ALiCE in WoNDeRLaND
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"Kill you?" I ran up to the rest of the team. "What do you mean, 'not kill you'? I thought you were all high-tech and superhero-like. Why in the world would you be afraid of me killing you?"
"You don't exactly have the best track record when it comes to sanity, ALiCE," Miyka'el replied.
"I can't imagine yours would be any better," I shot back.
Namdhari made a face. "See... How can I put this?"
"Women are evil?" Aurick suggested.
"Yes, thank you, Aurick," Namdhari replied.
"What?" I demanded. "Women are evil?"
"And she's surprised by this," Miyka'el sighed.
"No, seriously. Why are women evil?"
Aurick pulled something out of my bag. "Well, the fact that you carry this around, for one."
I took the item from him, and studied it. It was some sort of leather case. I opened it and revealed... "My vorpal blade."
"Ah, the memory returns," Miyka'el announced.
"Why is a knife evil?" I asked, ignoring Miyka'el's assertion.
"It's dangerous. You have to get too close to use it," Namdhari explained.
"That's insanity, though. Why are women evil?"
"You'll see soon enough," Miyka'el replied. "After all, we are going to see the Queen."
"And the King?"
Miyka'el stared at me. "The King?"
"The King of Hearts. Why aren't we going to see him? We're fighting his side of the war, right?"
They exchanged glances. "The King's gone," Zale whispered.
"What?"
"That's why we're here," he continued. "We have to make sure no one realizes that the King is missing, or else the Queen would have all of WoNDeRLaND in an instant."
"I don't understand."
"Don't understand what?" Zale snapped, spinning to face me. "The King is gone, we don't know where he is, and we can't ask anyone because we're not supposed to exist. What part of this don't you understand, ALiCE?"
With that he turned and stomped off, leaving me speechless.
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"Kill you?" I ran up to the rest of the team. "What do you mean, 'not kill you'? I thought you were all high-tech and superhero-like. Why in the world would you be afraid of me killing you?"
"You don't exactly have the best track record when it comes to sanity, ALiCE," Miyka'el replied.
"I can't imagine yours would be any better," I shot back.
Namdhari made a face. "See... How can I put this?"
"Women are evil?" Aurick suggested.
"Yes, thank you, Aurick," Namdhari replied.
"What?" I demanded. "Women are evil?"
"And she's surprised by this," Miyka'el sighed.
"No, seriously. Why are women evil?"
Aurick pulled something out of my bag. "Well, the fact that you carry this around, for one."
I took the item from him, and studied it. It was some sort of leather case. I opened it and revealed... "My vorpal blade."
"Ah, the memory returns," Miyka'el announced.
"Why is a knife evil?" I asked, ignoring Miyka'el's assertion.
"It's dangerous. You have to get too close to use it," Namdhari explained.
"That's insanity, though. Why are women evil?"
"You'll see soon enough," Miyka'el replied. "After all, we are going to see the Queen."
"And the King?"
Miyka'el stared at me. "The King?"
"The King of Hearts. Why aren't we going to see him? We're fighting his side of the war, right?"
They exchanged glances. "The King's gone," Zale whispered.
"What?"
"That's why we're here," he continued. "We have to make sure no one realizes that the King is missing, or else the Queen would have all of WoNDeRLaND in an instant."
"I don't understand."
"Don't understand what?" Zale snapped, spinning to face me. "The King is gone, we don't know where he is, and we can't ask anyone because we're not supposed to exist. What part of this don't you understand, ALiCE?"
With that he turned and stomped off, leaving me speechless.
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