This is an epically major long chapter of awesomeness once again. IT'S A LIKE A MOVIE! i-i feel so proud...THANX 4 READING AGAIN! This is ur humble prize...LONG FANFICTION OF FUN SO ENJOY~ n_n
The world blurred into darkness as Alice's vision rapidly faded into void, her senses became useless and the fact that she couldn't even act to prevent herself from being kidnapped…a single regret she couldn't change, a single change she would've regret. Her mind drew a blank card, she had fallen unconscious.
Suddenly in the dark void Alice found herself falling deep within the abysmal hole and gravity was defied as she realized she was falling up and painfully landed on a black and white checked ceiling much like a chessboard.
"Crap…! W-what happened…?" moaned Alice dazed in her half consciousness while she plunged instantly to the ground, if it weren't for her quick reflexes her fate would've lied on the cold, hard ground LITERALLY. "Huh…? Since when did I change clothes?" Alice looked down at her ball dress only to look down at a black and white lacy Lolita-Goth dress, maid-style complete with black velvety cat-ears and tail. "This is insane…" She wore black and white striped stockings under her knee-high dress and her formal ball shoes transformed into ankle-high black boots edged with white silken ribbons and butterfly bows. Alice's hair was also fallen loose of its bound twin tails and flowed like midnight shadows in the wind.
Alice landed skilfully as a cat upon the stone tiles of a large board game expanding further than the eye could see. A twisted path of golden bricks stretched openly before Alice, lush emerald green shoots of flawless grass grew surrounding the crooked candy trees and the golden brick road. Alice stepped cautiously onto the road expecting something supernatural to occur only to realize it was safe enough to continue her second step in a brisk pace. As she walked she closely observed her surroundings and attempted to memorise every feature on her journey in case she had to turn back. But that was impossible, there was no way to escape unless she could sprout wings and fly freely in the blue sky and across the horizon where the boundaries would never end as would the path she hesitantly chose. Anxiety was ignored; her goal was to break free of this twisted wonderland.
Alice passed giant stone chess pieces ranging from pawns to bishops of black and white alike, whilst she proceeded to follow the path she noticed that there were many childhood-related objects such as humungous stuffed toys, large colourful board game pieces to looming card towers and life-sized irresistible sweets. Feeling stunned, Alice eventually stopped to a halt once she came cross two intersecting paths that split diagonally from Alice's road. Which once should she take?
"Damn! Which one?" Alice questioned aloud in frustration, it felt like two hours had passed and she had yet to know her reason to take the road to begin with. Unbeknownst from behind her a dark shadow was demonically looming over her in softly blew on the back of her neck. "Eeeeee!" Alice flinched by instinct and swiftly spun around in a defensive stance ready to BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF THE SNEAKY PEDO only a face a cat-eared and tailed butler with black and silver streaked hair and crimson eyes blinking in mild surprise and amusement.
"Lucian!" called Alice in major shock and extreme embarrassment of her unpredictable predicament.
"Lucian? Who's that? I'm Cheshire, the cat of Wonderland." He stated in a matter-of-fact monotone in disagreement and annoyance. He sharply narrowed his crimson eyes directly in suspicion at Alice who shivered unintentionally in confusion and the coldness of her SUPPOSEDLY BUTLER, LUCIAN. He wore his usual black butler outfit though…
"Stop with the jokes already! It's pointless to fool me with such an outrageous cover-name and CUTE COSTUME! Err…I not that you look cute or anything so don't get the wrong idea!" Alice demanded determined to defeat Lucian in the irony.
"I'll repeat once more for the annoying outsider. I'M CHESHIRE THE FREAK'N CAT OF WONDERLAND WHETHER YOU CARE OR NOT!" yelled 'Cheshire' then breathed heavily from his short temper release. His black right cat-ear twitched twice as his long tail lashed swiftly behind him.
Alice sighed in defeat and decided to PLAY ALONG WITH THE SHIT. "So 'Cheshire', can you help me escape this 'Wonderland'?"
"Hell no."
"What?"
"I can't help you escape but I can TELL YOU HOW TO, IF YOU ALONE ESCAPE YOURSELF."
"How does that work?"
"Shut up and listen, kitten!"
"I-I am Alice Nightrave and I find that offensive!" protested Alice in anger and she pointed her finger accusingly at 'Cheshire's' face. She and him settled with an intense death-glaring match while prying out hidden motives and secret thoughts. Honestly, was it HER FAULT SHE ENDED UP IN 'WONDERLAND' AND WEAR COSPLAY? At least it was her type of Lolita-Goth style…
"First you have to fulfil my condition in order for me to tell you, friends with benefits! ~" decided 'Cheshire' with a quick change of mood.
"Tch! whatever you say 'Cheshire'…" muttered Alice darkly in sarcasm and rebellion.
"Defeat the 'King' and I'll tell you, simple enough for you, right?" ordered 'Cheshire' in arrogance and self-satisfaction as he witnessed Alice STRUGGLING TO RESTRAIN her temper and NODDED LIGHTLY.
"If you tell me where this 'King' is." Answered Alice in the ultimate despair, she sighed inwardly and released her inner soul in a mode of meditation and the act to calm herself.
"Great! Now follow me and DON'T STRAY FROM THE PATH! Or else…" settled 'Cheshire' proudly and overconfidently with a voice of chocolate-coated cherries dusted finely with EXTRA ICING SUGAR. By extra it meant A LOT which was enough to dangerously disturb the entire human race and cause the entire nation to instantly wipe out of existence upon hearing.
HALF AN HOUR LATER WHEN 'CHESHIRE' WAS SUPPOSEDLY LEADING THE WAY BUT ENDED UP GETTING LOST AND STRAYING FROM THE PATH:
In the visible distance further from their path a sudden forest of trees surrounded Alice and 'Cheshire'. The trees' branches entwined together, connecting the points into 'webs'. (Same location Alois first summoned Claude) The temperature of the air dropped dramatically to a disturbingly spine-chilling atmosphere. 'Cheshire' immediately stopped to a halt and suspiciously scanned the woods with narrowed eyes of deep concentration; their golden path faded away from behind them and was replaced with an UNATURALLY NATURAL dirt road. They were now located deep within the eerily mysterious woods.
"Shit."
"Tch…hypocrite…" mumbled Alice to nobody in particular, God knows and it was no-one. "Are you directionally challenged or something? I thought YOU KNEW THE WAY!"
"Of course I do! …but for some reason…" muttered 'Cheshire in confusion and annoyance as he raised his arm and ruffled his hair using his hand while laughing nervously. He sweat dropped.
"Just admit-"
"WE'RE NOT LOST!"
"Why are you so sensitive and desperately denying the fact that you're wrong?"
"I'M NOT WRONG! I'M ALWAYS RIGHT AND THAT'S A FACT!"
"THEN HOW COME YOU SWORE?"
"Die Spider, DIE!"
"What the Hell?"
Alice blankly stared at 'Cheshire' who was BUSILY THREATENING AT NO EXISTANCE IN PARTICULAR. By that there were nothing but trees and…
"Hahahah! Looks like I was discovered after all! ~" childishly laughed a supposedly male's voice, a high-pitched voice in which was WAY TOO ANNOYING TO IGNORE. He appeared in the tree 'Cheshire' was threatening and landed onto the ground and stood straightened.
"Heh, you can't fool me, the keen cat sense of detecting auras and presence is MY ADVANTAGE AND SPECIALTY. You lost before it began you IDIOT INSECT!" mocked 'Cheshire' self-importantly as he looked away from the tree.
Alice's mind ONCE AGAIN DREW A BLANK CARD, why was he talking to A TREE? And more importantly, WHY SO RANDOM? But what she realised was the fact that everything seemed to have a connection to her full consciousness and her memories of reality such as Lucian for example appearing before her. A twisted yellow brick road meaning the Wizard of Oz, her change of outfit while falling into an unknown world and 'Cheshire' resembling Alice in Wonderland (the irony…), stuffed toys and sweets pointing to a major toys and confectionary company, chess pieces and playing cards symbolising strategy, skill and luck as elements to achieve victory in games. But what was the definition of the woods looking like webs of a spider and an irritating voice? And defeating the King? What did it signify, OR WHO DID IT SIGNIFY? Alice wasn't going to continue to think it through logically, she already knew what world she was in and who were involved…everything and everyone she knew…
"Is this a crossover world linked to my current consciousness?" questioned Alice silently to her herself. But she was yet to confirm her theory and simply played along with the unravelling story ahead of her.
"Oh? Awww! So this is our 'Key'? She's so cute! ~" cooed a CERTAIN BLONDE HAIRED, BLUE-EYED EARL in complete adoration. His height overlapped Alice's by AT LEAST TEN CENTIMETRES. "But I never expected the 'Key' to be so Goth and…short…" He wore a long black high collared jacket and a crimson vest underneath the dark jacket over his white long sleeved shirt. A black bow was tied loosely under his pricked up collar and he wore crimson boots with black criss-crossed lacing . (similar clothes as his usual outfit in reality except in black and crimson of representing his crimson jewelled ring and darkness of the spider.)
*whack!* Alois received a merciless blow straight in the stomach, he cried out in the ultimate agony and fell heavily to the COLD, HARD GROUND from the force of an EXTREMELY POWERFUL KICK SWIFTLY AIMED BY AN INFURIATED GIRL. It was HIS MISTAKE for standing so close to her in the first place, he was practically BREATHING ON HER.
"Say that again, you scheming bastard…" she cracked her knuckles effortlessly with a black aura emanating from her very demonic being. Her shadow raven hair covered her eyes concealing her hidden contract and her opposite eye from view, she was also VERY PISSED AS ANYONE CAN SEE, EVEN 'CHESHIRE AND ESPECIALLY ALOIS.
"Alois? You've clearly mistaken me for some brat! You i-d-i-o-t! ~" argued the blonde haired and blue eyed boy with a disgusted grimace.
'You ARE ALOIS, you called yourself a BRAT!' thought Alice in shame, SHAME FOR ALOIS INSULTING HIMSELF AND STILL ACT HIGH AND MIGHTY IN A SNOBBY ATTITUDE, Alice sighed and 'Cheshire' remained silent as if not wanting to SPOIL THE INCREDIBLY FUN MOMENT OF ALOIS GETTING OWNED BY A GIRL, A SHORT AND CUTE GIRL TO ADD IN DETAIL. "THEN WHO ARE YOU THEN?" strongly demanded Alice in a frustrated manner with her arms crossed, so intimidating...There was no way she wouldn't be provoked by HIM and simply allow him to continue with his idiocy. He deserved her Final Judgement and suffers the consequences for his very existence. Well, if Alice Nightrave wasn't so…adorably pure looking even in her ultimate anger. That took some skill…
"Say that to a mirror and see who the idiot is!" countered Alice ending in an acidic hiss of an enraged cat.
"I'm the Arachnid Spider of Underland. Just call me Spider, even a 'Key' like YOU can remember right? Or am I overestimating you?" answered 'Spider' in arrogance, much like 'Cheshire' had answered except the fact that 'Cheshire' introduced himself as the Cheshire Cat of Wonderland, 'Spider' on the other hand introduced himself as the Arachnid Spider of Underland.
Does that mean it truly was a crossover world of countless connections? Alice in Wonderland would be the LIGHT VERSION and Alice in Underland would mean the DARK VERSION wouldn't it? Then Lucian would be the light version of the Cheshire cat, wouldn't that mean Alice is both the foreign main antagonist falling into a crossover AND Underland's version is the Cheshire cat? If anyone, Lucian should've been the dark version. The characters don't even follow the storyline so wouldn't it be too early to assume she worked it all out? Talk about twisted role-play, in Alice in Wonderland there was a caterpillar which is an INSECT who SMOKED A PIPE asking 'Who are you?' But in Alice in Underland there was a spider which was an ARACHNID who Alice THOUGHT WAS ON DRUGS ASSUMING WHO SHE ALREADY WAS (the 'Key').
The light and dark versions of Alice's possibility of falling into ONE OF THE OPPOSITE WORLDS MEANT IT CANCELLED EACH OTHER OUT, INCLUDING THE CHARACTERS OF EACH WORLD THAT WERE EQUALLY OPPOSITE. Alice however was in neither lands and fell into a mix of both worlds, did that have anything to do with her conscience? Was she deep down both versions of Alice? She was light yet she was dark? But the CAT-EARS AND TAIL REMAINED A MYSTERY…
"Tch! I don't care what you call me whether I'm a 'Key' or cute BUT YOU DON'T EVER CALL ME SHORT!"
FIVE MINUTES LATER AFTER THE BATTLE DIED AND ANOTHER MEMBER JOINS THEIR PARTY ON A JOURNEY TO DEFEAT THE 'KING':
"I forgot to ask, who's the King and how am I supposed to defeat him?" questioned Alice in confusion and blankness. From the right walked 'Cheshire' in complete importance as if priding his role of a noble master, to the left was 'Spider' who happily walked beside Alice and FORTUNATELY FOR ALICE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR VERBAL CONFLICT OF COLOURFUL LANGUAGE AND FUN ARGUMENTS OF WHICH WAY WAS SHORTER TO REACH THE KING. (Wizard of Oz, Dorothy is accompanied by her newfound companions with each with a fair reason to meet the MAGICAL WIZARD. The difference here was the fact that Alice was forced to follow 'Cheshire' who was USING HER TO DEFEAT THE KING in order to escape the world or in the other story 'meet the Wizard for his magical help'. And for some strange reason, the 'Spider' decided to stalk them openly WITH A POSSIBILITY OF AN ULTERIOR MOTIVE TO ACCOMPANY THEM.
It's such a pain in the ass to explain, you'll know once we get there." Replied 'Cheshire' moodily like the teenager he was as he yawned drowsily with his arms outstretched and tail as well as his ears pricking upwards.
"And why are YOU stalking us?" complained Alice in irritation and disturbance as she shivered when 'Spider' stared at her in INNOCENT QUESTIONING OF HER SUDDEN OUTBURST.
"But I'm NOT stalking you for the THIRTEENTH TIME AND COUNTING! I have…unsettled business with the 'King' though and I don't like being alone on such a treacherous journey full of obstacles and delays! ~" childishly whined 'Spider' with his fists waving wildly in the air as Alice sighed in defeat, MUCH TO HIS SATISFACTION. "Plus, you're the 'Key'! You'll be used as my trump card to draw out the King from his UNRIGHTFUL THRONE!"
"Doesn't that mean you want me to be bait to have the King to show himself so you can kill him and take his place?" queried Alice in depression of both 'Cheshire's' and 'Spider's' SIMILLAR TRAIN OF THOUGHT.
"Maaaaaaybe…~" commented the two males in unison. Alice mentally face-palmed thinking how much she'd fail…
ANOTHER HALF AN HOUR LATER LEADING TO A DARK AND GLOOMY CASTLE:
"Woah…" the three said fully synchronised once they arrived at the demonically dark giant, arched, black steel gate. The front garden was even more incredible with the fact that the well maintained grass and trees were replaced with a black and white chess board expanding to the boundaries of the land surrounding the castle and chess pieces. Strange enough there was a single guard dog protecting the gates from THE OUTSIDE. But it wasn't JUST ANY SINGLE GUARD DOG, IT WAS MASSIVE WHITE DOG DEMON GROWLING IN A FERAL MANNER AT THE THREE WHO STARED AT IT PANIC STRICKEN.
"Ah there you are Pluto! We've been searching the WHOLE ENTIRE CASTLE JUST TO FIND YOU!" proclaimed high-pitched voiced, dark red-headed maid wearing a white bonnet and round glasses so thick that it was IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE HER EYES.
"He brought us so much trouble, that beast!" loudly yelled a gruff and manly blonde chef wearing goggles around his neck and a smoky cigarette in his mouth.
"I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE ALRIGHT PLUTO!" wailed a teenage blonde gardener with big, bright blue eyes, red bobby pins criss-crossed in his hair and a large straw hat hanging behind his neck.
"Psst! That blonde kid looks and acts kinda like you EXCEPT BETTER!" whispered 'Cheshire' in the utmost secrecy a LOUD BUTLER CAN WHISPER. All that can be said about his voice: very clear to hear. All three servants wore black and white shaded clothes including checked patterning on the maid's apron, the chef's hat and the gardener's shorts.
"Eh…Guests? We must notify the King at once!" yelled the three castle servants in a DESPERATE REACTION AS THEY ALL RACED INTO THE CASTLE AT MAXIMUM SPEED, while they ran recklessly into the castle there were LOUD BANGS, THUDS AND CLASHES ALONG WITH PLENTY OF BOOMS.
Meanwhile the Alice, 'Cheshire' and 'Spider' watched in awkward silence as they sweat-dropped at how much the servants failed exceedingly well. AT LEAST THEY WERE GOOD AT SOMETHING! ~
"Err…the gates…they're open..." stated the three in utter blankness without much emotion to come by…
SHORTLY AFTERWARDS:
They were greeted by two rabbit eared and tailed black butlers. One was supposedly Sebastian who had white rabbit ears and tail while the other remaining butler was Claude who had black hare ears and tail.
"Welcome to the His Majesty's castle." The two black butlers greeted in perfected timing. Sebastian looked amused with a smirking expression as his usual mood while Claude revealed no expression of the sort besides the face showing coldness and boredom BUT THAT WAS UNTIL HE SAW ALICE.
"Could she possibly be the 'Key'?" muttered Claude to himself inaudible to the hearing of the gathered guests accompanied by Sebastian through the stone walled and crimson carpeted hallway non-stop for any directions of the rooms nor its history until they reached a no doubt luxurious and widely spacious room. It was supported by eight evenly spread and mirroring stone columns at the both sides of the royal room. They continued to walk down the narrow velvety carpet down the centre of the room until they stopped to a dark throne fit for a King. And on the extravagantly white and black and throne sat a dark blue haired, one revealed deep blue eyed and the left eye concealed with a black eye-patch boy, one of his leg overlapped the other, he wore a black and white edged robe and a matching crown respectfully on his head. He glared down at his unexpected guests in suspicion as if he was attempting to pry out hidden motives and dark secrets. His level was completely higher than them in more ways than one.
"I never foresaw uninvited guests to my castle, state that you are and your reasons of being here." Ordered the boy maturely in void darkness, one of his arms rested on the throne's arm-rest with his hand raised under his chin as his head tilted slightly to the side.
The King of Underland as opposed to the Queen of Wonderland. The 'King' as in the King of chess but the thing was, his main clothes were dark and Goth styled like how he dressed in reality. What IS reality? Alice didn't know but her time spent in this make-believe world should come to an end.
"Ciel…?" Alice questioned to herself FORGETTING THE SITUATION AND UNINTENTIONALLY CALLED HIS NAME ALOUD. From what she learnt from about two hours in the twisted world was that everyone she knew weren't who they really were and that they DON'T KNOW HER.
"What was that?" demanded the 'King' with a cold superiority questioning her like a Noble questions a commoner. Alice was in fact a high ranking Noble but that didn't matter if she was in a different world, she could've lived as a poor commoner or even a filthy servant. BREATHE AND STAY SANE…
"I apologise your Majesty, please overlook my worthless mistake." Apologised Alice sincerely as if she was speaking to the Queen of England herself, the Queen was mysteriously silent though…well THAT WAS UNTIL HER MAJESTY'S PERSONAL BUTLER (Ash the angel who aimed to 'purify' the world but was thoroughly defeated by Sebastian) Unnecessary details enlightens the mood so never take it for granted!
"Tch, why don't YOU state your identity and reason for coming here FIRST?" demanded the 'King'. Alice felt both pissed off AND intimidated. Ciel had skill.
"I'm Alice Nightrave, the Queen's Cat and the mistress of the Nightrave Manor." Alice replied with one hand placed on her heart and bowing down before him IN PRETEND OBEDIENCE. The 'King' raised an eyebrow as if in doubt, his black butlers also raised an eyebrow of doubt while 'Cheshire' and 'Spider' looked at her as if she was from ANOTHER WORLD AND QUITE FRANKLY SHE WAS BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW THAT UNTIL IT WAS VEEEERY OBVIOUS…
"And my reason for being here…" Alice began in a lowered whispering voice, her bangs covering her eyes from view as her head tilted down to the ground THAT SHE WAS STILL ON.
"Go on…" remarked the 'King' urging her and pressing on in anticipation of what AMUSING things she'd say next.
"To defeat you!" Alice finished in strong resolve as her head rose immediately while she also rose from the ground in a stable stance; her deep violet-blue orb met a dark blue orb which widened in shock as if DEFINITELY NOT EXPECTING HER CLAIM.
"I see, is that so? However…do you have ANY idea who're you're speaking to?" subjected Ciel with an arrogant smirk as he glared down upon her petite form remaining determined and invincible.
"The 'King' of Chess, am I not right?" Alice issued with a voice brimming with confidence and strength of a Noble lecturing a group of failing servants.
"Indeed you're correct, and you wish to challenge ME? THE KING OF CHESS? What a waste of MY TIME AND YOURS, I've NEVER been DEFEATED and I'm not planning on either, FOREIGNER." The dark 'King' retorted.
'Cheshire' and 'Spider' shared glances two each other as if in telepathy.
'What happens now?'
'We'll just watch and see…'
"Does that mean you won't accept defeat? Is it THAT INTOLERABLE?" Alice pressed on further, still standing her ground and opposing the 'King' himself with complete rivalry.
"…" A MOMENT OF SILENCE DOMINATES THE ROOM.
"Tch, so you really do want to DEFEAT me and HOPE TO WIN? Congratulations, I accept your challenge. I was simply testing you to find out whether your resolution would stand strong." The 'King' chose maturely with a DEADLY SERIOUS EXPRESSION AND A BLACK SUPERNATURAL AURA EMANATING FROM HIM ENOUGH TO SCARE EVERYONE IN THE ROOM. And in fact, it did…VERY…
"What challenge will it be your Majesty?"
"A challenge best out of three, with six players in total divided into two teams in three different games. With each game only one player from both sides can participate and of course the winning player of the game earns a point for their team. The team with the most points by the end of the final game shall take the title of VICTORY as the opposing admits DEFEAT."
"Bring it, my players will be 'Cheshire' and 'Spider'!" decided Alice happily, she was glad that his game wasn't as she expected SUCH AS THE GORY GAME OF LIFE OR DEATH…at least she thought…
COMMENCING THE FIRST GAME, BATTLE OF THE BLADES:
"Black Hare! You have been chosen to play the game, fail me and you shall be punished. That's an order!" ordered the 'King' stoically.
"Yes your Majesty." Obeyed 'Black Hare' in respect and loyalty while he expertly handled his black bladed sword in hand. (Representing black)
"I order you, 'Cheshire' to play the game! …it's also part of my plan…" ordered Alice in a dark whisper into his ear. (Cat-ear)
"As you wish 'Miss Alice'." Obeyed 'Cheshire' with a voice drowned in sarcasm and dropped in acid as he skilfully grabbed his silver bladed sword in hand and swiped it through the air. (Representing white AND silver)
"Yay! ~ Stab the shit out of him!" cheered 'Spider' OPTIMISTICALLY BUT ANYTHING FROM HAPPY ENCOURAGEMENT…and not to mention he was cheering 'Black Hare' NOT 'Cheshire'. Alois…even in another world he's still the foul-mouthed psychotic sadist, happy-go-lucky and extremely childish Noble he was. IT WAS STRANGELY COMFORTING, NOT LIKE ALICE WOULD ADMIT THAT THOUGH… "Argh! What was that for Alice?" cried 'Spider' gripping his head throbbing in pain with both hands.
"Say that again about my butler and you WILL SUFFER." Warned Alice in irritation of Alois who was now sprawled on the ground and gripping onto her leg sobbing out complaints.
"Waaaah! Why are you so mean Alice?"
"Argh! Why are you so weak Alois?"
The battle begun after the two players were a fair distance apart, once the 'King' and Alice both stated 'GO!' in unison. 'Cheshire' was the first to strike with a violent frontal attack but narrowly missed 'Black Hare' who took the advantage to rush behind him with the lightning speed of a hare and slashed gracefully at him. 'Cheshire' hissed threateningly and leapt a soaring height only a cat could do in a nanosecond before his opponent could do as much AS LIGHTLY GRAZE HIM BY A MILLIMETRE. The game continued to rage into a full on battle of life and death complete with flawless attacks and defences ect. Eventually 'Cheshire' brought out his secret weapon and epically threw countless soaring knives towards 'Black Hare' who quickly dodged all knives effortlessly, 'Cheshire' swore a chain of colourful language and mercilessly rained down more upon him attempting bloody murder.
"WhooooOOOooooo! THIS IS FREAK'N EPIC!" screamed 'Spider' with eyes wide in innocent delight and extreme excitement, Alice and the 'King' face palmed both mentally and physically.
TWO HOURS LATER, THE BATTLE IS SETTLED:
"THIS IS FREAK'N BORING!" screamed 'Spider' with eyes narrowed in drowsiness and excessive boredom, Alice and the 'King' face palmed to cover up their yawning.
"A draw." Stated the 'King' stoically with a shrug of indifference and sighed feeling exhausted JUST FROM WATCHING. HE, ALICE AND 'SPIDER' WERE LEISURELY SITTING AT A TABLE PLAYING POKER WHILE DRINKING TEA AND EATING BISCUITS, Noble-style. The Alois won by cheating...
'Black Hare' and 'Cheshire' were heaving heavily in fatigue and both collapsed.
"What now? Next round?" asked 'Spider' in boredom.
"Yes, time to move on…" issued the 'King' also out of boredom.
SECOND GAME, COOKING CONTEST:
"Why is it a COOKING CONTEST?" Alice questioned out of bewilderment mixed with shock.
"Why? Because I'm hungry that's why." Answered the 'King' wearing a straight-faced expression. "White Rabbit! You're next, cook an extravagant meal suited for a tea party. That's an order!" the 'King' ordered confident his best butler would CERTAINLY WIN. He hated losing the most…
"Yes your Majesty." Obeyed 'White Rabbit' loyally as his main right hand butler and smirked to himself in amusement for the coming game. Cooking was his specialty…
"Alois! Err…I mean 'Spider'! Cook a meal for a tea party too, that's a command!" commanded Alice pointing to 'Spider' who gave her the 'WTF' face and stuck his tongue out at her, his contract no longer existed which was proof he wasn't the true Alois Trancy of reality.
"What am I, A DOG?"
"No, of course not. You're an Arachnid."
"My point proven, I win! ~"
"AND A MAN-BITCH."
DURING THE FOOD PREPARATIONS:
"Hm…perhaps a sweet buttercream sponge cake with tropical fruit jam and a light dusting of sugar icing…" mused 'White Rabbit' aloud with a fist placed under his chin a deep thought. He was pro and he knew it, after all…He was one Hell of a butler even in another world with rabbit ears.
"Maybe I should gouge ITS EYES OUT using my bare hands without washing them; next I'll SKIN IT WITH A CLEAVER…afterwards I'll HANG IT UPSIDE DOWN BY BOUNDING IT WITH ROPE AND DRAIN ITS BLOOD INTO A BUCKET…and then…" 'Spider' was saying brutally disturbing methods for cooking A CERTAIN CENSORED FOOD AS HE WAS FOLLOWING HIS OWN SECRET RECIPE. Everyone shivered just by simply watching him carry out his pro cooking style.
He was darkly giggling manically with a blood-stained knife in hand and licked off the 'red substance' dripping from the sharp blade. 'Spider' was also cruelly stabbing the FOOD HANGING UPSIDE DOWN WITH ITS BLOOD SPURTING EVERYWHERE FROM HIS SIDE OF THE CASTLE KITCHEN TO THE KITCHEN'S DOORWAY. Flying 'Liquid' splattered onto 'Cheshire', Alice, 'Black Hare'…'White Rabbit AND the 'King'…'Spider' was sure having A LOT OF FUN.
After the Cooking Contest, tables are set and food is finished:
"Err…this IS FOOD FOR A TEA PARTY…right…?" 'Cheshire' asked staring in revolt at 'Spider's' CHILD AND ANIMAL FRIENDLY MEAL. Very animal friendly…
"What's this red stuff in the cups…?" asked Alice in distrust as she glanced over to 'Spider' who happily smiled childishly in pride.
"You know how I drained its blood?"
*SICK BEFORE THEY EVEN TRY IT* CENSORED MEAL FOR MORE REASONS THAN ONE, MAY SCAR EVEN THE STRONGEST OF STOMACHES TO A SICK BABY. INCLUDING DEMONS WHO RAN AT THE SIGHT OF IT…IN FACT EVRYONE RAN FROM IT LEAVING 'SPIDER' ALONE BY HIMSELF IN THE OUTDOOR GARDEN WHERE AWKWARD SILENCE DOMINATES THE SERENE SCENE.
"Does that mean I win?" 'Spider' looked over to 'White Rabbit's' SPARKLING TABLE OF BEAUTY then looked over to HIS ROTTING TABLE OF HORROR. 'Spider' conveyed a look of confusion and innocence. "Must be something wrong with his cooking…"
Several nearby birds dropped dead.
THIRD GAME, CHESS:
"This is the final game, chess." The 'King' announced in advanced coldness and maturity. Alice felt threatened and somewhat anxious of her earlier choices. Now it was down to her vs. Ciel. Alice had to defeat him, so then 'Cheshire' would tell her how to escape this twisted world.
"I won't lose to you. That is all." The 'King' of Chess himself proclaimed.
"Neither will I." proclaimed Alice with equal darkness.
"Alice, to make this interesting, how about we make a deal?"
"Tell me more, your Majesty?"
"If YOU win then I'll admit defeat and fulfil ONE ORDER for you."
"ANY ORDER?" questioned Alice with an eyebrow raised. Maybe if she ordered him to tell her how to escape instead of 'Cheshire' (same result in the end but Cheshire seemed to have 'other motives' behind his 'request'. Though he was in the image of Lucian she couldn't fully trust him) Why would the King lie to her? There was no benefit unless he didn't know himself but it was worth it.
"Precisely, and if I WIN then..." The 'King' was thinking hard, deep in thought as to think of anything beneficial he could get from winning against Alice. "You'll become my maid." He decided seriously, what else was a cat-girl, Lolita-Goth maid-styled pre-teen do besides be a maid that she already looks like?
"Noo! Alice! Don't leave me! WIN ALICE, WIIIIN!" demanded 'Spider' in whining voice.
"Would you like BLOOD WITH THAT WHINE?" asked Alice questioningly as she turned to give him the evil eye.
*gulp* Dead silent.
The game's location was in the 'King's' guest room but even so, the lively room was shrouded in intense darkness and unforgiving gloom. The chess board was like any other except larger and the game was somewhat illuminating a supernatural glow of black and white. Alice and the 'King' sat at opposite sofas in comfort and began to play starting with Alice who was white then Ciel who was black. (Not racist! Just shades of colour pespective, you're racist for thinking its racist!)
The room was dark and the only light came from the glowing chess board, Alice's and Ciel's pale faces were lit in the shadows. The game continued to be critical and obscure until one false move was made after the worthy sacrifices were made and the most vital pieces remained.
"Checkmate."
The battle of the strategic minds has come to a final conclusion.
"HELL YEAH! I WIN!~" cheered Alice in a blissful state of joy as she ran to hug everyone in sight UNINTENTIONALLY…AGAIN. Every hugged person took advantage of the situation and embraced her back without her flinching, hitting or screaming. FUN~
"I let you win on purpose! I-I found it pitiable to see you look so distressed so don't take it for granted foreigner!" the 'King' objected in desperation.
"Is that so? Then thank you so much, I greatly appreciate it!" thanked Alice with a pure smile of pride and joy as she UNINTENTIONALLY HUGGED THE KING OF CHESS TOO AFTER SHE HUGGED EVRYONE ELSE. The dark black-blue haired boy blushed lightly and diverted his gaze from looking directly at anyone OR HER in the eye out of embarrassment and shame.
"Ah! Sorry! My bad…heheh…" apologised Alice feeling equally embarrassed and blushed a deeper shade than everyone else in the room who were hugged by Alice. At least she didn't glomp them but still…
"Cute…" muttered the boy in a distant and inaudible whisper to no-one in particular.
"Congrats Alice!" congratulated 'Cheshire' and 'Spider' fully synchronised in extreme celebration and rejoice…EXTREME…
From the doorway of the room occupied by everyone unbeknownst to them there were SEVEN CERTAIN SERVANTS WATCHING FROM THE TIME THE GUESTS HAD ENTERED THE MANSION AND SNEAKILY HID NEARBY DURING EACH AND EVERY GAME AND MOMENT. Maylene, Bard, Finian, Hannah and the triplets were peering through the door undetected with their expressions PRICELESS. They just happen to be there the whole time witnessing their King get thoroughly beaten in his specialty by the 'Key' who got SLIGHTLY OVEREXCITED, JUST SLIGHTLY and saw her hugging everyone in the room and somehow everyone ended up in a group hug, INCLUDING CIEL (the 'King')
"What is your order then?" demanded the 'King' impatient and lacking tolerance of being part of the happy scene.
"I want to escape this world and return to my own…ALIVE AND INTACT PLEASE…" Alice ordered and added an extra PART FOR INCASE. Who knew the aftereffects?
"Simple as I am both the King of Chess and the King of the world just fulfil your role for being here and you shall return instantly." Agreed the 'King' revealing a closely guarded secret without a care in the world as everyone gasped inwardly at his ultimate power of possibility.
"My role for being here?"
"You should already know what your role is."
"Foreigner of another world?"
"That's not the answer."
"I'm here on a soul journey of the unconsciousness of my allies and myself, a reality connected to idealism. The one to understand the natures of my allies and rivals and learn to have…fun? "
"Now you lost me…Your role is already known by all of us yet you don't understand it yourself? At this rate you'll be stuck in this world with no hope of escaping."
"Urk! Ah! I know now! I'm the 'Key'!"
"Finally correct however what 'Key' are you?"
"I'm…I'm the 'Key' to unlocking the doors of this world. I have the role to open a whole different perspective and become the important 'Key' with the power to link everything together to a single doorway where the truth and lies are revealed." Thinking back, she was able to figure out that there was a Wonderland and Underland which were opposites mixed with other elements in reality, the storyline of Wizard of Oz and the people who she knew had their own character and became an even more twisted reality than it was. It made sense yet doesn't, that itself was contradictory, lies in the truth and truth in the lies.
Load of crap was what Alice thought but she then realised the world in which she fell into revealed a whole new side of whom she knew, in reality she didn't rely on them, ONLY SLIGHTLY. But in this world she ended up relying on them in desperation. She couldn't be headstrong and ALWAYS BE INDEPENDENT, she needed to rely and trust in others who are beside her. SHE NEEDED TO COLLABERATE IN WITH OTHERS TO REACH THE SAME GOAL.
Three things:
Rely (trust)
Teamwork (collaboration)
Role (duty)
These three things were what the Queen who decided to have her Cat, Dog and Spider improve on. They were still young and were known to be in rivalry conflict and work alone on missions as their duty. Forced frienships…such a beautiful thing…THAT QUEEN'S A GENIUS IN ALL HER WISE YEARS LIVED.
"Amazing skills, this place is connected to reality and idealism and fused to its polar opposites, therefore became a warped world where the realm of the impossible is proven possible all because of the 'Key's' existence. You have the ability to pass judgement and you were capable of sensing the facts of this world where what you once knew are what you don't." explained 'White Hare' expertly with the consent of the 'King' for permission to explain.
"Woah. This world was deeper than I thought… I feel so epic." Commented Alice in mild disbelief.
"Time's up, you're leaving this world and that's the final ending." Stated 'Black Hare'.
Alice looked down at herself realising she was fading into thin air quickly.
"Good luck in reality!" encouraged 'Cheshire' with a sheepish grin.
"It was an amusing story." Opinionated 'White Rabbit'.
"Don't think you can win against me in reality!" warned the 'King'.
"Don't leave me!" wailed 'Spider' uncontrollably.
*WHOOOooooOOOOSHH!* Alice disappeared and so did the world she disappeared from. Alice's eyes blinked open drowsily while her reality's surrounding focused, she was locked up in an old and humid storeroom which was impossible for her to escape tied-up and gagged with a cloth. 'A dream?' Alice thought to herself. Suddenly she heard loud banging coming from outside the room she was in. Sounds of metallic knives, forks and swords could be CLEARLY HEARD. Then she heard familiar voices.
"Sebastian! Take everyone that were targeted to a safe location! That's an order!" *SHING!* sword hits an attacking culprit.
"Yes, milord." *whoosh* sudden, quick wind flying past.
"Miss Alice, I'll save you no matter what shit happens!" *thwack!* sounds of knives piercing the opposite side of the wall he threw from.
"Claude, save me! I DON'T WANT TO DIE!" *screaming*
"Yes, your Highness." *WHACK* sounds of heavy punch and swift kicks being landed on unsuspecting culprits.
"…" Alice mentally sighed for more reasons than one.
IT'S COMPLICATED…
So how was mah latest chapter? Reviews are rewarding even if it's one saying 'Cool'. SO PLZ REVIEW AND U SHALL GET...A SURPRISE SOMETHING! _0
It's a meaningfully deep chapter and action-comedy put together! *big whoop* (i'll work on da romance next chapter!)