Fiyero stood in front of the door but not fully. He was afraid of being seen from the fox. He only showed a little bit of his face to the stranger. It was raining outside. The fox was soaked and was breathing heavily. It was because the fox was carrying a huge satchel and a human both on her back. "Hurry get inside" he said quickly.
Takara came in fast and left nothing outside once the door closed. Elphaba lifted the man off from Takara's back and placed him on the bed. But she regreted that. As soon as she saw the man's face she jumped backwards and fell to the floor. Everyone jumped at the reaction. Fiyero then guessed why. Fiyero recognized the man's face anywhere. It was Boq's.
"No this can't be! The last time I saw Boq, was when he was a tin man." said Elphaba. Just then Takara turned her head fast. Her jasmine eyes widened. Its her, she thought. Elphaba cover her mouth. She spoke too soon. Takara walked closer.
"Miss Elphaba?" she asked. Elphaba took her hands off of her mouth. She stared at the fox.
"How do you know my name? And how did you find him?" Elphaba asked in shock. She still looked at Takara and Boq. She couldn't believe that Boq had survived. Takara then thought it was time she explained eveything.
"Well first off, all the animals know you. You're the Witch of the West. Second, Boq has been living with me in hiding for over 4 years. Third, my master told me that there would be a shelter here. We've traveled nonstop. My village was destroyed from these black creatures." Takara explained. Elphaba came out of her shock and then was reliefed with what the blue fox had said.
"Did you say black creatures?" asked Elphaba. Takara nodded shyly. Elphaba let out a sigh of relief. Takara then walked further in towards Elphaba and Fiyero.
"The creatures were working for their master, Octavius. The only thing I don't understand is how Boq became human. It must have been the interaction with the creatures. For the past day or so, all I see is a scar on his chest where his heart is. Yet, he seems to be breathing." said Takara. Elphaba walked towards Boq. Her deed must have been much more life-saving than she thought. She slowly took off Boq's black coat to reveal a small tan scar where his heart use to be.
"Elphie be careful." said Fiyero. Elphaba nodded her head to show her sign of understanding. She gently moved her hand slowly towards the scar. Suddenly, Boq jumped up like as if he had a nightmare. Once he saw Elphaba, Fiyero, and Takara, he fell to floor and backed up against the wall. He screamed quickly. Elphaba tried to get closer, but it was doing nothing.
"You! You're dead! Stay away!" shouted Boq. Elphaba was in the right mood to smack him out of his nonsense. She eventually did. Boq rubbed his cheek and sighed. He put his hand to his forehead. Just then he realized that his skin wasn't hard. He felt all over his face and the rest of his body. He jumped up happily. He was laughing. "At last! Elphaba! Did you do this?" he asked.
"I'm sorry Boq. But I didn't. But you are still heartless. Look at the scar on your chest." she replied. Elphaba rolled out a huge mirror and let Boq gaze at his reflection. "Oh thank Lurline, I'm a human again." he said happily. He looked just like he did back at shiz. The short brown hair with the huge wavy curl in the front. His brown eyes, his slender chin, and his somewhat bulbous nose. He was glad that he was in perfect shape. He didn't want to have to be ugly. Even in front of two ladies. He hurried to put on his vest and his long black coat. He then stared at Fiyero. "Fiyero. I thought we would never see each other again." he said.
"I thought so as well. It wasn't until Elphaba convinced to come back." he replied. Just then Takara came up to Boq. Boq knelt down so as not to seem like a giant to her.
"Takara. Thank you for carrying me on your back for so long." he said. Takara somewhat blushed at the comment. She did have a little bit on a crush on him. But Boq's heart belonged to someone else. Takara regained herself and smiled back.
"You would have done the same for me. But It would be nice If I could sleep for a bit." said Takara. Boq noticed that Takara was dozing off. Before she fell to the ground, Boq caught her and put her in his arms. He then lay her on the bed as she curled into a ball.
Later that night, Boq, Fiyero, and Elphaba were discussing of what they should do about Octavius and Glinda's capture. "It won't be long until he does something horrible to her. Like what happened to Elphaba in her dreams." said Fiyero.
"I say that we just go out, rescue her, and kill the rotten bastard." proclaimed Boq. Elphaba was shocked. Never before had she heard Boq proclaim such a plan. She was offended at the comment. She scowled. Then she crossed her arms and decided to think of a better plan.
"Boq. My good friend, getting revenge is never the solution to any problem. Yes we will save Glinda, but there has to be an easier way to defeat Octavius if we're to save Oz and clear Elphaba's name." replied Fiyero. Just then Elphaba had finally figured out the right solution to all of their problems. She quickly turned back to the boys.
"I have an idea! I need to find Chistery. He's still alive I can feel it. He can probably help us. I can locate him with a spell and that will probably take us to him." she announced. Fiyero smiled and so did Boq. But they were both confused at the same time.
"Just one question. Who is Chistery?" asked Boq. Elphaba didn't mind answering the question.
"Chistery is my faithful servant. He's one of the flying monkeys. But he's still hearning to talk. He seemed to understand a lot of things. But I'm sure that he can help us." she contined. Fiyero stood up, ready to make his final announcement.
"Then it's official. Before setting out to locate Octavius, we'll get help from Elphaba's servant. Hopefull he'll guide our way and help us sort out a plan. In the meantime we must prepare ourselves for a crucial battle. Elphaba, tomorrow we must go out and search for swords, guns, and anything else that will help us. Now we must get ourselves a good sleep." said Fiyero. Both Boq and Elphaba nodded. After making their final agreement, they set up extra matresses inside the room and were fast asleep.
