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Defying Gravity
I was sitting in the room waiting for them to do my makeup. It was time for the play preview for the school. They made us come at 4 AM. It was currently 6 AM. They were still on Fern's makeup. We were doing makeup. Apparently makeup was enough for me. I was currently in a green body suit that was sleeveless and low cut. It ended at me thighs. Instead of the trivial makeup we had been using for rehearsal they had developed something crazy.
"So…what scenes are we doing again?" asked Daphne. She was wearing a close fitting and high collared black dress. I cleared my throat. I was tired. I had to change three times.
"The Defying Gravity scene, the Lion Cub scene, the Wicked Witch of the East, and the As Long As Your Mine…" I said, smiling. Daphne raised an eyebrow.
"I didn't see that one. I was backstage. Why are you smiling like that?" Daphne asked. I only smirked at her. That's a good scene…
"Let's just say it's one of my favorite scenes. Fern! You ready to perform Defying Gravity with yours truly?" I asked, teasing her. In the week that we had to get ready for this we had become great friends.
"Uh…the question are you ready to perform with me?" she laughed. She was wearing her yellow dress. It was cute. I hated mine. But I couldn't get dressed yet. They were finishing up Fern's hair. Delilah looked at me.
"Come here!" she commanded. She took out a large palette of MAC Chromocake Landscape Green makeup and color foundation. She put that on and then looked me straight in the eye like it was a matter of life and death.
"Did you wash your face or put any cream on it in the past 24 hours?" she asked. I shook my head. She had told me not to.
"Good!" she smiled. She dusted on the foundation and then took out a Japanese brush. She applied the makeup to my jaw line. Suddenly Kathleen came rushing in. She had her iPhone out and she was drawing on it. I suddenly froze and look at my stray golden curls.
"My hair!" I screeched. They froze and I was suddenly thrust towards the sink. Delilah continued to do my face and hands. I had a completely green face and then she defined my cheekbones. She moved down to my legs as Destiny did my hair. I was thrown forward to Kathleen. Why do I feel like a hot potato?
"Did you gain any weight? Are you eating healthy? Are you eating salads? What has Daphne been eating?" asked Kathleen. Why were they asking me?
"Daphne and I have been eating nothing but salads just like you asked! Can I put on my dress now?" I asked. Kathleen nodded and grinned. She brought out a simple and black Victorian style dress. She helped me into it and put the black hat on me.
"She's supposed to look young right? And then during the second act we'll arch her eyebrows, give her a sexy look" Delilah said, talking to Destiny. Destiny was putting my hair in waves and she nodded. Daphne was slipped into her dress. She looked cute. It was a tight and high collared black dress. She sat down in her high class wheelchair.
"Aren't you a little scared by the lift you have to get on?" Fern asked in a whisper. I leaned in to whisper into her ear.
"My boyfriend's a fairy and he takes me to school all the time. Plus, I got wings. I'll tell you about it some time" I said, quietly. Fern nodded and she looked me straight in the eye.
"You better" she joked. There was a knock on the door. I slipped into my dress quickly and had Fern zip it up.
"Come in!" Daphne cried out as she straightened her dress. We all took on our personalities to freak out whoever was coming in. I held the 'Grimmerie' in my hands and started chanting. Fern was hopping around in her dress. Daphne sat in the chair looking severe. Puck was standing in the doorway wearing a grey jacket, a striped dress shirt, and dark pants. He had a raised eyebrow.
"What is going on here?" he asked. I grinned at him and hopped over. He held me in his arms.
"Hello! My name is Elphaba. What's yours?" I joked. He smiled at me.
"Fiyero but you can call me Yero. Sabrina, it's 7:45 now. We're going on in 15 minutes" Puck said. I looked in shock and bit my lip.
"I'm terrified…" Daphne said, quietly. She was usually fearless like I am. But I guess she had stage fright. Kind of like I do at the moment.
"It's all good, Marshmallow. Everyone's nervous. But me! Because I am the Trickster King, leader of tricksters and misfits, savior of the villains, messiah of all non good doers, king of all the…" Puck started reciting. Everyone looked at me as I kissed him to make him shut up. I pulled back. He was smirking.
"I know you can't resist me, Grimm, but save it for As Long As You're Mine" he smirked. I turned red under my makeup and there was a faint detection of it. Puck's smirk widened and I glared.
"Shut up and get out" I snapped. Everyone looked at me confused.
"We haven't seen As Long As Your Mine. That's not even in the script…" Daphne said. Fern nodded in agreement.
"Well…Gravel only put it in our scripts. It supposed to be a surprise. It's well…it's a scene that's kind of…only the two of us" I said, stammering. They nodded confused and looked at the clock. Ten minutes left. Suddenly the door burst open. It was Arthur and Puck now.
"Everyone's here. We're starting early" Arthur panted. He grabbed onto Daphne's chair and kissed her cheek. Daphne blushed to her roots and he rolled her out of the room.
"We'll talk about it later" I called after her. I grabbed Fern's arm and pulled her out of the room. Puck grabbed my other hand and dragged me. We were a weird chain of the three most important characters. I looked at Puck.
"What order are we doing?" I asked, not to anyone in particular. Vanessa answered. She wasn't going on at the moment. She wasn't going on at all and it seemed like she was happy about that. She had probably shown up just now.
"You're doing Defying Gravity, then some unknown song called As Long As You're Mine, then the Lion Cub scene, and then the Wicked Witch of the East. I've never heard of As Long As You're Mine" Vanessa said, cluing me in to tell her. Daphne was rolled next to me with Arthur maneuvering the chair.
"She won't say. It's a song that's exclusive to Puck and Sabrina's scripts. They practiced it when the rest of us were backstage. Remember when they locked us into our dressing rooms for some reason. They were practicing" Daphne concluded. Vanessa looked at me with a raised eyebrow.
"Interesting…" she said. She smirked at me and I crossed my eyes.
"Stop being ominous and mysterious. It's freaking me out," I snapped. Vanessa only laughed and looked at all five of us.
"Break a leg…I'll be front row. That's exclusive for the cast" said Vanessa. We waved at her as she bounced off into the audience. Ms. Gravel looked at Fern and me.
"You guys better do well. I'm opening the curtains soon…and don't blush when you guys sing As Long As You're Mine" instructed Ms. Gravel. I nodded and sighed. Fern and I got into position. Ms. Gravel stepped onto the open stage.
"Now…the play preview of Wicked!" Ms. Gravel cried. Suddenly the orchestra below the stage began to play the theme music. Then the Defying Gravity music started. Fern stepped out and people cheered.
FERN:(spoken)
Elphaba - why couldn't you have stayed calm for
once, instead of flying off the handle!
(sung) I hope you're happy!
I hope you're happy now
I hope you're happy how you
Hurt your cause forever
I hope you think you're clever!
SABRINA
I hope you're happy
I hope you're happy, too
I hope you're proud how you
Would grovel in submission
To feed your own ambition
BOTH
So though I can't imagine how
I hope you're happy right now (Suddenly Belinda, Madame Morrible, had a voice over)
BELINDA
(spoken) Citizens of Oz, there is an enemy that must be found and captured.
Believe nothing she says. She's evil.
Responsible for the mutilation of these…poor innocent monkeys.
Her green skin is but an outward manifestation of her twisted nature. (Fern walked over to comfort me)
This distortion…this REPULSION.
THIS WICKED WITCH! (As she yelled I jumped slightly and cringed. It felt so true)
FERN
(spoken) Don't be afraid
SABRINA
(spoken) I'm not.
It's the Wizard who should be afraid. (I started breathing hard through my 'rage'. Oz should be terrified! He took my parents away!)
Of me!
FERN
(spoken) Elphie, listen to me. Just say you're sorry before it's too late.
(sung) You can still be with the Wizard
What you've worked and waited for
You can have all you ever wanted:
ELPHABA
(spoken) I know:
(sung) But I don't want it -
No - I can't want it
Anymore! (I crossed the stage and away from Fern. Everyone's eyes followed me)
Something has changed within me
Something is not the same
I'm through with playing by the rules
Of someone else's game
Too late for second-guessing
Too late to go back to sleep
It's time to trust my instincts
Close my eyes: and leap!
It's time to try
Defying gravity
I think I'll try
Defying gravity
And you can't pull me down!
FERN
Can't I make you understand? (She crossed over to me and grabbed my shoulders)
You're having delusions of grandeur:
SABRINA
I'm through accepting limits (I took her hands off me and looked away and back to the audience)
''cause someone says they're so
Some things I cannot change
But till I try, I'll never know!
Too long I've been afraid of
Losing love I guess I've lost
Well, if that's love
It comes at much too high a cost!
I'd sooner buy
Defying gravity
Kiss me goodbye
I'm defying gravity
And you can't pull me down:
OZIAN SOLDIERS (Extras!)
Open the door!
In the name of the supreme Ozness!
(I whipped out the Grimmerie)
SABRINA
(spoken) Ah may, ah tay, ah tum, ah ditum
FERN
(spoken) What are you doing? Stop it!
That's what—started this all in the first place.
That hideous levitation spell. (I kept chanting the entire time that she was speaking)
Stop! (I stopped and made myself look the most menacing as possible. Fern cowered away)
Well where are your wings?
Maybe you're not as powerful as you think you were.
(Suddenly a broom levitates onto the stage. It was basically invisible wire but it was good all the same. I bet Daphne could've made it float!)
SABRINA
(spoken) Oooh! Glinda, I tell you. (I grabbed the broom and brought it back to where Fern was)
Quick get on! (I put it next to me, but I didn't sit on it. That would be freaky…)
FERN
(spoken) What?
SABRINA
(spoken)Come with me. Think of what we could
do: together.
(sung) Unlimited
Together we're unlimited
Together we'll be the greatest team
There's ever been (Fern came to stand with me as if she were thinking about coming…)
Glinda -
Dreams, the way we planned 'em
FERN
If we work in tandem: (She grabbed onto the broomstick as well)
BOTH
There's no fight we cannot win
Just you and I
Defying gravity
With you and I
Defying gravity
SABRINA
They'll never bring us down!
(spoken) Well? Are you coming?
FERN
(spoken) Elphie…you're trembling.
Here. (She gives me the trademark black cloak)
(sung) I hope you're happy
Now that you're choosing this
SABRINA
(spoken) You too
(sung) I hope it brings you bliss
BOTH
I really hope you get it
And you don't live to regret it
I hope you're happy in the end
I hope you're happy, my friend:
(I ran into the darkness and got onto the lift)
FERN
(spoken) Elphie, wait!
(Then the soldiers ran in)
OZIAN SOLDIER
(spoken) Don't let her get away
FERN
(spoken) Wait…she's not!
What are you doing?
(They had grabbed Fern. I was finally secure on the lift)
SABRINA
(spoken) Wait! She had nothing to do with it!
It's me! It's meeeeeeee! (I was suddenly rising on the lift. People watched in epic shock and dammit it was high!)
(sung) So if you care to find me
Look to the western sky!
As someone told me lately:
"Ev'ryone deserves the chance to fly!"
And if I'm flying solo
At least I'm flying free
To those who'd ground me
Take a message back from me
Tell them how I am
Defying gravity
I'm flying high
Defying gravity
And soon I'll match them in renown
And nobody in all of Oz
No Wizard that there is or was
Is ever gonna bring me dooooooooooooooooooooooown!
FERN
I hope you're happy! (She sang this while I was singing the last note)
OZIAN SOLDIERS
Look at her, she's wicked! (They also sang this while I was still holding the last note. Damn! I was getting winded. Keep singing, Sabrina!)
Get her!
SABRINA
Bring me dooooooooooown!
OZIAN SOLDIERS
No one mourns the wicked
So we've got to bring her (They were singing this while sang the other last note. God, I hate belting)
SABRINA
Ahhh!
OZIAN SOLDIERS
Down!
Suddenly the lights went down and there was quiet. There was a roar of applause. But I could hear the football team.
"Dammit! Glinda and Elphaba were hot!" they shouted. Ah…boys will be boys.