Our Second Weird Adventure in Wonderland

Prologue

My eyes snapped open. I groaned. I'd had that stupid dream again. And I'm pretty sure that Alice had, too.

It had been two months since Alice and I had returned home from Shamouti, and just as her Lugia dad had promised, he came to visit her every night to help with her training. And she was coming along really well at it. But even though her dad was always there to help with her, we both still had to deal with this annoying dream. If this continued, the thought of putting a gun in my mouth would gradually begin to seem more friendly.

I heard movements on the bed next to me and then the small pattering sound of someone's feet. Alice must've gotten out of bed. I heard her bedroom door open and the sound of her leaving. She must've gone to see her father. Her human father. It, at least, made me happy to know that there was someone in this house that Alice could turn to to talk about her problems. Her father was a nice guy, and pretty smart, too. He always seemed to know what to say to make Alice feel better, which was a good thing because, if he wasn't there for Alice when she found out she was a Lugia, she wouldn't be where she is now.

The door opened, and I heard heavier footsteps walking in. The lanturn turned on and I heard Alice getting back into bed and her father sitting next to her.

"Tell me about it," I heard his voice say in a comforting manner.

I remained still in my sleeping bag, not wanting to draw any attention while they spoke.

"I'm falling … down a dark hole," Alice explained. "Then … I see … strange creatures."

"What kind of creatures?" her father asked intently.

"Well there's a dodo bird, a rabbit in a waistcoat, and a smiling cat."

"I didn't know cats could smile."

"Neither did I. And there's a blue caterpillar."

"Blue caterpillar? Hmm."

Silence followed. Then Alice said, "Do you think I've gone around the bend?"

This made my heart break a little. It wasn't fair that all of this was being thrown at Alice all at once. She hadn't experienced as much adventure as I had, so no wonder she was beginning to think she was losing her marbles.

From Alice and her dad's shadows on the wall, I saw him put his hand on her forehead like a doctor checking to see if someone was ill.

"I'm afraid so," he said. "You're mad. Bonkers. Off your head. But I'll tell you a secret … all the best people are."

I heard Alice giggle. It made me happy to know that her father had successfully cheered her up.

"It's only a dream, Alice," he continued. "Nothing can harm you there. But if you ever get too frightened, you can always wake up like this."

"Ow!" I heard Alice cry, but in a playful way. Her dad must've pinched her slightly to show his example.

"You see," he said. "Nothing to worry about. It's only a dream." He kissed her on the forehead, turned off the lantern, and left.

I was happy to know that Alice was alright now, but I felt like I should've at least done something. I then got an idea.

I reached into by backpack that was lying right beside me and pulled out my flashlight. Pointing it inside the bag, I rummaged around until I finally found what I was looking for. I pulled out a PokeBall. This would be perfect to help build Alice's confidence.

Flashlight in hand, I slithered out of my sleeping bag and climbed onto Alice's bed.

"Alice," I hissed, shaking her shoulders. "Alice."

Alice groaned as she opened her eyes. "What," she said in her usual annoyed tone that she saved just for me.

"I've got something that might help you."

I held out the PokeBall.

"I was planning to give it to you for your birthday, but I decided that you probably need it now."

Alice took the ball and, after staring at it with confusion, pushed the button on it. It opened and out popped a Riolu. It opened its eyes and stared happily at Alice.

"What is that?" she asked

"It's a Riolu, the Emanation Pokemon," I explained. "It uses different auras, which can change depending on its emotion, in order to communicate with others."

"Interesting," Alice said, but she still looked confused. Then she asked, "Why do you have this? I thought you already had all your own Pokemon?"

"I'm always catching Pokemon on my adventures," I explained. "I figured you having a Pokemon would … you know … help you."

Alice looked at me for a moment, but then patted the Riolu on the head.

"Hello, Riolu," she said. The Riolu put its hand on Alice's outstretched arm and gave a sound of delight. "Okay. I'll give it a try."

"Great! And don't worry. I'll help get you into the familiarities of being a Pokemon trainer."

Alice nodded. She put the Riolu back into its ball.

I climbed off the bed and slipped back into my sleeping bag.

"Pinocchio," I heard her whisper.

"Hmm?"

"Thank you … I guess."

I smiled. And as I closed my eyes, I just hoped that what Alice's father had said and me giving her the Riolu would at least help some.

Author's Note:

Hi everyone. So here's the prologue of the fanfic for my all-time favorite movie. I hope you all enjoy it because I've been waiting so long to do this story. One thing to clear up: I know that Alice is part Pokemon and it may seem weird for her to have a Pokemon, but you know what, she also part human, so please don't give me any crap about that. Okay? Enjoy and please remember to leave a review.