"Hello, everyone! We are back with another installment of Nia's Q & A with Wicked characters!" Nia greeted her beaming audience.
Elphaba was smiling down at the crib, containing her newborn baby.
"Nia, can we please announce the gender now?" Elphaba asked, not taking her eyes off of her baby.
"We can do that at the end of the episode," Nia said.
"Can't we tell them something?" Fiyero asked.
"Fine," Nia sighed. "The baby is not green."
"Is that good or bad?" Glinda asked, looking from Elphaba to Nia.
"It depends on how Elphaba feels about it. Elphaba?" Nia asked, looking at the new mother.
"The baby is so beautiful. I would love him/her even if the skin was green," Elphaba answered, finally looking up.
"Why did you say 'him/her'?" Dorothy asked.
"Nia doesn't want me to say the gender of the baby until the end of the episode," Elphaba said, looking at Nia.
Nia smiled and nodded. "And on that happy note, lets answer some questions! First, we have Mad-Idina-Fan98, who says, WHAT! NOOOO! Nia, you can't stop there! Sorry about the lack of reviews. I ran out of questions. Elphie and Yero: so another kid anytime soon? And Elphaba, what's the best thing about being green? Glin if you had to choose one thing to pinkify what would it be? Nessa haven't seen you much. What's it like having such an amazifying sister? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhah ahahahahahahahahhaahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahhhhahahahaha, I'm dying here! Morrible...is...75. I thought she was like a billion! Ok, now tell meeeeeee!"
"No, we're happy with our one child," Elphaba answered. Fiyero shifted in his seat. This did not go unnoticed by Elphaba. "One, Fiyero! And only one!" she scolded him. "And, I guess the best part about being green is that when I don't want to be seen, I can blend in with the grass!" Elphaba joked. The audience roared with laughter.
"Well, Elphaba cared for me and loved me. And she made me laugh when I was feeling upset," Nessa answered.
"Hahaha! Very funny, Elphaba! Very touching, Nessa! Now, we have Elphaba'sGirl, OH YAY, BABY FIYERABA! I want to know the gender. Tell me. Yell me tell me tell me! Or have Elphaba or Fiyero tell me. But I want to know! Glinda, can you do Dorothy's hair? I'm sure she'd really appreciate it, just saying. Dorothy, you are growing on me. Especially now that I've drawn you. (Yup. I'm still on that). DO NOT LET MORRIBLE DOWN FROM THE CEILING; Morrible, how does it feel to be looking out over a world of people who loathe you? Wizard (Oscar) how does it feel to have a name? Melena; Sooo... If you don't love Frex... And you don't love Oscar... Who do you love? Glinda, if I bought you a large tray of pink chocolate cupcakes, should you consider me a friend? *Holds out tray hopefully* Elphaba; first of all, look at the face of your child. What is the first word that comes to mind? Second; (this is kinda like Glinda's question) Do you consider me your friend? Fiyero, same thing. Morrible, yeah, now you can drop her from the ceiling. NOBODY CATCH HER."
"I could if Dorothy wanted me to," Glinda said as a hairbrush appeared in her hands. Dorothy squealed and ran up to Glinda. She knelt on the floor as Glinda began to undo Dorothy's braids.
"I'm glad the drawing of me is coming along!" Dorothy smiled.
"PUT ME DOWN!" Morrible shouted from the ceiling.
"Oh, sweet Oz, I totally forgot that she was up there! Thanks for reminding me!" Nia said, looking up at Morrible.
"It feels wonderful!" Morrible said sarcastically.
"It feels great to finally have a name," Oscar said, neatly folding his hands in his lap.
Elphaba'sGirl walked onto the stage, holding out her tray of cupcakes.
"CUPCAKES!" Glinda squealed, completely forgetting about Dorothy and running to the tray. She quickly grabbed them and hugged the girl.
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Yes, you are now officially considered a friend of Glinda the Good!" Glinda chirped.
"YES!" Elphaba'sGirl exclaimed in triumph. She slowly pulled away to look at Fiyero. "Fiyero?" she asked hopefully.
"Any friend of Glinda's is a friend of mine!" Fiyero exclaimed.
Screaming, Elphaba'sGirl ran up to Fiyero and gave him a hug, "Best. Day. Ever!" she exclaimed.
"Can I come down now?" Morrible asked.
Nia and Elphaba'sGirl looked up. "Fine," Nia huffed. Morrible came crashing down and landed on the floor with a thud. She slowly pulled herself up and limped back to her spot.
"I… I not really in love with anyone at the moment," Melena said sadly.
"Join the club," Nessa moped.
"All the single ladies! Now, put your hands up!" Nia sang. Once she saw the confused looks Nessa, Glinda and Melena were giving her, she broke into a fit of laughter.
"Beautiful," Elphaba muttered, looking down at her baby. "And I love making new friends. Well... now I do."
Elphaba'sGirl gave Elphaba a quick hug. While she did, she slowly looked into the crib and saw the baby.
"Aw, it's a –"
"DON'T SAY IT!" Nia shouted.
"Fine!" Elphaba'sGirl stuck her tongue out at Nia and left the stage.
"And don't go telling anyone else, either!" Nia called after her. "Now we have AdorableGlinda (Guest). By the way, you still have to tell me who you are! She says, Hullllloooooooooooooooooooooooo! Baby Tigelaar! I love the baby. And we haven't even met him/her yet. Ummm... Okay. First; Let's vote. Who thinks the baby is a girl? Who thinks it's a boy? (That will make no sense if you've already told everyone the gender of the baby... If you have just ignore that part.) All; what did you major in at Shiz? Also I think Fiyero's parents should come and answer questions. And meet their grandchild! Mmmmmkay bye guys!"
"Well, we all know the gender, so there's really no need for us to vote. But, readers, you can vote! Who ever guesses right gets virtual pink, chocolate cupcakes," Nia announced.
"Law," Nessa said.
"Logic," Boq said.
"Linquification," Fiyero added.
"Sorcery," Glinda chirped, pulling out her old training wand.
"Life sciences," Elphaba said, looking at Dr. Dillamond, whom everyone forgot was still there.
The King and Queen of the Vinkus entered the studio. They were greeted with cheering from the audience.
"Welcome to the show, Your Majesties," Nia said, smiling and nodding her head.
"Mom! Dad!" Fiyero said, running to give his parent's a hug.
"It's good to see you, too, Fiyero!" the King said.
"We've missed you," the Queen added.
Elphaba stood up as she hugged her in-laws. "It's wonderful to see you, Elphaba dear! How are you feeling?" the Queen asked.
"Fine," Elphaba said, a smile tugging on her lips.
The King and Queen peeked inside the crib to see their new grandchild.
"Aww!" the King cooed.
"So cute!" the Queen said.
"Does the baby have a name yet?" the King asked, looking at Elphaba.
Elphaba nodded. "We can't say the name because Nia doesn't want us to give away the gender until the end of the episode."
"We will just have to wait until then!" the Queen said. "But, I'm sorry, we must return to the Vinkus."
Fiyero and Elphaba nodded. "It was great seeing you again!" Fiyero waved as his parents left the studio.
"Now, we have EmeraldElphaba, who says, I want to know the gender of the baby! Also, I have a question for all of the characters: What was the best day and the worst day of your life?"
"The best days of my life were when Elphaba and Nessa were born. And the saddest… my wedding day," Melena answered.
Frex looked at her and cleared his throat. "I'm afraid to give my answers."
"Perfectly understandable," Nia said, motioning for everyone else to continue.
"My best day was when I got the invitation to see the Wizard and the worst was when I had to fake my death," Elphaba answered.
"Getting wings applies to best and worst days," Chistery answered.
"Giving Elphaba and makeover and having to say goodbye to her when I thought she died," Glinda answered.
"Going down to the Ozdust and being tortured before Elphaba saved me," Fiyero answered.
"Meeting Elphaba and realizing that I killed her," Oscar said.
"I don't have a worst day, but the best day of my life was when Elphaba enchanted my shoes," Nessa said, smiling at her sister.
"I don't know," Boq said, looking down at his hands.
"My worst day was forgetting how to speak. My best day was re-learning right before I came on the interview," Dr. Dillamond answered.
"Okay, now we have FiyerabaRules, WHY ARE YOU MAKING US WAIT FOR THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE GENDER OF THE BABY?! *Takes a deep breath and calms down* Ok. Elphaba, PLEASE DONT YELL AT ME! How are you feeling? Are you in any pain or anything? And I'm sorry I made you mad earlier. K, Morrible, you're 75? I'm not tying to be mean, so don't take that as an insult! Elphaba and Fiyero, is Glinda gonna be the godmother of the baby, and is Nessa gonna be the aunt? Glinda, would u like to be the godmother and Nessa, would u like to be an aunt? And also, how is everyone doing? That's about it, so, TTFN and TTYL-XOX."
"I'm feeling great! I've never felt better in my entire life!" Elphaba answered, beaming.
"That's great to hear, Elphaba!" Nia smiled.
"Yes," Morrible muttered, not wishing to say her age again.
"Would you like to be the godmother, Glinda?" Fiyero asked.
Glinda, who had resumed Dorothy's hair, looked up and grinned. "Really?" she asked them. Elphaba and Fiyero nodded. Glinda squealed and ran to hug them. "Yes! Yes! Yes! I would be honored!"
"Auntie Nessa. I like the sound of that!" Nessa said, trying out her new title.
"We're all great!" Oscar said. Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Awesome! Now we have WickedisWicked (Guest), who says, Argh! I can't believe you're makin us wait for the next episode to find out the gender of baby Tiggular. Also, I have a question for Dorothy. How did it feel when you saw that 'The Scarecrow' you thought was your friend turned out to be dating the person that scared you most? No offense Elphie!"
"It felt… shocking," Dorothy answered as Glinda finally finished her hair. "I thought that they were enemies."
"Enemies?" Elphaba questioned.
"Well, in her defense, Elphaba, you did throw a fireball at Fiyero," Nia said, careful not to upset Elphaba.
"It was part of the plan," Fiyero said, defending his wife. Elphaba gave him a grateful smile.
"Next, we have WickedBrony, *runs onstage screaming and jumping up and down for joy.* Yeah! Baby! *Squeals, turns to Nia* Boy or girl? How many reviews? What's the name? *Turns to Wicked cast* I have a couple of questions. First of all, to EVERYONE from Oz, what was your childhood like? And I mean EVERYONE everyone. Even Melena, Dr. Dillamond, and Chistery.
Secondly, Elphaba, what was the first thing you did to help the Animals? Did any of them join you? Where did you hide out? What was it like? Fiyero, you were captain of the Gale Force. Did you ever cage an Animal? Or, on the flip side, get one uncaged?
Dr. Dillamond, you mentioned in the play that Shiz used to be a very different place. Does that mean you went to school there? If so, what kind of student were you? Did you find a . . . certain someone there? *Wink wink, nudge nudge* And finally, what made you want to be a history professor in the first place?
Chistery, what's your last name? Oh! And what was your life like before the Wicked Wizard over there got you in his palace? Did he ever do anything to directly or indirectly, hurt you? If so, here is a baseball bat. Feel free to do as you wish.
Morrible, did you go to Shiz? And if Dr. Dillamond went there, did you know him?
Wizard, do your initials really spell OZPINHEAD? Also, what got you into power in the first place?
And Nia, I'm working on an update to my story. Don't you worry."
"Whoa! Slow down," Nia laughed. "There have been a lot of reviews. Thank you all! The episode is almost over, so everyone will have all of their questions answered then."
"I think we all know what my childhood was like," Elphaba answered, looking down.
"I had a pretty fair childhood," Nessa said. "Although I couldn't walk, I had a family that loved me." Nessa closed her eyes and leaned against her sister's shoulder.
"I was very spoiled as an only child," Glinda bounced.
"I had a normal, middle-class, childhood," Boq answered.
"Me too," Oscar said.
"Prince of the Vinkus. Need I say more?" Fiyero beamed, admiring his non-existent muscles.
"Well, I was spoiled like Glinda. I was a very rich child growing up," Melena said.
"Animal," was all that Dr. Dillamond would say.
"I don't really remember anything about my childhood," Chistery said.
"Well, Elphaba rescues you when you were a baby monkey," Nia said.
"What?" Elphaba asked.
"Oh, right! Sorry! This isn't book verse! But, just throwing that out there!" Nia smiled.
"I had a fair childhood," Morrible muttered.
"I came from a very religious household," Frex answered.
"That explains so much," Nia said, shaking her head.
"I tried to do anything that I could. I released some of them from jail and thought them how to speak. I was all alone. I felt like I could do everything myself. It was hard at first, but then it became a way of life for me," Elphaba answered, recalling what she did during the intermission of the musical.
"I would never do something to hurt an Animal. I joined the Gale Forces for one purpose only, to search for Elphaba and make sure that she was okay. I had nothing to do with the Animals. I was just searching for Elphaba," Fiyero said. Elphaba smiled and soon, they were locked in a passionate kiss.
"I never went to Shiz. But, in my earlier years of teaching, before Elphaba, Glinda, Nessa, Boq and Fiyero came to Shiz, there were more Animal teachers. And no, I never found a 'certain someone'," Dr. Dillamond answered, confused by the last part.
"Certain someone mean girlfriend," Nia explained.
"Oh," Dr. Dillamond realized. "Then the answer is still no. And I wanted to teach students about the History of Oz. Then, maybe, they would see that there isn't a big difference between humans and Animals."
"Um… I don't have a last name. I don't remember much about my life before the Wizard. I guess I did what regular Monkey's do. And no, I was never hurt or abused by the Wizard. Can I still have the baseball bat?"
Nia gaped at Chistery. "W-Why?" she asked him when she found her voice.
"Never mind," Chistery muttered.
"Okay, then," Nia said slowly, not taking her eyes off of Chistery.
"I, like Dr. Dillamond, never attended Shiz University. I applied for a job as a sorcery teacher and when the old headshiztress retired, I was promoted," Morrible explained.
"They do?" Oscar asked. Nia slowly shook her head. "Oh. And I came into power because everyone believed that I was sent to be their Wizard. So I stepped up and became the Wizard."
"Good to know!" Nia said. "Now, the story WickedBrony is talking about is Wicked on Earth. Check it out! It's really funny. Dr. Dillamond has a wife!"
"I do?" Dr. Dillamond asked.
Nia nodded. "In the story."
Dr. Dillamond nodded.
"I asked to be a random girl that gets to help show the Wicked characters around Earth! I can't wait for the next update!" Nia said, jumping up and down in her seat. "Now," she said, calming down, "Our last review is from FiyerabaRules again! Welcome back! HI FELLOW OZIANS! How is everyone today? I may have already reviewed, but who cares! Anyways, so Fiyero, how did you come up with Elphaba's nickname "Fae"? I mean, Yero came from the end of your name, but where did Fae come from? That was really bothering me. But ya, so, Frex, are you sure you are happy? 'Cause sometimes you act like you aren't, but ya, and I forgive you! I just hope everyone can. XD Now, Elphaba and Glinda "the Ga is silent" Good Witch of the North, if you guys are up to it, can you guys sing "What is this Feeling" or "One Short Day"? THANK YOU! Ok, that's it so, Goodbye my Fellow Ozians!"
"Well, Fae means 'beautiful' in Vinkun, and I thought that it fit Elphaba perfectly!" Fiyero smiled. Elphaba blushed.
"I am happy," Frex said. Nia looked at him. "I am!" he said honestly. Nia sighed and decided to believe him.
"What song should we sing?" Glinda asked Elphaba.
"I think that we should sing 'What is this Feeling'," Elphaba laughed.
"In our Act 2 costumes?" Glinda said, looking at her bubble dress.
"Sure," Elphaba chirped. "Why not?"
Glinda laughed as she and Elphaba walked up to sing.
WHAT IS THIS FEELING, SO SUDDEN AND NEW?
I FELT THE MOMENTI LAID EYES ON YOU...
MY PULSE IS RUSHING...
MY HEAD IS REELING...
MY FACE IS FLUSHING...
WHAT IS THIS FEELING?
FERVID AS A FLAME
DOES IT HAVE A NAME?
YES...
LOATHING
UNADULTERATED LOATHING...
FOR YOUR FACE...
YOUR VOICE...
YOUR CLOTHING...
LET'S JUST SAY - I LOATHE IT ALL!
EV'RY LITTLE TRAIT, HOWEVER SMALL
MAKES MY VERY FLESH BEGIN TO CRAWL
WITH SIMPLE UTTER LOATHING
THERE'S A STRANGE EXHILARATION
IN SUCH TOTAL DETESTATION
IT'S SO PURE! SO STRONG!
THOUGH I DO ADMIT IT CAME ON FAST
STILL I DO BELIEVE THAT IT CAN LAST
AND I WILL BE LOATHING
LOATHING YOU
MY WHOLE LIFE LONG!
The audience cheered and laughed as Elphaba and Glinda sat back down.
"That was wonderful, you two," Nia said, clapping. "And now, the moment you have all been waiting for, the new baby!"
The crowd cheered when Elphaba gently picked up the baby and stood up. Fiyero stood up behind Elphaba, creating the perfect family picture.
"Would you two care to announce the gender," Nia giggled.
"It's a girl!" Elphaba said proudly.
The audience cheered.
"Come on! Tell everyone her name!" Nia encouraged.
The two proud parents looked at the young girl and smiled. "Rainy Glinda Tigelaar," Elphaba announced, rocking the small bundle of blankets in her arms. "And as Nia mentioned earlier, she's not green."
"She's so cute!" Nessa said, admiring her new niece.
"She looks just like the two of you," Glinda cooed.
Rainy opened her eyes and yawned. She smiled at all of the faces she saw and went back to sleep, producing an 'aww' from the entire studio.
"Great! We're going to let Rainy sleep in between episodes. If you would like to send in any toys or baby supplies to the show, please don't hesitate to do so! Have an Oztastic day!" Nia exclaimed, admiring Rainy as the lights dimmed.
Songs Used: What is this Feeling from Wicked
Special thanks to Mad-Idina-Fan98, Elphaba'sGirl, AdorableGlinda (Guest), EmeraldElphaba, FiyerabaRules, WickedisWicked (Guest), and WickedBrony