Malice In Wonderland
The windows of the building showed the reflection of the light from the setting sun. The black sedan rolled up in front of the glass doors of the 30 story building, the people in the car walked him out a bag covered his face but his left eye. He saw the walls of the building surrounding the him as the bag was ripped from his face. The walls were covered with computer monitors each one showing something else fantastical that had to be a game or scenes from a movie. They undid the handcuffs that held his hands to the very large block that was carried by the large gentleman in the black suit. The small woman who was at his door just hours earlier had stepped in, smiled, asked for his help, and then before he could agree a heavy sensation fell across the back of his neck. He blacked out until they had carried him into the car and he had tried to escape nearly ripping his arms off thanks to the huge block. They drug him into the car and he sat there for four-five hours, yes he had kept count, and now the small woman from before stepped out in front of him once more as he massaged his sore wrists surprised he still had his hands. She looked up at him and smiled behind her cold emerald eyes 'She's about to lie through her teeth to me' he thought staring back with a stare just as cold, seeing as he was indeed a good head taller than the woman he could definitely take her. However her friends in the black suits on the other hand, the one behind him to his left looked to have bench pressed a bus this morning before work, while his friend on the other side of him looked as though he could cause anyone else to crap themselves just by cracking his neck. All in all these big dudes seemed very protective of the little miss that felt the need to continue staring him down for another good ten fifteen minutes before she finally spoke.
"Welcome new recruit," She began turning and walking into the large glass doors which caused him to realize they had never left the lobby until now, "to A.L.I.C.E. where all things pertaining to the secret war against the red queen of Wonderland and our best and brightest minds come together to create weapons especially for the purpose of fighting against her army and foil any attempts of breaking through the barrier of worlds and taking over the world. Any questions?"
"Yeah only one, are you off your meds lady? Because if you've already forgotten, let me remind you that Wonderland is a made up place for the entertainment of children, nothing more." He said stepping up to where his face was almost right against hers.
But she never missed a beat as she said softly so that he could hear her without killing his ear drums considering the distance: "Then tell me, why do you go there when everyone thinks you're out of town," She said pressing a button as one of the monitors flashed to a new image showing him walking through a large gate and then vanishing right before the royal guard grabbed him. "You tend to do this a lot subconsciously, whether you realize it or not you're the next well so to speak, Alice" She said smiling and holding out a ring with a red gemstone in it.
"Wait why are you giving me my class ring, how did you even get it?' He said dropping it into the pocket of his jeans.
"The same place we got you and you may wanna put that on you'll need it for the mission." She said pressing another button on the small remote she carried.
As she did this the wall next to him opened up revealing a glass window filled with people in white lab coats working on multiple weapons and creations looking like a room in a U.S. military base. One weapon caught his eyes it was more of a diagram than anything it was a large golden colored staff and many scientists were standing around it trying to decipher the means of how it was created as their body language clearly showed. He was amazed at the weapons they were shelling out some as complicated as a rocket launcher to something as simple as a machete it was amazing.
"Alistair," she said as the wall closed and another opened leading to a large room filled with mirrors and monitors each one showing a different location. "we need to begin the mission, you may choose your weapon and choose wisely for you can only swap your weapon once you have come back to this world."
"Alright," Alistair said walking toward the wall of weapons, "say I believe you. How do I get there and back."
"With the ring and any reflective surface that you can see a clear reflection of yourself." she said as he removed the ring from his pocket and slipped a machete off the wall.
"I'm in." He said stepping to one of the mirrors.