Episode 29

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**Episode 29** of Forever After is the twenty-ninth episode in the series.

## Summary

Robin and Tank make their way to the Queen of Hearts' castle to complete Hira's task.

## Plot

Hira's spying spell ends, and Tank comments on how much he hates witches. Robin asks what they had done to him, leading to Tank explaining that Robin had been very lucky because witches take out more Prince Charmings than any other villain. Witches aren't content to stay in their stories either and would team up with each other to meddle, like Hira and Makemnoit or Gothel and the Wicked Witch. Tank warns Robin they are all just plain bad news.

Robin points out the witches are characters playing their roles, and a weary Tank hopes that Robin sees the truth before its too late. A new voice comments that no one, except the White Rabbit, is ever late in Wonderland, and Robin and Tank look up into a tree to see the Cheshire Cat. Tank groans as Robin perks up and greets the Cheshire Cat, asking if he is supposed to be a guide, the Cheshire Cat questioning who supposes that.

Tank tries to get Robin to not converse with the resident of Wonderland, but she asks if the Cheshire Cat has seen Alice, with the Cheshire Cat questioning if they are referring to the mad one, and Tank snaps at him to not call them that. The Cheshire Cat asks what else he is to call the child because their name doesn't tell him anything about them.

Robin asks where Alice is, and the Cheshire Cat reveals that many people want to know that because of the ruckus Alice made at the Queen of Hearts' croquet match. Tank points out the Cheshire Cat had a hand in that mess, but the Cheshire Cat replies that Tank had also been involved. Robin asks where Alice had gone and if the Cheshire Cat can show them the way, and the Cheshire Cat says he can show a great many ways as he disappears from sight, a door appearing in the trunk of the tree.

Tank huffily says he doesn't trust the Cheshire Cat, and Robin points out that he doesn't trust anyone as she opens the door, asking if he has a better idea. Tank replies that all of his ideas are better, but he doubted that she would listen before ducking through the door. Robin is upset to see that they are back where they started, in the soaking wet hall of doors, and Tank asks if she thought it would be easy as Robin curses at the cat.

Tank sarcastically asks what's next, and a small door creaks open. Tank leans next to it, saying they won't fit through the entrance. It comes up to his waist and is far too narrow for them to squeeze through as Robin notices that the table has two vials of the 'Drink Me' potion, and the two clink the vials together before downing the liquid. Tank asks why the label has cherries on it when it tastes nothing like it as he and Robin are shrunk to the size of pre-teens, around age 11 or 12.

Tank comments that Robin's face matches her maturity, and she teasingly pushes him through the mystery door. On the other side, they find that they are in the rose garden of the Queen of Hearts and can easily see the Queen of Hearts' castle. Robin and Tank observe Card Soldiers painting white roses red as Robin notes that the area smells like her Lǎo Lao's (Grandmother's) house, and Tank asks why they were there as a group of flamingos and a hedgehog run by.

Tank notes that Card Soldier patrols are marching around and ducks them out of sight as they go past. Tank tells Robin they can't say because the patrols never stop, and that they should leave. Robin reminds Tank about Hira's task, and he tells her he'll lose his head if the Queen of Hearts sees him. Robin tells Tank to stay put and slips inside the castle, wondering who actually builds a castle out of hearts.
Robin climbs the card stairs up the tallest turret and finds herself in the rooms that belong to the Queen of Hearts. She takes note of the complete mess the room is in, and is in disbelief that the closet wasn't made out of cards like everything else. Robin makes her way across the room and looks at the largest wig, grumbling to her reflection in a mirror on the desk that there were plenty more wigs. She scoops it up and uses her book to store the wig.

    Making her way down the card staircase, Robin avoids the patrols of the Card Soldiers, and stops when she hears the Queen of Hearts demanding "off with his head". Robin peaks inside a room to see many card soldiers watching the Queen of Hearts sentencing the one of her subjects, who pleads that he doesn't have what she is looking for. The Queen refuses to listen to anyone, including her husband, accusing the card of coveting her stolen her execution wig, and a horrified Robin realizes that she had made a terrible mistake.

## Important Events

* Robin meets, and Tank meets up with, the Cheshire Cat
* Robin steals the Execution Wig of the Queen of Hearts

## Characters

Queen of Hearts

Robin

Tank

Sea Witch (Cameo)

Makemnoit (Cameo)

Hira (Cameo)

Bastinda (Cameo)

Gothel (Cameo)

Wicked Witch (Cameo)

Cheshire Cat

Alice (Mentioned)

Queen of Hearts' Soldiers

King of Hearts

Knave of Hearts

## Credits

*Written by Violet Matter*

*Storyboarding by Valery Yu*

*Art by Hannah Patten*

Backgrounds by Megan Roberts

*Lettering by Kylie Hunsinger*

*Copy editing by Kat Vendetti*

*Produced by Quinn Sosna-Spear and Wil Kennedy*