A/N: I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I'M SORRY!
I've been away for the last couple of weekends, and organising things for school, and... yeah that's about it. I wasn't that motivated, which is weird considering the good responses I got to the last chapter! Anyway, I've decided for now to not do the Gelphie alternate ending (sorry Shauna and Micheala, and any other Gelphie shippers out there!). I'm starting year 12 tomorrow and I don't think I'll have much time to write anymore. So I'll try and work on just the Fiyeraba as steadily as I can, and once I've finished that I might be able to start the Gelphie ending and post that later. Sorry!
But hope you enjoy this chapter, sorry about making you wait so long after that massive cliffhanger last time!
"Elphaba, listen to me," said the King urgently. "You might not be able to help him, but if he is still alive, we have to get him to a hospital quickly. Can you be brave and sit over there while we organise to get him to the Vinkus hospital?"
Elphaba nodded, too shocked to say anything. Silent tears streamed down her face as she walked backwards and sat under a tree, unable to tear her eyes away from her lover's beautiful face.
Everything from then on was a blur. Elphaba just watched, sobbing, as an emergency carriage quickly arrived. Fiyero was carefully picked up and put in the back, and the King beckoned for her.
"Yes, Your Majesty?" she asked quietly, unable to look him directly in the eyes.
"Please, call me Dawud, Elphaba. You're almost family, from what I have heard of your relationship from Fiyero," Elphaba smiled faintly as Dawud continued. "Anyway, I have many duties to attend to, including letting my wife know about Fiyero's state. I would like you to go to the hospital with him, not only to keep him company, but because you must be checked over too."
Elphaba was too tired to argue at that, so she nodded mutely and climbed into the carriage next to Fiyero. She held his hand the whole way to the hospital, rubbing circles on the back of his hand with her thumb as she stared at him, still unable to compute the possibilities of what could happen next.
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As soon as they reached the hospital, a small crowd of emergency doctors and nurses swarmed forward. They wheeled Fiyero away to an examination room, where an oxygen tube was placed in his nose. A doctor immediately checked his pulse and called for the defibrillator when he found no movement. Elphaba watched from the door as Fiyero was shocked once, twice, three times, his body jolting after each electrical impulse.
On the third shock, Elphaba had almost given up hope and started to turn away in despair, when out of the corner of her eye she saw Fiyero's chest rise ever so slightly. At first it was just a miniscule twitch, but after one more shock to his heart, the vital organ slowly began pumping again.
Elphaba let out a cry of relief and put her head in her hands to hide the sudden tears flowing down her cheeks. A middle aged nurse turned towards the noise, noticing the green girl for the first time. Trying to hide her surprise at the colour of her skin, the nurse led her over to the chair in the corner of the room and sat her down.
"Who are you, my dear?" asked the nurse kindly.
Elphaba looked up into the motherly woman's eyes and was surprised to see that she was instantly reminded of her mother. "I'm Elphaba Thropp, I'm Fiyero's fiancée. Is he going to be okay?" she asked shakily.
"His fiancée? You're a lucky girl, dear, Master Fiyero is a wonderful young man. I've known him since he was a young boy. My name is Sara. And yes, he should be able to recover now that we have got his heart moving again. It was touch and go for a minute there, the doctor didn't think he'd make it. But he should be fine now. In fact, I won't be surprised if he wakes up very soon. Although he did always love sleeping..." She smiled at Elphaba. "Were you in the carriage with him when it crashed?"
Elphaba, feeling much stronger at the news of her fiancé, nodded. "Yes, I was unconscious for a while under the carriage, I don't know how long. I woke up just as the King arrived."
"Why didn't you say? Elphaba dear, we have to check you over straight away! Being unconscious for hours can inflict terrible permanent injury, even if you were still breathing!"
"I'm not worried about myself, I feel fine. It's just... I'm... Our baby..." Elphaba stammered, slightly embarrassed having to admit that Fiyero had gotten her pregnant. She gently rested a hand on her slightly rounded stomach and the nurse gasped.
"You're pregnant? With Fiyero's child? Congratulotions, my dear! Come into the next room, I'd better check everything out and make sure that you and the foetus are both unharmed."
Elphaba obediently followed her out the door, sparing a quick glance back to Fiyero, much happier to leave his side for a while now that she knew he was going to be okay.
She got settled on a bed in the room right next door and Sara checked her over for any visible injuries. Apart from lots of cuts and bruises, and one broken rib, she was fine. Sara then wheeled in a portable ultrasound machine, one of the first in Oz.
"What's that?" asked Elphaba, staring at the odd looking contraption.
"It's called an ultrasound machine, dear. I move this thing around your stomach and it shows the foetus inside. It's extremely new, but very helpful so far. Look up at this screen, you'll be able to see your baby in a minute," explained Sara, smiling at the astounded look on the green girl's face.
"Wow," whispered Elphaba, and felt her eyes fill with tears as she saw the picture appear on the screen. It was her baby. Their baby, and she was seeing it for the first time.
"Is it... alive?" she asked, almost afraid to hear the answer. She had never loved anything so unconditionally as she loved this baby, and knew Fiyero felt the same. For both their sakes', she hoped to Oz that their child was still alive and healthy.
"Yes dear, she is," smiled Sara.
"She?"
"Yes, you and Fiyero are having a daughter. Congratulations, darling." She wiped the ultrasound gel off Elphaba's green stomach and packed up the machine, wheeling it away to give Elphaba alone.
"A baby girl..." Elphaba whispered to herself, rubbing circles on her stomach as tears of joy rolled down her face.
Sara returned and asked, "Now, Elphaba, would you like to go and see Fiyero? He is being moved right now, out of the emergency room and into a private room down the hallway."
"Yes please," said Elphaba, sliding off the bed. She smiled happily as she anticipated seeing her fiancé, and telling him the news of their baby.
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Elphaba entered Fiyero's room, which was now empty of hospital staff, and immediately sat down in the chair next to the prince's bed. She took his hand, as she had in the carriage.
"I love you so much, Fiyero," she whispered in his ear, hoping that if she talked to him he would wake up sooner. "Yero, my hero. Please wake up soon, I need to know that you're okay. I'm fine, and so is the baby. Our daughter." Here, Elphaba couldn't help but let out a tiny sob. "We're having a little baby girl, Yero. I can't wait to meet her, I love her so much already." She pressed a soft kiss to his lips, and her touch seemed to work wonders.
Fiyero turned his head a fraction, searching for the lips which had kissed his moments before.
"Yero?" breathed Elphaba excitedly, hardly believing her eyes.
He let out a soft moan and his eyes flickered. "Fae?" he croaked.
Elphaba kissed his lips once more and replied happily, "Yero, I'm right here. I love you so much." At those words, Fiyero opened his eyes completely, wincing as his eyes adjusted to the sunlight. He whispered back, "I love you too, Fae."
Elphaba pressed the call button for the nurse to let them know he had woken up. She knew everything was going to be okay then, and felt so blessed to have Fiyero in her life.
"Yero, I got checked over, and they checked the baby too..." Elphaba began, but Fiyero cut her off, suddenly panicked.
"Is it okay? What's wrong?" he asked.
"Sweetheart, relax. Everything's fine... Oh Yero, it's a girl! We're having a daughter!" Elphaba laughed.
"Really? A girl?" Elphaba nodded, and Fiyero's face broke into a huge grin. "Come here, baby."
Elphaba climbed onto the edge of the bed, careful not to touch Fiyero too much, as she didn't know the extent of his injuries yet. He pulled her closer to him and kissed her passionately. In that moment, Fiyero had never been more grateful to be alive. This was something he would never want to miss.
The couple snuggled up together and soon fell asleep together, Elphaba lightly resting her head on Fiyero's chest. When the King and Queen entered the room, this was the picture they saw, and could sense that their son was happier than he had ever been. They felt they owed it all to Elphaba.