Chapter 10
"BONG! BONG! BONG! BONG!" The warning bell sounded at the Palace gates while the clerk was finishing marrying Fiyero and Elphaba. He quickly finished and then ran for cover underneath his desk. Fiyero rushed to the windows and peered out into the weather that had suddenly appeared.
"Flying Monkeys!" He shouted and as if that had been the magic words Vinkun soldiers appeared from down the hallway, bursting through the door, all armed with their trusty rifles and swords.
"My Prince!" One of the men threw Fiyero's trusty rifle to him and the men began exiting the castle onto the balconies.
"My brothers!" Chistery came flying down the hallway and looked outside as Avantador picked one of the Monkeys off with his breath of fire.
"Noo!" Chistery was about to rush outside when Elphaba stopped him.
"They are not your brothers right now! They are coming to attack us! The sorcerer is getting closer! You must take me to Avantador! We must finish what we started!" She told him. He nodded despite his heartache and quickly moved to get her to the dragon.
"Hold your fire until Elphaba reaches Avantador!" Fiyero ordered. The men nodded and took aim. Chistery got her safely to the dragon which was no easy feat as the rain pelted down hard and the wind blew ferociously.
"We have to perform the oath now!" She shouted to him, hoping to be heard above the sudden storm after Chistery put her down safely into one of the dragon's large clawed hands.
"Look out!" Avantador shouted as he used his large claws and batted another Flying Monkey away. The dragon realized that the Monkeys had all turned their attention away from Fiyero and his men and towards them.
"Miss Elphaba it is you they want!" He warned. Quickly the witch turned and fired lightning bolts at them. They scattered and she was unable to make a successful hit.
"There is no time to do what you ask!" Avantador said before blowing more fire at their attackers, hoping to keep them away but they were relentless and they charged at Elphaba once again.
"What should we do?" Glinda asked upon arriving at the balcony next to Fiyero.
"We don't have a clean shot. We can't get the Monkeys without fear of hitting Elphaba or Chistery or Avantador!" The former Prince slammed his fist down onto the balcony railing. Before either could do anything there was a bright flash of light and everyone froze in their place.
Elphaba blasted the Monkeys away from her. Most were stunned by the suddenly blast of light and they fell from the sky. Chistery flew after them and Avantador tried to scoop them up with his other hand before they fell to their deaths. A few had not been affected as badly as their cohorts and they charged one more time. Elphaba blasted again and the remainder fell, caught quickly by the dragon.
"We must perform the oath now!" She cried to Avantador. He nodded and quickly moved closer to the balcony, dropping off the unconscious Flying Monkeys, and picking up Fiyero. He then began to speak in a tongue that was all his own, it fell to the ears of the people around him a guttural language that he alone could speak. He then extended his claw and sliced into his tough exterior. Blood formed at the surface and both Fiyero and Elphaba quickly used the dagger Fiyero had on him, to slice into their hands. They then touched the same spot that Avantador had just opened with her bloodied hand and he quickly finished the ritual. Elphaba could feel her insides heating up and she wondered if this was part of the ritual.
"It is done. You and I are now bound. I shall serve you and the Vinkus for the rest of your lives," Avantador smiled and suddenly the heat that had been passed to them cooled. Elphaba shivered uncontrollably, after losing the heat that she had been given and the fact that she was soaked to the bone. They had no time to do anything about it however as a sound floated over the sound of the storm,
"BONG! BONG! BONG! BONG!"
To Be Continued…