Ally in Wonderland

"You would have to be half mad to dream me up."

Austin yelped in surprise and jumped away from Ally, He suddenly felt like a child who had been caught misbehaving. Ally looked just a shocked as he did, both their heads had snapped in the direction of the voice.

Sat on a white stallion in the clearing between the forest and the Enchanted Oak Inn was Dallas, and of course he was a knight. Austin fought the urge to roll his eyes as the 'knight' took off his helmet and shook out his hair.

"Austin Moon you are under arrest for the kidnapping of the princess and my bride to be," Dallas stole a glance in Ally's direction and shot her a dazzling smile. "Allyson Dawson."

Austin wasn't sure what had come over him but he liked it. He stepped in front of Ally as if to guard her and then looking Dallas right in the eye he said, "You and who's army?"

In the moment he felt powerful, strong, manly but as he watched Dez and Trish snicker a few paces away he regretted lowering his voice the way he had. He flinched as Ally placed a hand on his shoulder and leant towards him. He could feel her warm breath tickling the side of his neck.

"Austin, I don't think –"

"This army!" Dallas bellowed. As if on cue the ground started rumbling beneath them and whilst Team Austin shook at the massive force Dallas remained tall and proud on his horse, an irritating smirk playing on his lips. Just over the horizon Austin could see a blue mist headed towards them, the closer it got the stronger the rumbling became.

"Ally, what's that?" He yelled, hoping she could hear him over the thunderous noise that surrounded them.

"Law enforcement," She shouted back before grasping his shoulder to steady herself. "I'm scared. They've never been this strong before…"

"What?" Austin couldn't hear her. The rumbling had morphed in his ears and had become an incessant buzzing; her grip on his shoulder was so tight that he was biting down on his lip hard to prevent himself from yapping with pain.

"I said –" Ally yelled in his ear but was stopped short by the sudden cease of quaking beneath her feet.

"It's stopped," Austin smiled relieved before turning to Dallas a cocky smirk on his face. "See that Dallas, your little army can't stop – whoa!"

Behind Dallas stood a mass of blue and navy. The Obloogas. The Oblooga Austin had seen earlier hadn't looked quite so viscous as these creatures however. The Obloogas before him seemed to glare at him through their tiny white eyes. Their mouths opened and they screamed sending Team Austin to the floor clutching their ears in an attempt to block out the noise.

When the screaming had stopped Austin remained on the floor not wanting to get up and face the screeching again, Ally however stood up and scowled at the 'police' before her.

"What is the meaning of this?" She demanded, her voice so full of authority that Austin was briefly reminded of his scary fourth grade teacher.

"Austin Moon is to be arrested and punished for his crimes against the kingdom," Dallas explained before climbing off of his horse and moving confidently towards Ally. "He kidnapped you, don't you understand how awful that is? I love you and he tried to steal you away. It's one thing to take money but to take my princess –"

"I'm not your princess Dallas," Ally snapped taking a step back away from her supposed knight in shining armour.

Dallas frowned. "He's brainwashed you! You're under his spell, what kind of black magic is this?"

Austin, who was now watching the two from the ground, held back a small giggle. If he hadn't had such a headache he would have found Dallas' dramatic exaggerations to be insanely funny. Even his voice was hilarious when compared to the real Dallas'.

"Austin Moon will pay for this! Just look what he's done to your clothes!"

"My clothes? What's wrong with my clothes?" Ally asked, her voice was laced with anger and a hint of hurt.

"What isn't wrong with them?" Dallas grunted as he returned to his horse. "Princess climb aboard, I will be returning you back to the castle myself. Once there you will be prepared for the wedding, which will occur tomorrow. The Obloogas will take care of these… miscreants." Dallas' eyes roamed over Austin, Trish and Dez. His brown orbs scrutinizing every inch of them. The disgust on his face showed he was holding back his tongue for Ally's sake and nothing else.

"I will do no such thing!" Ally snapped folding her arms over her chest. Austin raised his eyebrows impressed that Ally could be so… outspoken. Even her voice sounded different, she reminded him of the girl from the Larry Trotter movies… what was her name?

"Princess –"

"No Dallas! Stand down."

Dallas' look of love for Ally seemed to fade in a flash. His face became hard and stony, his jaw set and his fists clenched around the horse's reigns. "Very well, you leave me no choice. Arrest them!"

Before any of them had chance to protest the Obloogas moved forward, the combined movement of the mass setting off the rumbling once more. Austin felt himself bobbing up and down on the ground, moving along with the vibrations. When he had been in the third grade he'd had a very similar experience with the school janitor's floor waxer, only this time it didn't seem quite so much fun.

Austin felt the slimy hands – Could he call them hands? – of the Obloogas as they grabbed at him, pulling on his clothes, his hair, his skin trying to move him with them. He couldn't see his friends anymore, in large clusters the Obloogas weren't as transparent as they at once seemed.

Were these really the spawn of Ally's imagination? How could such a sweet girl dream up such horrifying creatures? It was right, this couldn't be right.

The screaming was back and only now he could see their mouths up close. They had sharp yellow teeth and their breath had a familiar iron scent to it. Blood. What had at first felt like a heavenly world created by the girl he lo – his best friend, had now become the stuff of nightmares. Things like this hadn't scared him since he was a young child, so why was he shaking so much now? Was that fear or simply because the ground was still vibrating beneath his body. Why did his face feel so hot and sticky? Was it sweat or left over Oblooga gloop?

The screaming got worse. Terrifying. Hungry. Blood thirsty.

And then there was silence.

Hey guys! :)

I haven't got a lot of time, so just a quick shout out to everybody who has been reading/reviewing/favouriting/following and all that jazz. It really means a lot and I hope you like this chapter :) And yes to those of you who guessed, Austin is based off of Flynn Rider (Tangled) and Robin Hood (Robin Hood). Someone mentioned Aladdin, I hadn't thought of that before but yes, I suppose you have a point :)

To anyone who has some free time and is looking for a story to read. I have another sotry up called NOT A LOVE SONG, it would mean a lot to me if you'd just take a gander. If you choose to review (Or criticise - whatever tickles your peach) that would be awesome, but it's really up to you :)

Peace out suckahs!

Evie xx