Playing in the Queen of Hearts' Castle

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A trapdoor appears in the ceiling. A rope, with large knots at intervals to facilitate climbing, is lowered into view. Down it climbs Emmett the gunslinger, who says, "I'm powerful sorry I didn't get here in time to be more helpful. I came back looking for Copperfox; he's needed back at his restaurant, yonder in the Monologues thread. I heard Jake's Colt going off, and I reckoned Copperfox would be wherever it was. Y'all can climb up right here...Hoo-ee, squid, you got yourself quite an ouchie there!"

"He'll be all right as soon as the action moves on and people start to forget that he was hurt," Lady Inkling assures Emmett. "As a matter of fact, the recuperation will go quicker if he DOES go back to 'Monologues,' where everything gets contradicted. And my thanks to you and your brother for chipping in on this automatic for me."

Emmett helps Copperfox to his feet. Copperfox gives out goodbye hugs where appropriate, profusely thanks the Hedgehog, and concludes by clasping Inkling's hand once more, conveying as much warm regard as he feels he can properly display to someone else's wife. "We'll sing again another time," he promises her. Then he and Emmett make their exit, not forgetting to take Jake's revolver along.
 
Me: That's what happens when you have to take care of two rpg's but I know Joe will return over here ;)
Eric: It's sad to see the good guys go
Rabbit: Take care Joe!

Everybody is a bit sad but understand the need of Joe's presence at another thread.

Rabbit: I think the road is clear. We can continue our search
Me: Yep, but did you find your teapot?
Rabbit: No, but I do have another one
Pippin: Tea!
Eric: Yes please
Peter: Tea
Edmund: Tea
Alice: Tea
Me: Tea
Hannah: Tea

Everybody wants to drink Tea after such adventure. The White Rabbit looks up.

Rabbit: We still have a long way ahead of us. But I believe the dangerous parts are gone now.
Eric: Are you sure?
Rabbit: Yes, why do you ask?
Eric: As I watch Nessa's face I'm not so sure. It might be over for you but not for me
Me: ERIC, I WARN YOU!
Eric: I knew it
Me: SIGH
 
"Do the rest of you intend to continue in this basement?" asks the radiant Lady Inkling. "If so, you should at least contrive some way to be able to find this hatch and climbing rope again as an exit."
 
Me: We are definitely not going to stay in the basement!
Rabbit: Get the rope and climb
Me: Great idea!
Eric: Ladies first
Me: Thanks Eric!

* Everybody climbs the rope and soon everybody is standing at the same place they used to stand before the boat sank*

Me: I'm not going into that boat again
Eric: You shouldn't get out of it
Me: I'm going to search for the Hatter
Rabbit: Me too
Eric: Okay, I'll join you
Darth Vader: Where have you been? It's been hours and the Hatter almost started to form a rescue team!
Me: Long story Darth
Edmund: Long and dark
Eric: Filled with tragedy
Me: And drama
Edmund: With a happy ending
 
The Spanish Inquistion appears out of nowhere, having no regard for the plot. She decides to attempt to rescue all the hedgehog, being her favorite animals, from the violence of a croquet game...
She grabs one and runs away, giggling.
"I've disrupted their roleplay with my foolishness, hahahahaha!"
Then, she decides to have a chat with the Queen of Hearts, with whom she plans to take over the world! *evil laughter*
 
Lady Inkling, meanwhile, is attending to the Unicorn, who has been knocked cold again by the Lion. A gracious winner, the Lion is standing by in case he can do anything to help the lovely medic.

Inkling says to the Lion, "You know, Lewis Carroll never did specify what he meant about you two 'fighting for the crown.' What DOES that mean?"

"Most 'Alice in Wonderland' fans assume it means a boxing championship," the Lion replies. "Actually, though, it means that BY fighting, the Unicorn and I are serving THIS crown--I mean, the rulership of the Hearts kingdom. All our bouts are for the King's entertainment. He loves violence, as long as he's not in any danger himself; he also loves predictable outcomes, which is why he wants to see fights between unequal opponents."

"But the King doesn't even seem to be watching you fight!" Inkling objects.

"Oh, he usually sneaks at least a short peak at any bout of ours. And we're under orders to keep it up even if he doesn't seem to be paying any attention. Fortunately, Unicorns are EXTREMELY durable and hard to kill. Just you watch, when he comes to, he'll be the one in a hurry to start the next fight."
 
But when Spanish Inquisition joins the other members of Monty Python will follow too.............
Michael Palin: Here we are!
John Cleese: Yes!
Terry Gilliam: Hello!
Eric: NOOOOOOOOOO!
Me: NOOOOOOOOOOO!
Rabbit: Some Tea?

The Hatter appears and asks the White Rabbit to come for an important meeting. They have a long talk. Eric decides to join a hockey game with Pippin and Merry and Nessa and the crew of Monty Python will be the referrees.

Me: I'll have Merry in my team
Eric: Pip, you are with me. This is going to be easy

Eric easily scores and again and again and again and again 25-0

Michael Palin: That's easy!
John Cleese: Of course, he is a professional hockeyplayer
Michael: Who? The small one?
John: Nah...he's a hobbit. The huge guy
Michael: Typical hockeyplayer

Nessa high fives Merry as Merry scores 25-1

Me: At least we have 1 point
Merry: Yes!
Eric: And your last point
Me: Don't you try to cross this line!
Eric: I will and what would you do against it?
Me: I bodycheck you!

Nessa gives Eric a huge bodycheck.

Michael and John : WHOOW! Are we going to have a fight now?
Me: No way! Eric used to be the King of fights so I'm not going to risk my life
after all we've been through
Rabbit: Game has ended but now it's time for something else. Come over here please!
Eric: May I give you my hand my lady?
Me: That would be nice, thank you!

Eric grabs Nessa's hand and helps her off the ice. The White Rabbit and the Hatter are looking serious.

Me: What happened?
Rabbit: We have some bad news...the cyclope has escaped. He might be around here somewhere
Me: That's bad news!
Michael Palin: That's good news!
John Cleese: Excellent!
Eric: Why?
John: It means fun and adventure
 
The Unicorn gets up and demands the 31,825th rematch with the Lion. "Are you sure you're ready this soon?" asks the Lion. The Unicorn insists he is, and the fight is on once more.

No one pays any attention except Lady Inkling. Watching the meaningless combat, she is thinking of the Greek myth of Sisyphos, who was condemned to spend all eternity pushing a boulder to the top of a hill, only to see the boulder immediately roll back down again each time.
 
Rabbit: We are safe because I think the cyclope has gone the other way but you can never be too sure
Eric: I will defend you till the last breath
Hatter: it's not supper time yet
Eric: I said Breath not bread
Hatter: Owww...I see but I want supper
Pippin: Me too
Merry: Me too
Me: Me too
Eric: Why you?
Me: Why not?
Rabbit: Look! The Queen is coming! No Pippin! Don't drink that! It will make you grow!!

Pippin drinks forbidden drink and starts to grow
 
The Queen of Hearts notices Pippin in the moment of drinking, and starts to shout, "Off with his--" Then, seeing how big he is getting, and feeling that maybe she shouldn't provoke him, she changes it to, "Off with his vest, before it rips apart! Get a ship's sail or something for him!"
 
Me: Oompa-Loompa-doompa-di-doo
Eric: I don't think we are at the chocolate factory
Merry: And his name isn't Charlie either
Peter: He is no longer a small Hobbit
Pippin: Merry! Watch me! I'm big now! Bigger than Treebeard! This is fun!

The Queen watches in terror.
Queen: Come down young man!
Pippin: How? I am already here but you are so small!
Queen: You are so big!
Pippin: Yes! For once in my life I'm the tallest hobbit in history
Merry: We already are Pip. Remember the drink we got from Treebeard
Pippin: But I'm even bigger than him now!

Pippin points at Eric.

Eric: This isn't funny!
Pippin: It is! I can defeat the cyclope over there now
Queen: Cyclope?
Pippin: Yes! Over there! He is walking on the other side of the gardens. Wait...I'm going to visit him
Merry: Pip...wait!
 
Me: Gosh, look at Pip!
Peter: *shakes his head* He's going to get himself into trouble!
Susan: Come on! Let's go find Lucy.
Me: Where did you see her last?
Susan: In the kitchen helping the cook.
Me: Okay, let's go! Are you coming Peter?
Peter: Yes, I'm coming. *follows the girls down to the kitchen*

Lucy is quite busy helping the cook, and the two shoe the other three out.
Susan: What do you want to do now?
Me: Let's explore. It must be safe up here. We're not in the basement anymore you know.
 
Unsuspected by all (who don't read this post), the Cyclops is carrying behind his back a giant syringe containing the SHRINKING formula from "Alice in Wonderland."
 
The three wander through the castle, taking careful note of where they are so they don't get lost.
Me: Where do you think that nasty Queen has gotten herself to?
Peter: She's probably out trying to take someone's head off. You know how she is.
Me: Unfortunately, I know all to well.
Susan: *shudder* Can we talk about something else?
Me: Sure.
They approach a large staircase leading upwards through the heart of the castle.
Peter: Ladies first.
Me: Gee, thanks.
Peter: *laughs* You're welcome.
Me: *groans*
 
In a room they discover a giant caterpillar who is smoking a hookah pipe. "If I smoke enough of this," he tells them in a sluggish voice, "I can actually start to believe that a man is worthy to lead a nation if he just repeats the word 'change' often enough."
 
Me: I think he's flipped his lid. (Good one, Papa Joe!)
Peter: Yeah, let's keep going.
Susan: He seems like a nice person, can't we stay?
Peter: Come on Su.
Susan: Okay.....
 
* Hannah looked at everyone for awhile*

Me: What's going on now? I'm so lost *sigh*

* hooks her fingers into Edmund's*

Me: Ed hm did I do something wrong?
 
"Not at all, Hannah dear," says Edmund, raising her hand to his lips and kissing first the backs of the fingers, then the palm. (Why NOT let Hannah imagine this?)
 
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