A/N: Okay, time for the third chapter of our mysterious story…. Let's recap in order for everyone to catch up. Wonderland is a land of mystery, excitement, and as we've seen demonic thoughts. But what other terrible or unthinkable things will our two heroes, Jessie and Sam, encounter as they try and find their other three friends. And who is this Queen of Wonderland? We'll learn more in this chapter:

Chapter 3:

Hats and Hares

Why did she have so much hatred towards me? What did I do? Ever since I pulled Sam from the clutches of the Caterpillar, things hadn't been the same between us. I also wonder just what the next part of our journey will be like. But I do know one thing. This world has corrupted my friends. I just wonder whether or not we can save them…

"Hey Jessie! Come get some breakfast," called Sam, once again snapping Jessie into reality. It had been two weeks since the insect problem and Sam was back to normal. For days Jessie had asked her whether or not she truly meant what she said, and she always denied it, even though they both knew there was the smallest bit of truth there. Jessie hurried over to where Sam was and found her with some carrots and other vegetables. They were hiding out near a house where they saw the white rabbit enter and leave often, most of the time talking about the chaos that had occurred. From what they understood, Ashley was causing mischief everywhere, Henry was having parties every night, and Jake was no where to be found. But Jake wasn't their concern. Henry was. They had also found that they were close to where Henry was calling home and so they decided it best to help who they found first, and worry about the others later.

"You know, I finally think I've forgotten what that nasty cafeteria food tastes like," Jessie said as he took a final bite from the carrot he was munching on. Sam smiled and then looked away. "Look, Sam. I think we should worry about our problems later. Right now, who knows what's happened to the others. They could be just like you were, or worse. The only sure fire way is to-"

"Is to defend your selves against them," Said the Queen with a smile. She was once more in her fancy dress of card symbols, and she merely smiled at the two. "You need to learn to harness the logic of Wonderland to your favor. Now, how to do that is an entirely different story. Only once you have three of your four friends Jessie will you be able to figure it out."

"But how do I find out? All you told me is when, not how," But before he could get a reply, the Queen vanished just as quickly and quietly as she had arrived. Jessie then looked at Sam and said only two words: "Lets go."

"Where Jessie? And who the hell was that," asked Sam as Jessie got up and started walking towards a path. "Jessie, give me some answers! Please?" So as they walked, Jessie told her his part of the story. He hadn't really talked to Sam much since the incident, so she didn't know about the Queen. However, Jessie had to cut his story just a little bit short, for at the second he got to the part about the falling when he neared the house of Henry, or so they had named it. It wasn't the nicest house, smeared with spray paint and streamers, it looked like a college party had just been dropped on this poor unsuspecting house. A weird kind of bass music was playing in the back yard, and as Jessie and Sam slowly snuck towards it, they recognized the bass. It was techno, a clear sign of Henry. Jessie had started to whisper the plan to enter the backyard when suddenly-

"Howdy Boys and Girls," yelled a high pitched but familiar voice from behind them. "I see you've come to join our party! We're so glad you could stop by! Come come come, daylight is wasting. We have a special bash to get ready for you two love birds tonight." Henry, like Sam, had been turned into something truly different. However, for Henry, it wasn't as bizarre. Instead, Henry had shrunk a foot and a half and was wearing a huge hat. He jumped around as though on a trampoline and pushed Jessie and Sam into the backyard. "Hey dude! I got the guests of honor! Is it time to begin the preparations?"

"It sure is," were the only words that Jessie and Sam heard before both being knocked unconscious by a deranged Hare.

When Jessie woke up, he slowly realized what was wrong with the picture. He was upside down. He looked around and found that Sam was tied to a pole by what looked like streamers. And then it hit him: She was a May pole, and he was to be a piñata. As Jessie wriggled to try and break free, he heard that same annoying chuckle but what he saw couldn't be true. Not only had Henry become a weir little man, but his body had some how cloned and made another creature. The mad hare that had knocked them out. As Jessie's head continued to spin from the blow, Henry decided it was his turn to express him selves.

"Well well well. Looks like the beginning gang's all here… Where are Ashley and Jake? Or have you two just been trying to find a way out? You two probably never thought of looking for us, did you? Oh wait, that's right. Jessie can't pull his head out of the clouds long enough to think about anything, and little Miss Oops is such a pain, she had to get hurt and forget about us," said the human Henry.

"But dude, they're here now, aren't they? Let's have a little fun with them, I mean that's what they probably were doing in the woods by them selves anyways," and with that, the hare went into a fit of laughter. As he did, the piñata around Jessie and the May pole disappeared. But it wasn't what had vanished that was bad. It was what had appeared. In the hands of both the hare and the hatter, a single enormous shotgun appeared. " I think that Ten should be a good head start, don't you?"

"Sure. Hey Jessie, we're going to play a game. The object for you is to not get killed. Our object is to get revenge… Are you ready? 10!"

And with that, Sam and Jessie took off. They didn't care where they went or how they got there. They made a break for the backyard gate, but it was locked.

"9!"

They then tried to climb the fence. As they got half way up, a shot almost his Jessie's head.

"Oops, did I forget to mention? Since coming here, my math skills have been lacking," the hatter started to laugh evilly as he then said, "2".

Jessie scrambled next to Sam and he then looked down as to why Sam hadn't jumped. He quickly noticed why. There was a black vortex surrounding the fence line. Jessie cussed. It was either be killed by his friend, or get sucked into the vortex and unknowing doom. His thoughts raced wildly.

"1."