Chapter 2

Avery followed the dormouse through the castle to a kitchen where a woman in white was stirring something in a pot. Mallymkun ran over to the woman and climbed up onto her shoulder to whisper in her ear. The woman nodded and turned around.

"Avery Kingsly, I was wondering when I would see you wonder into my castle as your mother has before you." The lady said walking toward Avery. "I'm Mirana, the White Queen of Underland."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, but I really need to get back to my mother." Avery said.

"The Hatter is out looking for her now; she'll be here very soon." The White Queen turned to the mouse on her shoulder. "Find Faylen and tell her to stay in her room till her father returns, she'll be safer that way." Mally nodded before jumping to the floor and running off. "Now Chess would you mind telling me how this happened?" The Cat told her how he had allowed the wrong person to follow him through the woods and down the rabbit whole, and how ashamed he was that this had happened. "Don't worry Chess we shall straighten everything out, now come with me to the garden, Avery I shall send in a maid to fix you something to drink.

Avery waited in the kitchen, a woman dressed in maids clothes came in and fixed her some hot chocolate before dismissing herself. She sat in the kitchen sipping on her drink, not knowing where she was or she would ever be able to find her way home. She knew her mother had to be worried sick

"Mirana, Mirana are you in there?" A voice called from the hallway. "Mirana, Mally told me that fath…..Oh" Avery stared at the girl who had enter the kitchen; it was like looking in a mirror except for the hair. They had the same mouth, and even the same green eyes, the girl could be her twin.

"How much farther Hatter?" Alice asked as they made their way through the wood.

"Not much my dear, the entrance should be right up…." The pair fell down the rabbit and landed on the ground with a thud. "Found it." Hatter said causing Alice to laugh. "The girls are with the White Queen, follow me."

"Tarrant, how do we explain this to them?" Alice asked.

"I don't know Alice, I honestly don't know." When they arrived at the castle they were greeted by Mirana, Chess, and Malymkin who were very happy to see Alice,

"Momma." Avery came running out of the kitchen and hugged her mother. "Momma there is a girl here, she looks just like me."

"Oh dear, Mally I told you to keep Faylen upstairs." Mirana said.

"I thought she was." Mally looked around and found Faylen walking toward them. "Who are they father? I want to know now." Faylen said.

"Could you all excuse us for a moment?" Tarrant asked us friends who politely drifted away. "Faylen, this is Alice Kingsly and her daughter Avery, Alice is our mother and Avery..."

"Is my twin, I knew we looked too much alike not to be related. " Faylen smirked. "I've always felt like you were keeping something from me dad, you're a horrible lair."

"Why did you lie to us? Why not just let us know each other?" Avery asked.

"It was too dangerous having both of you in Underland; people aren't exactly crazy about your mother here." Alice told her. "But I couldn't keep both from your father, and that meant giving one of my precious daughters up." She looked at Faylen.

"Avery if I could have kept both of you and your mother here in a heartbeat I would have." Tarrant said putting his hand on his daughter shoulder. "My heart broke the day your mother left Underland taking you with her. I thought I'd never see you again."

"Why couldn't you come with us?" Avery asked him, meeting his eyes with hers.

"The White Queen needed me here; Underland was on the verge of war at the time now we're in it." He told her. "But don't think I didn't miss you every day." The Mad Hatter hugged the girl who clung to her father with all she had. Alice held her arms open to Faylen who ran to her.

"It feels amazing to have you my arms again Faylen" She said. "I've stayed up many nights wondering what you'd grow up to be."

"I've always wondered what my mother was like." Faylen said. "I'd always been told she was one of Underland's great warriors I've never imagined she would be the great Alice."

"Tarrant I'm sorry to interrupt but we must brief Alice on the great battles." Mirana said coming out into the courtyard. "Mallymkun will take the girls to Faylen's chamber."

"Yes Milady." Tarrant said he hugged both his daughters before taking Alice's hands and following the Whit Queen to the consul room.

Alice walked into the room and found familiar faces looking at her. McTwisp sat fidgeting in his chair keeping an eye on the March Hare who was looking for something to throw. Bayard and a few of his, now grown, pups were standing near the table and the Tweedles were sitting side by side talking to each other.

"Alice." Chess appeared in front of her. "I'm dreadfully sorry for the mix up I thought the girl was you."

"Its fine Chess, everything straightened out now." She told him. They took seats at the table and waited for Mally in Mirana to join them and start the meeting. When they arrived everyone feel silent as The White Queen walked over to his seat.

"Alice has returned to us in our time of need." The Queen said. "My sister the Red Queen and has escaped her prison and returned to her castle with no followers from the outland there are slowly taking over or kingdom. Alice we have called you here to help defeat Iracebeth and keep us safe."

"Why do you need me the Jabberwocky is dead?" Alice asked.

"My sister has trained a new champion, a lady not much younger than you, it's for told that you must defeat her."

"I can't believe I have a sister a twin sister, and after spending all my time locked up in the castle alone." Faylen said pacing her room as her sister sat on the bed. "Can you believe this?"

"No my mother won't even let me walk to the end of the road alone, and now I find out she's a warrior in some other land, I don't know what to think." Avery said. "I am glad I have a sister though, and a father."

"I'm glad I have a sister and a mother, all I've ever had is Mirana and she can be a bit strict at times." Faylen told her.

"It's always just been me and mom." Avery said, "We've been on our own for as long as I can remember. She use to tell me stories about this place though, I just thought they were made up like a fairy tale."

"Well it's not I grew up here, it's as real as your home." Faylen looked at her. "I wish you could have grown up here with me, before the great war. Things were so much brighter then."

A/N: I feel as though I might only be writing this for one person but as long as I get any reviews I'll try and keep writing. lol