"Elphaba, come on" The Doctor said from the square of spikes.
Saving her worries for when they would have use, she stayed in the moment. "Yes" she said. Crouching, she padded after him. Gentle pattering filled her mind like crickets at night. Her knees felt awkward in their position. Free movements were easy. Restraint was her struggle.
She thought about how it was not just physically. She let her emotions get the better of her. They caused a normal situation to become chaotic. She winced. The challenge would make her task much harder. Currently in a physical way, later her eruptions could do something horrifying.
Raising her eyes, she glanced at The Doctor. He stood behind a row of bigger spikes.
"Move slow. And still fast enough to avoid a trap " The Doctor said, staring at the spikes in front. Elphaba ' s eyes skimmed over the spikes, creating a path to follow.
"Next time tell us that before we pass the first row. However small it is" She said, glaring at him. It was softer than her true glare, which could scorch.
Stepping forward, she ventured past the line where littler spikes met bigger. Progressively, she became faster. She barely missed the spikes several times. By fractions of a millimeter . Knowing she was walking too fast, she kept going. She heard a crunch from under her foot. Shocked, she tugged it up to reveal the crushed carcass of a rat. She grimaced. Ignoring it, she moved on by taking another step.
" Avoid this spot. There's a dead rat" she said, thinking they might slip on it.
"Yeah get used to it. Even when they're not barracks, all prisons are loaded with bones." Emmett said.
"Goodie" she said monotonously. Feeling stiff, She focused her eyes on her footing. " Did the oil do it?"
" The leakage. If it had been more than that the skeleton would have been dissolved too." The Doctor said.
" I'm assuming the same happens to people" Elphaba said. She shifted her view up to see if there were spikes which needed avoiding. There was one jutting out of the right wall face level. She sidestepped around, edging away to avoid the tip.
"You're right." The Doctor said. The room turned silent except for footsteps.
Minutes later, she heard a screech from behind. Reminding herself the edge was close, she quickened her pace. Since she was going faster than her already quick pace, the danger thickened. Her heart hammered. Focusing on her survival, she weaved around the remainder of the spikes. Sighing, her foot passed the spikes and onto normal stone floor. She stood perfectly still, thankful to be safe. A shoulder bumped into hers as its owner joined her across the line of spike and stone.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to. Are you okay?" she said.
"Yeah" The Doctor said. His silhouette barely showed in the dark cavern. She put together he was the person she collided with. Behind Emmett caught up.
-Woo-hoo! It's done. I'm attempting to finish the entire story roughly before summer. Next chapter they'll find Fiyero (finally!) and one or two after that we'll have another Glinda chapter. For Song suggestions, damn these Vampires by John Green's fav band, The Mountain Goats. (Look up the lyrics they're cool in this sort of freakish and humorous way. Kinda like Vonnegut) If you want a good book to read do Faults in Our Stars (Gus reminds me somewhat of Fiyero). If you've read it or are a John Green fan message me about it. Or just message me to tell me how you're doing, books you've read, ect . Thanks for reading my blurb thingy.