Disclaimer/AN: Don't own the PPGZ. Only my ocs, which will be revealed as the story progresses. Also, this is my first PPGZ fanfiction, so please be lenient. Apologies in advance for any mistakes.

Episode 1: Down the Rabbit Hole

Momoko, Miyako, and Kaoru were good children.

Momoko "Blossom" Akatsutsumi: beautiful, brilliant, always ranked number one on exams and tests, loves cooking, and is often considered a mother figure.

Miyako "Bubbles" Gotokuji: calming, angelic, top artist in her class, loves baking, and always willing to help out.

Kaoru "Buttercup" Matsubara: charming, athletic, a champion in sports, loves playing video games, and composes music from time to time.

Yes, they were all very talented individuals, each one dedicated to a particular discipline where their abilities were at their best.

...so why were they stuck sitting down on a mushroom that was much, much bigger than them, listening to a caterpillar man argue with floral women?

"We're high." It was a deadpan statement, coming from no other than Kaoru, her face unreadable as soon as the words escaped her mouth.

Momoko just stared blankly at the scene before her, confused and baffled. No amount of studying has taught her how to deal with this situation. Actually, she fanthomed, nothing at all would prepare her for the journey ahead.

Miyako, on the other hand, was pertubed. It was, after all, her fault they got into this situation. But it was just a bunny, her mind responded. And as smart as she was, she still couldn't figure out how a bunny led her to the scene ahead.

She remembered how it happened.

x~x~x~x~x

The day started out like any other. The trio met up in front of their school, and the usual bickering between Momoko and Kaoru began; this time due to the loaf of bread Kaoru held in her mouth.

"You didn't eat breakfast again?!"

"I'm eating-"

It was all it took for Momoko to activate her mother persona.

"Bread is not good enough! Geez. I knew you would forget. Here, have a proper breakfast! Eggs, bacon, milk.."

She continued to ramble on, and Miyako suppressed a giggle, as Momoko showed Kaoru the contents of the obento she packed.

"It's a good thing school starts in 10 minutes, that'll probably give you enough time to eat!" Miyako had chimed in.

Kaoru rolled her eyes, but was secretly pleased with the food Momoko brought.

(She probably shouldn't tell her that the reason for it, was because she was up late playing video games till 3 am.)

Soon school started, and the trio rushed to their science class, in fear of being punished; their teacher was strict after all.

"Good morning, class. Hope you're ready for another fun day of science!" Ms. Freida had said. "Today, we'll just be watching a movie about cells." Everyone was excited, "free time" was rare in class and was finally upon them. "There'll be a quiz about it on Thursday." And with just that one line, everyone's hopes were crushed.

Miyako sweat dropped. Momoko just rolled her eyes, taking out her notebook. Kaoru tried to keep herself awake, pinching herself whenever she can.

x~x~x~x~x

It was halfway through the movie, when Miyako first noticed it. At first she thought she was imagining things, so she ignored it. But then she saw it again, and again.

Outside of the window where she sat, a bunny dressed in a blue cloak, grasping a watch, was seemingly watching her.

Miyako was taken aback. She didn't know what she was doing. Before she knew it, curiosity furnished inside of her, and she found herself running out the door and into the school courtyard. There she found the bunny staring at her, as if it was waiting for her. It was then that Miyako noticed that one of its arms was bleeding.

"Oh my god! You poor thing," she said. "This must hurt.." She rummaged through her bag and took out a roll of bandage. The bunny looked surprised. "Surprised? Hehe, truth is I'm actually very clumsy, so I tend to get hurt a lot." She started wrapping the bunny's arm, and after she finished, the bunny looked grateful. It wiggled it's tail before hopping away, looking back at her as if expecting to follow. It seemed to beam when Miyako did follow.

It led her to a tree that was completely hidden from view. Strange, Miyako thought. Has this been here before? It kept hopping until it fell through a hole. "Oh wait!" She was about to reach it, until a pair of hands stopped her.

"What are you doing, Miyako!?" Momoko exclaimed.

"You didn't hear us calling you?" Kaoru asked.

Miyako looked up, dumbfounded. They were calling her? "No.. I was helping a bunny."

"Of course," Kaoru said, facepalming.

"Let's just go back to class. Ms. Freida's angry that you just ran out. She told us to come get you," Momoko said.

"Oh ri-right," Miyako said. She was about to get up, when her foot suddenly slipped on mud. "Ahh!" She started to fall into the hole. Trying to save herself, she grabbed onto Momoko's skirt, and startled, the said person grabbed onto Kaoru's arm. Carelessly and unexpectedly, the three of them fell into the deep, dark hole, not knowing what to expect when they reached the bottom.

x~x~x~x~x

"OW!" Kaoru had yelled.

"Kaoru, could you not yell so loud?" Momoko said. "It hurts my eardrums."

"Well my butt hurts more!" Kaoru replied back.

"Please stop arguing," Miyako groaned, rubbing her back. It was a really long fall. "We should figure out where we are first."

The others agreed and they began to walk around the room. Wait, room?

"How did we get into a room?" Momoko looked up to find the hole they came through, and instead found a chandelier hanging upon the ceiling. "The fuck-"

"Hey, you cursed!" Kaoru exclaimed, grinning. Momoko covered her mouth. "Ms. Goody-two shoes, ain't so good at all huh~"

Momoko just blushed. "Forget about that!" She looked around the room, and found a small bunny with one arm bandaged up, looking at them, seemingly looking bewildered and troubled by the trio. "Hey Miyako, is this what you meant by bunny?" She pointed.

"Oh yeah!" Miyako said, surprised. "Hey there," she smiled. "Do you know where we are?"

Kaoru just shook her head, rolling her eyes. "Like the bunny's going to to talk back."

And, as if understanding, a poof of fog suddenly emanated, and where the bunny previously was, stood a guy who had bunny ears, a blue tuxedo, blue vest, a golden pocket watch, and the same white bandages across his arm.

"Phew, that's better!" He sighed. "Sorry for the confusion. My name is Boomer. Welcome! You're in a place called Arcana," he said, reaching out his hand and smiling.

Kaoru was stunned. Momoko was just horribly confused at what just happened, continuously rubbing her eyes. And Miyako?

Well.. she fainted.

Hope you enjoyed the first chapter! (: See you on the next one~

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- Mia