We're back folks! 🎉🎉🎉

(If I made any typos or if anything is out of place. Please forgive me. I just recently got myself a new computer and I'm learning the ropes on this new keyboard I got. 😅)

And this time we got a world straight from the classic vaults that needed to be explored. Seeing that Melody is a Princess who is polite and has a formal side underneath her adventurous nature. It would make sense to bring the team and her to the world of nonsense. However this visit will be different from how Sora visited Wonderland. Instead I'll be coping straight from the movie. 🐇🃏 ️🎩

"Not the interesting as glue remake right?" Maverick asked.

No! Thank God. We're doing the animated movie. Nothing else.

"Whew." Maverick responded in relief.

Also as a quick heads up in case anyone is looking for it. This chapter won't have a lot of action like fighting. There is a very short fight scene. But it's not a boring one. i cam promise you. Besides I think Wonderland has all the fun and crazy excitement from its theme and humor. But rest assured, there will be fighting in the chapter after this one. 😉

Now first let's answer some comments...Just one? Huh. Busy week I guess?

Seriously if anyone is viewing this chapter. Could you please leave a comment? It's what makes these prologue author's notes more valuable.

RustyPete12: Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed Connor finally meeting Donald and Goofy. And the aquarium was meant to add a hint of wonderment that's close to home in the theme park. Melody felt the wonder since she and Connor descended from the Atlantis of there worlds. Also Bigfoot was a cameo from a Goofy Movie. But the humor was inspired by an episode of Back At The Barnyard. Basically we never discovered if there is a Bigfoot. And if there is, maybe he can do more than what we thought of. But still, I'm glad you enjoyed that last chapter. 👍

Alright! Now that we're all here!

LET'S GET DANGEROUS! 😎


The Guardians In Wonderland.

The next morning at the Traverse Town Hotel...

After everyone had fun meeting each other. Saving Traverse Town and enjoying the rest of the day riding the rides and getting scared for life on them. Connor rented out his room reserved by Jared.

While Donald and Goofy rented a room of their own to sleep for the night.

Because Connor's room came with a second bed. He had no problem with Melody sleeping in the hotel room with him. Which she was thrilled about. But kept it contained.

The room had two twin beds with light blue and white sheets and blue, red, and yellow pillows. On the wall behind the beds were images of fish. Hanging from the ceiling was a wooden raft. Between the beds was a nightstand with a lamp. In front of the beds was a stand designed like an old treasure chest with a TV on top.

Melody was wearing an aqua blue colored nightgown that ended just above her knees as she slept peacefully and comfortably on the bed to the right.

In the morning. She woke up, sat up and stretched while yawning. Before she looked over and saw Connor still asleep.

Connor was wearing a black tank top and gray pajamas as he was snoring silently while sleeping on his side. With his face in Melody's direction.

"Awe. He's so adorable when he's sleeping." Melody cooed quietly with a smile before she got up from her bed and silently tiptoed on her bare feet over to Connor's bed where she sat on the edge and gently touched his cheek. "My handsome hero."

As Melody stroked his cheek. Connor looked a little troubled as his expression shifted and he murmured one world that sounded like almost grief.

"Dad..." Connor muttered as he grimaced a little.

Melody saw this and became concerned.

"Connor, wake up." Melody said gently, slightly shaking his shoulder.

Connor groaned a little as his eyes shot open and he took a breath. As he sighed and realized it was just a dream. Clearly he was reliving the plane crash.

So he stood up and popped his neck a bit.

"That's the last night I'll mix funnel cake and easy green." Connor sighed as he cleared his throat.

"Are you okay, Connor?" Melody asked, concerned for her crush.

"Yeah...I'm good. It was just another nightmare is all." Connor assured as he leaned against the headboard.

Still concerned, she moved to sit next to him with her back against the headboard and crossed her legs.

"Is there anything I can do?" Melody asked, taking his hand in hers. "Something….You want to talk about?"

Connor knew he would soon have to tell Melody about the plane accident. About his father's death. But he wasn't ready yet. It's a moment he doesn't want to go over again.

Sure finding his mother and where he came from helps. But there's still a void. One that even his uncle can't quite fill yet. So he fills it with being the Maverick.

"It's just...I stopped being a kid when I was ten. Ever since I found out Inwas half goldfish. Everything has been about training. Being the Maverick. And winning a war that's still going on." Connor explained while hiding some of the truth. "I just keep waking up every other night from my mind playing all the possible alternate endings, you know. In case we...Don't win."

"Hey. It's alright." Melody said softly, putting a hand on his cheek and stroking it with her thumb. "You don't have to tell me if you're not ready. Just know that when you are, I'll be here for you."

Connor looked at her and nodded as he felt tired but comforted enough to lay his head on her lap. While he was on his side.

"You might wanna stop while you're ahead. The general pubs and hobos might get the impression that we're dating." Connor quipped a little as he relaxed while Melody stroked the top of his low edge haircut.

His short hair felt her tender little soft fingers bring his tension down. Melody lightly blushed and giggled at the idea.

"Well, people do have quite the imagination, don't they?" Melody said with a joking tone.

"They-ed probably crown me the 'clown of the year' if I told them I was dating a young Princess who sneaks out of her bedroom to go talk to all the aquarium residents. Probably ask to check my prison wallet for a stash." Connor remarked.

"What's a prison wallet?" Melody asked while looking confused.

"The less you know the better. Let's just say they don't have pockets in their jump...suits..." Connor looked over and saw Mini-Mav standing on the sink in the vanity, using a toothbrush against his screen. Connor inquired. "What are you doing? You don't have teeth."

"I must protect a screen only a Motherboard would love!" Mini-Mav declared as he continued brushing.

"Has he always been a practical joker?" Melody asked with a stifled giggle.

"Yeah he's a card. I'm gonna go get ready in the shower. Could you maybe go check on Donald and Goofy?" Connor asked Melody.

"Sure. No problem." Melody agreed before giving him a quick kiss before getting up and walking towards the door leading to Donald and Goofy's room.

She stood in front of it and gave a knock before peering into the room

"Hey guys? Are ready to..." Melody paused as she saw the room was empty. "Huh? Where are they?"

She looked around the room and noticed a note on the nightstand. She walked over and picked it up before reading it.

'Connor and Melody.'

'Sorry we didn't wake ya. We thought you could use the sleep after all the fun yesterday. Donald and I are heading to see Cindy to get some modifications for our gummiship and your submarine. We'll meet up with ya later.'

'Goofy'

'P.S. Ahyuck!'

"Oh Connor? They said they're at Cindy's workshop to get their ship and our sub modified." Melody called over.

"Oh alright. I'll get ready and then- WAIT THE SUB?!" Connor exclaimed in the bathroom.


Later on at the Hammerhead Hanger….

Cindy was already there working on many different vehicles. Airships and gummi ships. Connor and Melody were there, wearing their keyblader outfits while Donald and Goofy were there talking to them. And getting balled out by Connor.

The Hanger wasn't that big like a military base. More like the size of a standard crop dusting hanger. But with tools, gears and operating machinery everywhere like crains. Claws. And several other moving tools you would find on a conveyor belt.

"Since when did I say you could touch my sub?! How did you even get the doors unlocked?!" Connor snapped at them.

"Hey! You should be thankful your sub is getting new modifications, especially since I'm paying for it!" Donald snapped back.

"We thought it would be best if we combined both our ships so it could travel in both water and space." Goofy explained. "And Mini-Mav gave us the keys."

"They gave me monopoly money!" Mini-Mav whined in the background.

"Aight. First off! You didn't have my permission to touch my sub. Second. You didn't have my permission to touch my sub. Third!...It's not a bad idea. I mean the third Vortex is in space anyway." Connor argued and remarked before he pondered and exclaimed. "Fourth. What was the last part? Oh yeah YOU DIDN'T HAVE MY PERMISSION TO TOUCH MY SUB!"

"Is he alright?" Cindy walked up wondering what the commotion was about.

Cindy wearing her yellow trademark jacket open to show a pink bra. Blue denim shorts with a work gear belt and pink white leather high boots. And her baseball cap with the workshop logo.

"Yeah. I guess he's just touchy about the submarine." Melody explained with an awkward smile.

"I mean touching a man's sub is worse than touching his Mama." Connor humorously sobbed as he went over and embraced his sub. "They touched my mama!...Mama! I know those humanoid vermin molested you! I mean...Even if you were already deflowered when you had me! BUT I DIGRESS!"

He faked crying as he leaned in and stroked the paint.

"Oh brother." Donald facepalmed himself.

"Gawrsh. Maybe we really shoulda ask first." Goofy pondered as they weirdly looked at Connor.

"As much as I enjoy watchin comedic drama, you guys should probably get goin." Cindy explained to the group, snapping Connor out of his moment of insanity. "When I was runnin diagnostics, the scanners showed that the vortex to your next destination is goin to close soon."

Then Connor stood straight up as he stopped fake crying.

"Oh shitdeck your right.. Everyone on board...Wait, how does this work?" Connor inquired.

"I'll show ya." Cindy smirked as she pressed a switch.

Then the mechanical claws around the hanger got to work in shifting and connecting the two vehicles together. The Highwind got broken down one by one as each part was being added as an extension to Connor's Stingray. Extra space. Extra seats. And all of the interior designs of the Highwind were being placed all around the interior of the engines and weapons. Along with some added weapons. Thus the Highwind and Stingray were both combined. Now it looks just about the same as the Stingray. And the same colors. With no attentional looks or trace of the Highwind.

"See that? We took our ship apart and added it all to yours." Goofy mused with a smile. "Just like I asked."

Donald's jaw dropped as his eye twitched. As he gawked and stuttered. Because he didn't request that.

"Wow! It looks great!" Melody beamed and gave a grateful look to the Disney Duo. "Thank you. Donald, Goofy."

"You're welcome. Ahyuck!" Goofy responded.

"Yeah...It looks epic now. Still didn't get my permission. And for that I'm calling it The Stingray II." Connor mused.

"Ah..." Donald fell backwards and fainted on that note.

After that moment. Everyone said goodbye to Cindy and got on board the Stingray II and it set the batteries to power. Turbine to speed. And the ship blasted off into the space between spaces of the Multiverse.


On board the Stingray II...

Everyone was up on deck as they were closing in on the vortex. Donald and Goofy were in their own sears. While Melody and Connor were in their own designated seats. Donald was still upset that his ship got torn apart as he sat there grumbling with his arms crossed and glaring forward. While Goofy enjoyed the ride.

Mini-Mav. And Dug were down stairs enjoying the extra space.

Once Connor passed through the second Vortex. The next wild ride began in loops and colors. As Melody cheered and Donald panicked while Goofy was laughing and cheering.

"WOOOHOOOO!" Melody held her hands up cheering.

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAK!" Donald screamed while holding for his dear life.

"WOOOOOPEEEEEE!" Goofy cheered.

Connor was the only one not cheering or screaming as he was just driving with a straight bored face.

"Yaaaaawn." Connor deadpanned.

Once the right got to the end. They were just above a new world in view. Goofy chuckled as he dropped his hands. While Melody sighed as she enjoyed the ride and Donald was shivering in jitters and fear.

"Is it just me? Or has the Flaming Twisted Warmonger made these cosmic rides lose its magic?" Connor inquired, sounding bored.

"You probably got use to it after the first few trips." Goofy surmised.

"Oh what a shame, and I was looking forward to helping you out of your shock again." Melody pouted cutely.

"Oh well the doctor said I still need to take my supplements to avoid a relapse. So..." Connor smirked playfully as he teleported and took Melody and teleported back on his chair with her sitting on his lap as he mused while holding her. "Could Doctor Melvin give me some medicine?..."

"Hehehehe. With pleasure." Melody giggled and put her lips to Connor's as they started kissing, Melody's bare feet waved slightly in the air as she was seated in his lap, and enjoying the kiss.

Just then. Jiminy hopped on the dash and shook the drool off his vest from Dug licking him happily. It's a good thing that the dog doesn't eat bugs. But Jiminy still wasn't amused.

"Excuse me!" Jiminy waved his arm getting their attention.

Connor and Melody finished kissing as they looked over to see Jiminy Cricket.

"Cricket's the name. Jiminy Cricket." Jiminy tipped his hat as he introduced himself. "I volunteered to document your journey. And I have something to say about the world you're about to visit."

"Okay...What?" Connor inquired weirdly.

"Ooh, hello there. It's nice to meet you." Melody said with a kind sheepish smile while she was still in Connor's lap. "Sorry we didn't notice you earlier."

"It's fine, Princess. It's not often you find help in my size." Jiminy assured. "I must warn you that what's beyond those clouds is an abstract world based on a dream. In fact. This world actually sparked the idea of a book based on a little girl's dream."

"Weren't you from the Pinocchio books?" Connor inquired as he was still weirded out seeing a talking cricket.

"So what else do you know about this world?" Melody asked Jiminy while staying on the subject.

"And what does it look like a Windows ME screensaver?" Connor noticed as he looked ahead

The world in question ahead. Looked nothing like a globe or an orb. Instead it looked like a non conceptive hole going down like a spiral. In checker patterns of red, white, green, and brown.

"That's because the world is down that hole. This hole will lead you all straight to a place called Wonderland. Where Nonsense is a norm." Jiminy revealed.

"Wonderland? As in 'Alice In Wonderland'? Or are we talking about a darker more flatbreaded world with zero interest?" Connor inquired while referring to a certain book.

"Gawrsh, I used to read the story of Alice In Wonderland to my son. Wonder if it'll be exactly like the book." Goofy commented.

"Oh, you've gotta be kidding me!" Donald groaned, having read the stories of Alice In Wonderland. "I think I'd rather visit my annoying lucky cousin!"

Then Goofy thought of what Donald said when he said annoying lucky cousin.

"Wait. Ya mean Gus?" Goofy pondered.

"DON'T SAY HIS NAME!" Donald snapped. "I was referring to Gladstone Gander you bonehead!?"

"What book are we talking about?" Melody asked since it wasn't published in her world yet.

"Alice in Wonderland. I actually saw a mini series about it starring Sammy Davis jr, Steve Korman, Shelly Winters and- oh I forgot. Hollywood is not in your world yet. Long story short if it's anything like that. Odds are we're in for a ride." Connor explained and warned."When we get down there. Stay close to me at all times and remember. Curiosity killed my great aunt."

"Got it." Melody agreed before asking Connor a question. "By the way, should I have my sandals on, or do you think I can go without them here?"

Yeaaaa-no. Leave 'em off. Just in case anything there likes to eat sandals for dessert. Besides it's a forest so we're good." Connor assured her.

"As long as they don't eat our clothes, I'm good." Melody commented before getting off his lap and standing up. "So, is everyone ready to check this world out?"

"No." Donald deadpanned as he stood up.

"Absolutely." Goofy optimistically answered as he stood up.

"I'll remain here on the ship and document your journey. Good luck team." Jiminy tipped his head.

"Thanks Jim. Dug! Don't chase and lick the talking cricket again! He's a new recruit!" Connor called down as the team went down stairs.

"Yes Master! I will not kiss Mr Cockroach ever again!" Dug answered while licking from his dog bowl.

"Cockroach?!" Jiminy gawked.

Once the team was on the ship's teleported. They were standing on the platforms ready to be transported to the world below. Once Felicity activated it. They were teleported. To the world of nonsense and wonder.


To the world of Wonderland...

The team appeared in a large fully furnished hole. Floating down like they were light as a feather as they slowly descended. It's almost as if they fell down a hole when they entered and the world has only a portion of gravity. Connor tried to turn over as he was hanging upside-down while descending. Donald tried flapping his arms uselessly trying to fly up. Goofy was spinning around slowly while chuckling at this world's weird phenomenon. Melody was lying forward like she was on a bed while leaning on her elbows

"Please tell me I'm not high." Connor deadpanned as they were floating down.

"I think we're almost to the ground." Goofy pondered.

"Not high. I mean doped. Tipsy. Tweaking and….. Forget it." Connor landed on a floating rocking chair and sat back as they descended.

"This is pretty cool actually." Melody smiled as she leaned back with her hands behind her head. The Princess was enjoying their descent, while she kicked her legs and bare feet about, almost like she was doing the backstroke.

"Sure you think it's cool for now. Until they do things that will get inside your head and play rubix cube with your sanity. Take these two for example." Connor gestured at Donald and Goofy before the boy fell out of the rocking chair and slowly descended with the others.

"woah! Make it stop!" Donald groaned.

"Gawrsh, how far down do you think we'll go? Seems pretty far." Goofy mumbled to himself.

"Oh, you guys are overreacting. I'm sure this world will be like any other world." Melody stated her thoughts.

"HAHAHAHA- What's that out loud?" Connor covered his mouth trying not to hysterically laugh.

Melody amusingly rolled her eyes as she turned and looked at a mirror that passed bym But her reflection was upside-down making her look curious.

Then everything including a map of the earth turned upside-down as they landed lightly on the ground. While upside down on their heads. Then they looked around wondering why it looked like they landed on the ceiling. As the team were observing the world's structure while they were about to get up. They saw a strange white rabbit in a strange suit with a red dress jacket and bow. With a large pocket watch and umbrella and reading glasses.

The White Rabbit walked by while whistling a tune with his eyes closed

"Um…Hi there, Mr Rabbit?" Melody said hello to the white rabbit, who's eyes snapped open as he finally noticed Melody and the others.

"Sorry~ can't talk~ I really must beat the clock~ I'd love to chat not have a spat~ But I must get around the block~" The White Rabbit responded to the rhyme of his whistle.

"Did….He just…..Sing?" Donald inquired as he stood up.

"Gwarsh. Maybe that's how it works around here." Goofy pondered as he stood up.

Fantasia must be on overdrive in the land of nonsense.

"Best not to read into it. This side of the book starts with Alice going down a hole. Following the White Rabbit. And she continues to as she passes through Wonderland. So if I were you. I wouldn't rinse and repeat." Connor stated as he stood up.

"Why not?" Melody asked curiously.

"Well for starters he's..." Connor gestured until he saw what was on the back of the Rabbit's watch. "HE'S GOT THE THIRD SHARD!"

The third shard of the Pearl of Asarius was built like a jewel on the back of the White Rabbit's watch.

The Rabbit was walking down the hall as he checked his watch and looked troubled.

"Oh my fur and whiskers! I'm late! I'm late! I'm late!" The White Rabbit panicked and ran.

"What are we standing around for?! Let's get the shard!" Melody exclaimed before she started running after the white rabbit as fast as her bare feet can take her.

"Hey wait!" Donald ran after the rabbit.

"God I can't believe we're about to rip off the book." Connor groaned as he ran.

"Wait Mr Rabbit! We gotta tell ya Somthin!" Goofy ran after the rabbit.

"I'm late~ I'm late~ For a very important date~ No time to say hello, goodbye~ I'm late I'm late I'm late!~" The White Rabbit sang and gestured as he pointed at the watch and waved at them while running and hopping away.

"Late for what?" Goofy asked while running after the White Rabbit.

"Well he's late for...Um...Wait! I can't remember the book?!" Donald gasped while running after the rabbit.

"Of course you can. I can. He's late for...Um...He's late for...Oh crap. I can't remember either!" Connor looked shocked while they ran.

'It seems this world has affected your memories of the book, from the moment you set foot in it. In order to remember. You have to continue down this world.' Felicity revealed.

Everyone looked surprised.

"Now she tells us." Donald exhaled.

"Mr Rabbit! Wait you have-" Melody tried to stop the rabbit.

"No no no no no no no no!~ I'm overdue!~ I'm really in a stew!~" The White Rabbit protested as he passed a bedroom up ahead. "No time to say goodbye, hello!~ I'm late I'm late I'm late!~"

Then the White Rabbit went out the door and slammed it shut.

"Come on, guys!" Melody said, stopping at the small door to open it. "We can't let him get..."

Melody paused with surprise to see a second smaller door right behind the first door.

Then Melody opened it only to real a smaller door. And then she opened it to reveal another smaller door. And then Melody opened another door to reveal another smaller door. And then it revealed another smaller door.

Until finally she found the last door.

"Oh thank God." Connor breathed.

Then they crawled through the small hole which was the last door. It was a good thing none of them were too large to fit through the door. Otherwise this would've been a much larger trip. But Melody had to crawl through first and then the others had to individually.

Then as they crawled out. Connor and the others stood up and looked around. Everyone was weirded out to be in a large empty room with different colored walls on all sides. A purple wall on the left. A blue wall on the right. A red ceiling. a checkered floor of yellow and brown. And a green wall in front. All designed in a netted pattern.

Even the door they came from disappeared.

"God I hope this isn't Alice in the Twilight Zone." Connor muttered and pondered "Wait….Who's Alice?"

Now their memories of the book were quickly fading. No one, not even Connor could remember the main character of the book. As if the book never existed. If they were to find a way forward. They had to follow the book their own way.

"Hey look!" Goofy pointed forward.

They turned and saw the White Rabbit went through the door in front of the green wall. Which was right in front of the green wall. So Melody was the first to run over. Draw open the curtains the door was behind to reveal a very small wooden door with a golden door knob.

"UONK!" The Doorknob honked from Melody gripping it's nose.

Melody didn't realize that the Doorknob had a face until she turned the knob making it honk in pain

"Woah! Sorry I didn't know that you were..." Melody jumped back, realizing the door was alive.

The Doorknob wiggled his nose to test it. "Oh it's quite alright. But you did give me quite the turn." He joked a little.

"Oh great. Puns." Donald groaned.

"Oh you see what I did there? Turn?" The Doorknob laughed a bit.

"Yeah we got it. Look-" Connor tried to speak only to be interrupted which made him throw his arms up in frustration.

"Well you know the saying. One good turn deserves another. What can I do for you lads?" The Doorknob finally asked.

"Well, you see, we're looking for a white Rabbit." Melody said, getting on her hands and knees to look the doorknob in the eye. "So, um, if you wouldn't mind..."

"Eh... Oh!" The doorknob said before opening his mouth so Melody could look through to the other side.

"There he is!" Melody exclaimed happily.

"Then we better go through! Could you open there Uh...Mr Doorknob?" Goofy asked.

"Sorry. You're all much too big. Simply impassable." The Doorknob denied.

"Uh don't ya mean Impossible?" Goofy queried.

"No, impassable. Nothing's impossible." Doorknob stated.

"Oh well if nothing's impossible. Then doesn't that mean everything's possible?" Goofy asked.

"No, not everything is possible. Just one thing." The Doorknob tried to clarify.

"So...Nothing's impossible except for one thing?" Goofy inquired, looking confused.

"No. Just this one thing. Going through me." The Doorknob responded.

"Huh?" Goofy tilted his head.

"Who?" The Doorknob asked, looking confused.

"ENOUGH! WAKAKAKAKAK!" Donald exploded in anger and frustration at the recent events and sulked. "uuugh. If only we can get through somehow."

"Why don't you try the bottle on the table?" The doorknob suggested.

"Table? What table?" Melody asked, turning around on her knees to look for a table in the empty room, only for one to appear in front of the group. "Oh. That table."

"Read the directions Directly you will be directed in the right direction." The Doorknob spoke and chuckled.

"Damn. Crossing the border to Canada was never this complicated." Connor snorted as he picked up the bottle on the table which had only one direction.

'Drink me.'

"That's what she said." Connor quipped and looked at the team asking who would drink this stuff. "Any volunteers?"

"Ooh. I'll do it." Goofy volunteered before receiving the bottle from Connor and he drank some of its contents.

Then Goofy smacked his lips wondering what it tastes like.

"Mmmm...I taste cherries." Goofy figured.

So far nothing has happened.

Then Donald took the bottle and drank some of it. "Actually I taste pineapple."

Melody took the bottle from him and took a sip.

"Hmmm. It tastes like strawberries." Melody said with a smile at the taste.

Then Melody politely passed the bottle to Connor who took a sip and pondered before he coughed, gagged and placed the bottle down.

"Pwah! Egh! Who puts roast turkey in soda?!" Connor exclaimed in disgust before he looked around and noticed some was off. "What the hell? How did the room get bigger?!"

"Hey fellas! I think we shrunk." Goofy said, looking around.

"Wak!" Donald quacked at that, looking around frantically.

"He's right. We did shrink." Melody said in awe. "This is amazing."

"Wait wait wait! We're tiny. Unable to use the ship and live life. And you think this is amazing? Did you breathe water out of a coke can?!" Connor exclaimed at Melody.

"Oh hush you. At least we can get through the door. Right?" Melody chirped, seeing the convenience.

"Oh no use. I forgot to tell you. I'm locked!" The Doorknob laughed in embarrassment and amusement.

"Oh come on!" Connor exclaimed, throwing his arms up.

"Gawrsh, that makes things difficult." Goofy said, scratching the back of his head.

"Ya think, ya big palooka!?" Donald snapped in frustration.

"Couldn't we just use our keyblades to unlock the door, though?" Melody suggested.

"Welp, no time like the present to..." Connor held his hand out. But nothing came. "The ***k? What the..."

Then Melody held her hand out and her keyblade didn't summon either. Then she tried shifting to Tsunami. But nothing happened. Connor tried shifting to the Maverick. Still nothing. He even waved his hand and couldn't summon water.

Donald and Goofy even tried to summon their weapons and they gawked as nothing came.

"Wak! What's going on!?" Donald exclaimed.

"Our powers are gone!" Melody looked worried.

"Felicity what gives?!" Connor asked his computer.

'It seems the further you go into this world. The more you lose your abilities. Including the magic Melody's necklace that can turn her into a mermaid. All of your magic and abilities will return as soon as you retrieve the third pearl shard. Or if you leave this world. Would you like for me to beam you all up back on board the ship?' Felicity offered.

"In these crumb sizes? Forget it." Connor snorted and groaned.

"Well but of course you got the key. So..." The Doorknob stated at first.

"What key?" Goofy asked.

"Now don't tell me you left it up there?" The Doorknob gestured at the key on top of the table.

And he was right. A key appeared right back up on the glass table.

"I hate this world." Donald groaned in frustration.

"Oh great. Now what?" Melody sighed as she was getting kinda frustrated as well.

"Try the box. Naturally." The Doorknob gestured down below.

And Melody noticed a box appear right in front of her bare feet.

"Oh. Well that's convenient." Melody said as she picked up the box.

Melody opened the box and showed different shaped cookies with frosting that had writings on them.

All of them read

'Eat Me'

"Lord knows what this will do." Connor took one.

Then Donald took one and Goofy took one. Once Melody took hers. They all took a bite.

And then...

"WOOOOAH!" They all shouted as they all grew bigger then the room and cramped up with their heads hitting the ceiling. "OW!"

Connor and Melody were squeezed in between Donald and Goofy as they were all too big to fit the large room now.

"A lifft off tff wff afflffwy." The Doorknob was muffled against Melody's bare foot.

"What did you say?" Melody inquired as she moved her foot out the way.

"I said a little of that went a 'long' way! Hahahahaha!" The Doorknob laughed after making another pun.

"Is he Regis Philbin's front door?!" Connor exclaimed as he was cramped up against the whole team. Then he noticed Donald. "Are you doing alright Donald? You're looking a little red there."

"GRRRRRRRRRRRRR…..THAT'S IT! I'VE HAD IT WITH THIS PSYCH WARD OF A WORLD!" Donald screamed, banging his head and hands on the walls, causing cracks to form, which began to leak water.

The room began to flood as Donald wouldn't stop raging and shaking. His fists would only hit the halls as everyone was trying to scoot back.

"Donald, stop! You're causing the room to flood!" Melody yelled as she took notice.

"It's okay. You too can breathe in water." Goofy assured everyone while oblivious of the obvious details.

"Correction, Gooflock Holmes. I can breathe under the water. She can only when she has a tail fin. But you two are a sitting duck and dog man." Aiden clarified calmly with a condescending smile.

"Ooooh..." Goofy nodded slowly with understanding as he looked content. And smacked his lips a bit as the room slowly flooded but increased from Donald constantly making more holes.

Then Goofy's eyes widened as he finally realized.

"DONALD STOP!" Goofy screamed.

"WAKWAKWAKKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAK!" Donald screamed and raged still.

"I say! You up there! Sfffblblblb! Oh look! The bottle! THE BOBLBBLBLB!" The Doorknob yelled as he was gurgling as the waves of water kept splashing against his face.

Connor quickly grabbed the bottle and held it to Melody for her to quickly. Then he gave some to Goofy. And then he forced it down Donald's throat. Then Connor dranked what was left. And then everyone shrank as they all fell into the empty bottle and floated above the water as it rose.

Donald looked around in realization and gulped as the water was slipping out of the Doorknob's mouth which was a keyhole to the other side.

"Oops. I geess I really need to watch my temper. Hehehe." Donald nervously chuckled.

"Ya think?" Connor and Melody raised an eyebrow.

Then the bottle they were in slipped through as the Doorknob swallowed to lower the water in the room.


On the other side of the door...

The team floated in the bottle above the water as their surroundings were dark, they waited as they floated in the water and Melody held Connor's hand as she was trying to avoid being afraid. She never liked the dark. But Connor kept a grip on her hand as they stood together.

Then Suddenly the sky formed and they could hear the sound of singing. Almost like it was a sea shanty from a privateer or pirate. The one singing is anything but those.

"Oh, a sailor's life is a life for me~" the team heard the singing and glanced towards the source of the singing, through the thick fog, which turned out to be a dodo sitting on a bird with another one pushing them through the water. "How I love to sail o'er the bounding sea~"

The dodo was rather round and wore a blue vest over a purple jacket and a hat.

"And I never, never ever do a thing about the weather~ For the weather never ever does a thing for me~" the Dodo sang. "Oooooh a sailor's life is the life for me~ Tiddle-ee-um pom pom!~" the dodo honked his beak. "Deedle dum dum dee~ And I never ev..."

Then the Dodo halted his song as he noticed the shore straight ahead.

"Ahoy! And other nautical expressions! Land ho, by jove!" The Dodo pointed ahead.

"Oy, where at, Dodo?" The bird behind him saluted.

"Dodo?" Melody looked weirdly at the extinct creature acting like a sailor.

"The most dumb thing God ever created. All foam and no beer." Connor quipped as he explained. "That's why they're all dead."

"Gawrsh. And I thought they went extinct because they couldn't learn how to fly." Goofy said while pondering.

"Oh brother." Donald groaned and facepalmed himself.

"Three points to starboard, away, me hearties! Have you in port in no time at all!" The Dodo declared like a ship captain as he smoked his pipe.

"Hey binky! Could you give us a hand?! Connor called over as the Dodo resumed singing and sailing away. "Hey could yo- Aaaand he's gone."

Then they saw a pelican, owl and another tropical parrot sailing on a log towards the shore.

"Hey! Could you please helps us?!" Melody tried calling for help from them. But they sailed right past their bottle.

"Uh guys? Is it just me or are those lobsters doing a performance?" Goofy inquired about the lobsters that swam by to a chorus of 'row row row your boat'.

Then the lobsters swam right past them as well. Which made Connor snored.

"Oh yeah sure. I wonder what else once we get to shore. Like a bunch of birds, fish, starfish and probably lobsters doing a marathon near the tide so they can get dry- MY GOD!" Connor exclaimed.

The team saw exactly as Connor sarcastically described on shore. A bunch of birds. Fish. Starfish and Lobsters doing a marathon known as a Caucus Race near the tide. Running around a large rock to get dry. While the Dodo was dancing on top of the rock leading the march with a song.

"Wow. It's Thebes all over again." Melody chirped with a teasing smile, referring to how everything Connor mentioned back in Thebes came true.

"Now don't you start." Connor pointed and warned while Melody giggled in response.

"Forward, backward, inward, outward~ Come and join the chase~" Mr. Dodo sang as he directed the caucus race.

"Nothing could be drier~ Than a jolly Caucus race~" Everyone sang as they ran around the rock. "Backward, forward, outward, inward~ Bottom to the top~ Never a beginning, there can never be a stop~" Everyone in the Caucus race was splashed and submerged by a wave, making Me. Dodo pick up the little campfire to keep it dry.

"To skipping, hopping, tripping- fancy free and gay~ Started it tomorrow~ But will finish yesterday~" Mr. Dodo sang before the water subsided, showing that everyone was still running around the rock.

"'Round and 'round and 'round we go!~ Until forevermore!~ For once we were behind- But now we find we are- !~" Everyone sang as another wave approached, this time, bringing the guardians with it.

Connor just gawked at the whole thing while everyone else was just watching and getting weird expressions.

"This doesn't...I don't..." Donald tried to find the right words as he was just confused.

"If anyone ever wondered what it's like to get stoned or drunk with a bunch of friends and you were the first one to start sobering up and you realize how stupid everyone was acting." Connor described and stated. "It's what's in front of us right now."

"I don't know. I think it's a bit funny." Melody said with a giggle at the silliness in front of her.

"Do you ever get annoyed?" Connor inquired at Melody's positive upbeat side not being affected by all of this.

"Only with bullies, and people who say I'm not allowed to swim or do something because they don't think I can." Melody said optimistically and shrugged.

"Fine. We'll see about the third part. And maybe down the line we'll discover a fourth- Woah!" Connor yelped as the bottle was tipped over near the shore.

"Woaah!" Everyone else yelped as they felt it. Then they exited the bottle and stepped onto shore.

"Rbrbrbrbbrbrbrbrbr!" Donald shook the water off his feathers as he stood up and ringed his shirt. As everyone just walked by

"Forward, backward, inward, outward~ Come and join the chase!~ Nothing could be drier then a jolly caucus race!~" The Dodo sang and invited the Guardians as they walked by on the beach. "I say! You can never get dry that way! You have to join with the others! First rule of a caucus race you know."

"Ah Phooey!" Donald waved it off in annoyance.

"You can't get dry that way! You have to move it close away from-" Melody tried to protest.

"Oh nonsense, my dear. Why I am dry as a bone already." The Dodo happily declared as he stood on top of the rock with a fire lit.

While everyone else in the caucus race still ran in circles getting wet from the tide. They were all oblivious to it.

"THAT'S BECAUSE YOU ALL ARE- ah screw it!" Connor snapped and walked off.

"Alright Chaps! Let's have at it now! Look lively!" The Dodo led the caucus race still as the team left. "Don't step on the fish! Alright now. Watch it there! Don't step on that mackerel! Jolly well done!"

Then the team went up onto the grass as they stepped into a colorful forest with trees everywhere and no roads to walk on. Goofy looked around and pondered.

"Him...Now where do you suppose that White Rabbit went off to?" Goofy wondered and scratched his chin.

"Who knows?" Donald shrugged as they walked.

So they went further into the forest wondering if they could pick up a trail on the white rabbit. Without the next pearl shard. They'll never move on to the next world.


Down into the Wonder Forest…..

As the team kept passing through a few trees and went further down, away from the music of the Dod's ridiculous caucus race.

Connor looked down to search for clues only to see a track trail of Rabbit footprints in the dirt. Obviously from the white rabbit.

"Hey team, look!" Connor pointed to the ground. "Wabbit twack."

"Huh?" Melody tilted her head, confused about that reference.

"It's from a cartoon about...Nevermind." Connor responded as he figured it was better to show her later.

Then they heard a voice down below. Which sounded like another polite British voice of a lady.

"Careful now My Dear. Don't step on the bread and butterflies." A rose from down below spoke to Melody.

"Who said that?" Melody asked, looking about for the source of the voice.

"Down here Young Lady. Look down, I say." An Iris with a pompous middle aged voice spoke up.

Connor looked down and tapped Melody's shoulder and pointed, making her look down on the ground. The flowers around the forest buds and gardens...Were alive!

Then some bread on the ground near Melody's bare feet began to spread their wings and fly like butterflies.

More like bread-and-butter-flies.

But that's not all. An entire bed of flowers were moving around. Talking. They were alive and they each had faces. With the rose as the lead of the field.

"Oh, wow! This is…Amazing. And beautiful." Melody muttered at the sight before her as she got down on her knees to greet them.

"Why thank you Sweetheart." Rose gave a courtesy in response.

"Did they just talk?" Donald deadpanned.

"The 'talking duck' is shocked?" Connor inquired.

"Why of course we can talk." Rose stated with a kind smile looking up at them.

"If there is anyone worth talking to." Iris mused.

"Or about! Hehehehe!" The daisy in the flower bed giggled.

"And we sing too." The pansies chirped with children's voices.

"Please don't." Connor deadpanned and took a deep breath to settle in and he bent down to their height to describe. "We're looking for a White Rabbit that passed by here. Short. With glasses. Has a large awkward pocket watch. Acting like his date will kill him if he's 'late'. Has anyone seen him?"

"Well. That depends. What kind of flower is a White Rabbit?" One of the Tulips asked.

"Oh, um. A white rabbit isn't a kind of flower. He's a kind of animal." Melody tried to explain.

"You mean like a tiger lily?" A tiger lily asked. Which resembled a lion

"Or a dandy lion?" A dandelion asked curiously. He resembled a tiger.

"No no. Um..." Melody tried to think of a way to explain it better. "A rabbit can walk and hop around."

"And before anyone asks. He's not a flower at all." Connor added.

"We've seen em!" Two voices spoke up from behind Donald and Goofy.

The group turned around and saw two short round men who looked exactly like each other. Twins to be exact. They both had orange hair underneath hats with a yellow flag on each one. They wore yellow dress shirts with big white collars, blue bow ties, red pants that went above their stomachs, and black shoes. And on the white collars were their names. One read Tweedle Dee, and the other read Tweedle Dum.

"Oh, hi. We didn't see you there." Melody greeted with a kind smile.

"If you think we're waxworks, you ought to pay, you know." Tweedle Dee stated and honked.

"Contrary to if you think we're alive, you ought to speak to us." Tweedle Dum stated.

Then after they honked a tune and danced to it.

"That's logic." They both stated with their fingers held up.

"Yeeeeeeah." Connor deadpanned. "Now about the White Rabbit?"

"Pass the forest he did." Tweedle Dee honked.

"And acting late he was." Tweedle Dum honked.

"Now if you're still looking for him. We suggest that you find where he's going." Tweedle Dee suggested and honked as he stood on top of Tweedle Dum.

"And if you find where the old Rabbit's going. You'll find him." Tweedle Dum added as he flipped his twin off and they both honked.

"That's easy." They both stated with a finger up.

"Yeah, I guess so." Melody said with a sheepish smile.

"Gee, that does make quite a bit of sense." Goofy said with his Goofy smile.

"Only to you!" Donald snapped. "That doesn't help us at all!"

"Okay let's stretch the search bar further here, Phil and Lil. Do you know what and where the White Rabbit's going?" Connor asked with a little wit to keep his sanity in check. And his insanity.

"Well I'd go see the Caterpillar." Tweedle Dee suggested.

"No, the Cheshire Cat!" Tweedle Dum suggested.

"No, the Caterpillar!" Tweedle Dee argued with his twin.

"Cheshire Cat!" Tweedle Dum argued.

"Caterpillar!" Tweedle Dee argued.

"Cheshire Cat!" Tweedle Dum argued.

"Caterpillar!" Tweedle Dee argued.

"Cheshire Cat!" Tweedle Dum argued.

"Caterpillar!" Tweedle Dee argued.

Then they started punching each other's nose causing them to honk.

*Honk! Honk! Honk! Honk! HONK HONK! HONK HONK!*

"WAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAK! WOULD YOU CUT IT OUT!?" Donald snapped, getting between the two of them, getting them to shut up and end their fight.

"Pardon our short tempered friend here, but do you know where we can find the Caterpillar? And do you know where we can find the Cheshire cat?" Melody asked, hoping she asked specifically enough.

"Well If I were the-" Tweedle Dee was interrupted by the flowers gasping loudly in fright.

"WEED WHACKERS!" The flowers screamed and pointed up.

Suddenly a hoard of Heartless appeared in the shape and forms of floating weeds hackers. Their teeth were the blades. And their cord plugs were electric like tasers.

"The Heartless!" Donald and Goofy staggered and tried to summon their weapons. But then they realized.

"Ugh! We still don't have our keyblades!" Melody worried as she tried.

Then Connor looked over at Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum who were bouncing against each other honking.

Then he smirked.

"Nope. But we got them!" Connor statched Tweedle Dee.

"Hey Mate! What are you- Woaaah!" Tweedle Dee got tossed like a dodge ball into the first Weedhack Heartless. Which took it out immediately.

Melody's eyes lit as she smirked at the idea. And did the same with Tweedle Dum.

"Oye! Careful there, Lass I'm- Woa-Woaah!" Tweedle Dum yelled as Melody picked him up and tossed him at one of the Weedhack Heartless.

Connor used his basketball skills to bounce Tweedle Dee while he kept honking. Connor would sway and curve to avoid the Weedhack Heartless' attacks from them, slashing their drill ends across to try and slice his head off. But he would bounce and toss them into the Heartless and the forced impact of Tweedle Dee would take them down.

*Honk! Honk! HONK!*

Melody used the trees to bounce Tweedle Dum around like a pinball while she would slide across the grass using him to bounce into the Heartless. One Weedhack Heartless tried to slice up the daisies or at least we're about to. As the daisies screamed like children. Melody took notice and narrowed her eyes as she jumped, caught Tweedle Dum and did a spin toss into the Heartless. Taking it down.

*Honk! Honk! Honk! HONK!*

Meanwhile Donald and Goofy took cover as they didn't have any weapons or magic to help them. So they got down behind an overturned log and waited for the fight to end.

Once the last Heartless was talking out. Connor placed Tweedle Dee back down who spun around looking dizzy.

"You alright, Humpty and Dumpty? No hard feelings about the bowling match." Connor said to them feeling considerate.

"None taken, Mate." Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum said at the same time.

"Are you okay?" Melody asked the flowers as she Bent down to see the flowers close up.

"Oh, quite so my dear. Thank you and your friends for protecting us from those horrid beasts." Rose said to Melody.

"Now as we were saying." Donald crossed his arms scowling at the twins.

"Yeah. You both know where that there Caterpillar and Cheshire Cat are?" Goofy asked.

"Well. The Caterpillar is down that way." Tweedle Dee pointed down the way.

"And the Cheshire Cat is up this way." Tweedle Dum pointed up the same way.

Both pointing in the same direction.

"So they're both down that way?" Connor inquired.

"And they're both down this way." Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum stated at the same time.

"Why didn't you just say so?!" Donald exclaimed, jumping around in frustration.

"Come on. Let's go before my geography gets graded." Connor gestured to the team to move on as he started walking down their direction.

"Right." Melody agreed before turning back to the two brothers briefly. "Thank you so much for your help. Have a good day."

"Good day to you too, Ma'am." Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum both replied with a dip of their caps.

"Goodbye my Dear. May your journey bloom as the day of spring." Rose waved goodbye.

"Goodbye!" The pansies waved as well.

"Bye, everyone." Melody waved before following her crush to find the Caterpillar and Cheshire cat.


Further into the Wonder Forest…

As they walked further into the forest. Donald and Goofy were keeping up as they walked on top of a chopped over log. Passing over a river. Pretty soon Melody was feeling a little bit hungry as her stomach growled a bit, making herself blush in embarrassment. All of this walking and trotting must've worked up an appetite. She would've liked to stop and eat. But she didn't want to complain.

"How are you holding up? Outside of this acid fueled world?" Connor checked on her as they were walking beside a river

"I'm alright. No need to worry." Melody said only for her stomach to growl very loudly, getting everyone's attention and making her blush a deep red. "Okay, I might be a little hungry right now."

"I found some funny looking barries. " Goofy offered as he picked some off a tree.

Goofy and Donald ate a piece. Checking to see if it's poison.

"Hmmm...They seem alright." Donald gave a thumbs up.

"Eh...No thanks. Here." Connor handed Melody a snickers bar. And he took a bite of his own bar.

"Thanks." Melody said, accepting the candy before taking a bite, enjoying the taste until... "Woah!"

Melody yelped as she and the others shrunk again.

"Woooahaaaoh!" Donald and Goofy shrunk as well.

"Oh COME OOOON!" Connor exclaimed as he shrunk as well and once they were the sides of ants. Connor threw his hands up and inquired. "Anyone got a quip for this that isn't a pun? Cause I've ran short."

"You're lucky it's me, otherwise I might have LITTLE patience for your jokes. "Melody quipped with a smirk.

"One more pun and I swear..." Donald growled pointing at them.

"Oh pipe down Fowl Play. We still need to find our worm or cat. If not, find a way to get larger." Connor insisted.

"A~E~I~O~A~" They heard what sounded like a midget swami humming a tune.

"What the..." Connor inquired as he looked up and saw a trail of different colored puffs of smoke in the shape of the letters being sung.

"Hey guys. Look over there." Melody said, pointing towards a few mushrooms.

On top of one of the mushrooms was a caterpillar with curled toe shoes on his eight feet and was sucking from a pot, and blowing smoke from his mouth.

"Is that the caterpillar the twins told us about?" Goofy asked.

"No, it's the Cheshire Cat." Donald said sarcastically. "What do you think?"

As the team approached the caterpillar. Who had halted his singing by the time Connor and Melody stepped up to greet him.

The Caterpillar opened one eye and gave them a bored look as he puffed a smoke as he spoke.

"Who. Are. You?" The Caterpillar asked as a spoke puff of an O.R. U. came out of his mouth.

"We're... the Guardians of the Depth. And we-" Connor tried to say but then he started coughing from the smoke as he gagged. "Cough! Cack! Awk! Jesus! What did the big chimney say to the little chimney?...Awk God!"

Connor had to walk off to clear his throat.

"Um, Mr. Caterpillar, we're looking for a White Rabbit with a pocket watch. We're wondering if you know where we could find him." Melody said to the caterpillar.

"I do not..." The Caterpillar stated as he laid backwards puffed a 'knot' shaped smoke. "Know a Rabbit. But I know the cat knows the rabbit. And you 'four', can't speak to him in my size."

He puffed a '4' when he said four.

"Yeah. That might make things difficult." Melody muttered.

"Do you know how we can get bigger again?" Goofy asked the caterpillar.

"It is...Quite simple. The right side. Makes you grow taller. And the left side makes you grow shorter." The Caterpillar puffed a smoke which shaped a mushroom and pointed down at the one he was sitting on top of.

Connor took the hint and took two large pieces off the side of the mushroom. While Melody realized what he was doing and did the same thing.

"So these things, can make us grow back up?" Connor asked about the mushrooms, just to be sure.

"If you eat from your. Right side. Anything else 'you' eat. Won't have an effect after this. Any other questions?" Caterpillar inquired as a question mark puffed out in green smoke.

"No, I think we understand. Thank you for your help, Mr. Caterpillar." Melody said politely with a friendly smile.

"Now...Who. Are. You?" The Caterpillar inquired about Goofy and Donald.

Connor quickly picked out some mushroom pieces for them and gestured. "There with us." Then he handed them the pieces.

"Remember guys. Eat from the right side. Let's all take small bites and see if it works." Melody reminded Donald and Goofy as she demonstrated from her mushroom piece and took a small bite.

Connor did the same.

"Alright." Goofy said, taking a bite of mushroom.

"Okay." Donald said, taking a hesitant bite of his mushroom.

A moment later, the four grew back to their original sizes.

"Alright!" Melody beamed happily.

"We're back to normal!" Goofy cheered.

"Thank goodness." Donald sighed.

"Just a quick reminder. Only the mushrooms can now shrink or grow you. So I'd keep them separated if I were you." The Caterpillar stated as he was in the form of a butterfly and flew away.

Concluding their meeting.

"Oh sure. Why drink and drive when you can smoke and fly?" Connor quipped as he placed his left mushroom in his left pants pocket and the right mushroom in his right pants pocket.

"Yeah. Better put these away in case of emergency." Melody said, putting her left and right mushrooms away in her corresponding pockets.

"Yeah, who knows when we might need these again." Goofy agreed, putting his mushrooms away.

"Let's just hope it doesn't come to that." Donald muttered as he put his mushrooms away in his left and right shirt pockets, since he didn't wear pants.

"Do you ever feel like we jinx ourselves with the specifics? It's kinda like this forest. You sing in it, it echoes." Connor wondered.

Then Suddenly they heard singing around the forest as certain corners illuminated the voice and tune. All around the team as they looked around trying to find the source of the singing.

"Twas Brillig~ And the slithy toves~ Did gyre and gimble in the wabe~ All mimsy were the borogoves~ And the mome raths outgrabe~" The voice sang.

"Yeaah take that for example." Connor muttered as he bit his bottom lip nervously as everyone else looked nervous as well.

"Lose...Something?" The voice spoke as they saw a set of teeth above the shadows of a tree branch. This mouth was Smiling like a maniac.

"A mouth?" Melody inquired.

"Not. Quite...Hm hm hm hm~ All mimsy were the borogoves~ And the mome raths outgrabe~" The mouth sang as the rest of his body slowly appeared.

It was him. The Cheshire Cat. Striped in purple and pink. With his paws looking like hands and a long puffy tail as he was perched on the branch. Wagging his eyebrows

"Wooow." Donald and Goofy's eyes widened.

"How do you do?" The Cheshire Cat tipped his ears like a hat.

"The Cheshire cat." Melody gasped, surprised by how he appeared from thin air like that. l before composing herself. "Hello, we were wondering if you could possibly help us."

"That depends. Who's 'us'? Does he or she, live in Wonderland too?" The Cheshire Cat asked in a mischievously humming voice while he stood up on one paw.

"Oh great, another lunatic." Donald groaned.

"Seems like the norm around here." Goofy said.

"Try living with me and Mini-Mav as a roommate and landlord." Connor snorted with his arms crossed.

"Oh. By the way...If you're still wondering. He went that way?" The Cheshire Cat pointed as he leaned up on the tree.

"Who did?" Connor inquired.

"The White Rabbit." The Cheshire Cat answered as he sat on his tail.

"He did?!" Melody's eyes lit up.

"He did what?" The Cheshire Cat asked.

"Went that way." Goofy pointed.

"Who did?" Cheshire Cat asked with his grin.

"THE WHITE RABBIT!" Donald screamed turning red.

"What rabbit?" The Cheshire Cat shrugged.

"Listen you little glorified seat cover! If you don't start talking! I will feed you to Dug!" Connor snapped in frustration.

"Oh I know where Dug is. He's up on the ship." The Cheshire Cat pointed up with his paws while hanging on his tail.

"GAH!" Connor threw his arms up and exhaled. "Well at least some of us know how to go with flow- Oh my God you're annoyed are you?"

Melody stood there fighting a look of trouble and anxious annoyance as her left eye twitched.

"No. I am not annoyed, not one bit." Melody muttered in a strained voice with her eye still twitching, trying to deny her growing annoyance.

Then the Cheshire Cat started standing on his head. While it was detached. Standing on it like a ball and like a circus performer.

"Can you stand on your head?" The Cheshire Cat asked with his same big toothy grin.

At this point, it was the last straw for Melody.

"Ugh! You listen Cat! We are trying to find the white rabbit so we can get something we need to prevent the end of the world! If you don't want to go boom with the rest of us, then start talking!" Melody snapped while pointing at the cat, stomping her bare foot in anger while glaring at the Cheshire Cat.

"Well, why didn't you just say so?" The White Rabbit asked in his same mischievous tone as he held his head up in his hands. "Now. If I were looking for a White Rabbit. I'd ask the Mad Hatter."

"The mad hatter?" Melody asked in a deadpanned tone. "Are you kidding me?"

"Sounds like Batman Cosplay." Connor pinched the bridge of his nose exhaling.

"Or the March Hair. Which is that way as well." The Cheshire Cat pointed.

"March Hair, huh?" Melody muttered in thought. "Well, it's probably better than talking to someone called the Mad Hatter."

"Of course, he's mad too." The Cheshire cat said.

"But we don't want to talk to any more mad people!" Donald snapped.

"Oh you can't help that. Most everyone's mad here. Hahahaha...You all may have noticed. That...I'm not...All, there. Myself." The Cheshire Cat said in an insane soft voice before he began to fade from his lines and he chuckled like crazy as his head waved in the air. "And the mome raths outgrabe~"

Then his head faded, just like that. The Cheshire Cat was gone. Leaving them with chills.

"Good thing I didn't drink anything today." Connor muttered."Creapy..."

"Connor, I think I finally understand your reluctance in regards to this world." Melody muttered. "If we stay here too long, I might just end up as crazy as you."

"It's fine. We'll just find the Hatter and hare and...Wait what do you mean 'crazy as me'?" Connor inquired, sounding offended.

"Well, you have to admit while it's part of your charm, you are a little crazy." Melody said with a teasing smirk.

"Okay first off. I'm not crazy! Not like them! I may have a deep medical imbalance! But these guys don't know crazy like me! I do crazy with art, Girl! You hear me?!" Connor exclaimed, sounding angry crazy.

And it was actually kind of hilarious to see. Melody just kept smirking and pecked his lips.

"Like I said, It's a part of your charm, you crazy boy." Melody said smugly.

Connor groaned and blushed as he walked by Donald and Goofy who were stifling some laughs.

"Shut it." Connor hissed at them.


Later down over at the Mad Hatter and March Hare's house…..

"So where do you think that Mad Hatter and March Hair are?" Goofy asked as the team went down the direction the Cheshire Cat pointed.

"Well, wherever they are, there must be something that could point us in the right direction." Melody muttered as she felt the ground beneath her bare feet. "Some kind of sign, maybe."

Suddenly the ground was feeling blush. Melody looked down and saw that the ground was made of silt like a pillow. She tried to bounce once but it barely made a push. So she shrugged and continued with the team.

"Hey. Look." Goofy pointed at the small house up ahead.

The house was two stories tall with bushes cut to look like a fence with an opening to the property. The roof looked to be made of hay, with a small chimney on top, and a couple windows visible from the front along with a front door.

Then there was steam coming from the back yard. And for some reason. Music. Which sounded like a special type of flutes and whistles. And the music sounded catchy enough to Goofy as he nodded his head and hummed.

"Alright be on your guard. Guardians. If this Mad Hatter is anything like the one from Arkham Knight. This might be dangerous." Connor cautioned the team.

"Right." Both Donald and Goofy nodded in agreement.

"That's why I'm staying as close to you as possible." Melody said as she stood by Connor's side.

"You're adorable." Connor mused making her blush.

Then as the team crossed over the entrance to the backyard. They saw a large table out in the yard. With many chairs. Many different pastry dishes. Sweeteners. And tea cups of every design. Spoons and forks. Knives and tea pots steaming and making music.

Melody marveled at the sight to see the table looking like it was a mile long.

And at the very back of the table, was the Mad Hatter and March Hare dancing and singing to the music as if they were celebrating some events.

The Mad Hatter was a short little man that had a large green top hat and a suit and bow to go with it. Along with his trademark 10/10 tag on the side. The March Hare was about the Hatter's size as he wore a red suit and bow with a crossed eye look. Long ears and buck teeth as they began to sing.

"Aaaaaaaaa very merry unbirthday!~" Mad Hatter sang

"To me!~" Mad Hatter sang.

"To who?!~" Mad Hatter sang.

"To me!~" March Hare sang.

"Oh, you!~" Mad Hatter sang.

"A very merry unbirthday!~" March Hare sang

"To you!~" Mad Hatter sang

"Who, me?!~" March Hare sang

"Yes, you!~" Mad Hatter sang

"Oh, me!~" March Hare sang

"Let's all congratulate us with another cup of tea~ A very merry unbirthday toooooooooooooo yooooooou!~" The March Hare sang the final note.

"Now I'm relieved." Connor remarked seeing them. He was actually impressed by their presentation of this tea party.

"So, it's not the killer kind of crazy but your brand of crazy?" Melody teased.

"First. Get over it. Second I was referring to them." Connor gestured and waved at the Hatter and Hare. "Achem. Excuse me?!"

The Mad Hatter and Hare looked alarmed and gaspes seeing the team as they ran across the table, hoping over objects showing how short they are. "NO ROOM!" NO ROOM! NOPE! NO ROOM!" The Mad Hatter and March Hare exclaimed and kept repeating as they ran and hopped across the table.

"Woah! Okay." Connor backed away slowly.

"I take back what I said. They just might be a different level of crazy." Melody muttered as she backed away.

"Take it easy fellas. I think there's plenty of room." Goofy eased the Mad Hatter and March Hare's spastic protest.

"Ah but it's very rude to show up uninvited." Mad Hatter wagged his finger.

"I'll say it's rude! Hehe. It's very very rude indeed!" Mad Hatter wagged his finger too.

"It's very very rude indeed." A mouse slurred like he was drunk from inside one of the tea pots.

"Oh, sorry. We didn't mean to impose. We were just hoping you could help us quickly." Melody said politely

"And we kinda enjoyed your singing, so-" Goofy stated as he sat down.

Then the March Hare sprinted over to Goofy and leaned on the arm of the chair.

"You enjoyed our singing?!" March Hare smiled.

"Oh what a delightful group!" Mad Hatter beamed as he leaned on a full tea cup that got stuck on his elbow. "Oops I got so excited. You all must have a cup of tea with us!" He gestured to the cup.

"Ah yes. The tea. You all must have a cup of tea." The March hare poured tea on the table that instantly became a cup with two sugars.

Which amazed Connor and Melody. But Connor came up with something whispered in Melody's ear.

"I may not be much of a tea guy. But I think we should accept the invitation to get on their soft side. Just in case." Connor whispered an idea.

That way they can get answers out of the Mad Hatter and March Hare once they're bottled up.

"Gotcha." Melody whispered back before accepting her cup of tea. "Thank you so much, Mr. Hatter, Mr. Hare."

Donald and Goofy looked at each other. Smirked and nodded as they understood what Connor and Melody were doing.

"Sorry we interrupted your birthday party also." Donald said politely as he was about to accept a cup.

On that note Melody's cup and everyone else's were pulled away before she and the others could take a sip.

"Birthday?! Ha ha ha! My dear friends, this is not a birthday party!" March Hare declared as he held back the tea.

"Of course not!" Mad Hatter chuckled and poured tea into his cup through his sleeves. "This is an Unbirthday party!"

"Unbirthday? What's that?" Goofy asked the question on the four's minds.

"It's quite simple. thirty days hath- no wait. An Unbirthday...If you...I...Oh hehehehe." March Hare stammered and chuckled as he pointed back. "They don't know what an unbirthday is."

"Oh how silly! Well." Mad Hatter started as his mouth bubbled and he used a tea pot to spray his mouth before saying. "I shall elucidate!"

The March Hare began to lead all of the tea pots on the large table and began to steam a new tune as the Mad Hatter and March Hare began to speak to the rhythm.

"Our statistics proof proves you have one...Birthday~" Mad Hatter stated gesturing everyone.

"Imagine just one birthday!" March Hare exclaimed with his eyes crossed. "Every year!"

"Kay?" Connor looked at them weirdly.

"Aaaah! But there are 364 'un'-birthdays!~" Mad Hatter counted.

"Precisely why we're gathered here to cheer!~" March Hare finished.

"Hmmm, so every other day than your birthday is an unbirthday?" Goofy worked it out. "Gawrsh! Then that would mean it's all our unbirthdays today, ah-hyuck!"

"In a bizarre way. That actually makes sense." Connor muttered.

"IT IS?!" March Hare exclaimed excitedly.

"Oh hoho! What a small this is." Mad Hatter chuckled amusingly.

"Understatement of the ficken year." Connor deadpanned. "You're gonna sing aren't ya?"

"In that case!" March Hare flapped the tip of his ears as he stood up.

Then the Mad Hatter and March Hare began to dance around the Guardians's seats as they sang.

"Aaaaaah very merry Unbirthday!~" March Hare began.

"To us?!" Donald pointed at himself, looking excited.

"To you!" Mad Hatter presented a large pink Unbirthday cake on the table in front of them.

"A very merry Unbirthday!~" March sang.

"For us?!" Goofy gawked at the cake.

"For you!" March Hare declared.

"Now blow the candles out my friends and make your wishes come true!~" The Mad Hatter chuckled as he licked his slice up.

Then the Guardians blew out the candles as the top cake launched into the sky like fireworks.

And they burst into colors.

"A VERY MERRY UNBIRTHDAY! TOOOOOO YOOOOOOOOOOOU!~" Mad Hatter and March Hare sang.

Then the tiny mouse from before floated down from an umbrella from his coat. As he slurred a rhythm.

"Twinkle Twinkle little bat~ How I wonder what you're at~ Up above the world you fly~ Like a tea twain in the sky~" The mouse slurred drunk like before he descended into a tea pot.

"Remind me not to drink what he's sleeping in." Connor gestured at the mouse in the pot.

"Hehe. Now my friends. You were saying you were looking...Oh pardon." Mad Hatter said as he dipped a saucer in his tea before biting it like a tea biscuit. Then asked. "You said you were looking for someone?"

Then the March Hare offered tea cups to the Guardians.

"Oh, yes. Of course." Melody started as the Mad Hatter looked over his own cup. "You see, we're looking for a-"

"Clean cup! Clean cup! Move down! Move Down! Move doooown!" Mad Hatter exclaimed loudly before running to Melody's side.

"But I haven't used my cup!" Melody tried to say before she was dragged along with the March Hair following behind.

"Clean cup!~ Clean cup!~ Move down!~ Move down!~ Clean cup!~ Clean cup!~ Move down!~" The March Hare sang as they made their way to another part of the table where the mad hatter picked up a three noseled tea pot and pour tea into three cups instantly.

"Would you like a little more tea?" The Mad Hatter asked.

"How can we have more?! We haven't had any?!" Donald snapped.

"Yeah. We can't possibly have any more." Goofy figured as he tried to pour some tea in his cup from a pot. Which had no spout to pour.

"Ah you mean you can't have any less." March Hare corrected as he took the pot and cracked it open like an egg to pour some tea in Goofy's cup.

"Yes you can always have more, my friends!" Mad Hatter stated as he poured the entire bowl of sugar in Goofy's cup. Caking it.

"Oh well. Good point." Goofy shrugged and drank mostly sugar in his cup and hiccuped because of it as he chuckled. "Ahyuck! Sweet tea." He pointed at his cup.

"And now, my friends! Some things seem to be troubling you." Mad Hatter gestured as he held up a stack of cups of tea while drinking from a glass. "Won't you tell us all about it? Start at the beginning." March Hare insisted politely looking interested. As he was leaning forward on the table.

"Yes. Yes. And when you come to the end. Hehe. Stop." Mad Hatter added as he sat crossed legged on the table.

"Okay?" Melody started hesitantly. "Well, we're looking for a white rabbit with a pocket watch. We were hoping you'd be able to tell us where we could find him."

"Very interesting." March Hare sipped his tea and asked. "Who said that we could tell you?"

"Oh yes. Someone important must've led you all to us." Mad Hatter figured as he ate his glass of tea.

"I'm guessing you folks never studied law." Connor muttered to himself.

"Oh well. It was the Cheshire Cat who told us-" Melody tried to say.

"Cat!?" The mouse exclaimed as he sticks his head out of the tea pot. "CAT! CAT! CAT! CAT!"

The mouse screamed as it started running across the table, knocking down tea cups as he went.

"Woah!" The Mad Hatter and March Hare exclaimed and gave chase, trying to catch the mouse and knocking more tea about in the process.

"Meanwhile, Connor sat back and watched with amusement as he drank his tea.

"Hmmm, not bad." Connor said about the tea. "Could use some stevia."

Eventually, the two mad characters managed to catch the mouse and put him in a tea pot.

"Jam! Get the Jam!" March Hare shouted to the group, which prompted Donald to panic and pick up the jam in front of him.

"Goofy!" Donald exclaimed, tossing the jam to Goofy.

"Melody!" Goofy said, tossing the jam to Melody.

"Got it!" Melody said, running over to the mad duo.

"Hurry! Rub it on his nose!" March Hare exclaimed as he and Mad Hatter tried keeping the mouse down.

"Yes, on the Nose!" Mad Hatter exclaimed as Melody rubbed jam on the mouse's nose.

"Cat! Cat... Cat..." The mouse finally calmed down, sinking into the pot, making everyone besides Connor sigh in relief.

"My goodness. Those are the things that upset me!" Mad Hatter said with a huff.

"See all the trouble you started?" March Hare said as he poured tea into a cup from between his ears before snapping his ears like scissors to stop pouring tea.

"Oh, come on. I didn't think that-" Melody tried to say before she was interrupted.

"Ah, but that's the point! If you don't think, you shouldn't talk!" March Hare exclaimed.

"Clean cup! Clean cup!" Mad Hatter exclaimed as he came over. "Move down! Move down! Move DOWN!"

"But I still haven't-" Melody exclaimed before she was pulled down the table again.

"Move down!~ Move down!~ Move down!~" March Hare exclaimed as they made it to their new seats and sat down.

"And now, my dear. As you were saying?" Mad Hatter said to Melody.

"Ummm...Oh right. I was saying we were led here-" Melody tried to resume.

"By who?" March Hare asked.

"You know who." Connor hinted.

"I do. Hehe! What do I know?" Mad Hatter inquired.

"You know. The Cheshire...C.A.T." Melody spelled in the Mad Hatter's ear.

Then the Mad Hatter offered a tea pot.

"TEEEA?!" Mad Hatter spazzed.

"Just half a cup if you don't mind." March Hare requested as he sliced a cup in half like a bread loaf and the half a cup filled up without spilling out.

"Physics be damned I guess." Connor shrugged.

"This world is making my head hurt." Donald groaned as he slouched back in his chair.

"Come, come, my Dear. Don't you care for tea?" The Mad Hatter asked before pouring some tea right from the pot and into his mouth.

"Well, yeah." Melody said, trying to explain. "But-"

"If you don't care for tea, you could at least make polite conversation." March Hare interrupted, drinking his impossible half cup of tea.

"But I've been trying to ask you-" Melody tried to say as she was slowly losing patience, only for March Hare to pull out a judge's gavel and bang it on the table.

"I have an excellent idea." March Hare declared.

"I highly doubt that." Donald muttered.

"Well, who knows? Maybe it will be a good idea." Goofy muttered.

"Let's change the subject!" March Hair said, and banged the Mad Hatter on the head, knocking his hat down over his head and flattening him slightly.

"Bugs Bunny just proved Snoop Dogg Wrong, Daffy Duck." Connor said with great amusement.

"Hey! Who are you calling Daffy Duck!?" Donald snapped.

Meanwhile, the Mad Hatter unflattened himself, but his hat was still over his head, with a slight tear at the top that acted as a mouth when he talked.

"Why is a raven like a writing desk?" The Mad Hatter asked.

"Is this a riddle?" Melody asked.

"Either that, or a terrible joke." Connor muttered to her.

"Well, let me see…." Melody said, trying to think of the answer. "Why is a raven like a writing desk?"

"I beg your pardon?" Mad Hatter asked from inside his hat.

"Why is a raven like a writing desk?" Melody asked, as the Mad Hatter poured tea into the tear in his hat like a mouth.

"Why is a- WHAT!?" The Mad Hatter exclaimed as his hat returned to the top of his head, and the March Hare ran to his side and wrapped himself around his head.

"Hatter, she's stark raven mad!" March Hare said, pointing at Melody.

"Wha- but but- UGH!. It came out of your mouth first! So isn't that the pot calling the kettle black?!" Melody snapped as she stood up from the table. And quoted Connor's words.

"It's okay! Don't get excited!" Mad Hatter panicked as he held up a chair and backed away like he was trying to keep back a lion or a maniac.

"How about a nice cup of tea?!" The March Hare peaked out of the Mad Hatter's hat shaking nervously as he held out a cup of tea.

"Okay! It's official. They're broken." Connor threw his arms up and gave up as he stood up.

"Come on, let's get out of here." Donald said in annoyance as he agreed and stood up with Connor.

"Maybe we can find the White Rabbit somewhere else." Goofy figured as he got up.

"Yeah. We don't have the time for this." Melody huffed as she was walking away with the team.

"The time! The time! Who's got the time?!" March Hare asked around wondering who does.

Just then, the white rabbit came through the gate frantically.

"No no no no. No time! No time! No time!" The white rabbit said frantically looking around. "Hello goodbye! I'm late! I'm late!"

It's the white rabbit!" Melody exclaimed happily as she and the other guardians turned to the white rabbit.

"Oh boy!" Donald exclaimed happily.

"Gawrsh! Now we can get the pearl shard we need from him." Goofy said.

"Oh I'm so late!" The white rabbit exclaimed looking at his pocket watch as he ran by. "I'm so very very late!"

Just then, the Mad Hatter grabbed the pocket watch from his hands and pulled towards him, making the white rabbit follow close behind with a choking sound as he wore the watch on a chain around his neck.

The Mad Hatter looked at the watch before replying.

"Well, no wonder you're late!" The Mad Hatter said, giving the watch a shake. "Why this clock is exactly two days slow!"

Two days slow!?" The white rabbit gasped at the news.

"Course you're late!" Mad Hatter said before dipping the watch in a pot of tea. "My goodness!"

The Mad Hatter then slammed the watch onto the table, making it pop open and held up a salt shaker. "We'll have to look into this!"

The Mad Hatter held the salt shaker to his eye like a magnifying glass, spilling salt into the watch.

"Aha! I see what's wrong with it!" The Mad Hatter said, holding up a fork and started scooping out the gears and springs. "Why this watch is full of wheels!"

"Oh my poor watch!" The white rabbit exclaimed at seeing what was being done to his watch.

"Should we stop them?" Melody muttered to her crush.

"Nah. Let's see how the show ends." Connor said with a big grin.

"But what about getting the pearl shard we need?" Goofy asked.

"Any moment now." Connor stood with his arms crossed as he was waiting for an opportunity.

"Oh oh oh dear! My wheels. My Gears! My Springs!" The White Rabbit was trying to catch all of the gears being pulled out in the air as a spring got stuck to his nose. He wiped it off and tried to plead and protest. "But but but but but but-"

"Butter! Of course, it needs some butter!" Mad Hatter declared and called. "BUTTEEER!"

"BUTTEEEER!" March Hare yelled in the White Rabbit's ear while holding it up.

"Bu-bu-butter? Oh." The White Rabbit held a plate with a stick of butter up as the Mad Hatter snatched it.

"Of course, thank you, butter! That's fine." The Mad Hatter chuckled as he took a slice and began to rub it all over inside the watch

"No no no no! I'll get crumbs in it!" The White Rabbit panicked as he ran over and was seeing what they were doing to his watch.

"Oh but this is the very best butter!" Mad Hatter humorously threw the butter in the Rabbit's face as he meot spreading it in his watch. "What are you talking about?!"

"Tea?" March Hair offered while holding the tea pot up with one finger.

"Tea! Oh I never thought of tea of course! Tea..." Mad Hatter accepted and poured some tea in the watch.

"No! No! No! Not tea!" White Rabbit protested as he was held back by the March Hare's foot.

"Sugar?!" March Hare offered while holding a pot of it up with one finger.

"Sugar? Two spoons! yes te-" Mad Hatter was handed two spoons by Goofy. "Yes Two Spoons. Thank you, yes."

Then the Mad Hatter jammed both spoons into the watch.

"Darn, he forgot the sugar." Goofy scratched the top of his head as he watched.

"That's a shame." Connor shook his head while Melody looked weirdly at her crush.

P-Please! Be careful!" White Rabbit ran over only to be handed a jar of jam.

"Jam?!" March Hare offered.

"Jam! Yes I forgot all about the jam. Shows you what a person'll do." Mad Hatter accepted from the White Rabbit as he poured some jam all over the watch and then spread it with a butter knife.

While the White Rabbit pleaded in the background.

"Ketchup?" Connor handed the Mad Hatter a bottle of Ketchup.

"Never heard of it, but OKAY! Thank you, Sonny!" Mad Hatter accepted and squirted the whole bottle into the watch.

"Mustard?!" March Hare offered while holding the mustard jar with his foot.

"Mustard?! Yes but-" Mad Hatter was about to accept as he stood up looking and acting critical as he tossed it away and scolded. "MUSTARD?! Don't let's be silly."

"Try lemon. That's different." Connor handed the Mad Hatter a slice of lemon.

"O hoho! I agree. You read my mind!" Mad Hatter beamed and accepted as he squeezed lemon in the watch.

"I wish. And I don't wish I could." Connor snorted as he stood back and told the team. "Stand back everyone."

"Why? What's about to happen?" Melody asked as she and the Disney duo did what Connor said and took a few steps back.

"That should do it." Mad Hatter stated as he closed the watch back up. Using the knife to cut the residue away from around it.

Then... Suddenly...

*BANGKLANK KA-BANG SCREECH! BANG KA-BANG!*

The watch was shaking around due do it acting crazy trying to operate with all of the condiments inside making it like it was short-circuiting.

"LOOK AT THAT!" Mad Hatter gasped in shock.

"It's going mad!" March Hare yelled in shock.

"No." Connor mocked a gasp.

"Oh dear!" White Rabbit gasped.

The watch was shaking around the table. Knocking stuff over. As the two party hosts panicked

"It's going mad! MAD WATCH! MAD WATCH! MAD WATCH!" March Hare shouted with his eyes crossing several times.

Then Connor saw an opening as the shard flew off.

"NOW!" Connor yelled the signal.

The team ran over as the shard flew in the air and Connor ran. Jumped and grabbed it. and flipped before he landed.

"We got it!" Goofy cheered.

"Oh Boy!" Donald beamed.

"Awesome! We got the third Pearl Shard!" Melody cheered, jumping in place.

"Yeah and...Made in China Glass City?" Connor inquired reading the back label of the shard.

"Huh?!" Donald inquired.

"Wait a sec. This is a damn PROP!" Connor turned and showed the team the back label.

'Made in China Glass City'

"WHAT!? Melody, Donald, and Goofy exclaimed in shock.

"Are you telling me we went through all that trouble just for a fake!?" Melody asked with shock and frustration.

"YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME?!" Donald screamed as he tore some feathers out of his head.

"Shouldn't be called China Glass Town?" Goofy figured.

Connor huffed and hung his head back and groaned. While Melody crossed her arms tapping her bare foot on the ground thinking and contemplating all of this.

"Then...Where's the real shard?" Donald wondered.

The watch going off and the White Rabbit. Mad Hatter and March Hare were still panicking in the background.

"I don't know. But...Are they still going on about that damn watch?!" Connor gawked in a ridiculing tone as they watched the party hosts and rabbit.

"There's only one way to stop a mad watch!" The March Hare exclaimed, holding up a giant wooden gavel. And bringing it down on the mad watch, smashing it to pieces.

*BASH!*

The Mad Hatter stared at it for a moment before having a relaxed smile.

"Two days slow. That's what it is." The Mad Hatter said, sliding the remains of the watch over to the White Rabbit.

"Oh, my watch." The white rabbit sobbed with tears falling from his eyes.

"It was?!" The Mad Hatter asked with excitement.

"And it was an unbirthday present too." The White Rabbit sobbed, holding the remains of the watch before the Mad Hatter and March Hare grabbed him from both sides.

"In that case..." The March Hare said as he and the Mad Hatter lifted the White Rabbit up.

"A merry Happy Unbirthday~ toooooo~" The Mad Hatter and March Hare sang, swaying the white rabbit in their arms until... "You!~"

On the last word, those two mad individuals flung the White Rabbit over the fence and off the property while waving goodbye at him.

Connor was the first to react as he ran. Jumped over the fence. Then he ran after the Rabbit before he could land on his feat. And he jumped and snatched the rabbit in the air.

"Oh by jove!" The White Rabbit panicked.

"Guys I got him!" Connor called over to the team.

As they were standing outside the house of the Mad Hatter and March Hare. The said Hatter and Hare were resuming their party with tea, music and singing just like they were the moment the team entered. After what they've endured, it doesn't seem so inviting anymore.

"Well, that was a waste of time." Donald groaned.

"Gee, I thought it was fun. And the tea was good too." Goofy beamed.

"I wouldn't know. I was not given the chance to drink a single cup." Melody grumbled before walking over to Connor and The White Rabbit and leaning down to talk to him. "Are you okay, Mr. Rabbit?"

"No, absolutely not! I'm late! I'm late! Oh the Queen will have my head for sure!" The White Rabbit panicked as he was dangling from his jacket spinning around as Connor held it.

"Look, Mr. Rabbit, I know you don't want to be late. But we really need your help with something. It's very important." Melody said before holding up the fake pearl shard from his destroyed watch. "Have you seen another shard like the one you had on your watch?"

"Oh you mean the prize pearl of the Queen's crown? Why, mine is just a model. Do you want one?" The White Rabbit asked timidly.

"No thanks. We're good. But…..." Melody started off. "Who is this queen you keep mentioning?"

"Bh-Wh- Who?! You mean you've never heard of the Queen of Hearts?!" White Rabbit gasped in shock.

"No, we all know who Celine Dion is." Connor quipped.

"The Queen Of Hearts is the ruler of all the lands! Everything she says goes! Everything is her way! And she's recently been very upset due to the theft of her heart." White Rabbit whimpered that last part after an explanation.

"The theft of her heart?" Melody gasped, sharing a glance with her other teammates. "Someone stole her heart?"

"Then how is she still conscious? And...Alive?" Donald inquired.

"And shouldn't she be a Heartless in that case?" Goofy inquired.

"How does she know her heart is taken in that case?" Connor inquired.

"How? Why it's because the Queen knows. She's never wrong! Never!" White Rabbit protested out of respect for the Queen.

"Sounds like a strong case of ruling power and contagious fear." Connor figured.

Clearly the Queen's rule has everyone of her subjects fearing her and getting on her bad side.

"And anyone who's opinion even remotely opposes hers pays the price." Melody muttered just loud enough for the team to hear.

The White Rabbit gasped. "How did you know?!" He asked in response.

Melody facepalmed herself as Connor made a proposition.

"Look, Betty White. We'll make you a deal. If you take us to go see the Queen. We'll make sure you're not late. And if you are. She'll take it up with us. And you'll get let off the hook. Capiche?" Connor offered specifically.

"Well. I don't know..." The White Rabbit pondered as he dangled and spun still. "Hmm...I suppose it's alright. But I should ask the Queen first."

"Oh…..." Donald facepalmed himself. "This rabbit's a broken record.

"With how mean this queen sounds, it's no wonder." Goofy commented.

"Kay well what if we tell you that we...Already have the Queen's permission. In fact we asked her and she's totally okay with it." Connor lied carefully to get the White Rabbit to comply.

Hoping he wasn't logical and sensible enough to see through it.

"Well...If you say The Queen's okay with it. Then I guess it's alright. I'll show you the way so you can meet the Queen." White Rabbit smiled as Connor sat him down.

Showing that he bought it.

"Great. Thank you so much, Mr. Rabbit." Melody said to the White Rabbit and gave him a smile.

"Oh think nothing of it. Now we must hurry. The trial of Alice will begin any minute if not now." The White Rabbit hopped ahead of them as the team followed.

Hearing that got everyone's attention.

"Alice?" Melody asked, looking curious as they followed the White Rabbit. "Who's Alice?"

"Oh she's the young girl suspected of stealing the Queen's heart. If she is found guilty the Queen will cut off her head." The White Rabbit explained.

The whole team's eyes widened in horror.

"That's terrible. Why would she do that? Even if it was somehow true." Melody exclaimed at such a horrid thing.

"Because to defy the Queen is treason. Everyone knows that." The White Rabbit stated as he hopped. Not wanting to criticize the Queen.

"Sounds like a pink version of sharia law." Connor muttered a quip.

"But between you and me. It's not my place to say. But...I believe Alice is innocent." The White whispered to the team.

"Well, at least someone has a little common sense." Melody sighed at that.

"Come along everyone. Time's wasting." the White Rabbit insisted as they complied and followed the White Rabbit down the road.

The Guardians were prepared to deal with this Queen of Hearts Especially considering that Connor has dealt with people much worse. But given his clever witt and cunning charms. He has his ways around someone like the Queen. And with Melody. Donald and Goofy at his side.

They'll save Alice in no time. Right?


THAT'S ALL FOR NOW FOLKS! 🎉🎉🎉

Hopefully the humor and wacky nautical nonsense made this satisfying enough?! The Guardians not only ending up in the insane world of Wonderland without their powers and weapons. But without the memories of the Alice In Wonderland book to help them. Thankfully I mad a view changes to fit this story while staying true to the spirit of the animated movie. Let me know if it worked.

And for those of you looking forward to the next chapter of 'Kingdom Hearts II: Guardians of The Multiverse'. Rest assured I am working on that one. Along with the first chapter of 'The Princess And The Maverick Vol. 2' Where it will take place in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure Season 3.😄🎉

Starting with the pilot. Along with a prologue to let us know what Orion Forge has been up to sense he last saw Rapunzel.

Only this time. I won't try to cram an entire episode into one chapter. Due to the last chapter being extremely long and taking forever to read for some of my viewers. I'm going to split the episodes up into sections. But I will not make it too short or too long 👍😉

As for this story. Thank you all so much for reading! Look forward to seeing me post the next chapter to see if they'll save Alice on time.

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