Author's Note: Oh hey, somebody is actually reading this! So yeah, I've been writing a gender-flipped version of the literary classic 'Alice In Wonderland', and now, after much typing, I've finally decided to submit it to . So yeah, this story isn't actually gonna be like the original version-I've changed the story around some...well, you'll see what I mean. Hope you like it.
Disclaimer: I don't own the original Alice In Wonderland. I do, however, own this genderbent parody, so there. *Sticks tongue out*
Alex Hampton groaned as he started to come to. The first thing he was aware of was that he was lying on his back in dirt, and that his head was pounding. Alex opened his eyes, only to have them assailed with bright sunlight.
"Oh, my head." He moaned, sitting up. "What happened?" Suddenly, he saw a flash of white disappear into the bushes.
Of course. The rabbit. Flashes of memory came back to the boy. He had been having a picnic with his family, when suddenly he saw a white rabbit. Alex didn't know what it was, but something about the rabbit had seemed...off to him. So, ignoring the cries of his family, he got up and started chasing after the rabbit. Next thing he knew, he found himself falling down a deep, dark hole.
Suddenly, a horrifying thought came to the boy.
Am I-dead? The very thought made his heart beat like a drum in his chest. That in itself proved that he was still alive.
"Well well, look who finally decided to wake up." A sultry female voice purred. Alex started, and spun around. There, in a tree behind him, was a cat. Or, at least, he thought it was a cat. The creature above him had the body of a voluptuous human girl, but was covered in purple and blue-striped fur and hair, pointed ears, whiskers, green eyes with slitted pupils, and a tail.
"Huh-what?!" Alex said, pulling himself up and ignoring the throbbing pain in his head. "Who-what are you?!" The cat-girl, apparently not bothered by his lack of tact, just smiled.
"You can just call me the Cheshire Cat." she purred. "And what might your name be, handsome?"
"I'm, uh, Alex. Alex Hampton." Alex introduced himself, more than a little disturbed.
"That's a nice name." the Cheshire Cat said, stretching out and pulling herself into a sitting position. "And you really are a handsome one." Alex pinched himself.
Nope, I'm awake alright. He thought, though he was half-tempted to pinch himself again just to make sure. Alex took a step backwards, only for the Cheshire Cat to materialize from her perch on the tree and reappear behind him, putting a paw on his shoulder.
"Going somewhere?" she purred. Alex let out an alarmed cry, and ran out of her grasp. It was then that Alex suddenly noticed where he was. Everything was bright and colorful. There were winding paths, endless landscapes, and he could've sworn that the flowers all around them had faces.
"W-Where am I?" Alex asked, feeling his head starting to spin.
"Oh, right, you wouldn't know." the cat answered. "This, Alex Hampton, is what we here refer to simply as 'Wonderland'."
"W-Wonderland?" Alex asked. He put a hand to his head. "I must be seeing things..."
"Oh, I can assure you, this is all real." the Cheshire Cat said. She moved to lick his ear teasingly, but Alex managed to avoid her and stumble backwards.
"You really are a confused boy, aren't you?" the Cat purred, showing what might've been concern on her face. "You need to learn to lighten up, Alex Hampton."
"But...my family!" Alex started. "I was just having a picnic with them, and now I'm in this strange place, and..." Suddenly, he saw the white rabbit running through the bushes near to them.
"You!" Bending down, Alex caught the rabbit, and pulled it out. "This is all because I followed...you?" Alex could see right away that the creature he was holding was not a rabbit. Well, not exactly, anyway. Like the Cheshire Cat, the creature was covered head to toe in fur, and had long ears and a fluffy tail, however, its body was that of a little girl. She raised her hands to cover pink eyes fearfully as Alex set her down.
What the? Another animal girl?
"Oh, it's you." the Cheshire Cat said, looking at the rabbit girl. "So, you led Alex here, then? Thanks." This last part she added with a meaningful look at Alex, while the rabbit just looked away with a blush. Finally, Alex couldn't take it anymore.
"No!" he said. "I don't want to be in Wonderland! I want to go home!"
"Well then, if you're really so insistent on leaving, then I'd suggest seeing the Hatter, then." the Cheshire Cat said.
"Hatter?" Alex asked in confusion. However, he quickly shook it off and said. "Okay then. Take me to this 'Hatter' person."
"I'll leave that to you, Rabbit." the Cheshire Cat said. "The Hatter and me, we don't get along too well." Under normal circumstances, Alex would've been curious, but there was no time to waste. He followed the rabbit as she walked down a path, and the Cheshire Cat blew him a quick kiss before fading away. Alex and the rabbit walked in awkward silence for a few seconds.
"So, um, not much of a talker, are you?" Alex asked. The rabbit just stared at him in silence.
"Yeah, that's what I thought." Alex said in silence. Unseen by him, a mouse ran up behind him, its nose twitching as beady red eyes stared after the pair. Alex and the rabbit then stopped in their tracks as they saw a similar mouse in front of them on the ground.
"Huh? A mouse?" Alex asked. To this surprise, the Rabbit looked horrified and grabbed onto his pants leg, her eyes wide with fear.
"Come on." Alex said in annoyance. "You can't be afraid of that little..." Before Alex had a chance to finish, another mouse ran to join the one in front of them, then two, then five. Before long, the pair was being swarmed by mice.
"Then again, you may have a point." Alex said. The Rabbit grabbed his hand and ran off into the forest. The mice ran after them, letting out a series of squeaks and chirps as they did.
"Whoa!" Alex said as he had to jerk his foot away, in order to avoid getting covered in mice. The two turned a corner, only to find their way blocked by a cluster of trees. While the mice may have been able to make their way through, Alex and the Rabbit certainly couldn't. The Rabbit squeezed Alex's hand even tighter and looked at the sea of approaching mice, terror obvious in her eyes.
"I don't believe this!" Alex said. "I end up in this weird 'Wonderland' place, and now I'm gonna be eaten by mice?!" He was just about to squeeze his eyes shut to prepare for the inevitable, but suddenly, a shot sounded out, and at least ten mice were sent flying. The rest of the mice all turned as one, and Alex whipped his head around to see a new girl standing behind them, a pistol in each hand.
"You two had better run now." she cautioned Alex and the Rabbit. They didn't need to be told twice. As the girl continued firing on the mice, the two ran for cover, so as to not get shot. When they reached the girl, she shouted
"Let's go!" and Alex and the Rabbit ran to safety with her. The girl let out one last shot so as to ward off any approaching mice, then continued running.
"Thanks for that." Alex said gratefully.
"No problem." The girl said, putting her pistols away. Alex then took that moment to actually look at her. The first thing he noticed was that this girl actually looked human, unlike the Cheshire Cat and the Rabbit. She seemed to be about a year older than him, was a couple of inches taller, and had a slender body. The girl wore a lavender coat over a white shirt, and a lavender skirt with black stockings and slippers and a lavender top hat. She had layered, chin-length black hair and blue-green eyes.
"So, a newcomer, huh?" the girl asked, looking Alex up and down. "Sucks for you."
"W-Who are you?" Alex asked. The girl answered
"You can just call me Hatter."