WICKED
Chapter 19
(That night, the witch hunters prepare the search of Elphaba including Boq the tin man, who is leading them on the march.)
Ozians: (Sings)Go and hunt her
And find her
And kill her
Vicious Woman: Good fortune, Witch Hunters!
Ozians: Go and hunt her
And find her
And kill her
Rabid Man: Kill the Witch!
Ozians: Wickedness must be punished
Evil effectively eliminated
Wickedness must be punished
Kill the Witch!
Boq: And this is more than just a service to the Wizard. I have a personal score to settle with Elphaba- I mean, the Witch!
It's due to her I'm made of tin
Her spell made this occur
So for once I'm glad I'm heartless
I'll be heartless killing her!
(Crowd Cheers. Boq pulls out the tail of the Lion.)
Boq: Oh, come on, you . . . you coward! Come out and tell them how she cubnapped you as a cub!
Lion: No!
Boq: Ha! You see?
And the lion also
Has a grievance to repay
If she'd let him fight his own battles
When he was young
He wouldn't be a coward today!
Crowd: Kill her! Kill the witch!
All: Wickedness must be punished
Brave Witch-Hunters, I would join you if I could
Because Wickedness must be punished
Punished
Punished
For good!
(As they sing, Chistery can hear it all the way from the castle in Kiamo Ko. So, he sets off to see what's going on. Back in the Emerald City, Morrible watches the march from the palace.)
Morrible: Oh, what a nice evening to have a parade. (Laughs)
(The trio, Glinda, Fiyero, and the Wizard, are lock up in a cage; the same one the monkeys were in earlier.)
Morrible: You three comfortable in there?
Glinda: ABSOLUTELY NOT!
Fiyero: You'll never get away with this, Morrible.
Morrible: Well, guess what? I already have.
(There, Chistery flies to the window of the same room.)
Morrible: And soon your little green toad will be joining you very soon. Or not.
Wizard: Don't you dare harm her!
Morrible: Too late! Farewell! (She leaves in delight)
(They try to break out, but no luck.)
Fiyero: Great. Now what?
(Chistery screeches happily from the window.)
Glinda: Hey! It's that monkey!
Wizard: Chistery!
(The monkey opens the window quietly and slips inside down to the cage.)
Fiyero: Boy, aren't we glad to see you. Now, Chistery, pay attention. We need the key to unlock this door. (Chistery salutes and goes to work.) Glinda, you'll have to go and warn Elphaba.
Glinda; What?
Fiyero: You're the only one who can get to her before Morrible.
Glinda: But how can I get there? (The two men point to her wand.) Oh, right. Wow, sometimes I act like a blonde.
(Meanwhile, Chistery grabs the keys from a sleeping guard. He heads back to the cell where Glinda is making her bubble.)
Fiyero: Can't you blow that thing any faster?
Glinda: I'm sorry, but these things take time!
Wizard: Well, obviously, that's what we don't have.
Glinda: Hey! I got it, but where's Chistery?
(Chistery hurries to the door and unlocks the lock.)
Glinda: Wait a minute! There's only room for me.
Fiyero: Don't worry about us. We'll catch up with you later.
Glinda: (Nods) Come on, Chistery.
(She gets in her bubble and flies off with Chistery to Kiamo Ko leaving the Wizard and Fiyero behind.)
Wizard: So, did you and Elphaba do something I should know about?