A/N: Again, sorry about the short prologue, but there's only so much I can do. Hope you enjoy the second chapter. And sorry I waited so long to publish this, I was getting through proof-reading.

Disclaimer: I own nothing from either franchises.

Chapter One

Kim, dressed in her favorite dress (the dress that Tarrant made for her), ran through the gate to Edward's castle, and ran behind an enormous bush sculpture.

She buried her face in her arms, and started to cry heavily, not caring that her make-up was running all over her white sleeves. (She had found that the material seemed to repel stains.)

She was five years older, about twenty-three, and had a small golden wedding ring was on her ring finger.

Bill's harsh words rang through her mind as she sobbed and carried on, and she just kept crying into her sleeve.

Until, a small blue butterfly fluttered in front of her line of vision.

She wiped her eyes, and said through the tears in her throat, "Absolem?"

The butterfly just fluttered in front of her, and said in Absolem's voice, "Follow me."

He flew away towards another sculpture, and, after making sure Kim was following him, flew straight down the rabbit hole.

Kim was a bit puzzled, but she heard Edward move through the castle towards the garden, so she jumped into the hole after him.

She fell through the various furniture, expertly dodging everything that shot past her.

She landed in the room, and remembered to brace herself for the changing gravity.

She drank the potion, and remembered to take the key down with her as she shrunk.

Her dress shrunk with her, and turned a soft pink.

She opened the door, and walked into the beautiful garden on the other side.

Kim walked through the familiar flowers, and saw that Wonderland had blossomed after she left.

The sky was a beautiful shade of blue that reminded Kim of Alice Hightopp's favorite color, and the flowers were in a much better mood.

Rose looked down at her, and said with a large smile, "Well, look who's here!"

The other flowers looked down, and smiled as they exchanged excited prattle.

Kim smiled, and said, "Do any of you know how I can get to the Hatter's home? I just tripped across him and Alice the last time I was here."

A small, familiar voice came from behind her, "Kim! You're finally here!"

Kim turned around, and saw Nivens standing next to Mally and the Tweedles.

She smiled, but their faces remained grim.

She frowned, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Tweedledee said, "You need to see Absolem."

Tweedledum said, "Contrariwise, you need to see Absolem now."

Mally nodded her head, and said, "He needs to talk to you."

Kim frowned, and followed them to Absolem's clearing.

Absolem did not greet her with his traditional 'who are you', instead he went right to business.

"Stayne has escaped his exile."

Kim frowned, and said in pure shock, "What?!"

Nivens nodded, and said, "It's true. He has kidnapped the White Queen, and he plans to kill her to take the crown."

Kim gasped, and said, "We have to get Alice and Tarrant, they'll be able to help us!"

Mally nodded, and said, "And this time, Nivens is escorting you to the windmill, the Tweedles don't agree with anything."

Kim nodded, and followed Mally out of the clearing towards the windmill.

Kim and Mally walked over the hill, and saw the repaired windmill, and the much cleaner tea-table spread out in front of it.

Alice was sitting in her usual position at the table, and Tarrant was laughing at something she said.

The Bandersnatch was lying on the ground besides Alice's chair, and had his chin resting on her lap.

Thackery was leaned over the table, but he wasn't mumbling to a spoon, he was actual taking part in their conversation.

Alice looked up, and saw Mally and Kim walking towards the tea-table.

She smiled, and said loudly, "Kim! You're back!"

She ran around the side of the table, and gave her a huge hug.

Tarrant ran after his wife, and started to rant, when Kim grabbed Alice by the shoulders, and said firmly, "We need to talk."

But right after she started explaining the situation to the Hightopps, a loud noise rang from the bushes.

Kim turned around sharply, and saw Iracebeth stumbling out of the bushes.

Iaracebeth said quickly, "I just want to explain-", but Alice saw her past Kim.

Her brown eyes turned a violent shade of orange, and she swiftly drew her dagger from her belt.

Tarrant walked behind his wife, and Kim could see that his eyes had also turned that violent orange.

His fingers touched the pair of large scissors sticking out of his pocket, and said in his heavy Outlandish brogue, "Yeh made a large mis'ake comin' 'ere,-"

Mally broke in, "What are you doing here anyway?"

Iracebeth yelled, "I want to help you!"

Kim said, "Wait, you want to help us? Stop Stayne? Your Knave of Hearts?"

Iracebeth said in an angry voice, "He tried to kill me, he lied to me, he never, ever loved me, he was always trying to run off with you-"

At 'you', she pointed to Alice with one accusing finger.

Kim said, "Wait, he was always flirting with you? How come I never knew this?"

Alice lowered her dagger, and her eyes faded from their previous angry orange to a watery, light blue.

Tarrant's eyes changed to the same shade as he held his wife's shoulder's gently, and said in a slight lisp, "He wasn't just flirting with her."

Kim frowned, and said softly, "I'm sorry Alice, I didn't know, I'm so sorry."

She turned to Tarrant, and said, "What did he do to her?"

Iracebeth said angrily, "He saw her in the village, and ran off to woe her. He was always disappearing, and I found out that he was chasing her. But she was married! I was furious! One day, I looked down at the village, and saw him cornering her, and he was-... was-"

Alice said shakily, "H-He tried to f-f-force me. H-He grabbed me from b-behind, and pressed a blade to my throat, and t-told me if I screamed, he would do it, so I tried to get away, but he k-kissed me, a-a-a-..."

She broke off, and collapsed into Tarrant's chest, heaving sobs wracking her shoulders.

Tarrant stroked her cheek with his thumb, and whispered comforting thoughts into her hair.

Kim was appalled.

Alice wiped her eyes, and said through her sobs, "B-But Tarrant found me, and fought him off before I got hurt."

Kim turned to Iracebeth, who was fuming silently to herself, and said, "You want to help us?"

Iracebeth nodded, and said, "But that does not mean that I'll turn to your side! I just want to kill him after what he did to me!"

Kim nodded, and said, "Alright, we'll start by going to Marmoreal to see what we can find."

Alice wiped her eyes again, which had turned back to their usual brown, and said, "I'm coming."

Tarrant nodded, and said without any hint of lisp or brogue, "And I'll come as well."

Mally raised her needle-sword, and said bravely, "I'm comin'!"

Iracebeth curled her lip, and said, "We're really bringing a mouse?"

Mally frowned, and Alice said indignantly, "She's coming."

Bayard stepped forward, and said in his low voice, "I will help in whatever way I can."

Thackery, who was sitting close to Mally, said, "I'm coming too!"

Kim nodded, and said, "And I'm guessing the Bandersnatch wants to come as well?"

Alice knelt down, and said a few indistinguishable words to him.

The Bandersnatch just shrugged, and nodded his head.

Kim said to Alice, "Can he carry all of us?"

Iracebeth chimed in, "I have my own horse!"

She stuck two of her fingers in her mouth, and let out a loud whistle.

A large horse burst from the forest, and trotted right to Iracebeth.

Kim could see that the horse seemed to be made completely out of vegetables, but it behaved just like one of the horses from Mirana's stables.

It blinked once, and gave a loud snort.

Iracebeth smiled, and stroked its mane, which seemed to be made of thin chives.

Alice walked back to her chair, her eyes slipping into a darker shade of brown, grabbed her daggers, and said as she put them on her belt one-by-one, "Let's go then."

A/N: Sorry for the short chapter! (Oops)