„Sweet crap!.. That hurts!" thought Hatter when two insane doctors buried a caddle prod into his side about 10th time.

He gritted his teeth. He has to be strong...

He can't just give up…Not now...

By the time doctors were torturing him, Alice was trying to slip into a Casino once more.

She just couldn't stop wondering, why the hell Hatter had followed her and Jack. He could be all right… All he had to do was to keep his head down… But no… He and his hat-ass had to follow them and put himself into danger…

And now, Jack helped her escape from prison. But when she asked him about Hatter, he didn't answer. Selfish bastard. Yes. That's what Jack was.

Was he really thinking that she will just leave Hatter behind, and forget about him ?!

After all he had done for her?

Never!.. never…

She suppressed thoughts about him as sheo was passing a great statue of Queen of Wonderland and looked at it for a while with disgust. "If this woman does anything to Hatter, it will be the last thing she does.." Alice angrily promised to herself. Suddenly she heard footsteps from opposite site and run around nearest corner and hided.

Few minutes later suits passed around withut noticing her. When they walked away a little bit, she could see just two suits passionately talking about something. Slowly, as quiet as she could, she moved a little bit closer so she could hear them .

"Shit" Alice cursed when she kicked into something tin on the ground. She immediately looked at suits, who were still talking. They didn't hear her. Thank God. When she calmed down a little bit, she took a few minutes trying to recognize what they were talking about.

But even she was doing her best, she still couldn't hear them clearly, but a words as "a mad man with ridiculous hat" and "escape of an oyster" were enough. For Alice it was sufficient prove.

Without thinking she jumped on the first man, effectively bringing him into unconsciousness, took his gun and aimed it at face of second man.

She was wondering for a second, how did she do it, but then just nodded - this situation probably brings a little bit more violence out of her. The second scared man was staring at the gun which was aimed at his head.

"You…" Alice roared, "You're going to lead me where as you said a mad man with ridiculous hat is!"she sipped on him.

When suit didn't say a word Alice came closer and a barrel of gun pressed against his forehead.

"NOW!"

Suit made a uncomfortable move and said : "… As you wish Ma'ame.."

"ZZZZzzzzZZZ!" - another electric shock. He couldn't tell how long he has been tortured...

"ZZZZzzzzZZZ!" - couldn't even say how many shocks he had received.

"ZZZZzzzzZZZZ!" - he stoped counting by number 25…

"ZZZZzzzzZZZZ!" - another one… the tremendous pain he already accustomed to…

"ZZZZzzzzZZZZ!" - time just simply didn't mattered anymore…

"Move!" Alice screamed at the suit who was walking before her.

"Yes. Yes. I'm going" answered and pulled his hands up in defeat.

"Tell me.. Where are all the other suits? How is that possible that we haven't met any?"

Suit answered with irritated tone "All of them were called to prepare for a war.."

"A War? With who?"

Suit sighted. "Knights…"

His answer Alice surprised, she even held her gun down for a second..

"A Knights..? Weren't those guys all wiped out years ago by Queen?" she asked in disbelief.

"As it seems Queen wasn't so precise.." he said coldly as they came to the Great Hall.

The biggest and the most beautiful room she had ever seen. For a minute she was looking at walls and beautiful pictures which were painted on them.

"Okay.. Where now?" asked again touching his neck with her gun – just in case he had forgotten about situation he was in.

"Your Hatter is probably in the next room, with our doctors.."

"You're kidding right?" she asked nervously…

She already had that "honor" to meet those heartless idiots.. She didn't even want to imagine what they have done to Hatter...

"Do I look like I like jokes?"

Alice's face faded immediately. She needed to find him. NOW.

"Okay.. Go.. And don't even try to call others… You've seen what I've done to your friend.." Alice threated nervously.

Suit just nodded and run away from room. Now it was totally up to her to find and save her best friend…

"ZZZZzzzzZZZZ!" - even breathing was incredibly painful…

"ZZZZzzzzZZZZ!" – he doubt that he will bear another minute…

"ZZZZzzzzZZZZ!" - but he has to…For Alice…

"ZZZZzzzzZZZZ!" - for HIS Alice!...She needs him..

"ZZZZzzzzZZZZ!" - and he needs her too...

"ZZZZzzzzZZZZ!" - he needs to see her once more…

"ZZZZzzzzZZZZ!" - her beautiful eyes…

"ZZZZzzzzZZZZ!"- her beautiful smile..

"ZZZZzzzzZZZZ!" - hug her, feel her close to him…

"ZZZZzzzzZZZZ!" - he needs to tell her…

"ZZZZzzzzZZZZ!" – but he can't bear it any longer…

"ZZZZzzzzZZZZ!" - "I'm so sorry, my love…"

"ZZZZzzzzZZZZ!" – "I've tried…"

"ZZZZzzzzZZZZ!" – "...I really did"

"ZZZZzzzzZZZZ!"- "Jack will surely take care of you.." was the last thought…

"ZZZZzzzzZZZZ!" – ...before everything went black…

Alice was standing before huge door, desperately trying to open them.

"Crap… MOVE!"

After 5 minutes of fighting with them, doors heavily opened. She opened them just a little at first, to see how bad situation was. First thing she saw was a dirty hat which was familiar as hell.

"God NO!" she thought. The fact that Hatter wasn't wearing his hat wasn't good at all.

She opened door a little bit more to see two figures turned to her with their back - standing by some kind of chair- each by its side and were widely laughing. Alice was horrified and starred at the scene for a second. When she came back to her senses again she quickly decided to take an advantage of situation and attack them - they haven't noticed her yet.

Two shots were released and both of the doctors fell dead to the ground. She held her breath for a minute. She just killed two men… She never thought that she would be capable of doing such a thing. She threw gun away with shaking hands and took courage to come closer to a chair where someone was supposed to sit.

"Heavenly GOD.. HATTER!" she screamed hysterically when she saw who was sitting there.

"NO.. no.. no.. no!"

He had blood all over him, not even mentioning his sides, where were located big ugly wounds which were still bleeding… His arms and hands tied up to the chair, a small spring of blood flowing out of his forehead was slowly running down his cheek, right next to his closed eyes which were more dead than alive...

"No! no... Hatter! Please.." she screamed as she took his motionless face into her palms – checking his barely catching pulse.

"Hatter.. Please.. Open your eyes.." this time whispered to him and gently slapped him.

Tears buring in her eyes as she saw him in this state.

"Hatter… Oh, my beloved Hatter.. What they have done to you?"

She wiped tears away and tried to brace herself. She accepted the fact that Hatter wouldn't wake up from his unconsciousness and she gently released his hands..

"Oh.. What am I going to do with you, huh?" she whispered to him softly.

She took a second for thinking. How the hell is she going to get him out of here? He is too heavy for her to carry all the way to forest…

Then a flying flamingos came up to her mind. They were just a floor above and if they make it, they could fly – then hide in the forest and as soon as possible find Charlie.

"Okay.. We will make it!" she said to herself and as gently as she could pulled Hatter up.

When a whole weight of him was on her shoulders, she let out a huge sigh.

This will be surely the longest and hardest journey to another floor she ever had...

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