Hello internet! Welcome to So Much More Than Royal! (Anyone get that reference of the opening?)

General Disclaimer: Do I still have to do this? *sigh* I don't own Wicked.

Overall, this will be a darkish story. It's quite unlike a lot of what I've written. A lot of the beginning will be focusing on Frex, Melena, Oscar, and Nanny (whom I've never written for so bear with me), but later it will begin to focus more on Elphaba, Nessa, Glinda, and Fiyero.

WARNINGS FOR THIS STORY: alcoholism, child neglect and slight abuse, swearing, somewhat-ish-little-bit-sexual-assault-for-lack-of-better-term. If that is triggering or upsets you, don't read the story. I won't be offended.

There is also a bisexual character and two gay characters so if that bugs you, you are welcome to leave.

I'm also running a little game with the chapter titles, as they will be song lyrics/lines. Play along if you wish.

Now that I've finished with this really long AN, enjoy the story!

The Wizard sighed heavily and laid his head down on the conference room table. They had just concluded another meeting and he was deadly tired.

"Madame Norad?" He called for his Press Secretary.

The woman hurried into the room, upon hearing the Wizard's voice.

"Yes your Ozness?" She asked as she curtseyed.

"Any word on her?"

Madame Norad frowned, knowing he was referring to the Governor's wife. She was the only person in the palace to know about the affair he had with her before he had become the Wonderful Wizard.

"She's pregnant, your Ozness, with a second child." She said softly.

The Wizard closed his eyes, remembering the beautiful face of the woman he'd only seen a few times. But the one night they had together before he left Munchkinland would forever haunt his dreams as he wished for her to be with him again.

Little did he know, she would.

Seven and a half months pregnant and heavily showing, Melena walked out and found her husband on the terrace, gazing at the stars.

Frex stiffened slightly when he felt a pair of arms wrap around him but relaxed when he felt Melena kiss his cheek softly.

"Hi." She whispered, leaning her head on his shoulder.

"Hi." He responded, resting a hand on her swollen belly, smiling when he felt a kick.

"Nessarose is eager to say hello." Melena told him happily.

"Mama! Papa!" An excited voice exclaimed from behind them, and small feet padded towards them. Small arms wrapped around Melena's leg and she smiled. Looking down, she saw the smiling face of her emerald skinned daughter.

"Hello Fabala." She cooed, pulling the three year old into her arms.

"Hi Mama." Elphaba said.

"How cute." Nanny smiled softly, standing in the doorway, watching the happy family.

Melena looked at her daughter for several moments before she cried out in pain, clutching her stomach. A warm, wet heat slid down her legs and she made the connection. Her eyes widened as another pain struck her, leaving her gasping for breaths which she couldn't find.

"It's happening." She managed to wheeze out.

Frex felt as if someone had slapped him across the face; the baby was coming. A month and a half early and the baby was coming.

"Nanny, go get Mylet." Frex instructed, helping Melena up. Nanny curtseyed quickly and took off into a run down the halls and stairs until she reached the door where the midwife was staying.

Several pounds on the door disturbed the Wolf, who opened the door to see Nanny standing there, her old bones shaking.

"Melena…the baby…" She stuttered out, and Mylet straightened her back. She touched her forehead with a paw and shook her head.

"She's too early!" The Wolf said, before bounding out the door and up the stairs.

Melena's cries of pain lead Mylet to bedroom, where the Thropps were gathered.

Nanny hurried up the stairs and towards Melena's bedroom but stopped when she found little Elphaba staring at the door.

"Nanny…what's wrong with Mama?" The girl asked, tears in her eyes and confusion written all over her face.

The old woman kneeled down in front of Elphaba.

"You're going to meet your little sister soon." Nanny said vaguely, before hurrying into the room.

The green girl, confused and scared, was left alone in the hall. She pressed an ear against the door. Her tears intensified with every pained scream coming from Melena.

"Push Melena!" Mylet cried.

Melena released another anguished scream as she continued to push.

"One more, you can do it Melena!" Nanny encouraged.

A few moments passed, and Melena collapsed against the pillows, leaving the Wolf to clean the newborn.

Mylet softly gasped as she cleaned the babe, but masked her surprise as she wrapped the baby in a red blanket tinged with silver; a gift from the leader of a far off province.

Melena coughed and sat up, tiredly, and rested against the pillows. Nanny gave her a smile of reassurance, as did Frex.

"Can…can I see her?" Melena asked with a soft voice.

Mylet gently handed little Nessarose over to her mother.

"You um…may want to uncover the blanket…" The Wolf said with a soft voice.

Confused, Melena complied.

The baby's legs were horrifically twisted, never to be used.

Nanny was a bit confused: how could this have happened?

Melena didn't give a damn: it was still her baby. She loved her no matter what.

Frexspar was horrified: How? Then he thought…Elphaba. Milk flowers. A dark scowl crossed his face. He turned away from his wife.

"Nanny, Mylet, would you give us a minute?" He asked politely. Respectfully, the two left the room, and Nanny was carrying Nessa.

"Frex?" Melena asked, seeing her husband standing at the window, staring into the now starless night. He bowed his head.

"You've disgraced me, Melena." He said, not even looking at his wife. "I know what you did, I know how you had an affair and that Elphaba isn't even my child."

Her jaw dropped. "H-how…?" She asked.

"I knew that green thing couldn't be my child."

"Just an hour ago you loved her!"

"She crippled my other daughter." His voice remained cold and unfeeling as he spoke. "I want to divorce."

That really surprised Melena.

"Frex you can't be serious-" She protested feebly.

"I am. You have two months to collect all of your things and take Elphaba and find that man, if he's even still alive. I will support you for that long. After that, you're on your own."

"Frex…please…don't do this. I know you don't want to do this."

"Shut up Melena! Just shut up!"

From outside the door, Elphaba scrunched up her face as she heard her parents argue. Nessarose began to fuss, causing Nanny to gently rock the girl in her arms.

Elphaba looked up at the old woman, her green face stained with tears and eyes red and bloodshot.

"Can I…can I hold her?" She whispered.

Nanny smiled slightly and knelt down in front of the young girl. She rested Nessarose atop Elphaba's folded arms, but still held on.

"Hi. My name is Elphaba. I'm your big sister. I'm going to protect you."

The newborn girl opened her big brown eyes and looked intently at Elphaba, as if studying her face.

"I will protect you." Elphaba whispered again, nuzzling her green nose against Nessarose's.

"Is this really what you want?" Melena asked Frex, looking at his stoic face.

"I don't want that green sin that destroyed my only chance of having a normal heir anywhere near me!" He growled.

"I hope you're happy Frex! You're ruining your chances of having a family!"

"You did that to me Melena! You were unfaithful!" He fought the urge to raise his voice.

"Why do you think I did that? It's because you made me miserable each and every day! I would've left long ago but I couldn't. I knew you'd disgrace my name, and I would never leave the Eminence to you."

"Well you don't have a choice now, Melena." Frex growled, before slapping his wife across the face. Her head whipped to the side. She gently touched her cheek, feeling the spot where a bruise was sure to form.

She turned back to Frex, a look of defiance masking her pain. Her eyes fell dark as she spoke her final words of the night to her husband.

"Go to hell."

He sneered, before giving her a glare and looking her dead in the eyes.

"I'll meet you there, then?" He shoved her out of the room and slammed the door. Luckily, she was alone. Tears slid down her cheeks as she collapsed to the ground, her knees curled into her body.

As is usual with my stories, the first chapter is a bit shorter because it's mostly exposition. Please review, follow, favorite, etc (but mostly review!)