Nicole

"Um, Nicole?" Glinda turned away from where she had hailed Elphaba.

"Yeeees, Glinda?" The girl in Rajah's body was trying to get his foot to go behind his head as she stood there, the bubble having disappered. It wasn't working.

"Don't you think the Wizard'll notice when Rajah doesn't come back? And how did you know how to pluck out the bomb?"

"I have no idea for the first part, and for the second part… I just picked whatever was shiniest." Rajah(Nicole) shrugged, and waved to everybody as they landed at Kiamo Ko, Nicole stepping out of his body. Rajah immedietaly leaned over and vomited.

"Ouch. Maybe that's a long term effect of having a ghost in you… whoops, sorry, Stephanie." Steph, who had stepped over to push Rajah to the ground, was glaring at the ghost. Vomit was pooling over her shoes. "What, I said I was sorry?"

"Sorry, sorry…" Steph yanked him up and shoved him forward, Fiyero grabbing him and bringing him downstairs. Jae, who hadn't the heart to hurt his brother, watched.

Meanwhile…

Back at the Emerald Palace…

"Rajah? RAJAH? Sweet Jesus, where is that boy?" The Wizard swung around a corner, and eyed where the bomb would be sitting. The vial of blood, wrapped safely in a dull black cloth, was there, as were all of the necessary ingredients. A few of the silver linings were missing, but that was all.

"Mmm. Perhaps there was something wrong with them… No time for that." The Wizard screwed the bomb shut, yelling out Dorothy's name. The still shaken girl appeared in the room, clutching Toto in her arms. She had just recovered from being knocked about in the head by Elphaba.

"No need to yell, your Terribleness, er, Ozness," whispered Dorothy, one arm shifting Toto so she could rub her head.

"Have you seen Rajah?"

"No, your Ozness."

"Well, the boy will have to be left behind, then. My balloon's ready and the time is right and the bomb is right. Ready to put this bomb in place?"

"Can't I stay here, your Ozness? Elp-The Wicked Witch did hit me rather hard on the head…"

"You are coming with me." Stating it flatly, the Wizard scooped up the bomb out of the box where it was kept, clutching it to him. It was voice activated, and could only be activated by his voice and a certain code – and would erupt exactly one hour later.

"Fine, your Ozness… Toto, stay." Placing the dog down on the ground, she followed The Wizard into the basket.

As the balloon took off, Toto jumped up into the basket, and as a sharp wind blew up and a random rainbow appeared, they passed through the rainbow…

And arrived over a small town just an hour away from NYC. "Hmm. I suppose that stupid thearter in Broadwa-"

"The Gershwin?"

"Yes. That is where we shall place this. Let's go." The balloon began to drift towards the ground…

Back at Kiamo Ko…

Elphaba watched Fiyero handle Rajah, bringing him downstairs. Ignoring everybody else, she trotted upstairs to where her crystal globe lay being unused, and her son slept in a cradle (although where they had found it, I wasn't sure.)

Ana was sitting there rocking it. "Hi, Elphie. Do you mind if I call you Elphie?"

"No," murmured Elphaba absently, looking down at her colorful, beautiful son before sitting in the chair across from the globe… the bomb… the balloon…

As the group downstairs talked (Nicole temporarily possessing Mikayla's body and making her fly on a broom before departing, leaving her mid-air), Elphaba gasped. "Ana, if we all went to Earth and I sent Fiyero up here to keep him here in case I don't return, would you mind staying until Glinda can come safely ba-"

"I'll stay, Elphaba," said Nessarose, walking into the room. After having the ruby slippers for so long, she had forgotten how indebted she was to her sister. "And you will come back."

"Thanks, Nessa."

Sliding down the banister, she darted outside, crashing into the back of Fiyero. "Fae, what's wrong?"

"Can you go check on the baby? I want to talk to them-" Ana walked past her "- and I want to give Ana a break, but I don't want to leave him alone…"

"Sure, Fae." Fiyero paused, looking at her, then went upstairs. Something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it…

"We need to get to Earth. The Gerswhin. Now."

"Um… why? I'm still dead," Nicole said, "And the Wizard is here."

"Not anymore. He left without Rajah and he's about an hour away – forty five minutes away – from the Gershwin, he's planning on planting the bomb there."

Murmurs ran through the actresses, Glinda gasped and ran up to Elphaba, and Jae ran up to Glinda. Boq darted upstairs, and the Witches of Oz members congregated.

"Out of all the places… the Gershwin? Oh no he didn't!" Carley and Ale high fived, agreeing on one thing.

"We need to get this stopped. Now." Allen nodded his head, agreeing with Mikayla's statement – she has just landed and was glaring at Nicole's ghost.

"Then what are we waiting for? Can somebody get my body?"

Allen and Kaylee darted off, the unofficial 'Nicole's Body Guard'.

Holli grinned. "We all here? We all accounted for?" Tiana counted heads and said yes.

"ELPHABA!"

Elphie turned from a frantic Glinda and a calming Jae to them. "Yes?"

"We're ready to go back. We'll keep fighting, we're not dead yet." Tiana paused. "Well, some of us."

Nicole rolled her eyes.

"We gotta…" She paused. "Keep it positive! And we'll slap him to the floor!"

"Keep it positive, we'll pull his hair and call 'im who-re." Mikayla laughed, broomstick joke forgiven.

Elphaba rolled her eyes, and Stephanie spoke up for the actresses. "It's time to fight." Taye and Idina nodded, and the other actresses were gripping hands, ready to be transported.

Elphaba looked at them.

"Are you sure? I could go by myself and try to-"

"YOU ARE NOT GOING BY YOURSELF. I'll possess you." Nicole stuck her tongue out at the green girl as Kaylee and Allen ran out with her body.

"Fine, but-"

"We're coming, too." Glinda smiled at Elphaba as her and Jae stepped up. "You could use a bubble or a well trained sword."

Elphaba shook her head. "Fine. Nicole, grip your body, we don't want to lose you in the transport…"

Sliding into her body, Nicole waved the dead limbs. "It's cold in here."

"Sorry."

"It's alright."

And with a poof, they all disappeared, Fiyero watching from the window…

All of the Elphabas hit the ground hard. Some landed on the stage of the Gershin, some were hung awkwardly on chairs. In the case of Allen, Teal, and Megan, they were clinging to Fiyero's ladder.

"I don't think this was well planned out," Nicole said, sitting up and rubbing her head. "My head hurts AND we have no weapons to fight with."

All eyes turned to her.

"... what?"

"Um, you're alive."

"And you-HEY, I'M ALIVE!" Nicole sprung up and twirled around, then stopped. "Whoadizzymustsitdown."

Meanwhile, Elphaba was contemplating the fact that Nicole was right. They had planned this rather badly, in a panic... and in NYC, where could they find weapons to fight the Wizard - who, unbeknownst to Elphaba, had had his guards follow him in other balloons - when they only had a half hour left?

A/N: Ahhhh it's almost over!! Only like a couple updates left!! :) Enjoy. And thank you again to Liz, MissUnderstoodDreamer and Greengirl for reviewing all of this!! We really appreciate it!!