Down The Rabbithole

Ch10

(Disclaimer: The art and characters above belongs to Vivziepop. The song Chesire sings is Chesire Kitten(We're All Mad Here) by SJ Tucker and in no way mine.)

-These moments take place at the same time Allison ventures into the Granny's Cottage Tavern in the last chapter-

"Never wonder into the misty mushroom field alone. This place was cursed and you will get lost within the cold grasp and darkness of the fog."

That's what her mother always told her discouraging her from going anywhere near the place of giant mushrooms and pale purple and white mist. But her mother and father were terrible people and often said often said things to prevent her from doing things THEY would disapprove of. She loathed them for that, but now she was Queen. She would restore order to the Heart name and bring peace of mind to herself. She just needed to keep doing what she was doing. Peaceful punishments and a fair fight....Well fair to her at least. Still needed some way to keep her throne and making sure her potential opponets knew who was stronger Queen was! And no one would mess with her now. Not because they were scared of her, but because they knew she was strong. Just the way it should be. Sneaking out of the castle was a sinch. Just say she wanted to be alone and under NO cercumstances were anyone aloud to disturb her, go to her restroom, and just take the secret tunnel located behind the tub. Brilliant. She's been using this old hidden away tunnel since she discovered it as a small child. Her parents never found out how she kept sneaking out past the guards or them and she never told them. Like she'd give up her one way out of their prison. But none of that matter right now in the present. Heels tapped along on the ground as pale mushrooms of all sizes surrounded her, some as big as plan mushroom while the tallest ones towered over her like trees. Pale white and purple mist blocked her sight from all directions to the point she couldn't even see the magical scepter in her hands. But she's been this way before so many times it became like second nature to her by now. Ever since meeting as children she knew. She knew this man would one day be very important, she just didn't know how important at the time. After all children couldn't predict the future...at least she couldn't, but he could.

A deep rumble of a chuckle shattered the silence of the mushroom forest and the scent of sweet incense smoke hit her sense. It made her shiver in happiness, truly a rare feeling to be hold for someone like her. Like magic, the mist parted in a tunnel and on the other side of the tunnel was the entrance to a cave, a cave this Queen of Hearts has visited so many, many times throughout the years but she didn't move just yet. One needs to be granted permission to even go past the tunnel barrier. A dull pink light lit up from inside the cave.

"Ah.~ Queen Velveteen Heart of Wonderland." The light flickered on and off with the deep voice as it chuckled again. "How you escaped you're wonderous band. The heart who yearn for knowledge they seek, do come inside and take a peek.~"

That was permission for her to enter, and she did without a second thought, as she walked the tunnel began to close behind her as the queen got closer and closer to the cave and the light within it. As soon as she stepped within the entrance the tunnel of mist sealed up back behind her and she continued to walk into the cave deeper and deeper as the light grew and grew, the light came from mushrooms that shown brightly as she walked along and didn't stop until she was at the very end of the cave entrance. ....And smiled.

"Hello...Fortune."

A deep chuckle came out as dark purple and white eyes blinked down at her and a smile came from the much taller moth man. "A hello I am given. And a hello back you are havin'.~"

She rolled her eyes before talking onto the home. "Must you always speak in ryhmes when I visit you, Dear?"

The light she saw before came from a crystal ball sat upon a small table, and ontop of the table was a dark pink table cloth. Beside the table on either side of it was matching giant chairs obviously tailored to his much bigger size, matching the colors of the tablecloth perfectly. Hanging from the ceiling was tiny bottles filled with who knows what. Some of the labels red: Tongue of Griffen, Tooth of Wolf, Unicorn Horn Dust, some unlabeled glowing liquids, etc. Father towards the other side of the home was just a somple plain giant bed and a little ways from that was a giant shelf of empty jars waiting to be filled, and a cauldron over an unlit fire pile. Other than all that, the cave was very ordinary and empty. The moth gestured to the empty seat across from him and heels echoed throughout the room as she came in and sat down in the very soft and comfy thing. The Fortune Teller, or just Fortune, was a wise but kind old friend and always offered his hospitality where others wouldn't. It was one of these things that made her own heart swell at the sight of thing magnificent man. The giant fluffy antenna on his head twitched again as he chuckled at her, before taking one of his four hands and reaching to take another drab of that sweet smelling smoke. The small smoke device he had was always beside him whenever she visited and it was always a pink-purple smoke effect.