Alice ain't mine.
Cheshire continued to walk down the path until he came to the sign that points all sorts of different directions.
~Let's see. To get to the Fortress of Doors, I'll have to go through Dementia and the skool. ~
Cheshire was looking at the signs and noticed that they had all been switched.
~Oh no, not again! Why must this stupid post always insist on changing the damn signs all the time! Just when you think you've found your way, bamm! They go and change everything on you. It's so annoying. ~
Cheshire was trying to figure out which way he should go, when he heard two familiar voices not too far away.
~ Oh, why not. They always hang around here, maybe they'll know which way I ought to go. ~
Cheshire followed the voices and came across a few tall bushes. After a cutting a hole in one of them with his dagger, he peeked in to find Tweedle Dee, and Tweedle Dum, telling stories to the insane children.
~How nice, they're telling stories to the children. I'm glad they're back to their old selves. Along with Duchess, Hatter, and the Centipede. ~
Cheshire sighed. He had always felt sorry for the insane children. They were the final result of all those who tried, but, failed miserably to save Wonderland before Alice came.
~I wonder which one they're telling this time. ~
Cheshire cut all the bushes down completely and sat on a log right behind them.
"It was a long and nasty battle, but, Alice finally killed the queen with a few shot from her Blunderbuss and saved us all from her evil madness." Dee said.
The children all clapped and cheered.
"That's right, and everyone slowly started to regain their sanity." Dum said.
Cheshire smirked. It was true. Over the last two weeks, everyone had slowly, but, surely started to recover and the evil the queen had controlled them with, left their hearts.
~Well, I'll be damned. They actually made a story out of Alice's fight with the queen. They must have just made this one up not too long ago. The children seem to love it. Those Tweedles are known for their storytelling after all. ~
"Alright, who wants to hear about the time that the Cheshire cat got so mad, that everyone in Wonderland was more afraid of him than the queen herself?" Dee asked.
Cheshire's jaw dropped and his eyes became as wide as tea saucers.
~Wonderland was afraid of me? Man, I've really gotta learn to control my temper. I hope I didn't hurt anybody. ~
The children screamed and nodded their heads. Cheshire was curious; he wanted to know why everyone had been so scared of him.
"I want to hear about the time that Wonderland feared me more than the queen. I want to know why." Cheshire said.
Dee and Dum turned around to find a raven haired, golden eyed man sitting on the log.
"Che⦠Cheshire?! Is that you, man?" Dum asked.
Cheshire nodded. Dum ran over and jumped on the log. He took a really good look at him, as if to make sure it was Cheshire.
"What happened to you, Cheshire?" Dee asked.
"It's a long story." Cheshire said.
"Well, let's hear it!" Dum exclaimed.
He started jumping around excitedly. Cheshire laughed at his boyish behavior. Cheshire picked Dum up and placed him on his lap. Dee, and Dum have lost a bit of weight since the death of the queen, so, Cheshire had no problem carrying him.
"Didn't Dee already promise the children another story, Dum?" Cheshire asked.
Dum pouted slightly.
"I'll tell you what, after you tell the children the other story, I'll you mine." Cheshire said.
"Promise?" Dum asked.
"I promise. Who knows, the children may also enjoy the story." Cheshire said.
"Yay!" Dum exclaimed.
"Oh, brother." Dee muttered.
Cheshire smiled. He put Dum down and got up to join the rest of the children. One of them crawled over to Cheshire begging to be carried. Cheshire looked down at the child and made this one out to be a girl. He picked her up and placed her on his lap, making her giggle happily. Cheshire motioned for Dee and Dum to begin the story.
"Well children, this story takes place ten years ago. The queen of hearts ordered all of the card guards to down dear Alice's house, killing her parents." Dee said.
"yeah, but, what the old fatass didn't know was, that Alice survived." Dum said.
"Well, when Cheshire found out what had happened, he was furious." Dee said.
"After that, Cheshire accidentally drank a demon vile, and there were some very unlucky and not to mention, stupid, card guards around at the time." Dum said.
Cheshire cringed.
~I drank a demon vials! I don't remember ever doing that! Are they telling the truth, or did they make this one up? All of the stories they tell are based on actual events, though. I'll have to ask them later.~
Cheshire listened intently as they continued the story.
"Well, needless to say, those card guards got sliced and diced to death, and we don't mean by Alice's cards." Dee said.
Cheshire gulped.
"Yep. Cheshire clawed them until they were nothing but a bloody pulp surrounded by a pool of their own blood." Dum said.
Cheshire's eyes widened. He couldn't believe what he was hearing.
~I killed card guards, without some kind of weapon?! Oh man, those demon vials can be really dangerous, if not used properly. Thank god Alice never abused them. ~
"But after that, the Caterpillar had a talk with Cheshire and he was able to calm him down. He was still very, and I mean very pissed off about what the queen did to Alice, though." Dee said.
"To this day, no one knows how the Caterpillar pulled it off." Dum said.
~Come to think of it, I have wondered how he did it. ~
The children all clapped and cheered once again.
"Is this story done?" Cheshire asked his voice a bit shaky.
"Yep. Don't worry Cheshire; you didn't hurt any innocent people." Dee said.
Cheshire breathed a sigh of relief.
~Thank you, god! ~
"Alright. A promise is a promise. Now I'll tell you guys my story." Cheshire said.
"Alright!" Dum exclaimed.
Dee rolled his eyes. Dum had always been the more childish of the two.
"Well, it all started yesterday afternoon. I was watching Alice through a looking glass that I have and Rabbit came over to have a talk with me. He told me something about Alice wanting to come back. After he left, I went to go get something to eat, and I felt Alice's aura nearby. At first I thought she had come back, but, when I followed her scent I came upon the charm I gave her when she first came to Wonderland." Cheshire said.
He took off the charm for Dee, Dum, and the children to see. Some of the children made a grab for it, but, Cheshire put it back on his neck.
"This charm is not a toy, children. It belongs to Alice." Cheshire said.
The children pouted slightly, but, they backed down.
"Then what are you doing with it, Cheshire?" Dee asked.
"I'll get to that. Well, turns out that Alice's charm was just floating in mid air, glowing. I don't know how it got there, but, when I grabbed it, it started glowing again. The bright light blinded me for a moment and I had to shield my eyes. When the light faded, I tried to rub my eyes with my tail like I always did, but, found that I couldn't. I looked behind me and saw that I wasn't even a cat anymore. I went to see Rabbit to see if he had some clothes I could use, but, I came down with a fever and i had to spend the night there. In the morning, he gave me this dagger, and a smaller one that I have in my belt pocket. I decided to hold on to Alice's charm so that nothing happens to it. Rabbit suggested that I go see the Caterpillar, so I was on my way Dementia to get to the Fortress of Doors. The post sign changed all the direction arrows, though. Then I heard you guys talking and I came over hoping that you guys could tell me which I should go to get to Dementia. That's it, really." Cheshire said.
Oh, yeah. I swear that post sign should really make up its mind. It's really annoying seeing a different set of directions every damn day." Dee said.
"Yeah, it is. Every time we want to go somewhere, we go through a holy mission because of that thing." Dum said.
Cheshire dropped his head and sighed.
"We know how you feel, dude. Go left until you reach Rabbit's house, and then..." Dum's voice trailed off.
At this point, Cheshire wanted to sink to his knees and cry.
"But, I just came from Rabbit's house!" Cheshire exclaimed.
Dum tilted his head and had a blank look on his face. Dee slapped him in the back of the head.
"No, no, no! Haven't you been listening to word Cheshire said?! The damn post sign changed the directions again! It's not left anymore!" Dee exclaimed.
"Well then, which way is it?" Cheshire asked.
Dee took a deep breath to calm himself down and continued.
"Okay. Now, when you stand in front of the post sign, take a right until you reach the Hatter's. Then, you're gonna take a left until you reach the Pale Realm. From there, you go left again, and just go straight until you reach Dementia." Dee said.
"Thank you. That was all I needed to know." Cheshire said.
"Not a problem." Dee said.
"Well, I should get going. The sooner I get to the Caterpillar, the better." Cheshire said.
"Good luck, man. We're always here if you ever need direction again." Dee said.
"Thanks, I'll keep that in mind." Cheshire said.
"Man, wait til Alice gets a load of you! She'll flip her top, and bottom!" Dum exclaimed.
Cheshire blushed a deep crimson while Dee slapped Dum in the back of the head again.
"Uh, yeah. She'll be surprised, but, I don't think she'll go that crazy." Cheshire said.
The little girl that was sitting on Cheshire's lap began to giggle, again. Cheshire looked down at her and smiled.
"Okay, sweety. I gotta go now, so you need to get down." Cheshire said.
Cheshire picked her up, and gently placed her on the ground with the rest of the children. She looked up at him with pleading eyes, but, to Cheshire's great surprise, and relief, she didn't cry.
"Well, I better go. Thanks for your help guys." Cheshire said.
"Anytime, dude." Dee said.
"Yeah, drop by again, sometime." Dum said.
Cheshire nodded and turned to leave. The little girl watched him until he disappeared from view. After making sure that no one was looking, she got up and went after him.
A few minutes later, Cheshire reached the sign again and headed right. The little girl followed quitely behind until she saw a butterfly and started running after it.
"Now, let's see. Dee said to head right until I get to the Hatter's. Then, I just go left until I reach the Pale Realm. Then after that, I just go right again, and straight towards Dementia. Okay, doesn't sound too hard. Who knows, maybe Hatter or the Chess pieces might be able to tell me what's going on. I don't why, but, I have the strangest feeling that Wonderland maybe in danger again. I'll have to ask Caterpillar about that. A little trip to the Oracle might help as well." Cheshire said.
He started walking down the path that would supposedly lead to the Hatter's. He stopped when heard a deafening scream coming from the opposite direction.
"What the bloody hell was that?" Cheshire asked.
He started running in the direction that the scream came from with his dagger, ready to attack. He heard the scream again a moment later.
~Who's screaming like that? It sounds like someone's being attacked! ~
Cheshire finally came to the clearing where the scream was coming from, but, found nothing.
"What's going on, here? I know I heard someone scream!" Cheshire exclaimed.
A movement from a nearby bush caught Cheshire's attention. He started walking quietly towards it. He was just about to see what was in the bush, when he heard a husky male's voice.
"Where in the bloody hell did that little brat go?! When I get my hands on her, I'll slit her open with this here spear!" the voice exclaimed.
Cheshire gasped. He knew at that moment what the husky voice belonged too.
"Card guards?! What the fuck are card guards doing here?! I thought they were supposed to be guarding the Fortress of Doors?! What the hell are they up to now?!" Cheshire exclaimed.
Cheshire was about to go confront the card guard, when he felt a pair of small arms wrap themselves around his leg. He looked down to find the little girl who had been sitting on his lap when Dee, and Dum, were telling their stories. She was crying and appeared to be scared. Cheshire sighed, and shook his head in complete disgust.
"You're the one that mean old card guard is after, aren't you?" Cheshire asked.
The girl could only whimper. Cheshire felt a wave of sympathy overtake him as he picked the child up. He drew her head to his chest so she could cry.
"There, there. It's alright, little one. You're safe now. I'll take care of that meanie and get you back to the others." Cheshire said.
Cheshire began to walk back to where Dee and Dum were to take her back, when rapidly approaching footsteps made him stop.
"So, there you are, you little brat. You'd do best to hand the kid over, man. That is, if you know what's good for ya." a male's voice said.
Cheshire turned to find an Ace of Spade card guard with his spear out, ready to attack. Cheshire narrowed his eyes and the girl dug her head into His shoulder. Cheshire placed the girl on the other side of a nearby tree.
"Now, you stay here. You don't need to see what I'm gonna do to the bad old card guard, it'll give you nightmares. Don't move, I'll be right back. I promise." Cheshire whispered.
Cheshire gave her a kiss on the forehead and turned to the card guard.
"I'm warning ya, punk. Hand the kid over, or I'll slit your throat." the guard said.
"Harming innocent and defenseless little children. Is that what you bastards take pleasure in now? You're nothing but a bunch of bullies. This only proves just how weak and pathetic you've become." Cheshire said.
"What the fuck did you just say, you little shithead?!" the guard exclaimed.
Cheshire sighed.
"You heard me, asshole. Why don't you pick on someone your own damn size, like me? Or are you too scared cause I might fight back? Come on mister 'I'm a big, bad card guard'; let's see how tough you really are." Cheshire said.
The card guard screamed and raced towards Cheshire with his spear out. Cheshire had counted on this.
~Come on. Just a little closer. ~
When the card guard got close enough, Cheshire ducked and stabbed it in the stomach, causing him to drop the spear. It doubled over in pain, and blood started pouring out. Cheshire grabbed the spear and stabbed it in the side where the rib cage was. It screamed in agony. Cheshire took the small dagger out of his pocket, and stabbed it in the chest, killing it. Cheshire panted and took a moment to recover his breath. He saw that the guard had dropped a black rag, which he used to clean the daggers. He decided to leave the spear, though. It wouldn't really be that useful to him, and it would only slow him down. He walked back to the tree and found the girl cuddled up in a little ball shaking in fear.
"Don't worry; the mean card guard is gone. He won't be bothering you, anymore. Now, let's get you back to the others." Cheshire said.
Cheshire put the daggers and the rag, back in his pockets and picked the girl up. He started walking back to the sign to retrace his footsteps and find Dee, Dum. He just hoped they would still be there, so he wouldn't get lost.
Meanwhile, the king was quite upset at what he was seeing in his mirror.
"Well, he's right about one thing, my forces have become weak and pathetic. Fool, why the hell was he after some stupid little kid, anyway? Serves him right, he was being an idiot." the king said.
He looked at the image of Cheshire and the little girl walking down the path.
"Just wait til I get my hands on you! Alice is mine! Mine, do hear me, mine!" he exclaimed.
The image then changed to Alice lying on her bed looking at the ceiling.
"Yes. I'll just get of this supposed 'chosen one', then you, Alice my dear, will be mine, all mine!" he exclaimed.
The image then faded back to his own reflection.
"Card guards! Come to my quarters at once!" he ordered.
In about two seconds, an army of at least 100 card guards appeared before the king.
"Find this 'chosen one' and bring him to me, alive! Kill whoever and whatever stands in your way, but, the chosen one is mine! Do I make myself crystal clear!?" he exclaimed.
"Yes, sir!" the guards exclaimed.
"Good. Now, find him, and don't come back until you do!" the king exclaimed.
The card guards scattered and left just as fast as they had gathered.
"Oh, just wait til I find out who you are, then I'll have fun tormenting and killing you!" the king exclaimed.
He started laughing insanely and threw a dagger at one of the mirrors when Cheshire's image had reappeared.
"Soon. Very soon, I'll have complete control over Wonderland, and with you out of the picture, Alice will be mine for the taking." he said.
He began laughing insanely again, and his laughter could be heard throughout the palace.
A/N: When Dum was talking about Alice losing her top and bottom when she saw Cheshire, for those of you who didn't get it, it was a perverted statement.(Sorry, I just kept hearing that the Tweedles were the perverts. I just couldn't resist.) R/R.
Cheshire continued to walk down the path until he came to the sign that points all sorts of different directions.
~Let's see. To get to the Fortress of Doors, I'll have to go through Dementia and the skool. ~
Cheshire was looking at the signs and noticed that they had all been switched.
~Oh no, not again! Why must this stupid post always insist on changing the damn signs all the time! Just when you think you've found your way, bamm! They go and change everything on you. It's so annoying. ~
Cheshire was trying to figure out which way he should go, when he heard two familiar voices not too far away.
~ Oh, why not. They always hang around here, maybe they'll know which way I ought to go. ~
Cheshire followed the voices and came across a few tall bushes. After a cutting a hole in one of them with his dagger, he peeked in to find Tweedle Dee, and Tweedle Dum, telling stories to the insane children.
~How nice, they're telling stories to the children. I'm glad they're back to their old selves. Along with Duchess, Hatter, and the Centipede. ~
Cheshire sighed. He had always felt sorry for the insane children. They were the final result of all those who tried, but, failed miserably to save Wonderland before Alice came.
~I wonder which one they're telling this time. ~
Cheshire cut all the bushes down completely and sat on a log right behind them.
"It was a long and nasty battle, but, Alice finally killed the queen with a few shot from her Blunderbuss and saved us all from her evil madness." Dee said.
The children all clapped and cheered.
"That's right, and everyone slowly started to regain their sanity." Dum said.
Cheshire smirked. It was true. Over the last two weeks, everyone had slowly, but, surely started to recover and the evil the queen had controlled them with, left their hearts.
~Well, I'll be damned. They actually made a story out of Alice's fight with the queen. They must have just made this one up not too long ago. The children seem to love it. Those Tweedles are known for their storytelling after all. ~
"Alright, who wants to hear about the time that the Cheshire cat got so mad, that everyone in Wonderland was more afraid of him than the queen herself?" Dee asked.
Cheshire's jaw dropped and his eyes became as wide as tea saucers.
~Wonderland was afraid of me? Man, I've really gotta learn to control my temper. I hope I didn't hurt anybody. ~
The children screamed and nodded their heads. Cheshire was curious; he wanted to know why everyone had been so scared of him.
"I want to hear about the time that Wonderland feared me more than the queen. I want to know why." Cheshire said.
Dee and Dum turned around to find a raven haired, golden eyed man sitting on the log.
"Che⦠Cheshire?! Is that you, man?" Dum asked.
Cheshire nodded. Dum ran over and jumped on the log. He took a really good look at him, as if to make sure it was Cheshire.
"What happened to you, Cheshire?" Dee asked.
"It's a long story." Cheshire said.
"Well, let's hear it!" Dum exclaimed.
He started jumping around excitedly. Cheshire laughed at his boyish behavior. Cheshire picked Dum up and placed him on his lap. Dee, and Dum have lost a bit of weight since the death of the queen, so, Cheshire had no problem carrying him.
"Didn't Dee already promise the children another story, Dum?" Cheshire asked.
Dum pouted slightly.
"I'll tell you what, after you tell the children the other story, I'll you mine." Cheshire said.
"Promise?" Dum asked.
"I promise. Who knows, the children may also enjoy the story." Cheshire said.
"Yay!" Dum exclaimed.
"Oh, brother." Dee muttered.
Cheshire smiled. He put Dum down and got up to join the rest of the children. One of them crawled over to Cheshire begging to be carried. Cheshire looked down at the child and made this one out to be a girl. He picked her up and placed her on his lap, making her giggle happily. Cheshire motioned for Dee and Dum to begin the story.
"Well children, this story takes place ten years ago. The queen of hearts ordered all of the card guards to down dear Alice's house, killing her parents." Dee said.
"yeah, but, what the old fatass didn't know was, that Alice survived." Dum said.
"Well, when Cheshire found out what had happened, he was furious." Dee said.
"After that, Cheshire accidentally drank a demon vile, and there were some very unlucky and not to mention, stupid, card guards around at the time." Dum said.
Cheshire cringed.
~I drank a demon vials! I don't remember ever doing that! Are they telling the truth, or did they make this one up? All of the stories they tell are based on actual events, though. I'll have to ask them later.~
Cheshire listened intently as they continued the story.
"Well, needless to say, those card guards got sliced and diced to death, and we don't mean by Alice's cards." Dee said.
Cheshire gulped.
"Yep. Cheshire clawed them until they were nothing but a bloody pulp surrounded by a pool of their own blood." Dum said.
Cheshire's eyes widened. He couldn't believe what he was hearing.
~I killed card guards, without some kind of weapon?! Oh man, those demon vials can be really dangerous, if not used properly. Thank god Alice never abused them. ~
"But after that, the Caterpillar had a talk with Cheshire and he was able to calm him down. He was still very, and I mean very pissed off about what the queen did to Alice, though." Dee said.
"To this day, no one knows how the Caterpillar pulled it off." Dum said.
~Come to think of it, I have wondered how he did it. ~
The children all clapped and cheered once again.
"Is this story done?" Cheshire asked his voice a bit shaky.
"Yep. Don't worry Cheshire; you didn't hurt any innocent people." Dee said.
Cheshire breathed a sigh of relief.
~Thank you, god! ~
"Alright. A promise is a promise. Now I'll tell you guys my story." Cheshire said.
"Alright!" Dum exclaimed.
Dee rolled his eyes. Dum had always been the more childish of the two.
"Well, it all started yesterday afternoon. I was watching Alice through a looking glass that I have and Rabbit came over to have a talk with me. He told me something about Alice wanting to come back. After he left, I went to go get something to eat, and I felt Alice's aura nearby. At first I thought she had come back, but, when I followed her scent I came upon the charm I gave her when she first came to Wonderland." Cheshire said.
He took off the charm for Dee, Dum, and the children to see. Some of the children made a grab for it, but, Cheshire put it back on his neck.
"This charm is not a toy, children. It belongs to Alice." Cheshire said.
The children pouted slightly, but, they backed down.
"Then what are you doing with it, Cheshire?" Dee asked.
"I'll get to that. Well, turns out that Alice's charm was just floating in mid air, glowing. I don't know how it got there, but, when I grabbed it, it started glowing again. The bright light blinded me for a moment and I had to shield my eyes. When the light faded, I tried to rub my eyes with my tail like I always did, but, found that I couldn't. I looked behind me and saw that I wasn't even a cat anymore. I went to see Rabbit to see if he had some clothes I could use, but, I came down with a fever and i had to spend the night there. In the morning, he gave me this dagger, and a smaller one that I have in my belt pocket. I decided to hold on to Alice's charm so that nothing happens to it. Rabbit suggested that I go see the Caterpillar, so I was on my way Dementia to get to the Fortress of Doors. The post sign changed all the direction arrows, though. Then I heard you guys talking and I came over hoping that you guys could tell me which I should go to get to Dementia. That's it, really." Cheshire said.
Oh, yeah. I swear that post sign should really make up its mind. It's really annoying seeing a different set of directions every damn day." Dee said.
"Yeah, it is. Every time we want to go somewhere, we go through a holy mission because of that thing." Dum said.
Cheshire dropped his head and sighed.
"We know how you feel, dude. Go left until you reach Rabbit's house, and then..." Dum's voice trailed off.
At this point, Cheshire wanted to sink to his knees and cry.
"But, I just came from Rabbit's house!" Cheshire exclaimed.
Dum tilted his head and had a blank look on his face. Dee slapped him in the back of the head.
"No, no, no! Haven't you been listening to word Cheshire said?! The damn post sign changed the directions again! It's not left anymore!" Dee exclaimed.
"Well then, which way is it?" Cheshire asked.
Dee took a deep breath to calm himself down and continued.
"Okay. Now, when you stand in front of the post sign, take a right until you reach the Hatter's. Then, you're gonna take a left until you reach the Pale Realm. From there, you go left again, and just go straight until you reach Dementia." Dee said.
"Thank you. That was all I needed to know." Cheshire said.
"Not a problem." Dee said.
"Well, I should get going. The sooner I get to the Caterpillar, the better." Cheshire said.
"Good luck, man. We're always here if you ever need direction again." Dee said.
"Thanks, I'll keep that in mind." Cheshire said.
"Man, wait til Alice gets a load of you! She'll flip her top, and bottom!" Dum exclaimed.
Cheshire blushed a deep crimson while Dee slapped Dum in the back of the head again.
"Uh, yeah. She'll be surprised, but, I don't think she'll go that crazy." Cheshire said.
The little girl that was sitting on Cheshire's lap began to giggle, again. Cheshire looked down at her and smiled.
"Okay, sweety. I gotta go now, so you need to get down." Cheshire said.
Cheshire picked her up, and gently placed her on the ground with the rest of the children. She looked up at him with pleading eyes, but, to Cheshire's great surprise, and relief, she didn't cry.
"Well, I better go. Thanks for your help guys." Cheshire said.
"Anytime, dude." Dee said.
"Yeah, drop by again, sometime." Dum said.
Cheshire nodded and turned to leave. The little girl watched him until he disappeared from view. After making sure that no one was looking, she got up and went after him.
A few minutes later, Cheshire reached the sign again and headed right. The little girl followed quitely behind until she saw a butterfly and started running after it.
"Now, let's see. Dee said to head right until I get to the Hatter's. Then, I just go left until I reach the Pale Realm. Then after that, I just go right again, and straight towards Dementia. Okay, doesn't sound too hard. Who knows, maybe Hatter or the Chess pieces might be able to tell me what's going on. I don't why, but, I have the strangest feeling that Wonderland maybe in danger again. I'll have to ask Caterpillar about that. A little trip to the Oracle might help as well." Cheshire said.
He started walking down the path that would supposedly lead to the Hatter's. He stopped when heard a deafening scream coming from the opposite direction.
"What the bloody hell was that?" Cheshire asked.
He started running in the direction that the scream came from with his dagger, ready to attack. He heard the scream again a moment later.
~Who's screaming like that? It sounds like someone's being attacked! ~
Cheshire finally came to the clearing where the scream was coming from, but, found nothing.
"What's going on, here? I know I heard someone scream!" Cheshire exclaimed.
A movement from a nearby bush caught Cheshire's attention. He started walking quietly towards it. He was just about to see what was in the bush, when he heard a husky male's voice.
"Where in the bloody hell did that little brat go?! When I get my hands on her, I'll slit her open with this here spear!" the voice exclaimed.
Cheshire gasped. He knew at that moment what the husky voice belonged too.
"Card guards?! What the fuck are card guards doing here?! I thought they were supposed to be guarding the Fortress of Doors?! What the hell are they up to now?!" Cheshire exclaimed.
Cheshire was about to go confront the card guard, when he felt a pair of small arms wrap themselves around his leg. He looked down to find the little girl who had been sitting on his lap when Dee, and Dum, were telling their stories. She was crying and appeared to be scared. Cheshire sighed, and shook his head in complete disgust.
"You're the one that mean old card guard is after, aren't you?" Cheshire asked.
The girl could only whimper. Cheshire felt a wave of sympathy overtake him as he picked the child up. He drew her head to his chest so she could cry.
"There, there. It's alright, little one. You're safe now. I'll take care of that meanie and get you back to the others." Cheshire said.
Cheshire began to walk back to where Dee and Dum were to take her back, when rapidly approaching footsteps made him stop.
"So, there you are, you little brat. You'd do best to hand the kid over, man. That is, if you know what's good for ya." a male's voice said.
Cheshire turned to find an Ace of Spade card guard with his spear out, ready to attack. Cheshire narrowed his eyes and the girl dug her head into His shoulder. Cheshire placed the girl on the other side of a nearby tree.
"Now, you stay here. You don't need to see what I'm gonna do to the bad old card guard, it'll give you nightmares. Don't move, I'll be right back. I promise." Cheshire whispered.
Cheshire gave her a kiss on the forehead and turned to the card guard.
"I'm warning ya, punk. Hand the kid over, or I'll slit your throat." the guard said.
"Harming innocent and defenseless little children. Is that what you bastards take pleasure in now? You're nothing but a bunch of bullies. This only proves just how weak and pathetic you've become." Cheshire said.
"What the fuck did you just say, you little shithead?!" the guard exclaimed.
Cheshire sighed.
"You heard me, asshole. Why don't you pick on someone your own damn size, like me? Or are you too scared cause I might fight back? Come on mister 'I'm a big, bad card guard'; let's see how tough you really are." Cheshire said.
The card guard screamed and raced towards Cheshire with his spear out. Cheshire had counted on this.
~Come on. Just a little closer. ~
When the card guard got close enough, Cheshire ducked and stabbed it in the stomach, causing him to drop the spear. It doubled over in pain, and blood started pouring out. Cheshire grabbed the spear and stabbed it in the side where the rib cage was. It screamed in agony. Cheshire took the small dagger out of his pocket, and stabbed it in the chest, killing it. Cheshire panted and took a moment to recover his breath. He saw that the guard had dropped a black rag, which he used to clean the daggers. He decided to leave the spear, though. It wouldn't really be that useful to him, and it would only slow him down. He walked back to the tree and found the girl cuddled up in a little ball shaking in fear.
"Don't worry; the mean card guard is gone. He won't be bothering you, anymore. Now, let's get you back to the others." Cheshire said.
Cheshire put the daggers and the rag, back in his pockets and picked the girl up. He started walking back to the sign to retrace his footsteps and find Dee, Dum. He just hoped they would still be there, so he wouldn't get lost.
Meanwhile, the king was quite upset at what he was seeing in his mirror.
"Well, he's right about one thing, my forces have become weak and pathetic. Fool, why the hell was he after some stupid little kid, anyway? Serves him right, he was being an idiot." the king said.
He looked at the image of Cheshire and the little girl walking down the path.
"Just wait til I get my hands on you! Alice is mine! Mine, do hear me, mine!" he exclaimed.
The image then changed to Alice lying on her bed looking at the ceiling.
"Yes. I'll just get of this supposed 'chosen one', then you, Alice my dear, will be mine, all mine!" he exclaimed.
The image then faded back to his own reflection.
"Card guards! Come to my quarters at once!" he ordered.
In about two seconds, an army of at least 100 card guards appeared before the king.
"Find this 'chosen one' and bring him to me, alive! Kill whoever and whatever stands in your way, but, the chosen one is mine! Do I make myself crystal clear!?" he exclaimed.
"Yes, sir!" the guards exclaimed.
"Good. Now, find him, and don't come back until you do!" the king exclaimed.
The card guards scattered and left just as fast as they had gathered.
"Oh, just wait til I find out who you are, then I'll have fun tormenting and killing you!" the king exclaimed.
He started laughing insanely and threw a dagger at one of the mirrors when Cheshire's image had reappeared.
"Soon. Very soon, I'll have complete control over Wonderland, and with you out of the picture, Alice will be mine for the taking." he said.
He began laughing insanely again, and his laughter could be heard throughout the palace.
A/N: When Dum was talking about Alice losing her top and bottom when she saw Cheshire, for those of you who didn't get it, it was a perverted statement.(Sorry, I just kept hearing that the Tweedles were the perverts. I just couldn't resist.) R/R.
