When Elphaba had her terrifying nightmare just days ago, she started getting a deeper feeling that she needed to return. Her wish was about to come true. It was a cloudy evening when the winds blew strong and the rain fell hard. It was like acid to Elphaba and she tried in vain not to get any on her skin. Her bit her green lips as she trudged through the woods with Fiyero.

"How much longer!?" shouted Fiyero as the winds kept blowing faster and stronger. It was getting hard for them to walk further. But they still continued on. Lightning and thunder flashed in the skys as the rain continued down onto the earth. They were in the outskirts of the forest, where the trees were dead and limping. "Elphaba! This is madness! We should just turn back!" shouted Fiyero again.

Elphaba didn't dare listen to Fiyero's wise words. She continued on. Her body shivered and steam would always fly off from her face. She turned her head towards Fiyero and shouted back, "No! I can feel something Fiyero! Something is calling us!" Fiyero was angered now.

"God damnit Elphaba! If we die in this storm then I..." said Fiyero. He saw that Elphaba had stopped in the middle of a plain opening. In front of the scarecrow and the green-skinned woman, there was a giant oak tree. Mishapen and bent. Elphaba could suddenly see her vision flashing back and forth. It was making her head hurt. But she wasn't stopping there. She walked fowards slowly. Fiyero didn't bother to run after her. He knew what she was doing.

"This is it. This is what will take us back to Oz." said Elphaba. Fiyero nodded dumbly. The skys were darking and the winds were starting to calm down. But Fiyero could sense something more. With a bolt of lightening and a strike of thunder, the trees began to move themselves. The tree in which they were standing was not just moving, but opening a hole in its bark.

"Elphaba! Come back! Before you get hurt!" shouted Fiyero. But Elphaba was entranced at the signals of the tree's movement. Something was now calling her. Just then 3 red vines from the tree's heart grabbed Elphaba. "Elphaba!" shouted Fiyero as he dove towards her and the vines. He was struggling to pull her out, while Elphaba tried to do the same. But the vines had their own plans and eventually suceeded in pulling them in. Fiyero almost let out a scream before he was pulled in quickly.

When Fiyero awoke from the huge impact they caused from their arrival, he found both himself and Elphaba in a burnt landscape of what was once a small village. Fiyero jumped to his feet and looked around. His mouth gaped open at the huge amounts of destruction. It was horrible and terrifying at the same time. Elphaba was almost as shocked as Fiyero was.

Elphaba wandered towards a familar looking house. It was bent a little off towards the left side, but still looked like it was still standing. Out of all the other burnt houses, this one still stood perfectly standing. Elphaba immediately recognized the house. It was her family's house. The one where she was born in. She was home and it felt like the house was greeting her home as well.

"We're back" said Elphaba. Fiyero couldn't believe his eyes. What had happened to the wonderful land of Oz? Were they gone that much? This was too much for both of them to bear. Later that night, inside the house, Elphaba didn't stir. Nor did she want to say another word. Fiyero was worried. He could tell that she was hiding something from him.

"Fae. I know you don't wanna talk, but I wanna help you and in order to do that, I need to know what's wrong." he said. Elphaba looked up at him as they both sat on the bed in which Elphaba's mother had slept. This is it, she thought. I'm gonna tell him the truth, she continued. Elphaba took a deep breath and sighed.

"Back in the world we were in, I kept having these nightmarish visions of a creature. A venomous creature. It could form itself into a human and a monster. The dream I had was me being controlled by the venom like a puppet. I saw Glinda laughing at me. Everyone laughing at me. Even when I was consumed by the monster." said Elphaba. As she contined on, Fiyero nodded and kept his hand on her shoulder so as to make her feel comfortable.

"So this is what begged you come to back?" asked Fiyero when she was finished. Elphaba nodded. Fiyero sighed. "Well now we know what we must do. We gotta find this creature. Plus we need to find Glinda and save Oz." he continued. Elphaba let out a loud hearty laugh. Fiyero scowled. "I don't see why this is so funny to you." he said at last.

Elphaba recovered from her laugh quickly. "Fiyero are you freaking mad!? We're outlaws. Remember?" she shouted. Fiyero just stood there with his arms folded and shook his head. He sighed.

"I can't believe what I'm hearing. Look Elphie. Are you telling me that you would rather let all of Oz rot from the monster you cower over in your dreams!? Are you telling me that you would rather wait for Glinda to suffer a terrible fate and watch her be eaten in front of your face!? Whatever happened to the girl who wanted to 'Defy Gravity'? Well if you want to let Oz suffer a worser fate than this, by all means be my guest!" shouted Fiyero.

For the first time, Elphaba had been defeated. She was dumbstruck. She stood up and felt proud of herself. "You're right. This is my chance to reclaim myself as a hero. Are you with me?" she asked. Fiyero nodded. He made a soldier salute. Just before they could start celebrating, a knock was heard at the door. From outside was a low and smooth female voice. "Hello? Hello! It was told that there was a shelter here!" shouted the voice. Fiyero sat Elphaba down and hurried towards the door. Outside was a blue furred fox and a bandaged human.