Author's Note: The last chapter to 'My Muchness'...I promised myself I wouldn't cry...:

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Hatter

With the Vorpal grasped tightly in my hand, Chessur and I got as far from the tomb as we could. "The real question now is, how to save Alice?" I said out loud to the cat and myself.

"Perhaps you simply need to shake it out of her." the cat suggested while gliding in the air beside me.

I shook my head. No, it couldn't be that simple.

"I was thinking maybe I needed some sort of potion." I panted out as I picked up my foot speed.

"Well, that, or there is killing the person that set her under such spell." the cat added, widening his grin. I smiled at the thought. I would take much pleasure in killing that man if it meant getting the real Alice back.

We neared the entrance way and could hear the uproar of diamonds that were waiting for the hanging of the valiant Queen. I began to slow down and looked behind me to Chessur, only to find that he have evaporated. Hopefully part of his plan. As I peaked around the corner I noticed that Stayne's and Mirana's backs were facing me.

This was perfect. I would pop out at the best opportunity and hopefully Mallymkun, Bayard, and McTwisp would make sure none of the cards interfered.

Mirana stood tall with the noose draped around her neck. It pained me to see her this way, but I knew that she would not drop. To Mirana and Stayne's right stood Alice, dressed in another black and white dress. I very much prefer her in blue, I must say.

The crowd was then silenced by Stayne himself. He held up his hands in a way that told the cards he would like to speak. "We have here, today, someone that has chosen death over life. The White Queen was offered the opportunity to live. However, she so rudely turned it down." Stayne finished, snarling in the face of the Queen.

Mirana held her ground and I wanted nothing more then to jump out from my hiding place. But, I knew I needed to wait for a better time.

"On my count of 5, executioner, drop her." Stayne said smugly. "one...two...three...fo-" I cut him off.

"I don't think you should do that." I said as I came out of my hiding place. Everyone stopped and looked at me. I could see the anger grow within Stayne's eye, it reflected my own.

"FIVE!" Stayne yelled and I made a run for Mirana. She dropped.

"MIRANA!" I yelled.

Before the rope could straighten, it was cut. A small sword had flown through the air and punctured the rope, slicing it in two. My eyes widened and I looked passed the cards to spot Mallymkun atop Bayard. She gave me a silent salute and smiled.

"NO!" Stayne yelled at he reached for his sword. I was ready for him. "You idiot cards! GET THEM!" he yelled out to the hundreds of cards.

One hundred plus versus two. Yeah, that sounds fair.

I feared for my friends lives. That is, until a number of people and chess guards came through the dungeon doors. I smirked.

The battle began all around us.

Stayne charged at me, sword in hand. I held up the Vorpal sword to defend myself. Our swords crashed together, making a clanging sound. I pushed Stayne back and backed up slightly, sword at the ready.

"I'm waiting Stayne..." I said in a cocky tone. He smirked at me and lunged. With a quick swipe of my sword, I deflected the attack that was aimed for my heart. As Stayne stepped back into his fighting stance, I went for a hit to his legs. I wasn't successful. He jumped, showing me that he was more on guard then I thought.

In an attempt to gain control over the situation, I attacked rapidly. Striking Stayne's sword every second. As I grew tired from my out break, our swords were locked together and I was starring straight into his face. His one eye showed a flurry of rage, knowing he was losing. I then thrust my knee upwards, connecting it with his stomach. Stayne gave a short groan.

I swiped our swords around, knocking his sword out his hand and sending it flying some ways away. He backed off and I wiped the Vorpal sword at him, brushing his chest slightly. He fell to the ground in pain.

Stayne did not move from his place on the ground. I had won.

But before I could plunge my sword into his chest, I looked back at Alice. Her eyes stared at nothingness. There was no smile upon her lips. The sight pained me. I rushed to her and shook her shoulders lightly.

"Please Alice, awaken from this curse" I pleaded with her as her head bobbed front and back. She gave no response, not even a blink. If her eyes her closed, she would have looked a sleep to me.

"mmm like sleeping beauty..." Chessur purred, as he appeared beside me. "Perhaps you have to wake her just like sleeping beauty" he said as he rolled onto his back.

Sleeping Beauty...the title would definitely fit Alice, but a child's story crossed over with another? How bizarre. My thoughts quickly went to how sleeping beauty was awoken.

"A kiss..." I said out loud. The thought made my heart beat faster. I contemplated the idea.

However, I then felt a sharp pain go across my back. I let out a yell and my knees buckled. I glanced behind me at Stayne's face. I got to my feet as fast I could, still clutching the Vorpal sword. I felt it pulse slightly, but payed no attention.

Gathering my strength, I lunged at Stayne again, making sure to push him back, far away from Alice. He grasped his side, as I was hunched over slightly. The fight was finally getting interesting.

Stayne was next to make the move. I braced myself as his sword collided with mine for what felt like the hundredth time. We fought each other, sword to sword, again. One gaining power over the other. Until the Vorpal sword was knocked from my grasp and I hit the ground beneath my feet.

This was it, and I didn't even get to tell Alice that I loved her.

"You fool! Did you really think that you could win? You might have won the battle on Frabjous day, but you will not win today!" Stayne said to me, holding his sword to my throat ever so slightly.

Would he do it already, stop monologuing and kill me now before I think of Alice again. Ugh, too late.

I looked up at him behind my white lashes. If only a miracle could save me. As Stayne pulled back his long sword, ready to plunge it into my heart, he grinned menacingly. He took a deep breath, I was ready to die. I think.

Just then, Stayne's eyes widened and I could see the Vorpal sword's point sticking through his chest. He dropped his weapon and looked down at the wound just above his heart. His long arms dropped in defeat as he looked to me. He opened his mouth to speak, but he simply gasped. Blood began to drip out.

He fell to his knees and I crawled back in fear that he would fall on me. His face hit white marble, just inches from my shoe. I looked down at him and gave a sigh of relief.

My eye lifted to meet Mirana's. She held the hilt of Vorpal sword in her hands. Her eyes bloodshot with tears. I knew she wasn't happy with what she did, but she knew she had to. I stood as she extracted the blade from Stayne's unmoving body. The fighting that had been occurring around us had stopped. All eyes were on us. The White Queen drew in a shaky breath then smiled at me.

She saved my life. I brought her into a tight hug as there was an uproar of cheers. Underland was safe once again.

"Mira-" I began. The Queen held a finger to my lips. She waved her hand behind me.

I turned and saw Alice lying on the ground. Everyone became quiet and I felt as though my heart had jumped into my throat. I rushed to her. She looked peaceful. I could not tell if she was alive or dead. Tears began to form in my eyes.

"Please Alice...do not leave me..." I whispered to her still form.

Chessur appeared beside me with a look of worry on his face. No grin was seen. "Like sleeping beauty..." he said to me lightly. My eyes widened and I looked around to Mirana who held a small smile on her face. She nodded slightly.

I turned my attention back to the blond beauty in my arms. I gulped. What if she did not return my feelings? What if this kiss meant nothing to her? Then you will have felt her lips upon yours. A voice said in my head. I cupped her face in my hands, closed my eyes, and brought my lips down onto hers.

At first, it was as if I were kissing death. Cold, hard, and one sided. Until a feeling of warmth slowly crept to her lips and they became soft. I pulled away and opened my eyes to see Alice blink open hers.

Deep sea blue. No longer were they pink. This was absolutely Alice.

"Hatter?" she said softly, raising her petite hand to my cheek. I leaned into her touch and smiled. She sat up and looked around us.

The palace looked as if had gone to hell and back in a day. Her eyes first focused on Stayne's body then moved over to my face again. "What happened?" she asked as she brought her hand to the back of her head. She must have landed hard on it.

"Ilosovic held you under a spell, with a love potion" Mirana spoke up, stepping forward. "The only way the spell could have been broken was by true loves kiss" she finished. I began to blush at the thought. True love.

Alice turned back to me with wide eyes. "Alice, I can explain, its jus-" I did not get to finish my sentence for Alice's lips had crashed onto mine. The feeling was exhilarating. I would have futterwackened right then and there if I could.

But kissing Alice was much more enjoyable. So I wrapped my arms around her waist. Her arms grazed my neck slightly as she wound her arms around me. I shivered. I could feel her smile against my lips.

When we pulled away, I noticed the whole palace was cheering. Had they been doing that the whole time? I stood and helped Alice up. We were once again wrapped in one another. "Alice had come here originally to speak with you Tarrant." the Queen interrupted our silent starring contest.

I looked to Mirana questioningly, then back to Alice. Alice blushes slightly. Lovely. "Well..." she began "I had come to Underland to tell you that I love...you" My heart was beating a thousand miles per-hour at this rate. "I love you too..." I whispered to her softly and smiled at her. She smiled back.

Alice was going to stay here in Underland, with me.

"Now I understand why I called this place Wonderland when I was young." Alice said with a slightly laugh. My heart melted at the sound.

A Wonderland indeed.

Ggeut

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A/N: ITS DONE!!!!!!!!!!...now I must go sulk in my comforters and eat a whole thing of ice cream. Just kidding. But I am sad that it is over =(...However, it was fun while it lasted. We also got a great story out of it! Let me tell you, I was afraid about writing the sword fighting scene, and if it sounds bad, I AM SORRY! I tried my hardest. I even looked this up for it...I tried.

Barn and Co.: As you have now read, yes a kiss does break the potion. Note this, I had that planned by chapter 2 and when you wrote your review I was like _..._...must. Not. Say. ANYTHING! Haha!

THANK YOU EVERYONE THAT REVIEWED MY STORY! It gave me encouragement to finish it. I began to want to please you guys as best as I could. I hope I did not leave you upset D=! Do tell me if I did, I want to know how I could have made it better for you.

Hope to see you all around. I will miss you!

By the way, Ggeut means 'The End' in Korean. YAY!