Title: Going, Going, Gone…
Author: b u b b l e t r a v e l e r
Disclaimer: As of today, I don't own Wicked.
Description: I'm finally uploading a story. This is the thoughts/actions of certain characters after Defying Gravity. Please r/r, and be gentle!
Chapter 1: Elphaba
"Look at her, she's wicked!"
That was all that Elphaba when she'd flown high above the citizens of Oz. If only they knew, she thought…maybe, just maybe things would be different. She'd almost fallen off of her broom, thinking of how happy she'd be if things were different. If things had gone right, she'd be working hand in hand with the Wizard to make Oz a better place. But that was just it; the Wizard didn't care much about Oz. It was all about him. All about his image.
All about popular.
Just thinking of the word 'popular' made Elphaba's heart ache for Glinda. Though she missed Glinda sorely, she couldn't help but resent her. Resent her for not having the courage to stand up to the Wizard, to defy gravity, to give up that ludicrous popular lifestyle. Glinda was just unable to shed the ribbons and curls for…well, nothing.
And it truly was nothing; Elphaba's possessions were now her dress, cloak, broom, her mother's bottle and the Grimmerie. To sum it up, nothing.But shenever had a problemowning nothing. The few things she owned in her younger days never mattered to her. Most of them were unimportant, at least. The only object she ever felt any care over was her mother's bottle.
As the sky darkened into a beautiful shade of lavender, Elphaba realized that she couldn't fly around all night. She needed shelter. She rose high into the sky, scouring for something…anything. She noticed a small opening in a large forest…the Great Gillikin, she assumed.
In one, swift move she glided down towards it, taking on a great speed. As she collided with the ground, she tumbledclumsily off the broom; sleep had overtaken her before she'd hit the ground.