Prologue
"The city of Oz will burn if you do not do something now..." she murmurs quietly from her friends' arms.
Glinda continues to press her dress into the wound, trying to curb the bleeding while Elphaba protectively stands above them. Her eyes flicker towards the horizon as the sun goes down, but in the distance, there is fire and burning of places within Oz. Tears stream down her face. It was because of her that they were at war. It's because of her that she's about to lose one of her friends.
"What can we do?! All we know is how to rage war!" Elphaba cries out. "You have to stay with us, you're the only one who knows what to do. You're the one who knows what's going to happen..."
"You're wrong," she whispers. "You've always been wrong about that. Each of you has the potential to bring peace to the land, you each have a gift to give that can save everyone."
"But how?" Glinda says. "Everyone hates each other, and we're all supposed to be enemies."
"In time you will know," she smiles, a tear trickling from her eye.
"Please don't go," Elphaba begs. "We need you here."
"You need each other. I can't do anything..." she whispers. "You will bring peace to Oz; you will defy gravity to do so."
She stares upwards at the sky.
"That stars are so beautiful tonight." She smiles gently. "It's even better that I'm here with my friends."
A sharp, but weak breath comes from her once more and she closes her blue eyes.
"There's no place like home."
A/N: I started this story a long time ago and eventually deleted it because I'd lost interest. However, now with the Wicked movie out, it reinvigorated my love for the story. It will take elements from the book, musical and movie.
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