" Help!" he heard a woman's cry. He raced and saw a beautiful young woman standing on some big rocks. Her skin reminded him of chocolate. He was instantly mesmerized by her large brown eyes and plump lips. He noticed her leg was caught between two rocks.
" Oh my!" Glitch went to help the woman. " Let me help you." He slowly helped her remove her leg. She winced.
" Thank you ,Sir." She tried to walk but fell into Glitch's arms. " Oww! I don't think I can walk. My leg is hurt."
" My friends and I have camp nearby , I think. I'll help you walk and see if they have a medico kit. Of course we have a medico kit. Where Doll goes trouble follows and a kit is usually needed."
" Doll? Ummm you think you have a camp?" The young woman said worried.
" I'm sorry. I only have half a brain at the moment. My name's Glitch. Have we met you look familar ?"
" I bet you say that to all the girls. The 'familar' part."
" You know what I think I do. I mean it's not a pick up line! Honest! Oh dear."
The woman smiled. " My name's Helena. We've never met but you seem familar too. Of course after the carnage I've witnessed over the past week you could be a serial killer and it would still be a welcomed change."
" Glitch!" yelled DG.
"Zipperhead! I'm not gonna hurt ya , Zipperhead." Cain yelled.
" Cain! I forgot , oh my." Glitch worried.
" What's wrong? " Helena asked.
" His girl kissed me ,she wasn't herself but she did..."
" And... it's not your fault. It sounds like she instigated it."
" Yeah but I kissed back and I...I liked it."
" WHAT! " DG and Cain had heard him.
Glitch jumped and he oddly held Helena closer to him.
" I kissed you and you..." DG was horrified. She looked at Cain wanting him to tell her it wasn't true but the sadness in his eyes was all the answer she needed. " Oh my Gods." DG tearfully ran the other way.
Cain couldn't look Glitch in the eyes. " Stay here. Jeb will come for you. I...I'm not gonna hurt...you. I need to find DG. You can introduce us to your friend later." Cain walked off cursing.
Helena looked at the man who had helped her. " You were being honest. There's no shame in that." Her hand caressed his cheek. " No shame."
" Your not ashamed of.."
Helena shook her head no.
" Let me help you back to the camp."
" Thank you , Mr. Glitch."
Cain followed DG back to camp. She had hidden herself in Jeb's tent. He entered and tried to hold her but she pushed away.
" Deege , it was Elphaba not you. I know you. When you think about it Glitch kissed her not you. If likes anyone it's her. Please stop crying."
DG calmed down and looked at him. " Now you believe me when I say I'm her."
His hand caressed. " I believe she's a part of you but guess what I still wanna..ask you something.."
" What?" DG looked him curiously.
" Will you marry me ? " Cain asked.
DG's face lit up but quickly became an icy one. " I overheard you talking to my dad."
Cain's face hardens. " Your gonna say no because of THAT!"
" He told you if someone claimed me, married me that it might weaken the bond . He can't have a Corpse Bride if she's someone else's bride."
Cain's face was turning bright red. " Did you here what I said to him?"
" I'd never go for it. That if I were to marry I would marry for love. " DG smiled.
Cain bit his lower lip. " And yet your turning me down."
" I never said no."
" You never said yes. " Cain got up and started to leave. " I have pride DG ,not much when it comes to you but I do. I love you. I wanna marry you. Have kids . What our we to you ?"
" I can't..." she mumbled.
" Speak up Princess!"
" I can't have babies! Are you happy now ! I'm a broken princess." DG looked at him utterly broken. " I would have to get this invitro stuff and even then the chances. It'd be a miracle the doctors say."
Cain's face saddened. He knelt down beside her. " When did you find this out ?"
" The day before I sent you away. I was so in love with you. You still needed time to heal and get to know Jeb again. I knew there was a chance if you could ever move on you might ..."
" Want kids. We could adopt. As long as your mine DG I..."
" What did you just say? As long as your mine ,where have I...I hate this! I hate these memories! I'm not her !"
Cain held her and rocked her gently. " I know and I'm not going anywhere." Cain grinned. " You know she actually said something you might like to hear."
DG chuckled. "Really?"
" It seems that Dorothy and one of her traveling companions were close." He kissed her forehead.
" Really ,how close ?"
Cain lifted her chin up and kissed her sweetly on the lips. " This close."
DG smiled and leaned into him. " How close?"
He pulled her to him and rolled her on the ground. His mouth worked his way up and down her neck. " This close. DG I know you think pushing me away will save me. It won't." He laid neck to her and caressed her face. " I missed you every damned day you weren't near me and I was a fool not to see... this. You. What we could be. I'm gonna fight for us and you WILL be my bride ."
DG grinned. " Them fightin' words Cowboy. Weren't you gonna leave if I..."
" I'm a stubborn Cowboy and my stubborness and willpower override my pride. You'll see."
DG kissed. " Just to clarify . The marriage card is still on the table."
" Yes and it will wait until your ready and you will be."
" You think you know me so well."
" Yes as a matter of fact I do."
" What am I wanting now?"
" This?" He started kissing her up and down her face,neck, collarbone.
" I guess you do know me so well."
Cain and DG left Jeb's tent hand n' hand. They walked to a nearby lake and laid in the grass holding each other.
" Yes."
" Hmmm."
" Wyatt, I wanna be your bride. Yes."
His face beamed. " Not that I'm not happy but.."
" You said the magic words. The words you should have said before asking me to marry you."
" For future clarification ,what were they?"
DG smiled. " I love you. "
Cain played back every conversation they had since reuniting. She was right. He hadn't said it before he proposed. He felt it. He knew it. He acknowledged it to himself but he hadn't told her. " I love you ,Deege. I'm in love with you. They woman you were . The woman you are. The woman you will be after this journey. "
" I love you ,Wyatt Cain."
His body burst with joy. " Again." He got on top of her.
" I love you , my tin man."
He kissed her passionately.
Hours later they came back to camp, slightly disshelved. Jeb pointed to a leaf stuck in DG's hair. Cain blushed and brushed it out. Helena and Glitch were chatting by a camp fire. Jeb had bandaged her foot.
Cain pulled his son aside. " I asked her to marry me and she accepted , eventually." Jeb snickered at the eventually and patted his father's shoulder. " Thank you. So what do we know about our lastest brunette damsel in distress ?"
" Her name's Helena. Orphaned. Her mother died when she was very young. Not much known about her dad. She did give some suprising information. A week ago her village was invaded by a King...named Fiyero."
Cain froze. " So he's finally showing himself."
" In big and brutal way."
" She seems stuck to Glitch."
" Yeah ,he did help her . Plus she told me she used to work with children at her village. It explains her patience and understanding with him."
" Well we can't ditch but keep an eye on her just in case."
" Yes ,father. By the way , congrats. I approve of her." The Cain men hugged.
Later that night as DG was sleeping Helena walked into her tent. Helena sat down next to DG. She pulled out a bottle. " Hello mother ,it's been awhile. Yero ,my father say hello."
Helena opened the bottle and shook some glitter out. She then sprinkled it over DG's face and chest. The green glitter absorbed into DG's skin. Her hair grew down to her butt and a tattoo very similar to the one Azkadellia had during her possession appeared on her chest. DG's nails turned black.
Helena looked over and saw a tall , bald ,black man. Her father ,Fiyero. He knelt before DG. " I placed a sleeping spell on the camp. They'll be out for awhile." He laid next to DG. " Hello my love. I've missed you. Soon we'll truly be together again."
Helena watched her father. While she was happy for her father ,she couldn't stop thinking about DG and Glitch. They had both been so nice to her. So attentive. " Dad , what happens to DG once mother's back ? "
Fiyero caressed DG's cheek. " The bitch will cease to exist."
" She's not the original Dorothy. Don't you feel just a tad guilty ..."
" She is Dorothy. She has both souls in her. The Light and the Dark. Nobody but I ,now you, knows this. Your not getting soft are you?"
" No ,father. I didn't know. I put your potion on her. Soon she will waken and be -"
DG's eyes opened and shined green. She looked at Fiyero. " Yero ,my hero."
Yero's eyes swelled and he madly kissed her. " Your almost back. You should have control over her for now."
She saw Helena and emotion overcame her. " My little girl!" Helena hugged her 'mother'. " You've grown so beautiful. There is so much of your father in you."
" Mother?! I've missed you. " Helena cried in her mother's shoulders.
" Helena , I need to go. The spell will be ending soon." Fiyero said and kissed DG/Elphaba. He whispered in her ear. " I wish you luck ,my love. I have an inkling on what you have in store." Fiyero vanished.
" Now you scoot off to bed. Make sure THAT tin man comes in here ,okay."
" Yes mother."
Cain tossed and turned. Images of DG fighting against a black shadow . " Cain ! It's too strong. I'm sorry, so sorry. " The shadow consumed her. Cain woke up sweating. Helena hovered over him.
" Your fiancee had a bad dream. Crying for you."
" Thank you. " Cain said and hurried off to DG's tent. He opened it and saw his future bride shaking. He hugged her. " It's okay, Sweetheart. I'm here."
' He's falling for it good.' Elphaba grinned. " Wyatt, It was so scary. That warlock was having his way with me. I didn't want to!" She cried in his shoulders. She felt his body tense up. He was putty in her hands. " Wyatt , can we - I don't want that visual in my head. If anyone's gonna touch me ..." Elphaba started kissing his neck.
" Something's different. Something's off. DG ? Are you sure your okay?"
Elphaba continued to kissing him. " It's the nightmare but you can fix that." Her mouth reached his and she felt him giving in. She closed her eyes and leaned back. " Make love to me , Wyatt. " And he did.
Morning came and Elphaba's cloak spell had worn off. She didn't care. It was part of her plan. She got up and kicked him in the stomach. He groaned and woke up cursing. He saw Elphaba.
" You bitch! " He growled.
" You weren't saying that last night when I satisfied you ,over and over , and over..."
Cain's face paled. " Your lying!"
He noticed she was hiding something behind her back. He looked over at his clothes. His gun was missing. He sighed heavily. He turned back to her and saw the gun pointing at him.
" Deege, I know this isn't you. I know. " He said as she shot him.