Fae: Aha! My turn to upload. Nothing much to say about this chapter except I love Cheshire. Not just in this story but Cheshire in general. Read! Enjoy! Review!

Rena: Wind Sneaker

Cheshire Cat: Void Princess

Diamond: Lord Knight

Rena continued running with her head down and her eyes closed until she tripped on a conveniently placed, very sharp rock and was sent crashing to the floor. She landed awkwardly on her arm, cringing and yelping at the pain that shot through her body. She cursed loudly as she sat up, cradling her arm with her other hand.

Rena continued on cursing and examining her arm, oblivious to everything going on around her. The change of scenery, going from blackness to a checkerboard sky, reddish-brown grass, and purple and orange trees, the cat in the trees that was watching her and purring rather loudly, even the fact that she was wearing a white apron over a blue dress. At the moment, all she cared about was summoning Airelinna and healing herself, even though it was just a slight sprain.

As she tried to contact the fairy, her focus was interrupted by a loud, "AHEM!"

Rena looked up to see a purple-haired girl standing before her. She had two pigtails on the top of her head, the ribbons looking more like ears than bows, and her eyes were bright purple with slit pupils. Her outfit showed her stomach and chest, and consisted of shorts, a cross-cut sleeveless top, long gloves that came from just below her shoulders and covered her hands with paw-like sleeves, and thigh-high striped socks with garters under knee-high, paw looking boots. It was covered in stripes and solid colors, its main colors consisting of purples, pinks, and blacks. Around her neck was a red scarf tied in a bow, with a bell in the front that jingled as she moved and chuckled, and made a purring sound as she breathed.

Rena stared the girl up and down, examining her strange taste in clothing. She didn't have a weapon on her, so she couldn't be hostile, but at the same time...

"Excuse me, but I do believe you are sitting somewhere you shouldn't be." the girl said, her lips pulling back in a smirk that revealed sharp, animal-like canines. Her tail swished back and forth in a relaxed but impatient manner, and- Oh, wait, she had a tail-

"You have a tail!" Rena exclaimed. The girl cocked her head and blinked, before turning around in a circle. "I do not have one to tell you, but there certainly is one attached to my lower back."

The girl chuckled at Rena's confused face. She then took a step forward and leaned over, offering a hand. "Like I said before, you are sitting somewhere you shouldn't be. Benches and grass are for sitting, not roses."

Rena practically jumped to her feet when something nibbled at the back of her leg, and she looked down at the flowers. They were roses, sure enough, but in the middle were little mouths with two rows of nubby and/or sharp teeth. She stared down at the flowers, wondering why they hadn't bit her sooner.

"They don't bite unless you sit on them for too long. Now, that out of the way, we come to the formalities." The girl bowed, although a little informally, but continued nonetheless. "I am the Cheshire Cat, beloved pet of the Mad Hatter and guardian of the Hatter's Domain. I'm sure you'd love to introduce yourself, but he has already informed me of who you are."

"Oh?" Rena asked, raising her eyebrow. "Just who am I then?"

"You are Miss Alice, the savior of Wonderland and sole Light of Hope for the White Queen's Kingdom. You are the child that the High Mage Circle's prophecy spoke of, the girl that Door Mouse would give any key to, and the one who will ultimately crush the Red Queen and overtake Wonderland." The Cheshire cat explained.

Rena coughed, pulling herself to her feet. Her arm was still achy, but she could move it freely. "Um, no, you have it mistaken. I'm not Alice, my name is Rena. I'm from Elrios, and I'm just trying to get home to help my friends fight a war..."

The Cheshire Cat stood at her full height and smiled, placing a finger to her lips. "Ah, I suppose I said too much. You'll understand more as you journey, Alice. But don't worry, little Cheshire will be right here with you!"

"... I just want to go home, and I'm not Alice..." Rena said. What in the hell was this girl talking about? Cheshire Cat? Red and White Queens, the Mad Hatter... Who was Alice? Where was Wonderland? And what was this "Sole Light of Hope" and this prophecy?

"But Alice, do you have amnesia? Who else would you be, if not Alice? You are not an imposter, unless you had your clothes stolen..." Cheshire smiled, nodding up and down at Rena. The elf looked down at herself over and gasped. She was in a blue dress that tied behind her neck with a white dress under it that showed off her shoulders. It was fastened in place by a simpler, less golden version of her normal black corset, and over that was a white apron tied with a bow in the back. While she still had her shoes, they now came up knee high and were missing the flowers, and her socks were black and white striped, one striped vertically, the other striped horizontally. She had one black wristband and one white one, and her hair ribbon was white and covered with card suits.

"I-I don't understand, I-" Rena started, but the Cat grabbed her arm and started dragging her off towards the forest. "It's alright, no one understands anything here. Like I don't understand why I am the Cheshire Cat, when I am clearly more of a human than a cat, and why this place is Wonderland, even when it is neither full of wonders or wonderful. Everything here is just abnormal, but it isn't wonderful, or full of wonder, or anything of the sort, and for that, I do not understand the name. Why isn't it Abnormalland, instead of Wonderland?" Cheshire rambled, dragging Rena along. Rena just listened and walked, realizing that resistance was futile. As she glanced behind her to where she had come from, all she saw was a mountain, and the man known as the Door Mouse waving her off before disappearing.

Rena followed Cheshire until they reached a clearing, where the cat abruptly stopped. "I want you to do something for me."

Rena crossed her arms, and scoffed. "Only if you return the favor."

"Oh, in due time, Alice, I intend to. But I can't do anything without my precious Angkor, and sadly, he's been stolen. I want you to get him back for me." Cheshire explained. "You see, I am a mage of sorts, but I am unable to do magic without my staff. A Card Knight by the name of Diamond has stolen it from me, and I recently saw him hiding out just up ahead. See, I'm simply afraid of the man, could you go get my darling back for me?"

Rena sighed, staring at the adorable face Cheshire was giving her, and then nodded. "Fine. I'll get your stupid staff back, but only if you promise to take me to someone who can get me back home."

Cheshire huffed. "Angkor's not just some stupid staff. He's my best friend and a loved companion. Just hurry and go get him back."

She gave Rena a forceful shove, before turning her back and crossing her arms. Her tail twitched and was fraying angrily, but Rena was extremely cranky at that moment so she didn't care. She continued on, past the clearing and out of the deeper part of the woods, where she came to another clearing, but in the middle was a man. He had red hair and was wearing Elsword's apparel, but in only red and white, and his pants and shirt were less poofy, plus he was missing his armor on one shoulder. His sword looked different too, though still pointed and lance like, it had an amulet and some cloth strips hanging off the hilt.

Rena gasped and smiled in relief. Before she knew it, she was running towards him yelling, "Elsword! Thank god you're okay!"

He twitched and stared at her, drawing his blade and making a quick slash at her. She gasped and jumped back, just barely avoiding getting her guts spilled on the floor. She skid back on her knee and feet, holding the ground with one hand. "Elsword?"

"You seem to have me mistaken for someone else. I am the Card Knight of the Black Diamonds, you may call me Diamond for short." Elsword, now dubbed Diamond said flatly. "I assume you're Alice?"

"No, Elsword, it's me, it's Rena." Rena started, standing back up. "Why did you attack me?"

"My Queen has ordered it." Diamond said, pointing his blade at her. Rena could see the staff Cheshire was talking about in his other hand though: It was long and axe-like, colored in dark purples, whites, and pinks. There was a red ribbon, also with a bell tied around the top of the handle of the staff, right below the bat that looked like an axe blade.

So that little thing was Angkor... Maybe it wouldn't be so hard to get, the stupid thing looked sturdy enough...

As if on cue, the staff started sweating. That was simply peculiar, there was no way a staff could sweat... But then again, this was Wonderland, and that staff did belong to Cheshire...

"Alice, I'm afraid that while we just met, I cannot let you live. Now would be a good time to beg your god for mercy." Diamond told her, with the largest and only hint of emotion in his flat tone since she had met him.

"Wha- No, wait, I-" Rena started, but he charged at her, cutting her off and leaving no room for discussion. She hopped back from his first stab, and then ducked slightly to avoid his second one. She had to spread her arms out and practically bend in half to avoid his slashes, and when the knight started trying to trip her, she was practically dancing across the field.

Finally, he pushed her into a tree, where she slammed her back on the trunk and knocked the wind out of herself with the impact. She panted to catch her breath, but the Knight charged her and held the blade to her throat. "Any regrets?"

"... Sorry, I didn't want to hit you, but sadly..." Rena sighed, before kneeing the knight in the stomach and upper cutting him in the jaw. She caught the staff with her foot and jerked it out of his hand, and then quickly did a Drilling Kick into his chest before he hit the floor. He glared at her upon sitting up, holding his shredded shirt and chest as he bled out. Through his fingers, Rena could see a bright green glow, something that resembled the glow of...

"Do you have an Elshard where your heart should be?!" She exclaimed, fumbling with the staff to avoid dropping it in surprise.

"Everyone in Wonderland has one, save two people. You, Alice, are one of them, but I'm sure you already knew that. Forgive me for getting cocky, next time it won't be so easy." Diamond replied, before standing and slinking off to god knows where. Rena was about to run after him when Cheshire tackled her from behind, grabbed her staff, and tumbled away from Rena. The Elf stood, huffing angrily.

"You were there the whole time?!" She demanded, taking a menacing step towards the Cat.

"But of course. I said, 'Cheshire will always be there for you,' did I not? But I also said I was deathly afraid of the man and was useless without my staff." Cheshire smiled. She then pointed the axe part of Angkor at Rena. "Would you like to see me at my full power? I'll fight you right now.~"

Rena glared and slapped the staff aside. "Whatever, attack me if you want. Anyway, I want you to take me to someone who can take me home. Also, explain why Diamond had an Elshard for a heart."

Cheshire was silent, staring at Rena with a confused face. "What?"

"What is... A 'Heart?'" the Cat finally asked. Rena could only stare.

Wes: BTW. That conveniently placed sharp rock is in all of my stories o_O lololol. It's my favorite OC out of all my OCs.