Okay, so this was part of audition for Adelle (of Final Fantasy Tactics A2) on a RP site I was on. As it recently closed, this seems to count as fan fiction now. At least to me.
So yeah. It's an example of what would happen if Adelle was in the world of Kingdom Hearts. Wonderland, in this scenario.
Hope you enjoy!
Scenario: Adelle in Wonderland
It was ironic, really.
The past few months she had been travelling, Adelle had been told to avoid Wonderland due to the bizarre laws in place there. Well, she hadn't so much been told as she had simply eavesdropped on someone else's conversation, but that wasn't the point. She had heard the laws in Wonderland were dangerous.
And while she now stood on trial mere hours after landing, she couldn't help but smile. In all her travels, no world quite matched the law system of Ivalice. It was this world that people called "bizarre" which reminded her most of home.
"So for the crime of stealing my most precious treasure, you must either pay a fine of one hundred...million...billion...thousand Munny. Otherwise, it's off with your head!" the Queen of Hearts announced, no doubt making up the Munny value as she went.
Obviously Adelle didn't have that kind of Munny. The cat-themed girl doubted even this queen had that kind of Munny. That wasn't to say Adelle was poor, oh no. She had exchanged a good amount of Gil for Munny at the exchange station in Traverse Town.
And she had visited said station again at night to "borrow" some extra funds.
Nonetheless, she wouldn't be able to pay. And it didn't seem like she could reason her way out of this normal. That was one annoying difference between the laws of Ivalice and Wonderland: the law was willing to kill you here.
Standing atop the podium in the castle courtyard, Adelle looked down at the many card soldiers carrying spears below her. And the Queen of Hearts, seated quite far above her with Adelle's weapons beside her. They had been confiscated when the soldiers (it was the seven of spades, Adelle seemed to remember) captured her in the Lotus Forest. The cat-girl had come to this planet in the first place in search of Luso, but apparently she had bad timing.
Now there were two ways to handle this; work her way through the judicial system, or go into fight mode. She could quite easily fight her way out of this now that she had finally accepted and honed the instincts of her Gifted heritage. Yes, she could see it now...summon up her two swords, jump off the podium, blast a Lennart through the crowd of cards to her left (there seemed to be less soldiers there) and escape into the Lotus Forest and back towards her airship. She doubted the cards could put up much of a fight, after all.
But that wasn't her plan. Because in the end, it simply wasn't her style.
Adelee preferred some more subtly. And she knew just how far a little charm could get her in the right situation. And this certainly seemed like one of those situations.
"Your Majesty, I could never steal from you! Someone as intelligent as you could never be outwitted by such an insignificant girl such as me." Adelle started, staring up at the Queen of Hearts as tears began to form in the cat-girl's eyes.
Yes, it looked like this queen would respond to flattery well. Though Adelle was quite disappointed with her. With a title like "Queen of Hearts", Adelle had expected a beautiful woman to greet her. Not as beautiful as the cat-girl, of course. That was impossible.
And yet before her stood a woman who was as hideous as she was stupid. She shivered at the thought of what the king must look like if he had chosen this as a queen.
"I didn't want to say this before, because I was afraid it would get him in trouble, but..." Adelle continued, still working up those watery eyes, "That soldier...the seven of spades. I think he was the one who truly stole your treasure."
A gasp erupted from all those around her, though the queen still had a serious face on. She was not impressed with this. Mr. Seven of Spades was taken aback by this as well, but didn't say a word. He knew better than to cut off his queen.
"You see, I came here because I had heard legends about you, your Majesty. Legends of how your great beauty is surpassed only by your great intelligence. I thought if I could get just a chance to meet you, it may make my insignificant life meaningful. But that mean old soldier! I saw him trying to steal something from your castle, and begged him to stop!"
Adelle had broken into full tears by this point and took a break to wipe her eyes before continuing.
But instead he said he would pin the blame on me! I told him it would never work, as our queen is too wise, but he didn't believe me! And to top it off, he even stole my sapphire necklace! It was a fight I was bringing to you, your Majesty."
The queen was beginning to be convinced by this point, and ordered some soldiers to search Mr. Seven of Spades. And sure enough, there was a sapphire necklace hidden away on his person.
"You brought this for me? It's quite lovely. I...suppose a girl with as great a taste in people couldn't possibly have stolen anything from me. Especially not considering how stupid you are."
"Yes, of course." Adelle smiled, though she was getting quite angry in her mind.
Patience. That's all she needed right now. Just a little more patience.
"Guards, seize that soldier! And return this poor girl her possessions. Except the necklace. I shall be taking that."
The soldiers agreed, half taking Mr. Seven of Spades into custody and the other half bringing the two blades over to Adelle, who accepted it while wiping away more tears.
"Thank you. I knew the legends of your greatness were true." Adelle smiled, her sharp yellow eyes not stopping the waterworks.
And as she walked off back into the Lotus Forest and towards her airship, a smile was still on her face.
She may not have found Luso...
"But I did find a nice souvenir."
From a deep pocket, Adelle took out a gem-encrusted ring with an inscription on it.
"Queen of Hearts"
