"So ... You're a werewolf?" Alice asked as they were standing behind a tree watching Jafar's guards search for them
"Shh Alice they're gonna here you." Ella stated, "But yes, yes I am, how do you think I found you so quickly?"
They quickly spun around when they heard twigs snapping from behind them
"Knave." Alice sighed when she saw that it was only Will coming out from the bush
"You really need to stop calling us that." Ella said, "Where have you been?"
"Sorry nature was calling." Will said leaning behind the tree next to Ella.
"Really what did it say?" Alice asked being very serious
Ella shook her head and said, "Nothing you want to hear, trust me."
"So those guys out there." Will said nodding to the group of people a few meters ahead of them, "They're looking for us?"
"No, they're looking for someone who's escaped." Alice stated, "They're looking for Cyrus."
"Well that's good then." Ella said not keeping her eyes off the men
Alice narrowed her eyes and said, "How is that good news."
Ella rolled her eyes and said, "Because if they're still looking for him that means they haven't found him... but it's only a matter of time so I suggest we start looking too."
"Actually we don't have to." Alice said
"And why's that?" Will sighed
"Because I know where he's going." Alice said simply
"And where might that be?" Ella asked
Alice turned to look at the pair saying, "The only place he know he'll be safe-"
Ella cut her off saying, "Safe? In Wonderland? With Jafar and the Red Queen after him I highly doubt such a place exists."
Alice gave Ella a look and she continued moving back round to face the guards, "Well there is he just needs to get there before they get him."
. . . . .
"So where are we headed?" Will asked as he, Ella and Alice waked through the woods, "Where's this safe place of yours?"
"The Outlands." Alice said simply and Ella raised her eyebrows
"We're gonna walk all the way to the bloody outlands, you couldn't've picked some where a bit closer like... anywhere else but the Outlands." Ella protested
"Back when me and Cyrus were together we made a deal that if we ever got separated or if anything ever happened we would always meet back there."
"Any chance you left some food there I could use a-"
Alice cut Will off completely ignoring him saying, "We just need to make a stop before we arrive."
"Oh, of course we bloody do." Will protested, "Where now?"
"The white rabbits house." Alice said quietly
Will stopped walking and so did Ella as he said, "Oh come on, I know you're ticked off about how he betrayed us but is this really the time to settle the score."
"I don't want revenge, Will." Alice said walking towards them, "I want help."
"From him? He's a bloody traitor." Will said
"He is our only way out of Wonderland."
"Actually that's not true." Ella said cutting Alice off and she lifted up her wrist, and she saw Will smirk, "I can get us out, so we don't need the rabbit."
"Can your watch transport this many people?" Alice asked
"...Uh I've only tested it with two people." She said motioning between herself and Will, "But I'm willing to try."
"Well I'm not, I'm not leaving our chance on a maybe don't you see with Jafar and the Red Queen here we will never be safe, you two, me and Cyrus need to leave. We need to leave today. And the rabbit is the only one that I am sure can get us away one hundred percent." Alice explained
Will glanced over to Ella and they shared a look as he said, "We can't trust him, not after what he's done."
"He and I were friends once, good friends it just doesn't make sense." Alice said shaking her head
"It does if the Queen has something important to him, you said the Queen wanted you back. Well the rabbit once promised me that he would never bring me back here and yet he did. So I'm guessing she has something of his." Ella stated
"Or maybe he got a better offer... some people turn on you and you have no idea why." Will stated
"No." Alice said shaking her head, "For him to betray us like that... I agree with Ella there has to be a reason." She then began to walk off leaving Ella and Will behind.
"If he betrays us again..." Will trailed off
"You are more than welcome to skin him and hang him in the bar." Ella joked, pulling Will with her as they followed Alice.
. . . .
"Nice place." Will said as they made it to the Rabbits house which was a small door on the outside of a tree stump, "There is something wrong in the world when a rabbit has a nicer flat than you do."
"Yours isn't that bad just... really messy, and you stole it." Ella said with a smile
Ella looked over to Alice and saw her walking around, "It looks different here, the grass is overgrown the carrot are all mouldy."
"Maybe he abandoned the place." Will guessed
"Or maybe that's just what he wants to make people think he did." Ella suggested walking over to the little red door and knocking on it, "Rabbit It's Ella... Rabbit open the bloody door I can hear your heartbeat."
"Any other idea where we might find him." Will asked
"Yes." Ella said as she kicked in the door, "In here." Ella then got on her knees and crawled through the door followed by Alice then lastly Will.
"Rabbit where are I know you're in here." Ella said as she moved her head trying not to hit the ceiling
"Over here." The rabbit said walking round a corner, "Do what you want with me." He sat down on the small armchair, "Everyone else has."
Alice crouched down in front of him and said, "What happened here?"
"I... I betrayed you Alice you and Cyrus-"
"And us." Will added cutting the Rabbit off
"Yes, even you Knaves."
Ella glanced over to Will and he said, "People really need to stop calling us that."
"Rabbit we know, we have for quite some time." Alice said
"Give me a reason why I'm not killing him." Ella whispered to Will who just shook his head and shrugged
"Then... Then why are you here?" The rabbit asked
Alice looked back to the Scarlett's, then back to the rabbit saying, "We need your help, one last time."
"Oh Alice I-"
Alice cut the Rabbit off saying, "Cyrus is free, we're going to be reunited and when we are I need you to be there so we can go home and leave this behind for good."
"I'm sorry but I... I can't-"
"You can." Ella said interrupting the rabbit, "And you bloody well will after everything you've done you owe her that much."
"I owe her more." The Rabbit said jumping off the armchair, "But the difference between what I should do and what I'm able to do are... the Queen she has my family my wife, my children everything I've done I've done to keep them alive. I'm sorry you had to suffer because of it but you know better than anyone that if someone you love is in danger you'd do anything to save them."
Alice stood up and said, "I do understand."
Alice then hit Will and he said, "Me too."
"We apparently understand too." Ella finished
"No one has to know that you helped us." Alice tried
The Rabbit looked scared and said, "The Red Queen would know and even if you found another way out of Wonderland she'd blame me! it was my job to stay with you to tell her everything that you were doing."
"So why did you bring me back?" Ella asked
The Rabbit turned to look at her and said, "I thought you could help because you're... you, I don't think the Queen even knows your here... Ella I... I did it for my family if it were Will you'd do the same thing."
"I would." Ella said looking over to Will
"I have an idea." Alice suddenly said
Will hung his head and Ella shook her head knowing exactly what Alice was going to say next
"What if we rescue them you're family then we can all leave together." Alice said with a smile
That perked the Rabbit up as he said, "But you'd have to find them first, I've already searched all the places I could think of where the Queen would hide them and failed miserably."
Will glanced over to Ella and she nodded as he said, "Alright, maybe we can help we might not know where the Queen would stash something important but-"
"-We do know where Anastasia might." Ella finished
"Who- Who's Anastasia?" The rabbit asked
"The Queen who used to be his girlfriend and... my best friend." Ella explained
. . . .
"You two and the Red Queen used to live here?" The Rabbit asked when he saw the old, red wagon that was overgrown
"No, the Queen wouldn't be caught dead living somewhere like this, but a girl named Anastasia and us yeah-"
Ella cut Will off saying, "We had a few good times here when I wasn't third-wheeling you two."
"What makes you think this is where she is keeping Rabbits family?" Alice asked
"Every so often Anna, Will and I acquired something of value we wanted to keep hidden we found the wagon to be a lovely hiding place." Ella saw Alice looking at the old wagon with a questioned look on her face, "See if it looks shabby on the outside no one bothers to look inside... wait here."
Will nodded to her and they walked up the steps and walked inside the wagon. Will immediately stopped when he saw the pink dress that was hanging up.
"I miss our Anna." He said holding the skirt of the dress.
Ella nodded and said, "So do I."
"Always a step ahead aren't you?" Will said to himself as he opened a crate and saw that there was nothing inside it.
"Do you hear that?" Ella asked hearing some clattering
Will nodded and walked over to the bed lifting up the blanket and looking under it, "El, look."
Ella walked out of the wagon and shut the door as soon as the Rabbit saw her he said, "They're not in there are they?"
Ella smirked and said, "On the contrary..."
The door then opened and two little rabbits and Mrs Rabbit cam running out of the wagon tackling the rabbit into a hug.
"You found them!" He said hugging his children
. . . .
"Where to?" The White Rabbit asked once he had sent his family somewhere safe.
"Where Cyrus is going... the Outlands." Alice said walking off with everyone following her.
. . . .
"Is this where this Genie of yours is supposed to meet you?" Ella asked as they walked into the centre of the Outlands
"Yes." Alice said with a smile on her face, "Cyrus!" She yelled
"I don't want to burst your bubble Alice but your safe place isn't all that safe." Will said looking around, everyone in Wonderland knew that the Outlands wasn't the safest place in Wonderland, "You can be seen for miles."
"Maybe he's hiding?" The Rabbit suggested
"Maybe he's just inside." Alice said
"Inside?" Ella questioned, "Inside what?"
Ella's eyes widened as she saw Alice disappear, "Bloody hell." She turned to look at the rabbit who was looking around, "You coming?"
The Rabbit turned to face them and said, "It's better I stay out here, and keep watch in case anyone comes looking for us."
Will walked up to Ella and the Rabbit saying, "Don't try anything funny, I don't want to make rabbit stew but I will."
The Rabbit shook his head quickly saying, "No, now we wouldn't want that."
Ella and Will then turned to walk in the same direction Alice went in and the once clearing was now a large tent with a bath, shower and a decent bed.
"This whole time we were using rocks for pillows when we could've been sleeping here." Will said looking around
"We were on the move and I don't see you volunteering your house."
"Alice, our whole village was burnt down and besides we lived in the palace as Knaves remember?" Ella said sitting down on the bed
"Would have been a nice place to rest my weary feet is all I'm saying" Will stated sitting next to her and bouncing up and down, "Is that a bathtub?"
"Stop bouncing." Ella said as she was being bounced up and down
"I don't understand he should be here." Alice said quietly
"Anywhere else he might've gone?" Will asked
"No." Alice said looking around
"Maybe he's left a note?" Ella suggested
"What do you think I'm looking for!" Alice yelled at the pair, "There's nothing here!"
After a few seconds of silence Alice said, "I know what you're thinking."
"We're not thinking anything." Ella said shaking her head
"You're thinking, he's bee captured." Alice said with tears in her eyes
"Never said that." Will said
"You think he died trying to escape or do you think he didn't even escape in the first place?"
"We think he's not here Alice." Ella said standing up from the bed, "Which means we're running out of time and options our way out is outside if we're gonna leave-"
"We're not leaving without Cyrus!" Alice snapped
"Hey don't get angry with us, I left my family who probably needed my help to help you, so calm down and let's think before I kill you just to shut you up." Ella said not realising that her eyes had changed colour.
Not until Will span her around and said, "Eyes, change them back."
Ella nodded and changed them back to brown, span around and saw that Alice was at the entrance to the tent.
"Alice We're sorry." Will said holding his sisters arm
"Cyrus!" Alice said running out of the tent
"Guess he was just late." Ella said walking out of the tent
"Or we were just early." Will said
. . . .
"What the bloody hell is she doing here?" Will asked as he saw The Red Queen standing with Alice and Cyrus who were holding onto each other
"She's here to help us." Cyrus said
"She's going to help us? You've got to be joking" Alice asked
"I'll believe that when I see it." Ella growled and Will put his hand on her shoulder
"What are you even doing here Ella?" Anastasia asked with a shocked look on her face, "Anyway no time for joking darling, you see that storm." Anastasia pointed to a storm cloud in the sky, "That is Jafar and he's coming for us for all of us."
"She's telling the truth Alice." Cyrus said looking at Alice
"Why would he be after you, you're his partner." Ella asked
"Was his partner, yes it's true we used to work together but I am not like him, when it became clear that he was no longer playing by the rules of the game-"
"-Don't believe a word she says." Will said cutting Anastasia off,
"She knows how to lie this one." Ella finished
Anastasia glanced over to Ella and Will then said, "We can argue all we want when we get out of Wonderland but for now Dig Bunny!" She commanded the rabbit
"I'm not going anywhere with her." Will said leaning closer to Alice
"Me neither." Ella added
"We may not have a choice." Cyrus said looking up at the sky
Alice turned to Cyrus and said, "What if they are right, what if this is just some elaborate ruse?"
"Alice what more do you want me to do! I brought you the bloody genie!" Anastasia snapped
"You took him from me too." Alice snapped back
"Alice you need to trust me." Anastasia said raising her finger to Alice
Alice walked towards Anastasia saying, "I will never trust you."
Cyrus pulled her back saying, "Alice,"
"Tell us why, why you did all of this why you made the alliance with the bloody mad man and then maybe we'll go." Ella said, "But I need a reason a reason not to tear you apart right here right now."
"I thought it could get me what I want." Anastasia said quietly
"And what's that?" Ella asked
"You've got everything what more could you need?" Will added
"You... Will." Anastasia walked over to Will, "I wanted you, I want you back."
"More lies." Will stated
"No, I'm telling the truth no I'm telling the truth." Anastasia pleaded
"You had me... all of me my heart my soul my life and you tossed me... no us." Will said gesturing to Ella, "Like a piece of rubbish all for a little red crown."
"I made a mistake I see that now don't you see that's why I've done all this so Jafar can change the laws of magic so we can undo the mistake change the past Will." Anastasia pleaded as Will walked off
"Will." Ella said walking after him but Anastasia got there first trying again
"I would give up my crown, I would give up anything, everything if it meant that I would have you." She looked over to Ella, "And my best friend back."
Ella walked up to them and said, "You'll never get us, not again."
Ella then walked up to where Will had walked off to grabbing his hand, "That's look awfully familiar doesn't it?" Ella said nodding up to the sky where the clouds looked scarily similar to the ones of the dark curse.
"Yes they do." Will said keeping hold on Ella's hand, "Did we do the right thing?"
"Yeah, yeah we did."
. . . .
Ella and Will walked back over to Alice and Cyrus as Anastasia said, "You don't need to accept my apology but you do have to accept my warning, the genies here, the bottles here, the wish is here what do you think Jafar's going to do when he gets here hey?"
"We'll go and you'll have to answer to him." Alice said with a shrug
"No, but you're forgetting something." Anastasia held up the Genies bottle, "I have the bottle."
"Which I'll gladly relieve you of." Alice said drawing her sword
Anastasia held up her had freezing Alice, "Alice there is no time to fight, there is only time to die we need to leave we have to leave! Please I'm telling the truth."
"We will never trust you." Alice said
"Put your hand down Anna or I'll make you." Ella said holding her free had towards her.
"But I do." Cyrus said, "I knew you had a secret wish, she's telling the truth Alice."
Anastasia looked over to Ella who was still holding out her hand and she dropped hers letting Alice go saying, "Please we need to get out of here!"
Alice thought for a moment before looking down at the rabbit saying, "Rabbit dig your hole."
"Where to?" The rabbit asked
"Anywhere but here." Ella said
"Look out!" Cyrus said pointing up at the cloud as it struck lightning at Anastasia who held up the bottle to protect herself but the lightning bounced of the bottle and into Will, who was still holding Ella's hand so both of them went flying back
Anastasia ran over to Will and Cyrus ran over to Ella holding up both their heads.
"You're going to be okay." Cyrus said to Ella who was moving on the floor in pain just as Alice fell to the floor
Ella saw that Alice was on the floor and she said, "Go...to Alice I'll be fine."
Cyrus slowly put her head down on the ground and she focused all her energy on fighting the pain that was running inside her
"The first wish she made, she said 'if the knaves die I do too' knaves. multiple. both of them so if both of them die which they are close too so does Alice." Anastasia said holding up Will's head.
Ella looked over to her left and saw that the Rabbit was holding her hand, "No one's with you so I will be."
Ella gave the Rabbit a small weak smile before she heard Will say "Cyrus I can save her."
"How?" Cyrus said with a desperate look in his eyes
"Cause it's his bloody wish, Alice... gave it to him." Ella said
"She said if I help- help her find you then I get the last wish." Will said
"That's good enough for me... be very careful what you wish for Will." Cyrus warned
"Anna... My sister... is she okay?" Will asked Anastasia
Anastasia looked over to Ella who had the rabbit sitting next to her. The rabbit shook his head and nodded down to Ella who was unconscious.
"Yeah...yeah she's fine." Anastasia lied
Will looked up at Ella and saw what was happening to her then looked over to Alice and said, "I wish to end Alice and... Ella's suffering."
A pulse of magic went through them all
"Ella?" The rabbit said, "you're alive."
The rabbit helped Ella sit up as she said, "How? even I know that werewolf hearing doesn't help with that much electricity." Ella looked over to Cyrus. "Cyrus how are you here that was the last wish you should be in your bottle."
Ella stood up from the floor slowly as Cyrus said, "my binds they're gone." Cyrus looked down at his wrists
"I don't understand" Alice asked as Ella crouched down next to her
"He wished to end your suffering, both of your suffering but part of Alice's pain was not being with the one she loved." The rabbit explained
Cyrus smiled and span around to where Will was saying, "Will you're a genius."
"Anna where is he?" Ella asked when she saw that Will wasn't where he was before
"He's gone." Anastasia said quietly, "He was here one second and gone the next."
"What are you talking about?" Ella said standing up, "Where's my brother!"
"Oh no." Cyrus said looking at the floor
"Cyrus, what do you mean oh no WHERE IS HE!" Ella yelled
"Where's the bottle?" Cyrus asked looking around.
. . . .
Will opened his eyes and moved out of the way before he was crushed by a shelve.
He sat up and looked to his wrists that had gold cuffs on them, "Ah, bloody hell." He said realising what he wished for
He was the new genie.
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