Chapter 8: True Love's Kiss
After placing the kiss on Glinda's lips Fiyero looked up, to see Elphaba there watching, and gave a snort. "Your mother is dead, your plan is destroyed, and I have awoken the Princess. In the end your wicked plan has failed you Witch."
Fiyero's smug grin soon vanished when he noticed Princess Glinda did not yet awaken. His eyes drew together in confusion as he shook her gently. He had just kissed Glinda, so she should have awaken instantly.
"What dark magic is this? Why hasn't the Princess awaken? She is suppose to rise from her eternal sleep when true love's kiss descends upon her!" Fiyero exclaimed, as he bent down and kissed Glinda for a second and a third time, but she didn't rise.
"Why doesn't the Princess awake from the spell?" Morrible questioned, as she looked to the other fairies for an answer.
"Maybe Maleficent's curse was more powerful than we thought," Yackle suggested.
"You're both wrong!" Nanny huffed. "The reason why Princess Glinda hasn't been freed from the spell yet is because Prince Fiyero isn't her true love. So his kiss doesn't wake her."
"Well if I'm not her true love then who is?" Fiyero demanded, his voice filled with frustration and a touch of anger. Nanny only grinned, and pointed a boney finger in Elphaba's direction.
"There is no way that a Wicked Witch is the Princess' true love," Fiyero spat, as he walked up to the three fairies.
"We won't know until we try," Nanny replied, as she nodded to the green woman to go to Glinda's side.
"No, I won't let this Wicked Witch get close to the Princess!" Fiyero growled, as he went to charge the green woman.
"Stand down and let her give it a try! If you continue to cause a commotion I will turn you into a bug and step on you," Yackle barked, as she pointed her wand at the Prince. Fiyero was quick to halt his actions.
"Go on deary," Nanny cooed, encouraging Elphaba to go near the sleeping Princess. "Go awake your Princess, go awaken your sleeping Good Witch."
Elphaba placed her broom down and walked over to sleeping Glinda. She let out a great breath before removing her mother's dagger from her belt.
Fiyero flinched and made a mummer at the sight of the weapon, but Yackle gave him a look that made him quiet down. Elphaba used the dagger to cut away the vines and the thorns that surrounded the Princess from the spell Maleficent had used.
The green woman then brushed her hand over a pale cheek of the Princess, and looked at her longingly before leaning down and placing a chaste kiss against her lips.
Instantly, once Elphaba pulled away, Princess Glinda's eyes slowly fluttered open. The dark clouds in the sky immediately parted, and a great light shined down upon the Wicked Witch and the once sleeping Good Witch. The vines and thorns, that surrounded the castle, began to wither and die until they were nothing but ash and dust.
Prince Fiyero and the three fairies were rooted in shock as they watched the sleeping spell become lifted. The Wicked Witch had awaken Princess Glinda with true love's kiss.
"Well flip me over and call me a flying fish, she did it!" Yackle shouted in joy. "Elphaba awoke the Princess!"
"Wait, what did you just say?" Madam Morrible asked, in complete confusion. "Never mind, surprisedly I have heard stranger things come out of your mouth."
"Ha! Ha! I knew it! Great job Elphaba! You saved the day!" Nanny cheered.
Elphaba grinned as she caressed Glinda's cheek in a loving manner. She was overjoyed that her Princess was no longer in her forever sleep.
"Elphie, is that you?" Glinda whispered, her voice so gently and angelic that is made the green woman's heart melt.
"It's me, my sweet, you're safe now," Elphaba replied, as she gently helped the Princess up into a sitting position.
Glinda gazed into the green woman's brown eyes, and stroked a emerald cheek as she spoke aloud for all to hear, "I know you. I walked with you once upon a dream. I know you, the gleam in your eyes is so familiar a gleam. Yet I know it's true, that visions are seldom what they seem. But if I know you, I know what you'll do. You'll love me at once the way you did once upon a dream."
"Oh, my sweet, I love you so much," Elphaba replied, as she took the hand on her face and kissed it.
"Elphie, I love you too. I dreamed you would save me." Glinda hugged her green hero tightly as she spoke this words.
"This is bull!" Fiyero shouted. "This Wicked Witch is evil! There is no way she is a hero. It's her fault that Glinda was put under the spell in the first place."
"Will you shove your boot into your mouth!" Nanny spat, as she hit him in the shoulder with her wand before turning to the other two fairies. "We must bring her to the King and Queen at once. They must know Elphaba has broken the spell, and saved the Princess."
"Let's not waste another moment! Let us go now!" Morrible answered, as she clapped her hands in delight.
"You're all mad!" Fiyero shouted. "This Wicked Witch is the cause of this spell."
"No, my mother was the cause of the spell," Elphaba replied, as she gripped Glinda around the waist, and helped her up out of the bed. "I never would harm the Princess."
"It's true," The Good Witch said, with a smile. "Elphaba ran out of my room. She never showed me any type of green elixir bottle. She fled so she wouldn't go though with her mother's plan, but the bottle must have fallen out of her pocket. Nothing more."
"Come, don't waver, you two. We must tell the King and Queen immediately. Follow me," Yackle said, as she motioned for the two women to come this way.
Madam Morrible followed behind and Nanny was about to join them, but was stopped by Fiyero. He was clearly upset about what had just happened.
"Don't tell me you really believe this Wicked Witch is the Good Witch's true love?"
"Hey, she awoke Princess Glinda from her forever sleep and you didn't. If that isn't enough proof than I don't know what is," Nanny answered, as she gave the Prince a smug grin before heading off.
Once she was gone Fiyero's eyes hardened in anger and rage. He hands balled into fists as he whispered, "There is no way I'm going to let a Wicked Witch take my Princess. It's time to find my father and put Plan B into action."