A/N: I had a particularly funny review. And now as I said, reviews=chapters so here is my next chapter. And the end of the first chapter arc. Which means the next chapter won't be called Prophecy Clock.

Prophecy Clock part III

Rabbit stared at the Ant.
"What do you mean?" Rabbit growled suspiciously. The Ant shuffled closer to him, so close that Rabbit could see the scars on his face and the sealed shut eye seemed like some horrible disfiguring lump on his skin.
"It is a long story about the Ant Queen" The Ant choked on his own words and withdrew for a moment. Rabbit was interested now.
"You mean the Red Queen?" He asked "She is dead" The Ant shook his head and laughed.
"No, the Red Queen put somebody in charge of us Ants, a great huge thing she controls us, now that the Red Queen has died the LadyBugs are attacking" The ArmyAnt grinned. Rabbit backed away again.
"And what do you want me for?" Rabbit whispered. The ArmyAnt gave another raspy laugh.
"I need you to assasinate the Ant Queen!"

Alice, Cheshire and Hatter strolled through a menagerie of clocks.
"So what are we looking for Cheshire?" Alice asked. Cheshire shrugged.
"Symbols I suppose, trap doors, hidden buttons" They walked out into the arena where Alice and the Hatter had fought. Alice walked round it, looking out for any sign of a switch on the walls. Hatter followed, growing increasingly nervous.
"Theres nothing here Alice, lets turn back" Hatter shivered Alice shook her head.
"It is here somewhere" Alice whispered and paced about, suddenly her foot caught something, a hissing sound filled the arena and pieces of the clock began flipping up and forming into a spiralling staircase up, up into the clouds. Hatter, Cheshire and Alice stood at the foot of the stairs. Hatter shook his head.
"I am going, I can't do this" Hatter began to stomp off. Cheshire rolled his eyes. Alice cried out.
"Hatter! We need you!" Alice called, it was no use, Hatter twisted his walking stick and vanished. Alice and Cheshire slowly ascended the steps until they reached a huge clock, symbols dotted around the edges, Alice and Cheshire stepped on it and marvelled at the great hands. Alice surveyed the signs. At the 12:00 there was instead, the symbol of female values, with horns in red. The flag of the red queen, it was faded and not glowing like the others. Next glowing more brightly than any of the others was the symbol of the blue knife. Next was the orange symbol of the bow and arrow, next still was the purple symbol of male values wrapped in a spade, at four o clock, the symbol of the silver harp, five o clock the symbol of the lightning bolt, at number six was a green hat symbol, at seven a doll, next a house fly, at nine a Jabberwock, at ten the symbol of Gemini and at eleven was something Alice found the most interesting and terrifieing.
A fire.

Hatter arrived back at his own house panting for breath, MarchHare looked up from his game of chess and grinned.
"Did it go well Hatter?" March Hare called out in a jovial mood.
"W-" Hatter was cut off by March.
"Good good very good, checkmate" Cried March, Hatter looked around.
"Who are you playing?" Hatter asked. March laughed.
"Why you!" March giggled "See I decided to continue for you why you were away" March explained. Hatter was still confused.
"We were playing cards" Hatter told March. March grew a morbid look on his face.
"Well, there was a last minute decision, sorry you weren't consulted" March said in a very businesslike tone. Hatter got up and strolled away.
"I hope Alice and Cheshire are all right" Hatter told March, March looked up suddenly.
"Did you leave them? In that laboratory!" March growled, Hatter nodded. March nodded and looked down, his face then snapped up and he screamed.
"YOU IDIOT!" His mechanical claw swung, smashing the chess board to pieces. "YOU LEFT THEM IN THAT PLACE!!!! YOU IDIOT!" He brought his fist down on the table which split from side to side.
"Dormouse, get Gryphon, we are going to need some help getting them out"

Alice and Cheshire were marvelling at the things when suddenly the hand moved. The light from the blue knife faded as the hand turned to the bow and arrow.
Far off, a being watched them.
"Hehehehehe" It snickered.