Alicia In Wonderland Book III: Saving Underland

Disclaimer: Tim Burton, can I please buy Alice in Wonderland? Please? My piggy bank is almost completely full with pennies!:)

Author's Note: Hello, Hello, Hello! I hope you enjoy Chapter One!

Chapter One

Alicia's Point of View

The sun was shininng through the windows.

Oh, no. No, no, no. It was not morning yet! I didn't want to wake up yet!

I sighed, and looked next to me. Alison was still fast asleep. She looked so peaceful...I couldn't bare to wake her up. Would she be really mad if we just left her here? Not being mean or anything...I just feared for her safety. I wished she would just change her mind about wanting to come. What if she got hurt? Not only would my mother want me on a noose if she ever found out, but I would never be able to live with myself...

"Alicia, Darling, I'm not trying to be mean...but is everything okay? You seem a little...troubled."

I jumped at the sound of Chess's voice. I had thought that he was still asleep, too. He was in his human form once again, smiling at me with his gorgeous smile. What was with everyone! They were acting as if everything was all fine and dandy. Did I need to remind Chess that the Red Knights would be searching throughout all of Underland for him? To take him to jail and chop off his head? How was he so at ease?

"No. No, everything isn't alright, Chess. Everyone seems to think that this is all just going to be a nice little walk in the park. Need I remind you that you were supposed to be collected and thrown in jail today?" I hadn't meant to sound so snappy, but I was really stressed out and tired and was in no mood to deal with someone else having a near death experience.

"Love, I know. But they're not going to find us. Everything will work itself out. Doesn't it always?" Chess asked playfully.

"Not always." I muttered too low for him to hear.

He sighed, and evaporated. He reappeared at the foot of the bed, and I sat upright. He took my hand, and stared into my eyes intently.

I couldn't stand it when he looked at me that way! It was the cat equivalent of the puppy dog face. His eyes got all big and round and I felt like my heart was going to melt at the sight of him. Suddenly, I felt really young and scared. I couldn't bear it if I lost Chess again, even for a moment. We couldn't be seperated again. I didn't care if it cost me my life; we would be together somehow, someway.

"It will be okay." Chess whispered.

"If you say so." I said, looking down.

"I do say so." Chess said. He planted a quick kiss on my cheek, and then disappeared.

I, too, got out of bed. I changed into one of the many dresses in my closet, and left Alison to sleep. I headed through the door into the kitchen, where Chess, Alice, and Hatter were sitting in the chairs that surrounded the square, wooden kitchen table.

"Breakfast, anyone?" Leila asked as she came in. She smiled at us, and pulled her orange hair back. She began to dig around her fridge, seeing what we would prefer to eat. She decided on some eggs and bread, (No berries!) and set to work.

While she cooked, the rest of us talked.

"So...how did you sleep?" I asked Grandma.

"Wondefully. Although, I had the oddest sense of de ja vu. It was so strange being in that room again." she said.

"I felt the same way when I went to bed last night. It was, like, so familiar...but then, also so foreign. I didn't feel so lonely. Or empty or confused. I didn't feel like Emily." I said.

Grandma nodded her agreement, and took a sip of something from the cup she was holding. Chess and Hatter were carrying on their own conversation, but I was staring at Grandma. So I saw when she blushed and giggled when Hatter nonchalantly put his arm around her. He never took his eyes off of Chess, though. It looked like it was just some instinct, some reaction taking over. Some part of him that just knew to put his arm around Alice. It was almost protective. But then, Chess had been a bit protective with me, too, over the last few days. And who could blame either of them? Grandma Alice and I had slipped in and out of their lives so many times...they were probably afraid that we were going to disappear again or something.

"What's for breakfast?" Alison asked groggily, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes as she came into the kitchen. Her hair was a frizzy mess, and she was still wearing her nightdress, but she just looked so cute!

"Eggs and bread." Leila said, turning around to smile at my sister. It felt weird to all be together in the same house. Weird...but also good. And somehow right. Like this moment was how it was supposed to be for the rest of our lives.

"Leesh...are you alright?" Chess asked, looking in my direction.

"Fine." I said, confused. "Why?"

"Nothing." said Chess, brushing it off. "You just look a bit pale."

"Relax. I'm fine." I assured him, smiling.

Yeah...that was what I meant by 'overprotective'.

"Okay." Chess said, putting his arm around me, too.

I smiled. I loved him so very, very, very -

"Breakfast is ready!" Leila announced, setting a plate of hot, delicious breakfast foods in front of each of us. I didn't even taste it as it went down my throat. All I knew was that it was hot, and good, and I hadn't eaten for almost twenty-four hours.

There were similar reactions of hunger all around me. Everyone was eating quickly...we were all completley done with our entire breakfast in about roughly five minutes.

Record.

"When should we leave?" Grandma asked, looking at Chess and Hatter expectantly.

"I'd say in no more than an hour." Hatter said.

"I agree. We musn't delay." Chess said.

"Okay." Grandma and I said at the same time.

"I suppose I should get changed, then." Alison said, getting up to put her plate in the washing sink.

"Are you certain you won't stay here, Ali? It would really be-"

"No." Alison said, cutting me off. "I'm coming. I'm not risking losing any of you again. I'll be fine. I am a princess after all."

"Yeah." I agreed. "The Red Princess."

"I still have authority. I can just wear some red and have any of the Red Knights do what I want." Alison said.

"Uh, Ali? Didn't you notice? There are no more Red Knights. Only Stayne's Knights. And I'm sure Stayne has your head on a WANTED poster somewhere, so I doubt any of the Red Knights would listen to you anyway. They obviously weren't that loyal in the first place, considering they lied to you about Iracabeth's death." I said.

"That was on a bribe, I'm sure." Ali said. "I know that some of those Red Knights were loyal. I know they were. They swore an oath to serve me and the Red Queen. They swore. You can't break promises, Alicia."

"I know." I said. "I just got married for Absolem's sake."

"As did I." Chess snickered.

"Aw." I said. "Who's the lucky girl?"

Chess laughed, and engulfed me in a huge hug.

"So an hour then?" Ali asked.

"An hour." We all agreed.

So I tried to make it longer! I really want my chapters to be longer. I hope you enjoyed and please review! One or two reviews before I continue? Pretty please? Thanks!

~PeachyKeen13