Oz 3

Hopefully, people are actually reading this. This is my first fanfiction so I'm sorry for the mistakes in the past posts. I've got a beta now so fingers crossed my published stories won't show my bad grades in GCSE English.

Anyway let's head off back to Oz now

Elphaba was crouched down behind giant crates. It was pitch black. She was well hidden. The train carriage rattle around her, gently rocking her to sleep. She couldn't help it, she was so worn out.

Elphaba needed to get to her meeting point of Shiz. The fastest way to get there was by the locomotive. She'd sneak on board in the cover of darkness just before departure. Getting into the luggage hold and hiding immediately. She had about an hour till her destination, knowing the train would only stop for a short while.

There was a clank as the train stopped but she still slept. Dreaming of being held in Fiyero's arms, his hand running gently up and down her spine. Her palm on his warm chest. Hearing the gentle beating of his heart. He begins nuzzling her ear and a gentle moan of Fiyero leaves her lips.

She wakes up suddenly. Confused as to where she was. Shaking her head as she beings to remember.

It was then that she realized the train had stopped. An eery silence had engulfed the dark space.

Jumping up quickly she tried to navigate her way in the blackness to the door.

There was another clunk and a screech as the train set off again.

" No no no" she muttered, annoyed at herself for drifting off.

She got to the wall and let her hand reach around still trying to locate the exit.

Eventually finding it.

Pulling the door towards her the movement of the train caused a strong breeze to enter the carriage. Looking out she could she Shiz. It's a shadow cast a black portrait against the large moon. But it was disappearing amongst the hills. Elphaba looked down at the moving grass. She had to jump down. It was the only way. The only problem was that in the darkness it was difficult to judge how far down that grass was.

Taking an intake of breath she leapt.

Landing with a thump. She rolled away from the tracks trying to conceal herself in her cloak while the train passed. Laying flat to the ground. The grass in her face.

She stayed there for a couple of minutes until she was positive it was safe to move. Sitting up she wiped herself down, then went to stand. A sharp pain hit her leg as she tried to get upright. Looking down at her leg she could just about see that it was covered in blood. The warm liquid dribbling down her thigh. Holding it, hoping to relieve some pain, she turned and began hobbling towards her destination still cursing herself for falling asleep.

Elphaba pushed the large oak doors open, making her way into the great hall of Shiz. It was dark, the moonlight squeezing its way through the dirty windows proving the only light.

The tables and chairs were draped with sheets. Crates of a mismatch of items lay everywhere.

Searching for a candle she lit it and held it to exam the injury. Pulling off her cloak she tore off strips and wrapped them around the wound, hoping to stop it getting more infected.

Reaching into her satchel and pulling out the remaining apple she sat and ate by the light of the candle.

xxxxx

Glinda stood outside the main entrance to the emerald city. A small pink suitcase to her side.

She was wearing what she considered to be a practical outfit of a pink blazer and skirt suit with a small hat to match. She had chosen to wear flats as she didn't actually know what she had in store for her once she went up in her bubble and landed in Shiz.

Last night while laying on her bed staring at an empty bottle sobbing, a letter appeared. It fluttered down from the ceiling, landing next to her. Picking it up confused, it read 3 words "GO TO SHIZ".

So for some unknown reason, she obeyed the strange letter.

Taking a quick sip of her hip flask she concentrated her energy, creating a bubble around her she floated gracefully towards destination.