The Hatter, Alice and Deana all sat down at the table. The March Hare raised an eyebrow. "A girl, miss Alice?"
"Yes. My patient," said Alice, smiling.
"She's so sweet!" squealed Mallymkun. "Hello!"
"Hello!" said Deana, waving.
"Tea?" asked the Hatter. Deana nodded.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome." Hatter gave a toothy grin and Deana laughed.
"Having fun?" someone asked. Deana turned round and saw a boy floating in mid-air.
"Ant…don't," the Hatter said.
"What? I'm not doing anything!" the boy put his hands up in defence.
"Um…who is this?" Alice asked.
"My son." The Cheshire Cat appeared beside her, a grin on his face. "Though he does have a tendency to flirt."
His smile turned upside down.
"Ah. That's not good," said Alice. "That won't help Deana."
"I've heard about her. Poor thing, I feel so sorry for her. But she does fit in well, don't you think?" asked Chess. Alice nodded. Deana, Mally, the Hatter and The March Hare had hit off straight away. Unfortunately, so had Ant. They were chatting.
The Cheshire Cat had a plan to get Ant away from Deana.
"Ant! Come on."
"Where are we going Dad?"
"Mischief," said the Cheshire Cat. Everyone groaned in annoyance, except Deana. She seemed quite excited at this 'mischief'.
"Alright." Ant floated away. When they'd gone, Deana asked,
"What mischief? Can I see?" She was bouncing up and down like a little puppy.
"I don't know what's going on, but I'm sure it's pranks." Alice had never seen the Hatter so worried.
"Don't worry." She placed a hand on his arm. "We'll get away from here."
"Too late." Suddenly, Deana disappeared.
"Deana!" Alice screamed. She scooted out of her chair, running around. "Deana?"
"Hello miss Alice!" Deana was all tangled up in a net. She waved. Alice saw Ant trying to untangle the net.
"Hang on…wait…yes!" The net untangled and Deana fell to the ground. What no-one had considered was the high velocity and soon Alice's patient was on ground, a pool of blood forming around her head.
