Chapter 30
"Princess, what happened?" Kelebek asked as Elphaba let her in via the balcony door. She was the first to arrive as she was the easiest to find. Doctor Brown was the next person Chistery went to find while he alerted Lieutenants Bahram and Ash to help him find Zara.
"I'm not entirely sure but I may need your claw if I can't help her," the green woman said as they moved closer to the bed. Kelebek looked over the non-moving teenager in the bed and then she looked over at Derya. The teenager was a mess and the young Griffin didn't blame her.
"We'll figure this out little one," Kelebek promised.
"Why would she hide whatever it is from me? She knows she can tell me anything," Derya said.
"Sometimes people get to a point where they have trouble with everyday activities. Life feels like it's dragging them down and they don't know how to fix it. Nothing makes them feel like they used to. It gets harder to get out of bed and to connect with people they used to tell everything. They seem fine on the outside but on the inside…" Elphaba explained.
"So, she was suffering and didn't know how to tell me?" Derya asked.
"Possibly. Maybe she thought she could use magic to fix it. As far as I know though, magic can't be used to fix that. There is a lot of things magic can do but when it comes to emotions and the brain," the Princess admitted.
"My claw could help but I'm not sure if what she's going through is induced by magic it will," Kelebek was being honest. That's when Doctor Brown and Chistery entered the room and the medical man was quickly brought up to speed. He went to check on Izzy.
"I've not seen this before. The last time I did see something similar, the patient's eyes were closed," Brown admitted. He gave Elphaba a look, so as not to upset Derya. The Princess knew what probably came next. Unable to feed the patient, they probably died. The only good news out of that was that Izzy had eaten dinner with them. Her body would not need sustenance in the next few hours.
"What is going on?" Zara asked, the Lieutenants were behind her along with Fiyero. Elphaba quickly brought her up to speed.
"Sweet Oz," Fiyero went to Derya and pulled her into his arms.
"Lieutenant Bahram, I need a letter sent to Glinda and Balfour. Explain the situation and have them out here as soon as possible," Elphaba spoke up.
"Yes Princess," with that Bahram took off for the Aviary.
"Should I bring Bonescraper up to speed?" Lieutenant Ash asked.
"Yes. Perhaps our dragon friends can help. Thank you, Ash," Elphaba said. Ash nodded and took off for the Palace walls, figuring it wouldn't hurt to update the other Griffins as well.
"I'm going to try something and see if it works. Zara, I need you to standby to pull me out," the elder green woman told them.
"You're going to try to get into her mind?" Zara asked.
"That might be the only way to find out if it's medical or it's magical," Elphaba shook her head. The longer Izzy was in that state, the worse things will get, if it was magical, there was no way to tell how bad it would get. The Princess sat down next to the young teenager and placed her fingers on Izzy's forehead and began to chant in the language that only she and Zara understood. Once the chant was complete, she slumped over. Fiyero's eyes went wide but said nothing, hoping his wife knew what to do.
"How does this work?" He asked, helping Derya back into the chair.
"Mom will go in and attempt to find Izzy's consciousness. If she's successful, she'll be able to force Izzy back awake. If she's not, I will need to bring her back. This kind of thing can only be done with two well-trained witches or warlocks. It's not done lightly and if in the next forty-five minutes Mom doesn't wake up on her own, I will have to pull her out," Zara explained.
"What then?" Derya asked.
"If it's medical, we cast a healing spell. If it's not, only Mom would know what to do. Perhaps that is where Kelebek or Bonescraper will need to step in," Zara said. The Duchess hoped that her mother woke up on her own. Fact of the matter was that this could go south and in a hurry.
To Be Continued…