Chapter 1: Sounds in the Distance
Solita woke suddenly from her dreamless sleep. The sounds of a raging wind echoed through out her bedroom. But only she, out of ALL the people residing as Shiz, could hear it. That was one of her many talents forged upon her since birth. She was able to hear sounds of destruction hours, even days before it would occur. Something was going to happen somewhere in the East.
"Munchkinland…" Solita said almost breathlessly.
"Did you say something dear?" The voice of Solita's minder, Ama Gor sounded outside of the bedroom.
"Munchkinland! Something is about to happen in Munchkinland!" Solita ran to the door to let Ama Gor in.
"Well good. It's about time too." Seeing it was the early hours of the night, Ama Gor didn't seem to care as she should have.
"No, no! A tornado!" Solita searched her mind to recall the sound. "It sounded like a tornado. Or a cyclone!" She grabbed her Ama's hand and tried to lead her back out the door. "We have to warn someone!"
Ama Gor resisted Solita's pull "Now my dear. Tornadoes and Cyclones are myths. Only to be found in children stories and the rubbish that good-for-nothing wizard feeds us. Munchkinland is fine. It was only a bad dream."
"But Ama-" Solita protested.
"No buts. Back into bed."
Solita gave out a loud sigh of defeat and made her way into her covers. "But what if it's not?"
"Miss Galinda will handle it." Ama Gor turned out the light and shut the young student's door.
"She goes by Glinda now." She said coldly