The Mad Hatter

by UndeadEnding

The world needed heroes. It got them. But not the ones it wanted. Makarov and his team of not so reliable ex-convicts must win the trust of the public if they want to succeed. But first, they must all band together. That includes Lucy, but if they want the help of this outlaw they have to capture her first. But her alias, 'The Mad Hatter' isn't keen on being caught.

1. Prologue

Prologue:

? POV

Bells. Lots of them.

"Prison break! Full lockdown! Code Red!" Hmm, red? I must be more powerful than I thought, then. Oh well, all the more fun for me! I laughed at their attempts to contain me. Pathetic! I adjusted my large, white top hat and swung away into the night, but not before calling out at the squabbling guards below.

"Next time, don't come after me. After all, they don't call me The Mad Hatter for nothing!"

"That's it. You are certifiedly, undoubtedly, unthinkably insane!" My old cellmate and 'buddy' yelled after me, spitting in anger at being left behind. I guess he didn't much appreciate my tying him up for the guards to find. Insane, hey? I could work with this...