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Ben's Note of Sheer Awesome: Hi guys! So, believe me or not, this next arc is five chapters long. Thing is, the chapters will be longer because I have to fit a lot of cheese in five chapters. Not that you guys will complain. Unless you do, then go ahead.
Sorry about that KCL. Didn't mean to do that to ya. If you want funny, try prompt 18. That one always makes me laugh. I was just going back through and I came across 19. That one is still my favorite, by the by.
Prompt 42: Missing
Kitty didn't normally feel this alone.
The morning after talking to the March Hare she awoke to find Maddie absent from her room. She had been fine without being watched for months, but she always relied on Maddie being there in case of nightmares. Kitty got ready for her day, and, with still no sign of Maddie, left her dorm.
It was even weirder when Kitty showed up at Bunny's locker. She always met up with Bunny in the morning, since she had the first shift. But, after waiting for ten minutes, Bunny never showed up. Bunny was always early, so the fact she wasn't here sent bells off in Kitty's head.
Maybe she's just being held up, Kitty thought to herself.
So, to make up for time, Kitty decided to go find Alistair. She normally didn't see him until later in the day, but she knew exactly where he'd be. She walked to his first class and peeked inside the room. Instead of seeing Alistair, all she saw was an empty chair.
"Huh?" Kitty asked. "But… he's always here on time…"
As it turned out, those three weren't the only ones missing. Also missing was Lizzie Hearts. Kitty hadn't seen much of her as it was, but the fact that not one, but four Wonderlanian's were missing was off putting. In fact, doing her math, Kitty was the only one left who attended Ever After High.
Something's not right about this, Kitty thought. So, forgetting class, she went to the only Wonderlandian she thought was left: Alice Wonderland.
Alistair groaned as he woke up. He was in a green cavern with blue lights lighting up the room. He was in a cell, rocky bars enclosing him in the room. He had a bed (also made of rocks) and a soft mattress. Alistair rubbed his head and walked over to the bars.
"Who's there?" he called.
"Alistair?" he heard someone say. Alistair turned to see other cells next to his own. In the one directly next to him, Maddie was looking over at him.
"Maddie? What's going on?" Alistair asked.
"I'm… not sure. Ben stopped narrating the story last chapter, toward the end," Maddie said worriedly. "All I'm getting is Brooke, but even then she's not speaking to me like she normally does."
Alistair scowled. "I'm assuming that's not good, but I'm not all too sure," he muttered. "How long have you been here?"
"Well, I remember getting my dad and coming back to school, but after that, blank," Maddie called over to him.
Alistair racked his brain for a logical explanation. Why would he and Maddie be here? What was the point? Nothing about this was making any sense…
"Huh? I demand to know what's going on or off with your heads!" someone screamed. Alistair jumped and looked at a different cell. Lizzie was standing there, looking both confused and enraged.
"I'd like to keep my head, thanks," Alistair said dryly.
"Alistair? Maddie? But…" Lizzie started to say.
"I don't understand either," came a third voice. Alistair didn't need to look to know it was Bunny's and she was in another cell.
Alistair frowned. Four Wonderlandians? In one place? All kidnapped? I don't get any of this, Alistair thought. Then, out of instinct, he called, "Kitty?"
No response.
"Pfft, Kitty!" came an annoyed voice, outside any of the cells. Alistair's eyes flicked over to a fat guy wearing leafy green clothing. He had long blonde hair and looked like he ate one too many pieces of cake. "She killed out leader. Stupid, stupid, stupid!"
"Shut up Peeta," another person muttered, entering the room. He was a skinny guy with brown hair and glasses. Alistair could have sworn Lizzie and Maddie gasped, but he couldn't be sure. "Slender's dead, yes, but at least we have replacements for our stories."
"But… do we have to kill them?" said a third person. He had blue hair and wore blue clothing. His blue hair was messy and he seemed nervous. "I mean… not to blow my horn, but maybe killing them is too far."
"Too far?!" Peeta exclaimed. "Sven, come on! You knew coming into this someone was going to be killed. Well, four people. We want our stories back, so we're getting our stories back!"
"Yes, we know," said a fourth person. He was a spit image of his father. He wore a pink suit and had a brown skin tone. He had brown hair and long brown ears. "But that doesn't mean Slender and my dad were right. Maybe we can just keep them here and take over."
"Shut up Harry!" Peeta blubbered. "You know nothing. They took your father, and yet you don't care. You should. These #$% stole your father from you! You should care!"
"Harry?" Bunny said meekly. It took Alistair a moment to recognize the March Hare's son. He went to school with them when he was little. After the curse, Harry fell off the face of the earth and Alistair hadn't seen him since. Bunny always seemed to care for the guy, even though Alistair didn't know him that well.
Harry looked over at Bunny and flinched. "Do we have to kill her?" he asked, deflating. "I don't think…"
"Everything in your old life is a lie!" Peeta spat. "She doesn't care for you! Get that through your thick skull! Like your father always told you, she never loved you and you shouldn't love her!"
Harry blushed and Bunny gasped. Harry sighed, looking away from the cell Bunny was in. "Fine… we'll kill her," he muttered. "Just… let's wait, ok?"
"Sure," the brown haired kid muttered. "Let's just beg fate to give these guys a chance to escape. By all means, let's wait."
"I'm with Neb here," Peeta said. "We kill them now, or we don't kill them. And I'm in favor of the former, thank you very much."
"How about… we give them a chance," Sven suggested. "We wait a day. If they escape, then we try something else. If they aren't gone by the middle of tomorrow, we each kill one of them. Sound good?"
"It's a bad idea, but heck, I'm in," Neb muttered. "Have to make things interesting, don't we?"
"Fine. One day," Peeta said. "Harry, why don't you leave? I don't want you getting any ideas about letting the rabbit go." Harry shrugged and left, giving Bunny a parting glance. "In the meantime… I guess we wait. If you need me, I'm taking a nap."
Peeta left the room and Sven nervously sat down, shivering. Neb walked over to the cell Lizzie was in and just looked at her. Alistair found it weird, since Lizzie looked like she was on the verge of tears. Neb sighed and walked over to Alistair's cell.
"Thank me later," Neb grumbled.
"For what?" Alistair spat. "You're going to kill us, aren't you? Why should I thank you?"
"The plot was originally getting Kitty kidnapped," Neb said. "I changed it last second because I wanted you to have some kind of trial in the relationship for once."
Alistair raised an eyebrow. "And that means… what to me?" he asked.
"Nothing you would understand," Neb said. He reached into his pocket and pulled something out. He shoved it into Alistair's hand. "You have one shot. Make it count," Neb whispered and moved away from the cell.
Alistair scowled. What was Neb's game anyway? Nothing he was doing made any sense. Alistair looked down at his hands and his eyes widened at the object in his hand.
It was a Mirror Phone.
BN: See, told you it was long! You didn't get a lot of Kitty's side… but you will. But like I mentioned before, this is more Alistair, not Kitty. I mean, her dad just died. She needs a break. Also, the other Wonderlandian's are there for a reason, all dealing with one of my OCs. Speaking of them, anyone want to wager a guess on who they are? Harry March is obviously the March Hare's son, but what of Sven and Peeta? Special bonus for those who figure out who Neb is. (No, Peeta is not the son of Katnis. I figured I say that right now before I get clouded with reviews about it.)
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