Hey, it's the chapter I've been meaning to upload for the past seven days now! Sorry about the long wait, school takes a huge slice out of my day. I'd rather be writing then. So, to clear up ANY confusion, The last part of Chpater 4 and the first part of this chapter... ALICE WAS HAVIN ONE HECK OF A CRAZY DREAM! For a good reason, too. The first part of the dream was supposed to hint on about Johns missing daughter. This part is hinting on about Time. And for the last explanation... You may have noticed random song lyrics that lead to someone talking. That was me just saying 'HEY I got the idea for this story from 'Alice's theme'. And the lyrics will pop up in random points. They DO mark points in the story. If you someday see part of the song that is at the END of Alice's Theme, that's telling you HEY! The stroy's almost over!

Ok, enough of my pointless ranting. ON WITH THE STROY! ;D

Chapter 5~ Don't know Why

Alice flashed her eyes open. Once again, she was on the gray path. Just a dream... she thought, letting out a small yawn. It seemed so real though. Her thoughts were interrupted by a white flash of hair in the trees.

"Time..." Alice muttered under her breath. As she said that, the man with white hair stepped out of the bushes.

"Hello again, Alice." he smirked. "How have you been?" Alice stayed away from him, something smelling rotten around them.

"What have you done now?" she asked, still keeping her distance.

"Haven't you noticed anything different?" Time asked, ignoring her question.

"Just a rotten smell. I'm guessing it's coming from you." Time smiled at her, clapping like he was at a croquet game.

"Behind you, Alice." he told her, keeping the same smirk on his face. Alice slowly turned around, ready to make a run for it if Time tried anything nasty. Instead of finding nothing, Alice saw something that made her drop to her knees.

"No..." she whispered, feeling tears run down her face. In front of her was a white pelt with black spots. The head of the animal was gone, but she knew what it was. The blood-stained fur and the bones where from her Bandersnatch.

Alice's eyes snapped open. She was breathing heavily, and just by looking at the long grass she was laying in, she had been moving a lot. Mad people, mad dreams, I guess. That was the only explanation Alice could find. Her Bandersnatch was laying just a few yards from her, and Alice was a bit releived. The little girl and the dead Bandersnatch was all a dream. Alice looked around for a moment while she got to her feet, and only one thing worried her. Hatter was missing.

"Hatter?" Alice called, walking around a bit. He didn't answer. "Where are you?" This time, he showed himself.

"Alice." he smiled. "I was wondering when you would wake up." It was Alice's turn to smile.

"Should we keep walking?" Alice asked after a moment of scilence.

"Yes, if you're ready." Alice answered by jumping on the Bandersnatch. The three walked in scilened for quite a while until Alice broke it.

"There it is." she said, her eyes fixed on a black castle. "That's Night." As she spoke, Alice saw that they were not alone on the road. Stayne was ahead of them, but thankfully too far away to hear them. I knew he had to be involved somehow. Alice thought. Evil seems to follow that man.

"Alice?" Hatter brought her back from her thoughts.

"Yes?"

"This may not be the time, but why is a raven like a writing desk?"

"I have wondered about that for five years. I still don't know why."

WOOT! Ok, I hope you are keeping up with this story. I'm PROMISE there will be a very happy, fluffy, cute moment at the end of Chapter 8. I'm currently re-writing it due to so much random-ness. X3

That should be all for now! I look foward to reading more reviews... let's see, I need at least two to keep going. Well, I'll keep going anyway, but it's nice to hear what you guys think! Blah, I was going to put a shout-out to one of my readers, but every time I save the document, her name is erased! .______. Well, she's the one leaving me the long reviews, so if you look hard enough, I'm sure you can find her.
Odd... VERY odd... Anyone know WHY that would happen?! Anyone at all????

~(A very puzzled) WolfCrystal.