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"I think we should keep it the way it is." Someone said. They had begun to discuss what they could do to fix the board. The room got extremely quiet as the eyes pointed out the owner of the voice. A boy. The same boy that had followed Julius into the meeting. His dark hair was everywhere on his head and his gray eyes shimmered with passion. Who was this kid? His attire was made up mostly of blue and black with an accent of silver skulls. A large axe just like the twins always had was by his side. He must be the gatekeeper, right?

"Shut up Jordan, you little brat." Peter hissed, glaring at the kid.

"You can't tell me what to do you stupid rabbit! Only the boss can." The boy pouted. Alice's gaze trailed over to the hatter, Julius. The man seemed indifferent for the time being. "But I say we should stay like this."

"You are truly insane, Jordan." Vivaldi muttered under her breath. The purple haired woman glanced at Pierce angrily. Alice could tell she missed being queen.

"If I am insane then it's because of you!" The boy hissed. "You! You were always such a b*tch to me! A b*tch to everybody! Always pushing us around and threatening us! I have had it." He suddenly crossed his arms out of anger.

"Who is Jordan?" Alice asked Nightmare. The kid, however, could hear what she said and nearly exploded.

"ANOTHER REASON WHY I ALWAYS DETESTED MY ROLE! The outsider didn't see me." Suddenly the boy transformed into his older form. His grayish black hair trailed down to his chin. He had a perfectly groomed mustache and goatee. Jordan is the king. Or was. She never knew the king had a name. Nobody ever said it, they always called him king. He then changed back to his childish form.

"Jordan you idiot!" Peter growled, pulling on the kid's scarf so it tightened around his neck.

"Stupid rabbit! Get off of me!" and then the fighting started. Peter pulled his gun and Jordan took his axe.

"Peter, Jordan." Julius growled. "You are a complete embarrassment to me. Sit down and shut up while the adults talk." The two, no matter how unwilling they were, stopped and sat down quietly. Almost everybody looked at Julius in surprise.

Blood clapped his hands slowly. "Very good, Monrey. You sure are getting the hang of being the boss."

x~x~x

"The reason why Nightmare is always so sickly is not that he is sick. Well… he is sick but not THAT sick. It's actually because of the Jabberwock." Jordan whispered. The two sat separately from the rest of the role holders as the others thought of something to do. Jordan, although being one of the original role holders the last time Vex was free, sat out because he didn't care about the change. Alice was told to stay out because Nightmare didn't want her worrying about it. It shouldn't be her problem after all.

"What do you mean?" Alice asked, looking at the gray eyed boy.

"I mean Nightmare didn't used to be as useless as he is." The boy clarified. "He didn't used to cough up blood and require medicine."

"W-what happened?" The blond asked. The boy smiled maniacally.

"Every role holder has a piece on the board. Anything done to the pieces is done to the role holder." Jordan said. "But you cannot actually kill someone by the pieces alone. The pieces won't break if they have a role holder associated with them. But..." He paused. "Vex tried to destroy Nightmare using his piece."

"D-destroy Nightmare?" Alice asked. A slight chill ran up her spine.

"Yes. And Nightmare was never able to fully recover from it because of his illness. Vex probably knew he could kill Nightmare indirectly." He chuckled. "Right after the incident Nightmare almost died. I'm surprised he didn't just want Vex to die. If it were me I would have killed the man myself."

"Nightmare is a kind and forgiving man…" Alice muttered, glancing at the park owner. He was listening intently to one of the other role holders speak.

"I guess you're right." He sighed. There was a short moment of silence between the two.

"Jordan?"

"What's up?" the kid asked, looking at the blond girl.

"Why does the incubus wear an eye patch?" she asked. "I thought it was just Nightmare but…" She glanced at Elliot who was now speaking. The tall blond wore an eye patch just as Nightmare had.

"Didn't he tell you?" Jordan asked.

"Tell me what?"

"Wow, he is keeping many things from you. I wonder why…" he paused. "Anyway, the incubus wears an eye patch because the incubus gives up sight in one eye to take on the job of the Jabberwock. When Vex was put in prison, the job of the nightmare, the Jabberwock, was open to any. Nightmare didn't want the role to be filled and have the same thing happen twice so he sacrificed his eye to become the nightmare as well as the dream."

"How could it happen twice?"

"Well…. The Jabberwock is an evil role. It can twist even the kindest soul into a greedy power hungry beast." He chuckled. "Must be why Nightmare became the tower leader. And he boasts about being the leader of the country all the time."

"And…?"

"Oh, right. Because the Jabberwock is evil, the holder of the role becomes greedy and power hungry. Unfortunately, the incubus and the Jabberwock are the protectors of The Board. It's quite hilarious how the game turned out… A power hungry beast guards the most powerful thing in all of Wonderland. The Board decides fate."

"So… You're telling me that the Jabberwock is supposed to be with this board?" The girl asked.

"Yep. And only the Jabberwock and incubus have the right to be in The Board Realm unless they are invited to go there." The kid shrugged. "If you ask me, I think the incubus is the most powerful role, but also the most demanding."

"Now that you know the truth, I can show you," the Jabberwock's voice echoed in her head. She felt faint as everything went black.