The time in Wonderland had passed. No new incidents had been reported, no new dreams. Just nothing, yet, nobody put their guard down. Still anxious and suspicious. Today was the perfect day, without Alice, where Coraline could ask Boris to give her a weapon. When he arrived, she grinned, knowing a day of fun was awaiting her.

"Boris! I was waiting for you!" She said Cat was with Gray so Coraline had been locked in the room.

"I let the bagworm know I was coming to take ya!" He said, sitting on the floor with the blue-haired girl.

"Yea...anyways, I need your help with something"

"What?" Boris seemed very excited, his tail moving side to side. His face seemed to be beaming with happiness causing Coraline to laugh.

"I wanted to know, could you train me in self-defense and give me a gun?"

Boris seemed shocked, Coraline was nervous. Perhaps it was a bad idea to ask for that.

"You have no idea how much I've wanted to do that with an outsider! I thought you would resist that kind of thing!"

Coraline sighed in relief with the response. "Well, there is a crazy witch after me, and I want to be able to put out a fight without throwing Cat."

Boris agreed, taking her out of there and helping her choose a gun. She chose a two-handed one, not really caring for the model. It was made with iridescent metal, looking black, but in the light, it was purple and blue. Pretty fascinating. After training a bit, Coraline started to get the gist of it. She had no idea how many time-changes passed before she felt confident in her reflexes and her shooting. Boris actually was proud of her, bringing her back every time change for her to rest and tell her roommates about her adventures. Alice, at first didn't approve, but she understood the reason.

Now, Coraline was alone with Boris, entering the room with a smile on her face. "Hey, Boris...thanks for everything. Sorry for troubling you so much"

"No problem Cory, I like doing it."

"I really would like to thank you! Like seriously! You did so much!"

"Well, I'll take a kiss, how about that?"

"What?!" Coraline was red, staring in disbelief. "But..."

Suddenly, footsteps were heard interrupting the moment. Boris stood on his guard and Coraline took out her gun. The door opened revealing a small girl with long, wavy pastel-pink hair and cat ears with yellow eyes. She was wearing a cute, almost entirely pink outfit. And on her neck a scarf with the same pattern as Boris' boa only in lighter colors.

She smiled sweetly as she peeked around the door jamb, "Big Brother Boris, I found you! Never leave again."

The cat only blinked at her, confused,"...Who the hell are you?"

The girl kept her cheery smile and pointed to herself, "I'm Onyx Airay silly! The Bandersnatch! How did you forget brother?"

Coraline frowned at the girl, "Nix? Why haven't I heard of you before?"

Boris stared at the little girl, "Because...the Bandersnatch doesn't even exist. It's just a story to scare kids!" He flinched as he heard a sob at the door.

Coraline rushed to the pink, crying ten-year-old girl, "Brother is so mean! The Bandersnatch always existed!"

Suddenly Boris's eyes widened, falling on his knees, both girls rushed to his aid as he held his head in pain. He was speechless, Boris knelt down and hugged her tightly, letting a sob go on her small shoulder. In return, Nix snuggled him. People had walked in to see what the racket was about, but they could stare at the two in shock and puzzlement off to the side.

" I'm so sorry Nix, little sis, I'm so sorry! I won't forget you!" Said the teen "I thought you died!"

"It's ok...I still love you, Boris!" answered the little one with a big smile, wet cheeks being dried by their clothes. "I'm ok!"

They both looked at each other and laughed. Coraline sighed in relief, yet, Alice was the one who broke the silence in order to say what was in everyone's mind.

"Umm...I didn't know you had a younger sister Boris."

The twins ran over, frowns on their faces, "Yeah, why haven't we met her before?!"

Nix's eyes widened in horror and -POP- she was a little pink cat hiding in her brother's arms. Oh, he knew something that made him hiss. Coraline shivered when she felt the air get tense. Cat's fur was standing on end.

Boris glared at the twins "you have, and you don't deserve her now because after you hurt her clock with your dumb cheating ways. She stayed at the circus, yet in the next move... I don't remember what happened, it was like my memories were erased. You arrived in the country of hearts two-time changes after, Alice."

"Yet, how come I never received your clock?" Asked Julius entering the room with a trey of chocolate. Yes, he had been forced to bring it since Gray was watching over Nightmare.

Nix reverted to her human form and raised her hand in the air, "I remember because, like the Joker, Jub Jub Bird, and Jabberwocky, I can't be killed!"

Everybody stared at her and then at Boris. Her brother gaped at her, "...WHAT?! Why didn't you tell me?!"

Nix tilted her head, "Because I thought you already knew, silly brother. Legend said all roleholders cannot die!" Her amber eyes wandered before widening, "Hey, Piercey! Do you have any cheese?!"

Pierce's popped outt from behind Alice, it seemed he also had recovered his memories of her. Well, at least he seemed familiar with her. "N-Nix?! I zought you wegre...y-yea, I always brin some of yough favoghit zince the...incident."

The girl jumped out of Boris' arms and glomped Pierce, "Yay! Give me! Gimmeee !"

Pierce smiled and was about to...when he froze, a gun to his head. "Give my little sister anything, and I'll be serving rat stew for dinner."

"Sacre Bleu!"

And with that, Boris was chasing Pierce out of sight. Nix looked after them, her eyes wide, "Brother! Wait! Where are you going?!"

Coraline gaped and yelled as her feline friend tore off after the poor dormouse as well, "CAT!" They all stared for a moment.

"Should we...take chase?" Coraline asked.

"Yeah!" was the unanimous answer, of course, Julius had gone back to work, and they all ran after the cat and mouse. It wasn't long before the victim ran head-on into somebody, the chasers coming to a stop behind them.

"Oh Pierce! Don't tell me that Boris was chasing you again?" The female voice chuckled and the owner wagged her finger at Boris and Cat, "Aww, naughty kitties! Don't you know it is rude to do that to a poor defenseless boy?"

Boris and Pierce gaped at the jester girl that looked rather like the Joker aside from a difference of hair, hers being in a side ponytail that reached her waist.

A small mask from the belt on the girl's hip yelled out in an identical voice, "Yo Boris, don't you remember that we fucking warned you that if you kept on fucking chasing after Pierce's ass that we would make you our personal bitch?!"

"Jabberwocky, please, you know people do not like to hear such rude words"

"They're pussies"

The Role Holders pointed in shock, "J-j-j-j-Jabberwocky?!"

"The one and only fuckers, Dolly, outsider!" The girl that was present smiled, totally ignoring the mask. Alice looked at the strange girl, "Who's the Jabberwocky?"

The jester girl made a flourishing gesture, "Well, we are the Joker's twin of course!"

"So be sure to remember it!"

"Brianna, Yvette, they do not remember us or the Jub Jub bird." Interrupted Nix. This made them have more questions, what were they talking about? And if they were a twin…how come they had separate names!?

"That's queer. Very well then, if I guess correctly, only those close to us will remember" Brianna looked down at a pocket watch she had, "Hmm...if you'll all excuse me, it's time that brother dear knew I was back." And with that, the jabberwocky was gone, probably into the prison realm.

Coraline stared at where she had been and looked to Alice, "Wait, which one of us is Dolly?"

Nix pointed, "Alice!" They stared at her, "...What?!"

Nix held up her finger and explained matter of factually, "You see, she used to play with me and we would mutilate or design Dollies, and since you look like one and have the attitude that she would consider a toy, she called you dolly."

A vein popped on Alice's head and Coraline sensed danger, so she changed the subject as fast as she could, "So...how are we going to get out of here?"

Now that she looked behind her, Pierce and Boris were here of the Role Holders she met before these new ones popped up.

"I believe we might have to search for the circus" suggested Cat yawning.

"I can take you!" Said Boris grinning and gesturing towards the doors. He even grabbed Coraline's hand like some kind of gentleman in a ballroom. Until a new sound distracted them-

"I am telling you, Sir Ace, your short cuts do not exist! How many times must I repeat this fact?! You are quite lucky I cannot make my wings appear in this attire for I would take off and leave you!" All heads turned to the approaching knight and his new little friend.

"Aww Julie, you're so mean." Pouted Ace "You need to relax and give me a kiss~!" The girl the knight was talking to had long navy blue hair in low pigtails, a purple cloak, and a light blue dress with a clock pattern swishing at her heels. Coraline couldn't help but compare her to Julius.

"Hey look, Juliet! There's the outsiders, Mr. Hatter, Mr. Kitty Cat, and Mr. Mousey!".

The girl, whom they assumed was Juliet, grabbed Ace's jacket to stop him, "Sir Ace! I implore you, stop blabbering nonsense!" She turned and smiled softly to the others, "I apologize, my name is Juliet Alison Monrey, the Jub Jub Bird of clover. I believe I haven't met you, outsiders, before, at least, not personally."

Alice had to grip her head, Blood frowned worried but the blonde waved him off 'So many random Role Holders that I've never heard of but are apparently the siblings of my friends in so little time!'

Coraline waved, "I'm Coraline and this is Cat. That last one is Alice"

Julie nodded, though seemingly bitter or on edge at the sight and mention of Alice "It's nice to finally meet you. Do you need help?"

Cat nodded, "If you please, this delicious mouse made us get lost." The role holder didn't have any reaction to a talking cat. She just nodded, "Of course. Follow me."

Ace pointed in a random direction.

"But the tower is-"

"HOW MANY TIMES SHOULD I TELL YOU, YOU USELESS KNIGHT?! THERE ARE NO BLOODY SHORTCUTS! WE MUST FIND JOKER NOW!"

Coraline slowed down so she could keep pace with Pierce and Nix, "Hey Nix, why are you scared of the twins?"

Nix fiddled with her scarf pink skirt, "Well, I'm not scared… We used to be a thing. I thought they loved me. But one joker season...the youngest outsider of the bunch was with them. And they shamelessly kissed her all over" said Nix between sobs as Pierce cradled her in his arms. Boris didn't interfere this time, and Blood listened quietly, not wishing to intervene. Alice, on the other hand, bit her lip, trying to think about how to punish her adoptive sons for it.

" I helped hair een zat time, but I dahn't remembair hair nahme or whaht she looked like" added Pierce.

"I see.." mumbled Coraline.

But Nix couldn't help but think 'I hope SHE said the truth and protects our siblings from any harm' the jokers, after seeing their sister alright and safe, they let them travel free of charge into the Clover tower. Juliet quickly ran up the stairs and threw her brother's door open. Julius looked up...and dropped the clock he'd been working on. His serious demeanor contradicted by his actions. He jumped back, causing his chair toppled over, but he didn't seem to notice.

"Juliet..."

Julie silenced him by running over and hugging him, "I'm back!"

Julius was stock still as he stared wide-eyed at the girl, "I was worried, I believed you were dead. I refused to forget you when you vanished, I had written everything about you in a journal in order to keep you"

"I apologize, Julius." She looked up and frowned at him, "Do you hate me?"

Julius shook his head in response, still dumbstruck. Julie smiled and pulled back, "Well, I'm alive brother...hey, is...HE...still here?" A small blush spread across her face.

Julius recovered from the shock and smiled, rubbing his sister's hair, "Yeah, he's still here. Hello Gray and Nightmare."

Juliet straightened and turned to the others, startled. Julius smirked and pinched Juliet's cheek, "And you should be careful Gray. Birds can eat lizards."

Everybody's eyes almost popped from their sockets (except Nix's); JULIUS MONREY JUST SMIRKED AND TEASED HIS SISTER?!

Julie batted his hands away, "Stop it! Grayson! I missed you so!"

Gray dropped what he had he winced a bit, but he hugged the girl in his arms, twirling her a bit. She only could laugh gleefully taking his face in her hands.

"My sun..." he whispered hugging her again.

"I missed you too love"

Nix sighed, bored with the display, and leaned over to Pierce's ear, "Umm...Pierce, can we go now?"

"Oui!" Answered Pierce with a smile. Boris' ear twitched as he sighed and nodded, giving his blessing to them both to leave.

"Looks like those two are close" said Coraline fascinated.

"I know, right!" Exclaimed Alice giddily.

"He is her fiancé, it's normal for this to occur" answered Julius with a small smile.

"Aww, Julius! Come here!" Said Ace with a wide and loving smile hugging the man. "She grows so fast!"

"I do know, at least she is happy"

"Like us"

"Wait, What?!" Exclaimed the outsiders shocked.

"Oh, right, those two are a couple" mentioned Boris offhandedly. "Why did ya think Ace wanted to kill you, Alice? He didn't like you hanging around his lover"

"This explains so much" mumbled the blonde.

When they returned to their rooms, Alice, Coraline, the twins and cat found yet another note; the same buttons that they had seen before attached, and three Bloody clocks laying on the bed.

Coraline gulped and picked up the note, "...Locked in my world are the souls of three girls. They all serve me and will bring you to me. Don't think that you're safe. I'll get you my children. I'll get you. ...The Other Mother loves you."

They all stood frozen in the center of the room and Coraline started to sob. Alice screamed, grabbed the note, and tore it into pieces as the twins fell to the edge of the bed, looking distraught. Cat jumped up, "Calm down everyone!"

Dum looked up, "Jabberwocky, Julie, and Nix...they work for her?"

Dee nodded, "Who else would it be? Them, randomly appearing after all this time... plus, Nix might want revenge."

Coraline rubbed at her eyes, "So...so what do we do?"

Alice started pacing the length of the room, "...We can't tell the others about this. Her slaves or not, those girls are their little sisters. Boris, Joker, and Julius...they'd be heartbroken. Oh, Pierce and Gray would also be that way."

Cat nodded, "Yes, and there may still be a way to free them from her clutches...but how?"

Coraline huffed, "That's obvious enough. We kill her. ...So we're back to square one."

Hearing the cries, Julius, Nightmare, Juliet, and Gray all burst into the room. Juliet's' eyes widened as she saw the buttons and clocks. She reached out to grasp the gold chains of the clocks, but they disappeared. She stared at where they had been and curled her hand into a tight fist. 'Why...why would she put them there?! They were so close!'

Nightmare pulled Alice into the hallway while Julius and Gray guarded the room doors outside. Juliet was about to leave when the twins tackled her, pinning her to the ground. Coraline sat on her legs, glaring harshly. Julie's eyes widened in fright as Coraline asked the first question, "What does the Beldam want?!"

Juliet gulped, "You are now aware?"

Dee nodded and Coraline told them to tighten their grip, "Don't evade the question! What does she want?!"

Julie winched in pain, "OW! She wants you! All of you! Mainly Alice, and the rest as her food"

Dum pinched her arm, "Why are you working for her?"

Juliet hissed in pain, "Stop! I wouldn't do this, but she has my friends trapped. Oh and dear Edith! I wanted to free her, but Lorina took control!"

Coraline felt a pang of pity for this poor creature. "...Do you know how to kill her?"

Juliet shook her head slowly, and spoke in a whisper, hiccupping as sobs and tears rolled down her pale cheeks "If I knew, I would have done so. But I failed! Edith will never be free from that monster who uses her body! All this for Alice! After using me to replace her, after erasing my memories, she erased our existence. She'll take any person who is in her way of getting Alice and her beloved. Make Wonderland suitable for what she believes will make Alice happy at last. ...Please, I'm begging you, free Blaze. Please!"

Coraline stared down at the pathetic girl, her life balancing between the hands of children and a monster, "...Don't worry Juliet. We'll free you, and your friends."

Juliet suddenly started to choke sputter under the twins grasp, her voice a raspy whisper, "Protect Julius! Keep Grayson safe! Oh no, she will take me!" The twins laid her on the bed and ran to the door. Juliet clutched her heaving chest.

"JULIUS, GRAY, HELP! JULIET'S SICK!" they screamed, desperately trying to attract the two men's attention. As Julius and Gray entered the room, Juliet suddenly let out a Blood-curdling scream, "SAVE THEM!"

But before anything else could happen, Juliet had disappeared before their very eyes. Julius and Gray had rushed but never got there. Julius was desperate, angered. And Gray he stood in horror where his beloved vanished.