MUST… STOP… SPEWING OUT CHAPTERS… *posts this and runs off to work on next one* WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME?! EVERY TIME I HEAR A SONG FROM ALADDIN I RACE TO THE COMPUTER AND TYPE UP ANOTHER CHAPTER!!! And my sister's on some Disney movie spree… Plus the songs from Aladdin get in your head and play themselves over and over and over and over and over and over and over… And over… TT

Oh well, there's nothing I can do about that curse. Except stop listening to my mp3 (I got the entire CD of Aladdin on my Go List D: ) and stop walking around the house when my sister's watching Disney movies… and stop thinking about anything large and blue… like the sky… I'm so screwed. Carry on and see the fruits of my suffering.

This chapter was tricky, I must say. Genie!Zoro is something that is a lot harder to write than he is to imagine… First you look at regular Zoro: Stubborn, superior, and short tempered. None of which exactly help the whole 'eternity of servitude' gig. So how would a guy like Zoro, the man who, upon first agreeing to join Luffy, threatened to split open his stomach if he got in the way of his dream, react to being crammed in a lamp and being forced to cater to every little whim of anyone who rubbed said lamp?

I don't know about you guys, but I would imagine violently and very, very grouchy. He'd probably go on a slaughtering spree if it weren't for the fact that genies couldn't kill. I still don't think I did a very good job, though…

Oh well, we'll call it circumstantial OOCness. It sounds better than 'Linhae screwed the poor readers' expectations'. Dx

Disclaimer!! I do not own One Piece or Aladdin. You know, most people take the One Piece characters only and put them in a whole other world entirely. I've blended the worlds of One Piece and Aladdin, and then put in the characters. People probably have a good reason for not doing so, but I thought I'd try my hand at it.


"Did you rub my lamp? Did you wake me up? Did you bring me here? And all of a sudden, you're walking out on me?? I don't think so, not right now! YOU'RE GETTIN' YOUR WISHES, SO SIDDOWN!!!"

~Genie

Usopp shivered in the darkness, rubbing his arms in an attempt to dispel the cold. He had picked his way out of the chains long ago, but as far as escaping plans went he found his usually active mind completely dry. Something scurried over his foot in the dark, and Usopp let out a very girly shriek, standing up against the wall. He then slapped himself, muttering.

"Come on, Usopp! Pull yourself together! You're a brave warrior of the lands; and you are going to go out with dignity! Go out… beheaded…" Usopp began shaking, holding his neck with both hands. "Like… a man… tomorrow at sunrise…" Usopp nearly screamed again as a door slammed in the distance. He quickly returned to where he had been placed, snapping the restraints back with a flick of his long nose. He feigned sleep as footsteps echoed in the dungeon, coming closer…

"But sire! He's a criminal; the leader of the notorious Vegetable Bandits that have been plaguing the markets for five years!" Usopp nearly lost his cool as a voice sounded from the door of the dungeon. Another voice, much closer to him, answered as the footsteps paused for a second.

"I know exactly who he is. Do not tell the sultan of this; the old fart has enough to worry about." Usopp flinched as he felt something begin to poke his face. The voice seemed amused as he pretended to play dead.

"I know you're awake." Usopp grudgingly opened his eyes, and then stiffened when he got a good look at his visitor.

The prince of East Blue, Ace D. Portgas, was standing in front of him and holding a small key in one hand and a loaf of bread in the other. Everyone knew who he was, the prince that would parade down the streets with a sour look and thousands of gifts for the princess he would attempt to impress and then return with a smug smirk. It was the other prince, his brother, which was a mystery to the kingdom. The man in front of him jammed the bread under his arm as he kneeled beside Usopp.

"Now hold still…" Usopp's restraints came off with a click, and Usopp rubbed his wrists like he hadn't been imprisoned for only half a minute, staring at him. Ace then stood and brushed the dust off of his pants, holding out the loaf.

"Here. I thought you might be hungry." Usopp said nothing as he took the bread, eyes wide. He then looked at the bread carefully; was he trying to poison him? The prince laughed at the suspicious look on Usopp's face.

"It's not poisoned; that'd be considered ungrateful to the man that is Luffy's only best friend." Usopp nearly dropped the bread at the name.

"Luffy?? You guys caught him too??" Ace seemed genuinely surprised at the question.

"Caught him? What the hell are you talking about? Why would they capture my own brother?" Usopp choked on the bite of bread he had taken and the man sadly shook his head. "Luffy never told you his full name, did he? Luffy D. Monkey, crown prince of the East Blue kingdom. He would often tell Shanks and I about you, an adventurer named Usopp. Not to mention sneak out every day with the palace's food."

"Prince??" Ace carefully patted Usopp's back as he attempted to swallow the food.

"Easy there, easy. I'm not surprised he didn't tell you. Luffy never did care for being a prince, anyway."

"B-But…"

"You know, you aren't half bad! I'll admit I was worried when Luffy told me about you, but…"

"Where's Luffy?" Ace stopped short at Usopp's question. Ace sighed, standing up and walking to the other side of the room. He looked back at Usopp.

"Did they mention why they arrested you?" Usopp shook his head.

"I just assumed it was because they were after my head. I am, after all, a brave and daring warrior of the lands!" Ace sadly shook his head.

"The sultan was told of someone seeing a kid sneak over the palace wall and into a dark alley. When he sent a man to investigate, he saw Luffy and you, a notorious bandit, in the same room. The man was a palace worker, and recognized Luffy. He put two and two together and told everyone that Luffy had been kidnapped. The public went clambering for your arrest ever since; and I can't pardon you because of them. When they captured you and couldn't find Luffy… Unless someone is executed, or unless I can prove that you didn't murder the last descendant of the sultan, there's the threat of the palace having a bad name in how they treat crime. In times like these, even that is enough to start a revolt." Usopp's eyes widened.

"But I would never do that! Even if Luffy wasn't my friend, I'd never even think of such a thing! But…" Usopp chuckled slightly as a thought occurred to him. "But that's not a problem at all, right? Luffy can just show up and tell them that I… didn't…" Usopp trailed off at the look on Ace's face. He swallowed noisily, thoughts of the beheading entering his mind again.

"Where is Luffy, anyway…?"


Luffy moaned as he woke up. Not opening his eyes, he attempted to sit up, stiffening when he found that he was stuck. He quickly wriggled his arms and legs, assuring himself that he was not, in fact, missing anything important.

Even if he was all in one piece, he was still stuck. Luffy opened his eyes and would have rubbed his eyes at what he saw. As it were, he could only blink rapidly at the sight of nothing at all. He then realized the problem, and slammed his head upward at what seemed to be a low ceiling.

The rock that was just above his head crumbled, sending the other rocks around him tumbling down and completely freeing his arms. His legs were still stuck, though, but Luffy only had eyes for his surroundings.

He was in a very large, very deep hole. There was nothing but rock and sand all around; not a hint of the vast treasures that once stood there. And lying about five feet away was his hat and the lamp. Luffy blinked at the lamp.

"Oi, didn't the ossan take you?" The lamp did not reply. "This is a weird mystery cave." No input came forth from the inanimate object. Not that Luffy was really expecting any. Luffy looked back and hmphed.

"Stupid rocks. Not letting me go. I need to get my hat, you know!" He yelled at the rocks, which, like the lamp, did not reply. Luffy would have crushed the rocks like he had with his head, but he would have crushed his own legs in the process. And he was lying on his stomach, making it impossible for him to twist around and pick them up.

So he instead settle for attempting to wriggle out, but settled back with another 'hmph' at his failure. He looked at the hat laying behind the lamp, then decided to give it a shot.

So he threw out his arm as far as it would go, and then watched with wide eyes as it reached all the way to the other side of the cave before he reflexively snatched it back.

"NANIIIII?!?!" On the arm's way back, it hooked around his hat and briefly rubbed against the lamp before sending both objects flying, then slamming back into Luffy and sending him backwards right through the rocks that were previously smashing his legs. Luffy groaned from against the wall, not noticing the lamp on the other side of the cave glow and squirm, before a few sparks zipped out the spout. Luffy stared at his hand, wiggling his fingers a few times.

"How did…??" Then Luffy noticed the lamp doing an odd little dance on the other side, and he watched it with wide eyes. The lamp suddenly began spewing an odd, green smoke, which took up the entire ceiling of the cave and began forming into an odd, humanoid figure.

Luffy stared up with large eyes that defied all facial structure, before "SUGEIIIII~!!!!"


"… The Amazon Lily princess?? Luffy was going to be married to her??" Ace nodded his head. "And I thought Luffy wasn't into that kind of thing…" Ace laughed slightly.

"Nah, it's an arranged marriage. That lady absolutely adores Luffy, but he didn't give a damn for her." Usopp slowly shook his head in disbelief.

"It's no wonder he left, but…" Usopp looked up at Ace with a trembling lip. "What's going to happen to me?" Ace sighed, clapping a hand on Usopp's shoulder.

"I can't do anything, Usopp. I told you that this kingdom… that this country's on shaky ground. For the prince to ask to pardon the bandit who everyone believes murdered his brother is the last thing I can do." Usopp looked down for a second, then sighed.

"I see…" He began in an odd voice, then turned and looked away sadly. "But… if I really don't make it… Would you take care of the kids?" Ace quirked an eyebrow.

"Kids? You mean to tell me that the infamous Vegetable Bandits are only kids?" Usopp nodded, still looking away.

"I found them when they were only four; they were orphans, like me. I taught them how to get their own food, and we made ourselves into a sort of family. I'm not sure if they're still out there but…" Usopp looked up with watery eyes, startling Ace. "Could you find them and give them a real home with a real family? As a man's final request?" Ace was silent for a minute, then he slowly nodded with a growing smile.

"Yeah, I think I know a good place for them. I think they'll be pretty happy there." Ace stood and began walking back to the dungeon door, then called back "And don't give up hope yet; Luffy always has an uncanny ability to appear when people need him the most. Take it from someone who knows."


The green giant stared down at Luffy with narrowed, sleepy eyes; like a shark. Luffy stared right back, not even flinching as the giant head bent down to look him over critically, and then stretched with a yawn. He was very, very large, entire body a light shade of green that almost seemed edible to Luffy. Muscular, but not overly buff, he had odd matching green hair on top of his head and three golden earrings in his left pointed ear. On both of his wrists there were golden cuffs. There was an odd green waistband that signaled the end of his body, and trailed off into a wispy green tail that came from the lamp itself.

"… Mister mystery giant, why do you have a tail?" The green man glared down at Luffy with disdain, replying in a deep, echoed voice.

"Just make your wishes so that I can go back to sleep." Luffy blinked and tilted his head in confusion.

"Eh?" The man rolled his eyes.

"Look kid, it's relatively simple. A sultan comes into the cave to retrieve the lamp in emergency times; they rub it, make their three wishes, and then leave me alone. Now what do you want? Is some neighboring country starting a war? Is your kingdom experiencing a famine? Hurry up; this is cutting into my nap." Luffy surprised the man by laughing.

"You're so funny! So how did you get that tail??" He began poking said tail as he spoke, and the man snatched up his tail from the lamp as he snapped back

"Are you an idiot or something?? Just make your damned wishes!!" Luffy blinked.

"Wishes?" The man snarled at him from the ceiling, holding his tail out of reach still.

"Do I have to sing and dance it?? I'm a genie. I grant three wishes. Then I go back to my lamp and rot for all eternity!" Luffy blinked and picked up the lamp, inspecting it.

"… That's kind of small."

"And it cramps like hell, too. Just make the wishes."

"… So where did you get the tail, mystery giant?" The giant slapped his forehead before exploding in a cloud of green smoke. Luffy coughed before looking around with wide eyes.

"GAH!! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you explode!!"

"Tch, idiot. Are you really the ruler of a kingdom?" Luffy started at the normal voice as a human man walked out of the dissipating green smoke, walking in front of Luffy. He was only slightly taller than Luffy, with the same hair, cuffs and earrings as the giant, but his eyes were grey. He was wearing dark green pants and dark green common shoes and a simple yellow vest with the same waistband with three odd swords attached to it. Luffy blinked at him before pointing to the swords.

"Hey! I know what kind of swords those are! Shanks said that they were called katana!" The man seemed fairly surprised.

"Hmph, not so much of an idiot after all, are you? Didn't think anyone in this country knew that." Luffy shrugged

"Shanks is from another country, and he told me lots of stories about it. But wait, where did the mystery giant go??" The man sighed, walking over to Luffy and snatching the lamp from his grasp and inspecting it.

"I take that back; you're a hopeless idiot. Do you really only recognize people by their tails?" As he spoke, his legs faded into the same green, wispy tail of the genie, and Luffy's eyes widened.

"Sugei!! A tail! So you're the mystery giant! How did you get all little like that??" The man shoved the lamp back in Luffy's hands, growling to himself as he stalked around with his legs returned, inspecting the cave.

"Of all the damned idiots to work for, it had to be one that probably only came in here for a look around. Really made a mess of the place, too. At least the past sultans had their wishes already thought of…" Luffy blinked as he remembered something.

"Oh yeah, you asked if I was a ruler or something! Nah, I'm not. Yet." Luffy emphasized the 'yet.' The man blinked at him.

"The sultan sent a prince for his wishes?"

"It was this weird ossan who said that if I found the lamp for him, he'd help me save my friend. Oh, that's right!! Usopp!!" Luffy turned to the man with wide eyes. "I gotta save Usopp! He's gonna be killed in… When does the sun rise tomorrow?" The man disappeared in a small puff, then reappeared a second later.

"It'll be sunrise in about an hour." Luffy began panicking and running around, paused for a moment to dust off his hat and place it on his head, then began running around in more circles. The man watched in barely contained irritation, brow twitching.

"USOPP'S GONNA DIEEEEEE~!!!!! I NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE!!!!!" The man coughed not so subtly.

"Genie, fool. I'm a genie!" Luffy blinked.

"Oh yeah, you can grant wishes, right? Can you get us back to the East Blue palace?" The man nodded.

"Is that a wish?" Luffy nodded so hard his hat almost flew off his head.

"Yep! I wish we were at the East Blue palace!"


Usopp trembled as he watched the sky begin to go gray out the lone window of the dungeon. That was it, wasn't it? No miraculous appearances by Luffy; he was really going to die.

Usopp slumped back against the wall with a sigh. At least the trio was taken care of, right? Usopp could trust the prince to keep his word; he was related to Luffy!

But they're adopted brothers, remember? Usopp's more pessimistic side whispered. He growled at himself.

"Shut up."

He's most likely going to find them and execute them for being notorious thieves.

"He said that he'd find good homes and families for them!"

He could just as easily lie.

"He didn't lie, and that's final! He promised that he would, and I trust him!"

"Trust who, Usopp?" Usopp scowled at himself; his inner voice just got a lot louder and more Luffy-like.

"You know very well who! Ace! I can trust him, always!"

"Ohhh, you mean Nii-san? Yeah, I trust him with my life!" Usopp nodded with conviction.

"That's right! And no amount of-EYAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!" Usopp shrieked as Luffy leaped from the window right in front of Usopp. Luffy gave a wave with his grin firmly fixed on his face.

"Yo."

"DON'T 'YO' ME, WHERE THE HELL DID YOU COME FROM?!?!" Luffy blinked as Usopp shook in terror.

"There was this mystery giant, and-" He was cut off by Usopp suddenly grabbing him and hugging him tightly.

"Shit, Luffy! It doesn't matter where you came from; I'm saved! I'm saved!!" Luffy blinked and pried off Usopp.

"Yeah! I came to save you! How did you get caught?" Usopp scowled slightly.

"Someone saw you sneak from the palace and followed you to our hideout, Mr. Luffy D. Monkey!" Luffy laughed nervously.

"I didn't mention that I was the prince, did I…?" Usopp shook his head.

"Not now, later! They're gonna come for me any second now, so you need to go and tell them that I didn't-"

"I can't."

"… Eh?"

"I can't go back until I keep my promise." Usopp sighed as he began to push Luffy towards the door.

"Ace told me all about that, but this is an emergency! They're gonna kill me the second you leave the city, and-"

"I came to ask you to come with me!" Usopp paused, turning and staring at Luffy incredulously.

"E-Eh??" Luffy grinned, throwing an arm around Usopp.

"I'm gonna go the seas, and I want you to come with me! We can have those adventures you always talk about, and we can be nakama!" Usopp was so startled by Luffy's words he allowed him to drag him back to the window.

"Nakama?"

"Shanks said that it means closest friend or family member! You're my best friend, Usopp! Let's go to the sea, and we can have the ultimate adventure together! We can get a ship, and a crew…" Usopp stared with a far off expression as he thought.

"A real adventure, eh…?" Usopp suddenly shook himself. "But see here, Luffy! You'll have to come back to the palace eventually, and what'll I do then?" Luffy blinked at him.

"Why, you'd come with me, of course! And Piman, Tamenagi, and Ninjin too! I saw them earlier, too; they were with Shanks in the palace!" Usopp's eyes widened.

"They were?? And…" Luffy grinned.

"Yeah! I tried that spy thing you taught me, and it turns out that Shanks is adopting them! Isn't that great, Usopp?? They'll have all the meat they could want!" Usopp almost collapsed in relief. Ace had really kept his promise… "… And so you can come with me, and they'll be taken care of! Come on, Usopp; what do you say??" Usopp looked at the offered hand before grabbing it and shaking it firmly.

"You've got yourself some nakama, Luffy!" Luffy grinned, not releasing Usopp's hand. Usopp gave a small tug in confusion. "Luffy…?" Then he noticed that Luffy's other hand was holding a rope that was dangling from the window. Luffy gave a tug…

… And then the two were speeding towards the window at a rapid speed, Luffy nearly losing his hat.

"YAHOO!!!"

"GAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!!"


The green-haired man pulled up the rope with a slight scowl on his face; how had he been reduced to this?? From being trapped as a royal heirloom to…

The boys came up and crashed down just outside the window of the dungeon, coughing. Luffy immediately stood with a whoop. "That was so cool! Let's do that again!!"

… Monkey-minder. He'd been reduced to a monkey-minder, and the monkey was the one holding the damned leash. Usopp jumped up from his position and slammed Luffy in the back of his head.

"WE ARE NOT DOING THAT AGAIN!!! GIVE ME SOME WARNING NEXT TIME!!" Luffy pouted from his position on the ground, then rubbed his head oddly.

"… Eh? It didn't hurt…?" The man sighed, and Usopp just seemed to notice his presence, immediately intimidated by the man's fierce scowl and three swords.

"L-Luffy… I think one of the guards found us…!!" Luffy blinked as he followed Usopp's gaze. He laughed.

"Nah, that's just the mystery giant I told you about! He's…" Luffy suddenly trailed off with a bewildered expression. "What is your name anyway? I can't call you a mystery giant anymore…"

"… Zoro. Roronoa Zoro." Luffy pounded a fist into his palm.

"Oh! You have the same backwards name like Shanks! Cool! Well, Zoro, this is Usopp, and I'm Luffy! Nice to meet you!" Luffy held out a hand for him to shake, but Zoro simply growled and turned the other direction. Luffy blinked. "Okay then, see you!" Luffy turned and walked away in the direction of the desert then, Usopp following.

They had only been walking for about twenty seconds when Usopp tugged on Luffy's vest. "Oi, Luffy… That guy's following us…" Luffy blinked and turned to see Zoro walking right behind him, same scowl on his face. Luffy blinked.

"What's up, Zoro? Do you want to be our nakama too?" If anything, Zoro's scowl only increased.

"No."

"Then you gotta stop following us! The town's in the other direction!"

"I said I didn't want to, but I have to! Idiot! You still have two wishes left!" Luffy blinked before shrugging and turning back.

"No thank you; I saved Usopp, and now we're going to have an adventure!" Zoro grabbed Luffy by the back of the vest and began shaking him, making Usopp yelp and grab Luffy's arm.

"You have as much of a choice as I do, you dumbass!! I'm stuck with you as long as you still have two wishes left or if someone else rubs that lamp! Hell, I'll even spell it out for you! Just wish to be at the sea, wish for a ship, and then let me return to my lamp in peace!!" Usopp was stuttering at something, ignoring Zoro's rant.

"L-Luffy…?!" Luffy ignored him, turning to scowl at Zoro.

"There's no adventure in that! I promised Shanks that I would have the adventure of a lifetime, and I can't do that if I rely on wishes! We're gonna have a real adventure, and if you don't like it then you can just leave!"

"Luffy!!" Luffy blinked and turned to Usopp, then gained a comically annoyed expression.

"Usopp, what are you doing with my arm? It's not supposed to do that!" Usopp was standing about ten feet away, still holding Luffy's arm with a wide-eyed look on his face. Luffy stared at Usopp with the same annoyed expression on his face before the pieces came together with a small click. "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH MY ARM?!?!?!?!"

Zoro watched the two panic as he rubbed his head, feeling as though he had unwillingly signed his own death warrant the second Luffy rubbed his lamp.

"This is going to be a long two wishes…"


"Devil fruit?" Zoro nodded. Luffy and Usopp were sitting in front of Zoro like two students, looking up at him with wide eyes. Luffy blinked.

"So… my arm stretches?"

"All of you stretches! Arms, legs, head…" Usopp blinked.

"So what happens if I do this?" Usopp grabbed Luffy's cheek and tugged, stretching it a good two feet. Usopp pulled it in amazement and then released, watching it snap back. "Wow, it really does work!"

"Like that's a good thing…" Luffy stared up at Zoro.

"It isn't?" Zoro scowled.

"No, it isn't! This is most likely the worst possible country for a Gomu Gomu fruit user! You're now entirely made of rubber! That means you'll only be hurt by sharp objects, and everyone here uses swords and daggers! You'll melt in extreme heat, and the desert is a miles-wide oven! And you'll be weakened by any body of water that you'll eventually need to find and drown! You've screwed yourself over in your own country; didn't the cave warn you not to touch anything but the lamp??" Luffy thought a moment, then slowly nodded.

"It did say something about that…" Usopp blinked.

"What cave?" Luffy turned to Usopp.

"There was this weird ossan with a mystery rug that flew! He took me to this cave and told me that if I got this weird lamp for him, he'd help me rescue you. But… He lied and tried to kill me with this weird sword and stole the lamp. But then he dropped it in the cave with me, and that's when Zoro appeared! He was a lot bigger then… And he had a tail." Usopp stared at Luffy for a full five seconds before sadly shaking his head.

"Luffy, leave the storytelling to me. Or at least come up with something a little more believable." Luffy frowned.

"But it's true! Right Zoro?"

"Like hell if I know. I was only there when you rubbed my lamp." Luffy blinked.

"Your lamp? That lamp was yours?" Luffy tugged it out of his pocket and stared at it oddly. "It doesn't have your name on it…" Usopp blinked and looked at the lamp.

"So that's why Zoro keeps following us! You've got his lamp, Luffy! He only wants it back." Luffy blinked.

"Ohhh, why didn't you say so, Zoro? Here you go!" Zoro began to twitch as Luffy attempted to hand him the lamp. He scowled and snatched the lamp, then grabbed the front of Luffy's vest.

"What the hell is wrong with you?! I can't leave even if I took my lamp with me!!" In demonstration, Zoro turned and tried running in the opposite direction. He only got about ten yards away…

… Before the gold cuffs on his wrists began glowing and sparking, and they zapped Zoro with electricity. Zoro yelled from the pain and immediately jumped back into Luffy's vicinity. Luffy and Usopp watched with wide eyes as Zoro made his way back to them. Usopp stuttered.

"Does that… hurt?" Zoro only gave a gruff nod. Luffy only stared oddly at Zoro as he shoved the lamp back in Luffy's hands.

"Why would the lamp hurt you like that?" Zoro growled.

"Isn't it obvious, fool? I'm trapped; a damned prisoner of my own mistake." Usopp blinked.

"Prisoner? Can't you just get the cuffs off and be free?" Zoro stared at Usopp as though he were crazy. He then slowly drew the katana with the white sheath, making Usopp yelp and cower behind Luffy. Instead, though, Zoro held the katana over his wrist, stretching out his arm. He gave it a slice, a large cut appearing in the cuff before glowing slightly and returning back to its original form.

"I can't cut them off." Zoro sheathed the sword and held his hand under the same outstretched cuff, and the boys jumped as a flame sprang up and heated the cuff to a glowing red color, dripping molten gold. Zoro then tried to wipe off the cuff but the second his hand stopped producing the flame, it returned to its normal temperature.

"I can't melt them off. I can't do a damned thing about them; if I could I would have done it a long time ago. I've been stuck as a genie for over a thousand years, and I'll most likely be a genie for all eternity!" Usopp stared at Luffy, and then turned back to Zoro.

"You found a genie??" Usopp looked oddly at Zoro, who glared back. Usopp was instantly back behind Luffy, who was staring at Zoro with an odd expression.

"You didn't want to be a genie? Why are you then?" Zoro seemed stunned at the question before he simply scowled and began sinking back into the lamp in Luffy's hand. His voice trailed out of the lamp as Luffy and Usopp exchanged a glance.

"It's what happens when you wish for the ultimate power."


Arlong stormed through the gates of his mini palace, scowling. The men inside gave a start at the entrance, but then shrank back when they processed the displeased look on Arlong's face. They may follow Arlong as his most loyal followers, but only out of respect…

Well, fear and respect…

Well, fear. Arlong sank himself into the large throne in the middle of the palace, rubbing his sore chin.

For a spoiled brat prince with the attention span of a camel, he had an admirable punch, Arlong thought to himself. He unstrapped his sword and placed it by his side as two of his head followers came up to his throne. The first was a man with a large, red nose. In Arlong's travels, he had pulled him from a traveling circus somewhere in the east. He never had the opportunity to see the circus himself, seeing how the lone clown was the one that slaughtered the entire crew and audience in his final performance.

The second man was an ex-pirate from a country in the west, with glasses that always slipped (no one in this country knew of the devices, and he was unable to get fitting replacements) and the weirdest swords anyone had ever seen that fit on his fingers. He was in the midst of his arrest when he had killed his entire crew, joining Arlong after only a few words were exchanged.

The red nosed man smirked as the saw the scowl on Arlong's face. "So, oh great and mighty Arlong, where's the precious treasure you went to get?" The man next to him sighed.

"Now, now, Buggy; perhaps it's best if you shut your ridiculously large trap at the moment; can't you see that Arlong is upset?" Buggy snarled at him.

"Who has a ridiculously large nose, Kuro?? Damned pussycat!!" Kuro's eyes flashed behind his glasses as he slowly reached up to palm them back into place.

"Watch your words, circus freak. One would hate for you to lose a limb or two… again."

"So it was you, you flashy bastard! Do you realize how long I had to search for my-"

"Gentlemen, gentlemen, calm yourselves." The two paused and turned back to Arlong, who was watching them with a much more pleasant face. This probably meant that he was plotting something very, very nasty. "No, Buggy, I did not retrieve the lamp. But there is still a way for us to-"

"Ha! I told you that you couldn't pull it off you fish-loving idiot!" In an instant a dagger-sized object sailed right through Buggy's chest. Buggy split his midsection in half as the object embedded itself into the sand behind him. Kuro picked up the object and handed it back to Arlong, shaking his head, face a perfect picture of a great tragedy.

"If only that would work properly…" The object in question was a large, white tooth with a small handle carved into the end of it. It was one of Arlong's favorite weapons along with Kiribachi, darts carved from the teeth of a great white shark. Buggy put himself back together with an indignant yell.

"What the hell, Arlong?! Are you trying to kill me?!?!" Arlong gave a small chuckle.

"Relax Buggy, I knew it wouldn't work. You should consider yourself grateful that I allowed you in my company and gave you your devil fruit; even with your trademark ungratefulness I still gave you a high position and your own men." Buggy still growled at Arlong.

"I'm only doing this because you promised me I could have all the treasure when you became the ruler of this damned country! What the hell do you see in here, anyway?? It's too hot! Although there is a nice variety of treasure…" Arlong slowly shook his head.

"The reasons are far beyond your grasp. Only know that I am working as hard as I can. I expect the same of you." Buggy waved a hand nonchalantly.

"Of course, of course. Now then, I'm off to Orange Village; I hear that there's a special treasure there…" He turned and walked out the gate, and Kuro sadly shook his head.

"As much as I trust your judgment, Arlong, are you sure it's wise to allow that man to have so much freedom?" Arlong said nothing in reply and Kuro simply sighed and walked away. Arlong watched Buggy and his men mount their horses and ride off into the setting sun, rubbing his chin again. A voice called from the gates.

"He's right you know, even if he is somewhat paranoid." Arlong looked up at the small figure that appeared at the gates. An orange-haired girl, about eighteen, was standing in a harem costume with a large sack slung over her shoulder. Arlong raised an eyebrow at her attire.

"Have a successful run, Nami?" Nami grinned wickedly.

"Poor fools never saw it coming. One of my easiest hits yet." Arlong laughed.

"Shahahaha!! That's my little thief! And the map…?" Nami reached into the sack and drew out a slip of papyrus.

"Marked along with the proper words~!" Arlong nodded in approval.

"That's good, my dear. But there's something I want you to do…" Nami quirked an eyebrow as Arlong indicated the direction that Buggy had disappeared to.

"I've kept my end of the deal, Arlong. Babysitting clowns isn't part of it." Arlong nodded in understanding.

"This is still a treasure run. Buggy ran off to Orange Village, and I need you to… confiscate anything he may find. He'll most likely run off should he find a big enough haul." Nami's eyes glittered.

"I'll need a bigger sack, then…"

"But of course! Now run along, and don't be too long!" Nami tossed her head back and laughed.

"As if I would ever do such a thing!" After depositing her sack in her room, Nami walked outside to the nearby stables, where a long row of horses was tethered. Nami walked down to the end and instead untied a large camel, climbing onto its back with a pat on the head.

"Come, Eyelashes." The camel gave a nod and began plodding after the horse tracks left by Buggy. Once out of sight of the base, Nami looked back with a fierce scowl that she would never dare to show in Arlong's presence.

"Someday, Arlong. Someday we'll all be free." Nami clicked her tongue at Eyelashes and he trotted off into the night.


Yes, I lied when I said that there would only be East Blue characters in this fic. You guys understand that I just had to include Eyelashes, right? :DDD *gets bricked*

And Genie!Zoro actually has a past! He isn't just some random manifestation of amazing marimo kickass powers! Weird, right?? Usopp, Zoro, and Nami went completely out of order here, and I sincerely apologize. Nami will come before Sanji though, rest assured.

On the note of Nami and Arlong, it's still the relatively same principal. Sort of. More like Nami being a treasure hunter for Arlong, finding all those weird caves that open with the magic words guarded by bandits and such, and then keeping a small portion of said treasure in her sack. The deal's a bit screwed though, and I'll reveal it later.

I still don't like this Genie!Zoro, though… Argh. But Luffy has used up his first wish! It was a little hard to think of what Luffy would wish for when I first planned this story, because making Luffy a prince pretty much gives him everything he could ever want (and he doesn't like getting things the easy way, anyway) but a friend in need seems a feasible reason for Luffy to use a wish.

And Luffy only uses Japanese words and such because he hung around Shanks so much. Zoro happens to be from the same country as Shanks because he has

A: his katana, and that's something I don't want to mess with.

B: That name. Zoro Roronoa just doesn't seem right to me, and Oda-sensei did say that Zoro would be from Japan anyway.

C: It ties into his past. Go me. ;o;

Again, BAM, my logic. Amazing, isn't it? :PPP I hope that I haven't disappointed you guys too much… I need to get cracking on my research paper and Horizons. Although this story is highly addicting… I'm starting to really enjoy this whole AU gig. Maybe I can keep writing these as I work on Horizons and after I finish this story… They'd probably all be the same principal of only East Blue, though. No promises.

Special thanks to bookishangel, eternitybeckons, Jasmin Liertha, NinjaFoodLover, and kouriel for their inspiring reviews! You guys rock!! … I've just realized that no one really says people 'rock' in my school anymore… Why not?!

Another note: I've screwed a bit with the rules of the genie. It'll still have the three basic rules, but I've put a limiting factor on any freebie magic that a genie can do. Like when Genie in Aladdin would randomly make stuff appear for no reason, or would transform the characters without them saying anything (like giving Aladdin super strength in the song, or making Aladdin float to places) Because not only would Zoro never do something like that, but I need to put some rules on him to make the adventure a lot less easy for them.

Freebie magic is great and all, but it doesn't exactly work out for this story. Like if they were all hungry and wandering through the desert and lost, the Genie from the movie could just poof up some food and a map or something without Aladdin using up a single wish. THAT WOULD BE CHEATING, ZORO. NO MAGICS FOR YOU.

Next time in Arabian Nights: The adventure begins! A little bonding time between the grouchy-ass genie, the self-proclaimed infamous bandit, the runaway prince, and a little thing called 'wandering the desert without any food or direction'… And then being carried off by a giant bird. Also known as the most excitement Zoro's had in centuries.

… I already have half of the next chapter written out… So you can probably expect that kind of soon. And I still need to finish my research paper before I go camping this weekend… I'm gonna die~!!