We're All Mad Here

Chapter 1

Rabbit hopped quickly through the castle walls. He needed to see his master and he was late. So very late. His short feet were quick against the cool tile of the long corridor.

Finally he reached his master's chambers and knocked on the large stone doors.

"Come in." Said a sweet sing song voice.

He stepped in. She stood by her balcony, gazing at her kingdom. Hearts was in the distance. "Y-your majesty, you called for me?" The rabbit spoke with worry.

"Ah yes, first would you like some tea rabbit? You look absolutely famished?" She gestured to a tray of tea sitting on a table.

"N-no your majesty. T-thank y-you for the offer, but I-I wouldn't like any." Rabbit soke fearing his life.

His queen was a tyrant. She ruled with fear, anyone who thought otherwise would be sentenced to death.

Her eyes grew dark. "Fine. Look at my kingdom, what do you see?"

She gestured her blue gloved hand toward her half of Wonderland. Her half was definitely more crazy than The Queen of Hearts. The trees twisted in odd shapes, the water was colored and tasted like a fruit based on its color, and the roads were fabric with different colors of plaid.

The homes however, were more like small shacks. They looked nice with light colors and small yards, but they were barely big enough to hold a family of two. That's why she gives citizens a vile of liquid so they shrink and are able to fit in their homes.

She also worked them to death. Many families had their own jobs. The men worked as the queen's guard if they were fit and healthy enough. The women worked as servants, bakers, and store keepers. Even the children worked, they worked the hard labor, mainly with lumber, mining, and iron working. If you're rich that just gives you a lucky pass.

"I s-see t-the kingdom y-you built t-that saved u-us fr-from the Queen of Hearts." Rabbit said trying to keep his queen calm.

"Really?" She drawed out. "Because I see a bunch of lazy subjects who don't get their work done and just protest against my laws!" She screeched at him.

"I-I'll fix this, your majesty." He said bowing towards her.

"See that you do." She sneered at him. He ran out of her room as fast as he could, leaving her to drink her tea.

She looked out at her kingdom again looking at her sister's half of the kingdom. In the middle of the border was a small rabbit hole. She sighed to herself. It had been nearly a year since she seen her darling little Alice.

Sixteen years ago she abandoned her as a baby. When Alice first came she was eleven. Alice still didn't know but, they still act like mother and daughter.

She saw her sisters card army walking towards the border. She smiled to herself. It was time for their weekly chess game.

"WHITE KNIGHT!" She yelled to the top of her lungs.

It wasn't long until a guy with short black hair with pale skin, wearing singing white armor to burst into her room.

"You called my queen." He said with no emotion on his face.

"Yes! Go tell your men to get ready." She turned away from him and looked off her balcony again. "The queen has arrived."

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She neared the border of her kingdom. Her Sister and her card knights neared them.
"Will you finally let me have your head, when I win of course. I don't want to kill off my only sister without a fair fight, now would I?" Red smirked to herself.

"When will you finally realize that whole 'Off with their head' thing is getting old? Face it dear sister, I've beaten you."

Red's eyes went dark. Her and her sister have always been at each other's throats. It started when they first got into Wonderland, Red made a King fall in love with her and she became queen. She thought that Red didn't need to be queen, but of course Red didn't listen.

"Oh, like your tea parties? Have you ever wondered why your precious little Alice hasn't visited in almost a year?" Red asked with a smug face.

"SILENCE!" She screeched. " We did not come here to start a fight, Red. We merely came to enjoy a peaceful game of chess." She said gesturing to the large chess board out in front of them.

"As you wish, Hatter." Red glared.