Wonderland Gambler I

"Wonderland Gambler I" is the nineteenth chapter of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.
== Synopsis ==
On Day 171, Roxas and Luxord are assigned to Wonderland to defeat Pink Concertos and eliminate shadow globs. Luxord explains that they have two objectives because they are down several members and Xion has fallen into a coma. He advises Roxas to not run from a challenge and says that the cards report they are 75% compatible. Suddenly, the White Rabbit falls onto Roxas's head and rushes off, exclaiming that he's late. Roxas wonders where the rabbit could be going and though Luxord says curiosity could either bring him fortune or misfortune, Roxas follows him. 
The two enter the Bizzare Room and are shocked by how much the room has shrunk. When they try to open the door, the Doorknob awakens and tells them they're too big. Luxord decides to break him down, but the Doorknob informs them to drink from a bottle on a nearby table instead. Though Luxord is cautious, Roxas repeats his earlier advice about not running from a challenge and drinks from the bottle, shrinking. Luxord drinks as well and tells Roxas that fate is determined if one takes a chance when an opportunity arises. 
 
They pass the door into a forest and spot a Pink Concerto, but it doesn't notice them. Roxas comes across the Caterpillar spraying perfume and is dismayed at being smaller than one. Though insulted, the Caterpillar tells Roxas that opposite sides of a mushroom would either make him taller or shorter. Roxas asks which side is which, but the Caterpillar, having transformed into a butterfly, flies away without answering. 
== Worlds and characters ==
Wonderland	Wonderland	The WorldThat Never Was
;Organization XIII
* Luxord
* Roxas
;Residents
* White Rabbit
* Doorknob
* Flowers
* Caterpillar	
;Heartless
* Pink Concerto (multiple)	
;Organization XIII
* Xion (flashback)
* Axel (flashback)
* Saïx (flashback)
== Production notes ==
=== Series continuity ===
* Roxas departs for the mission that Luxord was waiting for him in "Broken". 
=== Differences from the video game ===
* In the game, on Day 171, Roxas is assigned to fight the Infernal Engine at Beast's Castle where he learns about love. Day 172 is his first mission with Luxord to Wonderland though they are only assigned to eliminate Pink Concertos. This chapter also includes elements from Mission 57 where Luxord agrees to follow the White Rabbit and Mission 63 where Xion and Roxas are assigned to eliminate shadow globs.
=== Goofs ===
=== Trivia ===
* This is the fourth chapter where Twilight Town isn't visited and the third where The World That Never Was didn't appear.
* The flowers and Caterpillar from the 1951 film Alice in Wonderland appear in the manga, but they do not appear in the video game series.
** The Caterpillar has also been changed from smoking a hookah to spraying perfume.
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