Elizabeth's Wonderland Adventures (A sequel to Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)

Chapter 1: The New Wonderland

I learned about Wonderland at a very young age. In fact it was me who convinced my parents for us to move there to live. So when I was seven we left London and made the rabbit-made portal to our new home, my aunt and uncle's kingdom. So they weren't my blood relatives, but they were as good as...

The brightness of Wonderland surrounded the three newcomers; Alice, Cyrus and their young daughter, as the portal opened up and brought them to their destination. As soon as it closed and they were standing there, Alice looked down at her friend who had helped them arrive, "Thank you Rabbit, it really is good to see you again."

The young girl's chocolate eyes shined with excitement as she looked around the new and unfamiliar land and realized just how minuscule her mind pictured it, it was so much more than what she ever could have imagined and she wanted to explore it. She tugged on her father's hand and managed to get away from his grasp and ran around so she could see all that she could see close by, her dark curls bouncing.

Cyrus kept a watchful eye on her while a woman in a beautiful pink queen's gown made her way across the grass to her friends, a gentle smile was forming on her lips. "You know you could have come in closer to the castle," was her first words she spoke to them, meeting Alice's happy expression. Ana hugged Alice before looking down at Rabbit with a raised eyebrow, keeping her smile.

'I suppose I'm a little rusty," he replied, returning the smile. "How is he?" Alice asked Anastasia carefully. Ana's gentle smile faded and was replaced with a sadder one as her eyes scanned over to watch Cyrus try to catch the excited little girl, it was easier than looking Alice in the eyes, "Still sick, still stuck in bed as usual." Alice looked down sadly and nodded, "Well we're here for you.." she looked back at Cyrus and her daughter with a smile, "We've decided to stay."

Ana looked back at Alice in surprise but her happiness returned, "That's wonderful!" she hugged her friend again, "Will's going to be so happy hearing that." "I'll be happy to what?" came a voice behind Ana and they both turned to see Will cheerfully headed their way, holding the hand of a little girl who was slightly smaller than Alice and Cyrus's daughter, with blonde hair and bright blue eyes.

"Will!" Alice exclaimed and hugged him tightly. Ana smiled and picked her daughter up so Will could have both hands free. "Good to see you too Alice," Will replied with a grin and a hug for her as well. "This must be Penny," Alice smiled as she pulled away from Will and looked at the little girl who was now resting her head on Ana's shoulder, "she really does look just like Ana."

When Cyrus finally managed to catch his daughter with a hearty laugh, he walked back over to the group holding her on his side with her arms around his neck, "It's good to see you two again," he smiled at Will and Ana. Will clapped his hands together, "Well let's get going shall we? I'm starving!"

As the group of friends headed towards the castle Will asked Ana quietly, "Did you tell Alice?" Ana slowly nodded. The girl in Cyrus's arms looked over at Ana and Will talking quietly, curiously. Cyrus smiled at his daughter, "Are you excited to see the castle, Lizzy?" Lizzy looked at her father and nodded with a cheerful grin, "Mhm!"

...I wasn't sure what my aunt and uncle were talking about but I was old enough to know by the look of their expressions that it was something that brought them great pain and I was right..