Hey guys, I'm finally back! Sorry it took so long, I feel so rejuvenated. I really needed that break, it helped me relax myself and to plan ahead about what I'm writing. Originally I was gonna make the Wonderland chapters be just like from the game, now I came up with something different. I hope you enjoy.
Chapter XI- Wonderland (Part 2)
"How did we go from a small room to suddenly this?!" Koga exclaimed. Sora and the others looked around themselves in awe. They found themselves in a brightly lit hedge maze. In the center was a outside courtyard guarded by soldiers who looked like playing cards. There was no trace of the Bizarre Room save for a small doorway behind them. "If I had a map of this place I'm sure it would just be a big question mark!"
"Gawrsh, looks like some kind of get-together. What's the occasion?" Goofy asked.
"Looks like some kind trail." Donald said. He saw a girl in the very center of the courtyard on a small podium. She wore a blue dress and had long blond hair held by a black headband. "Who is she?"
"Hey, there's the White Rabbit!" Sora pointed. True enough there he was in all his fancy clothes. He was running up a podium, reaching the top he took a second to catch his breath. He then blew on a trumpet loudly.
"Court is now in session! Her Majesty, the Queen of Hearts, presiding!" On the largest podium was a large bulky woman dressed in black and red and she had a little crown on the top of her head.
"Alice, do you understand the charges against you?" The White Rabbit asked.
"Of course not, I've done nothing wrong!" The girl apparently called Alice said. Despite her frustration she still sounded polite in her voice.
"SILENCE!" The Queen roared loudly. She pointed her heart shaped scepter at Alice. "You are charged with aiding the strange creatures that attack MY kingdom and take the Hearts of my subjects!"
"Wait, creatures that take's hearts?" Sora and Koga looked at each other grimly.
"Fiddlesticks! Where's the proof that I am guilty?"
"You are guilty, because I say so, that's all the proof I need!" She declared, smiling proudly at her claim.
"She's a bit of a jerk don't you think?" Sora whispered.
"Yeah, who goes around accusing people without any good reason?" said Koga. "We gotta stop this, it's the Heartless doing this not her!"
"Oh no you don't" Donald said. "You can't go around and meddle in other world's business."
"Yeah, we gotta protect the world border." Goofy added.
"Order!"
"But... but if we do nothing then..." Koga sputtered, trying to think of some excuse to go help.
"Don't worry, I'm sure she'll be fine." Donald said reassuringly.
"The court finds the defendant guilty of all charges and as such..." Everyone waited in anticipation on what the Queen was going to say. "OFF WITH HER HEAD!" Everyone stumbled back from the intensity of her shout. Card soldiers wielding axes in the shape of spades approached Alice.
"Oh no, no please!" Alice begged.
"Now Koga I know this looks bad but..." Donald turned and saw that Koga had vanished, so was Sora as well. "What, where did they go?!"
"Oh, they're over there." Goofy said. Donald saw Koga and Sora running towards Alice with their Keyblades out.
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?" Donald quacked angrily.
"Hold it right there!" The twins shouted together getting between the soldiers and Alice. Everyone looked at them in surprise.
The Queen narrowed her eyes at them. "And who might you be? And how dare you interfere with my court!" The soldiers in red pointed their heart shaped pikes at them.
Koga cleared his throat. "Well you see ma'm-"
"MA'M? If you are to address me you will address me as 'You're Majesty', do you understand!"
"Yes, you're majesty." Sora began. "But we know who the real culprit is!" Alice tilted her head in curiosity at these two strangers.
"Yeah it's the Heartless!" Koga said. Goofy was holding Donald by his coat who was trying to run at Koga and smack him with his staff.
"Heartless? What a dreadful name. No creature in my kingdom would be allowed to have such a name." The Queen laid back more casually. "Now tell me more about this Heartless."
"Well they are these dark creatures that go after peoples..." Koga glanced behind the Queen and saw a Shadow creeping up about to pounce at her. His eyes widened. "Look out!" He quickly shot at the Shadow mid flight destroying it mere inches from the Queens head, leaving a scorch mark on the wall behind her. Everyone gasped out loud and the White Rabbit scurried off his podium in a panic. "What?" Koga asked confused.
"You... YOU..." Koga turned back to the queen and saw her face beet red in anger. Her crown toppled over from the commotion. "YOU DARE ATTEMPT TO ATTACK ME IN MY COURT!?"
Koga face went pale in fright. "W-Wait, I can expl-"
"SILENCE! OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!" The Queen roared. The White Rabbit blew on his trumpet at her declaration.
"I think it's time to go." Sora said.
Suddenly all the Soldiers jumped up trying to dog pile the three.
"Sora, Koga!" Donald and Goofy shouted.
Suddenly Koga felt this strange feeling in his core. It felt... warm. He concentrated and pointed his Keyblade-gun at the Card Soldiers and said a word that seemed to roll right off the tongue.
"Firaga!" He shouted. A burst of flaming projectiles shot out of his weapon and blasted the Cards. They scattered around in a daze. The Queen covered her eyes from the blinding light.
Donald looked at Koga mouth agape.
"Oh my." Alice said surprised.
Sora was taken aback at the display. "Koga, how..."
"No time, come on!" Koga grabbed Alice and Sora and pulled them with him. Donald and Goofy followed behind as they ran as far away from the courtyard as they can. The Queen's angry shouts echoing behind them
The group found themselves in the middle of a large forest. They decided to stop there, believing that the soldiers won't follow them this far.
"I think we lost them." Panted Sora. He turned to Alice. "Are you okay?"
Alice dusted her skirt. "Yes, glad to be away from that stupid trail. Why, if you two didn't come I would have..." She turned to them. "I apologize, I never quite got your names."
"I'm Sora and this is my twin brother Koga and our friends Donald and Goofy." Goofy waved while Donald crossed his arms with a annoyed look on his face.
"Well thank you both for saving me. I'm so grateful!" Koga blushed and rubbed the back of his head at the compliment. "It's nice to meet some people who aren't mad."
"You sound like you're not used to this place." Koga said.
"Why yes, I came here by falling down the Rabbit Hole. I was following the White Rabbit then I ended up here. After wandering all over I ended up at the queen's castle where I was immediately put on trail."
"Wait, Rabbit Hole?" Jiminy came out of Sora's pocket and whispered to his ear. "That's how we came into this world, that means she's not from this world same as us?" Sora nodded in agreement.
"Say, Alice, how about you come with us, we can take you back to your home." Koga suggested.
"Really you would do that?" Alice asked.
"Of course, RIIIIGHT guys?" Koga said looking at Donald and Goofy. Donald nodded reluctantly, making Koga grin brightly. "Alright then it's settled, we just got to get out of this forest and back to our vessel and..." He trailed off as he looked around the dense forest. "Oh, we're lost."
"And lost you shall remain, as long as the Shadows stay." Everyone jumped from the sudden voice. "Up here." They looked up and saw a smile, a wide toothy smile floating above a tree branch. Suddenly a body appeared out of nowhere. It was a purple stripped cat's body that was where the grin came from.
"Well that's quite a smile." Sora muttered.
"It's the Cheshire Cat!" Alice exclaimed. "I met him before, he helped me find my way around, though he like's to talk in riddles."
"Yes but where's the fun in making it easy." The Cheshire Cat quipped. "Take my advice or not, it matters not to me but only to you."
"You have anything useful to say or not?!" Donald said frustrated.
Koga arched an eyebrow "You said something about Shadows?"
"Ah yes, the same Shadows that got poor Alice guilty of a crime she didn't commit! And taken the Hearts of many poor inhabitants of Wonderland! Turning the land into a land with more danger around every corner. Oh what a tragedy!" The Cat said with fake despair in it's voice.
"The Heartless. They probably have a leader around here, this world won't stand a chance against them as long as it's leader is here. I don't like this place but I can't just leave it to be attacked by them."
"I agree, the Queen may be a fat, pompous, bad-tempered, old tyrant, but I don't think it's right to leave her to those creatures." Alice said.
"She might not share the same sentiment as you. If you want to find the Shadow then I would suggest turning on the lights."
"What does that even mean?" Sora asked.
"The Cheshire Cat has all the answers—but doesn't always tell. The answer, the culprit, the cat all lie in darkness. But perhaps I should make it a little easier. Step deeper into the forest to the deserted garden. You might find the answer in the upside-down room!"
Koga rubbed his head. "This is madness."
"Oh that's a shame you feel that way. After all in Wonderland we're all mad here!" The Cheshire Cat laughed. "Twas brilig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe. All mimsy were the borogroves, And the mome raths outgrabe." He sang as he vanished.
"Well, that was an experience." Koga stated.
"What do you think he meant by turning on the lights and the upside-down room?" Goofy asked.
"Beat's me. Alice, you got an idea?" Sora asked.
Alice tapped her chin thinking. "Hmm, he mentioned to find the deserted garden somewhere in the forest. Perhaps he means the Mad Hatter's garden."
"Oh good, another mad person." Donald said.
"If that's what he meant then I believe I know where we have to go."
"Well then lead the way, we'll watch your back." Koga said. Alice gave a bright smile which made his heart thump. Alice walked ahead as the other's followed. Hidden from sight, the Heartless watched them go by, the fear of the Keyblade keeping them from attacking. But their eyes were focused on the girl with a heart full of light.
In case it wasn't obvious, Koga is a natural at magic and already knows the advance form of each spell as he learns said spell. He also has a considerable amount of MP compared to Sora or Donald. So he sounds very OP but he does have some disadvantages. Almost all of his attacks depend on MP, even the shots from his Keyblade-gun, so if he runs out then he's in deep trouble. Also his magic attacks only come as a projectile from the Keyblade-gun, so it loses a large amount of versatility compared to Sora and Donald.
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