Chapter 7: The Wicked Witch
Storybrooke
While the other villains were out working on their search for the Author, Victoria stayed in the cabin in the woods with Zelena, who was disguised as Cruella de Vil and had fooled everyone. Victoria was wearing Zelena's green pendant. This was how she was able to use magic. She was also wearing Zelena's magic slippers that allow one to travel across worlds. Zelena saw this as her opportunity to get them back.
"Let's go." Victoria said. "I want to find Alice and get on with my revenge."
"What exactly are you going to do to her?" Cruella (Zelena) asked.
"I've already taken my father, step-mother, and half sister. They're my prisoners in Wonderland. Once I find Alice, I'm going to add her to my collection. Then I'm going to keep them trapped in boxes for over a decade like I was. After that, I haven't really decided yet. I'm also going to kill her husband, Cyrus, and raise their daughter as my own. There's no reason my niece has to suffer for the mistakes of her parents."
"I see." Cruella said, staring at the green pendant so obviously that even Victoria noticed.
"Are you going to keep staring at the pendant? Or can we get going?" Victoria asked.
"Sorry." Cruella said. "I'm just wondering how you were able to take that from the Wicked Witch."
"She's dead." Victoria said. "Her mother took her pendant and slippers. Then I took them from her. Now we need to leave. Alice is in Storybrooke somewhere."
Cruella then walked up to Victoria and unexpectedly punched her hard in the face. The smack was so intense that Victoria fell to the ground. Cruella then acted swiftly. She reached down, grabbed the green pendant, and removed it from Victoria's neck. Cruella then stepped back towards the door.
"What do you think you're doing?" Victoria yelled as she got back on her feet.
"I'm taking back what's mine." Cruella said.
She then put the pendant around her neck and wore it proudly. Within seconds, Cruella was consumed by a bright green light. When the green light faded away, Cruella was gone. Standing in her place was Zelena, wearing her black dress, black hat, and green skin. The Wicked Witch had finally returned.
"Zelena?" Victoria asked. "You're dead. How can you be here."
"I never was dead." Zelena said. "I was just impersonating Cruella until I could get my magic back. The magic you stole from me."
"Where's the real Cruella?" Victoria asked.
"Dead back in Victorian England." Zelena said. "Even without any magic, she was easy to kill. Now just I,aging what I'm going to do to you now that I've got my magic back."
"I needed your powers for my revenge." Victoria said.
"Your revenge is pathetic." Zelena said. "Let me show you how it's done."
A ball of fire then appeared on Zelena's green hand.
"You may have taken back your magic," Victoria said, "but you haven't taken back the slippers."
Victoria, still wearing the magic slippers, clicked her heals. Then, she was consumed by magic smoke and disappeared. Zelena was furious that Victoria got away. However, she did finally have her magic again. The Wicked Witch was back, and this time, she wasn't going to let anyone defeat her.