Here's the next chapter. It's a little longer. Enjoy!
Rolling over, Elphaba froze when she realized that something else was in her bed with her. Not just something else, but someone else. Silently, she turned her head to see blonde hair on the pillow next to her and sighed in relief when memories of the past week came rushing back. Carefully, she slipped out from under the blankets and out of the bed, trying not to wake Glinda up.
Walking over to the curtains, she pulled them slightly back to reveal a stunning view of the city below. They were up on one of the highest stories of the building in one of the tallest buildings in the city, with only the Wizard's Palace being taller than it. She hastily closed the curtains as Glinda moaned, covering her face as a ray of sunlight hit her.
"Where are we?" she moaned, sitting up and rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
"The Emerald City," Elphaba said, barely able to contain the excitement in her voice. "We're in the Wizard's Hotel. We arrived late last night."
"What did that man say last night about meeting with the Wizard?" Glinda yawned, stretching and getting out of bed. "I can't really remember, I was so tired."
"He's going to be meeting us tomorrow at ten o'clock sharp in the lobby," Elphaba said. "We have a day of freedom, today. I suggest we see the city now, before we are caught up in meetings and interviews to try to see the Wizard. I don't know how long it will take, so we might as well see what we want to see today, and we can always go back when we have spare time and squeeze other things in."
"Are you going down now?" Glinda asked.
"I planned on changing first, but yes, I'll be going down as soon as I'm ready," Elphaba said. "Well, as soon as you're ready, that is."
"Do you want the shower first?" Glinda asked.
"Uh, sure," Elphaba said. She grabbed a white blouse and blue pleated skirt from her suitcase, her Shiz uniform. Going into the bathroom, she quickly took a shower, brushed out her hair, and dressed herself, coming out ten minutes later to find that Glinda had once again fallen asleep. Chuckling to herself, she put away her clothes and gently shook Glinda awake.
"Oh, Elphie, you should wear your hair down more," Glinda said, coming out of the bathroom to see Elphaba braiding her hair.
"It gets so annoying," Elphaba said, finishing the braid and tying off with a hair band. "You would get annoyed, too, if you had hair as long as mine. It's a lot easier to control this way. If you're really that intent on getting me to wear my hair down, I'll wear it down tomorrow."
Elphaba pulled her boots on and grabbed her satchel, slinging it over her shoulder. Glinda put her purse over her shoulder, handing one of the two room keys to Elphaba and putting the other in her purse. The two girls then set out to explore the Emerald City.
They stopped in a café and got breakfast, far better than they had had in a week. Glinda got a croissant and a small coffee and Elphaba just got an apple, biting into it as she paid. No one seemed to mind the coloring of her skin, but then again, everyone's skin seemed to have a faint tint of green to it due to the emeralds that had been cemented to the sides of the buildings. And then most people were wearing green-tinted glasses, so everything would be green to them. As soon as they walked out of the café, they were offered a pair for themselves, and Elphaba, on Glinda's urging, hesitantly put them on.
She stopped and stared. So this was what it was like to see someone with green skin. Except everyone here had green skin with the glasses, instead of just one person. Glinda looked up at her, a worried look on her face. "Are you okay?" she asked quietly.
"It's all green," Elphaba whispered, looking around in amazement. "I mean, not just the buildings, and the roads, and the merchandise, but the people too! No one's staring at me because of my skin color! Glinda, it's like I actually belong here!"
"I've… I've never asked, but I've always wondered," Glinda said. "What… what's it like? To be green, I mean."
Elphaba stared at her with a look of surprise on her face. "I… I've never really thought about it," she whispered. "You know how people look at me weird, call me names, and poke fun at me, but I've never thought about how it feels. Normal, I suppose, I mean, it's just like having skin, there aren't any side affects. It's no different to you have pale skin, the people of the Vinkus have darker skin, or the Quadlings have rose-colored skin."
They both looked away from each other, and then Glinda grabbed Elphaba's hand, pointing to a man who was handing out tickets down the street. "Look, Elphie, he's handing out tickets to the Wizomania!" she exclaimed. "Let's see it!"
She dragged Elphaba down the street and managed to get the last two tickets, handing them to the green girl to keep safe. "The show is at two o'clock," the man said. "Bes sure not to be late, because the doors close and aren't opened until the next showing. Your seats can always be filled, it's very popular."
"Thank you, sir," Elphaba said, tilting her head slightly, and then Glinda was dragging her down the street to look at another marvel.
Walking up and down the streets, Elphaba and Glinda wondered at each sight they came across. Glinda would point out different types of architecture, identifying buildings from different time periods, but most of them being industrial modern architecture.
"You see, the Wizard mandated the construction of the Emerald City almost twenty years ago," Glinda said, surprising Elphaba with her knowledge. "At the time, this area was just a small town. Very few of the buildings here are from the original town. No one even remembers the name. All of the buildings from then were either knocked down or built onto so they look more modern. I'm surprised the city was built so quickly, though. It would have normally taken decades for a city of this size to be built, and it only took seven years."
"How do you know all of this?" Elphaba asked.
Glinda shrugged. "I've always been interested in architecture," she said. "Whenever I could, I would try to get my hands on books about buildings and cities. It's just… sort of a hobby. And a dream."
They were both quiet as they wandered down the street slowly, taking in the sights. "You know, when I first met you, I would have never taken you for someone who would love architecture," Elphaba finally said. "Of course, I would have never guessed that we would end up as friends, either, so I guess the unexpected can always happen."
"And I would have never taken you as someone who cares enough about what other people say to go to the Wizard about it," Glinda said, and Elphaba stiffened. The blonde glanced over at Elphaba and sighed. "Elphie, look, I know you care. You're always so… tense and guarded at Shiz. And now you're sort of… carefree and nonchalant…"
"Dancing through life," Elphaba suggested wryly.
Glinda was silent for a moment. "I suppose you could say that," she whispered.
"Oh, Glinda, I didn't mean anything by it," Elphaba said, remembering the blonde's conflict with Fiyero. "I'm sorry, I can be really stupid sometimes, you know. Really, I've never been good socially. Well, obviously."
"It's okay," Glinda said, looking up at the great clock tower that loomed over the Emerald City. "Oh, Elphie, come on, we'll be late for Wizomania!"
She grabbed Elphaba by the arm, dragging her towards the theater and they managed to make it in just in time. Taking their seats, the lights dimmed and actors and actresses tumbled onto the stage, reenacting the entrance of the Wizard of Oz in his great balloon. The music was played by an orchestra underneath the stage, and the actors were all dressed up in different colors, tumbling and leaping across the stage.
When the show ended, Elphaba and Glinda headed back to the hotel room, thoroughly exhausted from walking around all day. Glinda collapsed on their bed when they got there.
"This is the most fun I've ever had in my whole life," Glinda said happily.
"You know, you should probably write your parents," Elphaba said thoughtfully.
"Why do I need to write my parents?" Glinda asked, sitting up.
"Well, Madame Morrible probably wrote to them telling them that you disappeared and that she suspects that you went to the Emerald City with me," Elphaba said. "They'll no doubt be worried about you."
Glinda's eyes grew wide. "They'll pull me out of school," she whispered. "And then I'll have to get married to some old man and have his children… I won't be allowed to go back to Shiz. Elphaba, you have to help me!"
"Everything will be fine," Elphaba said quickly, sitting down next to Glinda. "I'm sure the Wizard could do something about it. We'll just mention it when we go see him tomorrow, or whenever we're going to see him. I promise that I won't let your parents take you out of school so you can get married to some old man."
"I should have never come," Glinda whispered.
Elphaba bit her lip and looked away. "I'm glad you came," she whispered.
"Oh, Elphie, you know I don't mean it like that," Glinda said, taking Elphaba's hand in hers. "It's just… it was a spur of the moment decision and I should have thought it out more before I did anything. I probably should have gone to Madame Morrible and asked her if I could have an excuse for an absence of class."
"We'll figure everything out, I promise," Elphaba said, squeezing Glinda's hand gently and looking into her eyes.
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Elphaba and Glinda were standing nervously in front of the tall doors that led to the Wizard's throne room. Reiss had been able to get them in to meet the Wizard almost immediately and the only thing that had been left to arrange was the Wizard's actual consent to see them. One of the four palace guards that had been standing in front of the door had gone into the throne room to announce them to the Wizard.
The palace guard came out and signaled for the rest of the guards to help pull the heavy gold doors open all the way so Glinda and Elphaba could go through. Elphaba could almost swear that one of the guards muttered 'good luck' to them before the doors slammed closed behind them.
The corridor the two girls had just entered was pitch black except for the small lights that lit up the way down the hall. Grasping each other's hands, Elphaba and Glinda slowly made their way down the corridor. Both of their hearts beat more and more quickly as they drew closer to their destination. Finally a large chamber opened up before them, although it was even darker than the corridor had been.
Suddenly torches around the edge of the room burst into the flame and a large gold throne was illuminated, along with the figure of a skeleton dancing in the rain. Glinda gasped, stepping back, but Elphaba kept tight hold of her hand, keeping her from running back the way they had come. She had a suspicion.
"I am Oz, the Great and Terrible," the skeleton said, although its jaw didn't move. The voice seemed to come from all around them. "Who are you?"
Elphaba stepped forward slightly. "I am Elphaba Thropp, Third Descending of Munchkinland," she said. "And this is my friend and roommate Glinda Upland of the Upper Uplands. We were sent by Madame Morrible."
Suddenly the room blacked out.
"I think you made him mad," Glinda whispered.
The room lit up, although the light emanated from lights on the ceiling rather than the torches set up around the edge of the room. A white-haired man was climbing out from behind the gold throne and the skeleton hung there, now obviously held up by wires and string. Glinda gasped in shock, her brow wrinkling as the man walked towards them.
"Ah, Miss Elphaba Thropp," he said. "I've been expecting you. I trust your trip here was pleasant?"
"Not exactly, but that's to be expected when traveling third class," Elphaba said.
"And Miss Glinda Upland," he said, turning to the blonde. "An unexpected addition to the visit. I'm very pleased to make your acquaintance."
"What is all of this?" Elphaba asked, gesturing to the skeleton.
"Oh, it's a bit extravagant, isn't it?" he asked, looking up at the skeleton with pride. "But it's what people expect, and you have to give people what they want. Besides, it's one of my greatest creations. I take pride in what I create, I'm really good with my hands, you see."
"I'm so happy that I finally get to meet you," Elphaba said breathlessly.
"Well, that's what I'm here for," the Wizard said. "To make people happy. And because I believe that everyone deserves the chance to fly."
"I knew you'd help!" Elphaba exclaimed. "You see, Glinda and I aren't just here for ourselves. You see, something bad is happening to the Animals in Oz, and Doctor Dillamond was…"
The Wizard shook his head and held up his hand, cutting her off. "I know what you're here for already," he said.
"You do?" Elphaba asked.
"Of course I do!" he exclaimed. "I'm the Wizard of Oz! And I fully intend to grant your request, but… you must prove yourself, first."
"What do you want me to do?" Elphaba asked.
"Madame, please bring out the book!" the Wizard yelled.
Turning, Elphaba was surprised to see Madame Morrible dressed in a green gown walking towards them. In her hands, she held a large, thick, leather bound book. Going over to the Wizard, she stood next to him.
"I believe you might recognize my new press secretary," the Wizard said.
"Girls, you'll find that the Wizard is a very generous man," Madame Morrible said with a smile. "If you do something for him, he will do much for you."
"Well, what do you want me to do?" Elphaba asked.
"Chistery!" the Wizard yelled.
A monkey dressed in a suit walked into his room, supporting himself on his knuckles. The Wizard patted him on the head. "This is Chistery, my monkey servant," he said. "He really is a good servant and is more of a son than a servant, really. But he's always watching the birds out the window. I think he wants to fly."
"I suggest… a levitation spell," Madame Morrible said, holding out the book and opening it.
Galinda stepped forward. "Is that… the Grimmerie?" she whispered.
"Yes," Madame Morrible said, clearly annoyed by the blonde. She gave the Grimmerie to Elphaba, who sat down on the floor and studied the page intently. "Now, if you can't decipher any of the words, that's perfectly okay. I could only translate a little of it…"
Elphaba started to chant, her movements suddenly governed by some otherworldly force. She felt power rushing through her, gathering in the pit of her stomach and then suddenly exploding out from her. There was a shriek and suddenly she snapped out of her trance.
Chistery was shrieking, clawing at his back and jumping around.
"What's happening to him?" Elphaba asked her eyes wide.
"It's working!" Madame Morrible yelled excitedly. "She could read the Grimmerie! Oh, I told you, I told you!"
Two small bumps suddenly appeared on Chistery's back and then broke through the fabric of his suit, growing into wings. He continued to screech as if in pain.
"He's in pain, someone help him!" Elphaba yelled. "There has to be some spell in here that will undo this…"
"Once you cast a spell, you can't undo it," Madame Morrible said excitedly. "Oh, didn't I tell you that she had the power? She's perfect!"
"You…" Elphaba whispered, staring at Madame Morrible and the Wizard. "You planned this all along, didn't you?"
"Why, yes," the Wizard said. "And this is only the beginning. Look."
He pulled a lever and the curtain behind the throne began to move, splitting at the middle to reveal a cage full of screeching monkeys with wings sprouting out of their backs. Elphaba gaped at them until the Wizard pulled the lever again, the curtain once again covering the cage.
"If this is what you can do on your first try, then sky's the limit!" he yelled.
"Yes, they'll make perfect spies," Madame Morrible said, rubbing her hands together eagerly.
"Spies?" Elphaba asked incredulously.
"You're right," the Wizard said. "'Spy' is a very strong word. How about scouts? They'll scout out rebel Animal activity…"
"It's you," Elphaba whispered. "It's been you all along who has been supporting the Animal Banns. You're the one who initiated them, not the citizens of Oz! How could you? And to think that I thought you would actually help!"
"No, Elphaba, please listen. You have to understand," the Wizard said desperately. "You see, when I got here, Oz was in turmoil, split into a thousand different clashing groups. Where I come from, everyone knows that in order to unite a country, you have to give the citizens a common enemy…"
"And you're blaming Animals when they haven't even done anything wrong!" Elphaba yelled. "How could you?"
"Please, my dear, you can go very far," the Wizard said, holding out his hand. "Both of you can." He pointed to Glinda and she rushed forward, eagerly taking his hand.
"Oh, thank you, Your Ozness," she said eagerly.
"Because both of you deserve the chance to fly," he said, gesturing for Elphaba to join them. "With you two by my side, there's nothing we couldn't do."
"No!" Elphaba screamed, backing away from him and clutching the Grimmerie to her chest. "I thought I could trust you and that you would help me, but all you've done is opened my eyes to who you really are. You're a powerless and cowardly man who sits behind a contraption ruling Oz through a toy. There was nothing you could ever do to help me. And I'll let you know that I'd rather fight you for the rest of my life than join your little alliance with Madame Morrible and lie to Oz."
She ran out of the room, past a startled Madame Morrible.
"Elphie, come back!" Glinda yelled, running after her. "I'm sorry, your Ozness, but I'll go fetch her back for you. This is all just a terrible mistake, she didn't mean anything of what she just said, honest."
Glinda ran out of the room after Elphaba.
"We have to get her before she tells anyone anything," the Wizard said, running behind his throne. "She knows too much."
"I will do what I can," Madame Morrible said, curtsying to him before rushing out of the room.
The skeleton above the throne rose up into the ceiling and a large, golden head lowered down in its stead, hovering just above the throne. The lights went out and the torches around the edge of the room burst into flame. "Guards! Guards!" the head yelled, its eyes burning with a red fire.
Five guards rushed into the room immediately, saluting the giant head.
"There is a dangerous girl loose in the castle. Her skin is as green as sin and if she isn't stopped, she will cause much harm to my city and my people. Find her, capture her, and bring her to me!"
"Yes, Your Ozness!" the guards said in unison, saluting the great head before splitting up and running off in different directions to find Elphaba.
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Elphaba pounded down the hall, the Grimmerie clutched close to her chest. She could hardly believe that had just happened. Not only had she caused harm to an innocent animal, but the Wizard and Madame Morrible had planned it out in advance and the Wizard was behind the Animal Banns popping up all over Oz.
Coming to a small wooden door, Elphaba yanked it open and started running up the stairs she found there. She could here someone calling after her, but she dared not stop and wait for them. For all she knew, it could be the Wizard, Madame Morrible, or the guards the Wizard was sure to send after her.
"Elphaba, I said… to wait… up!" someone yelled, and she heard the door slam shut and footsteps on the stairs behind her.
She came to another door and burst through it into a large, circular room with large windows looking down on the city. Glinda suddenly burst into the room behind her, her face red. Elphaba quickly went to the door and slammed it shut, barring it shut with a broomstick she found leaning against the wall. Turning to the room, she quickly scanned the walls for a door that would lead out, but there were only the windows.
"There aren't any more stairs!" Glinda exclaimed, going to one of the windows and looking down. "And I am not jumping from this high up. We would never make it."
"It would be better to die than work with that trickster," Elphaba muttered.
Glinda turned to Elphaba angrily. "Why did you have to do that?" she yelled. "I mean, really, you couldn't just stay calm for once? This is just like what you did with that lion cub at Doctor Dillamond's memorial service! And in the front hall when we were getting our room assignments at the beginning of the year! Is there any possible way you can control your temper? You know what, you've ruined everything for yourself. You'll be lucky if the Wizard ever forgives you for what you did back there! And you think you're the smartest person in Oz, too! Well, guess what? You aren't!"
"Excuse me?" Elphaba whispered dangerously. "You were the one who missed the whole point of that. They want to use me to create minions for them out of innocent animals so they can spy on Animals and kill and capture them! I came here partly because I wanted the Wizard to lift the Animal Banns, and here I found out that the Wizard is behind it all along with Madame Morrible! And you're snuggling up to that bastard and groveling at his feet like you're his personal servant because you just want to feel important!"
"Citizens of Oz!" a voice suddenly said, echoing throughout the city. Elphaba and Glinda rushed to the window, looking down to see Madame Morrible standing on a balcony, addressing a crowd of Ozians below her. "There is an enemy who must be found and captured. Believe nothing she says, she tells only lies. She is responsible for the mutilation of these poor, innocent monkeys."
There were gasps as the cage of winged monkeys was revealed and people began to scream in terror. Madame Morrible continued. "Her green skin is an outward sign of the evil that lurks beneath the surface. This distortion, this… repulsion, this… Wicked Witch!"
People began to scream and Elphaba and Glinda turned away from the window. Elphaba closed her eyes, leaning against an old wardrobe for support as anger coursed through her body.
"Oh, Elphie," Glinda said, taking her hand comfortingly. "Don't be afraid."
Elphaba shook her head, opening her eyes and grinning. "But I'm not afraid," she whispered, looking down at Glinda. "It's the Wizard and Madame Morrible who should be afraid… of me."
"No, Elphie, just… say you're sorry," Glinda said quickly. "Before it's too late. I'm sure the Wizard will forgive you and let you go back to Shiz, at least, if you don't want to help him. But don't give up your dream. Do you remember how excited you were to see him earlier? You can still have everything you've dreamed of, everything that you've ever wanted."
"You don't understand, Glinda," Elphaba said, yanking her hand out of the blonde's and walking away, her back facing her friend. "I don't want it anymore. All my life, I've had people bossing me around and telling me what to do. My father and Nessa at home, Madame Morrible and my professors at Shiz, and now the Wizard? This is my chance to break away from all of that. I don't want to be manipulated like a chess piece on a board. I don't want to be a pawn of the Wizard."
Glinda gaped at her. "Elphie…" she whispered.
"No, Glinda," Elphaba said harshly. "I've made my decision, I'm not going to start second-guessing myself now. That only leads to mistakes, and look what's happened to me before. I'm not going to ignore what I know now and pretend that everything is fine and dandy, because it isn't. It's time that I took charge of my own life. No one is going to boss me around anymore, and if I'm trapped here in this tower…"
She moved over to the window and opened it, looking over the ledge. "I'm going to close my eyes, leap… and defy gravity."
"Get away from there, you're going to kill yourself," Glinda said, grabbing Elphaba by the arm and pulling her away. "I don't know how to get this through to you, Elphaba, but you're being delusional. You're being delusional. The Wizard…"
"Stop it, Glinda," Elphaba said, pulling away from Glinda again. "No, everyone has always told me what can and can't be done. Well, my father told me that I would never get into Shiz University, and look, I'm enrolled at Shiz. Everyone told me, even I told myself, that you and I would never become friends, and look at us! We're in the Emerald City together!"
"Standing in the Wizard's attic debating whether or not you're going to jump out of a window!" Glinda said, putting her hands on her hips. "Elphaba, this isn't the right thing to do. The Wizard can help!"
"You know, there are some things I can't do," Elphaba said, completely ignoring Glinda's statement. "But I'm never going to find out unless I try it out for myself. Look, Glinda, I can't go back there, and I can't go back to Shiz, either. It's not the place for me. I've never done anything for myself because I've always been afraid that I would lose my sister and my father… but now I realize I've already lost them. There's nothing here for me."
"Let me guess, you're going to defy gravity," Glinda said in a sarcastic tone, crossing her arms over her chest.
There was banging on the door. "Open up in the name of the Wizard!" a guard yelled, and there was more banging.
"You've run out of time, Elphaba, you have to do whatever you're going to do quickly or go back to the Wizard," Glinda said. "And I personally suggest you go back to the Wizard and apologize. Come on."
"The levitation spell," Elphaba said, kneeling on the ground and flipping through the pages of the Grimmerie. She came to the page and began to chant. "Ah tay…"
"You stop that…"
"…ah tu…"
"…right now…"
"…teckum ahr…"
"...that's what started…"
"…rahr tum…"
"…this mess in the first place. Put that…"
"…ah tay…"
"…away and…"
"…ah tu…"
"…just…"
"…teckum ahr rahr tum…"
"…STOP!!!"
There was a loud bang and both girls waited breathlessly for the wings to sprout out of Elphaba's back. Nothing happened.
"Elphie, where are your wings?" Glinda whispered. "Maybe you aren't as powerful as you think you are."
Elphaba's head drooped and she looked over at the door as the guards continued to bang on it. Then she saw the broom she had barred the door with hovering in the air. Her eyes widened as she realized that she had cast the spell on the broom instead of herself. Glinda followed her gaze and backed away.
"Sweet Oz," she whispered. "Elphie…"
"Oh, I told you, Glinda," Elphaba said, stowing the Grimmerie in her satchel, getting up, rushing over to the broom, grabbing it out of the air, and holding it out to Glinda. "Quick, get on."
"What?" Glinda asked. "Do you know how unsafe that is?"
"Glinda, come with me," Elphaba said earnestly. "Think of what we could do… together. The Wizard was right. With the two of us together, we could do anything we wanted to. We both have power, Glinda, and we can use it to help the Animals, overthrow the Wizard, and establish a new government."
"We could, couldn't we?" Glinda whispered, putting a hand on the broom and taking Elphaba's hand in her own. "Together."
"Yes, Glinda, together," Elphaba said, grasping her hand tightly. "Just you and I. Think about it. We'd be unstoppable. So, are you coming?"
Glinda backed away. "Oh, Elphie… you're trembling," she said, going over to the wardrobe and pulling out a thick, black hooded cloak. She put it around Elphaba's shoulders, clasping it at her neck. "I can't come, Elphaba. This… this is what I saw in Yackle's crystal ball. Please, just… stay here with me. We can do the same thing here, in the Wizard's Palace. Look, we can overthrow the Wizard from the inside."
"No, Glinda, I can't stay here," Elphaba said. "I'm sorry. But I hope you're happy."
"You, too," Glinda whispered, grasping her friend's shoulder tightly.
The door suddenly burst open and Elphaba disappeared into the shadows as guards streamed into the room. Two of them grabbed Glinda by the arms, restraining her.
"Elphaba, come back!" Glinda yelled. "There's been a big misunderstanding; she really doesn't mean any harm. What are you doing to me? Get off me!"
"It's not her that you want," Elphaba said, and a blast of light knocked the ring of guards surrounding her off their feet. "I'm the one you want, it's me! It's me!" She flew out of the window, looking down at the Emerald City and the terrified citizens who had gathered to see her. Her cloak billowed out around her, making her seem even more terrifying.
"Don't think I'm just going to go away!" she yelled, her voice somehow amplified. "I'm going to be watching you, and you had better make sure that you don't leave an opening in your security, because as soon as I see an opportunity, I'm going to take it. And if you ever need me… well, look to the western sky."
This last statement was aimed at Glinda. She locked eyes with her best friend before turning and flying off into the sunset.
Hope you liked it. As you might know, this is the turning point of the story, and I'm really looking forward to writing the rest. I have some things planned that aren't included in the musical or the book. Thank you to ghostly bender for reviewing the last chapter. I'm kind of put out by the lack of reviews, actually. I would really appreciate it if you did review. I really appreciate all suggestions and comments, really, I do. Thank you to all of my other reviewers and to my readers. Tell me what you think about this chapter. Thanks again!
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