One Promise Kept: Book 5

[manniness]

a fan fiction by Manniness
Alice in Wonderland (2010 film version)
 
 
Summary: The citizens of Underland enjoy peace again, but when the consequences of the brief rebellion result in Tarrant's death, Alice swears to bring him back to her.  Whatever it takes.

Rating & Genre: M (mature audiences only) - Drama, Romance, Action 

Warnings: Angst, Character Death, Sexual Situations, Violence, Mild Language 

Promises: A happy ending... after much angst and adventure, of course!  (^__^)

Notes: This plot bunny is courtesy of wanderamaranth and her drabble, Ends. After she shared it with me, I Knew what I had to write next.  Also, once again, my amazing husband was instrumental in keeping this plot (and Unnecessary Angst) from running away with me.

Disclaimer: Alice in Wonderland and its characters, storyline, setting, and other concepts are the property of Walt Disney Studios, Tim Burton, and Lewis Carroll.  Where I have created original words for the purpose of writing fan fiction, I have stated so in the Glossary of Underland posted here on this Live Journal.  No copyright infringement is intended and no compensation was given to the author for creating this work.  (I just loved the movie too much to let the end be The End.)

Fan art: Oyster Shells from OPK 5, Chapter 5 by Erminie  &
One Promise Kept: The "Family" from OPK 5, Epilogue by Erminie

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~ Glossary of Underland ~

Chapter One: The Scar
[Rated M for adult concepts]

Chapter Two: Unsaid Things

Chapter Three: Courting Fate

Chapter Four: The Dodo Bird and the Dormouse
Part 1  |  Part 2

Chapter Five: The Last Hightopp
Fan art: Oyster Shells by Erminie

Chapter Six: The Resistance

Chapter Seven: The Duchess and the Smiling Cat
Part 1  |  Part 2

Chapter Eight: The Bandersnatch and the Hatpin
Part 1  |  Part 2

Chapter Nine: Making Belief
Part 1  |  Part 2  |  Part 3

Chapter Ten: The Light at the End
Part 1  |  Part 2

Chapter Eleven: The Hightopps of Iplam
Part 1  |  Part 2
[Part 1 is rated M for semi-explicit sexual content]

Chapter Twelve: And There Was Futterwhacken
Part 1  |  Part 2

Epilogue
Fan art: One Promise Kept: The "Family" by Erminie


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Theme Songs:
(And, whoo boy do I need a lot of them to get me through this book!)

"Erin" by Antje Duvekot from the album: Boys, Flowers, Miles*
"Pills" by The Perishers from the album: Let There Be Morning
"Pieces of You" by One Less Reason from the album: A Lifetime Burning
"Cobwebs" by Thriving Ivory from: Through Yourself and Back Again
"Dust Bowl Dance" by Mumford & Sons from the album: Sigh No More
"Lighthouse" by Antje Duvekot from: The Near Demise of the Highwire Dancer**
"The Cave" by Mumford & Sons from the album: Sigh No More
"Samson" by Regina Spektor from the album: Begin to Hope
"After the Storm" by Mumford & Sons from the album: Sigh No More
"Pocket Change" by One Less Reason from the album: A Lifetime Burning
"The Dark" by Joe Hedges from the album: Curvature
"While the Candle Still Burns" by Thriving Ivory: Through Yourself and Back Again
"Merry-go-round" by Antje Duvekot from: The Near Demise of the Highwire Dancer

*A fan recorded a video of this song being played from an iPod.  Serious dedication.  And if this song were any less awesome, I wouldn't recommend the video.  But the song is awesome, so listen to it.  Seriously.

**Here is a version of  "Lighthouse" with an acoustic guitar (I like the piano version above better but the lyrics are much easier to hear in this recording).

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Comments

[katalyst84.livejournal.com]

I just wanted to say that the Song "Dust Bowl Dance" by Mumford and Sons has always been PURE Hatter to me, I just noticed it was on your list! From the first lines to the end, it's so perfect for his character that it may as well have been written about him.

[manniness.livejournal.com]

Hey! Yeah, "Dust Bowl Dance" is HATTER all the way! I gottagolistentoitRIGHTNOW! (^__~)

From: CrazyMarchHare

[(Anonymous)]

Well. Here I go. Diving into yet another web of tangled mystery and intricate Manny logic. Book 4 was amazing. Gotta say one of my favorites so far. And your promise of a happy ending? Seriously, Manny. You don't have to say it again.

Still Enraptured

[(Anonymous)]

Can't wait to see where this book will go and most importantly how it will get there! Normally I shy away from angst in general but with the way you write and how it spurs the characters to act and react realistically (as realistically as anything so fantastical can) for that I'll gladly brave the tugs on my heartstrings. That said, bring on more chapters to devour! :)

Re: Still Enraptured

[manniness.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I shall endeavor to bring on the updates! Thank you so much for the encouragement! (^__^)

[(Anonymous)]

@w@ moar please?

[jessibegood.livejournal.com]

Oh, how do you manage not to post all the chapters at once.

You must be as cool as you claim. >.<

Oh, I kid, I kid.

But seriously, I've checked this page like 6 times today... Just in case. lol

Just popping in to let you know your updates still make me very, very happy and that your writing is as good as ever.

Oops. Typo

[jessibegood.livejournal.com]

That was supposed to say

"You must be as CRUEL as you claim."

If I called you cool I wouldn't be kidding. >.>

/you'retotallyawesome XD

Re: Oops. Typo

[manniness.livejournal.com]

Heh. If only I could post all the chapters at the same time... but I'm not done writing yet. I can't tell you how often I've wished for a Thought-To-WordPro connection. This writing stuff would go a lot faster if I could just imagine stories into being. (^__^)

But, posting chapter-by-chapter is good for me, because I get feedback on what I've written so far. This is a great motivator and also lets me know if I've forgotten anything and need to tweak later parts.

[(Anonymous)]

Not to sound creepy or anything, but I've been stalking this and your others works for a while now[since the end of the first book I think? or maybe the second...] and I love everything you write. It makes me happy on the inside.

I avoided it whenever I saw it on FF for a while though; I don't normally like fan fiction with a bunch of chapters and twists. But it got my curiousity! And when I read through everything on there, my brain was basically saying "Nurr must have moreeee" which lead me here. And I've been stalking it here since.

I have to say, everything so far in ALL the books has been unpredictable and kept me on the edge of my seat. I love how you switch between points of views. Alice and Tarrant are most definitely the main characters, but you don't neglect the others either! You use them in a way that makes everything tie up neatly and in order. None of the books have been confusing to me at all, with the way you write[and I confuse easily!] And I haven't been able to tell what's going to happen at all in any of them! It's all so wonderfully fantastic! I love a book that can keep me guessing! And the personalities of all of them! Ohh, I could go on and on, but I'm sure you've heard it all before.

I love this book so far. A LOT. I honestly have no idea how you're going to make a happy ending! I'm checking back constantly to see if you've posted new chapters and re-reading the older books when you haven't.

To sum it up: I love this. Thank you for making it!

[manniness.livejournal.com]

Hello, nice stalker-type person! (Never fear, LJ stalkers are great! It's the Real Life ones that are creepy.)

Thank you so, so much for your comments and encouragement. I never hear Good Things enough (and it's especially rare that people tell me my writing is clear and non-confusing!) and it totally makes my day to read such heartfelt and generous praise! Thank you!!

I guess it's a good sign that you can't predict the Happy Ending... but it has already been written and it is quite happy, indeed! Never fear!

Thank you once again for stopping by and commenting, anonymous friend!! (^__~)

[(Anonymous)]

Hey there! I love your writing style! I also love Alice and Tarrant, so that helps, but I'm positive I would be totally into anything you wrote about... I have read all the OPK books (so far) in a month and a half, and I am hooked. You might have ruined me for all other AliceTarrant fan fiction (with your awesomeness), but I'm cool with that. Er...to wrap up this awkward post of love from a stranger: Keep it coming! I enjoy every new plot twist you tease my poor little heart with :)

[manniness.livejournal.com]

Well, hello back atcha! Thanks for stopping by, anonymous stranger! (^__^)

Really, hearing that OPK is Loved means so much to me! I can't express my happiness.

Don't let me ruin you for other Alice/Tarrant fic! There are so many wonderful authors out there! (I have several saved in my Memorables here on LJ and more on my Fanfiction.net Favorites.)

I hope you enjoy the rest of OPK 5! (^__^)