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A/N: So here is chapter three. I try to write when I can so I don't know how long the chapters will be, or when they will be released. I will try to update timely though. Longest chapter so far! Hope you all enjoy! Feel free to leave a review, I'd much appreciate hearing some thoughts, and see what everyone thinks! ^.^

Chapter Three

All around Alice were plants; beautiful, vibrant, magnificent plants. Some were large exotic plants and flowers she couldn't begin to describe. Others were plants she recognized from her England, like roses and daisies. In the far off distance she could make out what seemed to be a plethora of mushrooms of all different sizes. Cautiously she descended the stairs, and headed for the forest of mushrooms. Looking around in awe she could not believe the world she had stumbled onto.

Flying around were little dragons with wings. They were spitting fire at another creature. It appeared to be a rocking horse with wings. Another rocking-horse fly landed on a leaf of a rose.

Looking closer at the bloom of the rose, Alice could see what looked like a face in the middle of the bloom. "Curiouser and curiouser," she said as she noticed all the flowers were this way.

"Well you haven't changed a bit. Didn't your Mother teach you it's impolite to stare?"

"Who said that?"

"I did, of course." said the rose she was just gazing at a moment ago.

"You can talk?"

"But of course, why couldn't I?"

"Flowers aren't supposed to be able to talk."

"Now that is preposterous!" exclaimed an Iris not to far away.

"I must be dreaming. I have to be." Alice said in a confused voice.

"Oh dear, this is not good, not at all!" a voice from up the path said. Spinning around Alice looked up the path to see the same white rabbit she chased standing there on the verge of hyperventilating. "Did you say something Mr. Rabbit? I could have sworn I heard you say something. This is a very odd dream!"

"This is horrible! Do you remember anything, Alice? Anything about this place?"

"I don't know why I should. It's not like this place exists. I'm dreaming right now."

"Oh dear, oh dear, we better go consult Absolem. I was positive I had the right Alice. I should have known I wouldn't be lucky enough to find the right Alice on the first try. Good thing only the Queen, Absolem, and I know that I was heading out. Oh no, this is going to be horrible. The Queen will blame me! This isn't good at all!" Nivens Fretted, while panting fiercely. Large specks floated in his eyes as he fought to stay conscious.

"Rabbit! Calm down or you will pass out, and I'll be stuck here with no clue which way to go!"

"Allow me to be of assistance then, since your dear escort, Nivens, has decided to leave us for the moment." A warm, silky voice said out of thin air as Nivens finally succumbed to lack of oxygen, and fell to the ground.

"Who are you?" Alice asked to the air.

"Why dear girl, I am Chessur," the voice said as the image of a smiling cat appeared before her out of smoke and thin air.

"Have I gone mad? There is no way my mind could come up with something like this!"

"That will work out perfectly! You see we're all mad here; so you'll right fit in!"

"I know this is a dream. I'll pinch myself and wake up." Alice reached over to her right shoulder and pinched herself. Looking around she still saw an amused Cheshire cat. Maybe I need something stronger than a pinch? With that thought she started looking around for something sharp. Noticing a thorn lying on the forest floor, she grabed it and poked herself on the top of her foot. She pressed down and gasped out loud at the pain. She could not believe her eyes, she was still in front of Chessur, 'Maybe it's not a dream?'

"Ah, so you are starting to catch on. "

"What are you talking about?" Did she just say what she thought out loud? Alice wasn't so sure about anything anymore.

" You just said 'maybe it's not a dream.' On any case let's be off." With that Chessur disappeared. Alice looked around trying to find the direction the cat went, but could not find any inkling. She turned back the way she came, when she heard Chessur's voice from behind her. A little way up the path stood the cat, with his whole body visible. With a widening smile Chess called out "Are you coming or not?" With that Alice took of after the Cheshire cat. Never once did Chess or Alice spare a thought for the poor rabbit still lying unconscious in the middle of the path.

"Now, how about knowing what you call yourself? You seem to already have the privaledge of knowing my name; it only seems fair that I know yours."

"My name is Alice."

"The Alice?"

" I wouldn't know. I don't even know if this is a dream or not. Why should I know if I'm The Alice and not just A Alice?"

"Pity I never get into Politics, or I would tell you." Chessur said with a grin curling his lips even higher.

"Will anyone tell me why I'm dreaming this strange dream?" Alice groaned in defeat.

"We're almost to Absolem. You should get your answers there, but I'm not taking you any further."

Appearing through the end of the forest was the mushrooms she had seen from the door. Walking a little ways in she turned to Chessur. "How do I find Absolem?"

"Follow the smoke to a blue mushroom. He'll be there. Now I'm off, I held up my end." Chessur said, disappearing in a puff of blue and grey smoke, keeping to his word.

Walking into the forest of mushrooms, Alice was amazed by the difference between them all. No two were exactly alike. There were mushrooms the size of a tree to ones as tall as an inch. The colors were so varied, and some were more than one that was the color of a rainbow. While looking at one of the rainbow mushrooms, she notice a thin wisp of smoke. Remembering what Chessur said, she started following it. The smoke led her deeper into the forest to a bright blue mushroom, and on top of said mushroom sat an equally blue caterpillar with a monocle, and smoking a hookah pipe. All around him was a cloud of grey smoke. "Who are you?" A voice spoke from beneath the cloud.

"A-Absolem?" Alice asked hesitantly.

"Who are you?" he replied.

"My name is Alice. Though, I don't think I'm the one I've heard about."

"How do you know eggsactually what Alice we are talking about?"

"Well the rabbit already knew my name, so he must have been hunting for an Alice. And Chessur said something about The Alice."

She could have sworn she heard Absolem mumble 'idiots' under his breath, before she went on to say, "I don't know what Alice you're looking for, but I'm not her."

"Stupid girl, you never seem to know who you are when you come here." Absolem said huffily as the smoke cleared around him. Alice, seeing him for the first time, looked at him in shock; she had seen this caterpillar before long ago in a dream.

"You look familiar have I met you before? And what do you mean when you said I never seem to know who I am when I come here?" Before Absolem could form an answer a great roar was heard in the distance, and was coming closer.