Author's Note~

Hello, and welcome to the replacement for Luke in Wonderland.

This is Londerland, a place where all of your fears and nightmares become true, and everything that you've been told is a lie.

Hopefully this story is much more interesting and strange, perhaps it will even be scary! That would be great.

I will try to pick a song that you can listen to while reading every chapter to set the mood, so please keep your eyes peeled!

WARNING: This is a psychological horror. If you are bothered by such things as angst, violence, macabre elements, and sexual references, than please go find a happier story.

Song for this chapter: Alice; Madness Returns; Surreal (extended)

Prologue~

"Reflect upon your present blessings - of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some."

― Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings

You never truly realize how good your life has been until everything you love is suddenly snatched away from you.

As strange as this may seem, it is very much the truth.

Poor Luke Triton was finding the truth in this statement at that very moment.

He could hardly believe his eyes as he stared up at his burning house from the snow, his eyes and lungs burning from the acrid, black smoke.

Luke was trying to convince himself that it was all a dream, that his house and parents weren't really burning, that he wasn't really laying in the cold snow and watching something unthinkable.

But, there was something deep inside him that knew what was happening- and knew he had to get help.

Still, Luke could not force himself into a siting position, or even find the strength to roll over. He could only watch in horror as his entire life was shattered before his eyes.

How had this happened? What had caused such an inferno to break lose?

All Luke could remember was an unpleasant warmth and his parents terrified yells as they screamed for him to jump out of his window to save himself.

"Luke!"

"Mum?"

"Luke!"

"Fire, fire!"

"Dad?"

A strong hand gripped his shoulder.

Luke looked upwards and found himself face to face with a concerned looking firefighter.

"Son, move away from the house. We can't have any more casualties today."

Luke did not want to move, he wanted to stay here, with his house.

If it was going to burn, then so was he.

"Son, we need you to move aside." the firefighter scooped Luke into his arms and carried him away from the fire with a quick pace and set him down on a small cot with rolling wheels.

A mask was strapped over his nose and mouth.

Luke immediately grew frightened.

What was happening to him?

"It's alright, you're okay." a kind looking woman said, gripping his hand tightly and wheeling his bed away from the house. "Follow me with your eyes."

Luke didn't want to follow her with his eyes. "Mum...Dad..."

"It's okay, look at me."

"Mum...Dad...!"

"Look at-"

"Mum! Dad!" the shock had finally worn off, and the immense sadness of the moment overcame him. "Mum, Dad! Come back!"

"Calm down, everything's alright." the nurse said, still trying to turn his attention towards her.

"I want my parents!" Luke screamed, trying to push himself off the rolling cot.

The nurse and another paramedic laid him back down, calling to other various medical team members.

"Mum! Dad! Don't leave me!" Luke yelled.

It was too late.

The fireman knew that it was, and therefore, hadn't even bothered to try to get inside.

Instead, they began pumping water from their big, red engine onto the house, gradually dousing the flames.

The world was beginning to go fuzzy, and Luke knew that very soon he would find himself asleep.

"Mum! Dad!" he yelled, with as much strength as he could muster.

The nurse said something again, but Luke couldn't quite understand what she had said.

Lights popped before his eyes and his head began to feel heavier than it had before.

Something else wasn't quite right either, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

"Mum...Dad..."

Luke Triton had had many blessings, but in less than an hour, he had gone from many to none.

Author's Note~

The prologue is up! I hope you enjoyed it!

Please take a moment to tell me what you enjoyed and things you think could be improved (don't say length because chapters are going to be at least a thousand words each.)

Thanks again and happy reading!

MikuLover~