Prologue: The Times That is Given

Out of the mist of the heavy night emerged a dark mass, It kept to the shadows of the faceless buildings. As the dark mass got closer to the inn on the edge of a small town, as the mass clung to the wall to avoid people at are spilling out from tavern laughing and causing a loud ruckus. The mass moves around the drunken partygoer. the mass quickly moves out of the way when two drunks started a brawl with each other when the mass finally reached the entrance of the inn the soft candle lights reveal two cloaked figure. When they had entered the inn's entrance the first cloaked figure pull down the hood to reveal an older tired Aladdin, he looked down at his companion in his embraces. "My love?" he whispers as he leans into his travel weary companion as, he frown when he felt her flinch and then gasp in pain. He turns her around and pulls her into a gentle hug, "Are you, ok love."

"Yes...but...I...think... the..baby..is...coming!" mutter his companion, half asleep

"Are you sure love?" asked Aladdin

"I'm...not...sure!" she yawns "I just..felt...these twitch...right...now."

Aladdin sighs "Love, can you stay outside for me, just lean against the wall by the door I'm going to try getting us a room?" as he guide her to the wall and as he was about to pull away, his lover had weakly grabs his arm.

"No! Aladdin...please don't leave...me out here." she sobbed

Aladdin felt torn between, allowing her to come in or making sure she is unseen by other people. He fears that someone that knows him might turn him into Sinbad, he plans to keep his Luna and Himself's location secret. He looked down at Luna and release a tried and more drawn out sighs as much he wanted to say no to her, he'll do anything to ensure his lover's safety.

"Alright, love you win but I wanted you to keep your hood up you need to keep your face low." said a defeated Aladdin while burying his face into his lover expose neck to breathe in her unique scents. He always does this it helps him to calm down when he is stressed out, he loves her scents she always smells like of Jasmine and lavender it's soothing to him.

"Ok...Aladdin!" reply his lover weakly.

Aladdin gives her a brief smile, and he leans down to places her a gentle kiss on her forehead. He pulls back and put his, around her and lead her inside the inn he was lucky to hold on to her because of she almost trip on her feets on now tired she was. he saw a chair by the front desk, so lead her over to it, and helps her to sit down on the chair.

"My love, can you sit here while I talked to the innkeeper I'm going to try and getting us a room?" asked Aladdin as he stands over her and he gave her a warm but tired smile.

"Yes...Aladdin...I...will...wait...here...for...you!" whisper his Luna who gave him a sleepy smile.

Aladdin moves back the front desk and hits a gong that is located on the shelf, he hits it a few more time but is now getting impatient. Now he's trying to yell for the innkeeper, "Excuse me, is there anyone back here I need some help, please...HELLO!" Aladdin was about to hit the gong again, but the mallet was violently snatched from his hand by the innkeeper.

"Can I help you!" answer the innkeeper rudely

Aladdin whose patient is starting to go thin, Aladdin just brushes off the innkeeper rude greeting to him and asked. "Yes, I wanted to know if there any room available?"

"I would check, but as right now we are booked for the night!" snap the innkeeper rudely.

Aladdin's patient had finally snapped he had lost all control of his body, he reaches over the desk and grabs ahold of the innkeeper by his robes and pulling him over the desk. Glaring at the innkeeper with such venom in his eyes, he was unaware that his lover was watching him." You listening here, you little shit all I asked was a room I been on the road for the past nine months, I haven't been sleeping well and I get easily irritable and I would like to just have room to rest in!" Aladdin didn't evening realize he was choking the poor innkeeper, the man was gasping for air from Aladdin harsh treatment toward him.

"Aladdin….." gasp his lover.

Aladdin looked over to his lover, and his heart drops that the site. she is hunched over and grasping her abdomen from the pain. Aladdin lets go of the innkeeper and rush over to her, he kneeled down in front of her and gently grabs both of her hands.

"My love." he whispers as he gently squeezes her hands.

"Aladdin, please...don't take your frustration out on the innkeeper...we can just go somewhere else..." she gasps as she rubs her thumb over on his hand to help him calm down.

He looked down in shame as he spoke to her "But, we." but his lover had cut him off by taking one of her hand from his, and places it on his face, she gently moves his face up to looked at her.

"It's ok, love please don't shoulder everything I know your stress out but please don't take your anger out on the innkeeper!" answer his lover.

"We need a room?"

"I know, but if there none left just asked if we can stay in the stables!" she answers tiredly.

"alright, love you're right I'll ask him," said Aladdin as he let go of her other hand, he was about to put away, his lover yelp and grasp the side of her belly. "My love?"

"I'm ok, Aladdin it's just another twitch but they are getting stronger!" exclaimed his lover.

"Ok but just tell me, when your water break ok love?" asked Aladdin Whispering.

"Ok." whisper his lover

Aladdin walked back to the front desk, he paused when he saw the looked of fear in the innkeeper's eyes. Aladdin puts his hand to indicate that he meant no harm, Aladdin decides to beg the innkeeper and try not to lose his temper again.

"Please, if you can't spare us a room just lets us stay in the stables!" beg Aladdin.

"Uh!" answer the innkeeper

"Please sir, I don't care where you put us," beg Aladdin as he grabs the innkeeper's hand, he was practically in tears. "Please, if saw my companion she'd tired and in pain."

"I'm sorry, about what happened earlier young man." sigh the innkeeper

"It's ok sir, but can you allow us to stay in the stables until a room opens up, I know we came short notice late at night but we can wait if you want us too." reasons Aladdin.

"It's fine, young man I will bring you to the stables myself is there anything else you needs?" asked the innkeeper

"Yes, but I will let you know once we settle in," asked Aladdin

the innkeeper looked at Aladdin and he nods his head in agreement, then he looked at Aladdin companion that when he notice she was gasping and is rubbing her belly. He can't see her face but if he did he knew he would have a pain looked on her face, the innkeeper decide to confront him about his lover.

"Uh, sir this isn't my place but is there something wrong with your companion?" asked the innkeeper

Aladdin was upset when the innkeeper asked him about his lover, so he decides to just lied to the innkeeper. To protect his family he looked at the innkeeper and reply back to the innkeeper question.

"My companion she got injury earlier in the day, she has not recovered yet!" exclaimed Aladdin has he lied to the innkeeper

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"Oh, ok I see." said the innkeeper

"Sir, I don't need to be rude but I'm very tired and I'm sure my companion is too!"

"Of course young man!" answer the innkeeper has moved from behind the desk, he gestured them to follow him "right this way."

Aladdin walked back to his lover, she was still hunched over with her arms wrap around her belly and is now breathing hard. Aladdin kneeled down in front of her again, he placed a hand under her chin but he makes sure the hood does not fall off her head when he lifted her head up.

"My love, can you walked do you need me to carry you?"

"No I can walk love….but I can lean on you if you want, Aladdin!" answer his lover

"Yes, that will be ok, my love!" reply Aladdin as he pulled up his lover.

She had placed one of her arms around Aladdin's shoulder, and they started following the innkeeper to the stables. Once they got to the stables, the moment when Aladdin saw the stable he sighs at the sight of it, and How small it is too, but he knew it will be cozy and warm. Aladdin looked over at the innkeeper and he notices that he had a lantern with him that he didn't evening see him grab.

"Here, don't worry the hay has been changed out recently, so it's clean I'll leave this lantern here for you to use." reply the innkeeper kindly

"thank you!" answer Aladdin helps his lover lean against the stables wall, and then he took off his cloaked and laid it on a pile of hay, he straight himself walked over to the innkeeper and tooked the lantern from him.

"Your, welcome young man now I must take my leave." said innkeeper as he turns away to walked the pathway to the inn.

Aladdin turns back to his lover and saw she was rubbing her belly, he walked up to her and put her into a hug. He whispers in her ear "my love, do you want to take off your cloak?"

"Yeah!" she answers weakly and tiredly.

"Do you need help to take it off?"

"Yes!" she answers again

Aladdin moves forward, but she was already trying to take her cloak off she had turned around earlier and now has her back to him. Once she got the rope that ties the cloak together untie, she pull down her hood to reveal her black color long hair. Aladdin had pulled off the cloak from her body, he holds the cloak in his arms and saw his lover flinch yet again. Aladdin started to come more worried for his lover, he has not heard anything from their contacts, he had a feeling that they might end up delivering their child themselves. he places the cloak down next to his on the pile of hay, straight himself back up he slowly walked back to his lover and embrace her gently from behind. Places a hand gently on her abdomen, he smiles when he felt her lean back into his embrace and placed her hand upon his. He decides to tell her his backup plan in case, the contact does not show up to aid them and since he felt they are in a safe place even though it's in a stable he decides to just called her by her given name.

"Luna!" Aladdin answer

"Yes, Aladdin!" answer Luna

"There might be a problem!" he answers to her.

"Why, Aladdin why there might be a problem?" asked Luna

"If the contacted does not show up or contacted us, we might end up deliver our child ourselves." reply Aladdin who is now worried.

Luna who now understood why Aladdin is so worried, she tries to move forward Aladdin notices her movement. He figures that she want to turn around to face him and to looked up at his face, he releases his hold on her and allows her to turn herself around. With her head lower down, she had placed both her hands on her large belly, she looked up at her large belly and gave him a warm and tired smiles. She knew he tried to shoulder everything he been up for days standing guard while she slept, both of them barely got anything to eat while they been traveling. She knew it was bad for her for being pregnant and all, She had been told once by a village doctor she'd underweight and malnourished.

"Aladdin please don't worry if it happens, it happens we can't stop it." luna reply to him.

"But!" answer Aladdin

"Think of this, it will be special between the two of us but if they manage to come in time they can help us out." reply Luna

Aladdin gives her a brief smile he knew she is right about everything, but that didn't stop him from feeling a dread of doubts. He slowly and carefully embraces her, he makes sure to be mindful of her pregnant belly.

"You're right, you're absolutely right Luna!" answer Aladdin defeated

Luna was about to answer him back but she yawns unexpectedly, even thought her labor is barely starting but she would love to her some rest before then. She looked up at Aladdin with a tried looked on her face, she had indicated that she wanted to get some rest before she gives birth to their child.

"Aladdin." whisper a tired Luna

"Yes, my beloved Luna?" asked Aladdin

"Aladdin, I would love to get some sleep before I give birth!" Luna answer.

"Of, course Luna do you need help to laid down my love?"

Aladdin gently guides Luna to the cloaked cover hay, and help her to laid down on it after she had laid down on it, he laid down next to her and places his hand gently on her belly. He smiles as he felt their unborn child move and then kick under his palm he heard Luna laugh, he raises a thin eyebrow at her reaction she had placed her hand back on his hand.

"He knows his daddy, Aladdin!" answer Luna

"You think so?" asked Aladdin

Luna smile and then reply to his Question "I know so, I have a feeling too!" she removed her hand from his and placed it on his cheek she smile when he lean into her touch. "you're going to be a great and wonderful father."

Aladdin smiles at her reply, he leans down to give her a kiss on her lip he pulled away and place his forehead against her. He rubs her belly to settle the baby within her, as much he wanted to rest with her but he needs to get in contacted with the people they're meeting with.

"Luna?" he's question

"Yes, Aladdin!" answer Luna

"Can you get some sleep, I'm going to try to get some contacted with the other?" asked Aladdin

"Ok!" answer Luna who already started to fall asleep

Aladdin got up the and grabs Luna's cloak and laid it across her, he rubs a comforting hand over her head. He didn't want to leave her by herself, but he had no choice he plans to get some more thing for the innkeeper and use the eye of the rukh to get contacted with them.

"Luna, I'll be right back I'm going to get something from the innkeeper and use the eye of the rukh too!"

"...ok..." answer Luna sleepy

"If you started feeling intense pain or your water breaks use your rukh to summoning me since we are bonded, I can sense when you needed help or in pain!" answer Aladdin

"Yes...Aladdin!" answer Luna before she fell asleep.

Aladdin gave one last check on Luna before he went outside, he gave tired sighs. He turns to walked outside the stables he begins to search through his sachet for the eye of the rukh when he finally found it, he tried to called his closest friend for the meeting place to meet at. He walked back into the inn, and he heads back to the front desk and got the innkeeper attention again.

"Ah, it's you again sir is there anything you need?" question the innkeeper.

"Yes, this is going to be a strange request but I would like some old blankets you don't care for, a bucket filled with hot water!" answer Aladdin.

"That is a strange request, sir but we do have a few blankets that we are going throw away and I get the bucket of hot water ready for later!" calling for the closest maid, and telling her to get Aladdin the things he requested. The maid left to get the item that's been asked for.

"Thank you!" answer Aladdin

"You looked worried sir?" asked the innkeeper

Aladdin who looked at the innkeeper, he was no mood to have a conversation he is already stressed out about the whole ordeal. He sighs impatiently he knew the innkeeper will just ask him again so he just decides to answer the innkeeper.

"I guess I am, we were supposed to meet friends here I guess we arrive first!" answer Aladdin.

"Ah, I see." reply the innkeeper "I'm guessing it has something to do with your companion?"

Aladdin gasps in stock at the innkeeper question, he decides to see what else the innkeeper knew about them. "what do you mean?"

"Sir, please I recognize the symptoms she has but I do want to help my sister and her husband is a midwife and doctor they can help you." reply the innkeeper.

Aladdin sighs in defeat, he was about to decline the innkeeper offer but he decides to accept the offer anyway, but he will keep them as a backup plan if the contacted doesn't show up in time. "Thank you, can you get in contacted with them and tell them to come and wait in the inn?"

"Of course, sir!" answer the innkeeper

Aladdin was about to answer the innkeeper but he heard shuffling behind him, so when he looked he saw it was just the maid but she's with another maid. Each of them had the item he had asked for, he gave them both a brief smile he was about to say his gratitude to them both but he heard someone calling his name.

"Aladdin!"

Aladdin turns around and he saw Four cloaked figure walking up to him, one them remove his hood and it reveals his face, it was Alibaba his closest friend Aladdin smile in relief he ran to his friend and gave him a big bear hug. The other three cloaked figure move out of the way, Aladdin is happy to see Alibaba again, I had a feeling who's the other three cloaked figure is but. He knew he couldn't relax yet had to ask if they were followed.

"Alibaba?" question Aladdin

"Yes, Aladdin!" answer Alibaba

"Were you followed?"

"No!" answer Alibaba

"Good, I would rather keep our location a secret!"

"Ok, that's understandable," reply Alibaba as he pulled away from Aladdin, Alibaba notice that Luna is not with them and he started to get worried. "Aladdin, where is Luna?"

"She's fine sleeping, but!"

"But what, she'd ok right nothing is wrong with her?" he started to question Aladdin

Aladdin had to take to a deep breath he was unaware of the four people that had followed Alibaba and the others hiding behind the pillar "The baby is coming, but it won't be long until she gave birth!"

"Her water broke yet?" asked Alibaba

"No, just feeling contractions she did just tell me they are getting stronger!" answer Aladdin as he walked over to the two maids he tooked the two blankets and the bucket of water. He gave them both a thank you, he turns around to answer Alibaba again, but he gasps in pain.

"Aladdin!" yelled Alibaba

Aladdin had a worried and uneasy looked on his face, turns around and started to run to the area he left Luna at. Alibaba and the three other started to run after him, Alibaba knew its has to be Luna.

The four figure that is hiding behind the pillar, was shocked to see Aladdin and the way to tooked off like that. They must have known it was about Luna, one they turn to his comrade to asked him a question. The light reveals the four figure, Ja'far, Sinbad, Masrur, and Judal.

"At, least we know Aladdin is ok." reply Ja'far

"Yeah, but where Luna?" question Masrur

"Let's just follow them, if there something wrong with Luna we can be there to help." reply a concern Judal he places his hand on his lover's shoulder getting his attention. "Sinbad?"

"Yes, my love?" asked Sinbad

"What do you want to do?" Judal question

"Let's follow them," reply Sinbad as he started to move forward to follow them, they had saw they had to enter the stables. He looked back at his comrades, he nods his head at them and pointed to the stables they slowly and quietly walked up to the stables. They heard something that made them felt uneasy. When they reach the entrance of the stables, the sight what they saw made their hearts drop to their stomach they saw Luna is laying down on a cloak cover hay, with a large belly, she looked has if she in pain and her breathing was uneven. Sinbad heard Ja'far gasp and it startles Aladdin and the others.

END OF THE TEASER!