Chapter 1: Down A Rabbit Hole

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The sun hangs high over Leominster in Herefordshire as the town prepares for the antiques fair. The crew is ready, cameras are poised, and the excitement in the air is palpable.

As Kate makes her way to start filming, a flash of white darts past her and it startles her. She stops to look to see what it is, it is the unusual sight of a white rabbit scurrying away.

"I'm late! I'm late for a very important date! No time to say 'hello', 'goodbye!' I'm late!" A voice says.

"Curiouser and curiouser," she murmurs, her inquisitive nature piqued. Without a second thought, Kate follows the rabbit only to find herself near a rabbit hole and she couldn't stop before she falls into the hole. As she falls further, the world around her begins to blur.

"Ow!" She lands on the ground with a thud in a dimly lit room with a table. On the table is a cake which says 'eat me' and a small glass vial which says 'drink me'.

She blinks in amazement, "This isn't what I expected." She mutters to herself as her curiosity begins to get the better of her.

She hesitantly approaches the table and she picks up the cake and takes a bite which makes her grow ten times her size, "For goodness sake!" Kate says, frustration etched in her voice whilst rolling her eyes.

She sighs and thinks for a moment, if the cake can make me grow, then the vial can make me shrink! She picks up, the now mini vial, "Ugghhh, this is going to taste disgusting, I can tell from the smell." She says whilst opening the lid. She necks all of the vial back and she shrinks to the size of a door-mouse.

In front of Kate is a small door, it's lucky that she's able to fit through it now, "Well, that's fortunate."

Kate turns the door knob and the door creaks open leading to a completely different place, "I'm not in Leominster anymore." She whispers to herself.

Suddenly, the white rabbit reappears, seemingly out of thin air. It is dressed in a waistcoat and a pocket watch, white gloves on its paws, and it holds a fan in one hand. The rabbit fixes its large, curious eyes on Kate.

"Oh my, you're here too!" Kate exclaims, astonished at the rabbit's sudden reappearance, "What is going on? And who are you?"

The rabbit, looking quite flustered, mutters to itself, "I'm late! I'm late for a very important date!" It hops around in a frantic manner, its watch chain swinging back and forth.

Without warning, the rabbit drops its fan and it  lands at Kate's feet. She picks it up and, with a twinkle of determination in her eye, she makes a quick decision. She knows she has to follow the rabbit, and this fan might just be her ticket to whatever adventure awaits her.

What lies on the other side is a world unlike any Kate has ever known. Surreal landscapes stretching in all directions, with bizarre creatures and peculiar sights at every turn. The white rabbit leads her deeper into Wonderland, and Kate, clutching the fan tightly, is determined to discover the secrets of this enchanted realm.

As they venture further into the fantastical world, Kate's heart races with both excitement and trepidation. She couldn't help but wonder where this adventure would lead her and what she might encounter next in this surreal journey, following a white rabbit who seems to be the key to unlocking the mysteries of this extraordinary place

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