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Chapter 10: Thank Goodness…
"What do I need to know?" Fiyero turned to her. "Do you know anything about her I don't? Cause if you think about places…"
"Fiyero, it's about the baby…" Nathaniel paused "the child. I think you should…"
"Elphaba is a great mom." Fiyero turned to him. "Your child is fine, that's the last thing I want to hear about it. He or she is born safe and Elphaba is keeping her safe."
"It's not that…"
"Right now, I don't want to know." Fiyero turned to him. "Only words that can make me find her matter. You want your child back, I'll find both of them."
"You mean all three of them…" Nathaniel turned to him. "She was expecting twins. They would be almost six, if they're alive."
"I already promised you I would get her back for you…" Fiyero turned to him. "The knowledge of Elphaba being save and sound. Elphaba being loved…"
"Don't you?" Nathaniel turned to him. "Why don't you want her for yourself?"
"She made it clear that you're…" Fiyero turned to him. "You're the one, you're the better guy. You were able to look past her green skin right away. And I was the one that hurt her in away. There was a certain thing I should have done, and I didn't. I keep going over it. I don't disserve Elphaba, but you do. I want her with you, because I love her with every fiber of my heart. When you love someone, you want them to be happy. Even if it's not with you. I would catch a bullet for Elphaba any day. I would die for her…"
"I don't understand where she's hiding…" Nathaniel stared at the map. "We've searched every Animal city. She can't stay missing in the land of Oz…"
"In Vinkus alone there are 30 undiscovered caves, a couple of unknown forests and great lagoons. Any of these places are potential hide outs. The Gale force couldn't enter them." Fiyero turned to him. "We haven't covered a tenth of Oz."
"Do you know these areas?" Nathaniel turned to him. "Off course you don't. How would she?"
"Elphaba is smart, undiscovered area isn't brought in map by the wizard authority. It means the Gale force won't enter without a direct need. And even if we enter a lagoon, chances are she can outrun us." Fiyero turned to Nathaniel. "If she doesn't want to be found, we won't find her."
"What about setting up a trap?"
"If we set up a trap, the whole force will know." Fiyero turned to him. "I need to guide you to an area where she could be. Than you need to disappear. It's that simple.."
"I thought we were trying to find her?"
"Yes, so we can make you disappear." Fiyero turned to her. "I don't want to capture her, I want you to go with her. That way both of us will know she's safe."
"A Animal city near the border of Vinkus was attacked yesterday." Rose said "They destroyed everything they found, only a few animals were fortunate enough to survive. They were.."
"Looking for me…" Elphaba stepped in the room holding her child.
"That's their official reason." The raven spoke. "They were just looking for a reason to search every Animal city. Most of us are leaving the cities, heading to undiscovered area. Only there we are save. Save from them, the forests are dangerous at night time."
"What about the kids?" Elphaba turned to Rosie. "Are they still able to play without getting caught?" "Here, yes." The raven spoke "That Fiyero Tiggular is too dumb to figure out that forest can hide a town. He's the captain, a dumb one I might add. How do you feel about you husband turning against you? He's with them…"
"I know.."
"I was thinking about taking them to the lake…" Rosie spoke "You know how much Ally loves the flowers. She need to swim, it will be getting colder."
"I'm not sure." Elphaba turned towards her. "Is the lake save? I trust you, but you know how sneaky Ally gets. She can't wait to see the green city, I can't help but fear that…"
"I always keep an eye on her…"
"And I trust you.." Elphaba spoke "But there's two of them. When Ally's up to something, Walker will keep you distracted just long enough for Ally to beat the dust."
"You're too worried, miss Elphaba." The raven whispered.
Elphaba slowly turned away from the group talking people and stepped towards the house. There were no kids in the tow, not even Animal kids. Hers were the only ones. And the Animals helped her talked care of them. Elphaba knew how much her daughter loved the lake. It was a small lake. It was the place the closest to the Yellow brick road and the emerald city. A small child could fit between the tree line and simple walk up the grand 'green' city. That was what Ally called it. Ally was convinced the city was the source of power, yet Elphaba didn't remember any of that. Actually the city itself had been good. It was the people that ruled it that were bad. The people that had called her the wicked witch of the west. Elphaba slowly stepped towards the rood her kids shared. Ally was asleep, clutching her doll. She had to admit, that she should be grateful she went in to hiding. Fiyero would have figured out Walker was his son. He wouldn't have to doubt five minutes, he was a small version of the Vinkus prince. Ally was the one that he wouldn't be sure. She slowly sat down and pulled her daughter in a hug.
"I'm sleeping mommy." Ally opened her eyes. "Mommy…"
"You're sleeping." Elphaba lay down next to her. "What about I tickle you?"
"No, mommy." Ally smiled
"You must never tell anyone about mommy." Elphaba turned to her. "When you ever meet anyone, you can't tell them mommy's here. Ever. You have to say you don't have a mommy."
"Why mommy?"
"Because they hate mommy…" Elphaba had tears in her eyes. "Everyone hates mommy."
"I don't hate you mommy." Ally smiled "And Everyone the frog likes you."
"Just like my little buttercup." Elphaba smiled.
"What if you and Rosie go to the lake today?" Elphaba turned to her. "Just to swim, what do you think my little Ally. What do you say?"
"Yey! " She jumped up. "I love you, mommy."
"I love you too, buttercup." Elphaba smiled
Fiyero stared at the empty village. Nathaniel was staring at Animal who was shouting about this support towards Elphaba. He told them he would never tell them where she was. Fiyero doubted if the fox even knew what she looked like. Many animals knew about her reputation. Only a few had led eyes on her. At least the ones they met never knew anything more than her rumored green color. Many of those even believed it was a cruel rumor spread by the wizard.
"You can kill me…" The fox spoke "I won't tell her where she is."
"I doubt he even knows…" Nathaniel turned around. "Go!"
"What?" The Fox turned to him. "Why?"
"Because you know nothing…" Nathaniel spoke "We'll say the town was abandoned. You see you find safety. And if you see her, tell her to stay save."
"What are we going to do now?" Nathaniel turned around.
"We found nothing, sir!" The man of the Gale force said before Fiyero told them to head back to the city. Fiyero stared at the empty city. What were the expecting? This spotting of the witch wouldn't be any more real than all the others had been. He turned to Nathaniel and stepped in the woods. He had to admit that all of this years were too much. Looking for the love of his life, that would never be his. The truth was that he only wanted to find her, to make sure someone could take care of her. Fiyero had to admit there were so many places he wanted to check. The haunted forest close to the city was one he wanted to search. The only reason they didn't search there was the superstitious nature. The forest was way too close for any adult to pass through. So Elphaba wouldn't be hiding out there. Fiyero put his hand to his head. He returned to the house. He lived there all by himself, there were letters on the table. Letters that were begging him to return to the Vinkus. Some of them even asked him to marry Sarima right away. Fiyero was unable to return, not if he didn't know Elphaba was save. There was a soft knock on the door.
"Glinda…" Fiyero said as he opened the door. "How are you?"
"That last tip was nothing…" Glinda stepped inside. "Again?"
"chances are they were just trying to see if we would react." Glinda sat down.
"Fiyero, how are you going to find her?" Glinda turned to him. "I wanted to meet the baby. I wanted to see my friend being a mother. This is all my fault, Fiyero. Like Nathaniel said, if I had the…"
"Then both of you would have been on the run…"
"Well, she wouldn't have been alone." Glinda reacted "She would have been with me. I would have been able to help her. Being alone is way worst."
"Glinda, this is not your fault…"
"Boq keeps saying that too…" Glinda sat down. "Every day I feel the need to apologize for not going. I miss her, like you do."
"It's weird…" Fiyero turned away. "Every day I love her more. I wish…"
"I'm so sorry for everything, Fiyero." Glinda turned to him. "If I had just seen…"
"I should have been honest with you."
'Watch Ally', were the last two words Elphaba had told Rosie. And now the goat turned around the large lake. Five minutes, that was all it was. Five minutes had she let herself turn away from the child. Five minutes had brought her here. Running around the lake, looking for a little girl. Alisa, Elphaba's young daughter. She called out to Ally, but no one reacted. The goat didn't want to go home without the child. There was nothing worse than telling Elphaba that Ally had ran off. This had happened before, most of the times she hadn't gotten far. She had to admit that with age, Rosie had grown more clever and more flexible. Translation, the girl could fit through the forest to the yellow brick road. The yellow brick road and the emerald city. Why had they stayed so close? If they were living in the middle of nowhere, there wouldn't have been an issue.
"What's wrong Rosie?" The raven spoke.
"The child, Ally." Rosie yelled
"How long has it been?"
"I don't know…" Rosie started to turn around. "Elphaba's going to be pissed."
"Worried." The raven spoke "Look, I'll fly to the road. If I find her, I'll send her back to the town."
Rosie slowly started to walk around the lake once more again. Why was she doing this? Why was she not going to Elphaba? Maybe there was some kind of spell to look for her. Maybe Ally had returned home. It wouldn't be the first time she had gone off on her own. She didn't know where the child had her sense of adventure. Elphaba didn't like going on adventures, she liked the safety of home. And she was for sure that the 'Upland' boy wasn't the father of her children. She recognized the Vinkus birthmark on Ephaba's son Walker. She headed back to the town, the first thing she saw was Walker and Elphaba sitting on the porch. Ally wasn't there.
"Where's Alisa?" Elphaba jumped up.
"So you mean she didn't come home…" Rosie turned around. "I've looked everywhere, I simple can't find her. I think she might have. I swear, I only lost her for 5 minutes and she was gone."
"I know Rosie…" Elphaba tried to hide her panic. "Look, she can't have gotten far. I'll take my broom, and I'll find her. I'll…"
"And they'll see you with a child…" a voice said. "It shows weakness."
"She's my child…" Elphaba turned towards him. "And I'm going to find her."
Fiyero 's sleep was disturbed by a loud scream. He pulled himself out of the bed, and slipped in his uniform. It was green, just like the city. Sometimes he just wanted to sleep through the day, but right now he didn't. It took him about a minute to dress, and couple more to arrange his hair. Than he put on his shoes. The door swung open, and Fiyero walked to the group of Gale force soldiers.
"What's going on here?" Fiyero spoke "I heard a scream…"
Fiyero stared at the scene for the very first. One of the soldiers was holding a small child, he had pulled her arms behind her back. The child had dark black hair, sweet freckles on her face and beautiful blue eyes. He almost felt like he was staring at someone he knew. Another soldier was aiming his gun at her. A young child, why would they be doing this to the kid?
"Why are you pointing the gun at her?" Fiyero glared at them. "Release her."
"But, mister Tiggular." The soldier replied "She could be related to the wicked witch of the West.. We should take her to the southern…
"She's no day older than 5…" Fiyero turned to him. "What do you believe she's going to do? Kill the wizard? She's a child. Let her go! Now!"
The guards released the child and almost directly the kid stepped towards Fiyero like she trust him instinctively. She put her arms around him.
"What's your name?" Fiyero turned to her. "You must have a name.."
The girl didn't react, she just pulled closer to Fiyero. In a way trying to hid from the soldiers that were still looking at her in a dangerous way. Fiyero's eyes showed anger. The soldiers stepped away, as Fiyero pulled the girl in his arms. He slowly headed for his apartment. He slowly put the child on the first chair he could find. Fiyero stared at her, the child looked like she was cared for. Her hair was brushed and her clothes were clean. This wasn't one of those kids that ran away from home. The children that ran to the city were different, they were older and not as panicked as this child. In most cases they even ignored the Gale force. The kid had no idea where she was going. It almost looked like her mom had lost her in town. Fiyero in front of him.
"Okay, your mommy must be worried…"
"I don't have a mommy.." the child said.
"What's your name?" Fiyero slowly turned to her.
"Ally." Ally stared up at him.
"Ally, if you don't have a mommy?" Fiyero turned to her. "Then who takes care of you?"
"I have no mommy…" Ally stared at him.
"What about your daddy?" Fiyero turned to her. "You must have a daddy."
"What's a daddy?" Ally turned to him.
"You know, a daddy." Fiyero smiled "The one that loves your mommy."
"Then I don't have a daddy either." Ally turned to him. "Can I go?"
"You just told me, you don't have a mommy." Fiyero turned to her. "And you don't have a daddy, where do you want to go young lady?"
"Home."
"So I'll bring you home."
"Mommy says…"
"So you have a mommy…" Fiyero turned to her.
Ally slowly turned away from him and pulled her knees to her face. She started to cry. Fiyero heard her tears, it was too much for him. It reminded him of missing Elphaba. It was clear to him how hard this child looked like her. The universe was torturing him. They let his mind believe the child looked like Elphaba. In reality the kid could look different. It was his mind that wanted Elphaba to be close. He slowly turned to the child. She was trembling. Fiyero slowly pulled her in his arms, like a father would do. The child started to calm down bit by bit. He slowly put her on the cough. The soft blanket almost reached her head.
"So, if you tell me where your mommy lives…" Fiyero smiled "I'm going to bring you home. You can trust me. I promise. Ally…"
"What's your name?" Ally turned to him.
"My name is Fiyero…" Fiyero smiled "Some people call me Yero."
"Yero." Ally smiled
"Yero." Fiyero smiled "So your mommy?"
Fiyero noticed that the kid slowly turned away from him. A couple of seconds later he heard a soft snoring sound. The child had fallen in a deep sleep. Fiyero slowly stepped around in the room. What did children eat? The kid would be hungry if she woke up. He had no idea, did he need to give her sweets? Or was that something he shouldn't do. Did he need to give her something healthy? Vegetables? Brussels sprouts, or was this kid like all other kids? Fiyero didn't like them either, why would this child like it. Or maybe the girl wasn't like him. Maybe he should get her a doll, he could win her trust by giving her a toy. That way he could figure out who her mom was. Fiyero slowly opened his kitchen cabinets. There was noting a kid could like.
"Fiyero…" Glinda stepped in the room. "What are you doing?"
"Do you know what kids like?" Fiyero turned to her.
"Candy…"Glinda saw the child. "Where did you get her?"
"The Gale force believed she was related to Elphaba." Fiyero turned to her. "They were pointing the gun at the small child. She doesn't even dare to tell me who her mommy is. I think she believes they are going to hurt her."
"They did that to an innocent child?" Glinda turned to him. "What if she doesn't have a mommy?"
"I figured out she has a mommy…" Fiyero turned to Glinda. "She doesn't know what a daddy is, but she has a mommy. I somehow believe she got lost…"
"Poor kid…" Glinda turned to him. "Kids like dolls."
"Do you know where you get those?"
"Fiyero are you really brainless?" Glinda turned to him. "You get them in a toy store, they have one right next to the musical theatre. You pass by it every day."
"Well, I never had a reason to notice. " Fiyero smiled "Is there any chance you can pick up some toys? You're a girl, you know what she would like."
"Fiyero!" Glinda turned to him. "You can't be that brainless, I'm sure you have enough brain cells. You'll figure it out."
"Please, Lin." Fiyero turned to her. "I know…"
"Why do you assume I like buying kids things?" Glinda raised an eyebrow. "Me and Boq are not getting a baby yet. So…"
"Please…"
"Okay." Glinda smiled "But you better give me money for clothes to. If you want me to get toys, you'll have to let me buy clothes to. It's all or nothing."
"Go nuts…" Fiyero smiled
Elphaba stepped through the room. The black raven flew back in the room. He stared at her with his worried eyes. Elphaba sat down.
"Ralf, where is she?"
"The Gale force captured her…" Ralf spoke "Luckily the captain of the Gale force didn't see her as a treat. He took her to his apartment and is trying to return her to you."
"Ally is with her father?" Elphaba had spoken the truth for the first time in 7 years.
"The Gale force captain is her father…" Rosie turned to her. "We all knew my dear. It's pretty clear that our little Walker if royalty. The markings on his skin are the sign of Vinkus, even your husband would have noticed that."
"He knew…" Elphaba turned to them. "When we got married he knew Fiyero was the father. He didn't care. So…"
"He seems to be caring for her…"
"The question is…" Rosie spoke "How are we going to get her back?"
"I'll have to sneak in to the city…" Elphaba spoke "And get her."
"Well, she's save for now." Ralf spoke. "I overheard them, Fiyero asked Glinda to get her toys. I think we better over think everything we do. If we act foolish, we could be caught. Alisa is having the time of her life…"
"I miss my Ally." Elphaba cried.
"Thank you Fiyero." Glinda stepped in his apartment carrying all kinds of clothes. "I never knew there were so many cute clothes for little girls. She's about 5ish. After all that 'Elphaba' drama, I forgot how much I enjoy shopping. I got her a doll and a few books. Elphaba always said that we should also feed the mind. That and the books were 50 percent off. That and I brought some toys for her and a game. We could all play it."
"thanks you Glinda." Fiyero placed the bags on the table. "She hasn't said anything when she woke. She woke up to drink some water and went back to sleep. She is too smart to fall for my tricks…"
"Has anyone reported a missing child?" Glinda turned to him. "I mean if she's lost, you have to notice. Right?"
"Not if she's scared…" Fiyero turned to Glinda. "Glinda, don't you think this child looks like…"
"Fiyero, you're…" Glinda turned to him. "We're projecting things on this child. We want her to be Elphaba's. That doesn't make her the child. She looks nothing like my brother."
"I guess you're right…"
"Off course I am…" Glinda smiled "Why don't I talk to her?"
Glinda slowly moved to the girl. She sat down on the floor and stared at her. Now she saw what Fiyero had been talking about. The girl looked like Elphaba. She was impressed how strong her mind wanted to see Elphaba. If only she could see what the child really looked like. This was not Elphaba's child. This was a random stranger's child. A stranger that hadn't noticed that she was gone.
"Ally…" Glinda softly shook her.
"Mommy…" Ally whispered in her sleep. She opened her eyes in shock as she saw the new figure. To Ally the new blonde seemed sweet, but she still didn't trust her. She tried to move away, but noticed she couldn't move any farther. Glinda pulled the doll from the bag and placed it in her arms.
"Where's your mommy?" Glinda smiled "We can find her…"
"If you find my mommy, you'll hurt her…"
"We won't hurt her." Glinda smiled "Me and Yero want you back with you mommy. Your mommy will be very worried about you."
"You can't hurt mommy!"