The physically deformed man jolted with a start when he felt the boy pin him down with his weight. As he stared with his eyeless face up at the child, his expression one of blank recognition, a slow grin began to widen across his face, revealing the remains and shrapnels of his teeth.

“Where you are….you’re in Greeneburg! Ahaha, Greeneburg you tasty piece of meat! Juicy and warm and crispy…Mine! I want you all to myself! Fuck the others; I’ll feast like a king tonight!”

Drool poured down the man’s chin and collected on his lower neck in small dirty bubbles. With a pounce and the strength of an animal, the man lunged forward and sank his shattered maw directly onto the boy’s hand. Thankfully for the teen, his teeth were not enough to penetrate bone and flesh, but the man did back off when the familiar metallic tang of blood washed his lips. 

“Sweet! Sweeter than juice! More, give me more!”

The man thrashed around wildly, bucking the boy off and inching his way closer and closer to the children with a renewed bloodlust. He aimed for the next one closest to him…the girl who chatted ideally. Reaching over to her ankles, he reared his head back and plunged his teeth right into her, latching on with a powerful grip. Mad snorts of laughter were heard from around his still foaming mouth, and he would have continued had a loud crackling sound not intruded his thoughts. At once, he let go of the Cheshire’s ankle and backed away; whether he was whimpering in fear or crying in joy was beyond anyone’s guess.

“He comes…blessed me, he comes!”

The crackling eventually subsided into a rusty static until finally all was well again. That was when the voice spoke.

[b]“….zz…z…wel…..Well, there we go! See, that didn’t take too long, did it? Ah, hello there everyone! Welcome to Greeneburg! Maybe you’ve heard of the place? Anyway, I’m the boss of this fine establishment. I, hope everyone’s had a good nap, yes?”[/b]

The voice behind the intercom sounded pleasant and disturbingly cheerful, and one could almost hear the casual grin being displayed. Another thing to note was how young it sounded as well, as if the progenitor of all this chaos was a teen much like the captured children.

“Jabberwocky! Jabberwocky!”

By now, the man had convulsed into a series of harsh laughter and choking, violently banging his head on the floor until blood pooled over where his eyes used to be. Likewise, the noises outside became more potent as well.

If one were to listen very closely, they would be treated to a number of different things. Most of them cursed his name, while others actually praised it. And still some broke down into a panicked hysteria. Of course, the man behind it all cared little for their expense. Why should he?

[b]“Now, you all may be wondering the same thing. Or, at least, that's what you’re supposed to do…why, oh why did big bad Jabberwocky kidnap me like such a cruel person? Well for one thing, I’m actually a pretty cool guy. Don’t you hear them? The people love me!”[/b]

The mayhem outside only intensified in volume and duration.

[b]“So why are you all here? Well…hmmm….I could tell you that this is all fake and these are just really, really, really good actors…but that’s false advertising and I have a honest image to keep. No, I think it’s best you not know. Don’t wanna cook your brains too much on day one. Oh! That reminds me: you’ve been a very naughty girl Miss Hatter. Bad girl, turning off the power like that. Guess it was smart of me to have just enough juice for the intercom, right? Hey, Chi-chan? I know you can hear me, so please be sure to keep one of them alive. Pretty please?”[/b]

The man apparently referred to the Queen of Hearts in such an affectionate manner; evidently, he was the only man alive who could possibly get away with doing such a thing.

[b]“Well, I better sit back and wait for you all then! Because, surely, you all hate me for putting you all in this, right? Right? So why, you ask, am I even bothering you all in the first place? It’s actually, um….how do I put this….basically, you’re all [i]fucked[/i] to begin with. Yeah, sounds about right…oh, and one more thing!”[/b]

The intercom paused for a while, as if dragging out a tense moment.

[b]“Hey Ryuko….your Kaa-san looks damn right cute with makeup running down her cheeks. Seriously, you should have seen how much she cried when she found out you were missing! Oh man, it felt great…I mean, something about the way she just broke all over is so damn arousing…hey Chi-chan, you should probably keep Ryuko alive! You know, drag it out more…bye now!”[/b]

And just like that, the intercom crackled back into dead silence. With it were the silenced noises of the crowd, no longer caught in the moment. Even the man in the cell was quiet, cowering pathetically in the fetal position. Unbeknownst to the children, most, if not all the prisoners had run off to hide in what little sanctuary they could scavenge.

For something else had accompanied the Jabberwocky’s statements. Something that everyone in the facility knew full well…a predator at work.

The hallways became filled with the soft melody of violin music.