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Artemis' Adventures in Wonderland

Artemis wandered about the garden, she had set out on her quest to find Zatanna with a large amount of determination but throughout her short journey she had become rather distracted (which was very unlike her). She didn't know what it was, perhaps the flowers that grew so incredibly high, or the bright fluorescent colors of the world she was now in, all of it just made it impossible for her to focus. Her mind was so foggy that she didn't even notice that she was in fact too small for the garden.

So that's the reason the flowers are so tall. She searched the area surrounding her; maybe she could find another bottle that would grow her back to a normal size. Artemis was torn, she had to find Zatanna, but she also needed to be her normal size. Chewing her lip in thought, she finally spun around and jogged into the direction she had come from. It didn't take long to find her way back to the door, and there, beside it, was a small glass case with a dainty cake inside that read: eat me. Not a bottle, but cake. She bent down and picked it up, removing the glass covering and gingerly picking up the cake. It was attractive, elaborately frosted with fine flowing cursive that read the ominous phrase eat me.

She hesitated before bringing the the cake to her lips and taking a small bite. It was sweet, too sweet for her taste, but at least it didn't taste awful. She waited and waited for something to happen, but nothing did. Artemis didn't want to stuff her face with the whole cake, out of fear that she might grow too large, so instead she took another bite, this time she found it more to her liking. She had barley any self-control over herself and finished off the small pastry without another second of hesitation.

This time something did happen, she grew, bigger and bigger; for a split second, Artemis feared she would keep growing until she was a giant, but thankfully she stopped once she was her normal height again. Or a normal height for this new world she was in.

This time around the garden was much easier to navigate, she flew through the many paths and mazes until she found herself before a narrow path that led into a forest unlike any forest she had ever seen before. It was dark, with sinister twisting trees and thorns. Artemis couldn't see much farther in, she had no idea what would lay ahead, though that had never stopped her before. She closed her eyes sighing in annoyance, "Where am I?" She murmured before walking into the mysterious woods.

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Artemis continued down the path and found that the deeper into the forest she went, the less sinister it became. Soon the thick woods around her became much more open an airy, bright sunlight seeped through the many gaps in the canopy of trees over her filling the forest with a pleasant yellow glow. She kept walking until it felt as if she was in a different forest entirely, everything felt warm and inviting, though all the plants and life around her was strange and foreign. Neon colored mushrooms, oddly shaped trees; it was almost like she was on an LSD trip.

Ahead of her, Artemis could spot a figure sitting atop a low branch. It was quite far off, and all Artemis could see was the shadow of a girl swinging her legs, and a wide grin. The posture of the girl seemed familiar, but Artemis was sure it wasn't Zatanna.

She quickened her pace and a clear image of the girl came into view. She was tall and slim, in tattered purple and black striped leggings and knee high boots. She was wearing a slightly shredded petticoat that was a dark violet color and a vest similar to the one that Zatanna normally wore, except this one, like the rest of her outfit, was purple. A long purple tail, also striped with black, flicked behind her as the girl cocked her head to the side, her wild jet black hair curtaining over her face, hiding her identity. The only facial feature Artemis could see was the girl's grin, which grew wider as Artemis approached.

Once she was very close to the other girl Artemis noticed she had cat ears poking out of her hair as well, this world was getting more curious by the second. Artemis wasn't quite sure how to address the girl in front of her, but she needed to, maybe this girl had seen where Zatanna had gone, even better, this girl could tell her where she was.

"Excuse me," Artemis said, clearing her voice and looking up at the girl, who tilted her head farther to the side, "I'm looking for my friend, you wouldn't happen to know where she's gone, would you?"

The girl didn't answer, she only widened her smirk and rolled back her shoulder, tossing back her long black hair. Artemis froze as the girl revealed her face, No…It couldn't be. "Cheshire?" As the word left her lips, it felt like a bit of the fog in her mind had cleared, that maybe she could remember where she was, why this all felt familiar. But, as quick as the feeling came, it vanished. Gone. And no matter how many times she raked her mind for answers, she couldn't find the thought, it was just out of her grasp, but she couldn't reach it, which bothered Artemis more than she could possibly say.

"How do you know my name?" Cheshire asked before dismissing her question with a wave, "Oh never mind, that hardly matters. Who are you? And what was it you were asking me?"

Cheshire, Jade, her sister. Artemis could recognize her voice from anywhere, she knew her sisters face like the back of her hand, but the way she was looking at her was unlike any look Artemis had ever gotten from her sister. It was unsettling, it was beyond unsettling, how could her sister, the girl that she had grown up with, look at her as if she was a stranger. As if she had never seen her before. Though Zatanna was acting the same way as well, both of them seemed very out of character, and Artemis was in a very different world. Maybe she was just delusional, or maybe it was just a dream. A dream! That was it, it all made sense now, she was dreaming…Maybe that was the thought she had lost just moments ago. Still, there was a nagging feeling telling her that, no, dreaming wasn't the explanation she was looking for, it was something else.

Artemis took a deep breath to regain her composure and met her sister's playful eyes, "Artemis, my name is Artemis…And I would like to know which way to go."

"Well, Artemis," Jade began, crossing her legs and flicking her tail, "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to."

"I would like to get somewhere, with more people, to answer my questions…I was looking for someone as well, my friend Zatanna. I think she may have come through here."

"I don't know a Zatanna," Cheshire said, "I'm afraid I can't help you with that, but I do know where more people live." She gestured to two different directions with a nod, "The hatter lives that way, and the March Hare there. You can visit either, they're both mad."

"I don't want to talk to crazy people, I'd prefer someone more…Level headed." Artemis replied, crossing her arms and glancing in both directions Cheshire had gestured to.

"Oh you can't help that," Cheshire said with a chuckle, "We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad."

Artemis resisted the urge to argue the last statement, she was most definitely not mad. Tilting her chin up stubbornly she huffed, "Fine, since I can't help it, I'll just visit the Hatter." Artemis decided she had dealt enough with rabbits today.

"Fine choice, dear, I might see you there." And with that Cheshire vanished, her haunting grin lingering behind for a moment before vanishing as well.

Artemis wasn't too surprised by this, stranger things had happened today and she supposed disappearing wasn't too outlandish. She turned to face the fork in the path that Cheshire had said the Hatter was and followed it. Before long, a small fenced in garden came to view. Hedges and wild flowers surrounded a medium sized cobblestone deck with a long table and mismatching chairs. The table was cluttered, filled with teapots and cups, crumpets and other pastries, broken plates and silver ware, it was a mess and Artemis wondered how anyone could stand such a messy area like that. And then she saw Wally sitting at the head of the table and it all made perfect sense, or at least it did in her mind.

Artemis let herself in through the bright yellow fence door and approached the table; it was occupied by two other people as well though she didn't spare them a glance. She was focused on Wally. He was wearing something that resembled what used to be a nice suit, though now it was a mix of bright and faded colors, patched with vibrant fabrics. His tie was dark blue with off white dots scattered about it. And of course, he was wearing a hat, because what would a hatter be without one? It was a nice hat too, it didn't look expensive, but it matched the rest of his attire. A pair of elaborate goggles were strapped around the bottom of his top hat that was just slightly crooked.

When he laid eyes on Artemis he gave her a large grin, though something about his eyes seemed a bit off….A bit mad. Artemis paused at the end of the table, the hatter looked like Wally, but he wasn't really-

"Hello beautiful!"

-Oh no…He still was…Wally-like.

Artemis held back her grimace and gripped the table, "You're the Hatter, right? Cheshire told me I could find you here."

"Oh, my lucky day! You were looking for me, huh? I guess that silly cat isn't so bad." Wally, or the Hatter, grinned again, leaning forward on the table and resting her elbows on a fast asleep girl curled up between him and the other boy at the table.

Cheshire slowly appeared in one of the chairs, giving Wally a stern look and flicking her tail angrily. Wally laughed loudly, and nervously, tugging his collar, "Oh I was joking, Cheshire." He turned back to Artemis and gestured to the many empty seats, "Well, I would ask you to join us…Um, what's your name?"

"Artemis."

"Artemis, right. I would ask you to join us, but I'm afraid there's no room." He said, though there was plenty of room, the three of them had apparently decided to crowd themselves in one corner.

"No room, no room!" The boy next to him chirped, which Artemis recognized to be Robin. He too had rabbit ears poking out of his black hair like Zatanna, except his were a gray color. He was in a slim fitting suit, a gray color like his ears, and tattered like the Hatters, though his was in slightly better condition.

Artemis only rolled her eyes and sat down in a large arm chair, "there's plenty of room." She stated indignantly.

Cheshire smiled at Artemis before disappearing again and the two boys laughed at her. "Have some wine!" Robin said in a bright tone.

Artemis looked around the table, but all she saw was tea, "Aren't you a little young to be drinking? Besides, I don't see any wine."

"That's because there is no wine!" Robin huffed sitting back in his chair, Artemis had presumed that he was the March Hare, since he was both mad and dressed like a rabbit.

"Artemis, your hair is rather long, I think it needs a cut." Wally stated; he seemed rather infatuated with Artemis at that moment.

"Oh yes! I will cut it!" Robin said, jumping up in his chair and patting his coat pockets for scissors.

Reflexively Artemis went to grab her pony tail, except her hair wasn't in a ponytail any more, instead it was down, with the top of it in ringlets, pulled back and tied with a black ribbon, "I don't –"

"Tell me Artemis, why is a Robin like a writing desk?" The hatter asked, interrupting Artemis mid-sentence with very wide eyes.

Artemis blinked in surprise, shooting him a mild glare for his rudeness before answering, "I have no idea, why?"

Both the Hatter and March Hare burst out in laughter, "Don't be silly! They're nothing alike!"

The girl sleeping on the table jolted awake, sitting up quickly and looking around. Artemis squinted at her before recognizing her as M'gann minus the green skin. She had large mouse ears nestled into her red hair, what appeared to be whiskers painted, or maybe not painted, on her face and a tail.

"Who's this?" She squeaked, looking at Artemis with confusion before scrambling into a chair.

"Artemis! She's lovely, isn't she?" Wally said with a cheer, raising his cup to his lips and tilting it back, though it appeared to be empty. He had a dream like quality in his comment which Artemis tried to ignore.

"She's so cute in that blue dress! And look at her hair!" M'gann scrunched her nose and smiled sweetly. Robin remained silent, he seemed rather enthused with pouring tea into bottomless cups then throwing them at spots behind Artemis, she found herself having to narrowly dodge china every few seconds.

"Cute is hardly the write adjective to describe her, beautiful is much more correct!" Wally grinned, leaning forward on his elbows, watching Artemis lean side to side as she dodged the flying table ware.

"More correct? What a horrible use of the English language!" Robin chirped looking over at the Hatter as he paused in mid throw.

Artemis decided that it was a good time to cut in, before things got out of hand, she concealed her blush and poured herself some tea, "I'm sorry to interrupt this wonderful conversation," she started with a dry tone as the patrons of the party turned to look at her, "But I was wondering if you could tell me where I am….What is this place?"

"The Hatters domain! You're in the Hatters Domain you are!" Robin said with his signature laugh, Artemis supposed they were a bit like themselves, just crazier.

"I meant this whole world." Artemis clarified. She knew Wally was far too incompetent to rule a whole world, especially the state he was in here.

"You don't even know the world you're in? My god! You really are lost, aren't you?" Said the Hatter, widening his bright green eyes even more.

"Yes," Artemis said, lowering her gaze to stare into her tea cup, "Just answer the question, will you?"

Robin was stuffing his face full of crumpets and his mouth was completely full, he answered anyways. "UrfemmphwERLAND." His answer was very muffled, and Artemis strained to hear what he had said.

"Wonderland?" She repeated, vaguely gathering the very familiar word from is statement.

"Close enough!" Wally bellowed, throwing a tea pot at the March Hare who ducked below the flying china. It crashed, exploded into bits of porcelain against the back of his chair, though he seemed completely unfazed.

What were these people on?

"Okay…Second Question," Artemis stirred two cubes of sugar into her tea, avoiding the very non-discreet stare from Wally across the table, "You haven't seen Zatanna have you? She's dressed in white, bunny ears, tail…."

"Oh! You mean the White Rabbit, I don't know a Zatanna." Robin said, looking up from his plate full of cakes. M'gann was strewn across the table again, fast asleep.

"I guess so," Artemis said, everyone had different names here, really weird names at that. "She kept talking about how late she was."

"She is rather late, we invited her to our party but she hasn't come yet!" Hatter explained, throwing his cup into the air in excitement over the statement, "Very rude, don't you agree?"

Artemis nodded slowly, at this point she really had no idea what she was doing, or what she was going to do. She had no idea how to get back home, strange enough, she had no real urge to return home. To her surprise, in this short amount of time she had grown rather found of this world she was in. It was extraordinary and abnormal, and Artemis found herself very curious about the other characters from her life that might inhabit the place. She wasn't done exploring yet, and if she WAS dreaming, she didn't want to wake until her curiosity was satisfied.

At that moment the fence door swung open and Zatanna, or the White Rabbit, stepped into view. She looked straight at Artemis and her face broke into a smile, "Artemis!"

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I switched around the Hatter and March Hare roles because I thought it would fit better:D Next chapter I will try to fit in superboy! Hope you enjoyed and PLEAAAAAASE REVIEW *Shamelessly begging*

And yes, I do use some lines from the original book as a throwback and stuffs, so if they seem familiar that's why!:D

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