Hello everyone! Here is another Mini story! Please enjoy!
Disclaimer: I only own Alaric and the name of the city mentioned this story.
Fangs for Nothing
A thousand years ago the city of Taipanea thrived like no city before its time. It was the city that tried to conquer all cities around it, including the fair city of Agrabah. For centuries it had tried to take over the Seven Deserts and almost had for they had discovered a weapon far more powerful than they could ever imagine. No one knew of its power, but it was able to conquer a city in just seconds and fear spread across the kingdoms. Legends told of a powerful god-like being that the people worshiped, but had never been seen by outsiders.
The city became so entranced in evil that the very ground it stood upon began to swallow it whole. Buildings crumbled to the ground and people fled. The weapon was sealed inside an underground cavern and sealed with a magic spell so that none but the true believer and worthy heir to the kingdom's throne could open it. Sand covered the remains of a once threatening kingdom and the legends vanished with the winds. However, there are those who still believe in such a weapon and would stop at nothing to get it….
The sun was just starting to rise, casting a light orange glow upon the golden sand and it made the broken rubble of a once proud city light up immensely, a shadow shrinking across the ground. The quiet of the desert winds was disturbed then by a voice high above the ground.
"Are you sure that this place has anything?" Alaric asked his brother, while idly turning Genie's lamp in his hands. He and Aladdin were heading towards the ruins at a leisurely pace on the woven magic carpet. Aladdin looked down at his twelve-year-old brother with a roll of his dark brows eye as he lazily ran a hand through his dark hair. Carpet swooped down among the half buried ruins.
"No, but when has that stopped us before?" He grinned and Alaric shrugged.
"Never, I guess." He grinned back and someone behind him huffed.
"Well, there better be some serious loot in there or I'm not goin' in." Iago grumbled and Aladdin and Alaric turned to look at him. The parrot had his wings folded across his chest irritably.
"Come on, Iago. It'll be fun." Aladdin insisted, giving the parrot a smirk. Iago frowned and only huffed further.
"When you say 'fun' you mean dangerous." He snapped. "And usually for me!"
"Only if you stay out of trouble." Alaric grinned at him and Abu laughed, clutching his stomach.
"You're one to talk Mister Kletpo!" Abu screeched indignantly and they were about to fight when a gasp came from the boy in front of them.
"Wow!" Alaric exclaimed and the animals exchanged looks before scrambling forward to see. Iago perched on Alaric's shoulder and Abu ran up Aladdin's arm to get a better look. The city below them was half-covered in sand, but the entire bowl-like area was filled with golden sunlight and it made the ruins look like melted gold.
'Oooh!' Abu chattered pointing at something shiny on the ground in front of them.
"Gold!" Iago screamed and before anyone could grab him he took off at a dive towards the ground below. "It's mine!"
"Iago, wait up!" Alaric called and jumped off Carpet to run down after the parrot. Aladdin groaned and patted Carpet.
"Let's go follow them before they get into trouble." The rug flew down after the boy and parrot without a pause.
They found the duo arguing as usual at the bottom of the hill. The boy was holding his hand out for something in Iago's claws.
"Let me see it!"
"I found it!"
"I just want to see it!"
"No, it's mine!"
"Iago!"
"'Laric!"
A sharp whistle came from Genie's lamp and in a puff of blue smoke he appeared in a police uniform, a whistle hanging from his mouth. He zapped Alaric and Iago away from one another and they both were put in cages as he turned to Aladdin.
"Are you the one who called for domestic violence?" He asked while chewing loudly on a piece of gum. "Or disturbing the peace?" Aladdin shook his head in amusement.
"Hey!" Iago shouted and Officer Genie turned to eye the parrot that was glaring at Alaric. "Get back!" A thud had them looking at Alaric who was trying to bounce his cage over to the parrot.
"I just want to see what you've got!" Alaric shouted back and Genie grabbed the bars of his cage, setting him far from Iago again. "But Genie!"
"Ah, ah, ah." He wagged a finger at him. "No, talking without permission." Alaric huffed and sat in his cage with a huff.
"Alright, parrot, hand it over." Genie smacked his gum loudly and Iago frowned before shoving the golden object into his hands.
"What is it, Genie?"
"Looks like a piece of a puzzle." He murmured turning over the oddly shaped golden object.
"You mean there are more?" Iago asked aloud.
"Perhaps." Genie shrugged. "Does anyone know about this place?"
"Well, the Sultan said that this palace hasn't been running since before he was born." Al murmured.
"So that's a no. Well, we can always explore and look for more." Genie said brightly slipping the golden piece into Aladdin's hands.
"Good idea, Genie. At least we'll have something to do while we're here."
"Can we come out now?" Alaric whined and Genie turned to him with a grin. "I want to get out." Genie pretended to think about it and Iago frowned.
"Get us out!"
Genie snickered. "Are you going to be civil?"
"Only if he does!" Alaric and Iago shouted at the same time.
"Eh, good enough." Genie snapped his fingers and the two were released.
"All right, so where should we start?" Alaric asked curiously and Aladdin looked around at the many different spots.
"Let's split up, okay? Genie and Carpet you two go over there, Abu and I will head this way and Iago and Alaric you two check the back."
"The back!? but all the good stuff will be in front!" Iago pouted and Aladdin narrowed his eyes.
"Well consider that your punishment for arguing earlier." Alaric didn't like that he had be stuck with Iago again, especially since the bird was in a foul mood and Aladdin sighed.
"Try not to fight okay, guys? We're here to have fun remember?"
"Tell him that." Iago and Alaric said at the same time and then sent glares at one another.
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