Hi there, I'm so happy that so many people have liked my story! It was a real suprise and I want to thank everyone who favorited, added alerts or reviewed this story! Everytime I get a review it just makes me want to post my next chapter that much fast ^_^ thank you everyone

Kuki200: yes, I did take the title from Danny Elfmans song, hope you notice the name of this chapter :P

AdriRin: Actually the Rupublic of china was established in 1912, which is around the time I assumed Alice was set, though I do admit it could take place in the mid to late 1800's.

Kurogawa Yumi:of course! I love rabbits, and I would think Alice would too considering she knows at least two.

I do not own Alice in Wonderland, Tim Burton and Disney do.

Enjoy

Slowly Alice stepped onto the grass, walking through the door. She looked about her, inhaling the magnificent scents of this magical place.

Wonderland

It seemed as if she had been away for a lifetime, memories that were once fading flooded back to her in vibrant detail. She walked farther into the forest, one hand pulling Abby out of her pocket and holding her to her chest so that she might see the majestic beauty of the wonderland forest. Abby appeared to be rather started from the fall, but calmed as she was held close to the warmth of Alice's chest.

The trees were far more beautiful then those she had appreciated when she was coming home. They somehow seemed more vibrant, more alive. As Alice walked slowly she put hr free hand on a tree, and she swore she felt a pulsing all around her, from the trees from the ground, from everything it was all stunning and it was all so alive. Even the simplest plant was made that much more extraordinary by the charm of wonderland.

Well, it's technically called Underland, but it's not as if anyone's listening to my thoughts Alice mused to herself.

As she continued to walk she heard the singing get louder, she looked around to find its source but to no avail. She began to move once again, lifting her foot to take another step but before she could put it down she heard small screams. She looked down to see a group of flowers, all shaking beneath her foot.

"Oh I do beg your pardon ladies! I'm not used to being this size in the forest." She said moving her foot and kneeling down to speak with the flowers. The flowers however did not look satisfied.

"Watch where you're walking you great stupid girl!" shouted a purple Marigold. The Rose beside her nudged her with her leaf. "Have you any idea who this is? That's Alice! If it weren't for her the red queen might have destroyed this forest for lord knows what!"

The other flowers giggled as the Marigold looked from the Rose to the large golden haired girl. "I'm terribly sorry, I didn't realize you were a champion." She pleaded. The rose moved her head slightly to be somewhat in front of the marigold. "Do pardon her disrespect, she's new here. Good to see you Alice, still ugly I see"

Alice looked somewhat annoyed as she set Abby next to her, "And you are still rather rude I see, but your singing is still lovely." The other flowers whispered to one another giggling still.

"You're all rather giddy aren't you? " Alice said looking more relaxed. The other flowers continued their whispering, the Marigold looking at Abby rather cautiously as she sniffed the ground near the flowers. The Rose however smiled coyly, "Well, being the champion of wonderland, we know how happy everyone will be to see you, they'll go batty! And we are the first to find out you're here. It's a wonderful piece of gossip to spread around the forest!" With that the giggling from the other flowers had turn to full blown laughter as they all began to talk at once. Alice rolled her eyes All this time and they still love their gossip. Suppose there isn't much else to do when you can't move from one spot.

"Well, I suppose I'll leave you all to your chattering I have a few friends I'd like to see" Alice said as she rose to her feet picking up Abby as she sniffed the not petrified Marigold. She turned to walk when the Rose called out to her, "Alice!"

She turned around to face the flower. "I should warn you. Wonderland is relatively peaceful but the White Queen had been taking more people into her army should her sister ever rise again and well…some of the recruits are less then …satisfactory." Alice raised and eye brow.

"Are they at the castle? I should like to avoid any trouble if possible" she asked as she stroked Abby softly as she held her in her hand.

The Rose looked off the side "well you see they actually trail-"

"HALT!!"

Alice and the flowers turned to see one of the White Queens soldiers, this one in particular a knight presumably from the horse head helmet.

"Speak of the devil, good luck Alice."

Alice glared at the Rose who only smiled and the knight came charging towards her. Alice didn't run surely this can be talked out; perhaps he will recognize me and I'll be on my way in no time.

The knight rushed up to her stooping just inches from her.

"Where is your identification?" He shouted in a deep but some how rather funny voice.

"Since when have the creatures of wonderland needed identification?" Alice asked, she was already frustrated with the flowers giggling this silly knight wasn't helping.

"No questions! That's my job! I'm afraid if you don't show identification you shall have to be taken prisoner." The strange knight announced as her firmly grabbed her free wrist.

"I most certainly will not! " Alice said firmly, "I've done absolutely nothing wrong. I don't need identification I'm Alice, the Alice."

"'afraid I don't know you miss! You'll have to come with me." With that The knight threw Alice over his shoulder, causing her to drop Abby on a patch of soft moss, and ran out of the forest presumably towards the white queen castle.

Not even a half hour in wonderland and you've been arrested, good show Alice! She yelled at herself in her mind as she was carried off by an idiotic knight.

Tarrant Hightopp sat in his familiar arm chair with his two good friends. While He had come to much better terms with time, he found that he felt as if he should have tea very often even though now it was no longer necessary. He had now gone back to being the hatter for the White queen and he felt magnificent to be working again and for such a fantastic ruler as the Queen. He was relaxing today while the queen was attending to some paper work. However ever since that faithful day ,when he had Fudderwakened for the first time in years, and when Alice had left wonderland, he often found his thoughts going back to her. On nights when he couldn't sleep he thought back to her return and all she had done. He thought about what might have happened if she had stayed, what fun they all could have had taking tea, not to mention she could see some of his new fabulous hats! But the while the thought brought a smile to his face, he felt rather sad when he was reminded of them later.

While he did love his friends that he had now, he did greatly enjoy Alice's company. There was something about her that was much different from the other creatures of Underland; she had a muchness to her that he had never seen in anyone else. He knew she said that she would be back but as time went by he began to doubt she would return. Then again, it had taken her a very long time to return last time, she had grown in to a lovely young lady since then. The hatter stared down at his tea, swirling it a bit in the cup; Tarrant did rather miss his friend. He would have liked to get to know her a bit better.

"Is everything alright?" The voice woke the Hatter from his thoughts. He turned to see the dormouse looking at him somewhat concerned.

"quite alright, fine in fact, nothing the matter at all, right as rain , peachy keen, bright as a-"

"Hatter."

He calmed himself, trying not to get so dreadfully over excited. "Sorry."

"no need to be sorry" She said as she chucked a small scone at the March Hare who in retaliation threw a small teapot at her, nearly hitting her head sending them both into fits of laughter.

Hatter smiled his usually toothy grin as he watched his friends, taking a sip of his tea when something in the distance caught his eye. It was just at the edge of the forest, something very small and white was moving around. He squinted to see what it was and it appeared to be a small rabbit!! Far too small to be the white rabbit Mr. McTwisp whom he was acquainted with but a white rabbit none the less.

"I do believe we have a guest!" He exclaimed as he hopped from his chair and went to the edge of the forest where the little rabbit was. He looked down, his eyes a vibrant emerald as he looked down at the little creature.

"My dear! I don't believe we know each other and seeing as I can't recall meeting such a terribly small rabbit, allow me to introduce myself. I'm Tarrant and these are my good friends Thackery Earwicket and Mallymkun."

Both the March Hare and the Dormouse waved.

"You are most welcome to join our tea party as we have plenty of room but first I should like to know your name, might you have one?"

The little rabbit looked up at him petrified, unable to move away from the towering hatter in front of her. The hatter looked at her perplexed and his smile faded.

"I suppose if you don't have one that's quite alright but if you do decline our invitation you should have the good manners to tell me." He looked down at the still greatly frightened rabbit and began to feel rather annoyed.

"Well there is no need to be rude, I shall bid you good day." The hatter pouted just as Mallymkun scurried up to his feet.

"Hatter! Can't you see the poor things terrified?"

The hatter looked down at the rabbit once more, this time looking deep into her eyes and she was indeed shaking with what looked to be fear.

"I believe your right, but that's no excuse to be rude." He said rather firmly.

"Perhaps she can't speak, and look at the size of her not to mention she's naked! For all we know she's been through a horrible ordeal and now you're going off and calling her rude!"

The hatter looked to his friend wide eyed then down to the little rabbit. "Of course! What perfect sense that makes, how foolish of me, but it does make perfect sense, look at the thing she's dreadfully small, far to small for a normal rabbit, I should says she's even-"

"Hatter! We need to help her!"

The hatter shook his head again and nodded to Mallymkun.

"Mally you're absolutely right, and if anyone should be able to help this poor dear it's the White Queen." He began to teach down for the little rabbit and just as the creature was about to turn around Mally got behind her covering her with her coat. In that short time the hatter picked up the little creature, now struggling to escape and put her in a spare pocket.

"Not to worry love, we're gonna help! " Mally shouted reassuringly.

"Fine! Leave without your tea!" The March Hare shouted, throwing a scone and missing.

The hatter ignored the hare as the dormouse laughed and scurried up hatter's leg and onto his shoulder as they set off for Marmoreal.

After a very long and rather uncomfortable ride on the shoulder of a less then competent knight, Alice had finally arrived at the White Queens Castle. Once arriving at the gates he threw her off his shoulder and bound her hands. He then pushed her in front of him, forcing her to walk down the path.

"You know it's extremely uncomfortable to be carried on someone's shoulders over such a long distance." Alice complained as he poked her in the back to make her walk fast. "Stop that! That's completely unnecessary!"

The knight looked down but held his staff up still pointing at her back should she stop, "Well perhaps if you didn't fidget so much it would be more comfortable!" He shouted back.

"How did you get to be a knight? I don't recall ever being asked to show identification the last two times I was here."

"Well, technically I'm in training to be a knight, wait, you're not supposed to know that. I mean, be quite! Keep walking! You live in Underland you know the rules."

"But I don't live in wonderland! I'm visiting." Alice protested.

"Well if you're not from round here you're from the outlands, and nothing good comes from the outlands."

"I'm not from the outlands I'm from London!"

The knight stopped for a second as Alice continued to walk, he then ran to catch up to her. "Only one person has ever come from the land of London and that was the champion of Underland."

"And you've arrested her. I'm Alice; I was the one to slay the Jabberwocky."

"You couldn't be the champion, you're a lady, and I've never heard of an Alice."

"What name have you heard of then?"

"Just the champion, I wasn't there the day we talked about their name and all that stuff."

Alice merely sighed as she walked into the beautiful white halls of Marmoreal castle. Court was obviously not in section as many of the members were wandering around speaking with one other in the hall. They looked to see who had come in the door with the knight and their eyes widened as they fell upon Alice. They began to talk franticly, some running to other members of the court to point out Alice now being brought in by the young knight to be.

One of the members ran behind the thrown at the end of the hall. The hall was now full of the sound of people speaking excitedly as Alice approached the thrown. The knight tapped her shoulder with his staff. "Kneel" he said anxiously.

Within moments the member of the court had come back from behind the thrown , walking behind them was the Magnificent White Queen herself. She looked about, hands up as if dancing, while she walked across the floor. Her eyes turned to Alice and they grew wide.

"This young lass has been caught without identification in the Underland forest near the border with the outlands!" The knight shouted rather proudly as he saluted his queen.

"With your permission I should like to place her in the dungeons until someone of reliability is able to identify her!"

The Queen continued to look at Alice's face, a smile slowly spreading across her face, ascending the steps from her thrown, appearing to float as she went. She walked up to Alice, kneeling down slightly offering her hand gracefully, helping Alice up from the floor.

"Alice!" The Queen said in her ever so regal voice. It was exactly as Alice had remembered it to be.

"Dear Alice, We are most overjoyed to have you back, oh this is a most wonderful turn of fate indeed. " The queen seemed truly happy and surprised as she spoke.

She then looked up to the knight and glided to Alice's side, gently pointing to the cuffs around Alice's wrists.

"Remove these at once." She said calmly, and while she looked to be fairly calm Alice turned to see something she could swear was hidden rage in her eyes. The knight moved quickly to unshackle Alice and Alice rubbed her wrists as she felt the relief of the heavy binds being taken away. The Knight merely looked down as Bishop came up, saluted the queen and grabbed the arm of the knight, dragging him off.

"How the hell could you not know that was Alice?! Didn't they teach you that in training about our champion?!" The Bishop whispered viciously, but because of the architecture of the room you could hear him quite well. "I was sick that day!" The knight protested which was followed by a loud "ouch!" from the knight.

"Thank you your majesty." Alice said with a small bow. The Queens face illuminated with joy as she turned her attention back to Alice, "Oh there is not need for such formality from you my dear, for we own you all our lives." She offered her hand to Alice as she turned ever so gracefully, "We have so much to discuss."

With that Alice took the hand of the White Queen and they walked away from the hall. The queen stopped for only a moment to whisper to one of her ladies of the court.

"Gather my people together and prepare the ball room, we have much to celebrate."

Tarrant and his friend were making their way through the forest towards the White Queens castle and everything seemed to be alive and buzzing. He could hear the flowers in the distance chatting and laughing, no doubt with another silly bit of gossip. Even the trees seemed livelier though, they seemed to move their branches more with the small pleasant breezes. The little rabbit in his pocket still seemed to be fidgeting and fighting to escape but the hatter kept her in his pocket, covering the entrance so she couldn't escape.

"Hush my dear, we are going to help not to fret." He whispered into his chest pocket.

"What do you suppose has got the forest in such a mood?" Mally asked the hatter as she sat on his shoulder.

Tarrant looked up from his pocket and looked around at the forest so lively and full of sounds.

"I haven't the slightest." He said turning his head slightly to face Mallymkun. "but perhaps one could suggest it's good news, as nothing seems to be sad , or rather more lively or livelier then usual."

The Hatter stopped suddenly, feeling a horrendous feeling above him. His hat had been lifted off his head and he whipped around wildly , looking around then up, nearly throwing Mally off his shoulder. Just as he had suspected, he saw his hat floating there in the air as slowly the figure of a blue and grey cat appeared holding it in his paws.

"And where might my dear friends be heading off to in such a hurry?" The Cheshire cat had slowly appeared in front of them with his infamous grin as wide as ever. The hatter glared up at him, his eyes darkening slightly.

"Give me back my hat." He said firmly.

Chessur rolled over still holding the hat firmly and staring down at the hatter.

"But Tarrant, haven't you heard the news? I would assume you don't know already because you were just talking about it."

"Give me back my hat ya ease droppin, liver spotted, fat cat!" The hatter shouted in his thick accent as his eyes darkened to an orange color.

"Hatter!" Shouted Mally, "That was rude! No need to call him fat"

The hatter closed his eyes for a moment and breathed deeply, the dark color fading from his face returning to its lighter shade. "I'm sorry, really must stop that." He opened his eyes to reveal their usual emerald color.

"What is the forest so lively about?" He asked in his normal voice.

Chessur looked less then pleased with the hatter but seemed to brush it off as one of the hatters' random outbursts. But the hatter was simply far to fun to tease to miss this opportunity.

"Oh, I suppose it's not that important, and I'm sure you wouldn't want o hear it from a fat ease dropper like me." He said as he floated down placing the hat back atop the hatters head then fading away again.

"Chess I'm sure hatter didn't mean it come back!" Mally yelled from the hatters shoulder.

"If he insists on being this way we might as well leave, it's not as if our small friend here wants to wait while we chat." The hatter said patting his chest pocketgently. He began to walk again, and Chessur reappeared floating next to him.

"And what little friend might that be?" He asked gliding towards the front of the hatter, trying to get a better look into his front pocket still being covered by the hatters hand. While he did enjoy teasing, curiosity seemed to always get the best of him.

"None of your concern, merely a strange little thing in need of help." The hatter said strongly, closing his eyes as he walked forward almost pouting.

"Don't be like that Tarrant, perhaps I can help?"

"I doubt it. If you must know we found someone who appears to have been shrunken, stripped and muted."

"We're off to the queens' castle to ask if she can help" Added Mallymkun.

The cats grin widened as did his eyes, appearing fully now.

"Then you should see her there!" He said in a delighted tone.

"See who ? The queen? Of course she lives there." Hatter replied.

Chessurs eyes narrowed and he rolled in the air getting closer to the hatters face "you really haven't any idea do you poor thing" he said now gliding past him then behind him.

"Alice has returned."

The hatter stopped walking, looking down for a moment, thinking She's back? Suddenly all those night he had thought of her, getting to know her better as a friend, having tea again, they could all become true.

"Alice!" With that the hatter started running towards the castle , beginning to see it in the distance as they emerged from the woods of Underland, the Cheshire Cat not floating far behind.

Mallymkun held onto his shoulder for dear life, "For goodness sakes hatter, think of the girl in your pocket!"

The Queen had lead Alice to a familiar balcony, where she and the hatter had spoken the night before the battle with the Red Queen and the Jabberwocky. They sat at a lovely white table of marble with small white chairs. To the left of them was the rest of the castle and over the balcony to the right was the magnificent waterfalls that fell into the wonderland rivers. If Alice didn't know that such a beautiful place really did exist, she would swear it was all a dream again.

A servant came out placing small white pastries with small strawberries on top, along with a cup of tea to go with it, in front of them. He bowed to the queen and she nodded signifying that he may leave.

"Oh Alice you can't imagine how wonderful it is to see you again, you've no idea how much we have all prayed for your return." The White Queen said smiling, dipping her pastry into her tea before taking a small bite.

"I'm rather glad to be back actually, I've missed this place so much since last time." Alice said looking away from the waterfalls and now to the queen.

"And Underland has missed you my dear." The queen said gently taking a sip of her tea.

"Tell me did you find the answers that you were looking for back in your world?"

Alice paused for moment thinking and as she came to her conclusion she sighed.

"I did find some answers, some I was looking for, others I wasn't. While I want the truth it's often not pleasant."

"A sad but true fact of the world my dear. You've not had any of your dish would you care for something else?"

"Not thank you." Alice said smiling again and waving her hand as the queen lifted her hand slightly as if to call a servant.

"But if it's alright, I would like to ask about why that knight arrested me. He said I was supposed to have identification, I never heard of such a thing in Wonderland. What was that about?"

The queen sighed and looked down at her tea then back up to Alice, holding her tea in one hand pinky extended outward.

"I'm afraid that is a new rule we have had to enact. You see my sister had been trying to get back into Underland disguising herself with outland potions. In areas close to the outlands like the forest you were in, we now have to ask for identification to make sure everyone is indeed who they claim they are."

"But what does she want in Wonderland?"

The Queen shrugged her shoulders lightly as she took a sip and gently placed the cup back on the table.

"I'm not sure, but I assume at the very least she seeks the comforts of her castle. It's been abandoned since she and Stayne were sent into exile. In particular we think she may want one of her old dresses. It was a replica of the one she usually wore. She loves it dearly."

Alice took a sip of her tea as she thought. Are the Outlands really that bad? She pondered, Why would she only come back for something so simple? Surely there are those in the Outlands that might support her somewhat if it's truly as bad as they say.

Alice continued to think on it when she heard a familiar voice near the door to the balcony.

"We need to see the Queen we have something very important to tell her! I am her official hatter, you must let me through at once!"

"And we've someone who needs helping don't we hatter?" Added a small mouse on the mans shoulder, nudging his neck with her elbow.

"Oh yes!" With that the hatter pulled out the small frightened rabbit from his chest coat pocket, Alice watched as it struggled in his hands and recognized her little rabbit Abby. She looked to the mans face seeing the vibrant orange hair, the pale skin and the hands spotted with red and she stood.

It was him.

"Hatter?"

The hatter turned, his eyes now an even more vibrant emerald green as a delighted toothy grin appeared on his face.

"Alice!"

A/N: so id you like it? please tell me in reviews if you feel like I got everyones characters down right if not I'll try to work on it. Hope you all liked the chapter, review for updates please!