"Where did it go?!" Lynette asked impatently. The tunnel Kroaft had led the girls out of was gone. Now, Lynette, Catt, Alison, Mr.Hatter, The Princes and Kroaft stood at a brick wall covered with ivy.
It was morning, too, and the green ivy glistened sweetly.
"Are you sure it was here?" Kevin asked, hands behind his head.
"We're sure!" Catt said, and stomped, almost breaking the high heel Hatter gave her.
"Super..." Alison said, grumpy.
"Well, we could consult the Duchess, she know's heaps on wierd supernatural stuff." Nick said a little unsure.
"The, duchess?" Catt asked. The three boys shook thier heads.
"The Duchess is a wierd lady that is into alchemy and natural remedies for love and stuff." Joe said, jumping up and down. Lynette clicked her tongue.
"OK, then where's she?" Alison asked.
"She's the woman in the large leather heeled boot." Kroaft said.
"Very stylish...!" Hatter added. Kroaft looked at him funny, then they headed off to where Kevin led.
At the shoe, they looked around. The shoe was tall, so how did they get in at all?
"Oh, hello there."
They looked to the garden where some black roses grew. They were moving a little here and then.
"Are you searching for the Duchess?" The roses asked. Catt, Alison and Lynette jumped back half a mile, freaked out.
"Yes, is she here?" Kroaft asked them.
They nodded and suddenly the shoe opened like a tent. And out walked the Duchess, small black shoulder lengthed hair with really dark brown eyes and a dark purple dress with a bronze amulet . Wait...
"Tiahn!" Catt Alison and Lynette shouted and attempted to hug her, but although she dressed in something that looked very hard to move in, she managed to dodge all of them with ease.
"Tiahn isn't her name, girls." Hatter said, sipping some tea from a bright pink thermos.
"Correct, 'un my name is Tic Tamy Crossenshia, or simply as my political stance is, Duchess." The Duchess said.
"Tic, we need to know about the brick wall at the east of the Kingdom." Kevin said.
Inside the shoe that smelt incredible, rather then sweat, they all sat down comfortably on the undersized couches and chairs.
"The wall to the east is not a very special wall..." The Duchess said, and sipped some honey scented drink from her buttercup.
"What is that? " Lynette asked.
"Jabberwocky blood, of course, 'un." The Duchess replied with a grin. Joe made a horendous look on his face.
"Ew, yuck!" He said, and looked like he was going to be sick.
"What the hell is a Jabberwocky?" Alison asked.
"Jabberwockies are the most vile of fiends in Wonderland." The Duchess explained." They are large scaly dragons I suppose. Thier screech is very intimidating. They have three claws one each hand, and a long neck with a mouth that has rather than pointed teeth, rabbit like teeth that crush thier prey."
She fiddled with her amulet.
"Thier blood is very expensive and you can almost never buy it. Too many people die getting it."
"So, what made the wall so not very special?" Lynette and Joe piped up. The Duchess remembered and put a finger to her chin.
"It's a moon wall." She explained. "A wall that leads a portal to a different place depending on the moon phase. Last night must have been...full moon."
"So the next full moon, we can go home...?" Catt asked.
"Aww, don't go home, we wan't you guys to stay!" Joe piped up.
As the group left, the Duchess grabbed Catt's arm and handed her a vial with a heart for a cork.
"Apply this to your lips, and kiss the one you love, I know who he is."
Catt nodded and joined everyone else. She had a date with well, the one she loved, she supposed. Meh.