*Original concept by Bloody Maddie, based on a story by Me*

Jump Through Time

Chap. 3

Colorful mist floated past Alice's face. She had gone back to bed, or so she thought, but

now found herself falling and she was continuing to fall, as if she were in a bottomless pit. So

she did what she usually did when she was unsure, and recited the poem 'The Jabberwocky.'

Twenty five and a half times, that is, the amount of times she repeated it. When she got to the

part about the Tum Tum Trees, she hit the ground. And yet, these acts seemed so repetitive to

Alice, like they had occurred before.

She opened her eyes, sat up, and looked around. She had no idea as to where she was.

The she saw a sign in the distance covered in foliage. She walked over to it and brushed it off.

"Vale of Tears?" she read aloud, her fingers traced the words as she tried to remember where

she heard that before. She stood pondering for a time until her eyes adjusted to the mist.

Suddenly a small shape formed in the distance. It moved at a quick pace and made it's way

towards Alice. When it got close enough she could tell that is was a dog.

"Oh what a cute dog!" she exclaimed.

"Hide Me! Hide Me!" the dog said frantically.

"You can talk?" she asked.

"Yes, most animals here can talk. Now hide me!"

"Hide you from what? And more importantly, where am I?"

"Stupid girl, you're in Won...." as he started to say this, another figure appeared out of nowhere,

and the dog ran away.

"One what?"

"You're in Wonderland" it's voice said. Half whisper, the voice crawled through her mind like a

snake.

"I'm afraid I don't know this place."

The form crept out of the darkness, revealing it self to be a cat. A large, boney and mange ridden

cat.

"You'll remember soon enough" he said "But let's get out of here before they know you're

here."

"They?"

"Yes everyone's after you again...Wonderland's gone back to how it was before. Before the

fire."

"But why?" she asked.

"Only you know why Alice, Wonderland is under your control." he paused and looked behind

him "Damn, it's card guards, do you think you can take care of them?"

"Easily, but with what?"

"Check your pockets" he said and disappeared.

Alice slipped a hand into her apron pocket and felt cold metal. She pulled it out...it was her

vorpal blade.

"My dear old friend." she said with a grin, and got ready to fight.