A/N: I'm sooooo sorry for the long wait, but I've had a major writers block lately.

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They got down the mountain faster than they had gotten up. It had stopped snowing as soon as they had started to go down.

They reached what Gandalf said was the entrance. Elphaba didn't see anything special about it. Just a wall of stone. Then the moon came out from behind a cloud. The light made thin lines on the stonewall glow.

"WOW!!" Glinda said looking up at the wall.

"How do we get inn?" Elphaba asked. She looked at the letters on the door. "Speak friend, and enter." She read. "what does that mean.

"it's simple," Gandalf said, "if your a friend, you speak the password and the doors open."

"What's the password?" Pippin asked.

"i don't know." Gandalf said.

"I thought you said you've been here before?" Fiyero asked.

"I have, but last time I came from the other end. You can simply push the doors open from the other side."

"Then how are we gonna get inn?" Glinda asked.

"just give me some time, Lady and I'll figure it out." Gandalf said. He said something in elvish and made some crazy movements with his staff. Nothing happened. He said something else. Still nothing happened. "This is going to take a wile." He said and sat down, thinking. The rest of the company sat down as well.

"How were u able to read that on the door, Elphie?" Glinda asked. Elphaba looked at her, smiling. She'd missed Glinda in the time they had been seperated. The only thing that had stopped her from giving up was Fiyero.

"The text was similar to the text in the Grimmiere. I simply guessed." She said.

"Oh, OK!" Glinda said. Glinda looked over at Legolas. "Hey Elphie!" Glinda said turning to her bestfriend.

"What?" Elphaba said, looking at the blond.

"Do u think Legolas likes me?"

"Why don't you just ask him?" A voice from behind them said. Glinda spun around. Legolas stood there, a smirk on his handsome face. Before Glinda got to reply they heard a splash from the lake. They looked up to see Aragorn stopping Pippin from throwing a second rock.

"Do not disturb the water" He said sternly

"Gandalf, what is the elvish word for friend." Frodo asked.

"Mellon." Gandalf said. The doors started to open. Elphaba jumped up.

"It was a riddle." She said. Pulling Glinda and Fiyero up. The rest off the company stood up as well. They entered through the open doors. Frodo's scream stopped them all in their tracks.

"AHHH!!" Elphaba spun around. Frodo was lifted up into the air by a huge octopus-like creature. Aragorn drew his sword, cutting off the tentacle holding Frodo in the air. He fell to the ground. Sam helped him up, and they all ran inside. The creature broke down the doors behind them, trapping them inside. The darkness surrounding them was so deep, they couldn't even see their own hands in front of them. Then a bright light lit up at the top of Gandalf's staff. They looked around.

"Sweet Oz!!" Glinda exclaimed, when she saw the skeletons littering the ground.

"This is no mine. It's a tomb!" Fiyero said, pulling Elphaba close to him. Legolas pulled a arrow from one of the skeletons and studied it. He threw it away in disgust.

"Goblins!" They all drew their swords.

"We should never have come here." Boromir said.

"That doesn't matter now." Elphaba said. "The doors are seald shut, the only way out is throu the mines. Hopelessness is not going to save us."

"What would a woman know of this matter." Boromir said harshly, "What would a woman know of hopelessness and danger." Fiyero glared at him.

"Elphie has been thrugh more pain than you'd ever know." Glinda said, glaring at the man.

"This is no time to fight!" Gandalf said. "Elphaba is right, the only way out is through."

The company walked through the mines for days. Gandalf remembered most of the paths, but once in a wile he had to stop and think. Late one night, it was Elphaba's turn to watch. She felt something in the shadows and stood up. She drew her sword, and walked towards it.

"Fae." Fiyero said, walking up behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist. She leand into him, restin her head against his chest. "Are you alright?" He asked.

"I though i saw something, but it's gone now." She turned around facing him, his arms still around her waist. He bendt down kissing her lips. The kiss grew more intense, and Fiyero's hands reached her back, starting to open up the back of her dress. She stoped him breaking away from the kiss. "Not here, Yero. Not now." Fiyero pouted. "What if someone wakes up and sees us, plus I'm suposed to hold watch."

"Why don't you go and get some sleep." Fiyero said. "I'll take over for you." She smiled at him.

"Thanks." She gave him a quick kiss on the lips and went over to where the rest of the company were sleeping. She lay down next to Glinda, and fell asleep instantly.

A/N: There you have it. I'll try to have the next chapter up soon, but I can't promise anything. I'm moving in a month so I'll be busy packing.

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