Kingdom Hearts
Ch. 20
Wonderland
Through the Looking Glass
The Griffin and The Caterpillar flew across the vast land of Wonderland. Their wings nearly touched the sky traversing over this strange place. Sora looked down showing no emotion. He still wore his hood over his head like a depressed teen. As he looked down, he could see through the thick brush all the inhabitants that call this place home. He saw a turtle with a calf's head singing by a beach. He looked upon the home of the Mad Hatter. The three crazies were still singing and drinking tea just as when they left them. The Duchess was sitting in a rocking chair on her porch with a sleeping pig lying next to her. She rocked back and forth slowly as kitchen appliances flew over her head. A bit of a ways away he saw two strange men in red overalls telling a story to the each other. Sora could barely make out what they we're speaking. He did catch something about a Walrus and a Carpenter. Sora and everyone made their way to the edge of the forest to see the crocus race still proceeding only the members have increased thrice in size. The Dodo still orchestrating the event remained dry while the rest were splashed with water from the incoming tide.
The gang flew across the great ocean. Until there was no sign of the vast land. While crossing the ocean Sora wondered if the land they visited was an island or a continent. No one could tell. As the seas subsided, they found themselves at the door to the Bizarre Room from when they first came. The waters were shallow, and The Griffin and The Caterpillar landed in ankle deep water. Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Jiminy got off splashing the water with their shoes.
They said their goodbyes before the two "The's" flew off back to Wonderland. The waters flowed until the two strange creatures were out of site. The room became dry and the Wonderland that the friends have journeyed through couldn't be seen at all. Only the red and black checkered sky was in view. Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Jiminy patted through the small door entering the Bizarre Room.
Sora remained silent as he looked around the room. The furniture was in the same place as it was when they first got here. The door closed behind them with slight shutter. He then noticed the doorknob with a face from before sleeping soundly.
"Geeh, I wonder what that cat meant about us saving Wonderland from the darkness? What exactly did we do?" remarked Goofy softly to Donald.
"Goofy I don't-Let's just go. The Gummi Ship is probably ready to launch. We can go to the next world now," said Donald back to Goofy. It was so quiet Sora could hear them. But he pretended that he couldn't. Jiminy was still roughly their size upon entrance to Wonderland. He handed Sora, Donald, and Goofy the last of his treats that they can use to grow. They all took a bite of the tarts returning to their normal sizes.
Jiminy walked up to Sora with his hat in his hands. "Uh Sora," said Jiminy timidly.
Sora heard the voice and turned his head to talk. When he did, he didn't see anyone.
"Down here," said Jiminy softly. Sora looked down seeing his friend at his original height.
"Oh Jiminy, come on," he replied pointing at his shoulder with his thumb. Jiminy nodded. He jumped on Sora's shoulder. He planned to ride in Sora's hood. When he realized Sora was keeping his hood up. Jiminy chose not to say anything. He just sat on Sora's shoulder as the gang exited the area.
They opened the door leading to the rabbit hole. But instead of walking into the bottom of a hole. The door lead them into a dark room with no exit. The gang entered silently when the door behind them shut. They saw a light appear in a distance. They walked over to it to discover the entrance of the rabbit hole. They all took turns and crawled out of the hole. Jiminy ran ahead while the others followed. Jiminy being small again just strolled through entering into the beautiful area they came upon landing.
Nothing but water and plants for miles. The only other creatures were fish and birds playing in the wilderness. Goofy crawled out first then Donald and finally Sora. They all got up and looked around. No heartless no people. Sora still had his hood on so Jiminy decided to ride on Goofy's hat. The gang made their way back to the ship. They walked down the path and made their way back to the meadow where they landed. They came to the area where Sora slept before they came to Wonderland. He looked through the thicket where he first saw the White Rabbit and the girl chasing it.
They kept walking down the path until finally they returned to the ship. Not a scratch on it. Just as good as they left it. Looking upon the gummi ship after everything made them feel nostalgic. Goofy opened the hatch before they all walked in the ship. Donald went up to the cockpit. He checked the engines and coordinates. Donald got the navigation up and running. He charted their next course. The monitor displayed a counter for 72 hours.
Goofy went to the kitchen to make dinner, or lunch, or breakfast. Honestly, he didn't even check the time. Jiminy went to his study and began writing in his journal. Chronicling their adventures in Wonderland. Donald fired up the engines so the ship can take off. It soon hit top speeds. The ship moved farther and farther away from the world just as it did with Traverse Town.
Sora sat in his room. He still had his hood over his head as he laid down. He let his mind wander as he sat in silence.