I'm so Sorry! I haven't updated really, but I have good reason! Writer's block! (Not-so-good reason) and I had a fictional story due in my Creative Writing class, and since I didn't really want to start a completely new story with everything I'm working on for the FanFiction and FictionPress websites, I decided to "finish" the beginning of this story. This is NOT a part of the "Who is the Next Alice" story, it's just a little drabble for what could've happened to Alyss. It follows the original "Alyss" story line up until this point, so I'm going to overlap it a bit with the previous chapter. Again, this is NOT a part of the "Who is the Next Alice" story, it's just a little drabble for what could've happened to Alyss had I wanted to cut the story off there.

On to the good news, I have overcome my writer's block and have began to write the next part of Alyss's story. The ABSOLUTE latest I will have it up is May 5th, but since I'm almost done it shouldbe up this weekend.

Also, I've finished planning Alyss's story and begun planning the next Alice, so updates should be quicker now. Special thanks to tradgedymaster01 for reviewing!

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Alyss dashed out of the house like a cat fleeing from water, and she didn't stop until she had reachedthe oak. Once Alyss arrived, she plopped down on a root to catch her breath.

"I... Need to... Rest... For... A moment." Alyss huffed. As she caught her breath, her thoughts strayed back to the dream.

There's no way, Alyss thought as her eyes scanned the roots of the tree. There's no way that dream could have been re— As Alyss looked, she spotted a hole cleverly concealed by the roots.

"That's not possible…" Alyss said softly as she stood up to examine the hole. It was an exact replica of her dream, down to the grass roots that stuck out from the dirt walls. Alyss knelt down to see if the bottom was in sight. The bottom of the hole was still clear as smoke. So Alyss leaned a tiny bit over the hole, but not enough to lose her balance.

"Still can't see," Alyss grunted. Abruptly, Alyss felt uneasy, as if someone was watching her . Alyss began to turn, but then was roughly pushed from behind. Her knee slipped on the smooth grass near the edge of the hole, and Alyss began to fall into the blackness.

"No," Alyss gasped as she fell like a stone. She squeezed her eyes shut in fear as the shadows swallowed her whole.

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NOTE: Everything from this point is not part of Alyss's true story! It's just a "what-if" quick way to finish the story if I had wanted to finish it there.

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When the jolt of hitting the ground did not come, Alyss opened her eyes. At first, it seemed like she was floating, but she soon realized this was not the case. The walls were zipping past her at a frightening rate, but the bottom was no where to be seen.

Alyss glanced around, curious, and gasped at what she saw. All manner of household junk, from tables, to chairs, to televisions were falling with her.

What is this? Alyss thought as a tea set slowly fell past her. Alyss glanced around to see if she recognized anything, and who should she see but Mr. Rabbit!

He was holding his pocket watch and grumbling to himself. Unexpectedly, the Rabbit looked over at Alyss.

"Well," he said, aren't you moving a bit slow? We're running late after all." Mr. Rabbit closed the watch and replaced it in his pocket. Then hee crossed his arms and suddenly disapeared.

Is this the Wonderland that Mr. Rabbit spoke of? Alyss considered in a moment of happiness.

Those were the last words she ever thought.

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When Alyss did not return for lunch later in the day, her Mother was not worried.

"She's out there somewhere, probably off reading her book," she said to Alyss's grandparents when they asked.

However, when Alyss did not return for dinner, her Mother became worried. She sent her husband out to look, but he returned empty handed.

Alyss's Mother began to panic. Soon enough the entire family was out looking for the missing girl, and some distant neighbors were called in to assist.

It was not until Alyss's brother, Alex, in a moment of inspiration, went to check the old oak that the body was discovered.

It was lying on the edge of a hole, as if it had been haphazardly thrown out, like a piece of unwanted garbage. Dried blood covered Alyss's cracked open skull, but she, looked peaceful, as if she was sleeping, and a blissful smile graced her face.

As Alex screamed for someone to come help poor, dead Alyss, a pair of beady glass eyes stared out of the rabbit hole, savoring his victory, before retreating. The hole disappeared along with the White Rabbit, and no one believed Alex when he said that it had been there.

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I know for a fact that I did give my little brother a nightmare when I had him read it for editing purposes. He he!

The next chapter will pick up from after Alyss slips into the rabbit hole. Hope you enjoyed it!

-Dimidium Draco