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    The Wicked Wizard of the North
    The Wicked Wizard of the North
    The Wicked Wizard of the North
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    The Wicked Wizard of the North

    By Dallas Releford

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    Is there more than one universe and can we sometimes walk into one of those hidden dimensions if the circumstances are right? This question and others similar to it are answered when Katy Linn, a young twelve-year old girl goes skating on an old frozen pond with her friend Teri Kane.
    Anxious to try out her new skates, Katy Linn goes skating and is surprised when a gnome shows up in an elegant sleigh pulled by four white, furry polar bears and invites her to go to a place called Twinkle City. All he will tell her and her friends, Virgil, Cecil and Casey is that someone has stolen three of the four seasons and that winter will reign forever if Katy doesn’t help them. Spring, summer and autumn have been kidnapped and he suspicions that the Wicked Wizard of the North is the guilty culprit. Queen Isabella Freeze, the Queen of Winter, believes that Katy has magical powers that can help them recover the three seasons.
    The gnome introduces himself as Mevlin Dermont. He tells her that he’s from the land of the Daneons and that he has arrived to take her to see the Queen of Winter. Suspicious at first, Katy finally agrees to go when the gnome tells her that her father approves of her mission and that her friends can go with her. Boarding the magic sleigh, they are mesmerized by the fact that the sleigh and the bears can fly. In the safety of the sleigh, they are confident that nothing can harm them, until tragedy strikes from the skies above.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDallas Releford
    Release dateFeb 6, 2012
    ISBN9781466153059
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      The Wicked Wizard of the North - Dallas Releford

      The Wicked Wizard of the North

      By:

      DALLAS RELEFORD

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      Dallas Releford at Smashwords.com

      The Wicked Wizard of the North

      Copyright (C) 2011 Dallas Releford

      * * * * *

      This book is a work of fiction. References to real people, places, events, organizations, areas, or locations are intended to provide a feeling of authenticity and are used in a fictitious manner. All other characters, dialogue and incidents are drawn from the author’s imagination and shouldn’t be accepted as real.

      No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without explicit permission from the author or publisher except in brief quotations used in an article or in a similar way.

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. The ebook may not be re-sold or given to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      * * * *

      Dedication

      I would like to thank my wife Sharon for her understanding while I was writing this book. She passed away on August 18, 2010. She is dearly missed.

      I would also like to thank my agent and typist, Harriet Smith and Martin Smith, my advisor and typist. Their hard work and dedication has made this book much better than it would have been without them.

      * * * * *

      In the Far North, a wicked wizard kidnaps the three seasons, spring, summer and autumn in an effort to force the Queen of Winter to marry him. The queen refuses and sends for Katy Linn, an earth girl who is intelligent and resourceful. The queen thinks that she is a wizard and wants Katy to help rescue the three seasons. Katy and four friends set off on a daring adventure in a crystal sleigh pulled by four polar bears and driven by a gnome to another world where danger awaits them around every bend.

      * * * * *

      Chapter 1

      "Dad, why can’t Teri and me go skating down at the old pond behind our house?" Katy Linn, twelve years old, with silky blond hair, flashing blue eyes, creamy white skin and an agitated look on her beautiful face sat at the dining room table staring absent mindedly out through the patio doors at the deep snow outside. Frosty smudges that her father had told herwhen she was fivewere left by night fairies covered the glass doors giving them a look that suggested to her that those icy splotches might also have been left by Jack Frost instead. Katy didn’t care who had left them because she thought they were pretty. The cool decorations reminded her of Christmas. Shuddering as she realized that it must be twenty above out there beyond those glass barriers, she told herself that she was going skating no matter how cold it was. Wasn’t it just yesterday that she’d discussed going skating with her best friend Teri Kane when they were at school? They’d stood next to their lockers talking when she’d asked Teri if she would like to go down to the old pond behind her house and try out their new skates. Teri had been excited about doing that as she usually was about doing something she really wanted to do. Katy had warned her that she would have to clear it with her father first. She was quite sure that he would let her go. Why wouldn’t he? She’d been thinking about trying out her new skates, meeting some of the other kids on the old pond, and enjoying herself for several weeks. Why wouldn’t her father want her to have fun?

      Her father, Mark Linn took several eggs from the refrigerator and turned to face his young daughter who sat at the kitchen table staring at him as if going skating was the most important thing in the world. Turning around, he placed the fragile eggs in a bowl on the stove, ran his fingers through his thick dark hair and glared at her with his enchanting gray eyes. Breaking the eggs gently on the side of a bowl so that they didn’t drip on the counter, he poured them into a hot skillet. Turning the burner down slightly so they wouldn’t burn, he focused his attention on his daughter. Stirring the eggs while the bacon sizzled in the microwave, he contemplated telling her outright that she just couldn’t go, that he had other plans and that his word was final. Realizing that Katy had her mind made up to go skating, he decided that negotiation might work even though it had rarely worked with his wife. He knew Katy would argue with him because she always did. Barely awake, he wiped his sullen expression from his tired face and sat down at the table facing her. Something told him it was going to be a long day.

      Katy was going to interrupt his plans again. He just knew it. At thirty-four years old, he was already a successful insurance agent and the father of the most wonderful daughter in the world. At least he thought so, except that sometimes, Katy could stretch his ability to deal with a teenage daughter who sometimes thought she was already an adult. Somehow, she usually managed to drain him of his energy and deplete his parental resources. Katy, honey, I told you last night that I was going to take you and Teri to the zoo today. They have some interesting winter animals that I thought you might like to see. Wouldn’t you rather do that than go skating?

      The eggs were bubbling, the microwave was beeping and the coffeemaker was telling him that the coffee was ready. Everything seemed to be happening at the same time. Perturbed, he got up from the table almost as soon as he’d sat down.

      Her father busied himself with fixing their breakfast anxious to hear her response. The coffee smelled good to Katy even though she’d only tried it once. She didn’t like the taste and wondered why adults even bothered drinking it. She preferred a nice glass of orange juice or a wonderful cold glass of fresh milk.

      Did you hear what I said, Katy? Mark glanced at his daughter as she stared at him as if she hadn’t really heard him. In fact, he wasn’t even sure she saw him because he sensed that her eyes were looking right through him. Perhaps it was part of her strategy to confuse him, to compound the issue so that she could eventually convince him that she was right and that he was wrong.

      But, Dad—

      I know, you just want to try out those new skates that Santa brought you, huh? Her father interrupted her before she could argue with him. He knew she didn’t believe in Santa Claus anymore and hadn’t since she was about seven. However, he would rather imply that Santa had brought her the skates than tell her that he had given them to her. You can go skating tomorrow, Katy. It’s supposed to be a better day. You only got those skates two weeks ago. We still have plenty of winter left yet, so be patient. Your time will come, dear.

      Her mouth turned up at each corner into a frown that her father seemed to ignore. Silently pouting, she played with her eggs taking small bites while she thought about the situation. Going to the zoo with her father didn’t seem like such a good idea. She was twelve years old, not a kid like he seemed to think. Other girls her age didn’t have to have a father for an escort. She wanted to go skating with Teri so they could talk to their other friends that would surely be there. With her father around, she couldn’t talk freely with the other girls. Teri was her best friend in the entire world and Katy smiled when she thought of her long brown hair, hazel eyes and pleasant smile. Teri was a diabetic and it had taken Katy a long time to fully understand what that meant. Teri had been playing with the other girls at school when she suddenly felt fatigued, dizzy and tired. Their teacher, Mrs. Grimes had called the life squad and they’d taken Teri to the hospital. Diagnosis had shown that Teri was in the early stages of diabetes, a rarity for younger children. Teri and Katy had cried when they learned that she had the terrible disease. Her father had explained that Teri wasn’t going to die and that the illness could be controlled. Fortunately, Teri didn’t need insulin shots and her doctor had determined that she could manage the disease with food intake control and pills. Now, Teri led a normal life and as long as she maintained a regimented diet and took her pills, she didn’t get sick. Katy was glad for her friend and often worried about her even though her father had told her that she shouldn’t be concerned.

      The old pond, located down near the woods behind their house was one of their favorite gathering places in the winter months when it froze over allowing them to skate. When not skating on the ice, they stood around talking about the latest gossip, what they were going to do that summer and who was the best looking boy in school. What’s at the zoo that’s so interesting? The last time we went in the winter, I nearly froze to death. At least when we go skating, we can go into our warm house when we get too cold. Katy knew that she had to come with a good excuse, an excellent reason that they should go to the zoo some other time. Right at the moment, she couldn’t really think of too many reasons why she shouldn’t go to the zoo.

      Mark Linn, her father, knew that Katy had an argumentative streak in her a mile long, just like her mother. Thinking of her mother took his mind off his present problem for a moment. She’d been gone two years now, the unfortunate victim of breast cancer. Mark still got a throbbing pain in his heart, a queasy feeling in his stomach and tears in his eyes when he thought about her. He knew those wounds would never heal because the love that he felt for his wife would never fade away.

      Katy was a lot like her mother and Mark felt lucky to have Katy. Katy had her mothers light blond hair, creamy white skin and a radiant smile that never failed to warm his heart even when he was feeling downbeat. As much as he loved Katy, he knew that he couldn’t let her have her way all the time. He already knew that she wouldn’t agree with his decision to take her to the zoo. He’d been planning it for several weeks and he wasn’t about to let her off the hook that easy. Despite his busy schedule, Mark Linn had worked harder than he ever had just so he could spend a full day with his only daughter, without interruptions. For that matter, Katy was his only child. Reluctantly, he pursued the issue hoping she would change her mind. Katy, honey, you can warm yourself any time you feel like it in the gift shop or any number of other places. Not only that, but you’ll get to see polar bears, seals and other creatures that you can’t see during the summer. It’ll be a wonderful experience for you.

      Humbled, Katy stared at him with her sky blue eyes and said, Daddy, I’d still rather go skating. Can’t we go to the zoo tomorrow? Katy loved her dad. Enchanted with his dark brown hair, deep brown eyes and pleasant demeanor, she idolized him and hated to argue with him about everything. However, she wouldn’t give up easy when so much of her happiness was at stake.

      No, Katy. I have to work at home tomorrow. I have several accounts that I’m trying to finish before Monday. As an insurance agent, Mark worked out of his home office most of the time. I took today off just so we could go to the zoo and have some fun. You do want to spend some time with your father, don’t you?

      Of course, Daddy. I like being with you … except—

      Except what, Katy?

      I just wanted to … go skating, she said, sheepishly. If you really want me to go with you to the zoo, then I suppose that I’ll be a good girl and do what you want me to do.

      Knowing that she was attempting to play with his emotions, cast a fishhook at his sympathy hoping that he would eventually succumb to her wishes, he decided that the best thing he could do was to accept her invitation while he could get it. Changing the subject while he was still ahead, he asked, What did you learn in school this week? Katy had another of her mother’s talents, winning every argument without firing a shot.

      Oh, we learned many things. I suppose the most interesting thing we talked about was global warming and the affect it has had on the environment. Daddy, Miss Whitley said that the world was once covered by ice. Do you think we’ll have another ice-age?

      Placing a plate with scrambled eggs, sausage and toast in front of her, he replied, Oh, I don’t think so, Katy. It’s not too likely to happen any time again soon, he told her. Now, eat your breakfast so we can get going. We have places to see and things to do. Knowing that his daughter had a keen interest in the weather and had expressed her desire to become a meteorologist or do weather research when she graduated from school, he worried that she was headed in the wrong direction. Sure, global warming was a big issue these days and many people thought that it was a little to late to do anything about it, except Katy had the impression that she could save the world from freezing over again. Katy studied weather maps and watched the weather channel when other kids were anxious to become doctors, law-yers and writers. He had hoped his daughter would become a famous physicists or maybe even a doctor. Katy was good at predicting the weather and even claimed she could change the weather just by thinking that bad storms would go in some other direction. That was what worried him. He was afraid that she was becoming too preoccupied with one subject. He had little doubt that she could excel in weather research, except he thought she should be doing something more profitable and satisfying. Perhaps he’d go to the school and see what he could do to help her get a good education. He wanted his daughter to get the best education that he could afford.

      Except, he had seen her predictions come true on too many occasions for them to be coincidental. Her predictions always left him wondering and a bit disturbed.

      Katy thought about what he had said while eating her food. Eggs weren’t one of her favorite foods. However, she tolerated them because her father said they were good for her, in moderation. She didn’t rightly know what that meant and had forgotten to ask. She preferred cornflakes in milk with a little sugar. Watching her father intently as he ate, she tried to think of a way to get out of going to the zoo and couldn’t think of one single excuse. Can Teri go with us? I promised she could go skating with me today so maybe she’d like to go to the zoo, too.

      I guess, her father said. I’ll call her parents before we leave. If it’s okay with them, then it’s fine with me.

      Smiling and happy because she would at least have her best friend with her, she replied, Thanks, Daddy. You’re the greatest.

      I already knew that, he admitted. Now, finish your breakfast. The day is wasting.

      Daddy, do you think Teri will ever get rid of her diabetes?

      No, Katy. She can live with it though because it’s treatable. Just don’t worry about her so much, she’s getting along just fine.

      That still doesn’t keep me from worrying, though, Katy complained. She gets weak and tired sometimes. She can’t run, play and do things like the other girls. Do you think she will be able to skate with me?

      Of course, he replied. She will just have to watch her blood-sugar and make sure that it doesn’t drop too quickly.

      I’ll keep reminding her, Katy promised. We’ll get through it together. Daddy, I don’t understand, diabetes. What makes it happen, anyway.

      Although the causes of diabetes are complex, Katy, her father explained, the causes can be defined like this. Certain organs in the body can’t produce enough sugar and when the blood sugar level drops, the person who has the problem gets sick. The solution is to drink orange juice, Coke or something with a lot of sugar. That quickly supplies the body with sugar. When the body produces too much blood sugar, or insulin, the opposite situation occurs; the body can’t use the sugar quickly enough and the person gets sick. The temporary cure here is to get plenty of exercise until the blood sugar level drops to a safe count. Diabetics have to constantly monitor their sugar level so that they can keep their blood sugar under control. Does that make sense?

      Of course it does, she replied, and I think you’d make a nice teacher.

      You’re a great lady, her father said. Any man would be happy to have you as a daughter.

      I know, she replied. You make a good daddy, too.

      Always take care of your friends, Katy, her father replied, and they’ll take care of you.

      ***

      Dark gray, ominous clouds hung close to the earth covering the sky while a brisk wind blew in from the northwest. The temperature in Cincinnati was warm for January and Mark was surprised to see that the street cleaning crews had done a good job removing the snow from the previous night. Normally, two inches of snow paralyzed the city and it was days before you could manage to get around. Driving south on Ridge Road in the forest green SUV, Mark Linn dodged pot holes as he attempted to keep his mind on reaching their destination safely. Katy and Teri sat in the back seat busy exchanging the latest news about what they’d been doing. After a few minutes of listening to their chatter, he turned on the radio and listened to classic music that was more satisfying to his ears.

      Daddy, Katy yelled above the volume of the radio. Turning it down low so he could hear her speaking, he asked, What did you want Katy?

      Didn’t you say that we could have a long winter if the ice age ever came back?

      Yes, of course, he replied, braking suddenly as a red Corsica pulled out in front of him. It would just be a time without spring, summer and autumn. You’d have one very long winter. Mark supposed that the two young girls had been aggressively discussing global warming and had wondered what such a thing would be like. Katy knew a lot about the subject. He realized that she was just trying to get his view on the subject and the fact that she respected his opinion made a warm feeling sweep over him.

      Where would we live? Katy asked. Would we be able to live in such a place?

      I guess we’d have to move south where it would be warmer, he said, knowing that such a thing wouldn’t, or probably wouldn’t happen during their lives. I don’t think you have to worry about that, though, he added. The red Corsica pulled away from the curb at a lazy pace and he continued driving behind the slow moving vehicle wanting to ask the crazy driver who issued his driver license. He just knew that the driver would turn at the next intersection, they always did. He could write a book on what people would do and wouldn’t do when they were behind the wheel of a car. Most of them spent entirely too much time talking on their cell phones. The driver of the Corsica was playing with the buttons on the radio ignoring the fact that he’d pulled out in front of another vehicle and had nearly caused a serious accident. Mark wanted to slap him. Such people were a hazard to everyone else because they didn’t bother to care about anyone else. Mark shuddered when he realized how often he had to go out of his way to avoid hitting some jerk that shouldn’t be driving in the first place and how such incidents could result in his daughter getting injured or killed as well as himself. Sometimes, he just wanted to send his license back to the state and take a cab.

      Radical, Teri said, that would be like someone stole spring, summer and fall.

      Exactly, Mark told them trying to concentrate on his driving, that’s precisely how it would be. Turning up the volume on the radio, he let the girls continue their conversation. He had other things on his mind, mostly about his wife that he still dearly missed. The sting from his loss hadn’t weakened any over the past several months and he figured that it never would.

      We’re here, Katy yelled. Mark pulled the SUV into the parking lot observing several humongous mounds of snow where workers had piled it, mostly around light poles. The serene scene reminded him of the North Pole. Of course, he’d never been there, except he’d seen pictures. Snow piled on limbs of trees and buildings enhanced his spirit with its beauty.

      Something about a cool, wintry, snowy day brought back memories of his life on a farm in Central Kentucky when he was a kid. He never grew tired of it. The beauty of the snow-covered landscape, the calmness that it instilled over the city gradually made him forget about the bad moments, the crazy drivers, high taxes, unemployment, negligent government, war and all the other issues in life that bothered him on occasion. No matter what he worried about, or thought about, he still thought about his wife and worried that something tragic would happen to Katy if he didn’t guard her, protect her every moment of her life. Some nights he awakened on the floor kicking a solid object that brought excruciating pain to his toes or feet. Finally, he got wise to his nightmarish experiences and removed everything that was near the bed that he could bump into or assault with a great amount of determination.

      The nightmares had started shortly after his wife died. Hoping that they would disappear when his grief died away, he was disappointed to find out that his nightmares stayed with him interrupting his sleep and causing him to be sleepy, tired and fatigued during the day. Knowing that he was trapped between his conscious self and his subconscious self, he mentioned the problem to his doctor. Dr. Khan had just smiled and told him to relax and make the stress go away. He didn’t want to give him sedatives because he was afraid that he would become dependent on them. Mark resigned himself to solving the problem by himself and rarely ate anything before going to bed hoping that would solve the problem, but it didn’t. On one occasion, he’d seen the monster that was chasing him in his dreams. The creature was tall, slender with deep penetrating yellow eyes, a garish mouth with long sharp teeth, and a sharp chin. He wore a white straw hat and had on black clothes. He thought that he resembled the little figures he used to make out of pipe cleaners when he was a kid.

      Mark had been determined not to awaken because he wanted to see what the monster was and hoped to face him. He’d always heard that if you faced whatever was haunting you in your nightmares that they would just go away. He was determined to test that theory. He hadn’t awakened and eventually, he wished that he had because the monster chased him until he did finally awaken. Again, he was on the floor, running for his life. Just as suddenly as the nightmares had appeared, they vanished. He hadn’t had any problems sleeping for months. Had his supposition been true? Had facing the evil creature made it go away and leave him alone? He wondered as he watched the girls get out of the SUV.

      He had to caution them to wait for him while he got Katy’s bag from the rear of the SUV. Katy and Teri were anxious to see the animals. As he followed them up the path from the parking lot toward the zoo, he wished that his wife could be here to enjoy the moment with them. He knew that such a thing was impossible and decided to enjoy it as much as he could.

      Mark noticed that the two girls seemed to be enjoying themselves as they walked down the long, paved drive that led amongst the various

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