"Where am I?" questioned Edward wondering how he could survive such a long and steep fall. He seemed to regain balance and took a good stare at his new environment. There was a tremendous garden surrounding this newcomer. This garden was very colorful and beautiful: The reddest roses, tallest trees, and fruit bushes-Edward would definitely make a work of art out of these once he got to know this new land. As he was enjoying this amazing, gorgeous, foreign land Edward was welcomed by the most popular natives who inhabited it. A very outgoing, psychedelic-not to mention mad- man known as no other than the Mad Hatter. " 'Tis very nice to meet you. I'm Hatter and welcome to Wonderland!" Hatter patted his soon-to-be friend on the shoulder realizing Edward's hands. " It's very nice to meet you too. I'm Edward or as some call me, Scissorhands." Edward gave Hatter a better understanding of his name and perhaps condition. "I find Wonderland to be a "wonderful" place. I suppose it was given a good name for that reason."
Hatter then decided to give his acquaintance a tour around his homeland. Along the way they passed the White Queen's palace which caught Edward's eye for sure.
" There's a lot of history behind that masterpiece, Edward," said the Mad Hatter who then elaborated on how Alice defeated the Red Queen as well as the Jabberwock. This led to a conversation based on mainly Alice, herself. Hatter spoke of her childhood and her last visit as a young woman.
"She is one of the most amazing girls you could ever meet. A very fair maiden in my opinion. A very smart girl, she was. I would've persuaded her to stay but what will be will be." He then paused for a moment, remembering the time he had carried her to the Queen's palace, as she dangled from the brim of his hat. It was a simple moment yet so remembered.
"Hatter? Are you okay?" asked Edward realizing the man had zoned out. This had happened once before when Alice was visiting. Apparently he gets very deep into thought at times. Suddenly this hat-loving man had come out of his trance. "I'm sorry, I was in thought at the moment. As I was saying Alice has been a very good friend of mine and to the people of Wonderland for such a long time." The Hatter's statements gave Edward an idea: A memorial for Alice could be made for all of Wonderland to see. He told Hatter about his talent when landscaping. He was a great ice sculptor and could make an ordinary parcel of land look as good as the Garden of Eden. After all, having scissors/ knives for hands had its advantages.
After hearing stories of what beauty Edward could do with his hands the Hatter definitely though his plan was splendid. All of Wonderland was sure to be in awe of a commemoration to their beloved friend. "If Alice were here she'd be so ecstatic! I am as you can see right now."said Hatter with his joyous disposition. "Well, Edward we should give out the news to everyone else. Let's inform the Queen of your brilliant idea!" Luckily the White Queen's castle was nearby. The two decided to head back to the castle and have the Queen approve of such a deed. When they arrived there the Queen welcomed them warmly and asked of their request.
"This young gentleman is new to Wonderland and I have been telling him of our dearest friend Alice," said the Mad Hatter giving Edward and the Queen an opportunity to know each other better. The White Queen realized that Edward did not have hands as everyone else did. However, she realized he was a gentle creature, as well. His smile and innocent look in his eyes showed his true personality.
"I can see that all of Wonderland misses her so," replied the White Queen who also felt sorrow in her heart due to Alice's absence. "Anyway, what is it that you desire?"
"I can definitely see that everyone misses Alice. I thought a commemoration to her would be suitable for Wonderland." said Edward who was confident in speaking to Her Majesty yet wasn't overly confident.
"I see. What did you have in mind?" responded the Queen with her reasonable question.
Now it was Hatter's turn to give the plans for a special memorial. Of course these were all Edward's ideas. "Since Edward is very good with landscaping, and turning things such as ice and hedges into works of art, his plan was to make the garden work and Wonderland itself into an "Alice" theme. "
The Queen found reasonable ideas in their ideas and approved of thi. however, she knew these two would definitley need help. Because of this she told them that she would find willing citizens of Wonderland to volunteer for the memorial. Edward and Hatter were ecstatic that they were going to virtually have Alice back in Wonderland once again. At the end of theirs and the Queen's conversation they bid farewell to Her Highness and were on their way to find Cheshire Cat. Perhaps he too would be interested in their very good plan.