Author's Note: Hi all! Hope you enjoyed the first chapter! Here's the 2nd one! Love the reviews so let me know what you think of this chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything of Lewis Carroll's or Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland or Through the Looking Glass. The plot and the characters I create, I do.
Rating T
Chapter 2
*Somewhere in the Outlands*
Iracebeth and Ilosovic made their journey from the battlefield to the Outlands primarily in silence. They made a few stops along the way trying to obtain food and drink but what few creatures they came in contact with either cowered and ran away or snubbed their nose and muttered "Bluddy Behg Hid!"
Once they made it to the desert of the Outlands, they stopped to take a rest on a group of rocks. Iracebeth was the first to sit down. Stayne remained standing and started to pace back and forth which began to get on Iracebeth's nerves.
"FOR PETE'S SAKE STAYNE, I ORDER YOU TO STOP PACING AT ONCE! Besides I can't think with you distracting me like that!"
Stayne stopped abruptly. He turned on his heel and stared intently with his one eye. He marched towards her, each step gaining strength. He took her by the shoulders and shook her.
"THAT IS WHY WE ARE IN THIS MESS TO BEGIN WITH BECAUSE YOU 'THOUGHT' WITH THAT BIG UGLY HEAD OF YOURS! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT! I'VE ALSO GOT THIS LITTLE NEWS BIT FOR YOU…YOU ARE NO LONGER QUEEN SO YOU CAN'T ORDER ME TO DO ANYTHING ANYMORE!" Stayne screamed at her and turned to walk away as far as the chains would allow him to.
"How Dare YOU! This is as much as your fault as it is mine!" She stated matter of factly. His words had cut deeply though. He had already tried to kill her after the battle. All this time she thought he loved her and at the very end he was willing to kill her or be killed to rid himself of her.
"How do I share the blame when you WERE THE QUEEN AND MADE THE DECISIONS?" He glared.
"You WERE my Adviser! I made my decisions based on your ideas Stayne!"
"Maybe so, but I wasn't expecting you to take my 'Chopping Off Heads' idea SERIOUSLY!" He stated.
That made her pause to think. For once in her life it seemed she was looking at the looking glass and not liking what she was seeing and this time it wasn't her head. 'When did I become so ruthless? When did I become so blood thirsty for power? Isn't it better to be feared than loved? I thought so at one time but now I'm not so sure. Miwana seems to be loved by all and I'm feared by all. It's not fair…does Time have something against me too? I thought he only had something against that Hatter for singing so badly in my court? It was truly a waste of Father Time!' She awoke out of her thoughts by the gentle tug of the chains and looked up to Stayne.
"Well your majesty, are you going to sit there feeling sorry for yourself all day? I'm not going to stay here any longer and cook in the suns, there's a jungle nearby that might have food, drink, and shelter. So are you going to come willingly or do I have to drag you by your big head?"
"No need to dwag, I'll follow."
She stood with her head held high and followed him. She allowed one tear to slip out that Stayne would never see. With that they started their day journey to the Outland jungle.
Little did they know that somewhere in the jungle a meeting was being planned? A meeting that would be held in said jungle and this meeting would include them in its plans…
*Meanwhile at Marmoreal*
Things were finally starting to go back to normal, or as normal as Marmoreal could be to the sane, after a weeklong victory celebration. Mops, brooms, sponges, and water buckets danced around as they cleaned the castle.
Mirana glided to her throne and sat down. With a big smile on her face and a quick look around, she took out the Oraculm and glanced once more at her two friends' future. It was all she could do to keep from squealing. She simply couldn't wait until her friend and Champion got back to Underland. 'How can I help Tarrant express his feelings toward Alice?' She thought. A sneaky look came across her face. 'I've got a Champion's Ball to plan!' She was going to take one last glance at the Oraculm but something started drawing itself on the next page. She took a closer look and gasped.
She looked up with a 'frightened deer caught in front of a barreling carriage' expression as castle employees walked around the throne room. "SOMEONE, GET ME ABSOLEM AND FAST!"
"Yes your majesty!" They all said and scrambled.
She glanced at the new image once more. "Oh dear, what can this mean?"
What did you think? I hope I made it a little longer than the first chapter and yes I love leaving cliff hangers cause I think it makes stories more interesting. I'm going to try to update as often as possible and try to make the chapters longer too as long as school and work doesn't get in the way, but I think a short chapter is better than none. Next chapter will feature Alice! Hope everyone is having a great week and I look forward to your reviews and ideas! Thanks!