Me: Lazy today. Me don't own!
He raced through the forest after his strange encounter with the former queen and knave of hearts. I wonder why they were even there? I wonder why they were there and there? He started his internal ramble as he looked of to the side of him and saw a perfect spot for a tea table. While running the Hatter imagined what it would be like to move their tea table again. It was rather hard last time. The hare refused to part with his house. He made all of us help him move it. Luckily, if they did want to move it, Hatter had installed wheels and a motor knowing the Hare like change sometimes. I wonder where we are? We are all most to the white castle. Can't you tell by the colors slowly fading to white? Oh, that would explain why I'm playing I spy with myself and losing? Ya, sure. Whatever…. His fiercer side never was very mad. He only had a temper. How can I be mad when my madness isn't mad? How could madness be mad? Maybe if Mad and Happy got into a fight then it would be ang-
He was cut of by the sight of the white castle. He saw outside, only a few hundred yard from him, the white queen.
"Hello little tree. Have you been getting enough sunlight through all of this larger ones?" The queen asked sweetly to the smallest little tree in this garden. The poor cherry blossom tree seemed sad. "Maybe if you talk to the little tree every day it will get better." He said walking up slowly towards the queen not wanting to startle her. "That's a great idea." She turned to face the person that gave her that idea. She looked up to far and saw a dark high top hat sitting on a sea of enraged fire colored hairs. She didn't even need to see his face to tell it was the hatter. Though, because she wanted to know if he was already because of sad tone she looked in to his sad mismatched eyes. She looked from his green eye to the slightly yellowier eye and all she saw was pain, loneliness, and pleading. "What is the reason for our joyous reunion?" She asked wanting to not ask about what is probably secret matters. "My queen, I'm sorry but this is not so joyous." He said. She noticed he had lost part of his madness. Its not there, he's not there. He's up there. She thought to herself as she looked up towards where she believed was otherland.
He was surprised she didn't automatically ask him what was wrong. He noticed that he was losing the brightness in his eyes. The muchness was being drained of him. His hair was being drained to. His once bright hair was slowly dulling. Not as quick as his eyes though. He started thinking of where the muchness was being drained.
Maybe it's being drained into the ground? Think this would help he started jumping as high as he could trying to see if it was true. Darn, my muchness is still gone. How do you know? Because, my muchness always made me smile if I was happy. But your not happy. Remember? She's still not here. Remember your where going to find her?
With that the Hatter remembered why he was here. He was brought back to focus, finding the White Queen staring at him like he might have gotten better. But when she saw his eyes become unglazed she saw his brightness slipping away again. " I bet his muchness is going to replace the hole Alice made in his heart." She said to herself, not realizing that she was thinking out loud. The Hatter had heard this statement and his dulling eyes became saucers.
"What hole?!? If there's a hole in my heart, that means I will die!" He shouted as he placed both hands over where heart is and started rubbing the spot confused. "No Hatter, its not like an actual hole. it's a part of your life that can only be filled by one person. And your person is Alice." She said moving his hand from his chest and holding it while putting her other hand on the side of his face. "So, I'm not going to die?" He asked hopeful. She saw a little gleam in his eye and saw not all was lost for him. " I sincerely hope not because, as I have heard, there is a special warrior looking for you." She said, ending with a poke on his nose. She saw his eyes open as wide as they could and a grin the Cheshire Cat would want more than his hat any day. Within seconds, his absolute happiness turned into pure worry. Through his mind he remembered the Red Queen and Knave of Hearts. "Where is she?" He asked as his grin slid off of his face and went into his pocket to be saved when he knew Alice was alright.
"From what I have heard, she's on her way to your table." She said worried at the sudden change in facial expressions. "Why? She asked confused. "Because our table has been relocated and now the Red Queen and Knave of Hearts are there." He said grimly as he knew what would happen if he didn't get there before her.