(A/N: OMOMOMOMOMOMOMOMOMO!!!!!!!!! FINALLY! I GOT MY COMPUTER BACK!!!!! It got a stupid virus and so we sent it to the store and they were supposed to call us a week later and it ended up being like TWO FRIGGIN' WEEKS because the stupid computer dude forgot to call and my mom was like, "Oh please, you've been playing games on our computer!" and then I was "Uh huh" and then he was all, "Uh, sorry" and then I was all, "I WANT MY COMPUTER I HAVEN'T UPDATED IN FOREVER!" it was craziness and I am so glad I have my computer back, I haven't typed in forever! Oz, I hate viruses and crap like that dude at the computer help store! UGH! Anyway, now that my rant is over, here's the next chapter, I'm so sorry it took so long to update. HOPEFULLY I'll update faster next time, now that I've got my friggin' computer back! Ugh! Oshimigoshers!) oh and please review!

Already, a sort of camp for the Wizard and his men had been set up. They were setting up in the Emerald Forest. The Palace had been taken over by Frex, so it wasn't theirs anymore. Fiyero and David sprinted across the courtyards, running for the forest through the thick black night. They finally came to the clearing where about forty tents had already been set up. They panted and leaned on each other as they caught their breaths. James was suddenly right next to them.

"Elphaba." he said, "Did you get Elphaba, is my daughter with you?!"

"No sir." Fiyero managed to choke out, her name making so many feelings inside him bubble.

"She was taken by the other side." David said gently.

"Frex has my daughter?!" asked James, anger and despair making him livid, "Well if it's war he wants, it's war he'll get."

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She felt herself rip in two as she was pulled away from Fiyero. She struggled to break loose, but it was no good. They came to the elevators and they threw her in roughly. Her head hit the wall hard and her head rang as her vision swam. She kept a hand on the wall to keep from falling. The men snickered at her. The doors slid open and one of them picked her up and put he over his shoulder like a sack. She kicked him hard and she heard him grunt in pain. He took her shoes off and threw them on the floor so that when she kicked him, it wouldn't hurt so much. They came to the East Tower then and they pushed her inside, locking the door as they left.

The tower was made completely of stone. It was cold in the night. There was one window, and it had bars in it. Elphaba sat down and hugged her knees to her chest. Moisture bubbled in her eyes, but then she heard the door open and Frex walk in. He looked at her angrily.

"Do you know how much trouble you've caused?" asked Frex darkly, closing the door behind him. She subconsciously backed away from him. He laughed at her, "Do I scare you that much?!" he taunted, "If you hadn't run away in the first place, none of this ever would have happened. I wouldn't have had to gone to all these lengths just to ensure that I had food to eat and didn't end up in the ozdamn Southstairs!" he yelled at her.

"Why can't you just let me go?" she asked desperately, her voice soft, "Why do you feel like you have to own me? I'm not yours and I never was."

"I have always owned you!" Frex shouted at her. Her desperation quickly turned to anger.

"You're not even my father!" she shouted back, standing up, "And I'm not your daughter!"

"You are and I am your father." Frex's voice was dangerously low as he grabbed her wrist and pulled her to him. At this point, Elphaba usually would have looked away from his animalistic greedy eyes, but now, she was so angry, she hated him so much more now for taking her away from Fiyero, she looked straight into his eyes.

"I am not and the only thing you are is an Almighty asshole." she glared at him, right into those greedy red eyes.

"You ever say something like that again--!" he swung a hand to strike her, but she ducked, foreseeing the blow and pulled out of his grasp, striking him across the face as hard as she could. He stumbled back and she saw him falter as his eyes widen a bit. He wasn't used to her fighting back, to her actually avoiding getting hit. She'd always just let him beat her up because she'd thought she deserved it, but she wouldn't let him any longer. He'd taken her away from Fiyero. Frex was breathing hard and his eyes were getting fierce with rage. Elphaba backed away from him. She couldn't believe she'd just hit him. She was truly terrified now because in his rage, there wouldn't be anything she could do to stop him.

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The first battle took place the very next day. Neither side had planned on attacking the other, but soon enough, starting in early morning, the first gunshots had sounded throughout Oz and a battle had begun. It was the green uniforms against the black. It was bloody and downright brutal. Fiyero ran through the battlefield of smoke and gunpowder, making his way to the palace. His group was going to try and set as many hostages free as they could. They crawled through the tunnel into the ballroom. The guests from the previous night were all there still, lying on the floor, against walls, terrified for their lives as Frex's men walked around, pointing guns at people randomly and laughing at the looks on their faces. Some people lay strewn across the floor, covered in their own blood, murdered. Quietly, Fiyero and his group worked to bring the people in the ballroom over to the tunnel. They'd gotten about 15 people when they were figured out, one of the people being Galinda. They didn't expect to get even that many. Shots were fired from both sides. They had to get out now as they saw more of Frex's men enter the ballroom. They ducked through the tunnel and sealed it so that Frex's men wouldn't find the entrance. Fiyero new he should've felt good for saving these people, but how could he when Elphaba was still somewhere in the palace? The people they'd rescued were escorted back to the tents. They skirted the battlefield as they made their way back to their territory.

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Elphaba was terrified for his life. She heard the shots early the next morning. She couldn't see much out of the barred window, nothing but smoke and gunpowder. Everyone was small and faces were a blur. If Fiyero was out there, he'd better be careful, or he'd have her to deal with later. She saw a bird flying through the sky, or was it a Bird? It landed on the window sill.

"Princess!" the Bird chirped, out of breath.

"Hi." Elphaba said softly, letting the Bird hop onto her finger as she brought it inside, "What's your name?"

"Linus, at your service!" the Bird saluted. Elphaba smiled at him and Linus continued, "I'm so sorry about what happened! A battle is raging on and James sent me to find you so he could see how you are." Linus looked at her, noticed the bruises coloring her body her cut lip.

"My father sent you?!" Elphaba asked.

"Yes, I've been checking every window for nearly an hour now." said Linus, still breathing hard.

"Well, I'm fine." said Elphaba, "He might want to know that Frex is furious about this unplanned battle. He thinks James started it and he's sending out men to attack at night after this battle. He thinks he'll have the element of surprise, but I don't think he realized I could pass information along."

"Wow, perhaps having you here isn't so bad at all!" said Linus, then, realizing what he had said, "I mean, of course it's terrible that you're here, but something at least a little good has come of it, well not good—I mean--"

"I'm not offended, I get what you were saying." said Elphaba.

"Yes Princess, because by no means do we mean to make you stay here and spy for us, Prince Fiyero is working his hardest to get you back--"

"Fiyero?! Oh, please do me a favor!" Elphaba said.

"Anything your highness."

"I want you to go find Fiyero and see if he's alright or if he's in battle. If you find him tell him that I want him to be careful, ok?" she instructed. Linus nodded and he flew out of the window, slipping through the bars easily. Oh, how Elphaba wished she could be like Linus, free whenever she wanted to be, defying gravity.