With the Grimmerie in the hands of the evil "Creature of Darkness", as Glinda called him, Octavius was able to turn Oz into a complete wasteland. Everything in ash. Towns, cities, and small villages were burnt and torn to the ground. The once peaceful land of Oz was now a myth. The yellow brick road lay ruined. The Emerald city was now covered in black vines thanks to Octavius' minons. The only place that stood was the dark castle of Kiamo Ko. The place in which Glinda saw Elphaba burned in front of her very eyes. Now she looked out the window weeping at the sight of what she worked so hard to complete.
Glinda was locked at the top of the highest tower in the Castle. Behind the castle stood the enormous volcanic mountain in which Octavius was residing. Octavius was being generous for a very strange reason and gave Glinda a proper room, suitable clothes, and the most shocking thing, love. It was as if he felt sorry for her in a way. But she was not going to take in so quickly. It was his doing in which Oz was now in ruins. It was almost near sunset and Glinda was hopeful someone would come and save her. But there was no hope. She was a prisoner and would remain a prisoner until the day she died.
Meanwhile, on the other side of Oz, there were some people still in hiding. Fearing that Octavius might destroy them like how he destroyed Oz. Among these people was The Tin Man. The once shy and bashful munchkin was now living in hiding. He and other people were seduced to the grim forests past the Badlands of Oz. There in a small village, he lived with some of the animals that had been living in hiding since The Wizard was in power. Boq was now under one of the living trees with a fox he had made friends with. The fox was female and had blue and white fur. Her name was Takara. Boq sighed heavily as Takara lay down beside him.
"Why does it always have to be this way?" asked Boq. Takara lifted her head. "Hmm?" she wondered. "I mean look at us. We've both been living in hiding. Why don't we ever fight for ourselves." continued Boq.
"Because some people are empty headed sometimes. They believe too much in the supernatural." said Takara. Boq could never frown at Takara's beautiful voice. It was as soft as milk and yet stern and low as a rolling hill. Takara put her head back down again. Boq looked into the cloudy skies and dreamed. He just wished that he could be human again. So that he could be with Miss Galinda, as he called her back at Shiz.
"I just wish that I could be human again. So as to be with someone I once knew." he said back. Takara made the look of a curious female. She tilted her head to one side and then realized who he was talkiing about. He had told her two days ago.
"Let me guess. Gold hair with a gentle curl?" she asked. Boq looked back quickly. Damn, he thought. She had discovered him again. Boq made his signature face of embarrassment, humility, and worst of all, the sign of a bashful man. Takara let out a hearty laugh as she set her head back down again. She had spent all night on a secret that Boq could never find out.
"You got me again Takara. Why is that?" he asked stupidly. Takara smiled and sighed again. She felt so light in her sleep and this wasn't helping her all. She decided to swing her blue tail around just to annoy Boq. It was eventually getting in his face and he was getting a little annoyed.
"Because you told me silly." she replied after a minute. Boq was giving a sign that he was about to sneeze. But it came out with a cough. Takara jumped up and backed away a bit. "What's wrong?" she asked. Boq coughed again. He turned his body slowly towards her direction as to see her perfectly.
"Nothing. It's just that I feel like I'm starting to get a little rusty. Do me a favor and get the oil can." he asked politely. Takara loved Boq's good sense of manners when it came to them. So she nodded and she quickly ran back into the village to the small tent in which she and Boq stayed in. She sniffed to see if it was there and luckily it was where she left it yesturday. Under the long, thick, and quilted blankets that Boq slept under. She dove under and grabbed the handle with her teeth.
She quickly ran back to the tree in which Boq was under. She tried in vain not to spill any of the oil that was inside. But she managed without any problem. She came walking up to Boq and handed him the can.
"Thank you." he said back. Boq opened his metal armor chest and inside were thousands of gears, trinkets, and pulleys. He saw that they were in fact slowing down. He took the can and poured at least two drops of oil on the main parts that were making his body run. Takara never really understood why Boq was born that way or why he was in fact a tin woodsman in the first place. She didn't know that Boq was once a regular munchkin who went to college and had a crush on Glinda the Good.
After a minute of waiting, Boq's chest was running properly again. He closed the armor and stood up. "It's late" he said. He looked at the sky. He knew something was coming and it wasn't the scent of evil either. "I think we should go inside before something bad happens." he said. Takara looked up at the silver-colored man and nodded.
"You read my mind." she said at last. So the two completely different people walked back to their tent for the night.
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Wow. O.o. That's the longest chapter I've ever typed before. Anyways, now we have Boq coming into the story. I'm saving somewhat of a surprise for his role in this story. So stay tuned. Also I fixed up the length of the paragraphs after some reviews. Thanks again guys and keep on reviewing. They're like chocolate to me. XD.
