Little Miss Angel
Chapter 1
The Next…. Alice?
Mother once said I shouldn't peek into holes with deep gloomy darkness. Well I did. I fell inside and woke up in a strange place. "Mama?" I called out. "Mama!"
She didn't come running nor responded. A nine year old lost in an unknown place is NOT good. I scanned the area for recognizable landmarks, but there were none. I got off the ground and ran straight where I was facing. I ran until I was in a different part of the forest with arrows pointing here and there.
"What a strange place" I said quietly to myself.
I followed the arrows until I reached, what I believe was, a Circus. I cautiously approached the bustling circus. Ya see I had a bad fear….. of clowns. I walked around checking every place before taking another step until I reached the big tent in the middle of the circus.
"Woooow!" I said in amazement at the gigantic tent. "Ah! There is something inside!"
I ran in and got a look. There was a show going on and the stands were filled with people. I ran to find a seat and watched the show. There was a young girl walking across a really thin wire while dancing with a man wearing a jester hat on top of his red hair. One of his eyes was covered by an eye patch from what I could see. But I wasn't worried about the Jester's looks I was more freaked out over the fact that the girl had no face! NO FACE AT ALL!
I gasped and quickly looked around at the other people seeing that they didn't have faces either! No way! I looked to the Jester who had a face. W-what is going on here?! Where are their faces? I quickly jumped out of my seat and ran for the exit.
I ran as fast as my legs would allow dodging these weird faceless people and screaming when clowns were in my vision with no face at all. People turned their heads to look at me when I screamed. I ran till I was all the way back in that weird arrow forest. I slumped against a tree and tried to settle my breathing.
What is the place?
"I WANNA GO HOME!" I screamed out loud to no one in particular.
Tears welled up in my eyes before I began sobbing rather loudly. I want my mama! Where is my mama?! I continued to cry for what felt like hours until I ran out of tears and was just sniffling.
"Are you alright, young lady?" I heard a voice ask.
I looked up and jumped as the jester's calm face turned to shock. It was the jester who was dancing on the tight rope at the circus! I backed away from the strange man. Mama always said never to talk to strangers. No matter the circumstances, unless it was a really BAD emergency. In this case it was.
"I-I…" I sniffled as I tried to get the words out. "I don't k-know where I am. I f-fe-fell through a strange dark hole."
The Jester's shocked expression turned into a soft smile. "Is that so?" the Jester asked in a knowing tone.
"Y-Yes. I was curious and I think I slipped." I softly replied.
"Well than you must drink this in order to leave." said the Jester. He pulled out a crystal vial with a heart stopper filled with liquid. Mama said to never accept ANYTHING from a stranger.
"Why should I?" I asked.
"Would you just quit fucking asking questions and drink the damn thing!" a voice yelled.
I looked around and then back at the man. H-how did he do that?! He wasn't speaking! "W-What?"
"DRINK IT ALREADY!" the voice yelled.
Tears began to flow from my eyes as I cried again. No one yelled at me unless I was in trouble. "Joker, be nice." Said the Jester. "Would you mind drinking this, young lady?"
"B-but mama... sa-sa-said... to never take anything... from str-strang-gers!" I managed to get out in between sobs.
"Oh! Where are my manners!" exclaimed the kind Jester. "I'm Joker!"
"Don't forget about me dumbass!" said the voice
"And the voice you heard was my counterpart Joker."
"Two Jokers? Like Twins?" I asked excitedly I never met twins before! I wiped my eyes and smiled.
"You could say that." chuckled the Jester Joker.
"Then where is your brother?"
"Would you like to meet him?" Asked Joker. I nodded enthusiastically.
"Then let's go…."
He trailed off not knowing my name. I gasped forgetting to introduce myself.
"I'm sorry! My name is Raven Liddell!"
I saw Joker's red eye widen for an instant. "Something wrong, Mister Joker?" I asked with concern.
He returned to his smiling self and he extended his hand out for me to take. "Nothing is wrong, my dear. Shall we go see Joker?"
I giggled and grabbed his hand. "To the other Joker!" I exclaimed. He smiled and led me through the weird forest.
The forest began to change into a cold prison, causing me to shudder. "M-Mister J-J-Joker" I manage to stutter out as I let go of Joker's hand and rubbed my arms for warmth.
"Where are w-we?"
Joker looked down at me with that same smile he's been wearing.
"We're at the prison, my dear." replied Joker.
We made a turn and proceeded down a long hallway. "Prison? Is this where your brother works?" I asked.
"Damn! You ask to many fucking questions!" I heard the joker in the mask yell out, but he seemed so much louder than before. Jester Joker replied with a chuckle.
"You could say that."
All of a sudden a door slammed open causing me to jump and fall back with a scream. I heard stomping feet and someone grumbling underneath his breath. Jester Joker kneeled beside me and help me stand on my feet. I looked up as I hear other Jokers voice.
"What the hell is she doin' on my floor?" grumbled other Joker, who looked just like Jester Joker but he had on a weird looking uniform, which im guessing is the prison uniform for like a warden or captain or something. I smiled brightly.
"You must me Mister Joker's brother!" I said happily.
"What's it to ya, ya little brat!" scoffed Mister Joker's brother, causing me to flinch in fear.
"Now that's rude, Joker!" scolded Jester Joker. "You scared her."
Prison Joker scoffed at his brother and glared at me. I hid behind Mister Jester Joker and looked out from behind him staring at this mean Joker. Joker Stood back up and patted me head as I pouted at losing my hiding spot.
"Joker! Quit scaring Miss Liddell!" said the Jester.
"Liddell?" asked the Warden.
"Yes. This is Alice Liddell's child." replied Joker. Okay, this is getting so confusing on calling them both Joker.
"Ah. So this is that little sluts daughter!" laughed the warden.
Judging by Joker's personality I'd say the warden was the black side and the Jester was the white side, if you were to make them become one. I cocked my head to the side with a questioning look.
"Slut?" I asked and faced the White side of Joker. "Mister Joker, what is a slut?"
Mister Black Joker broke out laughing as White Joker's smile faded to a frown and then brightened.
"That's what your mother was!" exclaimed Black. "Maybe when you're a little older it'll be explained-." White replied.
"Older? I'm only nine. How old do I have to be?" I pouted at White's reply. "I'm plenty old enough! Stupid adults thinking they can do what the want!" I mumbled out the last part.
"Tch! When you're bout our height and over the age of sixteen we'll teach you everything you need to know." purred Mister Black with a smirk.
White sighed and said to Mister Black in a warning tone, "Joker she's only nine please restrain yourself."
"Mister White Joker, Mister Black Joker, may I ask where I am? And why you wanted me to drink that weird liquid. Is it poisoned?"
White smiled at me as Black huffed about. "Well how about we talk about it somewhere else. Instead of out here."
"Huh?"
White grabbed my hand as Black turned and walked back the way he came. White dragged me after him passing by many cells with weird looking prisoners and broken and non broken toys scattered about.
"Wooow!" I said in awe. "Look at all the toys!" I wanted to go play with all the toys, even if they were broken! They were TOYS! TOYS! I loved toys whether they were trains or dolls or bears or even sticks! As long as they entertained me! I let go of White's hand and ran over to a doll and began to play around with it until I was lifted from the ground.
Mister Black picked me up and slung me over his shoulder. How do I know? I can see Mister White in front of my face behind Black. "Awwww! I want to play with the toys!" I whined.
"You do not need to play with such things, sweetheart." said White.
"I want to play with the toys!" I whined again and started thrashing about in Black's arms.
"Quit squirming you fucking bitch!" Yelled Black.
"No! I want to play with the toys! Mommy never let me played with toys when she was around! Now I want to play!" I yelled back.
Black growled and White's face held a shocking expression. "You're mother never let you play with toys? At all?" asked White.
"Well Mister White mommy thought toys were bad and she kept them hidden from me in order to train me into being a proper lady like my Aunt Lorinna."
"Figures the stupid bitch would do something like that!" Black growled out as he slammed a door open that led to a bedroom, I'm guessing or a questioning room if they do that here.
"Don't talk about mommy that way!" I exclaimed hitting Black's back with my fist while I was thrashing about.
"Well your mother was quite... interesting, when she was here." said White.
I stopped moving and stared up at White. "Mommy was here?" I asked.
"Yes, quite some time ago." White stated his smile turning into a sad frown.
"Why did she leave Mister White Joker?"
"White Joker?" asked White trying to change the subject.
"Well I can't keep calling you Mister Joker and Mister Black, Mister Joker, too. It's to confusing!" I grumbled. White chuckled.
"That's what your mother called us when she was here..." White said trailing off at the end.
I decided not to question white anymore as Black grumbled and threw me down on the bed. Black sat down on one of the chairs and White stood beside him. I got up off the bed and smiled.
"Now Mister White, Mister Black, will you please tell me where I am? Mommy must be worried about where I am right now!" I gasped realizing that mommy could be looking for me worried as to why I disappeared so suddenly.
"She wont care!" Black sneered. "She'll probably be whoring herself around!"
I cocked my head in confusion. "Whoring? What's that?" I asked.
"Well It's wh-" Black began before he was cut off by White.
"We'll explain that to you when your older."
I pouted and glared at the floor. "I am plenty old enough to know anything and everything!"
"Everything?" smirked Black.
"Joker!" White exclaimed and glared at Black. Black waved his twin off and kept looking at me. I glared at Black and crossed my arms. "Of course!" I yelled back at him.
"Come on Joker! She's asking for it! There's no rules against it!" Black exclaimed pointing at me. "Besides she still has to drink the potion of heart!"
"The liquid?" I asked then remembering White wanted me to drink it. I turned my head to face White and said "Why did you want me to drink it?"
White smiled at me and replied. "In order to play the game, young lady. It can not start until you drink it."
"Game?" I asked with excitement. "I love games! What kind of game is it?" The two Joker's smirked at each other then at me.
I gave them a confusing look and White began to explain that it was a simple game that all I had to do was drink the potion of heart and talk to people around wonderland and when the game ends I'll either win, or lose. Well at least I think that's what they said. I stopped paying attention as I seen the early morning sun lit sky change into nightfall. I gasped and rushed over to the small window that was located in the cold bedroom.
"What happened?! It was only early morning a minute ago!" I exclaimed and jumped up a few times to look out the window.
"Quit jumpin' pipsqueak!" Black shouted causing me to flinch. "Here!" I was lifted from the ground and placed on someones shoulder so I could stare out the window. I looked down seeing it was Black, how did he move so quickly? I ignored it and smiled and stared out the window.
"To answer your questions, young lady." Began White deciding to FINALLY explain everything to me. "This place is Wonderland, and it's time runs different from the outsider world. Our time is at random, whilst yours runs at its designated time. Correct?"
I nodded my head as I stared out the window. How strange... Wonderland he said. Mother told me about this place she said it was a book. It held many inhabitants like the March Hare, the White Rabbit, a Mad Hatter, the cruel Queen of Hearts who enjoyed separating heads from peoples bodies, the Cheshire Cat who always grinned, and many more people. But this couldn't be the same could it? Mommy never said anything about Joker's, or did she?
"Mister White," I began. "Can I play that game you were talking about?" I smiled and began bouncing on Black's shoulders.
"Hold still, bitch!" Black yelled trying to steady himself.
I tried to steady myself but fell back with Black tumbling with me. I screamed and landed on the bed bouncing a little due to the impact and Mister Black landed on top of me.
"Oh my!" I heard White's voice chuckle out.
"Um Mister Black, can you get up please I need to drink that thing so I can play that game!" I cheered. I was excited to play the games. Black growled and lifted his head up and glared at me.
"You stupid bitch!" He yelled.
I flinched at his tone. Looks like I've made Mister Black mad. "Ah ah, Joker! Miss Liddell agreed to play the game please refrain from hurting her." White scolded.
Black glared at his brother and got up, mumbling to himself. I sat up and smile. Both Jokers looked at each other than at me and smirked. White pulled out a blue crystal vial with a heart stopper and held it out to me. I smiled brightly excited to play the game and took the vial. I pulled out the stopper and examined the liquid inside. Eeeww, pink... bet it's bubblegum or pink lemonade or something. I inspected it one more time before downing the contents.
"GROSS!" I yelled and dropped the vial. The taste was the most disgusting thing I've ever tasted! I don't even know what flavor it was but it was NASTY! My head began to spin and everything became blurry. I heard both Jokers chuckled at me and said, "Let the game begin." before everything went Black. The only thing that was on my mind before blacking out was that my tongue would be scarred for life. Sorry Mister tongue.