I swiped the sweat out of my eyes, panting slightly. Lifting the heavy barrel put strain on my arms, I'm honestly worried they're going to snap backwards at the elbow. "C'mon Alibaba" I mumbled to myself. I'd been loading the wagons for the fat man (as I like to call him), since the sun rose. I leaned against the last barrel slightly. "Last one and you're done.." I grunted out, picking the barrel up and putting it into the wagon. I shook my fist in the air halfheartedly as my way of celebrating "Woo..". My vision suddenly went out of focus. I'm getting dehydrated. I refocused my eyes as I stumbled the way to a drinking fountain. I gently lowering my canteen into the crystal water. I repeated this process several times, letting the cold water re-hydrate me. staying hydrated is essential in the desert. I'm not going to be foolish enough to let myself die from dehydration. Death isn't an option. Not yet, at least.

"You're working hard there Alibaba" I turned my head to the voice, tying the canteens strap around my waist. "Whats going on?" It was this friendly man, he gave me good deals at his food stand when he was in a particularly good mood. My lips twitched upwards into a small smile. "I'm loading goods for Lord Budel, today". The old mans face scrunched with distaste "ah, you mean that greedy man.." I shrugged a bit, paying the man leaning against the wall, for the small bag of roasted nuts I bought. The man didn't even look up, he was too busy breathing in smoke from his hookah. "It'll help me get to my goal so I'm gonna do my best". The old mans son looked at me curiously as I turned away, "goal?". The old man chuckled. "This kid's set his sights on the dungeons". The son laughed, "well, youngsters should dream big, shouldn't they?". My eyebrows furrowed a little as I walked away. I blew air out through my nose in a huff. Screw them.

I walked down the rows of wagons passing by grazing camels. I was already starting to sweat again. I stopped at the last wagon. I wanted to check all wagons, to make sure I got everything. Doing a good job gets me recommended to other people, which gets me more money. I grinned at that. I brought my arm under the once clean white tarp, lifting it.

It took my eyes a couple seconds to adjust to the darkness. As soon as I put my knee into the wagon, red juice squirted at me. My eyes widened and I looked up quickly. A boy sat in a puddle of watermelon juice with four watermelon carcasses around him. He was slurping loudly on his fifth one. I couldn't get my mouth to work properly. "W-wha-" The kid turned around, red coating his lips, dripping down his chin. He smiled stupidly at me before he waved his hand out, getting red splotches on my arms. "Oh, hi! I'm Aladdin. I'm a traveler! Right now, I'm making a meal of this sweet red fruit, see?" My face turned red in anger and I quickly pulled myself into the wagon fully, grabbing the kid by the collar. I looked down at the shorter boy and I could feel something in my eye twitch. "Don't 'see' me.." I hissed out. The boy stared at my with confused blue eyes, juice dripping down his chin more as I shook him slightly.

"Hey, is Alibaba around?", a loud voice called out. I froze a second before jumping into action. I shoved the kid to the ground and stuck half my body out holding the tarp over the entrance so Budel wouldn't see. I smiled sweetly at the obese man, "I'm here, sir!". He pursed his fat lips at me, squinting his beady eyes. "Are you done loading up?" He asked blinking sweat out of his eyes. I chuckled nervously holding a hand up. "O-of course I am, sir". It was at this moment, I found out I am not good at improvising. " Lets see.." He walked forward and I panicked stepping in front of him to block his path. " I did get everything ready to go but.. um..." I clapped my hands grinning awkwardly. How do I explain this..? One of his body guards, twice my height grabbed me by the back of my shirt, literally throwing me aside. "Quit yammering and show me!" Budel hissed out shoving the tarp aside. I quickly stood up, dusting myself off while ignoring the scrape on my calf. Aladdin was still there, of course. He greeted Budel with the same dumb smile he greeted me with. Budel blinked at the kid, eyebrows narrowed on his fat, sweaty face. Aladdin bit into the watermelon again, its juice flying. Budels eyes widened and I saw a vein pop out on his forehead. He whipped his head toward me, I"m surprised he didn't give himself a whiplash. "Alibaba!", I was already on one knee "What is the meaning of this?!" I cast my eyes downwards, as I stammered out my reply. "Actually, sir, this is..." what was this exactly..? I looked up slowly. What I saw instantly made my face drop. Aladdin had his face in Budel's... man boobs. Jiggling them in his hands. My eyes widened and I think I felt a tear prick my eye. Aladdin was motor boating Budel. I am so, undeniably screwed. "How come you have boobs when you're a man?". I heard Aladdin say in a muffled voice. I think death can be an option now. "I just love boobs, you know!" he cried gleefully. "Hey, you!" I practically screamed stretching out the last word as I ripped the kid off Budel, throwing him to the ground. Aladdin Looked down with tear filled eyes confused. He held his head as I pushed it down into a bowing position. I sat beside him putting a mortified apologetic look on my face. "My deepest apologies, sir! The truth is, this weird little brat-" "Don't mess with me!" Budel cut me off, his voice cracking. He kicked my head down into a bowing position like Aladdin. He kicked again. "You're gonna pay for this!". Another kick, "You're working for me without pay, until I've been reimbursed!" He held his foot there, grinding it into my skull. "No way you're getting out of this, you hear me?!". I nodded silently. One more kick and I'm sure this fat fuck is going to crack my skull if he doesn't snap my neck first.

Budel continued to bitch at me, explaining in detail what I would be doing for the next couple of days. This went on for the rest of the day, I can honestly say I think he might have lost weight with his screaming. It was dark now and I wobbled my way into my humble abode. I collapsed unto the rug pulling a pillow to cushion my sore head. "Budel.. you bastard.. And that little pest, playing clueless" I sighed angrily into the pillow. "this blows!" I felt my stomach rumble. Food, food is what I need. I reached my hand into the moderately large basket hoping for an apple. My fingers touched clothe. I pulled the clothe connected to a head connected to a body. I stared at Aladdin wide eyed, my grip on his head tightening as he took his last bite of an apple. I threw his surprisingly light body into a pile of pillows as I analyzed the basket. "holy! You've eaten it all!" How much does this kid eat!? He looked at me curiously. "you gave me some before, remember?" I'm getting fed up with this kid. "I didn't give you-" I was cut off by my own stomach. I sighed leaning my head against the rim of the basket. "I really need to capture a dungeon.." I muttered quietly as I got up and walked across the room, grabbing some meat hanging from the ceiling. Aladdin peered up at me "whats a dungeon?" I narrowed my eyes at him. "You don't even know that?" I walked across the room grabbing a worn scroll. I rolled it out in front of him, smiling slightly. This was my dream after all. "Dungeons are ruins that appeared all over the world 14 years ago." I pointed to a drawn picture of a dungeon. "Whoever captures them can claim enormous wealth and power, gold, silver, magical items, stuff like that" Aladdin made eye contact with me for a second before looking at the scroll again. "magical" I nodded from my laying down position. I leaned on my elbow resting my head on my palm. " Rumor is, there's still a genuine sorcerer around somewhere, but..." I blinked tiredly wiping my eyes with my other hand. "Whatever you find in a dungeon is the real deal." I yawned loudly. "Flying clothes, urns that gush wine. The ultimate find is something called a Metal Vessel containing a Djinn..." Aladdin smiled at me widely. He's actually a really cute kid. "Mister, where can I find these dungeons?" I swayed The weight of my body becoming to much for my wrist and I fell over. Last thing I saw was Aladdin peering down at my curiously before I blacked out.

Hi everyone~ This is my first fanfic I hope you like it C:

I'm not sure who to ship Alibaba with yet... Until I decide on the actual pairing its going to be Alibabaxharem. Make sure to leave me suggestions of who you want Alibaba to be paired with~ Oh! And I've decided to make Aladdin 16 years old in this, so it wont seem completely pedo-ish.

I'll try to have the next chapter up tomorrow, please Review~

-Eth-Eesome