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——I was back into the dreamland. I was walking next to (who I now know as) Riddle. Last time I was here he had asked me if I played croquet. He took me to the side as the cards frantically began running around all over the place.
"To your places! By order of the king! Hurry!" The king exclaimed. "SHUFFLE DECK!" The commander yelled, and the cards shuffled themselves. "CARDS, CUT!" The cards neatly piled on top of each other. "DEAL CARDS!" The cards moved themselves flat on the ground in the clear space ahead of us. "CARDS, HALT!" The cards liften their backs up slightly.
I heard some sort of squeaking-squawking noise and found multi-colored flamingos piling themselves into a container. They were all laid out like a ruler.
Riddle happily waltzed over, rolling up his sleeves in the process as he took two of the flamingos and swung them around, testing them out. He chose the green one over the blue, the blue one flew down elegantly back to the ground.
Riddle grabbed the flamingo by the neck, and lifted his hand up to its chin, making it's neck perfectly straight. The white rabbit hustled over to him, holding a small pillow with two balls.
He lifted the matching green one only to reveal it wasn't a ball, but a hedgehog. Uh oh. The hedgehog yawned. Riddle licked his gloves before properly adjusting to the flamingo. The hedgehog noticed thing and curled up into a ball.
I got the memo and hurriedly picked up a [F/C] flamingo. This one was a little lazy, like me. "SILENCE!" Riddle roared as the flamingos quieted down. Riddle adjusted his clothing before swinging the flamingo with so much force he was sent spinning.
Luckily the hedgehog wasn't hit. The king eagerly pushed it to go. The hedgehog viciously scrambled about, the cards moving so that it went through each hoop. Everyone cheered despite the obvious cheating. Well, every way was the Queen's way I suppose.
Riddle soaked in the praise, even my flamingo joined in. I did as well. Riddle waltzed over in joy, eagerly showing off his flamingo. He swung his flamingo again, cheating once more, only this time one of the cards didn't make it.
It harshly skidded to a stop, ruining some of the nicely kept grass. "Off with his head!" Riddle roared, and the card was dragged away. "Off with his head. By order of the king! You heard what she said!" The king scrambled over, once the card was taken away he came back.
"You're next." Riddle stated. Oh shit, am I gonna die? My face paled, feeling around my neck. "—My dear," Riddle finished, bowing down to me. "Oh! Yes, Your Majesty." I bowed, preparing my equipment. Riddle sat the flamingo down and flattened its feet, forming a chair.
I lifted the flamingo, ready to swing, until it's neck crooked as it dopily laughed. I raised an eyebrow in response. I took Riddle's technique and straightened its neck, gently smacking its head against the ground.
