Chapter 4: Lost in Wonderland
The next morning, the kids woke up and after some strawberries for breakfast, they made their way to find the Queen of Hearts' castle. "Cameron, do you know where your grandma's castle is?" Asked Maria.
"Well no, but we're bound to run into it eventually." said Cameron. Meanwhile, the parents came across their kids campsite. "Well they were here." said Apple. "Looks like Jake used the outdoor skills I taught him." said Hunter.
"How far do you think they got?" asked Cedar. "Well this fire's completely dried out, so they must've left a couple hours ago." said Cerise. "Well let's get going, maybe we can catch up with them." said Dexter.
Meanwhile, the kids had managed to get themselves lost in a forest. "Any idea where we are?" asked Rain. "No idea." said Kit. "Be careful guys, my mom and dad always told me things in Wonderland aren't always what they seem." warned Winter.
As the kids made their way through the forest, something slippery was slinking through the trees. "Guys, I have this strange feeling." said Owen. The minute he said that, some vines grabbed him. "Like what?" asked Ash, but when he turned around, he didn't see him.
"Hey, where's Owen?" he asked. As they looked around each of the kids were being grabbed by the snake-like vines. "Let us go, us go you stupid vines." Said William. But the vines continued to hold on to them, and pull at them.
Then an idea popped into Maria's head. She took off her tiara, and used it to cut the vines which worked successfully, and she fell to the ground. "Guys, use my tiara to cut yourselves out." Said Maria, as she threw her tiara up to them.
One by one, the kids cut the vines with the tiara, until they were all free. "Great thinking, Maria." Said Fern. Back at his castle, Lord Roderick saw what had just happened in his crystal ball. "Who are these clever kids?" He asked himself.
He took a closer look at the kids, and noticed that each of them resembled a fairy tale character. "I don't believe it, grandchildren of the famous fairytales. Kids of their kids." He said.
Then he thought about what this could do to him. "No one knows I'm here, they're not supposed to be here, when they're parents come looking for me, my whole reign could be ended." He said.
He had just seen that when the kids worked together they could get anything, so then he thought if they got split up, they'd be harder to find by their parents. He grabbed his sceptor, and cast a spell, sending it to where the kids were.
As the kids walked they heard something buzzing behind them. "What's that?" asked Jake. "There's something coming this way." said Spice, as she squinted her eyes. Behind them was what looked like cloud of red dust.
"Is that dust?" asked Cameron. "Guys, that's not dust, that's...FIRE MOSQUITOES!" yelled Rain. Fire mosquitoes were like fire ants that flew, and boy did their bites hurts. "RUN!" shouted Rose. The kids did, but as they did the mosquitoes got closer. "Split up!" yelled Kit.
The kids ran off in different directions, in hope of losing the bugs. Eventually the lots the bugs, but now they were separated and in different parts of Wonderland. Maria, Winter, and Griffin were in a meadow of giant flowers.
Rain, Jake, and Fern ended up on a shoreline. Owen, Sequoia, and Rose were in a maze. Spice, Ash, and Deven ended up on a mushroom forest. William, Luna, and Kit were in a giant room. And Maisie, Gabriel, and Cameron were in some more woods.
"Well we lost the bugs, but we lost the others too." said Griffin. "Don't worry, we'll run into them eventually." said Winter. "Yeah, we just have to keep going." said Maria. The three walked on, but got the feeling they were being watched.
"What nice children." said a voice. "Who said that?" asked Winter. "We did." said another voice. "Guys, I think the flowers are talking." said Griffin. "You're not surprised?" asked a rose. "No, we're in Wonderland." said Maria.
"What are you doing here?" asked a daisy. "We got chased by fire mosquitoes, and got separated from our friends." explained Winter. "Poor things." said a tulip. Suddenly, they heard grumbling. "Don't tell me those are more bugs." said Maria.
"No, that's my stomach, I'm hungry." said Griffin, holding his stomach. "Would you care for some sunflower seeds?" asked a sunflower. "Sure." the three said. The sunflower sprinkled out some seeds from her, and the kids happily ate them.
"Thanks." said Maria. "Anything else we can do for you?" asked the rose. "Do you know where the Queen of Hearts' castle is?" asked Winter. "Just keep going straight, and you'll find it." said the tulip. "Thanks." the three said, and went on their way.
Meanwhile, Rain, Jake, and Fern were walking along the shoreline. "Any idea where we are?" asked Jake. "We're on a beach, how to get to the castle I don't know." said Rain. "Maybe, we can ask directions." suggested Fern.
"From who?" asked Jake. "Hmm, hey, there's a house." said Rain, pointing over to a small beach house. "Great, we can ask how to get to the castle, and maybe get something to eat." said Fern. The three went up to the house, and knocked on the door.
A few seconds later, the door opened to reveal a dodo bird wearing a coat and hat. "My goodness, what are you kids doing here?" he asked. "We're very sorry to intrude, sir, but we're lost, and were wondering if you knew the way to the Queen of Hearts' castle." explained Rain.
"Well come in, I won't hurt any of you." he said, inviting them in. The dodo bird gave them some omelets, and looked on his map. "Here we are, the castle is just north of here, only way to get there is by boat." said Mr. Dodo.
"But we don't have a boat." said Fern. "You can borrow mine." said the dodo. "Thanks, and Mr. Dodo, we were wondering why do you live out here with no one around?" asked Jake. "Let's just say it's best in these times." Mr. Dodo explained.
After they finished their food, Mr. Dodo led them to his boat. "Just keep rowing north, until you reach land, that'll be where the castle is." said Mr. Dodo. "Thank you, Mr. Dodo." the three said, and the kids rowed off into the ocean.
In the maze, Owen, Sequoia, and Rose were wondering of they were wondering how they were going to get out of there."We're getting no where." Said Sequoia. "Yeah, and we only had strawberries for breakfast, I'm starting to get hungry again." Said Owen.
"Great, we're not only lost, we're lost and hungry." Said Rose. "There must be a way out, we just need to think of a plan." Said continued walking, until the came to a small clearing with some berry bushes.
After helping themselves to some berries, they found some stones. "Are you guys thinking what I'm thinking?" Asked Rose."Yep." Said the two. They gathered as many stones as they could carry, and used them to leave a trail.
They kept turning corners, dropping stones, and when they came to a place where they already dropped stones, they went the other way, until they were finally out."Well, glad we're out of there, but how do we get to the castle?" Asked Owen.
"Hey, here's a sign." Said Sequoia. The sign said, to get to the Queen of Hearts' castle, they had to follow the path they were currently on, so the kids kept going.
With Spice, Ash, and Deven, they wondered how they were going to get to the castle from the mushroom forest. "Well, at least can snack on these mushrooms while we try to find our way." Said Ash.
"But we don't know if these mushrooms are safe. My mom always says to never eat wild mushrooms." Said Spice. "They're not poisonous." Said a voice. "Who said that?" Asked Deven. "Over here." It said.
The kids followed the voice, until the came into a puff of smoke. When it passed, the saw a blue caterpillar, sitting on a mushroom, smoking a pipe. "What're you kids doing here?" He asked. "We were chased here by fire mosquitoes." Explained Ash.
"Well if you're hungry, I have some stuffed mushrooms, you're welcomed to have some." Said the caterpillar, pointing to a mushroom with a tray of stuffed mushrooms on them.
After their snack, they asked the caterpillar if he knew the way to the castle. "I don't, but you could get a bird's eye view," he said. "How?" Asked Spice. "This is a special mushroom I'm sitting on the right will make you grow taller, the left will make you grow shorter." Explained the caterpillar.
"I'll do it." Said Deven. He ate a piece of the mushroom, and he grew ten feet tall. "Can you see the castle?" Asked Ash. Deven looked around, until he saw the castle. He ate a left piece of the mushroom, and shrunk back to his normal size. "The castle is west of here." Said Deven.
"Good luck, kids, and be careful." Said the caterpillar. "Thanks, but be careful of what?" Asked Spice. "Let's just say, not everyone in Wonderland if wonderful." Said the caterpillar.
Even though they were confused by the caterpillar's words, they still went on.
In the giant room, William Luna and Kit were trying to figure out how to get out. "Well here's a door." said Kit, he went over and tried to open it, but it was locked. "Great, we're locked in here, and we're starving." said Luna.
"Hey, look up there." said William. They looked up, and up on a giant table they saw a key. "Great, we can use that to get out of here." said Luna. "But how, it's all the way up there, and we're down here." said Kit.
"Guys, I may not have a way to get up there, but I found us a snack." said Luna. The boys went over, and saw three cupcakes and three glasses of lemonade. "Nice find, Luna." said Kit, the three ate the cupcakes, then grew 'till they hit the ceiling.
"Oww, well, that was unexpected." said William. "We're in Wonderland, what do you expect?" asked Kit. "Well, at least we can get the key." said Luna, as she picked it up. "How do we get small again?" asked William.
"Don't know, but I do know I'm thirsty." said Kit. They drunk their lemonade, and they shrunk back down. "That was easy." said Luna, and she unlocked the door, and the kids got out. "Now which way is it to the castle?" asked William.
"Hey, is that it?" asked Kit. He pointed over to a castle in the distance. "That may be it, let's go." said Luna, and they made their way to the castle.
Maisie, Gabriel, and Cameron were having a tough time, cause there were signs on the trees, but none of them were very helpful. "This way, that way, up, down, what kind of signs are these?" asked Cameron.
"Not very helpful ones." said Maisie. "I don't see a sign for how to get to your grandma's castle, Cameron." said Gabriel. "It's got to be here somewhere." said Cameron. "Hey guys look what I found." said Maisie.
The two came over, and saw at the edge of the woods a tea party table. "It's the Mad Hatter's table." said Gabriel. "Wow, my grandpa set this up, it's amazing." said Maisie. "And look, cookies and tea." said Cameron.
"I say we have a tea party." said Maisie. After a very nice tea, the three went back to the forest, and tried to figure out a to the castle. While walking around, Gabriel leaned against a branch, and it turned like a lever, and opened a secret door behind some rocks.
"Good going, Gabriel, you found a way out of here." said Maisie. "I guess I did." he said. "Well, let's get going." said Cameron, and they went in, hoping to find the castle.
That's chapter 4, plz review and comment