Anna Ledell/History

Early Years
Anna was born to Clark and Edith Ledell, along with her twin sister, Alice. Anna was the older twin by one and a half minutes. She was named after her great-grandmother.

Anna and Alice shared a very happy seven years together. They, as twins, acted as a unified team and were always together. Anna grew up in a very close, loving, tight knit family and was given everything she ever needed or wanted, though she and Alice were never spoiled. She was the more reasonable, soft spoken, gentle twin, and also extremely creative. She was very, very close to her mother, and wanted to become a great writer just like her. She had a very active imagination since she was a child and wrote several stories, which Alice would always beg her to read to her at random times.

Anna one day accidentally visited Wonderland, while daydreaming after reading a book that she found in the attic called Wonderland by L. Carroll. She dreamed that she appeared in wonderland and met a young boy with white hair, red eyes and rabbit ears whom she called White. However, it was actually not a dream, though Anna was never sure whether or not it was until much later on. She began to dream of Wonderland often, simply to visit White and play with him.

On her seventh birthday, Anna got lost in the forest while looking for Alice while they played hide and seek.



She saw a dark stranger shrouded in black approach her, and ran away back home out of fear. However, when she arrived, she couldn't find her parents. When she heard a scream, she followed it to the living room, where a party had been set up for her and Alice. However, all Anna sees is the dark stranger cutting appart her father, who falls to the floor in a puddle of blood. Anna's mother screams at her to run away with Alice to London, but Anna attempts to save her mother, which results in her arm nearly being cut off. Anna's mother is then murdered by the dark stranger, and as Anna holds her mother, Edith gives Anna a necklace with a blue jewel, telling her it will act as her guide and protect her through hard times. Anna fearfully tries to escape, but the house is suddenly lit on fire to prevent her from running and to trap her. A vortex opens, and the dark stranger captures Anna. Anna struggles and fights back, but is too weak to escape.

Before the man is able to pierce her heart, Alice appears, looking terrified. Anna is relieved and cries out desperately for help towards Alice, but Alice is paralyzed and her fear causes her to run away. Anna is then stabbed in the heart and killed. The dark stranger throws Anna's body into the vortex, and everything goes black.

Anna wonders if she is dead, and if death feels like this - cold, black, and like falling endlessly. She then opens her eyes and sees a white light shining on her, though the rest of the room is pitch black. Her dress is bloodied and she is holding her mother's amulet in her hand. She begins to cry out of fear and despair, and suddenly a large, dark force comes flying at her. The darkness around her ripples, and suddenly Anna opens her eyes to see White and Cheshire worriedly looking down at her. She sees the place she is, a horrible and morbid place, and begins to cry again out of fear. She hugs herself and sobs, wondering why she was left all alone by her family. White comforts her. She asks where she is and he tells her she is safe now, with him and Cheshire. Cheshire tells Anna she is in Overland, the World of Death, and that she's probably died. He remarks they aren't safe until they reach the Black Castle, which upsets Anna and causes her to cry. White comforts her and says he knows the way to the castle, and he will protect her.

As they make their way to the castle, Anna accidentally trips and cuts her hand on a piece of glass. The blood draws a large horde of Nightmares, Lies, and Fears, which begin to attack and corner the three. Cheshire and White attempt to fight the monsters to no avail, as they are outnumbered. Anna wonders if she's going to die, again, and wonders if this is another of her strange dreams. As a monster slashes at her, she feels the pain of the wound, and remembers her father telling her that if she ever wants to wake up from a dream she could pinch herself. White puts himself in front of Anna to hold the monsters away from her, but says there's too many. Anna frantically tries to bash back more monsters when White tells her that she has the power to control them. Anna is confused and wonders how, and White tells her to trust him, which she does. He tells her to shout an order for the creatures to stop. Anna weakly does- White says she has to say it strongly, and use her new power. Anna is unable to do so, but as the monsters get closer, she finally



remembers that you can't feel pain in a dream. The wound the monster gave her was painful, so it must not be a dream. Determined to live and protect Cheshire and White, she screams out for the monsters to stop.

A powerful white glow begins to emit from Anna, her eyes turning white as well as her hair. She begins to float above the monsters, who stop moving. Her hair is colored black and her clothes are torn by a large gust of wind. The moon clouds over and a large black scythe appears at Anna's hand. A glowing black symbol burns from her forehead, and as she shouts "stop!", the monsters begin to either drop dead or fade away. The symbol and glowing disappear from Anna, and she returns to the ground, still holding a scythe. Her hair remained black.

The three finally make it to the Black Castle, which is dank and empty save for a dark figure sitting in the throne. Anna, recognizing a similar smell of blood and the feeling of impending death, clutches White, knowing this was her and her parent's murderer. THe figure rises and laughs manically, gesturing to the castle. He tells Anna she is part of his game now, and has replaced his piece, as he is tired of playing. He tells her she shall be the new Mistress of Overland. He laughs again and Anna's mark on her forehead begins to glow. The figure introduces himself as the ex Lord of Overland, and says he hopes Anna enjoys her stay. He expresses his condolences for her parents and hopes she is not driven mad too son, for it is fun watching the Lords and Mistresses suffer for a while. White steps in front of Anna, asking the figure to reveal it's true identity. However the Lord of Overland only laughs and slowly melts into a black puddle, saying his time has come to an end. Suddenly bright silver chains appear and tie Anna down to the throne. White is unable to free her, but promises to find a way. He vows to stay by Anna's side forever after she



expresses fear at being left in Overland alone. White then says he is now her servant and will stay with her and protect her. Cheshire, feeling guilty for upsetting Anna earlier, remarks he will do the same as White.

White cleans up the blood and Cheshire asks Anna what happened (why she is covered in blood). White goes to fetch Anna some clothes and Anna tells her story.

The three redecorate the castle so that it is much brighter and, by White's standards, "cuter". Anna feels comfortable in the castle now with company and a nice view, but is too afraid to leave and enter Overland, though she knows she eventually will have to leave the castle. For years Anna, Cheshire and White play together in the Black Castle, and occasionally Cheshire allows Anna to enter Wonderland, though it is revealed that since she is a Shadow Spirit (a spirit of the dead who has the same abilities as a human, but has crossed over to the other side before and thus is tainted with death) she cannot leave the Overland for too long a period of time or she will fade and die. Anna's necklace that her mother gave her protects her from the Horrors, dark spirits that travel from world to world freely and attack people. It also keeps her from being driven to insanity by Overland, the way the other rulers of Overland have been driven mad after years of living there.

Early Teens
Anna spent her life until her sixteenth birthday in Overland. After a year of being in Overland