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Chapter 13: For Good

I'm limited:

Just look at me-

Fayba was a bit nervous when she woke up. For some reason she had a horrible feeling in the pit of her stomach. She tried to tell herself that it was all in her head. She figured that it was just nerves. She was brushing her hair when she finally was fed up with the stupid gut feeling. She reached into her bag to grab her notebook, to try to calm her nerves, telling herself that nothing was wrong. It was then when she realized that her notebook was missing. She shuffled through it, literally sticking her head in her bag, trying in find it. She than went to her desk that she shared with Jasmine and started lifting up papers franticly looking for it.

"What's with you?" Jasmine asked, seeing the panic in Fayba's eyes.

"I can't find it. Where in the world could it be?" Fayba muttered, opening her drawers, hoping that there was some chance that she accidentally put it in there.

"What are you looking for?" Jasmine asked.

I'm limited

And just look at you-

"My notebook, the one that has all my notes about Elphaba written in it. I wrote everything about the story not making sense, then answering the questions I had, and even where Elphaba is hiding. If it gets into the wrong hands, Elphaba could be killed," Fayba said, looking outside on the balcony, under her bed, anywhere that she could think, not really caring that she was making a huge mess.

"I'm sure it's here somewhere," Jasmine said, joining in the search for the notebook. They were still looking for it when Madame Torrible's voice filled the room.

"Would the following students please go to the library, Jasmine, Conlan, Lance, and Fayba," Madame Torrible's voice said. Jasmine and Fayba looked at each other. They suspected that Madame Torrible probably wanted to talk about their punishments.

You can do all I couldn't do, Glinda

So now it's up to you

"Come on, we don't want to make Madame Torrible wait and make her even angrier. We'll continue to look for it when we get back," Jasmine said and Fayba reluctantly agreed, grabbing her bag to make sure she wouldn't lose anything else. They walked into the library, seeing Lance and Conlan already there.

"What's going on?" Fayba asked Miss Libree. She thought it was a bit weird that Madame Torrible asked them to go to the library instead of her office.

For the both of us

Now it's up to you:

"I know as much as you do," Miss Libree said. Then they heard someone chanting a spell and a lock closing. Everyone looked at the door, seeing Madame Torrible standing on the other side with her wand.

"I'm sorry, but this is for your own good. Don't worry soon the spell will be broken and all of you will be free," Madame Torrible said.

"What are you talking about?" Miss Libree demanded.

"I'm sorry, I had to make sure you were in here too, she also cast a spell on you, my own staff," Madame Torrible said, walking away. Lance ran to the door and tried to open it with his wand but it would budge, he then tried pulling on it, but it was no use.

"We won't be able to open it, only the person who cast the spell can reverse it," Miss Libree said.

I've heard it said

That people come into our lives for a reason

"Why would she do this?" Jasmine asked, worry and confusion in her eyes. Miss Libree shrugged her shoulders; she was at a loss of words. It was almost as if Madame Torrible wasn't herself.

Fayba's gut feeling grew stronger as she walked to the window and looked down. They were too many stories high to jump and make it down that far without a scratch. She looked up from the ground and saw something in the distance, flying in the sky. As it was coming closer, Fayba realized that it was a monkey with wings, and not just any monkey, it was Pete.

"Pete?" she asked and everyone went to the window to see what she was looking at. Pete was close enough to see them but he had been flying so fast that he wasn't sure if he would be able to stop in time.

Bringing something we must learn

And we are led

"Move out of the way!" he shouted as everyone stepped aside from the window. He flew through the window, landed on floor, and tumbled a bit before he was able to stop himself. Fayba ran do him, casting a spell to give him a water bottle to drink from. She handed it to him and he drank all of the water in a matter of seconds. He dropped the bottle and continued to pant, trying to catch his breath. "I've been trying to call you all night!" he finally said, pointing his finger at Miss Libree. "When I realized that there must be something wrong with the bowl, I flew here!" he explained, breathing deeply.

"Why were you trying to call here? What's going on?" Fayba asked, knowing now that those stupid nerves were trying to tell her something.

"They found out, they found out where Elphaba's hiding and now there is an army in Robber's Forest who are going to kill her," Pete said, grabbing the water bottle that Miss Libree handed him.

To those who help us most to grow

If we let them

"Oh my!" Jasmine said covering her mouth. She never met Elphaba but she knew that this was just horrible, especially for Lance.

"How did they find out where she was and that she was alive?" Lance demanded, ready to accuse Pete for not being able to keep a secret.

"My notebook," Fayba said, looking at Lance, feeling guiltier by the second. "I couldn't find it this morning. I must have lost it." Lance just stared down at her. She had never seen him so angry. He walked to one of the tables and kicked it, causing it to tip over.

And we help them in return

Well I don't know if I believe that's true

"An army is going to kill my mother and there is nothing that I can do to stop it!" he shouted. Everyone was afraid to say anything because they all knew that no one could warn her, not even the trees because they were asleep at this time of day.

"Yes there is. There's still hope," Fayba said, standing up as Lance glared at her.

"To quote Conlan, save the pep talk!" Lance said. "We need a way to get to my parent's castle before the army does. Any suggestions?" he asked sarcastically, not really thinking there was any way to save his mother.

But I know I'm who I am today

Because I knew you:

"The fastest way is to fly. If we fly there, we can make it before the army," Fayba said, confidently.

"Uh Fayba in case you haven't noticed, the only one here that has wings is Pete and there is no way that he could fly fast enough, he's too tired," Conlan said.

"Yes but I have this," Fayba replied, pulling out the flying spell that Elphaba gave her. She was so grateful that she tore the piece of paper out of her notebook and shoved it in her bag. "It's the flying spell," she told them.

Like a comet pulled from orbit

As it passes a sun

"Fayba, no one in Oz history except Elphaba has been able to fly," Miss Libree said, feeling sorry that she was the bearer of more bad news.

"Yes, but you have had a lot of experience in spells, maybe you could try it," Fayba said to Miss Libree.

Miss Libree shook her head. "Wisdom does not give you more power. My powers are no greater than average, but yours may be," she said to Fayba. "Glinda is a very strong witch, and I've heard your teacher from your sorcery class say that he has never seen someone so powerful since Elphaba," Miss Libree continued as she handed the spell back to Fayba.

Fayba was so nervous. Never had she had this much pressure on her. If Elphaba died, Fayba would feel responsible; after all, it was her notebook. She felt all eyes on her, especially Lance's. Fayba looked at the spell, then at the table Lance tipped over. She didn't have her wand but she decided to give it a shot. She began to read the spell then pointed to the table. Everyone looked, seeing the table still on the ground.

Like a stream that meets a boulder

Halfway through the wood

"Try again," Lance said and Fayba nodded. She said the spell again and pointed to the table but nothing happened. "One more time," Lance encouraged her. She chanted it one last time, closing her eyes and using both her hands to point to the table. She said the spell but didn't open her eyes, hoping that her magic would give one last push.

She opened her eyes when she heard Jasmine shout, "You did it!" Fayba looked at the table and couldn't believe it, the table was off the ground. She moved her hands to the right and the table moved to the right she then moved it to the left and the table moved to the left. Fayba walked to the table and climbed on it slowly, hoping that her weight wouldn't cause the spell to break but it seemed fine.

"Let's go," Fayba said. Lance then came onto the table, followed by Jasmine, Conlan, and Pete but Miss Libree didn't move. "Come on Miss Libree, there's enough room for you too," Fayba said.

"Ya, but maybe I should stay here-"

Who can say if I've been changed for the better?

But because I knew you

I have been changed for good

"Don't you dare chicken out. Elphaba need us, she saved your life, don't you think you should return the favour. Let's go," Fayba said. Miss Libree nodded and climbed onto the table. "Okay table, to the castle in Robber's Forest," Fayba commanded and the table started moving out the window and towards the destination.

They arrived at the castle before the army, but they knew that it wasn't far behind them. Fayba leaped off the table and ran to the door, causing the table to fall as well as everyone else. Luckily, the table wasn't far from the ground. "Elphaba! Elphaba!" Fayba shouted, banging both her fists on the door. One of the servants opened the door and Fayba pushed past him and walked into the castle, as well as everyone else. "Elphaba! Fiyero!" Fayba shouted until she saw Elphaba, Fiyero, and their children run towards them.

"Fayba? Lance? What are you doing here? What's wrong?" Elphaba asked, but she had a feeling that she already knew the answer.

It well may be

"An army is coming, there's no time to explain in great detail, you have to hide. You won't be able to escape without someone seeing you. We have to make this place look like it has been abandoned for years. Where's your secret passageway?" Fayba said quickly.

"We don't have a secret passageway," Eland replied.

"Of course you have a secret passageway, how could none of you discover it. Didn't any of you guys go through an exploring faze when you were younger?" Fayba questioned, she was very close into becoming hysterical.

"No," Glindy, Calista, Eland, and Lance all said in unison.

That we will never meet again

In this lifetime

Fayba sighed. "Unbelievable," she muttered, rolling her eyes. "Follow me," she said loud enough for everyone to hear as she ran up the stairs, towards Elphaba and Fiyero's bedroom. "When I was younger, I use to try and find the secret passageway in other people's castles. Every castle had a secret passageway. They were mostly started in the master bedroom," Fayba said, going to the fireplace and tapping her fingers on each stone quickly. Once she was certain that the fireplace wasn't the entrance of the passageway, she moved to look under the bed. "Was there anything that was here before you moved in?" Fayba questioned, coming out from under the bed.

"Besides the fireplace, the bookshelves," Elphaba said. Fayba went to the bookshelves and started pulling books out, throwing them to the floor. She would never have done this if she wasn't in a crisis, it killed her not to take care of the books.

"Anything else?" Fayba asked, crossing the room to the other bookshelf.

So let me say before we part

So much of me

"Not that I can think of," Elphaba said as Fiyero shook his head.

Fayba started really throwing the books. If it wasn't in this room then it could be anywhere in the castle and they didn't have time to search everywhere. One of the books that she threw hit a candle stand that was on the wall, causing it to turn. Suddenly the bookshelf that Fayba just went through opened. Fayba turned around. She knew it couldn't have been a book that she pulled off the shelf; the book wouldn't have come out in her hand. She looked around the room and saw the candle stand that was now sideways. She walked over to it and pulled it right side up and the bookshelf closed. She turned it sideways again and the bookshelf opened.

"Damn I'm good," Fayba said to no one in particular. "Go and hide in the passageway. We'll try to stall them and when they come in, it will look like this castle has been abandoned. Go, we'll make sure all the servants and guards follow you," Fayba instructed. Elphaba, Fiyero, Glindy, Eland, and Calista all went into the passageway as well as some servants and guards. Miss Libree, Conlan, Jasmine, and Pete left the room to find all the servants and guards to send them in. "Go, what are you waiting for?" Fayba asked Lance.

Is made of what I learned from you

You'll be with me

"I'm staying, I want to help," Lance said.

"Go and protect your family, I'll be fine, go!" Fayba commanded. Lance nodded but before he left, he grabbed the back of her neck, pulled her into him, and kissed her. Fayba didn't know what to say once they pulled apart, her head was filled with so many thoughts but the one thought that shot out was that they're in a crisis and all he thinks about is kissing her. Fayba felt the anger boil inside her.

"You have no idea how long I've been waiting to do that," Lance said before he ran into the passageway. Fayba didn't feel angry anymore but annoyed. She pushed the feeling out of her head though because she had more important things to focus on.

"Oh, before I go," Elphaba said, coming back, she cast a spell making the castle look like it has been abandoned for years.

"Thanks," Fayba said and Elphaba nodded as she followed the rest of the servants and guards that ran into the passageway.

Like a handprint on my heart

And now whatever way our stories end

"Alright, that's everyone," Miss Libree said. Fayba nodded and turned the candle stand up right, closing the secret passageway.

"Let's go," Fayba said, running out of the room, down the now very dusty staircase, and out the door as everyone followed, all thoughts about the kiss had left her head.

They were only outside for a couple seconds when they saw the army coming towards them. The army stopped, shocked that there were people standing on the steps in front of the castle.

"I thought you said that they were locked in the library," the head guard said to Madame Torrible.

I know you have re-written mine

By being my friend:

"I cast a spell and everything. I don't know how they managed to escape," Madame Torrible replied.

"Fine, it doesn't matter, just make sure they don't notice me, I have a plan," the guard said, backing into the army.

He carried his bow and arrow as he ran to the trees, a bit away from the army so that he would have privacy for what he was about to do. He took his bow and arrow and aimed it at Fayba. This arrow wasn't just an ordinary arrow. This type of arrow was used to shoot at someone to break an evil spell. The only flaw was if a person was hit but had no evil spell cast on them, they would die. The guard was so determine though. He thought if he saved Glinda's daughter from evil, he would then finally get Glinda as his wife. He has been trying to marry her since her husband 'died'. He smiled at that thought, he didn't die, he was murdered, by his own second in command, who was appointed head guard when he died.

Like a ship blown from its mooring

By a wind off the sea

"What do you think is happening?" Calista asked Elphaba in a whisper.

"I don't know darling," Elphaba whispered back, feeling a bit powerless. After all, Fayba was in this mess because she wanted to do her a favour.

"Hey look, I found a window," Eland called.

Everyone ran to the window, only a few could see out it at a time. Lance tried to look for Fayba. He noticed that she was standing on the castle steps, talking to Madame Torrible. He didn't know what cause him to look past her, but he did and that's when he noticed that there was someone holding a bow and arrow, aiming it at her. Lance ran out the door from the passageway that led outside.

Like a seed dropped by a skybird

In a distant wood

"Fayba look out!" He screamed, causing her to turn in the direction to where he was pointing, just as the arrow struck her chest. He made it to her to catch her before she hit the ground. Her head was now on his lap. She wheezed in and out, having difficulty breathing. "Fayba, don't go," Lance pleaded. "Stay here, don't leave me."

"I'm dying Lance, I'm dying," Fayba whispered so faintly that he could barely hear her.

"No, you're going to be alright," Lance said, trying to stay positive.

"I'm sorry, but I'm dying," Fayba said, reaching for her father's necklace that was around her neck. She took it off and handed it to Lance. "Make sure my mother gets this," she said, placing it in his hand, just before she stopped breathing. Lance started crying. This wasn't suppose to happen, not to them.

Who can say if I've been changed for the better?

Because I knew you:

"Fayba don't go, please come back, please come back," he cried, still holding her. Jasmine was now in the arms of Conlan, crying into his chest. Miss Libree tried to blink back the tears as Pete stared at Fayba's lifeless body, completely shock at what just happened.

No one in the army said anything. There were just a few whispers that made it all the way to the back of the army, explaining what just happen. Egard couldn't believe it when someone told him that Fayba died. He couldn't wrap his head around it. Twenty years ago to this day was the day after Elphaba melted. The rumour was being passed around and no one knew if Elphaba's death was just gossip or the truth. Twenty years ago, he looked up into the sky, hoping that there would be a sign, and there was. Glinda came down from her bubble and told everyone that the rumours were true. So, like twenty years ago, he looked up into the sky, searching for a sign. Like twenty years ago, he saw her and pointed up. Like twenty years ago he shouted 'look it's Glinda!' and like twenty years ago, everyone gasped, looking up into the sky to catch a glimpse of the Good Witch of the North.

Because I knew you:

I have been changed for good

Glinda climbed out of her bubble once it reached the ground. Twenty years ago, she was shallow, but happy, giving the news that everyone was hoping for, but today she wasn't happy. Today, she was horrified. She walked to Lance and Fayba's body without saying a word. She bent down, not caring about the dirt that would now be all over her dress. She touched Fayba's face, as she felt a tear roll down her own cheek. She remembered telling Fayba once that the only emotion that was appropriate to show in public was happiness. She now realized how stupid that was to say since now was the appropriate time to show sadness and above all, anger.

"She wanted you to have this," Lance said, giving Glinda the necklace. Like Fayba, Glinda recognize it immediately. She opened up the locket, seeing the family portrait that she desperately wanted done for reasons she couldn't remember why.

And just to clear the air

I ask forgiveness

For the things I've done you blame me for

"Don't go, stay here. Why can't you send your second in command to get the criminal?" Glinda said to her husband as he was packing to leave for Robber's Forest.

"Because I've been chasing this man for over six months and I want to bring him in, besides it wouldn't be fair to send someone else to finish the work," he said.

"I don't like him, he seems creepy, I have a feeling that he doesn't like you," Glinda said.

"Who?"

"Your second in command, even Fayba can sense it and she's only eight."

But then, I guess we know

There's blame to share

"He just has bad social skills, now I have to go or I'll miss my train," he said, kissing Glinda at the top of her head.

"Promise you'll be careful."

"Hey, I'm always careful, besides, I have my good luck charm," he said, holding the necklace.

"Ah yes, the girly necklace," Glinda said laughing.

And none of it seems to matter anymore

"It's not girly, and it keeps us together," he said, then picking up his suitcase and leaving the room.

Glinda put the necklace around her neck and stood up slowly, wiping a tear off her cheek. She looked at the army, seeing everyone immediately look to the ground. "Who did this?" Glinda demanded, walking closer to the army. No one said anything, all too ashamed to say a word to Glinda. "Don't make me ask again, who killed my daughter!" Glinda shouted. She sensed that the army was afraid of her and she smirked. It was about time people took her seriously.

"He did," she heard someone say behind her. She saw Lance pointing to the head guard, and she couldn't help but laugh.

"So first you killed my husband and now you killed my daughter, what have we ever done to you!" she screamed.

Like a comet pulled from orbit as it passes the sun.

Like a stream that meets a boulder halfway through the wood.

"I didn't mean too-"

"Chose your words wisely, you better not even think about lying to me," she said to him.

"I, uh, I killed your husband but I… I didn't mean to um, kill your daughter, I thought she had an evil um, spell on her so I was trying to set her free," he stuttered.

"And why in the world would you think that she had an evil spell on her?" Glinda asked, clearly annoyed with him.

Like a ship blown from its mooring by a wind off the sea.

Like a seed dropped by a bird in the wood.

"I uh, found her notebook and it said that the Wicked Witch of the West was still alive," he said holding the notebook. Glinda walked over to him and grabbed the book.

"You stole her book," Glinda said.

"I didn't steal it I uh, found it."

"I told you not to lie!" Glinda said, casting a spell on him and a second later, he was in a cage that was clearly too small for even a child to comfortably fit in. "Maybe this will teach you not to kill my family, I just wish I had enough proof years ago to convict you," she said. She then walked away from him but still faced the army.

Who can say if I've been changed for the better?

I do believe I have been changed for the better?

"As all of you know about my daughter's booth incident yesterday, she was saying that Elphaba wasn't evil but the Wiz and Madame Morrible were. She had proof too but no one would even give her a chance to speak. What she was saying was true. Elphaba wasn't evil but good and she died. She wanted the madness to stop so she let Dorothy throw water on her. I knew this, but I was too afraid to stand up and tell the truth, but Fayba wasn't. She thought everyone needed to know the truth but look where it got her, people stealing her notebook, putting ideas in other people's minds that Elphaba is still alive. Elphaba is dead and so is my daughter, are you people happy now!" Glinda shouted, unable to control her tears. "Are you!" she screamed, running her hand through her now, imperfect hair.

There was a time that she would have cared gravely about her image, but not now. She had nothing left. No best friend, no husband, and no daughter. Glinda's legs gave in and she dropped to the ground, as she put her face in her hands, sobbing uncontrollably. Then she heard gasps from the army. She didn't understand why, but she felt like no one was looking at her, but behind her. She turned around and couldn't believe it. There standing behind her was Elphaba, fidgeting with her dress. Glinda's eyes widened, not being able to believe it.

"Hi Glinda," Elphaba said, shyly.

"Elphie?" Glinda asked not knowing if her mind was playing tricks on her.

Elphaba nodded. "She did this for me you know, she wanted me to come back into society so that I could see you. She came to me to save you, you had the curse, I cured you, and Fayba wanted to help me. I'm sorry that I didn't force her to not do it, if I did, none of this would have happened. But I can help her," Elphaba explained. "Do you have the spell book?" she asked Glinda before she could say anything.

And because I knew you:

Because I knew you:

Glinda slowly nodded, not trusting her voice to speak. She didn't know how Elphaba could help her daughter now, but she trusted her. She ran to her bubble and grabbed the spell book. She took it everywhere, just in case she ever needed it. She handed it to Elphaba and followed Elphaba, who walked over to Lance and Fayba's deceased body. Elphaba opened the book to the spell that she wanted. She started saying the spell and then pulled out the arrow. She threw the arrow away and placed both her hands on Fayba's wound, finishing the spell. She stopped chanting and looked at Glinda.

"Did it work?" Glinda asked her but before Elphaba could say anything, Fayba coughed.

"Mom?" Glinda heard. She turned to her daughter, seeing that the wound was now closed up and that Fayba sat up and was looking around. "What happened? I saw dad but he told me that it wasn't time yet," Fayba said and Glinda hugged her daughter, she was still crying, but tears of joy instead of sorrow. Glinda stood then up and went to the army.

"Do you see, do all of you see? If Elphaba is evil then why did she give my daughter, the future leader of Oz life? If all of you just open your eyes, you would see that Elphaba was set up to be blamed on. It isn't fair to let her take the fall when all she did was fight evil." Glinda then walked to Elphaba, grabbing her hand and pulling her to the army. "Today we are going to celebrate. For the Wicked Witch of the West is dead and is replaced by Elphaba, the Good Witch of the West." Both Glinda and Elphaba were shocked when they heard cheers, but then again, they loved Glinda and anyone good in her eyes, was good in everyone else's.

Because I knew you:

I have been changed

For good.

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