We safely reached Kiamo Ko, my home while I was the Wicked Witch of the West, but when I saw the oversized pink bubble, I called, "Guys, Fiyero and I have to hide. We'll wait for Glinda to leave." Angel nodded, but I knew there was something dark that she wanted to say. I was all set to go hide, when Angel said, "I can just tell Glinda where to find you, Elphaba." I nodded and said, "Okay, then, in that case I'll go in first. Glinda's going to want to kill me as soon as I enter that building."
Angel then paused and said, "I hate to tell you this, Elphaba, but Glinda is going to be the first to die and it will be soon." I lunged toward Angel, but Max, Fiyero, Iggy, Dylan, Nudge, Gazzy, and Total all managed to hold me back from ripping out Angel's throat. I then said, "Fiyero, take Angel, Max, Iggy, Dylan, Nudge, Gazzy, Angel, and Total, and go hide. I'll go in and talk to Glinda. If I don't come back assume she ripped my throat out 'cause I deserved it."
I entered the castle cautiously and tripped. I froze and pressed myself against the nearest wall and signaled to the others to go hide. I watched Glinda spun around and demanded, "Who's there?" I didn't move or answer, but the Glinda called, "Show yourself." I remained a statue. Glinda then called, "As the ruler of Oz, I order you to show yourself." I took a deep breath, thought, I might as well get it over with, now. Then I stepped forward and said, "Hello, Glinda." She stared at me and I squeaked out, "Hi." I cringed and then she said, "Elphie? Is that you?" I nodded and then she hugged me. I hugged her back and I asked, hopefully, "You're not going to kill me?"
Glinda stepped back, smacked me across the face, and said, "What is wrong with you, Elphaba?" I sighed and said, "Just get it all out of your system, now Glinda, get it all out." She glared at me and snapped, "I've spent the last three years thinking you were dead, secretly mourning you, and wishing you'd let me clear your name. I've missed you so much and, then three years later, what you do? You just waltz in and think you can return?" I flinched and said, "Glinda, listen. I never dreamed I'd say this, but I want, no, I need you to break that promise you made me three years ago. I've brought some new friends with me. I never wanted to return to Oz, but I was forced into it." Glinda stared at me and demanded, "How? Who? When?" I took another deep breath and said, "Well, a few months ago, I left Fiyero, because I kept thinking about you and I was captured by these wolf-men hybrid things. I escaped the lab where I was kept, alone, and found this young, semi-scary, blond-haired, blue-eyed, child, Angel, and she led me to her family. Anyway, a few weeks ago, Max said something I wish I'd never heard. 'Okay, guys, we have to go to Oz. Elphaba, I'll need you to lead us there.' I tried to use the but I was thought to be Wicked excuse, but it failed, miserably." Glinda nodded and motioned for me to continue. "I'll just tell what happened." Glinda nodded and said, "Sure, Elphie." I immediately stated, "I said, 'Max, listen. I never told anyone here this, but back there in Oz, at home, everyone thought I was Wicked. I was labeled the Wicked Witch of the West, simply because I disagreed with the Wizard. I faked my own death—my best, and only friend, Glinda the Good—still thinks I'm dead, as does everyone else. It's not gonna go over well, if I suddenly show up, say I'm not dead, and tell them I'm trying to save them. The closest I get you guys to Oz, is a house, just west of the border of Oz. When you reach Oz, my best advice would be to get on Glinda's good side—do not make her mad—try to get her to help you. Just say it was a spur of the moment idea to ask her. I want to keep my part in this as small as possible. Max, basically what I'm trying to say, is, I can't go into Oz with the five of you. You'll have to manage without me. I'm so, so, sorry, Max—I can't even tell you how sorry I am.' This is where it failed, Glinda." She nodded quietly. "Max glared at me and said, 'You're coming with us to Oz, even if I have to tie you up and gag you to get in.' And that's how, why, and who got me into Oz." Glinda stared at me and said, "This Max got you into Oz without a fight?" "Not really." Then I turned and signaled for the others to come inside and join me and Glinda.
I then said, "Glinda, these are Max, Iggy, Dylan, Nudge, your new shopping partner, Gazzy, Angel, and their flying, talking, dog Total. Max, Iggy, Dylan, Nudge, Gazzy, Angel, and Total, this is my best friend, and Nudge, she's going to be your shopping partner as well, Glinda."