Once Upon a Time: Ever After High (Book 4)

Ch.4 Down the hat

"That's strange, about 16 years ago, my father said that he was going to this odd land for new finders."

Alice's eyes widen "You think the genie I found was your father?"

"Well what did he looked like?"

Alice described the genie as best as she could.

"Yep that's him" Gigi said surprised.

"You sure?"

"I know my father anywhere."

"Except you don't know where he is now" Amanda put in.

"I don't" Gigi sighed.

Alice then noticed that Brenden was thinking of something.

"Alistair what are you thinking about?" she asked him.

"Oh" he said snapping out of his thinking "I just had this random memory."

"A memory?"

"Yeah, and I think I may know where Gigi's father is."

"What?" Gigi gasped.

"I now remember that a couple of years ago, when I was in Wonderland, I found this genie like bottle in the Tulgey Woods that was made of pure gold, I didn't want anyone to find it so I buried it near the Tumtum tree. But then the next day the Evil Queen's curse happened and I must of forgot about it."

"Oh my God" Gigi gasped "That must of been my father's lamp!"

"Are you sure?" Ilene asked "Cause it could of been another genie lamp?"

"All genies have their own unique lamp, and my father's is the traditional genie lamp."

"You mean like this one?" Courtly held up her phone which showed a picture of a common genie lamp.

"Yep" Gigi said.

"Yeah that was the same one I found" Brenden said.

"So it was my father's lamp!" Gigi gasped.

"So does that mean your father is in Wonderland?" Lauren said.

"He has to be!"

"But what about your sister?" Christina put in.

"Well I don't know where she is, but at least I know where my father is. I have to get to Wonderland, is there a way we can go?"

"Are you sure about this?" Brenden asked "What if Jafar goes to Wonderland and sees you?"

"I have to take this chance, my father may also know where my sister is, I have to try."

"Well is you're going, then I'm going with you."

"What?"

"Well you're gonna need someone to guide you around Wonderland, plus I know where I buried the bottle."

"Well alright, so is there a way we go to Wonderland?"

"Lauren has a way" Brenden turned to Lauren.

"Yeah I think I left the hat at Mr. Gold's shop" Lauren said with a guilty look.

"Why did you bring the hat to his shop?" Ilene asked.

"I was getting some glue from him to fix a tear in the hat."

"Well let's go then" Brenden said as they all went to Mr. Gold's shop.

"Mr. Gold" Lauren said.

"Ah more customers" Mr. Gold grinned as he then noticed Gigi "And who is this?"

"This is Gigi" Brenden said as he explained everything about finding her father "So where's Lauren's hat?"

"Got it right here" he went behind the counter and pulled out the Hatter's Hat.

"Oh great" Brenden said as he took the hat.

"That's going to take us to Wonderland?" Gigi said with a confused look.

"Watch" he told her "Everyone stand back."

"You're doing it here?" Mr. Gold asked.

"Why not? There's room."

Brenden placed the hat on the floor and spun it as a purple tunnel appeared in the hat.

"Whoa!" Gigi gasped.

"Pretty cool huh?" Brenden said "So are you ready for this?"

"You got my bottle?" she asked.

"Right in my backpack."

"Well uh" she said as she looked down the rabbit hole with a nervous look.

"It's okay" Brenden assured "You can do this."

He then held out his hand for her, Gigi took a deep breath as she took his hand and they positioned themselves to jump.

"You guys be careful" Alice said "And good luck."

"We will" Brenden promised as he turned to Gigi "You ready?"

"I guess" she sighed.

"On the count of 3. 1, 2, 3!"

At that point he and Gigi jumped into the hole and down they went as the hole closed up and the hat was gone.