Previously: "They may have escaped my dear, but you're trapped. You're life now belongs to me."
"I'll play you for it."
"Really?"
"Yeah, really. I challenge you…"
A/N: I know that the last chapter was epic and I can only hope this one doesn't disappoint as well.
"Yeah, really. I challenge you to a game of chess."
"Chess hmmm? What a strategic game." Said Lydgate. (A/N: I know absolutely nothing about chess. Being Wonderland I thought that a board game would be reminiscent of several versions of Wonderland. So this game will consist of game move then speech) "Very well," he said. Walking to the center of the circle previously occupied by Peter and Gina, he waved his hand and a chess board appeared on a small round oak table. A chess clock appeared next to it. He made to sit down in a straight back chair that matched the table. Motioning for Jessi to sit down, she did in a chair that showed up as she made her way over. Then the game begun.
Jessica took the field advantage and made the first move with the white pawn. Choosing white seemed appropriate, as much as Dr. Lydgate chose the black pieces. White represented goodness and peace, while black represented the darkness in Lydgate.
For a while, the forest seemed to become even more silent than was possible. The only sound was the ticking of the chess clock and the barely noticeable breathing of the chess players. Concentration was held onto with extreme caution, because this wasn't just a simple chess game. No, the stakes here were much higher. A young girl's life was on the line.
A lifetime later…
It may have seemed like that before the game was nearing its end.
"I cure the disease, the crazy," said Lydgate, attempting to justify himself to the girl, trying to weaken her resolve. Thankfully it wasn't working.
"You are crazy. You're the reason for it."
"I help people."
"No," said Jessica. "You destroy them."
"I bring order to this chaotic mess," said Lydgate becoming frustrated.
"You bring destruction and I won't let you do that," said Jessica, making the final move. "Not here, not anymore." Taking the black king in her hand, she said, "Checkmate."
For a moment, Dr. Lydgate looked crestfallen, then started chuckling.
"What's so funny?" asked Jessica.
"You may have won your life, but you haven't stopped me yet." He said.
"Yet being the operative word."
"A little girl like you is going to stop me?"
Jessica nodded.
"You, the "Child of Wonderland?"
"That's right."
"What can you do?" asked Lydgate
The words of the Cheshire Cat came to the forefront of her mind. 'An object is only as strong as its weakest point' "This," she said before closing her eyes and summoning the magic from the heart of Wonderland straight into herself. Dr. Lydgate's specialty was the insane, so she decided to make that his enemy. She directed the magic towards his mind and made him insane. Ironic huh? Then as he lay cowering in fear, she pictured the asylum and opened a portal before sending him through. Right to Bethlem Asylum. Closing the portal, she heard a voice cry out.
"Jessica!"
Turning around she caught a glimpse of Will and Jafar running towards her before she passed out.