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ChapterOne

The Dreamer Girl

There was once a girl named Alice. Shewas a dreamer girl. Always day dreaming, neglecting herstudies- oh you have heard the story Through theLooking Glass? by Lewis Carol. The tale of the curiouslittle girl who went much much too far into her land of

Imagination, following the White Rabbit. But have youheard the tale of horror? The tale of what reallyhappend. Alices Journey through the mirrors. The tale ofthe Land Aghast? I did not think so. So sit and listen, and I will spin my tale of Alice inWonderland...

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Alice was sitting high atop a tree, well high for herheight, she was short for a fifteen year old girl. Her auntwas reading to her a book of history, yet Alice was simplypaying no mind to it.

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It was then where her cat Dinah pounced upon herlap, but not before scaling the tree that which Alice sat in.

So in short the Spanish Inquisition was to convertthose who were Jewish and then later Muslim toChristianity. Her aunt finished the lesson on theInquisition, then she looked up Alice, Said her aunt toher, You must pay attention. Your studies are veryimportant, Oh Said she, Studies? With a large sigh inutter boredom In my world there would be no need for

one to study books Yourworld? her aunt responded with slighthysteria, I only fear that if I had nothing else to fear. My world, animals would talk. She said pickingup Dinah with a kiss to the nose. Flowers would smellthe humans, and we would have tea parties every night.Alice looked down at her aunt with her pale face. Itwould be law, you know said she, Tea parties or you go

to jail, not that people and creatures would not want tohave tea parties. Oh Alice, Her aunt sighed and closed the book.You cannot be daydreaming all day. I will give you timeto collect your thoughts, and rest.Butno more than anhour. Alice just sighed, her aunt got up and said I amgoing to take some tea, and read myself. After her parting Alice hopped off the branch andbegan to wander the country side yard.-

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Part 2I AM LATE! FOR

A VEry IMPORTANT DATE!

With her mind askew in her own little world, Alicewandered aimlessly. She saw some mushrooms. Oh howshe did love when her aunt cooked with them. She pickedone, and another, and another. Oh they are a fungishe

thought to herself. They will grow back. So she picked thelot of 5. She sat at the small lake no more than six metersfrom her house to enjoy her snack. There she lay in thecool grass. Yes, my world... my world would beWonderland. She smiled and closed her eyes for no longer thanthirty seconds. When she opened them, the sky was no

longer blue, but a multitude of colours, colours which shecould smell, hear, and taste. The sky changed to everycolour in the rainbow, and some that were not. Shesmiled. So beautiful. She said slowly, every wordseemed to drag as if it were reverberating off walls in alarge mansion. The clouds did not move in the wind as theynormally would, no the clouds waved as the wakes of the

sea. She could taste the colours, smell the sounds, andhear the ambience of the clouds. Her smile stayed. From afar she heard OHH! and what soundedlike rushed footsteps on the dirt and grass. OH ME!SHELL HAVE MY BLOODY HEAD FOR SURE! IM

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LATE! OH ME! IM LATE! IM LATE! FOR A VERYIMPORTANT DATE! Twas a rabbit. White, with a

black spot around his eye. He threw his pocket watch intohis waistcoat. Thats peculiar. She said to her self then turnedto Dinah. Dinah, what could a rabbit be late for? her

voice still resonating on the nonexistent mansion walls,Dinah just meowed. OH MISTER RABBIT! Thecurious girl waved. OH MISTER RABBIT! The rabbit stopped for only a moment, HELLO!HOW DO! I MUST BID YOU ADIU! BECAUSE IAM LATE! He said quickly shaking her hand thensaluting goodbye. For what? She asked beginning to follow him. No time, NO TIME! The peculiar rabbitexclaimed rushing off. She followed the rabbit until she saw that hepopped into a hole in the bottom of a tree. Just trying to

get in was a chore and a half, but she could do it. Herpowder blue dress would for sure be stained with grass.Oh how dark it is in here. Said she feeling around. Until, nothing, all she felt was a slight push on herbum... and heard a maniacal laughter as two glowingblood red eyes stared at her from the top of the tree hole

Down the rabbit hole Alice

went... The world as she knew itwas about to change... change into-her world.

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ChapterTwoThrough The Mirror

1-The Hallway-

As Alice fell into the rabbit hole. Shefloated aimlessly downward. A growl from behind her startled her, she peeredaround to see where the mysterious noise had come from.Yet seemingly there was no source. The laughter of a

maniac had filled the empty and dark space around her.Out of no where Alice flipped, upside down, and beganto float back up in the direction in which she came. Or soshe had thought. When her black mary janes hit theblack and white tile floor (that had no pattern or realsymmetry) she found herself in a topsy turvy hallway, theground was crooked as could be. There was a bed, clock,stove, tea table and such on the ceiling. Candle scaunts

hung upside down on the walls. Or were they upsideright? This room makes no sense. She said to herself.It is utterly absurd, oh dear me- I am sounding like myaunt. She began to walk. A clock hung on the wall,

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upside down. But Alice the curious little girl turned herhead upside down to read that the clock had not 12 but a

13th hour. There is only twelve hours to a clock. Shesaid. The rabbit flew out of one door running directlyacross the hall and into another door, IM LATE! OHME! He said. Then he came from another door andfinally disappeared into another door. WAIT! She came to a halt dropping to herknees, But the door was just much too small for her to fit

into. Bugger. She said silently snapping her fingers.Considering she was much too large to fit into the doorshe decided to continue down this odd hallway. It seemedthe floor was still the ceiling, and the ceiling so becamethe floor. A whole drawing room seemed to be above herhead; a clock, piano, tea table, love seats, and sofas. This is impossible. She said. She began to run out of the drawing room andback into a hall. Halting at the site she saw next. Theroom twisted a good five meters. A complete barrel rollgoing to the left. She looked at this abnormality taking adeep breath and rushed through it. The hall seeminglycreaked behind her, she halted to turn back once more tosee now that it had twisted the opposite way. Curious, and curiouser. She said lightly as shecontinued on. The room began to grow dark. In fact so

dark that she absolutely could not see. For this was notdarkness, no. This was complete pitch black. She thrusther hands out in front of her, feeling around. What wasin front of her, she really did not know, or rather want toknow what lay ahead; it felt as if she began to push away

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vines. A greenish light shone through the thicket ofwhatever she touched, Alice picked up the pace.

Running through this, what now was clear to herwas a semi dark forest, she panted with almost every step.Then out of no where, she was in a clearing, ever sobright, she peered around. What is this? She asked. Abird with no head, but glasses for its face flew directlypast her IMPOSSIBLE! She cried. Then this strangeland grew silent for about one minute. Breaking the silence was a maniacal laughter; firstlight, then it grew louder. Impossible? No? A voice said. Who is there? Alice asked. I think you mean Improbable. Or...inconceivable, The laughter continued a bit, Orimposs-simpable, or maybe you just mean impractical.Alice looked around Or you could simply meanimprobable. But who is really to know what you mean,nothing though, is impossible

Thats absurd, Alice said still looking around forthe source of the voice. Thats not even a word, imposs-sim-p-able She said almost struggling to wrap hertongue around the word Or is it? Who is to define what a word is, and isnot. A dictionary? Why not make up your own words?Nothing is impossible when you dream it. I prefer to think rationally Alice responded,Now who is there? Show yourself. She requested. The laughter, oh the maniac laughter. Forgive therudeness, ... Behind you... They call me Chesh... theCheshire cat. She looked behind her, sitting on aboulder that appeared from quite literally nowhere she

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saw a dark striped cat. This cat had the sharpest ofyellow teeth, it was a lanky cat, who looked as if it had

not eaten for months. Its fur looked as if it were mattedwith... with blood? How do... it said lifting off its entirehead with the sound of tearing flesh with not but its tailas one might take off a top hat. How do I get out of here? She asked. The Cheshire cat popped his head back upon hisneck, flabbergasted he asked Out? He disappeared andreappeared higher in a tree, There is no where called

out here. The cat thought... slapping its head back ontoits neck as Alice showed a disgust towards the sound,OH OUT! You mean how does one get out of thisplace. HA Good LUCK! Unless you know how to findit. Good then, you seem to know it, where can I getback home? She asked. I have studies to attend to Hmmmm The cat pondered tearing its head offonce more then resting upon it. Well you could go thatway which is There as the sign says It said pointing inone direction with one paw, but I would not. You couldgo that way, which the sign calls it Here but you would

just run a giant circle, walking up a tree, then crossing alake, and jumping off a cliff taking flight then makeanother circle, runing down a tree, riding a bird andtaking a swim before coming back here. He laughed

lightly. Or you could go that-a way, which is titledAnywhere but. He began to laugh bouncing upon hishead. But who knows where youll end up if you goanywhere right?

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OH BULLOCKS! Alice screamed to the cat.Talking to you is like talking to a cup of tea. She began

to walk the opposite way of the boulder. As she wandered into the forest, the cat appearedhanging on a low branch in front of her, blocking herway. YOU HAVE DONE IT TOO? TALKING TO ACUP OF TEA?! He asked. Then began to laugh, Well,I think they are quite interesting, he squinted one eye,They lie you know, if you listen to their words, they lie. Oh you are barking bloody mad. she said tryingto shove him out of the way, but of course wasunsuccessful in doing so. Oh He began to laugh again disappearing, buthis mass still remain. Is that a fact. He laughed andfully disappeared. WE ARE ALL BLOODY MAD!!He screamed in a growling voice, as his eyes turned red.Alice ran, She ran out of fear. So insane. Alice said to herself.

Still his voice resonated. WE ARE ALLBLOODY MAD! CRAZY AS HATTERS! WE AREALL BLOODY FUCKING MAD! His voice echoedaway.

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Part TwoThrough the Mirror

In yet another clearing she saw a mirror, mirroringa road a road that appeared from out of the forest, IMLATE! FOR A VERY IMPORTANT DATE! OH THEQUEEN WILL HAVE MY HEAD FOR SURE. The

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rabbit appeared from the forest and ran straight into themirror, it rippled upon his entry.

Alice, herself went up to the mirror and touched it;as her hand entered she pulled back, startled. Socurious. She said to herself as the mirror rippled as if agelatinous like substance. Curious. Oh the Cheshire cat said again. What,do you find it inconceivable that you can touch a mirrorand it turned to a gelatinous ooze upon your touch? Thecat appeared atop the mirror, standing upon his head.

Alice Jumped back in fear, Fear me not dear child.I appologise for frightening you Chesh saidI find it notcurious, not improbable, but normal. But then again,what is normal? And how does one define normal? What

you find strange, we might just conceive as normal. You are an odd sort of creature. Said she to thecat. You make no sense whatsoever, and you stand upon

your head, and speak nothing but riddles. And scare

people. Or do I speak in perfect sense, and tis you that isthe odd one? The cat plopped his head on his body, andtwirled down the mirrors post. And my directions arethe best in the world. Oh? Then how do you explain giving medirections back in the clearing, and then saying neitherway is best? Alice asked.

I am giving you my own suggestion. TheCheshire cat said. I would bite the bullet, you havealready been down the rabbit hole, now welcome to thisfucked up fairy tale. Child like giggles sounded from the

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forest. The Twins. Beware of those little tricksters. Thecat said disappearingyet again.

What is it brother? I dont know. What do you think it is? Two eyes shone through the darkness piercingAlice. Why would I have asked if I did know? Lets go see it. Two small podgy boys walked out hand in hand.How Do? they said in unison. Alice laughed. I am Tweedle Dumb, and this is Tweedle Dee.One twin said, Alice laughed harder now. NO! I AM TWEEDLE DUMB! The other twinsaid. NO YOU ARE NOT! the first twin said. I AMDUMB! They began to fight beginning to slap down uponeach other. Who appeared to be Tweedle Dumb gotslapped so hard that his nose began to bleed. OIE! The

cheshire cats voice echoed. You are both dumb. Nowhelp her. This poor Tweedle Dodd has lost its wayTweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb. Ah! The twins said in unison and stopping in midslap. Then one chimed in saying So it is called aTweedle Dodd? Alice, now more confused than ever said I am notcalled a Tweedle Dodd, I am a girl.

The twins looked confused, Agirl? They said,Aint never heard of one of those before. Theylaughed. Where is it that you want to go? Tweedle Dumbasked (Or Dee, who could tell? Honestly.)

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I want to go home. She said. More thananything.

The twins laughed. Oh One of them said, Doyou really think the Queen will allow you to do that? Heasked. I think not. Queen? Alice asked. What Queen? They looked at each other She does not know ofthe Red Queen of Hearts? They said in unison. Theysmiled and charged her. NO NO NO! Alice screamed, the twins thrusther through the mirror. Backwards and into utterdarkness she flew. Floating aimlessly, and slowly now. Theentry, which was the mirror seemed far now. It appearedas if she had floated into space. Distant stars swirledaround her. Wait where am I? Her voice resonated inecho. She saw the sound waves linger in nothingness. The Cheshire Cats demented laughter filled the

void You my dear friend, are in the Multi Dimensional

Abyssal of Nothingness. The what? Alice asked. I would hold onto your bloomers. The cat said. I am confused Then screaming, she began to fall fast,the stars became nothing but streaks of light. Until she poppedout of a hedge. She hit the ground hard.

Oh dear me, Alice thought, Where have I gone now?

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ChapterThreePainted Red Roses and

The Falsely Accused

A red smear upon her dress worried her; Blood?She asked herself. She picked a little up off upon herfinger and gave it a sniff. Paint? She looked upon her surroundings, all of thehedges had roses which dripped with red paint. In thedistance she heard another voice, one oh so viciousCAN YOU BLOODY BASTARDS DO NOTHINGRIGHT?! the voice asked. I SPECIFICALLY ASKEDFOR RED ROSES! AND WHAT IS THIS SHIT!

WHITE! WHITE ROSES? PAINT THEM FASTER!OR I SHALL HAVE ALL OF YOU DEAD! I HAVE ATRIAL TO ATTEND! Alice could not comprehendwhat she was seeing. Suited cards painting? A fat womanwalked past Alice with her nose held high, and eyesclosed, not even noticing Alice. Alice, as has been told, the curious girl walkedbehind her; following her to an outside courtroom.

WHERE IS THE DAMN RABBIT!? She asked. Aguard, a curious one at that... it was a card with a head,shield, and a helmet stepped back and nodded. DAMN!I will have to start without him. All know I amUTTERLY impatient.

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A guillotine stood with a man securely strappedinside. Alice peered from behind a hedge wall. COURT

IS NOW IN SESSION! She cried slamming a gavelupon a high desk. Hatter. She said (finally calmly).The charge in which you have been found guilty is thatof steeling my heart. She sighed. How do you plea?She asked. NOT GUILTY! he said sternly and in an utterly

yumpy voice. Queen I wath habin tea wiff my fwendth,and ven I wath caaptuud.

LIES! The Queen screamed. Evidence pointsto you. You are not as stupid as you seem, I will tell youwhat really happened. Just then the White Rabbit ran through thelabyrinth and into the court room. YOUR MAJESTY! IAM SORRY I AM LATE! SIT! AND SHUT THE HELL UP! The Queenscreamed before he could throw out anymore words. He

jumped upon a podium next to the Queen. Now as Iwas saying Hatter, here is what really happened; Lastnight whilst I slept, you came into my castle, my chamber,and CUT OUT MY HEART! I have the scar to proveit. She undid her bustier exposing a scar upon her chest.NOW! HOW DO YOU PLEA?! Youah Majissty I plea not guilty He laughed, Ihabe an awibi.

And he is where? She asked impatiently. Well. I dont know where he ith. AHA! The Queen screamed pointing to him. IKNEW IT! A BOLD FACED LIE! A LIE! I HATE TO

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BE LIED TO! OFF WITH YOUR FUCKING HEAD!She screamed

NO! Alice yelled and ran from her hiding place.This is unfair. said she. WHO ARE YOU?! AND WHO ARE YOU TOTELL ME MY METHODS OF GOVERNING MYOWN LAND IS UNFAIR! AND WHAT ABOUT IT ISUNFAIR! The Queen screamed. I am Alice, it is unfair because he is guilty because

you say so.The Queen laughed My dear, She said THATWAS A RHETORICAL QUESTION! I do not know or

care where you come from, but when someone is foundguilty of a crime as this, OFF WITH HIS HEAD! The blade came down, and cleanly chopped thehatters head off. A full fledged bucktoothd smile wasupon the head which was separated from the body. Bloodstained the grass in front of the guillotine.

The Queen leaned forward, Now if you do notwish to meet the same fate... She braced herself, ISUGGEST YOU LEAVE MY COURT OR LOOSEYOUR OWN FUCKING HEAD TOO! Alice stared;scared, and in awe she stood. NOW! The Queenpointed towards a doorway in the hedges, to the left ofthe podium. Alice ran out. And into a small forest... Oh whatwas to come now?

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Part TwoThe Lotus Forest

Alice was more than overwhelmed at what hadhappened, she looked back from where she came, andthere was no longer a doorway, but a small rabbit holethat lead back to the topsy turvy room. She sat and cried. Oh the poor Tweedle Dodd,The Cheshire Cats voice said. Why the tears?

I just want to go home. muttered she. I shouldnever have followed that bloody rabbit. The Cheshire Cat appeared before her, finallynormal, he was not standing laying or otherwise doingsomething to or with his head. Home you say? Do younot live in Wonderland? The tears were falling faster. NO! She screamed.I live in London.

Never heard of a place called London. But thatrabbit travels far. The Cat said. I can try to guide youback to the mirror, but you seem as if you are an outsider,and are not use to such... He let a small laugh escape,... such a world that to you must be arse backwards. Alices tears began to subside, I would like thatmore than you know cat. So if you follow my lead, you have to press on togo back. In wonderland back is never the right way, it isthe opposite of the right way. In fact if you go backwards,

you might just find yourself lost. So I cannot retrace my steps? Alice affirmed.

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The Cheshire Cat laughed. No, as I had just said,you will get lost. Back is never the way. Always forward,

never back. He motioned her to follow him down apath... So London? Eh? Alice nodded. Chesh was insilence. He halted as they came to a door began to float.Now if you go through this door, He floated atop atree, you might just find a room, unlike any youd everseen. He began his laugh once more and stripe by stripedisappeared, then *POP* his eyes popped out ofexistence.

The Cheshire Cat was right, and although loony asa loon, he was too somewhat encouraging; whypressuring Alice to press forward and move on. Sheperceived his speech as a metaphor Looking back is neverthe way. Always look ahead... forward. She looked around, there was seemingly no way toget up. Though with a sneeze, that was notfrom her, shegot distracted. Bloody hell, a voice said, You are full ofpollen. Making me allergies act up again. The voice saidwith a thick accent and another sneeze to follow. Hello? Alice beckoned. What was that? it asked. Did you hear it? Alice ran to the source, but there was no one there,only a door within the hedges, but where did that voicecome from? Cat? She asked. Suddenly she heard a sniffing noise as if someonewas smelling her. She twirled around, wondering what itcould be, feeling all up her body to make sure nothinghad attached itself to her. She looked down. A PansyFlower was sniffing her stocking.

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What is it Flower? Said what was seemingly atalking rose.

I dont know. the flower sniffed yet more. Itsmells like a bloody fucking weed. It said. Im not a weed, Alice informed Im a little girl. WEED1 WEED! WEED! Possibly a dandelion,or Wormwood. . is for sure an invasive one though. Alice bent down to touch the Pansy. And it bit her,hard, it viciously ripped her finger back and forth,however it was not strong enough to rip it off. Alice

pulled her finger away. Upon pulling her finger away theflower had drawn blood, she could no longer see peachcoloured skin. The flower was spitting, Nope, its not aweed. It said. Of course I am not Alice said holding theseverely bloodied hand. I am a girl. She thought of ahuman she had seen. THE HATTER! He was in court,I am human like he and the Queen.

YOU! another flower said. GET OUT THEN!HUMANS PICK US, AND PAINT US! I will do no such thing. Now wanting to kiss arseAlice said; I simply wish to marvel at your beauty andfind a way out of this forest, to the door the Cat told meabout. All the flowers gasped. You are a friend of theCheshire Cat? The Pansy asked almost shocked.

Yes. Alice said spryly.Although I would not call usfriends, She thought to herself. Why did you not say so? I surely would not havebitten you, now you wanted to get atop the tree? thePansy asked.

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That is correct. She replied. Go through thatopening there.

THANK YOU! Alice said. I will never forgetyour help. She got up still holding her hand in little pain. Andran through said opening. Still running she appeared in adoor overlooking the Lotus Forest she was in, but on atuft of a branch, almost falling off, but quickly catchingher balance. She looked around. And saw what appearedto look like a house door.

Hopping from tuft to tuft, she made her way over. Sheput her ear to the door hearing muffled singing, then openedthe door. She found herself on a path. Louder and louder thelyrics got. But what were they saying?

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ChapterFour

The Mad Tea Party

As Alice got closer, she could now make

out the lyric to the song. She stopped to listen to whatmadness she was going into now.

A very merryUnbirthday to you,To you, A very merryUnbirthday to you,To you,

It's great toDrink to someone ,And I guess thatYou will do,

A very merryUnbirthday to you!

statistics prove that you'veone birthdayone birthday every yearbut there are 364 un birthdaysthat is why we are all gathered here

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a very merry unbirthday to allto alla very merry unbirthday to all

to allthats how we sing the day awaya verry merry unbirthdayto all

A Merry UNbirthday? She asked herself. Whatlunacy is this? She pressed on the path, there was no turningback now. Coming to a rather large house, that was indeedcrooked, she heard the music coming from behind it, A whitepicket fence about a meter high, contained in the center agate. Letting herself through she continued behind the house,she saw a tea party. A rabbit (not the white rabbit), a mousescurrying upon the table, and who else, but the Hatter? Hadhe not died? The rabbits ear twitched, and flew upright. Heabruptly flew out of his seat and across the table, crashing a

few tea cups off the table itself. The Hatter jumped up and followed closely behind.How Do? he said. I am ve Hatter. He bowed andattempted to take off his hat, yet his head came off in doingso. Blood trickled down his neck, or rather from where it wassevered. The rabbit shook Alices hand viciously Ho doyou do,say is it your birthday? asked he to Alice. Why no, my birthday is... He cut her off, Well then A VERY MERRYUNBIRTHDAY TO YOU! UN Birthday? Asked Alice to the hare. He smiled, One has 364 of them per year, it is myunbirthday, as the Hatters.

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The mouse on the table spoke as if he were drunkensaid, Its my official birthday. And fell over. Yeth, it wath tho wood ov da Queen to behead me onmy unburfday. The hatter said as lisping his words was howhe spoke. Thit and habe thum tea wiff uth. Thelebrate yourUnburfday! (Yes, it was so rude of the queen to behead meon my unbirthday. Sit it abd have some tea with us. Celebrate

your unbirthday) Reluctantly, Alice sat at the table, the table. Thedrunken mouse stumbled over to her and said he How Do?Hiccuped and fell over.

The Hatter, grabbing a tea pot as large as his head, hatincluded asked Alice Tea? pouring a cup. Please She replied. But only half a cup if you donot mind Oh dear me, The hatter said. If you inthist. Hegrabbed a butter knife by the crumpets and quite literally cutthe cup in two. He began to laugh, in fact he laughed so hard,that his head rolled right off his shoulders. (again) Bloodpoured from his head as if it were a slow moving volcano

overflowing, staining dark his green and purple polkadotascot. His head was off, but he still laughed. Ssssss-uugar?he asked? Putting no less than fifteen cubes of sugar into hisown cup. Only assuming that he asked about sugar Alice simplysaid said Please Still disgusted by his head, which still spewed bloodnot as heavily, Alice looked at the rabbit who seemed to be

tweaked out and paranoid about something. The Hatterpopped his head back on. This time he took a piece of threadfrom his blazer and a needle from his hat and sewed it on. The cheshire cats laugh became apparent. Heappeared upon another large tea pot sitting at the very end of

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the table. MEWWY UNBURFDAY CAT! The Hatter said.Putting his head back on. No body cares about my real birthday. the drunkenmouse said. The Hatter picked up the mouse by the tail andgazed at him, and threw him clear across the garden and ontothe walls of the house. Fuckin wats. Fiwfy cweaturs. He said as the mousehit the ground. Alice rushed up to the creature and said I care about

your birthday dear mouse. she said scooping it up. Happyreal birthday she whispered to him.

He gripped her finger, in a hug. The Cheshire cat onthe other hand said How do you know it is notmy realbirthday? he asked. The hatter smiled and said Den what wood you bedoing at an unburfday pardy? He asked laughing. Oh I have simply come to talk to Alice. His facegrew utterly grim. Alice, the cat began to speak. TheQueen has accused you of intruding and impeding upon thetrial of the Hatter, and deemed you a disturber of the peace

in Wonderland. You will either be beheaded, or worse jailed. Alice grew confused. How is imprisonment worsethan beheading? She asked. It is totally arse backwards. The cheshire cat laughed, Never you mind, just leavethis place, her card knights are on your path. The hatter laughed. And said Den you muthst go.Alice nodded and looked for an escape route. Just as she wasabout to leave, the hatter saidAlith. halting her. Have you

evr wondered why a waven is wike a witing dethsk? Hesmiled, at this he did not laugh. He actually looked sincere.And as if he had pondered the question for years.

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Alice more confused than ever, stared at him in utterconfusion- but only for a moment. She ran through to aforest.

- The smell of hashish resonated in the small clearingwhere she stopped. For some reason the smell attracted her. Maybe it was in hopes for help. She came upon athicket where a caterpillar sat upon a giant leaf. ThisCaterpillar was nearing 1 meter long and about 90centimeters girth wise. He sat smoking a hookah. Excuseme. She beckoned. The giant bug paid her no mind,

HEY! She jumped- have I grown smaller?She wondered toherself. The Caterpillar looked her way and dragged off thehookah. Blowing pink smoke as he spoke Who are you?The smoke turned to letters Who R U with every word. My name is Alice, She said. I need to get out ofWonderland, and back to London. Never heard of... London before. The Caterpillarsaid. If you wish to get out of here and get back to.... he let

a small laugh escape London, go back the way you came.he informed. I was told to keep moving forward. Alice said. TheCaterpillar, however just shrugged. Why, you are nothelping? The Caterpillar shrugged again. He blew yet another plume of smoke but this time itwas pink. It is not help you seek, it is the answer. said hebellowing out a U as he said you Inhaling on the hose

again he said And to find said answer, you first must knowyour question. He sternly gazed upon the child and bellowedout a large vat of smoke. Alice began to cough, waving her hands before her torid her face of that wretched hashish smoke. Once the smoke

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had cleared, the caterpillar was no longer there. Hoping thathe would re-appear she said I SIMPLY WANT TO GETBACK HOME!

Knowing now her efforts were null she wandered on.

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ChapterFive

The Darker Side Of Wonderland(The Forsaken Island)

The caterpillars advice was more than unhelpful.

Alice, who was more stressed than ever, sat by a stream with

running pink water (or so it appeared), and cried. TheCheshire Cat appeared- he was standing on his head in orderto cheer Alice up, yet his attempt was unsuccessful. Why soglum? asked the cat I just want to get home. Sobbed Alice. I have noidea how to get back and no one is helping me out of here. Maybe you think to logically. The cat said. Heopened his mouth and this voice, a phrase ever so familiar

uttered out of his mouth; My world, animals would talk.Flowers would smell the humans, and we would have teaparties every night It would be law, you know. Tea partiesor you go to jail, not that people and creatures would notwant to have tea parties. He hopped off of his head andsaid Does this not sound familiar? he asked. Alice began to cry more. My world makes nosense, if this is indeed my world. Said she. Every one...well thing seems to be arse backwards and off theirrockers. Nothing makes sense.

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No sense makes perfect sense though, if it is yourworld, can you not escape it? The Cheshire cat asked. A

boat floated down the pink river Though you get off thismainland, I know not what lies beyond. It is stillWonderland. Alice hopped on the boat and the catwaved with his tail, his head and body had disappeared.Ta-ta he said blinking out of existence.

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Into darkness Alice floated. Quite literally. Itappeared as if this ship sailed into night. Now that Alicethought about it, night had not come. Not where she hadbeen. Time had begun to come to a crawl. Though theboat which she was on remain the same steady speed. She finally had hit land. Oh the wind blew in thisforsaken island. Alice crept out of the boat, twas not longbefore she came across the castle of this island, thoughsomewhat far away she knew it was deserted.. What is

this? she asked. Why the old deserted castle of Wonderland. TheCheshire cat said. Where are you?! Alice asked. Springing downfrom the tree in which he hung from by his tail he smiled.Dropping to the ground as his tail hung still in the tree,dripping blood. He smiled and got back up. What is thisplace? Alice asked.

The Red Queens old castle. The cat said after apause. I would go no further than this on this forsakendamned place. he said. You said though that I should keep... In unison they said should keep moving forward

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Yes Said the cat, however I never meant for youto go to Old Wonderland. It is the regrets of the past. We

are all here, but it is not us per-say. Alice confused said Thats a contradiction. Indeed it is not Said the cat. This place isimages of Wonderland inhabitants in our past lives. Goforward here if you dare, youll surely regret it-even ifyou end up back in Wonderland. Welcome to TheWastelands.

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Chapter Six

The Wastelands:The Land of Mirrors

Obviously scared the cat looked around and

disappeared. Alice continued on to the castle. She regretted italready at the moat of the castle. Looking down into thewater of the moat; it was dark, you could not see the bottomof it, and moved uniformly almost as if it were thick... as thickas... Alice gasped stammering backwards, Thatsrepulsive. It was blood in the moat. It was not water, not atall.

Alice screamed, she began to run, but did not get far.Upon her entering she had stumbled into a sort of forcefieldthat did not let her out.

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The Journey of Mirrored Memories

She screamed once more, as a creature walked into theforcefield. It was hunched over and cloaked in a drippingbloody cloak. Grunting as it dragged what looked like ahuman arm. It looked up and growled at her, then continuedon its merry way. Alice, as I have said before; the curious girlwandered on. The drawbridge opened, yet stopped mid-open.

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The Cheshire cat appeared sitting on the bridge ever sograciously. I told you that you should just turn back. he said, thistime he was not laughing. Though he did jump down andstand at her feet. You have stumbled upon a dark place, aplace just like Wonderland itself. He sighed and began topace. She had never seen the Cheshire Cat so serious. Yousee, in The Wastelands, it is different from Wonderland yet

just the same, you have to keep moving forward to get out, yetin Wonderland, you can go backwards- yet you will simplyget lost. In The Wastelands, you will be trapped. It contains

mirrors you walk through. These Mirrors, are like reoccurringdreams; burnt images, of what Wonderland use to be. Hesighed once more, I told you to turn back onto that boat

Which would have taken you right back to Wonderland. Hejumped up and began to float in front of her. Now you havestepped through the forcefield of the Wastelands, there is noturning back. There are some things here... that are not inWonderland. Alice stared at him ... like? Such as the creature you just saw, Chesh said. Wecall him The Grimmer

- He disappeared and the drawbridge continued down.The Castle had an eerie red glow to it. Yet was fully lit bycandles on scaunts that appeared to be actual human arms, itwas evident they were real arms because each scant had blooddripping down from it. Alice could hear a yelling that seemed

to be a floor above. It sounded like the Red Queen. She couldnot make out what was being said. She ran down the hall andto a grand stair room with stairs going up at least thirtymeters. Tracking the source of said argument, she came to a

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door. Before the yelling continued she noticed the sceneryoozed around her, as if she had just entered another mirror. The sound of a smack echoed out to the stair roomBLOODY HELL! obviously the Queen had said I TOLDYOU MY FUCKING HEAD IS NOT THAT BIG! shescreamed. You are nothing. YOU ARE A HORRIBLEHATTER! AND WILL AMOUNT TO NOTHING! YOURFUCKING MEASUREMENTS ARE FULLY OFF. Wasshe talking to....? Alice opened the chamber door and saw the Hatterlaying on the floor, and the Queen standing above him. Your

Majesty, He said. Not to be rude, but your head it muchlarger than you think. She slapped him with her stave RUBBISH! YOUBLOODY FUCKING LIAR. The hatter began to cry. OIE! Alice screamed.STOP IT! The Cheshire Cats voice resonated, yet he had notappeared. Do not bother, they cannot hear a word, these aretrapped memories.

MAKE ME ANOTHER HAT YOU BASTARD!the Queen screamed smacking him hard in the face with herstave. She charged out of the chamber and the Hatter gotbusy. Tho Thtoop.... The Hatter began to say stopping inhis tracks. What Va hell? My thpeesh.... Only assuming hemeant My speechAlice now understood why he now had sucha lisped speech impediment. The sound of marching echoed

through the halls. Alice worried not about that, but felt bad for theHatter, and began to cry for him. Hewo? He asked, couldhe hear her? Impossible. This was just trapped memories.Who weepth? Alice stopped crying.

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Can you hear my cries?! She yelled assuring to makeher voice heard. I can! I can! he said But where awe you? Alice stood her ground in the door. I am standing atthe chamber entrance. she said, now in a normal voice. Why can I not th-ee you? He asked. I am not quite sure myself, Alice responded. I comefrom Wonderland. And before that London. Never heard of a plathe cawed Wondon. But Weawe in Wunderwand. Alice forgot, this place use to be Wonderland itself.Why was the Queen beating upon you? He sighed. I am hewr pewsunal hatter. He saidShe twapped me, and impwisoned me because hewrguawds cawt me bweaking va waw Breaking the law? Alice asked How? What lawscould this place possibly have? She continued. I thkipped Tea Time, Because I had a deawfwends burfday pawty to attend. Alice though back to

the Unbirthday party. It made sense now to her. And this is your punishment? Alice asked. Yeth, ve Wed Qween is teachin hewr dawtah howto wule Wonderwand. Daughter? Alice asked. Yeth, she hatths a dawtah. the Hatter said. Ipwan on kiwwing va Qween vo. He said again. Wont that get you in trouble? Alice asked. Thescene go fuzzy; Alice could no longer see the Hatter, andhis voice became muffled. Assuming the memory had butended, she continued out of the chamber. She walked upthe stairs farther. By the scenery change, she was in adifferent mirror.

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The room rippled, and the room got bloodier.There were drag marks of blood upon the floor.

Screaming filled the stale air. Alice ran to anotherchamber, a grand hall. The Queen lay on the ground.WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? She screamed. STOP! ICOMMAND YOU TO STOP! How does it feew to be uthed and abuthed? TheHatter said with a knife in his hand. Fow faah to wong

you have beaten up on me and owded me awond, I domy bestht foah you, and thimply it ith not good enough.

He laughed maniacally, and began to stab her in the gutrepeatedly. HATTER! STOP IT! Alice screamed. Yet thistime he could not hear her. Alice began to cry at the sightof this; she did not care how bad the Queen was. Noteven she deserved something like this. She crawled with the last bit of her strength backalong the blood trail which led into this chamber. Alice

could no longer bear the sight of this, she turned around,yet the doorway which she had entered through was notthere. It was a simple brick wall. The Queen was gasping,and the Hatter laughing. Alice put her fists against herears, squatted down and began to scream, and cry closingher eyes. The Queen however, had seen Alice, and began tocrawl towards her. Alice got up in an instant and ran

pressing herself against a wall. The Hatter thrust his knife into the back of theQueen. And finally when she had ceased to move, butwas still alive, he straddled her back and thrust the knifeinto her neck, many times. Alice again screamed, and was

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utterly paralyzed with fear. As the Hatter hacked away onher neck, Oh how he laughed. Alice tried to plug her

ears, but it was all much too loud. OFF WIFF YOHHEAD QWEEN BITCH! He screamed laughing like amaniac as her head rolled. Her head rolled right byAlices feet with a look of fear and pain. Her hands were pressed against the wall, she felt aslimy ooze in her hand as her fingers moved, she lookeddown, her black and white stockings had been partiallystained red, she looked back- the wall was bleeding. The

Hatters laugh began to slow down and deepen. He trulywas a Mad Hatter. Alice looked around, with ever pulse of his laugh,the bleeding walls grew redder and redder. The blood inthe walls oozed out more and more. She could not move.The back of Alices blue dress was now stained in red. Alice screamed so loud and so hard that the wholecastle shook. She fell backwards directly into the wall... or

rather yet another mirror. She tried to close her eyes, butshe was in the Multi Dimensional Abyssal of Nothingnessyet again. Laughs echoed through this hell. HELP ME!Alice screamed FOR FUCKS SAKE HELP ME! Yetnothing, except for the maniac like laughs. None of thiswas real, It couldnt be. No. It couldn't be. Her eyes still closed as she fell. She hit the ground,

yet it had not hurt. When she opened her eyes, she

noticed she was yet again at the Wastelands shore.CAT! She screamed. WHERE ARE YOU!? Yet theCheshire did not answer nor did he appear. She let outthe scream of all screams.It would be surprising if all thosein Wonderland had not heard it. Then she fainted.

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