I began to prepare for my return trip home to Munchkinland—Munchkinland was my home now and I knew that, so completely. Of course, I did have to wait for Elphaba to find a way to return Boq to his human form. I did wonder how long that would take.
A little while later, Elphaba came to talk to me and said, "Tiffany, I can't find a way to reverse the spell. Madame Morrible told me you can't reserve a spell once it's been cast." I shrugged and suddenly I had an idea. "Elphaba," I said slowly. "Once I saw this episode of this TV show I really liked, Power Rangers: Mystic Force, called 'Legendary Castastros' and to reverse the transportation spell that Koragg used—and trapped Nick in an alternate dimension—the others had the yellow ranger—Chip—say the spell backwaards. Maybe that would work. Maybe if you say the spell backwards..." "It would reverse the effects," Elphaba finished. I nodded eagerly and Elphaba grabbed the Grimmerie and ran off in search of Boq.
"Boq! Boq!" She called eagerly. Boq came in anxiously and Elphaba quickly said the two spells—first the one that turned him into the Tinman, followed by the one Nessa had cast—backwards. I joined the two of them and asked, "Did it work?" Boq stood up, human, and I grinned at Elphaba. She smiled at me and said, "I've got to try to reverse the spell on Fiyero."
Then Elphaba ran off and joined Fiyero. When he saw the giant grin on her face, Fiyero raised his eyebrows and asked, "Fae, what's gotten into you?" Elphaba grinned and said, "I know how to reverse the spell—say it backwards—it has the opposite effect—if I chanted the spell turned you into a scarecrow backwards—I could turn you back into a human."
Fiyero agreed to let Elphaba try to reverse the spell. "NEMHAN AKELE MUT HA MUT HA NEMHAN NEMHAN AKELE. NEMHAN AKELE MUT HA MUT HA NEMHAN NEMHAN AKELE. NEMHAN AKELE MUT HA MUT HA NEMHAN NEMHAN AKELE. NEMHAN AKELE MUT HA MUT HA NEMHAN NEMHAN AKELE. NEHMAN AKELE MUT HA MUT HA NEMHAN NEMHAN AKELE ." (A/N. This is the No Good Deed spell backwards—just thought I'd mention that.) Elphaba chanted over and over again.
