The next day Alice awoke early and she went and had her wash. Then she went to get changed and heard Jennifer wake up.
"Mummy! Mummy! There is a blue Absolem here...and this one can talk!"
Alice was in shock; she hadn't seen Absolem since her mother's funeral. Despite this she couldn't help but giggle at what Jennifer had said. Jennifer had a habit of calling every butterfly Absolem, every cat Chess, every mouse Mally and every rabbit ThackTwisp!
"Hello Absolem." Alice said softly whilst walking into the room. "How did you get here?"
"The new hole is soon to be complete. I could just fit through it."
"Where is it?"
"In the trees deep in your garden. Everyone has had a part in making it."
"When do you think it will be complete?"
"Today at some point."
"Please feel free to stay here until then. I have beverages which you can have if you want them."
"Thank you Alice that is very generous of you. But I do have one thing to ask you."
"What would that be?" she raised an eyebrow.
"Who is this little one?"
Just the the doorbell rang and Alice excused herself to go and answer it. Elizabeth was at the door.
"Elizabeth you will never guess what!"
"What?"
"We can go to Underland today!"
"What? How?"
"They have been making a new hole and it leads to the trees at the end of the of the garden. I know this because Absolem is upstairs with Jennifer!"
"Oh my word!"
"Please come in. I will help you bring your things inside."
Once they had brought all of Elizabeth's things inside the house and into the hallway they went upstairs. When they went inside Alice's room they noticed that there were now two visitors looking at the young child. Floating over the bed was Chess.
"Hello Chess it is wonderful to see you again!"
"It's really good to see you too Alice...and who is the lovely lady standing next to you and the adorable girl in this bed?"
"I have a lot to explain to all of you and so I think we should go and take tea downstairs. Elizabeth could you please take our guests downstairs and ask one of the staff to go and get some tea ready please?"
"Of course Alice."
"Now I just need to get my little flower here ready for the day ahead."
Everyone else left the room and Alice got Jennifer cleaned and dressed. Both Alice and Jennifer were wearing blue and white. Alice had put Jennifer into her replica of the dress which Alice wore the first time she went to her "Wonderland". Alice went downstairs and into the garden where they would be taking tea.
"Hatter it's good news...they have broken through the surface!" Mirana had gone into Hatter's workshop and had a big smile on her face. Hatter looked up from the desk which he had been sitting at. He had been making a hat for one of the ladies in the court.
"Really?"
"Yes! We will be able to send McTwisp up there soon if he is needed."
"If he is needed?"
"Oh yes, well as it turns out Absolem and Chess have gone up there already and are taking tea with Alice and the others."
"Others?"
"Yes there will be two other people coming down with her."
Alice had told Absolem and Chess about everything that had happened and answered all of their questions. It may have taken a few hours but she did it.
"Does the Queen know that we are coming?" Alice asked taking a sip of tea. Jennifer sitting to her left.
"She knows that you and two others will be arriving soon. We decided that you should be the one to introduce who the others are." Chess looked at Elizabeth and then Jennifer.
"She is adorable. It is a shame that some people are heartless enough to just want to get rid of something so sweet and innocent. We promise we will keep the secret until it is time."
"Thank you Chess. Absolem."
"I think now would be a good time to get all of your things together to take with you; the hole will be ready in a few hours." and with that they finished tea and went indoors to Alice's room.
"Okay so Elizabeth's things are already in the hall and all we need to do is pack mine and Jennifer's things. I then need to tell the staff what is happening and inform my sister that she can use the home whenever she wishes but it will remain mine and so will all the staff."
They got to it and within four hours they had everything packed and ready to go in the hallway downstairs. Alice had informed her sister and everyone else that needed to know. The staff seemed particularly pleased to know that they would still get paid and could use the supplies in the home within reason and Alice said they could have the rest of the day off because she didn't want them to see anything from Underland which would be roaming the grounds for their move there. The five of them where waiting in the hallway for the things to be collected when they heard footsteps coming towards them. There were many people helping.
Mally, Thackery, McTwisp, Bayard, Uilleam and many others came to help. Within an hour they were ready to go. They made their way to the rabbit hole and McTwisp was waiting there for them.
"All set to go? Awh the little one is tired." McTwisp was looking at Jennifer.
"Yes. I think my little flower knows that we have a busy day ahead of us tomorrow."
"We should get going then or we shall be late!"
"Oh yeah where does this hole lead to?"
"This one leads straight to the Marmoreal castle."
"That's good. I suspect that there will be no need to shrink or grow that way."
"Exactly my dear child now please come along or we will be late!" Absolem said.
One by one they jumped down the hole and landed in the castle. They had made the room soft and padded so nobody could get hurt by landing there. Once they were all in the room and straightened out they went to see the queen.
"Why are we not going to the throne room?"
"You are still as curious as ever I see Alice. Well it is because she has had a special meal prepared for you." Chess was floating beside Alice whilst being petted by Jennifer.
"Okay but where are our things?"
"They have already been put into your chambers Alice."
Jennifer was still stroking Chess and McTwisp told them to wait outside the room. Alice heard as he was telling everybody that they were there and McTwisp went back out of the room and led everyone in.
Everyone in the room was smiling. Sitting around the table in the kitchen was Mally, Thackery, Mirana, Tarrant and now McTwisp. Chess and Absolem went and sat down at the table, leaving Alice, Elizabeth and Jennifer standing up.
"Hello again everyone! This is Lady Elizabeth May Mitchell and this little bundle of joy is Jennifer Mirana Kingsleigh, my daughter."
They sat down and everyone got to know each other. Everyone was complementing them. Due to the commotion of soft murmuring no one heard Hatter's soft, confused and slightly heart broken voice.
"Daughter?"