Prologue

Darkness.

It covered the sky in seconds: black, billowing masses of rain cloud rolling across the sky like a tsunami rushes to the shore. Everyone in the park looked to see what had caused the lack of light – and nearly everyone screamed and started running towards their homes. Everyone except for one small, blonde 10-year-old, who raised his wristwatch to his lips, as if it were a walkie-talkie, and muttered something only he could hear.

Then he started running to the other side of town, towards a giant tree house, as the rain started to fall.