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((I'm just going to keep doing this everytime this goes awry, you know...))

Ellis closed his eyes, just as a Jaberwocky was about to bite into his shoulder, and... opened them again, this time in a large hedge maze. The hedges were too high for him to see over, even if he jumped, so he began walking in one direction. Eventually, he heard voices.

??? 1: It isn't MY fault they turned out white!
??? 2: Well, it isn't my fault, and it isn't Three's!
??? 1: I'm telling you, Two it isn't my fault!
??? 3: Shut up, you dolts! If they aren't red when she shows up...

Ellis rounded a corner to find himself looking at three men with white shirts and black ties and vests, with black dress slacks, painting the roses in a stain glass mural red. They were originally white, and when the light shone behind them, they turned pink.

??? 1: Gah! They keep turning pink, Three!
??? 3: Ace, just glob more on! Maybe they'll stop!
??? 2: If the Queen asks, it was all your fault, Three.
Three: My, fault!? How is this MY fault, Two?
Ace: Shut up and help me!

Ellis walked up to them.

Ellis: Hi... Um, what are you guys doing.
Ace: Us?
Two: Nothing. Just uh...
Three: Fixing up the hedges in the Gardens.
Ellis: Looks to me like you're painting the roses red...
Ace: SHHHH! Don't say it so loudly!
Ellis: Sorry... So, uh, where am I?
Three: You don't know?
Two: How silly!
Ellis: Just tell me!
Three: SHHHHH!
Ellis: Sorry.
Ace: You're at none other than the grand and luxurious Hearts Casino. Though how an oyster like you came to be out here I can't imagine.
Ellis: What'd you call me?
Two: He called you an oyster.

There's nothing in Alice in Wonderland about a Casino... that's too adult for Disney.

"Well," Ace said, "you didn't hear it from us, but..." Three pick up the conversation. "The Queen is barking mad!" Ellis blinked. "That bad?" he asked. "Worse. Everyone who make her mad..." Two gulped, and then made a motion with his hand across his neck. "What?" Ellis said, not getting it. "They lose their head, kid! She has them decapitated!" Ace hissed. "Unless you're an oyster," interjected Three. "in which case you're sent to the Casino to be drained." Ellis didn't like the sound of that. "Drained?" he asked. "Yeah, as in the put you under, hook you into something, and then drain your emotions so they can filter and refine them," said Ace. "The Queen enjoys giving people quick fixes for their emotions," said Two.