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Cheshire raised an eyebrow as he saw her hand going towards the fire... and into it. He smiled at her first pain. She still hadn't gotten use to the non-scaley skin. He smiled widely at her request, and even chuckled at her last sentence. "If you wish to go back, you must look back. For forward will only get you farther away from your wish. But in looking back, you will be blind to anything that was in front of you. Lose some goals, and you'll gain others. And as always with a shift or change, the tides of life will bring friends and enemies, walls and roadblocks. Right now, you seem to be looking up, asking a 'higher being' to do the work. Instead, look down and follow your sleep walking footsteps, or follow those footsteps beside you... the ones that lead you to this predictament. Turn yourself around, change your pace, find your new position, and see your face," he replied, fading away as the rhyme began and his smile being the last thing that vanished. A chuckle echoing in the room.

((I'll post for White later... I wonder how long it will take Memori to figure out that Cheshire(Chaos) can't fix itself. Only White(Order) can. lol. ))

Erick, for his part was slightly confused about his transportation from the bandit camp to a swaying ship. Then he saw Azazell and could only smirk. Erick had been Ace the last time he'd seen the assassin.

"Well hello Zell," he grinned before spotting his beloved queen. She wasn't in trouble, not that he could see anyways. But he was a knight deep down, and that meant she still looked like she needed rescuing. "Your majesty," he smiled before kissing her. "It gladdens my heart to see you well."


"Mine as well," Mary smiled back. To anyone watching they would see the harshness of a bandit melt away to let the princess shine through. Her smile changed a bit then, mischievous and childlike. "I shall explain the particulars to you later. But it seems as though we may be heading Home rather soon." Erick's eyes lit up at the mention of Home. "Of course, we do need to take part in a tiny game beforehand." Regaining her harsher aura she turned tot he rest and quietly began pointing out who was who.

((I've been strangely addicted to the Bioshock/2/fallout3 soundtracks right now. It's filling my computer.))

Joline rubbed her head. She got up from the muddy floor she was reading a fairytale just moments ago but now she was in the middle of a forest. She looked around and she didn't recognize her surroundings. 'weird' she thought as she stood up. She looked around her once more and walked into the forest looking for a way out

((GAH! I don't know what to do..
So much to write.. so tired >.<
I'll start simple once again))

Alice had trailed after Ly wherever he chose to walk. Her controlling nature mollified by her worry about Anna. She glanced up and saw with astonished sadness that her heart had made a choice. The arrow over her head which had never left and she'd forgotten until then pointed clearly to him. When they had returned with tea, she joined Ly outsidde the room, although they could still hear most of the conversation. When White mentioned love, she perceptively 'wilted'. She knew the only candidate for Anna in the house would have to be Ly.. This upset her more than she thought possible, and she stared at Ly. "What do we do now?" She whispered, not wishing to draw attention to them from anyone inside the room.

Josh stared at the newest Hatter to appear, if he looked past the clothing and the hair color, he could detect a likeness to himself. Curiouser and curiouser He thought. "My name is Josh, pleased to meet you" He spoke, slipping his free hand under the table to clasp Izzy's

Jesta shook slightly, as she stood alone in the room full of people. Her heart was dropping, and she crept over to the twins and whispered. "Happy Birthday.. but I am going to go now. I have things to do." She then slipped back through the kitchen and out through the back door. Not even waiting for a reply.
Once outside she dropped to the ground, resting her back to the stone wall of the cottage. Sobs wracked her body as she loosed the sadness and loneliness she felt without Ace nearby. Where have you gone? Why did you have to leave me?

The twins were about to speak, but Jesta ran off. "Strange" They spoke together. "Oh well.." They turned to their respective partners and smiled. "What shall we do now my love?" They asked in perfect unison

Jeanie saw Random run away in distress, but although she wished to follow, the Captain was still bleeding. She looked down on him, before grasping one of the bed linens. "Sorry, sir, but this is essential" With no other indication of her actions, she tore a strip from the expensive cloth and pressed it hard against the wound on his shoulder. "Please hold that there" She spoke, placing his other hand in the correct position. "Constant pressure, I must fetch my bag." She bowed, and left the room, rushing back onto the deck..

((I haven't made a decision for Cyrillia yet, so that will have to wait a bit..))

When it got back top the room where the captain was stationed, Darkness started to think it could have Jeanie anytime. The chaos it could bring about with this contest. A kingdom without a ruler save a drunken barge captain... a kingdom ripe for entropy; revolution, border skirmishes, internal strife, true madness, fear and loathing for your fellow man, a canvas painted in colors they had not seen yet, colors Darkness reveled in. "This is what the world really needs, Random!" It boomed inside its head as it took another swig of the rum. "We'll dance on the ashes and bones of the dead!"

It put on the bright-eyed mask of the boy and bounded into the room. Hopping up on a chair, it sat cross-legged and watched the captain. "Not Mary Magdalene. Not Mary Queen of Scots. She Typhoid Mary." It grinned broadly.

Teaser had lost Random in the corridors of his mind. She had hold of him at one point, but the swirling miasma of blackness pulled him away. It only took a second of lost contact to move him so far away from her. She hunted desperately, thinking that if Darkness kept this up, it would become the dominant personality if it did something irrevocably evil, something the personality of Random could never face up to, like killing.... or what it might have planned for Jeanie.

Random was scared and crying, but determined. His thoughts were still foggy as he now found himself in a dark maze of clear glass. He could step in all directions, all dimensions, an excellent puzzle: a maze with walls, floors and ceilings that was clear and in all dimensions and constantly shifting. This was Darkness's challenge to him. A puzzle of order and chaos, it playing the game of chance with him. Random wiped his eyes and started to play. He would keep this thing from hurting his friends. He smiled a little, even. Darkness thought it had the upper hand, but Random's whole life had been a puzzle.

Cyrillia thought deeply about her options. She had a much wider range of choice than Mary.. I would love to take Jeanie.. Her acrobatic skills and reactions would be useful.. But I will not lead her into danger. As she mused, her gaze wandered the crew. I do not trust them yet, I do not know them. Poseidon is injured, so he would be helpless. Gale.. No. I need to leave him on the ship. I will not leave it undefended. Eventually her gaze returned to the man who had asked her question, and an odd thought entered her mind. "Reino.. If you would so consent, will you be my second?" She was uncertain as to whether he would be allowed as he suggested that he knew what was upon the island..

Lizzy glared at Samore for a moment but it soon turned to a pained smile. Like Izzy, Lizzy was one who would rather hide emotions rather then start something.

"I'm Izzy. And this is Josh. We're looking for an oddly placed door." She took another sip of tea and kept hold of Josh's hand.

Samore didn't seem to know about any doors either. "Nothing much around here except Lizzy and myself. And now the beautiful Izzy and her escort Josh."

Apparently Lizzy wasn't too good at hiding what she was thinking for one moment she was sipping her tea and the next she had smashed it on the table, summoned her swords and pointed them at Izzy. "Alright! That's enough. No short haired Izzy is more beautiful then I am! Up! Or this battle will end quickly." Anger burned in her eyes.

Izzy was a bit startled by Samore's words. She gagged a bit before realizing there was a sword pointing at her. She looked up at Lizzy and laughed. "Ok...this is riduclous. Samore is *gag* my cousin back where we come from. That's just gross." She noticed Samore looked insulted and it didn't stop Lizzy from being mad. "Fine. But only if you'll help me locate my other sword with your own powers..." She squeezed Josh's hand for comfort. The only familiar thing around her at the moment.

((besides a very strong feeling of deja vu))

Antoinette and Mark both got food and Antoinette helped Tragedy/Comedy get something for themself.

Sahari's smile fell and she grew rather serious. "White. She can stay her if she wishes. I will not allow you to force her to go anywhere." The woman's eyes were burning with the legendary fire. Many Wonderlandians had heard about the name Sahari and all the things associated with it. One of them being her stuborness.

Ly shrugged. "If Anna stays then Grandma will want us to look after her. We should still be able to go to the Amusement park. How about that?" He grinned, but not his usual flurtatious grin. It was just a bit different now.

Alice stood, afraid now that darkness was closing in. She looked around her and noticed a man watching her every move. It frightened her, but without Ace around, she was going to have to defend herself. She started walking back the way she thought she had came from. Still the man followed her. As she walked, she looked for familiar roads and buildings. Or at least Ace's semi-familiar face. Her heart was beating faster and faster with every step. There were less and less people and in the growing darkness, things looked alot different then they had only moments before. She broke into a run, still hearing the same footsteps behind her, never changing footsteps. Suddenly she found herself down a dead end ally with the man coming slowly towards her. She backed up against the wall, shouting for Ace while knowing he would never find her. She figured she was as good as dead.

Ace had been looking for Alice for a while now. With every passing face came a new sense of dread that something had happened to her and that he would be stuck here and Wonderland would perish. Though how he came to that conclusion was unknown to him. He searched high and low; he had even started asking others if they had seen her. All to no avail. It was getting dark and Ace was loosing faith. Alice would never survive on her own. Suddenly though, he heard his name as clear as day. He hurried towards the sound to find Alice pinned by some creep. She had tears down her face and the man had a smile. Ace, being the hero as usual, hurried to defend her. He threw the man off of Alice and stood between the two. Alice reached out and hugged him, making him loose balance and fall backward towards the wall. Ace's only thought was that his head was going to hit the wall and that he would never see his beloved again. As they fell, all went dark.

((yay! The Alice and Ace adventures are almost over!))

Myria nodded. "Hurry though" She breathed, kissing his cheek and dropping his hand before turning to her sister and Hoot.
"I suggest we wait a while before the next game. Let someone else chose" They grinned, at each other, trying to forget the reaction to their last dare..

Alice looked down at her feet. "I suppose" The fighting spark was all but gone from her. She had noticed the change in him, in his smile, and she felt like their was no hope for her against Anna's grace and beauty.