Plot: Two stepsisters were home alone together, until one sister reads a spell that sends them to the Kingdom of Disneyland, separating one another into different locations. Eva must find her stepsister, with help of some familiar Disney friends; Will Eva and Eve find their way home or get in trouble with the villains they meet along the way?
Summary: After saying farewell to Mickey and her new friends, Eva leaves to ask Yen Sid for his help. Meanwhile, what has happened to Eve and where is she now?
Chapter 3: Eve in Wonderland (Part 1)
Eve groaned as she was trying to get up. Eve got up as she stretched; she looked around as she saw herself in a big room with tiles of squares on the walls; Eve cried out, "Eva! Eva, where are you? Sis?!" But all was silent as Eve continued to cry out, "Eva? Eva, is this some kind of joke you are pulling? Cause' if it is, the joke's over!" Eva was nowhere to be found as she said, "This is odd. One minute I was in the light and in the next I am here in this room." Then Eve saw her clothes as she cried, "O-M-G, what is this outfit? When did I turn myself into a new version of Alice?"
Eve saw that she was not wearing her usual shirt and pants; she was wearing a rose pink knee-length gown with a white pinafore and short puffy sleeves, white stockings, knees-length pantlettes and petticoat with dance black Mary Jane flats. Eve's black hair was tied with a purple ribbon with a bow top center as she realized where she was, "No way, that's impossible… No… it can't be… can it… Am I really in the Alice in Wonderland film?" "Alice in Wonderland" was Eve's first film when she was three; she remembered dancing with her mom and dad at a clip of the cards on "Painting the Roses Red".
Still confused, she was quiet unaware that someone was walking in as Eve then said, "Curiouser and Curiouser." A wondrous and childlike voice replied, "Exactly." Eve turned to see a blond haired girl with the same dress she was wearing, but hers is cerulean blue and her hair was blond that was tied with a black ribbon. Eve was amazed as she recognized her as Alice. Eve gasped, "Alice Pleasence Liddell?" The girl, who was called Alice, curtsied as she replied, "Why, yes. That is me, but who did you know my true name, Miss umm... Oh dear, why, I don't your name." Eve curtsied as she said, "Pardon my manners. My name is Eve Sinclair, and I know who you are because I am from the real world, the human world." Alice said, "It's an honor to meet you, Eve Sinclair. Umm, but do you know where I am?" Eve explained, "In a room in the mysterious land of Wonderland, I'm guessing that you fell in from the rabbit hole, following the white rabbit, right?" Alice said, "Why, yes. Have you seen him?"
Eve pointed, "If my memory serves me right, he must have passed through here. Alice, I need to ask you something, have you seen a girl with black hair pass through here or at least was with you when you fell?" Alice said, "Why, no. I haven't, I came here alone, well except for Dinah, but she was left behind. Why?" Eve pouted as she said, "Oh, she and I separated from this strange light. And now I am worried about her. I never been anywhere with Eva before." Alice said, "Oh, there, there. There is no reason to be sad. I am sure you will find her." Eve smiled and said, "Thanks. Hey, maybe if we work together you can find the white rabbit and I could find my stepsister. What do you think, Alice?" Alice smiled and said, "That's a great idea, I kindly accept your offer, Miss Sinclair." Eve said, "Please, no need to be formal, just call me Eve." She and Alice shook hands as Alice said, "All right, Eve, lead the way."
Eve flinched as she said, "Umm, Alice, I am a bit scared to go first." Alice held her hand out and said, "We'll go together." Eve was less frightened as she took Alice's hand and walked to the door as Alice went for the doorknob and Eve said, "Alice, wait!" But then the doorknob spoke, "Ohh!" Eve yelped, "Hey, that doorknob can talk!" Alice said, "Oh, I beg your pardon." Eve smiled sheepishly and said, "Sorry. We didn't mean to wake you up from your nap, sir." The doorknob said, "Oh, oh, it's quite all right. But you did give me quite a turn!" The doorknob joked about him being turned as Eve let out a laugh as she said, "That's funny!"
The doorknob agreed as Eve apologized, "Again, Mr. Doorknob; we're so sorry about earlier, but have you seen a white rabbit and/or a black haired girl pass by here?" The doorknob tried to remember as he said, "He just went by here to the other side and as for the girl, no I'm afraid I haven't." Eve was disappointed as she said, "At least, we know the White Rabbit went to the other side, we can just go through the door." The doorknob said, "Sorry, you two are much too big. Simply impassible." Alice said, "You mean impossible." Eve said, "He's right, there is no way to get through, we're too big and he is locked tight." The doorknob was amazed as he asked, "And how did you know I was locked, little girl?" Eve said, "Key's on the table over there."
At her words, a table appeared as a key appeared as Eve said, "Wow. Huh, I guess words can make things appear when you say it. Huh, go figure." Alice took the key as Eve said, "Wait, we got the key, but how do we fit through that tiny door?" Eve got down as she examined the door. Eve said, "No dice, Alice. We could get stuck in between. Umm, Mr. Doorknob, how do we grow small fit through?" The doorknob said, "Why don't you try the bottle, over there." Two bottles appeared as Alice said, "Oh!" Eve said, "That could work." The doorknob said, "Read the directions, and directly you'll be directed in the right direction. He he he!" Alice read the label as Eve joined her at the table, "'Drink me'. Hmmm, better look first. For if one drinks from a bottle marked 'poison', it's almost certain to disagree with one sooner or later." Eve and the doorknob was confused as Eve thought, Oh yeah, I forgot that, in the film that Alice doesn't listen to her own advice, which cause her to get lost.
Eve said, "Forget the rules; I have to find Eva!" Eve immediately drank a sip as she began to shrink as Alice turned to see her as Alice bent down and asked, "Goodness! Eve, are you alright?" Eve's squeaky voice replied, "Yes, I'm ok! Apparently, that bottle contains a liquid to makes you shrink to a small size. Maybe if you drank it, we could pass through the door, but don't forget the key!" Alice agreed as she drank her bottle as she said, "Tastes like oh... cherry tart... custard... pineapple... roast turkey... goodness! What did I do?" Alice realized she was a small as a mouse as Eve said, "Yay, now we can pass through!" Alice went to the door as the doorknob said, "Oh, no use! Ha ha ha ha. I forget to tell you, ho ho ho ho! That the brown lass was right: I'm locked! Alice said, "Oh, no!" Eve said, "That's okay, we have the key right, Alice?" Alice turned her pockets as she shrugged. Eve too did the same as she realized, "Oh, no. You don't mean..."
The Doorknob looked at them with a face of confusion said "Now, don't tell me you've left it up there!" The key was still there on the table as they tried to get up there. Eve said, "Come on, We need that key." They tried to get back up the table, but failed. Eve got up after she and Alice slipped from their last attempt as she cried, "Alice, are you all right?" Alice got up and shook the dirt and dust off her as she replied, "I am well, thank you. What about you, are you hurt?" Eve shook her head as she said, "Nope, I'm ok. But the key is still up there. How are we going to get it down, if we can't reach the table?" The doorknob simply said, "Try the box naturally." A tiny box appeared as Eve said, pulling out a cookie, "Just a hunch, we eat this we could get the key." Eve handed one to Alice as they munched on one as they grew though each of Alice's words, "Oh! 'Eat me'. All right. But goodness knows what this will do… wow, wow, wow, wow, wow!" Eve and Alice grew as Eve said in a strained voice, "Ok, this is a tight squeeze." The Doorknob was muffled as he said, "whtwhsthswwdthdwd!" Alice then noticed that her foot as on the Doorknob's mouth as Alice asked, "What did you say?"
Eve asked, "Sorry, repeat that again, please. Ow, Alice! That's my hand you are squishing!" Alice saw Eve's hand on her arm as she apologized, "Oh, I beg your pardon." Eve said, "That's all right. We're just too big for this room, there's not enough room for both of us." The Doorknob said, "I said: 'a little of that went a long way'! Ha ha ha ha!" Eve tried not to laugh as she let out a snicker, but Alice began to cry as she cried, "Well, I don't think it's so funny! Now- now I do never get ou-out!" Eve tried to soothe her as the Doorknob said, "Oh, come on now. Crying won't help." Eve said, "Mr. Doorknob is right. Come on, Alice; I wasn't really laughing, honest." Alice kept on crying, "I know, but I- I- I just can't help myself!" Alice's tears landed on the floor as the Doorknob cried, "Hey, this won't do! Bwbwlwbbwlwbl! Say, this won't do at all! You, you up there, stop! Stop, I say! Oh look! The bottle, the bottle..."
As the bottle floated, Eve got an idea, she found the box of the growing cookies as she placed it in her pocket as she took the key, then she grabbed the bottle as she said, "Alice, quick, sip on this." Alice and Eve sipped on the bottle was they shrunk as they fell in as they made their way through the doorknob. Alice said, "Oh, I wish I didn't cry much." Eve said, "Don't worry, look on the bright side, we won't have to open the door, we'll just float along the river of your tears. Oh, Mr. Doorknob, open wide so we can go through, please." The Doorknob ignored Eve as he opened his mouth, letting Eve and Alice through as the Doorknob let out, "glpglpglp...'
Inside the bottle, Eve said, "See, we won't have to go through the door after all. You see we have nothing to worry- is it me or do you hear music?" Alice said, "Why, yes. I do hear music too. Sound like a sea faring song." Eve tried to get up as Eve asked, "Alice, can you help me up?" Alice nodded as she lifted Eve to the nozzle of the bottle as Eve looked around and shouted, "Look, straight ahead!" The Dodo sang, "Oh, the sailor's life is the life for me, how I love to sail on the bounding sea, and I never never ever do a thing about the weather for the weather never ever does a thing for me. Oh, a sailor's life is a life for me, tiddle um (prrt, prrt) tiddle dum dum dee! And I never ne... ahoy! And other nautical expressions! Land ho, by Jove!"
Eve thought, Sounds like Lewis Carroll's version of The Pirate song from the Pirates of the Carribean. Still, I want to know how I can get out of this Wonderland. I've got to reunite with Eva!
Then the two girls heard a voice, "Where away, Dodo?" Alice asked, "Dodo? Eve, do you see a dodo?" Eve nodded as she pointed across as the dodo shouted, "Three points to starboard. Follow me, me hearties! Have you at port no time at all now, haha! Oh..." The dodo was dressed in blue clothing with a purple coat, black hat, and a white wig. Eve thought, He looks like George Washington when he crossed the Delaware. He has the wig and hat like his. Eve then got an idea as she called out, "Oh, Mister Dodo!" But the dodo carried on, "Johoho, and a bottle of sea, we love each time..." Alice called out, "Please! Please help me!" Crossing was an out, frog and a pelican on a log, Eve called out, "Um, pardon me, but uh, would you mind helping me and Alice? Please? Yoo Ho! Yoo Ho! Help us! Please! Help us!"
But then a wave hit their bottle as they found the dodo. He began to sing with a group of animals on the sandy beach, "Forward, backward, inward, outward, come and join the chase! Nothing could be drier than a jolly caucus-race. Alice and Eve made to the sandy beach as each animal stomped on them with each step, Backward, forward, outward, inward, bottom to the top, never a beginning there can never be a stop to skipping, hopping, tripping, fancy free and gay, I started it tomorrow and will finish yesterday. Round and round and round we go, and dance for evermore, once we were behind but now we find we are be-forward, backward, inward, outward, come and join the chase! Nothing could be drier than a jolly caucus-race. For backward... I say! You'll never get dry that way!" Alice and Eve looked in confusion, "Get dry?" The Dodo explained, "Have to run with the others! First rule of a caucus-race, you know!" Eve cried, "I need to get dry! Alice, look out for that wave!"
Eve ran as Alice began to ask, "But how can I..." But her words were cut by the wave as the dodo sang, "That's better! Have you dry in no time now!" Eve said, "Hey, this is fun!" Alice was skeptical, "No-one can ever get dry this way!" But the dodo disagreed, "Nonsense! I am as dry as a bone already." Eve said to Alice as she said, "It's best to follow along, Alice and not to ask questions, trust me." Eve ran off as Alice followed Eve, "Yes, but..." But the dodo kept on commanding the crew, "All right, chaps! Let's head now! Look lively!" Eve pointed, "Alice, look! On the umbrella!" Alice sitting on top of a bird looked to see the White Rabbit, "The white rabbit! Mister Rabbit! Mi- mister Rabbit!" But the White Rabbit remained worried, "Oh, my goodness! I'm late! I'm late!" Alice cried, "Oh, don't go away! I'll be right back!" Eve cried, "Quick, Alice let's go! After that rabbit!"
The white Rabbit left the beach and into the dark forest and panicking, "I'm late, I'm late, I'm late!" Alice and Eve began to leave, "Don't step on the fish! Eric, there, watch it there stop kicking that mackerel! William..." Alice and Eve ran to the forest as Alice said, "Mister Rabbit! Oh, mister Rabbit!" Eve said, "Oh, man. Now where did he go? I could have sworn he went through here." Alice said, "Oh dear, I agree Eve. I'm sure he came this way. Do you suppose he could be hiding?" Eve felt a tingle as she asked, "Alice, do you have the strangest feeling that we're being watched?" Alice said, Umm… no, not really. Hmmm… not here. I wonder... No, I suppose he must have... Oh! Why, what peculiar little figures!" Eve turned from a log she was looking as she ran up to Alice and saw the two figures as Eve read their collars, "Tweedle Dee... and Tweedle Dum!"
Tweedle Dee said, "If you think we're wax-works, you ought to pay, you know!" As Tweedle Dee gave his twin a nudge. Then Tweedle Dum said, "Contrariwise, if you think we're alive you ought to speak to us!" They did a little dance as both Tweedles said, "That's logic!" Eve said rubbing her temples, "Ok, that one is going to hurt my brain for a little while." Alice said, "Well, it's been nice meeting you. Goodbye, come along Eve!" But the Tweedles stopped them, "You're beginning backwards!" As Tweddle Dum said, " Aye, the first thing in a visit is to say: How do you do and shake hands, shake hands, shake hands. How do you do and shake hands and state your name and business. That's manners!" Eve agreed as said, "They're right, Alice! We will need to be polite and say hello." Alice asked, "Really? Well, my name is Alice and this is Eve and we're following a white rabbit. So..." Again, both the Tweedles stopped them as Tweedle Dee said, "You can't go yet!" As Tweedle Dum said, "No, the visit has just started!" Eve and Alice tried to walk away as Eve said, "We're very sorry..." Tweedle Dum asked, "Do you like to play hide-and-seek?" as his twin asked, "Or button-button, who's got the button?" But Alice stood firm as she said, "No, thank you." Tweedle Dee asked them, "If you stay long enough we might have a battle!" Eve began to be annoyed as she said, "That's very kind of you, but we must be going." Both Tweedles asked, "Why?"
Alice explained, "Because I am following a white rabbit!" Eve also put in, "And I am trying to return to Eva." Tweedles Dee & Dum asked, "Why?" Alice said, "Well, I- I'm curious to know where he is going!" Eve said, "My sister and I got separated. And I want to know where she is, so we can go home." Tweedle Dum said, "Ohhhh, they're curious! Tsk! tsk! tsk! tsk!..." Tweedle Dee agreed as he said, "The oysters were curious too, weren't they?" Tweedle Dum said, "Aye, and you remember what happened to them..." Both Tweedles Dee & Dum began to cry as they said in unison, "Poor things!" Eve and Alice became curious as Alice asked, "Why? What did happen to the oysters?" Tweedle Dee then said, "Oh, you wouldn't be interested."
As they turned to go, Alice said, "But I am!" Eve knew what they were doing as Eve said, "Uh, boy!" Tweedle Dum then said, "Oh, no. You're in much too much of a hurry!" Eve decided to play along as she said, "Well, I suppose that Alice and I can spare a little time…" Tweedles Dee & Dum said, "You could? Well..." Eve nodded as she said, "Yep, let's hear one!" Tweedle Dum said, "'The Walrus and the Carpenter!" Tweddle Dum then said, "Or: The story of the curious Oysters!" Eve whispered to Alice, "Like I said, best we just play along, whether the story is boring or not. It's very rude not to listen." Alice agreed with Eve as both Tweedle Dee & Dum began their story, The sun was shining on the sea, shining with all his might, he did his very best to make the billows smooth and bright. And this was odd, because it was the middle of the night. The Walrus and the Carpenter were walking close at hand. The beach was white from side to side but much too full of sand. 'Mister Walrus', said the Carpenter: 'My brain begins to perk. We'll sweep this clear in half a year, if you don't mind the work.' The Walrus confused, asked, "Work? Uh, pff, brrrr! Uh the time has come..." Tweedles Dee & Dum said, "...the Walrus said..."
The Walrus said, "...to talk of other things. Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, and cabbages and kings. And why the sea is boiling hot, and whether pigs have wings. Callooh, callay, no work today! We're cabbages and kings!" The carpenter saw in the seaside ten little oysters scared as he beckoned the Walrus to come as he used his cane on the carpenter... Oh, uhhh, oysters, come and walk with us. The day is warm and bright! A pleasant walk, a pleasant talk, would be a sheer delight!" Eve whispered, "If I were them, I would not be fooled. Rule 1, Alice: Never talk to strangers, even if they offered something." The Carpenter said, "Yes, and should we get hungry on the way, we'll stop and uh... have a bite!" The Walrus looked at the Carpenter as he grunted, "Hrmmmm!"
Tweedles Dee & Dum: But mother Oyster winked her eye and shook her heavy head. She knew too well this was no time to leave her oyster bed. Eve thought of her mother and how she gave good advice to her and Eva. She wondered what kind of she gave her if she ever lost her sister as she listened to the story, the Mother oyster said, "The sea is nice, take my advice, and stay right here." Tweedles Dee & Dum: Mom said. The Walrus slammed the mother oyster in her shell and said, "Yes, yes, of course, of course! But eh... haha! The time has come, my little friends, to talk of other things. Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings. And why the sea is boiling hot, and whether pigs have wings. Haha! Callooh, callay, come run away! We're the cabbages and kings!" The Walrus led them out of the ocean and onto the sandy beach, where they played. The Carpenter created a shack. The Walrus said, "... Hrmmm, well now, uh... let me see... Ah! A loaf of bread is what we chiefly need." The carpenter left to get the bread as he returned and asked, "So how about some pepper and salt and vinegar, aye?" The Walrus said, "Oh yes, yes, splendid idea! Haha, very good indeed! Now, if you're ready, oysters dear... haha... we can begin the feed."
The little oysters asked in fear, "Feed?" The Walrus grabbed the oysters and said, "Oh yes, ahh, the time has come, my little friends, to talk of food and things!" The Carpenter was busy making a soup, unaware of the Walrus's intentions, "Of peppercorn some mustard seed and other seasonings. We'll mix them all together in a sauce that's fit for kings. Callooh, callay, we'll eat today, like cabbages and kings!" The Carpenter returned to the dining hall as the Walrus was weeping, "I uh, weep for you, I -uh- oh, excuse me, I deeply sympathize. For I've enjoyed your company, oh, much more than you realize. The Carpenter asked, "Little oysters, little oysters..." Tweedles Dee & Dum said, "But answer there came none. And this was scarcely odd, because, they'd been eaten, every one!" The Carpenter realized that the Walrus ate them all; enraged, the Carpenter began to smack him with hammer, as the Walrus tried to escape from him, "Hmm, well, uhhh, ha ha, ha ha, ha ha, hmm... the time has come!"
And all throughout the day, the Carpenter ran after the Walrus as Tweedles Dee & Dum ended their story, We're cabbages and kings! The end! Alice and Eve smiled at them as Alice said, "That was a very sad story." Tweedle Dum said, "Aye, and there's a moral to it." Eve said, "Yep, a very good moral, if you happen to be an oyster and never trust a stranger." Alice and Eve said, "Well, it's been a very nice visit..." But Tweedle Dum stopped them as he said, "Another recitation..." Eve said, "We're sorry, but..." Tweedle Dum said, "Its titled 'Father William'." Alice said, "But really, I'm..."
Tweedle Dum said, First verse: You are old father William, the young man said and your hair has become very white. And yet you incessantly stand on your head, do you think at your age it is right, is right, do you think at your age it is right? Eve said, "Forget this, Alice. Come on, we still need to find the White Rabbit and Eva and a way out of here too." Alice agreed as they crept away from Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum as their voices were distant, Well, in me youth, father William replied to his son, I'd do it again and again and again and I'd done it again and again and again...
Alice and Eve left down the path and found a small hut as Alice asked, "Now I wonder who lives here..." Eve said, "Only one way to find out; come on, let's check it out." Alice and Eve walked to the gate as they heard a voice inside, "Mary Ann! Drat that girl. Where did she put 'em? Mary Ann!" Alice and Eve saw that it was the rabbit, the girls said, "The rabbit!" The White Rabbit walked out as he saw his pocket watch, "Mary Ann! No use, can't wait, I'm awfully late, oh me oh my oh me oh my!"
Alice began to ask, "Excuse me sir, but- but I've been trying to." The White Rabbit came back and confused Eve for Mary Ann, "Why, Mary Ann! What are you doing out here?" Eve asked "Who's Mary Ann?" The White Rabbit shouted, "Don't just do something stand there! Uh... no no! Go go! Go get my gloves! I'm late!" Alice asked, "But late for what? That's just what I..." The White Rabbit ignored Alice and pushed Eve inside, "My gloves! At once! Do you hear!" Eve glared at him and stuck her tongue as she said, "Men. Always so pushy. Hmph, I suppose I'll be taking orders from Step-dad next. Umm, Alice, could you help me?" Alice obeyed as she and Eve walked upstairs. Alice and Eve searched the room as Alice said, "Hmmm, now let me see. If I were a rabbit, where would I keep my gloves?" Eve was under the bed as she said, "Huh, nothing here." Alice saw a jar filled with the treats that made them grow as Alice took one and ate one, "Oh! Thank you. Don't mind if I do. Hmhm. Hmhm. Hmhmhmhmhmhm. Hmhmhmhmhmhm-oeh!"
Alice began to grow as she exclaimed, "Oh no no, not again!" Eve turned to see her grow as she yelled and ran to the door. The White Rabbit looked impatient as he turned to the house, "Oh! Mary Ann! Now you see here, Mary Ann..." Eve cried, "Not Mary Ann and run!" Eve took the rabbit out the door as he cried, "Help!" Eve cried, "Mr. Rabbit! Wait a second!" The White Rabbit left, "No! No! Help! Monster! Help, assistance!" Eve turned to see Alice too big to fit the house as she asked, "Alice, are you ok?" Alice tried to get out, "Hrmm... hrmm... hrmm... dear! Yes, Eve. I'm fine, just trapped inside!" Eve turned to see the White Rabbit talking to the Dodo, "A monster! A monster, Dodo! In my house, Dodo!" Alice overheard the White Rabbit as she asked, "Dodo...?" The White Rabbit, "Oh my poor little bitty house..." The Dodo tried to calm him down, "Uh, steady old champ. Can't be as bad as all that you know."
The White Rabbit worried, "Oh my poor roof and rafters, all my walls and... there it is!" The Dodo turned and said, "By Jove! Jolly well it is! Isn't it?" The White Rabbit commanded, "Well, do something, Dodo!" The Dodo examined Alice's foot, "Yes, indeed! Extraordinary situation, but eh..." The White Rabbit stuttered, "But- but- but- but- but what?" Eve was curious on what the Dodo was planning to do, the Dodo said, "But I have a very simple solution!" Alice said, "Thank goodness!" Eve said, "Tell me about it." The White Rabbit asked, "Wha- wha- what is it?" The Dodo said, "Simply pull it out the chimney." The White Rabbit pushed the Dodo and said, "Yes, go- go- go on, go on! Pull it out!" The Dodo asked, "Who? Me? Don't be ridiculous! What we need is eh..." Eve helped as she saw a lizard and a ladder as she got the Dodo's attention by tapping his shoulder and pointing at Bill the lizard, "…a lizard with a ladder!" The White Rabbit saw, "Hmm? Oh! Bill! Bill! Eh, we need a lazzerd with a lizard, a lizard a bb...b... can you help us?" Bill replied, "At your service, governor!" Eve smiled as she called, "Don't worry, help is on the way, Alice!"
The Dodo explained, "Here, my lad?. Have you ever been down a chimney?" Bill said, "Why governor, I've been down more chimneys..." The Dodo gleefully said, "Excellent, excellent. You just pop down the chimney, and haul that monster out of there." Bill Righto, governor! Monster? Hoeaaaaah! No! No!..." Bill was terrified as he tried to escape as the Dodo and the White Rabbit tried to haul him up the ladder. Finally, Bill jumped onto the Dodo's arms, "Steady now. That's better! Bill, lad, you're passing up a golden opportunity!" Bill asked, "I am?" The Dodo said, "You can be famous!" Bill asked, "I can?" The Dodo pushed Bill back to his task, "Of course! There's a brave lad! In you go now. Nothing to it, old boy. Simply tie your tail around the monsters neck and drag it out!"
Bill again became nervous, "But- but- but governor!" The Dodo simply said, "Good luck, Bill!" The soot and dust then went inside where Alice was trapped in. Suddenly Alice began to sneeze, "Ah- ah- ah- ah... choo!" The force shot Bill up from the chimney and out into the air. The Dodo, the White Rabbit, and Eve saw him fly away The Dodo said, "Well, there goes Bill..." Eve said, "Yep!" Alice said, "Poor Bill..." The Dodo decided, "Ehh, perhaps we should try a more energetic remedy." The White Rabbit said, "Yes, anything, anything. But hurry!" Eve said to herself, "Can't that rabbit learn to chill out?" The Dodo said, "Now, I- I propose that we... uhh..." The White Rabbit said, "Yes, come on, come on, yes, yes…" Eve thought, Wonder how Alice is; must be very uncozy in there. The Dodo said, "I propose that we... uhh... dow! By Jove! That's it! We'll burn the house down!"
The White Rabbit smiled, then became horrified, "Yes, hihi! Burn the house... what?" Eve yelled, "Burn it?!" Alice got scared, "Oh no!" The Dodo didn't listen, "Hi ho! Oh, we'll smoke the blighter out. He'll put the beast to rout. Some kindling, a stick or two, all this bit of rubbish ought to do." The White Rabbit said, "Oh dear..." Eve said, "You're telling me." The Dodo said, "We'll smoke the blighter out, we'll smoke the monster out!" Eve tried to get a word in edgewise, "I don't think it will work!" But she was ignored as the White Rabbit cried, "No, no! Not my beautiful birdhouse!" The Dodo said, "Oh, we'll roast the blighter's toes, we'll toast the bounder's nose! He turned to Eve as he said, "Just fetch that gate, we'll make it clear that monsters aren't welcome here." Eve obeyed as she grabbed the gate as she said, "I still think this is a bad idea." The White Rabbit watched Eve as she tossed the gate on the kindling as he said, "Oh me, oh my..." The Dodo said, "A match!" The White Rabbit asked, "Match?" The Dodo said, "Thank you! We'll blow the thing there out, we'll smoke the monster out!" The White Rabbit: "We'll smoke the monster out... noho! Noho, my poor house and furniture..." Eve thought, Alice will burn up in there! Alice said, "Oh dear, this is serious! I simply must... oh! Eve!" Eve turned to the garden and got an idea. Eve cried, "Alice! Over there!" Alice turned to see a small garden, "A garden! Perhaps if I eat something it will make me grow smaller..." Eve helped Alice, by grabbing a carrot as the White Rabbit tried to stop Eve and Alice.
The White Rabbit grabbed Eve who was carried up to the bedroom where Alice was, "Ahhhh! Oh, let go! Help!" Eve tried to calm him down. Eve said, "Mr. Rabbit, pull yourself together! Snap out of it, it's just a lousy carrot, don't be selfish!" As they reach Alice's window she said, "I'm sorry, but I must eat something!" The White Rabbit cried, "Not me, you- you- you- you- you barbarian!" Eve snatched the carrot from him and said, "Better this than you. Here Alice, eat this." Then Alice munched on the carrot as Alice began to shrink as the Rabbit escaped and Eve landed in the room with Alice with the Rabbit screaming, "Help! Monster! Help!" The White Rabbit wasted no time, "Ah! I'm late! Oh dear, I'm here, I should be there! I'm late, I'm late, I'm late!" The Dodo was still trying to make a fire as he asked, "Ah, say, do you have a match?" But the White Rabbit left swiftly, "Must go. Goodbye. Hello. I'm late, I'm late, I'm late!"
Alice and Eve ran out the door as Alice cried out, "Wait! Please wait!" The Dodo asked, "Ah, young ladies! Do you have a match?" Eve shrugged as Alice cried, "No, I- I'm sorry, but... mister Rabbit!" Alice and Eve ran off as the Dodo said, "No cooperation, no cooperation at all? We can't have monsters about! Jolly will have to carry on alone! Pf, pf, pf, pf..." Alice and Eve ran to the forest as they followed the White Rabbit, Alice cried, "Wait! Please! Just a minute! Oh, dear." Eve said, "We'll never catch him while we're this small. Hey, look at that." Alice saw a group of butterflies as she said, "Why curious butterflies!" Eve said, "Uh huh." A voice said, "You mean bread-and-butterflies." Alice agreed as she said, "Oh, yes, of course, I... hmm? Now who do you suppose... Eve, did you say something?" Eve shook her head as she said as she saw a rocking horsefly, "Ah, a horse fly! I mean, a- a rocking horse fly!"
The voice said, "Naturally!" Eve said, "Alice, did you hear anything?" Alice turned to the rose as she said, "I beg your pardon, but uhh... did you... oh, that's nonsense. Flowers can't talk." Eve said, "Yep. If it did, I might think that I have lost my mind." The Rose came to life as she said, "But of course we can talk, my dear." The Iris said, "If there's anyone worth talking to." Eve said, "Ok, I think I have lost it." The Daisy said, "Or about! Hahahaha!" Eve said, "Yep, I've lost it." The Pansies said, "And we sing too!" Alice was amazed as said, "You do?" The Tulips said, "Oh, yes. Would you like to hear 'Tell it to the tulips'?" The Larkspurs said, "No, let's sing about us!" The Violets said, "We know one about the shy little violets..." The 1st Lily said, "Oh, no, not that old thing!" The 2nd Lily said, "Let's do 'Lovely lily at the valley'!" The Daisies said, "How about the daisies in the..." Then the Lilac said, "Oh, she wouldn't like that!" Eve whispered to Alice, "Allow me." Alice nodded as she gave a loud whistle as she said, "Ladies, ladies! How about: 'Golden afternoon'? I've heard it's all about all of you!" The flowers agreed with Eve as they gave a cheer as the Rose said, "Sound your A, Lily!" The Lily said, "Laaaa..." The Pansies said, "Mimimimi..." The Daisy said, "Lalalala…" The Iris said, "Hahahahahahaha…" The Dandelions said, "Poem, poem poem, poem poem poem poem poem…"
All the flowers, "Little bread-and-butterflies kiss the tulips, and the sun is like a toy balloon. There are get up in the morning glories, in the golden afternoon. There are dizzy daffodils on the hillside, strings of violets are all in tune, Tiger lilies love the dandelions, in the golden afternoon… the golden afternoon. Eve said, "This reminds me of my mom." Alice turned to her as she agreed with Eve. The flowers continued the song, There are dog and caterpillars and a copper centipede, where the lazy daisies love the very peaceful life they lead... You can learn a lot of things from the flowers, for especially in the month of June. There's a wealth of happiness and romance, all in the golden afternoon… The flowers became instrumental as they sang, All in the golden afternoon, the golden afternoon... Alice began to sing, You can learn a lot of things from the flowers, for especially in the month of June. Then Eve began to sing, There's a wealth of happiness and romance, all...
Then the Flowers finished their song,…the golden afternoon! Alice said, "Oh, that was lovely. Especially you, Eve. You have the most beautiful singing voice." Eve blushed and said, "Gee, thanks. And don't forget the lovely flowers; they also have the most beautiful song and voices too."
The Flowers smiled as the Rose, "Thank you, my dear." Eve beamed happily as the Daisy asked, "What kind of garden do you and your friend come from?" Alice said, "Well, Eve and I don't come from any garden..." The Daisy said, "Oh, do you suppose they're a wild flower?" Alice said, "Oh no, I'm not a wild flower..." The Rose asked, "Just what species, or shall we say, genus, are you, my dear?" Eve said, "Well, I suppose you call me a genus, humanus, eh... Alice and Eve!" The Daisy asked, "Ever seen an Alice or an Eve with a blossom like that?" Eve tried to explain better, but the Iris interrupted her, "Come to think of it, did you ever see an Alice or an Eve?" The Daisy said, "Yes, and did you notice their petals? What a peculiar color!" Eve remarked, "What's wrong with brown?" The Iris said, "And no fragrance! Well, except for the brown haired little lady. She smells like roses, I bet she is a rose!" Eve smelled her dress as she remembered, she was wearing perfume: Eau of Roses! The Daisy laughed, "Hahaha! Don't be silly, the brown haired lass is not a rose, just look at those stems!" The Iris examined them as she said, "Rather scrawny, I'd say." The Rosebud said, "I think she's pretty!" The Rose said, "Quiet, bud!" Eve has had enough as she said, "Me and Alice are not flowers!
The Iris, "Aha! Just as I suspected! She's nothing but a common mobile vulgaris!" The Flowers, "Oh no!" Alice was confused, "A common what?" Eve sighed as she said, "To put it bluntly: they think we are weeds." Alice said, "I'm not a weed! And neither are you, Eve!" Eve said, "Don't let me in on this" The Tulip said, "Well, you wouldn't expect her to admit it." The Lilac said, "Can you imagine!" The Daisy said, "Well, goodness!" The Lily said, "Don't let her stay here and go to seed!" Another flower pushed Alice and Eve as she said, "Go on now!" Eve scowled, "Hey!" The Rose said, "Please, girls..." The Pansies shoved Alice and Eve away as they said, "We don't want weeds in our bed!" The Other flowers shoved them away as they cried, "Move along, move along!" Horn flowers blasted as dog flowers growled at them.
Eve snarled a huge growl as the other flowers quieted down as Eve said, "Uh, grrrrrrrrrr, yourselves! We don't need this!" Alice agreed, "Oh, all right, if that's the way you feel about it. If I were my right size, I could pick every one of you if I wanted to! And I'd guess that'd teach you!" Eve said, "Yeah, if my sister was here, she'd beat them to a bunch of stems and leaves!"
She saw two daffodils whispering as Eve turned to them as she growled, "I know what you are ready to do, don't even think about it!" The yellow Daffodils stopped as they turned away. Eve said, "I'm watching you two." She pointed two fingers at her eyes and then at them. The other flowers as laughed as Eve gave them a cold glare as the flowers stopped. Eve said, "Come on, Alice. I think we better move on. Screw them." Alice agreed as she said, "You can learn a lot of things from the flowers... Huh! Seems to me they could learn a few things about manners!" Eve scoffed, "Tell me about it! My sister could force them to be nice. Forget them, let's find the rabbit and get out of here." They stopped at their track as they saw some clouds shaped like the vowels as Eve groaned, "Oh, no! Not this scene!"
They followed the clouds as they saw a caterpillar singing to himself, A, e i o u, u, u, o, a, u e i a, u... Who are you? Alice said, "I- I- I hardly know, sir! I changed so many times since this morning, you see..." The Caterpillar said, "I do not see. Explain yourself." Alice said, "Why, I'm afraid I can't explain myself, sir, because I'm not myself, you know..." The Caterpillar said, "I do not know." Alice said, "Well, I can't put it anymore clearly for it isn't clear to me!" Eve's brain was hurting her as she moaned, "This is even worse than the Tweedles."
The Caterpillar said, "You? Who are you?" Alice said, "Well, don't you think you ought to tell me- cough-cough, cough-cough, who you are first?" The Caterpillar asked, "Why?" Alice said, "Oh dear. Everything is so confusing." Eve grumbled, "Huh, you darn right." The Caterpillar said, "It is not." Eve said, "To you, maybe." Alice said, "Well, it is to me and Eve." The Caterpillar said, "Why?" Alice said, "Well, I can't remember things as I used to, and..." The Caterpillar said, "Recite." Eve asked, "Recite what?" Alice said, "Hmm? Oh! Oh, oh, yes, sir! Um... how doth the little busy bee, improve each shi..." The Caterpillar said, "Stop! That is not spoken correcitically." Eve smirked, "Ok, wise guy, How does it go then?" The Caterpillar said, "It goes: how..." The Caterpillar noticed that his hookah was spouting smoke as Eve cleared her throat as she pointed to his legs as they were holding the tube as he pat them to release them as Alice and Eve giggled.
The Caterpillar didn't seem amused as he continued, "Hmm! How doth the little crocodile improve his shining tail. And pour the waters of the Nile, on every golden scale. How cheer... how cheer... Ahem! Eve pointed his legs as they were falling off the leaf as the two girls giggled again; The Caterpillar finished, "How cheerfully he seems to grin, how neatly spreads his claws. And welcomes little fishes in, with gently smiling jaws." Alice said, "Well I must say I've never heard it that way before..." Eve just shrugged as the Caterpillar said, "I know, I have improved it." Alice said, "Well, cough-cough-cough, if you ask me..." Eve started coughing as she yelled out, "Stop using that thing, you!" The Caterpillar said, "You? Huh, who are you?" Alice said, "Cough-cough, cough-cough, A-choo! Oh!" Alice stormed off as Eve followed her. Just then, the Caterpillar, "You two there! Girls! Wait! Come back! I have something important to say!" Eve hoped that he knows about Eva as she went back, Alice said, "Oh dear. I wonder what he wants now. Well...?" The Caterpillar simply said, "Keep your temper!"
Eve asked, "Is that all?" The Caterpillar, "No. Exacitically, what is your problem?" Alice said, "Well, it's exacitici-, exaciti-, well, it's precisely this: I should like to be a little larger, sir." The Caterpillar asked, "Why?" Alice said, "Well, after all, three inches is such a wretched height, and..." At her words, the Caterpillar got angry as he said, "I am exacitically three inches high, and it is a very good height indeed!" The Caterpillar turned red and blew out smoke as Eve angrily said, "But Alice and I not used to it. And you needn't shout at us!" Alice blew on the smoke as the Caterpillar disappeared, leaving behind, his hookah, gloves, shoes, and skin as Eve remained shocked as Alice said, "Oh dear." Eve said, "Where'd he go?"
The Caterpillar said, "By the way, I have a few more helpful hints. One side will make you grow taller..." Alice was confused as she said, "One side of what?" The Caterpillar continued, "...and the other side will make you grow shorter." Alice asked, "The other side of what?" Eve said, "Alice, isn't it obvious, He means the mushrooms!" Alice and Eve stared at the mushrooms as Alice thought, "Hmm. One side will make me grow... but which is which? Hmm. After all that's happened, I- I wonder if I... I don't care." Eve tried to warn Alice, "I don't think you should-" Alice just ate her mushroom as she said, "I'm tired of being only three inches high -yi -yi -yi -yi -yi!" Eve was on top Alice's head along with a nest as the bird mother took the debris from her nest and saw that she was high in the sky. The Mother bird cried, "Ah! A serpent! Aaaaahhh! Help! Serpent! Serpent!"
Eve tried to explain, "Oh, but please! Please!" The Bird said, "Off with you! Shoo! Shoo! Go away! Serpent! Serpent!" The Bird spotted Eve near her nest as she squawked, "And you, stay away from my nest, you little thief!" Alice cried, "But I'm not a serpent!" Eve said, "And I am not a thief!" The Bird asked, "So? Indeed? Then just what are you?" Eve said, We're just two lost little girls! The Bird said, "Little? Ha, little? Whahahaha! You, my browned haired missy I'll believe that, but this one, she's not little!" Alice said, "Well I am little! I mean, I- I was..." The bird said, "And, I suppose you don't eat eggs, either?" Eve said, "No, not a fan of eggs." Alice said, "And yes, I do, but..." The Bird said, "I knew!" Alice said, "But- but- but..." The Bird said, "I knew it! Serpent! Serpent!" Eve let out a groan of anger as she cried, "Oh, for the love of Disney! Alice, eat the other one!" The Bird said gathering her eggs, "A very idea! Spend all my time lying eggs, for serpents like her!" Alice ate her mushroom as she shrunk, making the bird, the nest, and Eve fall off, "Aaaaaaahhh! Oh, Oh, oh, oh!" Eve called out to the bird, "Told you!"
Eve helped Alice up her feet as she said, "Goodness... I wonder if I'll ever get the knack of it." Eve said, "I know a trick, Alice just lick the liquid from the mushroom." Eve and Alice did just that as they grew back to their normal size, "There, that's much better. Hmmm... I better save these. Let's go Eve." Eve joined Alice as they found forks in the road with signs all around, "Now let's see, where was I?" They stared at the paths as Eve murmured, "Hmmm, I wonder which way we ought to go..." Then a hollow voice started singing, 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves, did gyre and gimble in the wabe. All mimsy were the borogoves, and the momeraths outgrabe.
Alice asked, "Now where in the world do you suppose that..." Then a voice said, "Uh... loose something?" Eve and Alice turned to see a smile as Alice said, "Oh! Hehe, Oh uhhh... hehe... I- I was... no, no, I- I- I- I mean, I uhh... I was just wondering..." The Cheshire cat, "Oh uhh, that's quite all right! Oh, hrmm, one moment please..." Two eyes appeared as he sound his music, "Oh!" The Cheshire cat began to sing, Second chorus... 'Twas brilllig, and the slithy toves, did gyre and gimble in the wabe...
Alice said, "Why, why you're a cat!" Eve said, "Yeah, the Cheshire Cat!" He said, "The girl in brown guessed it, I am a Cheshire Cat." All mimsy were the borogoves..." The Cat was disappearing as Alice asked it, "Oh, wait! Don't go, please!" The Cheshire Cat came back as he said, "Very well. Third chorus..." Eve said, "Oh no no no... thank you, but- but we just wanted to ask you which way we ought to go." The Cheshire Cat said, "Well, that depends on where you want to get to." Eve said, "I would like to get to Eva, my stepsister." But Alice said, "Oh, it really doesn't matter, as long as I g..." The Cheshire Cat said, "Then it really doesn't matter which way you go! Ah-hmm... and the momeraths outgrabe… The Cat vanished as it passed them and went to the next tree as he said, "Oh, by the way, if you'd really like to know, he went that way." Alice asked "Who did?" The Cheshire Cat replied, "The white rabbit." Eve asked, "Wait, he did? Was Eva with him?" The Cheshire Cat asked, "He did what?" Alice asked, "Went that way?" The Cheshire Cat asked, "Who did?" Alice asked, "The white rabbit!"
Cheshire Cat: What rabbit? Eve said, "But didn't you just say... I mean... oh man!" The Cheshire Cat then asked, "Can you stand on your head?" Alice looked at the cat in amazement as she cried, "Oh!" Eve cleared her throat as she said, "Like this?" The Cat was impressed at Eve and her ability as he said, "And as for your sister, she doesn't exist here. In fact, she never came here at all." Eve got back up to her feet as she said, "The knob was right, Eva isn't here in Wonderland."
The Cheshire Cat said, "However, if I were looking for a white rabbit and a girl with black hair, I'd ask the Mad Hatter." Alice asked, "The Mad Hatter? Uh... no, no, I don't- I don't..." The Cheshire Cat offered again, "Or, there's the March Hare. In that direction." Alice said, "Oh, thank you. I- I think I shall visit him. The Cheshire Cat said, "Of course, he's mad too." Alice said, "But Eve and I, we don't want to go among mad people!" Eve said, "I think he means crazy, not angry." The Cheshire Cat just said, "Oh, you can't help that. Almost everyone is mad here. Ha... ha ha ha ha ha! You may have noticed that I'm not all there myself... hahaha... and the momeraths outgrabe…"Eve and Alice looked at each other as Eve said, "Okay…"
Eve thought, This place is getting weird, no wonder Alice wants to leave. Speaking of wonder, I wonder if Eva will ever find me. I miss her so much. I wonder why I haven't found her.
Poor Eve, still trapped in Wonderland and lost without Eva, and what has happened to our brave heroine?
Next time: Yen Sid's Tower
