Jinja fell and fell and fell. It seemed like she had been dropping down for forever! Jinja had been braced to hit the bottom, but eased up when she realized it wasn't coming anytime soon. Also, there was no sign of the Bren bunny? Where'd that rascal go?
Suddenly, she saw a figure falling with her. "Hello," cried Jinja. The figure came closer and closer. When it was close enough Jinja couldn't believe her eyes. It was One-Eyed Jack!
"Hello-ah there pilgrim!" called out the crazy man joyfully. "What brings you here-ah to the Rabbit Hole-ah?"
Ok, he was still creepy. But what did he call this bottomless pit? The Rabbit Hole? She needed him to spill.
"You know what this place is?" asked Jinja.
"Of course-ah! I am the gate keep-ah to Wonderland-ah!" shouted One-Eyed Jack.
"Well, it looks like we aren't getting there anytime soon because I've been falling for forever and I don't think there's a bottom," stated Jinja. This is frustrating. The man was clearly out of him mind.
"Actually darlin' we haven't been falling for long-ah. We were never actually falling at all-ah!"
"EXCUSE ME!"
"Let me explain-ah! This is like Limbo. You don't-ah go anywhere-ah unless you think about it and BAM you're there-ah!" answered Jack. "Close your eyes-ah and think 'I want to go to Wonderland-ah' and there you go."
Jinja sighed. This was beyond crazy and stupid, but if it made the endless falling cease it would be worth a shot. So, she closed her eyes and told herself she wanted to go to Wonderland.
BAM! Jinja's back collided with solid ground. She wasn't dead, but she was sure to have a bruise there in the morning. The girl stood up to see Jack grinning at her in front of a gate. The man opened the gate, gesturing her forward.
"Welcome to Wonderland-ah!" he shouted.
Jinja cautiously emerged from the gate. Outside was beautiful! It was thick, luscious forest with many types of trees and flowers. The air smelt clean and fresh as a breeze blew lightly against her skin.
Suddenly, Bren jumped out of nowhere screaming and flailing his arms wildly. "I'm late! I'm late!" he cried as he took off once again to who knows where.
"There you are you crazy Bren bunny," snarled Jinja. Before she left she wanted to thank Jack. Even though the guy was a looney toon he still saved her from being trapped in purgatory. But when she turned to thank him the gate was shut.
Jinja shrugged and took off after Bren before he got out of her sight. She traveled into the forest. Deeper and deeper she went just like before she fell down the Rabbit Hole. Bren never halted. The boy hadn't even broken into a sweat!
"Come on Bren!" cried Jinja desperately. "Stop, maybe I can help you!"
Bren just kept going. Jinja tripped on a root. She got a mouthful of dirt as she landed hard on the ground. Struggling to get up she spat angrily when she saw Bren had disappeared again.
"Stupid Bren," Jinja snapped. "Where did you go?"
"What does your head say?" asked a voice from above.
Jinja spun around. Where was that voice coming from? No one seemed to be around.
"Over here little mouse~," cooed a creepily familiar voice.
Jinja turned to see none other than Dom Pyro before her. He looked…different too. While Jack wore the same garb he did in the desert Dom's attire was completely different. He wore a purple and lavender jacket which was open to reveal a dark gray shirt beneath. The ruff of the jacket's hood and around the shoulders was what looked to be white fur. He wore black gloves with sharp blades at the ends to resemble claws. Like Bren, his black pants ended in animal paws, his being cream colored cat paws. On his head were matching ears and behind him a tail swished deviously.
"What do you want, creep?" snarled Jinja furiously. She reached for Charger's core in her pocket. There was no way this creepy cat was going to capture her again like some damsel in distress.
Pyro held up his hands in mock surrender. "Easy there little mouse. You wouldn't want to pull out that big moose of yours before getting information on where to find the White Rabbit, now would you?"
When Jinja slowly lowered the core the man purred. "Yes, he is on his way to the Mad Hatter's Tea Party. It's not a big event since one is held every day, but if the White Rabbit doesn't show then the fun can't begin!"
Yeah, Jinja had heard Bren babbling about some sort of tea party. "Where is this tea party?" she asked kitty Pyro.
Pyro giggled, a twisted grin upon his face. With a flick of his tail he pointed in the direction behind her. "That way, but be careful. The Queen of Hearts has men in that direction. You don't want to run into them. Could end with your little tail snipped~"
Jinja looked behind her where the cat had pointed. She turned back to Dom Pyro. "That way?" But the grinning cat was gone.