Chapter 10

The Book, Alice!

Ragnarok was busy twirling his hat and reading the latest newspaper when the Queen of Hearts knocked on his door.

"Are you busy?" The Queen asked opening the door slightly.

"Not at all dearie. What seems to be the trouble?" Ragnarok asked setting the hat on the table.

"Sebastian still hasn't come home yet… Mary Beth either… Do you think something has happened to them?"

"Dearie… They might be searching for Alice."

"THAT HATTER KIDNAPPED HER! HE MUST'VE TOOK MY BABY AND MARY BETH TO KILL THEM!" The Queen screamed tossing books and papers aside. Ragnarok opened the paper once again blocking out the Queen cries of her missing son. He was reading a very interesting article about tree gators when his attention turned towards the page with the headlines screaming: "Sorcerer Still on the Run. Is He Hiding in Wonderland?" He ripped the paper to pieces causing the Queen to turn and look at him strangely.

"There was an article about someone burning cats for fun. Bastards should be beheaded for pulling an act like that."

"ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO ME?!" The Queen shouted at him.

"Yes, Yes dearie. I'm sure Hatter did not kill them. It's against his nature to kill and besides Sebastian is much stronger than Aaron and the others. He'll just kill them all and bring Alice back home."

"That's not the point! He's only strong with magic! Without it he's nothing but weak!"

"Dearie… That boy has more muscle then a dragon lifter. He'll be fine."

"I wish I could tell that blasted sister of mine to hand him over. My poor sweetie out there… with that horrible Hatter and his band of lunatics."

Ragnarok was getting tired of her complaining. Hatter the man who sold him his hat was indeed a threat to his plans. He was powerful yes, but he had many sources and was witty. He had to take extra precautions and avoid the Hatter at all costs. He was planning to taking over both the Queen of Hearts and her sister's castles. It was a simple plan that burned down in flames after Hatter's dashing move of taking Alice back to the White Castle. His next move was to kill the White Queen at the battle arena but again that Alice girl was in the way. If either Queens were murdered both sons would hunt him down and kill him. He was tired of Sebastian's love sick games of trying to make Alice say yes to him. Ragnarok walked over to his cupboard of potions and pulled out a small black vile and slowly tipped the mixture on the table. Images appeared in the puddle of the colorful substance. Sebastian appeared with Alice in tow as they saw them reading books on spells and magic theories.

"SEBASTIAN?!" The Queen shrieked.

"Alright in order to defeat him we need to learn a bunch of new spells. Defensive spells are best since we all know he likes controlling the mind. It's best we get the best sorcerers in the land up here for training." Sebastian said, his voice sounding far off. The Queen made a crying sniff as Ragnarok watched, his eyes burning in hate and evil. He turned his attention towards Alice. She was watching Sebastian perform little spells and smiling when he made water appear from his fingertips. She was the little human girl that Sebastian was madly in love with… He could tell she felt the same way about him.

"Love is the most powerful spell in the book. If those two stick together and use the power against me I'll be doomed. I need to separate those two…" Ragnarok thought to himself as he picked up a book on powerful spells. He flipped through the pages carefully looking for something that could help him until his heart skipped a beat and he stared at the one spell that could make one hell of a powerful army.

"You're going to use magic to bring them back?" The Queen asked looking over his shoulder.

"Dearie… I'm going to help you win back Wonderland, your son and your daughter in law using only one spell. Your sister won't stand a chance against me this time." Ragnarok said his smile glittering.


He waited until the Queen was fast asleep before sneaking out and borrowing one the horses. He rode swiftly to the desert area where the moon shined brightly on the sand.

"Who goes there?" Someone shouted as Ragnarok stepped onto the cool sand.

"I have a deal to make, Nicolas." Ragnarok said pulling out his wand. A man with long black hair and matching beard appeared from the shadows as Ragnarok walked closer to him.

"A deal? I have no intention of making a deal with you."

"Ah but this time you should reconsider. You see… If we win you'll be getting something in return."

"What would I be getting?"

"Have you ever wanted this book, Nicolas?" Ragnarok asked pulling out a book from his cloak. It was a leather bound book with gold pages but looked hundreds of years old since the leather was cracked and falling apart. Nicolas's eyes glittered in greed and pain as he looked at the book. Ragnarok smirked and put the book back into his cloak.

"What do you want, Ragnarok?" Nicolas asked throwing his hands into his pockets.

"I need you to kidnap someone for me."

"That seems soft hearted for a person like you."

"Well this one is just getting in the way of my plans but she has no idea of it."

"Is it that Alice girl?"

"Exactly. With her out the way we can kill both princes easily. Just bring her back to where ever it is she came from. If you do that… you can have the book."

"But… Sebastian and Aaron are protecting her with their lives… How am I supposed to get past them?"

"With this." Ragnarok said and handed Nicolas a small velvet bag. The bag made small hissing sounds and Nicolas whimpered. Vector snakes were inside the bag; the most dangerous and smallest snakes in Wonderland. "Sneak into the White Palace and release the snakes. While they're distracted you kidnap Alice and bring her to the garden. I'll have someone meet you there to help. If you even screw up once, Nicolas… I'll have your head AND I'll burn this book."

"NO PLEASE I BEG YOU!"

"I wonder what would happen when you're wife hears I burned the only thing keeping you living the immortal life…"

"PLEASE I'LL DO IT! Just don't burn that book!" Nicolas begged getting down on his knees and crying softly.

"Good. That's all settled. Oh, I must warn you. The Vector Snakes are my pets. What they can see is what I can see also. If you happen to run or disobey me I'll have this book in the nearest fireplace before you know it. Well time is a wasting and I need my beauty sleep for tomorrow. Don't screw this up, Nicolas." Ragnarok said and got back on his horse. He rode off away from Nicolas and grinned. His plan was in full effect and that girl would be out of his hair by tomorrow evening. He pulled the brim of his hat down to cover his eyes from the wind as he laughed ferociously his voice carrying with the wind. Nicolas heard the laugh and cried softly the Vector Snakes hissing at his weakness. Nicolas was a friend of the White Queen… He needed to send warning to Godfred and Hatter as soon as possible and tell them of Ragnarok's threat towards him. His wife was in danger of dying… no… they both were.