Adventures in Wonderland – Part III

Given that all hell was breaking loose, Clara had no qualms about flying over the park. Since Edith had been in a foul mood, she expected to see signs of a fight. Oddly enough, it was all quiet on the western front, although there were still a lot of people fleeing. Those who lingered were further motivated to evacuate once they caught sight of a creature large enough to snatch a grown woman.

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Eventually, all that remained were constabulary moving forward in teams, unsure of what was going on. That meant itchy trigger fingers which would make the earlier bunch look like mimes.

Clara purposefully chose to overshoot the scene and made sure to fly high enough to have a bird’s eye view. From up here, she made out Edith circling some sort of creature. She was not able to discern any details? Nor did she want to approach that thing either.

Elizabeth was beginning to show signs of fatigue, namely a rising heart rate. Despite Elizabeth’s legs being wrapped around her own, there were limits to endurance. Either way, Clara had no plans of dragging her friend into the fray.

Clara noticed a tall building near the periphery which was ideal as a lookout. Once they landed, Elizabeth took a while to steady herself; it seemed that her inner ear needed time to adjust.

“If you see any of the constabulary approach,” Clara said lightly, “Call me.”

Elizabeth was puzzled by the mix of terminology. Still, this request was impossible to comply with at this moment.

“Your phone’s battery gave out,” Elizabeth said.

“Horsefeathers,” Clara said. “Smoke signals?”

Elizabeth chuckled at the thought, but in all seriousness, they needed a workable solution. Nothing obvious came to mind, but while smoke signals were possible, they were hardly practical. Besides, she had no desire to attract the fire department since they might first run across whatever caused this mess.

“Your pistol—” Clara said.

“My gun—” Elizabeth said at the same time.

The girls giggled, and Clara took the opportunity to confirm that the rooftop exit was unlocked. The last thing either of them needed was for Elizabeth to end up stranded on the roof after discharging a firearm.

“Use it only if necessary. If you do, ditch the piece, then hightail it out of here,” Clara said.

As Clara took flight, Elizabeth scanned the area from behind the lip of the roof. From here, she had ample cover and a good view of most of the immediate area, a great place to keep track of the trouble going on in Wonderland.

“Just need to remember that I should act normal once I get off this roof,” Elizabeth said.

Disclaimer: This chapter is currently in development. There are likely typos, errors, omissions, inconsistencies and so forth. Please do not treat this as a polished and completed work!



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2 responses to “Adventures in Wonderland – Part III”

  1. baphy1428 avatar

    Ahh thanks for sharing! I’m looking forward to reading Resurgence!

    1. Evelyn Chartres avatar

      Free as always!

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