Wonderland Wedding

Summary: After Hatter found Alice on the other side of the Looking-glass, they were finally together. It's been a year now and the two are finally getting married but Wonderland is calling them back once more before they can say I do.

Prologue: The Ending of the Beginning

"Duchess, sound the alarm. Suites, close the perimeter. Charlie, close the Looking-glass. Have it open only on my orders." Jack, King of Hearts, yelled over another loud bang from outside.

Wonderland was falling apart. An outside force was trying to eradicate the now peaceful kingdom. Jack could only assume it was a long awaited attack from when his mother, The Queen of Hearts, was the matriarch. It had been a year since she had been dethroned and now, Wonderland was looking face to face with it's end.

Chapter 1: Planning Disruptions

"Hatter, what do you think of these colors?" Alice called from their living room. Since they had returned, Alice had moved in with Hatter to Jack's old apartment. Hatter came up behind her and looked at the pages she held between her delicate, pale fingers.

"Alice, a 'Wonderland Wedding'?" he laughed. She looked at him and let out a little laugh herself.

"I thought it'd be fun. No one would understand the theme truly but us." She giggled again, making his heart soar. Hatter loved the sound of her laugh, her voice.

"Well, I like the gold and the blue but that purple and red polka dot table cloth looks retched. I like the idea but… why don't we do it like the Wonderland we know." Hatter smiled, sitting next to Alice on the loveseat.

"But…" Alice was thinking of the heights she has to face while there. All of the turmoil she went through, with Hatter, her father and the Hearts.

"Without the heights." He said, kissing the top of her head. "Maybe… maybe we could even invite Jack and Charlie!"

"Hmmm… that sounds lovely." Alice kissed him on the lips and closed the book. "I like your idea." She then smiled.

He kissed her back. "I like you."

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Alice and Hatter slept in their bed. There was no noise, everything was peaceful for once. But then, there was a BANG!

"What was that?" Alice yelped, sitting up quickly and turning on a lamp. Hatter sat up as well before jumping out of bed.

"I'll go look. Stay here Alice." And before she could reply, Hatter had disappeared.

After a few minutes, Alice called out to him.

"Hatter?"

He reappeared in the room. "Alice, grab your coat. You won't believe this."

Hatter grabbed his and then Alice's hand and they rushed down the stairs into the alley where the Looking-glass was kept.

"Jack?" Alice asked out in the darkness.

It was indeed Jack and several members of the suit.

"Alice, Hatter… there's trouble in Wonderland and… I think you two may be the only ones able to help us."

"What?" Alice asked quietly.

"What's happened?" Hatter asked in the same manner.

"Wonderland" Jack said firmly. "is under attack."

"From whom?" Hatter asked. Alice looked utterly frightened. Things were finally going well, or at least seemed to be and now this was happening.

"My…" he stopped." "the Queen of Hearts herself." Jack said, his face contorting as he said it.

"So, what do you want us to do?" Alice said, finally finding her voice to speak.

"Come back… to Wonderland. Fight for us." Jack pleaded.

Hatter and Alice looked at each other. They thought of their upcoming wedding and of the year of "normalcy" they had been leading. That look they shared though showed their decision.

"We'll go." Hatter said solemnly.