Everything Is Not What It Seems Chapter 7, a wicked fanfic

On the way to the Emerald City, Glinda went ahead of us and told the Wizard that Elphaba was really his daughter. I glanced at the ground and said, "Here goes everything." "Good luck," Elphaba hissed at me. I glanced at her and said, "You'll need it more than I will." Scarecrow, who apparently was really Elphaba's boyfriend, Fiyero, Tinman, who was Boq, Lion, and I, along with Elphaba, who still had the broom, went to talk to Wizard. Madame Morrible's time was running out.

I faced the others, and said, "Here we go. We can do this. All together. This is what we came here for—to help others. To stop the Wicked Witch." We greeted the Wizard and he told Lion, Tinman, Scarecrow—I refused to call him Fiyero—and myself to leave so he could talk to Elphaba alone. We all waited for several minutes, but I figured they were having a family reunion of sorts. I had to smile, as I remembered how I had nearly brought down Madame Morrible myself—I could do it, too, if given the chance. As I prepared to go out to explain Elphaba's innocence, I sighed and said, "Here we go again." I gave Glinda one look, who smiled at me.

Then I said, "On the way to the Emerald City, Glinda went ahead of us and told the Wizard that Elphaba was really his daughter. I glanced at the ground and said, "Here goes everything." "Good luck," Elphaba hissed at me. I glanced at her and said, "You'll need it more than I will." Scarecrow, who apparently was really Elphaba's boyfriend, Fiyero, Tinman, who was Boq, Lion, and I, along with Elphaba, who still had the broom, went to talk to Wizard. Madame Morrible's time was running out.

Then I said,

"Okay, I'm sure some of you hate me for what I said earlier. But listen to me. You were all taught that the Wizard is wonderful and good, and he is. He really is. But he's been controlled lately, by someone within his own government. That someone is none other than his Press Secretary, Madame Morrible. If she is not stopped, she will destroy all of Oz, not just one person. She is dangerous and too ambitious. As for the so-called Wicked Witch of West—she's just an underdog against Madame Morrible. Elphaba—that's her name—not the Wicked Witch of the West—was in way over her head. She was struggling just weeks after leaving the Emerald City since none of you dared to believe her or help her. You all chose to support the real Wicked Witch—Madame Morrible—and her lies.—"She's an underdog who lives next door to me. She's always heard you won't amount to anything. And it kills me to watch the agony behind her eyes. It's tragic that someway people pass her by, but now I realize that. Everyone sees her, but nobody knows her. She screams in her pillow for a better tomorrow. She hates it. But she takes it. Watch out for that girl. One day she may change the world. She's original, never trying to fit in. She's got a way to always go against the grain. Oh, yeah. Someday they'll see how beautiful she really is. I know the last will be the first. The table's gonna turn 'cause. That everyone sees her, but nobody knows her. She screams in her pillow for a better tomorrow. She hates it. But she fakes it. Watch out for that girl. One day she may change the world. Maybe she'll be in a movie. Maybe she'll be in a song. Better pay her some attention before she's gone. She's an underdog. Yeah. She means the world to me. Yeah. Everyone sees her, but nobody knows her. She screams in her pillow for a better tomorrow. She hates it. But she makes it. Watch out for that girl. One day she may change the world. Everyone sees her, but nobody knows her. She screams in her pillow for a better tomorrow. She hates it. But she makes it. Watch out for that girl. One day she may change the world."—I know what I say seems crazy, but yes, she may have had more power than others here, but even that sometimes it isn't enough. I came here for a reason. I brought the Witch with me so she can tell what she was trying to do—to save Oz, to save her home, not that you cared. Besides, this is what we came here for.—"They say that life is a two-way street. When you're not sure, you gotta trust your feet to know the right way. You can keep on moving with your head down or you can stop and take a look around. And that's the choice I've made, yeah. It's for that movie inside your head. Making memories we can't forget. And when you can't forget. You're gonna know in your soul this is what we came here for. So live it loud, here and now. This moment, it won't be ignored. So why not open up that door? It's what we came here for. For every song that we let play outside. And melodies we get to ride. Every time we sing. The friends we've made, the fun we've had. Remembering is gonna make me laugh. It's a beautiful thing, so beautiful. I wanna send it around the world 'cause everyone should feel this good. 'Cause when you feel this good. You're gonna know in your soul this is what we came here for. So live it loud, here and now. This moment, it won't be ignored. So why not open up that door? It's what we came here for. We're just gettin' started. To celebrating what we are. You're gonna know in your soul this is what we came here for. So live it loud, here and now. This moment, it won't be ignored. You're gonna know in your soul this is what we came here for. So live it loud, here and now. This moment, it won't be ignored. So why not open up that door? Open up that door. So come on, open up that door. It's what we came here, came here for. That's what we came here...came here for."—Tell me something, could you possibly forgive her for she's done? Elphaba's willing to apologize if you're willing to forgive her. She's really hoping that it's not too late for her to beg your forgiveness.—"Ooo. Here I am. Feels like the walls are closing in, once again. It's time to face it and be strong. I wanna do the right thing now. I know it's up to me. Somehow I've lost my way. If I could take it all back I would now. I never meant to let you all down. Now I've got to try to turn it all around and figure out how to fix this. I know there's a way so I promise I'm gonna clean up the mess I made. Maybe it's not too late. Maybe it's not too late. So I'll take a stand, even though it's complicated. If I can, I wanna change the way I've made it. I've gotta do the right thing now. I know it's up to me. Somehow I'll find my way. If I could take it all back I would now. I never meant to let you all down. Now I've got to try to turn it all around and figure out how to fix this. I know there's a way so I promise I'm gonna clean up the mess I made. Maybe it's not too late. I'm gonna find the strength to be the one who holds it all together. Show you that I'm sorry, but I know that we can make it better. If I could take it all back I would now. I never meant to let you all down. Now I've got to try to turn it all around and figure out how to fix this. I know there's a way so I promise I'm gonna clean up the mess I made. Maybe it's not too late. I never meant to let you all down. Now I've got to try to turn it all around and figure out how to fix this. I know there's a way so I promise I'm gonna clean up the mess I made. Maybe it's not too late. Maybe it's not too late. Ooo."—I just hope you can all learn to forgive Elphaba in time and that you'll learn where you went wrong.—"Come with me. I'll take you now to a place that you fear. For no reason why. Your heart has turned away from me and I will make you understand. Everything will become clear to you when you see things through another's eyes. Everything will become clear to you. Whatever's meant for you, you will find. Come with me. I'll take you there to a place where you'll see everything you need to be the one you need to be. And all of those things that you feared will disappear from you in time. Everything will become clear to you when you see things through another's eyes. Everything will become clear to you. Whatever's meant for you, you will find."—Elphaba was stuck in a dark place, trapped by lies, and trying to escape. All she needs is forgiveness and a little help, she'll be free—"Everywhere I turn, I hurt someone. But there's nothing I can say to change the things I've done. Of all the things I hid from you I cannot hide the shame. And I pray someone, something will come, will take away the pain. There's no way out of this dark place. No hope, no future. I know I, I can't be free. But I can see another way. I can't face another day. Tell me where did I go wrong? Everyone I loved, they're all gone. I'd do everything so diff'rently, but I can't turn back the time. There's no shelter from the storm inside of me. Oh. There's no way out of this dark place. No hope, no future. I know I, I can't be free. But I can't see another way. Oh, and I can't face another day. I can't believe the worlds I hear. It's like an answer to prayer. When I look around, I see this place, this time, this friend of mine. I know it's hard but you found somehow to look into your heart and to forgive me now. You've given me the strength to see just where my journey ends. You've given me the strength to carry. Oh. I see the path from this dark place. I see my future. Ooh, your forgiveness has set me free. Oh, and I can see another way. I can face another day, yeah. I see the path. I can see the path. I see the future. I see the path from this dark place. I see my future. I see the path. I can see the path. I see the future. I see the path..."—Don't you see what I'm trying to say to you? It's not that hard. Or at least it shouldn't be. Not that I know anything since most of you would say I'm just a kid. Yeah, I'm a kid, but a kid with a very different way of looking at things. In fact, I have this poem—I just found it—I'd wanted to read earlier. If you ask me it's a pretty good poem too—"Look beyond what you see. People seem to judge everyday/ Those around them on what they say./ Or even how they look and act./ Never caring what lies in the heart./ Teasing carelessly, hurting them./ Forgetting they have feelings too./ Basing final opinions on what you first/ See never really works, only hurts./ That shy girl could save the world./ Or that boy next door could be your best friend./ You'll never know unless you/ Look beyond what you see./ Look to the heart./ No matter the differences,/ You're never far apart./ Try to understand how they feel./ Accept them, no matter how strange./ Try to let them be themselves rather than change./ Be their friend, ready and willing to help them./ Don't let other tell you, "They're too different."/ And look beyond what you see."—that's what I've been trying to say along. Just give her a second chance and don't believe Madame Morrible. We've got to stop her before someone else gets hurt or killed. I didn't really kill the Witch of the East..." "Nessarose!" Elphaba yelled to me—Sorry and you could have told me that earlier, like before we got back to Emerald City—I mean, Nessarose. I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time as was she.—"She might fool them but she don't fool me. She talks much too earnestly and when Glinda gave her the shoes, I had nothing else to lose and I asked her to take my hand. I asked her to please understand. Oh, they love her so 'cause she's so sticky sweet, but she just doesn't seem honest to me and when Glinda asked me to choose, well, I had nothing much else and—and I asked her to take my hand. I asked her who once was my friend, I thought 'til the end. And I thought that I had the secret to life, but I don't, do I? Do I? And I thought that I had the secret to life, but I don't, do I? I follow her now down the Yellow Brick Road, chasing her for revenge, I suppose. She causes destruction wherever she goes. It was her house that killed Nessarose. It was her house that killed Nessarose. That's just the way life goes."—It was Madame Morrible who created that tornado that killed Nessarose. Don't you see that you don't always really know someone despite what they tell you? I need to go."

And with that, I silently walked away. I faced Elphaba and said, "I did all I could. Now we'll have to wait and see." And with that, I silently walked away. I faced Elphaba and said, "I did all I could. Now we'll have to wait and see."