Down the Rabbit Hole

Chapter 3: The Cruor Blade

Greeks Drool-Romans Rule: Very epic.

Daughterofposiedon99: Not to realistic, the way you described it made it seem like it could be from a horror movie or story. You're really good at describing things.

Time. To. Vaporize. A. Maths. Teach: The OCs will be coming through the different places Percy goes. From the Mad Hatter's Domain with Jade and Courtney to the Air Palace with Amelia and to the last place Percy sees in Wonderland: The Asylum of Truth with Ariettie.

Mickeyheart345: It looks like the Mad Hatter is going first.

Lady Cougar-Trombone: The OCs have different roles. They could be guards, messengers, or important figures when Percy's in Wonderland. They will make some appearances out of Wonderland, but they will all be in Wonderland eventually.

Inkwell of roses: Piper from books is the answer. They will be coming in straight away from when Percy is in the castle/the Mad Hatter's Domain.

Yzonnev: Thanks.

I already have most of the story planned out (though my plans always change except the ending which I'm sure about). By the end of this story, I don't know if it will need a sequel or not (that'll be up to you when the times comes). I DO know that it is going to be pretty long with thirteen places to visit, Percy's trips on the way to the places and when Percy wakes up from his dreams or is in the normal world.

As for when he wakes up, those parts will get smaller and smaller as the story goes on. I do have to say that the by the Epilogue, those parts won't even exist anymore.

The Hatter's Domain won the votes with 4:3, but Piper's place will be after The Hatter's Domain in the next 3-5 chapters.

Percy Jackson went down the long and windy path. The giant mushroom patches started to get thicker and thicker until they turned into a mushroom forest. Black globs that looked suspiciously like spilled ink started to fill pieces of the path making Percy have to go around them. The dead grass began to grow in between cracks of the red road. The place was silent except for the crackling under Percy's feet.

Raven was watching the sky above, which was starting to disappear in between all the towering mushrooms. A dark shape swooped above before disappearing once more. The red sky began to get cloudier and cloudier. There was no turning back now. Percy kept on walking, a weird feeling spreading out through his chest.

~Down the Rabbit Hole~

Percy would've tripped into the skeleton bones if it wasn't for the loud squawk Raven let out. He steadied himself and studied the clearing.

The surrounding mushrooms formed a circular shape with one small isle going through it on the opposite side of Percy that led to another clearing that seemed to glow purple. In the circular shape was a large mammal skeleton. It was covered in dry blood and it looked like it decomposed oddly. A silver shining knife sat among the dried blood. It too had dried blood on its blade.

"The Cruor Blade will help you survive the disasters your mind implanted among Wonderland."

Percy turned to the left to see the same annoying Cat. "What do you want, Cheshire Cat?"

"I see you found out my true name and it looks like you made a new friend. I think the question you need to ask though is 'what disasters?'"

"Well, go on, answer the question then." Percy stared at the cat expectantly.

Cheshire Cat smirked. "You see, when you came here, your innocence turned into dust. That dust was then scattered into two different places. Since those two places are far away from here, the rest of your mind has taken the responsibility of showing the true world. Hatred. Monsters. Anger. Angst."

"The true world doesn't look like this though." Percy pointed out.

"Not yet it doesn't." Cheshire Cat agreed. "But, your looking glass is shattered and reality will eventually turn into this."

"My 'looking glass'?"

"Your mind is in pieces, Percy. There is no type of glue that can put them back together. There is no way you can stop the pieces from shattering anymore. From now on, you can just survive through it."

Suddenly the knife began to make a tiny high pitched screeching sound as it floated up slowly and towards the trio.

"This will help you."

Percy put out his hand and grabbed onto the blade as soon as it got close to him. He ran his finger up the smooth side, making dried blood flakes scatter to the ground. The handle has a complex design of the stereotypical Alice in Wonderland girl looking like a murderer with an identical knife in her hand. Strings seemed to be coming from her so she looked like a puppet being controlled. The knife may not be Riptide, but it would do its job.

"I didn't come here looking for a fight." Percy found himself saying. "I thought I came here for an escape." He looked up at the cat who was still smiling as always.

"Pity, there are several fights looking for you." Cheshire Cat said ignoring the second part of Percy's statement.

Percy looked down at the Cruor Blade again and swung it making a loud whoosh sound erupt over the clearing. He smiled at how easily the knife cut through air.

"Goodbye, Percy. You must be going, the Mad Hatter awaits you." The cat began to disappear feet first. "Ignore the nuisances among the way." He continued right as his head disappeared.

Percy shook his head and Raven cawed as they went around the skeleton into the isle that leads to the second clearing.

Percy was lucky he had fighting instincts because if he hadn't raised the blade in time, a glowing purple glob would've of burned his face off. The blade steamed, but didn't melt at all. Raven let out a cry before flying in circles above the clearing.

Percy studied the monster as he started to slowly circle around it. It was a giant dark purple glob that had a faint light purple gleam around it. Its face was a bald Barbie doll that was missing an eye. The Barbie doll hands had another purple glob forming in them.

With a scream, the glob barely missed Percy's feet. He jumped to the side. A small crater steamed where Percy once stood. Percy quickly swiped at the body of the glob, but his blade went right through. He jumped back as another attack was thrown at him. It hit a mushroom which melted upon impact.

Since he didn't want to become Percy ashes, he decided to not go for the body of the Barbie Glob. There was one other target he could go for.

He then went for the face of the doll with an easy strike that Percy learned years ago. The blade cut the Barbie face in half making the Barbie Glob scream. The Barbie's face now showed the missing eye, half of a nose, and a weird creepy smile.

As near as Percy could figure, it takes the Barbie Glob one minute to form an offense attack unless you swipe at the body which automatically makes the attack form. The face is its only weakness and will delay the offense attack.

He ducked and rolled as another glob sent another mushroom to its death. Percy didn't have much time to feel sorry for the mushroom though, since he went for the face again.

Percy did a move that Chiron said was only for emergencies since it could be deadly for both the monster and the person doing the move. He threw his blade making Barbie Glob slide backwards. Percy then ran, caught the blade in mid air as it twirled, and sliced the face clean off.

With a scream, the monster turned into a steaming puddle of purple goo. Raven dropped back down and settled himself into a comfortable position on Percy shoulder's once more. It looked at him like it was Percy's fault that the monster attacked him. Percy then continued on his adventures.

If the entire Wonderland was like this, this would be one Hades of a ride.

Next chapter will be at The Mad Hatter's Domain.

Question of the chapter: Who is your favorite character in the Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus series? What is your OTP?

Review please.