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((She's added and... I'm very much with Max on this one. Sorry about it, and wish you the best in your tough decision making.))

King of Hearts let the other guests(Random, Jeanie, Gale, and Cyrillia.) onto the ship and heard the second parlay. "Oi... too many parlay's for one day," he grumbled to himself. He grabbed the shirt of two pirates on his way there. If he didn't get to relax with rum, they didn't either. He dragged them by their shirts over to the lady. "Bloody Mary, what brings you upon our humble boat?" he asked, a large, but fake smile upon his face. He was conflicted about this woman. She had all the skill to be afraid of and the self confidence that raises respect. He knew she was powerful enough to be the next Quuen of Hearts... possibly, if she accepted him. He didn't want somebody as the next Queen of Hearts that didn't accept him as even a second-in-command.

Posiedon dropped his act as he caught her wandering eyes. "Aye, you bilge rat, we'll have no thievery on our ship. But... let's talk business and alliance, what were ye thinkin'?" he asked, judging every move with an intense eye. He didn't trust this witch, especially when she wanted his ship. His cutlass was secure in it's sheathe, but he wasn't known for pacifistic methods when battles came.

"We think we like her." Darkness reared itself inside, looking to the new arrival, tentacles of shade and shadow teasing the light of Random's mind. It was still weak, but Teaser kept it at bay. "She is much what we should be. We do not love, we do not know love, but we know what we want..."

Teaser shoved it back. "He created you from fear, dark one. He wants, but not as you know it." She looked to Random and comforted him. "Be calm, my boy. You know the light."

Random had felt the presence of chaos, a spirit of discord that seemed somehow like his, but in the way of Darkness, and when he began to fear, Teaser's voice guided, and he knelt, curling his hand about Jeanie's wrist, with his cheek against her forearm. "Will protect." he said, looking about as the captain talked with the new arrival.

Gale began to walk onto the pirate ship, curious where they'd sleep. One of the pirates stopped him and asked for the payment of the group, figuring that the one made out of metal held the money. He paid the way acrosss for all of them and then made his way to the boat. He heard the different accent they seemed to all speak in and tried to begin picking it up.

((Well Hello Violetta biggrin Can I just say.. Mary sounds like such fun ^^
..also reminded me that I need to get my other character sent it... heh))

Jeanie looked down at Random. "You need to stand, we are moving about" She muttered, helping him up. Jeanie was really excited and wanted to explore there new ship, it had even more attractive looking things and whatjimacallits upon it than their first ship. At the memory of the first ship she looked back to where the pirates were separating their vessel and watched the broken carcass float away over the sea. "Water will care for you, the ocean is a loving mistress" She giggled as the prow first began to slip beneath the water.
After watching the ship sink completely she turned back to see Mary. She looks so proud and strong.. Almost as impressive as Master.. But She can only look that way.. Master can change, she is loving too.. Jeanie giggled, and look of glee caressing her features, she pulled Random's arm. "Let's explooore" She looked around checking Gale and Cyrillia were busy, "Come on!"

Cyrillia stared as Mary arrived, Magnificent. She waited silently, patiently, for their negotiations to desist. Cyrillia hoped to talk deeper with this fascinating woman. As they discussed the price of her boarding the ship, Cyrillia thought about the fact she had just ensconced them all onto a pirate boat. The King was unlikely to transport them all straight to the mainland, but Cyrillia was adamant the Jeanie was not to get involved with any more fighting or.. men. She shuddered at the thought of the Diamond king. I do not care if he said he loved her.. He made Jeanie impure.. My darling Jeanie.. She fought hard to suppress the memory of anger she felt welling up inside her head. IT would not do to shatter her facade in front of the King himself..

((Do any of you know where Krazy got to?))

It wasn't hard to bring Random out of his funk, especially when it involved his and Jeanie's brand of playful chaos. When he noted that Master and Gale were both involved, it made everything that much more fun, like a team game of Hide and Seek. He let himself be pulled along with Jeanie, playing along with Master's name faking, introducing himself as various important people, waving as he went by the sailors, whispering his names so as not to attract the attention of Master or Gale. "Lord Otis Driftwood a pleasure. Horace D. Hippobottom, Esquire. Doctor Mister Lord Duke Sir Fipplewhip Thorncountrybum the Thuuuuuurd." He made attempts at bowing, but being pulled along, failed at his courtly manner. He reached out at points and pilfered odd knick-knacks, secreting them in his pockets, almostr without being aware he did so.

(Oh, and excuse me,I thought I had put it in, apparently I suffered a case of the Randoms meself. Welcome, Violetta,Mary looks to be a ton of fun)

Antoinette smiled and took his hand to help herself up. "Where go now?" She'd almost forgotten about the bell in her embarassment but it hadn't slipped her mind completely. "Follow bell?"

Izzy laughed. "But of course! That's what makes this an Adventure!" She grinned as the tree groaned. It hadn't attacked or anything, besides the trees weren't the problem it was the... "Josh, Venus Fly Trap! Behind you!" It was rather large, about fifteen feet in height and it was drooling everywhere. "Well that's rather gross." She grinned as she gripped her sword tightly, rather missing her other sword.

Ly shook his head. "Not at all. You think I would bring you to a dangerous garden. You have to give me more credit than that." He smiled.

Mark stood. "He should hop on one foot while trying to juggle." He said with a nod. He'd always wanted to see if someone could do that.

Ace stood from the table. "Well if everyone else is off then I suppose Alice and I should be off to. I need to go see Jesta." He nodded to everyone before leading Alice off down the hall. There was a door to the Twin's house around here somewhere and he knew exactly where to find it.

Alice stayed quiet, unsure of where they were going. But after a minute she felt a slight tugging on her other wrist. "Ace. Lets go this way." She said before following the tugging she felt. Something was leading her deeper into the house.

Ace heard Alice speak but before he could respond she had taken off. "Alice!" He yelled, following her. He couldn't loose her, she was The Alice and Wonderland Needed her.

((I'll finish my Ace & Alice story later. Oh and as a side note: I won't be able to be on next week. I'm going to Youth Camp and I won't have internet or computer access all week. Sorry to all who this may pose a problem too but after next week I'll be on most everyday until July))

Antoinette struggled to keep up with Hoot so he wasn't dragging her. She had only been in this part of the forest once or twice and it scared her a bit. But she forced herself to keep calm. "Where bell from?" She asked, hoping to make conversation or something.

The tugging pulled her deeper and deeper into the house. Ace had caught up with her and the two of them were pratically running to keep up. Finally the tugging sensation stopped. The only problem was that there was nothing around them. They were in a room with no doors or windows. "Curious..." Alice said as she looked around the room.

"I don't see how we got in here. How are we going to get out?" Ace asked as he too looked around the room. Frustrated he sat down in the middle of the room.

Alice sighed and walked over to Ace. "Come on Mr. Ace. We have to find a way out some how." She stopped, noticing something neither of them had noticed before. There was a little table with a note on it. Alice walked over and started reading the note aloud.

"Dear Alice,
We hope that this is note finds you well. Behind you is a door to a place we know you'll love. Have happy travels!
The Madd Hatter and The March Hare
But I thought that they were dead?" Alice asked Ace, turning around as she did so.

Ace stood and shrugged his shoulders. "This whole house is completely bonkers. There's no telling how that got here..."

Alice tilted her head to the side and walked foward, past Ace, to a door that hadn't been there before. Without a word, she opened the door and walked through it.

Ace started to protest but didn't, deciding instead just to follow her to see where this door would take them.

((And that my dears is only the beginning.))