Alice: Defeating Your Own Mind

By AliceWithKnives

Disclaimer: I don't own American Mcgee's Alice (man…) but I wish I did! I want another sequel!

The story itself was 666 words…I found that fitting…

Her hands were stained in blood, mixing in with the already existing scars from previous torture at the insane asylum. All around her, madness and destruction demolished their way throughout London, leaving nothing but burning black ink in their wake. Shaking drastically, Alice touched her hands to her face as she leaned forward, not once uttering a single sound other than the faint huff of her breathing. Squeezing her eyes shut, Alice chanted over and over, "I wish to go to Wonderland…Please wonderland, save me…" Her eyes stung with the tears, but she did not stop to wipe away the salty liquid. Houses were being burnt to the ground, children were being lead into allies by perverted street thugs, and the once beautiful London Bridge had fallen to the flames and burning ink. Now, only a long stream of ashes was left, preventing anyone from leaving or coming in. Suddenly, London had become the asylum Alice hated with a fiery! Screams of the mentally insane echoed around her, and Alice wanted nothing more than to join in with them; however, she could not.

"Leave behind what pains you. Wonderland has not left…it has only been forgotten," The sinister Cheshire cat grinned wickedly as he voiced his opinion to the terrified girl. Alice quickly jumped to cover her ears, wanting to block out any tricks and riddles from entering her mind. She would not be able to help herself she would once again fall victim to the ghastly words.

"You can't block me out of your mind. You see, I am you…a part of you. No matter where you are, no matter what you do, my voice will always be in your head. Don't fight it! Embrace it, and then you can go to Wonderland." The offer was tempting, but Alice knew that there would be no turning back if she went down that road again. She already fixed Wonderland once from the sinister clutches of Dr. Bumby. Now, Alice wanted nothing to do with her overactive imagination and the world it had created.

"You can't ignore us! You killed the one who tried to force you to forget! Now you have to remember! You don't get a choice anymore! How many more lives do you have to sacrifice to once again face Wonderland? How many more people will you have to kill to be satisfied?"

"Stop!" Alice screamed, clawing at her ears and trying to block out the cat's deep voice. Already, her mind was retreating to Wonderland, trying to pull her in and let her forget about the real world. "Stop!" Again she cried, but it was not use. While her mind was falling to pieces, Wonderland was taking over. Her imagination had lost control and she was suffering now. "Stop!" People around her stopped, wondering what to do with the deranged lunatic screaming in the middle of the street. No one else was crying, and the London Bridge stood where it did before, but it was too late for Alice to realize the illusions her mind had played in order to lure her into its depths.

Finally, her mind broke like the glass of a mirror. Pieces spread out all throughout Wonderland, leaving her body hollow. There was no longer a soul to control it. The officials were called, and after an agonizingly long wait, Alice was once again transported to her hell hole: Rutledge Asylum. How will she escape now, when her mind was gone…spread throughout the depths of Wonderland?

"Such a sad ending for a beautiful story…One cannot conjure up these worlds without the proper way to control them. If they are left alone, they will run amuck, destroying everything one has ever known and loved. How can you defeat the evils that plague you…when it is your own mind that is your enemy? Can you truly defeat you own mind?" And with that, the Cheshire cat disappeared, leaving only his smile to haunt Alice until she awakens…if she awakens at all.

Will Alice awaken from her Wonderland? Can she truly defeat her own mind? What would happen if her mind was put back together?

Wow! I felt like I hadn't written in forever, so I wrote this! It's 1am here, so sorry if it doesn't make sense. I may write a story about her collecting the pieces of her mind, but for now, this is what there is! Consider it a prologue! :D