Surprise was the most obvious emotion on Henrys face mixing with the hundreds of others. Those emotions didn't stop the giant smile that broke out onto his face. It all made sense really; the playing card symbols always on at the least one article of her clothing, the fact that she can go one place with her magic. "So the place you can go is Wonderland?" Henry asks lowering his voice earning a slight nod from his friend. "You're the first person I've told this to in years," She responded a relieved smile spreading across her face. "Hey, we've got a situation," Henrys birth mothers voice broke their conversation and looking at each other the teens made their way into the council room.
"Why is she still here?" Regina demanded the second she saw Alice. "I stayed because I'm going to help," The younger answered making it obvious that there's no room for an argument. "You have nothing to do with our present situation; why would you help us?"Snow White asked from a seat at the table. "Believe me I probably do," Came Alice's' answer. "Okay well, one of our guards was out on patrol and he didn't come back in one piece." Charming said standing next to his wife. "So what happened?" Emma asked being answered with "He came back beheaded," That got Alice's mind going.
Only the Queen of Hearts would have beheaded someone, but if the rumours are true then she'd be dead. "Alice what is it?" I stiffened as Henry said my name an image popping into my head. I snap out of the image and start rambling, "The Queen of Hearts was the only one in Wonderland who was ever known to behead anyone; she even tried to chop my head off a few times. Though she's rumored to have died it could have been her…somehow. It wouldn't make sense though because-""It wouldn't make sense because of the weapon that was used." Regina interrupted making a spear appear onto the Council table with a symbol repeated across it. Henry heard Alice mumble something "What'd you say?" "King of Spades," She repeats. The room lapses into a deadly silence as everyone is in their own thoughts trying to decipher the situation.
Snow White decided to change the subject, "Baby Neal's birthday is tomorrow," She spoke quietly her voice getting even while continuing "We were going to have a ball and even though there might be danger I still want my son to have a birthday,"
"Birthday?" Alice asked faking her surprise. She already knew about the ball; that situation caused her to end up in this situation. "Alice, is it? Maybe you could go and blend in as a guest-" "-But you would really be guarding," Snows husband finishes. "How do we even know that she can fight, and besides no matter what sword you use it's obvious it there and balls are meant for no fighting," The Evil Queen intervenes. "She can fight," Henry says before Alice could get a word out of her mouth. "Then it's settled," Snow says relieved "You're coming before the ball and we can get you dressed up and guarding the ball. Remember though I don't think that the guards would be aware of you so be careful." She finishes in a rush. "Alright I'll see you then I guess," Alice mumbles but was stopped by Snow "My names Snow White by the way," The girl looks of her shoulder as light blue spoke start pooling at her feet and responds with "I'm Alice," and with that she was swept up in light blue smoke.
"Oh come on you're beautiful," Snow White said helping the sixteen year old girl with some makeup that the girl was reluctant to touch. She moved to pull back the girls bangs and saw small circular scars higher on Alice's temples. "What are those?" The older asked Alice. "Shock scars." Was all she got in reply. They sat in silence until Alice looked at the mother and asked, "Can you still do my hair, but not touch my bangs?" That's how the duo got ready for this…eventful night.
Henry walked into the ballroom with what you imagine a grandson of a Queen and walks down the steps and onto the floor of the ball room floor and as prearranged with violent he went towards the grand refreshments. Around twenty guests were already there and more were filtering in. "Henry there you are!" An excited voice came coming closer to him. Turning around the teen boy sees that it's his girlfriend, Violet. She's wearing a long purple dress with beads along the bodice which complimented the white elbow-length gloves. "Hey it's been a few days," Henry replies pecking the girl on the lips and they talked. As the night progressed Henry noticed that Violet acted a little off and his thoughts were confirmed when Alice showed up. "Hey," Alice says coming up to the couple. "Hello, umm who are you?" Violet asks trying to be polite "Violet this is Alice; she's a friend of mine," Henry answers jumping in before it could get awkward.
Henry looks over at Alice and is impressed with her ball gown.
(-First picture seen in images-Note this isn't actually Alice's face just a portrayal of what she's wearing) Alice's ball gown consisted of a strapless, soft blue color and had small rhinestones the bodice and it trails down towards the bottom of the dress which was flowing below the white heels she's wearing. The neckline dipped down showing a modest amount of skin. Her hair is pulled up with pale blue flowers keeping the hair on the back of her head leaving a piece of her side bang resting against the side of her head; with the rests curled down; spiraling down her back resting at her waist. Her wrist knives weren't in sight and Henry didn't see any other sort of weapon visibly showing which made him slightly concerned. While Henry was looking over Alice she and Violet were making small talk. "-And after all that he still found my horse for me," Violet finished sighing happily at the memory.
Alice then said something about how it was so sweet and romantic as she swayed to the live music. Violet somehow picks up on this and asks if she's danced yet and Alice replies with no that she was just wandering around all night. Then Violet starts talking Alice's ear off about how she's beautiful and how all the guys should have asked her to dance. Henry shortly noticed that this was a little out of character for Violet but let it go. Leaving the two, he walks over to the orchestra spotting Emma and Hook dancing to the live, orchestrated music.
Meanwhile Alice and Violet were walking and talking, Violet kept turning the subject towards Alice's story that was in the Once Upon a Time story book that Henry had shown her while the latter kept the topic away from her long enough to find a different subject. It was a constant war underlying in the girls conversation; at least that was until they reached an abandoned hallway. Alice immediately stopped cursing in her mind for listening to Snow and putting her wrist knives on her ankles instead of keeping them on her wrists. "Violet we should go back,"
"Oh come on now I always wanted to look through the castle," She protested. "Well maybe you can ask Henry to show you," "Yes well I just wanted some girl time," This went on until it was an argument and grabbed a sword hanging from the wall and swung it to point at Alice.
"Alice you are going to come with me, now." Violet commanded malice controlling her voice. That very moment, Alice knew that this wasn't Henrys girlfriend, but the girls' body with someone controlling it. With her high heels Alice swung up her leg having the actual heel hit the sword making Violets control over it fumble; the girl with the blue dress cursed again looking behind herself seeing the door leading out into the ballroom closed and definitely locked; Alice ran past Violet who is just getting back control of the rapier hung on the wall.
"Get back here," her voice growled but it didn't sound like it belonged to her. It was a mix of the original girls and tat of the King of Spades. 'He probably did this to her,' Alice thought rushing through the halls 'Probably left his mark on her to go after me and I can't go to Wonderland or he'll be waiting,' She took a sharp right and pulled the doors open bursting through them being left to the outside running to across to get back inside and hide from the possessed girl.
Rushing over to the door on the other side the left white heel snapped causing Alice to face plant on the ground; her palms cut hitting the stone, her bodice losing a couple of its rhinestones and the skirt splaying out to the side. "Of course," She mutter picking herself up feeling loose strands of her hair fall onto her face. A sickening cackle was heard behind Alice footsteps coming closer towards the girl. 'Her minds deteriorating,' Alice thought balancing herself up on the battlements (stones spaced out and rising about the regular flooring of an outside hall) staring at the poor, possessed, and crazed girl swinging the golden rapier.
Here's how the King of Spades magic worked: physically contacting someone's skin he can put his seal-a spade- onto their skin and therefore taking them over to do his bidding. Sad part is; the person who is possessed by the seal can fight the seal trying to get the control of their body back. What the victim doesn't know is that the more they fight the seal and the King of Spades the more the brain gets confused on who's controlling it so it deteriorates on itself. Essentially making the victim crazed and it's next to impossible to bring them back. Alice should know.
"Violet, you're going to have to let Spade win! If you don't do that you'll be lost!" The teen shouted knowing full well that they both fell into the King of Spades trap and the door on the other side won't open even if she tried pulling the door. Leaning on the battlement meaning that Alice couldn't move; and she figured that must've hurt her ankle anyways. On the upside the craze stopped and all that was left was Spade so somehow Violet must've heard her and stopped fighting. The 'Violet' came up to Alice and swung the golden rapier down on her; a line of a tear ripped down the dress. Alice stumbled back being right about the hurt ankle, but ignored it and started limping away towards a section of the battlements.
The girl from Wonderland had to bite back a scream as she felt the rapiers blade slice through her dress and into her back; the blood started flowing almost instantaneously. "Oh Alice; Alice, Alice, Alice," On the spot she scrambled on top of the ledge of the battlements trying to get away from that voice. "You know Mad is looking for you right?" That got her to freeze facing towards 'Violet'. "Mad probably doesn't even remember me," She replied attempting to sound stoic but it ended up as a slur because of the blood loss.
"You're right," 'She' said, "He doesn't because I killed him."
"Alice, Violet!" Henrys voice came muffled through one of the doors and not a second after the door blew up revealing The Evil Queen and her adoptive son; one second 'Violet' was about to put the gold hilted rapier through Alice and the next she frozen; covered with a green enchantment. Regina froze 'Violet' and Henry came running to Alice about to help her down; the blood loss got to her first and Alice tipped over the battlement but before she could fall too far Regina froze her as well and Henry pulled her down feeling the blood go onto his overcoat.
"Mom she's bleeding help," Henry urged lifting up his friend disappearing in a purple puff going back to what seemed like an infirmary. The rest happened so fast that the next thing that Henry could process is that he was sitting in a wooden room on a dark wooden chair with a soft cushion. He noticed the second someone sat next to him and figured that it wouldn't be good news.
"She has five stabs on her back, three are definitely going to scar, her hands are going to heal and her ankle is twisted." Charming said from next to his grandson "The dress and heel though are going to be alright too," He attempted a joke just earning a glare from Henry. "She's asleep, but you can go in and see her," The older man amends heaving a sigh.
Henry immediately got up and went down what felt like an endless hall and found Alice in one of the rooms in a bed with the Blue Fairy standing next to her unconscious figure. "She was that bad," "I'm afraid so Henry, but she should make it though she's not quite of the woods yet," The Blue Fairy says getting up and leaving towards the hall "Call me if anything happens," She said before she completely left the room.