Alison's Wonderland
Full Review: Ever wonder what happened after Alice left Wonderland?
Fifty years later, Alice's 7-year-old granddaughter Alison falls down the rabbit hole. Time in Wonderland had stopped again when Alice left; in fact, it's only a day later…
This story was created by me and my younger cousins, when my little cousin Kristy said we should play 'Alice in Wonderland'. We had some arguments about when it would be; Cece wanted to be 'Little Alice', because she liked her better; but we didn't want to deal with the Red Queen or the Jabberwocky. So we decided to make it Alice's granddaughter, also named Alice (later we changed it to Alison). Then despite ideas for me to play 'the Mad Hatter's daughter/granddaughter', we decided to keep Wonderland in the same time, only one day after the Jabberwocky was slain. This, is how it turned out…
CHAPTER 1: DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE AGAIN
"And then there was the Mad Hatter. He was my favorite. He really wasn't as mad as he seemed…" Alice trailed off wistfully. Little Alison, sitting on her knee, watched her.
"But Grammy Alice," she said softly, "Mother says that Wonderland isn't real. She says that you only dreamed of it. She said," the child hesitated, "That you were… a little mad."
"My dearest Alison," Alice laughed, surprising Alison, "I'm sure that I am a little mad, perhaps more! Why, everyone's a little mad! Even you."
Alison gave her grandmother a hurt look. "I am not mad, Grammy!" she protested.
"I'm afraid you are. I'll tell you a secret though, one my father told me."
Alison leaned forward curiously.
"…All the best people are."
"Alison!"
I hesitated, looking around for the voice I'd heard.
"Go on Alison, hurry up! It's my turn next!" Laura's shrill voice echoed across the schoolyard.
I sighed, and reached for the first bar. The bars were my favourite place to play here, but today I simply wasn't in the mood. My mind was far away in a land called "Wonderland"… or simply in the land of dreams?
As I swung to the second bar, I saw something… Was that…?
Thump. I fell to the ground, soiling my blue dress. I didn't care.
"Alison! Alison, are you okay?" Laura pulled me up, looking at me anxiously. She tried to brush off my dress, but I pulled away.
"I'm fine, really," I replied quickly. "Did you see that?"
"See what?"
"I think it was a rabbit…"
"A rabbit!" Laura squealed. "Where is it?"
I walked away, searching for it. It was a rabbit, I was sure, but what on earth was it wearing? As I walked into the trees, I saw it again. A flash of white, with a flash of blue.
Suddenly, he ran behind a tree. I followed him, cautiously. There, I found a dark hole. Curious as my Grammy before me, I leaned in for a closer look. Bad idea.
"Alice?"
"It isn't Alice! McTwisp, not again!"
"It is, Mally! I'm sure of it!"
Who were they? Mally, McTwisp? Weren't they…? Finally, I opened her eyes.
There was the white rabbit. And he was wearing… a waistcoat? How odd. Standing beside him was a small mouse, also wearing clothes.
"Who… who are you?" I asked curiously. I thought to ask 'what' would be a little rude.
"See? She doesn't remember!" The mouse insisted.
"As she didn't last time, Mally!" the white rabbit argued. Then he turned to me. "My name is Nivens McTwisp, and this is Mallymkin. And you, of course, are Alice?"
"No, I'm not," I replied, still confused, as Mallymkin cried 'I told you!' "My name is Alison."
"Alison!" McTwisp cried, aghast.
"Yes," I replied, growing more uneasy, "Alice is my Grammy…"
"Your Grammy?"
"I told you McTwisp!" Mallymkin looked half-smug, half-exasperated, "You try to find Alice, and trail down her granddaughter instead! I knew she was too small!"
McTwisp sighed, as Mallymkin walked off.
"Might as well take her to Tarrant, she'll amuse him, at least," she called over her shoulder. McTwisp nodded, and pulled me down the opposite fork in the road.
We were in a highly wooded area, much like what I'd left behind in the 'real world'. However, the creatures I caught glimpses of through the trees showed I was not home. A rocking-horse fly; and flowers with faces, whispering to each other through their petals.
Just like Grammy said…
A/N: Hope you like it! I think it's different, since most of the "after-Wonderland" fanfics involve Tarrant's and Alice's daughter or such. I'm working on the next chapter, I'll get it up as soon as I can!
Read&Review, please!
-Silohette