Disclaimer: I don't own Alice in Wonderland. Rated T for mature scenes.

~~~~~~~~~Alice - Salazen Grum~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Strange dreams were common for me, but none like this. In my dream I was fighting the Medusa, careful to keep my hold on the Vorpal Blade and Persues's sheild. A fight had erupted around us; we were in 'the eye of the storm' so to say.

Hatter was fighting Stayne, Johanna fought Cailean, and Alick fought off guards. Stayne managed to knock Tarrant away, and he soon found himself fighting red knights that swarmed around him, Stayne ran behind me to kill me, I was too distracted to know that he was even there. That is until I heard the strangled cry from Johanna. I whirled around and found her clutching her sword arm. Stayne lifted his sword, blood lust in his eyes. As he brought it down, I woke up.

A sheen of cold sweat covered my body, I began to cry. Tarrant - who was sleeping in the tent directly by ours - came in. After a long time and a lot of coaxing I reluctantly told him my dream. I made him promise to be careful, he said he would try his hardest, but there was no guarantee that he could.

~~~~~~~Helen - Salazen Grum~~~~~~~~~~~~

I was worried for Alice. My baby was going off to battle a monstrous creature. She would have no help at all, no one to save her if trouble arrives.

But now she was seated upon the bandersnatch in full armor, shield and Vorpal sword in hand. If she failed, it would be the end to the freedom of Underland.

"I promise to take care of her Mrs.- er, I mean Mother. She'll be safe." My future-son-in-law had promised me. I reluctantly let them go.

~~~~~~~Absolem~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I stared at the Oraculum; the images it showed were true. But how it ended no one knew. In one of the images shown, the Hatter was comforting Alice, in another they were leaving to do battle, and in the last, Johanna Hightopp was about to be killed by the Knave of Hearts.

"Are you sure the Oraculum is accurate?" I asked for confirmation.

"Absolem my child, do you only now doubt me? When have I ever been wrong? I predicted the Nabila day, the Horvendush day, the Griblig day, the Frabjous day, and now the Athena day! I'm sure it will end well for my Queen and her champion!"

"I do hope you're right!" I sighed and rolled up the Oraculum.

~~~~~~Alice - Battle (where the red and white sea meet)~~~~~~

It was a long way to the designated battlefield, but once we arrived we were shocked to find that the enemy wasn't here.

"Where could they be?" Uncle Calgary - he now let's me call him that (for obvious reasons of course!) - questioned.

"I don't like this! I really don't like this!" Johanna muttered looking around us nervously.

"Why don't you just look for them?" Alick asked her.

"I can't!" she snapped, "I'll see too many of them and my vision will be clouded and confusing!"

"Then why don't you just focus on one?" Alick shouted. Greer's whole being changed, she shifted into a maddened state, her eyes were yellowing and her lip curled back in a snarl.

"Because, I haven't developed my talent to the fullest yet, you know how hard that is to do? I can only concentrate on one group not individuals! And it doesn't help that every ones crowding me!"

Alick looked hurt, it was only then that the madness decided to leave Johanna, only to face a horrible realization of what she had done.

"A- Alick! I- I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to! I- I'm sorry," tears filled her eyes she looked torn between staying and running away from us.

"It's alright Annie. You were lost in the madness. I understand, and I deserved that. I've been rude and harsh to you these last few days," Unshed tears threatened to overtake her. She hung her head in shame. "Now focus, we have a war to win and it won't do if your mind is missing again."

"Look there!" One of the White Knights shouted pointing ahead of us. Entering the clearing was the small Red Army made up of Red Knights, villagers, nobles, courtiers, animals, and the Knave of Hearts. The Red Queen sat atop the black horse that belonged to Stayne.

The Queens dismounted their horses and walked to the center to speak with each other.

"No! It is my crown and my birth right! You have taken it from me you spoiled brat!" The White Queen tried to calm her and speak to her with reason. The Red Queen finally had enough, "Medusa!" she screeched.

The Medusa walked out from behind the trees, scales covered her from head to toe, her hair was a raven black, here skin a sickly green, teeth yellow as gold, her nails alone were longer than a witches finger alone. She wore a suit of armor, the bottom half was not the traditional mens pants style, instead it turned into a skirt with an under layer of chaimail and leather. She flicked her pronged tongue at me as I stepped forward and met her half way and the Queens stepped back.

"Be careful Alice!" Tarrant yelled to me.

"Sso Alisse, champion to the White Queen hersself! One who will fight for the crown of Underland, even if sshe iss only a mortal, weak Otherworlder who will die!" her snake like tongue flicked out periodically

"I'm strong enough to fight you!" I snapped.

"We'll ssee about that!"