ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴏᴡsʏ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴡᴀs ғɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴀʟɪᴄᴇ. ʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜᴍᴍᴇʀ ɢʀᴇᴇɴ ɢʀᴀss, ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ʜᴀɪʀᴇᴅ ɢɪʀʟ sɪɢʜᴇᴅ, ᴘᴜᴛᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅs ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ. ʜᴇʀ ᴇʟᴅᴇʀ sɪsᴛᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ʟᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴀ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴇ, ᴀɢʀᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ sɪᴛ ɪɴ sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ.
ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢ sᴜɴ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴜʀɴ, ᴀʟɪᴄᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴜᴘ. ᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ sʜᴇ ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʜᴏᴍᴇ sᴘᴏᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ ʀᴀʙɪᴛ ᴘᴇᴇᴋ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴀ ʙᴜsʜ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴀ ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ᴘᴏᴄᴋᴇᴛ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀs ɪᴛ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇᴅ ᴀʟɪᴄᴇ sᴛᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ɪᴛ, sʜᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ, ɪᴛ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴏᴘᴘɪɴɢ ʜᴀsᴛᴇʟʏ ᴀᴡᴀʏ.
ᴀʟɪᴄᴇ ʟɪғᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴅʀᴇss ᴏғғ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ʀᴀʙʙɪᴛ. ''ᴡᴀɪᴛ! sᴛᴏᴘ!'' sʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ʜᴇʀ sɪsᴛᴇʀ ʏᴇʟʟ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʜᴇʀ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟɪᴄᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴘᴀʏ ᴀɴʏ ᴍɪɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ. ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɪʀ ᴡᴀs ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴄᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴀʀᴍs ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ sᴄʀᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴡs ᴏғ ʙᴜsʜᴇs sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ.
ᴀs ᴀʟɪᴄᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀʙʙɪᴛ ʜᴀᴅ sᴛᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ, sʜᴇ ᴘᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅs ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴋɴᴇᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜs. ''ᴏʜ, ᴏʜ ᴍʏ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ ᴡᴇ'ʀᴇ ʀᴜɴɴɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴛɪᴍᴇ!'' ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀʙʙɪᴛ sᴀɪᴅ ᴀɴxɪᴏᴜsʟʏ.
''ʏᴏᴜ sᴘᴇᴀᴋ? ʜᴏᴡ ᴏᴅᴅ. ʏᴇs, ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴏᴅᴅ.'' sʜᴇ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ғɪɴɪsʜᴇᴅ sᴘᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴜᴘᴘᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ʀᴀʙʙɪᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ᴊᴜᴍᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏʟᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʀɪᴏᴜs ɢɪʀʟ ʜᴜʀʀɪᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ɪɴsᴘᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ sᴏ sʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴀ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ʀᴏᴄᴋ ғᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ғᴀᴄᴇ ғʟᴀᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ. sʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴜᴘ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴘᴜʟʟᴇᴅ ʜᴀsᴛɪʟʏ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴇᴍɪɴɢʟʏ ᴇɴᴅʟᴇss ʜᴏʟᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ sᴄʀᴇᴀᴍɪɴɢ ᴡᴀs ᴅᴇᴀғɪɴɪɢ ʏᴇᴛ ᴡᴀsᴛᴇᴅ ᴀs ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴀʟʟ ғᴏʀ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴡᴀs ᴜɴʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀɴᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ.
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A Darkened Alice In Wonderland Retelling
FantasyA twist on the classic Disney movie.
