I DO NOT OWE CODENAME KIDS NEXT DOOR OR AMERICAN MCGEE'S ALICE

"Awww, I'm shorter then all of you again!" Numbuh 4 whined.

Numbuh 5 edged him in the stomach, "Take in the surroundings!"

A waterfall was in between grey stones that had rocks out. Plants were taller then them. Rabbit went up farther up the waterfall.

"Welcome to the Vale of Tears," Numbuh 3 said.

"This place is as cruddy as it's name," Numbuh 4 said. Then he noticed the waterfall and gulped.

Numbuh 3 ran towards the ledge and jumped over it. She climbed the ledge that had a bridge to go in of the waterfall.

"Man, she sure can move," Numbuh 4 said as he watched her.

"You know, you can watch her move closer if you would follow her," Numbuh 1 said smiling as Numbuh 3 jumped on the steps.

"Yea, but, but there's water!" Numbuh 4 said.

"Numbuh 4, Numbuh 3 has saved your life and sacrificed her own, so Numbuh 5 is going to give you some advice," Numbuh 2 said.

"GET OVER YOUR FEAR!" Numbuh 5 screamed in his ear.

"No need to shout!" Numbuh 4 said as he jumped the ledge and carefully went across the bridge and had to get on Numbuh 2's shoulders to climb up the stairs. Numbuh 3 had already passed the 3 rocks that was in the waterfall. "This is impossible"

"Numbuh 4 look up!" Numbuh 1 said.

Numbuh 4 looked up and saw Numbuh 3 above them and smiling along with the Cheshire Cat. Numbuh 4 growled took a running leap and closed his eyes. He felt his feet and hands touch the rock, "I did it!"

Numbuh 3 continued to run. Numbuh 4 jumped past the rocks and ran up to catch up with her. The rest of the team stood there in shock until Numbuh 2 went forward.

Once Numbuh 3 got to the top she noticed the ant that was wearing a civil war suit and started running and started to destroy it before it could roll the rock down. She succeed and worked on destroying the other ant. Once she got done she continued on, Numbuh 4 waited for the others to join before going on.

Once Numbuh 4 saw the next obstacle, he went pale as a sheet. A rock is being blocked by water.

"C'mon Numbuh 4! You've been doing so well," Numbuh 1 said.

"Just think the rabbit might betray us and hurt Numbuh 3," Numbuh 2 said which Numbuh 4's blood got boiling.

Numbuh 4 just breezed by the obstacles while Numbuh 5 hit Numbuh 2 in the head with the croquet mallet, "Numbuh 2 you fool. It's wrong to use Numbuh 4's crush to get him going!"

Once they caught up to Numbuh 3 she was destroying two more ants.

"Numbuh 3! I passed through water!" Numbuh 4 said.

Once Numbuh 3 got done destroying the second ant she went on but turn around and said, "Congratz!"

She went up the ledge and disappeared.

"Where did she go?" Numbuh 1 asked.

"Numbuh 5 isn't going to stay here, she is going across!" Numbuh 5 said as she jumped over.

Once Numbuh 3 got to the top she destroyed two more ants one got hold of Numbuh 5 and tossed her over.

"AAHHHHH!" Numbuh 5 yelled before Numbuh 2 grabbed her wrist and pulled her up. "Thanks Numbuh 2," Numbuh said as she lightly pecked him on the cheek.

Numbuh 3 jumped in the shallow water and started going upstream. "Just pretend it's the kiddies' pool!"

Everyone followed her and found a thing with a bulls head, turtle flippers, human body, and frog feet.

Numbuh 3 went up towards the thing, crossed her arm and said to the thing, "What's all this then? Did someone die? Have you lost your family?"

"Numbuh 3 I have never heard you sound so cold," Numbuh 4 said shocked.

"No, my shell!" the thing replied. "The Duchess stole it and tired to eat me for lunch! Nobility must be served I suppose…"

"Stop that wailing, won't you!" Numbuh 3 said sharply.

"You're very cold-blooded for mammal. I was almost soup!" the thing replied.

"Who are you?" Numbuh 1 asked taking notes.

"I'm the mock turtle!" the Mock turtle wailed.

"Tragic I'm sure. But I'm a bit pressed for time. Have you seen a rabbit?" Numbuh 3 replied still cold.

"Hmmm… twitchy nose, shifty eyes… constantly consults his pocket watch? Most peculiar beast," the Mock Turtle replied.

"Well he's very dear to me. I must find him," Numbuh 3 replied.

"Caterpillar could help, I'm certain. He knows everything there it to know," the turtle replied.

"We are going to talk to a caterpillar?" Numbuh 1 asked as he took notes.

"Would- SLAP – you- SLAP- stop- SLAP- taking-SLAP-notes!" Numbuh 5 said as she slapped Numbuh 1 in between every word.

Numbuh 3 stuck her tongue out before saying, "And where does that smushy lay-about hang his hookah these days?"

"Since the troubles began, he's in hiding. I couldn't divulge the secret. I couldn't risk telling you, without…something in return," He answered.

"Risk nothing, gain nothing," Numbuh 5 said.

"His whereabouts then, for my shell. The Duchess won't part with it willing." The turtle said.

"Then she must do it willing. I'll teach her manners," Numbuh 3 said.

"You ARE brave. But I warn you, she treats everything as prey," the turtle retorted.

"Do you doubt me?" Numbuh 3 asked.

"Well with how smart you are Numbuh 3, yes," Numbuh 4 replied which ended with him getting a croquet mallet in the back of the head.

The Turtle and Numbuh 3 looked up to see six leaves fallen down. The turtle hopped on one of the leaves and started going down.

"Time for surfing, leaf surfing that is," Numbuh 2 said as Numbuh 3 jumped on one of the leaves.

"Well, this is kind of relaxing," Numbuh 4 said at the beginning of the surf.

"That's because we haven't gotten to the tiny waves," Numbuh 3 said.

"Oh they can't be that bad," Numbuh 2 said.

"We're not our ordinary size remember," Numbuh 3 stated, "So tiny waves will be like rapids to us in this size."

"Oh shoot!" Numbuh 1 said as he tried to turn the leaf but dropped his notebook in the water.

"Yes, now Numbuh 1 can stop trying to make sense of this place," Numbuh 5 said.

"No worries, I have an extra notebook with the same information I wrote down already," Numbuh 1 said smiling.

"Here comes a water fall!" Numbuh 3 yelled as her leave went down.

They saw something moving in the water, "What's that?" Numbuh 2 asked.

"A man eating fish," Numbuh 3 said, "So don't fall in!"

Numbuh 4 started shaking, "Are you serious!?"

"Nah, Numbuh 3 is just pulling your tail," Numbuh 5 said.

"~Here we go around these dead branches, dead branches. Here we go around these dead branches and we all fall down~" Numbuh 1 sang then he fell but lucky for him. "Help!" He shouted. "I just felt teeth against my leg."

The Cheshire Cat pulled Numbuh 1 up by using his tail.

"I told you there was man eating fish," Numbuh 3 said as the Cat put Numbuh 1 on her leaf and disappeared. "Hold on, here comes a bigger waterfall!"

Numbuh 1 put his arms around her waist as they went down the waterfall.

The Mock Turtle went past them via a different waterfall. "It's calm again minus the fish," Numbuh 2 said.

"I hate water again!" Numbuh 4 said.

"No you don't," The Cheshire Cat said. "Your not a cat!"

"Hey look Numbuh 1, we're going through the tunnel of love," Numbuh 5 said. "We know you broke up with Lizzie so it must be heartbroken."

"Well, lucky then because we are about ready to get attack by evil roses," Numbuh 1 shouted.

"How do you consider that luck?" Numbuh 3 asked. "ANOTHER WATERFALL!"

"AAHHHH!" Everyone shouted as they held onto their leaf and quickly climb back up it.

"Thorns look out for the thorns!" Numbuh 4 said to himself.

"Are we almost done with surfing," Numbuh 2 asked.

"I can't remember!" Numbuh 3 replied.

"Just keep your eyes open," Numbuh 1 said as he put tightened his grip on Numbuh 3 which was making her choke.

"Hey Numbuh 1! Why aren't you taking notes?" Numbuh 4 asked.

"I might lose my balance," Numbuh 1 said.

"And how your holding Numbuh 3 might make her lose her balance which would make you lose your balance," Numbuh 4 assumed.

Numbuh 1 let go of Numbuh 3 and jumped on another leaf that was waiting for them. Numbuh 3 turned her head to look at Numbuh 4 and mouthed 'Thank you' Numbuh 4 blushed but Numbuh 3 had already turned her head.

"Dude," Numbuh 2 said. "When we get on land just kiss her."

"Easy for you to say, Numbuh 5 pecked you first," Numbuh 4 replied.

"Hey look! It's the Mock Turtle," Numbuh 5 said after two small waterfalls.

Sure enough the Mock Turtle was crossing a bridge over the water.

"Jump off your leaves and onto that rock," Numbuh 1 ordered.

They jumped on their successfully expect for Numbuh 3 who slipped on the rock, Numbuh 4 grabbed her wrist and pulled her up without any hesitation. "Thanks Numbuh 4, you saved my life again," Numbuh 3 said smiling before kissing him on the forehead.

"Hey guys! We need to catch up with the Mock Turtle!" Numbuh 1 shouted.

"Numbuh 5 thinks Numbuh 1 needs to get a boot in his buttocks," Numbuh 5 mumbled.

They ran up a narrow ledge that had curves. "Well no water which is glorious," Numbuh 4 said.

"Such big words for Numbuh 4," Numbuh 2 said.

Numbuh 3 and 5 broke out laughing while Numbuh 4 said, "Hey"

"If you guys are done goofing around," Numbuh 1 said but got pushed down by Numbuh 5.

"C'mon guys, Numbuh 5 thinks we should run" Numbuh 5 said as she started running.

Numbuh 4 started running and was tied with Numbuh 3 while Numbuh 2 and 5 were behind them followed by Numbuh 1.

They saw the Mock Turtle on another leaf. "Not again!" Numbuh 4 wailed.

"I think, I'm not quite sure, but I think this is the last time," Numbuh 3 said as she hopped on and went way ahead of them.

"I don't have to like it," Numbuh 4 said as he hopped on after Numbuh 2.

They got in point of view of Numbuh 3 just in time to see her fall off her leaf and scream.

"That doesn't sound !" Numbuh 4 yelled as he fell off his leaf.

Numbuh 2 and 1 landed on their feet. Numbuh 2 caught Numbuh 5 and Numbuh 3 caught Numbuh 4. "Hiya!" Numbuh 3 said.

"We're on land!" Numbuh 4 said as he jumped off of Numbuh 3's arms and kissed the ground.

"Hey Numbuh 4 let's go!" Numbuh 2 said as Numbuh 3 started running on the land.

The land started to slope downward with two ants waiting for them. The Cheshire Cat appeared on one of their backs and dug his claws through its neck then disappeared.

Numbuh 1 ran up and hit the ant with the deck of cards and threw it decapitating the ants head. Then he started to be in the lead.

"Numbuh 1!!!" Numbuh 2 yelled as he ran off.

"Oh no, Numbuh 5 isn't going to let the boys get away that easily," Numbuh 5 said as she chased after them.

Numbuh 3 and 4 were left behind when they heard a sudden yell, "I FOUND ANOTHER PEN TO TAKE NOTES WITH!"

"Is Numbuh 1 seriously trying to make sense of this place," Numbuh 3 said before running to join them.

"Can't we just take a break," Numbuh 4 breathed before running.

"That way is a dead end!" Numbuh 1 yelled as he ran past the water.

Numbuh 3 jumped on two water leaves, jumped on dead branches, and ran to the side where it was solid.

"No, jumping in water!" Numbuh 5 yelled as she wringed her hair free of water then followed Numbuh 3 footsteps.

They went down the ledge and Numbuh 5 tried to run over the rock but tripped over her own feet and felled onto the water, "Numbuh 5 didn't do what she think she just did," Numbuh 5 complained.

A fish came towards her at a fast pace but right when it jumped up to eat her, Numbuh 3 pulled Numbuh 5 out of the water.

"It's slick there so be careful," Numbuh 3 warned.

Numbuh 4 was next to come over and did it successfully followed by a successful Numbuh 2 but Numbuh 1 fell in the water. Numbuh 2 and 4 helped Numbuh 1 out of the water.

"Great, more leaves!" Numbuh 4 said as he hopped on before Numbuh 3 who was giggling.

"What's so funny?" Numbuh 4 asked.

"Oh nothing," Numbuh 3 said as she jumped on her leaf.

They went across a lake before the leaves stopped to let them off.

"ARE YOU SERIOUS?" Numbuh 4 asked as he jumped off.

"Nope," Numbuh 3 said as she ran up the ledge and ran past the heart meta-essence.

"Hey I need that!" Numbuh 1 said happily.

"Don't!" Numbuh 3 yelled. "Your get hurt worse than what that is worth. It's alive mushroom."

Numbuh 1 crossed his arms,"Humph, you don't want me to live."

"If I didn't want you to live, Numbuh 1 I would've let you grab the mushroom!" Numbuh 3 replied with flames in the background which had Numbuh 1 go chibi which his glasses down his nose. She started to go up the hill that was there. She jumped on the rock which avoided most of the ants.

"She's got you there Numbuh 1," Numbuh 2 said before following Numbuh 3.

They got past the rock and once Numbuh 1 started to go for another meta-essence heart only to get attack by a rose.

"Didn't the Cheshire Cat say that Meta Essence is banned?" Numbuh 2 asked.

"We're in the territory of the Duchess who hates the Queen of Hearts so the Duchess could be breaking the law or the rose and mushroom defeated someone of the Queen of Hearts army," Numbuh 3 replied.

Numbuh 1 took a sharp turn and went towards a surfing leaf dragging Numbuh 4 with him.

"More surfing," Numbuh 2 said.

"Why are you so excited about leaf surfing?" Numbuh 5 asked.

"That way I can hang with the ladies," Numbuh 2 retorted.

Numbuh 5 looked at Numbuh 3 and nodded. Numbuh 5 hit Numbuh 2's head with the mallet and Numbuh 3 hit Numbuh 2 in the stomach with the mallet before they hopped on leaves.

The Cheshire Cat appeared.

"Maybe I should choose my words more carefully," Numbuh 2 said.

"You think?" Cat replied before disappearing leaving Numbuh 2 to start surfing.

Soon they saw a path lit by torches blocked by two ants.

"Kids Next Door! Battle Stat-"Numbuh 1 said but got interrupted by a gunshot.

Numbuh 5 and 2 threw a deck of cards at one of the ants while Numbuh 3 and 4 threw four croquet balls each at the other one.

Once they got past the two ants they arrived at a house and a blue lizard came by with a leather vest and tool belt.

"Psst! Over here," the lizard said as he came out of hiding from the building side.

"Don't I know you?" Numbuh 3 asked.

The lizard walked closer to Numbuh 3, "Bill McGill, at your service. Call me Larry."

"Why would we want to call you Larry when your name is Bill?" Numbuh 4 asked.

"Or not. Have any brandy?" Bill asked.

"We're not even allowed to have soda let alone brandy," Numbuh 1 said proudly.

"No, I've only my wits," Numbuh 3 replied.

"Then you have nothing! Wits are useless here – everything is down –side up!" Bill said.

"We must see the Duchess," Numbuh 3 said trying to change the subject.

"Impossible. She only sees those that don't want to see her," Bill replied.

"That's not right," Numbuh 5 said.

"It's perfect," Bill stated, "She's supposed to be hiding from the Queen of Hearts, who wants her dead!"

"Her head?" Numbuh 3 exclaimed.

"That, too. Ruins my home, builds this monstrosity. She's mad as monkey mash and just as tasteless. Well never mind. We'll all perish soon anyway. Sure you no brandy?" Bill asked.

"We're here to retrieve the Turtle's shell. I won't leave without it!" Numbuh 3 said.

"Won't you indeed?" Bill asked then he shrugged his shoulders, "Stick your thumb in her eye, what!"

"What?" Numbuh 2 and 4 asked.

"Your devoted servant ma'am. I owe her a bad turn myself. Follow me," Bill said then he started to walk up to the card door but once he passed it, it started to move so Bill ran away with his arms failing while the door sucked in everyone else.

They were in a hallway with stairs leading down, "Looks like the only way out is to go down," Numbuh 1 said as he went past the green walls covered with spider webs.

The rest of the team followed and once they got down the stairs, they say a new weapon on one of the two brown tables, cabinets hang the walls were filled with Meta-essence, a picture of a hog dressed nice was on one of the walls and a fireplace was there. Numbuh 3 went in front of the fireplace as they heard a sneeze.

A person with a white wedding dress plus veil came down the chimney, the face had puffy cheeks with two much blush, eye shadow was heavily put on and her lips were unusually bright red she hold a pepper shaker in her left hand.

Numbuhs 1, 2, and 4 shivered at the sight of her.

"Come closer my little chick…Mmmm properly seasoned you'd make a handsome dish," the person said.

"I'm not edible Duchess," Numbuh 3 replied glaring.

"Not a full meal, certainly, but a light snack I think," the duchess replied licking her lips.

"I'll have the Turtle's shell now you disgusting ogre," Numbuh 3 said bitterly.

"Over my dead body!" the Duchess replied angry.

"I'll try to accommodate you," Numbuh 3 said as she picked up the new weapon which was a jack in the box.

"This time weapons won't work so easily," Cheshire Cat's voice said. "Turn history into insults."

"WAIT!" Numbuh 2 yelled. "before we start this battle I have a serious question for you Duchess."

"What would that be and you would make a delightful meal," the Duchess said smiling.

Numbuh 2 pointed to the picture of the hog, "Is that your husband because he sure is HOGsome!"

The Duchess face became redder and the pepper shaker grew bigger.

"Oh man, that is a lame joke," Numbuh 5 said.

Numbuh 3 snapped her fingers, "No, it's perfect!"

"Are you nuts?" Numbuh 4 said, "Numbuh 2 never has any good jokes."

"Numbuh 2 thinks it's a joke, but the Duchess takes it as an insult," Numbuh 3 said as she threw the Jack in the Box at the Duchess.

"What are you talking about?" Numbuh 2 asked completely confused.

"Is that why your son turned into a pig?" Numbuh 3 asked.

"What did you do to my son!" the Duchess replied, "And my cat!"

"I took your son away from you because you were too abusive with pots flying around which must have been why your son inherited his father's traits and ran away," Numbuh 3 replied which had the pepper shaker grew bigger

"What about my cat!" the Duchess replied.

"The cat didn't have a collar so he wasn't yours. Tell me how does it feel to box a queen's ears only to be put to prison and then on the death sentence," Numbuh 3 said.

"Why you little-!" the duchess said getting ready to lunge at Numbuh 3 but the pepper shake blew up. "A- A- A- ACHOO!" the duchess sneezed which blew up the top part of her head and covering Numbuh 3's face with blood.

"OOOOOOOKKKKAAAAYYY," Numbuh 2 said.

"That was scary," Numbuh 1 said.

One of the cabinets open up and Bill and the Mock Turtle showed up, the Mock Turtle had his shell on.

"I'll have the leeches in to handle this mess," Bill McGill said as he opened up a valve.

"At least my shell is in tolerable condition," the Mock Turtle said.

"A simple thank you would've been nice… I've kept my part of the bargain, Turtle. But I have a favor to ask of you," Numbuh 3 said. She went up to the Mock Turtle and whispered something.

"Fair enough," The Mock Turtle said. "I'll take you on a trip. Hover around my bubbles. Cuddle up to them, never leave them. You'll muddle through."

"We have to go swimming!" Numbuh 4 wailed but the Mock Turtle put him on his back and dived into the water.

"Well Numbuh 4 be okay?" Numbuh 1 asked.

"Mock Turtle will give him bubbles," Numbuh 3 said before she dived in after Numbuh 2 and 5.

I'm going to skip this swimming scene mainly because nothing really happens and they can't talk.

At the end they climbed up, Numbuh 4 was pale as a sheet.

"Why were we only able to use the knife," Numbuh 2 asked.

"Because everything else will get ruined," Numbuh 3 said.

"Finish what you start please! Remember you're just a visitor. We have to live here," the Mock Turtle said.

"I'm not on a holiday," Numbuh 1 said.

"Heavens forbid he ever is," Numbuh 5 said.

"And I'm not ungrateful… All of you are honorary reptiles," Turtle said.

"Lucky me," Numbuh 4 said as a shell appeared on all of their backs.

"You'll think so when your under water," the Turtle said.

They watched the Turtle swim away.

"Hey Numbuh 4 look on the bright side, no more leaf surfing!" Numbuh 2 said.

""I don't have to like it," Numbuh 4 said.

"You can learn how to swim," Numbuh 3 said as she went towards the right.

"Maybe I don't want to learn how to swim!" Numbuh 4 cry out.

"You can stop burying yourself in the sand," Numbuh 2 said.

"Maybe I like burying myself in the sand," Numbuh 4 retorted.

"Well, you can still do that," Numbuh 1 said then looked around, "Where did Numbuh 3 go?"

"That way," Numbuh 5 said pointing to the right.

They went that way and saw a floating ant and fish.

"Looks like she was here," Numbuh 4 said as they continued going to the right but turned left when they reached the water.

"You think?" Numbuh 1 said.

They went farther in and saw Numbuh 3 destroying an ant and ignoring a bug dropping Nut bombs.

Numbuh 3 jumped on the water leaves and climbed up the vine before jumping off and landing on top of the land.

"HEY WAIT FOR US!" Numbuh 1 yelled as he climbed up the vine.

Numbuh 3 ignored them and went behind a waterfall on the right. She threw a Jack in the box at the rose that was attacking everyone. "Be prepared to jump a lot," Numbuh 3 said.

"Hey why is that mushroom glowing?" Numbuh 2 asked.

"It's a trampoline," Numbuh 3 said as she jumped on it and grabbed hold of a vine and jumped of off it to land on the ground above them near the rabbit.

"You've taken your sweet time," Rabbit said as Numbuh 4 landed on Numbuh 1 shoulders.

"What do you mean? You're the one who don't wait! I have reason…" Numbuh 5 said but was interrupted by Rabbit.

"Forget reasons. They're useless! Caterpillar is waiting," Rabbit said.

"I remember him well. Thin-skinned, ill-tempered. Smokes too much. Disagreeable smell. Why do I need him?" Numbuh 3 asked.

"No one is wiser in Wonderland. Only he knows what you must do to us save. Now follow closely. The way is treacherous. We have so far to go, and so little time to get there," Rabbit said before running out of sight.

"Why does he say to follow him when he goes out of sight," Numbuh 2 asked.

"To keep us moving," Numbuh 5 said.

Numbuh 3 jumped down and grabbed on the vine swing straight towards the other land. "BE CAREFUL NOT TO FALL!" Numbuh 3 yelled as she was on the other side. "IT CAN KILL YOU!"

"Thanks, maybe lies would've conceived us to do this!" Numbuh 1 said as he followed her footsteps.

"No kidding," Numbuh 5 said as she was the last one to go.

"Two dead roses check," Numbuh 2 said.

Numbuh 3 was sent flying and hit a rock with blood going down her face.

"Whoa, what happened?" Numbuh 4 asked as he ran over.

"New enemy with sword and bombs," Numbuh 3 replied.

"Incoming!" Numbuh 2 yelled as a bomb came towards them.

Numbuh 1, 2, and 5 went to the right while Numbuh 3 pushed Numbuh 4 out of the way just as the bomb came near Numbuh 3's feet before it exploded knocking her unconscious.

"NUMBUH 3!" Numbuh 4 yelled as he ran towards her unconscious body. "She's dead!"

"Uhm Numbuh 4 did you forget about Meta-essence," Numbuh 1 asked.

"No, I remember VENGENCE!" Numbuh 4 shouted as he ran towards the ant.

As Numbuh 4 went past Numbuh 5, "Uh, Numbuh 4 Meta-essence isn't vengeance and Numbuh 4 didn't hear Numbuh 5," Numbuh 5 said.

Numbuh 4 threw six croquet balls at the ant before destroying it. The Meta-essence came out of the ant and went straight towards Numbuh 3 which took away some of the blood that was on her head and her eyes opened.

"You okay Numbuh 3?" Numbuh 2 asked.

"Yea considered the fact I just got conscious again," Numbuh 3 said as Numbuh 2 helped her up.

They saw the Rabbit above running above them.

"Well we caught up at least," Numbuh 1 said as they jumped down the ledge they were on.

Numbuh 4 caught Numbuh 3 who still hasn't fully recovered.

"Throw knifes at the rose," Numbuh 1 commanded.

Numbuh 3 was the first one to cross the two vines before landing as Numbuh 2 and 4 defeated the rose. Numbuh 5 went after Numbuh 3 to protect Numbuh 3 from any enemies that might come behind her or take her by surprise.

Numbuh 3 had already defeated the ant and went through an opening and started to climb another vine just as Numbuh 1 got on the landing. She jumped on the glowing mushroom and barely grabbed the ledge before climbing up.

Numbuh 5 was next and Numbuh 3 grabbed Numbuh 5 and pulled her up. Numbuh 2 and 4 went at the same time, Numbuh 5 grabbed Numbuh 2 by his neck and Numbuh 3 grabbed Numbuh 4 by his hood and pulled him up. Numbuh 1 landed on the ledge without any problems.

"Interesting," Numbuh 1 said as he took notes of the mushrooms.

"Numbuh 5 gives up," Numbuh 5 said as she jumped over to the ledge on the other side of the rocks.

"It's only going to give you an unbearable headache," Numbuh 3 said, "Trust me I've tried." She then jumped over followed by Numbuh 4.

Numbuh 2 looked at the notes and smacked his face before he jumped across. Numbuh 1 just shrugged before jumping.

"His notes are worthless," Numbuh 2 said, "It's nothing more than 'I miss Lizzie' and more which I won't say."

"Now you just Numbuh 5's interest peaked," Numbuh 5 said.

"More ants!" Numbuh 4 yelled as he charged straight at it with a knife.

"Numbuh 4 wait!" Numbuh 3 screamed.

Numbuh 2 and 5 shook their heads as Numbuh 1 backed against the wall.

Numbuh 4 took care of the ant with getting hit once so the Meta-essence went towards him. "Man I wish I could tell the Meta-essence who to go to," Numbuh 4 thought.

Numbuh 1 jumped in front of Numbuh 4 scaring him and running around the corner to start attacking the rose. "DIE YOU EVIL ROSE DIE!"

"Numbuh 1 needs some help," Numbuh 2 said which had Numbuh 5 nodding in agreement.

Numbuh 3 ran up to Numbuh 4 and hugged him, "You know we haven't seen the Cat in a while."

"He comes and goes," Numbuh 3 said before going catching up to the others, "By the way, thanks for the Meta-essence!"

"How did she know it was me?" Numbuh 4 asked out load to no one.

"She saw you fight the ant," The Cheshire Cat said as it appeared. "She has power unbeknownst to her."

"Hi to you to cat," Numbuh 4 said as it disappeared. "Might as well catch up to them,"

Numbuh 4 caught up to the others while Numbuh 5 was looking through Numbuh 1's notebook in disgust.

Numbuh 3 jumped on a glowing mushroom then on another glowing mushroom before landing on a platform. Numbuh 3 took a deep breath as she a waited for the flower to start attacking her but it never did.

Numbuh 5 went next still holding onto Numbuh 1's notebook – who was looking for it by the way – and gave the notebook to Numbuh 3 to look at it.

Numbuh 5 threw a Jack in the Box at the rose which destroyed it and Numbuh 3 jumped to it first, and grabbed it, and jumped back. They waited until the boys were with them before continuing on. They jumped up the next ledge before continuing. Numbuh 1 jumped for the vine and made it over.

"C'mon!" Numbuh 1 yelled impatiently.

"Give us time!" Numbuh 5 yelled as she made it over after Numbuh 2.

Numbuh 3 was next before Numbuh 4. Once they got on the landing they continued down one step and Numbuh 3 held Numbuh 1 back while Numbuh 4 was the first one to go across followed by Numbuh 3, Numbuh 5, Numbuh 2, and then Numbuh 1. They climbed up the vine and jumped off. They went up the mountain and ignored the ant.

"This looks like the fluoride river from Night brace hideout!" Numbuh 1 said. Numbuh 3 jumped across the rocks there and went up the ledge and passed through a gate.

"She really needs to slow down!" Numbuh 4 mumbled.

"Aw but we know you like it," Numbuh 2 said as he followed.

Numbuh 3 caught up towards the White Rabbit.

"Strange how quiet it is here now. I don't like it," Rabbit said. "Caterpillar is just behind the clearing ahead. Let's sacrifice stealth for speed."

Numbuh 3 grabbed Rabbit by the arm, "Remember the promise you made to her!" Numbuh 3 said as she pointed to a statue that resemble a person that looked almost like Numbuh 3.

"We can't find her no matter how hard we try," Rabbit said before taking off.

They heard thumps once the Rabbit was in the middle of the clearing. Numbuh 3 ran out but was on stopped by another thump. Black and white dress shoes, black pants, a brown cane, and gloved heads was all Numbuh 3 could see as one of the shoes came down and squished Rabbit. After a second but what felt like an eternity to Numbuh 3 the owner of the shoe started to walk away. Rabbit tongue was sticking out, one of his eyeballs was out of his eye socket, and his arm was behind his back in an awkward position. The thumps which felt like an earthquake to everyone knocked Numbuh 2 and 4 on their butts while Numbuh 5 and 1 tried to keep their balance.

Numbuh 3 ran up towards Rabbit and fell on her knees with her hands covering her face. The rest of the team ran up and saw what happened. Their hearts fell while the Cheshire Cat appeared near Numbuh 3.

"Everyone I love dies violently…unnaturally. I'm cursed. Why go on? I'll just hurt others," Numbuh 3 said.

"No time for self-pity. Evade these salvage soldiers and find Caterpillar," The Cheshire replied before disappearing.

Numbuh 3 ran up towards the statue, not even noticing everyone else. "Why? Why did you disappear all of a sudden? You love Wonderland as well as I do. You know I don't like fighting where I have blood on him hands. You said if you could you would leave me out of this! Grandma, I'll do what you ask of me because it my duty. I would like you to lead me through if I should stay here and rule with a kind heart just like you if you are dead or go back to the real world and not come back and visit." Numbuh 3 then kissed the statue before she said, "Cheshire- Kitty!"

The Cheshire Cat appeared, "I thought we have already discussed not to call me that."

"It's the best way to get you to appear," Numbuh 3 said. "Can you take my friends back to their world?"

"If they are willing to go back yes, if not then I cannot force them," Cat replied.

"Find a way then," Numbuh 3 said.

"Why?" Cat replied.

Numbuh 3 kneeled in front of the Cat and whispered, "Please Grandpa. I don't want them to hurt or killed so violently. Numbuh 5 knows of my past and she accepts me. I don't want the others to get hurt like Rabbit."

"I'll see what I can do," Cat replied before disappearing and reappearing in front of them. "Let me guess you heard most of it didn't you?"

"Yes," Numbuh 1 said.

"So I can't convince you to go back can I?" The cat asked.

"Not until we get done with this place," Numbuh 4 said.

"That's agreeable, I don't know how she will react in fact she's gone now," The cat said before disappearing.

"Well, now we're in this for the real thing," Numbuh 5 said.

They went right to the Rabbit's body and jumped through a hole that was narrow enough for two to walk down at the same time.

Numbuh 3 was at a burst of steam when she heard footsteps coming. "They can't be coming," Numbuh 3 said as she took a jump and landed on the landing before she started running.

Numbuh 4 saw a piece green run by, "Numbuh 3!"

Numbuh 3 was walking on a narrow piece of landing. She made it too the center with different directions. She started going to the Northwest direction but it crumpled when the feet that killed Rabbit jumped. Southeast direction was the correct direction as the ledge didn't crumble. Once she past that she heard Numbuh 5 yell, "NUMBUH 3!"

Numbuh ignored Numbuh 5 and continued. The new room had three steps with the Deck of Cards, the Cat appeared, "Go with the flow, whatever floats will do."

Numbuh 3 jumped down and went to the steam, floated up and grabbed hold of the vine.

Numbuh 4 and 5 were the first ones to enter this area. "Numbuh 3!" Numbuh 4 yelled.

Numbuh 3 jumped off the swing right when Numbuh 4 yelled. Numbuh 3 was barely holding onto the ledge.

"Look what you done!" Numbuh 5 said, "C'mon Numbuh 3!"

Numbuh 3 dug her fingernails into the ground and started to crawl up. Once Numbuh 3 got up, she got her hands out of the ground to reveal sharp claws.

"NUMBUH 3! NUMBUH 5 WANTS YOU TO SIT YOUR BUTT DOWN AND DRAW DESIGNS IN THE GROUND UNTIL WE GET THERE" Numbuh 5 yelled.

Numbuh 3 claws turned back into fingernails before she ignored the weapon and continuing on.

Numbuh 5 growled, "Numbuh 5 will pull Numbuh 3's tail if she has too."

Numbuh 1 and 2 finally caught up, "Sorry Numbuh 1 was looking for his notebook still."

"Numbuh 3 has claws!" Numbuh 4 exclaimed. Numbuh 5 was already on the vine.

"Numbuh 5 wait!" Numbuh 2 yelled.

"I already said we're doing this and we're going to keep true to it," Numbuh 4 said as he followed.

"Hey I found my notebook!" Numbuh 1 yelled but everyone was already out of the ear shot.

"I'm the leader of this sector!" Numbuh 1 said as he gained ground on them.

Numbuh 3 had already climbed up the wall, destroyed the rose and was jumping off of a vine when Numbuh 5 came and tackled Numbuh 3.

"Numbuh 3 we're on your side," Numbuh 5 said before Numbuh 3 crawled out of Numbuh 5's grasp.

Numbuh 3 jumped off the landing and avoided the rose and the new enemies that were part hedgehog/rock/rat. Numbuh 5 followed closely. Numbuh 3 jumped through a hole and ran straight. Slowed down to a walking pace, Numbuh 3 stopped to watch bugs dance. Numbuh 5 tackled Numbuh 3 again but was stopped as Numbuh 3 pulled her out of the way and started running in front of a marble which the Mother of the bugs dropped.

"Now Numbuh 5 is mad!" Numbuh 5 said as she followed the marble.

"Numbuh 5 wait!" Numbuh 4 yelled as he followed Numbuh 2.

Numbuh 3 jumped on three glowing mushrooms and turned around to see where the marble was. She relaxed before she saw everyone come to her then a thump. She looked behind her where there was a fork in the road and the marble was coming from the left.

"Run left!" Numbuh 1 yelled as they started running left.

After a while they came to a road that looked like it was a ribcage.

"We have to run across that!" Numbuh 2 exclaimed.

"There's only room for one to go at a time," Numbuh 1 said.

"Just run!" Numbuh 5 yelled as the Numbuh 3 and 4 were running across the ribcage.

Numbuh 1 went then Numbuh 2 and 5. They continued running down trying to avoid the marble. They crossed the ice that had just appeared.

Once they got to the snow they took a deep breather as they watched the marble sink. After a few moments Numbuh 3 started running again. "Numbuh 3 is going to be the cause of death for Numbuh 5," Numbuh 5 said.

Numbuh 4 got up and started to slide. "It's nothing but ice!"

They got up and started chasing after Numbuh 3 but Numbuh 1 stopped. "Look guys! Claw marks!"

"Numbuh 3 must have used her claws to get friction," Numbuh 5 said.

"Numbuh 3 has claws?" Numbuh 2 asked.

"Long story short, she's a furry," Numbuh 5 said before continuing running.

"What's a furry?" Numbuh 1 asked.

Numbuh 2 and 4 shrugged their shoulders before running to catch up to Numbuh 5.

Numbuh 3

Ice broke underneath Numbuh 3 feet causing her to fall. Numbuh 3 landed on her feet and brought her claws in. She looked around the walls were ice and the ground was also ice.

"This is going to be fun," Numbuh 3 said as she went to the left path. After a while of running she fell down a ledge and jumped on a platform with a new weapon, the Ice wand.

"Withering cold incapacitates an enemy more completely than deep wounds-"the cat said, "But winter does not last forever."

Numbuh 3 continued running towards the left and jumping. After a while of jumping ice platforms the marble comes back.

Numbuh 3 started running again away from the marble. She came into a place that was hot and nothing like the ice she went to the first path on the right.

She floated up the steams and onto a next landing. She went up the hill that was surrounded by mushrooms.

Everyone else

The cat had teleported them to where a green and purple insect smoking a huge hookah.

"Um, Hiya!" Numbuh 1 said trying to make conversation.

The insect ignored him and saw Numbuh 3 coming up. "Ah, Kuki! You've returned," the insect said.

"Numbuh 3!" Numbuh 5 yelled.

"But Rabbit never told me why… and now he's gone," Numbuh 3 said.

"Why?" the insect said stunned.

Numbuh 3 snapped, "Yes, Caterpillar! Why? I'm starting to see why Grandma hates you."

Caterpillar rose up angry, "Wonderland is severely damaged!"

"You think I don't know that," Numbuh 3 shot back. "From what Cat told me even you lost trust in me and you're supposed to know what to do!"

"Your just as stubborn as your Alice and Cat!" The caterpillar replied.

"I got my traits from them," Numbuh 3 replied back.

"You must set things right, that's why, and possibly find Alice," Caterpillar said.

"The only way I could do that is if I get back to my normal size," Numbuh 3 said. "I barely recognize this terrible place. Why is it too me?"

"It's home… Well it could be. Having lost what you loved, you nearly started to rebuild. Your task, however, and your pain are not over," the caterpillar said.

Numbuh 3 shook her head, "Why must I suffer?"

Numbuh 5 patted her shoulder and gave her hug while Caterpillar, "Because your mind is fouled by self-deception. Even your fantasies have fragmented into tortured versions of themselves. You are wracked with guilt because you survived, and you dread the prospect of a life alone."

"What do you think I must do?" Numbuh 3 said.

"Destroy the Queen of Hearts. Wonderland and your entire world can become whole again. I need to rest now," The caterpillar said before thinking. You need to regain your human size, Grow up Kuki, embrace the truth."

"I have embraced the truth already," Numbuh 3 said. "This place is my home and is willing to accept me whenever."

The Caterpillar nodded, "Travel to the Fungiferous Forest. Now and nibble from the Mushroom of Life. Take great care. The voracious Centipede jealously guards it, and rules over what you require."

Caterpillar took a deep breath from his Hookah and blew a smoke portal which Numbuh 3 took ran into before it closed leaving the others behind and once they blinked they were backed at their tree house in their beds.

"Was that nothing more but a dream?" Numbuh 4 asked as he got up.

Numbuh 5 ran to Numbuh 3's room and yelled. "She's gone!"

"It wasn't a dream!" Numbuh 2 freaked out.

"How do we get back?" Numbuh 1 asked.

"You don't," Cat said as he appeared on Numbuh 3's bed. "Caterpillar has more power than me and he knows Kuki doesn't want you to get hurt or worst killed on her behalf."

"But we're team!" Numbuh 2 said.

"And this is a war," Cat replied back before disappearing.

Numbuh 1 ran to the main computer and called Moon base.

Numbuh 3

"I'm surrounded by mushrooms!" Numbuh 3 said. "I'm not even going to try and destroy them."

Numbuh 3 went past all the mushrooms got the Diabolic Dice and threw them causing a demon to come out and attack one of the mushrooms.

Sector V

Numbuh 1 tapped his foot impatiently when the dice appear in their hands.

"We still get weapons," Numbuh 2 said.

A girl with red hair in a strainer appeared on the screen, "What do you want!"

"I request Numbuh 3's background history Numbuh 86," Numbuh 1 said.

"Why?" Numbuh 86 said.

"When did you care?" Numbuh 4 said.

"Cause our hackers can't access her history," Numbuh 86 replied. "We've tried every password we can think of and none of them work."

"Send us the data and we'll crack it!" Numbuh 2 said as he punched his hand.

"Numbuh 264 and I will go with you then," Numbuh 86 said.

The screen said receiving data. After five minutes it got uploaded and Numbuh 86 with a blond girl with a pan on her head and an orange sweater showing blue.

"Why all of sudden do you want Numbuh 3's history," the blond girl said.

"Let's just say we have our reasons Numbuh 262," Numbuh 5 said.

"Let's try Alice," Numbuh 2 said as he typed in Alice and the screen said 'Password denied'.

"Cheshire Cat," Numbuh 1 suggested also denied.

"Wonderland!" Numbuh 5 suggested denied.

"Rabbit!" Numbuh 4 suggested with no luck.

Numbuh 5 was thinking when she had a flashback

Flashback

A woman with blond shoulder length hair, blue eyes and thin lips walked past Numbuh 3 and Numbuh 5.

Numbuh 5 noticed that Numbuh 3 had stiffened. The lady walked in between them and mumbled something like "Born in an asylum, stayed in an asylum, should die in an asylum"

"Numbuh 3 what did that lady mean?" Numbuh 5 asked.

"Promise you won't tell anyone?" Numbuh 3 said holding out her pinky.

Numbuh 5 took Numbuh 3's pinky with hers, "Promise."

Numbuh 3 took a sigh, "My mother was in an asylum when I was born, she died right after I was born and my grandmother and grandfather took me in. They told me stories about Wonderland. One night our cat, Dinah, started the house on fire and I was the only one who survived. The police said that their bodies were badly burned and they couldn't find their bodies. They asked me what the last thing I remember and I told them all about Wonderland and they sent me to an asylum. I stayed there for five days then my aunt and uncle took me in which is my 'mother and father'."

Flashback.

"Try Asylum," Numbuh 5 said which password had accepted.

"How did you know that?" Numbuh 86 asked.

"Lucky guess," Numbuh 5 replied.

"Ah-ha, right here," Numbuh 2 said as a file came up. "Numbuh 3 was put into the Oakridge Asylum when she was five and stayed there for five days. She was submitted in there because she talked about Wonderland and was put into room 212."

"Where is this asylum coordinates?" Numbuh 4 asked.

"London, England. Apparently the same street where Jack the Ripper did his killings," Numbuh 2 replied.

"Who?" Numbuh 86 asked.

"Never mind that, let's go!" Numbuh 1 said as they programmed the coordinates in and started going there.

Numbuh 3

Numbuh 3 had frozen ants that was in her way, she arrived at a village that had stone mushrooms. Numbuh 3 jumped into a wooden passage.

A deep commanding voice rang out, "You pathetic and wretched excuses for warriors! Form a line!"

"That must be Centipede," Numbuh 3 said to herself as she crawled her way nearer.

Numbuh 3 saw a flat screen TV with a centipede wearing shoulder blades and an armor helmet, "Bring the intruder to my den, I will punish her insolence and dispose of her."

Three ants caught her and threw her into his den.

Numbuh 3 used the ice wand whenever he popped on his hind legs where a red jewel was. He roared in pain and spit out many little ants which Numbuh 3 killed to get their meta-essence after five times of this, she defeated the Centipede which had three icicles fall down creating a staircase for her to get the mushroom.

Once she got up the yellow and green mushroom the cat appeared.

"I never trusted toadstools, but I do suppose some most have their good points," the Cat said.

"I wish I were hallucinating. What a horrible choice! Eat a toadstool or remain food for insects," Numbuh 3 said before she took a piece off of it and eat it.

"It's rude to eat and run but sometimes it's unavoidable," the cat said as Numbuh 3 grew to her human size.

I do not remember what Rachel's Numbuh is so. You better enjoy this, 22 pages long. Read and review6