"What's happening?!" Ben yelled as he fell deeper and deeper through what looked to be pages of the book. There were words, pictures, everything was happening so fast. Ben came upon a picture of a sky, and he was falling right through it!

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Ben screamed as he found himself falling from the sky! No time to spare and not wanting to be a grease spot on the ground, Ben used the Omnitrix and prayed in his head that he'll get something that flies. He slammed it down and,

"Whampire?!" Ben said. "About time I get a good one!" Whampire flew down from the sky and landed safely on a grassy hill. When he looked out to see where he was, his eyes were wide with wonder.

As far as his eyes can see, Whampire saw a beautiful land that glowed with a radiant sunshine. In the distance, he spotted a large castle located at a cliff top. This beautiful land was a truly glorious sight, like it was magical.

"Wow..." Whampire breathed out. "This place is amaz-"

The Vladat paused when he felt his skin burning. His body started to smoke!

"Oh, man!" Ben forgot he was still Whampire! And Whampire burns in daylight!

Smoking, panicking and in pain, Whampire flew away and tried to find an area with little sunlight, which was hard to find in a sunny place like this.

But with great luck, Whampire spotted a very dark, and very unwelcome looking forest. But darkness it exactly what Whampire needed right now, so he flew deep into the forest and hung upside down on the nearest tree branch. His skin slowly began to cool.

While thinking his best upside down, Whampire tried to assess his situation. "Okay, I get sucked into a book, then I end up in a fantasy world of some kind...what am I going to do?"

Then Whampire heard a rustling from the bushes. He looked down and saw a flash of red speeding through the woods.

Whampire came down from the branch "Whoa! That girl is fast!" He paused. "At least I think it was a girl, it was girl shaped." Shrugging, Whampire took off after the mysterious runner.

It was a girl, a girl in a red hood. She ran at such incredible speeds, it was like she was in a marathon and won, and celebrated by doing more running! A small dire wolf was running alongside her, but he was actually trying his best to keep up with her!

And Whampire was the same. He flew over the girl, trying not to lose her. 'She sure is fast.' Whampire thought. 'Maybe a little too fast...' He wondered if this girl was even human.

Finally, the girl and her pet stopped at a small clearing out near end of the trail. She wiped a little sweat off her brow. "Phew! Awesome race, Carmine."

The small wolf named Carmine barked in agreement.

Ben had finally caught up with her. But at the worst possible time, the Omnitrix has timed out while he was still in mid air! Ben screamed as he fell to the ground. He closed his eyes and braced himself.

"OOF!" Ben landed hard, but oddly enough, it didn't hurt as much as he thought. He looked down and gasped. "Oh, my gosh!"

Ben found himself sitting on another girl! "Are you okay?! I'm sorry I fell on you!" Ben said as he helped the girl up. When he got a good look at her, Ben backed up a little to take her all in.

The girl's look was a busy one. Her hair was curly and came in three colors: dark turquoise, mint green, and dark magenta. She had bright blue eyes and light skin. Her clothes were a hodgepodge of colors and patterns of yellow, black, and blue. Atop her head was a little hat shaped like a teacup.

The girl shook her head rapidly, then blinked twice at Ben. "Whoa! Didn't see that coming! Where'd you come from?!"

"That's what I'd like to know." The hooded girl asked. Carmine walked up to Ben and sniffed him carefully.

It was now or never. Ben had to make a good impression or he could end up being the enemy of these strange but cute girls.

Ben opened his mouth to speak, but the colorful looking girl beat him to it. She grinned and said, "White knight, sunshine; a place, a face, I have mine."

Ben stared. "Huh?"

The girl covered her mouth in surprise. "Oops! Sorry, I guess you don't speak Riddlish." She giggled. "I said: Hello, what is your name?"

"Uh, my name's Ben, Ben Tennyson." he said. "And you are?"

The bubbly girl smiled and tipped her teacup hat. "Madeline Hatter! Hat-tastic to meet you!"

Ben cocked an eyebrow. "Madeline Hatter? Like Mad Hatter?"

"Yep!" Madeline nodded. "He's my dad."

"Your dad?!" Ben exclaimed. He turned to the other girl. Seeing her red hood, Ben had a good idea who she was. "And are you...?"

"I'm Cerise, daughter of Red Riding Hood." she said in a shy voice.

Ben's mouth dropped open. What kind of world was he in?!

"Hey! Maddie?" a new voice called.

Ben turned and saw what could be the most beautiful girl he's ever seen. Her pale skin made her violet eyes pop. Her ebony hair cascaded down her back. Her purple dress complimented the purple and maroon highlights in her hair.

"Who are you?" this mysterious, cool beauty asked Ben.

Ben's mind was blank. He tried to breath. "Uh, I'm uh..."

"This is Ben, Ben Tennyson." Maddie introduced.

"H-Hi." Ben finally said, his face flushed.

"Hey, I'm Raven, Raven Queen." The girl smiled. Ben's heart melted from that smile. And her name, Raven Queen, it's like music.

"What a beautiful name." Ben said without thinking.

Raven's perfectly thin eyebrows lifted. "Oh, uh, thanks." She chuckled. "So, where did you come from?"

Ben snapped out his lovesick state. "Oh! I'm from...out of town."

"From where out of town?" Cerise asked, her hands on her hips.

Ben scratched the back of his head. "Well, it's kind of hard to explain."

"I know!" Maddie chirped. "Why don't we talk about it over a nice cup of tea at my dad's tea shop?"

"Tea shop?" Ben said.

"That's right! The Wonderland Haberdashery and Tea Shop!" Maddie grabbed Ben's hand and started to run. "Let's go!"

"Whoa! Slow down!" Ben said.

With his new found friends, Ben was taken to the town near the castle on the cliff. There, he saw little shops and boutiques. People were walking by and having a good time together.

"Wow, this is a nice little town." Ben said. It was a lot cleaner and more pleasant looking than Undertown. There were no riots or robberies going on so far. And not an alien in sight.

"This is the Village of Book End." Maddie explained. "This is were we go when we're not at school."

"School, huh?" Ben said. "I hope your school is as cool as this place."

Maddie giggled. "You could say that. Ever After High is a pretty hat-tastic school. Sure, it's not Wonderland High, but Ever After is just as tea-riffic."

"Do you go to school?" Raven asked Ben.

"I used to, but I left school to take on this special job I got." Ben said.

"What kind of work?" Cerise asked.

"Here we are!" Maddie sang. Ben looked in awe of this kooky looking place. It definitely looked like a Mad Hatter's tea shop. But once they stepped inside, Ben felt lost the moment the door closed behind him. Floating tea kettles flew everywhere, wacky looking clocks tick-tocked above countless doors, it was the maddest tea shop he ever stepped into.

A door on the ceiling swung opened up and a tall lanky man in a very large hat dropped to the floor.

"Daddy!" Maddie swung her arms around her father, the Mad Hatter.

"Maddie!" the hatter hugged his daughter. He saw the brown haired boy staring blankly at him. "Oh!" He jumped up high and landed right in front of Ben. "And who might you be?"

Ben was still staring. "Uh..."

The Mad Hater blinked thrice. "Uh? Uh?" He rolled the sound in his mouth. Then he smiled big and shook Ben's hand vigorously. "Well, hat-tastic to meet you, Uh!" His smile dipped. "Sorry, but we don't have reservation for you, Uh."

Ben looked around. "But there's no one else here."

"Exactly! They didn't have a reservation!" The hatter turned to Maddie. "What a charming lad!" he chuckled.

Maddie nodded. "Yup, he'd make a great Alice."

"Uh, thanks. I guess." Ben said, confused. "And my name is Ben, not Uh."

Mad Hatter saw the frown on Ben's face. "Oh, don't be a pouty pumpkin! Let's get you some tea!" He escorted Ben ad the rest of the girls to a table. "What's your cup of tea, my boy?"

"I don't drink tea." said Ben.

"Earl Grey it is!" chirped the Hatter.

Ben frowned.

Once the rest of the girls placed their orders, Maddie's father pranced away like a merry school boy.

"That's some dad you got there, Maddie." said Ben.

Maddie smiled wide. "I know! So, riddle me this: Why did I meet you on top of me like that?"

Ben tried to think of a good excuse. "Well, I was...tree climbing and I lost my grip." he lied. "Anyway, I'm real sorry I fell on you."

Maddie shrugged it off. "No problem. Let bygones begone, I always say."

"You must be pretty bold to be tree climbing in the Dark Forest." Cerise said. "It's not a safe place, you know."

Ben rolled his eyes. "Please, that forest looked like a walk through the park if you ask me."

"Wow. It must take a lot to scare you, huh?" Raven said, smiling.

"Well, apart from the thought of eating my grandpa's cooking, I'm not afraid of anything." Ben remarked.

The girls giggled from Ben's joke. It looked like he was making a good impression after all.

"Sounds like your grandpa should get to know Hagatha, the school lunch lady." Raven said.

"Hagatha? Okay, that name alone should be reason enough not to hire her." Ben joked.

The girls laughed even more.

"You're so funny!" Maddie said.

Ben smiled. "I think I'm really gonna like it here."

"We think so too." Raven said.

The hatter arrived with a cart of floating tea kettles, teacups and plates of scrumptious looking pastries. It looked far more appetizing than the food in Undertown or Mr. Baumann's store.

Ben took a bright green colored scone and bit it a little. And it was delicious! Soon Ben was chomping down scones and sipping tea! And the tea was just as tasty!

"This stuff is awesome!" Ben said with a mouthful of crumpet.

Maddie threw her hands in the air. "Another satisfied customer!"

Ben smiled, showing the crumbs of food on his teeth, the girls just giggled at him.

This place was a dream come true for Ben. A fairy tale come true.