Elphaba looked into Glinda's eyes, her heart sinking. After all that… after everything that had happened… the baby was dead?

"Glinda… I'm sorry." the green witch said.

"She was never even alive. When she came out, she wasn't breathing. Elphie… I always wanted a daughter. And now…"

The blonde started crying and Elphaba put her arms around her.

"I know. It hurts." she said. Glinda wiped her eyes and looked at Elphaba.

"Did you find Liir?" she asked.

"Yeah."

"Was he okay?"

"He's fine."

The blonde nodded and looked back down at her baby.

"I just don't understand… what went wrong." she said.

"Sometimes… these things just happen."

Glinda kissed her daughter on the forehead before handing the small bundle to Elphaba. Elphaba took the baby gently.

"Bury her, Elphie. I can't do it." Glinda said. Elphaba looked down at the baby, then at Glinda. "Bury her with Nessa. Then neither of them will be alone."

"All right." the green witch said. She stood up and left the room, closing the door softly behind her.

"How is she?" Boq asked. Elphaba shook her head.

"Is that the baby?" Liir asked.

"Yes, Liir. This is your sister."

Elphaba kneeled so Liir could see. He looked at the baby, then up at Elphaba.

"Why isn't she moving?" he asked.

"Sometimes… things happen, Liir. We can't control them… they just happen. Your sister… well, she's not with us anymore."

Liir looked down and Elphaba stood back up.

"I'm going to bury her. I'll be back." she said before she left the house.

Elphaba shielded the bundle with her cloak as she started her journey, but what she was protecting it from, she didn't know. She was vaguely aware of her own wounds, but she ignored them. She knew they were nothing compared to what Glinda must be feeling now. Why did it have to happen this way? Elphaba had never wanted a child, yet she had given birth to a beautiful son. Glinda, on the other hand, had always wanted a baby and when the time finally came, the baby was taken from her before she could spend any time with her. It wasn't fair.

Elphaba stopped as she realized that she had reached Nessa's stone. Elphaba knelt down and started digging with her free hand. She was halfway through when she thought she felt movement in her other arm. She looked at the bundle and saw that it was as still as before. She disregarded it and continued digging. When the hole was dug, Elphaba took the bundle out from under her cloak and looked at the baby one last time.

Was it just her or did the baby's arm move?

Elphaba shook her head. She was allowing her eyes to play tricks on her. Elphaba set the baby in the grave gently and was about to refill the hole when she heard a small cry. She looked down. Still no movement from the baby. She shook her head and started to put the dirt back, leaving the baby's head for last. She finished with the body and all that was left was the head. Elphaba pulled the blanket over the baby's face and tucked it in, protecting the delicate skin from the dirt. She then covered the rest of the body and stood. The deed was done. The baby was buried. Elphaba looked down at the small mound and sighed. She turned to leave, not wanting to keep Glinda waiting too long.

She suddenly heard a baby crying. Elphaba turned back to the mound and kneeled in front of it. The crying was coming from the ground. The baby was alive. And Elphaba had just buried her.

"SHIT!"

Liir opened the door to the bedroom slowly and saw his aunt sitting on the bed.

"Auntie?" he said softly. Glinda looked up.

"Liir."

Liir approached cautiously and Glinda pulled him up onto the bed with her.

"Auntie, I… I'm sorry about your baby." he said. "Mother said things just happen."

"She's right. It's unfortunate when a child is taken, but sometimes that's the way things are."

"I think it stinks."

Glinda smiled and ruffled the small boy's hair.

"I agree. It does stink."

"Auntie?"

"Yes?"

"Since you lost your baby… you can share me with mother. I'm sure she wouldn't mind. And I wouldn't mind having two mothers."

Glinda laughed as more tears came to her eyes,

"Thank you, Liir. I would love to have you for a son."

"Then why are you still crying?"

"I… I guess I still miss your sister."

"Me too. Even though I didn't know her. Mother misses her too. She wasn't very happy."

Glinda pulled the small boy closer, a tear running down her face.

"Nobody is."

Elphaba dug frantically as the baby continued to cry. How could this happen? How could the baby be dead for almost an hour then just come back to life? She threw away the last mound of dirt and pulled the baby out, removing the blanket from her face. Sure enough, the baby was crying, her little arms moving. Elphaba smiled and felt a burning sensation on her face. She was crying.

"Hi. Hey there." Elphaba said offering a green finger to the small baby. The baby grabbed it with one tiny hand. She was so small…

The baby looked up at her and Elphaba saw that she had the same sapphire eyes as Glinda.

"You gave us a scare there, little one. This is truly a miracle." Elphaba said. The baby stopped crying and Elphaba saw a curious look in her eyes. The green witch smiled. Glinda would be thrilled.

Glinda.

"I have to get you back to your mother." Elphaba said.

"Please, allow me."

Elphaba turned and her heart sank. Fiyero was standing there, with several guards.

"It's a good thing I let you live. You led me right to my baby." he said.

"She isn't yours!" Elphaba shouted back. Fiyero shot his gun and Elphaba ducked to avoid it. The loud noise startled the baby and she started crying again.

"Elphaba, just give me the baby before someone gets hurt."

Elphaba stood, unsure of what to do. If it was just her, she wouldn't have any problems with these idiots, but she had to worry about the baby now. Doing anything drastic could injure or possibly kill Glinda's daughter. She didn't want to give the baby to someone like him, but if it would save her life…

"If I give you the baby, you need to take her back to Glinda." Elphaba said.

"Of course. I wouldn't dream of separating a mother from her child."

Elphaba looked at the baby, then at Fiyero, a horrible feeling building in her gut. But she had to do it. Giving herself up would save Glinda's daughter.

"All right. But I swear Fiyero, if you go back on your word-"

"I am always a man of my word."

Elphaba, against her better judgment, handed the baby over to her monster of a father. Fiyero looked down at the baby, a smile on his face. The guards advanced on Elphaba, their guns on her. She glared at Fiyero, waiting for him to give the command to shoot her.

"Don't shoot her yet. I want her to see mother and daughter reunited. Take her with us." Fiyero said as he started off for Boq's house. One guard shoved Elphaba in the back with his gun, forcing her to follow.

"Put your hands up, witch." he growled, shoving her again.

"All right, they're up." Elphaba said, raising her hands up to head level.

This can only end badly.

Boq rose form his seat as he heard a knock on the door. He opened it and was taken by surprise when he saw a scarecrow standing there.

"Hello, Boq, old friend." the scarecrow said. Boq recognized that voice.

"Fiyero? What the hell-"

"Long story." Fiyero said, pushing past the munchkin. The guard that was holding Elphaba at gunpoint followed him. Boq looked at Elphaba for an explanation.

"He followed me when I went to bury the baby." Elphaba said.

"Where is Glinda?" Fiyero asked.

"What's going on?'

Glinda came out of the bedroom, holding onto Liir's hand. She was taken aback when she saw Fiyero and Elphaba at gunpoint.

"Elphie, what's going on?" Glinda asked. Fiyero looked at the green witch.

"Well? She asked you a question." he said.

"You're kidding me, right? After all your long speeches, you expect me to-"

Elphaba grunted in pain as the guard rammed her in the side with the butt of his gun.

"Take it easy. She has to tell Glinda what happened." Fiyero said. Elphaba straightened up and looked at Glinda.

"I buried the baby, but I had to dig her up again."

"Why?"

"She's alive, Glinda. I don't know how it happened, but your daughter is alive."

Glinda looked at the bundle Fiyero was holding in disbelief.

"Wh- what?" she said, hardly daring to believe it.

"It's true." Fiyero said, holding the bundle out. Glinda looked down at the baby and saw that she was looking right back up at her.

"She's alive…"

"Yes, well this has all been very heartwarming, but I really must be going." Fiyero said, taking a step back.

"Hold on. You said you were going to give Glinda her baby." Elphaba said.

"I said I would take her back to Glinda. I didn't say I was going to give her back."

"Fiyero, you sonofa-"

Elphaba doubled over as the guard rammed the butt of his gun into her stomach.

"Don't try to follow us or I'll kill her."

Fiyero started for the door, then turned back to Glinda.

"By the way, did you have a name picked out for her?" he asked.

"Kristin. Fiyero, please don't take my baby."

"She's mine too. You already have my son. I'm just returning the favor."

And with that, he left the house, the guard behind him with his gun pointed at everyone.

"No! My baby!" Glinda said, starting after them. Elphaba grabbed the blonde and held her back.

"Glinda, let them go."

"He has my baby! He's taking her from me!"

"We can't do anything if we're dead, let him go!"

Glinda clutched the green girl as she sank to the ground, sobbing.

"Elphie, he took my baby! Elphie!" she sobbed. Elphaba put her arms around her.

"Don't worry, Glinda. I swear I will find a way to get Kristin back. I swear by my life. I will not let him keep your daughter."

To be continued in Revenge for Sale. Thanks to all supporters, readers, reviewers, and everyone else! Hope to see you all in the sequel!

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