Chapter 6
Nny walked through the thick marshes grumbling about how much his life sucked. He really did not want to be there right now. The Cat grinned at his discomfort, and ran to walk at his side.
"Nny, I understand that you are, how do I say, upset? But really you must think about Alice's life now."
"Why do you think I am going after her?" Nny asked sourly.
"Well, because you wanted to know why you were brought here of course. And the fact that you don't know your way around Wonderland, and need Alice as a guide," the Cat answered nonchalantly.
Nny did not answer, and began to play with Alice's knife. The Cat went on speaking, "Certainty you do not actually like Alice, do you?"
"NO!"
"You said that a bit to quickly, I think that you are lying to me."
Nny scowled, "I do not like Alice. Never will, never have."
The Cat grinned even wider (if that was possible) and said, "Ah, I believe that your heart has been taken by another? A woman in your world?"
"Can we get off the subject of me being in love? It's beginning to disgust me."
The Cat laughed a raspy harsh laugh and said, "You wonder why you were brought to Wonderland, don't you?"
"The thought crossed my mind a couple thousand times, yes. Now, tell me, are we supposed to be in front of a large gloomy looking castle?"
"Ah, that was relatively quick. Come, we must enter through the back."
Nny followed the Cat through the tall marshes and wet muddy ground. He soon found himself in the back of the large castle, with the gate door opened wide. Around him there were dead roses, drooping with dead pedals falling to the ground.
Nny walked into the castle and saw that their was no one guarding the castle. He found this odd, and quickly went up the dreary cold gray stairs. There was something defiantly out of place here, the only problem was that Nny couldn't quite figure out what.
The Cat suddenly appeared in front of him, and walked into a foreboding doorway. Nny walked into the doorway, and saw that Alice was chained to the wall. The girl was unconscious and had a large gash in her forehead. Dried blood was crusted around the corners of her mouth, and dark blotches of red stained the blue fabric of her dress.
Nny scooted toward her, and began to poke her. She stirred a little, and moaned in pain. Nny began to feel bad, so he stopped poking her. Suddenly he had a thought (which had not come sooner no one really knows...) 'Getting into the castle was far too easy. This must be a trap of some sort.'
Nny quickly turned around and saw that no one was behind him. A cold breeze blew on the back of his neck, and Nny turned toward the black barred window. He saw a small black shadow move in the corner of Alice's cell. He stood still, breathing shallowly and not making very much noise.
"So glade that you could make it here, Nny," a small almost childlike voice said.
"Who are you?" Nny asked, his voice unwavering as he spoke.
"An old friend..."
The shadow moved out of the dark corner, and Nny could now see the person clearly. He was no more than four feet tall, and his hair clung to his head. Across his face there was a hideous scar, that looked almost as if he had been burned across the face. His left eye was closed, by pink scar tissue, and his right eye was opened wide, and Nny could see a vengeful fire burning in his deep black eyes. He had the build and the height of a six year old boy, but he seemed to be older.
Alice opened her bright green eyes, and stared at Nny and the boy. She was about to say something, but stopped as the Cat gently put a paw over her mouth.
He realized it seconds later that he knew who this boy was...
He was staring at himself.
Nny walked through the thick marshes grumbling about how much his life sucked. He really did not want to be there right now. The Cat grinned at his discomfort, and ran to walk at his side.
"Nny, I understand that you are, how do I say, upset? But really you must think about Alice's life now."
"Why do you think I am going after her?" Nny asked sourly.
"Well, because you wanted to know why you were brought here of course. And the fact that you don't know your way around Wonderland, and need Alice as a guide," the Cat answered nonchalantly.
Nny did not answer, and began to play with Alice's knife. The Cat went on speaking, "Certainty you do not actually like Alice, do you?"
"NO!"
"You said that a bit to quickly, I think that you are lying to me."
Nny scowled, "I do not like Alice. Never will, never have."
The Cat grinned even wider (if that was possible) and said, "Ah, I believe that your heart has been taken by another? A woman in your world?"
"Can we get off the subject of me being in love? It's beginning to disgust me."
The Cat laughed a raspy harsh laugh and said, "You wonder why you were brought to Wonderland, don't you?"
"The thought crossed my mind a couple thousand times, yes. Now, tell me, are we supposed to be in front of a large gloomy looking castle?"
"Ah, that was relatively quick. Come, we must enter through the back."
Nny followed the Cat through the tall marshes and wet muddy ground. He soon found himself in the back of the large castle, with the gate door opened wide. Around him there were dead roses, drooping with dead pedals falling to the ground.
Nny walked into the castle and saw that their was no one guarding the castle. He found this odd, and quickly went up the dreary cold gray stairs. There was something defiantly out of place here, the only problem was that Nny couldn't quite figure out what.
The Cat suddenly appeared in front of him, and walked into a foreboding doorway. Nny walked into the doorway, and saw that Alice was chained to the wall. The girl was unconscious and had a large gash in her forehead. Dried blood was crusted around the corners of her mouth, and dark blotches of red stained the blue fabric of her dress.
Nny scooted toward her, and began to poke her. She stirred a little, and moaned in pain. Nny began to feel bad, so he stopped poking her. Suddenly he had a thought (which had not come sooner no one really knows...) 'Getting into the castle was far too easy. This must be a trap of some sort.'
Nny quickly turned around and saw that no one was behind him. A cold breeze blew on the back of his neck, and Nny turned toward the black barred window. He saw a small black shadow move in the corner of Alice's cell. He stood still, breathing shallowly and not making very much noise.
"So glade that you could make it here, Nny," a small almost childlike voice said.
"Who are you?" Nny asked, his voice unwavering as he spoke.
"An old friend..."
The shadow moved out of the dark corner, and Nny could now see the person clearly. He was no more than four feet tall, and his hair clung to his head. Across his face there was a hideous scar, that looked almost as if he had been burned across the face. His left eye was closed, by pink scar tissue, and his right eye was opened wide, and Nny could see a vengeful fire burning in his deep black eyes. He had the build and the height of a six year old boy, but he seemed to be older.
Alice opened her bright green eyes, and stared at Nny and the boy. She was about to say something, but stopped as the Cat gently put a paw over her mouth.
He realized it seconds later that he knew who this boy was...
He was staring at himself.