21
Hast Thou Slain the Great Queen of Hearts
Outside, people rushed out the entrance ways and scrambled into the streets. The guards tried keeping order. Trains picked up passengers, screens showed warnings and the lights glowed red.
"Alert: The King of Hearts is dead." a sign said.
It was mass chaos in the Central Core as well. People cried, felt fear and some weren't sure how to react to the murder. The guards there tried giving them "Eat Me!" and "Drink Me!" by tackling them and sticking needles in their arms, but there were too many.
The Queen of Hearts stepped outside the stadium via a backdoor and signaled for her train. Within minutes, her special train had arrived. She watched her populous suffer from fear and the unknown as she walked over to it. It was all a mess. Inside, the operator waited for the Queen and a few guards to get inside.
"Let us go somewhere safe…" the Queen said.
The operator tried but there were some people in the way.
Meanwhile, Nathan and Allison made their way through the backstage area, searching rooms as quickly as possible. The Queen wasn't in any of them. She wasn't in the team locker rooms, offices, closets, nowhere. Nathan and Allison wandered through the halls before meeting up at one point.
"Did you find her?" they both asked each other.
"No." they replied in unison.
"Where did she go?" Nathan asked.
"Maybe the one place we didn't look, outside." Allison said.
Nathan nodded and the two decided to go there.
The Queen was still stuck because people wouldn't move. She was getting impatient on getting to safety. What made it worse was that the King died, and it caused chaos.
"I thought the "Eat Me!" would work…" the operator said.
The Queen stared out the window.
"Apparently not good enough…" the Queen said, "Run them over…"
The operator heard her last line and looked at her funny.
"What?' he asked.
The Queen looked crazed.
The operator wanted to make sure she actually said what he thought she said.
"I told you to run them over." the Queen demanded.
"Why would I do that?" the operator asked.
"If they don't want to listen, they get punished!" the Queen said, "Do it!"
The operator shrugged and did his job. The train started to move. A citizen walked past, not realizing the train was coming and the train rammed him to the side!
The Queen laughed at the fallen man as he struggled to get up.
"The King has ruined this society, I shall make it right!" the Queen said.
She then asked for the operator's phone. The operator gave her his cell phone. The Queen used it to call Mr. Devonport back at the ME Corporation building. The phone rang two times before he picked up.
"Yes your majesty?" the president asked, greeting her.
"Send out a warning from the Queen. Anyone failing to go home within the next five minutes will be executed on site. I cannot have this chaos!" the Queen explained.
She wanted anyone in her way dead.
The president agreed to that.
"I shall send the message immediately." Mr. Devonport said.
"That's a good boy…" the Queen said, "By the way, there's something we need to discuss."
"What is it?" the man asked.
"All in good time when I arrive…" the Queen replied.
She hung up on the president and had a sick smile on her face.
Outside, Nathan and Allison looked around at all the people and red lighting. It was chaotic. No one was robbing or fighting, just running around, talking and looking worried.
"This is crazy!" Nathan said, "What happened?"
"I'm not sure; maybe the King's death scarred them." Allison replied.
"Well whatever it was, they need more happy pills." Nathan said.
Allison nodded and looked around.
Suddenly, a warning came on screen. The president of the ME Corporation came on.
"Attention populous of Wonderland." he said, "My name is Mr. Devonport of the ME Corporation. I have an urgent message from the Queen of Hearts. All must go back to their homes immediately within a five minute time span. Anyone who is outside after the mark will be executed on the spot. Thank you, and have a wonderful day…"
Nathan and Allison watched a nearby screen and heard it.
"What the heck is wrong with her?" Nathan asked.
Out of nowhere, Dranton came with the others.
Nathan and Allison turned around to see them standing there.
"Hey, what's up Reepicheep?" Nathan asked.
"My name isn't Reepicheep!" Dranton said.
The trio laughed. The mysterious man chuckled slightly.
"Where'd the Queen go?" Dranton asked.
"We don't know!" Allison said.
"She wasn't anywhere backstage, so she must've left." Nathan said.
The Hatter decided approached Nathan.
The Hatter looked at him with a mad smile.
"I think I need to ask you another riddle!" the Hatter said.
Nathan looked at him oddly, "Um…okay…"
"First off, we're still investigating things with the letter 'M'." the Hatter said, "Do you have any idea why a raven is like a writing desk?"
Nathan thought about it. Still, no clue…
"The answer will save Wonderland." the Hatter said.
Nathan continued thinking about it.
The Hatter waited for an answer. Allison and the others watched Nathan try and figure it out. Nathan mumbled the riddle over and over again.
"Things with the letter 'M'…" Nathan said to himself
"Come on, figure it out!" Allison said.
Nathan thought about it. The Hatter smiled, waiting. Allison wanted to know.
"'M'…writing desk…raven…." Nathan said, thinking it out.
He still couldn't.
Allison was getting impatient with Nathan.
"Come on Nathan!" she said, shaking him.
"My dear child, shaking him will not find the answer to saving Wonderland." the Hatter said.
She stopped. Nathan wobbled for a moment, trying to think. Nathan saw a familiar building while he wobbled back and forth. Just then, he got it.
"The ME Corporation building is where she is!" Nathan shouted.
Nathan looked at the Hatter as the boy pointed to the building.
The Hatter nodded and started laughing a bit crazily as he drank some tea.
"You got it dear boy!" the Hatter said.
"I knew it!" Nathan said, "The letter 'M' was for the M and E was in raven and writing desk, so ME!"
"Excellent, I'm so proud someone figured that out!" the Hatter said.
The Mad Hatter gave Nathan a hug.
"The Queen always looks for safety there, go and kill her and we will all be free!" he said.
"The time is right for it!" Dranton said.
Everyone looked at him with glee that he figured out where the Queen was going into hiding.
Nathan looked happy that he figured it out.
"It's the Frabjous Day, make it one to remember!" the Hatter said.
Nathan laughed at how he mocked the Queen's words. Dranton looked proud of him for figuring it out. He thought he was stupid all this time.
"Well, let's go!" Nathan told Allison.
Nathan started to walk. Allison told him to wait.
"You know, you're really not as bad as I thought, or stupid…" she told him.
Nathan smiled and Allison gave him a hug as a thank you!
The group watched and made "Aww!" sounds at the cute scene.
"I thought you couldn't be nice in front of them." Nathan said.
"Just shut up and enjoy it…" Allison told him, snickering.
Allison soon let go as the group looked on.
"Come on… we have a city to save!" Allison said, "For Wonderland!"
"For Wonderland!" everyone else shouted.
Allison and Nathan said goodbye.
Allison started down the city sidewalk. Nathan was missing. He was back where he started, partially zoned out.
"Come on Nathan!" Allison shouted.
Nathan snapped out of it and ran over. The group waited for a bit.
"Okay, let's go and help!" Dranton said.
They had a plan to help them. After Allison and Nathan were gone, the group took their own route.
Meanwhile, Allison and Nathan walked down the sidewalk. The crowded city paths and streets looked chaotic, but they weren't at the same time. People looked at them as they went by. No one actually harmed them despite them being label as an enemy. They treated the two as if they were any other passersby.
"How far is it from here?" Nathan asked.
It looked far.
Allison thought.
"Only about fifteen minutes." Allison said.
Nathan looked around at the tall buildings and shops. The city really reminded Nathan of New York. In the distance, the ME Corporation stood high in the sky.
"Are you sure?" Nathan asked.
Just then, Allison grabbed his arm and they started running!
Elsewhere, the Queen was still in her bullet train as it approached the Central Core. The Queen looked at her watch and five minutes were almost up. Where she was, the streets were still not as empty. When the train reached the area, people were all over, blocking the rail system.
"There are too many…" the operator said.
The Queen gave them all dirty looks and grabbed the phone.
The Queen called the president again and he picked up.
"What is the cause of this call this time?" Mr. Devonport asked.
"Execute the plan in the Central Core…NOW!" the Queen shouted.
"As you wish my Queen." the president replied.
The two hung up. Mr. Devonport contacted the guards via their earpieces.
"Execute the threat per orders of the Queen of Hearts at the Central Core" he said.
The guards in the Central Core nodded.
Each one of them brought out their plasma guns that were on their backs. On the top floor of the building, Mr. Devonport stood by the giant window, counting down from three with his arm in the air.
"Three…two…one…" he said.
Mr. Devonport lowered it. Outside, the guards began to fire at innocent citizens! The crowd began to scatter like bugs from the rain of plasma beams. Beams hit many, who fell and died immediately! The crowd of thousands began to decrease in size. The Queen watched them all start to cry and get even more worried. Those shot dropped like flies to the ground. It was a mass execution of those who failed to listen to the Queen.
Some of the populous managed to escape towards the gate areas nearby. However, enforcers blocked the way, ready to fire! People ran around, trying to escape or at least get home to be safe. In the first few minutes, hundreds were dead.
"You all have failed my society!" the Queen told herself, watching, "Let us go."
The train started to move down the rail system. The Queen stared out her window at the chaos. People were dying for not listening to the Queen and failing to listen to the warning.
People that looked over at the train saw their Queen gaze around. Many shook their heads. Some were even shot down. Others yelled and criticized her. The enforcers took down anyone in site. The trains topped in front of the ME Corporation and the doors opened.
"We are here…" the operator said.
"Thank you, at least you listen." the Queen said.
The man nodded. Out of nowhere, the Queen took a plasma gun from a guard and shot him!
The operator died instantly and fell down! The Queen looked at him with that same, maniacal look.
"Take my train to safety…I have to deal with business." the Queen said.
The guards inside nodded. The Queen stepped out into the chaos that was the Central Core. She looked around at all the dead bodies and even the scared people, still alive. The Queen didn't care about any of them. The two ruined her Frabjous Day and she wanted revenge. She entered the building. A receptionist greeted her and was shot. The Queen approached the elevator, went inside and pressed the button for the top floor. It went up.
The elevator took its time to get to the top floor. Once there, the elevator made a ding and the doors slid open. Inside the Queen's office was Mr. Devonport, standing by the window. The Queen entered the room. She hid the plasma gun behind her as he kept her hands behind her back.
"Ah, hello my great Queen…" the president said, greeting her.
"Hello…" she said.
The Queen walked casually closer to her desk.
"What is it that you wanted to talk of?" he asked.
The Queen smiled suspiciously.
Mr. Devonport looked over the Queen, waiting for an answer.
"I just wanted to talk." she said.
The president nodded.
"You did a fantastic job with the plan." the Queen said, praising him.
"Thank you!" Mr. Devonport said.
He looked confident at how he had succeeded.
The president took a glance outside at what happened.
"An awe-inspiring scene it is…" the Queen said.
"Indeed it is my Queen." Mr. Devonport said.
The Queen paced a bit.
"Tell me," she said, "why did you cause it?"
The president stopped what he was doing.
"Excuse me?" he asked, "I did not cause a thing!"
The Queen snickered and brought out the plasma gun!
The president put his hands in front of him and laughed hysterically.
"Whoa…whoa…no need to use the hardware…" the president said.
He began to be cautious around her. The Queen smiled evilly.
"I asked you to explain to me why you caused it!" she shouted.
The Queen threatened to shoot him with the gun.
"I did nothing to cause it!" Mr. Devonport said, "Honest…"
"Not good enough!" the Queen shouted.
Out of nowhere, the Queen fired one shot!
The beam rushed out of the weapon and towards the president! Mr. Devonport closed his eyes. He felt it nick his suit. Howbeit, it did not hit him directly. The beam had nicked him, and went towards the window! When it his it, the window shattered into pieces! Glass shards fell to the floor and some plummeted fifty-two stories. A wide open space occupied the former site of the window.
"Hmm…I should've taken more practice…" the Queen said, looking at the gun.
The president opened his eyes and surveyed the damage.
Glass was all over around the site of the window. A slight breeze now came through the room, blowing around some papers.
"Look down at the site!" the Queen demanded.
The president calmly looked at her and did what she said.
Glass was still falling. Dead bodies below looked a bit like ants.
"What happened with the pipelines?" the Queen asked, angered.
"We cleaned them thoroughly after the incident." Mr. Devonport said.
He went a bit hysterical, standing by the ledge.
The Queen rolled her eyes, still threatening him with the gun.
"Did you now? It doesn't look like it." the Queen said.
Mr. Devonport smiled and turned around with a look of defense.
"Do not come towards me!" the Queen shouted, pointing it.
"Alright, alright…" the man said, "but I assure you we cleaned them!"
The Queen wasn't so sure about that.
"Do you realize Jabberwocky blood can leave microscopic leftovers?" she asked.
The man nodded.
The Jabberwocky blood that had been put inside the valve left small particles that worked.
"It is a low viscosity substance that stains. If not cleaned properly, it will get into the system!" the Queen shouted, "How did you fail to clean it?"
"My Queen, we followed the protocol directly! It shouldn't have gone through!" the man replied.
"Well, that wasn't good enough…now my people are in pain. I had to execute them to put them out of their misery…just like you!" the Queen said, turning against the president!
The president's eyes widened and he shook his head.
The Queen prepared to fire a beam at him.
"Please," Mr. Devonport said, "we followed them directly, it isn't my fault!"
"Shut the heck up!" the Queen shouted.
"Please don't…don't kill me!" the president begged, getting worried.
"You must pay for your sins!" the Queen shouted.
"Don't!" the president shouted.
A clicking sound occurred and it was ready to fire.
The president pleaded not to be shot.
"Thanks to you, my people suffer! My Frabjous Day is ruined!" the Queen shouted.
"I didn't do a thing!" the man replied, backing up a bit.
Mr. Devonport almost fell off the ledge where the window once was!
"Die for my perfect society!" the Queen shouted.
The man pleaded as much as he could. It wasn't enough. The Queen pulled the trigger!
A beam flew out of the weapon and rushed towards the target. Mr. Devonport prayed. The beam rushed through the air. Mr. Devonport drastically decided to dodge it, but it was his downfall, literally. The beam hit him in the arm. When the man dodged, he lost his footing and fell off the ledge! Mr. Devonport started to fall fifty-two stories. His wonderful suit got hurt from small debris particles. The view was nice, but the stop at the bottom killed him. Mr. Devonport slammed into the concrete ground of the Central Core. Blood poured everywhere.
Nathan and Allison arrived at the Central Core about five to ten minutes after the Queen. Instead of a scene of chaos, there was silence and dead bodies. The guards completed the job quickly and smoothly from the way it looked. Everything was quiet now. Dead and quiet.
"What the puck happened here?" Nathan asked, looking around.
Allison was shocked to see so many dead citizens.
"The Queen must've killed them off instead of dealing with the drugs." Allison replied.
"Wow…" Nathan said, looking around.
Nathan began to feel weird standing there.
The quietness of the area, the dead bodies and the fact that it looked lifeless gave him an odd feeling. It wasn't right.
"Something isn't right here…" Nathan said.
"How do you know?" Allison asked, looking over.
"Ever see those movies where it's too quiet and something happens?" Nathan asked.
She nodded.
"Well, something tells me we're in some danger still…" Nathan said.
Allison raised her eyebrow at that.
The two looked around the Central Core and it seemed fine. Not to Nathan though. Quickly glancing around, he saw what appeared to be shadows inside the stores. Nathan wasn't sure if it was shadow play or real.
"Well…I guess we can go on ahead." Allison said.
"Wait," Nathan said, "something isn't right!"
"Nathan, come on, we have a chance to kill the Queen!" Allison said.
Nathan sighed and just agreed.
The two went into the Central Core, and Nathan was right. Within a few moments, guards walked out of the stores on the bottom section. They pointed plasma guns at the two, ready to fire.
"I told you!" Nathan said, stopping.
Allison stopped and looked at the guards.
"Shut up Nathan!" Allison replied.
The guards surrounded them on all sides.
The guards were ready to strike at any moment.
"Great, we're going to die after all!" Nathan said.
"No we're not!" Allison replied, confident about it.
"Goodbye cruel world!" Nathan said, overreacting.
Allison looked at him and rolled her eyes.
"Alright," she shouted, "shoot at us if you want us dead!"
Allison wasn't intimidated. Nathan looked at her as if she were crazy.
Silence occurred after what the girl said.
"Come on, do it!" Allison shouted.
"No, you're going to get hurt!" Nathan said.
Even he protested the idea of that. Her voice echoed around the area.
Clicking sounds were heard as if they were ready to shoot for real.
"Don't, you're going to get yourself killed!" Nathan said, looking overly worried.
"Shoot dang you!" Allison shouted at the guards.
Again, silence. One last clicking noise came in between the quietness. Allison closed her eyes and waited to be shot. It was useless doing anything else. Nathan closed his, grabbing her hand in the process. In his mind, the two would die.
Suddenly, beams were heard being shot out! Multiple ones at that too. The beams raced past Nathan and Allison. They could feel the breeze from the blue beams going past. Beams went past the heads, moving their hair slightly. The clothes moved as if a breeze came over the area. Windows shattered from any that missed. The scene had everything, beams, chaos and weapons, but was missing one, death. Despite all the beams being fired, Nathan and Allison were not hurt at all! They were saved.
Nathan wasn't sure if he had gotten hit. It didn't feel like he had. He could feel the beams rushing past, but not hitting him. It was amazing considering all the guards that were there, at least fifty or more. Nathan felt Allison's hand. A beam could be felt rushing past the hands of the two. Everywhere around them, beams came, but never hit them! Nathan wondered why he didn't die. It was almost a guarantee that he would.
A few seconds later, beams slowed down. Nathan couldn't feel as many zooming past him. Nathan decided to look. A couple of beams went past in slow motion to him.
"How the heck am I saved?" he asked himself.
He looked over at Allison, who lived as well! As for the scene around them, windows looked shattered, storefronts destroyed and…guards dead! Nathan felt amazed by the whole scene. They didn't die, but the guards did!
Nathan wasn't sure how any of it happened. It could've been luck, no. It was more to it than that.
"What the heck?" Nathan said.
Allison opened her eyes. She too noticed the oddness of it all.
"We're…we're alive…" she said, "I thought we'd die!"
Nathan looked at her and smiled, "Guess not…"
Allison wondered the same thing. Finally, they got an answer.
A group of enforcers in all white approached the two. Suddenly, someone amazing had arrived behind them.
"The White Queen!" Allison shouted.
The White Queen had returned after exiled for five years! Allison stuttered with reasons and questions as to why she was there. She shushed her soon after.
"My dear girl, your willpower and work of The Opposition has not gone unnoticed." the Queen said, "For I have followed you all through the journey."
Allison was in awe.
Nathan looked at the Queen with how happy and white she looked, so calm and peaceful.
"Why have you returned now? I mean- yeah…" Allison tried saying, "We needed you."
"You did not need me, you have done well on your own." the Queen gracefully said.
"Wow…" Nathan said, finally commenting about the Queen.
The White Queen heard him and walked over.
She looked at him with a very warm smile on her face and stroked his face with her hand.
"This boy has helped you." the White Queen said, "He is the reason you have come this far without help from myself."
Allison looked at Nathan happily as the Queen seemed to be right somehow.
"Thanks to you my dear boy, I can return to the land I once ruled." the Queen said.
Nathan nodded and smiled back, not sure what else to say.
The White Queen looked around at the chaos and the dead people.
"It's a shame the Queen of Hearts caused this…" she said, saddened.
"That's why we're here to kill her." Allison said.
"Ah, you are a strong girl Allison. I know you can do it well…" the Queen replied, "You and the boy both. I have heard what you said about him. He is not as stupid as you think, but I think you have learned that already."
The White Queen looked down at the two still holding hands.
Allison looked flushed and let go.
"There is no need to hide feelings…" the Queen said.
Nathan raised his hand after that.
"Yes dear child?" the Queen asked.
"If you're so smart, how did we live?" Nathan asked.
"That depends, you can say we helped, or perhaps it was the sure willpower to live." the Queen said, smiling more at them, "Or even…never mind, I'm glad you to are alright!"
Nathan had no idea what the last point was, but accepted it.
Without warning, the group saw a man plummet out of the building. It was Mr. Devonport falling after the Queen shot him! They watched the man has he shouted and slammed into the ground.
"Oh dear…" the White Queen said, kind of saddened.
"That was Mr. Devonport. He created this whole society." Allison said.
"You should not be mad at him for that, for it was the Queen that made him that way." the Queen replied.
Some maniacal laughter occurred from the building.
"The Queen must take great joy in death…" the White Queen said.
The two humans nodded.
The group decided to approach the dead man. His suit looked wrecked, his hair messed up and he pretty much looked like crap. There was only a faint smile on his face.
"You will all die for my society!" the Queen of Hearts shouted, looking down.
"It is you who will pay for your sins!" the White Queen replied, looking up
Nathan and Allison looked up as well.
"Allison, I don't mean to rush things, but I think it's time you finish what you have started…with the boy's help." the White Queen told them.
The two looked at each other and nodded.
The White Queen stroked Mr. Devonport's face, saddened.
"Good luck…" she told the two, glancing up.
Nathan and Allison thanked her for her help and decided to go.
"Wait," Nathan said, "what will you do?"
The Queen gave him yet another smile and said, "My army and I shall set these people free!"
The White Queen would traverse through the city, killing the guards.
"Good luck…" Nathan said.
The two humans them entered the building.
The White Queen got up and commanded her army to move. Inside the building, Nathan and Allison noticed the receptionist died. The two walked towards the elevator and Allison pressed the button to open the doors.
"Hey look," Allison said, stepping in, "thanks for your help throughout all of this."
Nathan nodded, "Thank you for being awesome."
The two stood in the elevator. Allison pressed the button to go to the top floor. The doors closed and the elevator went up.
Inside the Queen's office, she was going hysterical and mad.
"So, you want to come back from exile now, huh?" she asked, complaining about the White Queen. "Well, when I regain power, you shall die like everyone else!"
The Queen kept laughing and walking around, shooting at things in the room.
"Come on Allison and Nathan, come and kill me!" she shouted, laughing, "You shall pay for what you have done to my society and my precious…Knave…"
The Queen started to weep a bit over the Knave.
"Why did you kill him you stupid boy?" she shouted, shooting at the wall.
Nathan flinched a bit. The Queen wasn't alright, in fact, she was either drunk or mad.
The Queen kept laughing and going insane. She had lost control of her perfect society and on the Frabjous Day as well. All the events caused her to go completely mad!
"Come and kill me bitches!" the Queen shouted.
She continued laughing hysterically and twitching now. Just then, she heard a ding. The Queen of Hearts glanced at the elevator with a smile. Through the glass doors, she saw Nathan and Allison. The Queen looked overjoyed.
Outside, the White Queen and her army had slain White Rabbit enforcers as they went by areas. Innocent citizens saw the White Queen and turned happy. It wasn't artificial happiness, but real happiness. They all praised the White Queen for saving them. Dranton, the trio and the mysterious man saw the army at one point.
"What the…" Dranton said, confused.
The White Queen showed up to greet them Dranton was in awe and almost fainted. The mad trio cheered, especially the Hatter, who approached her.
The White Queen knew of everyone involved with The Opposition.
"Your majesty, you have returned!" the Hatter said.
"Thank you for keeping this place as safe as possible…you have done well Hatter." The Queen said.
"Would you like some tea?" the March Hare asked.
The Queen laughed, "No thank you…at least not now. We shall have some for the real Frabjous Day, not this false one!"
"Callooh Callay!" they all shouted.
Dranton shook his head, trying to make sure he wasn't mad.
The White Queen saw him and giggled at his reaction.
"Thank you for making such a great team." she said.
"You're y-…I mean thanks?" Dranton wasn't sure what to say.
The mysterious man from the alley laughed. The Queen noticed.
"Ah, Tobias, you have done well…" the White Queen said.
"Thank you…" the man replied, happy.
Dranton and the others looked at him oddly.
They did not know who he was at all.
"Tobias?" they all asked.
"Yes my mad, confused friends…" the man said.
"Tobias has been working for me and has been sending me messages." the Queen said, "It is how I know of all your great work!"
"Indeed, I have been undercover for the Queen since the day she left." Tobias said.
Dranton still looked confused.
He had not known anyone in The Opposition called Tobias.
"But, we don't even know of him." Dranton said.
"If every mystery was revealed to those who wanted to know, then there would be no excitement left and everything would have an answer." the Queen said, "For if we knew, what would be the point in thinking."
"That is true my furry, confused friend!" Tobias said.
Dranton nodded.
"So, let us finish what you have started together, shall we?" the Queen asked.
The group nodded and they went on to slay more guards.
Meanwhile, inside the Queen's room, Allison and Nathan stepped out of the elevator. The Queen twitched and acted just plain weird. The room was a wreck with papers and documents all over. Black marks were where beams hit. Pictures and glass objects were shattered and broken.
"Hello my dear children!" she said, holding her gun.
Nathan looked at her oddly.
"Wow, and I thought I was weird…" he said.
"I heard that, you pathetic human!" the Queen shouted.
She glared at him with wide, red eyes.
Allison wasn't sure what to think of it.
"We know you killed Mr. Devonport." Allison said.
The Queen clapped as well as she could.
"Yes, it's a real shame he had to die. The pipes should've been a lot cleaner. It seems your plan worked after all that one night…" the Queen told her.
Nathan felt different. He knew she was lying.
"That can't be the reason." Nathan said.
"Oh really, then what is?" the Queen asked.
Nathan wasn't sure.
All he knew was that she lied. It didn't work at all.
"The pipe system could've been cleaned out enough for the blood to not take into affect. At least that's what I saw when looking at a poster. You had a good sterilization system." Nathan said.
"I'm sorry but you are wrong, and you must die for your-"
"He's right." Allison said.
"What now?" the Queen asked.
"That can't be the reason the people turned on you. The White Queen is." Allison said.
The Queen twitched at the sound of her name.
Nathan thought the twitching was weird.
"I don't think so…" the Queen said,
"Yes, you know her presence in the city could stop the affects. That's why you exiled her." Allison said, "Plus the fact that you didn't want her around."
"She is too happy and nice!" the Queen shouted.
"That's why! Real happiness and caring are why the populous is the way they are!" Allison said.
The Queen twitched more and shot at the wall.
Nathan and Allison flinched at the shot.
"The White Queen is too lenient with these sheep! They have sinned and ruined this society! That is why I had to take over!" the Queen explained.
"You didn't have to harm anyone today…" Nathan said.
The Queen shot a beam out that missed Nathan by inches and hit the elevator glass, shattering the doors!
Glass fell to the ground.
"How would you know you heathen?" the Queen shouted, twitching, "You're just a pathetic human boy who has come here accidentally! GO back to wherever you have come from!"
"Not until you're dead!" Nathan shouted.
The Queen felt angered by that.
The Queen wasted two more beams by shooting at the ceiling. Some pieces fell to the ground.
"You wouldn't be saying that if it weren't for the girl! Without her, you'd be running scared!" the Queen told Nathan.
"That's not true…" Nathan said.
"Oh really?" she asked, "Well…let us see how you fair without her then!"
The Queen pointed her gun at the girl. Allison stayed cautious of her.
Nathan looked worried and didn't want the Queen to shoot her.
"Don't hurt her!" Nathan shouted.
"Oh wow, what will that do? Stop caring for her and shut your mouth!" the Queen shouted.
Just then, Allison made a dash to go behind the desk. The Queen saw and started shooting, missing each shot as Allison went past the Queen, leaped over the desk and took cover. Allison then managed to hide under the desk and found something interesting. She grabbed it and hid it in her jacket. Nathan decided to jump the Queen when she was looking the other way!
Nathan tried a choke hold on the Queen. Beams fired chaotically as she held onto the gun. Nathan did all he could for that moment, but she managed to shake him off and slam him onto the desk.
"You will die for my society and for your sins!" the Queen shouted, fixing her hair and clothing.
She then pointed the gun at Nathan and fired! When she looked over, he was gone! Allison had pulled him away!
"Stop caring for him you stupid girl!" the Queen shouted.
The Queen tried kicking over her desk.
With all the anger and rage, she managed to tip it over! Nathan and Allison moved and went their separate ways. Nathan went by the ledge and Allison towards the left side. Nathan saw the window was missing and moved to the side a bit. The Queen shot at Allison who had to move over to the elevator.
"You have ruined this place you wretched girl!" the Queen shouted.
The Queen attempted more shots, but Nathan attacked her! Nathan tried slapping the gun away.
The Queen did her best to try and shake him off, shoving him away at one point! Nathan wouldn't give up and rushed at her constantly. Each time she shoved him away, he came back. Nathan kept swiping at the gun, and succeeded! He managed to knock it out of her hand and onto the floor!
"Ha!" Nathan shouted, laughing.
The Queen retaliated with a slap across the face!
Allison watched from near the elevator.
"Come on Allison, save the boy!" the Queen shouted.
After the shot, Nathan shook his head.
"What are you waiting for?" the Queen asked.
Allison stood there, frantic about the situation. She had a plan in her mind, but didn't want to use the plan at that moment.
"Well then," the Queen said, "I guess she hates you Nathan…that's your name right?"
Nathan looked up at the Queen.
The Queen laughed at how easy this was going for her. She felt a breeze come past from the now open window.
"I cannot believe the girl you have showed feelings for hates you…" the Queen said.
"She doesn't hate me…" Nathan said.
"Then why isn't she saving you? Look at her!" the Queen said.
Nathan looked at Allison who stood cautiously by the elevator.
"She obviously doesn't want to save you!" the Queen said.
Allison shook her head that she was wrong.
Nathan wasn't sure why she wasn't helping. He made a nonverbal gesture asking why. Allison gestured for him to tackle the Queen.
"Pathetic this boy is…" she said, looking down at Nathan.
Nathan sprang up and tackled the Queen! The Queen twitched a bit and managed to shove Nathan down towards the ledge! Nathan stayed on the floor, grabbing onto the side.
"Pathetic…" the Queen said.
Out of nowhere, Allison jumped the Queen!
Allison put up a better fight. Her arms wrapped around her neck area, choking her. During the fight, her hairstyle and dress, ruined from the attack!
"Nathan, get the gun!" Allison shouted.
Nathan nodded and went over to get it. Nathan reached over to grab it, but the Queen kicked it away with her foot! She then proceeded to slam her foot into Nathan to knock him away! Allison grew angry by this and poked her in her eye!
The Queen rubbed her eye. Allison let go and tried for a cheap strike. The Queen managed to catch it with her hand despite the eye problem!
"You anger me!" she shouted.
The Queen grabbed her by her jacked and tossed Allison over the fallen desk. Allison's right leg nicked the desk and her elbow hit a chair. Allison then ended up rolling across the floor. The Queen was strong.
Nathan saw Allison got hurt. The slight pain from the kick went away.
"You don't hurt Allison you bitch!" Nathan shouted.
He got up and ran over to the Queen. The Queen looked over and saw a determined Nathan. His eyes set on harming the Queen for what she had done. The Queen of Hearts stood there. Nathan got inches away from the Queen, ready to strike. Nathan did a short leap off the floor. He lifted his right hand in the air and launched it towards the Queen…however…
The Queen countered it! She got the blow and grabbed Nathan by his jacket. Nathan did not land on the Queen. His feet landed on the floor and slipped from her grabbing him! This was due to the force at which the Queen held him in that position. The Queen bent down when Nathan slipped. She grabbed the plasma gun and pressed it up against Nathan's side!
"You will die for my perfect…society!" she shouted.
The Queen immediately pulled the trigger and shot Nathan!
A sound echoed through the room. The Queen stared into Nathan's eyes, all red and maniacal. Nathan looked back. The Queen started laughing as she let go and stared into space. The boy fell to the ground. The sounds became muffled and his vision blurry. Allison saw what happened when she recovered.
"NATHAN!" Allison shouted
Nathan heard his name shouted, but it sounded muffled. Nathan could feel his heart beat clearly as it thumped loud from shock. The last thing he saw was Allison worried and the Queen laughing.
After that, he passed out on the floor. Nathan had been shot and died. Silence overtook the room. Allison was in total shock. Allison felt sad and wanted to cry. The Queen smiled as she glared around.
"I have killed the boy!" the Queen shouted, "He has died for his sins! And you will too!"
The Queen pointed to the side of her at Allison as she stared into space. Allison just kept looking at Nathan as he lied there on the floor, next to the ledge near the side of the window frame.
The Queen of Hearts looked over at Allison to see her look.
"Cry and suffer like I have!" the Queen shouted, "The Knave has been avenged!"
The girl wanted to but held strong.
"You have failed to hear my warnings for over five years! Now the boy you have cared so much for recently has died! And it is all thanks to you! You are to blame for his death!" the Queen said.
"No…" Allison replied.
"You have brought him here and you have killed him!" she shouted.
"No I didn't…" Allison replied.
All this time she kept looking at him.
The Queen was blaming her for his death.
"You could've told him to stay home, but no. You're fault!" the Queen said.
"No, it wasn't!" Allison said.
"You're fault he is dead!" the Queen shouted.
"NO IT ISN'T!" Allison shouted, looking at her now.
The Queen looked into her eyes as Allison looked angered and sad.
Allison wanted to harm the Queen for what she had done.
"Go on and do it!" she said, "I can see you want me dead, kill me!"
Allison just stood there, glaring.
"I have killed the boy, kill me and avenge his death!" the Queen said, smiling.
Wanting Allison to shoot her, the Queen raised her arms to the side!
"It's a shame I couldn't kill you…" she said, "But you have killed someone close to me, I have killed someone close to you!"
It was true. They killed the Knave and the Queen killed Nathan.
The Queen stood there and waited. Allison did nothing. All she thought about what Nathan.
"Kill me!" she shouted, "Kill me and bring me to my God! He will applaud me for my actions!"
Allison looked at the boy. He hadn't moved at all. When she looked back at the Queen, she pointed her gun at Allison.
"You really think I'd let you kill me?" she asked, laughing, "It shows how mad I am!"
The Queen's face was red from shouting, her eyes seemed bloodshot.
Allison stood there as the Queen threatened her. She was calm compared to the Queen. The Queen looked messed up from all the fighting. Her hair looked messed up, her dress was a bit dirty and she looked psychotic. Allison looked at the gun.
"Why don't you kill me?" Allison asked, "After all, you are winning."
The Queen raised an eyebrow and had a smirk on her face.
"You killed Nathan, why don't you finish the job." Allison said.
"I should…" the Queen said.
She smiled at the girl.
Allison wasn't at all. She stood there waiting.
"What are you waiting for?" Allison asked.
She stood there with confidence.
"Then I shall…" the Queen said.
She prepared to fire, but Allison stopped her!
"Are you sure?" she asked, "There may be something you forgot."
"My dear girl, I forget nothing!" the Queen just replied.
"Alright…get on with it." Allison said.
The Queen looked at her strangely.
The Queen didn't forget anything. She had the gun, the boy dead and her mind together, well in her mind. There was nothing.
"You shall die for my society!" the Queen said.
Allison closed her eyes. The gun made the clicking noise. The Queen was ready to fire. Her finger pulled back on the trigger. She had a sick smile on her face. The trigger went as far back s it could go. Nothing went wrong, except no beam shot out!
The Queen saw nothing come out of the gun! She looked at it, shook it, and still nothing!
"What is wrong with this blasted thing?" the Queen shouted.
Allison opened her eyes and snickered.
"You ran out of ammo." Allison said, "Look…"
The Queen looked at a bar that showed how much she had left. It was empty. It contained nothing to shoot out at the girl. The gun had to recharge.
"Well…" the Queen said, looking down and around, "I can still kill you myself!"
Allison shook her head as the Queen looked hysterical.
The Queen laughed at the gun and tossed it at Allison! Allison dodged the gun and it went into the elevator! The Queen cursed and twitched.
"You shall not win, not today!" she shouted, stomping her foot on the floor.
Allison smiled at her, watching her blow up. The Queen cursed about the situation. She could just fight Allison head on but her head was too big to even try that. Finally, she took a deep breathe.
The Queen calmed herself down and fixed her hair a bit.
"That is okay, at least I killed your boyfriend…" she said, "Oh wait, sorry, I forgot."
"No, you're wrong…" Allison said.
The Queen looked at her oddly, "Excuse me? I know what you said."
"And you're wrong." Allison said, "He is my boyfriend!"
The Queen laughed at that.
Allison looked serious. The Queen treated it like it was a joke.
"Well he isn't now! He is dead!" the Queen said, laughing more.
"That's why I wish I could've told him before, but now, I can't!" Allison replied.
"And what are you going to do about it? Nothing!" the Queen said.
Allison pulled out something from her jacket pocket. It was a smaller plasma gun! The Queen looked at it. It was the one she hid under her desk for security. Allison took it.
The Queen looked defenseless. Her gun had died out on her.
"There is something I can do!" Allison said, nodding with a big smile.
Allison pointed the gun at the Queen. She couldn't do a thing.
"Nathan has showed me so much since he came here. He isn't that bad, which is why I've lightened up to him! It's something you wouldn't understand!" Allison said.
The Queen couldn't understand liking someone a lot or caring, which Allison was getting at
Allison kept smiling at the Queen and got closer with the weapon.
"I want to shoot you so bad for everything you've done to me and my friends!" she shouted.
"Then do it, what are you waiting for?" the Queen asked, backing up.
Allison kept coming forward. The Queen backed up a bit more. Soon she couldn't. She had reached the ledge where the window was. The Queen laughed as she looked down.
The Queen looked cornered with Allison handling a plasma gun. The Queen knew she was done for, but kept playing along and laughed constantly.
"You can die two ways." Allison said, "Kill yourself or I kill you!"
The Queen looked at the options, twitching and laughing hysterically.
"I will not die! I have not yet lost! I can still make a perfect society!" she shouted.
"You know what, you're insane!" Allison said.
"Thank you!" she said, laughing even more.
The Queen was totally mad and needed help.
The gun made a clicking noise as it was ready to fire. The Queen heard it.
"I have won…WON!" the Queen shouted, "You cannot do a thing about it!"
"Oh there is…." Allison said.
"And what are you going to do?" the Queen asked.
She tilted her head to the side and smiled at the girl.
Allison gave the Queen a mean look.
"I'm making a perfect society, bitch!" Allison shouted.
The Queen began to laugh. Allison pulled the trigger as far back as possible and a beam shot out! The beam flew across the room. In a flash, it punctured the Queen's skin and went into her heart! The Queen twitched on impact as she inhaled and her eyes widened. Allison shot her two more times, both puncturing her heart! The Queen began to bleed as she looked up.
Allison dropped the gun and watched. The Queen made a gasping noise. Her mouth was no longer wide open as she began to smile. Suddenly, the Queen fell backwards! The Queen fell off the ledge and began to plummet fifty-two stories! She kept her arms to her side and her body perfectly straight as she fell. Allison went over and looked down. The Queen had nothing but a smile on her face as she looked up. Finally, it ended. With an echo, the Queen slammed into the Central Core's ground. The Queen of Hearts died.