Alice slowly regained her senses, as she became fully aware of her surroundings and her circumstances, she decided it best to feign unconsciousness. It appeared that she was tied to a chair in what looked to be a dining room inside of a small home of some sort. She then remembered having seen Cyrus stepping outside of a cottage when she was spying on him with Jafar, and concluded that she was now inside that cottage. As she looked about the room with mostly closed eyes, her captors - who checked on her quite frequently to make sure that she hadn't awakened - were in the living room adjacent to the dining room. The nearest door was the kitchen door, but was clearly very old and the hinges appeared rusted, it would likely creak (if not break off of those rusted hinges and fall with a loud bang to the floor) if she tried to open it.
Her only hope for escape was to relieve herself of her restraints quietly, subdue her captors in quick succession, and run as far and fast as she could before they came to. Alice thought of knew that she must dispatch with Anastasia first, for she would be helpless against her magic, whatever happened though, Alice resolved not to use her last wish, she meant to keep her word to Jafar and to let him have it should she manage to find him again after escaping.
"Well darling, what do you think that we should do with her? After all, she must have heard us discussing our relationship."
"I know EXACTLY what we should do with her my queen; but first;" Cyrus paused, snatching the necklace that hung from Alice's neck and presenting it to the former Red Queen, "a token of my affection."
"Oh Cyrus darling it's perfect, and it compliments me better than it does her does it not?" Anastasia asked, obviously and unashamedly fishing for a compliment.
"Of course my love, but then you make everything look amazing." Cyrus replied," as for Alice, I believe that we should question her in order to find out how she found us, let alone how she came to this realm. I'll use my considerable charm on her and her love for me as tools for the interrogation, she can't possibly yet know that you and I are together so I'll let her hope that we might finally be together. After we get what we need from her, we'll kill her and she will be out of our lives forever."
"But what about her wish darling?" She inquired, "she still has that last wish to make, and if she dies before making it, won't you be stuck as a genie forever?"
"That is where your various talents come in my queen," Cyrus began, "you come storming into the cottage and threaten my life. Alice will do anything to keep me safe, and once she wishes that no harm ever come to me, I'll be free from my bonds and safe from Jafar should he ever come looking for me!" Cyrus smirked, clearly satisfied with his treacherous plan.
"Brilliant darling just brilliant! Even the Queen of Hearts could not plot and manipulate others the way you do," Anastasia gushed."I cannot wait to see the look on Alice's face when she realizes that she never captured your heart and I did!"
"Yes an amusing picture that will be, she'll never see it coming, poor unsuspecting Alice." He flashed her his most adoring smile and she turned to exit the cottage.
"Oh God, would you two shut it? Is that really the only word that you know Anastasia, darling? If you were planning on torturing me, nothing could be as effective as having to listen to you two drone on, and Cyrus could you be anymore conceited? 'I'll use my considerable charm', 'let her hope that she can finally be with me'; seriously? Obviously your years of experience gaining your masters' affections was a total waste of time
Both of her captors turned to look at Alice in astonishment, neither had even suspected that she was awake, it appeared that she had taken them both unawares. You're surprised now, just wait.. Alice thought smugly, they would never see it coming.
"Just how were you going to explain having me tied up Cyrus? You're 'brilliant' plan seems to have quite a few holes in it. So many holes, in fact, that if your plan was a ship it would be at the bottom of an ocean by now."
"Why you little brat, I should have disposed of you when I had the chance!" Anastasia came toward her with a look of pure hatred in her eyes.
And fell, unconscious, to the ground.
