Defying Gravity Part 1

Defying Gravity

Part 1

“The Witch of the West is Dead” shouted an Ozian as she ran through the streets of Oz. “The Wickedest Witch there ever was, the enemy of all of us here in Oz, is dead?” a man screamed. Chants came out of windows throughout Oz “She’s dead!” and the odd voice shouted “Look! It’s Galinda!” She descended in a huge bubble with a smile across her face, “fellow Ozians. There has been much speculation over the...” she is interrupted by an impatient Ozian “Galinda! How dead...is she?” there was a few seconds between his question and her answer “let me set the record straight. According to the Time Dragon Clock, the melting at the thirteenth hour. She had been chased by the Guards for several days, and eventually found and captured, she fought a long and tiresome battle with the guards, and was killed by a little girl with a bucket of water” She takes a long, deep breath and one Ozian catches her off guard “Miss Galinda! Is it true you were her friend?” she doesn’t reply for a few seconds. “Well...yes”, the Ozians gasp and act horrified. “Well it depends on what you mean by friend! That is...our paths did cross, at school” Galinda remembers her times at Shiz University of which some are good, some are bad.

“Oh, Hallowed Halls and Vine Draped Walls. The proudliest site there is, when grey and seer, our hair hath turned, we shall still revere our lessons learned, in our days at Dear old Shiz. Our days, at Dear old Shiz” The schools choir sing in the background while friends are reuniting for their new year at Shiz University. Galinda is sat there with all her friends gossiping about her essay she send in to Madame Morrible. “I’m going to be in the Magic Seminar this year, I hope...” a girl walks into the crowd and everyone all of a sudden stops talking and turns to her, a huge area clears where she walks, Galinda carries on talking not realising who is there. “What?” Galinda turns her head, “oh sweet Oz”. The silence continues and the girl looks around, almost baffled. “What? Have I got something in my teeth? Okay! Let’s get this over with. No, I am not seasick, no I did not eat grass as a child” she snaps. “Why are you green then?” a voice comes out of the crowd. To a lot of people surprise, a girl with green skin is standing there, in front of them acting like she didn’t have a clue. “Yes, I have always been green” she continues. A voice shouts from a few feet away from her “Elphaba! Stop making a spectacle of yourself!” and a man in weird clothing walks on, to peoples surprise, it’s the Governor of Munchkin land is stood there wheeling a beautiful young girl in sat in a wheelchair. “You’ve been sent to this school for one reason only...” cutting in, the emerald skinned girl cuts in “...to look after Nessa, I know” she rolls her eyes. Frex, the governor pulls out a box, and hands it to wheelchair bound Nessarose, “My precious girl... a parting gift” he says. She opens the box and pulls out a pair of jewelled shoes, “Oh father!” Frex kisses her on the head, and turns to say to Elphaba “Take care of your sister, and for the Oz’s sake, don’t talk too much”. Galinda turns to her friends in disgust, looking really guilty and says “Those shoes are horrendous!” a voice blurts out shouting “Students! Welcome to Shiz. I am Madam Morrible, the Head Mistress here at Shiz University. I will be your head, your tutor for some, and friend for all” Galinda turns and makes a snorting noise and laughs a little bit. “Now, regarding room assignments...” Galinda cuts in “I have been assigned my private suite I hope?” Madame Morrible makes a noise that sounds like a mix of disgust and humour. Galinda acts confused and walks back over to her friends. “I don’t even think she read my essay” she says. “You should say something” whispers Boq, a Munchkin “Should I?” questions Galinda. She completely tuned out of what Madame Morrible said and Galinda runs up to her shouting “Madame Morrible...” interrupted, Morrible says “Miss Galinda, how kind. Thank you so much!” Galinda is confused... “Your welcome?” she warmly replies. “Miss Elphaba, follow Miss Galinda your new room please” says Morrible “What?” squeals Galinda. They both go to their room but Galinda isn’t happy with this. Four days later, they both wake up in each others company and Galinda wakes up to see Elphaba reading. “Reading at 5am Elphaba?” asks Galinda “Well it’s better than hearing you snore” snaps Elphaba. “I do not snore” shouts Galinda. The silence is unbearable and Elphaba walks to class and sits on the bench. After 30 minutes, the class is full and in trots a goat-like professor. “Settle down, class.” He walks around the classroom a bit and then to the chalk board and pointed at the timeline which was on it and said “The Construction of the Yellow Brick Road” everyone made a noise like they wish to be elsewhere. “Phanee, can you tell me the vegetable that surrounds the Brick Road?” Phanee looks baffled and looks around and whispers, “Tomatoes?” the Professor, Doctor Dillamond looks so confused, he laughs. “Tomatoes are a fruit, deary, and its corn. Corn, corn. Right, here are some simple equations that I wish you to work out...” Dillamond flips the board and in red writing, it says...