Arguments, Questions, and Elphaba, can't you remain calm?
"Her house fell on me!" "She threw a bucket of water on me!" "I died first!" "Well, my death was way more painful than yours!" "She stole my shoes!" "I tried to get them back so they'd at least stay within the family!" "Well, you failed!" "Well, I'm sorry! Give me some credit for at least trying!" "Oh, quit being so dramatic!" "Me? Dramatic? I am not dramatic compared to you! You're the drama queen!" "Am not!" "Are too!" "Am not!" "Are too!" "Not!" "Too!" Glinda yelled, "Nessa! Elphaba! Will you both shut up?" Nessa and Elphaba looked at each other and then at Glinda and both snapped, "NO!"
Fiyero and Boq both looked at each other and then at the two screaming Thropp sisters. Then they noticed Glinda was screaming at them too. I came downstairs and saw that Elphaba and Nessa both wanted to rip out Dorothy's throat and Glinda wanted to rip out both Nessa and Elphaba's throats. "Great," I muttered. "The Good Witch of the North, the Wicked Witch of the East, and the Wicked Witch of the West are all fighting with each other. Just when I thought my day couldn't get any more exciting." "And this is why I'd decided to keep you two away from her," I muttered to myself, while pointing at Dorothy.
"Elphaba and Nessarose Thropp! Glinda Upland! Behave!" I shrieked, at the two Thropp sisters, who apparently had decided to have a little argument over who should kill Dorothy. Then I muttered to myself, "Having those two in the same room as Dorothy was a serious mistake." "Do we have questions yet? Do we? Do we?" Glinda shrieked at me. "Yes, Glinda, we do, starting with a question for you and Elphaba." I answered. "Be honest, but please no swearing." Then I said, "And one for the Wizard. Both were provided to us by ElphabaandGlinda12."
"What is your favorite pairings?"
"Fiyeraba—it's so true," Elphaba said. "Oh, and Gelphie, as long as it's strictly friendship only. Me and Nessa—when you show the sisterly love we have for each other..." "Shut up, Elphaba!" Nessa called. "Okay, Glinda, your turn." I said, intervening to stop another argument. "Oooh, Flinda, um, Bessa, oh, I almost forgot Elphie and the Wizard." Glinda said, earning herself strange looks from the others. "Oh, I meant the father-daughter relationship," she explained. "Thank you for deciding to clear that up," Elphaba muttered sarcastically. Glinda smacked Elphaba and I threatened, "Either take it upstairs or out the window."
"Why are you such a jerk and what happened after you left Oz?"
"I don't know," the Wizard answered. "I guess I just let the idea of being ruler over Oz and all the power get to my head. Of course, learning that Elphaba was my daughter was very depressing, and I really wanted to...um...actually I don't want to talk about what happened after I left Oz." I glared at him and Elphaba suddenly sprang to her feet. "Elphaba, will you calm down," Nessa asked, trying to push her chair away from her older sister, while looking at said older sister.
"How could you?" Elphaba screamed at the Wizard. I leaned back, and muttered, "This is not going to end well." "How can you considering killing yourself?" Elphaba wasn't going to stop ranting at the Wizard. "You're not really setting a good example for me! It's like you're practically saying, 'Oh, I killed myself, it's not like Elphaba's going to follow my example.' Yeah, well, if it wasn't for the fact that brat"—pointing an accusatory finger at Dorothy—"was alive when my sister was dead, and I thought Fiyero was dead, I'd wanted to kill myself!"
Glinda glared at her best friend and snapped, "Elphaba, why could't you have remained calm for once instead of flying off the handle!" I rolled my eyes and said, "Okay, as much as we all love the whole 'Defying Gravity' thing, you two, can you save it for later, like at the end of this round of questioning?" "Fine," both Glinda and Elphaba grumbled.
"I also have two questions that everyone can answer, starting with Glinda for the first question and Elphaba will answer last. Nessa gets to start answering the second question." Elphaba leapt to her feet and demanded, "Why do I have to answer the first question last?" "Because, I've got a feeling that you'll have a very long list."
"What is your least favorite part or parts of the Wicked musical and why?"
"Um, saying goodbye to Elphie," Glinda said sadly. "'Cuz right afterward, she dies." "For the last time, Glinda," Elphaba snapped. "I am not DEAD!" "Elphaba calm down!" Glinda, Nessa, the Wizard, Fiyero, Boq, Madame Morrible, Dorothy, and I all said, at exactly the same time. "Nessa?" I asked.
"Um, the house falling on me scene, 'cause I die, and then the whole Wicked Witch of the East scene—I'm a total jerk to my sister and I still feel awful. I died feeling guilty about being mean to my sister!" Nessa whined. "Please, don't cry," I said quickly. Elphaba leapt out of her chair and ran over to her sister. "Nessa, it's not your fault. I needed that. It was sort of a wake up call for me. I'd forgotten how much you'd depended on me and I'd left you alone. I'm sorry." She reassured her younger sister. "Oh, now, this is a great sister moment." I said, smiling at Elphaba and Nessa. "Okay, now hug, already," Glinda called.
Fiyero said, "Elphaba nearly getting captured. She's the love of my life." Boq said, "Every time I get rejected by Glinda—I still love her, and the Wicked Witch of the East scene—I think I might have been starting to fall in love with Nessa, but when she could walk, I thought she wouldn't need me anymore." "Now that's sweet," I said.
"Um, when I get hauled off to jail," Madame Morrible declared. "It serves you right," I snapped back. "Yes, I spread lies about Elphaba, but what did I really do to deserve that?" "You tricked me into killing my own daughter!" the Wizard yelled at her. "Peace!" I called, holding out my hands.
The Wizard said, "Learning Elphaba was my daughter after she 'died.' That reminds me. Elphaba, you're grounded for the rest of your life." "Why?" Elphaba asked. "Faking your own death." The Wizard immediately replied. I looked at Dorothy and said, "Just answer the question."
"Getting kidnapped, and being threatened by the Witch." Dorothy said. "Quit calling me that!" Elphaba snapped. Glinda glared at Elphaba and said, "Again, Elphaba, calm down!" Dorothy cringed and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm just a kid." I sighed and said, "Okay, Elphaba, go for it. You can rant as long as you want."
Elphaba sighed and said, "Let's see. When Father yells at me for causing a scene at Shiz—it's not my fault—again, I quote myself, 'I don't cause commotions, I am one.' When a certain someone in this room let me down, and ended being my worst enemy and my father. When I'm labeled Wicked, because I am not Wicked. When Nessa and I have our huge fight and never make up, because we never see each other again. When the house falls on Nessa, for the same reason it's one of her least favorite parts in the musical—she dies. When Fiyero gets captured and is beaten, because I think he dies and I go completely insane. When I say goodbye to Glinda, because I know it's the last time I'll ever see her, in Oz. Yeah, that's it."
"If you were taken hostage and you could only have three other people with you, would you want with you and why? Who wouldn't make the list and why?"
"Let's see," Nessa said. "Um, Elphaba 'cause she's my sister, Glinda, since she's Elphaba's best friend, and, hmm, I'm not sure about the third person. Either Fiyero since Elphaba would whine about the lack of Fiyero or Boq 'cause I kinda still love him. Those who wouldn't make the list would be either Boq or Fiyero, depending on which one did make the list, since I can only have three other people with me. Madame Morrible because she accused my sister, who is not Wicked, of being Wicked. Dorothy, because she killed me and my sister. The Wizard because he didn't do anything to at least try to save my sister."
Glinda looked at Nessa and said, "Nessa and Elphaba, because they're sisters. And Fiyero, because he's one of my closest friends. Boq—definite no—because he's obsessive with my life. Madame Morrible—she scares me. The Wizard—let his own daughter die. Dorothy—she killed my best friend."
Fiyero and Elphaba looked at each other and then Elphaba said, "Dorothy, your turn." Dorothy looked at me and said, "Does it have to be someone in this room?" "No," I said evenly. "No you cannot change any answers. All answers given are the final answers." Dorothy looked at me and said, "Um, Auntie Em, 'cause she raised me, Glinda, since she didn't try to kill me, and Toto, because he's my dog. Elphaba—she threatened me with death. Nessa—I kill her. Boq—I just like him as a friend. Same reason for Fiyero. Madame Morrible—I agree with Glinda—she is scary. The Wizard—he left me behind in Oz."
Madame Morrible rolled her eyes and said, "The Wizard-he's my boss, the new captain of the gale force-he at least tried to eliminate the Wicked Witch, and probably one of my sisters." "You have sisters?" Elphaba said, looking at her former sorcery teacher, who ignored her. "Everyone else in this room-I don't like." Fiyero said, "Elphaba, Nessa, and Glinda-three favorite girls. Everyone else-no." I looked at them and said, "I'm seeing a pattern-you're not separating the Thropp sisters."
Boq said, "Nessa-girlfriend, Glinda-still love her, and Elphaba-Nessa's sister. Fiyero-no, Dorothy-no-killed my girlfriend, Madame Morrible-agree with Glinda-scary, and the Wizard, just no."
Elphaba sighed, and said, "I'd say, Glinda-she's my best friend, Fiyero, he's my boyfriend, and Nessa, she's my sister. Boq, no, he hurt my sister the Wizard, arranged my death, I don't care if you're my father, Madame Morrible-she is scary, Glinda, and Dorothy-she killed me."
"Okay," I said. "Next question. This is from darkgemwildcat. It's for Elphaba. "I ASK ELPHIE IF SHE DOSE LIKE AN OUTFIT. OF HERS. LIKE ANYYYYYYYY PEICE OF CLOTHING, AND IF SO, WHICH ONE? HEHEHEHEHE ooooo and btw elphie, i own a hat JUST LIKE the one you wear at the begining of the play! U ROCK BY THE WAY! and i quiet like your choice of clothes...:)"
I looked at Elphaba who said, "Probably the hat I get from Glinda-even though she meant it as a cruel joke-it's how we became friends. And darkgemwildcat, thank you for thinking that I rock."
"Oh, yeah, there's a question for Nessa too. And finally, this one is only for Nessa. This is also my question."
"At the beginning of Wicked Witch of the East, you want nothing to do with your sister, but then at the end, you're practically begging her to stay. Why? What exactly caused the sudden change in attitude?"
"When Elphaba first came home, I was hurt and angry. Father was dead, and I hadn't seen my older sister in how long? Like three years? So when she returned, I made it pretty clear that I was mad, but I wasn't mad at her, well, actually I was mad at her, but I was not just mad at her. I was mad at lot of people—let's see, Elphaba for ditching me, you ditched me—don't deny it, and Father for dying. Mostly it was just the two of them. I was also a little mad at Boq for not loving me. I was mad at Glinda for not succeeding in stopping my sister from, in her words, 'flying off the handle.' I was mad at Fiyero for hunting my sister like she was a criminal, which she wasn't. After she began to prepare to leave, I realized I'd probably never really get a chance to see her again, and I realized how much we'd depended on each other—she depended on me just as much as I depended on her. I'd wanted her to stay with me and I was going to apologize, but she is so difficult. I was also thinking about asking if I could join her—you know—like join the resistance movement with her—with me being the governor of Munchkinland, I could easily gain important government information for the movement." Nessa said. Elphaba ran over to her sister and gave her another hug.
I looked at Glinda and Elphaba and said, "Now you two can sing. We'll close today with Defying Gravity-love that song by the way."
"Elphaba, why could't you have stayed calm for once, instead of flying off the handle! 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! 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! SO THOUGH I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW, I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY RIGHT NOW! Elphie, listen to me. Just say you're sorry. YOU CAN STILL BE WITH THE WIZARD. WHAT YOU'VE WORKED AND WAITED FOR. YOU CAN HAVE ALL YOU EVER WANTED. I know—I DON'T WANT IT. No, I CAN'T WANT IT ANYMORE. 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. CAN'T I MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND YOU'RE HAVING DELUSIONS OF GRANDUER? I'M THROUGH ACCEPTING LIMITS '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. Glinda, come with me. Think of what we could do—together. UNLIMITED, TOGETHER WE'RE UNLIMITED. TOGETHER, WE'LL BE THE GREATEST TEAM THERE'S EVER BEEN, GLINDA—DREAMS THE WAY WE PLANNED 'EM. IF WE WORK IN TANDEM. THERE'S NO FIGHT WE CANNOT WIN. JUST YOU AND I, DEFYING GRAVITY. WITH YOU AND I, DEFYING GRAVITY. THEY'LL NEVER BRING US DOWN. Well, are you coming? I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY NOW THAT YOU'RE CHOOSING THIS. You too—I HOPE IT BRINGS YOU BLISS. 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. 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 DOWN! I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY! LOOK AT HER! SHE'S WICKED! GET HER! BRING ME DOWN! NO ONE MOURNS THE WICKED, SO WE'VE GOT TO BRING HER... AHHH! DOWN!"
I NEED WAY MORE QUESTIONS PEOPLE! SO GIVE ME QUESTIONS!
