It has been 12 years since the Wonderland Civil War ended. Princess Alyss Heart stood on the balcony of the Heart Palace with her mother, Queen Genevieve. Wonderlanders came to celebrate the 7th birthday of the future queen, who, as it happened, was bored out of her wits.

Where was Dodge anyway? Princess Alyss thought as she looked at the boring inventions examined by the Queen down below. He is probably doing something fun without me. The nerve!