Disclaimer: I do not own Alice in Wonderland.
The Last Goodbye
The queen of Wonderland.
That's what Alice has been called for ten years now. Ten years to the day that she defeated the Jabberwock so tonight is a good night to visit again. The little rabbit hole that she slipped through so easily the first time had to be altered several times since with a garden spade hidden behind the tree. Her bright yellow dress was a low cut evening dress but she still chose it because it matched so well with her hair. Her parents dinner party was as dull as powder like always but this time it was annoying as well. They decided to invite several bachelors in the hopes that she might find a good match. Some fine young boys and some fine older gentlemen but they were all serious, all dull, all too much like the rest of her family.
'Have I changed so much from my family' she thought. Yes, Alice has never been like them. She was a queen among the commoners and that's why she decided to leave. She hunted for her little spade and started widening the hole.
"Miss Alice!" a distant voice called to her from the house. "Miss Alice! Where are you?" She could tell it was that horrible boy that stepped on her toes all evening. He was her parents favorite suitor and most likely they told him to find her. Alice dug faster but when he started closing in she dived in the hole.
"You'll never catch me now" she laughed as she fell forever watching the rabbit hole get smaller then disappear. She finally touched the floor and made her way to the hall of doors. As always the little glass table held the key to the smallest door. "At least I remembered my key." Her dress was now covered in dirt and mud from squeezing through the little hole. She hoped that she would be able to clean it as she lifted her skirts to pick the tiny ruby key from her garter belt. Alice touched each door deciding which to enter.' I have been though here before, this leads to the Queen of Diamonds, this...' The fine gray door with blue trim called to her. She closed her eyes to remember. 'Have I ever been here?' she shugged ' Well I think this is the door.' She turned the key and stepped though.The air smelled sweet like honeysuckle but all around her was nothing but black sand. As she walked further on it changed to black earth. Though she couldn't find any flowers the air became thicker with honeysuckle and turned her light headed.
"However did you get here?" she jumped and turned around. A dark figure stared at her.
"Where is here?" He took a step closer.
"Here is the black mountain and I am the Black King. How did you get here?" She realized that the intoxicating smell was coming from him as he took another step closer.
"It doesn't look like a mountain." Another step closer..."How Did You Get Here!" He yelled so violently that the very earth shook and made her fall to her knees.