The English countryside was clear and bright, the sun casting warm rays down on the hills of green. Three large SUVs moved along the country road, swiftly driving along the old pavement towards a large house standing on the rise of a grassy hill. The gray and black stone stood in stark contrast to the hills of green and sky of blue around it. The three SUVs pulled into the home's large circular driveway, sliding to a stop on the gravel. Black suited men piled out from the first two vehicles, moving quickly to the house. The third SUVs passenger's door opened and a blonde haired woman climbed out, her brown jacket over her shoulder.

"This is the place."

One of the rear doors opened and a greenish blue skinned man climbed out, his white eyes blinking in the bright sun. Abe stretched his arms out, and then looked back into the rear of the SUV.

"C'mon, Red. We're here."

The rear door of the SUV popped open and the vehicle suddenly lurched as a massive weight was suddenly lifted off its rear axel. Hellboy climbed out from the SUV, stretching his arms out.

"Jeez…can we please get something bigger next time."

Kate smiled, looking back at Hellboy as she walked towards the house.

"Sorry, Red, but it was the best we could do in such a short time. This did come up after we finished up in Ireland and this was on the way back."

Hellboy and Abe started behind her, Hellboy rubbing the back of his neck.

"That doesn't mean a truck is too far out of line."

Abe grinned.

"A nice camper perhaps? With satellite?"

Hellboy grinned back.

"Now that I wouldn't mind riding around in."

Abe, Hellboy, and Kate walked through front doors of the large mansion, stepping into a large foyer. Hellboy let off a whistle as he looked around the spacious interior.

"Now this is a nice dig."

Kate moved quickly into the mansion, a number of other B.P.R.D. agents pulling a variety of small little electronic devices out and scanning around. Abe moved over to a large bookcase, staring at it with a smile on his face.

"I do believe I could enjoy this place."

Hellboy pushed open a swinging door looking into a massive kitchen that was probably the same size as his entire room back at the Bureau.

"You and me both, Abe."

Kate called out to both of them.

"Calm down you two, we're just here to pull any unauthorized or unregistered items on our hot lists. The home has recently been purchased after sitting abandoned for the last few decades and the firm covering the owner is asking for a sweep. Apparently the man who built this house had a thing for…eccentricities."

Hellboy walked into what looked like an old office. An antique typewriter sat on a large oak desk in the corner, a small lamp sitting on the corner of it.

"This place is old."

Abe chuckled slightly.

"Keen detective skills, Red."

"What can I say? I'm a regular Sherlock Holmes."

Hellboy moved from the office into the living room, where a large painting sat over the fireplace of an elderly man, sitting with a smile on his face. Looking around the room, he also saw numerous pictures and paintings, all showing images of classic scenes from Alice in Wonderland.

"This guy did have a thing for Alice in Wonderland."

Kate let of a laugh.

"Well he should…he wrote it."

Hellboy looked at the nameplate under the portrait.

"It's says here this guy's name is Charles Dodgson."

"Yep."

"I thought Alice in Wonderland was written by Lewis Carroll."

Abe walked into the room, looking up at the painting.

"Charles Dodgson was Lewis Carroll. He used a surname when he wrote."

Hellboy scratched his chin.

"Oh…"

Looking closer at the painting, he saw a small gem imbedded in the bottom of the picture frame. Lifting his hand, he rubbed it slightly. Kate's voice came over his earpiece.

"Hey, Red, the stuff in this house is pretty old, so you might not want to touch anything."

The gem Hellboy was touching suddenly, broke off from the frame, falling into his hand. Hellboy's eyes went wide with surprise as he closed his hand around the gem.

"Oops."

Stepping back from the painting, Hellboy glanced over at Abe, who was busy scanning through another full bookcase. Hellboy looked around and quickly moved out from the room.

"I'm gonna step outside."

Abe waved his hand up as Hellboy opened the double glass doors, walking out onto a large patio. Walking slowly around, Hellboy pulled a cigar out form his pocket, lighting it. Lifting the gem up, Hellboy walked off the patio and into a large, overgrown garden. A pool of water stood in the center of the garden, its water strangely clear. Hellboy moved to its edge and looked down into it, seeing the bottom maybe four or five feet deep. Tossing the gem up into the air, Hellboy caught it in his stone hand and turned to head back to the house, but the stone under his foot suddenly gave way.

"Oh…crap…"

Hellboy swung his arms around trying to keep his balance, but he suddenly dropped backward, falling into the water. The water swirled around him, as he dropped to the bottom of the water. Hellboy pushed himself up in the water, breaking back through the surface, taking in a deep lung full of air. Swimming over to the side, Hellboy hauled himself up out of the water, sitting on the bank. Wiping water from his eyes, Hellboy coughed trying to clear his lungs out.

"Oh no, by all means, no one help……me"

Hellboy opened his eyes and looked around, finding himself in a completely different place from where he fell into the water. Instead of a nicely manicured garden in northern England, he now found himself sitting in the center of a small clearing in a large, ominous looking forest. Old trees stretched up high into the sky, their branches interweaving above ground turning the forest into a dark, shadow filled nightmare of a world. Hellboy looked around.

"Oh crap."

Standing up, Hellboy glanced down at the shallow pool.

"How in the hell?"

Hellboy then scratched his head and opened his hand, staring down at the small white gem.

"Oh…"

Hellboy held the gem up close to his eye, inspecting the small symbols carved into it as he keyed his mic.

"Hey, Kate, mind telling me where I am?"

Static filled his earpiece. Hellboy sighed slightly and then keyed the mic again.

"Abe?…Anybody?"

Hellboy turned his mic off and shook his head.

"Great…"

Opening his hand again, Hellboy looked at the gem, then back at the pool of water.

"Well…might as well try…"

Hellboy ran and leapt into the air, cannonballing into the pool of water with a splash. Pushing himself back out of the water, Hellboy found himself still in the forest.

"Of course….sure…why not…"

Hellboy mumbled to himself as he stood in the chest deep pool, slowly walking back over to the edge. Climbing out of the water, Hellboy wiped his arms, trying to dry his jacket.

"There's always got to be something…book of spells…sword of some dead guy…some pissed off demon…some little gem that transports you to a different world…"

The brush suddenly rustled. Turning Hellboy watched as a pale, almost white skinned man walked out from the forest. The skinny man was tiny, standing maybe three and a half feet tall and was dressed in a checkered brown and red suit. The man held a large pocket watch in his hand, shaking his head quickly.

"Oh, my……oh, dear…"

Hellboy looked at the small man, raising an eyebrow.

"Uh…hey…"

The man leapt up in shock, letting off a shriek of surprise, dropping his watch to the ground. Hellboy held up his hands.

"Whoa! Relax…I'm not gonna hurt you!"

The man stared at Hellboy, looking him up and down, his eyes showing nothing but terror.

"Did the Queen send you? Please, I'm only a little late!"

"Hey, relax! I'm just trying to figure out where I am."

The man stared at Hellboy, raising an eyebrow above his small glasses.

"This is the Wonderland Forest, of course."

Hellboy stared at the little man with confusion.

"The…Wonderland Forest?"

"Yes, are you hard of hearing? Now I must be going, I am very, very late for a very, very important date."

The little man turned and started running through the forest. Hellboy stood momentarily, and then ran after him.

"Hey! I wanna ask you some more questions!"

But the little man moved amazingly fast, zipping through the forest quickly. Hellboy tried to keep up, but eventually came to a stop, leaning against a tree to catch his breath.

"Fast little fella."

A squawk from above suddenly caught Hellboy's attention. Looking up, Hellboy saw a red and white polka dotted crow landing on a tree branch that stretched out over his head. The bird stared down at him, squawking once more at him. Hellboy stared back at the bird.

"What are you looking at?"

The bird cocked its head at him, and then suddenly spoke.

"Stranger!"

Hellboy stared at the bird, shaking his head slightly.

"Okay…you can talk…"

"Stranger in Wonderland!"

Hellboy opened his mouth to say something, but the bird suddenly flew off, disappearing into the patchwork of branches above Hellboy's head. Hellboy stared after it for a moment, then started to walk through the forest mumbling.

"This place just gets weirder and weirder."

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The massive castle stood in the center of the large city known as Wonderland, its black walls stretching high into the air. The crow flew above the dark city, flapping its wings wildly as it moved towards the castle. Streaking through snake trails of smoke rising from the city, the bird flew up to the top of one of the numerous towers of the castle. Landing on the railing of a balcony, it squawked loudly. Emerging from the red satin curtains and stepping out onto the balcony, a beautiful woman moved towards the bird.

"What have you brought me?"

The bird bowed its head down as the woman approached.

"I bring news of a stranger, my Queen."

The Red Queen stood wrapped in a tight, flowing red dress, her straight, black hair cascading down her back. The Queen's ruby red lips slowly curled into a smile.

"A stranger?"

The bird nodded, and then lifted its head up, its eyes suddenly beaming bright light. A ball of white formed above the bird, its surface shifting to reveal an image of a large, red man leaning against a tree. The Queen leaned closer to the image as the man lifted his head staring out from the image at the Queen.

"A stranger indeed. You have done well, my servant."

The image faded away as the bird dropped its head back down, looking at the Queen.

"Thank you, my Queen."

The Queen smiled as she moved back through the curtain into her throne room. The massive room was covered with red drapes and large portraits of the Queen, each capturing her beauty as best they could. Two short, slightly overweight men stood on either side of the balcony entrance as the Queen walked through, both keeping their heads low. The Queen ignored them as she moved to her throne, the two moving behind her silently. As the Queen sat, the two men took up place on either side of her, their eyes remaining towards the ground, never looking at the Queen.

Reaching out to a small table next to her throne, the Queens opened a small box that contained what looked to be fine, white sand. Taking a pinch of it, the Queen lifted her fingers and blew the sand into the air. The sand swirled into a circle in front of her, slowly shimmering until becoming an almost solid image, the image slowly shifted, revealing Hellboy walking through the Wonderland Forest. A wicked grin slowly formed on the Queen's face, her eyes glinting with interest.

"Let us see what this stranger can do."

Ok, in case you haven't figured it out, this story is a mix of Hellboy and Alice in Wonderland. I just wanted to say that this story will contain elements from Alice inWonderland, American McGee's Alice, and The Looking Glass Wars...plus Hellboy. Granted, I usually put a lot of action into my stories and this story will have its action soon enough...I simply hope you enjoy the story. This one will probably be pounded out pretty quick.