Huge Thanks to the 4 authors of HnKnA who gave me permission to put them in this story. I can't reveal their names yet, but you'll find out at least 2 of them in this chapter.

Alrighty then, enjoy the chapter!

The Land of Spades Part 1:

Chapter 1: Beginnings

I'm a weird person.

That's not something that can just go away.

I have faults, and weaknesses, but to back it up, I also have strengths and good points.

I'm just a regular human being.

But I'm an author, and that makes a huge difference.

You might say, "What, do authors have some kind of super power or something? Pfft."

In fact, authors do have super powers.

The power... To create.

It's not something that's led so lightly either.

One wrong sentence, word, or even letter, could lead to a disaster. Authors make worlds that we call 'books'. A writer is pretty much the god of their story.

They can change it whenever they want to, change fight outcomes, personalities, settings, heck, they could even end the 'book'.

Book is an overused term. I prefer world.

Writers are wizards.

Instead of staffs, they wield pens and pencils.

Instead of chanting spells, they weave worlds into existence with their words.

Anyone can make magic.

You just need a bit of creativity, imagination, and some luck.

I have terrible luck. Probably one of the reasons I got stuck in the Land of Spades is because of the teeny bit of luck that Lady Luck barely blessed me with.

Oh, so you want to know what the Land of Spades is, hmm? Have you ever read the manga Alice in the Land of Hearts?

Most of you probably heard of it from a friend, by accident, or any other crazy and whacky reason.

It so happens, that it is also a game made by a group called Quin Rose. They have branched out and made many different versions of it, but they never made a land of spade. Heart, Clover, and Diamond were included, so why not Spade?

The truth is gruesome and terrible. But the truth usually is hard to take. If Quin Rose shared the real Land of Spades, everyone who works there will be incinerated, drowned, choked, die in quick sand, blinded, go mad, get turned into a Popsicle, struck by lightning, go into eternal sleep, and get thrown into an asylum.

Why am I alive and whole? This incredible adventure might be a (small) clue.

Do you have the courage to actually read this story? Do you have the resolve to take your skills to another level? The resolve to enter the Land of Spades, where real life and fantasy clash together?

At the moment, it's quite safe, a place where authors get together to share ideas, but the Jokers used to rule over it, making it so that anyone who entered, could never leave.

I was one of those people.

My friends and I opened the way out.

And that's our story for today. How to avoid Joker 101: Don't go to the Land of Spades.

The Land of Spades, more logically named, is the Land of Authors.

Every now and then, a new person goes to the Games section in Fanfiction, and then goes to the section labeled J/C/HnKnA. Suddenly, the screen goes black. Fiddling with it, they try to get the system back up. Instead, they get an free ticket to the Land of Spades.

Be grateful the Jokers aren't here anymore.

So you wanna know the story of how the past citizens of The Land of Spades defeated the cruel Jokers? Well then, I might as well, I have some free time right now anyway.

A friendly reminder for those of you who are going to Disney Land anytime soon: Get a fast pass for Splash Mountain.

Anyway, let's start our small tale from... Hmm, let's start from a couple days after I landed myself in The Land of Spades.

The Land of Spades was sickening, to say in the least.

White Joker's lackeys collected taxes for no reason, and Black Joker went around trying to land people in prison, or if he was lucky, a death sentence.

I knew that the Jokers were jerks in the manga, but I didn't think it would be this bad!

It was a scary time for us authors, because when usually you could come and go in The Land of Spades and RL, the Jokers had sealed off the portal, making it impossible for us to leave.

The Jokers were looking for a bride, (GROSS! ) so that they could fully take over the Land of Spades as it's kings.

Fate Pwns You, or for short, Fate, was the princess, but had been exiled.

Where would she go if she couldn't be in the Land of Spades?

The Guardian Rings.

There was another way to get out of the Land of Spades. But it was dangerous, idiotic, and REALLY REALLY stupid.

There were 10 Rings in all, standing for 10 elements: Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Lightning, Ice, Dreams, Light, Darkness, and Everything Else.

Don't ask me about the EE element. I don't know anything about it either.

Each of them had a God to rule over it, making it inhumanly impossible to cross over at least one.

And the Jokers had contact with them, so their goal was to kill any outsiders.

The Fire God was known to kill without talk. The Darkness Deity had a fondness for torture. The EE ring was completely unknown territory, which is what makes it scary. The Water Twins loved playing around with their prey before killing them. Rumor has it that the Dream God kills you off mentally, making you completely mad!

I can't even imagine how much courage it took to actually brave the Rings!

According to some rumors going around, Princess Fate was either getting special training to turn herself into a feathered monkey trainer for a circus from the Dream God, or stumped in the fourth Ring, unable to go any further for unknown reasons.

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I think I'll go with the second one.

It was still amazing that she had even managed to get through 4!

I guess miracles do happen.

Maybe she got lucky and her element was the first Ring.

What are you talking about Allora? Well, every author has a specific element that they are born with.

Special abilities ranged over different things, (Not everyone can throw a fireball and KO!) and some people even had 2 elements they could harness.

Sometimes, someone would appear with the rare ability to Envision.

Enivisionists, or as we like to call them, Imagi, (IM-a-ji) could change their own abilities and other people's personalities.

It's very powerful, and most people never get this ability. Only the most creative people could gain this mysterious power.

I guess I'm pretty creative, but not enough. I'm only good with writing. And plus, I have really weak element power.

The problem that I had to deal with at the moment, was attending a freaking ball!

It was a supposed party of celebration for Black Joker's birthday, but nobody actually bought the excuse because everyone knew that he hated bright parties and lots of noise.

My friend Mythia (Mia for short.) was currently going around looking for a dress that would be perfect for the event: Simple enough so it wouldn't catch the eyes, and elegant enough for a ball.

A poofy sunshine yellow dress: "Who do you think I am, a Fairy Princess?"

A looooong white dress: "I'm not getting married just yet."

A frilly pink dress: "You do know I'm not 5?"

A simple black dress: "Did somebody die? I'm hoping it's the Jokers."

A blood red dress that was really short: "Do you have a fever?"

A flashy rainbow colored dress: "I thought the point of this was to blend in?!"

Finally, a perfect dress was found. With purple flowing sleeves and a V-neck line, gold laced the outer edges of the beautiful dress. It shimmered a bit when I twirled around the full skirt, but only if you looked hard enough.

Mia was ecstatic.

She quickly found an amethyst choker and gold flats. Then she fastened a golden butterfly pin in my hair.

She grinned and said, "Perfect." My violet eyes blazed in the mirror, and my pale skin seemed to glow in the limelight. My hair seemed a darker black then before, and I didn't even recognize myself.

"Now it's your turn, Mythia! Hehehehe..." Mia sweat dropped at my creepy tone.

We did find the perfect dress for her as well.

It fit her personality perfectly. A sleeveless cream colored dress hung on her shoulders. It was definitely heavy satin, and she looked like a princess.

Translucent heels, a gold heart shaped locket, and a cream colored ribbon to tie up her reddish orange hair finished off the look.

After buying the dresses and accessories, Mia and I lugged our heavy bags across the street to an outdoor cafe.

I sipped my cappuccino, savoring the bitter sweet taste.

"So, have you decided yet?" Mia asked quietly. I stiffened.

"Don't play dumb with me girl, I know that you've been planning to go the Guardian Rings."

I know that wasn't much of a cliffhanger, but hey, I have to break up the chapters somewhere. This was lots of fun to write.

Again, huge thanks to the five authors for permission to use their names and different personalities in this story.

And yes, one of them was xXMythiaXx.

She says you can take off the stupid X's.

FatePwnsYou is also another author that put up with my blabbering in PM.

If I reveal the other ones, than that won't be much of a surprise, so let's just say that the next chapter will reveal the last 2 people.

Thank you if you're reading this!

Bye~!

Allora chan