Adventure of a Lifetime

Chapter 3

It took me a couple seconds to take it all in. "You need my help?" I ask.

Nivens nodded. "Follow me. The Queen shall explain."

With Mallymkun on my shoulder, I followed Nivens out of the room and down the hallway when I suddenly ran into someone with orange hair.

"Oh, there you two are." The man said to Nivens and Mallymkun.

Mallymkun crawled up my head and sat down on top of my head. "Hatter, this is Jessie. You two haven't been introduced yet." She said.

The man took off his hat and bowed. "Pleasure to finally meet you. I'm the Mad Hatter." He put his hat back on.

I blinked. "Um…..nice to meet you too Mr. Hatter."

"Hatter will do just fine Jessie." He said with a smile. "So, where are you off to?"

"The Queen." Nivens answered. "I'm sure Jessie has many questions."

"Damn straight I do." I muttered. "Are we going?"

"Yes, we're almost there." Nivens replied. We continued down the hallway until we came to a pair of large white doors. They opened, reveling a large white room

As we walked in, I looked around in awe. "Wow….."

"My Queen, Jessie would like to speak with you." Nivens says.

I looked in front of me and saw a very pretty woman with white hair and wore a white dress. "Hello Jessica Johnson." The woman smiles. "My name is Mirana."

"How does everyone know my name?" I ask.

"Nivens, have you told her anything?" Mirana asks.

"I just said we needed her help."

"Very well." Mirana turned to me. "What year did you come from?"

"2007." I reply.

"So…it's been almost 200 years…." Mirana said quietly. "Very well. Jessica, you are here because we need your help."

"Help?"

"My sister, Iracebeth, has taken back her castle and gained a new monster. It's stronger than the last."

"…What kind of monster..?"

"Last time she had a dragon." Hatter replied. I turned to look at him. "And it had only one head."

"But this time…she has another dragon. But it has four heads." Mallymkun says.

"And what do you want me to do?" I ask.

"Defeat it." Mirana replied.

SILENCE

"Are you crazy?! I can't defeat a four-headed dragon!! I'll be lucky to defeat anything twice my size!!" I yelled, obviously pissed off.

"You're the only person who can defeat the dragon Jessica." Mirana says. "I understand this is hard for you to-."

"No! I can't defeat it!! I'm not your person!!" I turned on my heel and ran, Mallymkun falling off my head.

"Jessie, come back!"

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"Ridiculous!" I grumbled while walking up the hill. I stopped at the top and looked back at the white castle. "I'm going home."

A few hours later, darkness finally fell. I sighed in frustration. "Damnit, I'm lost!"

Suddenly, I heard hoof beats. They got closer and I hid behind a tree just as a figure on a horse came by. Who's that? I thought. The figure looked around and then rode away.

I sighed in relief. "Maybe I should wait till morning…." I climbed the tree and sat on a branch. With a sigh, I closed my eyes and soon fell asleep.

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"Psst."

I woke to a noise in my ear.

"Psst."

"Meh, go away." I mumbled.

A chuckle. "Quite stubborn, aren't you?"

My eyes shot open and I was staring straight at a floating, grinning cat. "Wahhh!!" I yelled out and fell off the branch onto the ground. The sun was just rising. "Oww….." I groaned.

"Nasty black eye you have there Jessie." The cat appeared in front of me.

I sighed. "I'm going crazy. I've finally lost it." I muttered, shaking my head and stood up. "Can you lead me home?"

The cat grinned. "No, but I can lead you to the Hatter's Tea Party."

I glared at it and huffed. "Fine."

I followed the cat through the forest until we came to a table, where I saw Hatter, Mallymkun, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Nivens and a March Hare.

"Tea?!" the Hare picked up a teacup and threw it at me.

I ducked and heard a crash behind me. I glared at the Hare. "Are you crazy?!!"

"Don't mind him. He's always like that." Hatter said.

"I found Jessie sleeping in the forest." The cat said. "You were right; she is awfully young."

I glared at the cat. "What's the supposed to mean?" I crossed my arms over my chest.

"Jessie, why did you run away?" Mallymkun asks.

"Because I can't defeat a four-headed dragon!! I'm sorry, but you have the wrong person. I'm going home."

"But you can't go home." Hatter said, standing up from his chair. I noticed his eyes were turning to a brown color. Was he worried?

"Why not?" I growled.

"Because there is no way to get home unless you defeat the dragon."

"You'd better be lying." I said angrily.

"And what if I'm not?" his eyes then turned to an amber color. Was he challenging me?

"You-!"

"That's quite enough." Nivens interrupted. "Jessie, I understand how difficult it must be for you to believe this. But you're the only person who can defeat the dragon."

I stayed silent for a moment. "I……don't know….."

"Tea?!" the Hare threw a teacup at my head, which made a direct hit.

"OWW!!!!" I yelled out in pain, clutching my head and glaring at the Hare. "You damn-!"

"Yipe!!" the Hare yelped and took off like a bullet.

I growled and rubbed my head. "That really hurt……" I muttered and sat down at the table. I remember the first time I had tea. It made me sick for almost 2 weeks. I figured out I was allergic to it.

"Tea?" Hatter asks.

"I'm allergic." I replied. "Sadly."

"Sadly it is." He said quietly.

"How am I supposed to defeat this dragon?" I ask.

"Well……the Vorpal Sword has gone missing. We don't know where it is." He answered.

"Vorpal Sword?"

"It's the strongest sword in the entire world of Underland."

I looked down at my lap with a small groan. "And I'm supposed to find this sword?"

"Technically, yes. But, we're here to help you."

My eyes narrowed and I banged my fists on the table hard, startling Hatter, Mallymkun and Nivens. "I didn't ask for this! I followed Nivens because he tapped his watch at me!! I never knew animals could talk or-or…….!" I covered my face with my hands. "I want to go home……"

"I understand how you feel Jessie. We all had a friend many years before you came here and she was from your world." Hatter says.

I froze and uncovered my face. "What?"