Chapter 4: Attack of the Jabberwokky
Hikari was in an ill temper. The girl was cursing herself over something. I can't stand people like that. She was down, and wanted to go back. She would leave soon, she was almost to the queen's courtyard. Queen Aiko, and the other nobles were playing croquet at this time. I didn't want her to leave, but I didn't want the Jabberwokky to get her. Lost in my own thoughts, I wasn't paying attention. I heard a scream ahead. "Damn it." I appeared to a sene of a girl with black hair, and a dark blue dress, in the clutches of a pea green colored dragon like creature. "Hikari!" She looked down.
"Hideki, hel..." The Jabberwokky tightened his grip. I jumped up, leaping up the tree branches, onto his scaly hand. I grabbed her hand, hoping to pull her out. No dice, the monster's hold was too strong. She held onto consciousness as she looked into my eyes, begging for help. I concentrated on having her disappear. The creature raised his claw closer to his hideous face. A wretched stench reached my nose. I had to get her out of there. I pictured her disappearing, slowly I could feel her slip away from me. I sent her to the labyrinth in the courtyard, while I remained on the Jabberwokky. He tossed me up into the air, catching me in his mouth.
Don't worry about me. If I didn't survive, then I wouldn't be able to tell you this story. I materialized to Hikari, onto the bush wall. She wasn't found yet, but if I know how most play we will be found. "Hikari, why haven't you gone to see the queen yet?" I slid down from my perch.
"You brought me here, why don't you tell me?" She put her hands on her hips, looking sternly at me.
"I figured they would have found you by now." I beamed. At that moment a blood-red hedgehog rolled between my feet. I grinned even harder, the queen was about to make her appearance.
"What the hell is that?" She points to the makeshift ball.
"You'll see." Just then the Red Queen calmly strolled into our little sanctuary. "Queenie, what an honor to be in your lovely garden." I bowed.
"Hideki, shouldn't you be bugging Yuki or whatever it is you do to the rabbit?" She set down the flamingo club. "Who are you?" She looked at the girl. "I've never seen you here before."
"She's one of the lost children, Queen Aiko." Lady Chiyo came towards us. The queen took out a heart-shaped fan, and started fanning herself.
"You expect me to believe that this child, this girl, is one of the children that comes and goes as they please?"
"Excuse me. I didn't come here on my own free will." Hikari shouted. The queen has a nasty habit of yelling "Off with their head." She didn't this time however. She had a smirk on her face, that put me to shame.