Blake Hunter's Story

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Blake growled as she walked towards a Grimm, the monster instantly stopping and its body stiffened as its head snapped towards her. The beast stayed silent just watching the red cloaked figure, fear starting to cloud over its muddy brown eyes. The beast's mouth was covered in crimson liquid the same liquid that pooled around the dead body of its prey. Blake's stomach growled hungrily at the sight of the dead deer.

"Leave now" she growled and the beast whimpered loudly before scurrying away, knowing Blake was far stronger then itself. Once the other Grimm was gone Blake went to its kill and ripped off a hind leg. She was just about to take a bite out of it when she heard a small female voice. Blake's ear's perked up and she through the leg back onto the body before venturing forward. It seemed she had arrived just in time as she saw a blonde haired girl falling from a tree. Acting more on instinct then common sense Blake rushed forward just in time to catch the girl's falling body. From the corner of her eye Blake saw something fall from the girl's lap and looked down to a spider.

"Gross" she sneered before slamming her bare foot atop the creature and squishing it into the ground. She shook her foot off then looked down at the girl in her arms.

'Great now what do I do?' she questioned herself, she couldn't just leave her here that would be rude and possibly hazardous for the girl. Sighing Blake through the girl's light body over her shoulder and started walking towards the line of tree's which seperated the Dark Forest from the rest of Wonderland. She would just leave her body there and someone from a nearby town would see her.

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If it wasn't for the fact that Adrian was thrown out of a rabbit hole, he wouldn't be stuck in a tree while it was raining horribly. He hated the rain with a great burning passion, but how could he get out of this situation if it was raining. He hated this situation more then he really should. He sat in the same spot for a while longer, protected by the rain before finally deciding that there was a pub not too fair from the dark forest. He figured he'd go ahead and head that direction, maybe he would find someone on the way. He hoped it would be his sister, but like always, his wishes were never met.

The rain came down hard, it had felt like tiny pointy needles were falling fast on his sensitive cat ears. His jacket was enough warmth for his arms, and the rain did not bother his legs, however it was a little too much for his ears and his tail to handle. Well, he wasn't as worried about his tail since it could wrap around his leg or tail, however his ears had no protection, he had no hood on his jacket or a hat to where.

Adrian half ran to the pub he knew wasn't that far, almost running over Blake with some stranger. He would have loved to stop and say hello to the woman he loved however it was raining, that was an exception. He almost ran down a slope and into another Cheshire cat, Adrian was postivite that it was Tom that he almost ran into. How could he walk through the rain... That's when Adrian came to a complete stop and looked up at the sky. It wasn't raining anymore, or was it ever raining? Adrian stood there with his jaw hanging half way off his face- which is a bit dramatic, he just had no control over his jaw- he tried hard to remember if it was even raining or not. He looked up to see the pub and in the window he saw his twin sister dancing with a bottle of some sort of drink in her hand. He growled, there were men with her. He wasn't sure who but he knew there was. He looked next to him, Tom was there. "Would you like to help me kidnap my sister?" Adrian had asked Tom with an evil smile.

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Caitlyn sat in her castle, unsure what to do with her day. She was lonely, like always yet she knew that anyone who thought it was a good idea to stick around her was just going to die sooner then they hoped. She had sent Katarina off, telling her to take the next couple days off. So that the girl could get out and make some friends, and also so she didn't have to keep killing people. Although Caitlyn did know that Katarina enjoyed killing people and making bloodshed, but that was just because it was the only thing she knew how to do. And Katarina only killed people who deserved it. However she did not believe that Katarina could handle the red queen yet. What would she do with Katarina? Maybe she should build the girl a home far away and tell her that she needs to stay there for some weird assignment.

Caitlyn sighed as she sat on her front porch looking out into the snowy mountains she had created. She had made dancing snowmen and snowwomen that actually had human figures. She leaned her head back and yawned before closing her eyes, but opening one eye to look at the forest that was to the right of the mountain, there was a group of people coming out. "Well crap"

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Katarina had the worst experience while on her next hunt down, she worked for the Ice Queen, who being on the good girl side had a bunch of enemies. Someone had to protect the Queen, so Katarina went ahead and took the job, thinking that maybe it wouldn't be that bad because she loved fighting, she adored her two magic blades, and she loved traveling. And she was a hatter, so it wouldn't really matter what anyone thought of her, and she wouldn't really stand out. At least that was what she thought, every where she went everyone knew her. It kind of scared her.

With this recent assignment she was given she really needed help, because she didn't have to kill anyone.. She was assigned to go have fun.. And take a break, a long break. She didn't understand why the queen would do such a thing to her, but she did. So Katarina had went on a short hunt for the other two hatters and stole them from whatever they were doing. She took them to a pub where she was sure that not that many people would even go too. Mainly because it was the last town before you entered the dark forest and that was a forest nobody with a sane mind would go too. However Katarina adored that place, because it was a challenge and she needed that every now and then.

Katarina was sitting in the pub with Jaxon, who she secretly fell in love with once upon a time, it could have been because his amazing hair color was also hers or maybe that they were both hatters. She had no idea way she liked him so much, but she wouldn't tell him unless she knew she was about to die. Katarina sighed, slightly drunk as she leaned her head on Jaxon's shoulders, half way falling out of her chair. She had so much, a normal person would most likely be dead already.

A girl came in who knew how to sing fairly well and went around asking if anyone wanted her to sing, she looked over at Jaxon and gave him a big kiss right smack on the lips. "I'm going to regret this... Oh well." She said before telling the girl of a song and ended up singing with her. Katarina being the one with a large amount of sex appeal took the song out of hand, she stood on the table and danced away. She was thankful she didn't start taking off her clothes.

When the girl was done singing, Katarina was done having fun. Yet by this time she was being wasted. She jumped down from table, practically stumbled before she stood still. She looked at Jokramund and gave him a hug. "Thanks for not refusing to come out with me.... Not that I really gave you a choice." Then she looked at Jaxon, "You however had a choice.. Thanks." she smiled and waved at everyone, before walking up the stairs to where the 'inn' was. Katarina didn't have a real home like normal people, she never had a home to go back too. It hurt her at certain times when she would realize that she didn't really have a family either.

Willo the Wisp

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Over the lake past the trees a phantasmal light shone. It bobbed and it weaved, staying well over the water which seemed to glow with it's light. A glowing sphere, two feet in diameter, with two smaller lighter shaded ovals for eyes and a slightly larger circle for a mouth made it's way towards the trees. It wondered what it was going to see today.


It first saw a strange rat. It was a rather fat little thing wearing a funny little jacket as it sat in it's miniature rocking chair. "Hello grey not-wisp friend!" It greeted the obese rat in a manner most cheerful. "Ho... hum..." He replied, the same reply he's always replied with every time they meet. The rat was not a very fun friend but it liked him nonetheless. It left the lazy rat to it's staring and drifted off elsewhere.

It came upon a funny tree. On it grew not leaves but bright orange flowers. It came up to one of the open flowers, it's brilliant petals gently moved by the passing breeze. "Hello!" The orange flower spoke, it's petals moving as a mouth would.
"Hello orange not-wisp friend!" Willo replied. After the first flower had spoken the rest of the flowers chimed in with all their welcomes as well. The wisp took it's time to say hello to each flower even though all the flowers were basically one mind,
the tree's mind. The flowers were just the tree's many lips. It didn't mind saying hello a bunch of times anyways. Willo would of stayed longer but the orange not-wisp friends couldn't move around and play so it floated along on it's way.


It found it's way to a beautiful tree, the largest tree in the forest. It stood on a hill and had shining silvery leaves. Growing from it's branches were gleaming golden apples which shined almost as brilliantly as Willo when sunlight touched their lovely skin. Resting up on one of the branches of this was a long thin snake, it's scales blacker than the abyss. His head was settled less than a millimeter from where the apple which hanged closest to the ground attached to the branch. Upon seeing Willo's radiance he raised his arrow shaped head towards the wisp. The snake was wearing a straw hat which was tethered to his head by a small string tied around it's chin. "You ain't no apple rustler are ya'?" The snake spoke with a thick southern accent, questioning the strange apparition which had approached him. "Nope! I'm Willo! Wanna be friends?"

The snake considered the cheerful ball of blue luminescence carefully. "Sss... Sure, so long as you dun' touch no apples, Reckon?" The snake answered back. "Okay! Yay! New friend!" It cheered and spun around the base of the tree and over a branch. He just peered at the wisp with his beady little eyes, watching it carefully in case it tries anything. "Wanna play?"
It asked the wary snake. "Nah." He replied, not even needing to think before answering that question. Willo was a little disappointed but not enough to really dampen it's overwhelming cheeriness. "Okay! Bye skinny black not-wisp!" It said, flitting from the tree back into the forest.


Along it's way it came upon a rather normal tree, though it didn't know this tree was as mundane as it was. It had no reason to believe that trees typically were brown with green leaves. Next to the tree was a blue spider but she wasn't looking as she should be. Instead of being where she usually was, up in the tree barking at strangers, she was on the ground all squished. Now Willo was no expert on living creatures but from the way the blue spider's body parts were arranged she looked as though she wasn't in any way able to move around. "Hello blue not-wisp friend!" It greeted the gooey corpse of the blue spider, sprawled out with all it's legs bent and broken. She didn't respond. The spider only laid there in a purple pool of what used to be it's blood.

"Hello?" It repeated, sounding more confused than cheerful now. There was still no response from the now cold body of the blue spider. Oh no! Looks like blue not-wisp friend can't talk either! That's not good. I wonder what happened to blue not-wisp friend? It was worried about it's friend now. How do I help my friend? I can't help it up and fix it, I got no solid parts to help it with. Wait! Maybe I can go and ask someone else to help blue not-wisp friend! Maybe they could help! With that thought Willo darted off, dodging between trees as it looked for someone that could help it.

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Blake almost dropped the stranger on her shoulder as Adrian came freight training by her. Jeez why was he in such a hurry? No hello Blake? Her ears unconsciously flattened against her head in a sad gesture but since her hood was up no one saw. As she made her way towards the tree line Blake sensed another being and her nose picked up on the scent of cat fur and blackberries. She's smelt this scent before but what was her name....umm.....oh that Claire girl. Blake's only seen her around and has never talked to her before but she knew the scent. So why was she following her?

Once Blake stopped at the tree line she sensed Claire close the distance between them then tap her on the shoulder. Blake looked down at the shorter girl and raised a silver eyebrow in question.

"I found her, I don't know her name" Blake answered simply. Looking up from Claire she saw Adrian and another cat talking just outside of the town. Blake highly doubted Claire would take the girl to town and make sure she was alright but if Blake managed to at least cross the small valley and get to where Adrian was she could give the stranger to him then she could high tail it but into the dark forest. The fact that Blake hasn't left the security of the dark forest in six years and is now going to just so a stranger is safe. Some time's she questions herself of why she does the shit she does. Taking in a deep breath Blake calmed her rapidly beating heart. Its just to the edge of town, just to Adrian then back to the forest. Blake just listened for a moment, she could hear Adrian's plan to kidnap his sister. He could just give this stranger to Jaxson, whom Blake could hear loudly even though he was in the pub.

It may not be a big deal to anyone else but for Blake, who had only being out of the dark forest once in her life and that one time seemingly scarring her for life, it was a big deal. But before she could rethink anything Blake walked out of the forest. For anyone else it would have been a quick run but for Blake it felt like forever. She reached Adrian, took the stranger from off her shoulder and put the girl into Adrian's arms.

"Please give her to Jaxson, thank you bye" Blake said quickly then got on her tippy toe's, give Adrian a quick peck on the cheek then ran back to the forest as quick as possible. Even from the distance she could hear a town's person walking to where Adrian and the other cat where and angrily shout "STAY AWAY FROM OUR DAMN TOWN! YOU HELLISH DEMON!". Blake whimpered and Pippa hugged her neck, having been perched on her shoulder the entire time. Blake hated the fear she had of leaving the dark forest. It made her feel weak when she knew she wasn't.

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Adrian was thinking of how this whole plan would really work, of course Tom could pull off the flirty cat thing but what the hell would Adrian do? He bit his bottom lip and tried to freak this out, his tail thumped itself on the ground before standing straight up when someone came up to him, scaring him. This was a moment where it proved that what his sister had told him when he was little was true.. He would never be capable of battle. He sighed and looked at the person, a little upset because he lost his train of thought. Though his small frown soon chained when he realized who it was. Blake! His second favorite person, he smiled at her but it soon faded when a girl was dropped in his arms. Well Blake sort of dropped her and Adrian just used reflexes to not allow her to hit the ground, he really didn't think about it. He smiled to himself and then looked at Blake, about to ask her what to do when she told him to go to Jaxon with the girl, he sighed looking at Tom.

Blake then gave him a kiss on the chick and he almost blushed, he watched her run back into the entrance of the dark forest. Adrian quickly turned back to Tom,"Well I guess I have something to do now." He told Tom before walking into the pub and heading straight for Jaxon. He gestured for Jaxon to take the girl. "I think Blake thought you might want a girlfriend. So here you go." He shrugged not sure what to tell the guy. He glanced towards the stairs and then back at Jaxon. "Please take her, she's not really my type."

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Katarina sat on her bed with her door open wide, she was cleaning her blades that were still covered in blood stains from the last mission, she always forgot to clean them, but at least the blood was all dry. She stopped and stared out the window thinking of the guy she had just kissed down stairs, she felt bad for it. She wasn't supposed to show affection. She sighed and looked at the time, and stood up, holding her head. She wasn't really that drunk anymore just in a lot of pain now. She frowned as she looked out the window again, she had forgotten about her bloody blades. They dropped onto the floor when she got up and started to go through her bag to take out her water bottle and some cookies that the queen had give her, they weren't just normal cookies, they helped with pain.

Jaxson was just about to enjoy a wonderful piece of chocolate cake when the fates seem to decide something else as he was grabbed by the collar of his shirt by non other then the beautiful Katarina. The piece of heaven was felt sitting on a glass plate begging him to return to it and eat it. Jaxson pouted the entire way to the pub. To make up for missing his cake time Jax instantly ordered a cherry vodka and pumpkin juice the moment they entered the pub. Unlike most people he couldn't stand the taste of heavy alcohol. He enjoyed his light and fruity and maybe a little girly at times. But if anyone ever calls him a girl they will get a face full of fist.

While he slowly sipped his drink away he noted Katarina was chugging it back like a dehydrated camel yearning to quench its thirst. When a girl came up asking if they wanted her to sing Jax instantly recognized her as a girl named Sunny. She was part of Jax's fan girls. Jax was going to polity tell her no when Katarina answered for him. She spoke to the girl then gave him a kiss on the lips before leaving him with the other hatter she had dragged along. Jax felt a light blush come to his cheeks. Who wouldn't blush after being kissed by the gorgeous Katarina who at the moment was moving her hips in a provocative swaying that was causing the wolf whistles and shouting from the other men in the pub. When Katarina was done she went up to the inn part of the pub and Jax was going to go ask if she's okay when Adrian came into the pub and handed him a blonde girl.

"Sorry dude but she ain't my type neither, I'm more of a red head type of guy, but if Blake asked I guess I can watch her" Jax huffed. He had a soft spot for the miss treated Grimm, he left protective like a big brother to her. Sighing he took the blonde girl.

"So what is your type?" Jax asked Adrian giving him a questioning look as he ordered a glass of water from the bartender. Once he was handed the glass he dowsed the blonde girl's face with water to hopefully wake her up.

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Aria had felt as if she was floating, on a cloud, on the wind ... something that was light or weightless. That is, until she got a nice blast of cold in the face. She shook her head, almost like a dog, then opened her eyes. Had Kai found her? It did seem like something her older brother would do, despite her fear of water.

"What the hell do you think you are doing K-," Aria paused. The man holding her was not her brother.

Now, Aria wasn't scared of strangers, in fact, she enjoyed talking to them. But there was a difference between talking to one and waking up to one throwing ice water on you. So Aria stood herself up as she tried to wipe most the water off her face. She didn't even have time to ask what had happened or where she was or why she was here before people started running out of the place, going to ... the Ice Queen's castle? Yeah, Aria thought, this is just a dream.

The only way she could dream though was if she was knocked out. There were the times she slept, but it felt rare. She hoped she wasn't laying dead in a hole somewhere. It would be horrible for Kai ... she didn't feel dead ... but how would she know what being dead feels like. All she could was stand ... trying to chase her derailed train of thought.

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Blake was minute's ahead of the rest, having smelt the fire moment's before it was announced. She had shifted into her wolf form and was now running through the dark forest to get to the castle. Everything was a blur around her and she swiftly moved, avoiding all tree's, rocks and roots as she ran. She could see the castle and jumped from a steep cliff, shifting back into her humanoid form half way and landed silently on the forest floor. Blake's emerald eyes widened as she took in the castle. No one even thought it possible that an ice castle would be able to catch on fire but the sight before her told her other wise. But....this flame was different. It looked darker.

That's when it clued in. This was dark fire otherwise known as hell fire. A mystical flame that could form anywhere and burn everything in its path. But if she remembered correctly dark fire can't manifest on its own, it has to have a wielder. Meaning whoever started this was still around controlling it. Blake's ears perked up as she heard the other's arrive. Blake knew she could just enter her Shade form and use dark water to extinguish the flames but she doesn't have good control over her power's and what if she hurts someone? She....she can't risk it.

So instead Blake decided she would enter the castle and rescue anyone who was still in it. Since her cloak was fire resistance she wouldn't get hurt. Blake stepped out of the forest and walked towards the castle door. She could hear people on the other side shouting that the door was melted shut. Blake growled and with one yank of the melting door handle the crystal ice door flew off its hinges. Blake dropped the door as people started to flood out of the castle door. One man stopped at her.

"The Queen and a few other's are still inside" he cried and Blake nodded her head.

"Katarina you coming?" Blake said before heading into the castle. Even with the smell of the fire Blake could pinpoint where everyone was.

"There are people on the second floor in the east and south wing, you get them and I'll get the Queen" Blake's voice was stern, she had a plan and was giving an order and if anyone didn't like it Blake would do it on her own. She then started running up the stair's and to where she smelt the Queen. The floor's of the ice castle were slick with water and the wall's were literally melting around her. Blake hurried towards the Queen chamber's and burst through the door. A look of relief was on her face as she saw the Queen was unharmed.

"We need to go".

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"Damn it" Blake cursed her mind instantly going to Katarina. Great was this Blake saves everyone's butt day today? funny it wasn't marked on her calendar.

"Katarina is here I can smell her, I'll find her and Pippa will take you out of here" Blake informed the Queen. Pippa nodded. Blake picked the Queen up bridal style and went to the balcony. Pippa jumped onto the Queen's stomach and Blake through them both over the edge of the castle then went back in to find Katarina.

Pippa squeaked in join and it and the Queen fell, the little spirit finding more of a ride then something to be frightened about. But once Pippa noticed they were 15 feet from the ground the little forest spirit used it magic's to make tree roots grow from its small body. The roots wrapped around underneath Pippa and the Queen until the root's formed a slide. The roots seperated from Pippa and now left standing beside the castle was a large swirly slide made from tree roots and leaves. The Queen with still Pippa sitting on her stomach, gracefully slid down to the end of the slide, which ended beside the group of people outside the castle. Pippa squeaked in joy again.

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Blake rushed through the melting castle, following Katarina's scent. Once she reached the room Blake saw Lux and growled. What was she doing here? Without a word Blake wrapped an arm around the girl and partly covered her with Blake's cloak then Blake smashed down the door and jumped through the flame's. Blake got into a crouch, the smoke being to heavy up top to see clearly even with her eye's. Then she saw Katarina laying there, her own blade impaling her. Blake snarled darkly. She shot towards Katarina's, dragging Lux with her, and lifted the woman over her shoulder. Then with one swift jump Blake jumped, with Katarina and Lux, through the semi melted window and landed gracefully back on the ground beside Pippa and the Queen. She let go of Lux and then gently laid Katarina down on the ground. She removed the hood of her cloak, displaying off her angered expression, gleaming silver hair and adorable wolf ear's. She mumbled a string of curse word's as she quickly removed the blade and plugged her canine teeth beside the wound. Shadewolf saliva had the ability to heal any wound as long as the person's heart was still beating so that the saliva could course through the body. Sure she could have licked the wound but biting is faster and well....she just really didn't feel comfortable licking Katarina. Blake could still hear Katarina's heart beat strongly. Blake watched as the wound started to stitch itself up, the one on her stomach and the one on her head, but then Blake caught the scent of another's blood and her head snapped to Adrian's direction. Another growl slipped past her and she glared down at Katarina's unconscious body before moving over to Adrian, who was still conscious unlike his sister. Without a word she gently pushed him down so that he was lying down then removed his hand's from the identical wound. She then bite down beside his wound as well. She watched as his wound also healed up then stood and moved out of his way. She like everyone else knew Adrian would be steam rolling over to his sister in just a moment. Blake walked over to the Queen.

"Are you injured?" she asked polity.

Jaxson sighed as Lux rushed in and out of the pub. He eyed the blonde human with disinterest, seeing as she looked as through she was mentally freaking out. He took a swift sip of his drink then patted the small girl on the head.

"You should calm down there's really nothing to freak about, if I know Blake she'll save everyone's ass like she always does, like who do you think saved your's from falling out of that tree?" Jaxson questioned. With his magic and his hand on the girl's head Jaxson retraced her memories of just being in Wonderland. There's wasn't alot and the last memory was of her fainting and falling.

"I think you will like her when you meet her, she's a bit of a hard ass and doesn't talk alot but she's got a good heart and not many people here in Wonderland realize it" Jaxson said sadly. He knew Blake cared about the people of Wonderland and he also knew she protects the villages closes to the Dark Forest from the other Grimm's, killing them before they could even step out of the darkness.

"Well we should go see if everyone's okay don'tacha think?" Jaxson questioned as he lifted the small girl from her chair and placed her on his back.

"Hang on tight" he said as he wrapped her arm's around his neck then they whizzed off, Jax's wind making him glide over the land at a high speed. It didn't take long to get there but by the time they did Blake had done her thing and was now standing beside the Queen. He walked up to her and placed the blonde human beside her.

"Thanks for leaving me to babysitting duty but I'm done for the day so pay up" Jax grinned widely but his grin faded when he saw Kat.

"Shit what happened?" he asked, his voice laced with worry. Blake told him what happened and that she healed her but didn't know how long she would be out for since she hit her head. Jax nodded as a response and moved over to be by Katarina.

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"You should calm down there's really nothing to freak about, if I know Blake she'll save everyone's ass like she always does, like who do you think saved yours from falling out of that tree?" Aria looked up at the man as he pat her head. "I think you will like her when you meet her, she's a bit of a hard ass and doesn't talk a lot but she's got a good heart and not many people here in Wonderland realize it." Aria smiled, feeling a little more at ease.

Wait ... did he say Wonderland? Aria was about to speak up, but the man made a suggestion.

"Well we should go see if everyone's okay don'tacha think?" Aria nodded, complying as she was placed on his back and wrapped her arms around his neck lightly. "Hang on tight."

It didn't take long to arrive to the ginormous castle, and a scene that looked straight from a movie at that. Aria was set down as the man complained about having to babysit. Aria would have testified, said she 17 and fully capable of taking care of herself, but she was taken captive by the sight of the flames. It wasn't normal fire, that was made clear. Was she really dreaming? Everything was starting to feel more and more real. Once again, Aria's train of thought derailed and she quickly walked up to the one the man had called Blake. She was simply gorgeous, along with every other female in her presence.

"Blake?" She addressed the woman before smiling and hugging her. "Thank you so much for catching me! I'm sure that if you hadn't I would have been horribly hurt." Aria backed up and continued smiling. "I don't think I can thank you enough. I know this might offer might not be necessary, but if there is anything I could do to pay you back, just ask."

Adrian's heart ached, as if there was a hole in his chest, he held onto his heart with his free hand, his other hand was pushing against his stomach so that maybe the blood would not pour out of his body any faster then it already was with his hand on it already. He had saw everything that his sister was experiencing until she went unconscious. This usually happened when she was hurt, every time she even got the smallest of cuts it would suddenly appear on him as well. He took a deep breath as the queen came down the root ladder, he watched her carefully since Katarina was not outside yet.

The queen appeared to be fine, no cuts or bruises, yet she held onto her heart as if it was not there. She looked tired as if she were about to past out. Her eyes met Adrian's for a single second before the fire roared and three figures escaped from the castle. They were the last of the survivors, he could not recognize them until they came a bit closer. “Kat..” He whispered once he saw her. She looked horrible, and of course it was the spot that her shirt did not come down past that she was injured in. Of course that couldn't be really why it had happened however he liked to believe it was because he thought she wasn't very modest about the way that she dressed. He also noticed that Lux was there, and the person that had saved both Lux and Kat was Blake. He made a mental note just then to thank her some how for it later.

Adrian watched as Blake tried to heal Katarina, of course she wouldn't bleed to death now, but however being attacked with the magic blade would be something that nobody but Katarina could heal, with a lot of time. Next Blake made her way to him and healed him, he didn't say anything to her but a small “Thank you” with that, he crawled over to her and watched as her stomach lit up with a red light and when it disappeared she had a new tattoo, then a few seconds later his stomach did the same thing, it always burned when a new tattoo was made. He had never told anyone, not that they cared too much to ask but this was their curse. Anytime they were injured really bad they got a tattoo. If the two stood next to each other with no clothing on their upper bodies anyone would be able to see a map starting to form. Adrian sighed and dropped her hand that he was holding. This wasn't good, at all.

Jaxon finally showed up, after Blake had answered his question on what had happened to her, Adrian frowned before adding onto her answer. “Katarina won't wake up for at least 3 hours. Since she was attacked with her own blade she will be very ill as well. Also, the curse I share with her won't allow her to be active for at least three days at max. Yes, Blake has healed her, but she can't heal her from a magic tattoo, and that's what she just got. I got one as well but I am not the one that had the wound first so I am alright to move around. She is not.” Adrian tried to explain but felt as if he did not do such a good job.

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She stood quietly as everything played out, when Blake asked her if she was alright she nodded, not taking her eyes away from her assassin. The Red Queen had to be stopped, or she needed to get her followers away from the Red Queen. She had to find or build a new castle soon, and keep everyone that gave her their loyalty with her. Just to be sure that the Red Queen could not get a hold of them.

Caitlyn sighed when Adrian explained to the others of the curse, he did a poor job but it would be hard for anyone but himself and Katarina to understand. If you didn't have it, it was hard to understand. “I apologize for this happening. I know who did it however... The Red Queen sent soulless puppets to do her dirty work. She knew that my only body guard was a Hatter, therefore she used black magic on the fire that her puppets used on my home.” She looked up at her once beautiful castle, the entire thing was not made out of real ice, it appeared to be but she had others that lived in the castle and she did not want them to freeze so it was a fake ice.

Caitlyn looked back at the small group with her, meeting everyone's eyes. “I cannot allow this to happen again. When I am well enough to use my magic I will help build a new castle. Then I will need any person who has given me their loyalty to live with me in the castle. I cannot have the Red Queen going after one of my loyal persons.”

Caitlyn was about to turn to head for the closest village at the edge of the snowy mountains, however she noticed a small girl that did not look like she belonged here. “Who is this?” She asked pointing to the blonde girl. If she was an outsider someone needed to keep a close eye on her so that she was able to return home one day. It would most likely be herself. She looked back towards Katarina and Adrian. “Adrian get away from her, when she wakes up she will not want to be near you. I have a job for you and Lux.” She told the two before turning back to the new girl. Then she looked upon her little group and did not see her favorite. “Where is Willo?” She asked with a small frown.

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Blake nodded back at the Queen and was just about to leave when she heard a light voice say her name. Blake turned around just in time to steady herself when she was hugged. Looking down it was the blonde strange that had her arms wrapped around Blake's torso. A light blush came to Blake's cheeks as the girl released her and thanked her for saving her.

"Don't worry about it you don't owe me anything" Blake answered as she pulled her hood back off her head, covering her ear's. She then gave the girl a smile and left the small group, running back into the forest. To many people all at one time.

Blake sighed in relief as she entered the wood's, the shrouding darkness bring her comfort. Though as she walked further in unease started to chill her skin. Something seemed off. It was to quiet. Then she heard the snap of a twig and shot around. Nothing. No scent. Nothing around her. Just that one noise.

She was just about to ignore it when something hard hit her across the head and Blake went flying into a tree, the loud crack of the wood breaking beneath her echoed through the silent forest. Blake suppressed her groan of pain bubbling at her throat and looked around for her attacker.

Nothing.

She was about to get up when she felt something clamp around her ankle and she was flung into another tree. This time a small scream of pain echoed with the loud crack as a piece of splintered wood impaled itself into her leg. Easily fixable. Wounds never troubled Blake because of her ability to heal but that didn't stop it from hurting any less. She whimpered as she tried to stand but then she left something clamp around her neck, a loud click vibrated in her ear's. Blake looked down at her neck and saw a collar. She's been collar! and not just any collar. This collar was especially made for Wolves. Its encahnted so they can't break them and if she tried to shift the spikes on the inside would impaled her and it would be instant death. A silver chain was connected to the collar but where the chain ended there was nothing. What!

"You have to love magic hey little ShadeWolf?" a gruff voice asked from in front of her. Then out of no where a huge man appeared. Shit he used invisibility. That's why she couldn't see or smell him. Dammit!

"The Red Queen wishes to see you" he said before hitting Blake on the head again this time making her past out. Her last thought were that hopefully someone would be able to see Pippa, whom she had left with the Queen just for protection, and keep Pippa safe and happy.

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"Time to wake up my little Wolf!" Blake heard a shrill voice wake her from the darkness of unconiousness and slowly opened her eyes. She was in a grand room of red and black. The only thing not of those color's was the huge gold throne right in the center where the Red Queen sat proudly, looking down at Blake as though she was some prized catch. Blake growled at the woman.

"Stand" the Red Queen demanded and Blake would have ignored the request if not for the horrible jot of pain that came from her collar the moment she didn't listen. No!

"Yes my dear Wolf, that collar is enchanted, every time you don't listen if will send a current of pain, for now the pain is minimal but the more you don't listen to me the worse it will get until it kills you" the Red Queen stated proudly, watching with a smug look as Blake stood.

"You know it took me a while but I knew, I knew that fire would draw you out, so then I could finally grab you and make you my pet and now I, the Red Queen, have one of the strongest creature's in Wonderland at my beck and call, oh what a wonderful world this is" the Red Queen chuckled.

"Now my darling I have a job for you, I need you to kill the Ice Queen"

Tracy smiled as she watched Willo's quick, almost chaotic movements. She was watching with her mouth open how the fallen fire was absorbed by Willo. She was glad the wisp could undo the damages it had done.

When it returned from above the trees, they got really useful data. It was a bit disheartening they were waling the wrong way, but at least they could change into the right direction.

"I think we need to go to that burning building, where other people gathered." Tracy said wondering if Willo had the abilities to help with that fire as well. "Let's go, I'd like to meet those people you've just seen. Which way to the burning building?".

When the wisp had shown her direction, she started marching quickly. She felt rather guilty, but she was counting on being relieved from "babysitting" the wisp when they would be among others. Maybe there is someone who likes to play more? She felt really guilty with that thoughts and was marching quickly not showing anything to Willo. The wisp reminded her of her own little brother - was a bit annoying, like every little kid, but she had to admit the wisp had a pure, honest heart made of golden flames.

"Have you met other people here? Do you know anyone from the ones who were by that building on fire?" Tracy asked. She was marching quickly, the way she liked. She really enjoyed the fact that she knew the destination now and sh was sure they will get to the edge of the forest soon. Girl had already known the wisp was quick, much quicker a human could be and she was trying to be as fast as she could not wanting it to be bored with he march.

"Hey, Willo, can you do the scouting job again? Please check if we are closer to the building on fire." Girl asked the wisp. If it enjoyed flying fast and high, it was probably treating that as a sort of play. If it's way of thinking was the similar to her brother's, she had known for a long time that a biggest "threat" wisp was facing was a boredom...

When Willo returned there were some good news. They were really close. "Do you think you could help them with that fire, like you did it a moment ago with that fire on trees?"

She was listening to wisp's answers when they reached the edge of the forest. She looked around. The building on fire resembled some sort of palace, It was big and a beautiful, despite the damages.

Girl looked at the people standing there. Something changed inside her. She was no longer feeling like a brave adventurer. There was suddenly so many people around her, not just Willo... and they were not humans, they were locals, local creatures... They did look partially human, one girl was even looking like she was from a Tracy's world...

"Hi, I'm Tracy and that's Willo" She said bashfully, putting her hands to the front pockets of her jeans and watching the others. The wisp had flown towards the group...

Caitlyn lit up with excitement as she saw Willo coming towards the small group. It was strange for a woman of her age to be so fond of such a creature from Wonderland. It was natural that she loved everyone, but she loved Willo a bit more then the others. She wrapped her hands around Willo and smiled. “Where have you been?” She asked, forgetting about her burning castle for a moment, and the fact that the Red Queen was leaning into black magic to get herself killed.

She realized how much passion she was showing Willo and rubbed her cheek against Willo before looking at the others, she noticed Katarina was still on the snowy grounds of the snowy mountain and that everyone was sort of standing there with nothing to do. “Jaxon, I feel as if you and Katarina share a special bond, would you please take her somewhere safe where she can rest and stay with her? I will send someone to get the two of you when you both are needed.” She smiled polity at him before turning to the stranger that came along with Willo. “Hello dear, I am the Ice Queen. You can call me Caitlyn if you prefer to not be formal.” She bowed to the girl, with Willo still in her palms. “I see you are also an outsider. For your own protection I feel you should stay with me. This young girl here is also new. You both have come to Wonderland in a very bad time.” She gestured to the small blonde girl.

Next she turned to Adrian and Lux. “I need to create a new body guard from my own blood, possibly two or three. I need you both to gather some supplies for me. I will need two dozen pink ice flowers, you can find it at the edge of the cliffs here. Six dragon fangs, and twelve golden eyes. I know it's a tricky combination, however I wouldn't ask you if I knew you could not manage to get your hands on it.”

She looked at Tom next. “I will need your help on figuring out who still has their loyalty to me. I will give you a magic ability to be able to see into a person's soul and figure that out for yourself. However you will need to figure out what the soul of a person who wants to kill me looks like and someone who I can trust looks like. If magic was as simple as I make it look, we would all be dead by now.” She smiled, loving how blunt she made that sound.

Lastly she turned back to the wisp in her hands. “And you, my love.. Can you find Pippa? I would appreciate it if you both would stay somewhere safe from the Red queen.”