Maddie giggled as everyone confirmed that they were who they were supposed to meet. ”So all we're missing is our white rabbit. Not too surprised that he’s a bit late.” she shrugged playfully. ”I’m Maddie, by the way.”
“I’m here,” Alexander replied, moving closer. “And I wasn’t that late. Anyway, my name’s Alexander.”
He raised his hand slightly, though now he wasn't on the bench anymore. He was now up in a tree, sitting down on a bench with a cocky smile. "Chess," he says turning his hand to show his wrist with the cat tattoo on it.
Locke straightened his jacket. ”Locke and might I add that your names fit you characters oddly well.” He commented, glancing up at Chess in the tree.
Maddie giggled. ”That’s what I said. And if you saw the group message I sent: M.H. are my real initials as well as my Wonderland counterpart.”
"Why how interesting" chess smiled as he swung his legs back and forth in the tree.
“Maybe it’s fate?” Alexander squeaked, glancing up at Chess as well. He was a bit of a believer in fate, despite being a mostly practical person.
"Fate? yeah okay" Chess rolled his eyes.
"Maybe, I'm Thalia, not close to Alice." She laughed
Alexander glanced away, narrowing his eyes. “So anyway, what do you think we’re supposed to do now?” he asked, trying to get back to the topic.
”No idea!” Maddie exclaimed happily with a mad sounding giggle.
"You're insane." Chess laughed a little now laying on his back on the branch, looking back from Maddie to the leaves and the sky.
Locke looked between the two. "It's seems both of you two are. Anyways, the letter said when we got together, we would be able to go." He said.
”Why, thank you both for noticing.” Maddie gave a sweeping bow, even taking her hat off. ”But if we're going to actual Wonderland then aren't we all?” she asked as she straightened up and tossed her hat into the air and catching it on top of her head, effortlessly.
Alexander sighed, not liking the idea that he could be mad as well. "I suppose," he admitted. "Maybe we're all a bit mad. When the letter said together, did it mean that we have to be touching? Like standing in a circle, kumbayah style?"
Thalia sighed and stood up. "Its worth a shot."
Alexander copied her, brushing himself off quickly. He brushed a loose strand of his messy caramel hair out of his eyes, then adjusted his glasses before taking one of Thalia's hands, feeling kind of dumb.
Maddie smiled at the others and very gently took Alex’s other hand. ”Chess, get down here and see if this works with us. We can't go anywhere without everyone here.”
"Would we need to hold the letters? Or have our tattoos showing?" Thalia asked, frowning
“We can try that if just standing in a circle or whatever doesn’t work?” Alexander suggested.
Chess sighed and jumped down easily with a smirk and walked up to everyone. "Guess im needed. Anyway, lets get this started shall we?"
“We shall,” Alexander replied with a small smirk, mimicking Chess a bit. He wasn’t sure how to feel about the others, to be honest.
Thalia shrugged and looked tentatively at the five of them standing in a circle with their hands joined. And outsider most probably thought they were witches or in a cult.
Maddie had an ecstatic grin as they all held hands, waiting to see if this was the right way when she winced at a slight familiar pain in her head. ”We should close our eyes and hold on tight. The fall might be safer that way.”
“Fall?” Alexander asked, panicking a bit. The word was barely out of his mouth when he felt a pressure at his temples, building up. He squeezed his eyes shut as the world become brighter and brighter until everything was just light. He felt a strange falling sensation, like he was on a rollercoaster that dipped down quickly before he could prepare himself.
The next thing Alexander knew, he was opening his eyes to see an incredible landscape he had never seen before. The colors were more vibrant than should be possible, and the air even tasted fresher, crisper, almost sweet. It was a scene straight out of Alexander’s dreams. A curving dirt path led into a forest of pink, purple, blue, and many other colored trees on one side and over a hill out of sight on the other.