Even before I reach the weapons shed, I can hear the lovely sound of the Tweedles arguing.
"She needs a sword!"
"No, she needs an axe!"
"An axe is too big!"
"Well so is a sword!"
"Nu-uh!"
"Ya huh!"
I clear my throat as I walk inside, immediately silencing the twins' argument.
"Hi Alice!" They say together, and I roll my eyes. They'll keep doing that, might as well not let it creep me out.
"So I heard your argument. I'd prefer to-"
"Alice!" Dee's squealing cuts me off in mid-sentence. "Your dress!"
Oh yeah.... I'm still wearing it. It's so comfortable that I almost forgot I had it on. "Yeah.... The Hatter made it for me..."
"Awesome!" They yell together, and I wince. For some reason, I have a headache. Weird.... I never get headaches.... Oh well.
"So, as you were saying?" Dum asks politely.
"Oh.... I was just saying that I'd prefer to travel light. I have the dagger I found and the switchblades that I brought with me, a bow would be nice, but I don't think I'll need much else."
Dee nods in agreement, and Dum returns with a bow and a quiver of arrows. Odd... I didn't even see her leave. "Here, try these out. They should work for you." She says, thrusting them into my hands.
I nod, and notch an arrow, aiming at a target out in the distance. I let go, and it slices through the air, burying itself in the bull's-eye. I look at the Twins, and they nod.
"It works."
I nod again, and begin to walk away. "I gotta go see the Dormouse." They nod and wave me away, promptly returning to arguing about who-knows-what.
Hmm.... Where would the Dormouse be...
I walk over to the table, but she isn't there anymore. I walk into the house and check the dining room, living room, and kitchen. Where in the world could she be? I stand there for a moment, looking stupid, then, "Oh.... She's probably in her room..." Dumb blonde moment. No, I'm not blonde, but the original Alice was. Maybe I got it by being in her place.
Anywayz, I walk upstairs and gently knock on the door.
"Come in!" She calls, and I walk in. "Just... Uhm... Sit anywhere you can that you can find..." She tells me, glancing uncertainly around the book cluttered room.
I step over piles of books like I'm in the middle of a mine field, and make my way to the bed-the only place available to sit. "So... You wanted me to come see you?"
"Yep," she responds brightly, "I thought I could tell you about some stuff before we leave. So, first of all, do you have any questions for me?"
I think for a moment, and then remember my question from yesterday. "Why is there sunlight if we're underground?"
"Actually, we're not underground." she says, and I look at her quizzically. "Well, the 'Rabbit Hole' is really a portal to Wonderland. We're not exactly like your world. For one, we have magic, and two, we have two moons." She explains, obviously glad to share her knowledge. "That's why Alice got the whole idea about Ches' grin being the moon. Really, she just saw a regular full moon, and a waning crescent, and assumed it was Ches because he happened to show up."
Makes sense... But... "Wouldn't both moons be the same?"
"Nope. Our sun hits them both differently because they're positioned at different places."
