Returning to Oz part 2
On our way to Oz, I made the others stop at the house where I had lived for Fiyero a little while, so we could get Fiyero to join us and to tell Max that I should be in charge while we were in Oz. I knew Max would not be happy with me, and she wasn't, but she knew that I was right.
We got into Oz, but once we were there, Nudge started whining. "Elphaba, I'm hungry." I groaned and said, "Oh, just be quiet. As soon as we've reached Kiamo Ko, we can get some food, okay?" Nudge nodded quietly, but then five seconds later, she started complaining, again. I groaned and, suddenly I lost my temper and snapped, "Shut up Nudge! I'm hungry, too, but we can't land 'cause we have to send word to Glinda from Kiamo Ko, get her not to freak out, and have her clear my name before we do anything and I'm tired and crabby and I'm sick of you whining and if you don't stop, I'll duct-tape your mouth shut!" Fiyero stared at me and I said, "I lost my temper." He nodded. Max suddenly pulled out a credit card and said, "Wait here, I'll be right back." I raced after her and said, "Max, what you are doing?" "Buying some food to shut up both Nudge and Total."
I nodded and Max returned with enough food for ten armies, which all of us were grateful for, but it didn't last very long, so I sent Max to buy some more food for the rest of the journey to Kiamo Ko.