This story is a sequel to Joey in Wonderland, but they can also be read separately. In the first few chapters explanations will be made and backgrounds of characters will become clear. However it's of course always cool if you read part one first ;) It's on this site as well. Either way, hope you enjoy reading this story.
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ALWAYS IN WONDERLAND
PROLOGUE:
The year 2022
Angus and Axel appeared in a turquoise cloud of smoke at the back of the room. Scanning the place they saw many people had joined the party. "Nice show up", Axel whispered to his brother. "Didn't know the little brat was so beloved under those filthy mortals."
"Yeah you know those do-gooders, always in the middle of the attention", Axel said, almost spitting out the words. Just then he noticed a middle aged man walking forward and taking place on the stage. "Look at that guy. Is he supposed to be a leader? Is he supposed to guide all that is good? He's just as any of those weak mortals. He just losta son, no big deal, and he looks like a bag of shit."
The man on the stage stared at the crowd in front of him. So many people were here and even though he felt more miserable than he had ever been it did him good. He slowly placed the papers from his hand on the standard in front of him. Sighing he moved a hand through his hair as he looked at the tiny and barely readable writings on the paper. He wasn't in a very good shape when he had written that and neither he was now. He wondered how he was going to pull it off.
"And what is he waiting for now?", Axel went on as he crossed his arms and leant with his back to the wall. "Just say the words, get it over with", he mumbled impatient when he saw the man not making any move to start with his speech.
"Calm down bro", Angus said shaking his head as he looked at his younger brother. "All in time, all in time. Just enjoy this moment. After all we made this all possible", he finished smirking.
"Yeah we did, didn't we?", Axel grinned. "Without us, no party."
The man looked up and stared at the crowd again. Seeing people staring back at him and a deafening sound was filling the large room he knew it was time to start. He cleared his throat and tried to ignore the water that started to fill his eyes.
"Dear family and friends", he started to read out loud. "Only a few days ago my worst nightmare came true."
"You mean my biggest wish", Axel whispered under his breath.
"One every parent fears. To witness your own child die. It should not be possible, but it happened. He was still so young and he had an entire life in front of him, but he was unexpectedly ripped away from it." Suddenly the man stopped again, without making any sign of continuing his little lecture anytime soon.
"Now what", Axel grumbled as he watched the man.
"Be patient it will all be over soon", Angus repeated to his brother. "Whenthe brat is safelyunderneath there", he said as he pointed to the ground. "Then there are only two more to go."
The man tried to speak again, but his voice didn't want to go through. A moment of silence followed in which he was shielded off from everything and he thought back of what happened. He didn't notice what was going on around him. Suddenly he snapped out of his depressing thoughts as he heard sobbing and the sound of people moving on their seats. He took the papers back in his hand and nervously wrinkled the edges while tears splattered on it. The ink slowly started to became blurry and he finally realized he did not have to read this from a paper. He rippled the paper and pushed it into the pocket of his pants.
Rubbing with the back of his hand over his eyes he found his voice back and started to tell about his son. Good times, bad times, his deepest feelings and everyone listened carefully. Without having to think about it he talked about his son for fifteen minutes keeping the audience forgetting where they were and reliving the events he was talking about.
"Yawn", Axel said as he demonstratively moved his hand to his mouth.
"Now cut it out", Angus lisped as he slapped his brother's hand away. "If I hear one more lousy comment from you while we are in here you're next. I don't need you to get rid of them so be careful!"
"Fine", Axel grumbled. "Look the guy is finished anyway."
After about fifteen minutes they were all thrown back into reality. The father ended his speech and with hanging shoulders he made his way to his wife - who had tears all over her face - and his other two children. Saying nothing he watched other people reliving their favourite moments about his son until it was time to go outside.
Angus and Axel waited for everyone to walk out of the place before they closed the line. In the distance they saw people carrying a Mahoney coloured coffin to a place underneath a row of old trees. There in the ground was a hole big enough for the wooden chest.
When the people in front of them stopped walking, Axel and Angus stood still as well. They witnessed the coffin being slowly placed in the hole andthe middle aged man and woman and two younger looking people walking forward. They threw flowers on top of the coffin and threw the first hand of earth on it before it slowly disappeared underneath a larger pile of black sand.
"Vomit", Axel whispered as he saw the flowers being thrown on top of the coffin.
"Do you want to die now?", Angus said with clenched teeth as he still watched the people in front of him carefully.
"What?", his brother answered shrugging. "You said back there I wasn't supposed to make any comments in there, you said nothing about what I could or could not do as soon as we got outside."
"Whatever", Angus sighed. He knew his brother could be a pain in the ass but right now he was more interested in what happened in front of him. When the hole was filled and people started to go their own way Angus kept staring at the four people closest to the coffin. He wanted to hear what they were saying, needed to now everything so he could finish his job.
He saw the man hugging his wife and heard him hushing her to be quiet. "It's okay Piper, let it all out. I am right here for you."
"Alright, nothing useful here for the moment", Angus finally said as he poked his brother in the side. "Lets go." With that they both left in clouds of smoke, a small green one and a larger blue one. No-one saw they even attended the funeral, they were all too busy with the dead of one of the young Halliwells.
