The group of six followed the rabbit into a large room with no exits, they saw the rabbit run through a small door. Sora blinked “How did he get so small?

The door opened it’s eyes “No, you’re simply too big,”

Donald exclaimed “It talks?”

Pinkie blinked “Did you know nothing of travelling to other worlds, they have different rules. What’s weird in your might not be elsewhere.” Pinkie winked “When in Rome.” The other five blinked, not knowing what Rome was.

Pinkie then smirked pointing at the table causing it to rise “I think those bottles will shrink us.” After they all took a sip, they shrank down to the size of the rabbit only for Heartless to appear which they quickly cleared out.

They then realised that a bed was blocking the exit, Pinkie drank the other potion to grow large and pushed it into the wall. As she shrunk back down again she saw a few more of those indigo hands but they had long arms attached to them this time.

After they leave the large room they find themselves in what appears to be a courtroom but outside in a hedge garden. They see that rabbit blow trumpet before he announced “Court is now in session?”

They saw a blonde haired girl staring up at the Rabbit “I’m on trial? But why?”

The rabbit ignored her “Her Majesty, the Queen of Hearts, presiding.” Pinkie, Diane scowled as Laughter frowned. Sora, Donald and Goofy starred forward with concern.

The Queen of Hearts on the highest dais announced “This girl is the culprit. There’s no doubt about it. And the reason is…because I say so, that’s why!”

The girl protests, “That’s so unfair!”

Laughter steps forward “I agree. What she is being charged with.”

The Queen of Hearts shouted “For the crime of assault and attempted theft of my heart.. I declare her guilty as charged!”

Sora charged forward “We know who the real culprit is!”

Diane joined them as she displayed a visual image of a shadowy creature “These creatures are called Heartless and where we come from they steal hearts.”

The Queen of Hearts scowled “You have no evidence of such claims, what reason do I have to…”

Pinkie planted an enormous cake in front of the Queen “A gift. Please allow us time to find clues.”

The Queen smiled at the cake “Very well, find clues while I enjoy my gift.” She then turned to her card guards “Put her in the cage while I eat.” Alice was sealed in a birdcage looking contraption.

Once the group of six leave, Pinkie notices a person that looks exactly like Alice but has the same indigo colour of those hands. Donald frowned at Diane “We are not meant to mention the Heartless.”

Diane frowned “I think most worlds should know about these threats, besides I was vague enough to keep what needed to be hidden, hidden.”

Sora gestured to the exit “We need to find those clues before the Queen changes her mind.”

Once they left they found themselves in a forest where a strange cat appeared out of thin air standing on it’s foot resting on its head before it popped it back on. The cat remarked “Poor Alice. Soon to lose her head, and not guilty of a thing!”

Sora demands “Hey, if you know who the culprit is, tell us!”

The cat maintains a wide grin “The Cheshire Cat had all the answers but doesn’t always tell. The answer, the culprit, the cat all lie in darkness.” The Cheshire Cat continues“There are four pieces of evidence in all. Three are cinch to find. The fourth is tricky. Big reward if you find them all.”

Goofy asked “Should we trust him?”

Pinkie shook her head “He is a chaotic entity, hard to trust sometimes but it’s the only lead we have. Besides, we are just searching for clues.”

The group of six split up and hunted for clues. Once they collected them all they returned to the Queen and presented their evidence. The Queen demanded they only pick one piece of evidence and after they did she exclaimed “What was that!”

Diane explained as the shadowy image faded “That is a Heartless.”

The Queen roared “Silence! I’m the law here! Article 29: Anyone who defies the Queen is guilty! Seize them at once.” One of the cards lifted Alice’s cage up using a tower with a wheel while the rest of the cards attacked. The group quickly pushed back the cards while destroying the tower.

After it’s destruction the cage fell down revealing that Alice had disappeared, the Queen roared at her card guards “You fools! Find the one who’s behind this! I don’t care how!”

The Alice look alike Pinkie has seen earlier approached as countless indigo arms floated around her “Hello.”

The Queen roared “Seize…”

The Alice look alike pinned the Queen to the wall as well as all of the guard down to the grounds with her indigo arms “I would like to search for Alice alongside you, if you don’t mind?”

Diane glared at her “Who are you?”

Pinkie gave the girl a big hug “This is Alice’s shadow.”

Alice’s Shadow struggled before Pinkie let go, she dusted herself off “Everyone has a shadow as long as they have a hint of light in their hearts. Now most are too dim to do anything but for Pure Hearts filled with only light we can manifest to various degrees. Given that this world is purely born from Alice’s Pure Heart, I can manifest very easily. Without her, this world would eventually crumble.”

Sora looked at the strange girl “Well that’s great but what should we call you?”

Alice’s Shadow did a curtsy “Call me Celia.”

Laughter smiled “Well let's go Celia, let’s find Alice.”

Once they left a rock was ejected by a flower. Then they were soon greeted by the Cheshire Cat, Celia gave a cheeky grin and tapped him with one of her many hands before appearing before him “Boo.”

Goofy asked “Have you seen who took Alice around here?”

The Cat responded “Alice, no. Shadows, yes!”

Donald then shouted “Then tell us where they went!”

The cat continued “This way? That way? Does it matter? Left, right, up, down! All mixed up thanks to the shadows! Step deeper into the forest to the deserted garden. You must find shadows in the upside down room!” Using one of the flowers they were able to grow big and move the rock creating a new way upward before eating fruit to shrink back down again.

After that they found some puppies which Pinkie sent back to the Gummi Ship before pressing onward.They soon entered a garden and then a house which led them to enter the same room they shrank in but it was upside down. The Cheshire Cat still grinning told them “They’re hiding somewhere. And the momeraths outgrabe.”

Pinkie and Celia shushed the cat “Too soon!” Everyone else looked at them in confusion as they then fist-bumped.

The cat continued slightly perturbed “Want to find the Shadows. Try turning on the light.” The group went around lighting the various candles in the room. After they did, the Cheshire Cat re-emerged “All the lights are on. You’ll see the shadows too. They’ll arise in this room but somewhere else.”

After they returned to the original version of the room a huge heartless jester appeared. They strike at the creature wearing it down as it shoots fire spells and ignites it’s clubs on the stove. Pinkie’s balloons do massive damage against the creature as did Celia’s hands ripping into it. Celia frowned as she punched the creature “You need to stop babying those three or they will never get to where they need to be.”

Pinkie grimaced “That is fair, maybe if we find a way to go to different worlds instead of together they will not be weakened by our involvement.”

Soon the hulking Heartless fell. Celia looked at the group “I feel the three of you are overshadowing Sora, Donald and Goofy. Diane’s Heartless abilities, the flexibility of Laughter and Pinkie's strange powers. I think the four of us should travel separately so we can go to different worlds only to rejoin if we only have a single world to visit.”

Diane frowned “But we don’t have a way to travel like that.”

Laughter raised an eyebrow. “Well Heartless travel between worlds without ships, maybe we can too.”

Diane and Laughter put their hands together and opened up a black portal. Pinkie waved at Sora, Donald and Goofy “Good luck.”

Sora smiled, “Catch you three later..”

Goofy waved “Thanks for the help.”

Donald just crossed his arms. Sora frowned “I knew them before you and they have been nothing but friendly.” Meanwhile Pinkie, Diane, Laughter and Celia exit through the portal into a strange treehouse.

Author's Note

This chapter was something I had been thinking about for a while, Celia is based on the dark Alice from this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3ny03wibmQ