General Wicked Disclaimer: I do not own Wicked or any of its characters.

Gelphie Disclamier: This story contains Gelphie (a.k.a. Elphaba and Glinda romance) If you don't like this kind of stuff then don't read.

Rating is M : There is harsh language, violence, and intense Gelphie fluff.

Author's Note: This story centers around the play version of Wicked instead of the book. (Even though a quote from the book is used just before the story. The quote is to set up what the story centers around.) Ever wondered what happened to Elphaba and Glinda on the way to Emerald City? Well this story focuses on what happened along the way to see the Wizard of Oz.

I hope you enjoy my story. Feedback is always welcome!

"She could recall far more clearly how she and Elphie had shared a bed on the road to the Emerald City. How brave that had made her feel, and how vulnerable too."

Page 344 of The Book Wicked By: Gregory Maguire.

The Road to the Emerald City

"Come with me." Elphaba said, her voice hopeful, as she held Glinda in a secure embrace.

"Where?" Glinda asked her voice soft.

"To the Emerald City." Elphaba replied as she broke the hug but held one of Glinda's hands in her own.

"Really?" Glinda asked her face filled with joy. Elphaba nodded her head as her eyes started to scan the surroundings. "Oh, Elphie, this is going to be so exciting! By Oz, I wonder how I look. How's my hair? Elphie? Elphie, what are you looking for?"

"We need to get to the ticket booth and fast." Elphaba replied. "We need to get you a ticket."

"But, Elphie, the train is going to leave any minute now." Glinda pointed out with a sigh. "Here take your ticket back. I guess I'll see the Emerald City another day."

"Nonsense." Elphaba answered as she held out her train ticket. "Here take mine and get on board. I'll be on in no time at all."

"But Elphie..." Glinda started but she never got to finish however for the green skinned woman only thrusted the ticket into her hand and ran off to the ticket booth. "Elphie, wait!"

"Pardon me, Miss, but are you going to be on this train to the Emerald City?" An usher asked.

"Yes I am, but..." Glinda began.

"You must hurry then Miss. You don't want your train to leave without you." The young usher said as he helped Glinda inside.

"But my friend, Elphaba, needs to make this train. You can't miss her. She's well...green skinned." Glinda said her voice desperate. "She was called upon by the Wizard himself."

"The Wizard you say?" The usher replied in a curious fashion. Just then another usher, obvious a higher ranking, called to him. "Sorry, Miss, but I must go now." With that the young usher left following his boss's voice.

Glinda could only take a seat and stare out the window for an signs of Elphaba. She wouldn't be hard to pick out, but she was no where to be seen. "Elphie, where are you?" Glinda whispered as the train whistle gave a blow. "Oh, Elphaba, if you miss this train I will kill you."

"Good thing I didn't miss it then." A familiar voice came out from behind.

Glinda gave a small gasp as she looked over her shoulder to see Elphaba standing with a cunning grin upon her face.

"Elphie! You made it! By Oz, I was worried you would have missed the train." Glinda said. "Then I would have been all alone in the Emerald City. Not to mention cold, afraid, unprotected, and without a brush."

"Well for your golden curls sake, as well as your own, good thing I didn't miss this train." Elphaba answered with a chuckle as she ran her green fingers through Glinda's hair. Suddenly the train started to move and Elphaba took a seat next to Glinda.

"Oh Elphaba, I'm so excited! This is going to be so much fun." Glinda exclaimed just as the door to their train booth opened. A middle aged man walked through and was going to take a seat across from them, but when he caught sight of the green woman he quickly left. His face showing he was very much startled.

"Well at least no one will bother us." Elphaba answered as she felt Glinda link her arm with her own as she snuggled against her. "Are you tired my sweet?"

"Just a little." Glinda admitted as her face blushed greatly. "Did Elphie just call me, my sweet?"

"Rest up then." Elphaba replied. "It's a long journey to the Emerald City." Glinda just nodded her head as she gripped Elphie tighter before drifting off to sleep. With Elphaba with her, Glinda knew she didn't have to worry. Her anxiety completely disappeared when she was with the green woman, but that didn't mean her heart beat slowed its rhyme any.

...X...

A few hours passed before Glinda awoke from her nap. She opened her eyes to see Elphaba peering out the window in a stern and serious manner. However when she felt the curly blond stir her face became bright and gentle. "Enjoy your rest?"

"Very much so." Glinda answered as she lifted her head off of the green skinned woman's shoulder. "I do admit I am a bit hungry."

"The dinning car is just next door if you want to grab something." Elphaba replied.

"That sounds good to me." Glinda said as she rose to her feet. "I'll be back in a minute or so."

"Do you want me to come with you?" Elphaba asked.

"No need, Elphie, I won't be long." Glinda answered as she blew a kiss to Elphaba before leaving the booth.

Elphaba blushed deeply as of a result of Glinda blowing the kiss to her. "What is this feeling?" She whispered out loud. "My pulse is rushing. My head is reeling. My face is flushing. Oh, what is this feeling? It must be love."

Glinda made her way through the crowd until she got to the dinning car. After scanning the food selection Glinda took a small plate full, and was making her way back to Elphie when two teenage boys around her age stopped her.

"Well, well, it's good to see youth such as ourselves on this train." The first boy, who had red hair, said as he hindered Glinda's way. "Wouldn't you say, Sid?"

"Indeed, Fred." The second boy replied. "Where are you off to beautiful?"

Glinda cringed as the boy called her beautiful. "I'm off to join my friend who's in the other car." Glinda answered as she tried to push pass the two boys but failed.

"What's your hurry?" Fred asked. "You know Sid and I can be your new friends."

"No thanks." Glinda replied. "Now, please move, I must get back to my friend. She's waiting for me."

Fred only responded by grabbing one of Glinda's arms in a harsh manner as he pulled her close. "Your friend is just going to have to wait."

Just then however a green arm shot out and grabbed, the other boy, Sid by the neck. "Let her go or I'll ring his neck!" Elphaba yelled as rage soaked her brown eyes. Fred looked terrified as he watched the unknown green skinned woman begin to choke his friend.

"Who the hell are you?" Fred stuttered.

"This young blond's friend. Now let her go!" Elphaba growled, as she increased the pressure on Sid's neck. In turn the lights in the dinning car began to flicker intensely as her sorcery skills made themselves known. Once seeing his friend's face go white from lack of oxygen. Fred in turned released Glinda.

"Okay I let her go. Now please stop choking him." Fred begged. Elphaba's top lip curled back before throwing Sid away.

After coughing profusely Sid ran back over to Fred as Glinda quickly found comfort in Elphaba's arms. The green woman in turn gave a hard look to the boys. "If I ever catch you bothering her again, I swear, I'll gut you both!" Once getting that final statement from Elphaba the two boys ran off pushing their way through the crowd in order to get as much distance away from the green woman as possible. "Are you all right, my sweet?"

"Yes, I'm fine. Thanks to you, Elphie." Glinda replied as she met Elphaba's brown eyes before giving her green hero a kiss on the cheek. She could care less that the entire crowd in the dinning car was watching them.

Elphaba responded by smiling widely as she caressed Glinda's left cheek before saying, "Let's get back to our booth."