A/N: My personal stuff is not over but I found some quiet time to myself today and I knew I had to finish what I started. I want to thank all of those who have been so supportive and I hope that you enjoy this chapter. I hope to update again soon but I'm not sure when that will be. Thank you again for being so patient.

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Chapter 29

"It must be a side effect of the spell," Glinda nervously chewed her lower lip as she held her friend's head in her lap.

"Unnamed God, I hope so, otherwise I was better off as a Scarecrow," Elphaba shook her head, her sarcasm not wasted on the people in the room.

"Easy way to check," Boq clanked over to her and picked up her right foot and wiggled it.

"You feel anything?" He asked as Elphaba scrunched her face and gritted her teeth.

"Yes," she hissed as the movement of her foot felt like a thousand needles stabbing her.

"You're not paralyzed just weak from lack of movement," Boq said as he gently placed her foot back on the floor and moved closer to her head, where Glinda was.

"Either way that is quite the pickle," the Blonde pointed out.

"I never liked pickles," Elphaba said before chanting some words that neither Glinda nor Boq recognized. Green energy shot from her limp fingers and into her feet. She let out an animalistic scream and Boq clamped his metal hand over her mouth.

"Sweet Unnamed God, you have to warn people," he muttered.

"What did you do?" Glinda asked as the green energy stopped and Elphaba's lower limbs danced about on the floor.

"I stimulated my muscles," Elphaba explained through clenched teeth.

"You better teach me to do that so I can help your arms. I'm bound to be missed by now and that scream will bring the guards coming," her friend said.

"You can't let them in here until I cast a spell to hide the color of my skin. If they find me, we're all dead," the green woman told her.

"Then we best do that spell first," Boq said as the sounds of feet pounding on the green emerald floor reached their ears. Glinda nodded and Elphaba quickly told her the words the blonde needed. The spell had to be cast with a wand and Elphaba's was safe back at the Animal Village. She didn't want it to be found on her if anything went wrong because it would put everyone in danger. After all there was no mistaking the "Wicked" Witch's wand.

"There," Glinda smiled as the color of Elphaba's skin changed to match her own.

"Good. Now…" she didn't finish as the guards started banging on the door.

"Lady Glinda! Are you all right?" Bartholomew's voice came through the door.

"I'm fine. Just stubbed my toe," she told him. It was a very bad lie and the guards didn't believe it.

"You must have stubbed it on an anvil ma'am," he said, "We're coming in," he continued. Then before the room occupants could do anything, the door was leaned into with the shoulders of three Gale Force members and it crashed off the hinges.

"Who is that?" Bartholomew asked without thinking.

"Lady Glinda has cured me of my affliction but I seem to be suffering from some nasty side effects," Elphaba smiled, hoping that the spells were working.

"Doesn't exactly answer my question," the guard pointed out.

"I was the Scarecrow," Elphaba said.

"Then Lady Glinda is a very powerful witch. Perhaps we best get you to the medical professionals for a checkup. I can get the Sergeant and Private," Bartholomew said.

"That won't be necessary. I can handle it," Glinda smiled.

"Of course," Bartholomew smiled.

"Although I could stand a new door," the blonde said.

"Sorry about that. We thought you were in trouble," he turned sheepish.

"Understandable. Just get me a new door and make sure the Private and the Sergeant have everything they need. This young lady must travel back with them and I must finish what I started," Glinda smiled.

"Yes ma'am. Pardon my stupidity but if you could fix this Scarecrow, how come you couldn't fix the other Scarecrow?" Bartholomew asked. Elphaba got the sense that despite just being a guard, Bartholomew was very invested in Glinda; not romantically but as brother and sister. The look in his eyes said that he loved his job and that no one could do it better.

"The other Scarecrow was magically allowed to talk not to be a human," Glinda smiled.

"Oh I see. Well I'll get that new door for you ma'am," he smiled and shoved the other guards out of the room.

"That was close," Boq muttered.

"Too close. Lin, mind if we hurry this up?" Elphaba asked. The blonde nodded and got to work.

To Be Continued…