Okay for my friend BroadwayBabeWA and DefyingGravity67 , I have decided to work as hard as I can to update this to finish it. Plus, I feel like I owe this to my story. It is the story that changed my life and these characters are always with me every second of the day. So, Enjoy!
Chapter 35
Glinda the Good stood very still in the circle that Megan, Amanda, and her made around her best friend and her family. It was of the most importance that they did this right, or risk losing her best friend and possibly Oz forever.
"Wait!" all the witches turned their heads to see Daniel running in with Arya in his arms, her face pale as a ghost and her body limp, a small dark and ruby red mark on her forearm, that caused all the witches to wince. Glinda especially, she knew what hex this was. It cause her whole body to turn cold, they had to hurry.
Daniel held his Arya close to him as he walked over.
"Please help her. Please If this works, its Arya's last change please Glinda!" He practically begged to the women in the room, he looked like if he lost Arya, his whole world would come crashing down. For a moment Megan saw Dimitri, the day he was forced to go back home. The look of pain in his eyes that made her want to sob for him, that made her heartache.
She nodded quickly in that moment, all of them did.
"Of course Daniel place her beside Kerry. We have to do this and fast." Glinda said now determined more than ever. This just wasn't about her best friend, her family. It was her neice too, and the sanity of her sister. If Riley lost Arya it would not end good at all.
Her eyes met her friends, seeing some pain in each from what had happened to each of them, but knowing it turned from pain, to an inner strength to each. The good witch knew now was the time, or risk no chance at all.
"Ready?" She said quietly as Daniel placed Arya beside the little baby and Kerry. She could feel the knot forming in her stomach as they all nodded taking each other's hand holding the other free one towards the small group of friends they held so dear laying in the middle.
"Megan.." Glinda motioned her head towards the other blonde of the three. Megan nodded, closing her eyes she felt her magic reach out towards her friends, giving up all the strength she could for them, she could feel Amanda and Glinda doing the same. Their magic joining as one as it all began.
"Let your magic…Have light. Have hope where there is darkness." All three chanted over and over, their hands giving the others a squeeze to continue. After some times the three opened their eyes again to see an emerald light had formed around their friends.
Their hopes tried to say high, no one seeing the secret fearful tear role down Glinda's cheek. She couldn't face the truth if this didn't work.
"You can't leave me again Elphie…Not like this." She whispered secretly to herself, just feeling the familiar heartache she became so familiar with. A pain only she out of everyone could completely feel and understand, the loss of a friend, of a person she once loved. Only she knew that true feeling.
"Oh Oz.." Amanda whispered in shock as she saw the emerald light enter little Talley, her body no longer pale, the radiance of her red hair returning, the mark vanishing from Arya's arm, her skin returning to a normal color. But the most wonderful thing that made Glinda's heart feel with joy.
A green witch's skin become bright with life. Suddenly she shot up gasping for breath, her raven hair in her face. She appeared as strong as ever, as a little baby began to giggle happy to see her green skinned mother.
At that moment six pairs of eyes opened with bright life and light.
Lin's POV
I smiled as the Emerald Palace came into view. I couldn't believe it, it seemed so long ago since I had seen it. I was home.
"Wow…this is better than my dreams" Little Elina said holding Lucy's hand, her young little eyes were wide with awe. It reminded me of my reaction when we first arrived here. It seemed like that time was too long ago, but it wasn't.
I smiled picking up the little girl as we headed inside. But as we did someone met us at the door.
"Elina! Baby girl! My baby!" Nessa and Rye stood there overjoyed to see their girl, I set her down and she ran to her mom hugging her around the neck.
"Mama I'm sorry, I just wanted to see the palace." Nessa only shook her head hugging her girl close.
"How could I hate you when you're just like your Aunt." I was shocked to see Nessa actually, I mean knowing she had been missing for so long El-
"Elphie…Mom…Meg.." I looked at Peter and he nodded with a smile. I took off running to find them.
"MAMA! Mom!" I called her name running through checking every door and room. Finally I heard her in the hospital wing
"LIN! MY BABY!" I smiled seeing her, I had missed my mama even though I had only been gone a few weeks. I was always afraid it would be the last time I saw her when all of this was going on. I ran to her letting her take me in her arms.
"My baby…I knew you were alright..I just knew." I could feel her wet tears fall on my head as she held me. I had never been happier to see my mom, well the first time I saw her was the first but this was a close second.
"I love you mama…I found the alters! And Nessa she.."
"I know baby. I know. Everything's ok. We are all ok. I knew you could do this." She placed her hands on my shoulders but as she did I yelled in pain, the burning in my arms appeared so quickly and painfully it sent me to the ground.
"Lin!" She shrieked bending down beside me, I felt my heart beat ring in my ears as I looked down at my arms to see something beginning to appear.
"Sis!" I looked up to see Talley's spirit beside me with a smile.
"Talley you're ok." I said between screams from the burning. I felt her hand on mine as the burning began to leave me.
"All because of you. You deserved these" What did she mean by-? I looked down at my arms to see water like marks on them. They were a bright blue shining in beauty as they connected with the fire marks on my hands.
"The Waters of Qualding…." Mom whispered in shock, I felt her take my other hand.
"Linda, it's time. Time to end it all."