A/N: I don't own Disney.

Chapter 9: Down, Down, Down

(our heroes are STILL falling down a seemingly endless, but well furnished rabbit hole)

Goofy: (opens a cabinet) Mmmm.........strawberry preserves.

Donald: Goofy! Mind your own business!

Basil: (examines his watch) We've been falling for about 30 minutes now!

Donald: Could you speed up the process, a little bit magic man!

Merlin: Now, now. Things take time! It's an important life lesson! If you speed things up, then, well...you might as well already have one foot in the grave!

Alice: Er.......Merlin, sir. I'm afraid I don't quite understand your reasoning.

Merlin: Oh what's the use. Lousy simple-minded toons. (speeds up time, making them fall faster)

Goofy: Woohoo! Ahyuk, put your hands up Donald! It's more fun that way!

Donald: (is covering his eyes) Oh, brother.

Alice: (hums "In A World of My Own")

Basil: Something wrong, ma'am?

Alice: Oh nothing. Just a little nervous that's all...

Basil: Why?

Alice: Why? (losing her calm composure) BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL MAD DOWN THERE, THAT'S WHY! IF I HAVE TO ENDURE WONDERLAND ONE MORE TIME, I'M GONNA WIND UP IN AN INSANE ASYLUM!

Donald: (on his cell phone) Umm.....Michael? It's Donald. You might wanna cancel the Alice in Wonderland sequel. Mhm. Star's goin' a little insane. Well, what's wrong with that? There's plenty other sequels to make. Sleeping Beauty 2, Snow White 2, So Dear to My Heart 2, The Adventures of Icabod and Mr. Toad 2, Aladdin 4, you get the picture. Basil: No! Stop the madness!

A/N: AMEN!

(okay, after more inane rambling, our heroes finally land in a strange hall/passage lookin' thingee)

White Rabbit: (is running)

Merlin: After him! (they run after him. Eventually, the rabbit runs through a door far to small for them to get through)

Donald: (to Merlin) I believe that's your cue.

Merlin: Very well. Higgitus Figgitus! (they all shrink)

Alice: Well, this is much easier than all that "Eat Me", "Drink Me" nonsense.

Cheshire Cat: Much agreed.

Alice: Yes- (turns around) Wait, why are you-

Cheshire Cat: He went that way.

Basil: Who?

Cheshire Cat: Why the Mysterious Shadowy figure with Mickey Mouse in his bag.

Basil: Which way did they go?

Cheshire Cat: Which way did who go?

Basil: The mysterious shadowy figure with Mickey Mouse in his bag!

Cheshire Cat: What mysterious shadowy figure?

Basil: The one you just told us about!

Cheshire Cat: I did?

Basil: Yes!

Cheshire Cat: Yes what?

Basil: Yes, you did tell me! Cheshire Cat: Tell you what?

(an hour later)

Basil: But you said-

Cheshire Cat: No I didn't!

Donald: May I make a suggestion! Forgot the cat and let's go find Mickey.

Cheshire Cat: hehehehehe (disappears)

Basil: That was pointless.

Alice: Told you they were all mad.

Merlin: Now, now. You can't judge an entire population by one bad egg.

Alice: Oh, believe me. You can.

Donald: Does anyone else care that we've let Mickey's captor get an hour and 30 minutes ahead of us!

Merlin: Oh, my! It seems as though we have. Come quickly! (they run through the small door, whic seems like a regular-sized door now. It leads to a strange forest.)

A/N: Yes, I know it's supposed to be the room with the talking doorknob, but.....forget him! This chapter's gonna be long enough as it is.....

(the Cheshire Cat's eyes and mouth appear)

Cheshire Cat: (sings as his whole body reveals itself again) 'Twas brilling and the slythy toves.......

Alice: Ugh! Don't make eye contact! Maybe he'll go away!

Cheshire Cat: No need to be so cruel.

Alice: (covers her eyes) Go away!

Goofy: Gawrsh, Alice. That's not very nice.

Cheshire Cat: Beware of darkness, for within it, danger lies!

Basil: What sort of danger?!

Cheshire Cat: (sings again) And the momeraths outgrabe....(disappears)

Basil: Well, that was no help.

Merlin: You never know...........

(a patch of darkness in the woods is visible)

Goofy: (sees a butterfly) Ooooo....pretty flutterby! (chases it into the patch of darkness)

Donald: (slaps his forehead) D'oh! Goofy! (runs after him)

Merlin: Well, can't let them get themselves into too much trouble.

(Merlin, Alice, and Basil run after them)

(in the dark patch)

Goofy: Uh oh!

Frollo: (steps up and laughs evily) Yes........my thoughts exactly.

Merlin: (gasps) Judge Claud Frollo!

Frollo: Yes. That would be me.

Alice: Why are you in Wonderland?

Frollo: To stop you from finding Mickey!

Donald: Attack!

Frollo: But I'm not armed! No, you aren't supposed to do this! (Basil, Alice, Donald, and

Goofy jump on him and start flinging punches)

Merlin: Dear, dear, how I do dislike violence.

Donald: Villains defeated: 1!

(all cheer but Merlin)

Merlin: Well, this certainly strengthens my suspicion that the villains are behind this all!

Donald: Way to state the obvious.

Mysterious Shadowy Figure: (is watching from behind one of the oddly misshapen trees)

So naive..........(snickers)

(meanwhile....)

Merlin: (sees smoke) Hmm....very suspicious.........

Basil: (extinguishes pipe) Sorry.

(the smoke contines rising through the trees)

Merlin: No, no. It's something else. (hthey all follow it)

Alice: I think I know it's origin.........

(they stumble upon a caterpillar on a mushroom smoking a hooka)

Caterpillar: Whooooo are yoooooou. (smoke rings representing vowels fly at them)

Basil: Okay, nothing to see here. (they leave)

Alice: Thank you.

Goofy: (points) Oh look, the rabbit!

Merlin: Follow it!

(as they are running after it....)

Basil: Excuse me Merlin, but why must we continually follow the rabbit?

Merlin: Well......I don't know. Maybe he knows where Mickey is...........?

Alice: (sigh)

(they reach a clearing where a tea party is going on.....)

Alice: Okay, let's leave. Nothing to see here.......

Goofy: Tea parties?! I love tea parties! (runs to the table)

Alice: Oh no.

(the rabbit runs to the table)

Rabbit: Erm, excuse me Mr. Hatter sir........ About my watch.

Mad Hatter: Oh an easy repair indeed, just a little bit of...(puts jelly on the watch)......and a lot of.....(dumps gobs of sugar on the watch)......good as new

March Hare: Yes, indeed.

Dormouse: (kind of waking up) Treacle.

Rabbit: No! No! You've ruined it!

March Hare: Now, I do believe that's quite rude.

Mad hatter: Much agreed. I shall never help you again if you insist upon being so ungrateful.

Rabbit: Good! I'm leaving!

Mad Hatter: Don't be in such a hurry! (makes him sit in a chair around the table) Stay for tea!

Rabbit: But I'm late!

March Hare: Who invited him! How rude!

Mad Hatter: I agree! (to Rabbit) How dare you impose upon our party without being

invited! Go away!

Rabbit: But you-

March Hare: I won't here it!

(the Rabbit runs away)

Merlin: Follow him!

Basil: But what about Goofy....

(Goofy is conversing with the Mad Hatter)

Goofy: Can me and my buddies join you for tea.

March Hare: No! Sorry! Not enough room!

Goofy: (counts the five empty chairs) Ahyuk, sillies. There's plenty of room for

everyone! C'mon guys!

(they all head over)

Alice: I'll pass.

Donald: Ah, Alice. Don't be such a spoilsport.

Mad Hatter: Oh, look, it's the rude girl. (points at Alice) And you must be her friends.

March Hare: No wonder. Inviting themselves to tea. Tsk tsk.

Goofy: But you invited-

Mad Hatter: How is a raven like a writing desk?

Goofy: Gawrsh! I dunno. Ask Merlin, he's smart!

Merlin: Hmm.....how is a raven like a writing desk.....well, in terms of grammar, raven and writing share the same primary consonant sound, "R" and-

Mad Hatter: What time of the month is it?

Goofy: Gawrsh, I don't know.

Basil: I believe it's the twelfth.

Mad Hatter: (examines his watch) Alas. Two days off.

March Hare: I told you it was.

Basil: Wait, your watch tells days but not time?

Mad Hatter: Yes....and why wouldn't it?

Alice: (buries her head in her hands)

Mad Hatter: Have you guessed the riddle yet?

Merlin: Yes, I al ready stated the answer...

Mad hatter: WRONG!

Donald: Well then what is it?

Mad Hatter: I haven't the slightest idea.

Donald: Well then why did you ask it?!

March Hare: And why did you come to tea uninvited?!

Mad Hatter: So many questions.....

Dormouse: Twinkle, twinkle little bat! How I wonder what you're at!

Goofy: No silly, those aren't the words! It goes. (clears throat and sings) Twinkle, Twinkle, little star! How I wonder what you are!

March Hare: Are you quite finished?

Goofy: No, I-

March Hare: Thank you, sit down!

Goofy: Ok! (sits down)

Dormouse: Up above the world so high! Like a tea tray in the sky!

Goofy: That's not right either......

Mad Hatter: Nobody asked you!

March Hare: Or invited you.

(the Dormouse falls asleep again)

Mad Hatter: You'll never guess what today is!

Goofy: Ahyuk, what day is it?!

Mad Hatter: My unbirthday!

March Hare: (gasps) It's my unbirthday too!

Mad Hatter: No!

March Hare: Yes!

Goofy: And mine!

Donald: And mine!

Basil: And mine!

Merlin: Why, I believe it is mine as well!

Alice: (sigh) No comment.

Mad Hatter: A very merry unbirthday to you!

(the insane singing continues. Our heroes manage to sneak out in the process)

Goofy: Ahyuk! That was fun!

Basil: Insane one you are.

Alice: Can we leave yet?

(they see the rabbit)

Merlin: After him!

(they follow him to a croquet green........)

Alice: (shrieks) Somebody pinch me! I'm having a nightmare!

Card: (walks up) Here for the tournament?

Merlin: Actually we're-

Card: Splendid! Follow me!

(the group walks behind him to where the tournament is being held. Many odd contestants are seen, all looking afraid.)

Queen of Hearts: (walks up) What is the meaning of this! Off with their heads!

Random Person: For what?

Queen of Hearts: Don't question me! Off with their heads!

(the card guards round them up and take them away)

Queen of Hearts: (walks up to our heroes) Are you today's contestants.

Merlin: No. Actually we're-

Queen of Hearts: Good.......... Now follow me.

(they go over to a rack of birds)

Queen of Hearts: Pick a club.

Basil: Sorry, I don't see any..........

Queen of Hearts: Off with his head!

Basil: Just kidding......

Queen of Hearts: Scratch that.

Basil: (goes over to Alice) What do I do?

Alice: (whispers) The birds......

Basil: Ohh...........(picks up a bird and prepares to play croquet)

Queen of Hearts: I pick.......this one! (picks up Donald)

Donald: Hey, lady! I'm not a club!

(she straightens him out)

Queen of Hearts: Let's play! (picks up a hedgehog to use as a ball) Heads up! (hits the hedgehog with Donald)

Donald: Yoweeee!

(ball flies out of the green)

Queen of Hearts: Whoopsies......

Alice: No! I'm not playing! (a card guard hands her a flamingo) Ugh. (she hits her hedgehog through the horseshoe looking things.........)

Queen of Hearts: (gasp) WHAT?! OFF WITH THEIR HEADS! (the guards seize our heroes)

White Rabbit: (blows his trumpet) Trial in session!

Basil: Trial? What trial!

(a courtroom magically appears)

(the Queen is violently swinging Donald around)

Donald: WAAAAAAAAAACK

Queen: (sets Donald down and gets up on her judge's loft) Bring in the first witness!

(the Mad Hatter walks in)

Queen: Present your evidence!

Mad Hatter: Well, they-

Queen: Good enough for me! Jurors have you reached a verdict?!

Merlin: That, ma'am, is NOT a fair trial!

Queen: Fair? Who said anything about fair?!

Head Juror: (he is a salamander) We the jury find the defendants not guilty!

(the court goes into an uproar. Our heroes celebrate)

Queen: SILENCE! (silence) As the queen, I have the right to overrule that verdict and I choose to do so! Therefore the defendants are GUILTY AS CHARGED!

Basil: Excuse me, ma'am, but exactly what were we on trial for?

Queen: I, umm......don't know. However, it is now time for the sentencing! I sentence you all to a beheading! Off with their heads!

Alice: No! Just because you're the queen doesn't give you the right to be so.....so mean!

Queen: SILENCE! Guards, take them away! (the guards do)

Donald: Oh, no! What am I going to do?! I have to save my friends.........and we still haven't found Mickey!

(speaking of Mickey...)

Mysterious Shadowy Figure: It appears your friends are here to save you.

Mickey: Haha. I told you you wouldn't get away with this!

Mysterious Shadowy Figure: Don't be so sure of yourself! (malicious laughter)

TO BE CONTINIUED