Right then, this is Chapter 7 and I tried to make it longer than Chapter 6 (which it is ;D). I hope the story is not getting too confusing. I say this alot in my other stories but I always feel the need to - just in case - if you have any questions or are uncertain about something please ask away in a review or PM me. I will get back to you, promise - unless! it gives away the storyline ;) and we wouldn't want that now would we ^_~


The table was as normal. Thackery throwing cups around, Mally giggling and chuckling, Cheshire playing with his tea looking bored and Eric sitting silently, eyes closed enjoying his tea.

The Hatter approached the table with a basket in hand as he did every day and sat in his seat at the table's end.

Eric opened his eyes wanting to greet, the wonderful Alice but realised she was not present today, it was just Mr. Hightopp – and he seemed on edge.

"Good day, Sir," Eric greeted him shutting his eyes again.

"Eric," Tarrant said. Eric was now certain something was wrong. The tone in the Hatter's voice definitely implied that he was angry and because he didn't properly return the greeting he wondered if it were his fault.

He opened his eyes once again and looked down at his cup sensing watchful eyes from all around. He was not the only one who had noticed.

There was an awkward silence, as everyone's eyes fell upon Eric, the boy who Tarrant was so blatantly glaring at.

After what felt like an hour or two, Eric erupted, "What?"

"Huh?" Mally gasped, they had never heard his voice so angry.

"Why are you staring at me? Miss. Alice told you, didn't she?" he shouted turning his different coloured eyes on the Hatter.

The Hatter then looked infuriated and thundered back, "And what if she did? Is that wrong of her?"

"No!" Eric shouted rising to his feet, "Of course it's not! What is wrong, however, is why you can't see me like any other safe Underlandian!" (A/N – I don't know if that's what they are really called or not ^^" Sorry).

"But you're not safe! You're 'Uncontrollable'!" Tarrant raged. Everyone at the table gasped learning the new information.

"Well, I'll take my leave here," Cheshire purred leaving his wide awkward grin a second behind after he disappeared into thin air.

Mally caught Eric's eye. It almost hurt him to see her looking at him terrified.

"You…You deceiving hazardous MoonCamper!" Mally screamed at him. She turned and ran off into the trees, followed by Thackery who just turned his nose up at the boy with a 'Humph!'.

Eric growled from the back of his throat turning his eyes back to Mr. Hightopp who was glaring intently at the boy.

"Why?" Eric asked simply.

"What? Why what?" Tarrant asked angrily.

"Why must I be punished for my parent's crime? It was not me. I have never been past no.1 let alone no.5!" he stated his voice growing in volume slightly, but not enough to be shouting again.

"Ah, yes! But the Syndrome still thrives through your veins! In all of you!" Tarrant hissed, "Do you know why I refused to have Alice join us today? Well, I know what you're doing!"

"What? What I'm doing?" Eric repeated and then shouted, "I'm trying to repair the broken link! I'm trying to regain some sort of secure station for my people!"

"No! I know what you are doing! You do not fool me, dangerous Unsafe!" Tarrant cried.

"I am not an Unsafe!" Eric screamed shutting his eyes tight and clenching his fists angrily. Tarrant gasped and backed up slowly as a faint glow began to appear around Eric's body.

"Whether you like it or not, you were born an uncontrollable. How dare you wander this far from your prison? Did you even realise that you crossed the border?" the Hatter continued the argument quietly.

"There is not border!" Eric shrieked.

"Yes, there is! Queen Mirana placed it there herself, you unstable child!" the Hatter growled. He paused but then carried on explaining, "I knew there was something else about you. I just couldn't put my finger on it."

"If you knew I was a risk why allow me to even look at Alice?" Eric cried opening his eyes. An impossible surge of energy, seemingly from no where, rippled away from him knocking Tarrant off of his feet, "If I am so perilous why even let me use her name?"

"Because I didn't know!" Tarrant shouted, as he got back up to his feet, "I wasn't certain of your kind! If I were wrong it would be terrible to have you treated in that way!"

"Oh! But because I'm an Uncontrollable then it's fine to treat me in this way, is it? It's fine to treat me like an alien, is it?" Eric roared, "I AM NOT SO DIFFERENT FROM YOU!"

Tarrant Hightopp took that as his warning to get back to Alice quickly. He turned and dashed back home only now realising the danger he had caused, all himself.


He slammed the door behind him and hunched over gasping for breathe. He had run so fast but he was not out of the woods yet.

"Tarrant?" Alice shuffled as best she could into the hallway and looked at him with a questioning gaze, "Is something wrong? You're back awfully early."

"Well, I was missing you a little too much. Let us go for a walk," he suggested straightening up trying to look like he was fine.

Alice just sighed and placed her hands on her hips, "First of all I'm not aloud to fight because of my 'condition' and now you want to go for a walk? You're back early too! What's going on? What happened?"

Tarrant sighed heavily and took her hands in his, "Alice please, we're not safe here we need to –"

"Safe? Eric! What happened? Did you talk to-what did you-is he alright?" Alice stuttered suddenly realising. They heard the wind pick up speed from the small open window next to the door and the sun suddenly dimmed being smothered by black clouds.

Alice limped over to the door and looked out of the window.

She screamed. He was there, standing just outside the door looking at her. But he wasn't looking at her as Eric. His eyes were faded and you could barely see their original colour or even the pupil for that matter. His hair stuck out in more random places than usual and his entire being was enveloped in a royal blue glowing mist. He wasn't Eric now.

Alice turned to the Hatter terrified, "WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM?"

"I didn't do anything!" Tarrant lied as he rushed over to Alice and scooped her up into his arms and sprinted to the back door and out.

"Hatter!" she hissed.

"Okay, I may have said a few…racist comments," he confessed, "and I may have accused him…but that still stands! I am sure he is scheming against you! I am sure you are 'Wanted' in MoonCamp!"

But although the Hatter tried to explain, Alice was listening properly. She was too busy watching the unfamiliar pursuer hot on their tail.


Okay, is this Chapter long enough? :)

This is the first bit of action in the story and it sucked in my opinion ^^" Haha! But I'm trying to update a little more quickly ;)

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