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Chapter 17:
Melody's POV:
"We're almost there." Riku told us and Jack and I nodded. Once we got to Wonderland, we got off of Knapper and Caspian, walked into a room, saw three bottoms on a table. We each took a bottle and gave some to Knapper and Caspian and they shrunk as we drank some. We shrunk with them and left the room. We looked around the area when we saw a girl walking around alone. We went over to her. "Need any help?" I asked.
The girl turned around. "Yes please. I've been walking around for a while and I can't seem to find anyone to help me. I'm Alice. Who are you three and what are those two?" The girl asked. She had curly blonde hair and a long, blue dress.
"I'm Melody, that's Jack Frost, that's Riku and those are Caspian and Knapper. They're dragons." I said, smiling.
"Nice to meet you all." Alice said.
"Where are you headed to?" Riku asked.
"To see the Mad Hatter. I think." Alice said.
"Let's go." Jack said, getting on Knapper.
I nodded then looked at Riku. "You're gonna have to go on Knapper with Jack." I told him. He nodded and got on Knapper behind Jack while I got on Caspian. I held my hand out to Alice. She hesitantly took it and I gently pulled her onto Caspian. We took off to look for the Mad Hatter. Once we found a house with a long table covered with teacups, plates, forks, spoons, teaspoons, teapots on a table cloth a foot away from the house and we landed onto the table. We got off of Caspian and Knapper and walked around the table with Alice. Caspian and Knapper were following us. We looked around when we heard a booming voice. Caspian and Knapper got spooked and flew off. "Caspian!" I yelled but he was too far to hear me.
"Knapper!" Jack yelled but Knapper was also too far to hear him. The two of us sighed then turned around when the voice boomed again.
The voice belonged to a very big guy wearing a hat. He was knealing in front of us but he was looking at Alice. "It's you." He said.
"No, it's not. McTwist brought us the wrong Alice." A voice said and we slightly looked over at a mouse that was straightening up a cup.
"It's the wrong Alice!?" Another voice asked and we saw a hare with one eye almost popping out while holding his ears down to the sides of his face.
We looked at them man. "You're absolutely Alice. I know you anywhere." He told her then looked back at the mouse and the hare. "I'd know him anywhere." The man said. I raised an eyebrow and slightly looked at Riku and Jack like did he just call Alice a he? They shrugged and we looked at the man again. The hare and the mouse laughed as the man got up and grabbed her hand. She grabbed my hand, I grabbed Riku's hand and I think he took Jack hand. "Well, as you can see, we're still having tea. And it's all because I was waiting for your return." The man said as he dragged us up to the table and across it as he walked. He let go and turned to us. "You're terribly late you know. Naughty." The man said as he sat down.
I sat on Alice's other side while Jack and Riku sat across from us. "Time can be funny in dreams." She said.
"Yes, yes, of course, but now you're back, you see." He told her then looked at the hare and the mouse. "And we need to get on to the Frabjous Day." He said. I noticed a green striped cat there, looking glum.
"Frabjous Day!" The mouse and the hare said then laughed.
"I'm investigating things that begin with the letter M." He said as he looked at her. The four of us looked back at him and watched him lean slightly towards Alice with his hand slightly close to her. "Have you any idea why a raven is like a writing desk?" He asked in a whisper. I looked at Riku and Jack and they shrugged. The three of us looked back at the man. "And who you three may be?" The man asked us.
"I'm Melody and they're Riku and Jack." I said.
"And who were you two calling?" The man asked.
"Our dragons, Caspian and Knapper. You see, they got spooked and took off when your voice boomed." I said.
"Well, we'll find them soon." He said.
Jack and I nodded then looked over at the hare when he gasped. "The Red Knights!" He yelled. I gasped softly and was placed into a teapot after the man shrunk us more. first then it was Jack then Riku and lastly Alice.
We could hardly hear the conversation but all we heard was Alice's name then everything got quiet until some clipping sounds were made. The lid of the teapot was opened and a blue dress was dropped in. Must be for Alice. I thought. The lid closed again and another set of clipping sounds were made. The lid opened again and a dress dropped in. Must be for me. I thought again as I caught it and put it on. The lid closed again and a third set of clipping sounds was made. The lid opened for the third time and a shirt and pants were dropped in. The shirt was blue and the pants were brown. Must be for Jack. I thought again as the lid closed for the third time and a fourth set of clipping sounds were made. The lid opened for the fourth time and a yellow shirt with silver lines on it and blue pants were dropped in. Must be for Riku. I thought as Alice was pulled out of the teapot.
I was pulled out next and placed next to Alice then Riku was pulled out and placed next to me and Jack was pulled out lastly and was placed next to Riku. Jack had his staff in his hands. We were placed on the rim of his hat and he got up, picking the hat up. I yelped softly as the man ducked to dodge a teacup that was about to hit him. He walked into a forest that was far from the house. The man turned the hat around to look at us. "The White Queen's castle is just beyond. Hold on tightly." He whispered. I was confused until he threw the hat like a Frisbee. I shrieked softly as we held on.
Once the hat landed, I got off and I felt dizzy. I ran to a plant and threw up on it. Once I was done, I faced Alice, Jack and Riku and wiped my mouth off. "Never again am I doing that." I said and fell onto my butt.
"Okay, get on my back." Riku offered, turning his back to me and crouched down to my level. I nodded, got up and started losing my balance but I managed to get onto his back. I held on as he got up and the four of us walked a bit until we saw a big dog. I got off of Riku's back and we got on the dog's back. I held onto Riku's waist and closed my eyes as the dog took off. I wonder how the others are doing. I thought as I opened my eyes. We saw a castle. It was white and red. It looked evil.
The dog stopped at a small hole in the wall and we got off. We walked threw the hole and hid behind a stem of a bush when something was coming towards our way. Once it came past us, a big, white rabbit went after the object. The rabbit gave Alice a piece of cake and she started eating it. "Not all of it." The rabbit told her and she dropped the piece. We were a bit away so she could have room and so we couldn't get hurt. "Stop. Oh no, don't do that." The rabbit said as Alice grew. A yell was made. "Oh dear." The rabbit said and hopped off to a woman's side.
"And what is this?" The woman asked.
"It's a who, your majesty. This is...um..." The rabbit said as he panicked a bit.
"Um?" The woman asked, looking at the rabbit.
"From Umbridge." Alice said, causing the woman to look at her.
"What happened to your clothes?" The woman asked.
"I outgrew them. I've been growing an awful lot lately. I tower over everyone in Umbridge. They laugh at me. So I've come to you, hoping you understand what it's like." Alice lied.
The woman seemed to fall for it. "My dear girl, anyone with a head that large is welcome in my court." She told Alice then turned to some people that were behind her. "Someone find her some clothes. Use the curtains if you must, but clothe this enormous girl." She said, looking back at Alice.
Once they were gone with Alice, I looked at Riku. "What are we going to do now?" I asked as Jack looked at him too.
"We help her. We helped her before so we can help her again. Melody, follow that rabbit. Jack, come with me." Riku said, not looking at us. We nodded and I followed the rabbit. He led me to the woman's throne and I secretly ran to Alice. I climbed up to her hair and hid in her hair. She didn't mind because she silently told me where to hide.
Night came and I sat on Alice's shoulder. "Where to now?" I asked her.
"We're going to get something." She told me. I nodded and went quiet as she walked.
The mouse stopped us then I had an idea. "Alice, did you see anything before you met Riku, Jack and I?" I asked her.
"A Bandersnatch with one eye. W-" She was about to ask when she realized what I was thinking. She looked at the mouse and saw it carry an eyeball. She sat on her knees. "Give me the eye." She said.
"No! You're gonna have to get it from me!" The mouse refused. Alice took a deep breath, took the eye and walked off. She kept walking until a voice was heard. She stopped and turned around.
The voice belonged to a guy with a heart shaped eye patch on his right eye. I hid in Alice's hair before he spotted me. The guy pinned Alice against the wall then she pushed him off and walked off again. We got outside and went over to a shed. We looked through a hole and saw the Bandersnatch sleeping. She softly opened the door and walked in quietly. It woke the Bandersnatch a bit and she crouched down a bit to the floor. She rolled the eye softly to the Bandersnatch then slowly got up. It sniffed the eye then picked it up and put it in the socket that was missing the eye then came over to her and licked the scratch that she had on her arm.
I smiled softly as she walked over to a case. She opened it and there was a sword. She pulled it out and hid it very well under her dress. She turned to the Bandersnatch and saw that it wasn't growling at her. It looked thankful for getting its eye back. She got on its back and it rode off to the direction we came from. She got off when it stopped. "Now where?" I asked.
"To see Hatter and maybe rescue him." She said and walked to where Hatter was. She walked in and we saw him working on a hat. She walked to his side slightly. "It's a shame you have to make them for her." She told him.
"What is the hatter with me?" Hatter asked.
"Does he mean matter?" I whispered to her. She shrugged softly at me then we looked at Hatter.
"Hatter." He said to himself then started walking away. He started making a mess then we saw a chain around his foot and it held him back from doing anymore damage.
She ran to Hatter, turned him around and held his face in her hands. "Hatter!" She said.
"Have you any idea why a raven is like a writing desk? I'm frightened, Alice. I don't like it in here. It's terribly crowded. Have I gone mad?" He asked.
She put her hand on his forehead then back to his cheek. "Afraid so, you're entirely bonkers. But I'll tell you a secret. All the best people all." She said and he smiled softly then she took her hands off his face and picked up his hat. "Here." She said as she placed it on his head. "Much better You look yourself again." She said, smiling.
We heard the door and looked over. We saw a guy with a heart eye patch on his right eye. Hatter threw two rolls of fabric at the guy while Alice was pointing a weapon at the knights. Hatter and the guy were fighting until they looked over at the door. The mouse was there with a look of worry on her face. "Don't let him know you're Alice!" The mouse said.
I sighed as I closed my eyes. Nice going. I thought. "Alice... Of course, why didn't I see it? Well, it has been a long time and you were such a little tyke then." The guy said then Hatter pushed him away looked at Alice.
"Go!" He urged. She reluctantly nodded and ran off without him. She ran outside then was surrounded by Red Knights. She pointed the sword at them then got on the Bandersnatch again. It rode away from the castle and off towards a direction. It followed the dog from earlier to a white castle.
Jack's POV:
I was with Riku and it was dark. We walked until we heard voices. We hid behind a wall and peaked out a bit. We saw a man and a few red knights pull out the man from the house. "Where are they taking him?" I asked Riku in a whisper.
"I don't know. Let's follow them." He whispered back. I nodded and we followed them silently. We followed them all the way to the dungeons. We hid and they walked past us without the guy from the house. Once the first guy and the red knights went past us, we silently ran to the guy from the house and ran in. "Are you okay?" Riku asked.
The guy from the house nodded.
"Where are Melody and Alice?" I asked.
"To the White Queen's castle." Hatter said.
"Where is it?" Riku asked.
"It'll take days to get there." Hatter said.
"Great." I muttered. "What are we going to do now? I mean, Alice and Melody are out there, alone, and we're in here until tomorrow morning." I said.
"Why? What happens tomorrow morning?" Riku asked.
"My execution." Hatter said.
We looked over and saw the cat from the house. "I've always admired that hat." The cat said.
"Hello Chess." Hatter said.
"Since you won't be needing it anymore, would you consider giving it to me?" The car asked, sitting on the hat.
Hatter grabbed for it. "How dare you? Well, I think you should know, I'd like to look my best, you know." Hatter said, holding onto his hat.
"It is a pity about all of this. I was looking forward to see you futterwacken." The cat said, floating around Hatter.
"I was rather good at it, was I not?" Hatter asked.
"I really do love that hat." The cat said and Hatter kept it away from the cat. "I'd wear it to all the finest occasions." The cat said, which gave me an idea.
"Hatter, give your hat to the cat." I said.
Hatter, the cat and Riku looked at me. "Are you mad?" Hatter asked, looking at me like I was crazy.
"Don't ask, just give him your hat to him." I said. Hatter sighed but gave his hat to the cat. "All right. Next, I need Riku to go get the key." I said. Riku nodded and went off to get the key.
"What are you planning?" Hatter asked me.
"Your escape." I said as Riku came back with the key and unlocked the cell door.
"What's next?" Riku asked.
"Go with the real Hatter and tell Melody I'll be there soon." I said. He nodded and climbed up onto the real Hatter's shoulder and left with him.
"You have the same idea I have, don't you?" The cat asked. I nodded without looking at him.
Riku's POV:
I was on the real Hatter's shoulder as he sneaked out of the dungeons and away from the castle. He had left his hat with the cat. "I hope your friend knows what he's doing." Hatter said as we were slightly far from the castle.
"I hope so too." I said, sitting on his shoulder. Jack, please be okay. For all of us and for Rapunzel. I thought. I was amazed as I saw a white castle distantly ahead.
"Amazing, huh?" He asked. I nodded as he walked through the doors to get to the kitchen. There was a woman with white hair and a white dress. "Your Majesty." Hatter said, bowing.
"Hello Hatter. Who's your friend?" The woman asked.
"Riku!" A voice yelled happily. I looked past the woman's shoulder and saw Alice and Melody.
I grinned. "Hey Mel!" I said.
"Where's Jack?" She asked.
"With the cat." I said. Her smile faded.
Morning came and I was standing next to Melody, waiting for Jack and the cat. We were our normal size. We turned around and saw the White Queen when we heard her say our names. "I know you two are missing these." She said, revealing Caspian and Knapper.
"Caspian!" Melody yelled happily and ran to her dragon. I smiled as I watched. We looked over and saw the cat with Jack on his back, the mouse on his right side, the white rabbit on his left side and two small figures behind him. The cat took him inside as he followed the White Queen to get Jack to be normal size.
Night came and we stood on the balcony with Alice and Hatter. We were looking at some of the view in Wonderland as the two talked. "Riku?" A female voice asked.
I looked to my left and the voice belonged to Melody. "Yes Mel?" I asked.
"Do you think the others are okay?" She asked.
"I don't think. I know." I assured with a smile. She smiled back.
Next day came and we were ready for battle. Alice was on the Bandersnatch, I was on Caspian behind Melody and Jack was on Knapper. We took off to the battle field. We landed Knapper and Caspian. Jack and I got off but Melody stayed on Caspian. We watched as the two women walked towards each other then stopped. "Where's your champion, sister?" The woman in red asked.
"Right here." Alice said, walking slightly towards the red queen.
"Hello Um." The red queen said. Alice didn't say anything. "I call the Jabberwocky!" She announced. Seconds later, a screech was made and we looked at a tower. There stood a dragon that was more terrifying looking than Bandersnatch then I looked at the red knights and I saw Heartless and Nightmares standing next to them.
"What are we going to do, Riku?" Melody asked.
"Does Caspian have enough water in his belly?" I asked.
"Yes. Why?" She asked.
"Tell him to shoot when it's time." I told her.
"What about Knapper? He needs dragon bones to defend himself." Jack told me.
"You have your staff with you, don't you?" I asked.
"Yes." He said.
"Well, fight with that and tell Knapper to go to the White Queen's castle until this war is over." I said.
"Knapper, go to the White Queen's castle until this is over." Jack told Knapper. Knapper let out a soft whimper, lightly bumped his head onto Jack's shoulder and took off to the direction of the White Queen's castle.
The Red Queen laughed. "How will you fight without a dragon?" She tauntingly asked Jack. I remembered when I had said that to Sora when he was out of a Keyblade. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I'm sorry for betraying you back then, Sora. I thought then opened my eyes to see Heartless surround me. I pulled out my Keyblade and was about to fight when water sprayed them away.
I looked to my left and saw Melody with a grin on her face as Caspian sprayed the Heartless away. "Are you okay?" She asked.
I smiled. "Yes. Thank you." I said.
"You're welcome. What were you thinking about?" She asked.
"I'll explain later. We need to focus right now." I told her.
She nodded and had Caspian face the Nightmares, Red Knights and the Heartless. "Fire!" She yelled and Caspian sprayed more water at them. I charged them as well and fought them with the keyblade. Once we were done, we looked over at the tower and watched Alice as she was fighting the Jabberwockey. I grimaced as she cut the head off. The head fell in front of the Red Queen's feet.
"Kill her!" The Red Queen said.
I was about to charge at her when Caspian slightly got in my way. I looked up at Melody. "What are you doing?" I asked.
"Stopping you from doing something stupid." She said, not looking at me.
"Off with his head!" A voice yelled and I looked back at the Red Queen. I saw her pointing at a Red Knight. The crown that was on the Reds Queen floated in mid air and turned into a white crown as it slightly grew in size and changed its shape then the cat appeared as he placed the crown on the White Queen. We went to Hatter's side.
"Irasabeth of Crims, your crimes against Underland are worthy of death. However, that is against my vows. Therefore, you are banished the Outlands. No one is to show you any kindness or ever speak a word to you. You won't have a friend in the world." The White Queen said.
"Your Majesty, I hope you bare me no ill will." The guy with the red heart eye patch on his eye said.
"Except you, Ilosovic Stayne. You are to join Irsabeth in banishment. From this day until the end of Underland." The White Queen said as the Red Queen and Stayne were being handcuffed to each other.
"At least we have each other." The Red Queen told him. He looked like he was going to panic the he pulled a dagger out and was about to kill her but Hatter threw something at him, causing him to drop the dagger.
"Majesty! Please, kill me! Please!" Stayne yelled.
"But I do not owe you a kindness." The White Queen said.
"Take off my head!" Stayne yelled again as he was being pulled away.
"He tried to kill me." The Red Queen said then looked at the White Queen. "He tried to kill me!" She yelled as the two were being pulled away.
"Frabjous Day." Hatter said and we looked at him as Melody got off of Caspian. We stood next to Alice as we watched him dance.
"What is he doing?" Alice asked.
"Futterwacken." The cat said. We clapped as he was done.
We watched as the Queen walk to Alice with a vile of purple liquid inside. "Blood of a Jabberwockey. You have our everlasting gratitude for your efforts on our behalf." She said, handing the vile to Alice.
"Will this take me home?" Alice asked.
"If that's what you choose." The White Queen said as she placed a hand on Alice's cheek then walked away from her and behind two little guys. One one side was the White Rabbit, the hare and the cat. On the other side was the mouse on the dog's head.
We watched Alice open the lid of the vile and about to drink it. "You could stay." A voice said and we turned around to see it was Hatter.
"What an idea. What a crazy, mad, wonderful idea." Alice said and we all smiled. "But I can't. There are questions I have to answer and things I have to do." She said, opening the vile and drinking the liquid. "Be back again before you know it." She said.
"You won't remember me." Hatter said.
"Of course I will. How could I forget?" She asked. Alice and Melody hugged each other then I hugged her next and Jack hugged her last. "Hatter, why is a raven like a writing desk?" She asked.
He smiled. "I haven't the slightest idea." He said and she smiled back. He whispered something in her ear but I couldn't understand it. We watched as she was disappearing.
"And you three have our gratitude for assisting Alice on her journey." A voice said and we turned around to see it was the White Queen. Jack and I bowed as Melody curtsied. "Your parents must be very proud of you, Melody." She said.
"How do you know my parents, Your Majesty?" Melody asked.
The queen smiled. "We were little. She always found a way to the lake beside my castle. I would sit on the grass and wait for her. When she showed up, she would tell me stories of Atlantica and I would tell her stories of this place. And I was invited to your father's wedding. He was best friend before I met Ariel. Your parents haven't told you about me, have they?" She asked.
"No, Your Highness." Melody said.
"It's a good thing too. They would want you safe. Your father asked me to be your godmother." She said, smiling as she touched her face then she looked at me. "I'm sure your friend forgives you." She told me. I was speechless when she said that as she looked at Jack. "What you did for your sister was very brave." She said. "Do you three want anything?" She asked us.
We looked at each other then at her with a smile. "We're good, thank you." I said as Jack and I bowed again and Melody curtsied again.
"Actually, can we stay one more night in your castle? This war tired me out, Your Highness." Melody said. As much as I didn't want to admit it, I was tired so one more night wouldn't hurt.
"Yes you may. In fact, I propose we have a feast." The White Queen said, getting back on her horse. The three of us got on Caspian and went to the White Queen's castle.
