Not that anyone is reading this currently, but here is the sixth chapter! Anyone who happens upon it, please enjoy!
Alice was very shaken. She had only been in the fifth square for a few minutes, but everything was deathly silent. "Oh I do hope I can find my way out of here soon," Alice complained. Suddenly, she came upon path with two doors right next to each other. She approached the doors and tried to open one, before it spoke.
"You may only choose one!" it cried. Alice stumbled back.
"You- you talk!" she exclaimed. Why she was surprised by this anymore is anyone's guess.
"Of course!" the other door, "how else are we supposed to inform people who come by?" Alice didn't have an answer to that.
"Alright, so I must choose a door?" Alice asked.
"Precisely," they said in unison.
"That seems simple enough," Alice mused.
"Yes, but you see, one of us lies..."
"And one of us doesn't."
"Well, which one of you doesn't?"
"Me!" They both said in unison.
"Oh dear..." Alice was puzzled. How was she EVER to get out of this? Suddenly, there was a rustling in the bushes behind her. Alice, afraid it was the Queen and her guards, hid. To her surprise, it was another girl. She approached the doors and was given the same instructions.
"Oh, I don't have time for this!" the girl cried in exasperation, "I have to save Toby." Alice was too stunned to reveal herself, so she watched patiently. Maybe this girl could show her which door was right.
"You must choose," the doors repeated.
"Fine," the girl muttered. She marched up to the left door, "which door would he tell me to go through?" she pointed to the other door.
"This one," the door told her.
"Then I should pick the other door," the girl said, a matter-of-factly. She opened the other door and walked through it. Once Alice was sure she was gone, she got up and went to the door the other girl had used. Luckily, the girl had been correct and Alice was safe.
"Hello, Alice," said a deep male voice, "I'm so glad you could make it." Alice swiveled around to face a man with cold eyes.
"What do you want from me?" Alice whimpered. The man stepped closer.
"To unite three separate eras in history," he told her. Being seven and a half exactly, Alice had no clue what he was talking about.
"You, Sarah, and Dorothy are part of... my experiment," he said mysteriously.
"You're the Goblin King, aren't you?" Alice asked, her voice wavering. He smiled and chuckled.
"Very good," he said, "Sarah reads about me in her books, Dorothy knows me only from the memories from the childhood stories, and you, Alice, are just looking for an adventure." By this time he was towering above her. Alice wished she had never followed that silly rabbit. Alice was getting ready to bolt, when there was a giant wind. Alice fell to the ground and Jareth, the Goblin King, looked horrified, "no, she has no power here!" Jareth growled. With a yelp, the girl who had arrived in the house, Dorothy, fell out of the whirlwind. Holding her by the arm, was Elphaba.
"Couldn't leave you on your own, now could I?" she told Alice.
"Please! I'm sorry!" Dorothy cried.
"Quiet, Dorothy!" Elphaba snapped, "I'm not going to hurt you," Elphaba looked at Alice with exasperation, "honestly, they all believe I'm the devil."
"You have no business here, Phaba!" Jereth spat.
"I save your life and you repay me like this?" Elphaba said, crossing her arms, "I thought you were better than that." Jareth snarled at that comment. Alice looked at the girl. She was still cowering in Elphaba's grasp. Alice thought she was being unreasonable. Elphaba wasn't hurting her, nor threatening her in any way. What a coward. Alice thought. Elphaba's gaze softened.
"Please Fie- Jareth," she stuttered out, "be reasonable. What could these girls possibly be worth here?"
"Not here. In opposite worlds," Jareth explained. He was no longer glowering, but lit up in excitement, "people could use Oz for time travel!"
"Jareth, you know that's not possible. Dr. Dillimond disproved that theory ten years ago," Elphaba chided. Jareth was about to retort, but a White Knight rode through at high speed, making everyone run for cover. He crashed into a tree and Alice ran over to help him.
"Sir, you ought to be more careful," Alice warned.
"Only a flesh wound," the White Knight said shrugging as he picked himself off of the ground. He flashed her a smile. He then rummaged around in the dirt before triumphantly holding up a box.
"What a curious box," Alice commented. The box was gold with paintings of small animals on it. If she looked carefully, Alice could've sworn the pictures were moving.
"It's my own invention," the White Knight said proudly, "it holds Humpty Dumpty."
"It what?" Alice did a double take as he opened the box. There, nestles on the pillow, was a small egg-man.
"I was just on my way to take him to the Red and White Queens. They asked for entertainment for a party," he told Alice.
"Oh! Well, you better get back on your horse. You can't keep them waiting, you know," Alice said.
"Right you are," the White Knight agreed as he jumped back on his horse, "one thing. Could you wave this for my encouragement?" He handed Alice a white handkerchief.
"Of course," Alice told him. He kicked his noble steed and they were off.
Aha! Turn of events there, huh?
