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ACT II

The Jabberwocky is in its lair in which Alice and her friends have found mistakenly. In the Jabberwocky's lair, they find the white and red knights fighting amongst themselves over who will be the one to slay the Jabberwocky. Alice breaks up the disagreement and decides to take matters into her own hands. She takes the sword from one of the knights and confronts the Jabberwocky in battle. She wins the fight and kills the Jabberwocky. The knights are eternally grateful. They decide that Alice should be rewarded and take Alice to the Queen. The White Rabbit is worried about Alice meeting the Queen.

On the way to the Queen's palace, they enter the lovely royal garden. Alice has a wonderful time doing a garden dance with her new friends. After she finishes dancing, she wanders outside of the queen's castle and notices it is made of cards. She meets the King and Queen of Hearts and all the characters of the castle. She watches in amazement at how the cards shuffle and dance. The Queen invites Alice for a game of croquet. Alice plays croquet with the queen and wins. The Queen is upset and accuses Alice of cheating and demands a trial. Alice is taken away by the Queen's guards.

At the trial, Alice is questioned. The Queen reveals that the judge has found Alice guilty of cheating. As Alice's anger grows for being treated unfairly, chaos ensues. As cards torment and fall on top of her, Alice suddenly realizes that she is back on the riverbank with her sister. Her sister tells Alice that she is late for a very important date. Alice's sister realizes that she left her book behind and runs back to get it. As she reaches for the book, the Sister sees the White Rabbit jump into the hole. She wonders if she should follow him.