Chapter 16.

It was Cain who spotted the cat first and a feeling that he had not felt since he was a youth and then when he was a new born vampire washed over him. He got to his feet tying his hair back into a tight pony tail and crouching down woke both Caz and Nikita.

He pointed to the trees then stared as Johnathen jumped down from the branch above them and was joined by Jean Grey.

"There's two of them" Johnathen explained "and neither of them look friendly, one of them looks like the thing that was in Angie's room and the other..."

"Looks like a cat?" Cain asked.

"Yeah" Johanthen nodded "how did you know?"

Cain scratched his ear "That's Cheshire"

"Oh shit" They turned as the Rabbit and her Alice joined their side and she looked to all intense and purposes like she had seen her worst nightmare and maybe she had.

"We need to find Angela" The young man reminded her "The longer she is here the more she will become Hatters Alice"

"I know that" The Rabbit snapped "Just give me a chance to think."

"Well," Caz snatched her jacket off the ground and checked her weapon "While you think I am going after my daughter!"

"Must you always be impetuous against things you do not know Hernechild" The Rabbit scalded "Those two are in league with the Duchess and that makes this more dangerous then even your god blood can handle"

Cain rested his hand on Caroline's shoulder "I had Three Sons" He told her "Born in the normal way but all half vampire. Of them all I loved Enoch the most and I lost him because I was too busy watching Jacob and Lamech." Cain lowered his gaze "I know the feelings that invoke us when we are worried about our children"

Caroline swallowed Cain rarely spoke about his natural children let alone his vampire children. It was hard to believe that this was not only John Greystokes Grandfather but her nephews great-grandfather.

"She is my baby" Caroline muttered .

Jean looked away, she had never heard Albian sound so helpless before and even the rabbit paused before a sarcastic comment came out.

It was not a feeling she was used to but as she looked upon her Alice she was aware of something similar to it. She took a deep breath and pointed.

"Down here is a path that leads to the Hatters Tea Party...,don't ask" she cut Nikita off before she could ask "Angela will be there and pray she has not drunk or eaten anything"

She hurried off with the others following.

Angie stared at the food and the drink, her stomach was starting to growl but something was telling her not to touch it and truth be told she could just fancy one of her mums roast dinners.

"Now aren't you a pretty little thing" she turned as the Caterpillar appeared out of nowhere.

Angie didn't much care for the look of lust that hit his eyes and come to think of it, she didn't much care for this place any more. She got up and moved back a little.

"Aw now come on pretty don't be like that, I just want to be your friend"

Angie shook her head "You are no friend of mine" She could not understand why her powers did not seem to work but powers or not she could tell evil when she saw it, one was not the niece of Predator or the daughter of Albian and Arachno without learning a trick or two.

Guilt suddenly whirled through her as she thought of her mothers face after she had rounded on her and right now Angie wanted to be anywhere but here. She wanted her mum.

"Get away from her!" She turned as the Hatter came through the clearing with the cat the Caterpillar grinned and cocked his head a little.

"Oh we can share Hatter you know how I will look after her"

"Fuck off" Hatter snarled "She is not for you, you perverse piece of trash"

Angie was sat back down in a chair by the Hatter who then turned to the Cheshire Cat

whilst she stood protectively over the girl "Better get ready for the carrot freak and her friends."

She looked at Angie and smiled a little "I have taken care of one of your problems my friend, the others will be dealt with when I have dealt with a problem that has arisen here and don't worry he won't touch you"

Caterpillar laughed and it made Angie shiver to hear it "The moment you die I will" He winked and it did not make her feel any better.