Hello, everyone, and welcome to the story I was supposed to write and post forever and a day ago. Hope you enjoy it!

Calathean Warriors:

Fae'sFlower (ME!) as Nathalinia (Age 16)

Elphabalover101 as Elicity (Age 15)

ExoticPeachBlossom as Maxinena (Age 19)

Elphaba'sGirl as Lizzie (Age 18)

Ultimate Queen of Cliffies as Maddalia (Age 19)

Chanty420 as Chanela (Age 15)

Doglover645 as Juyaliana (Age 14)

NellytheActress as Nelliee (Age 14)

Elphaba was running.

She didn't know how long she had been running. All she knew was that she had to get away from the Wizard and his men. She couldn't believe that the Wizard, her lifelong hero, was nothing more than a phony. A fraud. A fake. Ever since she was little, she had dreamed of meeting him, but her opinion on the Oh-so-wonderful-Wizard of Oz had changed dramatically.

And Morrible. Her teacher. She had been working with him the entire time. She was part of the whole scheme to cage the Animals. And she had trusted her.

She had left her friends. Glinda was still at the Wizard's palace. Fiyero and Nessa were still back at Shiz. She couldn't go back and face them like nothing had happened.

She stopped, running out of breath. Looking up, she wiped the sweat from her forehead. Thinking that this would be a good, and safe, place to rest, the emerald witch leaned against a tree and briefly closed her eyes.

That was a big mistake.

Elphaba inhaled softly. She felt free. She felt at peace. She felt…

"Don't move a muscle, witch!"

Elphaba's eyes flew open and she found herself surrounded by Gale Force soldiers. Thinking fast, she conjured up a fireball.

Something hit her in her lower back and she immediately extinguished the fireball and fell to the ground. Gasping, she tried to lift her head, but one of the soldiers hit her on the side of her head with the butt of his gun.

"We have finally caught the Wicked Witch of the West," one soldier sneered.

"Get her up! We're bringing her to the Wizard!"

"Can't we just kill her?"

"No. The Wizard specifically said he wanted her alive."

Elphaba grunted as she was forced to her feet and her hands were forced behind her back. Sneering, she dug her heels into the ground.

"Come on, witch!" the guard shouted, tugging on Elphaba.

"Never," Elphaba growled darkly.

"We can do this the easy way or the hard way."

"Why are you giving her a choice?" one of the younger guards asked. Raising his gun, he aimed it at Elphaba's heart and was about to shoot, but an arrow came out of nowhere and killed him.

All the guards turned around, on full alert. Not seeing anything, they turned back to Elphaba.

"What type of trickery is this, witch?" the guard growled, the tip of his gun dangerously close to Elphaba's heart.

Elphaba hung her head, refusing to answer.

"Answer me, witch!"

"I have a name, you know," Elphaba whispered, meeting the soldier's glare.

Growling, the soldier cracked Elphaba across the face, leaving an angry bruise in the place where hand met face.

Crying out, Elphaba collapsed to the ground.

"Not so powerful now, are you, witch?" the soldier cackled.

"I… have… a… name…" Elphaba hissed.

Angry, the guard kicked her. A loud crack and Elphaba cried out in pain. The guards kicked her again. Elphaba heard her bones breaking, but refused to let them see her cry.

The bushes rustled softly in the background and everyone stilled. The soldiers drew their swords, ready for action. A single arrow flew through the air and landed in the center of the circle of guards.

"Ozdangit!" a young, female voice said from one of the trees. "Missed."

"Who are you? Show yourself!" the soldiers shouted.

The guards didn't have time to react before the found themselves under attack. A loud battle cry and soldiers began falling left and right.

"Maddalia, little help here!" a redheaded girl said as one of the guards tried to stab her.

"No prob, Nelliee," Maddalia called back.

Stepping forward, she smirked as she extended her arm towards the soldier. The soldier stiffened and his eyes widened in horror as his hand rose, against his will, and started repeatedly smacking him across the face.

Maddalia cackled. "Why are you hitting yourself? Why are you hitting yourself? Why are you hitting yourself? Why are you-"

"Maddalia, stop messing the guards and help!" a girl shouted.

"You're no fun, Elicity," Maddalia pouted, but released the guard and hit him in a pressure point.

"How's the weather up there?" a young girl with her long, brown hair in a braid down her back asked, looking up at the girl in the tree.

"Very funny, Juyaliana," the girl in the tree, Nathalinia, said dryly as she casually mowed down Gale Force soldiers with her bow and arrow.

"Where's Maxinena?" Nelliee asked, looking around for her friend.

The girl in question shouted a loud battle cry as she charged into battle.

"Found her," Maddalia giggled.

"Maxinena, wait for me!" a petite girl with long, black hair and blue eyes called, charging after Maxinena, her sword clasped firmly in her hands.

"Keep up, Lizzie!" the older girl called over her shoulder.

"Assume positions!" the last girl, Chanela, called, appearing next to Elicity.

All of the girls formed a slanted line, their weapons drawn before them, ready to fight.

"Hold… hold… attack!" Nathalinia called as she continued to mercilessly mow down Gale Force soldiers.

"You're a… girl," the soldier who Nelliee had currently pinned down said.

"You people have no imagination!" Nelliee huffed before kicking the soldier in the back, breaking his spinal chord.

"I think we're done," Maxinena called as the last three soldiers ran away for their lives.

"Aren't we gonna get them?" Elicity asked, half pouting as she pointed to the vanishing soldiers.

"Nah." Maxinena shook her head. "Someone's got to live to tell the tale about how awesome we are."

"Wah-hoo! We did it! We did it! Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah! No eatin' here tonight! Whoo! Eatin' here tonight! No! No! No! Eatin' here tonight! Ya on a diet!" Maddalia sang as she did a little happy dance.

"Um… guys?" Juyaliana whispered, looking at a figure lying motionless on the floor.

"Yeah?" Chanela asked, turning around to face her friend. "Oh."

The girls quickly rushed over to the motionless figure and knelt in a circle around her.

"She's green," Juyaliana observed.

"No, duh," Elicity muttered under her breath.

"Is she dead?" Nelliee asked dryly.

Everyone flashed the red head a 'Shut up' glare and turned back to the woman.

"We need to get her back to the base. Now!" Maddalia said as she attempted to lift the woman up. "Guys, this would be a lot easier if I had help."

Maxinena, Nathalinia, Elicity and Lizzie moved to help Maddalia with the mysterious woman. Chanela, Juyaliana and Nelliee walked ahead of them, making sure no one else was there.

Elphaba woke up a few hours later, a soft moan escaping her lips. As she slowly opened her eyes, she saw three unknown faces staring down at her.

"You're awake," one of the girls smiled.

Startled, Elphaba jumped back.

"Nice going, cupcake. You scared her," Lizzie said, glaring at Nathalinia.

"Don't call me 'cupcake'," the younger girl frowned. She turned back to Elphaba. "I'm sorry if we startled you. Let's start over. Hi. I'm Nathalinia, and this is Lizzie," she gestured to the girl at her right. "And that's Maddalia." She gestured to the girl on her right.

"And you are?" Maddalia questioned.

Elphaba stared at the younger girls, her eyes wide in fear.

"There are more of us," Lizzie spoke up, noticing Elphaba's lack of response. "They're just freshening up. They should be here shortly."

"Is she awake?" Elicity asked, coming into the bedchamber with Maxinena and Chanela close behind her.

"Yup," Lizzie nodded.

Giggling, Elicity ran up to the bed. Frightened, Elphaba jumped back.

"Elicity, don't scare her," Maxinena said, pulling the young girl back.

"But I wanna say 'hi'," Elicity pouted.

"W-Who are you?" Elphaba whispered hoarsely.

Juyaliana and Nelliee came in last, approaching the side of the bed next to Maddy and Lizzie.

"I'm Nelliee," Nelliee said proudly, her nose high in the air.

"Let's hope it doesn't rain," Elicity muttered. "Or else you'd drown with your nose that high."

"What?"

"Nothing."

"We're the Calathean Warriors. Basically, we're a small group of girls who kick butt," Juyaliana said simply.

"And take names," Chanela added with a smile.

"Wh-Where am I?" Elphaba asked, her eyes darting around the room.

"At our secret base underground in the heart of the Gillikin Forest," Maxinena said gently.

"And… who… who am I?"

That question caught everyone off guard.

"Wait… you don't remember who you are?" Chanela asked.

Elphaba shook her head.

"Nothing at all?" Juyaliana asked, biting on her fingernails.

"N-No."

"That's a problem," Maddalia whispered.

Elphaba whimpered softly and inched closer to the wall, away from the girls.

"We'll let you get some rest now. We'll be back later," Maxinena said, gently patting Elphaba's hand and ushering everyone out of the room. Elphaba stared at the door long after they were gone. She didn't have a clue of who she was or where she was. She looked down at her hands and noticed that they were green. Why was she green? Did something happen that she wasn't aware of? Too tired to answer her own questions, Elphaba drifted off to sleep.

Elphaba woke up again a few hours later. Turning, she saw one of the girls at her bedside, examining her. Inhaling sharply, she shot up, but immediately regretted it.

"Don't," the girl said, gently pushing her back down.

Elphaba looked at the girl as she tried to match her face with a name. Nathalinia… wasn't it?

"Who… what… where…" Elphaba whispered hoarsely.

"Questions to be answered later. But for now, I must ask you if you remember anything. Anything at all about who you are."

"N-No," Elphaba said shakily.

Nathalinia gave the green woman a small smile. "Well, we need a name for you. How about… Fae? I've always liked that name. I was going to get a cat and name her Fae, but then… sorry. I'm getting off topic. Do you like that name?"

Elphaba thought about it for a moment. Fae did seem like a pretty name. She felt like she had heard the name before, but couldn't remember when or where. Smiling at the younger girl, Elphaba slowly nodded.

"Great! Then Fae it is. We finally have a name for you. At least it's better than 'That green woman'."

Elphaba's grin slightly widened.

Nathalinia smiled and, reaching out, tenderly placed her hand on Elphaba's forehead. Elphaba recoiled slightly, not used to the touch.

"It's okay," Nathalinia whispered soothingly. "You're fever's gone down slightly. That's a good sign. Though…"

"Thought what?" Elphaba asked.

"You don't think…"

"I don't think what?"

"You could be…"

A click and the door opened and Maddalia, Lizzie and Maxinena stood in the doorway.

"Nattie!" Maddalia scowled.

Nathalinia jumped away from Elphaba and, locking her hands behind her back, bowed her head, avoiding the look of the older girls.

"What are you doing in here?" Lizzie asked, taking the younger girl's hand and pulling her away from the bed.

"N-Nothing," Nathalinia whispered.

"We need to let our guest rest now," Maxinena said, taking Nathalinia's arm and pulling her away.

"Fae. Her name is Fae!" Nathalinia said, twisting out of Maxinena's arms.

"Fae?" Lizzie repeated, placing the cold cloth on Elphaba's forehead. "Who picked that name?"

"I did, of course," Nathalinia huffed.

"Nattie, you can't just go around naming people," Maddalia said sternly.

"We came to a mutual agreement. It's better than 'That green woman," Nathalinia argued.

"Who suggested that?" Maxinena asked.

"Nelliee," Nathalinia replied dryly.

"Figures."

"I think she might be… the One."

"One?" Elphaba whispered hoarsely.

"The One. The Leader. The one who's supposed to lead the Great Battle against the Wizard."

"Nattie, now might not be the best time to talk about this. Fae needs to get her rest," Maxinena said, once again trying to pull the younger girl out of the room.

"I swear! She fits the prophecy perfectly! She's here… and it's the year of the Lion!"

"Prophesy?" Now Elphaba was just repeating what she heard, trying, yet failing, to make sense of everything.

"Shh," Lizzie whispered gently, readjusting the cloth on Elphaba's head.

"What… leader?" Elphaba whispered, closing her eyes.

"We'll tell you later," Lizzie smiled, stroking Elphaba's hand before standing up and ushering Maddalia, Maxinena and Nathalinia out of the room.

I wonder if she really is the prophesied leader… they thought as they left Elphaba's room.

Sorry for anyone who was wondering, but there isn't enough room for any more people. I can only have eight people, and you'll see why later. Also, I wouldn't be able to keep track of all the characters without having everyone 'nod in agreement'. Again, sorry!

The first seven chapters are pre-written, so expect regular (every other day) updates until then. After that… we shall see.

Yes, guys. I named the warriors after a flower. Calatheas.

Also, there are three references in here, two from movies and one from a TV show. I may do a 'Nia', if I feel so inclined. Y'all know the rules. Reviews are the best!