MWAHAHA! I know. I'm SO Wicked. But you all say 'Wicked' as if it were a bad thing. I get it. But still… Though… I'm not making any promises about the ending… Yes, I was blackmailing all of you into reviewing! BOW DOWN BEFORE THE WICKED QUEEN!
Ultimate Queen of Cliffies: Okay… I see your point. But I have a magical royal pink scepter. TAKE THAT! *Does awesome pose* But I'm not afraid of you or the 9 ways you're gonna kill me if I kill off everyone (Yes, I counted).
Fiyero turned around and gasped, ducking to the ground. He heard and felt the bullet whiz past his ear, missing him by a hair. A very, very skinny hair.
"Halt!" a voice called out. It was one of the riders speeding towards him.
Fiyero, too tired and scared to protest, obeyed and stayed perfectly still. The horses caught up to him. Daring to look up, Fiyero saw two tall men standing over him. It was still dark, so he couldn't make out any of their features, but they looked extremely intimidating.
"Well, well, well, who do we have here?" the first man said.
"It's the Crowned Prince of the Vinkus," the second man said.
The first man roughly grabbed Fiyero by the back of his shirt. "Hm… we could use him."
"For what?"
"You nimrodic fool!" the first man hissed. "He's the Crowned Prince of the Vinkus in Oz."
"Wh- oh," the second man said, realizing what he meant. They hit Fiyero extremely hard in the back of the head and threw him onto the backs of one of the horses and rode off. Fiyero laid limp against the horse's back, not moving a muscle.
Elphaba slowly opened her eyes, her head throbbing. She tried to move, but found her hands were tied behind her back. She was kneeling on a cold, damp floor. She sniffed. The scent of death filled her nose, making her shudder. She lifted her head, trying to hear something or someone that would help her identify where she was. The sound of hard boots hitting the floor grabbed her attention. The place was very echoy, so it was hard to tell where the sound was coming from. Finally, the footsteps stopped to her left.
Turning her head, she blankly gazed up at the person standing next to her. "Who are you?" she asked, her voice dark.
"My name is not important at the moment," the dark, male voice said.
"Tell me," Elphaba hissed.
Not answering, the man pulled her up by her hair, causing Elphaba to scream at the top of her lungs.
"Oz," the man muttered, taking a deep breath.
"Let me go!" Elphaba shouted.
"Now, if you cooperate, no one will harm you."
Elphaba wasn't a fool. She kicked back, her heal hitting the man extremely hard in the shin.
The man stumbled back, crying out in pain as he clutched his now-bruised shin. "Letus!"
A man in a guard uniform quickly appeared, a whip in his hand.
"She's not cooperating," the man said in a whiny voice.
"Rit, you're such a baby," Letus muttered.
"Just shut up and do your job!"
Letus stepped forward next to Elphaba and raised his whip. A crack, a scream, and a maniacal laugh filled the air.
"Tell us where it is!" Letus yelled.
"I d-don't know what you're talking about," Elphaba whispered.
"You know exactly what I'm talking about! Where is the Grimmerie?"
Elphaba gasped. So that's what this was about. They kidnapped her to get her to tell them where the Grimmerie is. She knew it was safe at the castle, where Galinda and Castie were.
Galinda, Elphaba thought. She hoped the blonde was alright. With the news of Elenus' death still fresh in her mind, the blonde was so lost and broken.
Another crack and pain spread throughout Elphaba's body.
"Yero," she whispered brokenly.
Letus and Rit crackled. "You think you're husband's going to save you? Well too bad! Your husband's dead!"
"No," Elphaba whispered.
"It's true."
"FIIIIIIIYYYYYYYEEEEERRRROOOOO!" Elphaba screamed.
"Screaming isn't going to save you," the two men sneered, leaving Elphaba lying on the ground, awful whip lashes covering most of her back.
"No," she whispered, closing her eyes.
Galinda was sitting on her bed, Castie sitting next to her. She was beginning to get over the death of Elenus. She knew she would never fully recover, but she was at the point where she could say his name and think about him without bursting into tears.
"I'm going to check up on Elphie," Galinda said, skidding off her bed and walking away.
"Okay," Castie smiled, watching the blonde leave.
Galinda walked to Elphaba's bedroom and slowly knocked on the door. "Elphaba?"
Not getting a response, she knocked again. "Elphie?"
Still nothing. Galinda, getting worried, opened the door. "Elphie?"
Elphaba's bed was empty, which was very unlike her. Ever since Fiyero left for war, Elphaba spent most of her time in bed.
Galinda was very worried now. Turning the knob and pushing the door open, she looked around, finding her friend's room completely empty.
"Elphie? P-Please tell me you're in here… hiding," Galinda whispered, walking into the room. She turned and saw Elphaba's bed. It wasn't made. It looked as if she –
NO!
Galinda bolted out of the room, her eyes popping out of her skull. "CASTIE!"
Castie shot out of her chair, surprised by the blonde shouting her name. "Glin, what is it?"
"Elphie's gone! She's been kidnapped!"
"Whoa, slow down. What?"
"Elphie's been kidnapped. I know she has!"
The blonde burst into fresh tears. Castie quickly collected the sobbing woman in a hug. With Fiyero, Elenus, Lanie and now Elphaba, she didn't know how many people Galinda could take loosing.
"We'll find her," Castie promised. "I know we will."
Princess Elisa was sitting upright in her chair in front of her mirror, as stiff as a plank. She bit her lip, determined not to shed anymore tears. She hated this war. She hated what this war did to her, personally. She just wished it would be over.
"Wait," she said out loud to herself. "What's stopping me? I'm the Queen now. Urg, I'm the Queen now. Never though I'd hear myself saying at age 14. Wait, am I talking to myself?"
Shaking all thoughts from her head, Elisa ran out of her room, determination sprinkling in her eyes.
IMPORTANT NEWS: I'm co-writing my newest story, 'Hear No Evil, See No Evil' with the Ozmazifying ExoticPeachBlossom. It's on my profile, so be sure to read and review it! If we get enough reviews on that story… I'm still finalizing my decision about not killing off everyone. Reviews on 'Hear No Evil, See No Evil' would REALLY help!
Also, in HNESNE (it's new acronym), Megan and I are doing a special AN at the end of every chapter called "Megan's Corner of Useless Information". It's information that you're never gonna need to know in life, but it's still interesting to know. She comes up with all the information and sends them to me, so be sure to check those out!