Chapter 20
Glinda saw what was happening and immediately shot a bubble into the air. It caught Elphaba about fifteen feet off the ground. The bubble landed, bounced, and then rolled to a stop. Unfortunately, no one could reach her as Iffix had begun to spew fire at the village. Homes caught on fire and immediately there were Animals running around with buckets full of water trying to put them out. This put many of them in jeopardy, as the dragon grew closer.
"Mr. Trauthill are any of your men expert marksmen?" Glinda shouted her question over the sounds of the battle.
"Tzu can peg a moving target at three hundred yards!" He replied.
"That'll do! Give him a weapon and I'll draw Iffix closer!" Quickly the White Witch blasted the dragon with the energy that pulsed from her hands. A direct hit to the abdominal region, blew Iffix back but then he swooped in lower to go after Glinda.
"Come on! Come on!" She stood there as Iffix's mighty jaws came closer. Glancing toward the lion, she saw him holding his bow and arrow steady. His eyes narrowed as he looked for the target to hit. There would be only one shot at this. If he missed, Glinda would be dragon food and the battle would be over. Elphaba was still a sitting duck, stuck unconscious inside the bubble. He could hear someone praying to their god. All the noise surrounding him was making it difficult to focus. He tuned out everything but the flap of the dragon's wings and the beat of his heart.
"Now!" Glinda's words broke through the sounds of the dragon and Tzu released the arrow. Everyone held their breath as they waited for the dragon to collapse. Nothing seemed to happen and their chance of hope was dashed when Iffix closed his teeth around Glinda.
Tzu reloaded and took aim again at the beast but found that the dragon had crashed landed onto his stomach not far from where he had scooped Glinda up.
"Get me a sword!" Mr. Trauthill shouted as he ran toward the downed lizard. Someone raced up to him with a sword and others joined him soon with axes.
"Lady Glinda could be anywhere between his mouth and his stomach. Be careful!" The bear commanded. Quickly they tried to cut the hide of the dragon but the scales were proving difficult.
"Get Miss Elphaba! She'll know what to do!" A cry went up and quickly Tzu raced over to the bubble. He used his large claws and sliced the bubble apart. Elphaba landed hard on the ground, which woke her up.
"Ow." She said, her tone barely audible.
"Miss Elphaba! Iffix has swallowed Glinda!" Tzu's words snapped her out of it and she quickly transformed back into her human self. Both of them raced over to the dragon to find the villagers attempting to hack him apart.
"Stop!" She commanded. They all turned and looked at her. They threw down their weapons and got off the dragon. Elphaba used a location spell to find her friend. She could feel this large build up pf energy and she realized what was going on.
"Hit the deck!" She screamed. Everyone was confused why she had said that or why she had dropped to the ground and covered her head but they did it. Suddenly a massive explosion occurred. Dragon parts flew everywhere coating everyone on the ground and the surrounding buildings.
"Light meat or dark?" Glinda asked before collapsing.
To Be Continued…
Sorry this was so short. Not too much left to go! ;)