Mad Woman // Ned Stark // Petyr Baelish (2)

11. OFF WITH YOUR HEAD

Knave ran toward Hatter and Petyr, sword drawn. The Hatter fought back and the well-ordered duel erupted into a full-scale battle with Alice and the Jabberwocky in the eye of the storm. During the battle, Bayard and Mally took on the JubJub bird. Cheshire disappeared and reappeared to confuse the Red Knights while Ned and Petyr and the rest of the White queens army dueled against the red queens army. The Bandersnatch battled four Red Knights. the Tweedles fought back-to-back with perfect precision and timing and not a single argument possibly for the first time in their lives.

March Hare however stared upward, paralyzed with fear until he got slammed by a Red Knight. Then he went crazy, throwing things like a wild man. But we are all a little bit mad in wonderland.

Alice leapt onto the Jabberwocky, pulling herself up his scales. He twisted and snapped trying to shake her off. The Vorpal Sword practically pulled itself out of her hand in its relentless pursuit of the Jabberwockys head. Alice made her way to the Jabberwocky's vest where she clung trying to slash its neck with the sword. The vest buttons strain with Alice's weight pulling it down. They snap...one... two... three... only one left holding the vest on by a thread. Alice can barely hold onto the slashing Sword. Just as the last button gives way, she propelled herself into the air. Petyr and Ned glanced up thinking Alice was about to splat but she flew up, a true warrior.

"OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!" Alice declared. 

With one powerful thrust, she cut off the Jabberwocky's head. Both Alice and the head fall at once, the Jabberwocky's jaws still snapping at her in its death throes. Alice hit the ground hard. The Jabberwocky's head rolled a few feet away. She lay on the ground, breathing heavily. Petyr ran to her helping her up. She offered him a smile as she picked up the Jabberwocky's head, carried it to the Red Queen and dropped it at her feet. 

The Queen points to Alice incredulously and Petyr feared for her head but Alice stood tall.

"Kill her!" The red queen demanded and Ned and Petyr moved forward to fend them off but the nearest Red Knight threw down his weapon. 

 "We follow you no more... bloody big head." The red knight declared.

"How dare you!" The red queen demanded pointing a finger at him as she held her head high. "Off with his head!" The other Red Knights tossed their weapons down. 

The crown lifted off the Red Queen's head. She snatched for it as it floated over to the White Queen where it gently lowered to her head. The Cheshire Cat materializes next to her. The white queen smiled pleasently, the crown was where it belonged.

"Iracebeth of Crims, your crimes against Underland are worthy of death. But that is against my vows. Therefore, you are banished to the Outlands. No one is to show you any kindness or ever speak a word to you." The white queen informed her sister. "You will have not a friend in the world."

Knave bowed deeply to the White Queen as he stepped forward.

"Majesty I hope you bear me no ill will." Knave offered.

"Except this one. Ilosovic Knave you will join Iracebeth in banishment from this day until the end of Underland." The white queen remarked and he snapped up, his face pinched in anger, an eternity with that women? The White Knights grabbed Knave and chained him to Iracebeth. 

"At least, we have each other." The red queen offered smiling happily back at him.  In a last panic, Knave pulled a knife and tried to stab her. She screamed out an ear pinching scream. But the was spun too fast through the air killing the white queen.

The crown fell as the white queens dress stained red. 

"Mine! Give me!" The red queen demanded but the knights didnt budge. 

"Take them away." Alice demanded. "His punishment will be living with her for all eternity." The knights dragged the red queen and Knave away as the creatures and Hatter stared down at the white queen. 

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"In westeros," Alice remarked as she put the stones on the white queens eyes, "royalty gets sones, painted like eyes so that even with their eyes closed in their world they may be opened in the next."

"That's really lovely." Hatter remarked. 

The line of succession was in question, what would they do? Who would rule? They needed guidance and direction. 

"Who will rule?" Hatter picked up the crown and moved to Alice. She stared back at him as he held it out for her. 

"What do you say?" The white rabbit asked.

 "Queen alice?"

"Queen Alice!" Was echoed but Alice looked to petyr and Ned.

"I need a moment." Alice remarked holding up a finger. 

"Queen Alice has a nice ring to it." Petyr remarked as she hugged him. 

"You have a good heart and everyone loves you, you would be a great queen." Ned agreed. 

"I don't want to rule, especially not in a place without my family." Alice remarked. 

"What if we stayed?" Petyr countered. 

"You worked so hard to get where you are in westeros." Alice remarked. 

"I'm alright with being your arm candy." Petyr mused. "Let you work and I will try and learn to bake."

"Really?" Alice whispered as he kissed her. 

"Really." She leaned against him as she looked to Ned. 

"I think they want my head back in westeros and after seeing you decapitate the jabberwocky, it doesnt seem to pleasent." Ned remarked. "I would love to stay and live in a realm ruled by a good queen."

"I have a few conditions." Alice remarked. 

"But you will take it?" Hatter asked. 

"I will be your queen." Alice agreed and he put the crown on her head.

 "Callou! Callay!" they declared as Hatter took a step back.

"What is he doing?" Alice questioned.

"Futterwacken." Cheshire remarked.  The Hatter pulled Alice into the dance. It was a wild, wacky joyous dance, legs and arms flying all over the place and when it was done...Hatter kissed her. 

"I don't like that one bit." Petyr declared. Cheshire put a comforting arm around a disappointed Mally.  

"What an idea... a crazy, mad wonderful idea, to be queen." Alice remarked. "Best get to work then. we mustnt be late."