An alice from another timeline

Alice

This book about mirrors is quite peculiar. It says they can be doorways to other worlds.

Alice

Much like rabbit holes, I suppose.

Alice

(How strange. I could have sworn I saw something move across the room.)

Alice

My reflection looks... different somehow.

Alice

(She doesn't know what happened. How lucky she is to remain innocent.)

Alice

Curiouser and curiouser! The glass feels like water!

Alice

Found you at last.

Alice

Hello, Alice. I'm you. Or rather, what you become when Wonderland turns to nightmare.

Alice

(She looks exactly as I did before the fire. So innocent. So naive.)

Alice

We share the same memories, don't we? The tea parties? The white rabbit? The Cheshire Cat?

Alice

But my Wonderland changed after what happened.

Alice

In my world, we need protection. The vorpal blade is swift and keen, and always ready for service.

Alice

(I wonder if she's ever had to fight for her life.)

Alice

You're not me. You cannot be me. I would never carry such a terrible weapon!

Alice

What happened to your Wonderland?

Alice

My Wonderland reflects my mind. Broken. Twisted. The Queen of Hearts truly takes hearts. The Mad Hatter is actually mad.

Alice

And the Cheshire Cat... you wouldn't recognize him now.

Alice

(She keeps staring at my family portrait with such pain in her eyes...)

Alice

The fire took everything. Mother. Father. My cat. Our home. They burned while I watched.

Alice

That's where our paths diverged. You kept your family. I lost mine.

Alice

You're me from another timeline. A timeline where they died.

Alice

(That could have been me. It still could be me.)

Alice

You've been so alone. No wonder your Wonderland changed.

Alice

I'm not afraid of you. I'm afraid for you.

Alice

Don't. Your pity is worthless. You don't understand what I've seen, what I've done to survive.

Alice

(Why isn't she afraid? She should be afraid of me.)

Alice

Look. My Wonderland is here too. It's part of us both.

Alice

(The flowers... they're appearing just like in Wonderland!)

Alice

My Wonderland follows me too. The thorns, the darkness...

Alice

But they're not destroying your flowers. They're growing together.