A/N: This one will be wrapping up shortly. I hope you all have been enjoying it. Thanks so much!
Chapter 28
Elphaba stood frozen in her spot, afraid that the deranged Munchkin would do as he said. It seemed that despite the death of Poq, there were still those bent on getting at her.
"Melinda, it's going to be all right," Boq spoke to her, hoping that his words comforted her despite the dagger at her throat.
"There is only one way out of this situation and it is to give us what we want!" The first Munchkin shouted.
"No one dies today. Least of all Elphaba," Boq said.
"Oh someone is going to die today," the voice came from behind the Munchkin holding Melinda. Before anyone realized what was going on, Fiyero stood up on his bed and wrapped his hands around the man's throat.
"Drop the dagger and let the lady go or I squeeze your throat until you can't breathe," he said.
"Try that and I kill her," he flexed the blade and drew blood as it pressed harder into her skin. Fiyero easily flexed his new muscles and squeezed. The air flow began to constrict to the Munchkin and he dropped the knife. Melinda wrenched herself away from her captor and quickly Fiyero released one hand from his throat, only to use it to bash the Munchkin in the face. He fell to the floor unconscious and Elphaba quickly used her magic to subdue the other two.
"Who sent you?" Boq asked. The two refused to answer.
"What is going on?" Khalil and a few Gale Force soldiers arrived in the infirmary not expecting to see what they were seeing.
"These men tried to come after me and they took Melinda hostage but we managed to foil their plans," Elphaba released the two men and the Gale Force soldiers grabbed them.
"Seems we won't be free of the trouble until everything is settled in Munchkinland. I was coming to get the Major General and Boq for dinner. Lady Glinda requested their presence but now I worry that the rest of the Munchkins aren't guarded heavily enough," the Captain shook his head.
"I'd frisk every last one of them, just to be on the safe side," Elphaba nodded.
"I'll pass word down to the Lieutenant. Is everyone all right?" He asked, looking around. Boq had Melinda's back up against him, with one hand holding one of the towels from the stand next to him to her wound, the other hand was intertwined with hers.
"Just a knick. Doctor Haluk might want to take a peek at it," the Munchkin said.
"Indeed I do," the doctor walked over to the two of them.
"All right, well it's the cells for these three. Major General Noli, you and I need to have a word," Khalil was very displeased. As the Munchkins were hauled off and Doctor Haluk took a look at the nurse, Elphaba rushed over to Fiyero.
"Oh Yero, you're awake," she pulled him into her arms.
"And I'm human again," he chuckled, actually feeling her body against his. It had been so long that he did not want to let go when she pushed back.
"Are you all right? Anything feel off?" She asked, taking a look at the hand that had punched the Munchkin.
"I feel wonderful," he said, taking his hand from her and pulling her into another embrace. His lips found hers and for just a few moments, everyone else faded away.
"Oh Yero," she realized just how much she'd missed his touch as they parted, short of breath.
"Fae, I need you to do me one thing," he swallowed.
"What is it?" She asked.
"Marry me before anything else happens," Fiyero said.
"Yes, I will," she beamed.
To Be Continued…
