Back in Wonderland, the Caterpillar was sitting on a mushroom in his garden smoking his pipe, as usual.

~I sense that the chosen one has already gone through the transformation and will be on his way here shortly. I can't wait to see who he is, although, I do have a strange that I already know who he is. Once he recovers from the fever that was caused by the transformation, he will begin his journey to the Fortress of Doors slaughtering his way through card guards. He will notice an increase in strength and anger as he goes along. Just as Alice used the vorpal blade to kill them, he will acquire the legendary Vorpal sword, which works much in the same manner as the vorpal blade. The only difference is that when he throws it and hits an enemy straight in the heart, they'll explode. He will kill the king of hearts just like Alice killed that fatass bitch of a queen. Together, they shall become the new rulers of Wonderland and will restore the happiness and innocence that was stolen from us by the queen all those years ago. ~

He took another puff from his pipe and swirls of different colored smoke came out and formed a picture of Alice asleep in her bed.

~Alice will soon begin to have dreams about him and will wonder weather she really regained her sanity or not. The king will take advantage of her confused state, and try to take over Wonderland. My other major concern is, weather or not he will attempt to take Alice as his bride. ~

He sighed and looked up at the sky. The sun was just beginning to rise and a new day would unfold.

~Whoever the chosen one is, he will begin his journey here today. I pray for his safe arrival, it will not be easy. ~

He took another puff from his pipe and the smoke formed a picture of a man with a sword stabbing a card guard.

~His journey here will prove to be very difficult indeed. Those damn card guards are more ruthless this time around; you'd think they give their annoying tactics a rest now that the bitch is dead. The idiots went easy on Alice in the beginning because they thought that since she's a girl, she was weak and would be easy to kill. How wrong they were. Unfortunately, they are not stupid enough to make the same mistake twice, or maybe they are. You just never know with those things. They have gotten a lot slower however, perhaps feasting in the queen's court after her death wasn't such a smart thing for them to do after all. This can be used to the chosen one's advantage. ~

The Smokey image then faded away into a swirl of different colors. He smiled and put his pipe away.

~Soon everything will be the way its suppose to be again, and Wonderland will finally have its rightful rulers, and then we shall truly be free at last! ~ he thought as he looked up at the sky again.

Meanwhile, back at Rabbit's house, the sunlight hit Cheshire's face waking him up.

"Damn, morning already?" Cheshire groaned pulling the covers over his face.

~Man I hate mornings! ~

He was just about to drift off to sleep again when Rabbit came knocking on the door.

"Cheshire, are you awake yet?" he asked.

Cheshire groaned again and threw the covers off him. He sat up to stretch a bit and let out a yawn.

"Yeah, I'm up, unfortunately." Cheshire said rolling his eyes.

Rabbit chuckled.

"My, my, it would appear that someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. How are you feeling, Cheshire?" Rabbit asked.

"Great. Never felt better. Those pills you gave me last night really hit the spot." Cheshire said.

"Glad to hear it, Cheshire. Now come along, breakfast is ready." Rabbit said.

Cheshire smiled and nodded.

"Alright, I'll be there in a minute. Just let me get dressed first." Cheshire said.

Rabbit left the room and Cheshire got up. He slept in the undergarments so he just quickly got dressed, washed his face, and ran a hand through his hair. He looked himself over in the mirror for a moment and went to the dining room where Rabbit was waiting.

"Did you sleep well last night?" Rabbit asked.

"Yes, I did. I haven't felt this good in years." Cheshire said sitting down at the table.

"In that case, you should go see the Caterpillar today, but, you know what that means, don't you?" Rabbit asked with a hint of nervousness in his voice.

Cheshire gulped and nodded. He knew damn well what it meant.

"I'll have to make my way through the Fortress of Doors and get the potion to make myself small." Cheshire said.

"Yes, and it also means that you will have to defend yourself against the card guards and the Boojums." Rabbit said.

Cheshire shivered at the mention of the Boojums.

"I hate those damn Boojums bastards! All they ever do is scream at you until your soul is to damn scared to let you move!" Cheshire exclaimed.

"Indeed, they are very annoying. The cardguards are no better though. They go around harming the innocent civilians and drive them out of their homes for personal enjoyment. It's a shame really, they used to be so nice and noble." Rabbit said shaking his head.

At that moment Cheshire felt a sudden surge of anger biuld up inside him, and without realizing it, he crushed the glass cup he was holding.

"Cheshire! Good god, are you alright?!" Rabbit exclaimed as he examined Cheshire's hand.

Cheshire was too caught up in the momentary rage to even notice that his hand was bleeding or the shocked look on Rabbit's face.

"Those fucking bastards! I'd kill every damn one of them if I could!" Cheshire exclaimed slamming his fist on the table.

Rabbit starred wide eyed at Cheshire. He never saw him act like that before. Rabbit checked Cheshire's forehead to see if the fever had returned but, it hadn't.

"Ra…Rabbit? Why are you looking at me at me that way? Do I have something on my face?" Cheshire asked.

"Cheshire, your hand is bleeding!" Rabbit exclaimed.

Cheshire looked down at his hand and saw the shards of glass in his skin and the blood that was flowing from it.

"Holy shit. You know what though, it doesn't hurt, I don't even feel it." Cheshire muttered a bit surprised that he was not feeling any pain.

"What? You mean you don't feel any pain, whatsoever?" Rabbit asked.

Cheshire shook his head as he began to remove the pieces of glass from his hand. He didn't wince.

"I must say Cheshire; I'm rather surprised, stupefied, really. I can't believe you don't feel any pain." Rabbit said.

"I know me too. I've really gotta get my butt over to the Caterpillar and find out what's wrong with me." Cheshire said.

"The sooner, the better." Rabbit said.

Cheshire nodded. He began to wash the blood off his hand and wrapped one of Rabbit's handkerchiefs around it to stop the bleeding.

~This is strange. How was it that I didn't even realize that my hand was bleeding, and why didn't I feel any pain? What came over me just now? Rabbit looked at me as though the queen of hearts came back or something. ~

"Uh, sorry about your drinking glass. I don't know what came over me." Cheshire said.

Rabbit nodded and pat Cheshire on the back lightly.

"Think nothing of it, Cheshire. It was just an accident. Besides, right now I'm more concerned about that hand of yours than something I could easily replace." Rabbit said.

"Thanks Rabbit. You're a true friend." Cheshire said.

"Hey, what are friends for?" Rabbit asked.

Cheshire laughed. He felt bad about breaking the cup but, he was also relieved that Rabbit wasn't mad about it.

"Well, Rabbit. I guess I'd better get going. I've got to find out what the hell's going on. I hope he'll be able to tell me what to do." Cheshire said.

"Yes, if you leave now, you may be able to reach him before dark. That is, if the cardguards don't get on your ass and give you too much trouble." Rabbit said.

Cheshire frowned and sighed.

"Damn, that's right. I don't have a weapon, how the hell am I going to defend myself!" Cheshire exclaimed.

Rabbit put a hand up to his chin for a moment and snapped his fingers as an idea came to him.

"Wait a minute, Cheshire. I think I may just have something." Rabbit said and left the room.

He came back a few minutes later with two daggers, a medium sized one with spikes on both sides of the blade, and a small plain one.

"Here, take these. They aren't much but, at least you'll be able to fight them off until you can find a better weapon." Rabbit said.

Cheshire took the two daggers in his hand and examined them. He put the small one in his belt pocket and kept the spiked one in his hand.

~I'll keep the small one in my pocket in case this one gets knocked out of my hand or something. ~

"Thanks, Rabbit. This is actually a pretty deadly looking dagger, to tell you the truth. The sharp blade as well as the spikes will cause more damage than an ordinary dagger could. The fact that it's light weight helps as well." Cheshire said.

"That's true. You could use that to your advantage. The small one will also come in handy if you need to attack from a distance, and remain hidden, plus, you won't risk being left weaponless." Rabbit said.

Cheshire nodded. He also noticed that the spiked blade had two thick, sharp points that base of the blade. He grinned thinking of how he could kill some card guards with it.

~I don't know why Rabbit said that these aren't good. They look pretty damn effective to me. He's just paranoid. ~

"I know these daggers are weak, but they should suffice until you reach the Caterpillar." Rabbit said.

Cheshire laughed and shook his head.

"Oh, come now, Rabbit. I know by now you must have realized that the only weak weapon is the one that is either not used properly, or not used at all." Cheshire said.

Rabbit stood speechless for a moment with a blank look on his face, but, he quickly snapped out of it and realized that Cheshire was right.

"Yes, you quite right, Cheshire. It's not what you use, but, weather or not you know how to use what has been given to you that counts. I can't believe I even forgot such a thing!" Rabbit exclaimed.

"Well, if I want to reach the Fortress of Doors before dark, I'll have to leave now. Thank you once again for everything, I really appreciate it." Cheshire said.

"You know me, Cheshire. I always like to help out in any way I can." Rabbit said.

Cheshire and Rabbit walked outside and after saying their final goodbyes, Cheshire went off in search of the Caterpillar.

~Good luck, Cheshire. May the gods be with you my friend. ~ Rabbit thought as he went back into his house and closed the door behind him.

However, unknown to Cheshire, a mysterious figure was watching him from his looking glass in the throne room of the Castle Keep deep in the heart of Queensland.

"So, the old legend is true after all. The chosen one is already here in Wonderland. Pathetic fools, they think they can defeat me. The queen was an idiot; she should have killed Alice when she had the chance. Instead, she allowed her rage to grow and grow, until one day; Alice grew sick and tired of being toyed with and killed that fatass with a few good shots from the Blunderbuss. I am not so foolish, though; she toyed with Alice's sanity and obviously did not live to tell about it. I, on the other hand, have different plans for our dear Alice. I don't want her dead, and I'm not gonna toy with her sanity; I've seen what that can do. It was so much fun watching Alice kill the bitch. Everyone in Wonderland laughed so hard, their stomachs hurt for a week! I laughed the hardest though; it was the funniest thing I've seen in years.

A big fatass who thought she so high and mighty, only to be killed off by a little girl. No, toying with Alice's sanity will not do at all. Instead, I will be straight forward with my actions and be done with it. The king of Wonderland must have a queen after all." the figure said.

The image in his looking glass changed to reveal Alice sound asleep in her asylum room.

"My dear, sweet, Alice. How lovely you look when you sleep. You would look even lovelier in a queen's gown. That dirty and disgusting asylum is no place for such beautiful young woman. You'll be the perfect bride for me, much better than that fatass. What was I thinking? Everyone respected her because they feared her, whereas I was thrown in the corner and forgotten, but, no more. Now I will take my rightful place, and with you by my side Alice, this supposed 'chosen one' will be powerless to stop me." the figure said.

The image of Alice then disappeared to reveal his own reflection. He was a tall, skinny man with blood red hair and deep brown eyes that were almost black. He wore a red robe that hung from his shoulders and reached the floor. He had a thin mustache and a neatly trimmed beard. He smiled.

"Soon, Alice. Very soon, you'll be mine." he said.

The image of Cheshire then reappeared in his mirror.

~Chosen one indeed. Just wait until I find out who you are. My minions can do whatever they want to Wonderland, but, I will destroy you myself! Then Wonderland will be mine, as it was meant to be!" he exclaimed.

Cheshire's image then disappeared and the image of Alice reappeared.

~Oh, poor, poor, Alice. Don't you understand? You will never again be sane. you will be trapped here in this looming insanity forever, with me, the king of hearts, or should I say, Hieronymus Q, Wilson!" he exclaimed and began laughing like the madman that he was.

His insane laughter could be heard throughout the castle. Two nearby card guards dropped there sticks in fear.

"Oh, man. He's even worse than she was! "Exclaimed one card.

"Yeah, he is. Let's get moving before he sees us slacking off. I'd hate to think what his idea of 'punishment' is!" exclaimed the other.

Unknown to them, a little figure lurked in the shadowy entrance of the throne room. It waited until the card guards left before coming out of his little hiding place. When he emerged, he revealed himself to none other than the Dormouse.

~Oh, no! The king has never recovered from the queen's evil madness like the others did. It was a long and slow process, but, Duchess, Mad Hatter, Dee, Dum, and the centipede all reverted back to their kind selves! Why didn't he? I don't understand! I'd better go tell the others so we could prepare for any possible attacks! I do hope the Caterpillar was right about the chosen one. Maybe, just maybe, he'll be able to save the king and won't have to kill him, and poor Alice. I feel so sorry for her, being caught in the middle of all this. I hope she'll be alright. ~

When he saw that the coast was clear, he made his way out of the castle. He made sure that he stayed in the shadows to remain unseen, and ran out into the safety of the night to warn Wonderland of this new threat.


A/N: Okay, I did not get to the end of the game, (I'm only on the part where I have to follow the mock turtle. My computer busted.) So I don't know if the Duchess, Hatter, the Tweedles, and the centipede become good in the end or not, but, for the sake of this fic, we're just gonna say they did. Okay? R/R