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Chapter 8 (Part one)

The Red Queens Forest

A few hours had passed and Alice still couldn't figure out where she was. The only land-mark she could establish was the old, twisted tree she kept coming back to. When the sun had set and darkness covered Underland, Alice took shelter under the twisted tree.

It's just my luck to be lost out here… Alice thought. If only she hadn't drank the potion… But she had and all it seemed to do was leave the mark of a black raven on her arm. Alice looked down at it for a moment.

"Why is a raven like a writing desk…" she whispered, lying against the trunk of the tree. "Well, they both have legs… and most of the time they have at least one feather on them… Some writing desks are black and so a ravens…" Alice cut herself off when she thought how Hatter would love to hear her answers.

Look for me, Hatter. You have to know I'm not dead…

Hatter did indeed figure Alice wasn't dead… At least, not yet. It just seemed that if everyone else in Underland thought so, they would have a bit less to worry about. If someone died, most people forgot after a few weeks. When someone went missing, search parties went out and sometimes they didn't come back.

"Lost something, Tarrant…?" A voice asked suddenly. It was the Cheshire cat.

"You should know, bloody beast. You should know very well!" he snapped back at the floating cat.

"Well, you know… It helps to look for something that is lost."

"What are you-" Hatter whipped around to face the cat, but it had vanished again. "…saying…"

In some way, he did know Alice was alive. The girl Fate had mentioned her before.

I have to go find her… But what would happen if everyone knew she was alive again? They could take her away from m- Once again, his thoughts where interrupted.

"Tarrant?" This time it was the White Queen.

"My lady…" he was about to bow, but the Queen raised a hand saying there is no need for that.

"I have been speaking with my knights, and they wish to lead a raid on the Black Castle… Night, I mean." She paused to take a breath. "I was hoping you would join them." The next decision The Mad Hatter made was most likely the sanest in his life.

"I'll go." He told the Queen. "When do they leave?"

"In about… a day. You have until then to do what you like." The Queen left abruptly, apparently not wanting to talk anymore.

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Hatter walked through the woods of Underland. He had been walking for a very long time and he hoped that it was worth it. About one hundred of the White Queens soldiers followed him. He gripped the long sword he had used to fight Stayne. That was a long time ago, but he still knew how to fight… A little. Since Alice had returned, she had fought most of the battles they encountered.

Soon, Night (the Black Queens castle) came into view. The soldiers lined up and waited for Hatter's orders. It took him a few moments, but soon enough, he uttered one word: "Attack."

Once again, Alice woke in a new place. This time it was a small hut with strings of plants and flowers hanging from a wooden beam.

"What in the name…?" Alice trailed off when she saw a note sitting on a table addresses 'Strange girl with the Raven symbol'. Alice got up off the bed and picked it up.

Don't go anywhere. We have much to discuss.

The Duchess

Whoever the Duchess was, she seemed to have a lot to do. Alice could tell this by looking around the room. Including the hanging flowers and plants, there was an unfinished dress tossed into a corner, a stack of dirty plates and silverware(flies where buzzing around this), and a spinning wheel with sheep's wool scattered around it. Alice was about to reach for the door handle, it swung open. Standing in the door way was a woman with long brown hair, a white dress on, and a basket full of flowers.

"Oh, you're awake. Good, good." She said, setting down the basket. "You know who I am, now who are you?"

"I'm Alice…" she practically squeaked out.

"The Alice?" this was the third time someone had said that to her.

"Yes, the Alice." The Duchess walked passed her and sat down on the bed.

"What where you doing in the Red Queens Forest?"

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