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Madness In Underland Chapter 5

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Alice runs through the battlefield.  She swipes the Vorpal Sword at the Jabberwocky, but he dodges.  He swings his claws at her, and knocks the shield out of her hand.  With one deep breath, he blows his fire at her.  Alice is dead.
"NO!!" Tarrant screams, waking up in a sweat.  "It was just a nightmare.  A horrible, terrible, hideous nightmare." he whispers.  He gets up and paces the room.  He puts on his coat, and goes out to the balcony.  He sits down on a bench, and tries to get some rest there, hoping the fresh air would help him sleep.
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With one large swing of the sword, Alice kills the Jabberwocky.  She runs up to Tarrant and hugs him.  "I did it, Hatter." she smiles.  "You certainly did, Alice." he replies.  Alice stares into his electric green eyes.  For a moment, she forgets all about Underland.  She forgets all about how she just killed the Jabberwocky.  She leans in closer, about to kiss him.  All of the sudden, Tarrant disappears.  Underland disappears.  She's going up the rabbit hole.  Everything turns bright.  She opens her eyes.  She's in her bed, back in London.  "Well that was odd." she says.  She hears her mother.  "Alice, get up!  We need to be on our way to the Ascots' in an hour!" she shouts.  "What?" Alice whispers.  "It was a dream…"
Alice wakes up crying.  She sees she's still in Underland.  She puts on her robe and goes out into the hallway.  She walks onto the balcony.  She stares out into Underland, thinking about the Frabjous Day.  She sighs.
"Worried about tomorrow?" she hears a voice ask.  She turns around and sees Tarrant laying down on the bench, staring up at the sky.  "What are you doing here?" she asks.  "I couldn't sleep." he answers.  She smiles at him.  "Me either." she says.  He gets up and lets her sit down.  "Nightmares." she says.  He grabs her hand.  "Me too." he says.  She looks up at him.  "What was yours about?" she asks.  The Hatter stares forward.  He doesn't want to tell her.  "Death." he says.  She stares at him.  "Of who?" she asks.  He shakes his head.  "My loved one." he says.  She hugs him.  "I'm sorry." she says, and lets go.  "It's ok." he says, wishing for another hug.
"What was yours about?" he asks.  She holds her head in her hands.  "That… That this really is a dream….  That I killed the Jabberwocky…  And then as I was about to do something important, I woke up." she says.  She looks out at Underland.  "I am worried.  Are you sure that I'm the Alice in the Oraculam?" Alice asks.  Tarrant puts his hand on her shoulder.  "Positive.  I'd know your beautiful brown eyes and blonde hair anywhere." he smiles.  Alice blushes.  She yawns and continues to stare out at Underland.  After a few minutes, she falls asleep.  
Tarrant looks at Alice leaning on his shoulder, fast asleep.  He smiles.  He lightly lifts her head so he can get up, then picks her up in his arms.  He carries her to her room and gently lays her down on her bed.  "Goodnight, Alice." he whispers, lightly kissing her forehead.




Tarrant wakes up and gets ready.  The sun is about to shine.  He quietly opens his door, hoping to not wake anyone.  He closes his door and peaks into Alice's room to see if she's still asleep.  He enters her room, and looks at her.  He smiles, then sits down in a chair near her bed, waiting for her to wake up.
After a few minutes, Alice slowly wakes up.  She notices Tarrant sitting in the corner of the room, staring at the ground.  "Good morning." he says.  Alice tilts her head.  "Were you here all night?!" Alice asks, surprised.  Tarrant shakes his head.  "No, silly, just to say good morning." he sighs, looking up at her.  He smiles.  "Today is Frabjous Day." Alice frowns.  She buries her head in her pillow.  Tarrant frowns and walks up to her.  He gently lays his hand on her shoulder.  "Oh, Alice, please stop worrying.  Today will turn out better than you'd think.  I promise.  Promise me you'll make the best out of today." he smiles at her.  She turns over.  "Promise." she mumbles, turning back over to sink her face into the pillow again, silently weeping.  The Hatter frowns.  "Tears won't keep the promise." he whispers.  "Muchness will." he adds.
Alice turns over to face the Hatter.  "Why is my muchness so important to you?" Alice asks with a smile.  The Hatter grins.  "Because, it is what makes you you, and it's one of the things I love about you." Tarrant smiles.  Alice blinks, then blushes.  Her stomach suddenly feels funny, but she ignores it.  "Good morning." Alice says, giving him a hug.  The sun rises and shines through the window.
"Well," Tarrant says, after the hug.  "I just realized, you must be terribly hungry.  When was the last time you ate, dear?" he asks.  She shakes her head.  "Starving.  Out of the past… the past…  the past few days I've been here, all I've had to eat and drink was upelkuchen and pishsalver." she laughs.  Tarrant smiles.  "Well come on then!" he laughs, grabbing her hand and pulling her out the door.
He walks her to the kitchen.  "So, let's see, breakfast food…" he says, looking around the kitchen.  "I thought the March Hare was the chef here?" Alice says.  Tarrant nods.  "Yes, yes, but everyone is still asleep.  You sure are an early riser." he smiles.  Alice laughs.  "And you were the one to wake up before the sun even rose, come into my room, and wait in the corner, just to say good morning to me when I woke up." she smiles at him.  Tarrant continues to look around the kitchen.  "How about…  A jubjub egg omelet?" he asks.  Alice tilts her head.  "If it's anything close to the kind of omelets I'm used to, sure." she says.  Tarrant grabs an egg that's speckled with black and red dots.  He starts cooking and Alice watches as he randomly throws ingredients into the pan.  He starts goofing off and Alice starts laughing.  Tarrant serves her her meal.  He watches her eat and smiles.  "You're a great cook." Alice smiles, after swallowing her last bite.
"Thank you." Tarrant says.  Tarrant's eyes widen.  "I'm so sorry, how rude of me, would you like anything to drink?" he asks.  Alice nods.  "Yes, please." she replies.  Tarrant pulls a packet of tea out of his pocket.  "I always carry some tea with me." he says, smiling as he makes her tea.  He pours her some tea.  "Thank you." Alice says, sipping her tea.  Tarrant nods.  "Anything for you, my dear Alice." he says.  Alice quickly sets her tea cup down and blushes.  "Anything wrong?" Tarrant asks.  Alice shakes her head.  "Nothing, nothing, really.  Just a little…  Dizzy." she says.  Tarrant's eyes widen.  "Do you need to rest some more?" he asks.  Alice shakes her head.  "No, no…  I'm fine…  I think…  Oh, and nothing against your cooking, but I don't think that omelet is agreeing with me." she replies, clutching her stomach.  Tarrant tilts his head.  "Maybe it's Underland food." he shrugs.  Alice frowns.  "Can't be, though…  I've eaten upelkuchen and drank pishsalver, and I didn't feel sick to my stomach before.  Is the tea fermented, by any chance?" Alice asks.  Tarrant shakes his head.  "This is odd.  I have no idea why this is happening." Alice says, confused.
"I think you'd better lay down, do you need any help?" Tarrant asks.  Alice shakes her head.  "I'm fine." she says, getting up from her seat.  When she tries to walk, her legs are so weak, she shakes.  Tarrant runs up from behind her and holds her steady.  "Maybe you're reacting to the sudden impact of food?" he suggests.  Alice nods.  "That could be it." she agrees.  Tarrant carefully lets go, and Alice shivers.  "I've never been like this before.  It's…  strange…  And to be honest, scary." she says.  Tarrant frowns.  "Even if you do end up choosing to slay the Jabberwocky, I don't see it happening with you in this condition." he sighs.  Alice's eyes widen.  "Maybe that's it!  Maybe I'm horribly dizzy and frail because it's the Frabjous Day!" she shrieks.  "JABBERWOCKY!" Tarrant screams.  Alice tilts her head.  "Just checking," he says.  "I thought maybe if this is why you're sick, that if I shouted 'Jabberwocky' then you'd freak out…  Not meaning I want you to freak out, I just wanted to see if this is really why you're sick and-" he starts rambling.  "HATTER!" Alice says, cupping her hands on his cheeks.  "I'm fine." he whispers.
Alice gives him an uncertain look.  "I think you're worried about today, too." Alice sighs.  Tarrant frowns.  "Why wouldn't I be.  Today decides the fate of my home….  My people…  And I don't like saying this to you, I even hate thinking about it, but if you do choose to slay the Jabberwocky, what if you don't succeed.  What if he kills you!  What will become of me?  How will I react to losing you for good?  I don't think I can, Alice.  I can't bear to lose you!!  I…  I-" he cries.  He hugs Alice.  Her sickness starts to get worse.  Tarrant lets go and wipes away his tears.  Alice's head starts hurting, and she faints.  Tarrant catches her before she falls to the ground.  He feels her forehead, and notices it's burning hot.  "My dear Alice!" he says, pulling her closer to him.
Mirana comes in, yawning.  She opens her eyes and sees Alice passed out in Tarrant's arms.  She blinks, then runs up to them.  "My dear!  What happened?!?!" she gasps.  Tarrant shakes his head.  "We came down here so I could fix her breakfast, and then she started blushing and feeling dizzy, then she got a sick feeling in her stomach, then she was too weak to walk, then she fainted!" he shrieks.  Mirana stares at Alice in shock.  "Did you put anything in her breakfast?" she asks.  Tarrant gets upset.  "WHY WOULD I DO THAT?!?!  I LOVE HER, I WOULDN'T HARM HER!!" he yells.  Mirana steps back in shock.  Tarrant's jaw drops.  "I…  I'm sorry, my Queen, I didn't mean to yell at you, I just care about her so much, and now this is certainly tearing me apart." he apologizes.  Mirana nods.  "What did you say to her before she started reacting so strangely?" she asks.  Tarrant thinks back.  "It was after I handed her her tea.  She thanked me, and I said 'anything for you, my dear Alice'." he answers.  Mirana nods.  "Ok, I think we'd better lay her down." she says.  Tarrant nods, shifting Alice in his arms so he can pick her up.  He follows Mirana to Alice's room.  Mirana tells the courtiers that walk by to spread the word that their soon-to-be-Champion is ill.  Each courtier gives a sorrowful glance at the girl unconscious in Tarrant's arms.  Mirana opens the door to Alice's room, and Tarrant lightly sets Alice onto the bed, then pulls the covers up over her.  He gently kisses her forehead.



Alice opens her eyes and sees Mirana standing at the foot of the bed.  "Where's the Hatter?" she immediately asks.  "Over here." Tarrant smiles.  Alice looks to her side, and sees the Hatter standing there.  She looks down at her hand, and notices Tarrant's hand clutching it.  Her stomach lurches.  "Is it still the Frabjous Day?" she asks nervously.  Mirana sighs.  "Afraid so, my dear." she replies.  Alice sighs.  She feels Tarrant squeezing her hand.  She looks over at him.  He smiles at her.  "I'm glad you're finally awake." he says.
"Well," Mirana says.  "I'll leave you two to continue your conversation.  Tarrant, I'll be in the hallway if you need me." she says.  Mirana leaves the room, leaving Alice and Tarrant alone.  "I'll miss you when I wake up." Alice sighs.  Tarrant shakes his head.  "After all this, you still believe this is a dream?  This must be one odd dream then, because you seem to be very ill, you won't wake up, and you can feel pain.  In most dreams, you don't." he sighs.  Alice closes her eyes.  "I've been dreaming of this place ever since I can remember.  This is the only dream I've had.  Something must be wrong with me.  My peers think I'm rather mad, and everyone has been telling me what to do and who I must be." she cries.  Tarrant kneels down beside her.  "I'm sorry, Alice." he whispers.  "I love you just the way you are." he says, a few tears rolling down his cheeks.  Alice turns very pale.  She feels a sudden piercing feeling in her stomach and the room starts spinning.  She closes her eyes, and squeezes on Tarrant's hand as hard as she can.  Tarrant looks ups and gasps.  "ALICE!" he says.
Mirana comes bursting in.  "What's wrong?" she asks.  She looks over at Alice and gasps.  "I've never seen her this pale before!!  What happened?!" she asks.  Tarrant let's go of Alice's hand.  "We were talking, and she was telling me about how people where she's from want her to change, and I told her I love her for who she is, and then she started squeezing my hand really hard, which hurt by the way, and I looked up at her and she was pale as a ghost and she fainted again." Tarrant says.  Mirana thinks about how Alice always faints whenever Tarrant says something about how he loves her.


Alice wakes up again, but this time her head is throbbing.  "Oh, what's happening to me!!" she cries.  She looks around for Tarrant.  "WHERE IS HE?!!!" she shrieks.  Mirana puts a hand on her shoulder.  "Relax, Alice, he just went to fix you some tea, he'll be back." she assures her.  Alice takes a deep breath.  "He better hurry." she sighs.  Tarrant comes in with a tray that has tea on it, along with scones, a cupcake, and tarts.  He sets it down on the end table next to the bed.  Mirana stares at the tray.  "I think some real food would do some good, Tarrant." she says.  Tarrant nods.  "That is why I'm having Thackery bring in a bowl of soup.  He should be in here any minute now." he replies.  And sure enough, the March Hare comes in with a bowl of soup.  He sets it down.  He tries his best to be careful.  "Hope ya feel better soon, Alice." he whispers, shakily, then hops out the door.  Alice weakly smiles.  "Excuse me, Mirana, but may I be alone with the Hatter for a moment?" she asks.  Mirana nods, and walks out the door.  Alice looks over at Tarrant.
"Thank you." she says.  "This is very kind and sweet of you." she adds.  Tarrant's eyes begin to water.  "Oh, Alice, please get better soon!!  You're scaring me!  I need you, Alice…  I need you." he cries.  Alice hugs him.  The sudden warmth of Tarrant's body sends chills down her spine.  Tarrant is shocked at how cold Alice feels, compared to how feverish she was earlier.  He can feel how frail she is.  The hug seems to go on forever.  Alice finally lets go, and her arms start throbbing.  Her stomach lurches again.  Tarrant can feel Alice's body begin to shake.  He gently helps her lie down.  He lifts her head up, and props the pillows up behinds her.  He lightly rests her head back on the pillows.  He hands her her soup.  "I believe you should eat now."  Alice doesn't protest.
As she finishes her soup, Tarrant sets his hat down next to her.  "I have no idea how long your illness will last, let alone what you're sick with, but I was thinking that if it continues for a while…  Like you said before, on the balcony, that you would miss me when you wake up, not saying that I think you're going to wake up any time soon, it's just tha-" Tarrant starts rambling.  Alice weakly rolls her eyes.  "Hatter!" she snaps.  Tarrant blinks.  "Thank you.  I'm fine.  Anyways, my point is, if I might not be able to be here all the time, even though I see no reason not to, I want you to have my hat while you're ill, to keep you company." he says.  Alice blinks back tears.  "Thank you." she whispers.
Tarrant slowly takes the empty bowl from her hands, and sets it down on the end table.  He offers her some tea.  She sips the tea, and hands it back to him, staring at him with sparkling eyes.  Tarrant gets lost in them.  "Hatter!" she gasps.  He comes to his senses and notices he's about to spill the tea.  "Whoa!" he shrieks.  He sets the teacup on the nightstand.  He smiles at her.  "Well, then, after that almost-disaster, I believe it is time for you to get some rest.  The Hatter lightly brushes a stray hair into place with the back of his hand.  Alice winces from the pain in her stomach.  She blinks a few times, and locks her eyes on Tarrant.  With that last look, she smiles and peacefully goes to sleep, the image of the Hatter she adores so much, embedded in her mind.


Alice was surrounded by darkness.  She blinks to adjust her eyes.  She's in a dark forest.  She starts hearing noises.  "Wh-who's there?" she stutters.  She rubs her arms from the bitter chill of the wind.  She looks around.  Nothing but creepy, dark, Underlanian trees.  Visions of the Hatter dance in her head.  She flashbacks to the moment when Tarrant said that he loves her the way she is.  Her stomach lurches, and she breaks into a sweat.  She drains of color, and collapses to the ground.  "Hatter?!" she calls.  She notices his hat hanging one of the tree branches.  She reaches for it, wanting to hold it close.  As her hand sways, trying to grab it, it disappears.  She flashbacks to when Hamish was proposing to her.  She sees herself running, and falling down the rabbit hole.  She then sees images of the Hatter again.  Visions of him alone, and miserable in the Red Queen's dungeon.  His face bloodied.  "Alice…" he cries.  "I'm battered and bloodied for you, Alice…" he continues.  Tears start rolling down Alice's face.  She flashbacks to when the Knave tried seducing her.  She shakes her head.  She tries to rid her mind of these terrible memories.
"Well, Alice…" she hears a voice.  She looks up, and searches for the body that mumbled those words.  She sees Stayne, standing a few feet away from her.  She scrambled back a few feet, still on the ground.  "HATTER!!" she shouts.  Iloslovic starts chuckling villainously.  "Your dear Hatter won't be able to rescue you now." he laughs, taking out his sword.  He points to a tree with his sword.  Alice squints and recognizes Tarrant tied up to the tree, a Red Knight holding a knife up to his throat.  Stayne brandishes the sword above her.  "Any last words you would like to say to your Hatter, before you're both murdered?" he asks.  Alice looks at the wide eyed Hatter, staring back at her with wet eyes.  Alice's head starts hurting, and her stomach lurches the most it has ever had.  "Hatter…  I…  I love you." she cries, wincing from the severe pain in her stomach.  All of the sudden, the Red Knight kills the Hatter right in front of her.  Alice lets out one last sob, and then Stayne kills her.


Alice wakes up, screaming.  Tarrant's hands are grasping her face.  "Alice!  It was just a nightmare!" he calms her.  She closes her eyes.  "No…  I can't bear it any longer…  Wake me up!!" she cries.  The Hatter gives her a confused look.  "Alice!" he shouts, trying to make her stop crying.  She starts weeping.  "I could've saved you, Hatter!  I could have." she sobs.  Tarrant pulls her close, holding her in his arms.  "Shh…" he whispers, stroking her hair.  "Alice, it was just a nightmare…" he says, trying to snap her out of her trance.  Alice opens her eyes, wiping away her tears.  Tarrant rests his head on hers.  "You're fine, my dear Alice, it was just a nightmare.  I'm here, no one can hurt you." he says.  Alice shakes her head.  "I could've saved you." she whispers.  Tarrant sighs.  "Alice, dear, you did save me, remember?  You rescued me from Salazen Grum.  You came back to Underland.  You saved me." he whispers.  Alice shakes her head again.  "No, no…  They had killed you…  They killed you right in front of me, then he killed me." she cries.  Tarrant gives her a look.  "It was a nightmare, Alice.  I'm right here, and so are you.  We're alive, silly girl." Tarrant says in his Scottish accent.  He blinks at what she just said.  His eyes start turning orange.  "Who killed you?" he asks.
"The Knave." Alice says, tears still flowing down her face.  Tarrant's eyes turn a dark shade of red.  "That slurvish guddler's scuttish slurking urpal slackush scrum won't dare to hurt you in anyway!!  Not if I'm around.  I'll cut off his head!!  I'll puncture his every nerve with my hat pins!!  I'll-" the Hatter starts ranting.  Alice gasps.  "Hatter!" she shrieks, trying to snap him out of it before he starts saying gruesome things.  "I'll rip out his heart and use it for-" he continues.  
"HATTER!!!" she yells.  Tarrant's eyes return to normal, along with his skin.  He's back to his cheery self.  "Thank you.  I'm fine.  Sorry." he says.  Alice gives him a look.  Tarrant shakes his head.  "I'm sorry, Alice.  Did I scare you?" he asks.  Alice blinks.  "How's your illness?" he asks.  Alice thinks.  "I think it's better.  I don't seem to have much pain in my stomach, and my head is returning to normal.  Or normal for me, that is." she replies.  Tarrant puts his hand to her forehead.  "Temperature seems normal." he says.
"Hatter, what time is it?" she asks.  He thinks.  "Well, I'm not for certain, but I believe it is around noon, why do you ask?" he answers.  Alice nods.  "Just wondering." she replies.  Tarrant smiles.  "Well, I guess I better inform the Queen that you are feeling better." he says.  "Take care of my hat." he laughs.  Alice nods.  The Hatter leaves the room.  Alice starts petting the hat.

"Mirana!  Alice is better!  Other than a horrid nightmare, she's fine!!" Tarrant shrieks.  The Queen smiles.  "That is quite splendid news, Hatter." she says.  Tarrant notices the Queen's eyes are focused on the armor.  "What's wrong?" he asks.  Mirana sighs.  "I'm doubting whether or not we will win this.  That sudden illness was quite stressful, considering that today is the Frabjous Day.  I love Alice, and I don't mean to be complaining about the Frabjous Day right after her recovery from sickness, but it worries me." she says.  Tarrant nods.  "It is on the Oraculum that Alice will slay the Jabberwocky, is it not?" he assures her.  "The Oraculum never changes.  Alice will defeat the Jabberwocky." he adds.  Mirana smiles.
"Tarrant, you've always been a good man, to your friends, and certainly to Alice." the Queen comments.  Tarrant smiles.  "Speaking of me being good to Alice, do you mind if I work in my old workshop for a little bit?" he asks, smiling a mischievous smile.  Mirana chuckles.  "Tarrant, you may work in that workshop whenever you please." she smiles.  The Hatter's eyes brighten up.  "Oh thank you so much, my fair Queen!!" he cries, kissing her hand and running off to the workshop.
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Mirana knocks on Alice's door.  "Come in." Alice says.  Mirana comes in and sits down at the end of the bed.  "I had heard from a certain madman that you feel better.  Is that true?" the Queen smiles.  Alice laughs.  "Yes…  And I'm guessing this madman….  Was he as mad as a hatter?" Alice replies.  Mirana laughs.  "Yes, he must be." she says.  Mirana sighs.  "Do you think you could be ready in about two hours?  I'll send Nivens to come and get you." she asks.  Alice nods.  "Where's the Hatter?" she asks.  Mirana clears her throat.  "He's.. Um..  He's in the workshop.  It's down the hall.  I'm pretty sure he's busy, though." she says.  Alice nods.  Mirana says goodbye, and leaves the room.
Alice takes a deep breath and grabs the hat.  She stares at it.  She knows that hat is a huge part of him, and that it must've been hard for him to lend it to her.  She walks out the door, and goes towards the workshop.  She knocks on the door.  "Who is it??" the Hatter calls.  Alice smiles.  "Thackery…  It's me, Alice." she laughs.  Behind the door, Tarrant scrambles to hide what he's working on.  "Aye…  Um, come in…" he calls.  Alice comes in.  She holds out his hat.  "It seems I'm always returning your hat when you're in a workshop…" she smiles.  Tarrant laughs.  "I've missed this place." he says.  He looks down at his hat.  He frowns for a moment.  "You…  You could try it on." he smiles.  Alice blinks.  Tarrant sighs, grabbing his hat.  He lightly sets it on her head for her, and directs her to the mirror.  "You look beautiful in it." Tarrant says over her shoulder.  Alice's stomach starts hurting.  "I…  I do?" she asks.  Tarrant nods.  "Even…  Without it."
Alice swallows a lump in her throat, trying to stifle a groan from her lurching stomach, so she won't worry him.  She sighs.  "Anything wrong?" Hatter asks.  Alice shakes her head.  "I.. Um..  I..  Ahem..  I'm just-" she stutters.  She turns around and puts the hat on the Hatter.  She stands on her toes and kisses the hat.  "Thank you." she shrieks.  She runs out the door and down the hallway.  Hatter blinks.  "And they say I'm mad." he says.
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In the front of the palace, courtiers of Marmoreal, and a few other Underlanians stand, looking at the White Queen and Alice.  Mctwisp blows the trumpet.  "Who will step forth to be champion for the White Queen?" he asks.  The Hatter, the most colorful of the audience, steps forward.  "That would be I." he says.  Alice gives him a look.  He's going to be champion for me, she thinks.  "You have very poor evaporating skills…  I should be the one." Chessur appears behind Tarrant.  Tarrant turns to look at the feline.  He glares at Chess.  He tries to send the message, first-my-hat-now-this.  "I'll do it." Mallymkun squeaks.  A Tweedle appears from the crowd.  "No, me." he says.  His twin comes out too.  "No, me." he says.
Mirana looks at her volunteers, then to Nivens.  He takes the Oraculum, and rolls it out.  Alice watches as the scroll bounces down each step.  The Tweedles walk up to it and look.  "No other slayer, nohow." one says.  "If it ain't Alice, it ain't dead." says the other.  The Queen wags her finger at them.  She looks to the shocked Alice.  Alice looks at the crowd, and fixes her focus on Tarrant.  She looks him in the eyes, hoping he would help her.  The Hatter returns the gaze, knowing how hard this is on her.
Mirana turns to Alice.  "Alice, you cannot live your life to please others.  The choice must be yours, because when you step out to face that creature…" she starts.  Tarrant stares at the Queen, hoping she won't say anything that would scare Alice.  "You will step out alone." she finishes.  She said it, Tarrant thinks.  He quickly turns his gaze on Alice.  Alice looks around.  Please say yes, Hatter thinks.  She starts backing up, then she runs off.  Tarrant's heart sinks.  He steps forward, to chase after her, but Chess puts his paw on his shoulder, giving him a look that he knows means not to.  The Queen blinks back tears, partly at the fact that her great friend had run off, and partly at the fact her champion run off.  Tarrant sighs.
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Alice runs to the balcony, and starts pacing.  After a few seconds, she sits down on the bench and starts crying.  "Nothing was ever accomplished with tears." Absolem says.  Alice faces him.  "Absolem?  Why are you upside down?" she asks.  He sighs.  "I've come to the end of this life." he answers.  Alice gasps.  "You're going to die?!" she shrieks.  "Transform." he corrects her.  "Don't go.  I need your help, I don't know what to do!" she cries.  He shakes his head.  "I can't help you if you don't even know who you are, stupid girl." he says.
"I'm not stupid!  My name is Alice.  I live in London.  I have a mother named Helen and a sister named Margaret.  My father was Charles Kingsleigh.  He had a vision that stretched halfway around the world, and nothing every stopped him!  I'm his daughter.  I'm Alice Kingsleigh." Alice explains.
"Alice, at last!" Absolem sighs with relief.  "You were just as dim-witted as the first time you came here.  You called it 'Wonderland' as I recall.  Alice blinks.  She starts thinking hard, she knew of this "Wonderland".  "Wonderland." she whispers.  She flashbacks to when she was a little girl, and she had come here.  As she stumbles upon the memory of her first mad tea party, she smiles.  She finishes her flashback.  "It wasn't a dream at all.  It was a memory." Alice says.  "This place is real, and so are you and so is the Hatter!" she smiles.  She stops smiling.  "And so is the Hatter…" she repeats, a spark of joy igniting inside her.  "The Hatter is real." she laughs.  "I'm not dreaming!"
Madness In Underland
Chapter 5
Sweet Dreams
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Oiy, this was a hard one.
It was the longest, and most fluffiest chapter.
I love it ^^
And, I obviously know what Alice was sick with XD

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ya...thx....scare me at the beginning......."Goodnight, Alice." he whispers, lightly kissing her forehead....awwwwwww.......yay....i care about alice....with soup....Hatter blinks. "And they say I'm mad." he says.....lol....omg....so...many.....words...*twitch**twitch*....anyway...LOVE IT.......