Iago was alone with a bunch of food and he was having the good life of a good guy.
Iago was eating grapes happily. "This is the life..." he hums contently.
As Iago was gloating about himself and calling Jafar an idiot and not having to stand in his shadow again, the lights went out suddenly and one light came on. Much to the bird's shock Jafar was coming up behind him.
Iago called out in fear and looked out from under his fruit bowl. "Ah! Jafar!" he cries out in fear. "H-How are you, buddy?" he asks.
Jafar didn't say anything but came closer to him a little menacingly. Iago started to babble about how it was a guy who sounded like him who had dropped the lamp into the well.
Jafar had formed his face onto a piece of pottery that Iago had hidden beside. "Calm yourself, Iago..." he said, though sounding dark and not friendly. "I haven't come for revenge against you."
"Y-You haven't?" Iago asks nervously.
Jafar came closer and heard Abis Mal rambling about maybe wishing for the famed treasure chest of King Malakhan. He then zapped the small man into a treasure chest, then turned him back to normal. "I am dreadfully sorry... I thought that was your wish. Are you quite alright?" he then introduced Abis Mal to Iago as his new friend.
Abis Mal had said no, but was not listened to. He looked at Iago.
Iago looked up at Abis Mal and Jafar. "Why are you back?" he asks, nervously.
"I just couldn't help noticing that with me making new friends, you have made new friends as well..." Jafar said, slowly turning into smoke with his face still there before dissolving in thin air. "Like Aladdin and Zipporah..."
"Friends? Friends is such a strong word, I wouldn't call them friends, I'd say more like acquaintances!" Iago defends in a higher pitched voice.
"I'm arranging a little surprise for Aladdin," Jafar grabbed the bird. "And your job is to lead him to the party."
"Me? What makes you think he'd listen to me?" Iago asks, looking surprised.
Abis Mal smirked.
"You must... You're chums with him now, so be it." Jafar nearly sneered.
Iago looked sheepish and started to walk by Aladdin and Jasmine who were in Jasmine's room.
The next day, Zipporah was sleeping in with the nice, comfy bed she had while Aladdin and Jasmine were spending time together inside the palace. Lotus yawned as she came out of the gazebo. She stretched and then slowly made her way inside. Genie, Abu, and Carpet were playing a game of pool in the spare room. Genie however lost interest as Carpet seemed to be very skilled at it.
"Iago." Aladdin notices.
"Uh, Hello!" Iago says, kind of nervously. "I was thinking of a way you could patch things up with the Sultan..." he says, rather shyly.
"Really?" Aladdin asks.
"Maybe Genie could go with you." Jasmine offered about the group spending time together.
"Uh no, h-he's to loud, too flashy... You wouldn't get a word in edgewise!" Iago says loudly, and quickly.
"You're right..." Aladdin says to Iago, after a moment's thought.
"You need some quiet time with Father," Jasmine agreed. "Let him get to know you. This can be like a father son bonding trip, Zipporah can stay here if you'd like."
"And I, uh, know the perfect place..." Iago says quietly.
Aladdin smiled. He then looked at Iago and his smile slightly softened. Jasmine and Aladdin were on their way to leave Iago to arrange the bonding venture between Aladdin and the Sultan.
"Wait!" Iago shouts out, not wanting to do this.
Aladdin turned to Iago. "Yes?" he asks.
Jafar's evil eyes glowered at Iago from the curtains, unknowing to Aladdin and Jasmine.
"Uh, you go on... I'll be along in a minute..." Iago says, sighing slightly.
Aladdin nodded. "Okay, we'll see you in a short while." he says, planning on allowing Iago to show them this place.
"Come on, let's get Father." Jasmine told Aladdin and left with him.
Aladdin nodded and went out with Jasmine. Iago looked down at the floor once they left. Jasmine had told her father everything and they should go out for a ride on the carpet to patch things up.
Jafar crept up behind Iago and put his hands on the bird's shoulder feathers. "Excellent..."
Iago shuddered under Jafar's touch, disgusted with himself.
Genie frowned at Carpet annoyed that he was losing. "Okay, my shot..." he says.
Lotus made her way passed to get to her room. Zipporah left her room and went to see the pool game with curiosity.
"Focus!" Genie kept repeating seeing what shot would be best to do. He then took the shot.
Lotus heard him and went into the room. Zipporah went in the room, unknowingly with Lotus and cried out as the white ball was flying across the room off the pool table. Genie looked shocked at who entered the room. Lotus saw Zipporah slightly duck before the white pool ball hit her in the forehead.
This made Lotus stumble, from pain from the hit. Zipporah went to check if Lotus was okay and Carpet even stood over her, worried. Genie poofed over and looked worried. He picked her up gently to set her back on her feet.
Lotus groaned slightly and rubbed the red mark on her forehead from the ball. "Next time don't hit it so hard..." she says quietly.
"Do you need ice?" Zipporah asked, highly concerned.
Genie poofed up an ice pack and then placed it against Lotus' forehead.
Lotus winced at the sudden coldness. She looked at Zipporah and offered a small smile though. "Obviously, Genie has it covered." she says.
Zipporah frowned sympathetically at her, then glanced at the boys. "Be careful with that thing!"
Abu chattered that Lotus should not had been standing there.
Genie then handed Abu to carpet. "Sorry about that." he says.
Lotus gave a small smile. "It's okay." she tells him, soothingly. Genie really reminded her of an uncle.
Carpet came in concern for Lotus.
"Luckily it didn't knock her out." Zipporah soothed.
Lotus patted her friends' shoulders after taking the ice off her forehead.
Aladdin found Carpet and took him out to meet the Sultan. The Sultan looked grumpy.
"Give them a chance, Father." Jasmine told the Sultan as the Carpet was ready for the boys to go away on.
"Alright, dearest." Sultan agrees though still looked mad. He however cheered up as he got a brief fun ride from Carpet.
Iago was on Aladdin's shoulder. Aladdin jumped on the Carpet and then flew off to where Iago was showing them. Carpet bounced and flew Sultan around a bit before taking Aladdin and Iago along to their little bonding trip.
Genie ran up carrying Abu then. "Hold on for the picnic boys!" he shouts.
Jasmine waved to them to have a good time and looked to see Genie and Abu coming along. "They already left, Genie." she told her blue friend, apologetically.
"Without us?" Abu chattered.
Genie sighed. "I know, we'll catch up in a flash!" he says.
"Wait!" Jasmine stopped Genie and told him why she didn't want him to come along. "Aladdin needs some alone time with Father to patch things up."
"I see... More food for us!" Genie announces and started to eat with Abu.
Jasmine cringed as the genie and monkey were eating viciously.
Lotus was still with Zipporah. She had forgiven the girl for what happened with the Iago surprise.
"Sorry about Iago... I just wasn't sure what to do either." Zipporah told Lotus, thankful she hadn't lost her new friend.
"It's okay, I know you wouldn't lie on purpose or bring Iago here without reason." Lotus says softly.
"I'm glad we're still friends." Zipporah felt so much better.
Lotus smiled softly. "Let's go and see how Genie's picnic is." she says, chuckling.
Zipporah nodded and went to see with her about the picnic with the boys.
"I'm sorry... Did you want some?" Genie asks, holding some up to Jasmine.
Lotus winced as she saw the boys eating, but chuckled slightly.
"Umm... That's okay, you guys go ahead." Jasmine smiled apologetically. "You two can eat too if you want, I better head inside." she told her sister and friend, then went inside.
"Pass the chicken." Zipporah said as she sat with them.
Abu took one of the drumsticks and gave her one before he would get another one himself.
Lotus watched her sister go. She then sat down. "Can I have some fruit please?" she asks quietly.
Genie handed her a small bowl of fruit. "Hm, this could use some secret herbs and spices." he says.
Sultan was laughing happily. Aladdin was making the ride fast and fun. Iago was trying to keep his feathers on. Carpet zoomed around to take them to their spot. Iago pointed to the place.
Aladdin followed the direction going really fast. Carpet did the direction and nearly made them all crash, but luckily none of them were hurt. Sultan landed laughing happily. Iago who had landed first, groaned as Aladdin helped the Sultan up.
"This is a nice place." Aladdin tells the parrot.
Abu gagged a bit from the drumstick.
Zipporah was about to bite the chicken but saw an eight-legged unwanted guest and nearly shrieked as a bunch of them were coming to the picnic area. "I hate those things!" she stood up anxiously.
"Spiders!" Genie yells. He then transformed into a bug killer and sprayed the spiders.
Lotus dropped the fruit and stood up. The way these Spiders were acting was quite weird, almost too mechanical like.
The spiders all formed together from the poisonous gas the Genie set on them, but they made a tall form. The figure was more clear to everyone and it was shown to be their arch rival.
"Jafar!" Zipporah was shocked.
"Uh-oh." Abu chattered.
"Sorry to spoil your picnic, kiddies, but I can't have any genies mucking about!" Jafar taunted.
Lotus took a step back when it was recognized as Jafar. She placed her hand to her mouth in shock at the sight of him.
Genie frowned suddenly and turned into a superhero and started to Zap Jafar. After finishing he gave a laugh. "Who's laughing now?" he asks.
Jafar laughed wickedly surprising them all. "Why, I believe it's me!" he said rather smugly.
Abu chattered and hid behind Genie and the girls. Genie looked at him with disbelief over his features. That attack should have at least hurt Jafar a little. Lotus looked at Jafar with wide eyes. She didn't like the look on his face. Jafar started challenging Genie by using many of his magic tricks he had earned since his imprisonment, but he had proved to be a better genie than Genie himself. He even mentioned how he was the most evil and better genie while Genie was only second-rate.
Genie tried all his might to beat Jafar and help get rid of him. Lotus, Zipporah and Abu were also included in some of the things. The worst part that Lotus found was with the grave thing. Jafar kept getting Genie to challenge him and still proved to be better. He eventually trapped him in a crystal ball that was hard to break.
Genie looked so uncomfortable and cramped in the crystal ball. He also looked very sad. Lotus and Zipporah were being held by Abis Mal while Jafar trapped Genie and Abu. He kept glancing at Zipporah. Lotus, at the moment, was cursing her weak body. She couldn't even break free from the stupid little fat man.
Abu knocked on the crystal ball sadly, trying to help him. Jafar zapped the monkey and had him shackled as well.
Zipporah deeply scowled at the tiny man, not amused.
"That was invigorating," Jafar stretched himself, happy he had won this time against the Genie. "Come, Abis Mal, we have other lives to ruin..."
Genie was downcast and didn't even react to the taunting.
"Can we keep the girls? We'll need personal servants." Abis Mal asks and then says.
Lotus was a little frightened last she had seen Jafar before today he had almost killed her and Jasmine. She however forced her face to look angry at him.
Jafar was a little surprised at that question, then smiled. "Sure, why not? Just don't forget your third wish..."
Zipporah was a little scared, worried, and sad for her friends and what would possibly become of her brother once he'd meet the return of Jafar.
"I won't forget," Abis says annoyed. He looked between both girls and practically shoved Lotus to Jafar. "I want this one." he says, as he looked at Zipporah.
Lotus stumbled as she was shoved. Instinct forced her to put her arms in front of herself, to catch herself if she fell.
Zipporah pulled an obvious disgusted face.
"Women love a man with power." Jafar encouraged this.
Abis Mal pulled Zipporah along. He planned on keeping her by his side as much as he could. Lotus glared up at Jafar. Zipporah grunted, she was far from amused.