Alice was getting quite dizzy from going down the portal that Cheshire Cat had opened. She was, however, amazed at how much the dimension looked so much like space. It was like blue and white glitter blending together. The sparkles on the other side of the glitter like dust were dance brightly and glowing even more beautiful than a full moon.
As she looked about the stars, she almost fell out of Cheshire Cat's grip and had no choice but to hold onto his tail for balance, causing him to yelp at the surprising jolt of pain from his tail. "OW!! That hurts! Let go, let GO!" his eyes were watering and his hair stood up straight.
Alice realized how much pain he was in and let go. She was about to scream when a soft cloud of star dust caught her, cushioning her fall. she was very surprised! She thought that she would fall right through it.
"OW! I think you broke my tail bone!! It feels like it's on fire!!! Ow, ow, OW!!!" Cheshire cat was screaming and rolling on the floor.
Alice was feeling very stupid for doing what she had done. She started to cry. Suddenly, she felt a hand on her shoulder and looked up to see her grandmother, only, I was a ghost of her. She stopped crying and listened. "Alice… you must remember the song that I have taught you… sing it… sing "The Souls of Heaven" …" and with her words fading out of earshot, Alice started to sing to Cheshire Cat.
"Fly-ing through the sta-rry sky
Gliding over the clouds,
I look down over the ones I've loved
And see them grieving for me…
But not only do they grieve they sing a song for me…
The souls of heaven are waiting to welcome you at the golden gates
Oh, how lovely the harps must sound and play throughout the sky!
In the spring sea-so-o-on blossoms will sway, bloom and grow!
And the summer, fall and win-ter the
Souls of heaven are waiting to welcome you at the golden gates
Oh, how lovely the harps must sound and play throughout the sky!"
When Alice finished her song, Cheshire Cat's tail looked as good as new! He was now gaping and staring at Alice in amazement.
"You- how- SINCE WHEN!??" he was really confused at how her voice got from timid and jumpy bright and beautiful.
Alice blushed. She was shy but happy at the same time about what he had said. "Well, I've practiced for a little while…" she was twiddling her fingers.
"A LITTLE WHILE!? Heh, you make me laugh. You're just being modest." He smiled. "Now let's go. Wonderland is waiting for us."
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As they were gliding amongst the stars, they came upon a red portal of star dust and went through it.
As they drifted out of the dimension, Cheshire Cat went back to his old cat self. Alice jumped but then remembered that he was not himself, just a human with cat ears and a tail. Suddenly Alice heard a voice speak up and ask, "Alice? Is that you?? Oh thank goodness! Wonderland is going to be a wasteland soon enough!" it was the March Hare. He used to be neatly dressed and full of energy, but now all of his clothing was ragged, he looked very tired and his fur was as scratchy and filthy looking as ever. Even his whiskers were tangled up! He did not look well at all.
Alice even saw a sad look on Cheshire Cat's face. He was no longer grinning his happy grin. Now, he was frowning a wide frown which had spread all across his face. It looked like he was about to cry.
"If you'd like to know how to save wonderland, you might as well go touch the stone of life. It is located up near the Queen of Heart's treasure chest. It is a glowing red stone with a spiral that looks like a fossil inside of it. If you touch it in time, the survivors and even the wonderland beings who have perished will survive. If not, well… I don't even want to think of it…" the March Hare looked like he was getting worse by the minute.
Suddenly, one of the March Hare's ears started to fade. Then the other. And then his hands, feet, tail, face and body!
Cheshire Cat's eyes brimmed with tears. "Goodbye, my friend…" He started to sob, then started to have a meltdown.
The March Hare smiled sadly and whispered, "I guess this is goodbye, Cheshire Cat and Alice, the beautiful flower of wonderland." And with that, the March Hare faded into thin air like mist clearing over a sparkling lake.
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Alice had to stop herself from crying again. She calmed Cheshire Cat down and they both went on with their journey.
They crossed many paths and fields of grass. It felt like an eternity!
"Okay, I'm REALLY… getting… exhausted!" Cheshire Cat was getting tired of having to walk. "Well, we have no time to lose! Wonderland is in trouble, and we've got to find a way to stop the people here from dying!" Alice urged him to keep moving but then spun around and confessed, "Cheshire Cat… I'm so sorry!" she broke down in tears. "It's all my fault! I should have never-" "LOOK OUT!" Cheshire cat pushed her out of the way just in time to see a black thunderbird as big as a plane almost swoop down over head and snatch Alice up. The bird gave out a terrifying shriek that split the air and just as it was about to try again, it caught sight of the cat, screeched and flew away.
"Wow, the birds around here sure are chicken- *CLAP!* mmph!!" he clapped a paw over her mouth and snapped, "Shhh!!! Not out LOUD! It'll hear you- oh great, NOW you've done it!" they looked up to see at least 30 thunderbirds twice the size of the one they saw earlier circling right above them! Apparently, that one was a baby.
"Okay, stay still and don't move a muscle…" Cheshire Cat whispered. Unfortunately, Alice nodded which meant she had moved her head, Cheshire Cat slapped his forehead, and said out loud, "Okay, since you spoiled plan A, let's do plan B…"
"What's plan B??"
"RUN!!!"
As the thunderbirds flew after them, fewer and fewer came after them as they ran further towards the Queen of Heart's palace.
When there were none following them anymore, they were out of breath from all the running and had to lie down for a little while. When they were fully refreshed, they started to walk again but were quite curious about as to why the thunderbirds had retreated.
"Cheshire, do you have any ideas for shortcuts for the Queen of Heart's palace? You showed me one of them once which was a tree with a door to go through…"
That puzzled him. All he knew of was that one single shortcut. 'But there is another way- oh, but it's way too dangerous!!' he was thinking so hard, that he forgot Alice was even there until she snapped in an impatient tone, "Well??"
"Ok, I have another shortcut, but…" he paused. "But what?" "It's a bit risky to take…" "ARE YOU GOING TO TELL ME OR NOT??" Alice yelled at him. "Alright! Alright! Jeez! The risk is that there are wolves in the shortcut. We are very far away from the safer one. So we have to be very quiet or we'll be spotted by the wolves. And trust me they are not friendly!" he showed her a long scratch on his tail. Alice gasped and looked away. No WONDER he had been in more pain than usual in the portal! She shuddered at the thought.
"The most dangerous wolf them all is the pack leader; he has blood red eyes and fur as black as coal. Be careful so that he does not hurt you or even worse, kill you." he said darkly looking towards the forest.
Alice looked at the dark forest which looked as if someone had died and haunted the whole place with their ghost. The forest was full of lifeless trees that were pitch black and it looked as though the mist would never clear up.
"Well, are you going to just stand there all day? Come on! Let's not wait for the year of 3000!!!" Cheshire Cat snapped Alice out of her observation of the woods.
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As they were walking through the dark forest, Alice was getting more scared by the minute and started to cling on to Cheshire Cat. Suddenly, they heard a twig snap and a growl. "Was that your stomach?" Alice asked. "N-no? But I swear, it sounded like a dog!" he was now getting nervous.
"Well, well, come back to the woods C. Cat??" a deep voice snickered. "Aw, is the wittle Cheshy Cat scared??" another mocked. A who crowd of voices laughed.
"Wh-who's there!?" Cheshire Cat was sweating in fright.
"You don't remember me? You hurt my feeling Cheshy! I'm the one who gave you that battle scar. I'm the Wolf whom you fear the most!"
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