Chapter 7: The Battle of Magic and Blade

Elphaba was sitting in the forest trying to calm her tears. She knew, all too well, her mother would be full of rage when she found out she couldn't go though with the plan.

"What am I to do?" Elphaba asked, herself as she wiped her tears with her fingers before the liquid could burn her face. Suddenly the Wicked Witch caught sight of her hands. They were green again. "How could this be? Mother said I would only change back to my true skin color if Princess Glinda drank the green elixir." Elphaba dung into her pocket to find the green bottle, but to her horror found it was missing.

"I must have dropped when I ran out of Glinda's room! That means...oh, Sweet Oz, she must have seen it and drank the green elixir!" Suddenly Elphaba hear a great roar and shout. "What in Oz is going on?"

Just then Chistery flew though the trees to her side. "Your mother and Prince Fiyero are fighting! You must get there as fast as possible! I have bought your flying broom to quicken your trip."

"Thank you, Chistery, my loyal friend. I am off now. Hopefully I can get there before it's too late."

"Let your love for Princess Glinda quicken your trip," The winged monkey added, with a bow of his head. Elphaba smiled at his genuine words before mounting her broom and taking off into the sky.

...X...

Prince Fiyero battled the dragon Maleficent, and whipped his sword about hoping to at least wound her in someway if he couldn't kill her.

"We have to help him. The Unnamed God knows Prince Fiyero won't last long without our aid," Madam Morrible pointed out.

"I'm on it," Yackle replied, as she whispered a spell, and just as Maleficent was going to bit Fiyero's head off a puff of dust flew up, and hit her in the eyes.

"Aw, Yackle stop ruining the fun. Let's see if this pompous Prince can hold his own," Nanny said, as she stared out the window to watch.

"I'm not doing this for Fiyero. I'm doing this for Princess Glinda. If Fiyero loses Glinda will never wake up," Yackle retorted, as she set another round of dust at the Dark Witch.

"I wouldn't be so sure about that," Nanny muttered, as she flew back over to the sleeping Princess and held her hand.

"Don't worry, fair Good Witch, I know your hero will be here soon," Nanny then added in a whisper. "I know she won't let you down."

...X...

"Oh, I hope I'm not too late," Elphaba mumbled, as she pushed the broom into a faster speed. The Wicked Witch looked like a black cloud shooting across the sky. "Curse, this whole mess!"

As she passed over the line of trees the Wicked Witch could see the battle taking place in the distance.

"Here I come mother. Here I come my Princess Glinda."

...X...

"You are battered and beaten!" Maleficent shouted, as she focused on the wounded Prince who had lost his shield during the fight. "Time for you to die!"

"She's going to kill him!" Madam Morrible shouted in worry.

Thinking quickly Yackle grabbed her wand and whispered a spell upon Fiyero's sword. In turn the sword began to glow and shine with its newly acquired power.

"Throw the damn sword at her you brainless dope!" Nanny screamed, at him. "Sweet Oz, do we have to do everything?"

"Mother!" Elphaba's yell could be heard echoing in the distance.

"Elphaba?" Maleficent questioned, as she turned her head in the direction of her daughter's voice.

With the Dark Witch distracted Prince Fiyero sent the sword flying towards Maleficent. With the power, given by Yackle, the sword hit the Dark Witch in the chest, and she let out a painful cry as she started to turn back into her original form. Using her last amount of strength the Dark Witch ripped the sword from her chest and threw it away. Once Fiyero saw his shot was true, he ran off back to where Glinda laid.

Maleficent then fell upon the ground breathing hard and seizing her chest. Blood was rising from her mouth and her eyes seemed foggy. Her loyal crow flew to her side and nuzzled her neck to will her up.

"Mother, oh mother, I am here," Elphaba cooed, as she leaped off her broom, held the wounded Dark Witch against her.

"Elphaba, my daughter, you are here for my final moments," Maleficent whispered, as she let a weak smile come across her lips.

"You must finish the plan, my daughter...my Wicked Witch. You must finish what was started, so long ago."

"I plan to mother, but first I'm going to cast a healing spell on you," Elphaba said, as she whispered a spell. "That should help."

"Forget about me and go and get to the Princess. Fiyero is headed there as we speak." The Dark Witch was having a hard time speaking her words. "Go, my daughter, I have my feather friend to watch over me. Please go..."

The green woman nodded her head as she took up her broom and flew towards the castle where the Princess laid asleep. With the help of her magic broom Elphaba got to Glinda's window quickly, but she arrived there just in time to see Fiyero kissing the Princess.