"NO NO NO! ABSOLUTELY NO!" I flinched as the Dodo bird screeched in fury.
"But Uilleam, please!" pleaded the rabbit.
"I will do no such thing! Do you want to release that monstrosity on Underland?"
"But we are trying to stop a greater evil!" the rabbit cried.
"I refuse to free that big-headed beast of a woman!" I felt myself swelling up, getting all hot inside. Just as I was about to explode Chess put a hand on my shoulder.
"Control yourself," she whispered. I cooled off and stepped back. The rabbit was still trying to persuade the Dodo.
"Nivens, I keep telling you, NO! My word is final." The rabbit sighed and hopped over to us. He shook his head sadly. I suddenly had an idea.
"He's not going to give it to us, is he?" Queenie sighed. I cracked my knuckles.
"Well if he's not going to give it to us," I said. "We're gonna have to take it."
"Oh good heavens no!" gasped the rabbit. "But that's, but that's -
stealing ." He said it like it were a dirty word. Chess grinned at me.
"I like your style, Hatter" she said. I grinned at her, and we high fived. I turned to Queenie.
"You in?" Queenie hesitated at first, and then sighed.
"Trust you to drag me into these situations. Yeah, I'm in." I grinned and hugged her.
"Certainly not!" cried the rabbit. We stared at him. "I-I-I'm putting my foot down." He stamped his foot half-heartedly. "I forbid you to do any such thing!"
"But we have to!" cried the Dormouse, rejoining the conversation. "To save Tarrant!"
"Spoon!" cried the March Hare.
"N-n-no!" the rabbit cried. "We cannot risk it. The Dodo is right." and with that he hopped away. We were silent for a moment.
"We're still gonna do it right?" Chess asked.
"Hell yeah!"
We planned it very carefully. We returned to Absolem with the rabbit like nothing would happen. We chatted as normal.
"Mallymkin?" I asked. She turned to me.
"What does Carlotta want?" she sighed.
"I'm sure the Hatter told you the briefs, but I better explain it to you:
She turned up a few months ago. Came all quiet, claiming to be a distant relative of Miriana. Miriana hadn't seen her before in her life, but being the good natured lady she is, she invited her in. Pretty soon after that Miriana was reported missing. Then things slowly started to go wrong. Nobody knows how, but one by one Miriana's followers began to support her. They were utterly brainwashed, like zombies. Carlotta set up new laws so that she could monitor all of Underland. Everyone you see before you are the last ones left."
"They all seem to think the right thing is running. I said we should fight, but they don't listen to me"
"Maybe the best thing to do in this situation is wait." I laughed quietly. "Easy now,
Hush, love, hush,
Don't distress yourself,
What's your rush?
Keep your thoughts
Nice and lush,
Wait." The Dormouse looked at me confused, but Chess and Queenie smiled at me.
"Always the Tim Burton fan," Chess tittered. I shrugged.
"Just quotes,"
"What will you come out with next?" Queenie said. I grinned at her.
"Save a lot of graves,
Do a lot of relatives favors!" I laughed.
"Ev'rybody shaves,
So there should be plenty of flavors" Queenie giggled.
" We'll not discriminate great from small!
No, we'll serve anyone,
Meaning anyone,
And to anyone
At all!" We all sang in unision. We collapsed laughing. I wiped a tear away.
"Ah, I swear, the next time I see my DVD player that's the first film I'm watching!"
"What are you three talking about?" the Cheshire cat asked.
"These are desperate times,
Mrs. Lovett, and desperate measures are called for!" He stared at me, bemused.
"Here we are! Hot out of the oven!" Chess finished. He tilted his head. We sighed happily.
"Good times," Queenie muttered.
"It's getting pretty dark," The Dormouse muttered. "Can you finish this little scene later? We've got a Hatter to save."
