I DECIDED TO DO A LITTLE SIDE STORY WHENEVER I'M STUCK ON A MAIN STORY. SO WHEN I'M STUCK, I'LL WORK ON THIS INSTEAD! NOT SURE HOW OFTEN IT'LL GET UPDATED, BUT I'LL TRY.

Ch. 1: Why Me?

They never listen until it freaking happens. That's how it's always been for me. Like in 4th grade, we were playing team trivia in science class. The question was which of these animals would live in a fallen tree? A:a hummingbird B: a squirrel or C: a beaver. I've always been smarter than the kids that surrounded me, even though I'm actually pretty average in intelligence. So, I said the only answer that my 4th grade brain said made sense, C. The other kids called me stupid and told the teacher it was a fraking humming bird! Take a wild guess at what the right answer was.

It's happened with my siblings, my friends, and with my parents. It's a curse, and now, it's landed us in f****** Wonderland!

*clears throat* Sorry, I'm getting a little ahead of myself. Allow me to introduce the amusing little characters of this story.

First and foremost is Rose. 15 years old. She's the strong one. She's also the lesbian. I've known her since 2nd grade, and honestly, that revelation didn't surprise me very much. Then there's Lilly. Also 15, she's the caring one. And my human shield from Rose's wrath. I've known her since 1st grade, when I moved from across the country. Then there's my little sister, Belle. She's 14, a 'whopping' 18 months younger than me, but two inches taller. We've practically been joined at the hip since she was born, but despite that, we're opposites. You could call her the girl of the group.

Then there's me, Max. 15. I'm short, I'm a smart***, I'm a blond, and I like anime. Not much else to say.

Now then, sit down and I'll tell how this s*** went down….

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A plastic bag from our favorite corner store was dangling from my wrist, a can of Sprite in my other hand. The broiling sun beat down on the four of us as we stepped from the hot road onto the slightly cooler grass, on our way to our favorite playground spot.

I was just walking, having a good time with my best friends and little sister on the weekend, when I stopped short of the wooden ring enclosing the play mat. "STOP!"

The other's eyes turned to me. Rose sighed, "What's the matter with you this time?" I pointed to the mushrooms lining the wooden ring, "That's a giant toadstool ring!" Lilly looked at me, "…Um…and?"

I sighed and put on my 'factual face'. "Toadstool rings were believed to be portals to the fairy realm in medieval Europe. If you step in and are transported, even for a few minutes, when you come back, it may have been a hundred years in this world since you left!" Rose stared at me, "…So?" I huffed, "SO, I don't want to go in there!" Belle sighed, grabbed me by my short blonde hair, and yanked me in, "You're such a nerd." "OOOWWWWW! LET ME GO, LET ME GO, LET ME GO!" (Don't be alarmed, we all abuse each other all the time.)

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We had been chilling and sitting in the shade of the play mat for about 15 minutes, and the others were still ragging on my extensive knowledge of fairy tales. So what if I find those sorts of things fascinating? If you ask me, the fact that those sorts of things don't happen are all the better. I mean, what better way to get a temporary escape from reality than in books and fantasy? To forget for a few minutes at least that we have school on Monday, and a project due next month that I haven't done anything on, or a library fine that was beginning to become a thorn in my side?

Rose laughed, "With all that reading you do, you should become a lawyer! So you can get me out of jail!" I rolled my eyes, "Very funny Rose…."

There was a clatter from the landing above me. I jumped and turned to see Lilly's coke spilling its remaining contents through the landings grating. That's going to be one sticky mess….I looked up, about to ask Lilly what the hell that was about, when she pointed to the small woods not far off. "Oh God…look!"

We looked.

There it was.

Belle squinted, "What is it?! I can't see that far!" Under normal circumstances, I would have told her to just get glasses, but this time my mind was preoccupied. I absentmindedly removed my own glasses and passed them to my sister. She snatched them and finally got to see what the fuss was about.

A rabbit. A white, petty coat wearing, be-spectacled rabbit. It was looking around in the bushes, as though looking for something. Belle numbly handed me back my glasses.

Lilly whimpered, "You guys see it to, right?"

Unfortunately, we did.

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"GET THE F*** BACK HERE SO I CAN PROVE I'M NOT CRAZY!" Rose shouted at the retreating rabbit as it dashed through the brush. We had taken chase of the poor thing, and Lilly and I were practically being dragged by Rose and Belle through the tangle of woods.

We'd been through this place a gazillion times and I will never get used to this place, what with it's over grown thorn vines and random junk scattered everywhere.

The sound of the rabbit's steps disappeared. Suddenly, rose came to a halt, causing all of us to bump into her. I rubbed my nose and clanked around her to see a large hole in the ground. Rose growled, "F***, it jumped…."

We all leaned over the dark tunnel into the earth, Belle getting down on her hands and knees for a better look. Rose ticked, "It's not like it committed suicide! This hole must turn off at some point, so let's go!" Belle shaded her eyes and squinted, "Man its dark! I can't see the bottom!" Lilly twiddled her fingers nervously, "Let's just forget about it…." I glared at Rose, "No freaking way dude! Doesn't this seem a little familiar to you?!" She gave me the 'what?' look. I groaned, "Hello, white rabbit, giant hole, ringing a bell?!" She blinked, "Oh, you're talking about Alice in Wonderland…you're not suggesting…?" "We were just in a toadstool ring! Weird s*** happens in toadstool rings!"

Lilly, looked around, "Um…where'd Belle go?" Everything froze as an echo rose from the hole. "WEEEEEEEE!"

Rose exploded, "WTF, Max?! Don't you watch your little sister?!" I yelled back at her, "Do I look like an idiot's keeper?!" Lilly panicked, "Oh s***! We've got to-!" Lilly's sandal caught on a rock and she wobbled, unstable. She started to fall forward in slow Mo, like a train wreck. As she went down, she grabbed onto the front of my shirt and I, in turn, reached out and grabbed Roses, hand.

We all went tumbling down, as Roses voice floated to the surface, "F******************!"

AND THAT DOES IT FOR CHAPTER 1! YOU COULD SAY ME AND THE OTHER CHARACTERS CO-AUTHORED THIS, SO ALL THE CREDIT DOESN'T GO TO ME! SO, PLEASE REVIE, LIKE OF FAVORITE, ALL THAT CHIZ, AND SEE YOU NEXT TIME!