"Well I guess she told me." Elphaba grinned as she watched Breena leave the cavern. "She's going to have to show me that spell. It might come in," her voice trailed off when she looked at Glinda, "handy." She finished her thought as she nudged the blonde. "Hey, are you all right?"

Glinda blinked as if she were waking from a dream. "What?"

Milynn shared a look with Elphaba. "I think I'll go help Grandmother."

Elphaba gave her a silent thank you as she continued to regard Glinda. "I asked if you were all right."

"I'm fine."

"Are you sure? You were a million miles away just now."

"Elphie…" Her lover's name slipped past her lips as Glinda's mind scrambled for an answer to what she should do. She had to share her suspicions with Elphaba and Breena. It wasn't fair to either of them not to. But what if Elphie got angry because she didn't tell her about the Wizard sooner?

"Glinda?"

She realized she had slipped into her inner turmoil again. "Sorry."

Elphaba put her hands on the blonde's shoulders. "It's obvious something is bothering you. Just tell me what it is."

Glinda opened her mouth to answer but stopped, her brow furrowing when she noticed that Breena wasn't with them anymore. "Where's Breena?"

"She went to see what's taking Leto so long."

"Oh." Glinda cursed her luck. Why did she always have to lose herself in her thoughts when something was bothering her? Maybe if she had been paying attention she could have stopped Breena from leaving. Now she was going to have to think of some way to keep Elphie from grilling her about what was wrong until Breena got back.

She knew just how hard that was going to be when she saw the concern in her love's eyes. "I really must have been spaced out to miss her leaving." She smiled.

"Exactly." Elphaba frowned.

"Don't do that." Glinda put her hand on Elphie's cheek. "I hate those lines on your forehead."

"Well I hate when something upsets you. Did Breena say or do something?"

"Of course not." She was quick to answer, her tone light. "And I'm not upset. I was just thinking."

Elphaba held her gaze. "About?"

"Nothing important." Glinda moved closer to Elphaba. "It will keep until later."

"But…"

She silenced her with a kiss. Elphie tried to pull away but she merely deepened it, loving the feel of the green tinged lips against her own.

"Glinda the Good!"

They both jumped when the new, distinctly male voice split the air.

"Holy Shiz!" Lion put his hand on his chest. "Who did that?"

"Don't look at me." Fiyero shrugged.

"Well if it wasn't one of you then who was it?" Betak looked at both of them.

"We're here to save you, your Goodness! Come out immediately!"

Milynn frowned as she walked toward the entrance. "There are Gale Force guards outside!"

"What?" Elphaba joined her. "How did they find us?"

Before anyone could answer a shot rang out.

"Elphie!" Glinda's heart fell to her toes, but it wasn't the green woman who staggered backward clutching her stomach.

"They can't even see us." Milynn looked at the blood on her hands in disbelief. She chortled as she turned to look at everyone else. "Talk about a lucky shot." Elphaba caught her as her knees buckled.

"Milynn!" Betak started toward her.

"I've got her." Lion hurried over, scooping the redhead up and taking her to her grandmother who motioned for him to put her on the table.

"Oh shit." Elphaba's eyes got big when she saw a wave of guards rushing toward the cavern. "Clarus!"

Her spell hit the guards in front knocking them into some of their companions behind but only taking out about half of the attackers.

"We're in trouble!" She yelled over her shoulder, trying to put herself between everyone else and the guards.

"Elphie?" Glinda came up behind her.

"Get back Glinda!"

"But…"

"I can't let anything happen to you." Elphaba locked eyes with her. "Remember that I love you." With that she gestured at the blonde. "Placidus agito."

"Elphaba?" Glinda frowned when she felt herself being propelled backwards, her feet literally dragging the ground. "You're using magic against me?" She glared at her for a moment before realizing her love was too busy concentrating on her to see just how close the guards were getting. "Elphaba, watch out!"

Her warning came too late. Elphaba was knocked off her feet as the Gale Force flooded into the cavern.

"Fae!" Fiyero started into the fray.

"Stay here." Lion put his paw on Betak's shoulder before going to help out.

The second Elphaba fell the spell broke and Glinda was free to move again. "Elphaba!" She ran toward the front of the cavern, swallowing hard when she saw what had to be at least fifty guards either in the cavern or trying to gain access.

"Absentis!"

Breath she didn't realize she'd been holding rushed from her lungs as a group of guards went flying out of the cavern and Elphaba climbed to her feet. "Elphie." Her relief was short lived as one of the guards grabbed her arm. "Let go of me!"

"But I'm here to help you, your Goodness." The man looked at her earnestly.

"I don't want your help!" Glinda struggled a moment longer before saying, "Agito!" She couldn't help but smile when the guard went flying into some of his counterparts.

"Glinda?!"

She looked up when she heard Elphaba's stressed voice. "I'm…" A guard bumped into her, knocking her to the ground. She quickly used her arms to cover her head to keep from getting trampled.

"Glinda!" Elphaba tried to shove her way through the guards to get to the blonde but didn't have much luck. "Damn it!" She growled as she cast another clearing spell, knocking a bunch of the guards toward the back of the cavern. Her breath caught in her throat when she saw Glinda lying on the ground.

"Got you, Witch!" One of the guards grabbed her in a vice like grip, pinning her hands to her sides.

"Let go of her!" Lion appeared out of nowhere, broadsiding the guard.

Unfortunately the guard kept his hold on Elphaba and she ended up at the bottom of the heap as they tumbled to the ground.

"Sorry about that." Lion said sheepishly as he threw the guard away from the witch.

"Don't worry about it." Elphaba climbed to her feet, wincing when she tried to put weight on her left leg.

"Elphie?!" Glinda was instantly at her side. "Are you all right?"

"Forget about me, did they hurt you?"

"I'm…"

"You're bleeding!" Elphaba inspected a cut on her forehead.

"I think we're going to have a lot more than a few bumps and bruises to worry about." Lion drew their attention to the ring of guards who were now surrounding them.

"Get away from her!"

Elphaba caught a glimpse of Betak hitting a guard over the head with a pan as he tried to touch Milynn. "Presidium." She quickly cast a protection spell on the two of them before returning her attention to the more pressing threat in front of her.

Glinda slipped her hand into a green one. "What are we going to do?"

"I don't know." Elphaba shook her head.

"You're coming with us, Glinda." One of the guards finally spoke.

Elphaba glared at him. "Over my dead body."

Another guard grinned. "That can be arranged."

"Would you just get on with it already?" Lion sighed.

"Concentrate on them and try this." Breena's voice suddenly sounded from the entrance. "Amitto."

Elphaba grinned, partly because she knew her cousin was relatively safe and partly because several of the guards around them disappeared without a trace. Her relief was short lived when a guard noticed Breena wasn't paying attention and decked her, knocking her into the cave wall.

"Amitto." Elphaba returned the favor, making him and a few other guards around Breena disappear.

"How are you two doing that?" Glinda was amazed.

"I'm not sure, but I think together we could get rid of them all."

"Then let me clear the way." Lion waded into the guards between them and Breena, roaring as he knocked them out of the way.

"I don't think we can call him cowardly anymore." Elphaba tightened her grip on Glinda's hand, pulling her along as she limped toward her cousin. "Breena?"

"Ow." Breena groaned as she climbed to her feet, swaying ever so slightly as she rubbed the back of her head. "Are you two all right?"

"We will be." Elphaba answered. "Do you think we could…"

"Get rid of these bastards?" Breena finished for her. "I'm right there with you." She grabbed her cousin's free hand. "Glinda, you're magical too so help out."

She nodded. "What do I have to do?"

"Like she said, just concentrate on them and say 'amitto.'"

"What does that mean?"

"Who knows?" Breena shrugged. "But it makes them disappear. I have no idea to where but at least they won't be here."

"On three." Elphaba tightened her grip on the hands in her own. "One, two, three."

Their voices blended on the word, seemingly filling the cavern for a moment before all of the Gale Force guards disappeared.

"I don't know how you did that, but bless you." Fiyero spoke from his place on the ground. Or rather his head did considering the rest of his body was scattered all over the place.

"Look at you!" Lion went to help him.

"Wow." Glinda leaned against Elphaba.

"That was intense." Breena agreed with her. "Is everyone…" She shook her head when she caught sight of Milynn lying on the table. "No." She hurried toward her.

Elphaba barely got her protection spell reversed before her cousin ran into it headlong. She kept Glinda's hand in her own as they followed her across the cavern.

"Milynn?" Breena went to the opposite side of the table as Betak and looked down at her friend.

"Hey." Milynn breathed rather than said the greeting.

"You'll be fine." Breena reassured her.

"There's no exit wound." Betak was all business. "You'll have to remove the bullet first."

"I can…"

"Wait." Milynn worked up enough strength to raise her arm and grip Breena's hand. "Leto?"

"He's…" Breena blinked back tears, knowing she was about to hurt her friend in the worst possible way. "He's dead. The Gale Force got to him before I could."

Glinda gasped, putting her arms around Elphie for comfort. Elphaba did the same, pulling the blonde close.

"They didn't get him." Milynn's voice was weak as she shook her head. "They turned on him."

Breena frowned. "What?"

"You know… the truth." Tears leaked out of Milynn's eyes. "He was working with them."

She couldn't believe what she was hearing. "How did you know?"

"I was too." She winced as she coughed. "In a way."

"You're not making any sense." Breena refused to accept what Milynn was saying. "All of this can wait until I…"

"No!" Milynn's voice was still weak but adamant. "You need to know… I never meant to hurt you. I just…" She took a deep breath. "Wanted a better life."

"No." Breena shook her head, her eyes filling with tears again. "You don't know what you're saying."

"Yes I do." Milynn nodded. "Tell them."

"What?"

"They deserve… to know the truth."

Breena was still shaking her head. "No."

"Milynn, stop talking so Breena can…"

"Say it!" Milynn interrupted her grandmother.

"Leto was the spy!" Breena spit out the words like the dirty little secret they revealed.

"What?" Elphaba frowned.

"I came across him and a Gale Forcer talking. He was…" She swallowed hard. "He was saying that Nevin promised to return his family's money to him in exchange for feeding them information about you." She sighed. "About us."

"No." It was Betak's turn to shake her head.

"Yes." Milynn countered. "For a… long time. That's how they knew Elphaba… was alive."

"And he sent the message about Morrible escaping." Elphaba connected more dots.

"He used… the monkeys. Breena showed him."

"In case he ever needed to use them while I was at the palace." Breena clinched her jaw. "How could you do this?"

"It wasn't… easy." Milynn licked her dry lips. "I found out… right after we were… married. I was going to… tell you, but Leto…" More tears spilled from her eyes. "He said he would take care of me. He said… he would give me everything I ever wanted."

"So you helped him?" Glinda's voice was full of disbelief.

"I loved him." Milynn looked up at Breena. "But I loved you too."

"You have a funny way of showing it." Breena's words were bitter.

"You weren't… supposed to get hurt."

"Well that makes it all better, doesn't it? What about Elphaba? Or Glinda? Or Betak? You put your own grandmother at risk for money?! Hell, you put the whole of Oz in danger!"

"Breena…"

"You're my best friend, Milynn."

"And you're… mine."

"Obviously not."

"Bree." Elphaba knew her cousin was hurting but didn't want her to say something she would regret later.

"What?" Breena growled as she paced away from the table. "She stabbed me in the back, Elly. She took everything we ever had as friends and threw it in my face for what? Blood money from Nevin and Morrible?!" Her tears finally fell. "And I still love her." She swiped angrily at her cheeks. "So you're going to shut up and let me heal you so we can have this out later."

"It's too late." Betak was crying too.

"What?" Breena hurried back to her friend's side. "Milynn?" She leaned in close. "Milynn?!" Tears streamed down her cheeks. "No." She gripped the woman's shoulders. "No!"

"Breena." Betak made her way around the table.

"No." Her voice was barely audible as she buried her head against Milynn's chest and sobbed.

Betak put her arms around Breena, laying her cheek on the girl's back as they both continued to cry.

"Oh Elphie." Glinda burrowed into the green witch's shoulder as her own tears fell.

Elphaba held her close, hoping she would be able to offer similar comfort to her cousin when the time came.