I'm on a roll, here is another update for all of you.

Chapter 37

Little Elina and Calia watched from their new room, which had the view of the whole City of Emeralds. Both twins couldn't believe that they were the aunt of the most powerful witch well to them Elphaba was the best, their little hearts were so happy to be seeing all of this.

Their bright eyes looked up to the sky seeing Linny rise in her bubble with a girl named Arya to a pillar at the center of the city, an O and a Z in the middle of it, but a small place where they both could stand on it. In the city there were pillars on the north, south east and west of the City each one having a symbol for the country out from the Emerald City.

"Hey Elina look!" Calia called out pointing out through the city to see a green witch land on the western pillar. Her broom clutches tight in her hand with her guardian close beside her.

"WOW! Aunt Elphie is sooooo cool!" Elina said in awe, in little head she knew then she wanted to be just like her Aunt Elphaba. There was no doubt about it.

Though the two were oblivious to how important this was, Linda looked around from her pillar with Arya unsure of how this was going to play out. She could see in the distance the army of dark armor coming towards the city. It caused her to grip her wand tight, she could feel herself shaking a bit.

"Lin, relax this is going to work. It's almost time" Lin nodded looking out to Elphaba then to her mother at the other pillar. She couldn't believe it. Her eyes looked to the sky seeing the moon getting ready to come in front of the sun.

"We have 15 minutes, that's all we have as soon as the eclipse begins." Arya explained to her cousin as she looked out to the gate of the city, she knew her mother was there waiting. She would be the first to die if she took any hard hits from Zandra or her army. She couldn't handle the thoughts of it all. But this was reality and she needed to face it with the one thing all of her family used.

Hope.

"Its time!"

Everyone heard Amanda shout out from the Munchkinland Pillar to the east. That's when she felt it. Lin winced as she noticed her marks felt like they were being filled with magic. She looked at her hand to see all of her markings glowing; with one look up she saw the eclipse had begun.

At first her mind was blank, unsure of what she was supposed to do. No one had told her what this meant or why she had to do it.

"Concentrate Lin; just let it flow through you." Arya said encouraging her as she lifted her sword in the air. Lin nervously closed her eyes, thinking of Peter as a way for her to relax. She felt the magic, she could feel it swirling around her, and how it called. She knew what was to be done.

She lifted her wand in the air, not realizing she was right under the moon and sun that made the eclipse.

All of Oz went dark as a bright emerald light began to shine from Linda's wand, Riley watched in awe as Jen held up her sword, as did Kerry and Dimtir, while Elphaba, Megan and Glinda held out their hands towards Lin.

It all began to fit together in Riley's mind, the four witches. North, South, East and West, their guardians, the guardians of those lands. Finally meeting with the center of all of their magic.

Emerald, the City of Emeralds. It was lin. That's why Zandra wanted her so badly. She was the youngest but the most powerful witch of all of them. She completed the puzzle Morrible could never put together. She needed all this power to control the power of both worlds.

"It's begun.." She whispered in shock.

"Yes but not for long, that magic is mine." Riley turned full speed meeting the cold dark eyes of Zandra as she stood in front of Riley.

"Well I thought they would have given you a better job Riley. Guarding the gate? That's a guards job not yours. I believe they want you dead." Zandra chuckled the dark magic over powering her words and thoughts.

Riley gripped her sword, looking at Zandra's eyes she near her friend wasn't in there at the moment. But that she had to put pain and memories aside to protect her family.

"No, they gave me the honor of defeating the monster I created as a young girl." That caused Zandra to glare in cold anger and hate.

"Then you will be the first one to die." Zandra quickly shot magic at Riley, her heart not wanting to but she was of no use to fight. Riley dodged as quickly as possible pulling out her duel swords, the very swords that Zandra and her had made when they had fighting lessons together. She had to trigger any feeling, memory, a sense in Zandra, the darkness in her was so over powering. And Riley near deep down, it was all her fault. She had to right this wrong.

"They will not win this." Riley lunged knocking Zandra off her horse, she fought punching scratching doing whatever she could to hold them off. But as she got ready to strike her a yell was heard.

"No! Aunt Zandra! Please don't do this!" Lucy and her mother run out of the gate, their faces in worry and hurt.

'Please Riley no!" Zandra smirked kicking Riley off alittle hard, causing Riley to land on her arm wrong.

"Oh Poor Riley hurt her arm. Here let me help" With that Zandra twisted Riley's arm hearing a sickening crack.

"AHH! Zan Stop please!" Zandra felt a tear come to her eye as she saw the pain Riley had experienced. She was a monster. She had hurt her friend again. Her eyes looked to Lucy and Mala. Her little niece that only brought the light out of her. Her little magic was special. A magic of pure healing.

"Aunt Zandra, please! Im begging you!" Zandra for a moment dropped Riley and tried to back away as her army began to storm the gates of the city.

Lucy held out her hand.

'Please Aunt Zandra end it. Riley is your friend, your best friend. You still wear each other's bracelets. Please…let it go. Let the darkness leave you."

Zandra stood completely still unable to move from her spot the battle within her was just as great as the battle going on around them, the same within a young blonde at the center of the city.