Here is another chapter. Hopefully I can keep this up. Enjoy!

Chapter 36

The Emerald City had never been tenser than it was that morning, all the citizens were ordered to stay in their homes, keep their children close. Today was the day of the eclipse. In Oz, there wasn't many things that could hold such magic.

The Eclipse, was when it became a lunar eclipse in the human world, while a solar in Oz. Connecting the magic of both worlds, its power unmatchable, if any dark magic were able to harness that power, Oz would soon be turned to nothing.

All of Oz was in worry, but no one worried more than a young blonde standing at her room window, something had been in her mind constantly, a sting of doubt. What if she failed? If she did not save Oz, her family, if they couldn't do this, then all of Oz would end.

The end of the magic..the world that she had come to love so much. Her eyes closed trying to banish the thoughts from her mind. She had to focus, this had to be right.

"You stare out just like your mother used to." The young girl looked to see a green witch walk up to her with a gentle smile, a green hand laid on her shoulder.

"I'm that obvious….Elphie I missed you." The green witch smiled and hugged the young witch close.

"You can do this Lin, we can do this. I know it. We all can as long as we do it together." Lin smiled hugging the woman that had watched over her all these years, who made sure she felt a mother's love even when her mother was so far away. A world away.

"Thank you Idina…" the witch wihsipered finally finding her nerves relaxing as the green witch hugged her close.

"Ready?"

"I was born for this wasn't I?" lin joked trying to smile. She could feel the doubt in the bottom of her stomach begin to melt away.

"Lin? Elphie?" They both turned to see Nessa and Talley's spirit quietly come in. But when Lin saw Talley's spirit something had changed. She didn't smile nor did she frown. She walked over to Elphaba and hugged her quietly. As Elphaba's hand went through her daughter's hair, Lin noticed the dark shine to them.

"Talley-"

"Mama can we go now."

"Hold on baby. We need to get ready. I want you to rest with Liir. Ok. He will protect you I promise." Talley nodded, obviously never wanting to leave her mother. She glared at Lin, after she went back to her body she felt the fear grow towards Lin. Something about her made her want to stay away.

With one last look at Lin she vanished back to her body. Elphaba bit her lip a little worried about her baby. But right now Oz was what needed her most.

"Elphaba it's time. They are waiting." Elphaba smiled gently hugging her sister, she had thought she would never see again.

"Thank you Nessa…For everything. I'm so glad your back." She nodded

"It's good to be back Elphaba. Now go. Hurry." The green witch nodded , her and Lin quickly took off to meet Glinda, Megan, Amanda, Arya, Jen, and Kerry all wearing serious faces, though the worry within them was easily seen through their masks.

Elphaba hugged Glinda tight, she was so happy to be back, she couldn't remember much from what happened, only that her best friend had impressed her again by her way of reading her. It showed Glinda was truly just as powerful as her. Even though she had always though that she was always that powerful. Glinda just needed a push.

"It's time" Glinda smiled.

"To defy gravity one last time" they hugged one last time before Jen and Glinda headed up in her bubble, Elphaba and Kerry on her broom, Meg and Dimitri on their horses with Amanda close behind.

Lin watched them all leave to their spots, her nerves starting up again as her wand slowly appeared in her hand. As she stared at it, she still couldn't believe it had all come down to this. She felt a hand on her shoulder, turning around she came face to face with her cousin, graced one in her hand.

"Well sis, you ready." Lin smiled hugging her. "With my family I always am."

Zandra's POV

The sun slowly began to rise as I watched my army begin to march towards the city. I was so close, so close to the power I so rightfully deserved. After all these years, so much planning, so much pain.

I would finally get what I wanted. It was what I wanted….wasn't it? Her hand went to the bracelet around her wrist, knowing an old friend was wearing it as well. She couldn't think back to that time, a time when everything was peaceful.

Was that what she missed?

"Why should you care Zandra…why should you. Gain the power. Erase your pain." She convinced herself, letting all the light leave her body as she had done so many times. The dark was sometimes comforting. Yet the light took some pain away.

For a rare moment, as the dark witch saw her power going towards the emerald gates she questioned herself.

Was this what she wanted? Or was this what Morrible wanted? She saw back to when Morrible took her on as her own.

You will fulfill my dreams, you will earn your respect. The way you were meant to be treated. As a ruler of Oz.

Her words echoed throughout her mind. The dark witch sighed, it wasn't her. She had become something she wasn't. But the darkness was too deeply rooted within her. She needed to do this. She couldn't walk away. The little bit of light she had light within her heart hoped Riley and the witches would end this soon.

Then all the light left the dark witch, she was surrounded by dark magic and would forever be until she died.

"Let the final battle begin."