AN: Hey guys! Guess what? I GET TO GO TO NEW YORK! Which also means if I get lucky and get tickets, I will get to see the 10th anniversary of Wicked on Broadway? It worked out with a lot of maneuvering, but I leave for my school on September 2nd at 3:30 in the morning. Now that I got that all figured out, I realized it has been forever since I updated this. Special shout-out to Exotic Peach Blossom. You are welcome for all the help when redoing Bro'mance. As your name suggests, you are a peach! Seriously people, you should go read her stories!

Elphaba slowly came to with a moan. Her head felt like it was splitting in two. She lifted a hand in an effort to relieve the pain and was startled to find a rough rope tied to her wrist, with the other end tied to the leg on the table a few feet away. She looked around her surroundings as the fear built in her. Hanging from the far wall was an empty Elephant skull, its empty eyes staring eerily at her. There was not much else in the room aside from the skull and the table that held the rope. She was seated on the cracked floor against the wall across from the skull. She looked down at herself and was confused to see herself clad in her dress from the night before. The fear spiked when the door opened and Frex walked in with a smirk on his face. She knew there was no help for her here and she was at his mercy.

Melena woke the next morning and made her way to Elphaba's room, with the intent to check in on her after her confrontation with Frex the previous evening. As she opened the door she almost stumbled over Chistery who was sitting forlornly in the doorway.

"Chistery? What's wrong? Why aren't you with Elphaba?" Melena was concerned for the monkey as he normally slept in the bed with Elphaba. Her concern and worry grew when she saw the bed was empty and Chistery started chattering away urgently. She looked down and followed him over to the desk as he kept screeching and tugging on her dress.

As she neared the desk, Chistery jumped up and grabbed a sheet of paper that had been lying propped against a stack of books. She raised a hand, trembling to her mouth as she read what was written on the paper, before running out of the room, shouting for Oscar. He came out of his room, sleep still written on his face, giving way to concern when he saw Melena's tears.

"He has her! He's kidnapped her!" Melena was quickly growing hysterical, while Oscar's confusion grew.

"Wait! What? Calm down! Who's kidnapped who?" Oscar was doing his best to calm Melena so he could get the story out of her.

"Frex! He's got Elphaba!" Melena fairly shrieked this. Oscar took one look at the note in her hand and immediately called for the guards.

As the Captain of the Guard arrived with several soldiers in tow, Fiyero came out and stopped short when he saw the commotion in the hallway. "What in the world? What is going on?"

"It's Elphaba."

"What do you mean? She I fine, I dropped her at her door last night!"

"Apparently Frex still got to her, as she has been kidnapped by him, and he has no plans of ransoming her back. According to his note, he has taken care of this 'nuisance' permanently." The blood drained from Fiyero's face at this.

Oscar laid out the situation to the guards with instructions to do whatever it took to find Frex and bring Elphaba back.

"This was an incredibly dumb move on his part, but with this move, I can finally do what I should have done in the first place and send the bastard to Southstairs, if not the gates of Hell."

Elphaba watched as Frex came closer, but kept her face impassive, giving him no hint of the fear bubbling inside of her.

"What do you want with me? You won't get away with this! My father will come for me and then you'll be sorry!" Frex just laughed at her and shook his head. "If he cares so much for you, why was it so easy for me to get you in the first place? No, he will not be coming for you!" Elphaba did not answer, for she knew it was her own fault for not telling Oscar of her fears of Frex following her in the first place. Satisfied with that shot, Frex continued speaking.

"Stupid girl. You really think I have not thought of that? This place is only temporary before you are moved to your new 'home' where uppity females know their place and duties."

"And just what are these duties that I am going to be doing?" Despite her best efforts, her voice wavered at the end of the question. Frex smirked at her fear and looked at her.

"You really want to know? I have found a man who will pay me well for you. Men will pay good money to him to have a taste of a young thing like you, and the fact that you are the Wizard's bastard daughter will drive those prices and profits even higher, and I will receive a large share of those profits!" he could not help but gloat at his good fortune.

Elphaba's expression was one of horror as his meaning dawned on her. "YOU BASTARD! You can't do this to me! My father is the Wizard and he will punish you and put you to death for this!" She spat at Frex and lunged for him but was jerked back roughly as she reached the end of the rope on her wrist.

Frex's face grew purple with rage at her outburst and he backhanded her, causing her to cry out in pain and raise a hand to her stinging cheek. After years of beating on young children, he knew just how to strike for the maximum amount of pain, without leaving a mark behind. He smiled evilly at her.

"Mustn't damage the merchandise now must we? Get some rest dearie, for tomorrow you will be presented to your new master and his girlfriend."

With that cruel parting shot, he left; slamming and locking the door behind him and Elphaba slumped against the wall, tears of pain and fear running down her face.