I rejoined my two roommates and said "See you in class, guys." Elphaba nodded and then when we got to Dr. Dillamond's class, we learned we had a quiz. I glanced at Alice, who shook her head. I nodded and shot a glance at Bella who shook her head slightly. I nodded and grabbed a blank sheet of paper and Nessa and I both blocked each other—so no one could suspect we were cheating.
When Dr. Dillamond flipped the board over to give us the quiz, it was blank, except for one sentence. "ANIMALS SHOULD BE SEEN AND NOT HEARD." I glanced at Edward and noticed him shaking his head in response to something he'd heard and looking at Bella, so I assumed it was something she'd thought. Everyone, but Elphaba and myself, left and I glanced at Elphaba and turned to leave, when she asked, "You can see things, sometimes right?" I nodded and said, "Yeah, why?" "Do you think you could see who did this?" "You mean search the past?" I asked, uncertainly. She nodded and I sat down at my desk and closed my eyes.
I opened my eyes slowly, as I became a statue, or as close to a statue a human could be. Elphaba said, "Doctor Dillamond, I think my sister can help—she sees things—that have happened, are happening, and will happen." He nodded and began talking to her about what was happening in Oz—I heard every word, but didn't respond.
"Oh, Miss Elphaba. The things one hears these days. Dreadful things. I'VE HEARD OF AN OX, A PROFESSOR FROM QUOX NO LONGER PERMITTED TO TEACH WHO HAS LOST ALL POWERS OF SPEECH. AND AN OWL IN MUNCHKIN ROCK, A VICAR WITH A THRIVING FLOCK, FORBIDDEN TO PREACH. NOW HE ONLY CAN SCREECH. ONLY RUMORS, BUT STILL ENOUGH TO GIVE PAUSE TO ANYONE WITH PAWS. SOMETHING BAD IS HAPPENING IN OZ. SOMETHING BAD? HAPPENING IN OZ? SOMETHING BAAAAD. Sorry, bad. Doctor Dillamond, if something bad is happening to the Animals, someone's got to tell the Wizard. That's why we have a Wizard. SO NOTHING BAD. I hope you're right. NOTHING ALL THAT BAD. NOTHING TRULY BAAAAAAD... Sorry, bad. IT COULDN'T HAPPEN HERE IN OZ."
I returned to reality slowly, shaking my head and said, "I'm sorry, Elphaba and Doctor Dillamond, but I can't see who did this. I can't search the past—the visions have to come to me—I can't force them to come and whoever was involved was messing with both my vision and Alice's vision, too, which I thought was nearly impossible."