Chapter 1: Meeting Alibaba
A young girl wearing a cloak covering her head and her back is running through the street looking for a certain blue-haired boy with a golden flute.
"ALADDIN!" She yells his name. "Where did he gone off to?"
"Alibaba! What is the meaning of this?!" She hears a man's voice and sees young boy with blonde hair that has short, thick ahoge on his hair and golden eyes. Wears a small red rope tied and a sash around his waist to hold his knife, black boots with blue stripes, and one earring in each ear. Alibaba is sitting on the floor.
"This... I..." Alibaba answers as the blue-haired boy fondles the man's chest and the girl is dumbfound at the scene.
"Why does this man have boobs?" Aladdin asks as he fondles and the man begins to grit his teeth. "I love boob, you know!"
"Hey, you!" Alibaba shouts as he grabs Aladdin on the head and forces the boy to bow down before the man. "I am so sorry! this stupid kid is—"
"SHUT UP!" The man says as he kicks Alibaba's head, causing the girl to gasps from the cruel treatment and repeatedly kicking him. "You're going to pay me back for those! Every single one! You'll work for me without pay until you do! Don't even think about getting away!"
The fat man walks away with his two bodyguards and the girl runs toward the boy and Aladdin.
"ALADDIN!" She shouts the boy's name, causing the boy, Aladdin to look at her.
"Vulpi-nee!" Aladdin calls as she runs closer to them.
"Are you okay?" She asks, putting her hand on his shoulder.
"Yeah, don't worry about me..." He replies, removing her hand from his shoulder as he walks away.
~Night~
A wolf howls though the night as the moon shines above in the night sky and Alibaba walking through the streets.
"Damn that Budel..." He curses as he remembers what happen during the afternoon then his thoughts shift to the girl wearing a cloak over her head. "Where did she come from? She came just out of nowhere... Well it doesn't matter..." He says as he arrives at his 'house' then he opens the door.
"Welcome back." The girl that he thought a while ago, Vulpi, greets him who nearly gives him a heart attack from her.
"W-why are you here?" He stammers, confused why she is here as a pink blush appears across his face.
"Well, we decided to sleep in here since we don't have a place to stay." She replies making herself a makeshift bed as Alibaba sighs, finally recovers from his shock as he sits beside to his basket.
"You should have asked me a while ago... well whatever..." Alibaba then realizes what Vulpi said earlier. "Wait, you said 'we', who's the other one?" He asks, putting his hand in the apple basket suddenly feeling hungry and when he removes his hand from the basket instead an apple, a chibified Aladdin comes up while eating his apple.
"It's him, my companion." she says as Alibaba looks at the Aladdin in shock then Vulpi sees Aladdin comes flying to her which she manages to catch him.
"You ate all of them!" Alibaba exclaims noticing there's nothing left in the basket.
"Huh? Didn't you give them to me earlier?" Aladdin asks as Vulpi blinks at his question.
"I did not!" Alibaba says as his stomach growls in hunger while Vulpi gives Aladdin a glare, annoyed at his action, but he just buries his face deeper to her chest causing to sigh and shakes her head.
"Man, I'm in so much trouble if I can't clear a Dungeon." She hears Alibaba mutters as she turns her head to him.
"What's a Dungeon?" She asks and Alibaba turning his head to her, staring at her for a while before answering.
"Alibaba."
"Huh?"
"My name is Alibaba." He quickly continues, not wanting her to misunderstand.
"Oh... My name is Vulpi, and this is Aladdin." She introduces pointing her finger at Aladdin who hugs her like a Koala bear as she continues. "About the question earlier, what is a Dungeon?" She asks and Alibaba grabs a scroll then spreads it on the floor.
"Dungeon refers to the mysterious historical structures that started appearing all around the world 14 years ago." Alibaba explains. "And the person who can clear a Dungeon gains a mountain of wealth and power. Dungeons hold gold, treasures, and mysterious items." Vulpi nods and Aladdin perks up at the last sentence.
"Magic, huh..." Vulpi mutters then glances at Aladdin who starts listening to them.
"Yeah, a rumor says that they are still real magicians out there somewhere." Alibaba says, starting to doze off while rubbing his eyes. "What Dungeons have are magical items though." He continues sleepily. "Like flying carpets and endless refilling jars of alcohol... But the best items are the magical djinn vessels..."
"Mister, where do you find the Dungeon?" Aladdin asks, but Alibaba had already fall asleep due to the tiredness as Vulpi smiles then yawns.
"Let's sleep Aladdin. We can ask him tomorrow." Vulpi tells him and Aladdin nods his head. Then both of them lie down together Aladdin looks at the flute.
"I think we might finally be able to find one of your friends. Good night, Ugo-kun." Aladdin whispers to the flute and Vulpi smiles at his and rubs his head before both of them fall asleep.
~Morning~
"Why are you still asleep!?" Alibaba shouts, causing Vulpi to startle and sits up as she rubs her eyes before someone forces her to get up as he gently pushes her out the door, both of his hands are on her shoulders. "You too, Vulpi." Alibaba says as he successfully pushing her out then closes the door and walks away.
"It's mean to just hit someone out of blue like that!" Aladdin says, following Alibaba behind him as Vulpi follows behind Aladdin while fixing her hood.
"Don't follow me."
"Mister, where would I find one of those Dungeon you were talking about last night?" Aladdin asks, walking beside Alibaba as Vulpi hurriedly follow them as two people ahead of her stop finally catching them up.
"There." Alibaba points to his right as Vulpi looks where he is pointing and sees a really tall tower.
"Whoa." She mutters in awe.
"That one's Amon, the seventh labyrinth. That appeared ten years ago." Alibaba says as Aladdin stand there in awe.
"Wow..."
"I'm going to clear Amon and all other dungeons on the world faster than anyone else. And then I'll be the richest person in the world." He continues, determined.
"Do you like money, Alibaba-san?" Vulpi asks as they finally reach the town.
"Yeah, I need money. Enough to buy a country at that..." He says as Vulpi raises her eyebrow while Aladdin looks at him.
After a minute a walk
"As long as you have money, you can buy anything!" Alibaba starts to brag as Vulpi half-listens to him not interested at his 'money talk'.
"As much as delicious food as you can eat!"
"Delicious foods!" But in Aladdin's case, he is delighted and interested.
"And beautiful woman too!"
"Beautiful woman!" Vulpi sweat drops, knowing where this is going.
"As long as man had money, he'll be popular!" Alibaba says in his almighty and bragging voice as Aladdin makes a 'grabbing motion' in his hands, which made Vulpi uncomfortable.
"Beautiful woman with big pillowy breasts will line up to wait for him!" Alibaba continues as Aladdin's happiness has risen higher than a mountain and an annoyed Vulpi grabs the rope around Alibaba's neck then brought him down since he's taller than her.
"Alibaba-san..." She sneers at him venom dripping every syllable of his name, as Alibaba still hasn't stop out from his fantasies but they break their fight when they hear Aladdin bumps someone.
"Are you okay, miss?" Aladdin asks as the girl who bumps at him picking up the pears then easily throws it at the big basket which is propping at her head then stands up slightly glaring at him and walks away as Aladdin notices the chains clinging when she walks.
"What's that?" Aladdin points at the red-haired girl's feet and Vulpi and Alibaba look at where he's pointing at, as Alibaba eyes widen at the chains at her feet, the girl turns at them noticing that they are staring at her feet. She tries to cover the chains by her dress but the basket of pears drops from her head, completely showing the chains at her feet.
"She's a slave." Alibaba says, answering Aladdin's question.
"Slave?"
"People who are bought and sold." He continues. "They're treated and used like a livestock for their whole lives. What a messed up world we have." He says as Aladdin walks between Vulpi and Alibaba causing Vulpi to let go Alibaba and kneels before the girl who is trying to cover the chains. Aladdin blows his flute; the chains breaks by an invisible force.
"Here you go! Now you can walk freely without hiding your pretty legs." He says smiling as he stands up while people around them start to crowd.
"What did he just do?"
"That boy!"
"What is he doing?"
"Whose slave is that?"
Vulpi starts to get uncomfortable at the growing crowd they're making as she quickly runs to Aladdin and the girl while Alibaba grabs Aladdin's shoulder.
"Hey! This is bad!" He mutters to him, who just blinks at him in confusion.
"Why?" Aladdin asks.
"It's because..." Alibaba trails off as Aladdin asks again.
"It's a serious crime to steal slaves you know." The fat man says when he arrives at the scene while he picks a pear as he walks to Alibaba, pushing the pear to his cheek. "You'll lose an arm. Then what will you do to my recompense?" Fat man, Budel says as Vulpi stares to him, frowning.
"What are you talking about? We're just your average guys. There's no way we could cut through the chains." Alibaba says a 'happy-go-lucky' voice as he tightens his grip on Aladdin's shoulders.
"Yeah right." Budel says sarcastically. "If you can't pay me back, then I'll make you a slave." He grabs the girl's hair tail causing to gasp.
"The life of a slave is hard. Even if someone throws you, steps on you," He continues, kicking the girl. "Or does whatever, you can't say a word." He was about to kick her again when suddenly an arm blocks the kick as Vulpi glares at him through her cloak, who looks at her in surprise since she just appear out of nowhere.
"Stop that." Aladdin says as Alibaba looks at him surprised.
"What did you say, brat?" He spat, a vein ticking on his forehead." You want me to call the guards?!" He threatens.
"Anything, but that...!" Alibaba pleads as Budel's bodyguards appear behind Alibaba, Aladdin and Vulpi with a dagger at their faces.
"Or maybe I should just kill you right now myself?!" He shouts as Vulpi narrows her eyes at him, but she notices Aladdin is about to blow his flute again as Vulpi gasps, clearly understanding what he was about to do.
"Wait, Aladdin...!"
Two blue big arms sprout from the flute as it punches Budel's bodyguards and made a strong clap above Budel's head, causing the man to faint from shock. Aladdin and Ugo bump fist each other before the arms suddenly starting to shake as it turns pink when he notices the red-haired girl's presence as he quickly goes back inside the flute causing Vulpi to sweat drop and Aladdin to laugh.
"You're still so shy around girls, Ugo-kun." He says as the girl and Alibaba stares at him at shock.
"Hey! What's going on here?!" someone shouts from the distance as gathering crowd scatters. Alibaba takes this opportunity to escape, grabbing both Aladdin and Vulpi as they run away from the scene.
Aladdin drinks the water besides Vulpi who looks at Alibaba. He takes a peek from their hideout then closes it, sighing in relief.
"The guards?" Vulpi asks as he looks at her.
"We lost them." Alibaba says as she sighs and then she sees Alibaba looking at Aladdin.
"Hey, about that flute..."
"Hmm?"
"Something came out from it, right?" Alibaba says, mimicking Ugo's arms as the boy nods at him.
"Yeah. That was my friend Ugo-kun." He says as he continues. "Everyone calls him Djinn though." Vulpi nods in confirmation.
"Ah, I see." Alibaba says, smiling to him suddenly looks determined.
"Is there something on your mind, Alibaba-san?" Vulpi asks.
"Ah, it's nothing. I'm just thinking about something..." He answers and Vulpi watches Alibaba turning to Aladdin rubbing his hands together like one of the merchants.
"Hey, Aladdin...-san..." He says as Vulpi raises her eyebrows while Alibaba continues. "Do you like beautiful girls?" Vulpi sweat drops.
"Is that his way to convince Aladdin?" Then she looks at the boys as she face-palms forgetting that he actually likes girls with big boobs.
~Later~
Vulpi finds herself sitting beside Alibaba in a night club while Aladdin was enjoying himself with the two women with a skimpy outfit across them. Alibaba takes this chance to convince him again as Vulpi just keep silent watching the scene before her.
"Aladdin-san, you said you're on a journey? Do you have any specific goals?" He asks as Vulpi sweat drops besides him.
"You said Dungeons hold Djinns, right?" Aladdin asks as Alibaba nods.
"You're right."
"I made a promise to Ugo-kun to search out the Djinn vessels." He says as Vulpi stares at him. "So can you show me the way to the Dungeon?"
"... Sure." Alibaba replies, reluctant as he continues, suddenly looking determined. "That means you'll come with me, right?"
"Yup, Vulpi-nee can come too, right?" Aladdin asks turning to her, who startled at the sudden attention from both of them as she smiles.
"Of course." She says as Alibaba sighs in relief. Alibaba suddenly calls for the most beautiful girl which startled her as he patiently waiting for the girl.
Vulpi hears a the sounds of high heels coming right towards them as she looks up but she turns blue in shock, cannot believe that the said girl is actually the most beautiful in the club.
"Sorry to keep you waiting." Vulpi blinks when she hears the muscular girl's voice, it was actually smooth and beautiful.
"You have a very adorable friend." The smooth voice says as Vulpi shifts away from Alibaba to make the smooth girl sit beside him while she pours the wine.
"He's not actually my friend."
"Oh, is that so?"
"I decided to never make friends." Alibaba says making himself cool as he finally turns to the girl; Vulpi stifles her laugh when she sees his reaction that the girl he orders is actually bigger and taller than him.
"I'm Elizabeth." The crooked nose girl introduces herself as she continues. "I am the most talented hostess at this establishment. Let us be acquainted."
Later, Aladdin, Vulpi, and Alibaba exit the night club.
"Wow. That was fun." Aladdin says having himself a good time with the girls as Vulpi agrees beside him even though she didn't go anything at all.
"Yeah. Right, Alibaba-san?" She turns to Alibaba as she stifles her laughter again when she sees funny looking Alibaba with many kiss marks.
"You damn brats, making me search for you." A familiar voice says as they turn. "If you have money for club, what about my recompense?" Budel says with his two bodyguards behind him while scowling at them.
"I don't have any right now." Alibaba says truthfully, fixing his clothes. "But I've decided to enter the Dungeon! Once I clear it, I'll pay you back!" He declares as Budel and his bodyguards just laugh at his declaration.
"Who would believe something like that?" Budel continues to laugh while wiping his tears. "Just you try to run. I'll put your name on a wanted list of every city in this area." A vein pops at Vulpi's head but still kept her emotionless face.
"Now choose. Do you want to be arrested or work as a slave the rest of your life?" Alibaba clenches his fists as he looks at Aladdin who just stare at him them Vulpi who looks ready to kill Budel at any moment.
"What do you take me for? What do you think my answer is?!"
~The Next Day~
Vulpi sits in front of the cart with Aladdin sitting on her lap who was picking his nose as she sighs. Then in the corner of her eyes she sees someone familiar and turns her head as she sees the girl that they encountered yesterday.
"It's that girl..." She trails off as Aladdin also turns his head seeing the red-haired slave.
"The girl with the chains." He says as Alibaba turns where they are looking at them looks down, sadness dancing in his eyes and Aladdin and Vulpi look at each other.
Then they start to go forward for their destination as Budel, who sits behind them starting to describe about slaves.
"A person should not try to reach higher that his given lot in life. A rat is a rat and slave is a slave. Born as a restless trash, always a worthless trash. Wouldn't you agree?"
Alibaba stays silent.
"Hey, are you listening to me?"
"Of course, sir! You're so wise, master!" Alibaba brightly says to Budel who smiles in satisfaction continuing eating his apple.
"You're lying, mister." Aladdin says as Alibaba turns noticing that Vulpi and Aladdin stare at him as Aladdin continues. "Don't you think that if you keep lying, eventually no one, not even yourself, will able to believe your own words?"
Dusk comes but the caravan still continues to move forward, Vulpi then yawns, burying her nose on Aladdin's hair as she closes her eyes. Suddenly, a noise wakes her up then screams follow after that as the noise seems to be louder that before.
"IT'S A DESERT HYACINTH!"
"Go faster!"
"It really showed up!"
"It's because we're carrying grape wines!" Alibaba says, slapping the horses to go faster.
"Hurry!"
The ground cracks beneath them as the cart loses its' balance causing it to tilt as it crashes to the ground with barrels of wine rolling away from them. Aladdin and Vulpi stand up to see the situation and a flower-like monster from the underground waves its green tentacles widely. Shouts still echoes through their ears.
"Leave the caravan and run for it!"
"Unload the cargo!"
The slaves are also free due to the frenzy that monster gives them as Budel just kept spouting here and there.
"Alibaba! Leave it and save the cargo!"
"Ah...! Right!"
"You guys too! I'll make sure you're paid!"
Suddenly a tentacle made a loud crash near them as the ground where a brown-haired girl is standing, collapses. Her mother tries to reach her daughter, the red-haired girl also tries to reach her but she lost her balance, causing them to fall straight to the hyacinth's mouth. Alibaba tries to reach out for them, but Budel crashes into him, saving his wine, preventing Alibaba to save the girls. The mother of the brown-haired girl gasps behind him. The hyacinth closes its' mouth once it catches both girls as Alibaba and the mother stare in horror when they see the girls, struggling to get out from the hyacinth's mouth.
"NOOO! Mina! Mina!" The mother tries but a man holds her down, preventing her to go from the hyacinth.
"There's no for her now." The man says and Vulpi grits her teeth at the scene before backing away, giving a good distance from the cliff where the hyacinth and she breaks into a sprint before jumping at the edge.
"Someone... please... they're going to die...!" Alibaba thought and a figure jumps and he looks up and sees Vulpi who jumped higher than a normal human. Vulpi draws her dagger from her back and raises it above her head, making a loud battle cry and slashes through the mouth of the hyacinth as it starts to go crazy at the pain she's giving to it as Vulpi hurriedly runs to the mouth since she only makes a small open wound on the hyacinth's mouth, but large enough to fit a person as she reaches out a hand to the girls.
"Here let me help you." Vulpi smiles at them.
Struggling as the red-haired girl grabs the hand, Vulpi tries to pull them out, but the tentacles around the girls prevent her to get them out. A big tentacle suddenly shoots out, grabbing Vulpi's legs, surprising the girl as she suddenly can't feel the ground. Then something hits her hard on the head and faints.
~Later~
Vulpi opens her eyes feeling something rocking back and forth as she sits up wondering what has happened causing her to slide from Ugo's shoulder. She reaches out something to support her and her hand meets the flute. She then feel something poking at her back as she turns and sees Ugo's big hand who points someone ahead of them. She sees Alibaba and Aladdin laughing together as Alibaba making weird motion, Aladdin laughs at his actions as Vulpi smiles at them, watching them laugh.
She then remembers of her childhood with her friends from watching Aladdin and Alibaba and tears appears on her eyes and fall down as she begins to cry, causing Aladdin and Alibaba to look at her.
"Wha-what's wrong, Vulpi-nee?!" Aladdin asks frantically as she continues to cry.