
Glinda nodded. "I'm sure." She slowly rose to her full height. "Now, you should get some rest. I'll make sure the girls don't bother you and I'll see you at dinner. I have a surprise for you." Giving the green girl an over-the-shoulder wave, the blonde flounced out of the room and closed the door behind her.
A few hours later, Elphaba was awakened by Nathalinia and Juyaliana jumping on her bed and saying that it was time for dinner. After being dragged out of bed and pushed into the bathroom and having Juyaliana throw a new dress at her, she emerged wearing a simple, yet elegant dark purple dress with a large bow in the back. She sighed, feeling relaxed and nervous at the same time. A maid met her outside the bathroom and directed her to the main dining room, where everyone was waiting for her.
"Elphaba!" Elicity smiled, seeing the green girl sit in between Glinda and Fiyero.
"Great! Now, we can eat," Nelliee said, rubbing her hands together.
"Hi," Fiyero whispered, somewhat awkwardly.
"Hi," Elphaba whispered back.
"Glinda, you wanted to talk to me about something?" Elphaba asked as the maids served their food.
"Yes," Glinda said, taking a sip of her cider. "Since the Wizard and Morrible are both gone, and the Wizard didn't have any heirs, and given my position in…"
"The point, please," Fiyero begged, knowing how the blonde could get very off topic.
"The point is, I will become the next ruler of Oz," Glinda explained. "And we already had a captain of the royal guard, but I need a magic grand vizier. Elphie?"
"You… you're serious?" Elphaba asked, shocked.
"Is that even a question? Of course I'm serious. This was your dream, Elphie. You can have all you've ever wanted. Plus, I think being the warrior princess who saved Oz is credible enough. So, will you accept the job?"
Elphaba blushed and thought for a moment. "What will people…"
"I'll clear your name. Don't worry about that. Please, Elphie?"
The green girl sighed and nodded. "I would love to, Glin."
The blonde squealed, almost knocking her glass over in the process. "Oh, thank you, Elphie! Thank you so much!"
"You're welcome, Glin," Elphaba smiled. "It… it feels good to be back."
"We're happy to have you back, Elphaba," Fiyero smiled, taking her hand and squeezing it.
Yes, Fiyeraba action is coming. And so is the end of the story. A few more chapters to go.