When Marley woke from her fall, she noticed two things- firstly she was on the ceiling, and second there were two people standing near a large golden gate. She sat up slowly, rubbing her head and wondering why she wasn't falling yet again. She stood up slowly, questioning how this was working but decided not to think about it too much- it hurt her head anyway. Or maybe she bumped it while falling, she couldn't remember. She looked around, trying to find the spot where she had fallen from but it was no use- the hole was gone. "That's... Kinda creepy," she stated to herself. She turned her attention to the two figures standing a ways away from herself, "Maybe they can tell me what in the world is going on," she said as she started walking towards them.
"Halt! You are not authorized to come any closer!" The male to the right stated, smashing the handle of the large sword that seemed to appear out of nowhere on the ground. He had long red hair that touched his shoulders and blazing amber eyes, locked instensly on Marley.
Marley gulped, taking a step back, "I-I just want to know where I am... And why this room is upsidedown," she muttered softly.
"Upsidedown? The room isn't upsidedown, it's always been like this," the red head stated, giving her a confused look.
The male of the left snorted, he had short black hair and storm-grey eyes. "Clueless as always," he muttered.
Marley glared at him, "Well excuse me if I'm not familliar with the area!" She snapped.
The red head blinked, tilting his head, "What do you mean you've never been here before? You look weirdly familiar..."
The raven sighed, "Kurosu, can't you remember anything? She's the Alice of legend!" He whispered-shouted to his companion.
"You know I heard you right?" Marley deadpanned. "Besides my name isn't Alice," she added with a roll of her eyes.
Kurosu stared at her, her words going right one ear and out the other. Suddenly his face brightened, "Ohmygod Caden you're right," he said quickly.
"Aren't I usually?" Caden said with a smirk.
"Shut up, now Alice-" Kurosu statered.
"My name is Marley, for you're information," she said with annoyance.
"Really? That's a weird name."
"Kurosu's a weird name too."
"Touche'. Now Marley, you really have no clue where you are?"
"Not a damned clue."
"Well then my dear! Welcome to Wonderland!" Kurosu said with an extravagant wave of his arm, a large grin on his lips.
Marley was silent, examining him to see if he was trying to pull her leg, but he looked intirely honest. "That's weird... That's exactly what the rabbit-boy said," she said as her eyebrows furrowed in confusion.
Caden perked up slightly, "Rabbit-boy?" He echoed.
"Yeah. He had black hair and long white ears," Marley said whilst demonstrating the length of his ears.
"Norum! Damn it! He has to more careful!" Caden growled with frustration, a two bladed scythe suddenly appearing in his clenched hand, Marley gulped as the scythe seemed to gleam with ruby red blood.
"Caden! Calm down! Can't have you going on another rampage, the Queen wouldn't be too happy with you," Kurosu reprimanded, ignoring Caden as he glared off into space and the scythe disapeared. He sighed and turned his attention back to Marley, noticing the scared expression she wore, "Oh don't worry he's got a horrible temper," he said motioning for her to come back. "Now Alice-"
"M-Marley, remember?" She said shakily, eyeing Caden cautiously.
"Right, right, sorry. Well you see, we can't just let you mosey in through this gate, there's certain rules that we have to follow."
"What would those be?" Marley asked curiously.
"Well... I... Uh... Caden?" Kurosu asked with a sheepish grin as he looked over to the raven.
Caden pinched the bridge of his nose, muttering under his breath for a moment. "I am always hungry, I must always be fed, The finger I touch, Will soon turn red," he recited in an almost sing-song way.
"So... I have to answer that riddle, and I can get in?" She asked Kurosu, who nodded. She hummed in thought, chewing on her lip as she muttered the rhyme to herself a couple of times before her face brightened and a grin spread over her lips. "It's Fire," she answered.
Kurosu grinned, giving her a thumbs up, "Correct! Nice guess!"
"She got lucky," Caden shot in. "Open the gate up for the twerp Kurosu," he ordered.
Kurosu opened his mouth, about to say something, but quickly closed it and simply glared at Caden. "Yes Maaaaaster," he said in a mocking tone as he stuck his tongue out. Suddenly a shining silver key appeared in his hand, "You ready Marley?" he asked with a grin as he went to open the gate.
She nodded, holding her head high, "Open the gate up," she said.
Kurosu smiled softly and held the gate open as the lock clicked, "Good luck kid, hope to see you again," he said as Marley walked past him.
"You're gonna need the luck," Caden muttered.
That was the last thing she heard from the Gaurds as the gate closed behind her and the lock clicked, "Well... It's now or never," Marley said to herself as she walked forwards.
"Halt! You are not authorized to come any closer!" The male to the right stated, smashing the handle of the large sword that seemed to appear out of nowhere on the ground. He had long red hair that touched his shoulders and blazing amber eyes, locked instensly on Marley.
Marley gulped, taking a step back, "I-I just want to know where I am... And why this room is upsidedown," she muttered softly.
"Upsidedown? The room isn't upsidedown, it's always been like this," the red head stated, giving her a confused look.
The male of the left snorted, he had short black hair and storm-grey eyes. "Clueless as always," he muttered.
Marley glared at him, "Well excuse me if I'm not familliar with the area!" She snapped.
The red head blinked, tilting his head, "What do you mean you've never been here before? You look weirdly familiar..."
The raven sighed, "Kurosu, can't you remember anything? She's the Alice of legend!" He whispered-shouted to his companion.
"You know I heard you right?" Marley deadpanned. "Besides my name isn't Alice," she added with a roll of her eyes.
Kurosu stared at her, her words going right one ear and out the other. Suddenly his face brightened, "Ohmygod Caden you're right," he said quickly.
"Aren't I usually?" Caden said with a smirk.
"Shut up, now Alice-" Kurosu statered.
"My name is Marley, for you're information," she said with annoyance.
"Really? That's a weird name."
"Kurosu's a weird name too."
"Touche'. Now Marley, you really have no clue where you are?"
"Not a damned clue."
"Well then my dear! Welcome to Wonderland!" Kurosu said with an extravagant wave of his arm, a large grin on his lips.
Marley was silent, examining him to see if he was trying to pull her leg, but he looked intirely honest. "That's weird... That's exactly what the rabbit-boy said," she said as her eyebrows furrowed in confusion.
Caden perked up slightly, "Rabbit-boy?" He echoed.
"Yeah. He had black hair and long white ears," Marley said whilst demonstrating the length of his ears.
"Norum! Damn it! He has to more careful!" Caden growled with frustration, a two bladed scythe suddenly appearing in his clenched hand, Marley gulped as the scythe seemed to gleam with ruby red blood.
"Caden! Calm down! Can't have you going on another rampage, the Queen wouldn't be too happy with you," Kurosu reprimanded, ignoring Caden as he glared off into space and the scythe disapeared. He sighed and turned his attention back to Marley, noticing the scared expression she wore, "Oh don't worry he's got a horrible temper," he said motioning for her to come back. "Now Alice-"
"M-Marley, remember?" She said shakily, eyeing Caden cautiously.
"Right, right, sorry. Well you see, we can't just let you mosey in through this gate, there's certain rules that we have to follow."
"What would those be?" Marley asked curiously.
"Well... I... Uh... Caden?" Kurosu asked with a sheepish grin as he looked over to the raven.
Caden pinched the bridge of his nose, muttering under his breath for a moment. "I am always hungry, I must always be fed, The finger I touch, Will soon turn red," he recited in an almost sing-song way.
"So... I have to answer that riddle, and I can get in?" She asked Kurosu, who nodded. She hummed in thought, chewing on her lip as she muttered the rhyme to herself a couple of times before her face brightened and a grin spread over her lips. "It's Fire," she answered.
Kurosu grinned, giving her a thumbs up, "Correct! Nice guess!"
"She got lucky," Caden shot in. "Open the gate up for the twerp Kurosu," he ordered.
Kurosu opened his mouth, about to say something, but quickly closed it and simply glared at Caden. "Yes Maaaaaster," he said in a mocking tone as he stuck his tongue out. Suddenly a shining silver key appeared in his hand, "You ready Marley?" he asked with a grin as he went to open the gate.
She nodded, holding her head high, "Open the gate up," she said.
Kurosu smiled softly and held the gate open as the lock clicked, "Good luck kid, hope to see you again," he said as Marley walked past him.
"You're gonna need the luck," Caden muttered.
That was the last thing she heard from the Gaurds as the gate closed behind her and the lock clicked, "Well... It's now or never," Marley said to herself as she walked forwards.