Welcome to Wonderland…

Chapter Two: Reintroductions

"How did you know who I am, miss?" Chris asked with his head cocked like a little puppy. "I'm sure we've never met before."

"C'mon Chris!" Jill said walking up to him. "You know me. We're partners remember?"

Chris placed a finger on his chin and looked up at the sky like he was thinking. Then he looked at Jill and smiled the little boy smile at her. "Nope! I don't think we've ever met, miss."

Jill sighed with heavy frustration in her voice. She placed a hand on her forehead and looked at Chris. "So…what do you want?" she asked him.

"Well…I'm part of the welcoming committee I guess," Chris answered, kicking at the ground a little. "You're house just appeared out of nowhere and I thought that I might just say hello, miss."

Okay…He can stop calling me 'miss'…

Jill took a deep breath and took her hand off of her head. "Alright…Let's get this straight, I'm not from here nor do I wish I was here. I was just going to work in the world I was from and then I walked through the door and I find myself in this weird place. Then you walked out from behind the tree and start doing this 'Hiya miss!' crap."

"I wouldn't have to call you 'miss' if I knew your name, miss," Chris pointed out.

Jill narrowed her eyes at him. Who the hell is this guy? He's not the Chris I know. Am I going crazy?

Jill shook her head. "Okay then…can you tell how to get the hell out of here then at least?"

Chris smiled at her. "Yes I can!"

"Great! How about you tell me how then," Jill said.

"I would…but I can't, miss," Chris chuckled. Then he stopped and looked at her, his eyes wondering her body until they reached her face. "Unless you-"

"Hell no to that!" Jill shouted at him, punching him hard in the arm.

Chris rubbed his arm and smiled reassuringly at her. "I was only kidding with you, miss. I'll tell you, only if you help my friend. You see, we have an evil Goblin King who had a little bit too much fun casting spells and my friend accidently got hit by one of his magic bolts."

Jill raised a brow at him. "Um…I think I'll pass on that, but thanks for the offer. I think I'll look for a way myself."

Jill waved good-bye at him and began walking into the woods.

"I wouldn't go through the forest alone, miss!" Chris shouted after her, making her stop so she could here what he was saying. "Especially if you have no idea where you are going. There are monster out there!"

Jill looked at him and smiled. "Don't worry. I'm sure I'll be fine. It was nice meeting you, bye!"

Jill walked deeper into the woods and she couldn't see "Chris" anymore. She looked around at her surroundings. The forest definitely seemed to get denser as she wandered through it. It felt creepy in this part of the forest in a since. That was when she stumbled across a large den made of brush and grass. The size of the den was bigger than her apartment and looked to be about the size of a house.

"Alright…" Jill said looking at the den. "This place just gets weirder with each passing minute.

Jill walked to the entrance of the den. She looked inside but as she did, the stench of an animal flooded over her. She backed off and plugged her nose.

That was disgusting…it smelled like a stinking pig or some kind of farm animal.

Jill turned around to walk away from the den. But when she turned around, her eyes met the large nose that belonged to a pig. Jill looked up and noticed at that she was looking at a large black boar that was about as big as the den behind her. The boar's eyes were glaring down at her.

"What do you think you are doing little girl?" The boar asked. The voice of the boar sounded familiar. Then Jill realized who the giant pig might be.

"Forest? Forest Speyer?" She asked the boar. "It's me Jill!"

"How the hell do you know my name and why the hell do I care about yours?!" Forest shouted.

What's wrong with this place?!

"C'mon Forest," Jill smiled, placing a hand on his snout. She then began pulling at his snout, making him squeal in pain. "This isn't funny. Now come out of that pig costume and-Crap this is real!"

"How dare you?!...Touching me like I'm...I'm…a pet!!!" Forest shouted.

Jill smiled innocently at the boar Forest and patted his nose.

"I'm going to kill you, runt!" Forest squealed.

Jill waved at him and ran back the way see came as fast as she could, screaming as she ran. Then, she came back to where see started. She leaned against a tree and tried to regain her breath. She looked up and saw Chris standing next to the gingerbread house. He looked like he was eating it or something.

"You know, miss," Chris said. "Your house tastes pretty good."

"Quit eating my house!" Jill shouted. Chris raised a brow and smiled mischievously at her. "I mean-That's not my house. Do what you want to it."

Chris laughed. "So…how did it go, miss?"

"Besides getting almost killed by a giant boar that I thought was one of my friends, pretty good," Jill replied with a fake smile.

"You know…it'll be a lot easier if you just follow me, miss," Chris said as he walked up to her. "All you have to do is help my friend."

Jill rolled her eyes. Basically, she had no other choice and right now, she didn't feel like trying to get in anymore trouble in this weird place.

Jill sighed and looked at Chris. "I guess so. On one condition…you stop calling me miss."

"Alright," Chris said with a smile. "Now tell me your name."

"My name is Jill," Jill said to Chris, kind of annoyed that she had to reintroduce herself to him.

"Hi Jill," Chris said, reaching out a hand for her to shake. Jill took his hand and shook it. "You have a nice name."

"Um…thanks," Jill said politely.

"Okay, now we can get going," Chris said with a smile. "Are you ready Jill?"

Jill shrugged. "As ready as I'll ever be, I guess."

"Alright! Let's go!" Chris said cheerfully.

He took her by the wrist and led her through the forest, a different and not as dense way. Now, the journey through the storybook land had begun.

A/N: I hope you guys like it. ^^ Please review and no flames.

Next Chapter: Richard, the Rodent Prince.