Descendants: the Rise of Olivia

Chapter three

Olivia: You've seen Auradon, and you've seen the Isle of the Lost, but you've never seen my messed up-hometown: Wonderland.
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Past the golden-domed Sultan's palace in Agrabah, past the dense Sherwood Forest, and even farther past the spires of Cinderellasburg and the ivy-clad walls of Auradon Prep grew a massive tree with a burrow at the base of the trunk. The burrow was closed off by a metal gate overgrown with vines. Through that gate was a portal of color and light called the Rabbit-Hole, which led to . . . Wonderland.

Wonderland shone in the moonlight. At the center of the city loomed an imposing palace, with neat and tidy streets surrounding it.

The citizens of Wonderland, all clad in the same red-and-black uniforms, hurried through the city in orderly lines, rushing home from work. One by one, they closed and locked their doors, scared to disobey the curfew. Above their heads, the heart-shaped lanterns of the streetlights turned on, casting an ominous red glow over the shadows, her spiky-studded hood pulled over her head. She darted under a lamp, carefully tucking a look of her fiery red hair out of sight.

Olivia, a sixteen-year-old renegade with brooding eyes and crimson lipstick, kept her face hidden in shadow as she peered around the corner.

Olivia:

'm a rebel, I'm a menace, I'm a one-girl riot
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Slippin' through the shadows like I'm ultraviolet
Yeah, yeah

Numerous heart-shaped topiaries and urns of red roses littered the empty city center, and Olivia used her stealth to her advantage as she grabbed a pair of gardening shears and ran down a row of primly manicured hedges, lopping off the bloom of every rose with a sharp snip.

Olivia:

Hearts on the walls, but no love in these streets
Appetite for destruction, a girl's gotta eat, yeah
Devil on my shoulder and it won't be quiet
Yeah, yeah

She turned a corner to stand beneath a three-story portrait of the Queen of Hearts that hung over the side of a building. Looking up through the lacy red eye mask she wore, Olivia held up a bulging water balloon filled with red paint. She hurled it at the portrait exploded and dripped her stern visage.

Olivia:

I'm on a path of destruction
This is gonna be fun

Moving on to the tall vases full of roses, Olivia wound up a croquet mallet and smashed the first one with an expert baseball swing. She raised the mallet high and crushed a second. Yes! The triple-swing combo of destruction left her out of breath and giddy. But she couldn't linger too long; the city guard was sure to be on their way.

Olivia:

Set it off, go berserk
Tonight I light it up like fireworks
Burn it down, 'til all they're seein' now is
Red, Red, Red, Red, Red

Just as Olivia ran out of the square, soldiers of the Crimson Army, wearing military uniforms emblazoned with the symbols of playing cards, were led into the plaza by the Jack of Diamonds, Chris. They searched the area for the criminal who was causing all the mayhem. Olivia slinked behind pillars, doing her best to avoid them. Then she made her move, tossing a ground-spinner firework into the middle of their formation. It sparked wildly, scattering the soldiers as it exploded and allowed Olivia to slip away unseen.

Soldiers:

(Woah, woah-oh)
(Woah, woah-oh)
(Woah, woah-oh)
Soldiers at the ready? (Sir, yes, sir)
The Queen is not very friendly (That's for sure)

The Jack, Chris, a clean-shaven man with long blonde hair, looked around the area, furious, until he spotted Olivia on the roof of a nearby building. He pursued her to the top and charged, clearing the gap and following her across the rooftops of Wonderland with his soldiers right behind him. He was not giving up on catching Olivia.