Sorry it took so long to update, I've been writing other stories. First off, I would like to thank anyone who's been reading this story. It was hard to make but worth it.

I don't own Wicked.

Chapter 7: For Good

It's been a week since the interview with Glinda and Reeta the public opinion on Elphaba is starting to change in Oz. Reeta kept her word to Glinda and sent the transcript of her interview her friends in the media and every newspaper in Oz. At first they didn't believe it, but started to accept it when it says the source came from Glinda and Elphaba being the Wizard's daughter. People are now calling her the unsung misunderstood hero of Oz that they are now demanding her killer to be captured.

As Glinda's preparing to use her final days as the ruler of Oz, Glinda is connecting the pieces of Elphaba's murder. She knows who the killer is, but she has to find the reason why though. To get the case finish, Glinda visits the Southstairs to make sure that certain someone orchestrated the murder. Glinda opened a viewing window and saw a familiar figure in a straight jacket sitting in the corner.

"It's been a while." Glinda said. The person heard Glinda and ran closer to the cell door which made Glinda step back a little. The person has make up smudged all over her face and her hair is all over her head.

"It's good to see you too, Miss Glinda." the person said.

"I'm not here to say hello to you, Morrible. I'm here for business matters."

"Ah yes. That little investigation you and the little Scarecrow friend of yours have been doing. And I've heard that Oz is now forgiving Miss Elphaba. Why are you here anyway?"

"To ask you one question: Did you have any connections with Elphaba's murder?"

"Why would you ask me that?"

"To make sure if you have any influence on the killer. Did you?"

"Ha! You have to check your own rules, Miss Glinda. You know that the Southstairs doesn't allow visitors. And even if I have visitors, there will be records of people visiting the Southstairs."

"So you didn't have any connections with Elphaba's murder?"

"No I don't. If I did have connections, I would have told the killer to burn her instead of a simple stab."

"Thank you for your time, Morrible. Even though you help me, you're not getting out of this place." Glinda shut the window and went back upstairs.

On a park in Vinkus, Fiyero waited for Cherry to give him the information about the murder. While walking around the park, Fiyero saw Cherry hanging upside down on a train which scares him. Cherry smiled at him and Fiyero looked annoyed.

"Hello again, big brother." Cherry said.

"I got you the money. Now tell me what you know about the murder. My friend is about to leave her job and the Gale Force doesn't anything from Glinda's investigation so make it quick."

Cherry took the money and is now standing upright in the ground. "I saw someone burning a big trash bag in the beach near the forest. I took a closer look at the person and he or she looks like my age."

"Anything else?"

"I'm sorry but that's about it."

"Well anyway thanks, Cherry." Fiyero said and walked away.

"You could stay at my place."

Fiyero stopped walking and turned around to Cherry. "What?"

"Oz is never a good place to live for me. If you have the same feeling as me, you could just drop by at my place across the Badlands until you start a new life there."

"I'll think about it." Fiyero calmly said and left the park.

Fiyero met with Glinda at the beach where Cherry told him about. The two were staring at the sea as the waves wash ashore and kids playing. "I always come here as a child." Glinda said.

"You did?" Fiyero asked.

"I come here whenever my parents are not in the house. I always see the kids play in the water or build sand models, and that makes me happy. I always thought about bringing Elphie here. But it will never come true."

"That's a really thoughtful thing you said. It's nice that people are thinking Elphaba as a person now."

"It sure is."

"Hey erm, we better be going. I've got a message that the Gale Force caught someone that they think it's the killer."

"No you go on ahead, I have many things to do."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, Fiyero."

"Okay. Your loss." Fiyero remarked and left.

As soon he left, Glinda took out a piece of paper from the killer that says to meet her at noon with directions to the location. Glinda followed the directions and lead her to a castle. She knocked on the door and realized that it is unlocked. When Glinda enters the castle and found no one inside. She looked around the castle and then went to the castle's garden. Glinda saw the door to the tool shed partially opened and approached to it. When she enters the tool shed, Glinda is now face to face the person who killed Elphaba: Kraver Tiggular. He was sitting and unarmed when Glinda found him.

"I'm tired of hiding." Kraver told her.

31 Days Ago

After six months of going in various places, Elphaba and Fiyero returned to Oz. The reason they returned is because Fiyero told Kraver to meet him so he could talk to him, which didn't suit well for Elphaba. The two arrived in the shed waiting for Kraver to arrive.

"Why are we coming back to Oz, Yero? Didn't you say we're not coming back in Oz?" Elphaba said.

"I know I said that Elphaba, but he's my brother. I will only tell him that I'm alive and well." Fiyero said.

"But you're still a scarecrow, he won't recognized you. What will we do now?"

"Just don't worry Elphaba. He's reasonable."

Just then they heard a door opening and a hooded Kraver entered the shed. He then saw the Elphaba, but doesn't recognized Fiyero and started to get scared. "Wha... What are you doing here?!" Kraver stuttered, "I was expecting my brother to be here."

"Kraver it's me, Fiyero."

"That's a lie. Fiyero died months ago. And so is the Wicked Witch."

"Kraver please. Just let me talk."

"No! How am I suppose to trust you. You're with the Wicked Witch, the woman who ruined my family's name."

"Kraver, let me-" Kraver then charged at Fiyero and beat him to ground.

Elphaba escaped out of the shack leaving her broom behind in the shack and ran through the woods. Kraver saw her run out and started to chase her after putting Fiyero in the supplies closet. After running for five minutes, Elphaba tripped on a tree stump and Kraver slowly approaches to her and took out a knife from his.

"Please let me explain Kraver." Elphaba pleaded.

"For what?! Trying say that this isn't your fault?! Ever since Fiyero blindly followed you, it killed him and ruin my family's name."

"But revenge isn't the only solution. What will this solve then? It won't fix your problem."

Kraver shakingly hold the knife and knows that Elphaba is right. "I understand." he said. He threw the knife away but hit Elphaba. Kraver heard her groaning and ran to her. "No. No. No. No. No." Kraver panicked and ran away with Elphaba struggling to stay alive.

Realizing that he needs to help her, Kraver ran back, but he found Elphaba dead. Kraver took the knife out of Elphaba and buried it somewhere. He then went back to the shed to get the clothes from the tool shed and Elphaba's broom. When Kraver went back, he took a tree branch and lay the broom and the tree branch next to her to make it look like Elphaba fell from her broom. By the time Kraver left the woods, Agnes, who is walking with her dog, recognized the body and took the broom as a piece of remembrance. Kraver went to the beach to burn the clothes he used earlier, but his sister Cherry saw him burning his clothes without him knowing. Kraver went home without his parents knowing and went back to sleep.

Present Day

Glinda took Kraver to the White Room and he told everything of what happened that night. "So what you're saying is you killed Elphaba by accident?"

"I did it out anger and I regretted that it ever happened. I wanted to tell you that I killed her because she was public enemy number one, but with you and Fiyero investigating, I don't want to anymore. That's why I burn the shed down after you came to my house."

"Did you send the message about the body being found?"

"That was my attempt to surrender yourself to you. But when I saw Fiyero with you, I don't want him to see me. After that, I think of staying hidden. But after the newspaper about here a week ago, there's no point of hiding anymore."

"I will charge you of manslaughter, which give you less jail time, but since you committed arson on the shed, you'll be in jail a little longer."

"I accept that. It will get the guilt out of me."

Glinda left Kraver in the White Room and went to the Gale Force's interrogation. When she enters the room, she finds Fiyero interrogating Jo, who he believes to be the killer after they found something of hers near the crime scene "Interview over." Glinda said as she stands between Fiyero and Jo.

"What? But Glinda-" Fiyero said.

"Pardon all charges against my sister. The only crime she's ever committed is having butter fingers." Glinda remarked. The two Gale Force in the room lead Jo out of the room and Glinda sat in the chair where Jo was sitting.

"Glinda, what are doing? She might be the killer. Are you doing this just because she's your sister." Fiyero said.

"She's not the killer Fiyero. I found him."

"Then who is it?"

"I will, but first thing's first. Where were you on the night of the murder?"

"I... I was with Elphaba, but was knocked out."

"Did you know anyone who's with besides Elphaba that night?"

"I know the killer was there. But I don't remember who it was because I was knocked out really hard."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. Why are asking me all of this?! You think I killed Elphaba?! You know I wouldn't do it."

Glinda got up from her chair and went to Fiyero's side. "Fiyero, I know this is hard but your brother did it. Kraver killed Elphaba."

Fiyero was shock to her it and didn't want to believe it. "But... He wouldn't. It's probably Morrible who influence him."

"I talked with Morrible earlier but she said she didn't influence Karver. And Karver surrendered himself an hour ago. I wish I was wrong, but he really did it."

Fiyero got from his chair and felt nauseated from learning that his own brother killed Elphaba. "Where is he?" he asked Glinda.

Glinda lead Fiyero to the White Room with Kraver sitting silently. When he saw Fiyero entered the room, Kraver felt scared. "Fiyero, I'm sorry that I-"

Fiyero then charged and kick him to the ground with Glinda trying to break him out. "YOU SON OF A BITCH!" Fiyero shouted, "WHY WOULD YOU DO SUCH A THING!"

"I'm sorry. I thought Elphaba killed you." Kraver pleaded.

"SHE LOVED ME! And you don't understand it!" Glinda got Fiyero out of the room with him crying.

Before leaving her post as the ruler of Oz, Glinda told Boq to go to Reeta Zif and tell her that the killer has been caught. Everyone in Oz was shocked to hear that the killer came from one of the royal families of Oz. The King and Queen were devastated that Kraver is going to jail and Fiyero telling them that he's leaving again. The reasons is because Oz has changed a lot since he and Elphaba left and they won't understand his love for Elphaba. The queen understands his reasons and hugged him one last time.

As midnight strikes, Glinda, accompanied with Evella, packed all of her things in her room at the palace. Not only is she leaving the palace, but she is leaving Oz as well. After packing, Glinda looked around as she remembered the times she has on the palace.

"Take good care if Oz." Glinda calmly said to Evella before walking out of the palace.

The next day, Glinda organized the funeral for Elphaba. Everyone, including the King and Queen of Vinkus, attended the funeral as a way to pay respects of the misunderstood woman they thought was a witch. Nessarose lead the service and started it with a message.

"My friends. For the past seven months, Oz was torn apart by secrets and misunderstandings. But we have to learn from these mistakes. Never do it again in the future. We should let go what has happened in the past and have a better beginning for the future. We know that might have cause her death. But we should remember her as a hero who try to change Oz for the better good. Her death has left a terrible mark on Oz as a society. But I can assure you, we have to ignore it."

After the service, Nessarose lead the people to the beach that Glinda suggested to light a beacon. The only ones who didn't participate in the event were Glinda and Fiyero, who were sitting on a right beside the beach. "Aren't you going to participate?" Fiyero asked.

"No. I will remember Elphie my own way. What about you?"

"I will do mine's as well. What's the reason why you're not ruler anymore?"

"I resigned because it was a medical leave and it doesn't seem right for me."

"Look at us. Former Royals Club." Fiyero remarked and Glinda laughed.

"So where will you go now?"

"My sister has a home the right pass the Badlands and stay there until I get my feet back up."

"Can I come along too?"

"Of course, but why?"

"I don't know. I am more disillusioned with Oz. Besides a few people, the people of Oz aren't the nicest people to meet."

"I hear you. The people here will just find someone to blame their problems." Fiyero and Glinda stood and left the beach.

"You know this might sound weird."

"What is?"

"When I check Elphaba's body yesterday, she looks very different."

"What do you mean?"

"What I mean is it look a different person laying on the bed."

"Who knows. Maybe we'll meet her in the future."

"Maybe we will." Glinda and Fiyero laugh as they are leaving Oz.

Nessarose and everyone on the beach put a started light the beacon. Moments later, everyone saw other beacons being in the hills around them. "How did everyone know?" Boq asked.

"I passed the word." Nessarose replied.

"Maybe the word is good." Boq remarked.

As the beacons brighten the night, a mysterious figure watches Oz from a mountain and smiled at the view of beacons.

Even though this is the final chapter of the story, there will be a extra chapter coming up.