Chapter 11: Important Date with the Devil
"Do you think Hatter and the March Hare are ok?" Alice asked.
Cheshire slowly rose to his feet. He may be ok, but he felt weak. Guess that is what coming back from the dead can do to a person. He leaned against the wall as he stood on his trembling legs.
"I'm not sure, I mean Hatter is as good a fighter as anyone."Cheshire replied,"but this guy is not just anyone we're up against."
"Who was he anyway?" Alice said, as the image of the man with white rabbit ears filled her mind. She shuddered as she remembered the look in his eyes after shooting Cheshire.
"His name is the White Rabbit or White for short."Cheshire answered,"He's the Red Queen's right hand man. He does all the dirty work. Such as killing enemies, as you can very well tell by now. He's trained and he's very dangerous. I'm not so sure if Hatter and Hare can defeat him. We need to go and find them now."
"Not in your condition. You can barely stand."Alice said, "You may be alive but you're too weak to face this White guy."
"I wholeheartedly agree."a voice said. They looked up from where the voice came from to see the White Rabbit above them. He was standing a stell pillar and was pointing a pistol at them and had a sinister sneer on his face.
"You're much harder to kill it seems than your friends Cheshire."White said, pulling back the hammer on his gun,"but I'm going to enjoy killing you all over again."
Alice couldn't believe it. Mad Hatter and the March Hare were dead. New tears trailed down her face as a wave of despair hit her.
"Alice get it together."Cheshire said,"We will mourn for them later. Right now let's just avenge them."
"Thats hilarious kitty."White Rabbit sneered,"Avengeing them would require you to hurt me. You're not gonna get that chance."
Cheshire was right. They didn't have the time to grieve over Hatter and Hare. If they did not deal with White, they would soon be joining them. The White Rabbit fired right at Cheshire, and Alice quickly tackled him out of the way. Cheshire groaned in pain, his wounds still tender.
"I can tell that you two aren't going to make this fun for me."White frowned at them,"This is already boring me."
"Alice."Cheshire whispered in her ear,"Run for it while I try to take him."
"But Cheshire you're too weak to fight him."Alice argued.
"I wouldn't count me out just yet my dear."the Cheshire Cat smiled, then he vanished before her eyes in a whisp of purple smoke.
She looked around and couldn't see the cat anywhere. Alice didn't even know he could do that! She could hear the White Rabbit struggling loudly, which caused her to look in his direction. White was trying to fire at the Cheshire Cat, but he simply vanished and reappeared in a different spot. He had a huge smile on his face, obviously having fun toying with the rabbit.
"How long do you think you can keep this up cat!"White yelled as he fired his pistol at the feline.
"Just long enough to take you down!"Cheshire remarked back, disappearing and reappearing behind the White Rabbit.
Before White could react Chesire delivered a kick to his head, causing him to fall off the stell railing. Cheshire winced in pain and clutched his wound. He almost didn't see the bullet heading for him, but he vanished in purple smoke just in time to avoid getting another bullet hole in his body. He reappeared right beside Alice, who was hiding behind a stack of timber.
"I can't keep going like this Alice."Cheshire said, breathing heavily and clutching his side.
"What are we going to do?"Alice asked, looking out to see White searching for them.
"I want you to run while I distract him ok."Cheshire said.
"No I won't leave you!"Alice hissed at him.
"This isn't up for debate Alice!"Cheshire snapped at her,"Now go!"
"You two aren't going anywhere."White smirked as he looked down on them on top of the stack,"I'm sorry you have to die, but the Red Queen wishes it. I'll bring back your heads as trophies for her."
"Looks like you're going to go back empty handed!"a voice screamed, and before White could find the source of the voice dozens of steel pipes dropped down on top of him. He screamed as the pipes covered him and crushed his body.
Alice and the Cheshire Cat looked upward to see both the Mad Hatter and the March Hare smiling at them on the upper level of the contruction building. They had a few cuts and bruises, but otherwise they seemed just fine.
"Did you miss us!"Hare exclaimed happily.
"Gee, guess you guys can't get anywhere without us."Hatter sneered.
Alice looked up at her friends with tears of joy. She had thought she would never see them again. Tears fell down her cheeks as she stood up and shouted at them.
"You idiots need to get down here so I can hug you!"Alice yelled up at them.
"I guess I'm not the only one that has multiple lives."Cheshire said, and grinned widely at them.