"Why did the Rabbit lead me here to die?"

"Why did the Cheshire Cat let me kill him so easily?"

"Wait...why am I not dead?"

All these thoughts were running through Alice's head as she sunk lower into the mountain.

Finally, when she reached the magma chamber, she stopped.

Alice floated there for a second, before it started...

The magma became like a whirwind! It spun around her, pulling her apart-ripping her to shreds and rebuilding her.

Alice could feel herself changing. She wasn't herself anymore.

"Goodbye, Alice."

TEN YEARS LATER.

"Dearest Alice,

I can't believe you didn't see this coming. I hinted and hinted, once again, but you NEVER saw it! Ahahaha! It's wonderful-how stupid you are. Couldn't you tell what was happening when you went to the volcano? The Rabbit knew it, too. He knew what he had to do. See, we're all controlled by that heartless monster, Chernabog. Well, not me-not anymore. Whenyou emerged from the eruption of lava, I knew you had changed. I saw it in your eyes-I saw the greed. Chernabob controls YOU now, too. Oh, also, you may want to have the clocktower checked out-I seem to have jammed something in the gears, stopping them, and time in Wonderland with them! Oops! Believe me, it was a total accident! Well, enjoy your rule over Wonderland!

Sincerely,

Alice (formerly Cheshire B. Cat)

P.S. I do SO enjoy ruling Earth! Really, it's quite a good feeling. Hahaha! These humans are SO gullible. How stupid they are.

P.S.S. By the way, how is good-old Rabbit these days? I hear he's lurking around that cursed forest somewhere, watching over you still, the fool. Give him my love, will you?"