"Where are you taking me?" Alice asked the Red Queen as the Knave pulled her along.
"Oh, dear Alice. Don't you know where you are?" the Queen laughed. Alice looked around at everything around her.
The Queen's dress was torn; her hair was drooping off her overly large head. The trees were gray. The grass was a dirty green. But it was the same. It was still Underland.
"The Mad Hatter will save me," Alice said, believing in her friend. The Queen laughed out loud.
"He's the one who needs the saving, Alice," she turned back and gave Alice a cruel smile.
"But, he's safe in the real world. He's safe," Alice argued.
"Tell her, Stayne," the Red Queen demanded. The Knave talked as he continued to pull Alice harshly along.
"This world is almost dead. When one thing here dies, it goes to your world," the Knave said. Alice was confused for a little while, and then she understood.
"So, Hatter…"
"He's dead," the Red Queen said sharply. Alice shook her head. Then gulped.
"And the Jabberwocky…" she could not finish.
"The Jabberwocky is also in your world now. Thanks to you, Alice," the Red Queen sneered. Alice shook her head.
"No, I killed it. It's completely dead," Alice said in an attempt to convince herself.
"Dead in this world, yes. But very much alive in your world, Alice. And ready to kill," the Red Queen stopped walking and turned to face Alice, "You see when you killed it here, you created an even bigger problem, Alice. With the Jabberwocky and with me. And not just you will pay for it."
"How are they trapped in the mirror?" Alice demanded.
"Don't you see, Um? They're dead too!" the Knave yelled, getting frustrated.
"The mirror is simply a holding cell. Once I release them from it, they will enter you're world. Then, I'll have the Jabberwocky kill them there. Then they shall be completely dead!" the Red Queen smiled.
"I'll figure out a way to get to them. I'll save them!" Alice yelled.
"No, Alice. We will just kill you as well. There is no escaping it," the Red Queen said, gesturing to Stayne to pull Alice along.
"Where are you taking me?" Alice asked, referring to the earlier question. The Red Queen smiled.
"To the battlefield, Alice, the place where everything happened. Where your friends died on the Frabjous Day. And where you shall die," the Red Queen smiled evilly. "Off with your head!"
"Hatter!" Mallymkun yelled over and over. Hatter's eyes were still a deep shade of red.
"What do yeh want, mouse?" his Scottish still prominent.
"Do you remember anything?" she asked. The Mad Hatter stopped pacing.
"Remember any of what?" his accent fading a little.
"How you got here, Hatter!" the mouse exclaimed. The Mad Hatter's eyes went dark, and he suddenly remembered.
"Alice, she's really gone," the White Rabbit said.
"It's sad isn't it?" Tweedledee mumbled, hitting Tweedledum.
"Sad," Tweedledum replied, rubbing his eyes with his hands.
"No! My dear friends! It is the Frabjous Day! It's a happy day! A celebration!" the White Queen said, patting the Tweedles on their head. Hatter took off his hat and turned his gaze to the ground.
"Wha-a-a-a-t's that?" the March Hare stumbled out. The Mad Hatter looked up from the chessboard battlefield. The Queen turned around.
A harsh wind blew, and suddenly the Jabberwocky's body disappeared. The wind stopped. The White Queen straightened her dress.
"Now the Jabberwocky is gone for good. There is nothing to fear!"
"Except me."
"Iracebeth! Where are the guards? We banished you," the White Queen cried.
"You're not strong enough to banish me," the Red Queen smiled. She looked over at her Knave, "Stayne. Prove you love me."
Stayne grabbed his sword, "Yes, my love." He ran forward and ran his sword through the White Queen.
"Run," the White Queen yelled out in pain to her companions. The Hatter grabbed Mallymkun and set her atop his hat. He ran as fast as he could but he wasn't fast enough.
"Hatter!" Mallymkun yelled.
"Hatter!" a voice yelled. Hatter came out of his dream to see Mallymkun yelling at him.
"We're dead. We were killed," Hatter said, his eyes lightening. Mallymkun nodded, tears in her eyes.
"But we went down valiantly," she put her hand over the sword hanging at her side.
"Hatter!" Mallymkun yelled. The Knave swiped his sword across the top of Hatter's hat, knocking the mouse off the top. Stayne stabbed Mallymkun as soon as she hit the ground.
Hatter picked up a sword laying on the battlefield and held it up in defense. The wind blew again. Mallymkun and the White Queen disappeared. Hatter's friends were not yet off the field.
"Gotta buy 'em time," his Scottish voice growled. He leaned forward, trying to stab the Knave.
"You'll never win. You're a hatter; you're mad," the Knave sneered. Hatter's mouth curled into a frown and he charged again.
His personal battle with Stayne lasted only a couple minutes before he was disarmed. He looked back to see the White Rabbit watching him with sad eyes. The Rabbit hopped off into the wilderness.
"They're safe," Hatter smiled. The Knave speared him through the stomach. And leaned in close.
"You think I'm alone? Your friends will die too. They aren't safe. And who's to save them now?" the Knave questioned. Hatter smiled.
"Alice."
